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    "name": "cleat",
    "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise a footwear traction cleat, assess its compatibility and condition, and identify appropriate use restrictions for the shoe, wearer and surface.",
    "definition": "A cleat is a protruding part or screw-in tip under the sole of a shoe, designed to resist slipping and improve traction on suitable surfaces.",
    "scope_statement": "This model owns the shoe-mounted traction projection, including its shape, material, attachment to the sole, surface compatibility, wear and condition; it includes integral projections and replaceable screw-in tips.",
    "in_scope": [
      "Integral sole projections and replaceable traction tips are included.",
      "Cleat geometry, material and contact with the ground are included.",
      "Attachment to the shoe sole and compatibility with its mounting interface are included.",
      "Traction and use restrictions for intended surfaces and activities are included.",
      "Wear, damage and evidence supporting continued use are included."
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    "out_of_scope": [
      "Complete shoes are excluded except for their interfaces with traction cleats.",
      "Cycling shoe cleats and pedal engagement systems are excluded.",
      "Nautical rope-securing fittings are excluded.",
      "Construction cleats used to support or join components are excluded.",
      "Independent models of playing surfaces and sports equipment are excluded.",
      "Clinical assessment of the wearer's gait or injuries is excluded."
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "It projects beneath a shoe sole to improve traction through contact with or penetration into a suitable surface.",
      "It may be integral to the sole or attached as a replaceable tip, including a screw-in design.",
      "Its ground-traction function distinguishes it from a cycling cleat intended to engage a pedal.",
      "It is a component or feature of footwear rather than the complete cleated shoe.",
      "Its suitability depends on the intended surface, activity and shoe compatibility rather than projection shape alone."
    ],
    "characteristics": [
      {
        "name": "Cleat configuration",
        "kind": "category",
        "unit_or_values": "horn | cam | jam | other documented configuration | unresolved",
        "why_it_matters": "Determines how the line engages, holds and releases."
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        "name": "Compatible line diameter",
        "kind": "measurement",
        "unit_or_values": "mm; documented minimum and maximum where available",
        "why_it_matters": "A line outside the supported range may not engage or release as intended."
      },
      {
        "name": "Compatible line construction",
        "kind": "relation",
        "unit_or_values": "Documented rope materials and constructions, with restrictions",
        "why_it_matters": "Diameter alone does not establish grip, abrasion or release compatibility."
      },
      {
        "name": "Line-contact geometry",
        "kind": "measurement",
        "unit_or_values": "mm; configuration-specific horn span, throat width, groove dimensions or contact radii",
        "why_it_matters": "Describes the physical interface that supports wrapping, wedging or gripping."
      },
      {
        "name": "Mounting interface",
        "kind": "relation",
        "unit_or_values": "Attachment method, fasteners, hole pattern, backing and supporting structure",
        "why_it_matters": "The installed holding capability depends on the connection as well as the fitting."
      },
      {
        "name": "Documented load limit",
        "kind": "measurement",
        "unit_or_values": "N or kN, with rating type, direction, test conditions and source; unknown if absent",
        "why_it_matters": "Separates working limits from proof or breaking loads and prevents unsupported load assumptions."
      },
      {
        "name": "Permitted lead direction",
        "kind": "category",
        "unit_or_values": "Manufacturer-defined direction or angular envelope; unknown if undocumented",
        "why_it_matters": "Line direction can affect retention, release and mounting loads."
      },
      {
        "name": "Engagement state",
        "kind": "state",
        "unit_or_values": "empty | line present but unsecured | secured | slipping | jammed | unresolved",
        "why_it_matters": "A line touching the cleat is not sufficient evidence that it is secured."
      },
      {
        "name": "Release behaviour",
        "kind": "category",
        "unit_or_values": "Documented release motion and load restrictions",
        "why_it_matters": "Determines what must happen before an agent can recommend releasing the line."
