# Patchi License — Freemium Preview (pre-1.0.0)

Copyright (c) 2026 Ehis Idemudia — idemudiaehis6@gmail.com

> **Status:** Patchi is in active development (current: **v0.7.0**).  
> Peak stable release is planned for **v1.0.0**.  
> Feedback, bug reports, and contributions are highly appreciated.

## Permissions

### Free Use (No Contact Required)
You may use, modify, and distribute Patchi **free of charge** if you are:

- An **individual** using Patchi for **personal, educational, research, or open-source** projects; **or**
- A **team of fewer than 3 users** (2 or fewer) using Patchi for any purpose, including commercial work within that team size.

For these cases you may:
- Run Patchi locally or in CI
- Modify source and create derivative works
- Distribute Patchi or derivatives, provided you retain this license and attribution

### Enterprise / Larger Teams
If you are a team of **3 or more users**, a company, or intend to deploy Patchi as part of a
commercial product/service for that team size, please **contact the author for an enterprise license**:

**idemudiaehis6@gmail.com**

Enterprise licensing is flexible — reach out to discuss terms that fit your org. No hard paywall for evaluation: you may trial Patchi enterprise-wide for up to 30 days before contacting.

## Conditions

- You must retain the `LICENSE` file and copyright notice in all copies or substantial portions.
- You must not remove or alter the Patchi attribution (`patchi.dev` / `github.com/...` where applicable).
- Hosted mode is marked **EXPERIMENTAL** in this preview; do not rely on it for production traffic without review.
- This project is in active development — APIs, agents, and features may change between releases.

## Donations & Contributions

If Patchi helps you, consider supporting its development:
- GitHub Sponsors / Donations (link in README)
- Contributions via pull requests are welcome and will be credited.

Donations directly accelerate the road to v1.0.0.

## Warranty Disclaimer

Patchi 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 and non-infringement. In no event shall the
authors be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise,
arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.

## Peak Notice

Patchi **will be at its peak at v1.0.0**. This preview (0.7.0) is functional and usable, but APIs, agent lists,
and hosted behavior may still evolve before 1.0.0. Lockfiles and `.patchi/` memory formats are forward-compatible on a
best-effort basis.

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For questions about licensing: **idemudiaehis6@gmail.com**
