diff --git a/.claude/rules/core-classes.md b/.claude/rules/core-classes.md
index 8d6db545..5c2e9351 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/core-classes.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/core-classes.md
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ paths:
 
 ## license/ — License domain (signed-token tier system)
 
+The pure license **contract types** live in the separate `cameleer-license-api` module under package `com.cameleer.license` (no Spring, no server-runtime deps) so consumers like `cameleer-license-minter` and `cameleer-saas` can use them without inheriting server internals. Server-core only contains the runtime state holder (`LicenseGate`).
+
+Contract types in `cameleer-license-api` (package `com.cameleer.license`):
 - `LicenseInfo` — record: `(UUID licenseId, String tenantId, String label, Map<String,Integer> limits, Instant issuedAt, Instant expiresAt, int gracePeriodDays)`. `isExpired()` true once `now > expiresAt + gracePeriodDays`; `isAfterRawExpiry()` true once `now > expiresAt`. Constructed via `LicenseValidator`; canonical ctor null-checks all required fields and rejects blank tenantId / negative grace.
 - `LicenseLimits` — typed limits container backed by `Map<String,Integer>`. `defaultsOnly()` returns the `DefaultTierLimits.DEFAULTS` view; `mergeOverDefaults(overrides)` produces the license-overrides UNION default tier. `get(String key)` returns the cap; throws `IllegalArgumentException` for unknown keys (programmer error). `isDefaultSourced(key, license)` reports whether a key fell through to the default tier.
 - `DefaultTierLimits` — immutable `LinkedHashMap` of constants for the no-license fallback tier: `max_environments=1, max_apps=3, max_agents=5, max_users=3, max_outbound_connections=1, max_alert_rules=2, max_total_cpu_millis=2000, max_total_memory_mb=2048, max_total_replicas=5, max_execution_retention_days=1, max_log_retention_days=1, max_metric_retention_days=1, max_jar_retention_count=3`.
 - `LicenseValidator` — verifies signed token. Constructor `(String publicKeyBase64, String expectedTenantId)` decodes an X.509 Ed25519 public key. `validate(String token)` splits `payload.signature`, verifies the Ed25519 signature, parses the JSON payload, enforces `tenantId == expectedTenantId`, and returns `LicenseInfo`. Throws `SecurityException` on signature mismatch / `IllegalArgumentException` on parse failure / expired payload.
-- `LicenseGate` — runtime state holder (thread-safe via `AtomicReference<Snapshot>`). `getCurrent()` returns the current `LicenseInfo` (null when ABSENT/INVALID); `getState()` delegates to `LicenseStateMachine.classify(...)`; `getEffectiveLimits()` returns license-overrides UNION defaults in `ACTIVE`/`GRACE`, defaults-only otherwise. `getInvalidReason()`, `load(LicenseInfo)`, `markInvalid(String reason)`, `clear()` are the mutators. `getLimit(key, defaultValue)` shorthand swallows unknown-key errors.
 - `LicenseStateMachine` — pure classifier. `classify(LicenseInfo, String invalidReason)` returns `INVALID` if a reason is set, `ABSENT` if no license, `ACTIVE` if `now <= expiresAt`, `GRACE` if expired but within grace window, `EXPIRED` otherwise.
 - `LicenseState` — enum: `ABSENT, ACTIVE, GRACE, EXPIRED, INVALID`.
 
+Runtime state holder in server-core (package `com.cameleer.server.core.license`):
+- `LicenseGate` — runtime state holder (thread-safe via `AtomicReference<Snapshot>`). `getCurrent()` returns the current `LicenseInfo` (null when ABSENT/INVALID); `getState()` delegates to `LicenseStateMachine.classify(...)`; `getEffectiveLimits()` returns license-overrides UNION defaults in `ACTIVE`/`GRACE`, defaults-only otherwise. `getInvalidReason()`, `load(LicenseInfo)`, `markInvalid(String reason)`, `clear()` are the mutators. `getLimit(key, defaultValue)` shorthand swallows unknown-key errors.
+
 ## search/ — Execution search and stats
 
 - `SearchService` — search, count, stats, statsForApp, statsForRoute, timeseries, timeseriesForApp, timeseriesForRoute, timeseriesGroupedByApp, timeseriesGroupedByRoute, slaCompliance, slaCountsByApp, slaCountsByRoute, topErrors, activeErrorTypes, punchcard, distinctAttributeKeys. `statsForRoute`/`timeseriesForRoute` take `(routeId, applicationId)` — app filter is applied to `stats_1m_route`.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index b27217d2..bc2a8465 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ Cameleer Server — observability server that receives, stores, and serves Camel
 
