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What Does Code Ownership Mean When You Hire a Dev Agency?
Decode agency contracts so you leave with repos, access, and the freedom to switch teams.
Nexaura Labs
Code ownership means your company controls the repository, hosting accounts, and third-party keys after launch.
If the agency keeps the only deploy access, you do not own the product in practice.
Ask for transfer of Git remotes, environment variables, domain DNS, and documentation in the acceptance checklist.
Production-ready delivery includes a clean handover, not only a demo on the agency laptop.
Nexaura Labs ships with full ownership because lock-in is not a business model we want.