diff --git a/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_fix_probe_20260817_tmp/main.go b/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_fix_probe_20260817_tmp/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b97694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_fix_probe_20260817_tmp/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+// Temporary local probe for A1/Demo V1 projection cleanup. Do not commit.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/billing"
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/processing"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	dsn := os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")
+	if dsn == "" {
+		dsn = "postgres://descrybe:descrybe@localhost:5433/descrybe?sslmode=disable"
+	}
+	pool, err := pgxpool.New(ctx, dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer pool.Close()
+
+	outDir := filepath.Join("..", "..", ".codehelper", "_a1_v1_response_20260817")
+	if abs, err := filepath.Abs(outDir); err == nil {
+		outDir = abs
+	}
+	_ = os.MkdirAll(outDir, 0o755)
+
+	type companyRow struct {
+		ID     uuid.UUID
+		Name   string
+		Legacy string
+	}
+	companies := []companyRow{}
+	rows, err := pool.Query(ctx, `
+		SELECT id, name, COALESCE(legacy_company_id, '')
+		FROM companies
+		WHERE legacy_company_id = $1
+		   OR lower(name) LIKE '%demo%'
+		ORDER BY CASE WHEN legacy_company_id = $1 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, name
+		LIMIT 6`, billing.A1LegacyCompanyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var c companyRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&c.ID, &c.Name, &c.Legacy); err != nil {
+			fatal(err)
+		}
+		companies = append(companies, c)
+	}
+	rows.Close()
+	if len(companies) == 0 {
+		fatal(fmt.Errorf("no A1/Demo companies found"))
+	}
+
+	p := processing.NewPipeline(pool)
+	eans := []string{"8806091734365", "8422160053580"}
+	summary := map[string]any{"generated_at": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339), "companies": []any{}}
+
+	for _, co := range companies {
+		omitMeta := billing.IsA1CohortCompany(co.Legacy, co.Name)
+		coSummary := map[string]any{
+			"company_id":   co.ID.String(),
+			"name":         co.Name,
+			"legacy_id":    co.Legacy,
+			"omit_seo_meta": omitMeta,
+			"items":        []any{},
+		}
+
+		// Prefer existing processed rows for the sample EANs; fall back to any 2 recent.
+		type prod struct {
+			EAN, Title, Desc, Cat, CatName string
+			Attrs                          []byte
+		}
+		prods := []prod{}
+		q := `
+			SELECT COALESCE(p.product_id,''), COALESCE(p.processed_name,p.name,''),
+				COALESCE(p.processed_description, p.description, ''),
+				COALESCE(p.category,''), COALESCE(c.name,''),
+				COALESCE(p.processed_attributes, p.attributes, '{}'::jsonb)
+			FROM processed_products p
+			LEFT JOIN categories c ON c.unique_id = p.category AND c.company_id = p.company_id
+			WHERE p.company_id = $1 AND p.product_id = ANY($2)
+			ORDER BY p.updated_at DESC NULLS LAST
+			LIMIT 4`
+		pr, err := pool.Query(ctx, q, co.ID, eans)
+		if err != nil {
+			fatal(err)
+		}
+		for pr.Next() {
+			var x prod
+			if err := pr.Scan(&x.EAN, &x.Title, &x.Desc, &x.Cat, &x.CatName, &x.Attrs); err != nil {
+				fatal(err)
+			}
+			prods = append(prods, x)
+		}
+		pr.Close()
+		if len(prods) < 2 {
+			pr2, err := pool.Query(ctx, `
+				SELECT COALESCE(p.product_id,''), COALESCE(p.processed_name,p.name,''),
+					COALESCE(p.processed_description, p.description, ''),
+					COALESCE(p.category,''), COALESCE(c.name,''),
+					COALESCE(p.processed_attributes, p.attributes, '{}'::jsonb)
+				FROM processed_products p
+				LEFT JOIN categories c ON c.unique_id = p.category AND c.company_id = p.company_id
+				WHERE p.company_id = $1 AND COALESCE(p.processed_name,p.name,'') <> ''
+				ORDER BY p.updated_at DESC NULLS LAST
+				LIMIT 2`, co.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				fatal(err)
+			}
+			for pr2.Next() {
+				var x prod
+				if err := pr2.Scan(&x.EAN, &x.Title, &x.Desc, &x.Cat, &x.CatName, &x.Attrs); err != nil {
+					fatal(err)
+				}
+				prods = append(prods, x)
+			}
+			pr2.Close()
+		}
+		if len(prods) == 0 {
+			coSummary["note"] = "no processed products"
+			summary["companies"] = append(summary["companies"].([]any), coSummary)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		items := []processing.V1ProcessJobItem{}
+		for _, x := range prods {
+			attrs := map[string]any{}
+			_ = json.Unmarshal(x.Attrs, &attrs)
+			item := processing.V1ProcessJobItem{
+				"ean":           x.EAN,
+				"status":        "processed",
+				"title":         x.Title,
+				"name":          x.Title,
+				"description":   x.Desc,
+				"category":      x.Cat,
+				"category_name": x.CatName,
+				"attributes":    attrs,
+				"eprel":         nil,
+				"id":            uuid.New().String(),
+			}
+			item["processed_product_id"] = item["id"]
+			item["raw_product_id"] = uuid.New().String()
+			if !omitMeta {
+				item["meta_title"] = nil
+				item["meta_description"] = nil
+			}
+			item = processing.EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts(item, processing.EnforceV1Opts{
+				Language:    "sl",
+				Allowed:     map[string]struct{}{},
+				OmitSEOMeta: omitMeta,
+			})
+			items = append(items, item)
+		}
+
+		payload := map[string]any{
+			"data": map[string]any{
+				"status":          "COMPLETED",
+				"processing_type": "full",
+				"total_items":     len(items),
+				"items":           items,
+				"company":         co.Name,
+				"omit_seo_meta":   omitMeta,
+			},
+		}
+		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(payload, "", "  ")
+		if err != nil {
+			fatal(err)
+		}
+		label := "demo"
+		if omitMeta {
+			label = "a1"
+		}
+		fname := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s.json", label, co.ID.String()[:8])
+		path := filepath.Join(outDir, fname)
+		if err := os.WriteFile(path, b, 0o644); err != nil {
+			fatal(err)
+		}
+		coSummary["sample_path"] = path
+		coSummary["item_count"] = len(items)
+		coSummary["items"] = items
+		summary["companies"] = append(summary["companies"].([]any), coSummary)
+		fmt.Println("wrote", path, "items=", len(items), "omit_meta=", omitMeta)
+
+		// Also exercise LoadV1 against the latest completed job for this company when present.
+		var jobID uuid.UUID
+		err = pool.QueryRow(ctx, `
+			SELECT id FROM processing_jobs
+			WHERE company_id = $1 AND status IN ('completed','COMPLETED')
+			ORDER BY updated_at DESC NULLS LAST
+			LIMIT 1`, co.ID).Scan(&jobID)
+		if err == nil {
+			loaded, loadErr := p.LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx, co.ID, jobID, "full")
+			if loadErr == nil && len(loaded) > 0 {
+				if len(loaded) > 2 {
+					loaded = loaded[:2]
+				}
+				live := map[string]any{
+					"data": map[string]any{
+						"process_id":      jobID.String(),
+						"status":          "COMPLETED",
+						"processing_type": "full",
+						"total_items":     len(loaded),
+						"items":           loaded,
+						"company":         co.Name,
+						"omit_seo_meta":   omitMeta,
+						"source":          "LoadV1ProcessJobItems",
+					},
+				}
+				lb, _ := json.MarshalIndent(live, "", "  ")
+				lpath := filepath.Join(outDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s_live_job_%s.json", label, jobID.String()[:8]))
+				_ = os.WriteFile(lpath, lb, 0o644)
+				fmt.Println("wrote", lpath, "live_items=", len(loaded))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	sb, _ := json.MarshalIndent(summary, "", "  ")
+	_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "summary.json"), sb, 0o644)
+	fmt.Println("done", outDir)
+}
+
+func fatal(err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_sample_clean_tmp/main.go b/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_sample_clean_tmp/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23e6b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/cmd/_a1_v1_sample_clean_tmp/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/processing"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	badItems := []processing.V1ProcessJobItem{
+		{
+			"ean":                  "8806091734365",
+			"status":               "processed",
+			"title":                "LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE",
+			"name":                 "LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE",
+			"category":             "11",
+			"category_name":        "Hladilniki",
+			"description":          "<h1>LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE</h1><p>LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE je izdelek v kategoriji Hladilniki znamke LG. Ključne specifikacije: width 179, height 91.3, depth 73.5.</p><h2>Ključne lastnosti</h2><ul><li>width 179</li><li>height 91.3</li><li>depth 73.5</li></ul><p>LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE je izdelek v kategoriji Hladilniki znamke LG. Ključne specifikacije: width 179, height 91.3, depth 73.5.</p><p>LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE je izdelek v kategoriji Hladilniki znamke LG. Ključne specifikacije: width 179, height 91.3, depth 73.5.</p><p>LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE je izdelek v kategoriji Hladilniki znamke LG. Ključne specifikacije: width 179, height 91.3, depth 73.5.</p>",
+			"attributes":           map[string]any{"brand": "LG", "depth": "73.5", "energy_class": "E", "height": "91.3", "warranty": "24 mesecev", "width": "179"},
+			"meta_title":           "LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE | Hladilniki",
+			"meta_description":     "x",
+			"eprel":                map[string]any{"id": "1158009", "energy_class": "E"},
+			"id":                   "1bc20e89-3779-4c66-8617-8e72555cd363",
+			"processed_product_id": "1bc20e89-3779-4c66-8617-8e72555cd363",
+			"raw_product_id":       "fff13ee3-e78c-4185-b524-b64128bbc38b",
+			"main_image":           "https://example/lg.jpg",
+			"more_images":          nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"ean":                  "8422160053580",
+			"status":               "processed",
+			"title":                "Ufesa digitalni zračni cvrtnik 23L Magnum",
+			"name":                 "Ufesa digitalni zračni cvrtnik 23L Magnum",
+			"category":             "112",
+			"category_name":        "Ostali aparati",
+			"description":          "<h1>Ufesa digitalni zračni cvrtnik 23L Magnum</h1><p>Ufesa digitalni zračni cvrtnik 23L Magnum je izdelek v kategoriji Ostali aparati znamke UFESA. Ključne specifikacije: width 0,00m, height 0,00m, depth 0,00m.</p><h2>Ključne lastnosti</h2><ul><li>width 0,00m</li><li>height 0,00m</li><li>depth 0,00m</li><li>weight 11,0000kg</li></ul><p>Ufesa digitalni zračni cvrtnik 23L Magnum je izdelek v kategoriji Ostali aparati znamke UFESA. Ključne specifikacije: width 0,00m, height 0,00m, depth 0,00m.</p>",
+			"attributes":           map[string]any{"brand": "UFESA", "depth": "0,00m", "height": "0,00m", "warranty": "24 mesecev", "weight": "11,0000kg", "width": "0,00m"},
+			"meta_title":           "x",
+			"meta_description":     "y",
+			"eprel":                nil,
+			"id":                   "c708b505-dbf0-40c5-ba09-022d15daff97",
+			"processed_product_id": "c708b505-dbf0-40c5-ba09-022d15daff97",
+			"raw_product_id":       "fff6c685-931b-4fa5-846b-89b2503a5a77",
+			"main_image":           "https://example/ufesa.jpg",
+			"more_images":          []string{"https://example/2.jpg"},
+		},
+	}
+	cleaned := make([]processing.V1ProcessJobItem, 0, len(badItems))
+	for _, it := range badItems {
+		cleaned = append(cleaned, processing.EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts(it, processing.EnforceV1Opts{
+			Language:    "sl",
+			Allowed:     map[string]struct{}{},
+			OmitSEOMeta: true,
+		}))
+	}
+	out := map[string]any{
+		"data": map[string]any{
+			"process_id":      "13b97eab-2329-4735-82fa-3afe263849fa",
+			"status":          "COMPLETED",
+			"processing_type": "full",
+			"total_items":     len(cleaned),
+			"items":           cleaned,
+			"note":            "projection cleanup of production sample (A1 OmitSEOMeta)",
+		},
+	}
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(out, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join("..", "..", ".codehelper", "_a1_v1_response_20260817", "production_sample_cleaned.json")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, b, 0o644); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("wrote", path)
+	for _, it := range cleaned {
+		fmt.Printf("ean=%v\ntitle=%v\ncategory=%v category_id=%v\nmeta_present=%v/%v\nattrs=%v\ndesc=%v\n\n",
+			it["ean"], it["title"], it["category"], it["category_id"],
+			it["meta_title"] != nil, it["meta_description"] != nil,
+			it["attributes"], it["description"])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/httpapi/v1_openapi.go b/apps/api/internal/httpapi/v1_openapi.go
index f8fce6e..c256068 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/httpapi/v1_openapi.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/httpapi/v1_openapi.go
@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@ paths:
                         processed_product_id: bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb
                         raw_product_id: cccccccc-cccc-cccc-cccc-cccccccccccc
                         status: processed
-                        category: '50'
+                        category: Cookers
+                        category_id: '50'
                         category_name: Cookers
                         title: VOX electric cooker EHT 6020 WG
                         name: VOX electric cooker EHT 6020 WG
@@ -6278,12 +6279,15 @@ components:
       type: object
       description: |
         One COMPLETED legacy process line (A1 / public contract). Successful items
-        expose category as categories.unique_id, a description string that may
-        include category formula HTML (h1/h2/h3/h4, p, ul — never a JSON array),
-        SEO meta_title / meta_description (plain text), optional eprel object or
+        expose category as the human-readable display name (category_id holds
+        categories.unique_id), a description string that may include category formula
+        HTML (h1/h2/h3/h4, p, ul — never a JSON array), optional SEO meta_title /
+        meta_description (plain text; omitted for A1 cohort), optional eprel object or
         null, clean attributes, images, and dual-mode ids.
         Product display name is title; additive name mirrors the same processed title
         (dual-mode for scorecards / legacy clients that read name).
+        Property order prefers human-readable fields first (ean, title, category,
+        description, attributes, images, eprel) with internal ids last.
       required:
       - ean
       properties:
@@ -6308,6 +6312,14 @@ components:
             raw_products.id for this job line. Use with POST /process raw_product_ids
             or dashboard catalog APIs. Present whenever the job product row exists.
         category:
+          type: string
+          nullable: true
+          description: |
+            Human-readable category display name (same value as category_name when
+            resolved). Prefer this for UI. Machine unique_id is category_id.
+            ASSUMPTION: historically this field held categories.unique_id; clients
+            that need the opaque id must read category_id (additive).
+        category_id:
           type: string
           nullable: true
           description: |
@@ -6316,7 +6328,8 @@ components:
         category_name:
           type: string
           nullable: true
-          description: Human-readable category display name (not the unique_id).
+          description: |
+            Human-readable category display name (mirrors category when both are set).
         title:
           type: string
           nullable: true
@@ -6335,12 +6348,14 @@ components:
           description: |
             SEO title. Filled from processing meta or synthesized from title / category
             when empty so successful items are not left with null meta.
+            Omitted for A1 cohort (SEO meta is not used).
         meta_description:
           type: string
           nullable: true
           description: |
             SEO description (word-safe truncate). Distinct from body description when
             possible; synthesized from plain description when DB meta is empty.
+            Omitted for A1 cohort (SEO meta is not used).
         description:
           type: string
           nullable: true
@@ -6466,7 +6481,8 @@ components:
             processed_product_id: bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb
             raw_product_id: cccccccc-cccc-cccc-cccc-cccccccccccc
             status: processed
-            category: '50'
+            category: Cookers
+            category_id: '50'
             category_name: Cookers
             title: VOX electric cooker EHT 6020 WG
             name: VOX electric cooker EHT 6020 WG
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/ai.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/ai.go
index f5283a0..ae64a88 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/ai.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/ai.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ type ProductInput struct {
 	// CategoryUniqueID is the taxonomy unique_id for overlay/formula keys when
 	// the enhance display category argument is a localized name.
 	CategoryUniqueID string
+	// OmitSEOMeta skips meta_title / meta_description enhance + free-template fill
+	// (A1 cohort does not use SEO meta fields).
+	OmitSEOMeta bool
 }
 
