thumbgate 1.16.19 → 1.16.20

package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thumbgate-marketplace",
-  "version": "1.16.19",
+  "version": "1.16.20",
   "owner": {
     "name": "Igor Ganapolsky",
     "email": "ig5973700@gmail.com"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "source": "npm",
         "package": "thumbgate"
       },
-      "version": "1.16.19",
+      "version": "1.16.20",
       "author": {
         "name": "Igor Ganapolsky"
       },

package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "thumbgate",
   "description": "Type 👍 or 👎 on any agent action. ThumbGate captures it, distills a lesson, and blocks the pattern from repeating. One thumbs-down = the agent physically cannot make that mistake again. 33 pre-action checks, budget enforcement, self-protection, and NIST/SOC2 compliance tags.",
-  "version": "1.16.19",
+  "version": "1.16.20",
   "author": {
     "name": "Igor Ganapolsky"
   },

package/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thumbgate",
-  "version": "1.16.19",
+  "version": "1.16.20",
   "description": "ThumbGate — 👍👎 feedback that teaches your AI agent. Thumbs down a mistake, it never happens again.",
   "homepage": "https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app",
   "transport": "stdio",

package/adapters/claude/.mcp.json

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   "mcpServers": {
     "thumbgate": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["--yes", "--package", "thumbgate@1.16.19", "thumbgate", "serve"]
+      "args": ["--yes", "--package", "thumbgate@1.16.20", "thumbgate", "serve"]
     }
   },
   "hooks": {
     "preToolUse": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["--yes", "--package", "thumbgate@1.16.19", "thumbgate", "gate-check"]
+      "args": ["--yes", "--package", "thumbgate@1.16.20", "thumbgate", "gate-check"]
     }
   }
 }

package/adapters/mcp/server-stdio.js

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ const {
   finalizeSession: finalizeFeedbackSession,
 } = require('../../scripts/feedback-session');
 
-const SERVER_INFO = { name: 'thumbgate-mcp', version: '1.16.19' };
+const SERVER_INFO = { name: 'thumbgate-mcp', version: '1.16.20' };
 const COMMERCE_CATEGORIES = [
   'product_recommendation',
   'brand_compliance',

package/adapters/opencode/opencode.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "npx",
         "--yes",
         "--package",
-        "thumbgate@1.16.19",
+        "thumbgate@1.16.20",
         "thumbgate",
         "serve"
       ],

package/bin/postinstall.js

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ const {
 
 // Tracked click-through path: /go/pro → /checkout/pro → Stripe.
 // This captures UTM attribution in our funnel before handing off to Stripe.
-const PRO_CTA_URL = 'https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/go/pro?utm_source=npm&utm_medium=postinstall&utm_campaign=first_dollar';
-const WORKFLOW_SPRINT_URL = 'https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/#workflow-sprint-intake';
+const PRO_CTA_URL = 'https://thumbgate.ai/go/pro?utm_source=npm&utm_medium=postinstall&utm_campaign=first_dollar';
+const WORKFLOW_SPRINT_URL = 'https://thumbgate.ai/#workflow-sprint-intake';
 
 process.stderr.write(`
   ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thumbgate",
-  "version": "1.16.19",
+  "version": "1.16.20",
   "description": "Self-improving agent governance: type thumbs-up or thumbs-down on any AI agent action. ThumbGate turns every mistake into a prevention rule and blocks the pattern from repeating. One thumbs-down, never again. 33 pre-action checks, budget enforcement, and self-protection for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Amp.",
   "homepage": "https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app",
   "repository": {

