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The docs promised that drafts are "swept", deleted teams are "reaped" after 30 days, Free Spaces purge their oldest versions past a cap, and sf versions rm purges a version's files. None of that is true once spacefast/monorepo#5164 ships: nothing is deleted on its own, and a person's delete is a soft delete.

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  • Limits → Retention windows: the draft row now says the draft expires and stays in history. The "Deleted team / 30 days / reaped" row is gone. One paragraph says nothing is deleted when a window ends and that removing data for good is a manual step on request.
  • Versions: an expired draft stops accepting uploads and stays in the history. "How many versions are kept" now says all of them, on every plan. The Free retained-version cap and background purge are gone.
  • CLI sf versions rm: deleting a version hides it and tombstones its URL; Spacefast keeps the record and its files.
  • Teams: only live Spaces block deleting a team, and a deleted team stays restorable and visible only to the person who deleted it (shipped in spacefast/monorepo#5145).

Rollout

Merge after the control-plane change deploys to production. Until then, the old behavior is still live: the Free version cap and the draft-TTL purge are only held, not removed.

Overlap

#103 and #105 edit nearby lines in versions.mdx and limits.mdx. Whichever merges second needs a small rebase.

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  • Documentation
    • Clarified that team deletion is blocked only while a team has live Spaces. Deleted teams remain restorable and visible only to the person who deleted them.
    • Updated version guidance: ready versions are retained until deleted on all plans, and expired drafts remain in version history but cannot be resumed.
    • Clarified that deleting a version removes it from the version list but preserves its record and files; its URL displays a tombstone.
    • Explained that retention-window expiry does not delete data; permanent removal requires a manual team request.

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2 potential issues found:

  • The retention table still lists "Activity events | Plan window | Events are deleted", while the paragraph added right below says nothing is deleted when a window ends. In monorepo#5164 the audit log is never deleted; the plan window only limits how far back feeds read.
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  • teams.mdx now says "A deleted team stays restorable", and the 30-day row is removed from limits.mdx. But monorepo#5164 keeps TEAM_RESTORE_WINDOW_SECONDS (30 days), and restoreTeam throws NotFound after that, so restoring later returns a 404.
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  • Summary: Two docs claims contradict the shipped behavior
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    {
      "summary": "Two docs claims contradict the shipped behavior",
      "findings": [
        {
          "fix": "Change the row's last column to the same kind of wording the HTTP access logs row uses, e.g. \"Reads are limited to the window\".",
          "line": 79,
          "path": "content/(reference)/limits.mdx",
          "issue": "The retention table still lists `Activity events | Plan window... | Events are deleted`. The paragraph this PR adds right below it says \"Nothing is deleted when a window ends.\" The code agrees with the paragraph, not the row: on the monorepo#5164 branch, `apps/control-plane/src/activity/events.ts:602` says \"The audit log is never deleted (drizzle/0146 skips every DELETE). The plan's `auditLogRetentionHours` only decides how far back a team's feeds read.\" So the page contradicts itself, and the row tells readers their events are gone when they aren't.",
          "title": "Activity events row still says events are deleted, contradicting the new paragraph",
          "severity": "bug"
        },
        {
          "fix": "Keep the 30-day limit in the docs, e.g. \"A deleted team stays visible only to you, and you can restore it for 30 days.\" Or remove `TEAM_RESTORE_WINDOW_SECONDS` in monorepo#5164 before merging this wording.",
          "line": 132,
          "path": "content/(concepts)/teams.mdx",
          "issue": "The PR changes \"reversible for 30 days, after which it is final\" to \"A deleted team stays restorable\", and drops the Deleted team / 30 days row from limits.mdx. monorepo#5164 doesn't change the restore window. On its branch, `teams/service.ts:229` still has `TEAM_RESTORE_WINDOW_SECONDS = 60*60*24*30`, and `restoreTeam` (service.ts:1310-1312) throws NotFound once `deletedAt + 30 days` has passed. The row is no longer reaped, but after 30 days the person can't restore it. Anyone who relies on the new wording and waits longer than 30 days will get a 404 from `POST /v1/teams/{teamId}/restore`.",
          "title": "Deleted-team restore is still limited to 30 days, but the docs now say it has no limit",
          "severity": "bug"
        }
      ]
    }

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Documentation updates describe revised retention and deletion behavior for drafts, ready versions, deleted versions, and deleted teams. They also update the related limits reference.