 // CategoryFormulas holds optional title/description templates for one category key.
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/category_test.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/category_test.go
index 6535367..a828d9a 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/category_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/category_test.go
@@ -359,8 +359,11 @@ func TestLoadV1ProcessJobItems_resolvesCategoryName(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(items) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("items=%d want 1", len(items))
 	}
-	if got := fmt.Sprint(items[0]["category"]); got != "50" {
-		t.Fatalf("category=%v want 50", items[0]["category"])
+	if got := fmt.Sprint(items[0]["category"]); got != "Štedilniki" {
+		t.Fatalf("category=%v want Štedilniki (display name)", items[0]["category"])
+	}
+	if got := fmt.Sprint(items[0]["category_id"]); got != "50" {
+		t.Fatalf("category_id=%v want 50", items[0]["category_id"])
 	}
 	if got := fmt.Sprint(items[0]["category_name"]); got != "Štedilniki" {
 		t.Fatalf("category_name=%v want Štedilniki", items[0]["category_name"])
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/enhance_hash_test.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/enhance_hash_test.go
index 2d40e4c..6a05ab4 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/enhance_hash_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/enhance_hash_test.go
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ func TestRunSteps_synthPriorHashDoesNotSkipReprocess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	normName := "Vogel's WALL 3245 TV Wall Mount"
 	normDesc := "A mount with enough mapped detail for hashing inputs."
-	synthPrior := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(normName, "TV Mounts", "en", map[string]any{
-		"brand": "Vogel's", "width": "45 cm", "max_load": "40 kg",
-	})
+	// Use legacy invent phrasing as the stored prior — new factual fallback must not
+	// look like invent, but old catalog rows still do and must force re-enhance.
+	synthPrior := normName + " is a TV Mounts product from Vogel's. Key specs: width 45 cm, max_load 40 kg."
 	if !company.LooksLikeHeuristicSynthesize(synthPrior) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected invent synth prior, got %q", synthPrior)
 	}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/formula_prompt.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/formula_prompt.go
index 299d181..c6bd000 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/formula_prompt.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/formula_prompt.go
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ import (
 // Meta instructions come from description_template.metaTitle / metaDescription
 // (legacy A1 / cats.json) and are distinct from HTML description sections.
 // Attribute allowlist / formula-key guidance is AppendAttributeConstraints.
-func AppendFormulaConstraints(userTpl string, titleTemplate, descriptionTemplate any) string {
+// When omitSEOMeta is true (A1 cohort), meta formula blocks are skipped.
+func AppendFormulaConstraints(userTpl string, titleTemplate, descriptionTemplate any, omitSEOMeta bool) string {
 	userTpl = strings.TrimSpace(userTpl)
 	blocks := []string{
 		FormatTitleFormulaConstraint(titleTemplate),
 		FormatDescriptionFormulaConstraint(descriptionTemplate),
-		FormatMetaFormulaConstraint(descriptionTemplate),
+	}
+	if !omitSEOMeta {
+		blocks = append(blocks, FormatMetaFormulaConstraint(descriptionTemplate))
 	}
 	var joined strings.Builder
 	for _, block := range blocks {
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/normalize.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/normalize.go
index 70e1657..7e5980e 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/normalize.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/normalize.go
@@ -228,7 +228,38 @@ func isDimensionKey(key string) bool {
 