package/public/index.html

@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
     <div id="pro-pitch" style="max-width:820px;margin:0 auto 32px;padding:24px 28px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(17,17,19,0.94) 0%,rgba(22,22,24,0.94) 100%);border:1px solid rgba(34,211,238,0.32);border-radius:20px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(34,211,238,0.18),0 24px 64px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);text-align:left;">
       <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:16px;">
         <div>
-          <div style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid rgba(34,211,238,0.25);background:var(--cyan-dim);color:var(--cyan);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;">Start 7-day free trial</div>
+          <div style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid rgba(34,211,238,0.25);background:var(--cyan-dim);color:var(--cyan);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;">Pay-now Pro</div>
           <h2 style="margin:10px 0 4px;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-0.025em;line-height:1.2;">Go Pro — one correction, every agent, every session.</h2>
           <p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-muted);">Personal local dashboard · DPO export from real corrections · founder support on risky flows.</p>
         </div>
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
           <a href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_pricing_card&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=hero_pro_annual&cta_placement=hero_pricing&plan_id=pro&billing_cycle=annual&landing_path=%2F" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_pricing_annual_click',{cta:'choose_annual'})" style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:11px 20px;background:rgba(17,17,19,0.75);color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;">Choose annual →</a>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <p style="margin:14px 0 0;font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);text-align:center;">No credit card for 7-day trial · cancel anytime · your rules and captures stay local. <a href="/go/install" style="color:var(--cyan);text-decoration:none;">Prefer free? Install CLI →</a></p>
+      <p style="margin:14px 0 0;font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);text-align:center;">Card required · billed today · cancel anytime · your rules and captures stay local. <a href="/go/install" style="color:var(--cyan);text-decoration:none;">Prefer free? Install CLI →</a></p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="hero-paid-path" aria-label="Paid AI agent governance sprint checkout options">
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
         <span class="copy-hint">click to copy</span>
       </div>
       <a href="/go/install?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_cta&utm_campaign=install_free&cta_id=hero_install_cli&cta_placement=hero" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_install_click',{cta:'install_cli'})" class="btn-gpt-page btn-install-hero" style="font-size:18px;padding:16px 36px;">Install Free CLI</a>
-      <a href="/go/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_cta&utm_campaign=pro_upgrade&cta_id=hero_go_pro&cta_placement=hero&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_pro_click',{cta:'go_pro'})" class="btn-pro-page" style="font-size:18px;padding:16px 32px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f59e0b 0%,#ef4444 100%);color:#fff;font-weight:700;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 0 32px rgba(239,68,68,0.35);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;">Start 7-day Pro trial — $19/mo <span style="font-size:12px;opacity:0.85;font-weight:500;">→</span></a>
+      <a href="/go/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_cta&utm_campaign=pro_upgrade&cta_id=hero_go_pro&cta_placement=hero&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_pro_click',{cta:'go_pro'})" class="btn-pro-page" style="font-size:18px;padding:16px 32px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f59e0b 0%,#ef4444 100%);color:#fff;font-weight:700;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 0 32px rgba(239,68,68,0.35);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;">Start Pro — $19/mo <span style="font-size:12px;opacity:0.85;font-weight:500;">→</span></a>
       <div class="hero-secondary-ctas" style="display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;margin-top:8px;opacity:0.7;">
         <a href="https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate/releases/latest/download/thumbgate-claude-desktop.mcpb" class="btn-gpt-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_claude_extension_click',{cta:'install_claude_extension'})" style="font-size:12px;padding:8px 16px;background:#d97706;color:#fff;box-shadow:none;">Install Claude Extension</a>
         <a href="/go/github?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_cta&utm_campaign=github_repo&cta_id=hero_star_github&cta_placement=hero" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="btn-free" style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;">⭐ Star on GitHub</a>
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
     <div id="demo" style="margin:28px auto 0;max-width:560px;text-align:center;" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_demo_view')">
       <div style="font-size:13px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;">▶ 90-second demo · force-push → 👎 → blocked</div>
       <video src="/assets/tiktok-agent-memory.mp4" controls playsinline preload="metadata" poster="/assets/instagram-card.png" style="width:100%;max-width:560px;border-radius:12px;border:1px solid var(--border);background:#000;box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);"></video>
-      <a href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_demo&utm_campaign=pro_trial&cta_id=hero_post_demo" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_cta_click',{cta:'start_trial_post_demo'})" style="display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;color:var(--cyan);font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;">→ Start 7-day Pro trial</a>
+      <a href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=hero_demo&utm_campaign=pro_trial&cta_id=hero_post_demo" onclick="posthog.capture('hero_cta_click',{cta:'start_trial_post_demo'})" style="display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;color:var(--cyan);font-size:14px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;">→ Start Pro</a>
     </div>
     <p style="font-size:13px;color:var(--text-muted);margin:8px auto 28px;max-width:560px;">Your agent has no memory. Every session, the same wrong pattern runs. ThumbGate turns a single correction into a permanent block — before the next tool call fires. <a href="#pricing" style="color:var(--cyan);text-decoration:none;">See all plans →</a></p>
     <div class="first-check-card" id="first-check">
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
       </div>
       <div class="autoresearch-cta">
         <a class="primary" href="/guides/autoresearch-agent-safety?utm_source=website&utm_medium=autoresearch_pack&utm_campaign=autoresearch_safety&cta_id=autoresearch_guide&cta_placement=autoresearch_pack">Read the Autoresearch guide</a>
-        <a class="secondary" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=autoresearch_pack&utm_campaign=autoresearch_safety&cta_id=autoresearch_pro_trial&cta_placement=autoresearch_pack&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F">Start Pro trial</a>
+        <a class="secondary" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=autoresearch_pack&utm_campaign=autoresearch_safety&cta_id=autoresearch_pro_trial&cta_placement=autoresearch_pack&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F">Start Pro</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
 <!-- HOW IT WORKS -->
 <section class="how-it-works" id="how-it-works">
   <div class="container">
-    <div class="section-label">New in v1.16.19</div>
+    <div class="section-label">New in v1.16.20</div>
     <h2 class="section-title">Three steps to stop repeated AI failures</h2>
     <div class="steps">
       <div class="step">
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
         <div class="price-sub">or $149/yr (save 35%) · Personal dashboard + enforcement proof</div>
         <p style="font-size:13px;color:var(--cyan);margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:500;">Unlimited captures, unlimited rules, full recall. $19/mo costs less than 20 minutes of re-fixing a mistake your agent already learned to avoid.</p>
         <div class="pro-upgrade-triggers" style="font-size:12px;color:#aaa;margin-bottom:12px;">
-          <strong style="color:#fff;">No credit card required.</strong> 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Your rules and captures stay local.
+          <strong style="color:#fff;">Card required.</strong> Billed today. Cancel anytime. Your rules and captures stay local.
         </div>
         <div class="dashboard-preview" style="margin-bottom:16px;border:1px solid #333;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;">
           <div style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e 0%,#16213e 100%);padding:16px;text-align:center;">
@@ -1504,13 +1504,13 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
           <li>Personal local dashboard — every Pro user gets a localhost dashboard without extra cloud setup</li>
           <li>Review-ready workflow support — we help you wire the riskiest flows first: migrations, force-pushes, deploys, and CI</li>
         </ul>
-        <div class="trial-badge" style="background:var(--cyan);color:#000;display:inline-block;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px;">7-DAY FREE TRIAL</div>
+        <div class="trial-badge" style="background:var(--cyan);color:#000;display:inline-block;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px;">PAY-NOW PRO</div>
         <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;">
           <input type="email" id="pro-email" data-buyer-email placeholder="you@company.com" style="flex:1;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;background:var(--bg-raised);color:var(--text);font-size:14px;">
-          <a href="/go/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pricing_card&utm_campaign=pro_upgrade&cta_id=pricing_pro_upgrade&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F" id="pro-checkout-link" class="btn-pro" onclick="handleProTrial();return false;" style="display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 20px;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;">Start Free Trial</a>
+          <a href="/go/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pricing_card&utm_campaign=pro_upgrade&cta_id=pricing_pro_upgrade&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F" id="pro-checkout-link" class="btn-pro" onclick="handleProTrial();return false;" style="display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 20px;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;">Upgrade now</a>
         </div>
         <a href="/go/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pricing_card&utm_campaign=pro_upgrade&cta_id=pricing_pro_upgrade&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2F" class="btn-pro" onclick="posthog.capture('pricing_cta_click',{cta:'pro_upgrade',plan:'pro'})" style="display:block;width:100%;text-align:center;padding:12px;font-size:15px;">Upgrade to Pro — $19/mo</a>
-        <p style="font-size:11px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;">No credit card required. Cancel anytime. Your rules and captures stay local.</p>
+        <p style="font-size:11px;color:#666;margin-top:8px;">Card required. Billed today. Cancel anytime. Your rules and captures stay local.</p>
       </div>
       <div class="price-card team">
         <div class="tier">Team</div>
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
       </div>
       <div class="faq-item">
         <div class="faq-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" onclick="toggleFaq(this)" onkeydown="handleFaqKeydown(event)">What does Pro cost?</div>
-        <div class="faq-a">Pro is $19/mo or $149/yr for individual operators and starts with a 7-day free trial, no credit card required. Team is $49/seat/mo with a 3-seat minimum and starts with the Workflow Hardening Sprint intake, not a self-serve trial.</div>
+        <div class="faq-a">Pro is $19/mo or $149/yr for individual operators and bills immediately through Stripe so the self-serve path can create revenue today. Team is $49/seat/mo with a 3-seat minimum and starts with the Workflow Hardening Sprint intake, not a self-serve trial.</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
       <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorganapolsky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a>
       <a href="/blog">Blog</a>
     </div>
-    <span class="footer-copy">© 2026 Max Smith KDP LLC · MIT License · v1.16.19</span>
+    <span class="footer-copy">© 2026 Max Smith KDP LLC · MIT License · v1.16.20</span>
   </div>
 </footer>
 

