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backend/app/routers/artifacts.py

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def _target_title(ctx: Ctx, notebook_id: uuid.UUID | None, document_id: uuid.UUI
         if not doc.path:
             plan = effective_plan(ctx.db, ctx.workspace)
             raise plan_limit_error(plan, "indexed_posts",
-                                   f"This post is locked. Your plan makes your latest {plan.indexed_posts} posts "
-                                   "available; upgrade to use your whole archive.")
+                                   f"This post is not indexed. Your plan indexes your latest {plan.indexed_posts} "
+                                   "posts; upgrade to use your whole archive.")
         return doc.title
     if notebook_id:
         nb = ctx.db.scalar(select(Notebook).where(Notebook.id == notebook_id,

backend/app/routers/sources.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def serialize_source(source: Source, doc_count: int = 0, locked_count: int = 0)
         "sync_error": source.sync_error,
         "last_synced_at": source.last_synced_at.isoformat() if source.last_synced_at else None,
         "document_count": doc_count,
-        # Indexed but beyond the plan's post limit: listed, not usable until the workspace upgrades.
+        # Found but beyond the plan's post limit: listed, not indexed until the workspace upgrades.
         "locked_count": locked_count,
         "is_imports": source.feed_url == IMPORTS_FEED,
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ documents_router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/documents", tags=["documents"])
 
 
 def is_locked(d: Document) -> bool:
-    """Indexed past the plan's post limit (see ingest.store_locked): visible, but not in the corpus."""
+    """Past the plan's post limit (see ingest.store_locked): listed with title and link only, not indexed."""
     return not d.path and bool((d.metadata_json or {}).get("locked"))
 
 
@@ -212,10 +212,9 @@ def get_document(document_id: uuid.UUID, ctx: Ctx = Depends(get_ctx)):
         raise HTTPException(404, "Post not found")
     source = ctx.db.get(Source, doc.source_id) if doc.source_id else None
     if is_locked(doc):
-        # A preview only: the full post is part of what upgrading unlocks.
-        preview = [ln for ln in (doc.clean_text or "").splitlines() if ln.strip()][:3]
+        # Listed, not indexed: there is no text to show until the workspace upgrades.
         plan = effective_plan(ctx.db, ctx.workspace)
-        return {**serialize_document(doc, source), "lines": [f"# {doc.title}", "", *preview],
+        return {**serialize_document(doc, source), "lines": [f"# {doc.title}"],
                 "preview": True, "limit": plan.indexed_posts}
     lines: list[str] = []
     if doc.path:

backend/app/services/plans.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PLANS: dict[str, Plan] = {
         voice_cloning=False,
         brand_kit=False,
         features=(
-            "1 source, whole archive indexed, latest 5 posts available",
+            "1 source, your latest 5 posts indexed",
             "Grounded research chat with citations",
             "3 min of audio overviews a month",
             "1 min of video a month",

frontend/seo/prerender.ts

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function routes(): Rendered[] {
       description:
         "Notestack pricing: Free ($0), Writer ($24.99 a month, $18.99 billed annually) and Studio ($48.99 a month, $36.99 billed annually). Annual billing saves 24%.",
       body: page(
-        `<h1>Pick your trajectory</h1><ul><li><h2>Free</h2><p>$0. 1 source, whole archive indexed with your latest 5 posts available, 3 audio minutes, 1 video minute, 2 Launch Kits a month.</p></li><li><h2>Writer</h2><p>$24.99 a month ($18.99 a month billed annually). 3 sources, 500 posts, 60 audio minutes, 30 video minutes, 50 Launch Kits.</p></li><li><h2>Studio</h2><p>$48.99 a month ($36.99 a month billed annually). 10 sources, 5,000 posts, 240 audio minutes, 120 video minutes, unlimited Launch Kits.</p></li></ul><p><a href="/auth?mode=signup">Start free</a></p>`,
+        `<h1>Pick your trajectory</h1><ul><li><h2>Free</h2><p>$0. 1 source, your latest 5 posts indexed, 3 audio minutes, 1 video minute, 2 Launch Kits a month.</p></li><li><h2>Writer</h2><p>$24.99 a month ($18.99 a month billed annually). 3 sources, 500 posts, 60 audio minutes, 30 video minutes, 50 Launch Kits.</p></li><li><h2>Studio</h2><p>$48.99 a month ($36.99 a month billed annually). 10 sources, 5,000 posts, 240 audio minutes, 120 video minutes, unlimited Launch Kits.</p></li></ul><p><a href="/auth?mode=signup">Start free</a></p>`,
       ),
     },
     {

frontend/seo/sitemap.ts

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ differs from NotebookLM.
   SEO pack, carousel).
 - **Publishing:** a Launchpad calendar that auto posts to X, LinkedIn and Bluesky, plus a topic map of rising and
   dormant themes and evergreen resurfacing of old posts.
-- **Pricing (USD):** Free: 1 source, whole archive indexed with the latest 5 posts available, 3 audio minutes, 1 video minute, 2 launch kits a month.
+- **Pricing (USD):** Free: 1 source, latest 5 posts indexed, 3 audio minutes, 1 video minute, 2 launch kits a month.
   Writer: $24.99 a month ($18.99 a month billed annually): 3 sources, 500 posts, 60 audio minutes, 30 video minutes,
   50 launch kits. Studio: $48.99 a month ($36.99 a month billed annually): 10 sources, 5,000 posts, 240 audio
   minutes, 120 video minutes, unlimited launch kits. Annual billing saves 24%.

