# FAQ

> Questions before you install. What Standcast costs, what it reads, what it needs and who sees what.

## Is it free?

Yes, during the public beta.

## How much will it cost after the beta?

Pricing will be announced before the public beta ends.

## Does Standcast read our code?

No. The GitHub App reads pull requests, reviews, checks, commit metadata, standcast.yml and CODEOWNERS. It never reads source files.

## What do I need?

A GitHub organization or personal account, and a Slack workspace or Google Chat in Google Workspace. Linear is optional. Jira, ClickUp, Asana, GitHub Projects, Microsoft Teams and Discord are coming and are not connected yet.

## Which agents can I write my daily with?

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Claude Desktop and VS Code, through the Claude Code plugin or the local MCP server. The terminal works too.

## Can my manager see my suggested blockers?

No. Suggestions are visible only to you, in your own draft. They never reach the digest, the API, webhooks or managers.

## Can Standcast send a daily for me?

No. The MCP submit tool needs `confirmed: true`, which the agent passes only after you approve the text.

## Can we self-host?

Yes. Standcast is MIT licensed. The [self-hosting section of the README](https://github.com/ImFelipeOliveira/standcast#self-hosting) covers the API, the worker and Postgres.

## Still have a question?

Write to support@standcast.app or read the [documentation](https://docs.standcast.app/).

## More about Standcast

- [Home](https://standcast.app/index.md)
- [How it works](https://standcast.app/how-it-works/index.md)
- [Privacy](https://standcast.app/privacy/index.md)
- [Pricing](https://standcast.app/pricing/index.md)
- [Join the beta](https://standcast.app/beta/index.md)
- [Terms of use](https://standcast.app/terms/index.md)
- [Versão em português](https://standcast.app/pt-BR/perguntas-frequentes/index.md)

Support: support@standcast.app