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Pricing

Start with one workflow.
Prove the decision.

Keep the human approval you already require. Test whether a signed record of who approved which change gives your team the evidence it needs.

$10,000. Two weeks. One GitHub workflow, configured and evaluated with the founder.

Discuss your workflowStart free

Agree the scope before payment. No automatic extension or annual commitment.

Choose the help you need

01 / Work with us

Put one workflow
to the test.

Founder-led setup, acceptance tests, and evidence for your review.

Explore guided engagements 02 / Configure it yourself

Your team.
Your workflow.

Start free. Choose Team when you need more signers.

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Work with us

A defined outcome. A fixed fee.

Start with the evaluation when you need proof of fit. Choose the full pilot when you already have a workflow, an owner and a rollout decision to make.

Start here

Paid Evaluation

Validate one workflow

$10,000

2 weeks · fixed fee

For a team with an existing human approval step and a specific evidence requirement to test.

Scope

  • One GitHub repository
  • One approval workflow and agreed test path
  • Named approvers and success criteria
Full plan details

What you get

  • Configured approval gate
  • Approval, denial and changed-commit tests
  • Signed receipts and independent verification

Delivery & support

  • Founder-led setup
  • Evidence pack and acceptance readout

A complete paid evaluation. Continue only if the evidence is useful to your team.

Discuss your workflow

Full engagement

Design Partner Pilot

Validate and roll out

$50,000

8 weeks · fixed scope

For a team ready to take one agreed workflow through evaluation, a controlled rollout and an operational handoff.

Scope

  • One agreed workflow
  • One repository and selected environment
  • Approval policy and evidence requirements defined together
Full plan details

What you get

  • Everything in the two-week evaluation
  • Controlled live use after acceptance
  • Operational evidence review and handoff

Delivery & support

  • Founder-led delivery over eight weeks
  • Final acceptance report and continuation decision

Start here, or extend the $10K evaluation for $40K and six more weeks. Total: $50K over eight weeks.

Scope the full pilot

Need help choosing a workflow? Find your first gate.

  1. Agree the test

    Name the workflow, approvers and evidence requirement before kickoff.

  2. Prove it works

    Run the approval and rejection cases. Export and verify the receipts.

  3. Decide what follows

    Keep the evidence pack. Stop, choose software access or agree a rollout.

For a broader rollout

Enterprise

From $150,000 / year

Annual agreement · individually scoped

For organizations that need broader coverage, a coordinated rollout and agreed support across teams.

Defined in your agreement

  • Workflows, repositories and teams defined in the agreement
  • Deployment and identity requirements reviewed before commitment
  • Rollout plan and named delivery contact
  • Support and response commitments agreed in writing

SSO, GitLab and private deployment require a feasibility review and an explicit delivery agreement. They are not standard inclusions.

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Manage your own setup

Software access for developers and teams.

Use these plans when you can configure the workflow yourself. The paid evaluation adds hands-on delivery, acceptance tests and a buyer-ready evidence pack.

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Explore

Free

Try it yourself

$0

No paid engagement required

For an engineer who wants to try the GitHub approval and receipt flow before involving a buyer.

Scope

  • 1 named signer
  • 1 connected repository
Full plan details

What you get

  • GitHub Deploy Gate
  • Signed approval receipts
  • Approval tied to the selected commit

Delivery & support

  • Self-serve setup and documentation
  • Community support

You configure and evaluate the workflow. MCP Guard is also available as open source.

Start free

Ongoing use

Team

Run it with your team

$100

per signer / month, billed annually

For teams that can manage their own setup and want ongoing access for multiple named approvers.

Scope

  • 3 to 10 named signers
  • Supported workflow configuration confirmed before activation
Full plan details

What you get

  • GitHub approval workflows
  • Signed approval records
  • Unmetered gated actions and receipts

Delivery & support

  • Documentation and standard support
  • Implementation services priced separately

3-signer minimum: $3,600/year. Monthly billing is $125 per signer, starting at $375/month.

