specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Barndoor
providerId: barndoor
created: '2026-05-15'
modified: '2026-05-15'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - AI Agents
  - AI Governance
  - MCP
  - Control Plane
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS 1.3-aligned FinOps for Barndoor. Public pricing is seat-style (non-
  human identities) and feature-gated by plan tier, not consumption-metered.
  The pricing page shows $500/month Team, custom Pro and Enterprise, and free
  Trial. The likely commercial meters are: registered agents (seats),
  governed MCP server registrations, OAuth connection events, governance /
  policy decisions, and proxied MCP / SSE requests, but only the agent seat
  ceiling is published. Cost is currently fixed-per-plan; reconciled:false
  until a real customer contract confirms add-on or overage line items.
sources:
  - https://barndoor.ai/pricing
  - https://docs.barndoor.ai/api-reference/introduction
  - https://docs.barndoor.ai/how-tos/log-export
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Barndoor AI, Inc.
serviceCategory: AI Governance / Control Plane
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription (Plan-Based Seats + Feature Tiers)
  billingFrequency: Monthly (Annual Commit Available)
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Adjustment
    - Tax
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Barndoor Platform
  ServiceCategory: AI Governance / Control Plane
  ProviderName: Barndoor
  PublisherName: Barndoor AI, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Barndoor AI, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: plan_subscription
    description: >-
      Recurring monthly subscription per plan tier (Trial / Team / Pro /
      Enterprise). Team is published at $500/month billed annually; Pro and
      Enterprise are custom.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - plan_tier
  - name: non_human_identities
    description: >-
      Registered agents (non-human identities). The published structural
      quota: Trial unlimited, Team 250, Pro 1,000, Enterprise custom. Likely
      acts as a seat license rather than a per-call meter.
    unit: agent
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - agent_type
  - name: mcp_server_registrations
    description: >-
      Registered MCP server instances under the organization. Not separately
      priced today; included in the plan.
    unit: mcp_server
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - server_type
  - name: oauth_connections
    description: >-
      OAuth connections established from agents to backend SaaS through
      Barndoor's connection broker. Not separately priced today.
    unit: connection
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - mcp_server_id
      - status
  - name: governance_events
    description: >-
      Policy decisions emitted by the runtime enforcement engine (Cerbos PDP)
      against agent actions. Surfaced through audit logs and dashboards; not
      separately priced today.
    unit: decision
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - policy_id
      - authorized
  - name: mcp_proxy_requests
    description: >-
      Requests proxied through Barndoor's MCP / SSE endpoints
      (`/mcp/{server}`, `/sse/{server}`) to backend MCP servers. Not
      separately priced today.
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - mcp_server_id
      - agent_id
  - name: audit_log_events_exported
    description: >-
      Audit events exported to S3-compatible storage. Batched every 30
      seconds or per 100 events. Not separately priced today; included in
      Pro and Enterprise.
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
      - bucket
  - name: private_deployment
    description: >-
      Private cloud / on-premises deployment add-on (Enterprise only).
      Custom-quoted.
    unit: month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization_id
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Use Barndoor's audit dashboards plus the audit-log export to S3 /
      Datadog-compatible JSON to reconcile policy decisions and proxied MCP
      requests against agent attribution. Pull `getAgentCounts` for current
      seat utilization.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Tag agents by team / product via `application_directory_id` so MCP
      proxy and policy-decision volume flows back to the right cost center.
      Maintain separate test and production organizations to keep development
      activity off the production seat count.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size the plan tier to actual agent count (Trial -> Team -> Pro
      -> Enterprise). Archive or unregister unused agents to stay within the
      tier ceiling. Use ABAC conditions to scope tool exposure narrowly so
      agents only consume the MCP tools they need.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Assign an AI Governance owner per organization. Review SOC 2 evidence
      and audit-log export config quarterly; track plan-tier renewals
      against the agent seat trend.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com