 ## Modules
 
+- `cameleer-license-api` — pure license contract types (`LicenseInfo`, `LicenseValidator`, `LicenseState`, `LicenseStateMachine`, `LicenseLimits`, `DefaultTierLimits`) under package `com.cameleer.license`. No Spring or server-runtime deps; consumed by `cameleer-server-core` (validation/runtime gate) and `cameleer-license-minter` (vendor signing) — and transitively by `cameleer-saas` via the minter — without inheriting server internals.
 - `cameleer-server-core` — domain logic, storage interfaces, services (no Spring dependencies)
 - `cameleer-server-app` — Spring Boot web app, REST controllers, SSE, persistence, Docker orchestration
+- `cameleer-license-minter` — vendor-only Ed25519 license signing library + CLI. Depends only on `cameleer-license-api` so consumers don't pull in `cameleer-server-core`.
 
 ## Build Commands
 
diff --git a/cameleer-license-api/pom.xml b/cameleer-license-api/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b832c5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cameleer-server-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>cameleer-license-api</artifactId>
+    <name>Cameleer License API</name>
+    <description>Pure license contract types — LicenseInfo, LicenseValidator, LicenseState, LicenseStateMachine, LicenseLimits, DefaultTierLimits. Shared by server-core (validation/runtime gate) and cameleer-license-minter (vendor-side signing). Has no Spring or server-runtime dependencies so consumers like cameleer-saas can depend on the minter without inheriting server internals.</description>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- Plain library JAR — no repackage. -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>repackage</id>
+                        <phase>none</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimits.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimits.java
similarity index 95%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimits.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimits.java
index 48b4c655..47ec3b9c 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimits.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimits.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfo.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfo.java
similarity index 97%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfo.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfo.java
index d18354c8..5c6ef701 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfo.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfo.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Map;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseLimits.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseLimits.java
similarity index 96%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseLimits.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseLimits.java
index 48e29f18..550b5d44 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseLimits.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseLimits.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseState.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseState.java
similarity index 68%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseState.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseState.java
index 711c367a..05dc9557 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseState.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseState.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 public enum LicenseState {
     ABSENT,
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachine.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachine.java
similarity index 94%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachine.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachine.java
index 12f12a3f..ad955ac0 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachine.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachine.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 public final class LicenseStateMachine {
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidator.java
similarity index 99%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidator.java
index 09067ae4..ac7222f8 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidator.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java
similarity index 96%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java
index 398fe60b..2723d8b2 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimitsTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfoTest.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfoTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfoTest.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfoTest.java
index 22017e08..42b36e4b 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfoTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfoTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java
index 09429499..4a61e91c 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseStateMachineTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
similarity index 99%
rename from cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
rename to cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
index 54e43835..581b665b 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-api/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
+package com.cameleer.license;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/README.md b/cameleer-license-minter/README.md
index dea3ef50..9b025a9a 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/README.md
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Two JARs land in `cameleer-license-minter/target/`:
 
 ```java
 import com.cameleer.license.minter.LicenseMinter;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 
 LicenseInfo info = new LicenseInfo(
         java.util.UUID.randomUUID(),
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ base64(canonicalJson) + "." + base64(ed25519Signature)
 - The signature is computed with `Signature.getInstance("Ed25519")` over the canonical payload bytes (not over the base64-encoded form).
 - Encoding is `Base64.getEncoder()` (RFC 4648 §4 — *not* base64url). The validator decodes with the matching `Base64.getDecoder()`.
 
-`LicenseValidator.validate(...)` (`cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java:42`) splits on the first `.`, decodes both halves, verifies the signature, then deserializes the payload.
+`LicenseValidator.validate(...)` (`cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseValidator.java:42`) splits on the first `.`, decodes both halves, verifies the signature, then deserializes the payload.
 
 ## LicenseInfo schema
 
-Source: `cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseInfo.java`. Field-by-field:
+Source: `cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/LicenseInfo.java`. Field-by-field:
 
 | Field | Type | Required | Semantics |
 |---|---|---|---|
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Source: `cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/Lic
 
 ## Limits dictionary
 
-Canonical key set: `cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/DefaultTierLimits.java`. Any key not listed here is silently ignored by the server's `LicenseGate.getEffectiveLimits()`.
+Canonical key set: `cameleer-license-api/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/DefaultTierLimits.java`. Any key not listed here is silently ignored by the server's `LicenseGate.getEffectiveLimits()`.
 
 | CLI flag | Key | Default | What the server enforces |
 |---|---|---|---|
@@ -284,4 +284,4 @@ mvn -pl cameleer-server-app dependency:tree | grep license-minter
 # expected: empty output (or, in development branches, a single line scoped 'test')
 ```
 
