dinglebear-ai · jmagar · Aug 5, 2026 · Aug 5, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+
+- Relicense Dinglebear-owned original work under AGPL-3.0-only and document separate commercial licensing; third-party material retains its original terms.
 - Pin the shared Rust cache action to Kache 0.13.0 so hosted and self-hosted jobs use the same stabilized daemon protocol.
 - Add an explicit LAN-only production port binding while retaining the configurable primary bind address.
 

diff --git a/COMMERCIAL-LICENSING.md b/COMMERCIAL-LICENSING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Commercial Licensing
+
+No commercial license is granted by this file.
+
+The original portions of synapse owned or controlled by Dinglebear AI are available under separately negotiated commercial terms. Those terms may permit use without the source-disclosure and copyleft obligations of AGPL-3.0-only.
+
+A commercial agreement covers only Dinglebear-owned rights. Third-party code, dependencies, trademarks, data, artwork, and separately licensed files remain subject to their original terms.
+
+To request terms, contact Dinglebear AI through this repository's GitHub contact channels and identify the intended product, deployment model, distribution method, and support needs.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.97.1"
 authors = ["dinglebear.ai <hello@dinglebear.ai>"]
-license = "MIT"
+license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse#readme"
 repository = "https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse"

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
diff --git a/LICENSING.md b/LICENSING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Licensing
+
+## Open-source license
+
+Except for third-party material and files carrying a separate license or copyright notice, the original software in synapse authored by Jacob Magar or Dinglebear AI is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 only (SPDX: AGPL-3.0-only). The complete terms are in LICENSE.
+
+This applies to revisions containing this notice. Earlier revisions remain available under the licenses under which they were originally published; those earlier grants are not revoked.
+
+## Commercial licensing
+
+Dinglebear-owned portions are also available under separate written commercial terms for organizations that need terms outside the AGPL. See COMMERCIAL-LICENSING.md.
+
+Commercial terms cover only copyrights owned or controlled by Dinglebear AI. They do not relicense third-party code, dependencies, trademarks, data, artwork, or separately licensed material.
+
+## Third-party material
+
+Files and directories containing their own license, copyright notice, or upstream attribution remain under those original terms. Dependencies are licensed by their respective authors.
+
+## Contributions
+
+External code contributions must not be merged until Dinglebear AI has a contributor agreement or another documented grant permitting both AGPL and commercial distribution. Issues, bug reports, and suggestions do not transfer copyright.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -577,4 +577,4 @@ Source-of-truth docs and code are split as follows:
 
 ## License
 
-[MIT](LICENSE)
+Original Dinglebear-authored portions of this project are licensed under [AGPL-3.0-only](LICENSE). Separate commercial licensing is available for organizations that need terms outside the AGPL. Third-party material remains under its original license. See [LICENSING.md](https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse/blob/main/LICENSING.md).
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "synapse-web",
   "version": "0.1.0",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.2",
   "scripts": {

diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ignore = [
 [licenses]
 version = 2
 allow = [
+  "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "MIT",
   "Apache-2.0",
   "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception",

diff --git a/packages/synapse-rmcp/LICENSE b/packages/synapse-rmcp/LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/synapse-rmcp/README.md b/packages/synapse-rmcp/README.md
@@ -577,4 +577,4 @@ Source-of-truth docs and code are split as follows:
 
 ## License
 
-[MIT](LICENSE)
+Original Dinglebear-authored portions of this project are licensed under [AGPL-3.0-only](LICENSE). Separate commercial licensing is available for organizations that need terms outside the AGPL. Third-party material remains under its original license. See [LICENSING.md](https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse/blob/main/LICENSING.md).
diff --git a/packages/synapse-rmcp/package.json b/packages/synapse-rmcp/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@dinglebear/synapse",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "description": "Host, Docker, Compose, SSH, logs, ZFS, and file operations over MCP and CLI.",
-  "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse#readme",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
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		## License

		[MIT](LICENSE)
		Original Dinglebear-authored portions of this project are licensed under [AGPL-3.0-only](LICENSE). Separate commercial licensing is available for organizations that need terms outside the AGPL. Third-party material remains under its original license. See [LICENSING.md](https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/synapse/blob/main/LICENSING.md).