{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T11:01:34Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 24.3, "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: 01a09546-9751-7563-8fe3-794d2a22e729\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"vr.tr.log-splitter", "name": "log splitter", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise a log splitter, assess its suitability and condition for a particular log, and determine which operations require further evidence or safeguards.", "definition": "A log splitter is a machine or manually operated device that divides lengths of wood substantially along the grain by applying force through a wedge, cone, or similar splitting element.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the registered kind log splitter (vr.tr.log-splitter, PHY / PHY.OBJ): a device that applies mechanical force to cleave logs into smaller pieces, including its splitting mechanism, workpiece interface, operating states and service requirements, while keeping the kind distinct from product models and individual units.", "in_scope": [ "Splitting mechanisms and the relative motion of the log, wedge, screw or other splitting element", "Manual and powered configurations, including external hydraulic or mechanical drive", "Log acceptance limits, support arrangements and splitting performance", "Controls, hazardous motion, protective provisions and operating states", "Condition, maintenance requirements and compatibility of splitting attachments" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Axes, mauls and loose splitting wedges used as separate hand tools", "Chainsaws and saw benches whose primary action cuts logs to length", "Wood chippers and shredders that reduce wood through repeated cutting or impact", "Complete firewood processing lines beyond their splitting subsystem", "Forestry harvesting, timber transport and firewood drying processes", "Product catalogue records and individual machine identities, ownership and service histories" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Its intended output is separated log sections produced primarily by cleaving wood, rather than saw-cut lengths, chips or shredded material.", "It provides a mechanical arrangement that applies or guides splitting force; a loose wedge struck with a separate maul is a neighbouring tool.", "Its splitting interface may use a driven wedge, a log pushed against a fixed wedge, or a rotating splitting screw; hydraulic actuation alone does not define the kind.", "A combined saw-and-split machine contains a log-splitting subsystem, but the whole processor has a broader functional boundary.", "A product model or serial-numbered unit instantiates this kind rather than establishing a separate registry concept." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Splitting principle", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Linear wedge; rotating screw; other documented mechanism; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Determines how force reaches the wood and which motion, entanglement and workpiece-control questions apply." }, { "name": "Energy supply and transmission", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Manual; electric; combustion engine; external hydraulics; power take-off; other documented arrangement", "why_it_matters": "Identifies supply compatibility, isolation points and mechanism-specific service needs." }, { "name": "Working orientation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Horizontal; vertical; convertible; other documented orientation", "why_it_matters": "Changes log loading, support and operator positioning." }, { "name": "Permitted log envelope", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Length and diameter in mm; mass in kg; separate limits by configuration", "why_it_matters": "Supports a suitability decision without treating diameter alone as proof that a log can be split." }, { "name": "Rated splitting output", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Linear force in kN where applicable; torque in N·m and rotational speed in rpm where applicable; declared test conditions", "why_it_matters": "Makes capacity claims interpretable across mechanisms without implying that their ratings are directly interchangeable." }, { "name": "Splitting travel and cycle", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Travel in mm; advance, return and complete-cycle times in s, with load conditions", "why_it_matters": "Relates usable movement and throughput to the actual configuration and test basis." }, { "name": "Splitting element configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Wedge geometry and number of ways; screw geometry; fixed or moving element; attachment designation", "why_it_matters": "Affects output shape, loading and compatibility with the drive and frame." }, { "name": "External power interface", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Connection to a compatible hydraulic supply, electrical supply or mechanical drive with documented interface requirements", "why_it_matters": "Prevents assuming that physically connectable equipment is operationally compatible." }, { "name": "Operating and energy state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Isolated; ready; advancing; returning; rotating; stalled; jammed; faulted; unknown, as applicable", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes stopped motion from a state in which hazardous energy has been controlled." }, { "name": "Protective provision condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Present and verified; present but unverified; defective; missing; not applicable with justification", "why_it_matters": "Makes readiness depend on evidence about the applicable controls, guards and workpiece restraints." } ], "affordances": [ "Classify a splitting device by its mechanism, power interface and functional boundary.", "Compare a proposed log and loading arrangement against documented acceptance limits.", "Identify the configuration and evidence needed before splitting or changing working orientation.", "Recognise a stall, jam or protective fault and select an applicable documented recovery procedure.", "Assess whether a wedge, screw, support or external power source is compatible.", "Identify inspection and maintenance needs from observed condition and manufacturer requirements." