{
  "affiliatePrograms": [
    {
      "id": "sovrn-commerce",
      "priority": 1,
      "network": "Sovrn Commerce",
      "status": "signup_needed",
      "signupUrl": "https://www.sovrn.com/sovrn-for-creators/",
      "bestUse": "Programmatic wrapping of outbound merchant URLs for broad, fast monetization.",
      "requiredInputs": [
        "approved Sovrn Commerce account",
        "Sovrn Commerce API key or publisher link-wrapping key"
      ],
      "linkPattern": "https://sovrn.co?key=YOUR_API_KEY&u=ENCODED_DESTINATION_URL",
      "routingPolicy": "Preferred first affiliate layer for broad merchant links once approved. Do not double-wrap links with another network."
    },
    {
      "id": "skimlinks",
      "priority": 2,
      "network": "Skimlinks",
      "status": "signup_needed",
      "signupUrl": "https://signup.skimlinks.com/en",
      "bestUse": "Broad merchant coverage and automatic commerce-link monetization as a fallback or comparison layer.",
      "requiredInputs": [
        "approved Skimlinks publisher account",
        "publisher ID or link wrapper/integration settings"
      ],
      "linkPattern": "Configured after approval from Skimlinks publisher dashboard.",
      "routingPolicy": "Use only when Skimlinks has the best merchant coverage or Sovrn is unavailable for a destination."
    },
    {
      "id": "flexoffers",
      "priority": 3,
      "network": "FlexOffers",
      "status": "signup_needed",
      "signupUrl": "https://www.flexoffers.com/publishers/",
      "bestUse": "Direct advertiser programs and Flexlinks for merchants with better rates or explicit approvals.",
      "requiredInputs": [
        "approved FlexOffers publisher account",
        "publisher ID/API credentials or Flexlinks configuration"
      ],
      "linkPattern": "Configured after approval from FlexOffers publisher dashboard.",
      "routingPolicy": "Use for merchants where FlexOffers gives a direct approved program or better payout than aggregate wrappers."
    },
    {
      "id": "redbubble-impact",
      "priority": 4,
      "sourceId": "redbubble-bargar-art-pain-relief",
      "network": "Impact",
      "merchant": "Redbubble",
      "status": "optional_later",
      "signupUrl": "https://www.redbubble.com/p/398-affiliate-program",
      "bestUse": "Direct Redbubble affiliate tracking if Impact approval is not too painful later.",
      "requiredInputs": [
        "approved Impact publisher account",
        "Redbubble affiliate tracking link or tracking-domain template"
      ],
      "linkPolicy": "Do not label Redbubble product URLs as affiliate links until an approved tracking URL is configured.",
      "currentBehavior": "Products use direct Redbubble URLs with ai_native_commerce UTM attribution only; these are not commission-bearing affiliate links."
    }
  ]
}