JoinGrove

Account & Billing

Source: docs/account/billing.md
Generated: 01/09/2026

JoinGrove billing covers free Individual tier, PPP Team checkout, and Campus plans — with mobile money stubs for emerging markets.

Key Concepts

  • What: Billing server stubs simulate PPP checkout (Paystack, M-Pesa) and Team tier subscriptions; Individual tier stays free forever.
  • Why: Emerging-market teams need ~$1–3/mo pricing, not $15/mo Silicon Valley defaults — with local payment rails.
  • Related: PPP pricing (pricing.md), mobile money (../integrations/mobile-money.md), Global South hub.

API / Reference

Tier Standard PPP (NG/KE/GH/SN) Command
Individual Free Free —
Team $15/mo ~$2/mo joingrove.subscribeTeamTier
Campus $49/mo ~$10/mo Contact / ambassador

Billing server

Item Value
Dev URL http://localhost:3747
Production URL joingroveBilling.productionServerUrl
Start stub npm run billing-server
Config product.json → joingroveBilling
Egress Requires allowBillingRequests when zero egress on

Commands

Command ID
Show PPP pricing joingrove.showPricing
Subscribe Team (PPP) joingrove.subscribeTeamTier
Show mobile money joingrove.showPaymentProviders
Telemetry (checkout visibility) joingrove.openTelemetryDashboard

Setup & Installation

  1. Individual users — no billing setup; full IDE + Ollama + templates are free.
  2. For Team checkout testing → npm run billing-server in a terminal.
  3. Command Palette → Subscribe to JoinGrove Team (PPP) (joingrove.subscribeTeamTier).
  4. If zero egress is on → billing requests are blocked until opted in via security wizard.
  5. Review tiers → Show JoinGrove Pricing (PPP) (joingrove.showPricing).

Code Examples

Start billing stub:

npm run billing-server

Then in JoinGrove:

Command Palette → joingrove.subscribeTeamTier

View PPP tier table:

Command Palette → joingrove.showPricing

Next: Integrate real Paystack/M-Pesa keys in your deployment — never commit secrets to git.

How It Connects