 func isZeroishString(s string) bool {
 	s = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(s))
-	return s == "0" || s == "0.0" || s == "0,0" || s == "0.00"
+	if s == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s == "0" || s == "0.0" || s == "0,0" || s == "0.00" {
+		return true
+	}
+	// Strip common unit suffixes (m, cm, mm, kg, g) then re-check numeric zero.
+	trimmed := s
+	for _, u := range []string{"kg", "cm", "mm", "g", "m"} {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(trimmed, u) {
+			trimmed = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(trimmed, u))
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	trimmed = strings.ReplaceAll(trimmed, " ", "")
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	// 0 / 0.0 / 0,00 / 0.0000 / 0,0000
+	onlyZero := true
+	sawDigit := false
+	for _, r := range trimmed {
+		switch r {
+		case '0':
+			sawDigit = true
+		case '.', ',':
+			continue
+		default:
+			onlyZero = false
+		}
+	}
+	return onlyZero && sawDigit
 }
 
 func isEmptyValue(v any) bool {
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/pipeline.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/pipeline.go
index 6ebc0d2..552aeb7 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/pipeline.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/pipeline.go
@@ -879,6 +879,8 @@ type jobScopedCache struct {
 	canUseAI         bool
 	allowEPREL       bool
 	remainingCredits int
+	// omitSEOMeta skips meta_title / meta_description enhance + free-template fill (A1).
+	omitSEOMeta bool
 }
 
 func (c *jobScopedCache) stepPolicy() StepPolicy {
@@ -927,6 +929,7 @@ func (p *Pipeline) loadJobScopedCache(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID uuid
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	cache.omitSEOMeta = companyOmitsSEOMeta(ctx, p, companyID)
 	if p.Prompts != nil {
 		cache.enhanceByLang = make(map[string]PromptTemplates, len(cache.contentLanguages)+1)
 		langs := cache.contentLanguages
@@ -1526,6 +1529,9 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processOne(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID uuid.UUID, i
 		CompanyID:             companyID.String(),
 		RawProductID:          it.RawID.String(),
 	}
+	if cache != nil {
+		in.OmitSEOMeta = cache.omitSEOMeta
+	}
 	if it.hydrated {
 		if it.hasPrior {
 			in.PriorProcessedName = it.priorName
@@ -1592,7 +1598,18 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processOne(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID uuid.UUID, i
 		result.ProcessedAttributes = result.Attributes
 	}
 	// Free template SEO meta when enhance did not emit meta_* (no FillMetaAI / no extra credits).
-	if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaTitle) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaDescription) == "" {
+	// A1 cohort omits SEO meta entirely (not needed for their storefront).
+	if cache != nil && cache.omitSEOMeta {
+		result.MetaTitle = ""
+		result.MetaDescription = ""
+		if result.LocalizedContent != nil {
+			for lang, lf := range result.LocalizedContent {
+				lf.MetaTitle = ""
+				lf.MetaDescription = ""
+				result.LocalizedContent[lang] = lf
+			}
+		}
+	} else if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaTitle) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaDescription) == "" {
 		mt, md := fillMetaFromResult(result)
 		if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaTitle) == "" {
 			result.MetaTitle = mt
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/prompt_render.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/prompt_render.go
index 82388a2..f90de4c 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/prompt_render.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/prompt_render.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func resolveProductPromptTemplates(in ProductInput) (systemTpl, userTpl string)
 		}
 	}
 	// Category formulas are language-agnostic; inject once into the shared user skeleton.
-	userTpl = AppendFormulaConstraints(userTpl, in.TitleTemplate, in.DescriptionTemplate)
+	userTpl = AppendFormulaConstraints(userTpl, in.TitleTemplate, in.DescriptionTemplate, in.OmitSEOMeta)
 	// Category attribute allowlist + title-formula keys guide JSON "attrs" extraction.
 	allowed := enhanceAllowedAttrKeys(in, in.CategoryUniqueID)
 	userTpl = AppendAttributeConstraints(userTpl, allowed, in.TitleTemplate)
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ func resolveProductPromptTemplates(in ProductInput) (systemTpl, userTpl string)
 	systemTpl = AppendDescriptionFormulaSystemOverride(systemTpl, in.DescriptionTemplate)
 	// Same for title_template vs "short retail title" — formulas win for name structure.
 	systemTpl = AppendTitleFormulaSystemOverride(systemTpl, in.TitleTemplate)
-	systemTpl = AppendMetaFormulaSystemOverride(systemTpl, in.DescriptionTemplate)
+	if !in.OmitSEOMeta {
+		systemTpl = AppendMetaFormulaSystemOverride(systemTpl, in.DescriptionTemplate)
+	}
 	// categories.prompt applies to name, description, and attrs (not description-only).
 	systemTpl = AppendCategoryEnhanceSystemOverlay(systemTpl, catPrompt)
 	return systemTpl, userTpl
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/steps.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/steps.go
index 93dcac7..a59b140 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/steps.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/steps.go
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ func (e *Engine) RunSteps(ctx context.Context, companyID string, in ProductInput
 				}
 				weakDesc := descriptionNeedsEnhanceRepair(desc, descTpl, name)
 				enhanceMetaTitle, enhanceMetaDesc := enhanceMetaFromRaw(raw)
+				if in.OmitSEOMeta {
+					enhanceMetaTitle, enhanceMetaDesc = "", ""
+				}
 				// Only persist enhance_input_hash for quality ok / hash-skip unchanged.
 				// Never copy input_hash from error/passthrough/thin/synthesized meta.
 				persistHash := ""
@@ -1391,7 +1394,7 @@ func preferredProductTitle(gtin string, candidates ...string) string {
 		if c == "" || c == "<nil>" || isPromptLabelTitle(c) {
 			continue
 		}
-		usable = append(usable, c)
+		usable = append(usable, ensureReadableTitleSpacing(c))
 	}
 	for _, c := range usable {
 		if isBrandOnlyTitleAmong(c, usable) {
@@ -1479,6 +1482,9 @@ func preferredProductDescription(title string, candidates ...string) string {
 		if containsWeakFillerPhrase(c) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if company.LooksLikeHeuristicSynthesize(c) {
+			continue
+		}
 		return SanitizeOutput(c)
 	}
 	return ""
@@ -1508,15 +1514,20 @@ func attrLookupCI(attrs map[string]any, keys ...string) string {
 }
 
