docs/CLA.md

# Individual Contributor License Agreement (v1.0, OpenAI)

_Based on the Apache Software Foundation Individual CLA v 2.2._

By commenting **“I have read the CLA Document and I hereby sign the CLA”**
on a Pull Request, **you (“Contributor”) agree to the following terms** for any
past and future “Contributions” submitted to the **OpenAI Codex CLI project
(the “Project”)**.

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## 1. Definitions

- **“Contribution”** – any original work of authorship submitted to the Project
  (code, documentation, designs, etc.).
- **“You” / “Your”** – the individual (or legal entity) posting the acceptance
  comment.

## 2. Copyright License

You grant **OpenAI, Inc.** and all recipients of software distributed by the
Project a perpetual, worldwide, non‑exclusive, royalty‑free, irrevocable
license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly
perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and derivative works.

## 3. Patent License

You grant **OpenAI, Inc.** and all recipients of the Project a perpetual,
worldwide, non‑exclusive, royalty‑free, irrevocable (except as below) patent
license to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise
transfer Your Contributions alone or in combination with the Project.

If any entity brings patent litigation alleging that the Project or a
Contribution infringes a patent, the patent licenses granted by You to that
entity under this CLA terminate.

## 4. Representations

1. You are legally entitled to grant the licenses above.
2. Each Contribution is either Your original creation or You have authority to
   submit it under this CLA.
3. Your Contributions are provided **“AS IS”** without warranties of any kind.
4. You will notify the Project if any statement above becomes inaccurate.

## 5. Miscellany

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the **State of California**, USA,
excluding its conflict‑of‑laws rules. If any provision is held unenforceable,
the remaining provisions remain in force.