Claim
REFUSALS DO NOT CONSUME ELIGIBLE VALUE
Status
PROVEN_IN_CODE
Law
A declined decision never spends a free question and never settles payment — the debit is reversed.
Implementation
record.refusal → debit reversal at onSend; refusalIssued branch never reaches consumeFreeQuestion; refusals never settle x402
Test
tests/refusals.test.ts suite
Limitation
publication_gate refusals (claim produced, withheld) do charge — documented
Last verified
2026-10-17 · build edd6a6f (edd6a6f35dcab81b178a2e1ef1a31c2901aa67b8)
Reproduction
pnpm --filter @tollbridge/api test tests/refusals.test.ts