{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T05:22:06Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 1, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-05T16:30:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-05T13:19:55+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-FEE", "registryId": "vr.tr.fee", "name": "fee", "version": "0.2.0-wave.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "SOC.ECO" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/fee/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.fee", "name": "fee", "purpose": "Let an agent handle fees by payer, payee, basis, amount and terms, and ensure fees are disclosed before commitments.", "definition": "A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services, such as a docking fee, admission fee, contingency fee or licence fee.", "what_it_is_for": "Paying for services, privileges and access.", "affordances": [ "charge and pay it", "disclose it, before a contract", "waive or refund it", "regulate it, where caps apply" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "A charge for a service or privilege", "Fixed or calculated by a stated basis", "Distinct from tax and from price of goods", "Often regulated or capped" ], "appearance": "A line on an invoice, a price list or terms and conditions.", "visual_identification": [ "Words such as fee, charge, dues", "Price lists and schedules of charges", "Contingency fees in legal agreements" ], "physical_properties": [], "families_and_kinds": [ "professional fees", "service fees such as dockage and cellarage", "admission and membership fees", "licence and permit fees", "contingency fees" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is paid as", "target": "payment", "why": "transfer" }, { "relation": "is confused with", "target": "tax", "why": "compulsory levy" }, { "relation": "is set by", "target": "contract or regulation", "why": "basis" }, { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "sum", "why": "amount of money" } ], "identifiers": [], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Consumer law on price transparency", "Regulated fee caps in some sectors", "Professional conduct rules on fees" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Hidden fees", "Unauthorised charges", "Disputes over fee basis" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "State a fee's amount, currency, basis and what it covers before a person commits.", "Compare fees from published schedules." ], "must_not": [ "Charge a fee the person has not been told about or agreed to.", "Present a voluntary charge as mandatory, or an unofficial charge as an official fee.", "Hide fees until the last step of a purchase or application.", "Collect fees on behalf of a body it is not authorized to represent." ], "requires_human": [ "Paying or waiving a fee on a person's behalf." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Hidden or drip-priced fees deceive people and fall hardest on those with least.", "Fees for public services can bar access to rights." ], "affected_parties": [ "People who pay", "Service providers", "People priced out" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The body that sets and collects it; 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