docs(pricing): Solana-cheaper-than-Base is policy, not drift — close #97's open decision - #100
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's open decision #97 found the two gateways disagree on the transaction fee (Base $0.001, Solana $0.000) and framed it as an open decision, recommending "align the gateways". Owner decision (2026-08-08): the gap is DELIBERATE — Solana is meant to run ~$0.001 cheaper per call as an incentive to settle there. The sweep's advisory no longer tells the next maintainer to erase an intentional price difference; it states the policy and the one invariant that still matters: Solana DEARER than Base fails the gate, because agents can switch chains mid-session while every estimator reserves the Base figure. skills/blockrun's qualifier says "on purpose" instead of "currently", so nobody reads the gap as pending cleanup. No behavior changes — both surfaces are prose; the direction gate #97 shipped already encoded the right check.
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#97 probed both gateways, found Base charges base+$0.001 while Solana charges base+$0.000, and left it as an open decision recommending "align the gateways or qualify the docs".
Owner decision (2026-08-08): the gap is deliberate. Solana is meant to run ~$0.001 cheaper per call as an incentive to settle there.
Two prose surfaces updated so the next maintainer doesn't "fix" intentional pricing:
verify:pricesadvisory: states the policy, and keeps the only invariant that matters — Solana dearer than Base still fails the gate (agents switch chains mid-session; estimators reserve the Base figure, the higher one).skills/blockrun: "Prices differ, on purpose" instead of "currently adds none".No behavior changes. Typecheck + skill-frontmatter/brand tests green.