If you have some changes locally that you want to merge into the mongodb repo, you must create a [pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request?tool=webui#creating-the-pull-request). Once the pull request is created you must get approval from an [owner](owners_format.md) of the files changed. If the files changed have no owner then you must get approval from one other engineer. Once you have gotten approval you will see a green merge button which, when pressed, will merge your code.
- [ ] The change **must** qualify as an [**emergency change**](#emergency-change).
- [ ] The change **must** have been approved by at least one [**overrider**](#overrider).
- [ ] The change **must** have been approved by at least one [owner](owners_format.md) of the affected modules.
- [ ] The change **must** have been re-synced (merge / rebase) with the targeted branch in the past 8h.
- [ ] The change **must** fully pass the "Commit Queue" check. This should be verified by the overrider.
> [!NOTE]
> Once all the prerequisites are met, the [**overrider**](#overrider) will then be able to initiate the emergency patch process by pressing the big red "Merge pull request" button.
#### Emergency Change
To qualify as an emergency change, it must fit into any of the following scenarios:
- Fixing the commit queue:
- The [Standard Merge](#Standard-Merge) option is currently broken.
- This change aims fix standard merge option.
- You are reverting a change that has caused a failure in mainline.
- You are making a large scale, time-sensitive changes. These are changes which could be very difficult to merge in normal conditions:
- Renaming a prolific typo in the codebase.
- Applying large-scale formatting.
- Applying a generated fix.
- Other...
#### Overrider
An overrider is defined as a member of [10gen/mongo-break-glass](https://mana.corp.mongodbgov.com/resources/664e9bed3d7d150379d3e0d0).
In most cases, module [owners](owners_format.md) should already be members of [10gen/mongo-break-glass](https://mana.corp.mongodbgov.com/resources/664e9bed3d7d150379d3e0d0).
