- Reject boot when POW_REQUIRED (or the per-pubkey PoW list) is set while
FEATURE_POW is off: the gate would silently never apply and /capabilities
would report pow_required:false — a signup endpoint the operator believes
is protected but isn't.
- Validate the premium PAYMENT_API_KEY through the same require_secret path
the pay-to-register flow uses, so a placeholder key cannot reach production.
- Advertise the premium-post write policy in MessagingCapability and
regenerate openapi.json to match.
- Give the premium integration fixtures unique per-run ids so the suite is
re-runnable against a persistent local test database.
A paid premium tier gating GENERAL Nostr posting to the operator's relay, while
wallet-functional events (encrypted DMs, tips, swap coordination) stay free for
registered users. Registration itself stays free (PoW-gated). Off by default.
- Admission: a new `premium-post` write policy gates on kind x membership —
premium author -> any kind; registered + WALLET_KINDS (1059 gift-wrap, 10050
DM-relay-list) -> free; registered + general -> premium required; external ->
gift-wrap DM inbox only. nauthz resolves is_premium_npub (only under premium-post),
fail-closed.
- Payment: reuses the PaymentProvider seam (PULL model, non-custodial — only reads
invoice status). POST /premium/invoice {plan} mints a tier invoice bound to the
JWT user_id; POST /premium/activate verifies Settled + consumes single-use AND
extends premium_until in ONE transaction (a mid-flight failure keeps the paid
invoice redeemable); GET /premium/status reads it. Per-user pending-invoice cap.
- Tiered plans (PREMIUM_PLANS id:days:amount) = a built-in discount feature;
advertised via /capabilities (premium_relay + premium{currency,plans,relay_url}).
- Config fail-closes: PREMIUM_ENABLED needs relay on + premium-post + processor
creds + >=1 positive-decimal plan + unique ids + days<=3660, and the 0-conf /
expiry processor floors apply on the premium path too (its common case is
require_payment=false).
- Tests: 15 policy unit (incl. 5 premium-post) + config fail-closed matrix + plan
parser + L1 integration (activate single-use/stacking/cross-user, is_premium by
expiry, feature gate). OpenAPI + migration updated.
Adversarially reviewed (correctness / security-payment / operational-config); the
0-conf-on-premium-path double-spend footgun, non-transactional activate, and
unbounded plan days were caught and fixed before commit.
jwinterm