Changes: Version and draft retention

Layer / File(s) Summary
Version and draft retention guidance
content/(concepts)/versions.mdx, content/(reference)/limits.mdx, content/cli/versions.mdx
Expired drafts are described as remaining in version history. Ready versions are described as retained until deleted on every plan. Deleting a version removes it from the list but retains its record and files; its URL serves a tombstone.

Team deletion and retention

Layer / File(s) Summary
Team deletion and retention guidance
content/(concepts)/teams.mdx, content/(reference)/limits.mdx
The deletion block is limited to teams with live Spaces. The documentation states that deleted teams remain restorable and visible only to the deleter, and that permanent removal requires a request.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related PRs

  • spacefast/docs#103: This PR connects version URL behavior to retention, which relates to the updated deleted-version guidance.

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The retention docs contradict themselves on activity events, and the generated CLI reference still says version deletion purges files. Fix both before the docs go live so customers are not misled about data retention.

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  • observed — content (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in content/(concepts)/teams.mdx: The deletion guidance narrows the blocking condition from any Spaces to live Spaces, and replaces the 30-day reversible-then-final period with the claim that deletion remains restorable and is visible only to the deleter.
  • observed — Modified behavior in content/(concepts)/versions.mdx: The draft-expiration description no longer says the expired draft’s file declaration is dropped; it adds that the expired draft remains in version history.
  • observed — Modified behavior in content/(concepts)/versions.mdx: The scope remains drafts in created, uploading, or uploaded, with ready versions unaffected by the expiration clock; no behavioral change is shown in these lines.
  • observed — Modified behavior in content/(concepts)/versions.mdx: The retention section now states that all ready versions remain until deleted on every plan, replacing the Free Space cap, background expiration and byte purging of unserved older ready versions, and the paid-plan exception.
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| Deleted team | 30 days | The team is reaped |
| Unfinished publish drafts | 24 hours | The draft expires and can't be resumed; it stays in your version history |
| Past-due account | 7 days | The account is suspended and its spaces go dark |
| Activity events | Plan window, {{free-auditLogRetentionHours}} hours on Free | Events are deleted |

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🟡 Bug · Activity events row still says events are deleted, contradicting the new paragraph

This row says events are deleted, but the paragraph added below says nothing is deleted when a window ends. On the monorepo#5164 branch, apps/control-plane/src/activity/events.ts:602 notes the audit log is never deleted and the plan's auditLogRetentionHours only decides how far back feeds read. Reword to "Reads are limited to the window", like the HTTP access logs row.

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**Leave team** is blocked while you are the only member ("Add another owner before you can leave") or the only owner ("Transfer ownership before you can leave").

**Delete this team** asks you to type the team slug. A team that still has Spaces refuses to be deleted, so delete or move its Spaces first. The delete itself is reversible for 30 days, after which it is final.
**Delete this team** asks you to type the team slug. A team that still has live Spaces refuses to be deleted, so delete or move them first. A deleted team stays restorable; only you can see it.

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🟡 Bug · Deleted-team restore is still limited to 30 days, but docs now say it has no limit

"Stays restorable" implies no time limit. On the monorepo#5164 branch, teams/service.ts:229 still sets TEAM_RESTORE_WINDOW_SECONDS = 60*60*24*30, and restoreTeam (service.ts:1310-1312) throws NotFound once deletedAt + 30 days has passed. The team is no longer reaped, but after 30 days POST /v1/teams/{teamId}/restore returns 404. Keep the 30-day limit in the wording, or remove the window in the control-plane change first.

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| Activity events | Plan window, {{free-auditLogRetentionHours}} hours on Free | Events are deleted |
| HTTP access logs | Plan window, {{free-buildAccessLogRetentionHours}} hours on Free | Reads are clamped to the window |

Nothing is deleted when a window ends. Spacefast keeps your data until you delete it, and a delete hides the thing from everyone but you. Removing data for good is a manual step our team takes on request.

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P1 Badge Do not claim retention windows never delete data

This blanket statement directly contradicts the table above, where activity events are deleted at the end of their plan window, and /anonymous-and-claim also says reminder addresses are deleted on expiry. Users therefore receive mutually exclusive data-retention and privacy guarantees; qualify this statement or reconcile every listed exception.

AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L15-L18

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Deletes a version and purges its files. Its version URL then serves a tombstone. A version a channel points at cannot be deleted; promote another version first.
Deletes a version. It leaves your version list and its version URL serves a tombstone. Spacefast keeps the record and its files. A version a channel points at cannot be deleted; promote another version first.

