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License Compliance Checker

Check dependency licenses against your project's policy.

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TL;DR

Build License Compliance Checker for startups and open source projects in ~10h with 1 person. Stack: Node.js + npm registry API.

Why it wins: Simple but valuable compliance tool.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Incompatible licenses create legal risk that teams discover late.
02 · Solution
Collect licenses of all dependencies, compare with a policy and explain conflicts in plain language.
03 · Build
  1. 1Collect licenses
  2. 2Define policy
  3. 3Check conflicts
  4. 4Export
04 · Demo
Scan a project and flag a copyleft conflict.

MVP checklist

  • License scan
  • Policy rules
  • Conflict report
  • SBOM export

Tech stack

TechRole
Node.jsBackend runtime
npm registry APIExternal data

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