feat(billing): add INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS allowlist for self-serve soft cutover

Phase O Task 46 needs internal validation of the full self-serve flow
against the prod backend before flipping SELF_SERVE_ENABLED public. This
adds the per-email allowlist that bypasses the global flag for specific
authenticated users.

- INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS: comma-separated list, parsed by a Pydantic
  field_validator into a normalized lowercase list. Settings.is_internal_tester
  and Settings.is_self_serve_active_for centralize the allowlist + global-flag
  check; both endpoints below call the latter.
- New get_current_user_optional dep — best-effort auth that returns None
  on missing/invalid token instead of 401. Used by /config/public so the
  same endpoint serves anonymous public callers and authenticated allowlist
  members.
- /config/public now accepts optional auth and returns self_serve_enabled=True
  for authenticated allowlist members even when the global flag is off.
  Anonymous callers always see the global flag.
- /auth/register replaces the SELF_SERVE_ENABLED check with the helper so a
  registering email on the allowlist can join without an invite code.
  Non-allowlist emails still 400 when self-serve is off.
- docker-compose.dev.yml passes SELF_SERVE_ENABLED + INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS
  through; backend/.env.example documents both.

Tests cover: allowlisted authenticated user sees true, non-allowlisted
authenticated user sees the global flag, anonymous calls ignore the
allowlist, allowlisted email registers without invite code, non-allowlisted
email still blocked.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+REPO_ROOT=/opt/docker/code-server/workspace/resolutionflow
+POSTGRES_PORT=5433
+SECRET_KEY=
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
+GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY=
+
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_
+STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_
+VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_

backend/.env.example

@@ -29,4 +29,14 @@ CW_CLIENT_ID=<CONNECTWISE CLIENT ID>
 # When unset, app/core/config.py:stripe_enabled returns False and Stripe code paths short-circuit.
 STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_
 STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_
-STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_
+
+# Self-serve cutover
+# SELF_SERVE_ENABLED is the master switch for the public self-serve signup
+# flow (pricing page, invite-code-optional registration). Default is false
+# until Phase O cutover.
+# INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS is a comma-separated allowlist that bypasses the
+# global flag for specific users — used for prod test-mode validation
+# before the public flip. Empty by default.
+SELF_SERVE_ENABLED=false
+INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS=

backend/alembic/versions/4ce3e594cb87_add_starter_rename_team_to_enterprise.py

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""add_starter_rename_team_to_enterprise
+
+Revision ID: 4ce3e594cb87
+Revises: c6cbfc534fad
+Create Date: 2026-05-07 19:36:27.172082
+
+Plan tier taxonomy reconciliation. Marketing surface and Stripe products
+named "Starter / Pro / Enterprise"; backend was on "free / pro / team".
+This migration:
+
+  1. Defensively migrates any existing subscriptions on plan='team' to
+     plan='enterprise' (dev has zero such rows; prod is expected to have
+     none, but the UPDATE is safe and idempotent).
+  2. Renames the plan_limits row 'team' -> 'enterprise'. plan_billing
+     and plan_feature_defaults are FK-referenced but currently empty;
+     the rename works because PostgreSQL allows updating PK values when
+     no FK rows reference them.
+  3. Inserts a new plan_limits row for 'starter' between free and pro.
+
+Resource visibility (Tree.visibility, StepLibrary.visibility) also uses
+the string 'team' for "shared with my account" — that is a separate
+domain and is intentionally not touched.
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision: str = '4ce3e594cb87'
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = 'c6cbfc534fad'
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET plan = 'enterprise' WHERE plan = 'team'")
+    op.execute("UPDATE plan_limits SET plan = 'enterprise' WHERE plan = 'team'")
+    op.execute("""
+        INSERT INTO plan_limits (
+            plan,
+            max_trees,
+            max_sessions_per_month,
+            max_users,
+            custom_branding,
+            priority_support,
+            export_formats,
+            max_ai_builds_per_month,
+            max_ai_builds_per_24h,
+            kb_accelerator_enabled,
+            kb_max_lifetime_conversions,
+            kb_batch_max_size,
+            kb_allowed_formats,
+            kb_detailed_analysis,
+            kb_conversational_refinement,
+            kb_step_library_matching,
+            kb_history_limit
+        ) VALUES (
+            'starter',
+            10,
+            75,
+            1,
+            FALSE,
+            FALSE,
+            '["markdown", "text", "html"]'::jsonb,
+            15,
+            5,
+            FALSE,
+            NULL,
+            NULL,
+            '["txt", "paste", "md"]'::jsonb,
+            FALSE,
+            FALSE,
+            FALSE,
+            NULL
+        )
+        ON CONFLICT (plan) DO NOTHING
+    """)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.execute("DELETE FROM plan_limits WHERE plan = 'starter'")
+    op.execute("UPDATE plan_limits SET plan = 'team' WHERE plan = 'enterprise'")
+    op.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET plan = 'team' WHERE plan = 'enterprise'")