 func formatAttrDimParts(attrs map[string]any, maxParts int) []string {
+	return formatAttrDimPartsLang(attrs, maxParts, "")
+}
+
+func formatAttrDimPartsLang(attrs map[string]any, maxParts int, language string) []string {
 	if attrs == nil || maxParts <= 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	prefer := []string{
 		"width", "height", "depth", "weight", "max_load", "max load", "load_capacity",
-		"vesa", "screen_size", "diagonal", "color", "material", "size",
+		"vesa", "screen_size", "diagonal", "color", "material", "size", "energy_class", "warranty",
 	}
 	parts := make([]string, 0, maxParts)
 	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	sl := isSlovenianContentLanguage(language)
 	add := func(k, v string) {
 		k = strings.TrimSpace(k)
 		v = strings.TrimSpace(v)
@@ -1527,8 +1538,11 @@ func formatAttrDimParts(attrs map[string]any, maxParts int) []string {
 		if _, ok := seen[lk]; ok {
 			return
 		}
+		if isDimensionKey(canonicalizeAttrKey(k)) && isZeroishString(v) {
+			return
+		}
 		seen[lk] = struct{}{}
-		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", k, v))
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", attrDimLabel(k, sl), v))
 	}
 	for _, k := range prefer {
 		if len(parts) >= maxParts {
@@ -1541,9 +1555,61 @@ func formatAttrDimParts(attrs map[string]any, maxParts int) []string {
 	return parts
 }
 
+func attrDimLabel(key string, slovenian bool) string {
+	canon := canonicalizeAttrKey(key)
+	if slovenian {
+		switch canon {
+		case "width":
+			return "Širina"
+		case "height":
+			return "Višina"
+		case "depth":
+			return "Globina"
+		case "weight":
+			return "Teža"
+		case "energy_class":
+			return "Energijski razred"
+		case "warranty":
+			return "Garancija"
+		case "color":
+			return "Barva"
+		case "material":
+			return "Material"
+		case "size", "screen_size", "diagonal":
+			return "Velikost"
+		}
+	}
+	switch canon {
+	case "width":
+		return "Width"
+	case "height":
+		return "Height"
+	case "depth":
+		return "Depth"
+	case "weight":
+		return "Weight"
+	case "energy_class":
+		return "Energy class"
+	case "warranty":
+		return "Warranty"
+	case "max_load", "load_capacity":
+		return "Max load"
+	case "screen_size", "diagonal":
+		return "Screen size"
+	case "product_model":
+		return "Model"
+	default:
+		if canon == "" {
+			return key
+		}
+		return strings.ReplaceAll(canon, "_", " ")
+	}
+}
+
 // synthesizeProductDescription prefers a category description_template skeleton
 // (HTML section types) when present; otherwise falls back to plain title synthesize.
 func synthesizeProductDescription(title, category, language string, attrs map[string]any, descriptionTemplate any) string {
+	title = ensureReadableTitleSpacing(title)
 	if sections, ok := parseDescriptionFormulaSections(descriptionTemplate); ok && len(sections) > 0 {
 		if out := synthesizeDescriptionFromFormula(title, category, language, attrs, sections); out != "" {
 			return out
@@ -1555,23 +1621,30 @@ func synthesizeProductDescription(title, category, language string, attrs map[st
 // synthesizeDescriptionFromFormula builds a minimal HTML description matching
 // category description_template section types so timeout/fallback still respects
 // A1 category structure (unlike plain title synthesize).
+// Duplicate paragraph/list section types are emitted once to avoid invent-boilerplate
+// repetition (legacy bug: every <p> repeated the same synthesize sentence).
 func synthesizeDescriptionFromFormula(title, category, language string, attrs map[string]any, sections []descriptionFormulaSection) string {
-	title = strings.TrimSpace(title)
+	title = ensureReadableTitleSpacing(strings.TrimSpace(title))
 	if title == "" || title == "<nil>" || isPromptLabelTitle(title) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	base := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, category, language, attrs)
-	if base == "" {
+	dims := formatAttrDimPartsLang(attrs, 6, language)
+	intro := factualDescriptionIntro(title, category, language, attrs)
+	if intro == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
-	dims := formatAttrDimParts(attrs, 6)
 	var b strings.Builder
 	paraUsed := false
 	listUsed := false
+	headingLevels := map[string]bool{}
 	for _, s := range sections {
 		typ := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(s.Type))
 		switch typ {
 		case "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4":
+			if headingLevels[typ] {
+				continue
+			}
+			headingLevels[typ] = true
 			heading := title
 			if typ != "h1" {
 				if isSlovenianContentLanguage(language) {
@@ -1582,37 +1655,42 @@ func synthesizeDescriptionFromFormula(title, category, language string, attrs ma
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "<%s>%s</%s>", typ, SanitizeOutput(heading), typ)
 		case "ul":
-			b.WriteString("<ul>")
+			if listUsed {
+				continue
+			}
 			items := dims
 			if len(items) == 0 {
-				items = []string{base}
+				if secondary := factualSecondaryFacts(language, attrs); len(secondary) > 0 {
+					items = secondary
+				} else {
+					items = []string{intro}
+				}
 			}
+			b.WriteString("<ul>")
 			for _, it := range items {
 				fmt.Fprintf(&b, "<li>%s</li>", SanitizeOutput(it))
 			}
 			b.WriteString("</ul>")
 			listUsed = true
-		default: // p and unknown → paragraph
-			body := base
-			if paraUsed && len(dims) > 0 && !listUsed {
-				if isSlovenianContentLanguage(language) {
-					body = "Ključne specifikacije: " + strings.Join(dims, ", ") + "."
-				} else {
-					body = "Key specs: " + strings.Join(dims, ", ") + "."
-				}
+		default: // p and unknown → paragraph (once)
+			if paraUsed {
+				continue
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "<p>%s</p>", SanitizeOutput(body))
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "<p>%s</p>", SanitizeOutput(intro))
 			paraUsed = true
 		}
 	}
-	return SanitizeOutput(b.String())
+	out := strings.TrimSpace(b.String())
+	if out == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return SanitizeOutput(out)
 }
 
-// synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle builds a short factual fallback when enhance
-// returns empty/title-echo/filler copy. Uses title, category, brand, model, and
-// key dims. language is a content-language code (en/sl/…) or English label.
-func synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, category, language string, attrs map[string]any) string {
-	title = strings.TrimSpace(title)
+// factualDescriptionIntro builds a short non-invent paragraph for formula fallback.
+// Intentionally avoids heuristicSynthesizePhrases ("je izdelek v kategoriji", …).
+func factualDescriptionIntro(title, category, language string, attrs map[string]any) string {
+	title = ensureReadableTitleSpacing(strings.TrimSpace(title))
 	if title == "" || title == "<nil>" || isPromptLabelTitle(title) {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -1622,59 +1700,73 @@ func synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, category, language string, attrs map[
 	}
 	brand := attrLookupCI(attrs, "brand")
 	model := attrLookupCI(attrs, "product_model", "model", "sku")
-	dims := formatAttrDimParts(attrs, 3)
+	dims := formatAttrDimPartsLang(attrs, 3, language)
 	sl := isSlovenianContentLanguage(language)
 
