License FAQ

Reliant is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1). This page answers common questions about what you can and cannot do with Reliant.

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What is the BSL?

The Business Source License 1.1 is a source-available license originally created by MariaDB. It allows you to view, modify, and redistribute the source code, with certain restrictions on production use. Each version of the software automatically converts to a fully open-source license (Apache 2.0) after four years.

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Can I use Reliant at my company?

Yes. You can use Reliant for internal purposes within your organization, including for commercial software development. Hosting or using Reliant internally is not considered a competitive offering.

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Can I modify Reliant for my own use?

Yes. You can freely modify the source code for your own internal use, contribute improvements back, or use it for education and research.

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What counts as a “competitive offering”?

A competitive offering is a product that:

• Is offered to third parties on a paid basis (including paid support arrangements)
• Significantly overlaps with the capabilities of Reliant’s paid version(s)

In short: you cannot take Reliant and sell it (or a product substantially based on it) as a competing AI coding assistant or workflow orchestration tool.

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What if my product isn’t competitive today but Reliant adds overlapping features later?

If your product is not a competitive offering when you first make it generally available, it will not become one later due to Reliant releasing new features. This protects you from scope creep in the license.

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Can I build a free, non-commercial tool using Reliant?

Yes. Products that are not provided on a paid basis are not considered competitive offerings.

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Can I use Reliant in my consulting or professional services work?

Yes. Using Reliant as a tool in your own workflow — including for client work — is internal use and is permitted.

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Can I offer Reliant as a hosted service?

No, not if you’re charging for it or if it competes with Reliant’s paid offerings. You cannot offer Reliant to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis as a competitive product.

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When does the license convert to open source?

Each version of Reliant converts to the Apache License 2.0 four years after it is first published. After that date, you can use that version under Apache 2.0 with no restrictions.

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Can I get a commercial license for uses not covered by the BSL?

Yes. Contact licensing@reliantlabs.io to discuss alternative licensing arrangements.

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Who owns code generated by Forge?

As between you and Reliant Labs, you own code and other artifacts generated by Forge in your project (“Generated Output”). Reliant Labs grants you a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, sublicense, and distribute Generated Output under terms of your choice. This guidance is provided as binding interpretive guidance referenced by our BSL licenses.

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Does the BSL apply to my project output?

No. The BSL applies to Forge and Reliant themselves (the Licensed Work), not to Generated Output or project code Reliant writes or modifies for you.

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What if output contains Forge or Reliant code?

This clarification does not grant rights to copy or redistribute Forge or Reliant themselves except as permitted by their licenses. If output includes material copied from the Licensed Work beyond normal template-rendered scaffolding, that material remains subject to the Licensed Work license.

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Do model provider terms still apply?

Yes. Use of AI-generated output may also be subject to your model provider terms (for example, Anthropic or OpenAI). Those third-party terms continue to apply.

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Where can I read the full license?

The full license text is available in the LICENSE file in the repository.