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify a log splitter's type, such as wedge, cone or hydraulic, and report guard and control condition.", "Advise that only one trained person operates it with others kept clear." ], "must_not": [ "Operate or advise operating a splitter with guards removed or controls bypassed.", "Let children or untrained people near a splitter in use.", "Run a cone or screw splitter where clothing, gloves or hair can be caught.", "Leave a powered splitter running unattended." ], "requires_human": [ "Repairing hydraulic lines or control systems.", "Approving a splitter for use after an accident or modification." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Splitters cause amputations and crush injuries, often to helpers standing too close.", "Firewood work is often done at home without training or supervision." ], "affected_parties": [ "Operators", "Helpers and bystanders", "Children on the property" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The person or business that owns the machine; the operator answers for its use.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A frame or beam with a wedge or cone that forces a log apart along the grain.", "Powered types have a hydraulic ram, motor or tractor drive and two-hand controls.", "Manual types use a lever, screw or falling weight." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Crushed or amputated hands at the wedge or cone.", "Flying wood fragments when a log splits suddenly.", "Hydraulic fluid injection injuries from damaged hoses." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "EN 609-1, Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Part 1: Wedge splitters, European Committee for Standardization (CEN)." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "A log splitter is used in firewood preparation, forestry work and wood processing to divide cut logs along the grain.", "It reduces the manual effort needed to produce pieces suitable for handling, drying or fuel use.", "Different configurations accommodate different log sizes, working environments and available power sources." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1625730: log splitter", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1625730", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Log splitter", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_splitter", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "splitting-identity", "name": "Splitting identity", "description": "Establishes what performs the split and where the registered kind begins and ends.", "rationale": "Log splitters share an intended transformation but differ substantially in how they create it.", "layers": [ { "id": "cleaving-action", "name": "Cleaving action", "description": "Identifies the splitting element and its interaction with the log.", "findings": [ { "id": "force-to-wood", "name": "Force transfer to wood", "description": "Record the mechanism that initiates and propagates separation, including which parts move.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the device cleave logs using a linear wedge, rotating screw or another documented mechanism?", "kind": "definition", "id": "force-to-wood-q01" }, { "text": "Which element moves relative to the log, and what constrains that movement?", "kind": "definition", "id": "force-to-wood-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "equipment-boundary", "name": "Equipment boundary", "description": "Separates the splitter kind from adjacent tools and integrated equipment.", "findings": [ { "id": "splitter-or-subsystem", "name": "Splitter or splitting subsystem", "description": "Identify whether the relevant object is a dedicated splitter, a host-mounted attachment or a subsystem within a larger processor.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which components belong to the splitter, and which belong to its host tractor, power pack or processing line?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "splitter-or-subsystem-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes this device from a loose splitting tool, saw or chipper?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "splitter-or-subsystem-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "log-fit-and-support", "name": "Log fit and support", "description": "Describes which logs can be accepted and how they are positioned and retained.", "rationale": "A force rating cannot establish whether an irregular or heavy log can be loaded and split appropriately.", "layers": [ { "id": "workpiece-envelope", "name": "Workpiece envelope", "description": "Connects dimensional limits with relevant wood and log conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "accepted-log-conditions", "name": "Accepted log conditions", "description": "Record documented size limits and restrictions involving shape, knots, grain, end preparation or embedded foreign material.", "questions": [ { "text": "What log length, diameter and mass limits apply to each supported configuration?