Effective 19 August 2026

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of the PrismNext desktop application and this website. Please read them together with the Privacy Policy.

1. Acceptance

By downloading, installing, or using the official PrismNext software, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the software.

Use of this website is limited to reading the pages and downloading official installers. The website-related provisions of these Terms (acceptable use, intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) apply to that use. Opening a page does not grant the Publisher rights in anything on your computer.

These Terms are a product notice issued by yibocat (the “Publisher”). They are not legal advice. They do not replace the Apache License 2.0 that governs the open-source source code.

2. The software and the website

“Software” means the official PrismNext desktop installer and the installed application, including bundled components such as the embedded Pi agent host and, where present in a given build, Pro modules. “Website” means the public site at the address above and its static assets.

PrismNext is a local research environment. The Publisher does not provide hosting for your projects, does not operate a PrismNext cloud for manuscripts or chats, and does not act as your model-inference provider.

3. Eligibility

You must be able to form a binding agreement under the laws that apply to you. The Software is intended for research and professional use. It is not directed at children.

4. License to use the Software

Subject to these Terms, the Publisher grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the official installer on devices you or your research group control, for research or internal evaluation.

This license does not transfer ownership of the Software. It does not grant you rights in the Publisher’s name, marks, or website design, except as needed to identify the Software.

If you copy, modify, or redistribute source code, the Apache License 2.0 controls that activity. If these Terms and the Apache License conflict on the subject of source-code redistribution, the Apache License controls.

5. Open-source components

The Software incorporates or bundles third-party and open-source components (including, without limitation, Electron, Chromium, and Tectonic). Those components remain subject to their own licenses. Nothing in these Terms limits rights you have under those licenses with respect to those components alone.

6. Early Access and Pro modules

The Software is offered in Early Access. Features may change, be delayed, break, or be withdrawn without notice. The Publisher does not promise any particular roadmap, publication date, or continued availability of any feature.

Certain official builds include Pro modules. Those modules are not licensed under Apache 2.0 unless a given module’s own notice says otherwise. During the public preview, the test key PRISM-PRO-DEV-TEST unlocks bundled Pro teams without payment. Free core features do not require a key. An activation key, when used, is permission to use the corresponding modules in that installation. It is not a transfer of source code, not a sale of the open-source core, and not a subscription.

There is presently no paid plan, refund policy, service-level agreement, or guaranteed support. If paid licensing is introduced, these Terms will be updated.

7. No account

The Publisher does not require a PrismNext account. You are responsible for the security of the device on which the Software runs and for any credentials you store in settings.

8. Your content and local data

You retain whatever rights you already have in files, notes, libraries, and other materials you create or import (“Your Content”). The Software stores Your Content on your device as described in the Privacy Policy. The Publisher does not claim ownership of Your Content and does not receive a license to use it, because the Publisher does not host it.

You represent that you have the rights needed to use Your Content with the Software, including rights in papers, data, and third-party materials you import.

If you send feedback or a bug report by email, the Publisher may use that message to improve the Software without payment to you. That permission does not extend to Your Content stored on your device.

9. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Software or Website to:

violate applicable law;
infringe intellectual-property or privacy rights of others;
attempt to disable, interfere with, or circumvent security or permission gates except as needed to debug software you are authorized to modify;
misrepresent the origin of generated text, data, or code in a manner that violates the rules of a journal, conference, employer, or funder; or
present a mere redistribution of the official installer as an independent product, or use the PrismNext name or marks in a way that suggests the Publisher sponsors or endorses you.

You remain responsible for commands, file edits, package installs, and network requests that you authorize the agent to perform.

10. Artificial intelligence and research outputs

The Software may generate or transform text, code, citations, figures, and experimental commands using models and tools you configure. Outputs may be incorrect, incomplete, fabricated, or inconsistent with your sources. You are solely responsible for reviewing outputs before relying on them.

The Software does not replace peer review, statistical review, an ethics board, legal counsel, or your advisor. Citation, authorship, plagiarism, data integrity, and compliance with venue rules remain your responsibility.

The Software is not a medical device and is not intended for clinical diagnosis, treatment decisions, or other high-risk uses where an error could cause injury or material harm. Do not rely on outputs for those purposes without independent qualified review.

11. Third-party services

Model calls, catalog lookups, PDF parsing, web search (including Exa), browsing, TeX package downloads, git remotes, MCP servers, and skill downloads occur between your machine and the relevant third party. The Publisher is not a party to those contracts and does not broker Your Content. Your use of those services is governed by their terms. The Privacy Policy lists the principal categories.

