We keep your product stable, secure, and improving after launch — with proactive monitoring, fast incident response, and ongoing development on a predictable monthly retainer.
New features, performance improvements, scaling infrastructure, product evolution as needed — under the same retainer.
Monthly rhythm
What a monthly retainer actually looks like.
No black box. Every month follows the same rhythm so you always know what's happening.
Week 1
Audit & fix
Dependency scan run, vulnerabilities triaged
Bug queue reviewed, priority fixes shipped
Monitoring dashboards checked, anomalies flagged
Week 2
Patch & secure
Security patches reviewed and deployed
Performance metrics reviewed
Any incidents from prior week documented
Week 3
Build & improve
Requested feature or improvement scoped and started
Code review of any internal dev work
Infrastructure costs reviewed
Week 4
Report & plan
Monthly summary report sent to founder
Next month priorities agreed
Retainer health check — are we covering the right things?
Week 1
Audit & fix
Dependency scan run, vulnerabilities triaged
Bug queue reviewed, priority fixes shipped
Monitoring dashboards checked, anomalies flagged
Week 2
Patch & secure
Security patches reviewed and deployed
Performance metrics reviewed
Any incidents from prior week documented
Week 3
Build & improve
Requested feature or improvement scoped and started
Code review of any internal dev work
Infrastructure costs reviewed
Week 4
Report & plan
Monthly summary report sent to founder
Next month priorities agreed
Retainer health check — are we covering the right things?
Accountability week
Stack
Maintenance & monitoring stack.
The tools we reach for to keep products healthy. We'll slot into your stack if you already have one — this is what we'd install on day one if you don't.
Bug fixes (same sprint), security patches (24-hour SLA), dependency updates (monthly review), incident response with named on-call, weekly sprint visibility, and a full monthly report. No "that's out of scope" emails.
P1 (product down): on-call ack in < 15 minutes, fix or rollback within 1 hour. P2 (major impairment): ack in 1 hour, work begins same day. P3 / P4 land in the next sprint. SLAs are defined in writing on the contract.
Yes — this is most of our retainer work. We start with a 1–2 week audit, install monitoring, document the runbook, and stabilise critical issues before the retainer goes live.
Snyk and Dependabot scan every PR. Critical CVEs trigger a 24-hour SLA: triage, hotfix branch, signed deploy, post-mortem. You get one email when it's done — not five during.
Retainers include a defined number of hours. Overage is billed at the same transparent hourly rate, with your approval before the work starts — no surprise invoices. Most clients spike for a quarter, then settle back.
A dedicated channel in your Slack. Status posted at triage, at fix, at resolution. Statuspage updated for your users. Post-mortem in your Linear within 24 hours. No phone calls at 3am — the team handles it.
Founder-direct
Put your product on aretainer this quarter.
Free 30-minute call with a senior engineer. We'll audit what's live, name the risks worth fixing first, and propose a retainer shape — whether you hire us or not.