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "accepted-log-conditions-q01" }, { "text": "Which log conditions does the manufacturer exclude or require the operator to assess?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "accepted-log-conditions-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "loading-and-retention", "name": "Loading and retention", "description": "Describes how the log reaches and remains in the splitting position.", "findings": [ { "id": "supported-log-position", "name": "Supported log position", "description": "Record beds, cradles, lifts, clamps or other provisions that support the log and resulting pieces.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are the unsplit log and separated pieces supported in each working orientation?", "kind": "definition", "id": "supported-log-position-q01" }, { "text": "What loading method and operator position are prescribed for logs that cannot be placed by hand?", "kind": "action", "id": "supported-log-position-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "drive-and-capacity", "name": "Drive and capacity", "description": "Relates the energy source and transmission to documented splitting capability.", "rationale": "Capacity and compatibility depend on the complete drive arrangement and the conditions behind its ratings.", "layers": [ { "id": "power-coupling", "name": "Power coupling", "description": "Identifies the supply requirements and transmission path.", "findings": [ { "id": "compatible-energy-input", "name": "Compatible energy input", "description": "Record mechanism-specific supply requirements, including hydraulic, electrical or mechanical interfaces where applicable.", "questions": [ { "text": "What supply ratings, connections and drive direction requirements apply to this configuration?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "compatible-energy-input-q01" }, { "text": "Which documentation establishes compatibility with an external hydraulic supply or power take-off?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "compatible-energy-input-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "rated-performance", "name": "Rated performance", "description": "Makes splitting output and timing claims traceable and comparable.", "findings": [ { "id": "capacity-rating-basis", "name": "Capacity rating basis", "description": "Separate declared output, usable travel and cycle timing from claims about which wood will split.", "questions": [ { "text": "What force or torque rating is declared, in what units, and under which operating conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "capacity-rating-basis-q01" }, { "text": "What usable travel and cycle timing are documented, and do timings include loaded splitting and return?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "capacity-rating-basis-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "splitting-control-and-protection", "name": "Splitting control and protection", "description": "Connects commands, machine states and protective provisions to the splitting mechanism.", "rationale": "Crushing, workpiece movement and rotating-element hazards require different evidence and controls.", "layers": [ { "id": "commanded-motion", "name": "Commanded motion", "description": "Describes how splitting motion starts, continues, stops and resumes.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-state-behaviour", "name": "Control and state behaviour", "description": "Record control responses during splitting, return, interruption and restoration of power.", "questions": [ { "text": "What happens when an operating control is released during splitting or return?", "kind": "action", "id": "control-state-behaviour-q01" }, { "text": "What prevents unintended motion when power returns or a stalled mechanism becomes free?", "kind": "definition", "id": "control-state-behaviour-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazard-specific-provisions", "name": "Hazard-specific provisions", "description": "Identifies protective measures appropriate to the mechanism and intended use.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-splitting-protection", "name": "Verified splitting protection", "description": "Record applicable safeguards against crushing, entanglement and displaced wood, with their inspection evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which guards, control arrangements and log-retention provisions are specified for this mechanism?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-splitting-protection-q01" }, { "text": "Which issuing bodies, standards and conformity documents apply to this splitter configuration in its intended jurisdiction?