Open Source

Acknowledgements

Hive is built on the shoulders of outstanding open-source projects. We gratefully acknowledge every library, framework, and tool that makes this platform possible.

License

Hive License

Free for personal use. Not licensed for commercial use.

You may download, install, and use Hive for personal projects, learning, experimentation, and non-commercial purposes at no cost.

Commercial use — including use within a business, for revenue-generating activities, or in a production environment serving paying customers — requires a separate commercial license.

For commercial licensing enquiries, please contact support@vbodh.com.

Dependencies

Libraries & Frameworks

The open-source packages Hive depends on, grouped by purpose.

Runtime & Framework
.NET 10 & ASP.NET Core
Cross-platform runtime and web framework powering every Hive service.
MIT
FastEndpoints
8.1.0
Lightweight REST API framework for ASP.NET Core with minimal boilerplate.
MIT
YARP (Reverse Proxy)
2.3
Microsoft's high-performance reverse proxy used for dynamic Gateway routing.
MIT
AI & LLM
Microsoft.Extensions.AI
10.4.1
Unified AI abstraction layer for multi-provider LLM integration.
MIT
Anthropic SDK
12.9
Official .NET SDK for Claude models with prompt caching support.
MIT
OpenAI SDK
2.9.1
Official .NET SDK for GPT models and Azure OpenAI endpoints.
MIT
OllamaSharp
5.4
.NET client for Ollama, enabling local LLM model management and inference.
MIT
ModelContextProtocol
1.1
MCP SDK for tool-use protocol integration with AI agents.
MIT
Data & Storage
EF Core SQLite
10.0
Entity Framework Core with SQLite provider for per-service databases.
MIT
NATS.Client.JetStream
2.5
High-performance messaging with JetStream for audit event streaming.
Apache 2.0
Infrastructure & DevOps
Docker.DotNet
3.125
.NET client for the Docker API, used for container lifecycle management.
MIT
rqlite
Lightweight distributed relational database built on SQLite and Raft consensus, used for horizontal agent scaling.
MIT
Docker Desktop
Container runtime required to run Hive agent containers and infrastructure services.
Proprietary (free for personal use)
ElectronNET
Cross-platform desktop packaging for the Hive application.
MIT
Integrations & Tools
Octokit
14.0
GitHub API client for repository, issue, and PR operations.
MIT
YamlDotNet
16.3
YAML serialization and deserialization for configuration files.
MIT
Cronos
0.9
Cron expression parser for the workflow Scheduler service.
MIT
Frontend
React
19
UI library for building the Hive Dashboard single-page application.
MIT
TypeScript
Typed JavaScript used across the entire Dashboard codebase.
Apache 2.0
@xyflow/react
Node-based graph editor powering the visual Workflow Designer canvas.
MIT
Tailwind CSS
4
Utility-first CSS framework for rapid, consistent UI styling.
MIT
Framer Motion
Production-ready animation library for React, used for page transitions and dialog animations.
MIT
Radix UI
Unstyled, accessible UI primitives for Tabs, Tooltips, Dialogs, Selects, and more.
MIT
Zustand
5
Lightweight state management for React, used for theme persistence.
MIT
Lucide React
Beautiful, consistent icon library used across the Dashboard UI.
ISC
class-variance-authority
Utility for creating variant-based component styles in the design system.
Apache 2.0
clsx & tailwind-merge
Class name utilities for conditional and conflict-free Tailwind class merging.
MIT
React Markdown
Markdown renderer for agent chat messages and prompt previews.
MIT
Vite
8
Next-generation frontend build tool for fast development and optimized production builds.
MIT
Playwright
End-to-end testing framework for browser automation and screenshot capture.
Apache 2.0
Team

Contributors

Ranjeeth MD
Founder & CEO, Vbodh
Claude
AI Pair Programmer — Anthropic
Thank You

Community & Open Source

Hive would not exist without the open-source community. Every maintainer, contributor, and reviewer behind these projects has our sincere gratitude. If you believe we have missed an attribution, please let us know.