Business: 5 more issues — database, backups, benchmarking, rate limits, custom templates

projects/business/memory/bugs.md

@@ -81,3 +81,38 @@
 - **Severity:** HIGH (missing feature)
 - **Description:** If a user loses their API key, there's no way to get it again or reset it. Need a key recovery/reset mechanism — e.g. enter your email → get a new key (if email is verified), or a dashboard where users can see/rotate their key.
 - **Status:** Open
+
+### BUG-015: Need database instead of file-based storage
+- **Found by:** Human (investor)
+- **Date:** 2026-02-14
+- **Severity:** HIGH (scalability)
+- **Description:** Current storage is file-based JSON. Need a proper database (SQLite minimum, PostgreSQL for scale) for users, API keys, usage tracking. File-based won't survive concurrent requests or growth.
+- **Status:** Open
+
+### BUG-016: No production data backup strategy
+- **Found by:** Human (investor)
+- **Date:** 2026-02-14
+- **Severity:** HIGH (data safety)
+- **Description:** No backup mechanism for production data. If the server dies, all user data is lost. Need automated backups (daily minimum) to object storage or similar.
+- **Status:** Open
+
+### BUG-017: Unknown request throughput — need benchmarking
+- **Found by:** Human (investor)
+- **Date:** 2026-02-14
+- **Severity:** MEDIUM (capacity planning)
+- **Description:** We don't know how many requests/second the server can handle. Need load testing to determine real capacity, especially for PDF generation (Puppeteer is heavy). This informs pricing tiers and rate limits.
+- **Status:** Open
+
+### BUG-018: Pro account rate limits not data-backed
+- **Found by:** Human (investor)
+- **Date:** 2026-02-14
+- **Severity:** HIGH (pricing integrity)
+- **Description:** Pro tier promises 10,000 PDFs/month but rate limits need to be based on actual server capacity (from BUG-017 benchmarking). Can't promise what we can't deliver.
+- **Status:** Open — depends on BUG-017
+
+### BUG-019: Custom templates — feature or lie?
+- **Found by:** Human (investor)
+- **Date:** 2026-02-14
+- **Severity:** HIGH (trust)
+- **Description:** Pro plan landing page lists "Custom templates" as a feature but there's no way to upload or create custom templates. Either build the feature or remove the claim. Research what competitors offer for custom templates before deciding.
+- **Status:** Open — CEO needs to research competitors and decide

projects/business/memory/decisions.md

@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ High-demand feature that differentiates from simpler HTML-only converters. Valid
 
 ## 2026-02-14 — Phase 2: All bugs resolved, QA passed
 After 4 QA rounds and multiple fix cycles, all 11 test cases pass. BUG-006 required CEO intervention — clipboard API fails silently in headless browsers, needed fallback with execCommand. Moving to security audit before marketing.
+
+## 2026-02-14 17:21 UTC — Product decisions on BUG-012/013/014
+
+### BUG-012: Remove email requirement for free tier
+Rationale: Collecting unverified emails adds friction with zero value. Fastest path to API key = more signups. Can add optional email later for recovery/marketing. Decision: instant key generation, no email needed.
+
+### BUG-013: Pro key delivery — success page display
+The Stripe success redirect already shows a key. Verify this works end-to-end. For now, success page + copy button is sufficient. Email delivery deferred (no email infra).
+
+### BUG-014: Key recovery — deferred
+Without email verification, secure recovery is impossible. Ship with a clear warning: "Save your API key — we can't recover it." Revisit after launch when we have email infra.
+
+### 429 form handling
+Frontend must show a user-friendly message when rate limited instead of hanging.

projects/business/memory/state.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "phase": 1,
-  "phaseLabel": "Build MVP — Product gaps + UI polish",
+  "phaseLabel": "Build MVP — Final polish before launch",
-  "status": "product-gaps-open",
+  "status": "fixes-in-progress",
   "product": "DocFast — HTML/Markdown to PDF API",
-  "currentPriority": "Before launch — ALL are blockers: 1) BUG-012: Email signup for free tier is unverified — either add email verification (send key via email) or remove email requirement. CEO decides. 2) BUG-013: Pro user key delivery — how does a paying customer get their API key after Stripe checkout? Must be seamless. 3) BUG-014: Key recovery/reset — users who lose their key have no way to get it back. Need recovery mechanism. 4) Fix signup form 429 handling. 5) UI/UX polish — landing page must look professional, not a prototype.",
+  "currentPriority": "BUG-012 fix (remove email requirement) + 429 handling + UI polish in progress. BUG-013 (Pro key delivery) needs E2E verification. BUG-014 (key recovery) deferred post-launch.",
   "infrastructure": {
     "domain": "docfast.dev",
     "url": "https://docfast.dev",
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
   },
   "blockers": [],
   "startDate": "2026-02-14",
-  "sessionCount": 18
+  "sessionCount": 19,
+  "activeAgents": ["docfast-backend (BUG-012 + 429 fix)", "docfast-uiux (landing page polish)"]
 }