package/public/numbers.html

@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
   "alternateName": "thumbgate",
   "applicationCategory": "DeveloperApplication",
   "operatingSystem": "Cross-platform, Node.js >=18.18.0",
-  "softwareVersion": "1.16.19",
+  "softwareVersion": "1.16.20",
   "url": "https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/numbers",
-  "dateModified": "2026-05-04",
+  "dateModified": "2026-05-05",
   "creator": {
     "@type": "Person",
     "name": "Igor Ganapolsky",
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
       "https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorganapolsky"
     ]
   },
-  "dateModified": "2026-05-04",
-  "datePublished": "2026-05-04",
+  "dateModified": "2026-05-05",
+  "datePublished": "2026-05-05",
   "keywords": [
     "AI agent gates",
     "LLM token savings",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     {
       "@type": "PropertyValue",
       "name": "active_gates",
-      "value": 36
+      "value": 37
     },
     {
       "@type": "PropertyValue",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     {
       "@type": "PropertyValue",
       "name": "bayes_error_rate",
-      "value": null
+      "value": 0
     }
   ]
 }
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@
 <main class="container">
   <h1>The Numbers</h1>
   <p class="subtitle">Generated first-party operational data from the ThumbGate runtime. No surveys or projections — this page is a release-time snapshot produced by the same local scripts that power the CLI and dashboard.</p>
-  <div class="freshness">Updated: 2026-05-04 · Version 1.16.19</div>
+  <div class="freshness">Updated: 2026-05-05 · Version 1.16.20</div>
 
   <h2>Gate enforcement</h2>
   <div class="stats-grid">
     <div class="stat-card">
       <div class="stat-label">Active gates</div>
-      <div class="stat-value">36</div>
-      <div class="stat-sub">36 manual · 0 auto-promoted</div>
+      <div class="stat-value">37</div>
+      <div class="stat-sub">36 manual · 1 auto-promoted</div>
       <a class="stat-source" href="https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate/blob/main/scripts/gate-stats.js">source: gate-stats.js</a>
     </div>
     <div class="stat-card">
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="stat-card">
       <div class="stat-label">Scorer Bayes error</div>
-      <div class="stat-value">n/a (no feedback sequences recorded yet)</div>
+      <div class="stat-value">0.0%</div>
       <div class="stat-sub">irreducible error given current feature set</div>
       <a class="stat-source" href="https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate/blob/main/scripts/bayes-optimal-gate.js">source: bayes-optimal-gate.js</a>
     </div>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
   <div class="cta">
     <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/thumbgate">Install ThumbGate — npx thumbgate init</a>
     <div class="footer-note">Prefer the raw feed? See <a href="https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate">GitHub</a> or run <code>npm run gate:stats</code> locally.</div>
-    <div class="footer-note">Generated at 2026-05-04T21:47:27.878Z UTC.</div>
+    <div class="footer-note">Generated at 2026-05-05T14:49:47.056Z UTC.</div>
   </div>
 </main>
 </body>

