diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3d103c64a8..bfa50ff2db 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
               (echo -e "\n.bzl files have lint errors. Please run ''yarn bazel:lint-fix''"; exit 1)'
 
       - run: yarn gulp lint
+      - run: node tools/verify-codeownership
 
   test:
     <<: *job_defaults
diff --git a/aio/scripts/verify-codeownership.js b/tools/verify-codeownership.js
similarity index 66%
rename from aio/scripts/verify-codeownership.js
rename to tools/verify-codeownership.js
index 4c035bd484..00d5b46142 100644
--- a/aio/scripts/verify-codeownership.js
+++ b/tools/verify-codeownership.js
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-'use strict';
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
 
 /**
  * **Usage:**
  * ```
- * node aio/scripts/verify-codeownership
+ * node tools/verify-codeownership
  * ```
  *
- * Verify whether there are directories in the codebase that don't have a codeowner (in `.github/CODEOWNERS`) and vice
- * versa (that there are no patterns in `CODEOWNERS` that do not correspond to actual directories).
+ * Verify whether there are directories in the codebase that don't have a codeowner (in
+ * `.github/CODEOWNERS`) and vice versa (that there are no patterns in `CODEOWNERS` that do not
+ * correspond to actual directories).
  *
- * The script does not aim to be exhaustive and highly accurate, checking all files and directories (since that would be
- * too complicated). Instead, it does a coarse check on some important (or frequently changing) directories.
+ * The script does not aim to be exhaustive and highly accurate, checking all files and directories
+ * (since that would be too complicated). Instead, it does a coarse check on some important (or
+ * frequently changing) directories.
  *
  * Currently, it checks the following:
  * - **Packages**: Top-level directories in `packages/`.
@@ -20,13 +27,15 @@
  * - **Guide images**: Top-level directories in `aio/content/images/guide/`.
  * - **Guide examples**: Top-level directories in `aio/content/examples/`.
  */
+'use strict';
 
 // Imports
+const chalk = require('chalk');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 // Constants
-const PROJECT_ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../..');
+const PROJECT_ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
 const CODEOWNERS_PATH = path.resolve(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR, '.github/CODEOWNERS');
 const PKG_DIR = path.resolve(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR, 'packages');
 const PKG_EXAMPLES_DIR = path.resolve(PKG_DIR, 'examples');
@@ -45,7 +54,11 @@ _main();
 // Functions - Definitions
 function _main() {
   const {packages: pkgPackagePaths, examples: pkgExamplePaths} = getPathsFromPkg();
-  const {guides: aioGuidePaths, images: aioGuideImagesPaths, examples: aioExamplePaths} = getPathsFromAioContent();
+  const {
+    guides: aioGuidePaths,
+    images: aioGuideImagesPaths,
+    examples: aioExamplePaths,
+  } = getPathsFromAioContent();
   const {
     pkgPackages: coPkgPackagePaths,
     pkgExamples: coPkgExamplePaths,
@@ -60,7 +73,8 @@ function _main() {
   const aioImagesDiff = arrayDiff(aioGuideImagesPaths, coAioGuideImagesPaths);
   const aioExamplesDiff = arrayDiff(aioExamplePaths, coAioExamplePaths);
   const hasDiff = (pkgPackagesDiff.diffCount > 0) || (pkgExamplesDiff.diffCount > 0) ||
-                  (aioGuidesDiff.diffCount > 0) || (aioImagesDiff.diffCount> 0) || (aioExamplesDiff.diffCount > 0);
+      (aioGuidesDiff.diffCount > 0) || (aioImagesDiff.diffCount > 0) ||
+      (aioExamplesDiff.diffCount > 0);
 
   if (hasDiff) {
     const expectedPkgPackagesSrc = path.relative(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR, PKG_DIR);
@@ -75,6 +89,16 @@ function _main() {
     reportDiff(aioGuidesDiff, expectedAioGuidesSrc, actualSrc);
     reportDiff(aioImagesDiff, expectedAioImagesSrc, actualSrc);
     reportDiff(aioExamplesDiff, expectedAioExamplesSrc, actualSrc);
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-console
+    console.log(chalk.red(
+        '\nCode-ownership verification failed.\n' +
+        'Please update \'.github/CODEOWNERS\' to ensure that all necessary files/directories ' +
+        'have code-owners and all patterns that appear in the file correspond to actual ' +
+        'files/directories in the repo.'));
+  } else {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-console
+    console.log(chalk.green('\nCode-ownership verification succeeded!'));
   }
 
