Your backlog is growing faster than your team can ship.
Workflows are lagging. Implementation takes longer than it should. You know exactly what your stack needs, you just can’t get to it. Stack Standby gives you a senior infrastructure team watching 9 layers of your production stack every month — so your team ships features instead of fighting fires. From $2,997/mo.
Nine layers of your stack, watched every month.
Observability
We watch your error rates, function durations, and edge-cache hit ratios. We catch regressions before your users do.
Security
We scan for credential leaks, vulnerable dependencies, and risky MCP integrations. We flag what to fix and what to ignore.
SEO and Core Web Vitals
We monitor Search Console rankings, page speed, and structured data. We catch indexing issues before they bleed traffic.
Slop detection
We pattern-recognise low-quality output across your AI-generated content, agent failures, and schema drift.
MCP management
We audit which MCPs are connected, which are firing, which are wasting credits, which are security-leaky.
Auditability
We trace your version control, deployment history, and change cadence. We flag where the trail goes cold.
Workflow automation
We monitor your n8n, Make, and Zapier pipelines. We catch silent failures, wasted credits, and automations that stopped firing.
Content pipeline
We review your Sanity publishing cadence, content drift, schema hygiene, and image optimisation. We flag where the editorial trail diverges from production.
Agent runtime
We monitor your Claude (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI), and Gemini (Google) agents. Skill file integrity, MCP connection status, token spend, output quality. The layer most operators have zero visibility into.
Every month, you get a .Switch Compass.
Three sections. Maximum nine items. One PDF, one Loom walkthrough.
Adopt
1–3 specific tools, patterns, or integrations to bring INTO the stack this month. Each item: name, rationale, effort estimate, expected upside.
Friction
1–3 drag points to remove or fix. Each item: where it lives, severity rating, recovery path, estimated time-to-fix.
Optimise
1–3 existing pieces that work but are underused or under-tuned. Each item: current state, target state, expected upside, effort.
From onboarding to ongoing Standby.
Onboarding (week 1)
We map your stack. Read your repo. Audit your MCPs. Profile your traffic. Set up the Slack channel. You give us read access; we give you a baseline report.
Monthly Switch Compass
First Compass delivered within 21 days of onboarding. Then on the same day each month. PDF + Loom.
Quarterly Stack Audit
Deeper review every 90 days. Security, observability, SEO, slop detection, MCP management, auditability. PDF report + 60-minute review call.
Standby
Priority Slack channel. Emergency unblock when something breaks the deployment, the agent, or the pipeline. We respond.
Two tiers. Founder pricing while spots last.
Stack Standby
- ✓Monthly Switch Compass
- ✓Monthly Stack Gap report
- ✓Quarterly Stack Audit
- ✓Slack channel SLA — 24 hours
- ✓Emergency unblocks — 1 per quarter
- –Bi-weekly strategy call
- –Active roadmap involvement
- –Advance access to AS skills
Stack Partner
- ✓Monthly Switch Compass
- ✓Monthly Stack Gap report
- ✓Quarterly Stack Audit
- ✓Slack channel SLA — 4 hours
- ✓Emergency unblocks — 2 per month
- ✓Bi-weekly strategy call
- ✓Active roadmap involvement
- ✓Advance access to AS skills
Founder pricing is locked for the first 5 Standby clients + 3 Partner clients, or until 2026-09-30, whichever comes first. Public pricing applies to all sign-ups after the founder cohort closes. All retainers billed monthly. 30-day cancellation. No long-term contract.
What this retainer does not include.
The retainer covers observation, recommendation, and emergency unblock. It does not include implementation work. If our audit recommends a feature build, an MCP integration, a migration, or a cloud setup, we quote that separately.
- Feature builds and new application development
- MCP development (vs MCP management — different services)
- WordPress to Vercel migration projects
- Team training or workshops
- Implementation of audit recommendations
- Custom skill development for your agent runtime
If any of these matters more to you than the standing review, we will direct you to a project quote instead. The retainer is for operators who want eyes on the stack, not hands building on it.
The stack we work with daily.
Stack Standby is built around the modern automation stack we run on AutomationSwitch itself: Next.js for application code, Vercel for deployment and infrastructure, Sanity for content, Supabase for data, Git/GitHub for version control, Axiom for observability, Nano Banana for image generation, and AI agents from Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (Codex), and Google (Gemini) as the orchestration layer connected via MCPs.
If your stack overlaps significantly with this set, you are a strong fit. If your stack uses adjacent tools (Astro, SvelteKit, Strapi, Neon, PlanetScale, Datadog, Notion, Cursor), we can still work with you; tell us during the discovery call and we will assess.
If your stack is fundamentally different (PHP/WordPress, Ruby/Rails monoliths, .NET, Java enterprise), the retainer is unlikely to be a good fit. Our value comes from deep familiarity with this specific shape of stack.
Built by an operator who runs the same stack.
AutomationSwitch is the editorial intelligence layer for the automation and AI agent economy. We publish, score, and review the directories, frameworks, and tools that builders use to ship production automation. We run the same stack we audit. Every recommendation in your monthly Switch Compass is grounded in something we have either deployed ourselves or evaluated through our directory pipeline.
The retainer client gets the same operator judgment that goes into every published article on this site.
- Monthly Switch Compass (PDF + Loom)
- Quarterly Stack Audit with 60-min review call
- Priority Slack channel with SLA
- Emergency unblock when production breaks
- Access to published audit methodology
- The same operator judgment behind every published article
Questions worth answering.
If you are evaluating a retainer for your production stack, these are the questions to ask before booking a call.
What does the discovery call cover?+
A 30-minute conversation. We learn about your stack, your priorities, and your expected use of the retainer. We tell you if you are a fit. No pitch.
How long does onboarding take?+
One week from signed contract to first Slack channel ping. Three weeks to the first Switch Compass.
What if I want to cancel?+
Thirty days notice. No long-term contract. No cancellation fee. We hand back any artefacts we produced for you.
What counts as an emergency unblock?+
A deployment that will not ship, an agent that is producing broken output, a critical MCP that is down, a security incident. Not “I want this feature added.”
Can I upgrade from Standby to Partner mid-contract?+
Yes. Pro-rated for the current month. No fee.
What if my stack is not Next.js + Vercel + Sanity?+
Tell us during the discovery call. If your stack overlaps significantly with our specialty, we proceed. If it does not, we say so.
Will you write code in my repo?+
Only for emergency unblocks (one or two per month). Otherwise no. The retainer is review and recommendation, not implementation.
Is my code safe with you?+
We sign a mutual NDA at contract. We use read-only access where possible. We delete or return any artefacts at the end of the engagement.
Tell us about your stack.
What happens on the call.
A 30-minute conversation. We learn about your stack, your priorities, and your expected use of the retainer. We tell you if you are a fit. No pitch.
If you prefer to skip the call and subscribe directly, use the Standby tier CTA in the pricing section above.
- We send a recap email within 24 hours
- If it is a fit, we send a Stripe invoice + 1-page MSA
- Onboarding starts within 7 days of signed contract
- First Switch Compass delivered by day 21
Stop watching the backlog grow.
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We will tell you within the call if Stack Standby is a fit and what tier suits your stack.