-`cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml` depends on `cameleer-server-core` for `LicenseInfo` and the validator round-trip used by `--verify`. The server app intentionally does not depend on the minter — vendors mint outside the customer-deployed runtime, and a compromised customer cannot leverage server code to forge tokens.
+`cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml` depends on `cameleer-license-api` for the pure license contract types (`LicenseInfo`, `LicenseValidator`) used by mint + `--verify`. It deliberately does **not** depend on `cameleer-server-core`, so consumers of the minter (e.g. `cameleer-saas`) do not inherit server-runtime types onto their classpath. The server app intentionally does not depend on the minter — vendors mint outside the customer-deployed runtime, and a compromised customer cannot leverage server code to forge tokens.
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml b/cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml
index 354c8ec2..dc58904c 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cameleer-server-core</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>cameleer-license-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinter.java b/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinter.java
index 72c3caf8..c67107e3 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinter.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.cameleer.license.minter;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCli.java b/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCli.java
index 927cd5e7..b3c670f6 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCli.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/src/main/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCli.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.license.minter.cli;
 
 import com.cameleer.license.minter.LicenseMinter;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class LicenseMinterCli {
                 }
                 try {
                     String pubB64 = Files.readString(Path.of(pubPath)).trim();
-                    new com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator(pubB64, tenant).validate(token);
+                    new com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator(pubB64, tenant).validate(token);
                     out.println("verified ok");
                 } catch (Exception ve) {
                     err.println("VERIFY FAILED: " + ve.getMessage());
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinterTest.java b/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinterTest.java
index c2fddcd6..45465dd4 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinterTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/LicenseMinterTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.license.minter;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.security.KeyPair;
diff --git a/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCliTest.java b/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCliTest.java
index 36f3dd2f..ec818ee5 100644
--- a/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCliTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-license-minter/src/test/java/com/cameleer/license/minter/cli/LicenseMinterCliTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.cameleer.license.minter.cli;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/config/LicenseBeanConfig.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/config/LicenseBeanConfig.java
index 5d6bb834..877f1a7f 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/config/LicenseBeanConfig.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/config/LicenseBeanConfig.java
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import com.cameleer.server.app.license.LicenseRepository;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.license.LicenseService;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditService;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator;
 import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/controller/LicenseAdminController.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/controller/LicenseAdminController.java
index 3c5152c3..52cb1062 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/controller/LicenseAdminController.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/controller/LicenseAdminController.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.cameleer.server.app.controller;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.license.LicenseRepository;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.license.LicenseService;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseChangedEvent.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseChangedEvent.java
index 59df6a7a..2dbc69c3 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseChangedEvent.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseChangedEvent.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcer.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcer.java
index 14cf71c4..f457d9f3 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcer.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcer.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditCategory;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditResult;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditService;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseLimits;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseLimits;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.simple.SimpleMeterRegistry;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseExceptionAdvice.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseExceptionAdvice.java
index d994d678..8dffd781 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseExceptionAdvice.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseExceptionAdvice.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRenderer.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRenderer.java
index d1d9fbaa..03c31838 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRenderer.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRenderer.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetrics.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetrics.java
index 2dbf5e28..3227cad0 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetrics.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetrics.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Gauge;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseService.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseService.java
index 7d3509af..341888a3 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseService.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseService.java
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditCategory;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditResult;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditService;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplier.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplier.java
index 33cd4afd..07153d50 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplier.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplier.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseLimits;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseLimits;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.runtime.Environment;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.runtime.EnvironmentRepository;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/TestSecurityHelper.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/TestSecurityHelper.java
index 2cdaec9e..240cc356 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/TestSecurityHelper.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/TestSecurityHelper.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.cameleer.server.app;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.agent.AgentRegistryService;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.security.JwtService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AlertRuleCapEnforcementIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AlertRuleCapEnforcementIT.java
