diff --git a/Docs/Art/AgrarianAssetPipeline.md b/Docs/Art/AgrarianAssetPipeline.md
index 3bef72e..820f9b3 100644
--- a/Docs/Art/AgrarianAssetPipeline.md
+++ b/Docs/Art/AgrarianAssetPipeline.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ not look cartoonish, old-west, or exaggerated apocalypse junkyard.
 
 ## Approved Sources
 
-- Fab free assets or assets explicitly owned for this project.
+- Fab free assets. Paid Fab assets are blocked unless Nathan explicitly approves
+  the purchase in a later task.
 - Quixel/Megascans assets available under the current Epic/Unreal terms.
 - CC0/public-domain art libraries.
 - Assets created internally.
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ not look cartoonish, old-west, or exaggerated apocalypse junkyard.
 Do not scrape random internet images or models. If an asset cannot be traced to
 a usable license, reject it.
 
+## Free-Only Lockdown
+
+The asset pipeline is currently free-only. Before download or import, verify
+that the asset page is marked free or that the asset is project-owned/internal.
+Record the cost in `Docs/Art/AssetLicenses.md` as `Free`, `$0`, `0`, or `N/A`.
+
+Do not click purchase, checkout, add payment, subscription, or paid-license
+flows. If an asset looks useful but is not free, record it as a candidate in
+notes outside the import flow and wait for explicit approval.
+
 ## Staging Workflow
 
 1. Place downloaded/manual assets in:
diff --git a/Docs/Art/AssetLicenses.md b/Docs/Art/AssetLicenses.md
index 159ba9b..033794d 100644
--- a/Docs/Art/AssetLicenses.md
+++ b/Docs/Art/AssetLicenses.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ before it is used in a playable map, packaged demo, screenshot, or trailer.
 
 Allowed default sources:
 
-- Fab assets explicitly marked free or otherwise purchased/owned for this
-  project.
+- Fab assets explicitly marked free. Paid Fab assets are blocked unless Nathan
+  explicitly approves a purchase in a later task.
 - Quixel/Megascans assets available under the current Epic/Unreal terms for
   this project.
 - CC0 or public-domain assets.
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ Expected subfolders:
 - `Processed`: assets imported, optimized, renamed, and verified.
 - `Rejected`: assets that should not be used.
 
+## Free-Only Acquisition Gate
+
+Until Nathan explicitly approves a paid purchase, every third-party asset must
+have `Cost` recorded as `Free`, `$0`, `0`, or `N/A` for project-owned/internal
+assets. Do not use "purchased", "paid", a dollar amount above zero, or blank
+cost values in the register.
+
+Any asset with uncertain cost, marketplace bundle requirements, subscription
+requirements, or unclear entitlement belongs in `Rejected` until reviewed.
+
 ## Naming Policy
 
 Use project-readable names before import:
diff --git a/Scripts/verify_asset_license_free_only.py b/Scripts/verify_asset_license_free_only.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4327a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/verify_asset_license_free_only.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Fail if tracked Agrarian assets include paid or unclear costs."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+REGISTER = ROOT / "Docs" / "Art" / "AssetLicenses.md"
+
+ALLOWED_COSTS = {"free", "$0", "0", "n/a", "na"}
+BLOCKED_WORDS = {
+    "paid",
+    "purchased",
+    "purchase",
+    "subscription",
+    "unknown",
+    "unclear",
+    "tbd",
+    "marketplace bundle",
+}
+
+
+def parse_markdown_table_rows(text: str) -> list[list[str]]:
+    rows: list[list[str]] = []
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if not stripped.startswith("|") or "---" in stripped:
+            continue
+        cells = [cell.strip() for cell in stripped.strip("|").split("|")]
+        if cells and cells[0] != "Asset":
+            rows.append(cells)
+    return rows
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    if not REGISTER.exists():
+        raise SystemExit(f"Missing asset license register: {REGISTER}")
+
+    rows = parse_markdown_table_rows(REGISTER.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    failures: list[str] = []
+
+    for row in rows:
+        if len(row) < 5:
+            failures.append(f"Malformed asset license row: {' | '.join(row)}")
+            continue
+
+        asset = row[0]
+        cost = row[4].strip().lower()
+        full_row = " ".join(row).lower()
+
+        if not cost:
+            failures.append(f"{asset}: cost is blank")
+        elif cost not in ALLOWED_COSTS:
+            failures.append(f"{asset}: cost {row[4]!r} is not free-only")
+
+        for blocked in BLOCKED_WORDS:
+            if blocked in full_row:
+                failures.append(f"{asset}: blocked free-only word found: {blocked!r}")
+
+    if failures:
+        raise SystemExit("\n".join(failures))
+
+    print(f"Asset license free-only verification complete: {len(rows)} entries.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/Scripts/verify_asset_pipeline_policy.py b/Scripts/verify_asset_pipeline_policy.py
index ee38bf5..5c5a631 100644
--- a/Scripts/verify_asset_pipeline_policy.py
+++ b/Scripts/verify_asset_pipeline_policy.py
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ REQUIRED = {
         "CC0 or public-domain",
         "/home/nathan/AssetStaging/Agrarian",
         "Do not import random internet images",
+        "Free-Only Acquisition Gate",
+        "Paid Fab assets are blocked",
         "Native Ground Zero proxy vegetation",
     ],
     "Docs/Art/AgrarianAssetPipeline.md": [
         "realistic modern post-collapse frontier survival",
         "Old abandoned equipment",
         "Do not scrape random internet images or models",
+        "Free-Only Lockdown",
+        "Do not click purchase",
         "LicenseEvidence",
         "Run visual and placeholder verifiers",
         "Water should be handled as a shader/system problem",