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Parity-gap — Apps catalog — app-casino-analytics

Grade: F (Vaporware)

Surface: https://loom-console-fvbbctd4eehqbkcs.b02.azurefd.net/apps/app-casino-analytics Validated: 2026-05-26 Screenshot: temp/parity/apps/app-casino-analytics.png

Verdict summary

The catalog card looks production-grade (badge, by-CSA publisher, polished description). The detail page renders. The Install into workspace button exists.

But: - Bundled items (0) heading + literal "This app doesn't bundle any items yet." message - Install button is disabled (disabled={!app.items?.length} in source) - Forced an install via direct POST /api/apps/app-casino-analytics/install — server returned 200 OK { installed: [] }. Zero items created. Endpoint works, catalog is empty.

This is the textbook vaporware pattern called out in .claude/rules/no-vaporware.md: "Pre-configured / hard-coded UI values that look like real data but aren't" + "buttons with no click handler" (button exists but is unusably disabled).

What the app claims to do

From the description: "Reference architecture: player-grain facts, table games, real-time win/loss, Activator alerts for high-roller events."

From scripts/csa-loom/seed-catalogs.sh (the ORIGINAL design — never deployed): 

"items":[
  {"type":"warehouse","template":"casino-dw"},
  {"type":"activator","template":"high-roller-alert"}
]

What it actually installs

Nothing. The items array in the live Cosmos doc is [].

curl /api/apps-catalog | jq '.apps[] | select(.id=="app-casino-analytics") | .items'
# []

Root cause

The catalog was seeded by POST /api/admin/bootstrap-catalogs (the in-VNet endpoint at apps/fiab-console/app/api/admin/bootstrap-catalogs/route.ts), which defines APPS without any items arrays. The original scripts/csa-loom/seed-catalogs.sh (which DOES define items) was apparently never run against the live deployment, OR was overwritten by the items-less bootstrap endpoint.

Severity matrix

Element Severity Notes
Card on /apps shows name, description, category OK Renders
Detail page renders OK h1=Casino Analytics
Install button exists OK But disabled
Install button does what label says BLOCKER Disabled because items=[]
POST /api/apps/{id}/install is wired OK Returns 200, but installs nothing
Items array seeded with real bundle BLOCKER Empty in production
Description matches actual install behavior BLOCKER Promises warehouse+activator, delivers nothing
Per-rule no-vaporware: real-data E2E receipt F Install returns installed:[]

How to fix to A

  1. Run bash scripts/csa-loom/seed-catalogs.sh against the live Cosmos OR
  2. Add the items arrays to app/api/admin/bootstrap-catalogs/route.ts to match the bash script, then re-POST /api/admin/bootstrap-catalogs
  3. Re-verify that POST /api/apps/app-casino-analytics/install returns installed: [{itemType:"warehouse",...,status:"created"}, {itemType:"activator",...,status:"created"}]
  4. Verify items appear in the chosen workspace's item list
  5. Repeat per app. ALL 10 apps have items=[] today.