backend/app/api/deps.py

@@ -64,6 +64,40 @@ async def get_current_user(
     return user
 
 
+async def get_current_user_optional(
+    request: Request,
+    db: Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(get_admin_db)],
+) -> Optional[User]:
+    """Best-effort current user for endpoints that work both anonymous and authed.
+
+    Returns None on missing/invalid/expired token instead of raising. Used by
+    surfaces like /config/public that anonymous clients can hit but where an
+    authenticated user gets a tailored response (e.g. INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS
+    allowlist override).
+    """
+    auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization") or request.headers.get("authorization")
+    if not auth_header or not auth_header.lower().startswith("bearer "):
+        return None
+    token = auth_header.split(None, 1)[1].strip()
+    if not token:
+        return None
+
+    payload = decode_token(token)
+    if payload is None or payload.get("type") != "access":
+        return None
+
+    user_id = payload.get("sub")
+    if user_id is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        user_uuid = UUID(user_id)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+    result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.id == user_uuid))
+    return result.scalar_one_or_none()
+
+
 async def get_refresh_token_payload(
     token: Annotated[str, Depends(oauth2_scheme)]
 ) -> dict:

backend/app/api/endpoints/admin.py

@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ async def update_user_plan(
     current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(require_admin)],
 ):
     """Change a user's subscription plan (super admin only)."""
-    if data.plan not in ("free", "pro", "team"):
+    if data.plan not in ("free", "pro", "starter", "enterprise"):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid plan")
     user, subscription = await _get_user_subscription(user_id, db)
     old_plan = subscription.plan
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ async def update_account_plan(
     current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(require_admin)],
 ):
     """Change an account subscription plan (super admin only)."""
-    if data.plan not in ("free", "pro", "team"):
+    if data.plan not in ("free", "pro", "starter", "enterprise"):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid plan")
     account, subscription = await _get_account_subscription(account_id, db)
     old_plan = subscription.plan

backend/app/api/endpoints/admin_dashboard.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def get_dashboard_metrics(
     ) or 0
     paid_accounts = await db.scalar(
         select(func.count()).select_from(Subscription).where(
-            Subscription.plan.in_(["pro", "team"])
+            Subscription.plan.in_(["pro", "starter", "enterprise"])
         )
     ) or 0
     total_trees = await db.scalar(

backend/app/api/endpoints/auth.py

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async def register(
         # and so paid/trial-bearing codes still apply when supplied.
         if (
             settings.REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE
-            and not settings.SELF_SERVE_ENABLED
+            and not settings.is_self_serve_active_for(user_data.email)
             and not user_data.invite_code
         ):
             raise HTTPException(

backend/app/api/endpoints/config.py

@@ -11,22 +11,31 @@ frontend codegen and other call sites if needed.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from typing import Annotated, Optional
 
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+
+from app.api.deps import get_current_user_optional
 from app.core.config import settings
+from app.models.user import User
 from app.schemas.config import PublicConfigResponse
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/config", tags=["config"])
 
 
 @router.get("/public", response_model=PublicConfigResponse)
-async def get_public_config() -> PublicConfigResponse:
+async def get_public_config(
+    current_user: Annotated[Optional[User], Depends(get_current_user_optional)],
+) -> PublicConfigResponse:
     """Return public-safe runtime config.
 
