La Rebelion Labs Community License (LRL-CL)
Community support is essential to continue helping engineers and organizations survive the next wave of complexity
The Future of La Rebelion Labs Is Being Built in Public
Most people think they are building "just another tool."
Then one day they wake up and realize:
"Wait... this thing became an ecosystem."
That is exactly what is happening at La Rebelion Labs.
And honestly?
I did not fully plan it that way.
I started building because I love solving problems:
- Kubernetes in airgapped environments
- API-driven automation
- MCP infrastructure
- AI tooling
- developer experience
- agent orchestration
- platform engineering
But little by little, the projects started connecting together, and the ecosystem started growing.
- HAPI MCP
- GYAT
- OrcA
- QBot
- My Clawster
- Clawne Me
- Skills
- Rebel U
- and more...
At some point, I realized:
"I'm not building isolated tools anymore."
I am accidentally building an AI platform ecosystem.
And I'm doing it in the open.
Why This Matters
The AI industry is moving extremely fast.
Every week:
- new frameworks appear
- new protocols emerge
- new "agent platforms" get funded
- companies reinvent the same infrastructure
But most people are still missing something important:
AI Needs Infrastructure
Not just prompts.
Not just models.
Not just agents.
Infrastructure.
The same way cloud computing needed:
- Kubernetes
- APIs
- gateways
- orchestration
- observability
- governance
AI agents now need:
- execution layers
- orchestration runtimes
- Skills
- APIs
- MCP servers
- governance
- identity
- routing
- operational controls
That is the layer I am building.
Built by a Practitioner, Not a VC Deck
La Rebelion Labs was never created as a "startup idea."
It came from years of:
- enterprise architecture
- platform engineering
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- automation
- APIs
- cloud-native systems
- real operational pain
Especially in:
- enterprise
- telco
- airgapped
- regulated environments
The goal was always simple:
Build practical infrastructure that helps engineers and organizations survive the next wave of complexity.
Now that wave is AI agents.
Why Some Projects Are Open and Others Are Not
This is where I want to be transparent.
Some projects at La Rebelion Labs are fully open.
Others are source-available.
Others are proprietary SaaS.
Why?
Because I need to balance:
- innovation
- sustainability
- community access
- ecosystem growth
- and survival
And yes...
Coffee helps. You can buy me one here, by the way. Or sponsor La Rebelion here.
But infrastructure projects run on more than caffeine.
They run on:
- time
- support
- infrastructure costs
- experimentation
- iteration
- failures
- documentation
- support requests
- debugging
- long nights
That is why community support matters so much.
The Truth: Community Support Is My Triple-Shot Espresso
I love building in public.
I love teaching.
I love experimenting.
But the reality is:
Community support is the fuel that allows this ecosystem to continue evolving.
Every membership helps:
- keep projects alive
- improve documentation
- build tutorials
- create courses
- fund experimentation
- support infrastructure costs
- accelerate development
You are not "buying access."
You are helping build:
- an independent AI infrastructure ecosystem
- outside the traditional VC-only model
- built by engineers for engineers
That matters to me deeply.
Wait... Is This Open Source?
Some parts are.
Some are not.
And that distinction matters.
Open Source
Some components are licensed under permissive licenses like:
- Apache 2.0
- MIT
These are intended to:
- spread adoption
- encourage integrations
- grow the ecosystem
Examples:
- SDKs
- examples
- developer tooling
- adapters
Source-Available
Some projects are source-available under the:
La Rebelion Labs Community License (LRL-CL)
This means:
- members can access the source code
- learn from it
- modify it
- self-host it
- experiment with it
But:
- redistribution is not allowed
- resale is not allowed
- public reposting is not allowed
- large-scale enterprise use requires commercial licensing
Why?
Because if I fully open-source everything:
- the ecosystem becomes difficult to sustain
- enterprise extraction becomes easy
- and the projects eventually die
Unfortunately, many infrastructure founders learn this too late.
