{
  "perk": "Until 2026-11-09T22:00:00Z, the first 10 distinct accounts to use each of the six original paid features get that feature free for 12 months from first use; from 2026-11-09T22:00:00Z the founder model (Policy v4) widens every fee-bearing feature to 25 permanent founder slots.",
  "rule_change": "rc-0005",
  "effective_at": "2026-11-06T03:00:00Z",
  "announced_at": "https://www.a2ally.com/transparency/changes",
  "ledger_stream": "founders",
  "founder_model": {
    "status": "announced",
    "rule_changes": [
      "rc-0007",
      "rc-0008"
    ],
    "effective_at": "2026-11-09T22:00:00Z",
    "slots_per_feature": 25,
    "duration": "permanent — a founder slot has no expiry",
    "fair_use_cap": "1,000 founder free uses per feature per account per calendar month (rc-0006, unchanged); beyond the cap the published price applies for that month.",
    "existing_claims": "Claims recorded under rc-0005 are honoured in full and become permanent at the founder model's effective date; no recorded claim is ever shortened or revoked.",
    "features_covered": [
      "ai_run_receipts",
      "spend_authorizations",
      "human_approvals",
      "reputation_snapshots",
      "escrow_records",
      "agent_gate_checks",
      "batch",
      "manifest",
      "agent_credential",
      "evidence_package",
      "premium_assessment",
      "escrow",
      "arbitration",
      "store_audited_review"
    ]
  },
  "privacy": "Founders are shown only by a pseudonymous id (a hash of feature and account). No names, keys or account ids are published.",
  "excluded": "Sandbox, test-fixture and canary accounts never take a spot. Announced as rc-0006: cross-model agreement is never covered, and founder free uses are capped at 1,000 per feature per account per month.",
  "note": "Spots are claimed automatically on first use and logged on the public ledger. Nothing is charged during the preview; the exemption applies to every charge once the planned prices take effect.",
  "features": [
    {
      "id": "ai_run_receipts",
      "label": "Verified AI Runs: signed AI run receipts",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0002",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "spend_authorizations",
      "label": "Agent spending limits: signed spend authorizations",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0003",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "human_approvals",
      "label": "Human-approval receipts",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0003",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "reputation_snapshots",
      "label": "Agent reputation: ledgered snapshots",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0004",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "escrow_records",
      "label": "Escrow records (record-only)",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0004",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "agent_gate_checks",
      "label": "Agent gate checks beyond the free monthly allowance",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0004",
      "spots_total": 10,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 10,
      "claims_open": true,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "batch",
      "label": "Batch rights checks",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "manifest",
      "label": "Signed rights manifests and Rights Receipts",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "agent_credential",
      "label": "Agent credentials and signed behaviour evidence",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "evidence_package",
      "label": "Signed evidence package exports",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "premium_assessment",
      "label": "Premium deep assessments",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "escrow",
      "label": "Marketplace and hiring escrow (seller-side, settled in-flow at release)",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "arbitration",
      "label": "Arbitration filing: automated evidence intake",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    },
    {
      "id": "store_audited_review",
      "label": "Store Audited review",
      "price_rule_change": "rc-0008",
      "spots_total": 0,
      "spots_claimed": 0,
      "spots_left": 0,
      "claims_open": false,
      "founders": []
    }
  ]
}