Blockers

What’s blocking progress right now. Check off when resolved.

Last backfilled: 2026-05-02 from BACKLOG inline + canon-corrections + ADR-0008/0017/0023 + SECURITY_ACTIONS.md.

CRITICAL — security (do this week)

Notion bearer token rotation — exposed in git history (commit ff766640). Jean must revoke at https://www.notion.so/my-integrations + issue new token + send to me to update local .mcp.json. See SECURITY_ACTIONS.md Item 2.
GOST p12 ЭЦП vault migration — Jean choose Option A/B/C/D from SECURITY_ACTIONS.md Item 1. Recommendation: Option A (encrypted dmg).
DNS records info@oiynup.kz — DKIM + MX (aspmx.l.google.com) + SPF Google + DMARC. Blocks all outreach pipeline. Jean executes via hoster.kz panel + Google Admin per partnerships/DNS_CHECKLIST.md.

Block A.7 verification file — final canon snapshot for Jean review before Block B starts. Generated automatically once folder cleanup background agent completes.
Folder cleanup background agent — running, will complete with summary report. Reviewer to sweep _archive/ for any wrong moves.
Прил. 2 + Прил. 3 .docx regeneration — spec ready at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-02-prilozhenie-2-3-rebuild-spec.md, execution via contracts/generate_appendices_docx.py script update is Block C work.

MA7 syndicate term sheet draft — tranched SAFE T1+T2+T3 structure per ADR-0022. Brief Murat Abdrakhmanov on tranched mechanics + commitment structure.
Astana Hub Seed Money 4.2 application — ₸20M (~$42K) non-dilutive, 1% rev-share/5y. Application Q3 2026.
Astana Hub residency package rewrite — old Mar 11 deck STALE. Markdown supersedes per canon SOT v1.3 + recalibrated baseline + V3 sum ₸57,84M. Block C work.
Тәуелсіздік ұрпақтары grant application — ₸3-6M per founder, multiple founders can apply. Q2-Q3 2026 deadline TBD.
Kickstarter AI-pin pre-orders campaign — Q3 2026 launch, Q4 ship. Target $30-60K. Tonies / Pinkfong precedent. Reward crowdfunding, no equity.

Investor BP markdown (12-15 pp Sequoia structure) — Block B start once verification file approved. Anchor on canon-corrections C6 financials + tranched SAFE C8 + OIYNUP AI moat C7.
Investor BP full (30-50 pp) — extended for VC + grants + bank applications.
Pitch Deck (12-15 slides reveal.js or markdown) — Sequoia-adapted from best-practices audit Часть 3.1.
Landing /partners content update — site/src/app/partners/ with recalibrated baseline + Y1 KZ-from-Almaty framing + B2C/B2B sections.
Danone CP v3 — 6-section structure per Diana’s shopping list (охват / голые цифры / инвестиции / рейты / эксклюзив-пакеты / сроки), 10-12 pp cap, ₸35M canon recommended package per ADR-0024.
KazTelecom CP v1 — dual-option structure per ADR-0025, both equal.

AI engineer Q2-Q4 2026 hire — must have LLM fine-tuning experience (LoRA/QLoRA). Owner of OIYNUP AI fine-tune pipeline + KZ STT/TTS benchmark Y1H1.
Senior Unity dev full year hire — ₸1M/mo, scales alongside Irlen, reviews agent code, owns gameplay arch.
3D artist + Animator (parallel hires) — ₸450K/mo each. Asset production + character/UI/biome animation.
Hardware engineer Q3-Q4 2026 hire — ₸850K/mo. AI-pin pilot + cert experience (FCC + CE + EAC + UN38.3 + EN71 + RoHS).
Office mgr / bookkeeper — ₸350K/mo. KZ payroll + tax compliance.

