Commercial licensing boundary

MIT vs paid · Last updated 2026-08-12

What is MIT

Unless a file states otherwise, the public repository and published npm package thumbgate are offered under the MIT License: local CLI, hooks, public MCP tooling, docs, and tests shipped in that package.

What is not MIT

• Hosted API / production cloud service — proprietary hosted service
• thumbgate.app pairing, mobile, and cloud runners as offered — proprietary product
• Pro subscription entitlement, license keys, hosted dashboard state — subscription license, not transfer of ThumbGate IP
• Brand and marks — trademark, not MIT code rights to imply endorsement
• Managed services under an SOW — governed by MSA/SOW

Customer-specific rules

Customer-specific rules and configs produced under a paid engagement are owned by the customer as deliverables under the SOW, except that ThumbGate retains pre-existing IP and may reuse generalized non-confidential know-how. Production approvals remain the customer’s responsibility; ThumbGate does not assume production change-control ownership by default.

Questions: legal@thumbgate.ai. Full text: docs/legal/COMMERCIAL_LICENSING_BOUNDARY.md.