{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-07T09:47:10Z", "providers": [ "Codex", "Grok" ], "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": 0.00248812, "turns": 1, "seconds": 24.5, "error": null }, "codex": { "seconds": 84.3, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.3\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a07b42-71c1-7c71-8905-51d594dfb5e0\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: dog\nRegistry id: vr.tr.dog\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.LIV\nRegistry definition: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) t" } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:56:27+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "failure_modes_and_hazards", "owners", "visual_identification" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T12:16:27+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: WordNet gloss", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-DOG", "registryId": "vr.tr.dog", "name": "dog", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/dog/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.dog", "name": "dog", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise an individual domestic dog, assess its needs and current state, and determine which interactions or care actions are appropriate and authorised.", "definition": "Domestic dog (Canis familiaris / Canis lupus familiaris): a domesticated canid, derived from the gray wolf, maintained by humans in many breeds and used as companion, working, and livestock-guarding animals.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the identity, embodied condition, behaviour, dependencies and interaction constraints of an individual domestic dog, recording evidence and uncertainty without treating breed labels or appearance as sufficient grounds for decisions.", "in_scope": [ "Domestic-dog identification and continuity of individual identity", "Life stage, body characteristics and functional abilities", "Observed health, comfort and welfare state", "Communication, learned behaviour and context-dependent responses", "Daily care needs, human dependencies and permitted interactions" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Wolf, coyote and other wild-canid population models", "Breed standards, breeding programmes and pedigree organisations", "Veterinary diseases, medicines and treatment protocols as independent models", "People, households and organisations responsible for the dog", "Kennels, homes, transport equipment and other care infrastructure", "Ownership law, animal-control rules and assistance-animal certification systems" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Establish that the referent is a living or formerly living animal, rather than a toy, image, robot or figurative use of 'dog'.", "Assess domestic-dog identity using available history, records and qualified assessment; size, coat and wolf-like appearance alone do not settle dog versus wild canid.", "Record suspected or documented wild-canid ancestry explicitly rather than silently treating an uncertain hybrid as an ordinary domestic dog.", "Distinguish this individual from similar-looking dogs through corroborating identifiers such as a scanned microchip, documented markings and continuity of custody.", "Treat stray or free-ranging status as a circumstance of a possible domestic dog, rather than evidence that it is a different kind of animal." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Domestic-dog identification", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Supported domestic dog; suspected hybrid; unresolved canid identity, with evidence", "why_it_matters": "Controls whether this model applies and which identification uncertainties constrain handling." }, { "name": "Individual identifiers", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Links to microchip observations, photographs, records and distinguishing markings", "why_it_matters": "Prevents one dog's history, restrictions or care plan being applied to another." }, { "name": "Age and life stage", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Known or estimated age with uncertainty; recorded life-stage assessment", "why_it_matters": "Supports interpretation of development, activity, learning and care needs." }, { "name": "Body mass", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "kg, with measurement date and method", "why_it_matters": "Provides a baseline for monitoring change and selecting suitable handling or equipment." }, { "name": "Body condition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Score with named assessment scale, date and assessor", "why_it_matters": "Separates nutritional condition from body mass or breed appearance." }, { "name": "Sex and reproductive status", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Recorded sex; intact, sterilised or unknown; reproductive condition where established", "why_it_matters": "Identifies relevant care needs and reproductive-contact constraints." }, { "name": "Mobility and sensory function", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed locomotion, stamina, vision and hearing, with limitations and context", "why_it_matters": "Guides accessible environments, approach methods and activity choices." }, { "name": "Current health and comfort", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Dated observations, deviations from baseline and separately attributed clinical assessments", "why_it_matters": "Supports recognition of change and referral without turning observations into diagnoses." }, { "name": "Response to interaction", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed posture, movement, vocalisation, approach or avoidance, with trigger and recovery", "why_it_matters": "Guides whether an interaction should continue, change or stop." }, { "name": "Learned cues and handling tolerance", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Cue or procedure linked to observed response, handler and setting", "why_it_matters": "Prevents assumed obedience or tolerance from substituting for demonstrated capability." }, { "name": "Care dependencies", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Dog-specific feeding, water, toileting, exercise, rest and care requirements linked to providers", "why_it_matters": "Makes unmet needs and responsibility gaps visible." }, { "name": "Custody and action authority", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Current custodian, claimed owner and authorised decision-makers, with evidence and limits", "why_it_matters": "Separates physical possession from permission to move, treat or transfer the dog." } ], "affordances": [ "Observe and identify the dog while preserving uncertainty about identity or ancestry.", "Monitor changes in intake, elimination, movement, behaviour and comfort against its own baseline.", "Arrange suitable feeding, water, toileting, exercise, enrichment and rest within an established care plan.", "Adapt approach, handling and separation to the dog's observed responses and documented restrictions.", "Coordinate authorised veterinary assessment, transport or transfer with an identified responsible person.", "Pause an interaction and escalate concerns when the dog's condition, distress or uncertain handling limits require human assessment." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Read a dog's microchip or tag and report it to its registered keeper.", "Feed, water, walk and monitor a dog on its keeper's instructions.", "Report a dog that is lost, injured, in distress or shut in a hot vehicle." ], "must_not": [ "Hurt, provoke or neglect a dog, or train it to attack people or animals.", "Let a dog off control where it can stray into traffic or livestock.", "Judge a dog as dangerous from its breed alone.", "Give medicines or treatment a veterinarian has not prescribed." ], "requires_human": [ "Restraining, seizing or rehoming a dog.", "Any decision to put a dog down." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "A dog depends entirely on people for its welfare; neglect causes real suffering.", "Bites injure people, often children, and usually end with the dog destroyed." ], "affected_parties": [ "The dog itself", "Its keeper and household", "Children and passers-by" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The registered keeper; local authorities and animal welfare bodies enforce the rules.", "master_systems": [ "Microchip and pet registration databases" ] }, "visual_identification": [ "A domesticated canid with a wide range of sizes and coats, usually collared or microchipped.", "Identity is settled by microchip or registration, not by appearance." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Bites and attacks injure people and other animals.", "Heat, dehydration and untreated illness kill dogs left unattended." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Domestic dogs live with people as companions and occur in homes, farms, shelters and public spaces.", "They also perform trained roles such as herding, livestock guarding, assistance, detection and search work.", "Interactions require attention to the individual dog's health, behavior, training and relationship with its handler." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, issued by the Council of Europe, establishes welfare principles for pet dogs in states bound by the convention.", "The Terrestrial Animal Health Code, issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health, includes standards addressing dog population management and infection with rabies virus.", "ISO 11784, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, specifies the code structure for radio frequency identification of animals and applies to compatible dog identification transponders." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "oewn", "title": "Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-02086723-n", "url": "https://en-word.net/id/oewn-02086723-n", "what_it_supports": "sense and gloss of the concept", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "http 200" }, { "id": "wiktionary-en", "title": "Wiktionary: dog", "url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dog", "what_it_supports": "word senses and usage", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "http 200" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "dog-identity-and-history", "name": "Dog identity and history", "description": "Establish which dog is present and which historical claims can be attached to it.", "rationale": "Similar appearance, uncertain ancestry and incomplete custody records can cause consequential misidentification.", "layers": [ { "id": "domestic-dog-boundary", "name": "Domestic-dog boundary", "description": "Record evidence that the animal falls within the registered dog concept.", "findings": [ { "id": "canid-identification-evidence", "name": "Canid identification evidence", "description": "Keep domestic-dog identification separate from breed claims, free-ranging status and unresolved hybrid ancestry.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence supports identifying this animal as a domestic dog?", "kind": "definition", "id": "canid-identification-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Is there unresolved wild-canid ancestry or identification evidence that limits applying this model?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "canid-identification-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "individual-continuity", "name": "Individual continuity", "description": "Connect observations and records to the same individual across encounters.", "findings": [ { "id": "corroborated-dog-record", "name": "Corroborated dog record", "description": "Attach identifiers and history with their sources, dates and conflicts.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which scanned identifier, markings or custody evidence links this dog to its existing record?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "corroborated-dog-record-q01" }, { "text": "Which age, breed, origin or previous-care claims remain estimates or conflict with other records?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "corroborated-dog-record-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "canine-body-and-function", "name": "Canine body and function", "description": "Describe the dog's development, physical condition and practical abilities.", "rationale": "Dogs differ substantially in size, development and function, so care cannot be inferred from the category alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "development-and-body-condition", "name": "Development and body condition", "description": "Record the dog's life stage, body measurements and reproductive state.", "findings": [ { "id": "physical-care-baseline", "name": "Physical care baseline", "description": "Maintain dated observations needed to interpret growth, weight change and stage-specific care.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the dog's current mass and body-condition score, and how were they measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "physical-care-baseline-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence establishes its age, developmental stage and reproductive status?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "physical-care-baseline-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-sensory-access", "name": "Movement and sensory access", "description": "Describe how the dog navigates its environment and detects people, cues and obstacles.", "findings": [ { "id": "functional-abilities-and-limits", "name": "Functional abilities and limits", "description": "Record demonstrated movement and sensory abilities without assuming them from breed or age.", "questions": [ { "text": "How does the dog manage walking, rising, stairs and ordinary activity compared with its baseline?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "functional-abilities-and-limits-q01" }, { "text": "Which adaptations to surfaces, routes, cues or assistance does its observed function require?", "kind": "action", "id": "functional-abilities-and-limits-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "dog-health-and-welfare", "name": "Dog health and welfare", "description": "Track comfort, health changes and the evidence governing care escalation.", "rationale": "The agent needs to notice changes in a dog that cannot verbally report symptoms while avoiding unsupported diagnoses.", "layers": [ { "id": "daily-health-observations", "name": "Daily health observations", "description": "Compare bodily and behavioural observations with the dog's usual state.", "findings": [ { "id": "changes-from-usual-state", "name": "Changes from usual state", "description": "Record onset, duration and context of changes in eating, drinking, elimination, breathing, movement or rest.", "questions": [ { "text": "What has changed in the dog's intake, elimination, breathing, activity or sleep, and when did it begin?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "changes-from-usual-state-q01" }, { "text": "Which observations suggest discomfort or distress, and who observed them?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "changes-from-usual-state-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "clinical-care-and-escalation", "name": "Clinical care and escalation", "description": "Link the dog to established clinical assessments and instructions.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-care-instructions", "name": "Verified care instructions", "description": "Distinguish clinical records and prescribed care from unverified reports or agent inference.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current conditions, preventive-care records, allergies and treatment instructions are supported by attributable records?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-care-instructions-q01" }, { "text": "What dog-specific instructions govern contacting a veterinarian or changing the current activity when concerns arise?", "kind": "action", "id": "verified-care-instructions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "canine-communication-and-interaction", "name": "Canine communication and interaction", "description": "Represent observable responses to people, animals, handling and surroundings.", "rationale": "Safe interaction depends on context and the individual dog's responses rather than a fixed friendly or aggressive label.", "layers": [ { "id": "signals-and-triggers", "name": "Signals and triggers", "description": "Record what the dog does before, during and after a relevant encounter.", "findings": [ { "id": "contextual-response-pattern", "name": "Contextual response pattern", "description": "Describe approach, avoidance, body posture, vocalisation and recovery with their immediate circumstances.", "questions": [ { "text": "What does the dog do when approached, touched or encountered near food, resting places or other animals?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "contextual-response-pattern-q01" }, { "text": "Which triggers, distances and opportunities to retreat are associated with changes in its response?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "contextual-response-pattern-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "learning-and-handling", "name": "Learning and handling", "description": "Record demonstrated cues, reinforcement preferences and tolerance of care procedures.", "findings": [ { "id": "demonstrated-interaction-capabilities", "name": "Demonstrated interaction capabilities", "description": "Tie expected responses to the handler, setting and conditions in which they were observed.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which cues and procedures, such as recall, leash attachment or paw inspection, has the dog demonstrated with this handler and setting?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "demonstrated-interaction-capabilities-q01" }, { "text": "What observed response requires pausing, increasing distance or obtaining qualified handling support?", "kind": "action", "id": "demonstrated-interaction-capabilities-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "dog-care-and-responsibility", "name": "Dog care and responsibility", "description": "Connect daily needs and movement decisions to suitable conditions and accountable people.", "rationale": "A domestic dog's welfare depends on reliable care provision and clear authority over consequential actions.", "layers": [ { "id": "daily-care-and-environment", "name": "Daily care and environment", "description": "Represent the dog's routine and whether its present surroundings support it.", "findings": [ { "id": "individual-care-fit", "name": "Individual care fit", "description": "Relate feeding, water, toileting, activity, enrichment and rest to this dog's established needs and responses.", "questions": [ { "text": "What daily care plan applies to this dog, and which needs have or have not been met?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "individual-care-fit-q01" }, { "text": "What changes to supervision, containment, shelter or separation are needed before the next planned activity?", "kind": "action", "id": "individual-care-fit-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "custody-and-permitted-actions", "name": "Custody and permitted actions", "description": "Record who is responsible and what evidence authorises handling, movement or care.", "findings": [ { "id": "accountable-dog-decisions", "name": "Accountable dog decisions", "description": "Keep current custody, ownership claims and delegated permissions distinct, including uncertainty for a found dog.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who currently has custody, who may authorise care or transfer, and what evidence supports those roles?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "accountable-dog-decisions-q01" }, { "text": "What permissions, destination arrangements and dog-specific handling conditions must be satisfied before transport, treatment or transfer?", "kind": "action", "id": "accountable-dog-decisions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "companion / pet dog", "working dog (herding, guarding, detection, assistance)", "sporting / hunting dog", "sighthound", "scent hound", "livestock guardian dog", "feral / free-ranging dog", "breed-standard show dog" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of dog this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "What evidence standard and referral process should settle domestic-dog versus wild-canid hybrid inclusion when ancestry is uncertain?", "Which validated body-condition, pain and welfare assessment methods should the model reference, and who is qualified to apply each?", "How should age, body form, clinical condition and individual history determine suitable care baselines without relying on unsupported breed generalisations?", "What observation history is sufficient to carry a behavioural expectation across handlers or settings, and when should it expire?", "Which jurisdiction-specific authority rules and emergency-care procedures must be linked for owned, found, relinquished or disputed-custody dogs?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 11, "questions": 21 } }