{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T08:55:35Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 19.1, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\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: 01a094d3-3f35-7dc1-9feb-31f6b62408da\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: crumb\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: PHY.MAT\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001 registere", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 69.1, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\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: 01a094d3-3f3f-71d1-91c3-bd31c9be937f\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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crumb is a small fragment detached from bread, cake or another friable food, although baking terminology also uses crumb for the internal cellular portion of a baked product, distinct from its crust.", "scope_statement": "This draft owns the detached-fragment sense of crumb, provisionally centred on food crumbs, including parent material, fragmentation, physical form, exposure and handling; research must confirm whether the registry instead intends the interior texture of bread.", "in_scope": [ "Individual detached crumbs and explicitly identified collections of crumbs", "Parent material and the event that produced the fragment", "Fragment size, shape, cohesion and tendency to crumble further", "Moisture, surface exposure and observed contamination", "Suitability for collection, culinary reuse or disposal based on known provenance" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The continuous interior of a loaf described as bread crumb", "Whole foods or other parent objects and their complete production models", "Flour, powders and dust as independently classified bulk materials", "Recipes and manufactured breadcrumb products as complete products", "Digital breadcrumbs, navigation trails and figurative uses of crumb" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "It is detached from a parent material; a region still continuous with a loaf belongs to the bread-interior sense.", "Its identity depends on being a small fragment of friable material, rather than an intact seed, grain or deliberately formed pellet.", "Food origin must be established from provenance or examination; small size and brown colour alone do not identify a bread crumb.", "It remains describable as a fragment at the observation scale; the transition to fines, powder or dust requires a stated operational boundary.", "It may retain evidence of crust, porous interior or another parent structure, but no one of these features is required for all crumbs." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Parent material", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Identified parent food or material; mixed; unknown", "why_it_matters": "A crumb is a fragment category, so composition and relevant handling constraints depend on its parent." }, { "name": "Referent scale", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Individual crumb; collection of crumbs; crumb-containing mixture", "why_it_matters": "Prevents properties measured across a collection from being assigned to every fragment." }, { "name": "Formation event", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Cutting; breaking; abrasion; deliberate crushing; other observed event; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes incidental debris from intentionally prepared fragments and records their origin." }, { "name": "Fragment dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mm, with measurement method and axis or equivalent diameter", "why_it_matters": "Supports identification, screening and selection of collection methods without assuming a universal crumb size." }, { "name": "Collection size distribution", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass percentage by stated sieve interval in mm", "why_it_matters": "Separates coarse fragments from fines when evaluating a collection." }, { "name": "Retained parent structure", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Porous interior; crust-like surface; layered; dense; mixed; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Helps distinguish fragment types that can behave differently during handling or use." }, { "name": "Moisture content", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass %, with wet or dry basis and method", "why_it_matters": "Helps interpret softness, clumping and changes during storage." }, { "name": "Further fragmentation tendency", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass % passing a specified sieve after a specified handling test", "why_it_matters": "Shows whether collection or transport is likely to turn the crumbs into finer material." }, { "name": "Exposure history", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Known contact surfaces, containers, environments and times; gaps explicitly recorded", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes controlled food preparation fragments from debris with uncertain contact history." }, { "name": "Observed condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Recorded observations of dryness, softness, clumping, odour, visible growth and foreign matter; unassessed", "why_it_matters": "Supports condition assessment while keeping observations separate from a conclusion about safety." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify or provisionally classify the parent material while preserving uncertainty.", "Measure individual fragments or screen a collection into documented size fractions.", "Collect scattered crumbs using a method suited to their size, friability and contact surface.", "Crush or dry suitable food crumbs when an intended preparation calls for those changes.", "Assess culinary reuse against parent ingredients, exposure history and applicable handling requirements.", "Segregate and dispose of crumbs whose condition or provenance rules out the intended use." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the two senses of crumb: loose fragments and the inner texture of baked goods.", "Assess and describe crumb structure in baking quality notes on the baker's instructions." ], "must_not": [ "Confuse the baking sense of crumb with loose fragments in descriptions or data.", "Ignore crumbs from foods containing allergens on shared surfaces where allergies have been declared.", "Leave crumbs in food production equipment where they attract pests." ], "requires_human": [ "Food hygiene decisions in shared kitchens serving people with allergies." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Small food fragments can carry allergens to people who must avoid them." ], "affected_parties": [ "People with food allergies", "Bakers", "Kitchen workers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns it; the food business answers for hygiene where it prepares food.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "Small dry pieces broken off bread, cake or biscuits.", "In baking, the inner part of a loaf with its pattern of holes." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Crumbs can spread allergens such as gluten, nuts or sesame.", "Crumbs in machinery and storage attract insects and rodents." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "In baking, crumb means the soft cellular interior of bread enclosed by the crust.", "Bakers and food assessors examine crumb to describe aeration, texture, moisture perception and the effects of fermentation and baking.", "This sense refers to the internal bread structure rather than a small detached fragment." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, provides hygiene principles applicable to bread production and handling, including its crumb." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1552373: crumb", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1552373", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-de", "title": "Wikipedia (de): Krume (Backware)", "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krume_%28Backware%29", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "fragment-identity-and-origin", "name": "Fragment identity and origin", "description": "Establish what crumb denotes here and what material the fragment came from.", "rationale": "Crumb names a fragment form rather than a single substance, and it also has a distinct bread-interior meaning.", "layers": [ { "id": "crumb-sense-and-boundary", "name": "Crumb sense and boundary", "description": "Separate detached crumbs from continuous bread interior and adjacent particle categories.", "findings": [ { "id": "detached-fragment-referent", "name": "Detached fragment referent", "description": "Record the evidence for treating the referent as a detached crumb and identify whether it is one fragment or a collection.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does crumb refer to a detached fragment, a collection of fragments or the continuous interior of bread?", "kind": "definition", "id": "detached-fragment-referent-q01" }, { "text": "What observed feature or declared convention separates these crumbs from grains, flakes, powder or dust?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "detached-fragment-referent-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "parent-and-detachment", "name": "Parent and detachment", "description": "Connect the crumb to its parent material and the event that separated it.", "findings": [ { "id": "parent-material-evidence", "name": "Parent material evidence", "description": "Record parent identity, confidence and whether fragmentation was incidental or intentional.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which food or material produced the crumb, and what evidence supports that identification?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "parent-material-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Was the crumb produced by cutting, breaking, abrasion or deliberate crushing, and was that event observed?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "parent-material-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "fragment-form-and-breakdown", "name": "Fragment form and breakdown", "description": "Describe crumb dimensions, retained parent structure and response to handling.", "rationale": "Size and friability determine whether crumbs remain usable fragments, become fines or resist collection.", "layers": [ { "id": "size-and-retained-structure", "name": "Size and retained structure", "description": "Characterise individual fragments and distributions without imposing an unsupported size threshold.", "findings": [ { "id": "crumb-geometry", "name": "Crumb geometry", "description": "Record measured size and visible structural features such as pores, crust surfaces or layers.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the crumb dimensions or the collection's size fractions, and how were they measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "crumb-geometry-q01" }, { "text": "Which parent structures remain visible, and are they shared across the collection or limited to some fragments?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "crumb-geometry-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "friability-and-fines", "name": "Friability and fines", "description": "Track further fragmentation during collection, processing and transport.", "findings": [ { "id": "handling-induced-breakdown", "name": "Handling-induced breakdown", "description": "Distinguish existing fine particles from those generated by an observed handling step.", "questions": [ { "text": "How much additional fine material forms under a specified crushing, agitation or collection procedure?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "handling-induced-breakdown-q01" }, { "text": "Which handling method preserves the fragment size needed for the intended use?", "kind": "action", "id": "handling-induced-breakdown-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "crumb-condition-and-exposure", "name": "Crumb condition and exposure", "description": "Record moisture-related changes and the surfaces or environments encountered after detachment.", "rationale": "Crumbs with similar appearance can have different handling options because of their moisture and contact histories.", "layers": [ { "id": "moisture-and-clumping", "name": "Moisture and clumping", "description": "Describe whether fragments are dry, soft, damp or aggregated and support those descriptions with measurements where needed.", "findings": [ { "id": "moisture-dependent-condition", "name": "Moisture-dependent condition", "description": "Record moisture and observable changes without treating apparent dryness as proof of safety.", "questions": [ { "text": "What moisture measurement or observation supports the stated crumb condition?