12. Updates and availability

Official builds may check a release feed and, if automatic download is enabled, retrieve a newer installer. You decide whether to install. The Publisher may stop providing updates or the Website at any time. The Software is not warranted to be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.

13. Intellectual property

Except for Your Content, open-source components under their own licenses, and rights expressly granted in these Terms or the Apache License, the Publisher and its licensors retain all rights in the Software, the Website, and their documentation and design.

14. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE AND WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE PUBLISHER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OUTPUTS WILL BE ACCURATE, THAT EXPERIMENTS WILL BE REPRODUCIBLE, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT DAMAGE FILES OR DATA.

15. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PUBLISHER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR RESEARCH TIME, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PUBLISHER’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID THE PUBLISHER FOR THE SOFTWARE, IF ANY.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations. In those jurisdictions, the limitation applies to the fullest extent permitted.

16. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Publisher from and against claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the Software, Your Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party right, except to the extent caused by the Publisher’s willful misconduct.

17. Termination

You may stop using the Software at any time by uninstalling it. The Publisher may terminate the license granted in Section 4 if you materially breach these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive (including 8–16 and 18–19) survive termination.

18. Changes

The Publisher may revise these Terms. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated. If you do not agree to a revision, discontinue use. Continued use of a new version after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

19. Miscellaneous

These Terms do not create a partnership, employment, or agency relationship. If a provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and, for source code, the Apache License 2.0, are the entire agreement between you and the Publisher concerning the official Software and Website. They do not designate a governing law or forum; mandatory consumer-protection rules that apply to you remain unaffected.

20. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to yibocat@yeah.net.

生效日期：2026 年 8 月 19 日

使用条款

本使用条款适用于 PrismNext 桌面应用及本网站。请与隐私政策一并阅读。

1. 接受

下载、安装或使用官方 PrismNext 软件，即表示您同意本条款。如不同意，请勿安装或使用本软件。

对本网站的使用限于阅读页面与下载官方安装包。本条款中与网站相关的规定（可接受的使用、知识产权、免责声明与责任限制）适用于该使用。打开网页并不授予发布者对您计算机上任何内容的权利。

本条款由 yibocat（下称「发布者」）发布，属于产品说明，不构成法律意见，亦不替代规范开源源码的 Apache License 2.0。

2. 软件与网站

「软件」指官方 PrismNext 桌面安装包及安装后的应用程序，包括捆绑组件（如嵌入式 Pi Agent 宿主），以及特定构建中可能包含的 Pro 模块。「网站」指上述地址的公开站点及其静态资源。

PrismNext 是本地科研环境。发布者不托管您的项目，不运营用于手稿或对话的 PrismNext 云，也不作为您的模型推理服务提供方。

3. 资格

您须具备适用法律下订立有约束力协议的能力。本软件面向研究与专业用途，不以儿童为对象。

4. 软件使用许可

在遵守本条款的前提下，发布者授予您一项非独占的、不可转让的、可撤销的许可，允许您在自己或所在研究组控制的设备上安装并使用官方安装包，用于研究或内部评估。

本许可不转让软件所有权，亦不授予您对发布者名称、标识或网站设计的权利，但为识别本软件所必要者除外。

若您复制、修改或再分发源码，以 Apache License 2.0 为准。本条款与 Apache 许可在源码再分发事项上冲突时，以 Apache 许可为准。

5. 开源组件

本软件包含或捆绑第三方及开源组件（包括但不限于 Electron、Chromium 与 Tectonic）。这些组件仍受其各自许可约束。就上述组件本身而言，本条款不限制您依据其许可已享有的权利。

6. Early Access 与 Pro 模块

本软件以 Early Access 形式提供。功能可能变更、延迟、损坏或被撤回，且无需另行通知。发布者不承诺特定路线图、发布日期或任何功能的持续可用。

部分官方构建包含 Pro 模块。除非某一模块自身的声明另有规定，这些模块不受 Apache 2.0 许可。公开预览期间，测试密钥 PRISM-PRO-DEV-TEST 可在不付费的情况下解锁安装包内已有的 Pro 团队。免费核心功能不需要密钥。激活码（如使用）仅表示允许在该安装中使用相应模块，不构成源码转让、开源核心的出售或订阅。

目前不存在付费方案、退款政策、服务等级协议或有保证的支持。若日后开始收费授权，本条款将相应更新。

7. 无账号

发布者不要求 PrismNext 账号。运行本软件的设备安全，以及您保存在设置中的凭证，均由您负责。

8. 您的内容与本地数据

您对创建或导入的文件、笔记、文献库及其他材料（「您的内容」）保留原有权利。本软件按隐私政策所述将您的内容保存在您的设备上。发布者不主张对您的内容享有所有权，亦不获得使用许可，因为发布者并不托管这些内容。

