From 79463d9a61a47243e3152166c72d56c51fe944e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kurt Overmier <kurt@stackbilt.dev>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:17:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: standardize license + branding footer across repo

- Fix LICENSE copyright holder to "Stackbilt LLC"
- Add "Built by Stackbilt" footer to README above existing badge
- Add license and author fields to root package.json
- Add author field to packages/cli/package.json

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .gitignore                | 5 +++++
 LICENSE                   | 2 +-
 README.md                 | 4 ++++
 package.json              | 4 +++-
 packages/cli/package.json | 3 ++-
 5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1670e0c..15e573b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ C:*
 node_modules/
 .pnpm-store/
 __pycache__/
+# cc-taskrunner worktree protection
+C:*
+node_modules/
+.pnpm-store/
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 99e7e12..ca45c92 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 
    END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
-   Copyright 2026 StackBilt, Smart Brand Strategies LLC
+   Copyright 2026 Stackbilt LLC
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b97f31..11ad394 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ The [`papers/`](./papers/) directory contains Charter's research narrative:
 
 Apache-2.0. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
 
+---
+
+Built by [Stackbilt](https://stackbilt.dev) — Apache-2.0 License
+
 <p>
   <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kurto" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy%20me%20a%20coffee-5F7FFF?style=for-the-badge&logo=buymeacoffee&logoColor=FFDD00" alt="Buy me a coffee" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 605e28f..9cff6c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@
     "vitest": "^4.0.18",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"
   },
-  "version": "0.9.3"
+  "version": "0.9.3",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "author": "Stackbilt LLC"
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index c18a1bc..b05d69a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@
     "@stackbilt/types": "workspace:^",
     "@stackbilt/validate": "workspace:^"
   },
-  "license": "Apache-2.0"
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "author": "Stackbilt LLC"
 }