fix

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