Software license & EULA

1. Status and operators

This is a draft software notice and supplemental end-user agreement for the Worktree desktop alpha, prepared September 30, 2026. Worktree is an unincorporated project operated by four cofounders in Texas, United States. Their full legal names must be identified before a supplemental agreement is published or accepted. Contact support@tryworktree.com for licensing and product questions.

This document is not an announcement that the alpha is generally available, signed, notarized, or suitable for production use. A draft shown on a local preview does not become an effective contract merely because it has the title EULA. The final distribution must identify the version, applicable licenses, operator, and any acceptance mechanism for optional services.

2. Open-source licenses control

Worktree incorporates and modifies OpenCode and includes other third-party software. The applicable LICENSE files and third-party notices govern your rights in those components. The current desktop repository carries an MIT license. Preserve the actual notice supplied with your copy; this page is not a substitute for it.

Where the MIT license applies, it provides broad permission to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies, subject to its notice requirements and other terms. This supplemental document does not revoke those permissions, turn MIT-licensed code into proprietary code, prohibit permitted reverse engineering, or add conditions to rights already granted by that license.

Other dependencies may use different licenses. Their terms control those dependencies, including any attribution, source-availability, redistribution, or patent provisions. If this document conflicts with an applicable open-source license regarding the licensed software, the open-source license takes precedence. No hosted-service access right follows merely from possession of the software.

3. What the supplemental terms cover

To the extent separately accepted and permitted by law, these supplemental terms describe use of operator-provided alpha distributions, optional support and hosted connections, and the relationship between the desktop and third-party services. The Terms of Use govern the website and hosted coordination infrastructure. The Privacy Policy describes processing; it does not change the software’s copyright license.

You do not need to surrender open-source rights to retain or use software under its applicable license. If you decline hosted-service terms, the operators may decline to provide that hosted service. Do not interpret that service restriction as a ban on running, studying, modifying, or redistributing licensed code on systems you control.

4. Installation, devices, and local data

Install a distribution appropriate to your operating system and architecture from a source you trust. Where signing, notarization, or integrity information is provided, verify it. Do not disable security protections simply because an unfamiliar binary claims to be Worktree. A development build and a published installer can have different configuration and support characteristics.

The desktop can create local databases, settings, device identities, logs, caches, and project-related files. It may start a local runtime and other processes needed for the features you use. Your operating-system account and any code running with its privileges may be able to access those resources. It is your responsibility to secure the machine and maintain suitable backups.

Uninstalling the program may leave user data, credentials, project files, running external services, or backups. Leaving a shared project does not delete the host’s project. Review the relevant data-removal controls and third-party service settings rather than assuming that deleting the application reverses all prior activity.

5. Execution and collaboration

Worktree can allow agents and approved collaborators to read files, change code, run commands, use tools, and interact with other services. The permissions you grant and the code you execute determine the practical risk. A project permission is not a virtual machine, container boundary, or guarantee that arbitrary code cannot affect other resources accessible to the host account.

The current guest Off and Ask modes restrict ordinary writes and raw terminal use. An individually approved Ask command can still execute with host privileges. On permits broader execution subject to other controls. Treat executable plugins, tools, development servers, and project scripts as code that may have effects beyond the text shown in a conversation.

You must have authority to use and share the project, and you must review who is admitted. Do not rely on AI coordination as a substitute for version control, code review, human communication, or isolation where isolation is needed. Agents can race, misunderstand messages, or act on stale information despite coordination tools.

6. Models, outputs, and third-party accounts

The desktop connects to providers you select using the relevant local connection. Your provider’s terms determine model access, usage charges, and processing of transmitted information. Worktree’s operators do not grant you a provider subscription, ownership of a third party’s model, or permission to violate its acceptable-use rules.

You retain your rights in your inputs. Output may contain errors, vulnerabilities, confidential information from context, or material subject to third-party rights. Similar outputs may be generated for others. You must evaluate licensing, security, correctness, and suitability before incorporating generated material into a product or distributing it.

A provider credential remaining local does not mean prompts and outputs remain offline. Shared context can move from the project host to an authorized guest’s local inference connection and then to the chosen provider. External tools may transmit additional information as part of the actions you authorize.

7. Updates and compatibility

Alpha versions can change rapidly and may require data migrations or introduce incompatibilities. Back up important state before upgrading and read release notes. Do not assume that a downgrade can read data written by a newer version or that experimental releases will interoperate indefinitely.

The current Worktree fork does not use the upstream OpenCode automatic-update feed. Automatic Worktree updates are not promised or enabled by this document. Until a Worktree-specific release and update channel is configured and verified, updates require the process described with the actual distribution.

A future updater may check a Worktree-controlled release endpoint and download compatible software and metadata. The actual release should disclose that behavior, provide appropriate controls, and verify authenticity. We may require a supported version to access hosted services when needed for compatibility or security; your rights under the license for an older copy remain governed by that license.

8. Data and diagnostics

Local project information, provider credentials, device identities, and settings are distinct from the hosted metadata used to arrange sharing. The Privacy Policy explains these boundaries and the information processed when you visit the website, request a demo, or contact support.

Diagnostic behavior can vary by build configuration. The source supports optional error reporting when configured, and user-supplied log exports may contain paths and project details. Before sending diagnostic material, inspect it and remove secrets or information you do not have permission to disclose. Do not assume an alpha build is suitable for regulated or highly sensitive information without your own assessment.

9. Redistribution and branding

Redistribution and modification of open-source components are permitted to the extent of their licenses. Include required copyright, permission, and attribution notices with redistributed copies. Accurately identify changes and do not falsely represent a modified distribution as an official release from Worktree or OpenCode.

A copyright license to software does not automatically grant trademark rights. The Worktree and OpenCode names, logos, and other third-party marks may be subject to separate rights. Descriptive references and other legally permitted uses remain available. This notice does not claim that Worktree is endorsed by OpenCode, an AI provider, or an infrastructure vendor.

If a future distribution adds a component under a different license, its license must be identified. This draft does not silently relicense existing code or impose future proprietary terms on a copy already granted under MIT.

10. No warranty and limits

The software is experimental and may contain defects causing unexpected actions, loss of data, interrupted work, security exposure, or third-party charges. To the extent permitted by law, the applicable open-source licenses provide the software without warranties and limit the liability of the relevant authors and copyright holders. Read the notice included with the actual distribution.

For any separately accepted supplemental obligations of Worktree’s operators, the disclaimers and limits in the Terms of Use apply to the extent lawful and consistent with the applicable software license. This document does not expand an upstream contributor’s obligations or make that contributor responsible for Worktree’s hosting, modifications, support, or representations.

Nothing excludes mandatory consumer rights or liability that applicable law prohibits excluding, including applicable rules concerning fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or death and personal injury. An alpha label and a disclaimer are not a guarantee that the operators cannot be held liable.

11. Ending services and getting help

You may stop using an optional hosted service and uninstall the desktop. Service access may be suspended for the reasons stated in the Terms of Use. Ending a hosted relationship does not automatically terminate a copyright permission that an open-source license continues to grant, and it does not erase your independent obligations to third parties.

General and licensing questions can be sent to support@tryworktree.com; privacy requests can be sent to privacy@tryworktree.com. The operator must resolve the legal identity, final distribution notices, and acceptance process before treating these supplemental terms as binding. Disputes about hosted or supplemental service obligations are addressed in the Terms of Use, subject to mandatory law.