 	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString(title)
 	if sl {
-		b.WriteString(title)
 		switch {
-		case cat != "" && brand != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " je izdelek v kategoriji %s znamke %s", cat, brand)
-		case cat != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " je izdelek v kategoriji %s", cat)
+		case brand != "" && cat != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — %s, znamka %s", cat, brand)
 		case brand != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " je izdelek znamke %s", brand)
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — znamka %s", brand)
+		case cat != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — %s", cat)
 		default:
-			b.WriteString(" je katalogski izdelek z znanimi atributi")
+			b.WriteString(" — katalogski izdelek")
 		}
 		if model != "" && !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(title), strings.ToLower(model)) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " (model %s)", model)
 		}
 		if len(dims) > 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, ". Ključne specifikacije: %s", strings.Join(dims, ", "))
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, ". %s", strings.Join(dims, ", "))
 		}
 		b.WriteByte('.')
 	} else {
-		b.WriteString(title)
 		switch {
-		case cat != "" && brand != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " is a %s product from %s", cat, brand)
-		case cat != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " is listed in the %s category", cat)
+		case brand != "" && cat != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — %s from %s", cat, brand)
 		case brand != "":
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " is a product from %s", brand)
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — from %s", brand)
+		case cat != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " — %s", cat)
 		default:
-			b.WriteString(" is a catalog product with the known attributes")
+			b.WriteString(" — catalog product")
 		}
 		if model != "" && !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(title), strings.ToLower(model)) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(&b, " (model %s)", model)
 		}
 		if len(dims) > 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, ". Key specs: %s", strings.Join(dims, ", "))
+			fmt.Fprintf(&b, ". %s", strings.Join(dims, ", "))
 		}
 		b.WriteByte('.')
 	}
-	out := SanitizeOutput(b.String())
-	// Never emit sole retail-filler when title/attrs exist — strip legacy phrase if any helper reintroduces it.
-	if containsWeakFillerPhrase(out) {
-		out = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(out, "Ready for retail listing.", ""))
-		out = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(out, "ready for retail listing.", ""))
-		out = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Trim(out, ".")) + "."
+	return SanitizeOutput(b.String())
+}
+
+func factualSecondaryFacts(language string, attrs map[string]any) []string {
+	prefer := []string{"energy_class", "warranty", "color", "material"}
+	sl := isSlovenianContentLanguage(language)
+	var out []string
+	for _, k := range prefer {
+		v := attrLookupCI(attrs, k)
+		if v == "" || isZeroishString(v) {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", attrDimLabel(k, sl), v))
 	}
 	return out
 }
 
+// synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle builds a short factual fallback when enhance
+// returns empty/title-echo/filler copy. Uses title, category, brand, model, and
+// key dims. language is a content-language code (en/sl/…) or English label.
+// Prefer synthesizeProductDescription when a description_template is available.
+func synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, category, language string, attrs map[string]any) string {
+	return factualDescriptionIntro(title, category, language, attrs)
+}
+
 func isSlovenianContentLanguage(raw string) bool {
 	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
 	if raw == "" {
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ad2806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package processing
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Glue between a lowercase letter and an UPPERCASE model token
+// (e.g. "hladilnikGSXV80PZLE" → "hladilnik GSXV80PZLE").
+// Digits are excluded from the left side so "GSXV80PZLE" is not split at "0P".
+var reGlueUpperModel = regexp.MustCompile(`(\p{Ll})([\p{Lu}][\p{Lu}\p{Nd}]{2,})`)
+
+// ensureReadableTitleSpacing inserts missing spaces before glued model codes and
+// collapses whitespace. Safe for already-spaced retail titles.
+func ensureReadableTitleSpacing(title string) string {
+	title = strings.TrimSpace(title)
+	if title == "" || title == "<nil>" {
+		return title
+	}
+	out := reGlueUpperModel.ReplaceAllString(title, "$1 $2")
+	return strings.Join(strings.Fields(out), " ")
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing_test.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d88076f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/title_spacing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package processing
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEnsureReadableTitleSpacing(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	cases := []struct {
+		in, want string
+	}{
+		{"LG Ameriški hladilnikGSXV80PZLE", "LG Ameriški hladilnik GSXV80PZLE"},
+		{"LG Ameriški hladilnik GSXV80PZLE", "LG Ameriški hladilnik GSXV80PZLE"},
+		{"Ufesa Magnum", "Ufesa Magnum"},
+		{"", ""},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := ensureReadableTitleSpacing(tc.in)
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Fatalf("in=%q got=%q want=%q", tc.in, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsZeroishString_units(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	for _, s := range []string{"0", "0.0", "0,00", "0,00m", "0.00cm", "0,0000kg"} {
+		if !isZeroishString(s) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected zeroish %q", s)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, s := range []string{"11,0000kg", "73.5", "179", "0.5"} {
+		if isZeroishString(s) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected non-zero %q", s)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestV1ProcessJobItemMarshalJSON_order(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	item := V1ProcessJobItem{
+		"attributes":           map[string]any{"brand": "LG"},
+		"ean":                  "8806091734365",
+		"title":                "LG Fridge",
+		"category":             "Hladilniki",
+		"category_id":          "11",
+		"processed_product_id": "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
+		"status":               "processed",
+	}
+	b, err := item.MarshalJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	s := string(b)
+	eanAt := strings.Index(s, `"ean"`)
+	titleAt := strings.Index(s, `"title"`)
+	attrsAt := strings.Index(s, `"attributes"`)
+	ppAt := strings.Index(s, `"processed_product_id"`)
+	if eanAt < 0 || titleAt < 0 || attrsAt < 0 || ppAt < 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("missing keys in %s", s)
+	}
+	if !(eanAt < titleAt && titleAt < attrsAt && attrsAt < ppAt) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad key order in %s", s)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_item_json.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_item_json.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..767c01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_item_json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package processing
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+// v1ProcessItemKeyOrder is the human-readable LegacyProcessItem property order.
+// Important catalog fields first; internal ids / SEO last.
+var v1ProcessItemKeyOrder = []string{
+	"ean",
+	"title",
+	"name",
+	"category",
+	"category_id",
+	"category_name",
+	"description",
+	"attributes",
+	"main_image",
+	"more_images",
+	"eprel",
+	"status",
+	"error",
+	"meta_title",
+	"meta_description",
+	"id",
+	"processed_product_id",
+	"raw_product_id",
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON emits LegacyProcessItem keys in a stable human-readable order.
+// ASSUMPTION: JSON object key order is part of the V1 readability contract for A1.
+func (item V1ProcessJobItem) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if item == nil {
+		return []byte("null"), nil
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	buf.WriteByte('{')
+	first := true
+	writePair := func(k string, v any) error {
+		if !first {
+			buf.WriteByte(',')
+		}
+		first = false
+		kb, err := json.Marshal(k)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		vb, err := json.Marshal(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		buf.Write(kb)
+		buf.WriteByte(':')
+		buf.Write(vb)
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, k := range v1ProcessItemKeyOrder {
+		v, ok := item[k]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[k] = struct{}{}
+		if err := writePair(k, v); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	// Preserve any unexpected keys deterministically (sorted via encoding/json map).
+	extras := map[string]any{}
+	for k, v := range item {
+		if _, ok := seen[k]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		extras[k] = v
+	}
+	if len(extras) > 0 {
+		eb, err := json.Marshal(extras)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		// eb is `{...}`; splice inner pairs.
+		inner := bytes.TrimSpace(eb)
+		if len(inner) >= 2 && inner[0] == '{' && inner[len(inner)-1] == '}' {
+			inner = inner[1 : len(inner)-1]
+			if len(bytes.TrimSpace(inner)) > 0 {
+				if !first {
+					buf.WriteByte(',')
+				}
+				first = false
+				buf.Write(inner)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	buf.WriteByte('}')
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_legacy.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_legacy.go
index 57ff4e8..e8f7de5 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_legacy.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_legacy.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/billing"
 	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/catalog"
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/company"
 	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/eprel"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
@@ -209,6 +211,11 @@ func (p *Pipeline) LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID u
 	}
 	allowedAttrs := loadCompanyAttributeKeySet(ctx, p, companyID)
 	categoryNames := loadCompanyCategoryNameMap(ctx, p, companyID)
+	omitSEOMeta := companyOmitsSEOMeta(ctx, p, companyID)
+	language := ""
+	if p != nil {
+		language = company.LoadLanguage(ctx, p.Pool, companyID)
+	}
 	rows, err := p.Pool.Query(ctx, `
 		SELECT
 			COALESCE(r.gtin, p.product_id, '') AS ean,
@@ -356,49 +363,53 @@ func (p *Pipeline) LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID u
 			}
 		}
 
