chore: remove project-wide license declarations

README.md

@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ The key design rule is simple: use native library behavior for chat and own cust
 the product needs differentiated retrieval or verifiable citations. The full request path, data
 contracts, retrieval pipeline, and tradeoffs live in [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md).
 
-## License
+## Copyright
 
-[MIT](LICENSE) © 2026 Rishabh Singh
+© 2026 Rishabh Singh.
+
+No project-wide license is offered for this revision. Previously licensed copies
+retain the permissions granted under their original terms. Third-party components
+remain subject to their own licenses.

docs/LAUNCH_READINESS.md

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   100 chat messages plus 3 import starts or retries per user per UTC day. Quota updates are atomic.
 - The Drizzle CLI loads `.env.local` and `.env`, local environment files are ignored, and the setup
   guide distinguishes user-owned Sources imports from unowned maintenance CLI ingestion.
-- CI typechecks, tests, and builds from a secretless configuration. The repository carries an MIT
-  license and patched direct or scoped transitive dependency versions for known production advisories.
+- CI typechecks, tests, and builds from a secretless configuration. Direct and scoped transitive
+  dependency versions are patched for known production advisories.
 
 ## Release-owner checks
 

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Nexus",
   "version": "0.1.0",
-  "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {