---
title: "Audit Go dependency licenses with go-licenses"
description: "Produce a license inventory for Go module dependencies before release, procurement review, or open-source due diligence."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/google/go-licenses"
author: "Google"
publisher_type: "organization"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "google/go-licenses"
  github_stars: 992
---

# Audit Go dependency licenses with go-licenses

Produce a license inventory for Go module dependencies before release, procurement review, or open-source due diligence.

## Prerequisites

Go, go-licenses

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install `go-licenses`, run it against a Go module, and review the generated dependency license output before release or dependency approval.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/google/go-licenses

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-go-dependency-licenses-with-go-licenses/)