{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-07T09:25:30Z", "providers": [ "Codex", "Grok" ], "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": 0.00632808, "turns": 1, "seconds": 37.1, "error": null }, "codex": { "seconds": 86.9, "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: 01a07b2e-91e0-7743-a54f-98ac526f537e\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q13275", "registryId": "vr.tr.somali", "name": "Somali", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.OBJ" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q13275/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.somali", "name": "Somali", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise Somali language content, support communication and translation, and account for linguistic variation and uncertainty.", "definition": "Somali is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.", "scope_statement": "This model owns Somali as a language, including its spoken and written forms, linguistic features and usage, while distinguishing the language from people, nationality, territory and the cat breed of the same name.", "in_scope": [ "Evidence supports identification of spoken or written content as Somali.", "Sound patterns, grammar and vocabulary describe the language.", "Writing conventions and orthographic variation affect written communication.", "Regional and social variation affects language use and interpretation.", "Translation, interpretation and language learning require attention to context and uncertainty.", "Language resources and their provenance support reliable linguistic claims." ], "out_of_scope": [ "Somali ethnicity, nationality and individual identity belong to separate models.", "Somalia as a territory or political entity belongs to a separate model.", "The Somali cat breed belongs to a separate model.", "Other Cushitic languages belong to separate models except where comparison supports identification.", "Language-service businesses and educational institutions belong to separate organisational models.", "The subject matter of a Somali text is not part of the language model merely because it is expressed in Somali." ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Somali denotes the language in this record rather than a cat breed or human identity.", "Somali belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family.", "Language identification requires linguistic evidence rather than assumptions based on a speaker's name or location.", "Short samples, borrowed words and mixed-language content may leave identification uncertain.", "Regional and social varieties must be distinguished without treating one variety's features as universal." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Somali identification basis", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "registry-linked pedigree; documented ancestry without registration; phenotype-based attribution; disputed; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Determines how confidently breed-specific assumptions may guide decisions." }, { "name": "Pedigree and individual linkage", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Links to pedigree, issuing registry, parents and evidence connecting documents to this cat", "why_it_matters": "A pedigree supports identification only when it belongs to the individual being assessed." }, { "name": "Coat ticking expression", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "clearly observed; partly observed; obscured; absent on inspected areas; not assessed", "why_it_matters": "Supports phenotype assessment without treating colour or a photograph as sufficient proof." }, { "name": "Coat length and furnishings", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Observed body-coat length, tail fullness, neck ruff and other furnishings, with age and season", "why_it_matters": "Helps distinguish the Somali phenotype and interpret changes in coat presentation." }, { "name": "Coat maintenance condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "free of tangles; tangled; matted; visibly soiled; associated skin concern; unassessed", "why_it_matters": "Connects the longer coat to concrete grooming and referral needs." }, { "name": "Weight trajectory", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "kg recorded over time, interpreted alongside age and professionally assessed body condition", "why_it_matters": "A full coat can complicate visual assessment, so longitudinal evidence helps detect meaningful change." }, { "name": "Activity and social preferences", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed climbing, play, exploration, contact-seeking and withdrawal relative to the individual's baseline", "why_it_matters": "Supports enrichment and recognition of change without assuming that every Somali has the same temperament." }, { "name": "Breed-relevant health evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Links to veterinary assessments and original screening reports, including date, method, result and applicability", "why_it_matters": "Prevents ancestry, screening results and current clinical health from being conflated." } ], "affordances": [ "Assign or revise a provisional Somali identification with its evidence and uncertainty.", "Inspect coat ticking and furnishings using observation that the cat tolerates.", "Plan and evaluate grooming according to actual tangling, skin condition and handling tolerance.", "Provide and adjust climbing, interactive play and social opportunities using individual observations.", "Compare coat, weight and activity changes with the cat's baseline and prepare a veterinary referral summary.", "Assemble evidence needed for a qualified review of a proposed mating without treating breed identity as breeding clearance." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify, translate and explain Somali content while stating relevant uncertainty.", "Support language learning and adapt wording to a user's stated language preferences." ], "must_not": [ "Infer a person's ethnicity, nationality or citizenship solely from their use of Somali.", "Present uncertain translations as verified or invent missing meaning.", "Treat a language variety as evidence of a speaker's intelligence or worth.", "Disclose private communication without authorisation." ], "requires_human": [ "Qualified review of translations or interpretations used for consequential medical, legal or other high-stakes decisions.", "Resolution of consequential ambiguities that available linguistic evidence cannot settle." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Respect for linguistic variation supports equitable access to communication.", "Translation should preserve meaning and speaker intent without reinforcing stereotypes.", "Language recordings and texts may contain private or culturally sensitive material." ], "affected_parties": [ "Somali speakers are affected by language representation and communication quality.", "Learners rely on accurate and appropriately contextualised language resources.", "Translators, interpreters and recipients rely on faithful communication." ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Somali has no single owner; speaker communities and language institutions contribute to its stewardship.", "master_systems": [ "Language catalogues record identifiers and classification.", "Dictionaries, grammars and documented corpora record linguistic evidence." ] }, "visual_identification": [ "Written Somali commonly uses a Latin-based orthography.", "Script or appearance alone cannot reliably identify a text as Somali." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Misidentification or mistranslation can distort a speaker's intended meaning.", "Unsupported assumptions about dialect or proficiency can exclude users.", "Errors in high-stakes interpretation can affect access to services and informed decisions." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Somali is used for everyday communication, education, literature and broadcasting in the Horn of Africa and among diaspora communities.", "Language identification supports translation, interpretation and the selection of appropriate written or spoken material.", "Dialect and regional usage can affect vocabulary and comprehension." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "ISO 639-1, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, assigns the language code so to Somali.", "ISO 639-3, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, assigns the language code som to Somali." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "cfa-somali", "title": "Somali", "url": "https://cfa.org/somali/", "what_it_supports": "Breed definition, colours, and CFA standard as a longhaired Abyssinian-type cat.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "tica-somali", "title": "Somali Breed", "url": "https://tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds?view=article&id=861:somali-breed&catid=79", "what_it_supports": "TICA recognition and colour classes of the Somali cat.", "url_status": "blocked" }, { "id": "gccf-somali", "title": "The Somali Cat", "url": "https://www.gccfcats.org/getting-a-cat/choosing-a-cat/cat-breeds/somali/", "what_it_supports": "UK GCCF description of type, coat, and distinction from the Abyssinian.", "url_status": "blocked" }, { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q13275: Somali", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13275", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Somali language", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "somali-identity-and-boundaries", "name": "Somali identity and boundaries", "description": "Establishes what Somali means here and how strongly that identification is supported for this cat.", "rationale": "The undefined registry label is ambiguous, and resemblance to the Somali phenotype is different from documented breed identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "registry-meaning", "name": "Registry meaning", "description": "Resolves the intended referent before applying a cat-breed model.", "findings": [ { "id": "cat-breed-interpretation", "name": "Cat-breed interpretation", "description": "Records whether the originating context supports interpreting Somali as a domestic-cat breed.", "questions": [ { "text": "What surrounding registry entries or originating material establish that Somali refers to the cat breed?", "kind": "definition", "id": "cat-breed-interpretation-q01" }, { "text": "Does an existing feline or breed model already own this concept, requiring a link rather than a duplicate model?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "cat-breed-interpretation-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "individual-breed-evidence", "name": "Individual breed evidence", "description": "Separates documentary identification from appearance-based attribution.", "findings": [ { "id": "pedigree-versus-resemblance", "name": "Pedigree versus resemblance", "description": "Records evidence for Somali identification and any conflict with an Abyssinian, mixed-ancestry or domestic-longhair identification.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which pedigree or ancestry documents identify this cat as Somali, and how are they linked to the individual?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "pedigree-versus-resemblance-q01" }, { "text": "If documentation is absent or conflicting, what identification wording preserves the uncertainty?