cache
Enable an AI agent to recognise a physical cache, assess whether its stored contents remain recoverable and usable, and determine which inspection, retrieval or replenishment actions are permitted.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Codex + Grok
Purpose and description
Enable an AI agent to recognise a physical cache, assess whether its stored contents remain recoverable and usable, and determine which inspection, retrieval or replenishment actions are permitted.
A cache is a deliberately concealed deposit of goods, supplies, or objects left in a place so they can be recovered later by the depositor or by designated others, rather than being stored in an ordinary warehouse or dwelling.
It can be Record or verify recovery instructions with appropriate restrictions on location disclosure.; Inspect the cache and reconcile observed contents with the expected reserve.; Assess whether contents and access conditions satisfy a specified recovery need.; Retrieve authorised quantities and record the resulting depletion.; Replenish, rotate or reseal contents when authorised and compatible with the reserve purpose.; Relocate or retire the cache while preserving its recovery history and accounting for remaining contents..
Distinguishing features
There is evidence of deliberate placement for later recovery; an accidental pile or discarded collection lacks this evidence.
The collection has a reserve or delayed-recovery role; routine working inventory alone does not establish a cache.
A cache can persist when its container is replaced, while an empty container without a reserve function is not sufficient to establish a cache.
Hiddenness alone is insufficient: a concealed object must also have evidence of being held for later recovery.
The referent consists of physical stored items and their recovery arrangement, rather than a temporary digital copy used to accelerate computation.
Scope
+ Evidence that material items were deliberately set aside for later recovery
+ The relationship between cached contents, their container or hiding place and their recovery location
+ Contents accounting, depletion, replenishment and readiness for the intended use
+ Concealment, discoverability and controlled disclosure of recovery information
+ Physical recovery requirements, custody and permissions
- Computer caches, cached digital data and cache replacement algorithms
- General warehouse, stockroom and distribution operations
- Detailed specifications and intrinsic condition models for individual stored items
- The surrounding land, building or landscape beyond its effect on cache recovery
- Geocaching game rules, participant accounts and visit scoring
- Abandoned refuse or incidental accumulations without evidence of deliberate storage
Characteristics
- Evidence of caching intent
- documented placement; observed placement; inferred placement; unknown Separates an intentional cache from an incidental accumulation without treating inference as fact.
- Reserve purpose
- Recorded intended future use, beneficiary and recovery trigger; unknown permitted Provides the basis for judging whether the contents are sufficient and whether retrieval is appropriate.
- Recovery location
- Relation to a physical site, with locator method, precision and verification date A cache cannot be treated as recoverable solely because a location description exists.
- Contents balance
- Count, mass or volume by item or material type, using appropriate units and observation dates Supports comparison between the intended reserve and what is actually available.
- Contents usability
- usable; partly usable; unusable; unverified, assessed against intended use Presence does not establish that stored supplies can fulfil their purpose.
- Recovery readiness
- recoverable now; recoverable with prerequisites; temporarily inaccessible; unrecoverable; unknown Distinguishes having supplies in reserve from being able to obtain them when needed.
- Concealment condition
- intentionally visible; concealment verified; concealment suspected compromised; exposed; unknown Records whether discovery conditions still match the cache's intended arrangement.
- Recovery authority
- Actors linked to permission to locate, inspect, withdraw, replenish, relocate or disclose Physical ability to recover contents does not establish permission to do so.
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.cache
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 5 bundles · 9 layers · 9 findings · 17 questions.
Cache identity and intent Establishes why this physical collection is treated as a cache and what future recovery it serves.
Neither a hidden container nor a collection of supplies establishes a cache without a reserve or recovery role.
Deliberate reserve
Records the evidence for intentional placement and deferred use.
Caching intent
An account of who placed or designated the reserve, for what purpose, and how that account is supported.
- What evidence shows that these items were deliberately set aside for later recovery rather than lost, discarded or routinely shelved? definition
- Who supplied the account of placement and intended use, and is that account observed, documented or inferred? provenance
Cache continuity
Determines what belongs to this cache and which changes preserve its identity.