package/public/pro.html

@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
       <a href="#pricing">Pricing</a>
       <a href="#faq">FAQ</a>
       <a href="/dashboard">Demo</a>
-      <a class="nav-cta btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_nav&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pro_page_nav&cta_placement=nav&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start 7-Day Free Trial</a>
+      <a class="nav-cta btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_nav&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pro_page_nav&cta_placement=nav&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start Pro Now</a>
     </div>
   </div>
 </nav>
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
         <div class="proof-pill">Founder support on risky flows</div>
       </div>
       <div class="hero-actions">
-        <a class="btn-primary btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_hero&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pro_page_primary&cta_placement=hero&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start 7-Day Free Trial</a>
+        <a class="btn-primary btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_hero&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pro_page_primary&cta_placement=hero&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start Pro Now</a>
         <a class="btn-secondary btn-demo" href="/dashboard?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page&utm_campaign=pro_pack">Open dashboard demo</a>
         <a class="btn-ghost btn-free-path" href="/guide?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page&utm_campaign=free_install">Stay on Free and install locally</a>
       </div>
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
           <input type="email" name="email" data-buyer-email placeholder="you@company.com" required>
           <div class="buyer-form-actions">
             <button type="submit" class="btn-secondary">Email me the demo</button>
-            <button type="button" class="btn-primary btn-email-checkout">Start trial with this email</button>
+            <button type="button" class="btn-primary btn-email-checkout">Start Pro with this email</button>
           </div>
           <p class="buyer-form-note">No sales deck. Just the Pro demo path, launch updates, and a prefilled checkout when you are ready.</p>
           <p class="buyer-form-status" data-newsletter-status aria-live="polite"></p>
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
       <div class="section-label" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:8px;">Pricing</div>
       <h3>ThumbGate Pro</h3>
       <div class="price">$19<span>/mo</span></div>
-      <div class="annual">$149/year available · 7-day trial · Card required, no charge today</div>
+      <div class="annual">$149/year available · Card required · billed today</div>
       <p class="pricing-note">For the individual operator who wants a personal local dashboard, DPO export, review-ready evidence, and founder help on the first risky workflow.</p>
       <ul>
         <li><strong>Personal local dashboard</strong> — inspect blocked actions, active checks, and lesson evidence without a cloud account.</li>
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ __GA_BOOTSTRAP__
         <li><strong>Founder support</strong> — get help hardening the first force-push, deploy, migration, or CI failure that keeps repeating.</li>
       </ul>
       <div class="pricing-actions">
-        <a class="btn-primary btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_pricing&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pricing_pro&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start 7-Day Free Trial</a>
+        <a class="btn-primary btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_pricing&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pricing_pro&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&landing_path=%2Fpro">Start Pro Now</a>
         <a class="btn-secondary btn-pro-checkout" href="/checkout/pro?utm_source=website&utm_medium=pro_page_pricing&utm_campaign=pro_pack&cta_id=pricing_pro_annual&cta_placement=pricing&plan_id=pro&billing_cycle=annual&landing_path=%2Fpro">Choose annual</a>
       </div>
       <div class="pricing-meta">Best for one operator with one repeated failure to prove. Stay on Free if you only need the local install; buy Pro when the dashboard, export, and proof trail save you time.</div>

package/scripts/billing.js

@@ -2523,6 +2523,23 @@ function buildCheckoutSessionPayload({ successUrl, cancelUrl, customerEmail, che
         quantity: checkoutSelection.quantity,
       }];
 
+  const explicitTrialDays = normalizeInteger(
+    checkoutMetadata?.trialPeriodDays
+    ?? checkoutMetadata?.trial_period_days
+    ?? checkoutMetadata?.trialDays
+    ?? checkoutMetadata?.trial_days
+  );
+  const trialFlag = (normalizeText(checkoutMetadata?.trial) || '').toLowerCase();
+  const shouldStartTrial = !pack && (
+    explicitTrialDays > 0
+    || trialFlag === '1'
+    || trialFlag === 'true'
+    || trialFlag === 'yes'
+  );
+  const trialPeriodDays = explicitTrialDays > 0
+    ? Math.min(explicitTrialDays, 30)
+    : 7;
+
   const sessionPayload = {
     success_url: successUrl,
     cancel_url: cancelUrl,
@@ -2539,10 +2556,9 @@ function buildCheckoutSessionPayload({ successUrl, cancelUrl, customerEmail, che
       packId: pack ? pack.id : null,
       credits: pack ? pack.credits : null,
     }),
-    // Keep the trial, but require a payment method so trials can convert without dunning.
     ...(pack ? {} : {
-      subscription_data: { trial_period_days: 7 },
       payment_method_collection: 'always',
+      ...(shouldStartTrial ? { subscription_data: { trial_period_days: trialPeriodDays } } : {}),
     }),
   };
 

package/scripts/commercial-offer.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const PRO_MONTHLY_PAYMENT_LINK = 'https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/go/pro?utm_source=offer';
+const PRO_MONTHLY_PAYMENT_LINK = 'https://thumbgate.ai/go/pro?utm_source=offer';
 const PRO_ANNUAL_PAYMENT_LINK = 'https://buy.stripe.com/3cI8wPfCYaPs2dzdKz3sI07';
 
 const PRO_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID = 'price_1THQY7GGBpd520QYHoS7RG0J';

