Retire family/child Stripe tier; reframe free tier as 14-day trial

The 18+-only model drops the family/child plan entirely, so its
Stripe wiring is dead code. Remove the /api/family/{invite,members,remove}
routes, the STRIPE_PRICE_FAMILY_CHILD env/state config, the account-page
Family members UI and its dashboard JS, and the "Family accounts" roadmap
bullet. Free/Pro/Founding paths are untouched.

Marketing/pricing copy still promised a permanent free tier, which no
longer matches the product. Reframe the free-forever language as a
14-day free trial across the pricing card, comparison table, hero/SEO
meta, checkout page copy, and the no-ads promise. Prices and checkout
mechanics are unchanged — copy only.

src/account.el

@@ -651,8 +651,7 @@ fn account_roadmap_phase2() -> String {
             el_li("", "Process and knowledge packets") +
             el_li("", "Local inference via Ollama") +
             el_li("", "Additional connectors — GitHub, Notion, Linear, more") +
-            el_li("", "Mobile companion app") +
-            el_li("", "Family accounts")
+            el_li("", "Mobile companion app")
         )
     )
 }
@@ -692,33 +691,6 @@ fn account_roadmap_section() -> String {
     )
 }
 
-fn account_family_section() -> String {
-    let child_attest: String = "<label style=\"display:flex;gap:.5rem;align-items:flex-start;cursor:pointer;margin:.75rem 0\">" +
-        "<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"family-attest\" style=\"margin-top:.2rem;accent-color:var(--navy)\">" +
-        "<span style=\"font-size:.8rem;color:var(--t2)\">I confirm this person is a minor under my care and is using this account under my supervision.</span>" +
-        "</label>"
-    el_div(
-        "id=\"family-section\" style=\"display:none\"",
-        el_div(
-            "class=\"card-dark\"",
-            el_div(
-                "class=\"acct-section-header\"",
-                el_p("class=\"card-label\"", "Family members") +
-                el_p("style=\"font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:300;color:var(--t2);line-height:1.65\"", "Add up to 5 children to your Founding Member plan. $10/month per child.")
-            ) +
-            el_div("id=\"family-list\"", "") +
-            el_div(
-                "id=\"add-child-form\"",
-                el_input("email", "id=\"child-email\" placeholder=\"Child&#39;s email\" class=\"acct-input\"") +
-                el_input("number", "id=\"child-dob-year\" placeholder=\"Birth year (e.g. 2012)\" min=\"1990\" max=\"2007\" class=\"acct-input\"") +
-                child_attest +
-                el_button("class=\"btn-primary\" onclick=\"addFamilyMember()\" style=\"padding:.75rem 1.5rem\"", "Add family member") +
-                el_p("id=\"family-msg\" style=\"display:none;font-size:.8rem;margin-top:.5rem\"", "")
-            )
-        )
-    )
-}
-
 fn account_badge_section() -> String {
     el_div(
         "id=\"badge-section\" style=\"display:none\"",
@@ -952,7 +924,6 @@ fn account_dashboard_section() -> String {
             account_plan_card() +
             account_api_keys_section() +
             account_roadmap_section() +
-            account_family_section() +
             account_badge_section() +
             account_timeline_card() +
             account_download_card() +

src/comparison.el

@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ fn comparison_rows() -> String {
         "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem;color:var(--t3)\"><span style=\"font-weight:500;color:var(--t2)\">$30/mo</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem\">Microsoft 365</span></td>" +
         "</tr>"
     let row10: String = "<tr>" +
-        "<td style=\"padding:1rem 1.5rem 1rem 0;color:var(--t1);font-weight:500\">Free tier</td>" +
-        "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem\"><span style=\"color:#008040;font-weight:700;font-size:1.1rem\">&#10003;</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--t3);font-weight:400\">Full app, forever</span></td>" +
+        "<td style=\"padding:1rem 1.5rem 1rem 0;color:var(--t1);font-weight:500\">Free trial</td>" +
+        "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem\"><span style=\"color:#008040;font-weight:700;font-size:1.1rem\">&#10003;</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--t3);font-weight:400\">Full app, 14 days</span></td>" +
         "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem;color:var(--t3)\"><span style=\"color:#D4A017\">&#9679;</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem\">GPT-3.5 only</span></td>" +
         "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem;color:var(--t3)\"><span style=\"color:#D4A017\">&#9679;</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem\">Limited</span></td>" +
         "<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:1rem;color:var(--t3)\"><span style=\"color:#D4A017\">&#9679;</span><br><span style=\"font-size:0.7rem\">Limited</span></td>" +

