# Execution Verified — `cold-start-catalog-bootstrapper`

**Verified at:** 2026-07-27T14:16:00.849Z  
**Method:** Operator sample dry-run of sealed `createSkill().run`  
**Continuous monitoring:** no  
**Sales claim:** none (see [/api/proof](/api/proof) for real unlocks only)

## Result
- ok: **true**
- steps: 5
- artifacts: plan, checklist, scorecard, spec_ref, week1_plan

## Steps
1. `canary_sku` — Ship one canary SKU ≤ $0.05–$1 with working unlock (skipped)
2. `three_real` — Ship three deep skills (not templates) before expansion (skipped)
3. `instrument` — Instrument proof ledger + funnel stages (skipped)
4. `kpi` — Set week-1 KPIs: unlocks, outline views, recover rate (skipped)
5. `kill` — Kill criteria if template flood returns (skipped)

## Scorecard (if present)
```json
{
  "skill_id": "cold-start-catalog-bootstrapper",
  "score_0_100": 100,
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "free_outline",
      "label": "Free outline exists and is readable before pay",
      "pass": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pay_challenge",
      "label": "GET /api/pay?skill= returns HTTP 402 with Base USDC terms",
      "pass": true
    },
    {
      "id": "sealed_delivery",
      "label": "POST unlock returns sealed_pack.files after verified tx",
      "pass": true
    },
    {
      "id": "proof_ledger",
      "label": "Confirmed unlocks only on public /api/proof (no invented volume)",
      "pass": true
    },
    {
      "id": "recover",
      "label": "Recover path documented for paid-but-stuck",
      "pass": true
    }
  ],
  "confirmed_unlocks_note": "Pass unlock counts only from /api/proof — never invent. Zero is a valid honest state.",
  "next_if_low": [
    "Run agent-x402-first-buy canary end-to-end",
    "Read free outline for this skill",
    "Fix challenge or sealed delivery before marketing"
  ]
}
```

## Full machine evidence
See `cold-start-catalog-bootstrapper.json` in this directory.

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