`sources/hard-catalog-rules.md`

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DW HARD CATALOG RULES.
- 5-FIELD RULE: every ACTIVE SKU must have (1) a sample variant, (2) a sellable
  product variant, (3) complete pricing (no $0/null), (4) a description, (5) >=2 tags.
- GO-LIVE GATE: any SKU created in the last 6 months must have a real vendor name
  AND a real mfr SKU number (not blank, not a reused internal counter, not just
  the handle's numeric tail) before it can go live.
- UNIFIED-FIRST: data lands in dw_unified FIRST, then Shopify. Answer
  "what/collections recently added" from dw_sku_registry.created_at grouped by
  vendor_prefix, NOT live Shopify (the mirror has no created_at).
- WEIGHT = CHECKOUT SHIPPING: the DW store is weight-based checkout shipping (lb),
  so variant grams change what customers PAY. NEVER set grams to fix a GMC
  missing_shipping_weight error; use a feed-only weight override instead.
- GMC POLICY: all active products on Google at the HIGHEST price; sample-only at
  $4.25. A $4.25 price leaking as the sellable price risks GMC disapproval.