Open-core

Plasma is open source under EUPL-1.2, built in the open at github.com/plasmash. It follows an open-core model: the platform primitives are open and community-driven; advanced operational tooling is offered as a managed/commercial layer.

What's open

The primitives you build and run on:

• The layer architecture and component model
• Component types and their lifecycle
• The ontology framework (entities, metrics)
• Integration patterns (ECST, NATS, relays)
• The plasmactl toolchain and core deployment

What's commercial

Operational tooling where complexity warrants dedicated support:

• Advanced platform automation and multi-tenant management
• Enterprise deployment, monitoring, and alerting
• Professional support and SLAs — via Plasma Cloud, fully managed Plasma operated by Skilld, the creators of Plasma

Why this split

Platform primitives benefit from community contribution and trust, while operational complexity needs sustained maintenance. A clear boundary lets the project stay healthy and lets you choose how much you self-operate versus delegate.

These docs cover the open platform. Where a capability is part of the managed offering, it's called out as such.