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        "20 credits per GB of bandwidth",
        "2 credits per 10,000 web requests",
        "10 credits per GB-hour of compute (functions)",
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      "20 production deploys use the whole 300-credit month; creating Deploy Previews and branch deploys costs 0 credits.",
      "Teams created on or after 2026-07-28 default to private projects, which only the Team Owner can view until made public.",
      "Free-plan projects created on or after 2026-08-19 show a \"Powered by Netlify\" badge to visitors; turn it off per project under Project configuration > General.",
      "Accounts created before 2025-09-04 stay on legacy (non-credit) plans with different limits."
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        "Approve the Netlify CLI in the browser when the agent runs `netlify login`, or create a personal access token.",
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      "https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/how-credits-work/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/billing/billing-for-credit-based-plans/billing-faq-for-credit-based-plans/",
      "https://www.netlify.com/changelog/2026-04-14-pricing-updates-april-2026/",
      "https://www.netlify.com/changelog/2026-08-19-pre-launch-toolbar-and-powered-by-netlify-badge/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/manage/projects/powered-by-netlify-badge/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/manage/security/secure-access-to-sites/project-visibility/",
      "https://www.netlify.com/guides/netlify-vs-vercel/",
      "https://www.netlify.com/blog/introducing-netlify-free-plan/",
      "https://www.netlify.com/legal/self-serve-subscription-agreement/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/api-and-cli-guides/cli-guides/get-started-with-cli/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/manage/accounts-and-billing/user-settings/",
      "https://cli.netlify.com/commands/login/",
      "https://cli.netlify.com/commands/status/",
      "https://docs.netlify.com/llms.txt"
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