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P1 Badge Preserve permanent deletion semantics for version removal

For anyone deleting a version to remove its contents, this now promises the opposite of the shipped contract: deleteSpaceVersion in generated/openapi/api.json says it permanently deletes the version and files, and the generated CLI reference says sf versions rm purges those files. Claiming Spacefast retains them can mislead users about whether sensitive data was erased and leaves the authored command guide inconsistent with both public references.

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**Leave team** is blocked while you are the only member ("Add another owner before you can leave") or the only owner ("Transfer ownership before you can leave").

**Delete this team** asks you to type the team slug. A team that still has Spaces refuses to be deleted, so delete or move its Spaces first. The delete itself is reversible for 30 days, after which it is final.
**Delete this team** asks you to type the team slug. A team that still has live Spaces refuses to be deleted, so delete or move them first. A deleted team stays restorable; only you can see it.

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P1 Badge Restore the 30-day team recovery limit

A user reading this can reasonably defer recovery indefinitely, but the generated restoreTeam contract only restores a team within the 30-day window, while deleteTeam likewise says administrators can restore it for 30 days. Omitting that deadline can lead to irreversible loss when someone tries to restore after the supported window.

AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L15-L18

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Minor · Update the generated CLI reference · index.md:11480-11483

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Update the generated CLI reference

When the retention change ships, /cli/reference will still say that sf versions rm purges files. Readers may rely on that claim even though Spacefast retains the files. Update the CLI source and re-export the snapshot.

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Update the source description for `sf versions rm` to state that deleting a
version does not purge its files and accurately describe the retention behavior;
then re-export the generated CLI reference so its snapshot matches the source.

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Review comments at @content/(reference)/limits.mdx:
- Line 82: Reconcile the activity-event retention statements in the limits
guidance so the table and paragraph consistently describe the actual policy.
Establish whether events are deleted when the retention window ends or remain
available until manually removed, then update the conflicting statement without
changing unrelated retention guidance.

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- Around line 11480-11483: Update the source description for `sf versions rm` to
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the retention behavior; then re-export the generated CLI reference so its
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| Activity events | Plan window, {{free-auditLogRetentionHours}} hours on Free | Events are deleted |
| HTTP access logs | Plan window, {{free-buildAccessLogRetentionHours}} hours on Free | Reads are clamped to the window |

Nothing is deleted when a window ends. Spacefast keeps your data until you delete it, and a delete hides the thing from everyone but you. Removing data for good is a manual step our team takes on request.

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Reconcile the activity-event retention guidance.

The table says activity events are deleted when the window ends. The paragraph says nothing is deleted. Customers cannot tell whether they need to save events before expiry. Align both statements with the actual policy.

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Reconcile the activity-event retention statements in the limits guidance so the
table and paragraph consistently describe the actual policy. Establish whether
events are deleted when the retention window ends or remain available until
manually removed, then update the conflicting statement without changing
unrelated retention guidance.

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batuhan added a commit that referenced this pull request Nov 14, 2026
Brings in the parts of #127, #125, #114, #111, #109, #105, #103, #97, #88,
#87, #84 and #54 that still match shipped behavior, checked against the
product source, with these corrections:

- Login and permissions: the Agent access copy now quotes the access
  profile text, the Domain and pages-shared-with-you profiles are listed,
  and the login receipt is documented on stdout.
- Retention: a deleted team can be restored for 30 days and keeps its
  records after that. Expired drafts, deleted versions and version history
  are kept. The Personal retained-version cap is gone.
- Serving defaults: the .html redirects answer only GET and HEAD, and
  `index: false` stops inference instead of hiding a root index.html.
- Spaces and publish: slug reservations, config file precedence, Stats
  columns, and when the claim message and claim.key print.
- MCP: `uploadId`, `operation_status` taking `url`, the default-scope
  exclusions, `_meta["spacefast/requiredScopes"]`, the 24-hour approval
  wait, and an eval for it instead of the retired execute sandbox.
- Errors: a blocked Space create or claim is `quota_exceeded`. The
  retired `deploy_` and `build_minutes_quota_exceeded` rows are gone.
- CLI: `--team` is `-T` everywhere in the authored pages.
- Undeployed hosts answer 404 with X-Spacefast-Undeployed. Functions and
  Zero client bundles are 24 MiB. Domain claims don't expire.

#103's hand-edited generated/errors pages are left out; the next snapshot
export produces them.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Folded into #132, checked against the current product source. Details are in #132's description. One correction: a deleted team can be restored for 30 days, then it can't, but its records stay. The Deleted team row stays in Limits.

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