reference meta system user full access 20260715T155040

Confirmed live on 2026-07-15: the Meta "forge" system user created 2026-07-13 already has full permissions on the Gus the Bass Facebook Page (analytics, full manage) and its linked @gus_the_bass Instagram account (704k followers, 499 posts), with per-media insights readable (views, reach, likes, saves, average watch time). Token lives in ~/.forge-secrets/meta.env, scopes are instagram_manage_insights, pages_read_engagement, read_insights, and it never expires (system user tokens don't need refresh).

Why this matters: future sessions working on CreatorTrack's social ingestion (Instagram/Facebook fetchers, retention metrics, cross-post matching) do NOT need to create a Meta developer app, run an OAuth flow, or go through app review to prototype against Gus's real data. That work is only needed later, when productizing for other CreatorTrack users.

How to apply: before proposing any Meta/IG/FB OAuth setup work for Gus the Bass or similar owned-brand accounts, check ~/.forge-secrets/meta.env and the system user's linked assets first. TikTok has no equivalent shortcut and still needs a real developers.tiktok.com app (sandbox mode, Gus as test user) created by Justin.

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