Phase 1 hardware ₸13M (now) — Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB + Workstation Threadripper PRO 7980X + RTX PRO 6000 96GB ECC. Source via B2B integrator (Logycom / Asia Bridge KZ / Glotur) + ispace.kz / Dubai for Mac. Decision: buy Y1 cash position OR wait SAFE T1 close?
Phase 2 hardware ₸27M (Q4 post-SAFE T1) — 2nd RTX PRO 6000 + EPYC 9554 game server + 4× Bambu X1C + Mikrotik + APC + Synology + HVAC.
Hardware procurement plan doc — docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-02-hardware-procurement-plan.md — full options + sourcing geography + backup vendors (RTX 6000 Ada / MI300X / 2× 5090 / H100 alternatives if Blackwell unavailable).

Казпатент filings balance — 12 marks already filed Mar 30, fees finalize Q1-Q2 2026. ~₸2M.
AI-pin certifications — FCC (US) + CE-RED (EU) + EAC (ЕАЭС) + UN38.3 (battery transport) + EN71-1+2+3 (toy safety) + RoHS. Mandatory pre-pilot Q3 2026. ~₸4M.
Toy certifications — TR CU 008/2011 (ЕАЭС) + ГОСТ 25779-90 (KZ) per SKU. 5 SKUs Y1 KZ-only = ~₸2M.
Assignment-of-IP from contractors to ТОО Grinvich — needed for clean cap-table at Stage 2 Seed close Q3 2026.

AI-pin BOM real-source confirmation — pilot 300 units BOM ₸19,500 base + 25% buffer = ₸24,400/unit per canon-corrections C6. Hardware engineer Q3 hire validates real prices vs estimates.
3D printer farm scaling Y2-Y3 — Bambu X1C → SLS Sintratec / Formlabs Fuse evaluation. Skip MSLA resin.
Tooling for AI-pin self-prod — ₸2M Y1 R&D budget for body/skin design + electronic-core ODM contract negotiation.

Cartoon S2 production (May-July 2026) — 10 ep × ₸750K = ₸7.5M. Cartoon team needed in place by May.
Cartoon team contracts — director + sound engineer + AI gen visuals/editor (3 FT). Lock employment / contractor terms.
МКИ animation tender Y2 application — ₸260-378M target for cartoon S6+ scaling. Q1-Q2 2027.
Question bank grades 3-4 expansion — 600 grades 1-2 done; need next pair. Methodology task Y1H2.
2K validated questions integration into game backend — already in Firebase format, migrate to self-hosted Postgres per ADR-0023.

KZ STT/TTS open-source benchmark — Y1H1 task. Whisper Large-v3 KZ vs ISSAI Soyle base vs Coqui XTTS-v2 vs F5-TTS vs MMS Meta. AI engineer leads.
Custom voice training pipeline — 3 character × 3 voice = 9 custom voices on owned hardware via Coqui or F5-TTS. Hardware-ready, implementation Y1H2.
Netcode stack final decision — Mirror vs Netcode for GameObjects vs Photon Fusion. PENDING (SOT entry). Lead dev Irlen owns.
Save system + parental dashboard — GAP per SOT, no current spec. Q2-Q3 2026 design + implementation.

✓ V3 contract sum ₸51,24M → ₸57,84M canon (ADR-0008 amended 2026-05-02)
✓ Geographic Y1 scope locked (ADR-0020 2026-05-02)
✓ Cartoon production cadence canon (ADR-0021 2026-05-02)
✓ Tranched SAFE structure (ADR-0022 2026-05-02)
✓ Local AI infrastructure stack (ADR-0023 2026-05-02)
✓ Danone Y1 ₸35M canon (ADR-0024 2026-05-02)
✓ KazTelecom Y1 dual-option (ADR-0025 2026-05-02)
✓ AI-pin canon vs holograms/bracelet (ADR-0014 2026-05-01)
✓ Best-in-class hardware spec (ADR-0017 2026-05-01)
✓ Release dates 1 Aug + 1 Sep (ADR-0018 2026-05-01)
✓ Realistic financial baseline (ADR-0019 2026-05-01)
✓ Mediafranchise vision (ADR-0013 2026-05-01)

Add blocker the moment it surfaces, not after retrospect.
Mark severity (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW) by likelihood-to-block × time-to-resolve.
When resolved: move to RESOLVED section + ADR or commit reference.
Keep file under 200 lines — older items in RESOLVED rotate out quarterly.