fix(review): Create desc gate does not require price

frontend/src/create/review/Review.svelte

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
   // Prefer slab.species_id; fall back to Capture handoff if createSlab omitted it.
   $: resolvedSpeciesId = effectiveSpeciesId(slab?.species_id, capture?.speciesId ?? null);
   $: canCreateTitle = canCreateTitleFromSpecies(resolvedSpeciesId, woodCatIds.length);
-  // Create-desc gate: recompute on every field change (no blur required). Description not required.
+  // Create-desc gate: recompute on every field change (no blur required). Description and price not required.
   $: createDescMissing = missingCreateDescLabels({
     contentLlmEnabled: canGenerateContent,
     title,
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
     figureTermIds: figureIds,
     gradeTermId: gradeSel,
     moistureTermId: moistureSel,
-    price,
   });
   $: canCreateDesc = createDescMissing.length === 0;
   // Monotonic token: each commit captures the current value and ignores its

frontend/src/create/review/createDescGate.test.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const full = {
   figureTermIds: [328],
   gradeTermId: 342,
   moistureTermId: '326',
-  price: '184.00',
 };
 
 test('Create desc gate: full set passes; does not require description', () => {
@@ -25,7 +24,13 @@ test('Create desc gate: full set passes; does not require description', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(missingCreateDesc(full), []);
 });
 
-test('Create desc gate: lists each missing field; no description key', () => {
+test('Create desc gate: empty price still passes when other fields full', () => {
+  // Price is publish-only; Create desc must not gate on it.
+  assert.equal(canCreateDesc(full), true);
+  assert.deepEqual(missingCreateDesc(full), []);
+});
+
+test('Create desc gate: lists each missing field; no description or price key', () => {
   const miss = missingCreateDesc({
     ...full,
     contentLlmEnabled: false,
@@ -38,7 +43,6 @@ test('Create desc gate: lists each missing field; no description key', () => {
     figureTermIds: [],
     gradeTermId: '',
     moistureTermId: '',
-    price: '',
   });
   assert.deepEqual(miss, [
     'content_llm',
@@ -51,16 +55,15 @@ test('Create desc gate: lists each missing field; no description key', () => {
     'figure',
     'grade',
     'moisture',
-    'price',
   ]);
   assert.equal(miss.includes('description'), false);
+  assert.equal(miss.includes('price'), false);
   const labels = missingCreateDescLabels({
     ...full,
     figureTermIds: [],
-    price: '',
   });
   assert.ok(labels.includes('≥1 figure'));
-  assert.ok(labels.includes('price'));
+  assert.equal(labels.includes('price'), false);
 });
 
 test('Create desc gate: recomputes on field change (reactive-ready)', () => {

frontend/src/create/review/createDescGate.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Create-desc gate (Call 2): disable Create desc unless these are present.
- * Does NOT require description (that is what Create desc writes).
- * Price included for parity with publish-ready.
+ * Does NOT require description OR price (price stays publish-only).
  */
 
 export type CreateDescInput = {
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ export type CreateDescInput = {
   figureTermIds: number[];
   gradeTermId: number | string | '' | null | undefined;
   moistureTermId: number | string | '' | null | undefined;
-  price: string | number | null | undefined;
 };
 
 /** Human labels shown under Create desc when the gate fails. */
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ export const CREATE_DESC_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   figure: '≥1 figure',
   grade: 'grade',
   moisture: 'moisture',
-  price: 'price',
 };
 
 function presentId(v: number | string | '' | null | undefined): boolean {
@@ -39,12 +36,6 @@ function presentId(v: number | string | '' | null | undefined): boolean {
   return String(v).trim() !== '';
 }
 
-function presentPrice(v: string | number | null | undefined): boolean {
-  if (v === null || v === undefined || v === '') return false;
-  const n = typeof v === 'number' ? v : Number(v);
-  return Number.isFinite(n);
-}
-
 /** Return missing field keys (stable order). Empty ⇒ Create desc enabled. */
 export function missingCreateDesc(input: CreateDescInput): string[] {
   const missing: string[] = [];
@@ -58,7 +49,6 @@ export function missingCreateDesc(input: CreateDescInput): string[] {
   if (!input.figureTermIds?.length) missing.push('figure');
   if (!presentId(input.gradeTermId)) missing.push('grade');
   if (!presentId(input.moistureTermId)) missing.push('moisture');
-  if (!presentPrice(input.price)) missing.push('price');
   return missing;
 }