Effective: November 15, 2025
This AEBOP License Agreement (“Agreement”) governs the use of the Agentic Engineering Body of Practices (“AEBOP”). By accessing, using, or applying AEBOP, the individual or entity (“Licensee”) agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
Means the Agentic Engineering Body of Practices, including all tiers, frameworks, diagrams, maturity models, definitions, assessments, processes, patterns, and any related materials, whether in printed, digital, or derivative form.
Means the Agentic Engineering Institute, the exclusive owner and steward of AEBOP.
Means an individual professional using AEBOP personally in the course of performing consulting, engineering, architecture, design, or advisory work.
Means any use of AEBOP by a company, institution, or other legal entity beyond the personal use of a Practitioner.
Means a written agreement entered into with AEI that grants extended rights for commercial, enterprise, instructional, or product-based use of AEBOP, including Strategic Enterprise Partner, Certified Delivery Partner, Validated Technology Partner, Accredited Academic Partner, or Ecosystem Alliance Partner agreements.
Means any use of AEBOP that generates revenue, supports paid services, influences product development, or scales AEBOP influence across teams, departments, or markets.
AEI grants Practitioner a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to apply AEBOP solely in connection with Practitioner’s individual, project-level professional work.
Permitted activities include:
a. Applying AEBOP concepts, tiers, roles, assessments, or patterns within a project Practitioner personally executes.
b. Embedding AEBOP principles into deliverables, design reviews, written recommendations, architecture diagrams, or project documentation authored by Practitioner.
c. Informally explaining AEBOP concepts to colleagues or clients in the context of project execution.
d. Using AEBOP for Practitioner’s individual advisory, consulting, engineering, or design practice, provided such use is not packaged as a formal methodology, training program, or commercial service.
The Practitioner License does not permit any Organizational Use. Without a Partnership Agreement, Licensee may not:
a. Conduct structured internal training, enablement, onboarding, or workforce development programs based on AEBOP.
b. Incorporate AEBOP into company-wide standards, governance frameworks, SDLC, operating models, or architectural guidelines.
c. Use AEBOP concepts across multiple teams, functions, or business units.
d. Create organizational documentation, internal playbooks, handbooks, or methodologies derived from AEBOP.
e. Distribute any AEBOP materials internally beyond Practitioner’s immediate project context.
f. Use AEBOP in any commercial service offering, including assessments, QA programs, audits, or advisory products.
Individuals may apply AEBOP. Organizations may not adopt AEBOP at scale without a Partnership Agreement.
Practitioner may reference, discuss, or illustrate AEBOP in articles, presentations, research, talks, or case studies, provided that Practitioner does not:
a. Reproduce substantial portions of AEBOP verbatim;
b. Redistribute AEI-owned materials; or
c. Represent such content as replacing or replicating AEBOP documentation.
Attribution must be included as specified in Section 10.
Except as expressly permitted, Licensee may not:
a. Copy, distribute, or publish AEBOP or any substantial portion thereof;
b. Host AEBOP materials on internal or external repositories, knowledge systems, or shared platforms;
c. Create derivative bodies of knowledge, frameworks, or standards based on AEBOP;
d. Repackage AEBOP for training, certification, institutional instruction, or commercial programs.
Licensee shall not:
a. Rebrand, rename, white-label, or misrepresent AEBOP;
b. Use AEI names, trademarks, or logos without written authorization;
c. Claim compliance, certification, alignment, or endorsement by AEI without a Partnership Agreement;
d. Misrepresent AEI’s relationship to Licensee or Licensee’s products or services.
Any use of AEBOP that exceeds individual project-level application requires a Partnership Agreement.
The following activities constitute Commercial Use and require the corresponding partnership tier:
Required for:
Enterprise-wide adoption, governance, standardization, or operational alignment with AEBOP.
Use of AEBOP across multiple teams or business units.
Use of AEBOP maturity models for enterprise transformation, compliance, risk, or operating frameworks.
Required for:
Consulting, advisory, architecture, or implementation firms using AEBOP in client-facing or revenue-generating services.
External training, enablement, or capability-building programs based on AEBOP.
Use of AEBOP maturity assessments, audits, or QA services as commercial offerings.
Required for:
Embedding AEBOP concepts into software products, platform features, documentation, APIs, or workflows.
Marketing any product as AEBOP-aligned, compatible, compliant, or validated.
Required for:
Using AEBOP in formal curriculum, academic instruction, paid certificate programs, or professional education.
Required for:
Using AEBOP in nonprofit, community, or public-sector training programs, workshops, or large-scale educational events.
Licensee may engage in limited internal experimentation without a Partnership Agreement, including:
a. Pilot projects;
b. Team-specific experimentation;
c. Trial usage by individual practitioners within a single project.
A Partnership Agreement is required for:
a. Multi-team or cross-functional AEBOP adoption;
b. Internal training, onboarding, capability uplift, or organizational enablement;
c. Enterprise-wide SDLC, architecture, governance, or operational standards based on AEBOP;
d. Integration of AEBOP into organizational transformation, risk, compliance, or operational programs.
Licensee may not claim or imply AEBOP alignment, compatibility, endorsement, certification, or validation without a Validated Technology Partner Agreement.
Prohibited claims include, but are not limited to:
“AEBOP-aligned”
“AEBOP-compliant”
“AEBOP-certified”
“Built to AEBOP standards”
AEI reserves the exclusive right to approve, deny, or revoke validation based on technical, operational, or governance criteria.
Non-commercial academic discussion, research, and conceptual analysis of AEBOP principles is permitted with attribution.
Any paid instruction, certificate program, or professional training requires an Accredited Academic Partner Agreement.
Permitted uses must include the following notice:
“AEBOP is developed and maintained by the Agentic Engineering Institute (AEI). Used with permission.”
AEI may collect and utilize anonymized, aggregated data derived from AEBOP assessments or tools for purposes of improving the standard, developing benchmarks, and publishing research.
AEI will not disclose identifiable or proprietary data.
AEI may update AEBOP at its discretion. Updates may include minor revisions (v1.x) and major revisions (v2.0+).
Partnership Agreements govern rights continuity for partners.
AEI may terminate this Agreement immediately upon Licensee’s:
a. Redistribution of AEBOP materials;
b. Unauthorized commercial use;
c. Creation of derivative works;
d. Misrepresentation of AEI affiliation or endorsement.
Upon termination:
Licensee must cease all distribution and organizational use of AEBOP;
Licensee must remove AEI marks and references from all materials;
Work previously delivered to clients may remain in place but may not be extended or reused.
For licensing or partnership inquiries, contact:
partners@agenticengineeringinstitute.com