YES Builder¶
Hardened Bedrock for Individual Developers & Pipelines¶
The YES Builder tier is designed for individual developers, early-stage startups, and single-pipeline projects that want access to cryptographically signed, SLSA Level 3-compliant YAML binaries and basic compliance assets.
What's Included¶
Core Benefits (All Members)¶
- 48-hour early security notifications
- Security bulletins with fix timelines
- Help decide what YAML builds next
- YES Builder badge and logo usage rights
- Recognition on yaml.com
- Access to YES member forum
- Quarterly virtual town halls
Upstream Verification & Compliance¶
- Cryptographically signed, SLSA Level 3 binaries (
go-yaml,pyyaml,libyaml, andyaml-serde) - Upstream-signed CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM compliance documentation
- Upstream-signed VEX data to programmatically clear security alerts
Choose 1 Additional Benefit¶
Select 1 option that provides the most value for your organization:
- 5 support hours - Email or chat support from YAML experts (5 business day response target)
- Beta access - Early access to new features before public release
Who is This For?¶
YES Builder is ideal for:
- Organizations needing to establish basic supply chain security (SBOM, VEX, SLSA Level 3) for their pipelines
- Engineering teams verifying critical open-source infrastructure components in their stacks
- Individual developers and teams needing upstream-signed, hardened YAML binaries
- Standard click-wrap Terms of Service without complex legal custom redlining
Return on Investment¶
Cost of joining: $149/mo
Comparable value: - Upstream-signed binaries and SBOMs: Saves dozens of hours in manual compliance and auditing - Automated VEX data: Reduces security false-positive triage time by 30% to 40% - 5 expert support hours: $1.5K market value
Break-even: Automating a single compliance audit or avoiding a single manual CVE triage cycle.
À La Carte Options¶
Need more? YES Builders get preferred pricing on:
- Additional support hours
- YAML stack audits
- Contract development services
- YAMLScript implementation consulting
Join YES Builder¶
Ready to secure the YAML in your stack?