Question 1

Why do I need Maxim if I already use Claude?

Accepted Answer

Generic Claude (and GPT, Gemini, and every LLM) gives you confident but ungrounded output. Maxim converts that into governed, citable, auditable work. Every output cites a behavioral framework with author and year. Every output carries a confidence tag with a four-line rubric. Every session runs drift detection across 10 classes. Every regulated workflow is blocked or allowed at the MCP layer based on 14 compliance frameworks. If you use an LLM for consequential work — compliance, brand, product, architecture, regulated data — you need enforcement, not advice. Maxim is that enforcement.

Question 2

What makes Maxim different from a prompt library or a chat wrapper?

Accepted Answer

Prompt libraries give you templates. Chat wrappers give you UI. Maxim gives you a governed multi-agent operating system. 91 specialist agents with explicit dispatch through 7 executive offices. 36 skill domains where each SKILL.md names the mechanism it applies. A MOAT registry that prevents unbacked marketing claims. An Executable Contract protocol that fails commits when ledgers drift. An audit trail on every output. This is infrastructure, not prompts.

Question 3

How much does Maxim cost?

Accepted Answer

Starter is free forever — not crippleware, but the full governance substrate with 90 agents, 34 domains, 38 commands, and basic compliance advisory. A 90-day Pro Trial auto-activates on install. After that, Solo is $19.99/month (the MOAT anchor), Pro is $39, Professional is $99, Team is $249/month for 5 seats. Vertical overlays (Healthcare, Legal, Fintech, GovTech) are one-time purchases stackable on any paid tier. Annual billing saves two months.

Question 4

What is Business Source License 1.1?

Accepted Answer

BSL 1.1 is source-available, not open source. You can use, modify, fork, and redistribute Maxim's core framework for almost any purpose — internal tooling, client engagements, research, education, commercial services that integrate Maxim. The one restriction is that you cannot resell a competing pack catalog. Exactly four years after each version release, that version converts automatically to Apache 2.0. Maxim v1.0.0 (released 2026-04-21) becomes Apache 2.0 on 2030-04-21.

Question 5

Which LLM providers does Maxim support?

Accepted Answer

Maxim is built for Claude (Anthropic) via Claude API, Claude Pro, Claude Max, or Claude Code. The dispatch architecture is model-agnostic by construction (declared in config/project-manifest.json), with cross-provider routing to OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, and local models planned for v8.0+. Maxim is an add-on to Claude, not a standalone product.

Question 6

What compliance frameworks does Maxim enforce?

Accepted Answer

Fourteen frameworks wired at the MCP layer: GDPR, PIPEDA, PCI-DSS, SOC2, HIPAA, UAE-PDPL, CASL, FINTRAC, EU AI Act, ISO 27001, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, NIST CSF, and WCAG 2.1. Enforcement is blocking: outputs that touch regulated data without the required controls are prevented, not flagged. Vertical overlays add industry-specific depth for Healthcare (HIPAA + ISO 13485/14971 + FHIR/HL7), Legal (privilege + ethics walls), Fintech (PCI-DSS + FINTRAC + SOX + FDX), and GovTech (FedRAMP + NIST 800-53 + Section 508).

Question 7

How do I install Maxim?

Accepted Answer

In Claude Code, Maxim installs via either the Anthropic official directory (/plugin install maxim@anthropic-official) or Maxim's own marketplace (/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/DrNabeelKhan/maxim followed by /plugin install maxim@maxim-packs). Either path installs 90 agents, 34 domain skills, 48 slash commands, 9 MCP servers, and 14 hook scripts. Commercial packs install from the Maxim marketplace after purchase, for example: /plugin install mxm-pack-l1-6-behavioral-intelligence@maxim-packs.

Question 8

Who is Maxim for?

Accepted Answer

Operators who rely on LLMs for consequential work: growth marketers and SaaS PMs who need conversion copy to cite behavioral mechanisms, AI-savvy consultants and indie builders who need the full governance stack at individual pricing, compliance-conscious teams in regulated industries (healthcare, legal, fintech, govtech) who need enforcement not advice, and solo founders shipping products where the cost of a silent drift is higher than the cost of a $19.99 subscription.

Is Maxim the right choice?
Here's the honest answer.

Claude alone (no Maxim)

Cursor AI (or Claude Code without Maxim)

Prompt libraries (LangChain prompts, PromptHub, Awesome-ChatGPT-Prompts)

Is Maxim the right choice?Here's the honest answer.

Claude alone (no Maxim)

Cursor AI (or Claude Code without Maxim)

Prompt libraries (LangChain prompts, PromptHub, Awesome-ChatGPT-Prompts)

Is Maxim the right choice?
Here's the honest answer.