Workforce 8-axis
The standard 7 axes plus a payroll jurisdiction complexity axis. For founders building contractor management platforms, employer-of-record services, global payroll tools, or HR compliance products.
Axis composition
Each axis must reach its minimum signal count before score() can be called.
Problem hypothesis — same as 7-axis
Beachhead market — same as 7-axis
Existing solutions — same as 7-axis
Wedge — same as 7-axis
Distribution — same as 7-axis
Unit economics — same as 7-axis
Founder fit — same as 7-axis
Payroll jurisdiction — jurisdiction_list ×3, withholding_obligations ×1, peo_vs_eor ×1
Verdict thresholds
The verdict flows from the math. Thresholds are scaled for the number of axes in this protocol.
total ≥ 64 (8 axes) AND no axis below 6total 48–63, no axis ≤ 43 or more axes ≤ 5any single axis ≤ 3Enterprise tier
Verticalised protocols are available on Enterprise tier.
Healthcare, fintech, and workforce protocols include axes that require domain-specific signal validation. They're bundled with the Stackforge Compliance tier — a passed healthcare-9-axis assessment hands off directly to the hipaa-ready-healthcare-saas Stackforge blueprint.