AutoGPT
Platform for building and running autonomous AI agents that carry out multi-step tasks.
Building on it: what may you do?
Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.
- B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes, with conditions Usually, for internal use. Check the terms.
- B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS No Usually no for a service that competes with the vendor, without an agreement.
- B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it No No, not without an agreement with the vendor.
- B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.
Keep in mind
- Contributing back to the project requires signing a Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
- There is a licence note for this product (e.g. parts under another licence or version-specific terms): read it and check the licence of the exact version you use.
This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.
The licence in brief
PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0 (LicenseRef-PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0)
Source-available. You may use, modify and distribute the software for any purpose except providing a product that competes with the licensor's. Not OSI-approved.
What does LicenseRef-PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 mean?
The AutoGPT Platform (autogpt_platform/) is PolyForm Shield 1.0.0: you may not build a competing product. The rest of the repo (classic etc.) is MIT.
This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.
Facts
- Licence
- LicenseRef-PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Licence type
- Source-available (not OSI)
- Open core
- No
- GitHub stars
- 188k
- Latest activity
- Deployment
- Docker
- Login/SSO
- Unknown
- API
- Unknown
- Multi-tenant
- Unknown
- EU vendor
- Unknown
- Source code
- github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT
- Source
- GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03
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