src/js/account-dashboard.el

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// account-dashboard.el -- Account dashboard: session check, plan card, family.
-// Handles onAuthStateChange, plan card rendering, family member management.
+// account-dashboard.el -- Account dashboard: session check, plan card.
+// Handles onAuthStateChange and plan card rendering.
 // Compiled with: elc --target=js --bundle --minify --obfuscate
 //
 // Required globals: window.NEURON_CFG.supabase_url, window.NEURON_CFG.supabase_anon_key
@@ -127,77 +127,8 @@ fn main() -> Void {
 
     var roadmapSection = document.getElementById('roadmap-section');
     if (plan === 'founding' && roadmapSection) roadmapSection.style.display = '';
-
-    if (plan === 'founding') {
-      var famSection = document.getElementById('family-section');
-      if (famSection) famSection.style.display = 'block';
-      var session = await sb.auth.getSession();
-      var userEmail = session.data.session && session.data.session.user ? session.data.session.user.email : '';
-      if (userEmail) loadFamilyMembers(userEmail);
-    }
   }
 
-  async function loadFamilyMembers(parentEmail) {
-    var r = await fetch('/api/family/members?parent_email=' + encodeURIComponent(parentEmail));
-    var members = await r.json();
-    var list = document.getElementById('family-list');
-    if (!list) return;
-    if (!members || !members.length) {
-      list.innerHTML = '<p style=\"color:var(--t3);font-size:.875rem;margin-bottom:1rem\">No family members yet.</p>';
-      return;
-    }
-    list.innerHTML = members.map(function(m) {
-      return '<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:.75rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">'
-        + '<div><p style=\"font-size:.875rem;color:var(--t1)\">' + m.child_email + '</p>'
-        + '<p style=\"font-size:.75rem;color:var(--t3);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em\">' + m.status + '</p></div>'
-        + '<button onclick=\"removeFamilyMember(\'' + m.child_email + '\')\" style=\"background:none;border:none;color:var(--t3);cursor:pointer;font-size:.75rem\">Remove</button>'
-        + '</div>';
-    }).join('');
-  }
-
-  window.addFamilyMember = async function() {
-    var email  = document.getElementById('child-email').value.trim();
-    var year   = document.getElementById('child-dob-year').value;
-    var attest = document.getElementById('family-attest').checked;
-    var msg    = document.getElementById('family-msg');
-    if (!email || !year || !attest) {
-      msg.style.display='block'; msg.style.color='#c44'; msg.textContent='Please fill in all fields and confirm the attestation.'; return;
-    }
-    if (parseInt(year) < 2008) {
-      msg.style.display='block'; msg.style.color='#c44'; msg.textContent='Child must be under 18. Birth year must be 2008 or later.'; return;
-    }
-    var session = await sb.auth.getSession();
-    var parentEmail = session.data.session && session.data.session.user ? session.data.session.user.email : '';
-    var r = await fetch('/api/family/invite', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-      body: JSON.stringify({parent_email: parentEmail, child_email: email, child_dob_year: parseInt(year), attested: true})
-    });
-    var d = await r.json();
-    msg.style.display = 'block';
-    if (d.ok) {
-      msg.style.color = 'var(--navy)';
-      msg.textContent = 'Invitation sent to ' + email + '. They will receive an email to set up their account.';
-      document.getElementById('child-email').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('child-dob-year').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('family-attest').checked = false;
-      loadFamilyMembers(parentEmail);
-    } else {
-      msg.style.color = '#c44';
-      msg.textContent = d.error || 'Something went wrong.';
-    }
-  };
-
-  window.removeFamilyMember = async function(childEmail) {
-    var session = await sb.auth.getSession();
-    var parentEmail = session.data.session && session.data.session.user ? session.data.session.user.email : '';
-    await fetch('/api/family/remove', {
-      method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-      body: JSON.stringify({parent_email: parentEmail, child_email: childEmail})
-    });
-    loadFamilyMembers(parentEmail);
-  };
-
   function renderUserChip(user) {
     var email = user.email || '';
     var avatarEl     = document.getElementById('user-avatar-el');

