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README.md

The GitCaddy Suite is licensed under a deliberate open-core model designed to maximize developer adoption while sustaining long-term development.

Different components of the suite are licensed under different terms, as outlined below.

Licensing Summary

Component License Notes
GitCaddy Desktop MIT Fully open-source client
GitCaddy Server (Core) MIT Fork of Gitea; core hosting only
GitCaddy Runner MIT CI runner
Addon Framework MIT SDK and templates
MCP Server MIT AI integration bridge
GitCaddy Vault BSL 1.1 Secrets management
AI Context APIs BSL 1.1 Repo analysis, navigation, hints
Enterprise Features BSL 1.1 SSO, audit logs, compliance

MIT-Licensed Components

MIT-licensed components are free to use, modify, and redistribute for any purpose, including commercial use, subject only to the terms of the MIT License.

These components are intended to encourage adoption, ecosystem growth, and self-hosted deployment.

Business Source License (BSL 1.1) Components

Certain components are licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL):

  • GitCaddy Vault
  • AI Context APIs
  • Enterprise administration features

Additional Use Grant

You may use BSL-licensed components:

  • For non-production purposes without restriction
  • In production with up to 5 users without charge

Use beyond this grant requires a commercial license.

Change License

Each BSL-licensed component will automatically convert to:

Apache License, Version 2.0

On the applicable Change Date defined in its LICENSE file.

Commercial Use & Hosting

Operating GitCaddy BSL-licensed components as part of a hosted or managed service, or beyond the Additional Use Grant, requires a commercial license.

Commercial licenses unlock additional features and remove usage limits.

Contributions

  • MIT components accept contributions under the MIT License.
  • BSL components require acceptance of a Contributor License Agreement (CLA).

Questions

For licensing inquiries, commercial terms, or compliance questions: licensing@gitcaddy.com

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Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute, execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of the Software, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished to do so, all subject to the following: The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer, must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative works are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated by a source language processor. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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