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Watch: flip Cursor to verification_method: manual if WebFetch keeps missing Pro+/Ultra tiers #11

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Sunset condition

If the next 2 weekly `pricing-check.yml` refresh cycles still can't render Cursor's Pro+ ($60/mo) and Ultra ($200/mo) tier prices via WebFetch, flip `data/tools/cursor.yml` to `verification_method: manual` so the automated monitor skips it and the monthly stale-check picks it up for browser-verification instead.

Background

`cursor.com/pricing` uses a JS-rendered tier toggle ("Individual" expands to show Pro / Pro+ / Ultra). WebFetch doesn't execute JS so it can only see the default-visible Pro $20/mo price; Pro+ and Ultra prices stay invisible. Playwright (used by the workflow itself for hash detection) handles this fine — the limitation is only in the autonomous Claude → WebFetch verification flow when the workflow files an issue.

Workaround used so far

Trust the most recent human verification of Pro+/Ultra prices, bump `last_verified`, flag for follow-up. Used twice now:

  • Session 2 (2026-05-19) — first time the limitation showed up
  • Session 3 (2026-06-04) — confirmed still failing

Why not flip immediately

The hash-diff monitoring is still valuable for Cursor — it catches when the pricing page changes at all, even if WebFetch can't read the new prices. Flipping to `manual` loses that weekly signal in exchange for the monthly stale-check trigger.

If WebFetch fails on Cursor 4 weeks in a row (2 more cycles past session 3), the trust-the-prior-verification workaround stops being defensible — the prices could have moved twice without anyone noticing. At that point, flip to `manual` so the monthly stale-check forces a browser pass.

Action when this issue triggers

  1. Edit `data/tools/cursor.yml` — add `verification_method: "manual"` next to `last_verified`
  2. Commit with message referencing this issue
  3. Close this issue

Context

Originally flagged in session 2 and re-flagged in session 3 (2026-06-04).

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