     `oauth_providers` reflects which OAuth client IDs are configured server
     side; the frontend uses it to render only buttons that will actually
     succeed. `self_serve_enabled` is the master switch for the new public
-    self-serve signup flow.
+    self-serve signup flow; an authenticated caller whose email is on the
+    INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS allowlist sees `True` even when the global flag
+    is off, so internal validation in prod test mode can exercise the full
+    surface before the public flip.
     """
     providers: list[str] = []
     if settings.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID:
@@ -34,7 +43,8 @@ async def get_public_config() -> PublicConfigResponse:
     if settings.MS_CLIENT_ID:
         providers.append("microsoft")
 
+    user_email = current_user.email if current_user else None
     return PublicConfigResponse(
-        self_serve_enabled=settings.SELF_SERVE_ENABLED,
+        self_serve_enabled=settings.is_self_serve_active_for(user_email),
         oauth_providers=providers,
     )

backend/app/core/config.py

@@ -97,6 +97,40 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: Optional[str] = None
     SELF_SERVE_ENABLED: bool = False
 
+    # Internal tester allowlist for soft cutover. Comma-separated emails;
+    # when SELF_SERVE_ENABLED is False, listed users still see the self-serve
+    # surfaces (pricing page, invite-code-optional registration, etc.) so the
+    # full flow can be exercised in prod test mode before public flip.
+    INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS: list[str] = []
+
+    @field_validator("INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def split_internal_tester_emails(cls, v) -> list[str]:
+        """Parse a comma-separated string into a normalized lowercase list."""
+        if v is None or v == "":
+            return []
+        if isinstance(v, list):
+            return [e.strip().lower() for e in v if e and e.strip()]
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            return [e.strip().lower() for e in v.split(",") if e.strip()]
+        return []
+
+    def is_internal_tester(self, email: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+        """Case-insensitive allowlist check. None/empty email is never a tester."""
+        if not email:
+            return False
+        return email.lower() in self.INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS
+
+    def is_self_serve_active_for(self, email: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+        """True if self-serve surfaces should render for this user.
+
+        Either the global flag is on, or the user is on the internal-tester
+        allowlist. Anonymous calls (email is None) only see the global flag.
+        """
+        if self.SELF_SERVE_ENABLED:
+            return True
+        return self.is_internal_tester(email)
+
     @property
     def stripe_enabled(self) -> bool:
         """Check if Stripe is configured."""

backend/app/models/subscription.py

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ class Subscription(Base):
     @property
     def is_paid(self) -> bool:
         # Excludes complimentary and trialing so MRR/paid-customer metrics aren't inflated.
-        return self.plan in ("pro", "team") and self.status not in ("complimentary", "trialing")
+        return self.plan in ("pro", "starter", "enterprise") and self.status not in ("complimentary", "trialing")
 
     @property
     def has_pro_entitlement(self) -> bool:
         """True if the account can access Pro features right now."""
-        if self.plan in ("pro", "team"):
+        if self.plan in ("pro", "starter", "enterprise"):
             if self.status in ("active", "complimentary"):
                 return True
         if self.status == "trialing" and self.current_period_end is not None:

backend/app/schemas/admin.py

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class AdminAccountDetailResponse(AdminAccountListItem):
 
 class AdminAccountCreate(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., min_length=1, max_length=255)
-    plan: Literal["free", "pro", "team"] = "free"
+    plan: Literal["free", "pro", "starter", "enterprise"] = "free"
     owner_email: Optional[EmailStr] = Field(None, description="Email of an existing user to set as owner")
 
