Read-only. Nothing changed.
FREE TIER, EXACTLY:
- Board /api/snapshot: NO count limit. The only gate is
stripModelPrice(grades, tier) at routes/snapshot.js:106-107 — no slice, no
volume branch. Live anonymous right now: MLB 5, WNBA 25 = the full board.
The "3 scans/day" cap rations the SCAN path only.
- Grade letter: fully visible on every tier (grade_visible: true). Anon also
receives confidence, edge_pct and VYNDR's own projection.
- Edge fields: correctly stripped. p_win/ev_pct/model_odds/value/takeable are
ALL absent from the anonymous payload, with model_price_locked stamped so the
card shows a lock teaser rather than an absent leg. This half works as designed.
THE HEADLINE — the two paths disagree on reasoning:
- Scan REDACTS it: tierGating.js lockReasoning + lockKillConditions +
tier_gated + upgrade hint, driven by free.reasoning_visible = false.
- Board SERVES IT IN FULL: snapshotGating MODEL_FIELDS is
[model_odds, p_win, ev_pct, value, takeable] — reasoning is not in the list.
Verified live anonymously: full reasoning.summary plus a kill condition WITH
its reason.
Intent: config/tiers.js declares free: { reasoning_visible: false } with the
comment "blurred — frontend renders tier-locked". One of the two paths does not
enforce the product's own declared line, so the evidence reads as oversight
rather than funnel — a funnel would be declared in config, not contradicted by
it. Flagged with the counterweight: board reasoning is good marketing and the
data layer is already free, so closing it is a monetization tightening (Kev's
call), not a fabrication fix.
FREE DATA IS A REAL AGGREGATOR, not just a limited graded view: schedule,
per-book lines, player stats, streaks, hot lists, team hubs, public record — all
public and uncapped (probed live).
PAID (config/tiers.js, checkout.js:4): analyst $14.99 / desk $44.99. Analyst is
unlimited reads; Desk differentiates on capability (alt ladder, Kelly, portfolio,
engine2). africa tier is defined but activation is blocked on a DB CHECK
constraint. api_access is false on every tier. book_odds/fair_odds deliberately
pass through on all tiers — the de-vigged fair number is the hook and is never
the paywall; only model_odds gates.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01QJs13VsyiSKYQP6rj3NNmc
