AImatch Review Admin

No-auth review of AImatch pipeline artifacts and LLM outputs from the live VM.

V2 Production Pipeline completed

Matching Agent <> Nick - canonical v2 artifacts under api-v2/.

Started: Jul 09, 2026, 04:28 PM - Completed: Jul 09, 2026, 04:29 PM - Mode: production artifacts (raw manifest mode retained)

1detected roles
0active roles
1skipped roles
7stages
1m 31swall time
4LLM attempts
28210input tokens
8661output tokens

Active V2 Production Roles

No active v2 roles found.

Skipped / Gated Roles

Social Media Manager active

Budget misalignment: Client's stated budget ($500–$1,000/month) falls below MarketerHire's $1,000/month minimum for hourly engagement and far below the $6–7K/month standard retainer. Nick expressed surprise at the pricing discrepancy, referencing ads mentioning 'under $1,000.' Agent presented the $1,000/month hourly option as a possible entry point, but Nick did not commit to that budget level. Call ended with relationship remaining open for future engagement if budget increases.

Source quotes
  • I'm trying to create better content, more engaging content and gain followers.
  • Followers are definitely going to be instrumental to kind of our business kind of idea of actually creating revenue.
  • So yeah, just kind of struggling to gain any traction there.
  • Which platforms are you most focused on? Are we talking Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, a. Mix, Instagram and a little bit of TikTok.
  • Since you're focused on Instagram and TikTok. I'm curious, like, is this more about creating the content itself? Like writing captions, making videos, that kind of thing? Or more about the strategy around what to post and when. Creating the actual content captions? Yeah.
  • I think a social media manager is the best fit here. They specialize in exactly this. Content creation, captions, reels, growing an organic following on Instagram and TikTok.
  • Does that sound like it's in line with what you're looking for? Yes.
  • $500 A month would be what kind of my expected number? Maybe. Maybe a thousand.
  • at 500amonth, that's unfortunately below what we're able to match for our minimum is around a thousand a month, so we wouldn't be able to find you a fit at that level.
  • If the budget does open up down the road, don't hesitate to reach back out.

Company Enrichment missing

enrichment manifest v2 enrichment JSON raw context input quality gate JSON

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/enrichment/enrichment-manifest.json'

No enrichment manifest found.

Typeform Quality Gate unknown

Gate status
unknown
Skipped by gate
no

Form-Fill Matches not run

No form-fill match artifacts found. Matching is disabled unless run manually or enabled with AIMATCH_TYPEFORM_MATCHING_ENABLED.

Lead Recap

draft markdowndraft JSON

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/lead-recap/draft.json'

Publish

publish JSON

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/publish/publish.json'

V2 Context Files 12

context JSON

company-profile.md raw

Company Profile

Company Name: Stackd Systems

Website: stackdsystems.com

Stage: Very early stage, solo founder operation

Product: Consumer app focused on personal finance

Product Description: Helps users save money by performing small, daily habit-based actions like cooking lunch or taking the subway

Business Model: Audience-driven, with revenue directly tied to follower/user base

Current Team Size: Founder only (Nick Bamatter)

Current Operations: Founder is handling all hats including marketing

poc.md raw

Point of Contact

Primary Contact: Nick Bamatter

Title: Founder

Company: Stackd Systems

Role in Decision: Sole decision-maker for marketing hires

Communication: Will work directly with any engaged marketer; no intermediary team members

attendees.md raw

Call Attendees

Date: 2026-07-09 at 15:45 UTC

Meeting ID: 01KX3RTQZPE31H86HFVQYEQ2VH

Host: raaja@marketerhire.com

Participants:

  • Nick Bamatter (Founder, Stackd Systems)
  • MarketerHire AI Matching Agent
budget.md raw

Budget

Client's Budget Range: $500–$1,000/month

Client's Primary Budget: $500/month

Client's Stretch Budget: Up to $1,000/month

MarketerHire Pricing Quote:

  • Dedicated retainer (full social media manager): $6,000–$7,000/month all-in (marketer rate + platform fees, no hidden fees)
  • Lighter hourly engagement option: $1,000/month minimum (exact hourly rate to be shared at match)

Gap: Client's budget is significantly below MarketerHire's minimum. At $500/month, MarketerHire cannot make a match.

Client Concern: Nick expressed surprise at the discrepancy, noting he saw ads referencing "under $1,000" and questioning why MarketerHire's pricing was so much higher.

MarketerHire's Position: The $6–7K retainer is explained as ongoing dedicated resource (salary equivalent would exceed $100K+ annually); the $1K minimum hourly option represents the lowest entry point but with limited scope.

timeline.md raw

Timeline

Client's Desired Start Date: Within the next two weeks

MarketerHire Typical Match Timeline: ~2 business days

Current Status: Budget misalignment prevents immediate next steps. Relationship remains open for future engagement if budget increases.

decisions.md raw

Decisions

Outcome: No match made; budget misalignment

Requested Role: Social media manager (content creation, captions, reels, organic growth)

Role Recommendation: MarketerHire agent recommended a dedicated social media manager over a broader growth role, citing cost-effectiveness and alignment with Nick's execution-focused needs at this stage.

Rationale for Recommendation: "They specialize in exactly this. Content creation, captions, reels, growing an organic following on Instagram and TikTok. It's a more cost effective match than a broader growth role. And for where you are right now, you don't need strategy overhead. You need someone who can execute and create."

Client Acceptance: Nick agreed the social media manager role was in line with his needs.

Budget Decision: At $500/month, no match possible. Agent offered $1,000/month hourly option with limited scope as alternative entry point, but Nick did not commit.

Final Status: Call ended with agent encouraging Nick to return if budget increases in the future.

open-questions.md raw

Open Questions

Primary Open Question: What ads or engagement types referenced "under $1,000/month"?

  • Nick surfaced this discrepancy during the call, questioning why his observed ads were so much lower than the quoted $6–7K retainer.
  • The agent could not pinpoint the specific ad and committed to having the follow-up team clarify.

Implicit Open Questions (Not Directly Addressed):

  • How flexible is Nick's timeline if budget constraints are addressed? (Timeline was "within two weeks," but only if budget is resolved)
  • Would Nick consider a hybrid or phased approach (e.g., starting hourly at $1K/month, scaling to retainer later)?
  • Is there a future funding event or runway milestone that might unlock a higher budget?
competitors.md raw

Competitors / Alternatives Being Evaluated

Competing Options:

  1. Upwork – General freelance marketplace
  2. Fiverr – General freelance marketplace
  3. Full-time hire – Nick referenced the possibility of hiring a full-time social media person at the salary level MarketerHire quoted

MarketerHire's Differentiation (as presented by agent):

  • Rigorous vetting: Accepts <1% of applicants; all vetted by internal team and independent expert marketer
  • Senior caliber talent: Examples given include former head of Paid Search at Airbnb, former CMO of Upwork
  • Low risk: Two-week trial with full refund if fit is poor; month-to-month engagement with 30-day notice
  • Fast matching: Typically 2 business days
  • No sifting through profiles: Matched specialist vs. open marketplace dice roll
  • Free rematching if first match doesn't work

Agent's Competitive Positioning: "The difference with us is we do all the vetting up front. We accept under 1% of applicants, so you're not sifting through profiles and hoping for the best. You get a matched specialist and if it's not the right fit, we rematch you for free."

objections.md raw

Objections & Concerns

Primary Objection: Budget

  • Nick's expected budget: $500–$1,000/month
  • MarketerHire's quoted range: $6–7K/month (retainer) or $1K/month minimum (hourly)
  • Nick pushed back, noting he could hire a full-time person at MarketerHire's quoted rate, making the value proposition unclear to him at this stage

Secondary Concern: Advertised Pricing Discrepancy

  • Nick stated: "Yeah, so that's way above all your ad. All your ad say under $1,000. Why is there such discrepancy?"
  • He questioned why his observed ads referenced "under $1,000" when the agent was quoting $6–7K
  • Agent acknowledged this could not be reconciled without seeing the specific ad and promised the follow-up team would clarify

No Other Objections Noted

  • Nick did not object to the role fit (social media manager)
  • Nick did not object to the vetting/quality model
  • Nick did not object to the flexible month-to-month engagement or two-week trial
  • Nick did not object to the platform itself; he simply cannot afford the minimum engagement at this stage
tools-mentioned.md raw

Tools & Platforms Mentioned

Social Media Platforms (Primary Focus):

  • Instagram – Primary platform for growth and content (reels, captions, organic following)
  • TikTok – Secondary platform for content and growth

Not Prioritized (as stated by Nick):

  • Instagram Stories – "Not a priority right now because the follower count is so low"

Freelance Platforms (Evaluated as Alternatives):

  • Upwork
  • Fiverr

No Other Tools Mentioned: Nick did not mention CRM, analytics, scheduling, design, or other marketing tools currently in use.

related-deals.md raw

Related Deals

None mentioned.

case-study-shortlist.md raw

Case Study Shortlist

None mentioned or requested.

V2 Inputs And Packets

transcript.md

present

open artifact

fireflies-metadata.json

present

open artifact

call-evidence-packet.md

present

open artifact

brief-template-rules-packet.md

present

open artifact

prompt-cache.json

present

open artifact

Legacy Comparison

raw report.md raw report.json

0v2 active roles
1v2 skipped roles
0legacy roles
4LLM attempts
28210input tokens
8661output tokens
Rendered comparison report

AImatch API V2 Shadow Comparison

Status: legacy_timeout

Active role count: V2 0 / legacy 0 (match)

Detected roles: 1 (1 skipped by role gate)

Usage

  • Attempts: 4
  • Input tokens: 28210
  • Output tokens: 8661
  • Thinking tokens: 0
  • Billable output tokens: 8661
  • Cache creation input tokens: 0
  • Cache read input tokens: 0
  • LLM latency ms: 90099

Estimated Cost

  • Total: $0.1511
  • Input: $0.0707
  • Output including thinking: $0.0803
  • Cache creation: $0.0000
  • Cache read: $0.0000
  • Pricing source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing; https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing; https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.5; https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.4-mini
  • anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: $0.0516 (3 attempts; 1/1M input, 5/1M output, 0.1/1M cache read)
  • anthropic/claude-opus-4-8: $0.0994 (1 attempts; 5/1M input, 25/1M output, 0.5/1M cache read)

Role Comparisons

Skipped Roles

  • Social Media Manager (active): Budget misalignment: Client's stated budget ($500–$1,000/month) falls below MarketerHire's $1,000/month minimum for hourly engagement and far below the $6–7K/month standard retainer. Nick expressed surprise at the pricing discrepancy, referencing ads mentioning 'under $1,000.' Agent presented the $1,000/month hourly option as a possible entry point, but Nick did not commit to that budget level. Call ended with relationship remaining open for future engagement if budget increases.

GLM Shadow

No GLM shadow artifacts found for this run.

