ASF & SteamDB: formal agreement to support SteamTokenDumper

[JustArchi]

ASF & SteamDB: formal agreement to support SteamTokenDumper

Hi everyone,

I want to share some news about the SteamTokenDumper plugin and the relationship between ASF and SteamDB.

Why this is happening

On 2 September 2026, xPaw announced that SteamDB has joined Nexus Mods, which Nexus Mods also announced. SteamDB is the service that receives the data plugin users choose to submit through SteamTokenDumper.

Until now, SteamDB was owned by xPaw, and my work on the plugin and on the ASF-side relationship with SteamDB was provided free of charge. Now that SteamDB is no longer owned by xPaw, that is no longer the case. Maintaining the plugin for a commercial service is continuous work, so I've entered into a formal commercial agreement with the company now operating SteamDB. It covers my continued maintenance of the plugin and my role as the ASF-side point of contact for SteamDB.

To be clear: nothing changes for you as an ASF user. The plugin remains free and open source, and you pay nothing. What changed is that my maintenance work for SteamDB is no longer free of charge. I hope that this will eventually benefit the ASF project as a whole, as additional funds can make a big difference to my ability to focus on this open-source software that we all love.

The financial terms are confidential between the parties, but the existence and nature of the arrangement are not, and you deserve to know about it.

What does not change

I know a commercial arrangement raises fair questions, so here is what stays the same:

• ASF remains independent. SteamDB acquires no control over ASF or the plugin. I keep sole discretion over development, governance, release schedule, security and privacy practices.
• The plugin remains open source under the Apache License 2.0. Nothing in the agreement transfers copyright or grants anyone exclusive rights. Everyone's rights to use, modify and distribute the plugin come from the license, and they are unaffected by this agreement.
• The plugin stays consent-based. It continues to operate as described in the public documentation. The agreement explicitly does not require me to make any change that would conflict with ASF's published principles, applicable law, Steam's terms, or your consent and privacy.
• No exclusivity. I can keep developing ASF and working with others as before.
• SteamDB is responsible for the data you submit to it. Data you send through the plugin is processed by SteamDB as the data controller, including information to users and retention. I do not process that data on SteamDB's behalf under this agreement. For how SteamDB handles data, see its privacy policy.

Questions

If you have questions or concerns, don't hesitate to leave a comment, open a new discussion or otherwise reach out. I'll answer as openly as I can.

Thank you for your continued support and contributions.

~Archi

[3kh0]

This is a great outcome. Thank you for all the work you have been doing for ASF and SteamDB at large!

[MarinusElgaard]

So excited about this 🙌