A: Hey GreggT,

That's a fair question! While the higher tiers definitely pack a punch with team features and those premium integrations, Tier 1 still offers fantastic value, especially compared to how some other platforms limit core functionality.

Here's the deal for Tier 1 users staying put:

1. Unlimited Agents & Workflows: This is huge. Unlike many tools that cap how many automations you can build, even on Tier 1, you can create as many agents and workflows as you need. This lets you really experiment and build out solutions for various tasks without hitting an artificial wall.

2. Full Platform Power: You get access to the same core AI engine, the workflow builder, the agent creator, and the entire MCP integration framework. You're not using a 'lite' version of the platform itself.

3. Publish & Share: You can still build agents or workflows and publish them for your end-users (via embedding or API), so it's perfectly usable for client-facing or public-facing applications built by a solo operator.

4. Enhance with BYOK & MCP: To get the most out of Tier 1 without upgrading:
- Use BYOK: Connect your own API keys for external LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.). This way, heavy AI usage bills directly to your provider, and your AgenticFlow credits mainly cover the platform's fixed step costs, making your 7.5k credits stretch further.
- Leverage Community/Self-Hosted MCPs: While premium integrations like native WhatsApp/LinkedIn require T3+, you can still connect to any of the 2500+ services that have a community or self-hosted MCP server available. Just grab the MCP server URL and plug it in.

So, Tier 1 is absolutely a solid foundation for solopreneurs or for focused use cases. You get the full power of the builder and core AI capabilities. Naturally, I'm a bit biased and think Tier 3 offers incredible value by mapping to our Team plan for future-proofing, but Tier 1 is designed to be genuinely useful right out of the gate for individual users.

Hope that helps frame the Tier 1 value! Let me know your thoughts.