ZeroBurn is licensed to You (End-User) by Tribe 1 Technologies LLC, located in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States (“Licensor”), for use only under the terms of this License Agreement.
We are registered in Missouri, United States, and have our registered office in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Tribe 1 Technologies LLC is a US-based entity and is not registered for VAT.
By downloading the Licensed Application, and any update thereto (as permitted by this License Agreement), You indicate that You agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, and that You accept this License Agreement.
The parties of this License Agreement acknowledge that any third-party services or platforms involved in delivery of the Licensed Application are not a Party to this License Agreement and are not bound by any provisions or obligations with regard to the Licensed Application, such as warranty, liability, maintenance and support thereof. Tribe 1 Technologies LLC is solely responsible for the Licensed Application and the content thereof.
ZeroBurn when purchased or downloaded is licensed to You for use only under the terms of this License Agreement. The Licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to You. ZeroBurn is to be used on computers running macOS or Linux.
1. The Application
ZeroBurn (“Licensed Application”) is a piece of software created to be an AI cost optimization plugin for OpenClaw and compatible Python-based AI agent frameworks. It intercepts requests from AI agents and routes them to the most cost-effective model capable of completing each task, drawing from local models, lower-cost cloud models, and premium cloud models based on the requirements of the specific request. The Licensed Application is built for computers running macOS or Linux (“Devices”). It is used to intercept AI model requests from the user's agent framework, evaluate each request against routing policies, and direct the request to the most cost-effective capable option from among the models available to the user, including local models, lower-cost cloud models, and premium cloud models, with the goal of minimizing AI operating costs while maintaining acceptable task completion quality.
Furthermore, it is used for:
- Cost tracking and analytics — recording and visualizing the user's AI model spend, routing decisions, and savings over time
- Context and memory management — caching and reusing relevant context across agent sessions to reduce token consumption
- Multi-agent orchestration (Pro edition) — coordinating parallel execution of multiple AI agent instances
- Automated optimization (Pro edition) — periodic analysis of usage patterns to suggest configuration improvements
- Spend cap enforcement (Pro edition) — daily and monthly cost guardrails that prevent runaway API spending
- Tiered cloud model routing — routing requests to less expensive cloud models when a premium model is not required, in addition to or instead of local model routing
The Licensed Application is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Licensed Application. You may not use the Licensed Application in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. Scope of License
2.1 You are given a non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to install and use the Licensed Application on any Devices that You own or control, subject to the terms of this License Agreement.
2.2 This license will govern any updates of the Licensed Application provided by the Licensor that replace, repair, and/or supplement the first Licensed Application, unless a separate license is provided for such update.
2.3 You may not share or make the Licensed Application available to third parties, sell, rent, lend, lease or otherwise redistribute the Licensed Application.
2.4 You may not reverse engineer, translate, disassemble, integrate, decompile, remove, modify, combine, create derivative works or updates of, adapt, or attempt to derive the source code of the Licensed Application, or any part thereof (except with Tribe 1 Technologies LLC's prior written consent).
2.5 You may not copy or alter the Licensed Application or portions thereof. You may create and store copies only on Devices that You own or control for backup keeping under the terms of this License Agreement. You may not remove any intellectual property notices. You acknowledge that no unauthorized third parties may gain access to these copies at any time.
2.6 Violations of the obligations mentioned above, as well as the attempt of such infringement, may be subject to prosecution and damages.
2.7 Licensor reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of licensing.
2.8 Nothing in this license should be interpreted to restrict third-party terms. When using the Licensed Application, You must ensure that You comply with applicable third-party terms and agreements.
3. Technical Requirements
The Licensed Application requires: (a) Python 3.10 or newer; (b) macOS (Apple Silicon or Intel) or Linux operating systems; (c) Ollama installed and running with at least one local language model available; (d) an installed OpenClaw runtime or compatible Python-based AI agent framework. It is the user's responsibility to confirm that their system meets these requirements before purchase. The Licensor will attempt to keep the Licensed Application updated so that it complies with modified or new versions of underlying platforms and dependencies. The user is not granted any claim to such an update. The Licensor reserves the right to modify these technical specifications at any time as the Application evolves.
4. No Maintenance and Support
4.1 Tribe 1 Technologies LLC is not obligated, expressed or implied, to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for the Licensed Application beyond what is described in the Application's current product documentation. Pro edition customers receive priority email support; Community edition support is provided on a best-effort basis.
5. User-Generated Contributions
The Licensed Application does not allow users to upload, post, submit, or otherwise contribute content to the Application or to the Licensor.
6. Liability
6.1 Licensor's responsibility in the case of violation of obligations and tort shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. Only in case of a breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal obligations), Licensor shall also be liable in case of slight negligence. In any case, liability shall be limited to the foreseeable, contractually typical damages. The limitation mentioned above does not apply to injuries to life, limb, or health.
6.2 Licensor takes no accountability or responsibility for any damages caused due to a breach of duties according to Section 2 of this License Agreement. To avoid data loss, You are required to make use of backup functions of the Licensed Application to the extent allowed by applicable third-party terms and conditions of use. You are aware that in case of alterations or manipulations of the Licensed Application, You will not have access to the Licensed Application.
6.3 The Licensor is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or appropriateness of any output generated by AI models routed through the Licensed Application. Users acknowledge that AI models, including both local and cloud-based models accessed through ZeroBurn, may produce inaccurate, biased, or otherwise unsuitable outputs, and that the Licensor has no control over the behavior of third-party model providers or locally-installed models.
