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REST API and MCP server ship under invite-only early access. Vetted build partners receive credentials ahead of public availability so they can integrate before launch. Public availability follows once the early-partner cohort is shipping.

Apshan is paid infrastructure. The cost of running the database, the cross-domain reasoning, and the cited-output layer is real on every call. We compensate build partners with vetted access, directory placement, and co-marketing. Not with free runway. Paying from the first call also filters opportunistic integrations from real product fit.

Vetting is qualitative. We ask: does the product solve a real problem for fashion teams, does the integration design respect EU-residency where European brands are involved, and is the team committed enough to talk before they ship code. Disqualifiers: opportunistic integrations, unclear product roadmap, or unwillingness to follow up after the first conversation.

Once your integration ships into production and meets the basic editorial standard, your partner profile lands in Apshan's official integrations directory. Profile copy is reviewed for accuracy and brand fit before going live. Apshan recommends partner products to its users when their category fits the user's need.

EU-residency applies specifically to partners working with European brands. If your product handles or surfaces fashion intelligence on behalf of EU-based brands, your data flows must respect EU sovereignty rules. Typically by routing through Apshan's EU-resident infrastructure rather than re-exporting outside. Non-EU companies serving non-EU brands face fewer constraints.

Yes. 'Powered by Apshan' attribution is mandatory in customer-facing UI wherever Apshan answers reach end users. Placement and minimum spec live on the licensing page. Co-marketing for launch partners adds joint announcements, name placement in the integrations directory, and recommended-partner status when Apshan users ask for tools in your category.

First conversation typically lands within two weeks of enquiry. Credentials issue once vetting is complete and a light integration agreement is signed. Usually two to four weeks total, depending on scope. There is no expedited lane; conversation is the gate.

Opportunistic = bolting on Apshan to ship a feature press release. Real fit = your product needs the cross-domain reasoning, the cited outputs, or the fashion-native database to do something it can't otherwise do. Vetting filters the first; the program runs on the second.