package/scripts/telemetry-analytics.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const MARKETING_CLICK_EVENT_TYPES = new Set([
   'cta_click',
   'checkout_start',
   'checkout_bootstrap',
+  'checkout_interstitial_cta_clicked',
   'chatgpt_gpt_open',
   'chatgpt_gpt_click',
   'install_guide_click',
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ function sanitizeTelemetryPayload(payload = {}, headers = {}) {
     maxScrollPercent: normalizeInteger(raw.maxScrollPercent ?? raw.scrollPercent),
     buyerEmailFocused: Boolean(raw.buyerEmailFocused),
     buyerEmailCaptured: Boolean(raw.buyerEmailCaptured),
+    checkoutIntentClassification: pickFirstText(raw.checkoutIntentClassification),
     trafficChannel: inferTrafficChannel(raw, referrerHost),
     failureCode: pickFirstText(raw.failureCode),
     httpStatus: normalizeInteger(raw.httpStatus),
@@ -490,6 +492,14 @@ function getTelemetrySummary(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
   let ctaClicks = 0;
   let ctaImpressions = 0;
   let checkoutStarts = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialViews = 0;
+  let checkoutBotDeflections = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialClicks = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialProConfirms = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks = 0;
+  let checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks = 0;
   let checkoutFailures = 0;
   let checkoutCancelled = 0;
   let checkoutAbandoned = 0;
@@ -561,6 +571,29 @@ function getTelemetrySummary(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
         }
       }
 
+      if ((entry.eventType || entry.event) === 'checkout_interstitial_view') {
+        checkoutInterstitialViews += 1;
+      }
+
+      if ((entry.eventType || entry.event) === 'checkout_bot_deflected') {
+        checkoutBotDeflections += 1;
+      }
+
+      if ((entry.eventType || entry.event) === 'checkout_interstitial_cta_clicked') {
+        checkoutInterstitialClicks += 1;
+        if (entry.ctaId === 'pro_checkout_confirmed') {
+          checkoutInterstitialProConfirms += 1;
+        } else if (entry.ctaId === 'workflow_sprint_intake') {
+          checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks += 1;
+        } else if (entry.ctaId === 'team_paid_path') {
+          checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks += 1;
+        } else if (entry.ctaId === 'sprint_diagnostic_checkout') {
+          checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks += 1;
+        } else if (entry.ctaId === 'workflow_sprint_checkout') {
+          checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks += 1;
+        }
+      }
+
       if ((entry.eventType || entry.event) === 'checkout_start' || (entry.eventType || entry.event) === 'checkout_bootstrap') {
         checkoutStarts += 1;
         incrementCounter(checkoutStartsBySource, entry.source);
@@ -737,11 +770,15 @@ function getTelemetrySummary(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
       installCopies,
       gptOpens,
       checkoutStarts,
+      checkoutInterstitialViews,
+      checkoutInterstitialClicks,
       trialEmails,
       proConversions,
       landingToInstallCopyRate: safeRate(installCopies, pageViews),
       landingToGptOpenRate: safeRate(gptOpens, pageViews),
       landingToCheckoutRate: safeRate(checkoutStarts, pageViews),
+      checkoutInterstitialClickRate: safeRate(checkoutInterstitialClicks, checkoutInterstitialViews),
+      checkoutInterstitialProConfirmRate: safeRate(checkoutInterstitialProConfirms, checkoutInterstitialViews),
       checkoutToTrialEmailRate: safeRate(trialEmails, checkoutStarts),
       checkoutToProConversionRate: safeRate(proConversions, checkoutStarts),
     },
@@ -753,6 +790,14 @@ function getTelemetrySummary(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
       pageViews,
       ctaClicks,
       checkoutStarts,
+      checkoutInterstitialViews,
+      checkoutBotDeflections,
+      checkoutInterstitialClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialProConfirms,
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks,
       checkoutFailures,
       checkoutCancelled,
       checkoutAbandoned,
@@ -915,6 +960,14 @@ function getTelemetryAnalytics(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
     ctas: {
       totalClicks: summary.web.ctaClicks,
       checkoutStarts: summary.web.checkoutStarts,
+      checkoutInterstitialViews: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews,
+      checkoutBotDeflections: summary.web.checkoutBotDeflections,
+      checkoutInterstitialClicks: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialProConfirms: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialProConfirms,
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks,
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks: summary.web.checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks,
       uniqueCheckoutStarters: summary.web.uniqueCheckoutStarters,
       checkoutFailures: summary.web.checkoutFailures,
       checkoutCancelled: summary.web.checkoutCancelled,
@@ -950,6 +1003,30 @@ function getTelemetryAnalytics(feedbackDir, options = {}) {
       pageViewToCheckoutRate: summary.web.pageViewToCheckoutRate,
       visitorToCheckoutRate: summary.web.visitorToCheckoutRate,
       clickToCheckoutRate: safeRate(summary.web.checkoutStarts, summary.web.ctaClicks),
+      checkoutInterstitialClickRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialClicks,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
+      checkoutInterstitialProConfirmRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialProConfirms,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialWorkflowIntakeClicks,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
+      checkoutInterstitialTeamPathRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialTeamPathClicks,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
+      checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialDiagnosticCheckoutClicks,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
+      checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutRate: safeRate(
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialWorkflowSprintCheckoutClicks,
+        summary.web.checkoutInterstitialViews
+      ),
       cancellationRate: safeRate(summary.web.checkoutCancelled, summary.web.checkoutStarts),
       abandonmentRate: safeRate(summary.web.checkoutAbandoned, summary.web.checkoutStarts),
       paidConfirmationRate: safeRate(summary.web.checkoutPaidConfirmations, summary.web.checkoutStarts),

package/src/api/server.js

@@ -1453,6 +1453,40 @@ function buildCheckoutFallbackUrl(baseUrl, metadata = {}) {
   return restoreStripeCheckoutPlaceholder(url.toString());
 }
 