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-splitting-protection-q02" }, { "text": "Which observed defects require operation to remain suspended under the applicable instructions?", "kind": "action", "id": "verified-splitting-protection-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "recovery-and-service", "name": "Recovery and service", "description": "Addresses trapped logs, residual energy and deterioration of splitting components.", "rationale": "A stopped splitter may retain a trapped load or stored energy, and wear can alter both splitting behaviour and control.", "layers": [ { "id": "jam-and-energy-control", "name": "Jam and energy control", "description": "Distinguishes loss of motion from a verified state suitable for recovery work.", "findings": [ { "id": "documented-jam-recovery", "name": "Documented jam recovery", "description": "Record the applicable procedure for a stuck log, stalled drive or incomplete return without assuming one procedure fits every mechanism.", "questions": [ { "text": "What manufacturer procedure applies when a log remains trapped on the wedge or screw?", "kind": "action", "id": "documented-jam-recovery-q01" }, { "text": "Which hydraulic, mechanical, gravitational or workpiece loads must be controlled before intervention?", "kind": "action", "id": "documented-jam-recovery-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "splitting-assembly-condition", "name": "Splitting assembly condition", "description": "Relates deterioration and replacement parts to the splitter's load path and drive.", "findings": [ { "id": "service-and-attachment-fit", "name": "Service needs and attachment fit", "description": "Record inspection criteria for the splitting element, frame, guides and applicable drive components, together with approved consumables and attachments.", "questions": [ { "text": "What wear, deformation, leakage or looseness limits are specified for the splitting and drive assemblies?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "service-and-attachment-fit-q01" }, { "text": "Which replacement splitting elements, fluids and lubrication products are specified for the configuration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "service-and-attachment-fit-q02" }, { "text": "Does a proposed multiway wedge or other attachment change permitted logs, loading or required protective provisions?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "service-and-attachment-fit-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "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": [ "This describes the device class; hydraulic, kinetic, and screw-cone mechanisms have different controls, maintenance needs, and safety provisions.", "Measurement ranges are approximate recall-based examples, not specification limits; allowable log diameter depends strongly on wood condition and machine design.", "Check the edition, current status, and jurisdictional applicability of EN 609-1 before using it for compliance; its wedge-splitter scope should not be extended automatically to other mechanisms." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of log splitter 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": [ "Hydraulic log splitter", "Kinetic flywheel log splitter", "Screw-cone log splitter", "Manually powered log splitter", "Horizontal log splitter", "Vertical log splitter" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of log splitter this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation", "name": "Standards and regulation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "EN 609-1, issued by CEN: safety requirements for wedge-type log splitters used in agricultural and forestry machinery." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of log splitter 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": [ "Preparing firewood for domestic heating and cooking.", "Producing split firewood commercially.", "Reducing rounds from felled trees to pieces suitable for handling, stacking, and drying.", "Splitting wood as a processing stage in integrated firewood processors." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of log splitter 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": "Rated splitting force of common hydraulic machines", "typical_range": "40-300", "unit": "kN" }, { "quantity": "Maximum accepted log length on many domestic machines", "typical_range": "300-600", "unit": "mm" }, { "quantity": "Electric motor rated power on many domestic machines", "typical_range": "1.5-3", "unit": "kW" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of log splitter 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": [ "Crushing or amputation where hands or other body parts enter the splitting zone or moving mechanisms.", "Unexpected movement or ejection of logs and fragments, particularly with knots, irregular grain, or unstable loading.", "Hydraulic hose or seal failure, including high-pressure fluid injection hazards and loss of force.", "Entanglement with rotating screw cones, shafts, or inadequately guarded drives.", "Unexpected actuation or continued motion following control failure, interlock defeat, or release of stored energy." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of log splitter this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Advertised splitting force may use metric tonnes-force or US short tons-force; these are different units.", "Electric models vary with regional supply voltage, frequency, and plug arrangements." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of log splitter 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": "Splitting maul", "difference": "A hand-swung striking tool whose impact drives a wedge-shaped head into wood, rather than a machine that constrains and drives a splitting mechanism." }, { "name": "Log saw", "difference": "Cuts wood with teeth, commonly across the grain to establish log length; a splitter separates wood substantially along the grain." }, { "name": "Wood chipper", "difference": "Reduces wood to chips rather than producing relatively large split pieces." }, { "name": "Firewood processor", "difference": "Combines operations such as feeding, crosscutting, and splitting; a log splitter performs the splitting operation." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of 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