Licensing clarification regarding Ultralytics (AGPL-3.0) dependency

[mattbegue]

I had a question about licensing that I wanted to clarify. The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0, but it appears to install and use the ultralytics package at runtime for YOLO-based face detection.

As far as I understand, Ultralytics YOLO is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and since it is imported and used as part of the runtime pipeline (rather than as a dev-only tool), this may impose AGPL obligations on downstream users of this project.

I may be misunderstanding the intended usage, so I wanted to ask:

• Is Ultralytics considered a required runtime dependency?
• Is there an intended usage pattern (e.g., external service) that avoids AGPL propagation?
• Or would it make sense to document the AGPL dependency and its implications more explicitly in the README?

Raising this mainly because it could affect users who want to use the project in commercial or closed-source settings.

Thanks, and happy to be corrected if I’ve misunderstood anything.