Terms of use

The short version

Use Cortex for personal or commercial work. Source is available, not redistributable. No warranty — it's a fresh v0.1 build.

Permitted use

You may install and run Cortex on machines you own or operate, for personal or commercial purposes. You may inspect the published source for security review, learning, or auditing.

Restrictions

• You may not redistribute compiled binaries or rehost the source under another name.
• You may not remove copyright or attribution from the source or compiled artefacts.
• You may not present Cortex as your own product or sell access to a hosted Cortex without a separate written agreement.

Future paid tier

Williamson Automation LLC may release a paid tier with hosted features (cloud sync, team workspaces, packaged eval suites, etc.) at a later date. The local-first, single-user desktop app will remain free.

API providers and your costs

Cortex calls Anthropic's Claude models using your signed-in Anthropic plan via the official @anthropic-ai/claude-code runtime. You are responsible for the cost of those calls and for compliance with Anthropic's terms of service. Cortex does not proxy, mark up, or share in those charges. Future versions may add other providers on the same direct-to-provider basis.

No warranty

Cortex is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Williamson Automation LLC disclaims all warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Williamson Automation LLC is not liable for any damages, loss of data, lost profits, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of Cortex.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated. Material changes will be announced on the Cortex GitHub repository. Continued use after a change means you accept the new terms.

Contact

Williamson Automation LLC · New York, USA · carter@williamsonautomationllc.com