I’m ready to move from concept to code on a purpose-driven e-commerce site that brings together seekers and authentic spiritual vendors. The first milestone is a fully functional marketplace where artisans, coaches, and other service providers can list, sell, and manage their offerings with ease, while shoppers enjoy a smooth, supportive buying journey. Key functions I need you to craft into the build: • Robust product reviews and star-ratings so visitors can shop with confidence. • A recommendation engine that learns from browsing and purchase history to surface items, classes, or sessions that match each user’s spiritual path. • Real-time live-chat so questions about a crystal, a guided meditation, or a coaching slot can be answered instantly, boosting conversion and trust. Beyond standard catalog, cart, payment, and vendor dashboards, I’d like clean admin controls for approving listings, moderating reviews, and running promotions. Scalability matters: after this marketplace is live, I’ll layer on an AI guidance bot, spiritual travel planning modules, wellness tutorials, and even an online Gurukul for students—so the architecture should be ready for future micro-services or plug-ins. Please outline the tech stack you recommend (I’m open to Shopify custom apps, WooCommerce, or a headless React/Node build if that suits the roadmap), your approach to secure payments and data privacy, and a rough timeline to reach MVP and production launch. Finished code, clear documentation, and a brief hand-off session will be the acceptance criteria for this phase.