6.4 The Licensor is not responsible for charges incurred by users from third-party AI model providers (including but not limited to Anthropic, OpenAI, and other API providers) regardless of routing decisions made by the Licensed Application. Users remain solely responsible for monitoring and managing their accounts with all such providers.
7. Warranty
7.1 Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application is free of spyware, trojan horses, viruses, or any other malware at the time of Your download. Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application works as described in the user documentation.
7.2 No warranty is provided for the Licensed Application that is not executable on the device, that has been unauthorizedly modified, handled inappropriately or culpably, combined or installed with inappropriate hardware or software, used with inappropriate accessories, regardless if by Yourself or by third parties, or if there are any other reasons outside of Tribe 1 Technologies LLC's sphere of influence that affect the executability of the Licensed Application.
7.3 You are required to inspect the Licensed Application immediately after installing it and notify Tribe 1 Technologies LLC about issues discovered without delay by email provided in Contact Information. The defect report will be taken into consideration and further investigated if it has been emailed within a period of thirty (30) days after discovery.
7.4 If we confirm that the Licensed Application is defective, Tribe 1 Technologies LLC reserves a choice to remedy the situation either by means of solving the defect or substitute delivery.
7.5 In the event of any failure of the Licensed Application to conform to any applicable warranty, You may notify the Licensor, and Your Licensed Application purchase price will be refunded to You. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Licensor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Licensed Application, and any other losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, and costs attributable to any negligence to adhere to any warranty.
7.6 If the user is an entrepreneur, any claim based on faults expires after a statutory period of limitation amounting to twelve (12) months after the Licensed Application was made available to the user. The statutory periods of limitation given by law apply for users who are consumers.
8. Product Claims
Tribe 1 Technologies LLC and the End-User acknowledge that Tribe 1 Technologies LLC is responsible for addressing any claims of the End-User or any third party relating to the Licensed Application or the End-User's possession and/or use of that Licensed Application, including, but not limited to:
- product liability claims;
- any claim that the Licensed Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and
- claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
9. Legal Compliance
You represent and warrant that You are not located in a country that is subject to a US Government embargo, or that has been designated by the US Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and that You are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
10. Contact Information
For general inquiries, complaints, questions or claims concerning the Licensed Application, please contact:
Eric Baumann
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
[email protected]
11. Termination
The license is valid until terminated by Tribe 1 Technologies LLC or by You. Your rights under this license will terminate automatically and without notice from Tribe 1 Technologies LLC if You fail to adhere to any term(s) of this license. Upon License termination, You shall stop all use of the Licensed Application, and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Licensed Application.
12. Third-Party Terms of Agreements and Beneficiary
Tribe 1 Technologies LLC represents and warrants that Tribe 1 Technologies LLC will comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the Licensed Application.
13. Intellectual Property Rights
Tribe 1 Technologies LLC and the End-User acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the Licensed Application or the End-User's possession and use of that Licensed Application infringes on the third party's intellectual property rights, Tribe 1 Technologies LLC will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge or any such intellectual property infringement claims.
14. Applicable Law
This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, excluding its conflicts of law rules.
15. Miscellaneous
15.1 If any of the terms of this agreement should be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Invalid terms will be replaced by valid ones formulated in a way that will achieve the primary purpose.
15.2 Collateral agreements, changes and amendments are only valid if laid down in writing. The preceding clause can only be waived in writing.
15.3 Additional Provisions:
License Validation and Server Communication
The Application requires periodic communication with the Company's license validation servers to verify the user's license status. By installing and using the Application, the user consents to such communication, which transmits the user's license key, a hashed machine identifier, and the Application version. The Application includes an offline grace period during which it will continue to function if the validation server is temporarily unreachable. Sustained inability to validate the license may result in degraded functionality or the Application reverting to a limited mode. The Company makes no guarantee of validation server uptime beyond commercially reasonable efforts.
Subscription Terms (Pro Edition)
The Pro edition of the Application is licensed on a recurring subscription basis. Subscriptions automatically renew at the then-current rate until canceled by the user. The user may cancel at any time, with cancellation taking effect at the end of the current billing period. Upon cancellation, expiration, or non-payment, the Application will revert to Community edition functionality at the end of the paid period. The Company reserves the right to modify subscription pricing with reasonable advance notice, with such changes applying to subsequent billing periods.
Single-Machine License (Community Edition)
The Community edition license permits installation and use of the Application on a single machine. Transferring the license to a new machine is permitted by deactivating the prior installation, but simultaneous use on multiple machines under a single Community license is not authorized. The Pro edition license terms may permit use on additional machines as described in the Application's current product documentation.
Third-Party AI Models and Costs
The Application interacts with third-party AI model providers (including but not limited to Anthropic, OpenAI, and locally-installed models via Ollama) on behalf of the user. The user is solely responsible for: (a) maintaining valid accounts and API credentials with such providers; (b) complying with the terms of service of each provider; (c) all charges incurred from such providers regardless of routing decisions made by the Application; and (d) the suitability of model outputs for the user's intended purpose. The Company does not control, endorse, or guarantee the behavior, availability, or output quality of any third-party AI model or service.
Compliance and Lawful Use
The user agrees to use the Application only for lawful purposes and in compliance with all applicable laws, including but not limited to laws governing data privacy, intellectual property, export controls, and any industry-specific regulations applicable to the user's use case. Users in regulated industries (including but not limited to healthcare, financial services, and legal services) are solely responsible for ensuring their use of the Application complies with applicable regulations. The Application is not designed, certified, or marketed for use in HIPAA-regulated, GLBA-regulated, or similar contexts unless explicitly stated otherwise by the Company.