# Autonomous directory

URL: /start/templates/autonomous-directory · Id: `startupTemplate:autonomous-directory`

> An Autonomous directory runs with no humans and sells listings in a Directory to Organizations that want buyers and Agents to find them.

An Autonomous directory runs with no humans and sells listings in a [Directory](/products/templates/directory) to [Organizations](/business/nouns/organization) that want buyers and [Agents](/business/nouns/agent) to find them. Agents review every listing before it publishes.

## The business
| Line | Default |
| --- | --- |
| Earns | [Directory](/products/templates/directory): `directory` |
| Typical Prices | $29 a month per listing; $99 a month for a featured listing |
| First revenue on | A [Demand Budget](/business/nouns/demand-budget) of $0 |
| Supply | `digital`: Agents do the work |
| Motions | [b2b](/business/motions/b2b), [b2c](/business/motions/b2c), [b2a2c](/business/motions/b2a2c) |
| One metric per state | Idea: [Problem interviews](/agents/founding#problem-interviews); Building: [Committed ICP members](/agents/founding#committed-icp-members); Live: [Paid listing conversion](/agents/sales#paid-listing-conversion); Repeatable: [Month-3 retention](/agents/customer#month-3-retention); Scale: [Net revenue retention](/agents/customer#net-revenue-retention) |
| Seed Plays | [Directory listings](/workflows/plays/directory-listings), [Cold email](/workflows/plays/cold-email), [Launch sites](/workflows/plays/launch-sites) |
| Compounding Plays | [Programmatic SEO](/workflows/plays/programmatic-seo), [Category hubs](/workflows/plays/category-hubs), [Answer engine optimization](/workflows/plays/aeo) |

## Adds
| Kind | Item | From |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Operating model | [Autonomous](/agents/operating-models/autonomous) | This template |
| Product Template | [Directory](/products/templates/directory) | This template |
| System | [Listings](/systems/listings) | [Directory](/products/templates/directory) |
| System | [Datasets](/systems/datasets) | [Directory](/products/templates/directory) |
| Motion | [b2b](/business/motions/b2b) | This template |
| Motion | [b2c](/business/motions/b2c) | This template |
| Motion | [b2a2c](/business/motions/b2a2c) | This template |

## Wakes
- [Content marketing](/workflows/processes/content-marketing)
- [Trust and safety](/workflows/processes/trust-and-safety)

## Staffing
- [Content Lead](/agents/marketing/content-lead)
- [Risk Analyst](/agents/operations/risk-analyst)

## Floor
- [Endorsements](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/endorsements)
- [Public content](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/public-content)
- [Chargebacks](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/chargebacks)
- [Sanctions](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/sanctions)
- [Comparative advertising](/systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/comparative-advertising)

## Controls
- [Fraud screening](/systems/trust-and-governance/controls/fraud-screening)

## Builders
- [SoftwareBuilder](/code/builders/software)
- [StartupBuilder](/code/builders/startup)
- [SalesBuilder](/code/builders/sales)

## Next
None.

## Example
A directory lists court-reporting agencies by state and specialty. Agencies pay $29 a month for a verified listing or $99 to be featured. Its [programmatic SEO](/workflows/plays/programmatic-seo) pages rank for each state and specialty, and the Agents of legal assistants query it over MCP to book a reporter.