# Source acquisition spend gate

Generated: 2026-05-20T16:49:00.675Z

DataForSEO Stage 1 spend allowed: NO
Apify Stage 2 spend allowed: NO

This gate intentionally blocks provider spend until prerequisites and explicit local approval files are satisfied.

## Checks
- [pass] DataForSEO Stage 1: Stage 1 targets capped — 10/12 targets
- [pass] DataForSEO Stage 1: ASIN payload scoped — 6 ready payload row(s); 4 unresolved ASIN(s) remain outside the paid pilot payload
- [pass] DataForSEO Stage 1: Task payload ready — 6 ready task rows
- [pass] DataForSEO Stage 1: Budget cap recorded — GBP cap recorded
- [pass] DataForSEO Stage 1: Cost plan accepted — GBP 0.075 estimated / 10 max spend
- [blocked] DataForSEO Stage 1: Reviews endpoint cleared by support — 3/6 support-response checks passing; endpoint/retry path not confirmed
- [blocked] DataForSEO Stage 1: Official Reviews docs status allows retry — endpointTemporarilyUnavailable=true; 2/3 docs-status checks passing
- [blocked] DataForSEO Stage 1: Human spend approval recorded — data/sources/approvals/dataforseo-stage1-approval.json not approved or approval gate invalid
- [blocked] Apify Stage 2: DataForSEO pilot inspected first — 0 converted DataForSEO reviews
- [pass] Apify Stage 2: Apify first batch capped — 3 first-batch targets, 4 held
- [blocked] Apify Stage 2: Named gap documented — DataForSEO pilot not ready/inspected yet
- [pass] Apify Stage 2: Budget cap recorded — GBP cap recorded
- [pass] Apify Stage 2: Cost plan accepted — GBP 5 estimated / 20 max spend
- [blocked] Apify Stage 2: Human spend approval recorded — data/sources/approvals/apify-stage2-approval.json not approved or approval gate invalid

## Approval files
- `data/sources/approvals/dataforseo-stage1-approval.json`
- `data/sources/approvals/apify-stage2-approval.json`