Monetization policy locked + dev pause recorded (docs changeset, 2026-08-14): the one paid line becomes an annual subscription — early access $49.99/yr → $99/yr list at GA, grandfather-while-subscribed with lapse → list on renewal (no escalation matrix); free tier unchanged (branding flash is the free tier's billboard + no Alerts, which is the one paid feature); billing NOT locked to itch.io (hunted fact: itch.io has no native subscription billing — candidates Gumroad, whose native affiliate program is the tiebreaker, and Lemon Squeezy); support = in-app bug-report → git issues with a when-I-get-around-to-it cadence + emergency patches. ai.md Monetization section rewritten + stale paid-unlock seams fixed (L115 subscription-entitlement wording, the About hub's tabled billing PremiumUrl seam); TASKS.md gains TASK 23 (Monetization — billing provider decision, unlock mechanism with lapse→flash-returns enforcement, in-app bug-report loop, Unlock Premium seam lighting, Alerts gating, and line-item pointers for the early-access strategy, affiliate/ads phase 2, and the channel revival); HANDOFF.md records the decisions + the development pause (resume streaming = pair-programming dev streams via OBS + The Division 2 under the gramps/GOAT persona, 67 and gaming since 1981, 3D-printing content retired; dogfood switch to ytLlive once TASK 5 lands; resume point = TASK 5). Stale itch.io assertions corrected across comments and indexes (MainViewModel.cs PremiumUrl/IsPremium seams, MainWindow.xaml tooltip, AboutHubTests comment, ViewModels/index.md, TASK 9 out-of-scope note). Build 0 warnings, 196 tests passing

ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     // integration test can assert they point at real destinations.
     public const string ChannelUrl = "https://youtube.com/@llamachileshop";
     public const string MastodonUrl = "https://mastodon.llamachile.tube/@gramps";
-    // Tabled 2026-08-14: the itch.io account was just created — the product page
-    // (premium unlock) lands here once set up. Coffee/thanks URL is live.
+    // Tabled 2026-08-14: the billing provider is not chosen yet (Gumroad/Lemon Squeezy — TASK 23);
+    // the subscription page (premium unlock) lands here once set up. Coffee/thanks URL is live.
     public const string PremiumUrl = "";
     public const string CoffeeUrl = "https://buymeacoffee.com/llamachiley";
     public static string AppVersionLabel => $"Version {typeof(MainViewModel).Assembly.GetName().Version?.ToString(3)}";
 
     /// <summary>The About hub's Unlock Premium button lights up only once the
-    /// itch.io product URL is set (tabled 2026-08-14 — account in setup).</summary>
+    /// billing URL is set (tabled 2026-08-14 — provider undecided, TASK 23).</summary>
     public bool IsPremiumAvailable => PremiumUrl.Length > 0;
 
     /// <summary>Full in-app licensing/legal text, loaded on demand from the
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     public SocialsConfig? Socials => _socials;
 
     /// <summary>Freemium: 6 slots — YT + 1 other, the rest locked. Premium seam: all 6 open.</summary>
-    private static bool IsPremium => false; // itch.io unlock deferred — seam only
+    private static bool IsPremium => false; // unlock deferred (TASK 23) — seam only
 
     /// <summary>Canvas.Top for the social bar: 0 = top, 1040 = bottom (40px from the 1080 edge).</summary>
     public double SocialBarTop => _socials?.BarPosition == SocialBarPosition.Top ? 0 : 1040;