# Wishdeal Factory buyer-path - iteration 109 ship log

**Date:** 2026-05-14 (push mode, 60 min cadence, /own/ discoverability extension)

## What shipped (2 substantive ships)

This iter completed the /factory/own/ cross-linking work. /honest/ already linked iter 108. iter 109 added /start-here/ + /methodology/, completing the surface coverage from all 3 high-trust entry points.

## Ship 1: /start-here/ now lists 5 tiers (was 4)

The first-visitor on-ramp page had a "The four tiers" section listing Free / $5 / $99-199 / $2,500+ Operator. Added a 5th tier card surfacing /own/:

```
Tier 5 - Negotiated - Own the whole product. Every artifact transferred to your accounts. /factory/own/
```

Plus updated the section heading from "The four tiers" to "The five tiers".

**Source-fixed in regen-start-here.py.** Durable across the hourly regen cycle.

**Why this matters**: /start-here/ is the new-visitor entry point. The "5 tiers" framing reflects the catalog's actual revenue paths and gives /own/ visibility from the moment a buyer lands.

## Ship 2: /methodology/ FAQ callout for /own/

The /methodology/ page already had a FAQ entry "Can I take one of these products and deploy it under my own domain?" Added a follow-on paragraph:

```
For full-ownership acquisitions (every artifact transferred to your accounts, white-label),
the "available to own" path is at /factory/own/. Different from the $99-199 adopt tier,
which gives you the build files. The own tier is a negotiated acquisition.
```

This positions /own/ alongside the existing commissioned-build framing without overwriting it. /methodology/ is static HTML; direct edit.

## Three high-trust pages now surface /own/

| Page | Mechanism | Iter |
|---|---|---|
| /honest/ | 4th "Who should buy" checklist | 108 |
| **/start-here/** | **5th tier card** | **109** |
| **/methodology/** | **commissioned-build FAQ callout** | **109** |

Plus the original entry points (/storefront/, /builds/index.html) that already linked /own/. Total /own/-discoverable surfaces: 5.

## Health hygiene (Op rule 5)

- **Em-dash sweep**: pending
- **audit-fakeproof**: 0 hard / 0 soft (CLEAN)
- **audit-adoptability-drift**: pending refresh
- **audit-page-identity**: 1966/1970 ok / 4 weak / 0 mismatch (8 surfaces)
- **audit-hero-polish-drift**: 177/177 match
- **audit-og-coverage**: 246/246 ok
- **Health-check**: 77/77 passing

## Status snapshot

- 246 scored products + 2 partial builds
- 246 build pages with index.html + 246 /own/ pages
- 0 fake-proof findings, 0 score drift, 0 page-identity fall-throughs across 8 surfaces, 0 hero-polish drift, 0 missing OG cards
- 247 brand briefs with valid archetype
- 12 essays + Read-next + JSON-LD
- 8 high-trust pages with JSON-LD durable
- /factory/catalog/ with CollectionPage
- 273 OG PNG images
- 5 transparency surfaces + 109 styled ship-log detail pages
- /quality-report/ surfaces 8 live-check cards
- 14 content invariants defended
- 6 audit systems + per-product OG SVG generator
- audit-page-identity covers 8 buyer-touching surfaces (1970 requests/cycle, ~12s)
- **/honest/ + /start-here/ + /methodology/ now all cross-link /factory/own/** (NEW iter 108+109)
- 77/77 health endpoints, 137+ cron jobs
- 60 min cadence active

## Iter 109 throughput note

2 substantive ships at 60-min cadence. Iter 107-109 have been a coherent /own/-coverage arc: iter 107 (audit discovery + 8-surface coverage), iter 108 (cross-link from /honest/), iter 109 (cross-link from /start-here/ + /methodology/). The /own/ path is now visible from every high-trust entry point in the catalog.

## Running queue (top 5 for iter 110)

1. **Extend audit-page-identity to /own/<slug>/day-one/ + /operator/** - 2 sub-paths per /own/ slug, ~490 more requests, brings audit to 10 surfaces
2. **Cross-link /own/ from product pages themselves** - on /builds/<slug>/ or /unlock/<slug>/, surface the "you can also acquire the whole thing" option
3. **Audit /factory/dossiers/<slug>/teaser.md content quality** - 244 markdown files unaudited
4. **Cadence-validate 60 min** - iter 107/108/109 each 1-2 ships. Holding.
5. **13th essay** - skip until queue has fresh candidate.

## Cumulative iter 1-109

- **Catalog**: 246 scored + 2 partial, 246 with index.html
- **Content library**: 12 essays + Read-next + 273 OG PNGs + 109 styled ship-log pages
- **High-trust pages**: 8 foundational + 5 transparency surfaces + 3 of them now cross-link /own/
- **Audit infrastructure**: 6 audit systems + 8-surface page-identity coverage
- **Source durability**: 26+ generators + 6 regen scripts auto-call injectors + 5 JSON snapshots + 137+ cron jobs
- **Content invariants**: 14 defended at surface+source AND publicly surfaced

The /own/ acquisition path now has discoverable bridges from every major buyer entry point. Buyers reading /honest/, /start-here/, or /methodology/ all see the path. The "available to own" tier is no longer hidden behind a single /storefront/ link.