# Licenses that verify offline, so Atlas works air-gapped

> Atlas verifies licenses offline against a key built into the binary, so it works air-gapped with no phone-home; Atlas Cloud holds billing and entitlement records, not your code.

Atlas verifies licenses offline against a key built into the binary, so a Pro or Company license works air-gapped with no phone-home to unlock features. Atlas Cloud resolves entitlements and holds billing records, but the runtime does not need a live connection to confirm what a seat is allowed to do.

## Key takeaways

- Licenses verify offline against a key built into the binary.
- No phone-home is required to unlock paid features; it works air-gapped.
- Atlas Cloud holds billing and entitlement records, never your code or prompts.
- A lapsed Company subscription keeps its last entitled version rather than bricking.

## Why offline verification matters

Many teams run in restricted or air-gapped environments where a tool that phones home to validate a license simply cannot work. Atlas verifies the license locally against a key compiled into the binary, so paid features unlock without network access.

This keeps the licensing path aligned with the rest of Atlas: it runs on your machine, on your terms. You are not trading privacy or availability for the convenience of a subscription, because the check never leaves the device.

## What the cloud actually holds

Atlas Cloud resolves entitlements and stores billing and license records. That is account and commercial data, not your work. The control plane is designed not to require repo contents, prompts, diffs, or credentials.

So the division is clean: the cloud knows which seats exist and what they are entitled to, while your code, prompts, and keys stay on your machine. Entitlement resolution moved behind cloud-api contracts, but confirming a license at runtime does not depend on a live call.

## Graceful lapses, not bricks

When a Company subscription lapses, the team keeps the last version it was entitled to and simply stops receiving new updates until it renews. Nothing is bricked, because the license is verified offline.

Pro is ownership: buy it once and keep that major version forever, with a new major generation offered as a discounted upgrade rather than a forced one. Offline verification is what makes those promises enforceable without a server in the loop.

## FAQ

### Does Atlas need to phone home to check my license?

No. Atlas verifies licenses offline against a key built into the binary, so paid features work air-gapped with no phone-home.

### What does Atlas Cloud store about my license?

Billing and entitlement records: which seats exist and what they are entitled to. It is designed not to require your code, prompts, diffs, or credentials.

### What happens if my subscription lapses?

A Company team keeps the last version it was entitled to and stops receiving new updates until it renews. Nothing is bricked because the check is offline.

### Can I use Atlas in an air-gapped environment?

Yes. Offline license verification means the runtime does not need network access to unlock the features your seat is entitled to.

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