# Individual Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

> **Note for the project maintainer.** This CLA is adapted from widely used templates (Apache ICLA, Google ICLA). It preserves the option to relicense contributions later — for example, moving from MIT to a dual-license (AGPL-3.0-or-later + commercial) as the project matures. Before onboarding your first outside contributor, have this text reviewed by counsel; the boilerplate below is a starting point, not legal advice.

By signing this Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement"), you accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to **world-model-mcp** (the "Project"), whose current maintainer is Saravanan Jaichandaran (the "Project Owner").

Except for the license granted in this Agreement to the Project Owner and to recipients of software distributed by the Project Owner, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.

## 1. Definitions

**"You"** (or **"Your"**) means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner making this Agreement with the Project Owner. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered a single Contributor. For purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

**"Contribution"** means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the Project Owner for inclusion in, or documentation of, the Project. For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Project Owner or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the Project Owner for the purpose of discussing and improving the Project, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

## 2. Grant of Copyright License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Project Owner and to recipients of software distributed by the Project Owner a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works, under any license terms the Project Owner elects, including permissive, copyleft, or commercial licenses.

## 3. Grant of Patent License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the Project Owner and to recipients of software distributed by the Project Owner a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Project, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Project to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that Your Contribution, or the Project to which You have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Project shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

## 4. Original Work

You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see Section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which You are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions.

## 5. Employer

If You are an employee, You represent that You are legally entitled to make the Contribution on behalf of Your employer, or Your employer has waived such rights for Your Contribution to the Project Owner, or You have executed a separate Corporate CLA.

## 6. No Support Obligation

You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## 7. Submissions Not Original

Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the Project Owner separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which You are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [name here]".

## 8. Notice of Changes

You agree to notify the Project Owner of any facts or circumstances of which You become aware that would make the representations in this Agreement inaccurate in any respect.

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**How to sign this CLA:** open a pull request. Our CLA bot will comment with instructions to sign the CLA in the PR by posting a comment stating that you have read and agree to it. Your signature will be recorded in `signatures/version1/cla.json` in this repository and applies to all Your future Contributions until You revoke the CLA in writing.