index 3a203d48..579d48dd 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AlertRuleCapEnforcementIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AlertRuleCapEnforcementIT.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Verifies that the {@code max_alert_rules} cap from the default tier is enforced at
  * {@code POST /api/v1/environments/{envSlug}/alerts/rules}. Default tier
  * {@code max_alert_rules = 2}; with no license installed the gate is in
- * {@link com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState#ABSENT} and the defaults are
+ * {@link com.cameleer.license.LicenseState#ABSENT} and the defaults are
  * authoritative. The first two creates succeed; the third must be rejected with the
  * structured 403 envelope produced by {@link LicenseExceptionAdvice}.
  */
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AppCapEnforcementIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AppCapEnforcementIT.java
index 46db41bd..0311bfc8 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AppCapEnforcementIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/AppCapEnforcementIT.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 /**
  * Verifies that the {@code max_apps} cap from the default tier is enforced at
  * {@code POST /api/v1/environments/{envSlug}/apps}. Default tier {@code max_apps = 3}; with no
- * license installed the gate is in {@link com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState#ABSENT}
+ * license installed the gate is in {@link com.cameleer.license.LicenseState#ABSENT}
  * and the defaults are authoritative. The fourth create attempt must be rejected with the
  * structured 403 envelope produced by {@link LicenseExceptionAdvice}.
  */
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcerTest.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcerTest.java
index db23264a..4f8460d1 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcerTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseEnforcerTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseLifecycleIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseLifecycleIT.java
index 2706a3e3..cf690118 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseLifecycleIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseLifecycleIT.java
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import com.cameleer.license.minter.LicenseMinter;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.AbstractPostgresIT;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.TestSecurityHelper;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRendererTest.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRendererTest.java
index ec7961f9..ab2378ec 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRendererTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMessageRendererTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetricsTest.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetricsTest.java
index 0ba28eb1..a39e54b4 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetricsTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseMetricsTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.simple.SimpleMeterRegistry;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseServiceTest.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseServiceTest.java
index 7f54da41..ae8656ae 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseServiceTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/LicenseServiceTest.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditCategory;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditResult;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.admin.AuditService;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseValidator;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseValidator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/OutboundCapEnforcementIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/OutboundCapEnforcementIT.java
index 01994871..b3b8d4ac 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/OutboundCapEnforcementIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/OutboundCapEnforcementIT.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Verifies that the {@code max_outbound_connections} cap from the default tier is enforced at
  * {@code POST /api/v1/admin/outbound-connections}. Default tier
  * {@code max_outbound_connections = 1}; with no license installed the gate is in
- * {@link com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState#ABSENT} and the defaults are
+ * {@link com.cameleer.license.LicenseState#ABSENT} and the defaults are
  * authoritative. The first create succeeds; the second must be rejected with the structured
  * 403 envelope produced by {@link LicenseExceptionAdvice}.
  */
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplierTest.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplierTest.java
index 566755a4..14c78a33 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplierTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionPolicyApplierTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseInfo;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.runtime.Environment;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.runtime.EnvironmentRepository;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionRuntimeRecomputeIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionRuntimeRecomputeIT.java
index 52d7062f..42d20817 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionRuntimeRecomputeIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/license/RetentionRuntimeRecomputeIT.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.cameleer.server.app.license;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.AbstractPostgresIT;
 import com.cameleer.server.app.TestSecurityHelper;
 import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseGate;
-import com.cameleer.server.core.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/pom.xml b/cameleer-server-core/pom.xml
index cf0292ff..8ceb4eba 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cameleer-server-core/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     <description>Domain logic, storage, and agent registry</description>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
+            <artifactId>cameleer-license-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
             <artifactId>cameleer-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGate.java b/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGate.java
index be6b2af3..250dd9cc 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGate.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
 
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseLimits;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseStateMachine;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java b/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java
similarity index 94%
rename from cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java
rename to cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java
index 47804c4e..000c1ead 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-core/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/core/license/LicenseGateTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.cameleer.server.core.license;
 
+import com.cameleer.license.DefaultTierLimits;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseInfo;
+import com.cameleer.license.LicenseState;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06d1bfd4..03dbde7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <description>Observability server for Cameleer agents</description>
 
     <modules>
+        <module>cameleer-license-api</module>
         <module>cameleer-server-core</module>
         <module>cameleer-server-app</module>
         <module>cameleer-license-minter</module>
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@
                 <artifactId>cameleer-common</artifactId>
                 <version>${cameleer-common.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
+                <artifactId>cameleer-license-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.cameleer</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cameleer-server-core</artifactId>