V2 Stage Timeline

StageStatusCompletedDurationAttemptsModelPrompt VersionInput / Output TokensLLM LatencyValidationRequest IDsFiles / Errors
inputs completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:28 PM 0s 0 0 / 0 ok - -
1 outputs
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  "input_files": [],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/transcript.md"
  ]
}
hubspot-context completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:28 PM 1s 0 0 / 0 ok - -
1 outputs
{
  "input_files": [],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/hubspot-context.json"
  ]
}
context-distillation completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:28 PM 40s 1 anthropic / claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 / low context-distillation:v2-hubspot-context 4728 / 4082 40s ok req_011CcroHKkKao9YaBoEpNbaE / msg_011CcroHLWx7iPBh5TPhi9Vb -
2 inputs / 2 outputs
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  "input_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/transcript.md",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/hubspot-context.json"
  ],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/context/context.json",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/context-md"
  ]
}
budget-decision completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:29 PM 35s 2 anthropic / claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 / low; anthropic / claude-opus-4-8 / medium budget-decision:v3-per-role-scope-policy; budget-decision:v3-per-role-scope-policy:retry 18422 / 3877 35s validation evidence_quotes must be a string array; flags must be a string array; notes must be a string req_011CcroLGRiyQ9JPHc9kXiXz / msg_011CcroLGuFiSPrXjR62VVzM; req_011CcroMShdoEiGnNbFKwUz3 / msg_011CcroMTKbPGGA3JWoPHQXK -
4 inputs / 1 outputs
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  "input_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/context/context.json",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/context-md/budget.md",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/transcript.md",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/hubspot-context.json"
  ],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/budget/budget-decision.json"
  ]
}
role-detection completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:29 PM 15s 1 anthropic / claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 / low role-detection:v2-active-gate 5060 / 702 15s ok req_011CcroNsVRVX7EdfizFNynm / msg_011CcroNtCLh18FBELuV8g1y -
1 inputs / 1 outputs
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  "input_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/inputs/call-evidence-packet.md"
  ],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/roles/roles-detected.json"
  ]
}
lead-recap-draft completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:29 PM 0s 0 0 / 0 ok - -
3 inputs / 1 outputs
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    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/context/context.json",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/roles/roles-detected.json",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/roles/active-roles.json"
  ],
  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/lead-recap/skipped.json"
  ]
}
comparison completed Jul 09, 2026, 04:29 PM 0s 0 0 / 0 ok - -
2 outputs
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  "output_files": [
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/comparison/report.json",
    "/var/lib/aimatch/artifacts/759f348e-6042-4326-a655-50a47c514357/api-v2/comparison/report.md"
  ]
}

V2 Models

Pipeline areaModelEffort
contextclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001low
rolesclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001low
briefclaude-sonnet-4-6medium
qcclaude-sonnet-4-6medium
requirementsclaude-sonnet-4-6medium
searchPlanclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001low
candidateEvalclaude-sonnet-4-6medium
fallbackclaude-opus-4-8medium

V2 Cost priced

$0.1511total
$0.0707input
$0.0803output
$0.0000cache read
$0.0000cache creation
Provider / ModelAttemptsInput TokensOutput TokensInput $/1MOutput $/1MCache Read $/1MCost
anthropic / claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 3 17,579 6,810 $1.0000 $5.0000 $0.1000 $0.0516
anthropic / claude-opus-4-8 1 10,631 1,851 $5.0000 $25.0000 $0.5000 $0.0994

Pricing source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing; https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing; https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.5; https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.4-mini

Pricing notes
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash defaults use Google Gemini API paid-tier standard rates: input $1.50/1M, output including thinking $9.00/1M, cached context $0.15/1M.
  • Claude Haiku 4.5 defaults use input $1/1M, output $5/1M, 5m cache write $1.25/1M, 1h cache write $2/1M, and cache read $0.10/1M.
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6 defaults use input $3/1M, output $15/1M, 5m cache write $3.75/1M, 1h cache write $6/1M, and cache read $0.30/1M.
  • Claude Opus 4.8 defaults use input $5/1M, output $25/1M, 5m cache write $6.25/1M, 1h cache write $10/1M, and cache read $0.50/1M.
  • OpenAI GPT-5.5 defaults use input $5/1M, output including reasoning $30/1M, and cached input $0.50/1M.
  • OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini defaults use input $0.75/1M, output including reasoning $4.50/1M, and cached input $0.075/1M.
  • Gemini and OpenAI report cached input as a subset of input tokens; Anthropic reports uncached, cache-write, and cache-read tokens separately.
  • Rates can be overridden with AIMATCH_API_V2_COST_*_USD_PER_1M environment variables.