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Terms of Service

Last updated: May 25, 2026. If you have questions about these terms, contact us at aaroncougle.rm@gmail.com.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or using Houston(the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Houstonis a macOS menubar application that helps developers manage Claude Code sessions on their local machine. The Service reads files that Claude Code writes locally to the user’s home directory, surfaces information about active and recent sessions, and offers controls to launch, label, and check on those sessions through the user’s configured terminal emulator.

3. Accounts

Houston does not currently require an account to use. The waitlist signup on this website collects only an email address so we can notify you when Houston ships. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. By using the Service you represent that you meet that requirement.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not:

• Use the Service to violate any applicable law or third-party right.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service except where permitted by law.
• Resell, sublicense, or redistribute the Service or any part of it without our written permission.
• Interfere with the integrity, security, or performance of the Service.
• Use the Service to develop or train competing products without our written permission.

5. Your Code and Data

Houston runs entirely on your machine. We do not collect, store, or transmit the contents of your code, your Claude Code prompts, or your chat history. You retain all rights to your code and data. Anything you generate or load while using the Service belongs to you.

6. Beta Status and Pricing

Houston is currently in private beta. The Service is offered to beta participants free of charge. Pricing, billing terms, and subscription mechanics may be introduced in future versions and will be communicated before any charges apply.

7. Intellectual Property

The Houston application, brand, source code, design, and related materials are owned by Aaron Cougle and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights in our trademarks, logos, or brand assets.

8. Third-Party Services

Houstoninteracts with software and services owned by third parties, including macOS, your chosen terminal emulator (Ghostty, Terminal.app, iTerm2, tmux), git, and Anthropic’s Claude Code CLI. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of those third-party tools, and your use of them is governed by their respective terms.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error free, or secure.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will Aaron Cougle, his contractors, or his affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, arising out of or related to your use of the Service. Our total cumulative liability for any claims arising out of or related to the Service is limited to one hundred US dollars (US$100).

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Aaron Cougle and his affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For material changes, we will provide additional notice (for example by email or a notice in the Service). Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in New York, and you submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to aaroncougle.rm@gmail.com.

15. Effective Date

These Terms are effective as of May 25, 2026.