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Wells

Product Wells archive

Archive of Zipper Tools Product Wells, starting with GitHub Actions Upgrade Guard as the current Featured tool.

Monthly wells

Promote by demand evidence, not build enthusiasm.

Each well starts as a narrow local scanner/report artifact around a deadline, deprecation, policy shift, compliance need, or recurring operational breakage.

Next candidate Paused

Python 3.14 Readiness Pack

Built as a product package, but checkout and front-page promotion wait for Action Guard evidence.

MVP built Paused

Apple, CRA, ESLint v10, and Publisher Hardening

Rank 3-6 wells exist as local MVPs and stay paused until each has proof pages and exact-fit demand tests.

Promotion and pause rules

  • Promote when serious users run the scanner, ask scope/pricing questions, or move repeatedly from exact-source pages into proof/product pages.
  • Pause when traffic arrives but no one runs the artifact or checkout intent stays near zero after targeted outreach.
  • Keep paid checkout hidden until the free/proof boundary is clear.