# May 2026 Revenue Machine

This is the operating plan for turning ThumbGate traffic into paid revenue without pretending that code alone can create demand.

## Current wedge

ThumbGate has four monetizable paths:

- Free CLI install: acquisition wedge.
- Pro checkout: low-friction self-serve path.
- Workflow Hardening Diagnostic: paid triage for one repeated workflow failure.
- Workflow Hardening Sprint: implementation path for one workflow owner, one blocker, and one proof review.

The highest-ROI May 2026 motion is to make the paid diagnostic and sprint paths explicit, while keeping the unpaid intake as a qualification fallback.

## Autonomy boundary

The agent can autonomously:

- update landing pages and tracking
- generate outreach assets
- rank revenue blockers
- verify production health
- inspect first-party telemetry and checkout signals
- prepare compliant email copy and sales-pipeline entries

The agent needs operator authority for:

- sending emails, DMs, or public posts
- changing payment/account ownership settings
- creating or approving Stripe live Payment Links
- setting GA4 IDs or other account-owned identifiers
- representing the business externally

## Required account values

Set these environment variables in GitHub/Railway when the account values exist:

```text
THUMBGATE_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID=G-XXXXXXXXXX
THUMBGATE_CHECKOUT_FALLBACK_URL=https://buy.stripe.com/...
THUMBGATE_SPRINT_DIAGNOSTIC_CHECKOUT_URL=https://buy.stripe.com/...
THUMBGATE_WORKFLOW_SPRINT_CHECKOUT_URL=https://buy.stripe.com/...
```

Recommended paid offer defaults:

```text
Workflow Hardening Diagnostic: $499 one-time
Workflow Hardening Sprint: $1500 one-time
```

## Daily operating command

Run:

```bash
npm run revenue:plan
```

This command reads the live revenue status and returns the exact next actions in order. It deliberately labels account-owned blockers as `human` and repo/runtime work as `agent`, so the operator does not confuse missing authority with missing implementation.

## Compliance guardrails

- Do not send outbound messages without explicit operator authorization.
- Do not use LinkedIn bots, scrapers, or automated messaging.
- Commercial email must use truthful headers, clear identification, a valid postal footer, and opt-out handling.
- Bulk sending requires domain authentication and healthy spam metrics.
- Do not claim sent outreach, revenue, partner status, or account configuration without evidence.