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "pedigree-versus-resemblance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "ticked-coat-and-development", "name": "Ticked coat and development", "description": "Describes the coat features used in Somali recognition and the context needed to interpret them.", "rationale": "Coat ticking and longer furnishings are central recognition evidence, but their visibility and development must be assessed rather than assumed.", "layers": [ { "id": "coat-pattern-evidence", "name": "Coat pattern evidence", "description": "Examines ticking and competing pattern interpretations.", "findings": [ { "id": "observed-hair-banding", "name": "Observed hair banding", "description": "Records whether individual hairs show ticking and whether the overall coat supports the proposed identification.", "questions": [ { "text": "On which body areas has ticking been directly observed, and under what lighting or image conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "observed-hair-banding-q01" }, { "text": "Do visible stripes, patches or other markings require an alternative interpretation or reference to a specific registry standard?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "observed-hair-banding-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "coat-length-in-context", "name": "Coat length in context", "description": "Interprets body-coat length, tail fullness and furnishings against the individual's development and condition.", "findings": [ { "id": "somali-versus-shorthaired-appearance", "name": "Somali versus shorthaired appearance", "description": "Records the longer-coat evidence relevant to distinguishing a Somali phenotype from an Abyssinian-like appearance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What body-coat length, tail fullness and neck furnishings are observable at the recorded age and season?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "somali-versus-shorthaired-appearance-q01" }, { "text": "Could immaturity, clipping, coat loss or poor image coverage explain an apparently short or incomplete coat?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "somali-versus-shorthaired-appearance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "coat-comfort-and-care", "name": "Coat comfort and care", "description": "Connects the Somali's longer coat to individual maintenance needs and tolerable care.", "rationale": "Recognition features also create practical inspection and grooming requirements that cannot be determined from breed identity alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "coat-and-skin-condition", "name": "Coat and skin condition", "description": "Assesses whether coat furnishings remain clean, comfortable and free of problematic tangles.", "findings": [ { "id": "tangles-and-obscured-condition", "name": "Tangles and obscured condition", "description": "Records tangling, matting and changes that a full coat may conceal.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where are tangles, mats, soiling, thinning or skin changes present, including beneath the fuller furnishings?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "tangles-and-obscured-condition-q01" }, { "text": "Which observed changes justify professional assessment before further grooming?", "kind": "action", "id": "tangles-and-obscured-condition-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "grooming-response", "name": "Grooming response", "description": "Uses the cat's response and coat outcomes to adapt maintenance.", "findings": [ { "id": "tolerated-coat-maintenance", "name": "Tolerated coat maintenance", "description": "Records which grooming methods maintain this coat without escalating discomfort.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which tools, session lengths and handling positions does this cat tolerate when grooming its tail, ruff and body coat?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "tolerated-coat-maintenance-q01" }, { "text": "How should grooming frequency or technique change when tangles recur or the cat shows discomfort?", "kind": "action", "id": "tolerated-coat-maintenance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "activity-and-household-fit", "name": "Activity and household fit", "description": "Tests activity and interaction expectations attached to Somali identification against the individual cat.", "rationale": "Breed-level temperament descriptions should generate observations, while actual behaviour determines enrichment and household decisions.", "layers": [ { "id": "climbing-and-play-profile", "name": "Climbing and play profile", "description": "Assesses how this cat uses exploration, height and interactive play opportunities.", "findings": [ { "id": "individual-enrichment-use", "name": "Individual enrichment use", "description": "Records which activities engage the cat and whether available opportunities meet observed preferences.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which climbing routes, elevated resting places and interactive games does this cat repeatedly choose?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "individual-enrichment-use-q01" }, { "text": "What environmental change should be tried when observed activity needs exceed the available opportunities?", "kind": "action", "id": "individual-enrichment-use-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "interaction-and-baseline-change", "name": "Interaction and baseline change", "description": "Distinguishes individual social preferences from assumptions about Somali temperament.", "findings": [ { "id": "social-preferences-and-withdrawal", "name": "Social preferences and withdrawal", "description": "Records preferred contact and meaningful departures from established play or interaction patterns.", "questions": [ { "text": "What contact with people or other animals does this cat seek, tolerate or avoid in its usual environment?