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Licensing & Tiers

Feature-gated tiers for individuals, teams, and enterprises.

Overview

SkillSea uses a tier-based licensing system powered by Keygen.sh. Each tier unlocks additional features. The binary works in trial mode without any license key, providing basic functionality for evaluation.

Note: If you have an existing ProbeCodex license, it works with SkillSea as well. Both products share the same licensing platform.

Tier Comparison

FeatureTrialBasicProTeamEnterprise
Fulltext Search
Semantic Search
Max Skills10100500UnlimitedUnlimited
Share Skills
Skill Versioning
Submit to Public Pool
Team Workspaces
Analytics
SSO / SAML

Activation

There are multiple ways to activate your license:

Via CLI

skillsea license activate YOUR_LICENSE_KEY

Via Environment Variable

export KEYGEN_LICENSE_KEY=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY

Add this to your .mcp.json env block or shell profile for persistence.

Via MCP Tool

# Claude Code can activate for you
license_activate(license_key="YOUR_KEY")

License Management

# Check current license status
skillsea license status
# List available features for your tier
skillsea license features
# Deactivate and release machine slot
skillsea license deactivate

Machine Slots

Each license is tied to a machine fingerprint. When you deactivate, the machine slot is released and can be used on another machine. The number of allowed machines depends on your license policy.

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