# License

ChukMCPServer is licensed under the MIT License.

## MIT License

```
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 contributors

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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 AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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.
```

## What This Means

### ✅ You Can

- **Use** - Use ChukMCPServer in any project (commercial or personal)
- **Modify** - Change the code to fit your needs
- **Distribute** - Share ChukMCPServer with others
- **Sublicense** - Include in proprietary software
- **Sell** - Use in commercial products

### 📋 You Must

- **Include License** - Include the license and copyright notice in copies
- **Include Notice** - State that you're using ChukMCPServer

### ❌ You Cannot

- **Hold Liable** - The authors are not liable for any damages
- **Use Trademark** - Use ChukMCPServer name/logo without permission

## Third-Party Licenses

ChukMCPServer depends on these open-source projects:

### Core Dependencies

- **Starlette** - MIT License
- **uvloop** - MIT License / Apache 2.0
- **orjson** - MIT License / Apache 2.0
- **httpx** - BSD 3-Clause License
- **Pydantic** - MIT License

### OAuth Dependencies

- **authlib** - BSD 3-Clause License

### Development Dependencies

- **pytest** - MIT License
- **ruff** - MIT License
- **mypy** - MIT License
- **black** - MIT License

Full dependency licenses are included in the package distribution.

## Attribution

If you use ChukMCPServer in your project, attribution is appreciated but not required:

### Markdown

```markdown
Built with [ChukMCPServer](https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-server)
```

### HTML

```html
<p>Built with <a href="https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-server">ChukMCPServer</a></p>
```

### Documentation

```
This project uses ChukMCPServer (https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-server)
```

## Contributing

By contributing to ChukMCPServer, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License.

See [Contributing Guide](../contributing/pull-requests.md) for details.

## Commercial Use

ChukMCPServer is free for commercial use. No license fees, no restrictions.

### Examples of Commercial Use

✅ SaaS products
✅ Internal tools
✅ Client projects
✅ Consulting work
✅ Training courses
✅ Books/tutorials

### Support Options

While ChukMCPServer is free, commercial support is available:

- **Community Support** - Free via GitHub Issues/Discussions
- **Priority Support** - Available for enterprise (contact for pricing)
- **Custom Development** - Available for hire

## Trademark

"ChukMCPServer" and associated logos are trademarks of their respective owners.

You may:
- Reference the project by name
- Use the name in documentation
- Describe your project as "using ChukMCPServer"

You may not:
- Imply official endorsement
- Use the name in a confusing way
- Modify the logo

## Questions

For licensing questions:
- Email: [contact info]
- GitHub: [Open an issue](https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-server/issues)

## Next Steps

- [Contributing](../contributing/pull-requests.md) - How to contribute
- [FAQ](faq.md) - Common questions
- [GitHub](https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-server) - Source code
