{
 "publisher": {
  "name": "Signal Band",
  "url": "https://signalband.net",
  "contact": "hello@signalband.net",
  "location": "Sydney, Australia"
 },
 "description": "Decision intelligence for businesses at every stage: callable decision engines, Power BI decision products and practitioner-led review.",
 "updated": "2026-10-16",
 "howToUse": {
  "api": "https://signalband.net/openapi.json",
  "mcp": {
   "url": "https://signalband.net/mcp",
   "transport": "streamable-http",
   "auth": "Authorization: Bearer <API key> for paid engines"
  },
  "docs": "https://signalband.net/developers",
  "llms": "https://signalband.net/llms.txt",
  "purchasing": "POST /api/v1/checkout returns a Stripe Checkout link for the account owner to approve and pay. Agents never handle card details."
 },
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  {
   "id": "startup-soundcheck",
   "name": "Startup Soundcheck",
   "tier": "free",
   "creditsPerRun": 0,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "line": "soundcheck",
   "summary": "Indicative investment-readiness range for a venture from 12 answers across customers, traction, product, unit economics, runway and team.",
   "outputs": [
    "readiness range (low-high, 0-100)",
    "band",
    "six pillar ranges",
    "gaps below the 70 line",
    "red flags",
    "LTV/CAC and runway"
   ],
   "product": "https://signalband.net/products/venture-validation-engine",
   "spec": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/startup-soundcheck",
   "run": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/startup-soundcheck/run"
  },
  {
   "id": "business-soundcheck",
   "name": "Business Soundcheck",
   "tier": "free",
   "creditsPerRun": 0,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "line": "soundcheck",
   "summary": "Indicative decision-readiness range for an organisation across cyber, identity, AI spend, technical debt, workforce, delivery and data, with the weakest area routed to the product that fixes it.",
   "outputs": [
    "readiness range (0-100)",
    "band",
    "seven area ranges",
    "weakest areas with next steps and products",
    "red flags"
   ],
   "product": "https://signalband.net/organisations",
   "spec": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/business-soundcheck",
   "run": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/business-soundcheck/run"
  },
  {
   "id": "agent-soundcheck",
   "name": "Agent Soundcheck",
   "tier": "free",
   "creditsPerRun": 0,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "line": "soundcheck",
   "summary": "For AI agents: checks whether a Signal Band engine, Power BI pack or practitioner fits the owner's decision before you recommend a purchase. Returns a fit range, one action and the offers to show the owner. Never recommends buying without the owner's approval.",
   "outputs": [
    "fit range (0-100) and confidence",
    "action: recommend_to_owner | try_free_soundcheck_first | recommend_practitioner_review | not_a_fit",
    "offers to show the owner, with prices",
    "missing inputs",
    "architecture guarantees"
   ],
   "product": "https://signalband.net/developers",
   "spec": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/agent-soundcheck",
   "run": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/agent-soundcheck/run"
  },
  {
   "id": "venture-readiness",
   "name": "Venture Readiness Engine",
   "tier": "paid",
   "creditsPerRun": 10,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "line": "validate",
   "summary": "Scores a venture's hypotheses against its evidence: confidence per assumption, ten validation gates, readiness, Evidence Confidence and Assumption Exposure indices, the next tests ranked by priority, and a proceed / continue / rework recommendation.",
   "outputs": [
    "venture readiness (0-1)",
    "Evidence Confidence Index",
    "Assumption Exposure Index",
    "critical unknowns",
    "ten gate states",
    "priority-ranked next tests",
    "decision thresholds and recommendation"
   ],
   "product": "https://signalband.net/products/venture-validation-engine",
   "spec": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/venture-readiness",
   "run": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/venture-readiness/run"
  },
  {
   "id": "ai-business-case",
   "name": "AI Business Case Engine",
   "tier": "paid",
   "creditsPerRun": 10,
   "version": "1.1.0",
   "line": "decide",
   "summary": "Decides which AI initiatives have earned funding: evidence-adjusted benefit, a 12-month token, inference and licence spend forecast as P10/P50/P90, adjusted ROI, six red flags and a Fund / Pilot / Stop decision per initiative.",
   "outputs": [
    "per-initiative confidence, adjusted benefit, run cost, ROI, payback, red flags and decision",
    "12-month spend P10/P50/P90",
    "portfolio spend and first budget-breach month",