   process.exit(hasDiff ? 1 : 0);
@@ -88,16 +112,16 @@ function arrayDiff(expected, actual) {
 }
 
 function findDirectories(parentDir) {
-  return fs.readdirSync(parentDir).
-    filter(name => fs.statSync(`${parentDir}/${name}`).isDirectory());
+  return fs.readdirSync(parentDir).filter(
+      name => fs.statSync(`${parentDir}/${name}`).isDirectory());
 }
 
 function getPathsFromAioContent() {
   return {
     guides: fs.readdirSync(AIO_GUIDES_DIR),
     images: fs.readdirSync(AIO_GUIDE_IMAGES_DIR),
-    examples: fs.readdirSync(AIO_GUIDE_EXAMPLES_DIR).
-      filter(name => fs.statSync(`${AIO_GUIDE_EXAMPLES_DIR}/${name}`).isDirectory()),
+    examples: fs.readdirSync(AIO_GUIDE_EXAMPLES_DIR)
+                  .filter(name => fs.statSync(`${AIO_GUIDE_EXAMPLES_DIR}/${name}`).isDirectory()),
   };
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +130,8 @@ function getPathsFromCodeowners() {
   const pkgExamplesPathRe = /^\/packages\/examples\/([^\s\*/]+)/;
   // Use capturing groups for `images/` and `examples` to be able to differentiate between the
   // different kinds of matches (guide, image, example) later (see `isImage`/`isExample` below).
-  const aioGuidesImagesExamplesPathRe = /^\/aio\/content\/(?:(images\/)?guide|(examples))\/([^\s\*/]+)/;
+  const aioGuidesImagesExamplesPathRe =
+      /^\/aio\/content\/(?:(images\/)?guide|(examples))\/([^\s\*/]+)/;
   const manualGlobExpansions = {
     // `CODEOWNERS` has a glob to match all `testing/` directories, so no specific glob for
     // `packages/examples/testing/` is necessary.
@@ -120,10 +145,7 @@ function getPathsFromCodeowners() {
   const aioExamples = [];
 
   // Read `CODEOWNERS` and split into lines.
-  const lines = fs.
-    readFileSync(CODEOWNERS_PATH, 'utf8').
-    split('\n').
-    map(l => l.trim());
+  const lines = fs.readFileSync(CODEOWNERS_PATH, 'utf8').split('\n').map(l => l.trim());
 
   // Manually expand globs to known matching patterns.
   for (const [glob, expansions] of Object.entries(manualGlobExpansions)) {
@@ -134,27 +156,22 @@ function getPathsFromCodeowners() {
   }
 
   // Collect packages (`packages/`).
-  lines.
-    map(l => l.match(pkgPackagesPathRe)).
-    filter(m => m).
-    forEach(([, path]) => pkgPackages.push(path));
+  lines.map(l => l.match(pkgPackagesPathRe)).filter(m => m).forEach(([
+                                                                      , path
+                                                                    ]) => pkgPackages.push(path));
 
   // Collect API docs examples (`packages/examples/`).
-  lines.
-    map(l => l.match(pkgExamplesPathRe)).
-    filter(m => m).
-    forEach(([, path]) => pkgExamples.push(path));
+  lines.map(l => l.match(pkgExamplesPathRe)).filter(m => m).forEach(([
+                                                                      , path
+                                                                    ]) => pkgExamples.push(path));
 
   // Collect `aio/` guides/images/examples.
-  lines.
-    map(l => l.match(aioGuidesImagesExamplesPathRe)).
-    filter(m => m).
-    forEach(([, isImage, isExample, path]) => {
-      const list = isExample ? aioExamples :
-                   isImage   ? aioImages :
-                               aioGuides;
-      list.push(path);
-    });
+  lines.map(l => l.match(aioGuidesImagesExamplesPathRe))
+      .filter(m => m)
+      .forEach(([, isImage, isExample, path]) => {
+        const list = isExample ? aioExamples : isImage ? aioImages : aioGuides;
+        list.push(path);
+      });
 
   return {pkgPackages, pkgExamples, aioGuides, aioImages, aioExamples};
 }