{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-06T21:58:58Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "missingProviders": [ "Grok" ], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": null, "turns": null, "seconds": 2.4, "error": "Error: Internal error: {\n \"message\": \"API error (status 402 Payment Required): Grok Build usage balance exhausted\",\n \"http_status\": 402\n}", "retried": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 61.8, "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: 01a078ba-6717-7411-b2b8-acae010b4ebf\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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"purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise a physical part of a human artifact, assess its fitness for its role, and determine justified actions affecting the part and its whole.", "definition": "something less than the whole of a human artifact", "scope_statement": "This model owns the identity, boundaries, whole-relative role, interfaces, condition, and permitted handling of a physical artifact part, including detached parts whose intended or previous whole can be identified.", "in_scope": [ "The physical extent of a part and the artifact relative to which it is less than the whole", "The distinction between a particular part, its part designation, and other instances of the same design", "The contribution the part makes to the containing artifact", "Interfaces, fit, attachment, and dependencies on neighbouring parts", "Condition and fitness for a specified installation or use", "Installation, removal, repair, replacement, and reuse constraints" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The containing artifact's complete purpose, architecture, and overall operating state", "Raw material stocks without an identified artifact-part role", "Abstract portions of documents, software, plans, or other nonphysical artifacts", "Manufacturing and maintenance processes as independently managed activities", "Tools and equipment used to work on the part", "Commercial offers, purchase orders, and inventory management beyond identifying the physical part" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "A containing, intended, or previous human artifact can be named, and the candidate is physically less than that artifact.", "The candidate has an identifiable physical extent within the artifact; a purely functional label without a physical referent is insufficient.", "Part status is relative to a stated whole: a motor may be a complete artifact in one assessment and a part of a pump in another.", "Being nearby, packaged with, or used on an artifact does not by itself establish that the candidate is one of its parts.", "A part designation identifies a design or class, while this model must distinguish that designation from the physical instance being assessed." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Reference whole", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Identified artifact; relation marked as installed in, intended for, formerly part of, or uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Establishes the whole against which part status and role are judged." }, { "name": "Physical boundary basis", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Separable component, joined component, integral region, or unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Determines what is included and whether removal can preserve the part and surrounding artifact." }, { "name": "Part designation and revision", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Applicable drawing, part number, revision, variant, or unknown", "why_it_matters": "Supports identification while preventing visually similar variants from being treated as interchangeable." }, { "name": "Role in the whole", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Named contribution to a specified artifact function or structural requirement", "why_it_matters": "Makes fitness and the consequences of absence assessable." }, { "name": "Interface dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Interface-specific dimensions and tolerances in stated units", "why_it_matters": "Provides evidence for physical fit at the actual mating surfaces." }, { "name": "Attachment state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Detached, positioned, partially attached, secured, or unknown", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes presence from completed installation." }, { "name": "Role-relative fitness", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Unassessed, fit for stated conditions, restricted, unfit, or indeterminate", "why_it_matters": "Connects observed condition to a particular use rather than assigning universal serviceability." }, { "name": "Interface degradation", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Observed wear, deformation, corrosion, clearance, or other relevant quantity with method and units", "why_it_matters": "Captures deterioration that can compromise mating, retention, alignment, or transfer." }, { "name": "Replacement compatibility", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Candidate-to-installation relation: verified, conditional, incompatible, or unverified", "why_it_matters": "Prevents a shared name or nominal size from being sufficient grounds for substitution." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify the part and locate its boundary and position relative to a specified artifact.", "Inspect or measure the part against requirements for its role and interfaces.", "Assess compatibility with a proposed installation or replacement candidate.", "Determine prerequisites and consequences of installing, securing, removing, or replacing it.", "Select justified repair, reuse, restriction, or retirement actions using recorded evidence." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify a part of an artifact and record which whole it belongs to and its role in it.", "Inspect and report the condition of parts it is authorized to examine." ], "must_not": [ "Remove a part from an artifact that someone else owns without permission.", "Fit a counterfeit or uncertified part where a certified one is required.", "Remove or disable a part whose role is safety, such as a guard or interlock.", "Detach parts of a historic or museum artifact without conservation authority." ], "requires_human": [ "Replacing a part in a safety-critical system such as a vehicle, aircraft or medical device.", "Scrapping a whole artifact for its parts." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Counterfeit and unsafe spare parts cause accidents and transfer risk to unaware users.", "Separating parts of cultural objects destroys their integrity and meaning." ], "affected_parties": [ "Users of the artifact", "Owners", "Repair and maintenance workers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The owner of the whole artifact; the manufacturer answers for its original parts.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "Not settled by sight alone: a part is identified by its role in a larger artifact.", "Part numbers, markings or fitting interfaces that tie it to its whole." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Failure of a single part that disables or endangers the whole.", "Wrong or counterfeit replacement parts.", "Loose parts creating choking or trip hazards." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "A part is encountered as a constituent of a manufactured object, structure or assembly.", "Parts are identified during design, assembly, inspection, maintenance and repair to relate their condition and function to the whole.", "Replacement and reuse decisions depend on the part's interfaces, material and intended role." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "ISO 1101, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, defines geometrical tolerancing notation used to specify requirements for manufactured parts.", "ISO 129-1, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, establishes general principles for presenting dimensions and tolerances in technical product documentation for parts." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "oewn", "title": "Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-03898588-n", "url": "https://en-word.net/id/oewn-03898588-n", "what_it_supports": "sense and gloss of the concept", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "http 200" }, { "id": "wiktionary-en", "title": "Wiktionary: part", "url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/part", "what_it_supports": "word senses and usage", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "http 200" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "part-identity-and-boundary", "name": "Part identity and boundary", "description": "Establishes which physical thing is being assessed and why it counts as part of a particular artifact.", "rationale": "Part identity depends on a whole-relative boundary, and cannot be established by an object name alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "whole-relative-identity", "name": "Whole-relative identity", "description": "Locates the part in an explicit artifact relationship and level of decomposition.", "findings": [ { "id": "reference-whole-and-position", "name": "Reference whole and position", "description": "Record the artifact that supplies the reference whole and the part's actual, intended, or previous position within it.", "questions": [ { "text": "Relative to which human artifact is this candidate less than the whole?", "kind": "definition", "id": "reference-whole-and-position-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence establishes its installed, intended, or former relationship to that artifact?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "reference-whole-and-position-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "physical-and-instance-boundaries", "name": "Physical and instance boundaries", "description": "Separates the assessed physical instance from adjacent material, nested parts, and design identifiers.", "findings": [ { "id": "included-extent-and-identifiers", "name": "Included extent and identifiers", "description": "Record the included material or components, boundary evidence, and identifiers that distinguish the instance from its design class.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which surfaces, joints, or explicitly defined limits separate this part from neighbouring parts and the rest of the artifact?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "included-extent-and-identifiers-q01" }, { "text": "Which markings or records identify this physical instance, and which identify only its design or revision?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "included-extent-and-identifiers-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "contribution-and-dependencies", "name": "Contribution and dependencies", "description": "Connects the part to the work, structure, or other requirement it supports in the whole.", "rationale": "A part's significance and fitness depend on its contribution and on what relies on that contribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "assigned-contribution", "name": "Assigned contribution", "description": "States why this part is present in the specified artifact.", "findings": [ { "id": "role-and-required-performance", "name": "Role and required performance", "description": "Record the part's contribution and the requirements that make that contribution adequate.", "questions": [ { "text": "What does this part support, locate, contain, protect, transmit, transform, or otherwise contribute in this artifact?", "kind": "definition", "id": "role-and-required-performance-q01" }, { "text": "Which measurable or observable requirements establish that this contribution is adequate?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "role-and-required-performance-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "dependency-and-absence", "name": "Dependency and absence", "description": "Identifies neighbouring dependencies and consequences of losing the part's contribution.", "findings": [ { "id": "effects-of-loss-or-removal", "name": "Effects of loss or removal", "description": "Record what depends on this part and what must change if it fails or is removed.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which other parts or artifact functions depend on this part for support, retention, alignment, sealing, or transfer?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "effects-of-loss-or-removal-q01" }, { "text": "What restrictions or temporary provisions are required before the artifact can remain in use with this part absent or ineffective?", "kind": "action", "id": "effects-of-loss-or-removal-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "interfaces-and-installation", "name": "Interfaces and installation", "description": "Describes how the part fits, connects, and becomes correctly installed in the whole.", "rationale": "A sound part can still be unsuitable or ineffective because its interfaces or installation are wrong.", "layers": [ { "id": "mating-and-transfer", "name": "Mating and transfer", "description": "Defines the interfaces through which the part meets or interacts with neighbouring parts.", "findings": [ { "id": "interface-requirements", "name": "Interface requirements", "description": "Record mating counterparts and the geometric or transfer conditions required at each relevant interface.