Availability is licence and readiness together, computed once and enforced by the dispatcher

Context

The console and request handler need compatible answers about application access.

Decision

Use the common commercial-and-operational rule for screen answers and the authorization query. Enforce the signed availability at dispatch when configured, and request cache refresh after changes.

Alternatives Considered

Per-service logic invites divergence. Gateway-only checks lack dispatcher enforcement. Synchronous invalidation would couple persistence to gateway availability.

Consequences

The design shares the rule but retains explicit cache and configuration boundaries.