-		metaTitleOut := nullIfEmptyPtr(metaTitle)
-		metaDescOut := nullIfEmptyPtr(metaDesc)
-		if s, ok := metaTitleOut.(string); ok && isPoisonedMetaTitle(s) {
-			metaTitleOut = nil
-			// Poisoned title refresh: also drop empty/weak/leakage stub meta_description.
-			if ds, ok := metaDescOut.(string); ok && (ds == "" || isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(ds, titleStr) || isPromptLeakageTitle(ds)) {
+		titleStr = ensureReadableTitleSpacing(titleStr)
+
+		var metaTitleOut, metaDescOut any
+		if !omitSEOMeta {
+			metaTitleOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(metaTitle)
+			metaDescOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(metaDesc)
+			if s, ok := metaTitleOut.(string); ok && isPoisonedMetaTitle(s) {
+				metaTitleOut = nil
+				if ds, ok := metaDescOut.(string); ok && (ds == "" || isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(ds, titleStr) || isPromptLeakageTitle(ds)) {
+					metaDescOut = nil
+				}
+			}
+			if ds, ok := metaDescOut.(string); ok && isPromptLeakageTitle(ds) {
 				metaDescOut = nil
 			}
-		}
-		if ds, ok := metaDescOut.(string); ok && isPromptLeakageTitle(ds) {
-			metaDescOut = nil
-		}
-		catLabel := catNameStr
-		if catLabel == "" {
-			catLabel = catStr
-		}
-		if (metaTitleOut == nil || metaDescOut == nil) && (titleStr != "" || descOut != "" || catLabel != "") {
-			synthTitle, synthDesc := fillMetaFromResult(StepResult{
-				Name:                 titleStr,
-				ProcessedName:        titleStr,
-				Category:             catStr,
-				CategoryName:         catNameStr,
-				Description:          descOut,
-				ProcessedDescription: descOut,
-				Attributes:           attrs,
-				ProcessedAttributes:  attrs,
-			})
-			if metaTitleOut == nil {
-				if synthTitle != "" {
-					metaTitleOut = synthTitle
-				} else {
-					metaTitleOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(title)
-				}
+			catLabel := catNameStr
+			if catLabel == "" {
+				catLabel = catStr
 			}
-			if metaDescOut == nil {
-				if synthDesc != "" {
-					metaDescOut = synthDesc
-				} else if descOut != "" {
-					metaDescOut = truncateMetaDescription(v1PlainDescription(descOut), v1MetaDescriptionMaxChars)
+			if (metaTitleOut == nil || metaDescOut == nil) && (titleStr != "" || descOut != "" || catLabel != "") {
+				synthTitle, synthDesc := fillMetaFromResult(StepResult{
+					Name:                 titleStr,
+					ProcessedName:        titleStr,
+					Category:             catStr,
+					CategoryName:         catNameStr,
+					Description:          descOut,
+					ProcessedDescription: descOut,
+					Attributes:           attrs,
+					ProcessedAttributes:  attrs,
+				})
+				if metaTitleOut == nil {
+					if synthTitle != "" {
+						metaTitleOut = synthTitle
+					} else {
+						metaTitleOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(title)
+					}
 				}
+				if metaDescOut == nil {
+					if synthDesc != "" {
+						metaDescOut = synthDesc
+					} else if descOut != "" {
+						metaDescOut = truncateMetaDescription(v1PlainDescription(descOut), v1MetaDescriptionMaxChars)
+					}
+				}
+			} else if metaTitleOut == nil {
+				metaTitleOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(title)
 			}
-		} else if metaTitleOut == nil {
-			metaTitleOut = nullIfEmptyPtr(title)
 		}
 
 		var description any
@@ -407,32 +418,37 @@ func (p *Pipeline) LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID u
 		} else {
 			description = nil
 		}
-		var catOut, catNameOut any
-		if catStr != "" {
-			catOut = catStr
-		}
+		// ASSUMPTION: V1 `category` is the display name; `category_id` is unique_id
+		// (additive). `category_name` mirrors the display name for dual-mode clients.
+		var catNameOut, catIDOut any
 		if catNameStr != "" {
 			catNameOut = catNameStr
 		}
+		if catStr != "" {
+			catIDOut = catStr
+		}
 
 		var titleOut any
 		if titleStr != "" {
 			titleOut = titleStr
 		}
 		item := V1ProcessJobItem{
-			"ean":              ean,
-			"status":           MapV1JobItemStatus(itemStatus, true),
-			"category":         catOut,
-			"category_name":    catNameOut,
-			"title":            titleOut,
-			"name":             titleOut,
-			"meta_title":       metaTitleOut,
-			"meta_description": metaDescOut,
-			"description":      description,
-			"attributes":       nil,
-			"main_image":       nil,
-			"more_images":      nil,
-			"eprel":            eprelVal,
+			"ean":           ean,
+			"status":        MapV1JobItemStatus(itemStatus, true),
+			"category":      catNameOut,
+			"category_id":   catIDOut,
+			"category_name": catNameOut,
+			"title":         titleOut,
+			"name":          titleOut,
+			"description":   description,
+			"attributes":    nil,
+			"main_image":    nil,
+			"more_images":   nil,
+			"eprel":         eprelVal,
+		}
+		if !omitSEOMeta {
+			item["meta_title"] = metaTitleOut
+			item["meta_description"] = metaDescOut
 		}
 		applyV1ProcessItemIDs(item, processedID, rawProductID)
 		if itemError != nil && *itemError != "" {
@@ -447,7 +463,11 @@ func (p *Pipeline) LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID u
 		if len(more) > 0 {
 			item["more_images"] = more
 		}
-		item = EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item, "", allowedAttrs)
+		item = EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts(item, EnforceV1Opts{
+			Language:    language,
+			Allowed:     allowedAttrs,
+			OmitSEOMeta: omitSEOMeta,
+		})
 		full = append(full, item)
 	}
 	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
@@ -463,6 +483,22 @@ func nullIfEmptyPtr(s *string) any {
 	return *s
 }
 
+// companyOmitsSEOMeta is true for the A1 cohort (no meta_title / meta_description).
+func companyOmitsSEOMeta(ctx context.Context, p *Pipeline, companyID uuid.UUID) bool {
+	if p == nil || p.Pool == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var legacy string
+	err := p.Pool.QueryRow(ctx, `
+		SELECT COALESCE(legacy_company_id, '')
+		FROM companies
+		WHERE id = $1`, companyID).Scan(&legacy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return billing.IsA1CohortCompany(legacy, "")
+}
+
 func derefStringPtr(s *string) string {
 	if s == nil {
 		return ""
@@ -685,6 +721,7 @@ func ProjectV1ProcessJobItems(storedType string, items []V1ProcessJobItem) []V1P
 			switch step {
 			case "category":
 				projected["category"] = item["category"]
+				projected["category_id"] = item["category_id"]
 				projected["category_name"] = item["category_name"]
 			case "title":
 				projected["title"] = item["title"]
@@ -692,10 +729,14 @@ func ProjectV1ProcessJobItems(storedType string, items []V1ProcessJobItem) []V1P
 				if projected["name"] == nil {
 					projected["name"] = item["title"]
 				}
-				projected["meta_title"] = item["meta_title"]
+				if _, ok := item["meta_title"]; ok {
+					projected["meta_title"] = item["meta_title"]
+				}
 			case "description":
 				projected["description"] = item["description"]
-				projected["meta_description"] = item["meta_description"]
+				if _, ok := item["meta_description"]; ok {
+					projected["meta_description"] = item["meta_description"]
+				}
 			case "attributes":
 				projected["attributes"] = item["attributes"]
 			}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item.go
index ae445dc..8bb1efa 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/company"
 	"github.com/descrybe/descrybe-v2/apps/api/internal/eprel"
 )
 