      },
      {
        "name": "Service condition",
        "kind": "state",
        "unit_or_values": "unassessed | serviceable within documented limits | restricted | withdrawn",
        "why_it_matters": "Connects inspection evidence to decisions about use."
      }
    ],
    "affordances": [
      "Identify the securing mechanism and retrieve its applicable operating instructions.",
      "Check whether a proposed line matches documented size and construction requirements.",
      "Evaluate the installed mounting and line lead against documented limits.",
      "Determine whether the line is engaged correctly for the identified configuration.",
      "Plan securing or release using the configuration-specific method and current load state.",
      "Flag damage, slipping or missing evidence for inspection or withdrawal from use."
    ],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "Identify footwear traction cleats and describe their documented surface compatibility.",
        "Record visible wear, damage or missing cleats and flag uncertainty about serviceability.",
        "Explain applicable footwear restrictions for a venue or activity."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Recommend use of loose, broken or incompatible cleats.",
        "Claim that cleats prevent all slipping or injury.",
        "Recommend cleats contrary to documented surface restrictions or venue rules.",
        "Assist in using cleats to injure people."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Uncertain attachment integrity or shoe compatibility requires assessment by a competent person before use.",
        "Decisions about use following an injury require appropriate human assessment."
      ]
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    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Cleat selection and condition affect the safety of the wearer and other participants.",
        "Respecting surface restrictions helps prevent damage to shared facilities.",
        "Traction claims should reflect documented limitations."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Wearers are affected.",
        "Other participants and nearby people are affected.",
        "Facility owners and maintenance staff are affected."
      ]
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    "owners": {
      "steward": "The footwear owner or the organisation responsible for issued footwear.",
      "master_systems": []
    },
    "visual_identification": [
      "Studs, spikes or moulded projections extend beneath the sole of a shoe.",
      "Replaceable tips may have threaded attachments, while integral cleats form part of the outsole.",
      "Shape, material and arrangement vary with the intended activity and surface."
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    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "A loose, broken or missing cleat can reduce traction or destabilise the wearer.",
      "Worn cleats can increase slipping risk.",
      "Unsuitable cleats can slip on hard surfaces or grip excessively on other surfaces, increasing injury risk.",
      "Protruding cleats can injure other people through contact.",
      "Cleats can damage floors or playing surfaces."
    ],
    "what_it_is_for": [
      "A footwear cleat projects from a shoe sole to improve traction on surfaces such as grass, soil or artificial turf.",
      "Cleats are encountered on sports footwear where their shape and material are selected for the playing surface and permitted equipment rules.",
      "Some cleats are molded into the sole, while others are replaceable screwed tips."
    ],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Regulation 12 and its provisions for players' studs, issued by World Rugby, apply to cleats used on rugby union footwear."
    ]
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      "id": "wikidata",
      "title": "Wikidata item Q2250711: cleat",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2250711",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item",
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    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Cleat (shoe)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleat_%28shoe%29",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the item",
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        "id": "cleat-identity",
        "name": "Cleat identity",
        "description": "Establishes which meaning and rope-securing configuration the entry represents.",
        "rationale": "The registry supplies no definition, and the name alone does not establish a rope fitting or its mechanism.",
        "layers": [
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            "id": "term-boundary",
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            "description": "Resolves the intended physical kind before applying operating assumptions.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "rope-fitting-sense",
                "name": "Rope-fitting sense",
                "description": "Record evidence that the intended cleat is a line-securing fitting; this draft's interpretation remains provisional.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Does the originating registry record identify a rope fitting, footwear component, cycling interface or construction component?",
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                    "id": "rope-fitting-sense-q01"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which original identifier, description or image establishes the intended meaning?",
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                    "id": "rope-fitting-sense-q02"
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            "id": "securing-configuration",
            "name": "Securing configuration",
            "description": "Identifies the features responsible for holding the line.",
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                "id": "holding-mechanism",
                "name": "Holding mechanism",
                "description": "Describe whether the line is retained by wraps around horns, moving cams, a wedging groove or another documented mechanism.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which physical features retain the line, and does retention require a particular wrap or engagement sequence?",
                    "kind": "definition",