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "moisture-dependent-condition-q01" }, { "text": "Are apparent large crumbs single fragments or smaller crumbs clumped together?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "moisture-dependent-condition-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "contact-and-foreign-matter", "name": "Contact and foreign matter", "description": "Document exposure after fragmentation, including mixing with residues or unrelated particles.", "findings": [ { "id": "post-detachment-exposure", "name": "Post-detachment exposure", "description": "Keep known contacts, observed contamination and unassessed conditions distinct.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which surfaces, containers and environments contacted the crumbs after detachment, and which parts of that history are unknown?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "post-detachment-exposure-q01" }, { "text": "What foreign matter, visible growth or unusual odour has been observed, and what remains unassessed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "post-detachment-exposure-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "collection-and-use-decisions", "name": "Collection and use decisions", "description": "Connect crumb properties and provenance to practical collection, preparation and disposal choices.", "rationale": "The useful decision is often whether a crumb is a recoverable ingredient, material to process or debris to remove.", "layers": [ { "id": "scattered-crumb-recovery", "name": "Scattered crumb recovery", "description": "Select collection methods using the supporting surface, fragment size and tendency to break apart.", "findings": [ { "id": "collection-method-fit", "name": "Collection method fit", "description": "Record how crumbs can be gathered and what endpoint defines sufficient removal.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are the crumbs loose, lodged in gaps or adhering to a surface, and how does that affect collection?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "collection-method-fit-q01" }, { "text": "Which collection method and removal endpoint suit the surface and intended cleanliness requirement?", "kind": "action", "id": "collection-method-fit-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "culinary-use-or-disposal", "name": "Culinary use or disposal", "description": "Evaluate a proposed food use only when food origin and relevant handling information are established.", "findings": [ { "id": "intended-use-eligibility", "name": "Intended use eligibility", "description": "Connect the proposed use to parent ingredients, contact history, condition and required fragment properties.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence about parent ingredients, allergens, exposure and condition is required before these crumbs qualify for the proposed food use?", "kind": "action", "id": "intended-use-eligibility-q01" }, { "text": "Should the crumbs be used as collected, screened, crushed, dried or discarded for the stated purpose?", "kind": "action", "id": "intended-use-eligibility-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-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "No sense is recorded; the food-fragment meaning is assumed, but the baking-interior and industrial-material meanings require disambiguation.", "Crumb describes a physical form rather than a single chemical substance, so no universal chemical identifier or material constants are supplied.", "Composition, storage behaviour and applicable food rules depend on the parent food and processing." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Bread crumbs", "Cake crumbs", "Biscuit or cookie crumbs" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Bread crumbs form coatings for fried or baked foods.", "Bread crumbs serve as binders or fillers in prepared foods.", "Biscuit or cookie crumbs form dessert bases and toppings.", "Bakers assess a loaf's interior crumb to evaluate texture and cellular structure." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Fragment size", "typical_range": "No universal range; depends on the food and fragmentation process.", "unit": "mm" }, { "quantity": "Moisture content", "typical_range": "Product-dependent; fresh and dried crumbs differ substantially.", "unit": "% by mass" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Moist food crumbs can spoil or develop mould.", "Crumbs can transfer allergens from their parent food to other foods or surfaces.", "Uneven fragment size can produce inconsistent coating texture and browning." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Breadcrumbs", "difference": "Breadcrumbs specifically originate from bread; crumb can describe fragments of other friable foods." }, { "name": "Bread crumb", "difference": "In baking, bread crumb can mean the continuous interior of a loaf, without implying detached fragments." }, { "name": "Crust", "difference": "Crust is the outer layer of a baked product; interior crumb lies beneath it." }, { "name": "Crumb rubber", "difference": "Crumb rubber consists of rubber granules and is a separate industrial material sense." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of crumb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does vr.tr.crumb denote a detached fragment, bread's continuous interior, or another material-specific sense?", "Is the registry entry limited to food crumbs, or does it include fragments of non-food friable materials?", "What operational boundaries should distinguish crumbs from flakes, granules, fines and dust in the intended applications?", "Should manufactured breadcrumbs be represented as collections under this model or linked to a separate food-product model?", "Which source-backed assessment methods and handling requirements apply to each intended culinary reuse?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 14, "questions": 22 } }