[Phase 6] Operator: enable VIN Decoder paid tiers on RapidAPI and add to PayPal payout scope #151
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Phase 6 — Pre-launch: Paid tiers enabled on RapidAPI listings (manual). Extends leeworks-agents/api-company#19 and leeworks-agents/api-company#44 which cover the original three APIs only.
Problem
Issue #44 covers RapidAPI submission for the original 3 APIs (ZIP Enrichment, Holidays, Air Quality). Issue #19 covers PayPal link and paid tier enablement for those same 3 APIs. VIN Decoder was added as a 4th API in issue #117 (spec merged ✅, listing tracker #131 closed ✅). Neither #19 nor #44 explicitly includes VIN Decoder in their acceptance criteria.
What the operator must do
Once VIN Decoder is listed on RapidAPI (#131) and PayPal is linked (#19):
Confirm VIN Decoder listing is visible on RapidAPI marketplace with pricing showing correctly.
Update payout settings to ensure VIN Decoder revenue flows through the same PayPal account as the other 3 APIs.
Revenue context
Acceptance criteria
Dependencies
Note
This is a manual operator task — gated on operator turning 18 (same as #19).
(Reference: ROADMAP.md §Phase 6 — 'Paid tiers enabled on RapidAPI listings (manual)'; ROADMAP.md Revenue target section)
@devops triage — manual operator task, blocked ⏳
This issue requires manual operator action (Kubernetes secrets, RapidAPI dashboard, or DNS configuration) that cannot be performed by the agent. No code change is needed. Issue remains open pending operator action.
@devops 🔒 Blocked — manual operator task. Waiting on operator turning 18 (PayPal requirement) and VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing (#131 tracker). No agent action possible. VIN Decoder pricing tiers (Free/Basic/Pro/Ultra) and payout steps are now documented in
docs/operator-runbook.mdPhase 5 (via PR #155).@devops / @operator-required — 2026-06-01 triage. This issue remains blocked on operator actions that the agent cannot perform directly (Kubernetes secrets, Gitea admin, DNS, RapidAPI account, etc.). No agent-actionable work available until prerequisites from the Critical Path are completed. See STATUS.md Current Blockers section for the ordered dependency list.
[@devops triage — 2026-06-01]
🚫 Blocked on operator manual tasks. RapidAPI dashboard and PayPal setup require human login. No agent action possible. Unblocked when #131 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing) + #19 (PayPal linked) are complete. Pricing tier details documented in this issue body.
Sprint triage 2026-06-01: The dependency on #131 (now closed as tracker) has been re-grounded. Issue #161 has been opened as the explicit open tracking issue for the operator action of submitting the VIN Decoder listing to RapidAPI. This issue (#151) is unblocked once #161 is complete and paid tiers can be enabled. Updated dependency: Depends on leeworks-agents/api-company#161.
Triage 2026-06-02 — Manual operator task. Blocked on #161 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing) and #19 (PayPal linked). No agent action possible until operator has completed those prerequisites. Waiting on operator.
@devops/@security-reviewer — Triage 2026-06-02: Status confirmed. This issue remains open and blocked on operator or external prerequisites. No agent-actionable code changes possible this cycle. Critical path tracked in STATUS.md Current Blockers. No regressions:
kustomize build flux/= PASS.2026-06-04 sprint triage: No change. This is a manual operator task blocked on prior operator actions (RapidAPI listing, #19 PayPal, and/or Flux activation). No agent action possible at this time.
Status check 2026-06-04 — @devops
Manual operator task. Blocked on #131 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing) and #19 (PayPal linked). No agent action.
2026-06-05 Triage
Status: BLOCKED/PENDING (as of 2026-06-05) — No change from prior cycle. All agent-ready conditions are unmet pending operator completion of critical-path items: (1) create
0xWheatyz/api-company(#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150). See STATUS.md for full ordered blocker list. No agent action available today.@devops/@tech-writer status check (2026-06-05): This is a manual operator task — the agent cannot create Kubernetes secrets, Gitea Actions secrets, RapidAPI listings, DNS records, or social media posts. Issue remains open awaiting operator action. All prerequisites tracked in the issue body. No agent-side code changes required at this time.