Reserve boundary
The explicit boundary between this cache, its housing and neighbouring reserves.
- Which items and storage positions form this cache, and what makes nearby stored items a separate reserve? boundary
- Does replacing the container, moving the reserve or emptying it temporarily preserve this cache's identity under the adopted convention? definition
Placement and recovery Captures how an authorised recoverer can locate and physically reach the stored reserve.
A cache may exist and contain usable items while inaccurate directions or access barriers prevent recovery.
Recovery locator
Describes the cache's position at the precision needed to recover it.
Locator reliability
Recovery directions with their uncertainty, dependencies and last successful verification.
- What coordinates, landmarks, depth, compartment reference or other directions identify the actual storage position? measurement
- When and by whom were these directions last confirmed through observation or successful recovery? provenance
Physical extraction
Records the conditions and resources required to reach and remove contents.
Recovery prerequisites
The access window, tools, effort and physical constraints relevant to recovering the reserve.
- What route conditions, keys, tools, lifting capacity or excavation requirements must be satisfied before contents can be recovered? action
- What recovery time and removable quantity have been demonstrated under the relevant access conditions? measurement
Reserve sufficiency and preservation Assesses whether the cache holds enough usable material for its recorded purpose.
An intact hiding place can contain a depleted or degraded reserve, so existence and readiness require separate judgments.
Contents accounting
Tracks expected and observed holdings, including uncertainty caused by unverified movements.
Available reserve
The quantities believed present and their adequacy for the intended recovery need.
- What quantities of each item or material were last observed, and which later deposits or withdrawals remain unverified? measurement
- What quantities and combinations are required for the cache's intended use, and where does the available reserve fall short? measurement
Storage survival
Relates conditions at the cache to the continuing usability of its contents.
Preservation evidence
Observed protection failures and item-specific evidence that affect readiness.
- What evidence of water ingress, temperature exposure, pests, corrosion or packaging failure affects the stored contents? measurement
- Which contents require inspection, rotation or replacement before the cache can fulfil its intended purpose? action
Controlled discovery and use Records who may discover or use the cache and how interventions change its readiness and exposure.
Cache use can reveal its position, exhaust its reserve or invalidate recovery instructions even when the immediate withdrawal succeeds.
Discovery control
Distinguishes intended discoverability from concealment failure and controls recovery information.
Location disclosure
The intended audience for recovery information and evidence that concealment remains effective where required.
- Is this cache intended to be concealed, openly marked or discoverable only by specified people? definition
- Who may receive its precise location and recovery instructions, and what evidence indicates unintended discovery? boundary
Authorised interventions
Defines permitted reserve changes and the conditions required after intervention.
Withdrawal and restoration
Action permissions and the accounting, protection and locator updates required after use.
- Who may inspect, withdraw, replenish, relocate or retire this cache, and what recovery triggers or quantity limits apply? action
- After an intervention, what must be counted, resealed, reconcealed or updated in the recovery instructions before readiness can be asserted? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Kinds and varieties
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- supply cache (expedition, military, survival)
- weapons cache
- food/provision cache
- geocache
- votive or ritual cache (archaeology)
- coin or treasure hoard treated as a cache
- data/computing cache
- browser or CDN cache
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of cache this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Sources
- Internal knowledge of physical-object and computing uses of cache - Working definition pending local registry check
What the second pass must settle
- Does vr.tr.cache specifically denote a physical reserve, or does the registry intend another meaning despite its PHY / PHY.OBJ placement?
- Is concealment required for registry membership, or can an openly marked reserve qualify as a cache?
- Does this entry include animal-created food caches and archaeological caches with inferred intent, or only deliberately managed human reserves?
- What identity rule applies when a cache is emptied, relocated, divided or subsequently rediscovered?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this concept, and which neighbouring models own its containers, contents and storage sites?