Licence Checker
Verifies the licence of a GitHub repo (or specific file) before you fork, republish, or include content from it.
Entry verified April 20, 2026
The short answer
Before republishing anything from a public repo, run this skill. Fetches the repo's LICENSE, reports compatibility with MIT/Apache/commercial use. Saves you from accidental CC BY-NC-ND reuse.
When to use it
Every time you're about to curate, fork, or quote a public repo. Before building any catalogue page.
Setup
- 1
Save as ~/.claude/commands/licence-checker.md.
- 2
Fetches the LICENSE file + README licence statement.
- 3
Invoke: /licence-checker <repo-url>.
Example
You: /licence-checker github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code Claude: Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Verdict: DO NOT REPUBLISH. Link-to only; no derivatives, no commercial reuse.
Source & attribution
- Author
- Bryan Collins (pattern from feedback_attribution memory, 2026-04-20)
- Licence
- MIT
- Type
- Original
Original pattern published under MIT — attribution preserved by convention, not licence requirement.
Caveats
Some repos bury licence in the README instead of a LICENSE file — skill needs to check both.
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