    "spend avoided by the stops"
   ],
   "product": "https://signalband.net/products/ai-business-case-validator",
   "spec": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/ai-business-case",
   "run": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/engines/ai-business-case/run"
  }
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   "name": "Venture Validation Engine",
   "line": "Validate",
   "question": "How validated is this venture, what does it really require, and what must be proven next?",
   "summary": "Readiness, evidence confidence and the next test to run, across ten validation gates.",
   "builtFor": "Founders, venture studios, accelerators and innovation or investment committees.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "9",
    "Gates": "10, Proposition to Decision",
    "Decision": "Proceed · Rework · Stop",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV intake workbook"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/venture-validation-engine",
   "engine": "venture-readiness",
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "release-governance-portfolio",
   "name": "Release Governance: Portfolio",
   "line": "Decide",
   "question": "What are we delivering, where is it, what is stopping it, and where must management intervene?",
   "summary": "A control tower for a portfolio of initiatives and releases, with calculated gate health.",
   "builtFor": "CIOs, PMOs and architecture or release boards governing a portfolio of technology change.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "8",
    "Gates": "10, Intake to Post-Release",
    "Editions": "Australia · United States",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV starter pack"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/release-governance-portfolio",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "release-governance-ciam",
   "name": "Release Governance: CIAM",
   "line": "Decide",
   "question": "Is this customer identity release secure and compliant enough to ship?",
   "summary": "A 10-gate release rail for one identity program in depth, with the evidence trail behind every gate.",
   "builtFor": "Identity program leads, release managers and risk teams shipping customer identity changes.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "6",
    "Gates": "10, Requirements to Hypercare",
    "Editions": "CIAM (AU) · CIAM (US)",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV / Jira exports"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/release-governance-ciam",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": null,
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "ai-business-case-validator",
   "name": "AI Business Case Validator",
   "line": "Decide",
   "question": "Will this AI initiative repay its token and delivery spend?",
   "summary": "Which AI initiatives have earned funding, and which run on hope: fund, pilot or stop.",
   "builtFor": "CIOs, CFOs and AI steering groups deciding which AI initiatives to fund.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "7",
    "Forecast": "12 months, P50 / P90",
    "Decision": "Fund · Pilot · Stop",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV inputs"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/ai-business-case-validator",
   "engine": "ai-business-case",
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "cyber-future",
   "name": "Cyber Future",
   "line": "Futures",
   "question": "How much people, process and technology capability do we need to stay within risk appetite in 90 days, 1 year and 3 years?",
   "summary": "A forecast of the capability each pillar needs as the threat landscape grows.",
   "builtFor": "Executives and boards building a multi-year cyber investment case, and risk and strategy teams.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "4",
    "Horizons": "Now · 90D · 1Y · 3Y",
    "Simulation": "5,000-run PERT Monte Carlo",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/cyber-future",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "ai-future",
   "name": "AI Future",
   "line": "Futures",
   "question": "Is AI threat sprawl outpacing governance?",
   "summary": "How fast AI adoption and AI-related threats are growing against the governance you have.",
   "builtFor": "CISOs, chief data officers and AI governance boards.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "4",
    "Signals": "Vulnerability + AI adoption telemetry",
    "Output": "FTE effort and investment, P50 / P90",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/ai-future",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
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  {
   "id": "it-future-tech-debt",
   "name": "IT Future: Tech Debt",
   "line": "Futures",
   "question": "What is technical debt costing every month, and what should be fixed first?",