@@ -32,11 +33,13 @@ type V1ProcessItemScorecard struct {
 
 // ScoreV1ProcessItemOptions tunes structure checks for a poll item.
 type ScoreV1ProcessItemOptions struct {
-	// MappedCategory, when non-empty, requires item.category to equal it
-	// (projection must surface mapped unique_id).
+	// MappedCategory, when non-empty, requires item.category_id (or legacy
+	// item.category unique_id) to equal it.
 	MappedCategory string
 	// Language is used only for documentation of synthesize paths in tests.
 	Language string
+	// OmitSEOMeta skips meta_title / meta_description presence checks (A1 cohort).
+	OmitSEOMeta bool
 }
 
 // ScoreV1ProcessCompletedItem scores a successful (or terminal) V1 process item.
@@ -89,28 +92,35 @@ func ScoreV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, opts ScoreV1ProcessItemO
 
 	sc.HasMetaTitle = stringFromItem(item, "meta_title") != ""
 	sc.HasMetaDescription = stringFromItem(item, "meta_description") != ""
-	if sc.HasTitle && !sc.HasMetaTitle {
-		sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_title_missing")
-	}
-	if sc.HasTitle && !sc.HasMetaDescription {
-		sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_description_missing")
-	}
-	if md := stringFromItem(item, "meta_description"); md != "" && containsWeakFillerPhrase(md) {
-		sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_description_weak_filler")
+	if !opts.OmitSEOMeta {
+		if sc.HasTitle && !sc.HasMetaTitle {
+			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_title_missing")
+		}
+		if sc.HasTitle && !sc.HasMetaDescription {
+			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_description_missing")
+		}
+		if md := stringFromItem(item, "meta_description"); md != "" && containsWeakFillerPhrase(md) {
+			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "meta_description_weak_filler")
+		}
 	}
 
 	cat := stringFromItem(item, "category")
+	catID := stringFromItem(item, "category_id")
 	catName := stringFromItem(item, "category_name")
-	sc.HasCategory = cat != ""
-	sc.HasCategoryName = catName != ""
+	sc.HasCategory = cat != "" || catID != ""
+	sc.HasCategoryName = catName != "" || (cat != "" && catID != "" && cat != catID)
 	mappedCat := strings.TrimSpace(opts.MappedCategory)
 	if mappedCat != "" {
-		if cat == "" {
+		gotUID := catID
+		if gotUID == "" {
+			gotUID = cat // legacy: category held unique_id
+		}
+		if gotUID == "" {
 			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "category_missing_though_mapped")
-		} else if cat != mappedCat {
+		} else if gotUID != mappedCat && cat != mappedCat {
 			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "category_mismatch_mapped")
 		}
-		if cat != "" && catName == "" {
+		if catName == "" && (cat == "" || cat == gotUID) {
 			sc.FailFlags = append(sc.FailFlags, "category_name_missing")
 		}
 	}
@@ -182,14 +192,28 @@ func ScoreV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, opts ScoreV1ProcessItemO
 	return sc
 }
 
-// EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem fills LegacyProcessItem projection gaps for a
-// successful item: nonempty description when title exists (formula HTML
-// preserved), meta_*, clean attributes, eprel object|null, and image key shapes.
-// Category must already be set by the caller when mapped provides a unique_id.
-//
+// EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem fills LegacyProcessItem projection gaps for a successful item:
+// nonempty description when title exists (formula HTML preserved), readable title spacing,
+// category display name as primary, optional SEO meta (unless omitSEOMeta), clean attrs.
 // allowed is the company attribute_key set (canonicalized). When nil, only
 // coreCharacteristicAttrKeys are kept (never leak feed junk like zavora).
 func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allowed map[string]struct{}) V1ProcessJobItem {
+	return EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts(item, EnforceV1Opts{
+		Language: language,
+		Allowed:  allowed,
+	})
+}
+
+// EnforceV1Opts configures V1 completed-item projection.
+type EnforceV1Opts struct {
+	Language            string
+	Allowed             map[string]struct{}
+	OmitSEOMeta         bool
+	DescriptionTemplate any
+}
+
+// EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts is the options-aware EnforceV1 entrypoint.
+func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItemOpts(item V1ProcessJobItem, opts EnforceV1Opts) V1ProcessJobItem {
 	if item == nil {
 		return item
 	}
@@ -198,10 +222,11 @@ func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allow
 		return item
 	}
 
-	attrs, _ := attrsMapFromItem(item)
+	allowed := opts.Allowed
 	if allowed == nil {
 		allowed = map[string]struct{}{}
 	}
+	attrs, _ := attrsMapFromItem(item)
 	attrs = SanitizeV1ProcessAttributesAllowed(attrs, allowed)
 	if len(attrs) > 0 {
 		item["attributes"] = attrs
@@ -209,7 +234,7 @@ func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allow
 		item["attributes"] = nil
 	}
 
-	title := stringFromItem(item, "title")
+	title := ensureReadableTitleSpacing(stringFromItem(item, "title"))
 	if title != "" {
 		item["title"] = title
 		item["name"] = title
@@ -217,18 +242,26 @@ func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allow
 		item["title"] = nil
 		item["name"] = nil
 	}
-	cat := stringFromItem(item, "category")
-	catName := stringFromItem(item, "category_name")
+
+	catID, catName := projectV1CategoryFields(item)
 	catLabel := catName
 	if catLabel == "" {
-		catLabel = cat
+		catLabel = catID
 	}
 
 	desc, _ := descriptionFromItem(item)
-	// Empty, weak, or title-echo copy must be replaced — never leave description==title.
-	// Formula HTML that satisfies multi-section templates is kept as-is.
-	if title != "" && (desc == "" || isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(desc, title) || descriptionEchoesTitle(desc, title)) {
-		if synth := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, catLabel, language, attrs); synth != "" {
+	needsDesc := title != "" && (desc == "" ||
+		isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(desc, title) ||
+		descriptionEchoesTitle(desc, title) ||
+		company.LooksLikeHeuristicSynthesize(desc))
+	if needsDesc {
+		tpl := opts.DescriptionTemplate
+		if tpl == nil {
+			tpl = inferDescriptionTemplateFromHTML(desc)
+		}
+		if synth := synthesizeProductDescription(title, catLabel, opts.Language, attrs, tpl); synth != "" {
+			desc = synth
+		} else if synth := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, catLabel, opts.Language, attrs); synth != "" {
 			desc = synth
 		}
 	}
@@ -238,66 +271,58 @@ func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allow
 		item["description"] = nil
 	}
 
