diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9f98752e7e..c9e3aa57d9 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@
         }
       );
 
+      checks = forAllSystems (
+        system:
+        let
+          pkgs = pkgsFor system;
+          packages = self.packages.${system};
+          license = (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./package.json)).license;
+        in
+        {
+          license-metadata =
+            assert packages.paseo.meta.license.spdxId == license;
+            assert packages.desktop.meta.license.spdxId == license;
+            pkgs.runCommand "paseo-license-metadata" { } "touch $out";
+        }
+      );
+
       nixosModules.default = self.nixosModules.paseo;
       nixosModules.paseo =
         { pkgs, lib, ... }:
diff --git a/nix/desktop-package.nix b/nix/desktop-package.nix
index 3fd5f47093..00ed6cd926 100644
--- a/nix/desktop-package.nix
+++ b/nix/desktop-package.nix
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
   meta = {
     description = "Paseo desktop app (Electron wrapper)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo";
-    license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "paseo-desktop";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
diff --git a/nix/package.nix b/nix/package.nix
index b032d88396..f291784ea2 100644
--- a/nix/package.nix
+++ b/nix/package.nix
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Self-hosted daemon for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode";
     homepage = "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo";
-    license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "paseo";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
   };