Semantic Billing

Users get entitlements for free because the system commits state before payment confirms. A solution isn't possible without breaking some eggs — every downstream system has to adapt.

How do six stores converge to one truth? The recompute engine reads all stores and computes correct state. The brain consumes that unified view to make decisions.

How do bespoke product flows become one platform? Registrar moves onto unified checkout. PayPal is the exception that proves the rule — dual-processor topology.

What does the customer actually owe, and how do we tell them? Credit notes make invoices truthful. Account type determines the response when payment fails.

Who decides when things get billed? Stripe owns the clock today. Taking it over means controlling when invoices generate, when charges fire, when periods start.

Prove that confirm-before-commit works and that six stores can be read as one. These two capabilities gate everything else.

Make the invoice tell the truth and give dunning a single decision point. These require the foundation but not each other.

Bring external products onto the platform. Specialize the brain for account types. Extend the billing clock.