-	metaTitle := stringFromItem(item, "meta_title")
-	metaDesc := stringFromItem(item, "meta_description")
-	needMetaTitle := metaTitle == "" || isPoisonedMetaTitle(metaTitle)
-	// Empty, weak stub (Ready for retail…), title-echo, or prompt-leakage — refresh.
-	// When meta_title is poisoned, also force refresh of weak/leakage meta_description.
-	needMetaDesc := metaDesc == "" ||
-		isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(metaDesc, title) ||
-		containsWeakFillerPhrase(metaDesc) ||
-		isPromptLeakageTitle(metaDesc) ||
-		(title != "" && descriptionEchoesTitle(metaDesc, title))
-	if needMetaTitle && isPoisonedMetaTitle(metaTitle) &&
-		(metaDesc == "" || isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(metaDesc, title) || isPromptLeakageTitle(metaDesc)) {
-		needMetaDesc = true
-	}
-	if title != "" || desc != "" || cat != "" || catName != "" {
-		synthTitle, synthDesc := fillMetaFromResult(StepResult{
-			Name:                 title,
-			ProcessedName:        title,
-			Category:             cat,
-			CategoryName:         catName,
-			Description:          desc,
-			ProcessedDescription: desc,
-			Attributes:           attrs,
-			ProcessedAttributes:  attrs,
-		})
-		if needMetaTitle {
-			if synthTitle != "" {
-				metaTitle = synthTitle
-			} else {
-				metaTitle = title
+	if opts.OmitSEOMeta {
+		delete(item, "meta_title")
+		delete(item, "meta_description")
+	} else {
+		metaTitle := stringFromItem(item, "meta_title")
+		metaDesc := stringFromItem(item, "meta_description")
+		needMetaTitle := metaTitle == "" || isPoisonedMetaTitle(metaTitle)
+		needMetaDesc := metaDesc == "" ||
+			isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(metaDesc, title) ||
+			containsWeakFillerPhrase(metaDesc) ||
+			isPromptLeakageTitle(metaDesc) ||
+			(title != "" && descriptionEchoesTitle(metaDesc, title))
+		if needMetaTitle && isPoisonedMetaTitle(metaTitle) &&
+			(metaDesc == "" || isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(metaDesc, title) || isPromptLeakageTitle(metaDesc)) {
+			needMetaDesc = true
+		}
+		if title != "" || desc != "" || catID != "" || catName != "" {
+			synthTitle, synthDesc := fillMetaFromResult(StepResult{
+				Name:                 title,
+				ProcessedName:        title,
+				Category:             catID,
+				CategoryName:         catName,
+				Description:          desc,
+				ProcessedDescription: desc,
+				Attributes:           attrs,
+				ProcessedAttributes:  attrs,
+			})
+			if needMetaTitle {
+				if synthTitle != "" {
+					metaTitle = synthTitle
+				} else {
+					metaTitle = title
+				}
+			}
+			if needMetaDesc {
+				if synthDesc != "" {
+					metaDesc = synthDesc
+				} else if desc != "" {
+					metaDesc = truncateMetaDescription(desc, v1MetaDescriptionMaxChars)
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		if needMetaDesc {
-			if synthDesc != "" {
-				metaDesc = synthDesc
-			} else if desc != "" {
-				metaDesc = truncateMetaDescription(desc, v1MetaDescriptionMaxChars)
-			}
+		if metaTitle != "" {
+			item["meta_title"] = metaTitle
+		} else {
+			item["meta_title"] = nil
+		}
+		if metaDesc != "" {
+			item["meta_description"] = metaDesc
+		} else {
+			item["meta_description"] = nil
 		}
-	}
-	if metaTitle != "" {
-		item["meta_title"] = metaTitle
-	} else {
-		item["meta_title"] = nil
-	}
-	if metaDesc != "" {
-		item["meta_description"] = metaDesc
-	} else {
-		item["meta_description"] = nil
-	}
-
-	if cat != "" {
-		item["category"] = cat
-	} else {
-		item["category"] = nil
-	}
-	if catName != "" {
-		item["category_name"] = catName
-	} else {
-		item["category_name"] = nil
 	}
 
 	item["eprel"] = normalizeEPRELValue(item["eprel"])
@@ -318,6 +343,61 @@ func EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, language string, allow
 	return item
 }
 
+// projectV1CategoryFields sets category=display name, category_id=unique_id,
+// category_name=display name. Returns (unique_id, display_name).
+func projectV1CategoryFields(item V1ProcessJobItem) (catID, catName string) {
+	catID = stringFromItem(item, "category_id")
+	catName = stringFromItem(item, "category_name")
+	cat := stringFromItem(item, "category")
+	if catID == "" {
+		// Legacy: category held unique_id when category_name differed.
+		if catName != "" && cat != "" && cat != catName {
+			catID = cat
+		} else if catName == "" && cat != "" {
+			catID = cat
+		}
+	}
+	if catName == "" && cat != "" && cat != catID {
+		catName = cat
+	}
+	if catName != "" {
+		item["category"] = catName
+		item["category_name"] = catName
+	} else {
+		item["category"] = nil
+		item["category_name"] = nil
+	}
+	if catID != "" {
+		item["category_id"] = catID
+	} else {
+		delete(item, "category_id")
+	}
+	return catID, catName
+}
+
+// inferDescriptionTemplateFromHTML rebuilds a minimal description_template from
+// tags already present so invent-garbage HTML can be re-synthesized without a DB lookup.
+func inferDescriptionTemplateFromHTML(html string) any {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(html)
+	var sections []map[string]any
+	for _, typ := range []string{"h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "p", "ul"} {
+		if strings.Contains(lower, "<"+typ) {
+			sections = append(sections, map[string]any{"type": typ})
+		}
+	}
+	if len(sections) == 0 {
+		return map[string]any{
+			"sections": []map[string]any{
+				{"type": "h1"},
+				{"type": "p"},
+				{"type": "h2"},
+				{"type": "ul"},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+	return map[string]any{"sections": sections}
+}
+
 func stringFromItem(item V1ProcessJobItem, key string) string {
 	if item == nil {
 		return ""
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item_test.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item_test.go
index 381edb7..956b9da 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/v1_process_item_test.go
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ func TestEnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem_categoryFromCallerPreserved(t *testing.T)
 		"eprel":                nil,
 	}
 	out := EnforceV1ProcessCompletedItem(item, "", nil)
-	if out["category"] != "50" {
-		t.Fatalf("category=%v", out["category"])
+	if out["category"] != "Štedilniki" {
+		t.Fatalf("category=%v want display name", out["category"])
+	}
+	if out["category_id"] != "50" {
+		t.Fatalf("category_id=%v want 50", out["category_id"])
 	}
 	if out["category_name"] != "Štedilniki" {
 		t.Fatalf("category_name=%v", out["category_name"])
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/processing/weak_desc_test.go b/apps/api/internal/processing/weak_desc_test.go
index 18513b2..d4908fb 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/processing/weak_desc_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/processing/weak_desc_test.go
@@ -80,29 +80,35 @@ func TestSynthesizeDescriptionFromTitle_brandModelCategory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	en := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, "TV Mounts", "en", attrs)
 	if en == "" {
-		t.Fatal("expected nonempty English invent")
+		t.Fatal("expected nonempty English factual fallback")
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(en), "ready for retail listing") {
 		t.Fatalf("must not emit retail filler: %q", en)
 	}
+	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(en), "is a ") && strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(en), " product from ") {
+		t.Fatalf("must not emit invent boilerplate: %q", en)
+	}
 	for _, need := range []string{"Vogel", "TV Mounts", "45 cm", "40 kg"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(en, need) {
-			t.Fatalf("English invent missing %q: %q", need, en)
+			t.Fatalf("English fallback missing %q: %q", need, en)
 		}
 	}
 	if isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(en, title) {
-		t.Fatalf("factual invent must not be weak: %q", en)
+		t.Fatalf("factual fallback must not be weak: %q", en)
 	}
 
 	sl := synthesizeDescriptionFromTitle(title, "TV Mounts", "sl", attrs)
-	if sl == "" || !strings.Contains(sl, "kategoriji") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected Slovenian invent, got %q", sl)
+	if sl == "" || !strings.Contains(sl, "znamka") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Slovenian factual fallback, got %q", sl)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(sl), "je izdelek v kategoriji") {
+		t.Fatalf("must not emit invent boilerplate: %q", sl)
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(sl), "ready for retail listing") {
-		t.Fatalf("SL invent must not emit EN filler: %q", sl)
+		t.Fatalf("SL fallback must not emit EN filler: %q", sl)
 	}
 	if isWeakPriorEnhanceDescription(sl, title) {
-		t.Fatalf("SL factual invent must not be weak: %q", sl)
+		t.Fatalf("SL factual fallback must not be weak: %q", sl)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ func TestInventHeuristicDescription_fromBrandModelCategory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	slSystem := "Write name and description in Slovenian. Return JSON with \"name\"."
 	sl := inventHeuristicDescription(slSystem, user, title)
-	if !strings.Contains(sl, "kategoriji") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected SL invent from system language, got %q", sl)
+	if !strings.Contains(sl, "znamka") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected SL factual invent from system language, got %q", sl)
 	}
 }