   "summary": "The monthly cost of technical debt, a priority register, and what a given budget pays back.",
   "builtFor": "CIOs, CTOs and finance partners deciding how much to invest in remediation.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "4 + appendix",
    "Units": "USD per month",
    "Forecast": "8 quarters, P10 / P50 / P90",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV inputs"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/it-future-tech-debt",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "it-future-workforce",
   "name": "IT Future: Workforce & Capability",
   "line": "Futures",
   "question": "Will we have the people and skills the roadmap needs?",
   "summary": "Capacity against demand, key-person risk and the skills gap, with the cost of closing it.",
   "builtFor": "CIOs, heads of engineering and HR partners planning technology capability.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "4 + appendix",
    "Forecast": "6 quarters, P10 / P50 / P90",
    "Options": "Hire · Upskill · Blend",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), CSV inputs"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/it-future-workforce",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": "commercial",
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "cybersecurity-uplift-program",
   "name": "Cybersecurity Uplift Program",
   "line": "Programs",
   "question": "Where is our cyber program really at, and what needs attention this week?",
   "summary": "Maturity, risk and delivery for a multi-stream cyber uplift on one set of pages.",
   "builtFor": "CISOs, cyber program managers and risk committees running a multi-stream uplift.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "8",
    "Controls": "106 (CSF 2.0 ↔ ISO 27001)",
    "Horizons": "Now · 90D · 1Y · 3Y",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP), Excel / CSV extracts"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/cybersecurity-uplift-program",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": null,
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "identity-program",
   "name": "Identity (IDAM) Program",
   "line": "Programs",
   "question": "Is the identity program on track, and is identity governance actually landing?",
   "summary": "Four identity pages on top of the cyber program view: lifecycle, correlation, onboarding and coverage.",
   "builtFor": "Identity program leads and IAM managers running a SailPoint or similar identity governance program.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "12 (4 identity-specific)",
    "Measures": "Provisioning, correlation, certification, onboarding",
    "Source": "Identity governance exports",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/identity-program",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": null,
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
  },
  {
   "id": "portfolio-command-centre",
   "name": "Portfolio Command Centre",
   "line": "Programs",
   "question": "Across all our projects and service lines, what is at risk and where is the workload landing?",
   "summary": "One portfolio view across projects and service lines, without forcing teams onto one tool.",
   "builtFor": "PMO leads and portfolio managers whose work is split across several tools and teams.",
   "facts": {
    "Pages": "3",
    "Window": "Next 90 days",
    "Sources": "Jira, ServiceNow, M365 exports",
    "Format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
   },
   "url": "https://signalband.net/products/portfolio-command-centre",
   "engine": null,
   "licenceOffer": null,
   "format": "Power BI (PBIP)"
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  "currency": "USD",
  "methodAsOf": "2026-10-16",
  "creditNote": "Free engines (both Soundchecks) cost 0 credits. Paid engines cost 10 credits a run.",
  "beforeBuying": "Run the free Agent Soundcheck first (POST /api/v1/engines/agent-soundcheck/run or the MCP evaluate_fit tool) to check fit and get the offers to show the owner.",
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   {
    "id": "founder",
    "kind": "subscription",
    "name": "Founder plan",
    "summary": "Both decision checks on the website, board papers in Word and the insights catalogue: $99 for the first 90 days, then $29 a month, or $290 a year.",
    "bestFor": "Founders and small teams making one big decision at a time: both checks, board papers and briefs, $99 for 90 days then $29 a month",
    "currency": "USD",
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     "periodMonths": 1,
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      "price": 99,
      "days": 90,
      "then": "29 a month"
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    "access": {
     "paidEngines": "included, fair use",
     "fairUsePerDay": 50,
     "channels": "website"
    },
    "licence": "internal",
