Feature catalog

Sign up with just location -- no verification, no ratings, no role labels; usable profile in seconds.

Optional 'connect Instagram' auto-populates the profile with the 4 most recent posts, embedded (no re-upload).

The IG embed shows posts but hides the handle and never links out -- 'we protect the relationship'; all contact stays inside Snupix.

Profile typed photographer/model with role-appropriate fields; the identity unit for matching/briefs/reputation. Beta omits role labels (F-B01); roles land at V1.

Curated gallery (hard cap forces curation); hosted + moderated display images. Not the delivery mechanism.

Structured style tags on profile + brief, powering style-based + AI matching.

Guided signup completing a usable profile in <30 min; gates cold-start activation. Beta already exceeds this with F-B01.

Pull IG handle + link grid as read-only portfolio proof; import only, export = share card (F-026). Beta uses the richer embed F-B02 instead.

One account that can add a second role later (many Bay creatives shoot and model). Architect at V1, ship the toggle later.

Mutual-swipe matching framed as collaboration (never hot-or-not -- legal-P0); 1-week match-expiry.

Rank/surface likely-good collaborators; infrastructure, never marketed. V1 = ranking heuristic (style-tag overlap + radius + recency).

Location-scoped match queues; discovery local by default (the liquidity constraint).

Surface who is actually available to shoot. Parity, not moat -- Inpose already ships it.

Discovery filter for creatives free this weekend (the Fri->Sun wedge rhythm). Parity feature.

The app's first job: register through the app to get shoot details for Barbara's curated IRL shoots. The app is the ticket.

Barbara (host) creates each IRL shoot event (date/place/cap ~5+) that participants register for.

Open user-posted Shoots; browse + apply. The Wednesday-visitor liquidity surface. Beta is host-only (F-B11).

Organizer reviews + approves applicants before they join -- the gate that makes location-hidden possible.

Precise location concealed until organizer approves (most-cited safety win + Apple 1.4 survival). Beta: Barbara hands location to vetted registrants.

Mandatory mutual re-confirm 72h before a Shoot + change-request flow. The single sharpest differentiator.

One-tap add a confirmed Shoot to the user's calendar.

Each party sends en-route + arrived pings -> attendance trail (half the Verified-shoot unit).

Chat between matched/approved parties; keeps the transaction on-platform; moderation surface.

Simple many-to-one (1 photographer <-> several models). Typed crew = F-201.

Photographer marks Delivery by posting an external gallery link (never hosted on Snupix); the model acknowledges.

Model confirms the gallery was received -- the second half of the Verified-completed-shoot unit.

The load-bearing lifecycle (DRAFT->...->VERIFIED) with auto-cancel, one-sided/mutual/multi-party reconfirm failure paths, waitlist promotion, server-side timers. The execution-depth the product is sold on.

Per-shoot typed slots (photographer/model/MUA/stylist/assistant/BTS), each invite/approve/waitlist/replace.

Power users save + re-fire Briefs (high-throughput for 2-3x/week users).

Templated Brief; hard-require the 4 trust fields (delivery date, count, rights scope, release expectation), soft-default the rest.

Attach a 4-8 image reference collage to a Brief (references, not hosted finals).

Explicit structured wardrobe + props fields -- logistics stated upfront.

One-tap mutual TFP usage agreement generated from the Brief; signed before the shoot. (Platform-use grant is V1 in F-034.)

Mark each Shoot's comp type + private amount -- the best monetization-readiness signal; precedes payment rails.

Minimal registration waiver/ToS + Barbara's in-person safety brief -- the host-curated stand-in for the marketplace safety floor.

Stored, enforced 18+ via facial age estimation for everyone at signup. Launch-blocking for the open marketplace.

Hash-match (PhotoDNA) + novel classifier (Thorn/Hive) before an image is visible; hit -> quarantine + preserve + auto-NCMEC. Federal duty.

NSFW classifier blocks before publication; clothed/fashion/editorial/portrait only at launch.

The Apple-1.2/Google-UGC stack: pre-publication filter, in-app report, block, published contact, ToS-accept-before-post.

Bans tied to device/ID hash, not just account -- answers the 'banned users re-register' negligent-design theory.

Document IDV granting a verified badge; required before any private location is exchanged (host or attend).

Published docs: CSAE prohibition, 18+ rep, anti-escort (FOSTA-SESTA), platform-use grant + right-to-share warranty (S3344), data-retention.

Positioning discipline across name/icon/screenshots/swipe copy/store listing -- professional collaboration, never dating/rating.

Defined report SLA (24h safety / 48h other; S3344 = 2 business days; CSAM immediate) + moderation runbook + NCMEC ESP registration.

Private emergency contact + one-tap share of coarse shoot details/time to a trusted contact (Bumble/Tinder-style). Pulled into V1.

Organizer note (parking, who else is present, gate code) revealed only to approved participants. Pulled into V1.

A normalized positive marker that a participant brings a friend/escort; red flag is a photographer who resists it. Pulled into V1.

Immutable log of age/ID results, state transitions, reveals, check-ins, reports, bans, NCMEC reports -- the defensibility substrate.

Per-Shoot reveal timing (on-approval vs on-reconfirmation); default on-reconfirmation; private residence forces reconfirm-reveal.

Structured yes/no boundary checklist on a Brief (wardrobe/touch/retouch). Borderline V1 if static-templated; ship first post-launch sprint otherwise.

