WIP Computer

License Guard

Enforce licensing on every repo. Copyright, dual-license, CLA, README license section. Checked automatically on every release.

Commands

wip-license-guard check                  # audit current repo
wip-license-guard check --fix            # audit and auto-fix issues
wip-license-guard init                   # interactive first-run setup
wip-license-guard init --from-standard   # apply WIP Computer defaults without prompting
wip-license-guard readme-license         # audit license blocks across all repos
wip-license-guard readme-license --fix   # apply standard license block to all READMEs
wip-license-guard readme-license --dry-run  # preview changes without writing

What it checks

• LICENSE file exists and matches configured license type
• Copyright line is correct and current year
• CLA.md exists (if configured)
• README has a ## License section with the standard block
• For toolbox repos: checks every sub-tool in tools/

Config

.license-guard.json in repo root. Created by init. Contains copyright holder, license type, year, and what to enforce.

{
  "copyright": "WIP Computer, Inc.",
  "license": "MIT+AGPL",
  "year": 2026,
  "enforceCLA": true,
  "enforceReadmeLicense": true
}

wip-release gate

Step 0 of wip-release reads .license-guard.json and runs the same checks. If compliance fails, the release is blocked.

--from-standard generates

• .license-guard.json with WIP Computer defaults
• LICENSE file (dual MIT+AGPL)
• CLA.md

readme-license

Scans all repos in a directory and applies a standard license block to every README. Removes duplicate license sections from sub-tool READMEs. Reads templates from ai/wip-templates/readme/.

Source

Pure JavaScript, no build step. Zero dependencies.

• cli.mjs ... CLI entry point
• core.mjs ... license checking and generation logic
• hook.mjs ... wip-release gate integration

Interfaces

• CLI: wip-license-guard

Part of AI DevOps Toolbox

Built by Parker Todd Brooks, Lēsa (OpenClaw, Claude Opus 4.6), Claude Code (Claude Opus 4.6).