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Advise on the optimal license for a project given the user's desired freedoms (commercial use, modification, distribution, patent grant, sublicensing, private use) and constraints (copyleft, attribution, share-alike, source disclosure, no-warranty, network-use clause). Use when the user says "what license should I use?", "recommend a license", or describes constraints without naming a license. Returns a ranked shortlist with reasoning, and offers to populate the chosen one via populate-from-template or generate-license.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/license-populator:recommend-licenseThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Match the user's intent to a license. Always present a **ranked shortlist of 2–4 candidates** with explicit trade-offs — never a single recommendation without alternatives.
Match the user's intent to a license. Always present a ranked shortlist of 2–4 candidates with explicit trade-offs — never a single recommendation without alternatives.
If the user has not specified, ask compactly (one message, all at once):
| License | Type | Permissive | Copyleft | Patent grant | Network clause | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIT | software | yes | no | no (implicit) | no | Maximum permissiveness, minimal text |
| Apache-2.0 | software | yes | no | yes (explicit) | no | Preferred when patent protection matters |
| BSD-3-Clause | software | yes | no | no | no | Adds non-endorsement clause |
| MPL-2.0 | software | partial | file-level | yes | no | File-level copyleft, friendly to mixed codebases |
| LGPL-3.0 | software | partial | library-level | yes | no | Linkable from proprietary code |
| GPL-3.0 | software | no | strong | yes | no | Distribution triggers source disclosure |
| AGPL-3.0 | software | no | strong | yes | yes | Network use triggers source disclosure |
| Unlicense / CC0-1.0 | any | yes | no | no | no | Public-domain-equivalent dedication |
| CC-BY-4.0 | docs/creative | yes | no | n/a | n/a | Attribution required |
| CC-BY-SA-4.0 | docs/creative | yes | share-alike | n/a | n/a | Wikipedia-style |
| CC-BY-NC-4.0 | docs/creative | partial | no | n/a | n/a | Non-commercial only — incompatible with most OSS |
list-templates shows the user already has any of the shortlisted templates, mark them with ✓ and offer to populate via populate-from-template.generate-license to draft a custom one and warn that custom licenses are not OSI-approved and may deter contributors.## Recommended licenses for <project>
1. **<License>** — <one-line verdict>
- Fits because: ...
- Trade-off: ...
2. **<License>** — ...
Next: run `populate-from-template <license>` to fill in copyright holder and year, or `generate-license` if you need custom terms.
npx claudepluginhub danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins --plugin license-populatorCreates, edits, and optimizes skills for Claude Code, including drafting, evaluating with test prompts, iterating on performance, and improving skill descriptions for better triggering accuracy.