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Sitedropper Client Preview Pipeline (5-7 days)

Agencies deploy AI-built client sites to Draft HTTPS URLs through Sitedropper's hosted MCP endpoint, run a password-protected review gate, then flip to public or custom domain once the client signs off. Time: 5-7 days.

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Sitedropper Client Preview Pipeline (5-7 days)

Agencies deploy AI-built client sites to Draft HTTPS URLs through Sitedropper's hosted MCP endpoint, run a password-protected review gate, then flip to public or custom domain once the client signs off.

Prerequisites
  • Sitedropper account created, with the Free tier (up to 3 projects, 30 deployments per month) sufficient for a pilot client
  • At least one supported AI coding agent installed and authenticated: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, or Pi
  • A client web project already scaffolded inside that agent's workspace, ready for the Analyze, Build, Deploy pipeline
  • Domain registrar access for the client if the Starter plan's custom domain connection will be used
  • A named internal reviewer who owns the Draft-to-public approval decision
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Register the Sitedropper account and connect the hosted MCP endpoint to one AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, or Pi)
  • 2.Run a throwaway project through Analyze, Build, Deploy to confirm a Draft HTTPS URL is returned
  • 3.Record the deployment path and any agent-specific configuration quirks in an internal runbook
  • 1.Select the first client project and deploy it from the agent workspace to a Sitedropper Draft URL
  • 2.Verify the Draft visibility setting is active so nothing is publicly reachable yet
  • 3.Capture the raw Draft URL for internal QA only
  • 1.Switch the project to Password protected sharing and generate the client-facing preview link
  • 2.Send the password-protected URL to the client with a structured feedback template
  • 3.Log the client's first-round comments against the deployment record
  • 1.Apply client revisions in the agent workspace and redeploy through the same MCP endpoint
  • 2.Confirm the redeploy overwrites the existing Draft URL rather than consuming a new project slot
  • 3.Reissue the password-protected link for round two
  • 1.Move the client to the Starter plan ($2.5/month, or $2.08/month annual) once the project count or deployment volume approaches the Free tier ceiling of 3 projects and 30 deployments per month
  • 2.Connect the client's own domain through the Starter custom domain option
  • 3.Enable Private sharing by verified email if the client wants named-recipient access instead of a shared password
  • 1.Flip the project from Draft to Public sharing after written client approval
  • 2.Edit the Sitedropper URL slug to the client's preferred naming if the default is not presentable
  • 3.Test the live HTTPS URL across desktop and mobile before announcing go-live
  • 1.Hand off project controls to the client with a one-page guide covering Draft, Password protected, and Public modes
  • 2.Document the ZIP upload and REST API fallback paths for any future non-agent deployments
  • 3.Close the engagement with the deployment runbook archived for the next client
Tool cost is $0/month on Free for the pilot (up to 3 projects, 30 deployments per month) and $2.5/month on Starter, or $2.08/month billed annually, once custom domains or higher deployment volume are needed. The productized Local Launch offer prices the same delivery at $1,800 with 16h setup.5-7 days
ROI Logic

A single client deployment on the Free tier costs the agency $0 in tool spend, and the Starter plan at $2.5/month or $2.08/month annual is a rounding error against a retainer. The margin comes from the delivery model: the Local Launch offer is priced at $1,800 for 16h of setup, so the Sitedropper subscription is recovered on the first client and every subsequent deployment in that month runs at near-zero marginal tool cost.

Deliverables
  • Live client site on a Sitedropper HTTPS URL with custom domain connected via the Starter plan
  • Password-protected staging link used for the client review gate, archived with the feedback thread
  • Deployment runbook covering the Analyze, Build, Deploy pipeline and the connected agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, or Pi)
  • Client handoff guide explaining Draft, Password protected, and Public sharing modes plus URL editing
  • Fallback procedure for ZIP upload and REST API deployment when a project does not originate in a supported agent
Definition of Done

The client's site resolves on its own domain over HTTPS from a Sitedropper deployment, the review gate has been passed in writing, and the client holds project controls with the runbook archived.

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