Kaizen-3C / kaizen-cli
======================

This software is published as part of the Kaizen-3C project
(https://kaizen-3c.dev), a software-industry reframe of the original
Kaizen 3C method (Concern, Cause, Countermeasure) as Code, Compose,
and Compliance.

This repository contains the open-source CLI core of the Kaizen-3C
toolchain. See https://kaizen-3c.dev for the fuller brand, feature
tiers, and legal structure.


Copyright and authorship
------------------------

Copyright (c) 2026 Anthony Adame (https://kaizen-3c.dev)

All source files and documents in this repository are copyright their
respective authors as identified in each file's license notice. The
primary author is Anthony Adame.

"Kaizen-3C" is the project brand and the GitHub organization name. It
is NOT, as of this NOTICE's date, a registered legal entity. Copyright
in the work published here is held by the named human author(s), not
by the brand. When a successor legal entity is formed to receive the
project's intellectual property, copyrights will be assigned to that
entity by written instrument, and updated NOTICE language will reflect
the new chain of title.


License
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This work is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
(see LICENSE). You may obtain a copy of the License at:

    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0


Upstream acknowledgments
------------------------

The following upstream projects are used by this software. Apache-2.0
and MPL-2.0 licensed dependencies are specifically called out here as
their licenses request attribution in NOTICE files. MIT/BSD-licensed
dependencies are listed for completeness but attribution is not
required by their licenses.

Apache-2.0 licensed (attribution required in NOTICE):

- Anthropic Python SDK (https://github.com/anthropic-ai/anthropic-sdk-python)
  Copyright (c) Anthropic, PBC.
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
  Used for: Claude API integration in the kaizen pipeline.

- OpenAI Python SDK (https://github.com/openai/openai-python)
  Copyright (c) OpenAI.
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
  Used for: optional OpenAI-compatible model backend.

- FastAPI (https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi)
  Copyright (c) Sebastian Ramirez.
  Licensed under the MIT License.
  (Listed for completeness; MIT does not require NOTICE attribution.)

- MCP SDK (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk)
  Copyright (c) Anthropic, PBC.
  Licensed under the MIT License.
  (Listed for completeness; MIT does not require NOTICE attribution.)

MIT/BSD licensed (listed for completeness):

- httpx (https://github.com/encode/httpx)
  Copyright (c) Encode OSS Ltd.
  Licensed under the BSD License.

- platformdirs (https://github.com/platformdirs/platformdirs)
  Copyright (c) platformdirs contributors.
  Licensed under the MIT License.

- Pydantic (https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic)
  Copyright (c) Samuel Colvin and contributors.
  Licensed under the MIT License.

- uvicorn (https://github.com/encode/uvicorn)
  Copyright (c) Encode OSS Ltd.
  Licensed under the BSD License.

- sse-starlette (https://github.com/sysid/sse-starlette)
  Copyright (c) sysid and contributors.
  Licensed under the BSD License.

These projects retain their own copyrights and licenses; this NOTICE
does not modify them.


Trademarks
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"Kaizen-3C" and the Kaizen-3C logo (when published) are trademarks of
Anthony Adame, used in connection with the Kaizen-3C project. The
`kaizen` shell command name is part of this project's user interface.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


Commercial features
-------------------

Commercial and enterprise features of the Kaizen-3C platform are
separate from this open-source CLI core. For licensing, partnership,
or enterprise-tier conversations, contact hello@kaizen-3c.dev.


Security disclosures
--------------------

For security vulnerability reports, see SECURITY.md or contact
security@kaizen-3c.dev directly.
