Cache, sessions, rate limits
TTL-heavy workloads where a miss, re-auth, or fallback path is acceptable during beta.
Invite-only controlled beta
Managed Valkey for teams that need predictable spend before self-serve polish.
KeyNest beta is for qualified technical teams with low-risk Redis-compatible workloads, clear rollback paths, and a willingness to review operational evidence before expanding.
Fit criteria
Best for bounded workloads with real pricing pain and a reversible cutover.
No formal SLA or compliance
Do not bring regulated data, unrecoverable source-of-truth data, or procurement-heavy requirements.
Evidence before expansion
Restore drills, incident tabletops, usage reviews, and support boundaries are reviewed before quotas rise.
Magic link, then passkey
Accepted contacts use passwordless access; no shared passwords or public self-serve account creation.
Phase 3 self-service beta
Accepted clients can use the dashboard after an operator-issued invitation.
The dashboard covers invite acceptance, client workspace review, guarded Valkey provisioning, first-reveal credentials, support requests, usage evidence, backup/restore evidence, and audit history. It does not provide public signup, billing, SLA, GA, compliance, or unlimited capacity.
Guardrails are visible before provisioning
Plan, region, workload, memory, connection, command, and teammate limits are displayed before actions.
Credentials are first-reveal only
KeyNest stores only fingerprints and version history; raw credentials are never shown again.
Operational proof stays beta-safe
Readiness, usage, backup, restore, and support evidence uses observed, target, and hypothesis wording.
Exceptions stay founder-controlled
Provisioning is pauseable, idempotent, and blocked when a request exceeds assigned guardrails.
Structured intake
Apply with the same fields used for beta fit scoring.
This is not a vague waitlist. The details below map to the founder scoring record: workload shape, provider pain, command surface, rollback readiness, and pricing hypothesis.