+function buildCheckoutIntentHref(baseUrl, metadata = {}, overrides = {}) {
+  return buildCheckoutFallbackUrl(baseUrl, {
+    ...metadata,
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+}
+
+function renderCheckoutIntentPage({
+  confirmHref,
+  workflowIntakeHref,
+  teamOptionsHref,
+  diagnosticCheckoutHref,
+  sprintCheckoutHref,
+  sprintDiagnosticPriceDollars = 499,
+  workflowSprintPriceDollars = 1500,
+}) {
+  const safeConfirmHref = escapeHtmlAttribute(confirmHref);
+  const safeWorkflowIntakeHref = escapeHtmlAttribute(workflowIntakeHref);
+  const safeTeamOptionsHref = escapeHtmlAttribute(teamOptionsHref);
+  const safeDiagnosticCheckoutHref = diagnosticCheckoutHref
+    ? escapeHtmlAttribute(diagnosticCheckoutHref)
+    : '';
+  const safeSprintCheckoutHref = sprintCheckoutHref
+    ? escapeHtmlAttribute(sprintCheckoutHref)
+    : '';
+  const diagnosticAction = safeDiagnosticCheckoutHref
+    ? `<a data-i="sprint_diagnostic_checkout" href="${safeDiagnosticCheckoutHref}">Book $${sprintDiagnosticPriceDollars} diagnostic</a>`
+    : '';
+  const sprintAction = safeSprintCheckoutHref
+    ? `<a data-i="workflow_sprint_checkout" href="${safeSprintCheckoutHref}">Start $${workflowSprintPriceDollars} sprint</a>`
+    : '';
+  return `<!doctype html><html lang="en"><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><style>body{background:#0a0a0a;color:#eee;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif}div{max-width:560px;margin:12vh auto}a{display:block;margin:10px 0;padding:12px;border:1px solid #374151;color:inherit;text-align:center}.primary{background:#22d3ee;color:#000}</style><div><h1>Choose the right paid path.</h1><p>Pick Pro, diagnostic, sprint, or intake.</p><a class="primary" data-i="pro_checkout_confirmed" href="${safeConfirmHref}">Continue to Stripe</a>${diagnosticAction}${sprintAction}<a data-i="workflow_sprint_intake" href="${safeWorkflowIntakeHref}">Send workflow first</a><a data-i="team_paid_path" href="${safeTeamOptionsHref}">See diagnostic and sprint options</a><p>Stripe checkout.</p><a href="/">Back</a></div><script>addEventListener('click',e=>{let a=e.target.closest('[data-i]');if(a&&navigator.sendBeacon)navigator.sendBeacon('/v1/telemetry/ping',new Blob([JSON.stringify({eventType:'checkout_interstitial_cta_clicked',clientType:'web',page:'/checkout/pro',ctaId:a.dataset.i,ctaPlacement:'checkout_interstitial'})],{type:'application/json'}))})</script>`;
+}
+
 function buildCheckoutBootstrapBody(parsed, req, journeyState = resolveJourneyState(req, parsed)) {
   const params = parsed.searchParams;
   const traceId = pickFirstText(params.get('trace_id')) || createJourneyId('checkout');
@@ -1505,6 +1539,26 @@ function buildCheckoutConfirmHref(parsed) {
   return `${confirmUrl.pathname}${confirmUrl.search}`;
 }
 
+function normalizeCheckoutCustomerEmail(value) {
+  const email = (normalizeNullableText(value) || '').toLowerCase();
+  const atIndex = email.indexOf('@');
+  const domain = email.slice(atIndex + 1);
+  if (!email || email.length > 254 || atIndex <= 0 || atIndex !== email.lastIndexOf('@') || !domain || !domain.includes('.') || domain.startsWith('.') || domain.endsWith('.') || domain.includes('..')) return null;
+  for (const ch of email) if (ch <= ' ' || ch === '<' || ch === '>' || ch === '"') return null;
+  return email;
+}
+
+function renderCheckoutIntentGate(parsed, responseHeaders = {}) {
+  let hiddenInputs = '';
+  for (const [key, value] of parsed.searchParams.entries()) {
+    if (key !== 'confirm' && key !== 'customer_email') hiddenInputs += `<input type=hidden name=${escapeHtmlAttribute(key)} value=${escapeHtmlAttribute(value)}>`;
+  }
+  return {
+    html: `<!doctype html><h1>Email for Stripe receipt</h1><form action=/checkout/pro>${hiddenInputs}<input type=hidden name=confirm value=1><input name=customer_email type=email required><button>Continue</button></form>`,
+    headers: responseHeaders,
+  };
+}
+
 function normalizeTrackedLinkSlug(value) {
   return String(value || '').trim().toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, '');
 }
@@ -1746,9 +1800,7 @@ function appendBestEffortTelemetry(feedbackDir, payload, headers, context) {
           evidence: [err && err.message ? err.message : 'unknown_error'],
         },
       });
-    } catch (_) {
-      // Public telemetry remains best-effort even when diagnostics fail.
-    }
+    } catch (_) {}
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -2055,7 +2107,6 @@ a{color:#22d3ee;text-decoration:none}</style></head><body>
   const timestamp = merged.timestamp ? new Date(merged.timestamp).toLocaleString() : '';
   const isoTimestamp = merged.timestamp || '';
 
