Legal

Disclaimer

spaiSH is an experimental personal project. It is provided as-is, with no warranties of any kind — express, implied, or statutory.

By installing or using spaiSH, you acknowledge:

This software is experimental. It is not production-ready. It may contain bugs that cause data loss, system instability, or unintended command execution.
You are responsible for your own system. spaiSH executes shell commands on your behalf. You must review and confirm every proposed action before it runs. The confirmation prompt is not optional.
You are responsible for your API costs. spaiSH connects to whichever AI provider you configure using your own credentials. All usage costs are billed to you by your provider. spaiSH has no visibility into your billing.
spaiSH is not affiliated with any AI provider, Linux distribution, or commercial software vendor. It is an independent open-source project. Any AI provider or Linux distribution you use alongside spaiSH is governed by their own terms.
No support is guaranteed. This is a personal project maintained on a best-effort basis.

Third-Party Software

spaiSH does not bundle or redistribute any third-party proprietary software. It communicates with external services via standard HTTP APIs using credentials you provide.

If you choose to use a cloud AI provider:

You must have a valid account and agree to that provider’s terms of service
You must supply your own API key — spaiSH does not provide one
Your queries are sent to the provider’s servers subject to their privacy policy

If you choose to use a local model runtime (such as Ollama):

Install and operate it independently according to its own documentation and license
spaiSH communicates with it via its local HTTP API

Trademarks

spaiSH does not claim any affiliation with, endorsement by, or relationship with any third-party company, product, or trademark. Any product names, trademarks, or registered trademarks mentioned in this documentation belong to their respective owners and are referenced solely for descriptive purposes.

Privacy

When using a cloud AI provider:

Your queries, file contents, and command outputs may be sent to your provider’s servers
Review your provider’s privacy policy to understand how your data is handled
Use --local flag or set prefer_local = true in config to keep all data on-device

When using a local model:

No data leaves your device
spaiSH itself does not collect, transmit, or store any telemetry

License

spaiSH is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

You may use, modify, and distribute this software freely. If you distribute modified versions, you must state what you changed. You cannot use the spaiSH name or trademarks to endorse derived products without permission.

The full license text is in the LICENSE file. A copy is also available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Key points in plain language:

Free to use for any purpose, including commercial
Free to modify — but modified files must carry a notice saying you changed them
Patent grant included — contributors cannot later sue you for patent infringement
No warranty — provided as-is, use at your own risk
No trademark grant — you cannot call your fork “spaiSH” without permission

For Contributors

By contributing to spaiSH, you agree that your contributions are licensed under the same MIT License. Do not submit code that:

Includes proprietary third-party code without a compatible license
Hardcodes any third-party brand names, trademarks, or product identifiers in distributed artifacts
Bundles or redistributes proprietary software binaries
Includes API keys, credentials, or any secrets