⚖️ License Checker Skill
name: license-checker
description: Check and validate licenses of project dependencies for legal compliance
🎯 Purpose
ตรวจสอบ licenses ของ dependencies เพื่อความถูกต้องตามกฎหมายและนโยบายบริษัท
📋 When to Use
- Before releasing software
- Adding new dependencies
- Compliance audits
- Open source contributions
- Enterprise projects
🔧 License Types
Permissive (Safe for commercial)
| License | Can | Cannot |
|---|
| MIT | Commercial use, modify, distribute | Liability |
| Apache 2.0 | Commercial, patents, modify | Liability, trademark |
| BSD | Commercial, modify, distribute | Liability |
Copyleft (Careful)
| License | Risk |
|---|
| GPL | Must open source derivative works |
| LGPL | OK if dynamically linked |
| AGPL | Network use = distribution |
Commercial
| License | Description |
|---|
| Proprietary | Requires license purchase |
| Dual-licensed | Choose open or commercial |
📝 Check Commands
# NPM - license-checker
npx license-checker --summary
npx license-checker --production --csv > licenses.csv
# NPM - license-report
npx license-report
# Python
pip-licenses --format=markdown
📊 Output Example
├─ package-a@1.0.0
│ ├─ licenses: MIT
│ ├─ repository: https://github.com/...
│ └─ publisher: Author Name
├─ package-b@2.0.0
│ ├─ licenses: Apache-2.0
│ ├─ repository: https://github.com/...
│ └─ publisher: Company Inc
🚨 License Policy Template
## Allowed Licenses
- MIT
- Apache-2.0
- BSD-2-Clause
- BSD-3-Clause
- ISC
- CC0-1.0
## Requires Review
- LGPL-3.0
- MPL-2.0
## Not Allowed
- GPL-3.0
- AGPL-3.0
- Unlicensed
✅ Compliance Checklist
🔗 Related Skills
security-audit - Security compliance
dependency-management - Manage deps
documentation - License docs