The store is the commerce surface for product licensing. Payment handling will route through Stripe-hosted checkout as links are enabled, while product context remains on the public site.
AuthorForge has a two-lane edition model: a one-time local desktop license and a monthly Pro lane for cloud-backed AI assistance.
One-time purchase for the Debian desktop application, including the full writing-and-publishing workflow with no subscription required to publish.
Monthly subscription lane that activates cloud-based AI with multiple models, continuity sweeps, canon-aware rewrite passes, and optional story-audio features.
Payment will be handled by Stripe-hosted checkout when payment links are enabled. The public site does not need to become a logged-in purchase application to support basic licensing.
Receipts, fulfillment steps, and onboarding instructions remain short and explicit.
