SCP-4496
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-4496
Expected annual
$219K
One-time setup
$100K
Annual recurring
$213K
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are modest (~$100,000) driven by crawler development, IT/security setup and contingency reserves; recurring costs are dominated by personnel (technician/researcher/SOC) and cover/legal/OSINT operations (~$213,200/year).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $100K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $213K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$213K/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and cover operations proceed as planned.
no online escalation
no activation or transport events
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Minor Incident
$233K/yr
Localized online flare-up or moderate takedown/legal activity requiring extra OSINT and legal work and moderate overtime for staff.
MxMaster posts attracting attention
moderate takedown/legal requests
additional OSINT/cover operations
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Major Breach
$363K/yr
Accidental activation or misconfiguration resulting in material damage or injuries requiring emergency response, retrieval, repairs and medical/amnestics costs.
accidental transformation to robot mode
activation in unsecured environment
injuries or major equipment damage
Personnel
4 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level-1 Technician | 1 | Part-time technician performing weekly inspections and minor adjustments (~0.18 FTE represented in staff_wages). [#6] |
| Specialist Technician | 1 | Robotics/electronics technician for reconfiguration and repairs (~0.3 FTE represented in staff_wages). [#7] |
| Research Scientist | 1 | Part-time researcher for characterization and documentation (~0.3 FTE represented in staff_wages). [#8] |
| SOC Analyst / OSINT Operator | 1 | Analyst supporting crawler and monitoring activity (~0.3 FTE represented in staff_wages); additional OSINT team costs captured under cover_story_and_legal. [#10, #11] |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide specific line-item ranges for nearly all costs (hardware, FTE ranges, crawler dev), allowing a reasonably constrained estimate; uncertainty remains in frequency of online incidents and chosen staffing FTEs.