# Self-Service Portal (SSP) — v1 (Archived)

> **Archived:** 2026-07-30
> **Superseded by:** [docs/product/ssp-refined.md](../product/ssp-refined.md)
> **Decision:** The original SSP doc was a thin intent sketch — good for early alignment but insufficient as an operating spec. The refined version adds:
> - Full conversational activation flow (no form-based fallback)
> - Two-phase relationship model (First Hour + First Month+)
> - Detailed UX spec with personality and tone
> - Integration with UC-04 and UC-05 use cases
> - Owner MCP tool definitions
> - Product decision record (five decisions from SSP Refinement channel, 2026-07-29)
> **Reason for archiving:** Original doc preserved for historical context and traceability. Do not use as reference for implementation.

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*Original content below (as of archiving):*

# Self-Service Portal (SSP)

Activation experience for individual local businesses (Model 1). Important, not the whole company.

## Intent

Owners should feel the value before they pay: genre-aware onboarding, site scrape reflection, a live simulation of an external AI recommending and booking them, pointer install, in-browser preflight against their MCP, optimization guidance, optional partner handoff, and ongoing reports.

The portal chat UI is a **test harness** for how external assistants will interpret the business — not a customer-facing chatbot product.

## Spec source of truth

- Narrative: [Canonical Strategy](../strategy/CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md) (product definition + priorities)
- Operating use case: [UC-01](./use-cases/uc-01-endpoint-auto-repair.md)

## Build status

Not implemented. Engineering Priority 0 includes portal spine after HTTP MCP is real enough to preflight against.