Licensed

What Licensed is

Licensed is a free Ruby gem for recording dependency license metadata and checking it against project policy. Its cache command finds dependencies and stores current records, including license information; its status command checks that each dependency has a valid record and whether its license is allowed, reviewed, or ignored. Users can address errors or warnings reported by these checks. The metadata is kept in the repository, giving teams an audit trail of dependency updates and making status validation possible offline. Configuration can be written in YAML or JSON and can cover multiple applications in one file. Licensed can enumerate dependencies from configured sources, with all sources enabled by default. The project documents a Bundler plugin and GitHub Actions for caching metadata and running checks in CI. Installation is documented through a Gemfile and through Homebrew on macOS. It supports Linux and macOS and can be deployed on-premise. The project is in low maintenance mode, with maintainers looking to address security fixes. Licensed is not a complete compliance solution or a substitute for human review, and it does not provide legal advice.