src/local_first.el

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn local_first() -> String {
     let principle3: String = el_div(
         "class=\"lf-principle reveal\" style=\"transition-delay:240ms\"",
         el_p("class=\"lf-principle-label\"", "No ads. Ever.") +
-        el_p("class=\"lf-principle-body\"", "Not on the free tier. Not on paid. Not in any future version. Ads require surveillance. Surveillance requires your data. I'm not building that.")
+        el_p("class=\"lf-principle-body\"", "Not during your trial. Not on paid. Not in any future version. Ads require surveillance. Surveillance requires your data. I'm not building that.")
     )
     let principle4: String = el_div(
         "class=\"lf-principle reveal\" style=\"transition-delay:360ms\"",

src/main.el

@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ fn handle_request_inner(method: String, path: String, headers: Map, body: String
             "Founding Member Checkout — Neuron"
         } else {
             if str_eq(plan, "free") {
-                "Get Started Free — Neuron"
+                "Start Your Free Trial — Neuron"
             } else {
                 "Professional Plan Checkout — Neuron"
             }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ fn handle_request_inner(method: String, path: String, headers: Map, body: String
             "Secure your Founding Member spot. Pay once, $199 lifetime — Neuron inference included at launch, priced below the major APIs. First 1,000 only."
         } else {
             if str_eq(plan, "free") {
-                "Create your free Neuron account. No credit card required. Your AI that remembers you — runs on your machine, never resets."
+                "Start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required. Your AI that remembers you — runs on your machine, never resets."
             } else {
                 "Subscribe to Neuron Professional for $19/month. The AI that remembers you — persistent memory, runs locally, bring your own API keys."
             }
@@ -1991,164 +1991,6 @@ fn handle_request_inner(method: String, path: String, headers: Map, body: String
         return badge_css + badge_html
     }
 
