Bilingual Conversion Layer

You are building a Bilingual Conversion Layer (Block 13 in the Cafecito AI new-hire playbook). Full reference at https://cafecito-ai.com/new-hire/blocks/13-bilingual-conversion-layer. Read it. Use plan mode. Stop at every [GATE].

INPUTS YOU NEED FROM THE HUMAN (ask before doing anything else):
1. Prospect site URL (English-only, Spanish-speaking customer base — confirm by checking neighborhood or services)
2. Decision-maker email
3. Which page to mirror first: homepage / services / contact (start with the highest-traffic conversion page)

ENVIRONMENT (verify):
- Working dir: /home/eratner/cafecito-ai
- Cloudflare account: f7a9b24f679e1d3952921ee5e72e677e

SECRETS TO CONFIRM:
- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (Claude — translation + tone matching)
- RESEND_API_KEY (handoff emails)

THE PLAN:

STEP 1 — RESEARCH + TRANSLATE (15 min)
- Fetch prospect's selected page. Extract: hero copy, services, CTA buttons, contact info, brand color, logo URL.
- Use Claude to translate to Spanish — match formality (Usted vs Tú based on business tone), preserve any English brand terms.
- For services list: not just translation but cultural adaptation (e.g. "appointment" → "cita" not "nombramiento").
[GATE 1 — show side-by-side EN/ES copy, ask "translation reads natively?"]

STEP 2 — SCAFFOLD WORKER (10 min)
- Create /home/eratner/cafecito-ai/bilingual-<prospect-slug>/.
- Build a single-page mirror of the prospect's page with EN/ES toggle in top-right (default to browser-language detection, persist in localStorage).
- Embed an intake form: 3 fields (name, contact, "what do you need" textarea), submits to /api/intake.
- API handler: detects submission language, generates handoff email to prospect in customer's language (with English summary for staff).
[GATE 2 — show local preview in both EN and ES modes, ask "ready to deploy as demo?"]

STEP 3 — DEPLOY DEMO (5 min)
- Deploy as a route on the cafecito-ai worker: /bilingual-demo/<prospect-slug>.
- Test the language toggle. Test the intake form in both modes. Verify handoff email lands in YOUR inbox (testing only).
[GATE 3 — print URL + 2 screenshots (EN view, ES view), ask "ready for the screenshot pitch?"]

STEP 4 — SCREENSHOT PAIR (5 min, human action)
- Tell human: "Take a screenshot of THEIR current English-only page. Then take a screenshot of YOUR bilingual demo in Spanish mode. Combine side-by-side."

STEP 5 — DRAFT THE COLD PITCH (5 min)
- Email subject: "Half your customers in [neighborhood] speak Spanish. Your site only speaks English."
- Email body: 4 sentences, lead with the demographic stat, attach the side-by-side screenshot, link the live demo, name $1.5k setup / $250/mo, one yes/no close ("want me to set the toggle on your real homepage by Friday?").
[GATE 4 — show the draft, ask the human to send manually]

STEP 6 — SHIP THE SUMMARY
- Single-line: "[BUSINESS] bilingual demo at [URL] · pitch sent."
- Append to /home/eratner/cafecito-ai/bilingual-shipped.md.

DONE.

GUARDRAILS: NEVER auto-deploy to their real domain without signed pilot — only the demo subdomain. Translation must pass a native-Spanish-speaker eye check before going to the prospect. Cost ceiling: $2.