# Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Claude Craft (the "Project"). This Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by contributors to the Project.

This Agreement is based on the Apache Software Foundation Individual Contributor License Agreement v2.0 and is adapted for compatibility with the MIT License under which this Project is distributed.

## Definitions

"You" (or "Your") means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with the Project.

"Contribution" means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the Project for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the Project.

"Submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Project or its representatives.

## Grant of Copyright License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Project and to recipients of software distributed by the Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works under the MIT License or any other open-source license as determined by the Project.

## Grant of Patent License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Project and to recipients of software distributed by the Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer Your Contributions, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the work to which such Contribution(s) was submitted.

## Representations

You represent that:

1. You are legally entitled to grant the above licenses.
2. Each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see below for submissions on behalf of others).
3. Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction of which You are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions.
4. You have the right to submit the work under the MIT License.

## Contributions on Behalf of Others

If Your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that You create that includes Your Contributions, You represent that You have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that Your employer has waived such rights for Your Contributions to the Project, or that Your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with the Project.

## Contributions on Behalf of Employer

If You are making Contributions in the course of Your employment or if Your employer has intellectual property rights in Your Contributions by contract or applicable law, You must secure permission from Your employer to make the Contribution before signing this Agreement. In such cases, the term "You" in this Agreement will refer to You and the employer collectively.

## Disclaimer of Warranty

You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## Additional Terms

You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

## Grandfather Clause

All contributors who made contributions to this Project before April 15, 2026, are deemed to have agreed to the terms of this CLA by virtue of their contribution history. This clause provides retroactive coverage for existing contributors without requiring explicit signature.

## Changes to this Agreement

The Project reserves the right to modify this Agreement. Notice of modifications will be provided through the Project's official communication channels. Continued contributions after such modifications will constitute acceptance of the modified terms.

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