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "social-preferences-and-withdrawal-q01" }, { "text": "When climbing, play or contact-seeking decreases, what evidence is needed to distinguish an environmental response from a possible health concern?", "kind": "action", "id": "social-preferences-and-withdrawal-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "lineage-health-and-breeding-evidence", "name": "Lineage health and breeding evidence", "description": "Connects documented Somali ancestry to applicable health evidence and decisions requiring professional review.", "rationale": "Breed and family history can inform investigation, but a model must distinguish reported risk, test scope and the individual's current condition.", "layers": [ { "id": "applicable-screening-evidence", "name": "Applicable screening evidence", "description": "Assesses the provenance and relevance of screening claims for Somali cats and this particular lineage.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-test-applicability", "name": "Verified test applicability", "description": "Records screening evidence without inventing a required panel or interpreting a limited result as general health clearance.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current veterinary or registry sources support each proposed screening test for Somali cats or this family line?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-test-applicability-q01" }, { "text": "What condition or variant does each original report assess, and what remains outside its scope?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "verified-test-applicability-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "individual-and-mating-decisions", "name": "Individual and mating decisions", "description": "Separates current clinical assessment from inherited-risk and proposed-pairing evidence.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-needed-before-breeding", "name": "Evidence needed before breeding", "description": "Organises unresolved questions about health, ancestry and relatedness for a proposed Somali mating.", "questions": [ { "text": "What verified parental identities, relatedness information and applicable health reports are available for both proposed parents?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "evidence-needed-before-breeding-q01" }, { "text": "Which missing or conflicting findings require veterinary or qualified breeding review before the proposed mating can be assessed?", "kind": "action", "id": "evidence-needed-before-breeding-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": [ "usual (ruddy) Somali", "sorrel Somali", "blue Somali", "fawn Somali", "silver Somali", "other CFA/TICA colour classes" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "Wikidata", "value_or_pattern": "Q729681", "note": "Somali cat breed item" }, { "scheme": "CFA breed name", "value_or_pattern": "Somali", "note": "Cat Fanciers' Association championship breed" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation", "name": "Standards and regulation", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "CFA Somali Show Standard (Cat Fanciers' Association)", "TICA Somali Breed Standard (The International Cat Association)", "GCCF Somali Standard of Points (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, UK)", "FIFe SOM Standard (Fédération Internationale Féline)" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Pedigree companion cat in CFA, TICA, GCCF and FIFe registries", "Show cat judged against ticked-tabby longhair type and brush tail", "Breeding programmes that outcross to Abyssinian to maintain type and colour" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "adult body weight", "typical_range": "3-5", "unit": "kg" }, { "quantity": "coat length (body)", "typical_range": "medium-long with ruff and britches", "unit": "qualitative" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKDef) inherited from Abyssinian lines", "Progressive retinal atrophy (rdAc) in related Abyssinian/Somali lines", "Dental resorption and gingivitis reported in the Abyssinian-Somali family", "Matting of the semi-long coat if not groomed" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Colour classes accepted differ by registry (CFA more restricted than TICA)", "Some registries treat Somali as the longhair variety of Abyssinian rather than a fully separate breed" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Abyssinian", "difference": "Same type and ticked pattern; Abyssinian is shorthaired, Somali is longhaired with a brush tail (longhair is recessive)." }, { "name": "Somali people / Somali language", "difference": "Ethnonym and language of the Horn of Africa, not a cat breed; PHY.OBJ sense is the feline." }, { "name": "Somali sheep (Blackhead Somali)", "difference": "Fat-rumped hair sheep of Somalia/East Africa, a livestock breed not a cat." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Somali this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the originating registry actually intend the Somali cat breed, and is this concept already covered by an existing model?", "Which registry standards should govern pedigree recognition, accepted coat colours and boundaries with Abyssinian registrations?", "How do age, season and individual variation affect the reliability of coat-based Somali identification?", "Which inherited conditions and screening methods have sufficiently strong, current evidence to include for Somali cats, and where do recommendations differ by lineage or jurisdiction?", "Which reported Somali activity and social tendencies are supported by evidence strong enough to inform defaults without overriding individual observation?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 18, "questions": 28 } }