                    "id": "holding-mechanism-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What distinguishes this fitting from a fairlead, bollard or line clutch in its documented use?",
                    "kind": "boundary",
                    "id": "holding-mechanism-q02"
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      {
        "id": "line-engagement",
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        "description": "Models the match between the cleat, the line and the method of securing it.",
        "rationale": "A cleat's usefulness depends on the actual line and engagement method, not just the fitting's external dimensions.",
        "layers": [
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            "id": "line-compatibility",
            "name": "Line compatibility",
            "description": "Captures the supported line properties and relevant contact dimensions.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "supported-line-envelope",
                "name": "Supported line envelope",
                "description": "Record documented diameter and construction requirements without treating physical fit as proof of compatibility.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What line diameter range in millimetres is supported for this configuration?",
                    "kind": "measurement",
                    "id": "supported-line-envelope-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which line materials, constructions or surface conditions are included or excluded by the supporting instructions?",
                    "kind": "provenance",
                    "id": "supported-line-envelope-q02"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "engagement-and-release",
            "name": "Engagement and release",
            "description": "Describes how a line becomes secured and how that state is intentionally ended.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "secure-state-evidence",
                "name": "Secure-state evidence",
                "description": "Define configuration-specific evidence of correct engagement and the prerequisites for release.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What wrap pattern, seating position or cam engagement demonstrates correct securing according to the applicable instructions?",
                    "kind": "action",
                    "id": "secure-state-evidence-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What load relief and line movement are required before and during intentional release?",
                    "kind": "action",
                    "id": "secure-state-evidence-q02"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        ]
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      {
        "id": "installed-load-path",
        "name": "Installed load path",
        "description": "Connects line loading through the cleat and attachment into its support.",
        "rationale": "A fitting's stated rating cannot by itself establish the capability of an installed assembly.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "attachment-and-support",
            "name": "Attachment and support",
            "description": "Records the mounting arrangement relevant to retaining the cleat under load.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "mounting-evidence",
                "name": "Mounting evidence",
                "description": "Identify the attachment method and the support conditions required by installation instructions.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How is the cleat attached, and what fasteners, backing or other attachment provisions are specified?",
                    "kind": "provenance",
                    "id": "mounting-evidence-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Does the observed installation satisfy the documented attachment and support requirements?",
                    "kind": "action",
                    "id": "mounting-evidence-q02"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "load-envelope",
            "name": "Load envelope",
            "description": "Associates load evidence with direction, installation and operating conditions.",
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              {
                "id": "conditional-load-rating",
                "name": "Conditional load rating",
                "description": "Keep working, proof and breaking loads distinct, and retain the conditions under which each value applies.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What load values in newtons or kilonewtons are documented, and which rating type does each represent?",
                    "kind": "measurement",
                    "id": "conditional-load-rating-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which lead directions, mounting arrangements and static or dynamic conditions were included in the rating?",
                    "kind": "provenance",
                    "id": "conditional-load-rating-q02"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the proposed use supported by that evidence, or does it require an unresolved installation or load assessment?",
                    "kind": "action",
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                  }
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        "id": "retention-condition",
        "name": "Retention condition",
        "description": "Tracks deterioration that can compromise line retention, line integrity or controlled release.",
        "rationale": "Relevant inspection targets differ between horn surfaces, wedging grooves, moving cams and their mountings.",
        "layers": [
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            "id": "contact-and-mechanism-condition",
            "name": "Contact and mechanism condition",
            "description": "Examines the surfaces and moving parts responsible for engagement.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "grip-and-chafe-inspection",
                "name": "Grip and chafe inspection",
                "description": "Record observed contact-surface damage, obstruction and mechanism behaviour using criteria appropriate to the configuration.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Are there burrs, cracks, worn gripping features or contamination at the line-contact surfaces?",
                    "kind": "measurement",
