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feat(pricing): runcycles.ai managed cloud + reposition toward production assurance#717

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Summary

Follow-up to the pricing page (#715). Two things:

1. Managed cloud domain → runcycles.ai

The planned managed cloud is runcycles.ai, not RunCycles.io. Updated all references in pricing.md and security.md. Kept as plain text (domain isn't live yet).

2. Reposition pricing toward production / governance assurance

Per external review feedback, the page leaned too much like "open-source support pricing." Reframed it as free to self-host; paid production assurance for teams using Cycles as runtime-authority infrastructure — without losing the founder-led, anti-hype voice:

  • Hero: "Pay for production assurance when runtime authority becomes part of your agent infrastructure."
  • Principle: "You pay for the production layer, not the software" + a line surfacing evidence/audit-readiness (CyclesEvidence exports, control narratives), linking to the Compliance Evidence Package.
  • Tier rename: Production → Production Support; added a "one workload" definition.
  • Enterprise bullets reordered so assurance leads (named engineer, incident terms, evidence/auditor support first); added a "pricing scales with workloads, environments, response coverage, and evidence requirements" note.
  • Support scope: replaced the single boundary line with an Included / Not included box.

3. Layout fixes (reported)

  • Each price stays on one line (nowrap + slightly smaller) so "From $6,000" no longer wraps and inflates the Enterprise price block.
  • Tier descriptions reserve up to 3 lines so feature lists begin at the same height across tiers.

Notes / divergences from the review

  • Review's sample copy still said "RunCycles.io" — used runcycles.ai per the domain correction.
  • Kept the scope box after the tiers (not before) so prices stay above the fold — standard pricing UX. Easy to move if preferred.
  • Production price held at $1,500/mo (introductory); Enterprise floor at from $72k/yr with the scaling note.

Verification

  • npm run build passes clean; verified rendered output (Production Support, scope box, #fixed-scope-services anchor target, Enterprise note, runcycles.ai).
  • Could not screenshot dark mode (Chrome extension not connected) — recommend a visual pass on tier alignment + dark theme.

…ction assurance

Domain:
- Managed cloud is runcycles.ai (not RunCycles.io); update pricing.md and
  security.md references.

Repositioning (from external review) — frame paid plans as production /
governance assurance rather than open-source support:
- Hero: pay for production assurance when runtime authority becomes part of
  your agent infrastructure.
- Principle: "you pay for the production layer, not the software"; surface
  evidence/audit-readiness (CyclesEvidence exports, control narratives) near
  the top with a link to the Compliance Evidence Package.
- Rename tier Production -> Production Support; define "one workload".
- Enterprise bullets reordered so assurance leads (named engineer, incident
  terms, evidence/auditor support first); add "pricing scales with..." note.
- Replace the single support-boundary line with an Included / Not included box
  plus a workload definition.

Layout:
- Keep each price on one line (nowrap + smaller size) so "From $6,000" no
  longer wraps and inflates the Enterprise price block.
- Reserve up to 3 lines for the tier description so feature lists start at the
  same height across tiers.
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Move the Included / Not included box (and the workload definition) above the
tier cards so support scope is clear before comparing tiers (asked for by two
reviews). Append "and 24x7 terms" to the Enterprise pricing caveat. Lead the
excluded column with "Legal advice".

Rebased onto main after #717 squash-merged, so this carries only the
Pricing.vue delta.
amavashev added a commit that referenced this pull request Jun 16, 2026
…718)

Move the Included / Not included box (and the workload definition) above the
tier cards so support scope is clear before comparing tiers (asked for by two
reviews). Append "and 24x7 terms" to the Enterprise pricing caveat. Lead the
excluded column with "Legal advice".

Rebased onto main after #717 squash-merged, so this carries only the
Pricing.vue delta.
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