'I have the right to share this image + consent of everyone in it' before any board post -- S3344 mitigation.

Dedicated takedown flow honoring California's 2-business-day removal clock for unauthorized-likeness demands.

Opt-in live GPS share to the trusted contact during the shoot window (V1 ships coarse-only; live GPS is the fast-follow).

Optional public-records/sex-offender check + profile flag. Architect-for now (watch the 2026 CA bill); none at launch.

Consume the OS-level age-bracket signal CA's Digital Age Assurance Act requires. Architect now, consume by 2027.

'Verify once, reuse across apps' age credential to cut age-check cost/friction; serves the template thesis.

Bumble-style pre-meet video verification before a first shoot.

In-app safety education hub (red-flag guidance, boundary checklist, how-to-report).

Periodic public report of assault/CSAM reports + takedowns (litigation defensibility).

Flag portfolio images that appear stolen/stock (the reverse-image search models do by hand).

Coarse two-sided up/down after a completed, delivered Shoot, gated on a Verified completed shoot. Beta has NO ratings (Barbara).

Durable, decaying record of flakes shown on profiles + waitlist/replacement automation. Gives Reconfirmation its visible teeth. Events recorded in V1, surfaced here.

Upgrade thumbs-up to structured tags (punctual/respectful/clear brief/delivered on time/would-work-again) + delivery-time badge.

First-class verified-completed-shoot record (attendance + delivery), shown as a profile stat; gates share cards / board. V1 ships the boolean record; this is the rich object.

Airbnb-style: reviews reveal only when both submit or the window closes -- reduces retaliation bias.

A board where users post 4-6 selects from completed shoots; biased toward (V1 nudges) completed-shoot content.

Hard rule: board entries require a Verified completed shoot (anti-vanity-feed).

First-class (phased: tag-only -> full profiles) MUA + stylist roles enabling 3-way shoots.

Expand beyond photographer/model/MUA/stylist to further roles, then adjacent art forms (TAM expansion).

Every Verified completed shoot auto-generates a credited, watermarked, deep-linked Reel/short-video share asset (static stills are IG-throttled). The real growth engine.

Shareable referral link; both sides earn a credit gated on the referee's first Verified completed shoot (banked free shoots + bounty).

In-app tooling for photographer-hosts to run recurring weekend shoot-events (productizes Barbara's manual motion).

Codified per-metro launch kit (vetting checklist, event runbook, concierge scripts, share-card templates).

Extract Snupix's spine into a reusable template for future niches. Strictly after the kit proves twice. High-stakes (premature-abstraction risk).

'Your shoot is coming up at [location] on [date], please confirm' -- 48h before. One of Beta's only 2 signals.

Day-of prompted 'I'm on my way.' The second of Beta's only 2 signals; Beta-minimal precursor to F-018.

Push reminders ahead of a Shoot and at reconfirmation milestones; async-pull retention for monthly users.

If no Delivery within 2 weeks of a completed Shoot, nudge the photographer (escalating).

Notification system for matches, applications, reconfirmation, delivery nudges, 'shoots near you this weekend.'

The complete chat layer (block/report hooks, threads, expiry) -- the V1 realization of 'comms stay in-app.'

In-app payments/escrow for paid collaborations and (later) subscriptions. Never before density.

Brands pay a seat to post paid Briefs, sponsor events, run ambassador programs into the vetted local graph. The most defensible long-term line.

Phase-2 model: 1 free shoot/month, paid Snupix Pro (~$12.99/mo) for unlimited throughput + availability filters + saved Briefs + priority + analytics.

Support paid shoots (either direction) with displayed/escrowed rates.

Brands sponsor Barbara's weekend events -- zero build, invoice-only, highest-margin; the recommended first real dollar (before consumer subscriptions).

2-week logged-in FB/Meetup/IG tally + ~20 interviews to harden the aspiring-model denominator before spend.

After 40-50 IRL-beta participants, measure retention (coming back / self-serve use). Gate: yes -> build native app + open marketplace; no -> diagnose + fix.

Define 'Active user,' instrument the North Star + 5 leading indicators + share-card/referral deep-link attribution. A gate-on-metric plan needs measurement.

Report -> ticket + evidence bundle -> auto-triage severity -> interim auto-restrict on corroborated S0/S1 -> human review within SLA -> close the loop.

Snupix registered as a reporting ESP; CSAM hash hits auto-report (no human delay); a named human owns the report queue.

The first shippable thing: a web prototype = event-ticket + ultra-fast profile + the 2 notifications. No native app in Beta.

The native app the thesis assumes. Built only after the retention gate passes (Barbara). Quality bar = Backstage.

Ship snupix.icglabs.co (interim) operator/marketing shell, padlock operator views, safety-review the public shell for PII/photo leakage.

Host + moderate profile/portfolio/board display images; delivered galleries stay external links. Rewords Spine S13.

Integrate age estimation + document IDV; single vendor (Incode) preferred, fall back to Yoti (age) + Persona (ID).

Every uploaded image scanned before visible; pipeline fails closed (BuddyUp/paiv currently fail open -- non-negotiable change).

Server-side short-video render for the share card (reuse the REEL social-spread studio pipeline).

Copy reusable BuddyUp/paiv surfaces (auth, profile, swipe, board, chat, calendar, report/block, notifications) into the private Snupix repo; moderation must fail closed. Gated on the IP/relicensing decision.