Licensing & attribution
Every model in the catalog declares its license. Syntax surfaces it before you deploy and at runtime.
The Syntax catalog is currently restricted to models whose licenses permit general commercial use, with a strong preference for models under permissive licenses such as MIT or Apache 2.0.
Every model in the catalog declares its license. Syntax surfaces this information at three points so you always know the license you're working under.
Where you see the license
- At browse time. The Catalog page shows the license on every model card. You can also filter by license family.
- At deploy time. Before you confirm a deployment, Syntax shows the license again with any usage notes (e.g., research-only, commercial-use restrictions, redistribution rules).
- At runtime. Each deployed model's status page shows its license and any attribution requirements. Models that require visible attribution badges in shipped products surface that requirement clearly.
EULA gates
Some models ship under an end-user license agreement that requires explicit acceptance before download. For those, Syntax displays the EULA and waits for you to accept before pulling weights. The acceptance is recorded so you don't have to re-accept on subsequent deployments of the same model.
Provider terms
For provider-hosted models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.), the relevant terms are the provider's own. Syntax surfaces a link to the provider's usage policy on the catalog card and during deployment.
Per-model READMEs
When a model has an upstream README — for example, on Hugging Face — Syntax downloads it alongside the weights. The README is reachable from the deployed model's status page, so the canonical model card is right there if you need to check details.
Why this matters
License surface area is real. A model that's permissive for research but restrictive for commercial use, or that requires attribution in the resulting product, or that excludes specific use cases, can become a compliance issue if it's deployed without that information visible. Syntax makes the license a first-class piece of metadata so the right team can see it before the weights ever get downloaded.