{
  "schema": "project-telos.research-seed/v1",
  "verified_on": "2026-06-28",
  "purpose": "Turn terse operator research notes into lawful, source-backed seed packets that can feed Gather, Index, Forum, Crucible, and Telos without pretending the note itself is evidence.",
  "contract": {
    "operator_notes_are_source_leads": true,
    "fresh_resolution_required": true,
    "hidden_payloads_allowed": false,
    "shadow_full_text_allowed_as_provenance": false,
    "lawful_sources_required_for_match": true,
    "claim_promotion_rule": "A seed may be marked MATCH only when each promoted claim is backed by current lawful source receipts. Otherwise use UNVERIFIABLE and route to Gather."
  },
  "required_fields": [
    "seed_id",
    "operator_note",
    "normalized_concepts[]",
    "source_receipts[]",
    "evidence_status",
    "claim_boundaries[]",
    "next_actions[]"
  ],
  "evidence_statuses": [
    "MATCH",
    "DRIFT",
    "UNVERIFIABLE"
  ],
  "source_receipt_fields": [
    "title",
    "url",
    "source_kind",
    "resolved_at",
    "provenance_class",
    "receipt_hash"
  ],
  "flagship_flow": {
    "gather": [
      "resolve the terse note into current lawful sources",
      "record URLs, identifiers, snippets, and hashes without importing illicit full text"
    ],
    "index": [
      "attach the seed to concepts, domains, source ids, and future context packs"
    ],
    "forum": [
      "route the seed to a research, verification, science, or operator-decision lane"
    ],
    "crucible": [
      "split claims from inspiration and assign MATCH, DRIFT, or UNVERIFIABLE"
    ],
    "telos": [
      "join the seed packet to later action receipts, loop ledger entries, and operator-visible research state"
    ]
  },
  "negative_test_cases": [
    {
      "name": "note_without_resolution",
      "input": {
        "operator_note": "named researcher",
        "source_receipts": []
      },
      "expected_status": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "reason": "The operator note is a lead, not evidence."
    },
    {
      "name": "shadow_only_full_text",
      "input": {
        "operator_note": "paper title",
        "source_receipts": [
          {
            "provenance_class": "shadow_full_text"
          }
        ]
      },
      "expected_status": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "reason": "Shadow-library material may guide lawful lookup, but cannot promote a claim."
    },
    {
      "name": "stale_current_claim",
      "input": {
        "operator_note": "current model, API, person, or scientific claim",
        "resolved_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
      "expected_status": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "reason": "Living claims require current source resolution."
    }
  ]
}