Viral links: any public page + ?ref=<username|code|id> sets the same last-touch sponsor cookie as /join, counts under a 'page' hook in link stats, then redirects to the clean URL; Promo tools > Viral links builder (pages list + paste any address, copy + share); blog posts show a signed-in member's own link; chatbot answer; QA walk proves redirect + cookie

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

chatbot.js

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ function enabled() { return !!key(); }
 // ---- canned answers: instant, free, always in voice ----
 const KNOWLEDGE_DATE = '2026-09-18'; // bump whenever the canned answers / prompt are brought up to date
 const CANNED = [
+  { re: /(viral link|any page.{0,30}(link|referr)|blog.{0,40}(referral|my link|credit)|(referral|invite|my) link.{0,30}(blog|article|any page)|\?ref=|ref=)/i,
+    a: 'Any page on instantadpay.com becomes your referral link when you add ?ref= and your username to the end, for example instantadpay.com/blog/what-is-a-feeder-program?ref=yourname. Whoever opens it is tagged to you for 30 days, exactly like your invite link, so if they join from any page on the site the credit is yours. Promo tools > Viral links builds these links for you, and every blog article shows your link when you are signed in.' },
   { re: /(five dollar friday|5 dollar friday|\$5 friday|friday (bonus|promo|deal|special)|what happens on friday)/i,
     a: 'Five Dollar Friday: every Friday (Central time), any ad package from $5 up earns +20% bonus credits, added the moment the purchase settles and labelled in your credit log. The first one is Friday, September 25. Every pack pays its sponsor line in the same on-chain transaction, so when the whole network buys on the same day every line gets paid at once. Five Fridays in a row earn the Five Fridays badge. Buy under My account > Buy packages.' },
   // 2026-09-18: sessions were shortened to 4h on purpose. Members WILL ask why they keep being