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title: "Licensing"
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published_at: "2026-05-30T11:07:16+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-09-21T01:36:28+00:00"
url: "https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/licensing"
markdown_url: "https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/licensing.md"
excerpt: "The license dialog shows which license you have and how long it lasts, and lets…"
---

# Licensing

[https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/licensing.md](https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/licensing.md)

The license dialog shows which license you have and how long it lasts, and lets you update the license key. A license is needed to keep using Xedant Agent after the 30-day trial period. Open the dialog by clicking the license line at the bottom of the status panel.

 ![License dialog showing the current license status](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/license-dialog.png) ## License information

The dialog shows the following details about your license:

- **Licensed to** — the name, company, or domain the license is issued to
- **License type** — Trial, Personal, Company, or Service
- **License scope** — what the license covers (see [License types](#license-types) below)
- **Email** — the license contact address
- **Valid from** — the start date
- **Valid until** — the end date, or “Perpetual” when there is no expiry
- **Status** — “Valid” (shown in green) or an error message (shown in red)

## License types

- **Trial** — a free 30-day introduction. It shows how many days are left. When the time runs out, you need to buy a license to keep using Xedant Agent.
- **Personal** — for a single developer or a single-person company. The license is tied to one user.
- **Company** — a license for the whole company: it covers all of the company’s developers. Any developer of the company can use Xedant Agent under this license.
- **Service** — a license for a whole domain: it covers everyone who signs in to Xedant Agent from the licensed domain. Handy for teams working on a shared server.

Any license can be perpetual (with no end date) or time-limited. Perpetual licenses show “Perpetual” as the end date and never expire.

## The license info line

A small info line at the bottom of the status panel shows the current license state. The text depends on the status:

 ![License info line at the bottom of the status panel](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/licensing-info-line.png) - **No license** — “No license file found”
- **Invalid** — “Invalid license format”
- **Expired trial** — “30-day free trial has expired, please upgrade”
- **Expired** — “{License type} (Expired)”
- **Trial** — “Free trial, X days left”
- **Valid** — “Licensed to {Name}” or “{Type} (X days remaining)”

Click the line to open the license dialog. With a valid paid license, you can hide the line for good — with the “×” button on the line itself, or with the “Show Licensing Info” switch in Settings. The choice is saved in your browser.

## Updating your license

### To update or activate your license:

1. Get a license key on the [xedant.com/agents/agent/license](/agents/agent/license) page
2. Open the license dialog (click the license line, or use the menu)
3. Paste the key into the field in the “Update License” section
4. Click “Update License”

The system verifies the new license, saves it to `.xedant/license.txt`, and refreshes the status. Every connected device learns about the update over SignalR by itself — there is no need to reload the page.

## Where licenses are stored

Xedant Agent looks for the license key in three places, in this order of priority:

1. **`.xedant/license.txt`** — a file in your project folder (highest priority). This is where the “Update License” button writes to. You can keep it in Git if the key is not secret.
2. **The `--license` argument** — passed when the application starts (for example, `./XedantAgent --license /path/to/key`)
3. **The `AGENT_LICENSE` environment variable** — set in the system settings or in the Docker configuration

The value can be the key itself or a path to a file: if the given path exists, Xedant Agent reads the key from that file.

## Troubleshooting

- **“Invalid license format”** — check that you pasted the complete key. Keys are base64-encoded and start with `eyJsaWNlbnNlVmVyc2lvbiI6IjEuMCI...`. Copy the whole key, with no extra spaces or line breaks.
- **“No license file found”** — place the key in `.xedant/license.txt`, pass it with the `--license` argument, or set the `AGENT_LICENSE` environment variable.
- **“Expired”** — the license has passed its end date. For a new or renewed license, go to [xedant.com/agents/agent/license](/agents/agent/license) .
- **The update does not take effect** — after you click “Update License”, the dialog should refresh on its own. If it does not, reload the page. The change reaches every connected device over SignalR within a couple of seconds.
- **The license works locally but not in Docker** — make sure the container can see the license file: mount `.xedant/license.txt` as a volume, or pass the key through the `AGENT_LICENSE` environment variable in the Docker configuration.

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