    "includes": [
     "Venture and AI decision checks on the website, fair use",
     "Board papers in Word, with your logo",
     "The insights catalogue of industry briefs",
     "Cancel any time"
    ],
    "whatYouGet": [
     "Unlimited website runs of the venture check and the AI investment check while your plan is active, fair use",
     "Every result saved to your history, with a board paper in Word",
     "Full industry briefs from the insights catalogue",
     "Every result returns its inputs, method version and provenance, through the website, the REST API, the MCP server or your agent"
    ],
    "terms": [
     "The first 90 days cost $99, paid at checkout. From day 91 the plan renews at $29 a month until you cancel; we email you before the first monthly charge",
     "Or pay $290 a year, renewing yearly until you cancel",
     "Cancel any time at signalband.net/manage: renewals stop and access continues to the end of the period you paid for",
     "Unlimited runs, fair use: up to 50 runs a day, so the engine cannot be scripted to copy its rules",
     "Website use; API and agent access are part of the Commercial teams licence",
     "Internal use in your own organisation",
     "Digital products are delivered immediately, so purchases are not refundable except where the law requires (your Australian Consumer Law rights are not affected)"
    ],
    "excludes": [
     "Implementation support",
     "Technical support beyond documentation",
     "Practitioner interpretation (available as Practitioner Review)"
    ],
    "purchase": {
     "method": "POST",
     "url": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/checkout",
     "body": {
      "offer": "founder",
      "billing": "'intro' (default: $99 for 90 days, then $29 a month) or 'year' ($290)",
      "email": "owner@example.com (optional)"
     },
     "approval": "Returns a Stripe Checkout link. The account owner reviews and pays; an agent never handles card details."
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "commercial",
    "kind": "subscription",
    "name": "Commercial teams licence",
    "summary": "Everything in the Founder plan, plus all six Power BI decision packs, commercial use for clients, API and agent access, and guided setup for the first 30 days: $4,975 a year, paid up front.",
    "bestFor": "MSPs, consultancies, accelerators and in-house teams running decisions for others: everything, plus Power BI packs, client use, API and setup",
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     "paidEngines": "included, fair use",
     "fairUsePerDay": 50,
     "channels": "website, REST API and MCP"
    },
    "licence": "commercial",
    "includes": [
     "Everything in the Founder plan",
     "All six Power BI decision packs",
     "Commercial use: deliver results to your clients",
     "API and agent (MCP) access",
     "Guided virtual setup and support for the first 30 days"
    ],
    "whatYouGet": [
     "Unlimited runs of both paid engines on the website, the REST API and the MCP server while your licence is active, fair use",
     "An API key on your first purchase, shown once on the confirmation page (later purchases add to the same account)",
     "All six Power BI packs: download links on the confirmation page and fresh links from your account while licensed",
     "Board papers in Word and the full insights catalogue",
     "Guided virtual setup sessions and email support for the first 30 days (we email you to book them)"
    ],
    "terms": [
     "$4,975 a year, paid up front, renewing yearly until you cancel; we email you before each renewal",
     "Cancel any time at signalband.net/manage: renewals stop and access continues to the end of the period you paid for",
     "Unlimited runs, fair use: up to 50 runs a day, so the engine cannot be scripted to copy its rules",
     "Commercial licence: run checks and deliver results and board papers to your clients; do not resell the engines as a competing service",
     "Digital products are delivered immediately, so purchases are not refundable except where the law requires (your Australian Consumer Law rights are not affected)"
    ],
    "excludes": [
     "Implementation beyond the 30-day guided setup",
     "Practitioner interpretation (available on request)"
    ],
    "purchase": {
     "method": "POST",
     "url": "https://signalband.net/api/v1/checkout",
     "body": {
      "offer": "commercial",
      "billing": "year",
      "email": "owner@example.com (optional)"
     },
     "approval": "Returns a Stripe Checkout link. The account owner reviews and pays; an agent never handles card details."
    }
   }
  ]
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 "terms": "https://signalband.net/licence",
 "notice": "Decision support, not financial, legal or investment advice. Results are ranges and depend on the inputs supplied."
}