Subscription Lifecycle Defaults

Pack: stripe Parent skill: Stripe Subscriptions Lifecycle And Entitlements Source: stripe/stripe-subscriptions-lifecycle-and-entitlements/references/subscription-lifecycle-defaults.md Default activation model:

• trialing = okay to provision trial access
• active = okay to provision paid access
• incomplete = payment still unresolved, do not treat as fully active
• incomplete_expired = failed activation, do not provision
• past_due = access policy depends on the product, but do not ignore it
• unpaid = normally revoke or restrict access
• canceled = terminal state

Default API creation posture:

• prefer payment_behavior=default_incomplete
• expect the first invoice to determine activation
• use webhook-confirmed changes for access control

Entitlements default:

1. create features in Stripe
2. attach features to products
3. listen for entitlement summary updates
4. persist the internal access projection for fast authorization checks

Use a simpler model only when plan gating is truly coarse-grained.