ai-license

Picking a license shouldn't require a law degree. This tool explains each license in plain English and generates the LICENSE file for you.

Install

npm install -g ai-license

Usage

# Interactive mode - it'll ask you questions
npx ai-license

# Skip the questions, just give me MIT
npx ai-license --type mit --name "Jane Doe"

# See what a license actually means before committing
npx ai-license --explain apache-2.0

Supported Licenses

MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL 3.0, BSD 2-Clause, BSD 3-Clause, ISC, MPL 2.0, LGPL 3.0, AGPL 3.0, Unlicense, and more. If you're not sure which one to pick, just run it without flags and it'll walk you through it.

Requirements

Set your OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.

export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

License

MIT