您陈述并保证：您拥有将您的内容用于本软件所需的权利，包括您导入的论文、数据及第三方材料上的权利。

若您通过邮件发送反馈或缺陷报告，发布者可使用该邮件改进本软件，且无需向您支付对价。该许可不及于保存在您设备上的「您的内容」。

9. 可接受的使用

您同意不将本软件或本网站用于：

违反适用法律；
侵犯他人的知识产权或隐私权；
试图停用、干扰或规避安全或权限闸门，但调试您有权修改的软件所必要者除外；
以违反期刊、会议、雇主或资助方规则的方式，虚报生成文本、数据或代码的来源；或
将官方安装包原样再分发并宣称为独立产品，或以暗示发布者赞助或背书的方式使用 PrismNext 名称或标识。

您授权 Agent 执行的命令、文件修改、软件包安装与网络请求，均由您承担责任。

10. 人工智能与研究成果

本软件可能使用您配置的模型与工具生成或改写文本、代码、引用、图表与实验命令。输出可能错误、不完整、虚构，或与您的来源不一致。在依赖任何输出之前，您须自行审阅。

本软件不能替代同行评审、统计审阅、伦理审查、法律顾问或您的导师。引用、署名、抄袭、数据完整性以及遵守目标刊物规则，均由您负责。

本软件不是医疗器械，不用于临床诊断、治疗决策，或其他一旦出错可能造成人身伤害或重大损害的高风险用途。未经独立的合格审阅，请勿为此类目的依赖输出。

11. 第三方服务

模型调用、目录查询、PDF 解析、联网搜索（含 Exa）、浏览、TeX 宏包下载、Git 远程、MCP 服务器与技能下载，发生在您的机器与相应第三方之间。发布者不是这些合同的一方，也不中转您的内容。您使用这些服务，适用对方条款。主要类别见隐私政策。

12. 更新与可用性

官方构建可能检查更新源，并在开启自动下载时获取新的安装包。是否安装由您决定。发布者可随时停止提供更新或本网站。本软件不保证可用、不中断或没有错误。

13. 知识产权

除您的内容、受其自身许可约束的开源组件，以及本条款或 Apache 许可明确授予的权利外，发布者及其许可方保留对本软件、本网站及其文档与设计的全部权利。

14. 免责声明

在适用法律允许的最大范围内，本软件与本网站按「现状」和「可用」提供，不附带任何明示、默示或法定保证，包括适销性、特定用途适用性、权利完整性及不侵权的默示保证。发布者不保证输出准确、实验可复现，或本软件不会损坏文件或数据。

15. 责任限制

在适用法律允许的最大范围内，对于因本软件或本网站引起或与之相关的任何间接、附带、特殊、后果性、惩戒性或惩罚性损害，或任何利润、数据、商誉或研究时间损失，即使已被告知可能发生，发布者亦不承担责任。

在适用法律允许的最大范围内，发布者就本软件或本网站引起或与之相关的全部索赔承担的责任，不超过您就本软件实际向发布者支付的金额（如有）。

部分法域不允许某些限制。在该等法域，上述限制在法律允许的最大范围内适用。

16. 赔偿

对于因您使用本软件、您的内容、您违反本条款或您侵犯任何第三方权利而产生的索赔、损害、损失与费用（包括合理的律师费），您同意为发布者抗辩、赔偿并使其免受损害，但由发布者故意不当行为造成的部分除外。

17. 终止

您可随时通过卸载停止使用本软件。若您严重违反本条款，发布者可终止第 4 条授予的许可。依其性质应继续有效的条款（包括第 8–16 条及第 18–19 条）在终止后仍然有效。

18. 变更

发布者可以修订本条款，并更新本页顶部的生效日期。如您不同意修订，请停止使用。在生效日后继续使用新版本，即视为接受经修订的条款。

19. 其他

本条款不构成合伙、雇佣或代理关系。某一条款被认定不可执行的，其余条款继续有效。未行使某项权利不构成弃权。本条款连同隐私政策，以及就源码而言的 Apache License 2.0，构成您与发布者之间关于官方软件与本网站的完整约定。本条款不指定管辖法律或管辖法院；对您适用的强制性消费者保护规则不受影响。

20. 联系

有关本条款的问题，请发送至 yibocat@yeah.net。