-  // Technical metadata
   const failureType = merged.failureType || null;
   const skill = merged.skill || null;
   const source = merged.source || fb.source || null;
@@ -2066,19 +2117,12 @@ a{color:#22d3ee;text-decoration:none}</style></head><body>
   const guardrails = merged.guardrails || null;
   const rubricScores = merged.rubricScores || null;
 
-  // Structured rule
   const rule = merged.structuredRule || merged.rule || null;
-  // Conversation window
   const convoWindow = merged.conversationWindow || merged.chatHistory || [];
-  // Reflector analysis
   const reflector = merged.reflectorAnalysis || merged.reflector || null;
-  // Diagnosis
   const diagnosis = merged.diagnosis || null;
-  // Rubric
   const rubric = merged.rubricEvaluation || merged.rubric || null;
-  // Synthesis
   const synthesis = merged.synthesis || null;
-  // Bayesian
   const bayesian = merged.bayesianBelief || merged.bayesian || null;
 
   function sectionCard(titleText, content, id) {
@@ -2501,14 +2545,6 @@ function servePublicMarketingPage({
     'landing_page_view'
   );
 
-  // Funnel-ledger write (2026-04-21): populate funnel-events.jsonl with a
-  // discovery-stage event on every landing-page view so UTM-tagged social
-  // traffic becomes visible in `npm run feedback:summary` and
-  // `bin/cli.js cfo --today`. Prior to this wire, landing views wrote only
-  // to telemetry-pings.jsonl (invisible to the CEO-facing revenue surface),
-  // leaving funnel-events.jsonl empty despite 404 published Zernio posts.
-  // Best-effort: wrapped in try/catch so a billing-ledger hiccup never
-  // breaks a page render.
   try {
     appendFunnelEvent({
       stage: 'discovery',
@@ -3361,10 +3397,8 @@ function isAuthorized(req, expected) {
   if (!expected) return true;
   const token = extractApiKey(req);
 
-  // Check static THUMBGATE_API_KEY first
   if (token === expected) return true;
 
-  // Also accept any valid provisioned billing key
   if (token) {
     const result = validateApiKey(token);
     return result.valid === true;
@@ -3373,9 +3407,6 @@ function isAuthorized(req, expected) {
   return false;
 }
 
-/**
- * Extract the Bearer token from a request (returns '' if absent).
- */
 function extractBearerToken(req) {
   const auth = req.headers.authorization || '';
   return auth.startsWith('Bearer ') ? auth.slice(7) : '';
@@ -3537,15 +3568,6 @@ function createApiServer() {
   const expectedApiKey = getExpectedApiKey();
   const expectedOperatorKey = getExpectedOperatorKey();
 
-  // Live-event bus. Feedback captures, prevention-rule regenerations, and
-  // gate decisions push to this emitter; the /v1/events SSE endpoint streams
-  // those events to connected dashboard clients so they render in real time
-  // instead of waiting for the next manual refresh.
-  //
-  // See .changeset/dashboard-sse-live.md for the ROI rationale — this is a
-  // direct application of the "persistent channel beats per-turn HTTP" pattern
-  // to ThumbGate's dashboard surface (the primary UI for watching team
-  // feedback flow).
   const eventBus = new EventEmitter();
   eventBus.setMaxListeners(200);
 
@@ -4386,37 +4408,94 @@ async function addContext(){
         ? { 'Set-Cookie': journeyState.setCookieHeaders }
         : {};
 
