The scale-up path
From a free CLI to a verified hub, in web2 and web3.
Five steps, and one engine behind all of them.
- 1CLIFree, on every machine
- 2APIAny platform, no install
- 3GitHub AppEvery repo in an organisation
- 4Hub 1Verify existing hubs
- 5Hub 2Our own verified hub
The badge runs across every step. Each verified artifact carries a live mark that links back to eyebrow.
Step 1 · CLI
Free, and it spreads on its own.
- 1
One developer
Runs a scan and sees every skill, server, hook, and rule on their machine.
- 2
One team
The lockfile is committed, so every teammate inherits the baseline and CI fails on drift.
- 3
One organisation
Fleet snapshots show who else is exposed. That is when teams look for more.
Who it reaches
Developers on every coding agent
Do we charge? No.
Step 2 · API
Adopted like installing an app.
Zero onboarding
Who it reaches
Anyone who cannot run a binary
Why we can charge
- It does more than the open source CLIPrivate sources, uploads, and checks from any platform.
- Usage has a real costEach check uses compute, so paying per use feels fair.
- Buyers already pay this rangePaid MCP servers charge $10 to $50 a month.
Step 3 · GitHub App
One install covers every repo.
- 1
Installed once
On an organisation, it checks every push and pull request across every repo.
- 2
Private included
Private repos are covered, and the check fails when the lockfile no longer matches.
- 3
Charging
Public repos stay free. Private repo coverage comes with Starter and Premium.
Web2 and web3
How big the market is.
Value moving through agents and their tools, worldwide. It shows why the risk matters. eyebrow takes no cut of it.
McKinsey. Estimates start at $144B (eMarketer).
The spend eyebrow sells into, up from $5.53B in 2025. AI agent artifacts are a new slice with no incumbent.
Mordor Intelligence, 12.8% CAGR.
The badge
How every product gets seen.
Visibility and a benchmark
The badge is a live mark on each verified artifact's listing and on the publisher's own site. It links back to eyebrow.
Once enough serious projects show it, an artifact without one starts to look like a risk.
- Buyers click itand find the hub
- Publishers want itand use the API
- Developers see itand use the API too
Steps 4 and 5 · The hub
Two roads.
| Dimension | Hub 1Verify existing hubs | Hub 2Our own hub |
|---|---|---|
| Customer | Hub operators | Individual developers and teams |
| What they buy | Continuous verification of their catalogue | Safe, verified installs of any artifact |
| eyebrow price | API Premium, $99/month + usage | $5/month individual, $19/month team |
| Own skills | None | $5–15 one-time, 100% ours |
| Third-party paid artifacts | None | 15% of each sale |
| Market reference | Hubs already pay outside scanners | Skills free to $49; 85/15 splits |
| Scales through | One integration, thousands of artifacts | Many buyers at an easy price |
Market price
What competitors charge.
| Where | Model | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| ClawHub (OpenClaw) | Mostly free; paid minority, platform fee | $5–9 utility, $15–29 workflow |
| ClawHub bundles | One-time purchase | $29–49 |
| Paid MCP servers | Monthly subscription | $10–50 / month |
| MCPize, Agensi | Creator keeps 80% | 20% platform cut |
| Smithery | Directory, paid team workspaces | From $19 / month |
| Skiln / Skillsdb | Federated directory, 75,000+ listings | Free to browse |
Why it scales
Growth without growing the team.
One engine
Every product runs the same verification.
Self-serve
The CLI, API, and GitHub App need no onboarding process.
The browser fills the hub
The 1,000th artifact costs what the 10th did.
Volume per customer
One install covers every repo. One hub brings a whole catalogue.
Free distribution
Every badge points back to eyebrow.
Result
Revenue grows with usage and reach, while headcount stays flat.
Illustrative revenue
Three scenarios, per year.
Each cell shows monthly volume and the annual revenue it brings. The numbers are illustrative, and badge monetization is excluded.
| Stream (monthly) | Conservative | Base | Stretch |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Starter $49 | 100 → $59K | 300 → $176K | 800 → $470K |
| API Premium avg $149 | 20 → $36K | 60 → $107K | 150 → $268K |
| Hub 1 verification avg $1,500 | 2 → $36K | 5 → $90K | 12 → $216K |
| Hub 2 individual $5 | 2,000 → $120K | 8,000 → $480K | 25,000 → $1.5M |
| Hub 2 team $19 | 150 → $34K | 600 → $137K | 2,000 → $456K |
| Hub 2 own skills avg $19 | 1,000 → $19K | 5,000 → $95K | 20,000 → $380K |
| Hub 2 third-party cut 20% | $100K → $20K | $500K → $100K | $2M → $400K |
| Total | ~$324K | ~$1.19M | ~$3.69M |
No account. One binary.
Find out what is already installed. It takes seconds.
Inventory the machine, write the baseline, and make every future change explain itself.
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