Gold Trading App Module Integration

I already have a fully-functioning e-commerce code-base (catalog, checkout, user accounts, notifications, basic backend) and now want to pivot it into a gold-buying app.

For this first milestone I only need a lean, working slice that proves the concept and lets me demo real-time pricing while laying light foundations for the next steps.

Core tasks
• Plug in a reliable real-time gold pricing API and surface buy/sell rates across the existing product pages.
• Adjust the current checkout flow so amounts are calculated against the live price at the moment of purchase. (Escrow logic will be sketched, not fully launched, in this phase.)
• Scaffold dealer onboarding with the three essentials:
– Profile creation and verification
– Product listing & management tied to our existing catalog structure
– Basic analytics/reporting dashboard placeholder
• Build a minimal KYC flow that captures and verifies PAN and Aadhaar. Third-party KYC provider is fine as long as it can be swapped later.

Deliverables
1. Updated repo with the pricing API integrated and unit-tested.
2. Modified checkout endpoints reflecting live price locking.
3. Dealer onboarding screens & REST endpoints (working, but design-light).
4. KYC module wired to PAN/Aadhaar verification sandbox.
5. Brief setup doc so I can run the build locally.

Tech stack mirrors what’s already there (Node.js + React + MongoDB). Stick to that so hand-off stays painless.

This is a basic blueprint only; vault integration, full escrow, and fractional ownership will follow in later phases once this slice is stable.