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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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