Noisemaker111 · Noisemaker111 · Jul 16, 2026 · Jul 16, 2026
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # JGengine Agent Guide
 
-Genre-agnostic pure-TypeScript game engine SDK plus its agent skills. Published packages: `packages/*` (npm, AGPL-3.0-only); everything else private. Repo map, package table, website story: `README.md`.
+Genre-agnostic pure-TypeScript game engine SDK plus its agent skills. Published packages: `packages/*` (npm, Apache-2.0); everything else private. Repo map, package table, website story: `README.md`.
 
 ## Rules that always apply
 

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
diff --git a/LICENSING.md b/LICENSING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Licensing FAQ
+
+JGengine's first-party packages (`jgengine`, `@jgengine/*`) are licensed under the
+[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE) with a [`NOTICE`](NOTICE) attribution file. This replaces
+the project's prior AGPL-3.0-only copyleft.
+
+## What Apache-2.0 lets you do
+
+- **Commercial use.** Ship a paid game, a studio product, or a hosted service built on the engine.
+- **Closed source.** You do **not** have to open-source your game or your engine modifications.
+  The AGPL "run-it-as-a-service, share-the-source" obligation is gone.
+- **Modify and redistribute.** Fork it, patch it, bundle it — under Apache-2.0's standard terms
+  (patent grant included).
+
+## The one condition — keep the NOTICE
+
+Apache-2.0 §4(d) requires that derivative works retain the attribution notices in the
+[`NOTICE`](NOTICE) file. In practice: keep a readable copy of `NOTICE` — which credits
+**https://jgengine.com** — with what you distribute (a `NOTICE` file in your build, in your
+docs, or in an about/credits screen wherever third-party notices normally appear). That is the
+attribution mechanism the maintainer wants; there is no separate ad clause or copyleft.
+
+You must also retain the `LICENSE` copy and existing copyright/attribution notices, and mark
+files you changed — the standard Apache-2.0 redistribution conditions.
+
+## What this does NOT relicense
+
+- **Third-party and ported code.** Anything harvested, ported, or inspired from another project
+  keeps its own upstream license. See [CREDITS.md](CREDITS.md).
+- **Assets.** Bundled or pulled models, sprites, icons, audio, and materials keep their own asset
+  licenses (e.g. CC0). Apache-2.0 covers JGengine's own source, not the art.
+
+## Prior AGPL versions
+
+Releases published before this change were AGPL-3.0-only and remain available under that license;
+the relicense applies going forward. If in doubt about a specific version, check that version's
+`LICENSE`.
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+JGengine
+https://jgengine.com
+
+Copyright 2026 JGengine authors
+
+This product includes software developed as part of JGengine (https://jgengine.com).
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Per Section 4(d) of that License,
+any use or redistribution of this software or works derived from it must retain
+this attribution to JGengine (https://jgengine.com), by keeping a readable copy of
+this NOTICE file with the distribution.
+
+Third-party and ported code and assets bundled with or referenced by JGengine keep
+their own licenses and attributions; see CREDITS.md. This NOTICE covers only
+JGengine's own first-party code.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # jgengine
 
-**TypeScript game framework SDK for AI agents** — npm `jgengine` / `@jgengine/*` · site [jgengine.com](https://jgengine.com) · agent skills ship inside every package tarball (`node_modules/@jgengine/<pkg>/skills/`).
+**agent-first game framework SDK** — npm `jgengine` / `@jgengine/*` · site [jgengine.com](https://jgengine.com) · agent skills ship inside every package tarball (`node_modules/@jgengine/<pkg>/skills/`).
 
 > Not related to automotive “JG Engines” / “JG Engine Dynamics”. This is software — a pure-TypeScript **framework** (entity stores, commands, catalogs, multiplayer seams, R3F shell), not an ECS and not a general-purpose 3D engine.
 
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ and go star his work.
 
 ## License
 
-[AGPL-3.0-only](LICENSE).
+[Apache-2.0](LICENSE), with a [`NOTICE`](NOTICE) attribution file. Full FAQ: [LICENSING.md](LICENSING.md).
 
-**Who this fits.** AGPL is intentional for network-hosted engine derivatives: if you modify the engine and run it as a service, share the source. It is a good fit for OSS, research, and agent-built prototypes. **Shipping a closed commercial product on the engine needs a legal read** (and often a dual-license conversation with the maintainer) — do not assume AGPL is “permissive free.”
+**In short.** Apache-2.0 permits commercial and closed-source use — ship a paid game on the engine, no dual-license conversation needed. The one condition: keep the [`NOTICE`](NOTICE). Apache §4(d) requires derivative works to retain it, and it credits jgengine.com. This replaces the project's prior AGPL-3.0 copyleft. Third-party and ported code and assets keep their own licenses — see [CREDITS.md](CREDITS.md).
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Layout.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export function Footer() {
           </div>
         </div>
         <p className="mt-12 border-t border-white/[0.05] pt-6 text-xs text-slate-600">
-          AGPL-3.0 · Open source ·{" "}
+          Apache-2.0 · Open source ·{" "}
           <a href={REPO_URL} className="text-slate-500 underline decoration-slate-700 underline-offset-2 transition hover:text-slate-300">
             Noisemaker111/jgengine
           </a>

diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function Home() {
                 <span className="absolute inline-flex h-full w-full animate-ping rounded-full bg-emerald-400 opacity-60" />
                 <span className="relative inline-flex h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400" />
               </span>
-              Pure TypeScript · Multiplayer-ready · AGPL-3.0
+              Pure TypeScript · Multiplayer-ready · Apache-2.0
             </p>
             <h1
               className="animate-fade-up mt-7 text-balance text-[2.6rem] font-bold leading-[1.05] tracking-tighter text-slate-50 sm:text-7xl"

diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/why.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/why.tsx
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ const PROS = [
 
 const CONS = [
   {
-    title: "AGPL-3.0 — copyleft",
-    body: "The published packages are AGPL-3.0-only. Great for open source; if you need a closed-source commercial build, factor that in up front rather than late.",
+    title: "Apache-2.0 — keep the NOTICE",
+    body: "The published packages are Apache-2.0: commercial and closed-source use is fine. The one string attached — keep the NOTICE crediting jgengine.com in what you ship.",
   },
   {
     title: "Opinionated render shell",

diff --git a/packages/assets/package.json b/packages/assets/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@jgengine/assets",
   "version": "0.10.0",
   "description": "Self-generating, license-verified index of thousands of CC0 3D models for JGengine. Sources fetch from providers' own CDNs at pull time; the npm tarball ships only the typed index and CLI (no GLB bytes).",
-  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "repository": {