frontend/src/api/types.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type Source = {
   sync_error: string | null;
   last_synced_at: string | null;
   document_count: number;
-  /** Indexed but past the plan's post limit: listed, unlocked by upgrading. */
+  /** Found but past the plan's post limit: listed, not indexed until the workspace upgrades. */
   locked_count: number;
   is_imports: boolean;
 };
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export type Doc = {
   published_at: string | null;
   words: number;
   evergreen_score: number | null;
-  /** Indexed but past the plan's post limit: preview only until the workspace upgrades. */
+  /** Found but past the plan's post limit: title and link only, not indexed until the workspace upgrades. */
   locked: boolean;
 };
 

frontend/src/components/PricingTiers.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const FALLBACK: Plan[] = [
     tagline: "For trying Notestack on your archive",
     price_monthly_usd: 0,
     features: [
-      "1 source, whole archive indexed, latest 5 posts available",
+      "1 source, your latest 5 posts indexed",
       "Grounded research chat with citations",
       "3 min of audio overviews a month",
       "1 min of video a month",

frontend/src/components/Reader.tsx

@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ export function Reader({
           {doc.preview && (
             <div className="welcome-cap locked-cap">
               <div>
-                <strong>This post is indexed but locked</strong>
+                <strong>This post is not indexed</strong>
                 <p className="muted small">
-                  Your plan makes your latest {doc.limit ?? 5} posts available. Upgrade to read it in full and use it in
-                  notebooks, audio, video and Launch Kits.
+                  Your plan indexes your latest {doc.limit ?? 5} posts. Upgrade to index this one and the rest of your
+                  archive, so you can ask about it and turn it into audio, video and Launch Kits.
                 </p>
               </div>
               <button type="button" className="btn btn-small btn-primary" onClick={() => openUpgrade("indexed_posts")}>
-                Upgrade to unlock
+                Upgrade to index it
               </button>
             </div>
           )}

frontend/src/pages/Sources.tsx

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default function Sources() {
                   <strong>{s.title ?? s.feed_url}</strong>
                   <span className="mono muted">
                     {s.is_imports ? "imports" : s.platform} · {s.document_count} posts
-                    {s.locked_count > 0 ? ` (${s.document_count - s.locked_count} available, ${s.locked_count} locked)` : ""}
+                    {s.locked_count > 0 ? ` found, ${s.document_count - s.locked_count} indexed` : ""}
                     {s.last_synced_at ? ` · synced ${formatDate(s.last_synced_at, true)}` : ""}
                   </span>
                 </div>
@@ -177,11 +177,14 @@ export default function Sources() {
               {s.locked_count > 0 && !active && (
                 <div className="welcome-cap locked-cap">
                   <div>
-                    <strong>{s.locked_count} posts indexed and locked</strong>
-                    <p className="muted small">Your plan makes your latest posts available. Upgrade to unlock the whole archive.</p>
+                    <strong>{s.locked_count} posts not indexed</strong>
+                    <p className="muted small">
+                      Your plan only indexes your latest posts. Upgrade to index the rest so answers, audio and Launch Kits
+                      can use your whole archive.
+                    </p>
                   </div>
                   <button type="button" className="btn btn-small btn-primary" onClick={() => openUpgrade("indexed_posts")}>
-                    Upgrade to unlock
+                    Index all {s.document_count}
                   </button>
                 </div>
               )}
@@ -237,8 +240,8 @@ export default function Sources() {
                   {d.title}
                 </button>
                 {d.locked && (
-                  <span className="mono muted small" title="Indexed. Upgrade to use this post">
-                    Locked
+                  <span className="mono muted small" title="Upgrade to index this post">
+                    Not indexed
                   </span>
                 )}
                 <span className="mono muted">

frontend/src/pages/Welcome.tsx

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default function Welcome() {
 
   const indexingDone = live?.status === "done";
   const indexingFailed = live?.status === "failed";
-  // Every post is indexed; the ingest job reports how many the plan makes available and how many are locked.
+  // The ingest job lists the whole archive but indexes only the plan's limit; the rest waits behind an upgrade.
   const locked = Number(live?.result?.locked ?? 0);
   const capped = indexingDone && locked > 0;
   const available = Number(live?.result?.available ?? posts);
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ export default function Welcome() {
     <div className="welcome-cap">
       <div>
         <strong>
-          All {found} posts indexed. Your latest {available} are available on the free plan.
+          We found {found} posts. The free plan indexed only your latest {available}.
         </strong>
         <p className="muted small">
-          Upgrade to unlock the other {locked}, so answers, audio and Launch Kits draw on your whole archive. Nothing to
-          reconnect: they unlock the moment you upgrade.
+          The other {locked} are sitting in your archive, unread. Until you upgrade, answers, audio overviews and Launch
+          Kits can only use {available} posts. Upgrade and all {found} are indexed automatically.
         </p>
       </div>
       <button
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default function Welcome() {
           navigate("/app?upgrade=1", { replace: true });
         }}
       >
-        Upgrade to unlock {locked}
+        Index all {found} posts
       </button>
     </div>
   ) : null;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export default function Welcome() {
 
         {step === "goal" && (
           <section className="card welcome-card">
-            <p className="eyebrow">{indexingDone ? (capped ? `${available} of ${found} posts available` : `${posts} posts indexed`) : "Still indexing in the background"}</p>
+            <p className="eyebrow">{indexingDone ? (capped ? `${available} of ${found} posts indexed` : `${posts} posts indexed`) : "Still indexing in the background"}</p>
             <h1>What should we launch first?</h1>
             {lockedNotice}
             <div className="goal-grid">