-    // ── Family plan — POST /api/family/invite ────────────────────────────────
-    if str_eq(path, "/api/family/invite") {
-        if !str_eq(method, "POST") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"POST required\"}"
-        }
-        let parent_email: String = json_get(body, "parent_email")
-        let child_email: String = json_get(body, "child_email")
-        let child_dob_year_str: String = json_get(body, "child_dob_year")
-        let attested_str: String = json_get(body, "attested")
-        if str_eq(parent_email, "") || str_eq(child_email, "") || str_eq(child_dob_year_str, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"parent_email, child_email, and child_dob_year are required\"}"
-        }
-        if !str_eq(attested_str, "true") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"attestation required\"}"
-        }
-        let child_dob_year: Int = str_to_int(child_dob_year_str)
-        if child_dob_year < 2008 {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Child must be under 18. Birth year must be 2008 or later.\"}"
-        }
-        // Check existing family member count
-        let fam_sb_url: String = state_get("__supabase_project_url__")
-        let fam_sb_key: String = state_get("__supabase_service_key__")
-        if str_eq(fam_sb_key, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"not configured\"}"
-        }
-        let pe_safe: String = str_replace(str_replace(parent_email, "\\", "\\\\"), "\"", "\\\"")
-        let ce_safe: String = str_replace(str_replace(child_email, "\\", "\\\\"), "\"", "\\\"")
-        let members_resp: String = http_get_auth(
-            fam_sb_url + "/rest/v1/family_members?parent_email=eq." + parent_email + "&status=neq.cancelled&select=child_email",
-            fam_sb_key
-        )
-        let member_count: Int = json_array_len(members_resp)
-        if member_count >= 5 {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Maximum of 5 family members reached.\"}"
-        }
-        // Check child not already added
-        let dup_resp: String = http_get_auth(
-            fam_sb_url + "/rest/v1/family_members?parent_email=eq." + parent_email + "&child_email=eq." + child_email + "&select=child_email",
-            fam_sb_key
-        )
-        let dup_count: Int = json_array_len(dup_resp)
-        if dup_count > 0 {
-            return "{\"error\":\"This child email is already in your family plan.\"}"
-        }
-        // Create Stripe customer for child
-        let fam_stripe_key: String = state_get("__stripe_secret_key__")
-        if str_eq(fam_stripe_key, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Stripe not configured\"}"
-        }
-        let child_email_safe: String = str_replace(child_email, "@", "%40")
-        let customer_body: String = "email=" + child_email_safe
-        let customer_resp: String = http_post_auth("https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers", fam_stripe_key, customer_body)
-        let child_customer_id: String = json_get(customer_resp, "id")
-        if str_eq(child_customer_id, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Failed to create Stripe customer\"}"
-        }
-        // Create Stripe subscription for child
-        let price_id: String = state_get("__stripe_price_family_child__")
-        if str_eq(price_id, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Family child price not configured\"}"
-        }
-        let parent_email_safe: String = str_replace(parent_email, "@", "%40")
-        let sub_body: String = "customer=" + child_customer_id
-            + "&items[0][price]=" + price_id
-            + "&trial_period_days=7"
-            + "&metadata[parent_email]=" + parent_email_safe
-            + "&metadata[type]=family_child"
-        let sub_resp: String = http_post_auth("https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscriptions", fam_stripe_key, sub_body)
-        let sub_id: String = json_get(sub_resp, "id")
-        if str_eq(sub_id, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"Failed to create Stripe subscription\"}"
-        }
-        // Generate invite token
-        let ts_str: String = int_to_str(unix_timestamp())
-        let email_prefix: String = str_slice(child_email, 0, 4)
-        let invite_token: String = ts_str + email_prefix
-        // Insert into family_members table
-        let fam_row: String = "{\"parent_email\":\"" + pe_safe + "\",\"parent_user_id\":\"\",\"child_email\":\"" + ce_safe + "\",\"child_dob_year\":" + child_dob_year_str + ",\"status\":\"invited\",\"stripe_subscription_id\":\"" + sub_id + "\",\"invite_token\":\"" + invite_token + "\"}"
-        let fam_insert_resp: String = supabase_insert(fam_sb_url, fam_sb_key, "family_members", fam_row)
-        println("[family/invite] insert -> " + fam_insert_resp)
-        // Send invite email
-        let invite_text: String = "You have been invited to join Neuron by " + parent_email
-            + ". Visit https://neurontechnologies.ai/account to set up your account."
-        let invite_send: String = send_email(
-            "Neuron <no-reply@neurontechnologies.ai>",
-            child_email,
-            "You have been invited to Neuron",
-            "",
-            invite_text
-        )
-        println("[family/invite] " + invite_send)
-        return "{\"ok\":true,\"invite_token\":\"" + invite_token + "\"}"
-    }
-
-    // ── Family plan — GET /api/family/members ────────────────────────────────
-    if str_starts_with(path, "/api/family/members") {
-        let fml_sb_url: String = state_get("__supabase_project_url__")
-        let fml_sb_key: String = state_get("__supabase_service_key__")
-        if str_eq(fml_sb_key, "") {
-            return "[]"
-        }
-        // Extract parent_email from query string
-        let fml_parent_email: String = ""
-        let q_idx: Int = str_index_of(path, "parent_email=")
-        if q_idx >= 0 {
-            let fml_parent_email = str_slice(path, q_idx + 13, str_len(path))
-        }
-        if str_eq(fml_parent_email, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"parent_email required\"}"
-        }
-        let fml_resp: String = http_get_auth(
-            fml_sb_url + "/rest/v1/family_members?parent_email=eq." + fml_parent_email + "&select=child_email,status,child_dob_year,created_at",
-            fml_sb_key
-        )
-        if str_eq(fml_resp, "") {
-            return "[]"
-        }
-        return fml_resp
-    }
-
-    // ── Family plan — POST /api/family/remove ────────────────────────────────
-    if str_eq(path, "/api/family/remove") {
-        if !str_eq(method, "POST") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"POST required\"}"
-        }
-        let rem_parent_email: String = json_get(body, "parent_email")
-        let rem_child_email: String = json_get(body, "child_email")
-        if str_eq(rem_parent_email, "") || str_eq(rem_child_email, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"parent_email and child_email required\"}"
-        }
-        let rem_sb_url: String = state_get("__supabase_project_url__")
-        let rem_sb_key: String = state_get("__supabase_service_key__")
-        if str_eq(rem_sb_key, "") {
-            return "{\"error\":\"not configured\"}"
-        }
-        // Fetch the subscription ID
-        let sub_lookup: String = http_get_auth(
-            rem_sb_url + "/rest/v1/family_members?parent_email=eq." + rem_parent_email + "&child_email=eq." + rem_child_email + "&select=stripe_subscription_id",
-            rem_sb_key
-        )
-        let rem_sub_id: String = json_get(sub_lookup, "0.stripe_subscription_id")
-        // Cancel Stripe subscription if present
-        if !str_eq(rem_sub_id, "") {
-            let rem_stripe_key: String = state_get("__stripe_secret_key__")
-            if !str_eq(rem_stripe_key, "") {
-                let cancel_resp: String = http_post_auth("https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscriptions/" + rem_sub_id + "/cancel", rem_stripe_key, "")
-                println("[family/remove] cancel sub " + rem_sub_id + " -> " + cancel_resp)
-            }
-        }
-        // Update status to cancelled
-        let rpe_safe: String = str_replace(str_replace(rem_parent_email, "\\", "\\\\"), "\"", "\\\"")
-        let rce_safe: String = str_replace(str_replace(rem_child_email, "\\", "\\\\"), "\"", "\\\"")
-        let cancel_row: String = "{\"status\":\"cancelled\"}"
-        supabase_insert(rem_sb_url, rem_sb_key, "family_members?parent_email=eq." + rem_parent_email + "&child_email=eq." + rem_child_email, cancel_row)
-        println("[family/remove] cancelled " + rce_safe + " from " + rpe_safe)
-        return "{\"ok\":true}"
-    }
-
     // ── API key provisioning — POST /api/api-keys ────────────────────────────
     // Returns user's stored provider keys (masked) for display on /account.
     // Body: { access_token: "<jwt>" }
@@ -2345,7 +2187,6 @@ let stripe_key: String = env("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY")
 let stripe_pub_key: String = env("STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY")
 let stripe_price_founding: String = env("STRIPE_PRICE_FOUNDING")
 let stripe_price_professional: String = env("STRIPE_PRICE_PROFESSIONAL")
-let family_child_price: String = env("STRIPE_PRICE_FAMILY_CHILD")
 let stripe_webhook_secret: String = env("STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET")
 let license_api_url: String = env("NEURON_LICENSE_API_URL")
 let resend_api_key: String = env("RESEND_API_KEY")
@@ -2396,7 +2237,6 @@ state_set("__stripe_secret_key__",           stripe_key)
 state_set("__stripe_publishable_key__",      stripe_pub_key)
 state_set("__stripe_price_founding__",       stripe_price_founding)
 state_set("__stripe_price_professional__",   stripe_price_professional)
-state_set("__stripe_price_family_child__",   family_child_price)
 state_set("__license_api_url__",             license_api_url)
 state_set("__resend_api_key__",              resend_api_key)
 state_set("__supabase_anon_key__",           supabase_anon_key)

