Detect repository licenses before dependency approval or open-source due diligence
Use Licensee when an agent needs to inspect a repository and determine what license text it actually matches before a dependency is approved or a codebase is redistributed. The skill is about evidence-backed license detection, not legal advice or broader compliance automation.
What it does
Detect repository licenses before dependency approval or open-source due diligence
Use Licensee when an agent needs to inspect a repository and determine what license text it actually matches before a dependency is approved or a codebase is redistributed. The skill is about evidence-backed license detection, not legal advice or broader compliance automation.
Prerequisites
Ruby and RubyGems, or Docker for containerized runs
Installation
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
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Command line usage
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Licensee has an extensive command line interface. See the command line documentation for more information.
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client using environment variables, for example:
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Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/licensee/licensee/HEAD/docs/usage.md
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Quality
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