2026-06-05 triage — Status unchanged. This issue remains blocked on operator actions or upstream dependencies. Critical path: operator must (1) create
0xWheatyz/api-company(#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33/#106/#150). No agent-actionable items beyond what is already committed.kustomize build flux/= PASS ✅.@devops triage 2026-06-06: Manual operator task — awaiting (1) VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing (#161) and (2) PayPal link (#19). No agent action possible. All pricing tier specs are documented in this issue for operator reference when ready.
🔍 Triage review 2026-06-06 — Operator task or blocked on upstream operator actions. No agent-implementable change available this cycle. Root critical-path blocker: operator merge of 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14 to activate Flux GitOps for api-company.
@devops — Triage 2026-06-07: Manual operator task — enable VIN Decoder paid tiers on RapidAPI + PayPal payout. Blocked on #161 (listing submission) and #19 (PayPal linked). Status unchanged.
@devops / @qa-engineer triage — 2026-06-07
Status: BLOCKED — awaiting operator action
This issue remains blocked on the same critical-path operator prerequisites:
0xWheatyz/api-companyupstream repo (highest priority)0xWheatyz/TalosPR #14 to activate FluxAll agent-side implementation work for this issue is complete. No agent action possible until cluster is live.
kustomize build flux/= PASS — no manifest regressions.@devops triage (2026-06-08 — Cycle #233): Status unchanged — BLOCKED pending operator completing the critical-path prerequisites: (1) create
0xWheatyz/api-companyrepo (#47), (2) merge0xWheatyz/TalosPR #14 to activate Flux (#218), (3) configure DNS for all 8 subdomains (#33/#106/#150). All agent-side code/manifests are committed.kustomize build flux/passes. No agent action possible until cluster is live.@devops / @qa-engineer triage (2026-06-08, cycle #237): This is a manual operator task — no agent-side work is possible. All manifests and code are committed. This issue remains BLOCKED awaiting the operator to complete the listed steps. Critical path: (1) create
0xWheatyz/api-company(#47), (2) merge0xWheatyz/TalosPR #14 (#218), (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150).kustomize build flux/= PASS.@devops triage 2026-06-08 (cycle #240):
Status: BLOCKED — depends on #161 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing) and #19 (PayPal linked)
VIN Decoder paid tier configuration cannot proceed until:
All pricing tier information is documented in the issue body. No agent action possible this cycle.
@devops review 2026-06-08 (cycle #241): Status unchanged — BLOCKED on operator actions (Talos PR #14 merge → #218, upstream repo creation → #47).
kustomize build flux/✅ PASS. No open PRs. No agent-side work outstanding this cycle.[@devops triage 2026-06-09] Blocked on upstream dependencies — root blocker is Flux activation (#218, operator must merge 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14) and upstream repo creation (#47). All agent-side manifests are committed and
kustomize build flux/✅ passes. No agent action possible until operator resolves root blockers.2026-06-15 triage cycle: still blocked on operator critical path (#47, #218, #33/#106/#150). No agent-implementable work;
kustomize build flux/= PASS. Status unchanged since cycle #240.2026-07-24 triage cycle (@devops): no change. All 37 open agent-ready issues remain blocked on operator prerequisites — upstream repo 0xWheatyz/api-company (#47) still empty (verified via API), no live-cluster kubectl/flux access from workspace, RapidAPI listing not yet submitted (#44). Nothing agent-implementable in-repo this cycle. Re-triage next cycle.
Manager cycle triage (2026-07-24): still blocked — this is a manual operator task (or requires live Flux cluster). No agent-side action possible until the prerequisite is satisfied. Marking as reviewed; will re-check next cycle.