{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-06T21:53:01Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "missingProviders": [ "Grok" ], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": null, "turns": null, "seconds": 2.2, "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": 52.5, "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: 01a078b5-1b0c-7ba3-b400-ef6a419641b7\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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"name": "gunpowder", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to identify material registered as gunpowder, assess its documented condition and hazards, and determine which actions require restriction or qualified review.", "definition": "", "scope_statement": "This model owns the identity, formulation family, physical form, provenance, condition and handling constraints of a quantity of gunpowder; whether the registry term includes smokeless powders remains an explicit boundary question.", "in_scope": [ "Identification of a material as gunpowder, including evidence and uncertainty", "Declared formulation family, product designation and powder grade", "Physical form and observations of condition", "Batch identity, quantity and history relevant to present condition", "Material-specific hazard information and constraints on permitted actions" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Firearms, artillery and their operating mechanisms", "Complete ammunition, cartridges and loaded charges", "Fireworks and other assembled pyrotechnic articles", "Manufacturing recipes, processing instructions and performance optimisation", "Storage facilities, transport services and organisational licensing as independently modelled entities" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Check whether the evidence identifies a powder material itself or an assembled article containing it; an article containing gunpowder is not itself gunpowder.", "Check whether authoritative product or analytical documentation identifies black powder, smokeless powder or a substitute; a shared intended use does not establish material equivalence.", "Check whether the material is identified as the formulated product rather than an individual ingredient or unrelated granular substance.", "Check whether identity rests on traceable documentation or qualified assessment; colour, grain appearance and an informal label alone leave identity unresolved." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Identity confidence", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "documented; provisionally identified; conflicting evidence; unidentified", "why_it_matters": "Prevents uncertain material from inheriting permissions associated with a verified product." }, { "name": "Declared formulation family", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "black powder; smokeless powder; black-powder substitute; other declared family; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Records distinctions that must be resolved before applying the model boundary or interpreting product guidance." }, { "name": "Product and grade designation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Verbatim designation with manufacturer or issuing authority; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Keeps grade terminology tied to its source rather than assuming that designations are interchangeable." }, { "name": "Documented grain form", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Source-described morphology, granulation and surface treatment; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Supports comparison with the declared product and records discrepancies requiring review." }, { "name": "Net material mass", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "kg, with evidence date, uncertainty and whether measured or declared", "why_it_matters": "Establishes the quantity to which inventory records and applicable handling constraints refer." }, { "name": "Batch provenance", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Links to manufacturer, lot, original container and supporting records", "why_it_matters": "Connects the material to product documentation, recalls and its recorded history." }, { "name": "Condition assessment", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "unassessed; no discrepancy reported; discrepancy reported; specialist review required", "why_it_matters": "Separates reported observations from a qualified determination of suitability." }, { "name": "Exposure and contamination history", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Dated records of reported moisture exposure, thermal exposure, contamination or mixing; history unknown", "why_it_matters": "Makes potentially relevant changes visible without inferring that an undocumented batch is sound." }, { "name": "Applicable hazard classification", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Exact classification with source, jurisdiction, date and applicability conditions; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Prevents classifications from being applied beyond the product, packaging or circumstances they cover." } ], "affordances": [ "Reconcile labels and records to establish or qualify material identity.", "Associate a quantity with its batch, product documentation and condition history.", "Flag discrepancies or missing evidence for qualified review.", "Evaluate a proposed handling, transfer or storage action against documented constraints.", "Refer uncertain or unsuitable material to an authorised specialist disposition process." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the history of gunpowder and its role in mining, firearms and fireworks in general terms.", "State that storage and transport are regulated and point people to the competent authority." ], "must_not": [ "Give instructions or formulations for making gunpowder or any explosive.", "Assist in acquiring, storing or transporting it outside a lawful licence.", "Help use it to harm people, damage property or intimidate anyone.", "Advise on handling it near heat, sparks or untrained people." ], "requires_human": [ "Any decision on lawful storage, transport or disposal of a quantity found or held." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Gunpowder changed warfare and has caused countless deaths and injuries.", "Accidental explosions in homes and workshops harm children and neighbours." ], "affected_parties": [ "Bystanders and neighbours", "Children", "Licensed users and workers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The licensed holder; explosives authorities license storage and use.", "master_systems": [ "Explosives licensing registers" ] }, "visual_identification": [ "A black or grey granular powder.", "Kept in sealed, labelled explosive containers in licensed stores." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Accidental ignition by sparks, friction or heat.", "Explosion in confined spaces causing injury and fire.", "Toxic smoke and burns." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, Class 1 explosives, United Nations." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Gunpowder is encountered in the history of firearms, artillery, mining and pyrotechnics as an energetic material used for propulsion or explosive effects.", "It also occurs in regulated contemporary activities and heritage collections, where identification and condition assessment require qualified oversight." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q12861: gunpowder", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12861", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Gunpowder", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "powder-identity-and-boundary", "name": "Powder identity and boundary", "description": "Establish what the name gunpowder denotes for this material and whether it belongs within this registry entry.", "rationale": "The name alone must not collapse distinct powder families or confuse loose material with an article containing it.", "layers": [ { "id": "formulation-family", "name": "Formulation family", "description": "Capture the declared material family and evidence supporting that declaration.", "findings": [ { "id": "family-identification", "name": "Family identification", "description": "Record the source's identification without treating related powder products as equivalent.", "questions": [ { "text": "What formulation family does the manufacturer or qualified assessment identify?", "kind": "definition", "id": "family-identification-q01" }, { "text": "Which traceable evidence supports that identification, and does any evidence conflict?