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which surfaces, connectors, passages, or contact regions mate with which neighbouring parts?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "interface-requirements-q01" }, { "text": "Which dimensions, tolerances, alignment limits, or transfer ratings must be checked at those interfaces?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "interface-requirements-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "attachment-and-verification", "name": "Attachment and verification", "description": "Distinguishes placement from secure and verified installation.", "findings": [ { "id": "installed-state-evidence", "name": "Installed state evidence", "description": "Record orientation, attachment completion, and evidence that installation requirements have been met.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence establishes the required orientation, seating, engagement, and attachment completion?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "installed-state-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which installation checks or adjustments are required before this part may perform its role?", "kind": "action", "id": "installed-state-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-role-fitness", "name": "Condition and role fitness", "description": "Relates observed degradation and service exposure to the part's required contribution.", "rationale": "Condition must support a decision about this part in this role, including defects hidden by installation.", "layers": [ { "id": "degradation-at-critical-regions", "name": "Degradation at critical regions", "description": "Locates damage or deterioration where it can affect the part's contribution or interfaces.", "findings": [ { "id": "condition-evidence-and-coverage", "name": "Condition evidence and coverage", "description": "Record relevant observations, their locations, and regions that could not be assessed.", "questions": [ { "text": "What wear, cracking, deformation, corrosion, looseness, or other role-relevant degradation has been observed, and where?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "condition-evidence-and-coverage-q01" }, { "text": "Which critical surfaces or internal regions remain unexamined because of installation or inspection limits?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "condition-evidence-and-coverage-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "serviceability-decision", "name": "Serviceability decision", "description": "Connects condition and exposure evidence to acceptance criteria for a specified use.", "findings": [ { "id": "fitness-under-stated-conditions", "name": "Fitness under stated conditions", "description": "Record the basis for accepting, restricting, rejecting, or deferring judgment on the part.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which applicable acceptance limits and service-history records support the fitness judgment for this installation?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "fitness-under-stated-conditions-q01" }, { "text": "Given observed condition and missing evidence, may this part remain in service, require further inspection, or need removal?", "kind": "action", "id": "fitness-under-stated-conditions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "intervention-and-substitution", "name": "Intervention and substitution", "description": "Supports decisions about removing, repairing, replacing, and reusing the part.", "rationale": "Intervening on a part changes relationships within the whole, and nominally matching replacements may not preserve its contribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "removal-and-repair", "name": "Removal and repair", "description": "Identifies feasible interventions and their effects on the part and neighbouring structure.", "findings": [ { "id": "intervention-prerequisites-and-effects", "name": "Intervention prerequisites and effects", "description": "Record access needs, dependency controls, and whether intervention preserves the relevant boundaries and interfaces.", "questions": [ { "text": "What access, disassembly, isolation, or temporary support is required before this part can be removed or repaired?", "kind": "action", "id": "intervention-prerequisites-and-effects-q01" }, { "text": "Would the intervention consume attachments, alter mating surfaces, or destroy an integral boundary that must subsequently be restored?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "intervention-prerequisites-and-effects-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "replacement-and-reuse", "name": "Replacement and reuse", "description": "Evaluates a specific candidate part for a specific receiving artifact.", "findings": [ { "id": "substitution-evidence-and-release", "name": "Substitution evidence and release", "description": "Record compatibility evidence and the checks needed to accept a replacement or reused part.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence shows that the candidate's revision, interfaces, performance, and condition satisfy the receiving artifact's requirements?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "substitution-evidence-and-release-q01" }, { "text": "Which adjustments, paired replacements, or post-installation checks are required before accepting this substitution?", "kind": "action", "id": "substitution-evidence-and-release-q02" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry include arbitrary spatial portions of an artifact, or require a recognised component or explicitly designated integral region?", "How should the registry distinguish artifact parts from coatings, adhesives, lubricants, and other incorporated or replenished substances?", "When does a detached fragment cease to be the original part and become debris, material, or a newly identified part?", "What evidence is sufficient to classify an uninstalled spare as an artifact part when no individual receiving artifact has been selected?", "What identity rules should apply when repair replaces most of a part's material or when a nested assembly is assessed at multiple levels?" ], 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