{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.silk","code":"thing-q37681","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q37681/","name":"silk","alternateNames":["luo","dupioni","Doroyi","Sacred silk thread","floret","caddisfly silk","pat silk","Ahimsa silk","wild silk","Japanese silk","silk waste","fibroins"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A natural protein fibre produced by the larvae of silk moths, commercially mostly from cocoons of the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori, composed mainly of fibroin and valued for lustre, softness and strength, first produced in China with archaeological evidence from the Neolithic and traded along the Silk Road; the registry aliases include silk fabrics and yarns such as luo, a Chinese gauze weave, dupioni, an irregular slubbed silk from double cocoons, and floret or floss silk from waste fibres, and religious uses such as sacred threads, while Doroyi could not be verified. Silk from spiders and caddisfly larvae falls outside this silk-moth fibre sense. Silk production involves boiling cocoons, which raises ethical debates, attributed.","purpose":"Let an agent explain silk, relay biology, sericulture, fabrics, history and debates from textile science and history sources with positions attributed, describe the named forms and flag the unverified alias, and distinguish silk from rayon or artificial silk, spider silk research, wild silks such as tussah and synthetic fibres.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Protein fibre","Lustre","High tensile strength","Ancient trade history"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What silk is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is silk, and how does it differ from rayon, spider silk, wild silks and synthetics?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about fabric care, history, biology or ethics?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"forms","name":"Forms","description":"Named forms.","findings":[{"id":"forms-finding","name":"Forms","description":"Forms.","questions":[{"text":"What are luo, dupioni, floret silk, caddisfly silk and sacred silk threads, and what might Doroyi refer to?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific form?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"production","name":"Production","description":"Sericulture.","layers":[{"id":"sericulture","name":"Sericulture","description":"Sericulture.","findings":[{"id":"sericulture-finding","name":"Sericulture","description":"Sericulture.","questions":[{"text":"How are silkworms raised and cocoons reeled?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"wild","name":"Wild silks","description":"Wild silks.","findings":[{"id":"wild-finding","name":"Wild silks","description":"Wild silks.","questions":[{"text":"How do tussah, eri and muga silks differ?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"science","name":"Science","description":"Materials science.","layers":[{"id":"fibroin","name":"Fibroin","description":"Fibroin.","findings":[{"id":"fibroin-finding","name":"Fibroin","description":"Fibroin.","questions":[{"text":"Why is silk fibroin strong, and how is it used in medicine?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits fibroin?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"caddisfly","name":"Caddisfly","description":"Underwater silk.","findings":[{"id":"caddisfly-finding","name":"Caddisfly","description":"Caddisfly.","questions":[{"text":"How do caddisfly larvae spin silk underwater?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits caddisfly?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"History and ethics.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"Silk Road.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did silk shape trade between China and the West?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Silk Road?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"ethics","name":"Ethics","description":"Ethics.","findings":[{"id":"ethics-finding","name":"Ethics","description":"Ethics.","questions":[{"text":"What debates exist about killing pupae in silk production and alternatives such as peace silk, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe silk production and properties.","Distinguish natural silk from synthetic imitations."],"mustNot":["Mislabel synthetic fabric as silk.","Frame ethical debates about silk in a partisan way.","Present unverified aliases as names for silk."],"requiresHuman":["Certifying silk origin for a sale."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Silk production raises questions about silkworm welfare and labour conditions."],"affectedParties":["Silkworms","Workers","Consumers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The producer or seller of each product.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q1192049","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q28823","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q47507412","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"protein fibre","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Bombyx mori","type":"related"},{"target":"Silk Road","type":"related"},{"target":"rayon","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.silk","Wikidata: Q37681 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37681)","scientific name: Bombyx mori domesticated silkworm"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["main protein: fibroin note - with sericin coating","silkworm species: Bombyx mori taxon","largest producers: China and India note - check current data"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Silk in this sense is a protein fibre from silk-moth larvae.","The supplied names include luo, dupioni, sacred silk thread, floret and the unverified name Doroyi.","Rayon is regenerated cellulose, spider and caddisfly silks fall outside this sense, tussah is wild silk, and synthetics are petroleum-based.","Lustrous, smooth fibres and fabrics with a soft drape."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain biology and sericulture","relay fabrics and history","describe named forms","present ethical debates with attribution"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Mislabelled synthetic silk","Partisan framing of ethical debates","Unverified aliases"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Textile fibre labelling rules","Geographical indications for silks"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Textiles, threads and specialised materials.","mulberry silk","wild silks such as tussah, eri and muga","silk weaves such as satin, chiffon, luo and dupioni","spider and insect silks"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q37681: silk","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37681","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Silk","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry alias Doroyi could not be verified and should be reviewed","Should caddisfly silk be moved to entries on insect silk?","How should textile history sources be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q37681/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q37681/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T22:21:40Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}