{"skill":{"slug":"afrexai-license-manager","displayName":"Software License Manager","summary":"Audit, track, and optimize your organization's software licenses by identifying waste, compliance risks, and managing a renewal calendar with alerts.","description":"# Software License Manager\n\nAudit, track, and optimize your organization's software licenses. Finds waste, flags compliance risks, and builds a renewal calendar.\n\n## What It Does\n\n1. **License Inventory Audit** — Catalog every SaaS subscription, perpetual license, and open-source dependency across the org\n2. **Waste Detection** — Flag unused seats, duplicate tools, and zombie subscriptions burning cash\n3. **Compliance Risk Scanner** — Identify expired licenses, exceeded seat counts, and audit-risky gaps\n4. **Renewal Calendar** — Build a 12-month renewal timeline with 60/30/15-day alerts\n5. **Negotiation Prep** — Generate vendor scorecards with usage data, alternatives, and leverage points\n6. **Cost Optimization Report** — Recommend downgrades, consolidations, and tier changes with projected savings\n\n## How to Use\n\nTell the agent what you need:\n- \"Audit our software licenses\" → full inventory + waste report\n- \"Find unused SaaS subscriptions\" → waste detection with savings estimate\n- \"Build a license renewal calendar\" → 12-month timeline with alerts\n- \"We're renewing Salesforce — prep negotiation\" → vendor scorecard + leverage analysis\n- \"Check our open-source license compliance\" → dependency scan for GPL/AGPL risks\n\n## Audit Framework\n\n### License Categories\n| Category | Examples | Risk Level |\n|----------|----------|------------|\n| SaaS Subscriptions | Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Zoom | Medium — auto-renews silently |\n| Perpetual Licenses | Microsoft Office, Adobe CS6 | Low — but may lack support |\n| Usage-Based | AWS, Twilio, Stripe | High — unpredictable costs |\n| Open Source | GPL, MIT, Apache, AGPL | Compliance risk if commercial |\n| Enterprise Agreements | Microsoft EA, Oracle ULA | High — complex true-ups |\n\n### Waste Indicators\n- **Ghost seats**: Licensed users who haven't logged in 60+ days\n- **Duplicate tools**: Multiple tools serving same function (e.g., Zoom + Teams + Meet)\n- **Tier bloat**: Enterprise tier when Standard covers actual usage\n- **Orphan licenses**: Departed employees still consuming seats\n- **Shelf software**: Purchased but never deployed\n\n### Compliance Red Flags\n- Seat count exceeds license agreement\n- Using software past license expiration\n- GPL/AGPL code in proprietary products without disclosure\n- Non-commercial licenses used commercially\n- Unlicensed copies on employee machines\n\n## Renewal Calendar Template\n\n```\n| Vendor | Product | Annual Cost | Renewal Date | Alert Date | Action |\n|--------|---------|-------------|-------------- |------------|--------|\n| [Name] | [Product] | $XX,XXX | YYYY-MM-DD | 60 days prior | Review/Negotiate/Cancel |\n```\n\n## Negotiation Prep Scorecard\n\nFor each renewal:\n1. **Current spend** — annual + per-seat breakdown\n2. **Actual usage** — DAU/MAU, feature adoption rate\n3. **Alternatives** — 2-3 competitors with pricing\n4. **Leverage points** — multi-year discount, volume pricing, competitor quotes\n5. **Walk-away price** — your BATNA if vendor won't budge\n6. **Timing** — best: 90 days before renewal, negotiate with fiscal year pressure\n\n## Cost Optimization Playbook\n\n### Quick Wins (Week 1)\n- Remove departed employee seats → typical savings: 8-15% of SaaS spend\n- Cancel unused trials and forgotten subscriptions\n- Downgrade over-provisioned tiers\n\n### Medium Term (Month 1-3)\n- Consolidate duplicate tools (pick one, migrate)\n- Renegotiate top 5 vendors by spend\n- Implement approval workflow for new subscriptions\n\n### Strategic (Quarter 1-2)\n- Enterprise agreement consolidation\n- Annual vs monthly billing optimization (typically 15-20% discount)\n- Build internal tool alternatives for simple SaaS\n\n## Industry Benchmarks\n\n- Average company wastes **25-30%** of SaaS spend on unused or underused licenses\n- Companies with 100+ employees average **130+ SaaS tools** (most don't know exact count)\n- License audit typically recovers **$1,000-$3,000 per employee per year**\n- Open-source compliance violation fines: **$100K-$5M+** depending on jurisdiction\n\n## Output Formats\n\n- **Executive Summary** — 1-page waste + risk + savings overview\n- **Detailed Audit Report** — full inventory with status, usage, recommendations\n- **Renewal Calendar** — spreadsheet-ready timeline\n- **Vendor Scorecard** — per-vendor negotiation brief\n- **Compliance Report** — risk register with remediation steps\n\n---\n\n## Go Deeper\n\nThis skill handles the audit and optimization framework. 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