Platform
Open-Core Model & Pricing
Spiral follows the open-core model pioneered by GitLab. The core platform is free and fully functional. AI-powered features are available as add-ons.
Free (Core)
Everything you need to manage product knowledge — no credit card required.
- Structured memory — Facts, decisions, features, constraints as typed, versioned entries
- CLI — Git-like workflow: clone, push, sync, explore
- SKF — Open interchange format for knowledge portability
- MCP integration — 24 tools for Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code
- PM Dashboard — Health score, knowledge map, activity, audit trail
- Community — Explore, star, fork, publish knowledge bases
- Conflict detection — Catches contradictions and stale references
- Multi-agent coordination — Advisory soft locks and shared decision history
- Self-managed deployment — Run on your own infrastructure
Spiral AI (Add-on)
AI-powered features that accelerate every phase of the knowledge lifecycle.
| Feature | Free | Pro $19/mo | Team $39/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI chat & consultation | 50 req/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Context extraction | 5/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Artifact generation (BRD, PRD, ERD) | 5 docs/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI conflict resolution | — | Yes | Yes |
| Semantic search (embeddings) | Basic | Advanced | Advanced |
| Priority models | — | GPT-4o, Claude | GPT-4o, Claude, custom |
| Team analytics | — | — | Yes |
| SSO/SAML | — | — | Yes |
Bring Your Own Agent (BYOA)
You don't need Spiral AI to use Spiral. Extract knowledge with any tool you already use:
- Copy the extraction prompt from
spiral extract --prompt-only - Run it in Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI
- Save the output as
.skf.json - Import:
spiral import knowledge.skf.json
Spiral is the platform for knowledge, not a walled garden for AI.