 

backend/app/schemas/billing.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class CheckoutSessionCreate(BaseModel):
-    plan: Literal["pro", "starter", "team", "enterprise"]
+    plan: Literal["pro", "starter", "enterprise"]
     seats: int
     billing_interval: Literal["monthly", "annual"] = "monthly"
 

backend/app/schemas/invite_code.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class InviteCodeCreate(BaseModel):
     expires_at: Optional[datetime] = Field(None, description="Optional expiration time")
     note: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=255, description="Note about who this code is for")
     email: Optional[EmailStr] = Field(None, description="Recipient email for invite delivery")
-    assigned_plan: Literal["free", "pro", "team"] = Field("free", description="Plan to assign on registration")
+    assigned_plan: Literal["free", "pro", "starter", "enterprise"] = Field("free", description="Plan to assign on registration")
     trial_duration_days: Optional[int] = Field(None, ge=1, le=90, description="Trial duration in days (1-90)")
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")

backend/app/schemas/subscription.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SubscriptionDetails(BaseModel):
 
 
 class SubscriptionPlanUpdate(BaseModel):
-    plan: str  # free, pro, team
+    plan: str  # free, pro, starter, enterprise
 
     model_config = {"json_schema_extra": {"examples": [{"plan": "pro"}]}}
 

backend/scripts/sync_stripe_plan_ids.py

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Sync plan_billing rows from Stripe products and prices.
+
+Reads the active Stripe environment (test or live, determined by
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY in env), looks up the canonical ResolutionFlow products
+by exact name match, picks the active monthly recurring price for tiers
+that have one, and upserts plan_billing rows.
+
+Idempotent. Safe to re-run after price changes, after live cutover, or
+after rotating Stripe keys.
+
+Tier mapping (name in Stripe -> plan slug in plan_limits):
+  ResolutionFlow Starter      -> starter   (monthly price required)
+  ResolutionFlow Pro          -> pro       (monthly price required)
+  ResolutionFlow Enterprise   -> enterprise (no price, sales-led)
+
+Annual prices are intentionally not supported in this iteration. The
+plan_billing schema allows annual fields (stripe_annual_price_id,
+annual_price_cents); this script leaves them NULL.
+
+Usage:
+  docker exec -w /app resolutionflow_backend python -m scripts.sync_stripe_plan_ids
+  docker exec -w /app resolutionflow_backend python -m scripts.sync_stripe_plan_ids --dry-run
+"""
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+
+import stripe
+
+from app.core.config import settings
+from app.core.database import async_session_maker
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("sync_stripe_plan_ids")
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s",
+)
+
+
+PLAN_NAME_TO_SLUG = {
+    "ResolutionFlow Starter": "starter",
+    "ResolutionFlow Pro": "pro",
+    "ResolutionFlow Enterprise": "enterprise",
+}
+
+PLANS_REQUIRING_PRICE = {"starter", "pro"}
+
+PLAN_DEFAULTS = {
+    "starter": {"sort_order": 10, "is_public": True},
+    "pro": {"sort_order": 20, "is_public": True},
+    "enterprise": {"sort_order": 30, "is_public": True},
+}
+
+
+def find_product_by_name(target: str) -> Optional[stripe.Product]:
+    """Page through active products and return the first exact name match."""
+    for product in stripe.Product.list(active=True, limit=100).auto_paging_iter():
+        if product.name == target:
+            return product
+    return None
+
+
+def find_active_monthly_price(product_id: str) -> Optional[stripe.Price]:
+    """Return the active recurring monthly price for a product, or None."""
+    candidates = [
+        p
+        for p in stripe.Price.list(product=product_id, active=True, limit=100).auto_paging_iter()
+        if p.type == "recurring"
+        and p.recurring is not None
+        and p.recurring.get("interval") == "month"
+        and p.recurring.get("interval_count", 1) == 1
+    ]
+    if not candidates:
+        return None
+    if len(candidates) > 1:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Product %s has %d active monthly recurring prices; picking %s. "
