Choose the path that matches your situation: open-source exploration, hosted professional evaluation, traditional enterprise deployment, or a focused Cyclops rollout.
Start with the shared online skewed-emacs environment, then move to your own installed stack when you want full control. This is the best path for curiosity, research, learning, and AGPL work.
Free · AGPL-friendly · Browser first
If you later need closed-source distribution rights, branch to the royalty/commercial path rather than forcing an enterprise package.
The preferred path here is online, not installed: a hosted KBE experience using ttyd, Cyclops, and commercial Genworks components as needed. That flow is still being built out, but we want this path to end in seamless paid upgrade, not setup friction.
Hosted-first · Paid upgrade path · Coming soon
The legacy commercial model remains available: on-site installed development seats, commercial Lisp, SMLib modules, CAD interfaces, and support continuity. This is still valid, but now it sits beside the open-source and hosted paths instead of replacing them.
Low five digits historically · Installed seats · Support available
Cyclops is a focused $99 per-server component for teams who want a Lisp-native reverse proxy in front of Gendl, Genworks GDL, skewed-emacs, or related MCP rollouts. Useful, optional, and available now.
$99 per host · Linux/x64 now
A hosted, metered Genworks GDL stack delivered over MCP: commercial KBE online, no installation required, with room for SMLib-backed tiers, interface options, and VAR combinations. This is the direction; we will fill it in incrementally.
Exploring or learning? Start online, then install skewed-emacs locally if you want your own AGPL sandbox.
Need closed-source distribution? Use the royalty/commercial path rather than assuming you need the full enterprise seat model.
Want professional online KBE? That hosted path is still being assembled, but it is the intended route for many engineers.
Need the local stack anyway? The installed skewed-emacs environment is still available for open-source development and experimentation.
Questions? Contact us — we're happy to help you find the right fit.