LICENSE

Cubecloud Agent Desktop �Dual License Notice
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Copyright (c) 2026 Cubecloud Contributors

This product is a Cubecloud-branded successor of the hermes-desktop
codebase. The original `hermes-desktop` framework code is the only
upstream source code in this repository; everything else was
rebuilt or rewritten by the Cubecloud Contributors. The licensing
posture reflects that two-tier provenance:

  1. **Cubecloud-original work** (the rebuilt renderer, the
     Cubecloud state layer, the V2.3 modules �see
     `BRANDING_AND_LICENSE.md` §"V2.4 transitions landed" for
     the per-path list) is dual-licensed under your choice of:

       a. **GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 or later**
          (AGPL-3.0-or-later) �primary. The full text is
          vendored at `licenses/AGPL-3.0.txt` and is also
          available at <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>.
          AGPL-3.0 is the strong copyleft that ensures
          network-server modifications remain open.

       b. **Apache License, version 2.0** (Apache-2.0) �
          supporting. The full text is vendored at
          `licenses/Apache-2.0.txt` and is also available at
          <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>. Apache-2.0
          is offered for compatibility with Apache-ecosystem
          downstream consumers (notably enterprise Java /
          Kotlin / Go / Rust stacks that have an Apache-2.0
          house license).

       c. **MIT License** (MIT) �supporting. The full text is
          vendored at `licenses/MIT.txt` and is also available
          at <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>. MIT is offered
          for downstream consumers who need a maximally permissive
          license (notably small plugins, examples, and forks
          that rebrand �see `docs/legal/TRADEMARK_POLICY.md`).

     You may apply any one of the three to Cubecloud-original
     work at your option. The three licenses are alternatives,
     not additive: you pick the one under which you receive the
     work. If you modify the work and convey it on a network
     server, AGPL-3.0 §13 (the "remote network interaction"
     clause) requires you to provide the Corresponding Source
     to the users of that server.

  2. **Inherited `hermes-desktop` framework code** (the
     Electron main / preload / renderer framework that hosts
     the Cubecloud rebuilds) is hard-MIT and remains under the
     upstream MIT terms. We cannot retroactively restrict MIT
     code, and we have no plan to. See `licenses/MIT.txt` and
     the original `hermes-desktop` repository for the upstream
     copyright line. The full per-path breakdown of which
     files fall into category 1 vs category 2 lives in
     `BRANDING_AND_LICENSE.md`.

The full text of all three licenses is kept under `licenses/`
so that downstream redistributors can include them without
having to fetch them from the network.

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Scope of this LICENSE file
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This file grants rights in the source code in this repository.
It does NOT grant any rights to:

  - The **Cubecloud name, logotype, wordmark, mark SVGs in
    `build/branding/`, splash assets, app icon set, or any
    other Cubecloud trademark**. See
    `docs/legal/TRADEMARK_POLICY.md`. The trademarks are not
    MIT, not Apache-2.0, not AGPL-3.0; they are reserved.

  - **Hosted service tiers** offered by the Cubecloud
    Contributors or their successors. See
    `docs/legal/CUBECLOUD-EULA.md`.

  - **Paid features, premium modules, and managed services**.
    See `docs/legal/PAID_SERVICES_TERMS.md` and
    `docs/legal/COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md` (the latter describes
    the commercial-relicensing path for AGPL-3.0 §13
    network-clause compliance, where relevant).

  - **Third-party dependencies** listed in `NOTICE`. Each
    dependency is governed by its own license.

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How to choose a license for downstream use
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  - **If you are a private, non-network-server end user**: any
    of the three licenses works. AGPL-3.0 obligations only
    trigger when you convey or run a modified version on a
    network server (per §13).

  - **If you run a hosted service using modified Cubecloud
    code**: AGPL-3.0 §13 requires you to provide the
    Corresponding Source to your users. Apache-2.0 or MIT do
    not impose that requirement. If you cannot or will not
    open-source your modifications, contact us about a
    commercial license at the address in
    `docs/legal/COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md`.

  - **If you distribute a fork or a plugin that incorporates
    Cubecloud code**: pick the license that matches your
    project's overall license posture. If you keep the
    Cubecloud marks, see `docs/legal/TRADEMARK_POLICY.md`
    for the brand-use rules.

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Trademark and license interaction
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The MIT, Apache-2.0, and AGPL-3.0 licenses all include
language (MIT §, Apache-2.0 §6, AGPL-3.0 §7(e)) that
preserves trademark rights of the licensor. None of the
three licenses grants any right to the Cubecloud trademarks
by implication. See `docs/legal/TRADEMARK_POLICY.md` for the
complete brand-use rules.

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No legal advice
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This file is published in good faith to make the license
posture of `agent-desktop` explicit. It is not legal
advice. If you have questions about how the AGPL-3.0
network-clause applies to your specific deployment, or
about the Apache-2.0 patent-retaliation clause, or about
the MIT permission notice, consult counsel.