License answers
Can I use BSD 2-Clause as input to an AI model (inference)? Yes
Yes. Permitted, with duties: attribution, license_notice.
What duties apply when using BSD 2-Clause?
attribution, license_notice.
How can an AI agent check BSD 2-Clause automatically?
Call the free check_license MCP tool or POST https://www.a2ally.com/v1/licenses/check with license "BSD-2-Clause" and intended_use {"model_inference": true}.
Check it by API (free, no key)
curl -s https://www.a2ally.com/v1/licenses/check -H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"license":"BSD-2-Clause","intended_use":{"model_inference":true}}'Other questions about BSD 2-Clause
- Can I use BSD 2-Clause commercially?
- Can I use BSD 2-Clause to train an AI model?
- Can I use BSD 2-Clause with modifications?
- Can I use BSD 2-Clause and redistribute it?
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curl -s -X POST https://www.a2ally.com/v1/accounts/signup -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"accept_terms":true}'
export A2ALLY_API_KEY=rs_... # the api_key from the reply (shown once)
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"license":"MIT","intended_use":{"commercial_use":true}}'