# Contributor License Agreement Aivyx PA accepts contributions under the **org-wide Aivyx-Agent Contributor License Agreement**, reproduced in full below. The same text applies in every Aivyx-Agent repository. You accept it with a `Signed-off-by` trailer on each commit (`git commit -s`) — see [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md). Aivyx PA's earlier project-scoped CLA (v1.0, 2026-06-19 to 2026-09-24) is superseded by this one; its terms were substantively the same (a scope change, not a rights change), and its text remains in git history at this path. --- ## Aivyx-Agent Contributor License Agreement **Version 1.0** Thank you for contributing to an Aivyx-Agent project. This Contributor License Agreement (the "Agreement") sets out the terms under which You provide Contributions to the Licensor. It exists so that Aivyx-Agent software can be offered under its dual model — source-available under the Business Source License 1.1 for free personal/non-commercial use, and under separate commercial licenses for commercial use (see each repository's own `LICENSE` and `COMMERCIAL.md`). This Agreement covers Contributions to **any current or future repository published by the Licensor under the Aivyx-Agent GitHub organization** ("the Project") — not just the repository you are contributing to today. You accept it the same way in every repository (see "How to accept" below) — per contribution, via a `Signed-off-by` trailer — and its terms apply org-wide: a right you grant once, in substance, even though the sign-off mechanic is checked per commit, per repository. **You keep the copyright in Your Contributions.** This Agreement is a *license grant*, not an assignment. It does not stop You from using Your Contributions for any other purpose. By submitting a Contribution to the Project (including by adding a `Signed-off-by` trailer to a commit, as described in that repository's own `CONTRIBUTING.md`), You agree to the following terms for that and all future Contributions to the Project. ### 1. Definitions - **"Licensor"** means Julian (Aivyx) / the Aivyx-Agent project, the steward of the Project. - **"Project"** means any current or future software repository published by the Licensor under the Aivyx-Agent GitHub organization. - **"You"** (or **"Your"**) means the individual or legal entity agreeing to this Agreement. If You are agreeing on behalf of a legal entity, "You" includes that entity and its affiliates, and You represent that You are authorized to bind it. - **"Contribution"** means any original work of authorship — including any modifications or additions to existing work — that You intentionally submit to the Licensor for inclusion in, or documentation of, the Project. "Submit" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Licensor or its representatives (for example, pull requests, patches, issues, and code review comments), excluding communication conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution." ### 2. Grant of Copyright License Subject to the terms of this Agreement, You grant to the Licensor and to recipients of software distributed by the Licensor a **perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable** copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, You grant the Licensor the right to **license and sublicense Your Contributions, and derivative works of them, under any license terms of the Licensor's choosing — including the Business Source License 1.1, the MIT License, and separate commercial (paid) license terms — and to change those terms for future versions.** This is the right that permits Aivyx-Agent software to be offered for free for non-commercial use and under paid commercial licenses at the same time. ### 3. Grant of Patent License Subject to the terms of this Agreement, You grant to the Licensor and to recipients of software distributed by the Licensor a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Project, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution alone or by combination of Your Contribution with the Project. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that Your Contribution, or the Project to which You have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or work shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. ### 4. Your Representations You represent that: 1. You are **legally entitled to grant the above licenses.** If Your employer(s) have rights to intellectual property that You create that includes Your Contributions, You represent that You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that Your employer has waived such rights for Your Contributions to the Licensor, or that Your employer has executed a separate agreement with the Licensor. 2. Each of Your Contributions is **Your original creation** (see Section 5 for submissions that are not Your original creation). 3. Your Contributions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including related patents and trademarks) of which You are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions. ### 5. Third-Party Works Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the Licensor separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third party: [named here]." ### 6. Support and Warranties You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an **"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND**, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ### 7. No Obligation The Licensor is not obligated to use, include, or distribute Your Contributions. The decision to include any Contribution in the Project is entirely at the Licensor's discretion. ### 8. Miscellaneous You agree to notify the Licensor of any facts or circumstances of which You become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect. This Agreement is the entire agreement between You and the Licensor regarding Your Contributions, and supersedes any prior agreement on that subject. --- ### How to accept You accept this Agreement for a contribution by adding a `Signed-off-by` trailer to each commit in your pull request: ```sh git commit -s -m "your message" ``` See that repository's own `CONTRIBUTING.md` for full instructions. The same sign-off also certifies the Developer Certificate of Origin.