-      // ── Bot guard ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-      // Creating a Stripe Checkout session on every GET means crawlers,
-      // link-preview fetchers, and LLM scrapers inflate "sessions opened"
-      // while completions stay at zero. Serve bots an interstitial HTML
-      // page instead — no Stripe session created, no funnel pollution.
-      // The `?confirm=1` query param or POST below is the real-user path.
       const botClassification = classifyRequester(req.headers);
       const confirmParam = parsed?.searchParams?.get('confirm') ?? null;
       const isConfirmedCheckout = confirmParam === '1'
         || confirmParam === 'true'
         || req.method === 'POST';
-      if (botClassification.isBot && !isConfirmedCheckout) {
+      if (!isConfirmedCheckout) {
+        const eventType = botClassification.isBot ? 'checkout_bot_deflected' : 'checkout_interstitial_view';
         appendBestEffortTelemetry(FEEDBACK_DIR, {
-          eventType: 'checkout_bot_deflected',
+          eventType,
           clientType: 'web',
           traceId,
+          acquisitionId: analyticsMetadata.acquisitionId,
+          visitorId: analyticsMetadata.visitorId,
+          sessionId: analyticsMetadata.sessionId,
           utmSource: analyticsMetadata.utmSource,
           utmMedium: analyticsMetadata.utmMedium,
           utmCampaign: analyticsMetadata.utmCampaign,
+          utmContent: analyticsMetadata.utmContent,
+          utmTerm: analyticsMetadata.utmTerm,
           referrer: analyticsMetadata.referrer,
           referrerHost: analyticsMetadata.referrerHost,
           page: '/checkout/pro',
+          ctaId: analyticsMetadata.ctaId,
+          ctaPlacement: analyticsMetadata.ctaPlacement,
           planId: analyticsMetadata.planId,
           reason: botClassification.reason,
-        }, req.headers, 'checkout_bot_deflected');
-        const confirmHref = escapeHtmlAttribute(buildCheckoutConfirmHref(parsed));
-        const html = `<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"><title>ThumbGate Pro \u2014 Confirm checkout</title><style>*{box-sizing:border-box}body{background:#0a0a0a;color:#e5e5e5;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:100vh;margin:0;padding:20px}.card{background:#141414;border:1px solid #222;border-radius:16px;padding:48px 40px;max-width:460px;width:100%;text-align:center;box-shadow:0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}h1{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:22px;color:#22d3ee}p{color:#9ca3af;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;margin:0 0 24px}.btn{display:inline-block;background:#22d3ee;color:#000;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:14px 32px;border-radius:999px;font-size:16px;cursor:pointer;border:none}.btn:hover{opacity:.9}.sub{margin-top:16px;font-size:12px;color:#6b7280}a.back{color:#6b7280;font-size:13px;text-decoration:underline}</style></head><body><div class="card"><h1>Continue to secure checkout</h1><p>You're one click from ThumbGate Pro at $19/mo. We create the payment session only after you confirm \u2014 keeps your path clean and our funnel honest.</p><a class="btn" href="${confirmHref}" rel="noopener">Continue to Stripe \u2192</a><div class="sub">Payments handled by Stripe. 7-day trial. Card required; no charge today. Cancel anytime.</div><div class="sub"><a class="back" href="/">\u2190 Back to homepage</a></div></div></body></html>`;
+        }, req.headers, eventType);
+        const workflowIntakeHref = buildCheckoutIntentHref(`${hostedConfig.appOrigin}/#workflow-sprint-intake`, analyticsMetadata, {
+          utmMedium: 'checkout_interstitial_recovery',
+          utmCampaign: analyticsMetadata.utmCampaign || 'checkout_interstitial_workflow_sprint',
+          ctaId: 'checkout_interstitial_workflow_sprint_intake',
+          ctaPlacement: 'checkout_interstitial',
+          planId: 'team',
+        });
+        const teamOptionsHref = buildCheckoutIntentHref(`${hostedConfig.appOrigin}/guides/ai-agent-governance-sprint`, analyticsMetadata, {
+          utmMedium: 'checkout_interstitial_paid_path',
+          utmCampaign: analyticsMetadata.utmCampaign || 'checkout_interstitial_team_paid_path',
+          ctaId: 'checkout_interstitial_team_paid_path',
+          ctaPlacement: 'checkout_interstitial',
+          planId: 'team',
+        });
+        const diagnosticCheckoutHref = hostedConfig.sprintDiagnosticCheckoutUrl
+          ? buildCheckoutIntentHref(hostedConfig.sprintDiagnosticCheckoutUrl, analyticsMetadata, {
+            utmMedium: 'checkout_interstitial_paid_path',
+            utmCampaign: analyticsMetadata.utmCampaign || 'checkout_interstitial_diagnostic',
+            ctaId: 'checkout_interstitial_sprint_diagnostic_checkout',
+            ctaPlacement: 'checkout_interstitial',
+            planId: 'sprint_diagnostic',
+          })
+          : '';
+        const sprintCheckoutHref = hostedConfig.workflowSprintCheckoutUrl
+          ? buildCheckoutIntentHref(hostedConfig.workflowSprintCheckoutUrl, analyticsMetadata, {
+            utmMedium: 'checkout_interstitial_paid_path',
+            utmCampaign: analyticsMetadata.utmCampaign || 'checkout_interstitial_workflow_sprint',
+            ctaId: 'checkout_interstitial_workflow_sprint_checkout',
+            ctaPlacement: 'checkout_interstitial',
+            planId: 'workflow_sprint',
+          })
+          : '';
+        const html = renderCheckoutIntentPage({
+          confirmHref: buildCheckoutConfirmHref(parsed),
+          workflowIntakeHref,
+          teamOptionsHref,
+          diagnosticCheckoutHref,
+          sprintCheckoutHref,
+          sprintDiagnosticPriceDollars: hostedConfig.sprintDiagnosticPriceDollars || 499,
+          workflowSprintPriceDollars: hostedConfig.workflowSprintPriceDollars || 1500,
+          botClassification,
+        });
         sendHtml(res, 200, html, responseHeaders);
         return;
       }
 
+      const normalizedCheckoutEmail = normalizeCheckoutCustomerEmail(bootstrapBody.customerEmail);
+      if (!normalizedCheckoutEmail) {
+        appendBestEffortTelemetry(FEEDBACK_DIR, {
+          eventType: 'checkout_email_gate_shown',
+          clientType: 'web',
+          traceId,
+          page: '/checkout/pro',
+          planId: analyticsMetadata.planId,
+        }, req.headers, 'checkout_email_gate_shown');
+        const { html, headers } = renderCheckoutIntentGate(parsed, responseHeaders);
+        sendHtml(res, 200, html, headers);
+        return;
+      }
+      bootstrapBody.customerEmail = normalizedCheckoutEmail;
+
       appendBestEffortTelemetry(FEEDBACK_DIR, {
         eventType: 'checkout_bootstrap',
         clientType: 'web',
@@ -4792,7 +4871,7 @@ async function addContext(){
             .map(l => { try { return JSON.parse(l); } catch(_e) { return null; } })
             .filter(Boolean);
         }
-      } catch (_) {}
+      } catch { entries = []; }
 
       const now = Date.now();
       const sevenDaysAgo = now - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;