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Merit Administration

How roles and permissions work in Merit

Accounts & Roles

Merit permissions are completely configurable by Merit account admins.

RoleWhat they can doHow they sign in
Repo AdminInstall Merit, fund repo balance, assign distributorsGitHub OAuth
DistributorRun payout wizard, approve or edit splits, reclaim unclaimed fundsGitHub OAuth
ContributorClaim payouts, complete tax form, withdraw fundsGitHub OAuth + short tax form

Self‑custody, always. All assets are tied to your GitHub identity and only you can move the funds.

GitHub App Integration

This feature is coming soon.

You can enable the Merit GitHub App to comment on PRs, and link users directly to their Merit accounts. The Merit GitHub App integration is completely optional. Admins can enable or disable it at any time in their Merit settings.