Add Elastic License 2.0 with commercial exceptions (#32)

Adds ELv2 license, allowing self-hosting and modifications. Includes
commercial exceptions for Stainless Software Ltd and the author (Samuel
El-Borai).

---------

Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: dgellow

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+## Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2)
+
+### Acceptance
+
+By using the software, you agree to all of the terms and conditions below.
+
+### Copyright License
+
+The licensor grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide,
+non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use, copy, distribute, make
+available, and prepare derivative works of the software, in each case subject
+to the limitations and conditions below.
+
+### Limitations
+
+You may not provide the software to third parties as a hosted or managed
+service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set
+of the features or functionality of the software.
+
+You may not move, change, disable, or circumvent the license key functionality
+in the software, and you may not remove or obscure any functionality in the
+software that is protected by the license key.
+
+You may not alter, remove, or obscure any licensing, copyright, or other
+notices of the licensor in the software. Any use of the licensor's trademarks
+is subject to applicable law.
+
+### Patents
+
+The licensor grants you a license, under any patent claims the licensor can
+license, or becomes able to license, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for
+sale, import and have imported the software, in each case subject to the
+limitations and conditions in this license. This license does not cover any
+patent claims that you cause to be infringed by modifications or additions to
+the software. If you or your company make any written claim that the software
+infringes or contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license
+for the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If your company
+makes such a claim, your patent license ends immediately for work on behalf of
+your company.
+
+### Notices
+
+You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of the software from
+you also gets a copy of these terms.
+
+If you modify the software, you must include in any modified copies of the
+software prominent notices stating that you have modified the software.
+
+### No Other Rights
+
+These terms do not imply any licenses other than those expressly granted in
+these terms.
+
+### Termination
+
+If you use the software in violation of these terms, such use is not licensed,
+and your licenses will automatically terminate. If the licensor provides you
+with a notice of your violation, and you cease all violation of this license
+no later than 30 days after you receive that notice, your licenses will be
+reinstated retroactively. However, if you violate these terms after such
+reinstatement, any additional violation of these terms will cause your
+licenses to terminate automatically and permanently.
+
+### No Liability
+
+*As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without any warranty or
+condition, and the licensor will not be liable to you for any damages arising
+out of these terms or the use or nature of the software, under any kind of
+legal claim.*
+
+### Definitions
+
+The **licensor** is the entity offering these terms, and the **software** is
+the software the licensor makes available under these terms, including any
+portion of it.
+
+**you** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these terms.
+
+**your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship, or other kind of
+organization that you work for, plus all organizations that have control over,
+are under the control of, or are under common control with that organization.
+**control** means ownership of substantially all the assets of an entity, or
+the power to direct its management and policies by vote, contract, or
+otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
+
+**your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the software under
+these terms.
+
+**use** means anything you do with the software requiring one of your
+licenses.
+
+**trademark** means trademarks, service marks, and similar rights.
+
+---
+
+## Clarification
+
+Using this software as infrastructure for your own products or services is
+permitted, including commercial and public-facing services. The managed service
+limitation above applies only to offering this software itself as a hosted or
+managed product to third parties.
+
+---
+
+## Commercial License Exceptions
+
+The following parties are granted a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide,
+royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, distribute, sublicense, and
+commercialize this software without the limitations stated above:
+
+- **Stainless Software Ltd** and its affiliates (stainless.com)
+- **Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai** ([email protected])
+
+---
+
+Copyright 2025 Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai ([email protected])

README.md

@@ -127,5 +127,6 @@ See the [configuration reference](https://stainless-api.github.io/mcp-front/conf
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright 2025 Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai.
-All rights reserved.
+Licensed under the [Elastic License 2.0](LICENSE) with commercial exceptions for Stainless Software Ltd and its affiliates, and the author. Using mcp-front as infrastructure for your own services (including public/commercial) is permitted; offering mcp-front itself as a hosted product is not.
+
+Copyright 2025 Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai ([email protected])

docs-site/astro.config.mjs

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 				},
 				{ label: 'Configuration', slug: 'configuration' },
 				{ label: 'API Reference', slug: 'api-reference' },
+				{ label: 'License', slug: 'license' },
 			],
 			customCss: ['./src/styles/custom.css'],
 			components: {

docs-site/src/content/docs/license.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+title: License
+description: MCP Front licensing terms
+---
+
+MCP Front is licensed under the [Elastic License 2.0](https://github.com/stainless-api/mcp-front/blob/main/LICENSE) with commercial exceptions.
+
+## What you can do
+
+Run MCP Front on your own infrastructure. Modify the source code to fit your needs. Use it for commercial purposes within your organization. Integrate it into your internal tooling. Use it as infrastructure for your own products or services, including commercial and public-facing services.
+
+## What you cannot do
+
+Offer MCP Front itself as a hosted or managed product to third parties. For example, you cannot run "MCP Front as a Service" and sell access to it. Using MCP Front as auth infrastructure for your own MCP servers is fine, even if those servers are public or commercial.
+
+## Commercial exceptions
+
+The following parties have full commercial rights without the restrictions above:
+
+- **Stainless Software Ltd** and its affiliates (stainless.com)
+- **Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai** ([email protected])
+
+## Why this license
+
+The Elastic License protects against cloud providers offering the software as a competing service while keeping the source available for self-hosting and modification. This balances openness with sustainability.
+
+## Full license text
+
+The complete license is in the [LICENSE](https://github.com/stainless-api/mcp-front/blob/main/LICENSE) file in the repository.
+
+Copyright 2025 Samuel "dgellow" El-Borai ([email protected])