INTENT API LICENSE (IACL)
Version 1.0, April 2026

Copyright 2026 Chris Bora. All rights reserved.

PERMITTED USE

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to:

  - Use the Software for any purpose, including commercial use
  - Modify the Software for internal use
  - Build, deploy, and operate applications and services using the Software
  - Use the Software in products that generate revenue

RESTRICTIONS

You may NOT:

  1. Redistribute, sublicense, or sell the Software itself as a standalone
     product or library (this does not restrict deploying applications built
     with the Software)

  2. Use the Software to create a competing developer framework, SDK, toolkit,
     or development platform that replicates or substantially overlaps with
     Intent API's functionality

  3. Use the Software to create a hosted or managed service that exposes
     similar functionality to Intent API Cloud — i.e., a service whose
     primary value is providing intent-based API routing, dispatch, or
     orchestration as a service to third parties

  4. Create a product or service whose primary purpose or substantial
     functionality is to replicate, replace, or serve as a substitute for
     Intent API or Intent API Cloud

  5. Remove or alter any copyright notices, license text, or proprietary
     markings contained in the Software

CLARIFICATIONS

  - Building applications WITH the Software is always permitted, regardless
    of company size, revenue, or industry
  - Using the Software as part of a larger product or SaaS is permitted,
    as long as the product's primary purpose is not to compete with Intent
    API itself
  - Modifications for internal use are permitted; redistribution of modified
    versions is not

DISCLAIMER

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
AUTHOR 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.