src/pricing.el

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// components/pricing.el - Three pricing cards: Free / Professional / Founding Member.
+// components/pricing.el - Three pricing cards: Free trial / Professional / Founding Member.
 // Accepts the founding counter values as parameters so main.el can inject
 // server-side rendered counts without JS.
 
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ fn pricing(sold: Int, total: Int) -> String {
         el_div(
             "class=\"pricing-price-row\"",
             el_span("class=\"pricing-price\"", "$0") +
-            el_span("class=\"pricing-cadence\"", "forever")
+            el_span("class=\"pricing-cadence\"", "for 14 days")
         ) +
-        el_p("class=\"pricing-tagline\"", "Start building your memory. No card required.") +
+        el_p("class=\"pricing-tagline\"", "Try everything free for 14 days. No card required.") +
         el_ul("class=\"pricing-features\"", pricing_free_features()) +
         el_div("style=\"flex:1\"", "") +
         el_div(
             "class=\"pricing-cta pricing-cta-ghost\"",
-            el_button("class=\"pricing-cta-ghost\" data-checkout=\"free\"", "Preorder free tier →")
+            el_button("class=\"pricing-cta-ghost\" data-checkout=\"free\"", "Start free trial →")
         )
     )
 

src/styles.el

@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ fn page_head() -> String {
     return page_head_base()
         + page_seo_block(
             "Neuron — The AI That Remembers You",
-            "Every AI resets when you close the tab. Neuron doesn't. Runs on your machine. Remembers everything. Start free — no credit card required.",
+            "Every AI resets when you close the tab. Neuron doesn't. Runs on your machine. Remembers everything. Start with a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.",
             "/",
-            "Every other AI forgets you. Neuron doesn't. Runs on your machine, builds a persistent memory over time, and gets sharper the longer you use it. Free tier available."
+            "Every other AI forgets you. Neuron doesn't. Runs on your machine, builds a persistent memory over time, and gets sharper the longer you use it. 14-day free trial."
         )
         + page_schema()
 }