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At a glance

Compare the commitment.

All prices in USD. Actions and receipts are unmetered within the agreed scope.

$10,000

2 weeks · fixed fee

Term
2 weeks
Scope
1 GitHub repo, 1 workflow
Who sets it up?
Founder-led
Acceptance tests and readout
Included
Gated actions and receipts
Unmetered in scope
After the engagement
Stop or agree an extension

A complete paid evaluation. Continue only if the evidence is useful to your team.

Pricing, scope and delivery for all five Permission Protocol plans
Your commitmentPaid EvaluationDesign Partner PilotEnterpriseFreeTeam
Price$10,000$50,000From $150,000 / year$0$100 / signer / month
Term2 weeks8 weeksAnnual agreementOngoingAnnual or monthly
Scope1 GitHub repo, 1 workflow1 workflow, controlled rolloutAgreed workflows and teams1 repo, 1 signer3 to 10 signers
Who sets it up?Founder-ledFounder-ledAgreed delivery planYour teamYour team
Acceptance tests and readoutIncludedIncludedContract-scopedNot includedNot included
Gated actions and receiptsUnmetered in scopeUnmetered in scopeUnmetered in scopeUnmetered in scopeUnmetered in scope
After the engagementStop or agree an extensionChoose an ongoing planAnnual terms applyStay free or choose TeamSubscription terms apply

Team: per signer / month, billed annually. 3-signer minimum: $3,600/year. Monthly billing is $125 per signer, starting at $375/month.

An approval record you can inspect.

See a receipt from PP's own deployment and the public verification format. Your evaluation tests the evidence against your requirement and the gate against your actual configuration.

Inspect PP's own receiptOpen verification formatReview security and data handling

Before you choose.

Why pay $10K if there is a Free or Team plan?

Free and Team provide software access for a setup you manage. The evaluation pays for founder-led configuration of one workflow, agreed tests, an evidence pack and an acceptance readout. Choose it when you need help establishing whether PP meets a specific requirement.

What happens after two weeks?

You receive the evidence pack and readout. You can stop, discuss an ongoing software plan, or separately agree a $40K extension for six more weeks. The extension brings the total to $50K for eight weeks. There is no automatic extension or annual commitment.

What does the $10K evaluation require from us?

A workflow owner, a GitHub administrator, named approvers and a reviewer who can judge the evidence. We agree the test path and success criteria before signature. Payment is due before kickoff; the two-week clock starts once the agreed access is available.

Does the full pilot fee count toward an annual plan?

Yes. The $50K full pilot fee credits toward your first annual contract signed within 30 days of pilot end. If you start with the $10K evaluation and complete the $40K extension, both payments count toward that $50K credit. A standalone evaluation does not create an annual commitment.

How do signer pricing and fixed fees fit together?

Team subscriptions are priced per named signer, the person authorized to approve an action. Evaluation and pilot fees cover a defined delivery engagement; Enterprise is scoped in an annual agreement. We do not meter gated actions or receipts. Additional workflows or delivery work can change the agreed scope and fee.

Can we start with payments, GitLab or a private deployment?

The $10K evaluation starts with a supported GitHub workflow. Other execution paths, SSO, GitLab and private deployments need a feasibility and scope review before we promise delivery or quote an engagement.

Will our auditor accept the receipts?

PP receipts provide signed decision evidence that can be verified independently. Your reviewer decides whether that evidence meets their requirement. The evaluation tests that fit; it does not guarantee auditor acceptance or certify compliance.

Can we keep our existing approvals?

Yes. We start with the approval decision you already require and agree where the gate and receipt fit. Enforcement depends on the selected integration, required checks and bypass permissions, which we review during setup.

Bring one workflow and one evidence requirement.

We will confirm whether the two-week evaluation fits, what access it needs and how you will judge the result.

Discuss your workflowStart free