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Signal Expansion Field Kit: AI API Portability, Fallback & Kill-Switch Templates. Eight fill-in planning files for solo builders and small teams who run on AI APIs — written down before a vendor changes your access, your pricing, or your terms, so the day it happens is an errand instead of an emergency. Not a prompt dump. Not news. Worksheets you fill in.
1 · Preview — what’s inside
- Portability ledger — one row per dependency: tool, vendor, keys, export path, replace-by date.
- Permissions map — who may spend, publish, delete, rotate keys.
- Fallback matrix — primary, fallback, local/open-weight option, trigger, recovery-time objective.
- Kill-switch card — revoke, disable spend, pause agents, notify owner.
- Outcome-cost sheet — setup, review, rework → cost per acceptable outcome.
- Worksheets — API vs self-host, open-weight economics, supervision cost.
- Weekly research-to-decision page — one page a week: continue / stop / start.
- Shock drill (illustrative) — a fully filled Cursor/OpenAI access-cut stack to type over with your own.
See a filled file first — your copy ships blank. From the kit’s own sample rows (illustrative):
- Portability ledger, row 1: Tool = Cursor | Vendor = Anysphere | Keys = env var + team vault | Export path = settings JSON, weekly | Replace-by = VS Code + Continue.dev, about 2 days
- Kill-switch card, line 1: Revoke = vendor API keys page | Owner = you | Disable spend = usage cap to 0 | Notify = text the owner
2 · Walkthrough — your first session
- Ledger, row 1 (5 min). Pick the AI tool you’d miss most tomorrow. One row: tool, vendor, where its keys live, how you’d export, what replaces it.
- Kill-switch card, line 1 (5 min). The owner’s name and the vendor’s revoke URL. Where do you set spend to zero? Who gets notified?
- Permissions map (10 min). Who may spend, publish, delete, rotate keys — written down, with account names.
- Fallback matrix (15 min). For that same dependency: primary, fallback, local/open-weight option, the trigger to switch, and how long switching should take.
- Read the drill (10 min). The included filled Cursor/OpenAI access-cut drill, read as a story — then typed over with your own stack.
- Weekly page (5 min, weekly). Continue / stop / start. The habit that keeps the plan a plan instead of archaeology.
Total first session: about 45 minutes — and the two highest-value pages take ten. These are manual planning sheets, not automated controls.
3 · FAQ
- Who is it for? Solo builders and small teams running on AI APIs who want a written plan for the day a vendor cuts access.
- How much? $17 — or $12 with code LAUNCH5 through October 25 (first 20).
- How do I get it? Instant download from Payhip right after checkout.
- Is it software? No — manual planning sheets, not automated controls, not a prompt dump. The value is the thinking, done in advance.
- Free Signal vs this kit? The Signal is the free newsletter (editorial context). The Kit is the $17 fill-in template set you work through yourself. No free order is required first.
- Does it guarantee savings or uninterrupted access? No. Templates and illustrative examples do not guarantee savings, security, or uninterrupted access — they make your response planned instead of improvised.
- Questions about an order? Write to dylan2045ad@agentmail.to
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