Hmm, I do know the codebase, and I’ve submitted patches. Maybe? Also happy to work with someone who wants to pick it up

I can maybe help out, but I don't really have time until 2023. This second half of of 2022 is extremely busy for me 😞

I also submitted a patch or two

So how would this work, the new maintainer's account would fork the original, and the original maintainer would publicly convey their blessing?

I think an official repo transfer to clj-commons and someone signs up to be the maintainer. No forking needed.