The Reality of Modern AI Infrastructure
AI infrastructure is expensive to build.
Especially:
- orchestration layers
- agent runtimes
- workflow engines
- MCP infrastructure
- Skills systems
- hosted control planes
These are not weekend toy projects anymore.
They are becoming:
- operational platforms
- runtime infrastructure
- enterprise systems
And enterprises derive enormous value from them.
That is why modern infrastructure companies evolved toward:
- open-core
- source-available
- commercial licensing
Examples include:
The goal is not greed.
The goal is sustainability.
The La Rebelion Labs Philosophy
My philosophy is simple:
Keep the ecosystem accessible.
Keep innovation alive.
Prevent abusive extraction.
Protect sustainability.
That is the balance I am trying to achieve.
The License
Below is the current version of the:
La Rebelion Labs Community License (LRL-CL)
La Rebelion Labs Community License (LRL-CL)
Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 2026 La Rebelion Labs
By accessing, downloading, using, or modifying this software, you agree to the terms of this License.
1. Definitions
"Software" means the source code, binaries, assets, documentation, configuration, workflows, examples, templates, and related materials distributed under this License.
"Licensor" means La Rebelion Labs and its contributors.
"User" means an individual or organization accessing or using the Software.
"Community Member" means a user with authorized access through La Rebelion Labs memberships, subscriptions, partnerships, or approved distribution channels.
2. Grant of Rights
Subject to the terms and restrictions of this License, Community Members are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
- Access and use the Software
- Modify the Software for internal or personal purposes
- Self-host the Software
- Learn from and experiment with the Software
- Build internal solutions using the Software
3. Restrictions
You may NOT, without prior written permission from the Licensor:
- Redistribute the Software
- Share the source code publicly or privately outside authorized Community Members
- Publish the Software to public repositories
- Sell, sublicense, rent, lease, or commercially distribute the Software
- Offer the Software as a hosted or managed service
- Create competing commercial products or services based substantially on the Software
- Remove or alter copyright notices, branding, or license text
- Circumvent access restrictions, licensing systems, or membership protections
4. Contributions
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, any contributions submitted to the Licensor may be used, modified, redistributed, or relicensed by the Licensor without obligation or compensation.
5. Ownership
The Software is licensed, not sold.
All intellectual property rights, title, and ownership remain exclusively with the Licensor.
6. Termination
This License terminates automatically if you violate any term of this License.
Upon termination, you must immediately stop using and distributing the Software and delete all copies in your possession.
7. No Warranty
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AVAILABILITY, OR PERFORMANCE.
8. No Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE.
9. Governing Terms
This License constitutes the complete agreement between the User and the Licensor regarding the Software.
The Licensor reserves the right to publish updated versions of this License for future releases of the Software.
Using the Software after receiving updated versions constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Contact
Licensing inquiries:
https://rebelion.la
Commercial licensing and enterprise partnerships:
https://mcp.com.ai
https://clawster.my
11. Production and Commercial Use Limitations
Use of the Software in production environments requires a commercial license if ANY of the following conditions apply:
- The organization has more than 25 employees
- The Software manages more than 10 active agents, runtimes, or orchestrated workloads
- The Software processes more than 100,000 monthly requests, executions, or workflows
- The organization generates more than $1,000,000 USD in annual revenue
- The Software is used as part of a commercial hosted or managed service
For commercial licensing inquiries:
https://rebelion.la
The Bigger Vision
I genuinely believe:
- APIs
- MCP
- Skills
- AI orchestration
- and managed agent infrastructure
are becoming foundational layers of the next generation of software.
And I want La Rebelion Labs to help shape that future.
Not behind closed doors.
But openly. With the community. Together.
Final Thoughts
If you are already supporting La Rebelion Labs: thank you.
Seriously.
You are helping keep independent engineering alive.
And if you are considering becoming part of the community:
thank you for helping fuel this crazy experiment.
Because yes...
Innovation may be in my DNA.
But community support is the triple-shot espresso keeping the ecosystem alive.