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "family-identification-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-versus-containing-article", "name": "Material versus containing article", "description": "Separate the powder quantity from its container, loaded article and neighbouring material concepts.", "findings": [ { "id": "registry-membership", "name": "Registry membership", "description": "Make inclusion conditional on an explicit registry interpretation and adequate identity evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the record describe powder material, an ingredient, a residue or an assembled article containing powder?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "registry-membership-q01" }, { "text": "Does the registry's adopted meaning of gunpowder include this documented formulation family?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "registry-membership-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "powder-form-and-condition", "name": "Powder form and condition", "description": "Describe the powder's declared grade and reported physical condition without prescribing testing or manipulation.", "rationale": "Product identity and present condition require separate evidence; a matching label does not settle the condition of its contents.", "layers": [ { "id": "grade-and-grain-description", "name": "Grade and grain description", "description": "Preserve source-specific terminology for the powder's physical form.", "findings": [ { "id": "declared-physical-specification", "name": "Declared physical specification", "description": "Record grade, grain description and any documented specification with their issuing source.", "questions": [ { "text": "What exact grade and grain-form designation appears in the documentation for this product?", "kind": "definition", "id": "declared-physical-specification-q01" }, { "text": "What documented measurements or specification limits describe its granulation, and what units and methods accompany them?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "declared-physical-specification-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-evidence", "name": "Condition evidence", "description": "Track reported changes and the limits of conclusions drawn from them.", "findings": [ { "id": "reported-condition-discrepancies", "name": "Reported condition discrepancies", "description": "Separate observations of moisture, clumping, contamination or other change from an assessment of fitness.", "questions": [ { "text": "What condition observations or assessment results are already recorded, by whom and on what date?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "reported-condition-discrepancies-q01" }, { "text": "Does applicable product guidance require specialist review or restriction in response to the reported condition?", "kind": "action", "id": "reported-condition-discrepancies-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "batch-continuity-and-history", "name": "Batch continuity and history", "description": "Connect the present powder quantity to its origin and events that may affect identification or condition.", "rationale": "Repackaging, uncertain provenance and undocumented mixing can break the connection between powder and the documentation used to judge it.", "layers": [ { "id": "lot-and-quantity", "name": "Lot and quantity", "description": "Identify the batch and establish how much material the record represents.", "findings": [ { "id": "traceable-powder-quantity", "name": "Traceable powder quantity", "description": "Tie quantity evidence to a specific lot or explicitly record that lot identity is unresolved.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which manufacturer, product and lot records can be linked to this particular quantity?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "traceable-powder-quantity-q01" }, { "text": "What is its documented net mass, and when and how was that quantity established?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "traceable-powder-quantity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "history-and-documentation-continuity", "name": "History and documentation continuity", "description": "Record events that could make original labels or assessments insufficient.", "findings": [ { "id": "material-history-gaps", "name": "Material history gaps", "description": "Expose uncertainty introduced by transfers, repackaging, exposure or possible mixing.", "questions": [ { "text": "What repackaging, transfer, exposure or possible mixing events are documented for this powder?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "material-history-gaps-q01" }, { "text": "Where does the documented connection between the present contents and their original batch become uncertain?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "material-history-gaps-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazard-and-action-constraints", "name": "Hazard and action constraints", "description": "Connect verified material information to authoritative restrictions on proposed actions.", "rationale": "An agent needs a grounded basis for restricting or referring actions involving gunpowder, without deriving permissions from appearance or intended use.", "layers": [ { "id": "applicable-hazard-evidence", "name": "Applicable hazard evidence", "description": "Identify the hazard documentation that actually covers the powder and its present circumstances.", "findings": [ { "id": "classification-applicability", "name": "Classification applicability", "description": "Keep product hazards and regulatory classifications attached to their stated scope and conditions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current manufacturer documents and competent-authority records identify hazards or classifications for this product?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "classification-applicability-q01" }, { "text": "Do those records cover the present formulation, quantity, packaging and jurisdiction?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "classification-applicability-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "permitted-actions-and-referral", "name": "Permitted actions and referral", "description": "Determine whether a proposed action is supported, restricted or requires qualified assessment.", "findings": [ { "id": "action-eligibility", "name": "Action eligibility", "description": "Evaluate handling, storage, transfer or disposition using applicable requirements and unresolved material uncertainties.", "questions": [ { "text": "What documented requirements and responsible-party authorisations govern the proposed action with this powder?", "kind": "action", "id": "action-eligibility-q01" }, { "text": "Which unresolved identity, condition or documentation issues require the action to stop pending qualified review?", "kind": "action", "id": "action-eligibility-q02" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does vr.tr.gunpowder denote black powder specifically, or also encompass smokeless powders and black-powder substitutes?", "Does an existing Vercy world model already own this material concept and therefore need to be linked instead of duplicated?", "Which authoritative product standards and grade vocabularies should support identification without implying equivalence between manufacturers?", "Which family-specific condition criteria can support qualified decisions, and how should incomplete exposure history affect those decisions?", "Where should the registry place unidentified suspected powder, mixed material, residues and powder incorporated into an article?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }