<p>See <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#decision-making-process" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#decision-making-process</a>:</p>
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<p>Whether a pull request is merged into Bitcoin Core rests with the project merge maintainers.</p>
<p>Maintainers will take into consideration if a patch is in line with the general principles of the project; meets the minimum standards for inclusion; and will judge the general consensus of contributors.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Any maintainer can approve merges. See <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/176/is-there-a-list-of-core-bitcoin-committers">Is there a list of core Bitcoin committers?</a> for a list of maintainers.</p>

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2023-08-16T12:26:21.973Z
Have the Lead Maintainers divided up the code base into sections of responsibility?
Eoin
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2023-08-16T13:33:38.927Z
Most maintainers have their own focus area. There is no lead maintainer.
Pieter Wuille
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2023-08-16T15:05:50.313Z
What are those focus areas?
Eoin
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Read the linked answer. It's not entirely up-to-date (as pointed out in the comment there), but repeating things here will just result in more places that go out of date over time.
Pieter Wuille
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2023-08-15T19:58:52.140Z
Pieter Wuille
<p>Does it have to be one of the 5 Lead Maintainers, or who can merge a pull request to the Bitcoin Core master branch?</p>

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Who approves the merger of github pull requests to the Bitcoin Core master branch?
Eoin
# Who approves the merger of github pull requests to the Bitcoin Core master branch?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-08-15)

Does it have to be one of the 5 Lead Maintainers, or who can merge a pull request to the Bitcoin Core master branch?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-08-15. Score: 2

See <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#decision-making-process>:

> Whether a pull request is merged into Bitcoin Core rests with the project merge maintainers.
>
> Maintainers will take into consideration if a patch is in line with the general principles of the project; meets the minimum standards for inclusion; and will judge the general consensus of contributors.

Any maintainer can approve merges. See [Is there a list of core Bitcoin committers?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/176/is-there-a-list-of-core-bitcoin-committers) for a list of maintainers.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Have the Lead Maintainers divided up the code base into sections of responsibility?  
> **username_1**: Most maintainers have their own focus area. There is no lead maintainer.  
> **username_0**: What are those focus areas?  
> **username_1**: Read the linked answer. It's not entirely up-to-date (as pointed out in the comment there), but repeating things here will just result in more places that go out of date over time.  

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