                    "id": "grip-and-chafe-inspection-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "For a configuration with moving parts, do those parts engage and return as specified by its inspection instructions?",
                    "kind": "action",
                    "id": "grip-and-chafe-inspection-q02"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          {
            "id": "service-decision",
            "name": "Service decision",
            "description": "Connects cleat-specific observations and incident history to permitted continued use.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "continued-use-basis",
                "name": "Continued-use basis",
                "description": "Record the evidence for continued service, maintenance or withdrawal, including slipping and attachment movement.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Has the cleat slipped, released unexpectedly, deformed or moved at its mounting, and under what recorded conditions?",
                    "kind": "provenance",
                    "id": "continued-use-basis-q01"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which documented criteria require cleaning, adjustment, replacement or withdrawal before the next use?",
                    "kind": "action",
                    "id": "continued-use-basis-q02"
                  }
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        "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.",
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            "name": "Reported evidence",
            "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.",
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                "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.",
                "evidence": [
                  "The registry supplies no sense; the nautical interpretation is provisional because cleat also names footwear traction elements and structural fastening or support pieces.",
                  "Cam, clam and jam cleat terminology can overlap between manufacturers.",
                  "Dimensions, compatible rope diameters and allowable loads depend on cleat design, material and mounting; no universal typical range is asserted."
                ],
                "questions": [
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                    "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of cleat this model covers, and on what evidence?",
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                  }
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                  "Cam cleat",
                  "Clam cleat",
                  "Jam cleat",
                  "Retractable cleat"
                ],
                "questions": [
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                    "id": "evidence-kinds-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of cleat this model covers, and on what evidence?",
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                "id": "evidence-real-world-use",
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                "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.",
                "evidence": [
                  "Securing vessel mooring lines to deck or dock fittings",
                  "Holding sail-control lines at an adjusted length",
                  "Securing halyards and other running rigging",
                  "Holding flagpole halyards"
                ],
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of cleat this model covers, and on what evidence?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
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              },
              {
                "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": [
                  "Mounting fasteners or the supporting structure can fail under line loads.",
                  "A line can slip or release when secured incorrectly or used with an incompatible gripping cleat.",
                  "Sharp edges, worn gripping surfaces or corrosion can damage rope.",
                  "Overloading can deform or fracture the fitting.",
                  "Loaded lines can trap fingers, and sudden release can cause recoil injuries."
                ],
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of cleat this model covers, and on what evidence?",
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                  }
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                    "name": "Bollard",
                    "difference": "A bollard is a substantial post used to secure mooring lines; a conventional horn cleat has a crosspiece with projecting horns."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Fairlead",
                    "difference": "A fairlead guides a line along a desired path rather than primarily securing it against movement."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Rope clutch",
                    "difference": "A rope clutch uses an enclosed gripping mechanism, typically controlled by a lever, to hold and release a line."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Footwear cleat",
                    "difference": "A footwear cleat is a sole projection or attachment that improves traction, rather than a rope-securing fitting."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "French cleat",
                    "difference": "A French cleat supports a hanging object through mating bevelled members rather than securing a rope."
                  }
                ],
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of cleat this model covers, and on what evidence?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
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  "openQuestions": [
    "Does vr.tr.cleat denote a rope-securing fitting, or another meaning of cleat? The originating registry evidence must settle the scope.",
    "If the rope-fitting meaning is confirmed, which configurations fall within this registry entry, and where are the boundaries with bollards and line clutches?",
    "Does an existing Vercy world model already own the confirmed concept, requiring this entry to link to it?",
    "Which primary instructions and applicable standards establish configuration-specific line compatibility, load ratings, installation requirements and release restrictions?",
    "Which inspection and retirement criteria are supported for the relevant cleat materials, mechanisms and service environments?"
  ],
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