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  "progress": "Research -> Script -> Voice -> Render -> Deliver -> Distribute",
  "stages": [
    {
      "id": "Research",
      "output": "A sourced buyer problem, product proof, brand language, and CTA",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": false
    },
    {
      "id": "Script",
      "output": "Three distinct evidence-backed dialogue options plus one selection",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": false
    },
    {
      "id": "Voice",
      "output": "One Fish two-character voice track with timed captions",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": true
    },
    {
      "id": "Render",
      "output": "One local 1080x1350 MP4 using packaged gameplay and character assets",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": false
    },
    {
      "id": "Deliver",
      "output": "Inspected MP4, audio, script, scene, evidence, and run state",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": true
    },
    {
      "id": "Distribute",
      "output": "Author platform-tailored copy for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and X, present for review, and dispatch to connected channels via runtime/publish.mjs. Writes live receipts to outputs/episode.distribution.json.",
      "paid": false,
      "approvalRequired": true
    }
  ]
}