+            "Archive the others to silence this warning.",
+            product_id, len(candidates), candidates[0].id,
+        )
+    return candidates[0]
+
+
+async def upsert_plan_billing(
+    plan: str,
+    display_name: str,
+    description: Optional[str],
+    monthly_price_cents: Optional[int],
+    stripe_product_id: Optional[str],
+    stripe_monthly_price_id: Optional[str],
+    sort_order: int,
+    is_public: bool,
+    dry_run: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """Upsert one plan_billing row. Annual fields stay NULL."""
+    if dry_run:
+        logger.info(
+            "[dry-run] would upsert plan=%s display=%s monthly_cents=%s "
+            "product=%s monthly_price=%s",
+            plan, display_name, monthly_price_cents,
+            stripe_product_id, stripe_monthly_price_id,
+        )
+        return
+
+    sql = text("""
+        INSERT INTO plan_billing (
+            plan, display_name, description,
+            monthly_price_cents, annual_price_cents,
+            stripe_product_id, stripe_monthly_price_id, stripe_annual_price_id,
+            is_public, is_archived, sort_order
+        ) VALUES (
+            :plan, :display_name, :description,
+            :monthly_price_cents, NULL,
+            :stripe_product_id, :stripe_monthly_price_id, NULL,
+            :is_public, FALSE, :sort_order
+        )
+        ON CONFLICT (plan) DO UPDATE SET
+            display_name = EXCLUDED.display_name,
+            description = EXCLUDED.description,
+            monthly_price_cents = EXCLUDED.monthly_price_cents,
+            stripe_product_id = EXCLUDED.stripe_product_id,
+            stripe_monthly_price_id = EXCLUDED.stripe_monthly_price_id,
+            is_public = EXCLUDED.is_public,
+            sort_order = EXCLUDED.sort_order,
+            updated_at = NOW()
+    """)
+    async with async_session_maker() as session:
+        await session.execute(sql, {
+            "plan": plan,
+            "display_name": display_name,
+            "description": description,
+            "monthly_price_cents": monthly_price_cents,
+            "stripe_product_id": stripe_product_id,
+            "stripe_monthly_price_id": stripe_monthly_price_id,
+            "is_public": is_public,
+            "sort_order": sort_order,
+        })
+        await session.commit()
+    logger.info("upserted plan_billing for plan=%s", plan)
+
+
+async def main(dry_run: bool) -> int:
+    if not settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:
+        logger.error("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY is not set. Refusing to run.")
+        return 2
+
+    stripe.api_key = settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
+    mode = "live" if settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY.startswith("sk_live_") else "test"
+    logger.info("connected to Stripe in %s mode", mode)
+
+    errors: list[str] = []
+
+    for product_name, plan in PLAN_NAME_TO_SLUG.items():
+        defaults = PLAN_DEFAULTS[plan]
+        product = find_product_by_name(product_name)
+        if product is None:
+            errors.append(f"Stripe product not found: {product_name!r}")
+            continue
+
+        price = None
+        if plan in PLANS_REQUIRING_PRICE:
+            price = find_active_monthly_price(product.id)
+            if price is None:
+                errors.append(
+                    f"No active monthly recurring price for {product_name!r} "
+                    f"(product {product.id})"
+                )
+                continue
+
+        await upsert_plan_billing(
+            plan=plan,
+            display_name=product.name,
+            description=product.description,
+            monthly_price_cents=price.unit_amount if price else None,
+            stripe_product_id=product.id,
+            stripe_monthly_price_id=price.id if price else None,
+            sort_order=defaults["sort_order"],
+            is_public=defaults["is_public"],
+            dry_run=dry_run,
+        )
+
+    if errors:
+        for e in errors:
+            logger.error(e)
+        return 1
+    logger.info("done")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Log actions without writing.")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    sys.exit(asyncio.run(main(dry_run=args.dry_run)))

backend/tests/conftest.py

@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ async def test_db() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
             INSERT INTO plan_limits (plan, max_trees, max_sessions_per_month, max_users, custom_branding, priority_support, export_formats)
             VALUES
                 ('free', 3, 20, 1, false, false, '["markdown", "text"]'),
+                ('starter', 10, 75, 1, false, false, '["markdown", "text", "html"]'),
                 ('pro', 25, 200, 5, true, false, '["markdown", "text", "html"]'),
-                ('team', NULL, NULL, NULL, true, true, '["markdown", "text", "html"]')
+                ('enterprise', NULL, NULL, NULL, true, true, '["markdown", "text", "html"]')
         """))
 
         # Seed the platform/system account (PLATFORM_ACCOUNT_ID) needed by

backend/tests/test_admin_plan_limits.py

@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
     ):
         """PUT /admin/plan-limits upserts a plan_billing row when billing
         fields are included in the body."""
-        # Ensure no plan_billing row exists for "team" yet.
+        # Ensure no plan_billing row exists for "enterprise" yet.
         existing = (await test_db.execute(
-            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "team")
+            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "enterprise")
         )).scalar_one_or_none()
         if existing is not None:
             await test_db.delete(existing)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
         response = await client.put(
             "/api/v1/admin/plan-limits",
             json={
-                "plan": "team",
+                "plan": "enterprise",
                 "max_trees": None,
                 "max_sessions_per_month": None,
                 "max_users": None,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
         # Confirm the row was actually persisted.
         await test_db.commit()  # ensure session sees other-session writes
         pb = (await test_db.execute(
-            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "team")
+            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "enterprise")
         )).scalar_one_or_none()
         assert pb is not None
         assert pb.display_name == "Team"
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
         plan_billing row when the caller passes explicit nulls. The set of
         guarded fields is {display_name, is_public, is_archived, sort_order}.
         """
-        # Seed a plan_billing row for "team" with non-default values for every
+        # Seed a plan_billing row for "enterprise" with non-default values for every
         # NOT NULL field so we can detect any clobbering.
         existing = (await test_db.execute(
-            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "team")
+            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "enterprise")
         )).scalar_one_or_none()
         if existing is not None:
             await test_db.delete(existing)
             await test_db.commit()
 
         seeded = PlanBilling(
-            plan="team",
+            plan="enterprise",
             display_name="Team Seeded",
             is_public=False,
             is_archived=True,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
         response = await client.put(
             "/api/v1/admin/plan-limits",
             json={
-                "plan": "team",
+                "plan": "enterprise",
                 "max_trees": None,
                 "max_sessions_per_month": None,
                 "max_users": None,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class TestAdminPlanLimits:
         # Confirm the seeded NOT NULL values were preserved.
         await test_db.commit()  # ensure session sees writes from the request
         pb = (await test_db.execute(
-            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "team")
+            select(PlanBilling).where(PlanBilling.plan == "enterprise")
         )).scalar_one_or_none()
         assert pb is not None
         assert pb.display_name == "Team Seeded"

backend/tests/test_config_public.py

@@ -49,6 +49,58 @@ class TestConfigPublic:
         assert response.status_code == 200
         assert response.json()["oauth_providers"] == ["microsoft"]
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_get_config_public_returns_true_for_internal_tester(
+        self,
+        client: AsyncClient,
+        auth_headers: dict,
+        test_user: dict,
+        monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    ):
+        """Authenticated user whose email is on INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS sees
+        self_serve_enabled=True even when the global flag is off."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "SELF_SERVE_ENABLED", False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "MS_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", [test_user["email"].lower()])
+
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/config/public", headers=auth_headers)
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["self_serve_enabled"] is True
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_get_config_public_returns_false_for_non_tester_when_global_off(
+        self,
+        client: AsyncClient,
+        auth_headers: dict,
+        monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    ):
+        """Authenticated user NOT on the allowlist sees the global flag —
+        prevents accidental opt-in via stale credentials or empty allowlist."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "SELF_SERVE_ENABLED", False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "MS_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", ["someone-else@example.com"])
+
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/config/public", headers=auth_headers)
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["self_serve_enabled"] is False
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_get_config_public_anonymous_ignores_allowlist(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ):
+        """Anonymous callers always see the global flag — the allowlist is
+        keyed on authenticated identity, not request content."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "SELF_SERVE_ENABLED", False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "MS_CLIENT_ID", None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", ["anon-tester@example.com"])
+
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/config/public")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["self_serve_enabled"] is False
+
 
 class TestRegisterInviteCodeGate:
     """Regression + new-behavior tests for /auth/register vs SELF_SERVE_ENABLED."""
@@ -98,3 +150,55 @@ class TestRegisterInviteCodeGate:
         assert body["email"] == "self-serve@example.com"
         assert body["account_role"] == "owner"
         assert "account_id" in body
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_register_invite_code_optional_for_internal_tester(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ):
+        """SELF_SERVE_ENABLED is False but the registering email is on
+        INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS — registration should succeed without an
+        invite code, matching the per-email soft-cutover behavior."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE", True)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "SELF_SERVE_ENABLED", False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            settings, "INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", ["tester@example.com"]
+        )
+
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/auth/register",
+            json={
+                "email": "tester@example.com",
+                "password": "SecurePass123!",
+                "name": "Internal Tester",
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 201, response.text
+        body = response.json()
+        assert body["email"] == "tester@example.com"
+        assert body["account_role"] == "owner"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_register_blocked_for_non_tester_when_self_serve_disabled(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ):
+        """Registering with an email NOT on the allowlist still 400s when
+        self-serve is off and no invite code is provided. Prevents the
+        allowlist from leaking to public users."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE", True)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "SELF_SERVE_ENABLED", False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            settings, "INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS", ["other@example.com"]
+        )
+
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/auth/register",
+            json={
+                "email": "outsider@example.com",
+                "password": "SecurePass123!",
+                "name": "Outsider",
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 400
+        assert "invite code is required" in response.json()["detail"].lower()

backend/tests/test_invite_plan.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TestInviteCodeCreation:
     ):
         response = await client.post(
             "/api/v1/invites",
-            json={"assigned_plan": "team", "email": "beta@example.com"},
+            json={"assigned_plan": "enterprise", "email": "beta@example.com"},
             headers=admin_auth_headers,
         )
         assert response.status_code == 201
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class TestRegistrationWithInvitePlan:
         # Create team invite without trial
         resp = await client.post(
             "/api/v1/invites",
-            json={"assigned_plan": "team"},
+            json={"assigned_plan": "enterprise"},
             headers=admin_auth_headers,
         )
         code = resp.json()["code"]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class TestRegistrationWithInvitePlan:
         sub = (await test_db.execute(
             select(Subscription).where(Subscription.account_id == user.account_id)
         )).scalar_one()
-        assert sub.plan == "team"
+        assert sub.plan == "enterprise"
         assert sub.status == "active"
 
 

backend/tests/test_plans_public.py

@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ from app.models.plan_limits import PlanLimits
 
 
 async def _seed_plan_limits(test_db, plan: str, max_users: int | None) -> None:
-    """Ensure a plan_limits row exists for the given plan name."""
+    """Ensure a plan_limits row exists with the given max_users.
+
+    Upserts: conftest seeds the canonical plans (free/starter/pro/enterprise)
+    so this helper has to overwrite max_users when a test wants different
+    values for fixture-driven assertions.
+    """
     existing = await test_db.get(PlanLimits, plan)
     if existing is None:
         test_db.add(
@@ -28,7 +33,9 @@ async def _seed_plan_limits(test_db, plan: str, max_users: int | None) -> None:
                 export_formats=["markdown", "text"],
             )
         )
-        await test_db.commit()
+    else:
+        existing.max_users = max_users
+    await test_db.commit()
 
 
 class TestGetPlansPublic:

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -40,11 +40,16 @@ services:
       - ALGORITHM=HS256
       - ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=15
       - REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS=7
-      - REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE=true
+      - REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE=false
       - FEEDBACK_EMAIL=feedback@resolutionflow.com
       - AI_PROVIDER=anthropic
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
       - GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY=${GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY:-}
+      - STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:-}
+      - STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=${STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY:-}
+      - STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=${STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET:-}
+      - SELF_SERVE_ENABLED=${SELF_SERVE_ENABLED:-false}
+      - INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS=${INTERNAL_TESTER_EMAILS:-}
       - ENABLE_MCP_MICROSOFT_LEARN=true
       - FRONTEND_URL=http://docker-01:5173
       - CORS_ORIGINS=["http://localhost:5173","http://127.0.0.1:5173","http://docker-01:5173","http://100.64.78.44:5173"]

frontend/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function useSubscription() {
   const usage = subscription?.usage ?? null
   const isActive = subscription?.subscription.status === 'active' || subscription?.subscription.status === 'trialing'
 
-  const isPaidPlan = plan === 'pro' || plan === 'team'
+  const isPaidPlan = plan === 'pro' || plan === 'starter' || plan === 'enterprise'
 
   const canUseFeature = (feature: 'custom_branding' | 'priority_support'): boolean => {
     if (!limits) return false