{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T11:23:23Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 15.4, "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: 01a0955a-bcf5-7430-af6c-77e42e6dcfc3\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"Monroe piercing", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify a Monroe piercing, record its placement and condition, and support decisions about adornment, assessment and professional review.", "definition": "A Monroe piercing is a facial body piercing positioned off-centre above the upper lip, conventionally on the wearer's left, to evoke Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the physical upper-lip piercing site identified as a Monroe piercing, including its tissue channel, installed jewellery relationship and observable state; the piercing procedure and jewellery product are neighbouring things.", "in_scope": [ "Identification by wearer-relative upper-lip placement and recorded piercing name", "External opening, internal termination and tissue-channel configuration", "Installed jewellery fit and contact with surrounding oral structures", "Site history, current observations and reported symptoms", "Current wear, professional review and retirement status" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The piercing procedure, practitioner technique and studio operations", "Jewellery design, manufacture and product certification", "Other lip-piercing types and arrangements of multiple piercings", "Diagnosis and treatment of oral or skin conditions", "The wearer's general medical history and overall appearance" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Check whether the external opening is above the wearer's left side of the upper lip; record wearer-relative laterality rather than inferring it from a mirrored image.", "Distinguish the site from a right-sided upper-lip piercing commonly called a Madonna and a central philtrum piercing commonly called a Medusa; retain the supplied name when terminology is uncertain.", "Verify whether an actual tissue channel exists rather than identifying a cosmetic beauty mark, adhesive ornament or clip-on accessory as a piercing.", "Record whether the channel terminates inside the upper lip; an externally similar dermal anchor requires a different physical classification.", "Distinguish the individual piercing site from its removable jewellery and from any paired or grouped arrangement." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Wearer-relative placement", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Left upper lip; central upper lip; right upper lip; other; unverified", "why_it_matters": "Placement is the main anatomical test of the Monroe identification." }, { "name": "Placement relative to landmarks", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Millimetres from explicitly named landmarks, with measurement method and facial posture", "why_it_matters": "Records the individual position more precisely than a piercing name or photograph alone." }, { "name": "Channel configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "External opening to oral opening; dermal anchor; other; unverified", "why_it_matters": "Separates a lip channel from visually similar forms of adornment." }, { "name": "Installed jewellery", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Linked jewellery item or none, with installation date if known", "why_it_matters": "Connects site observations to the item being worn without treating the item as the piercing." }, { "name": "Installed post dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Post diameter and wearable length in millimetres; unknown permitted", "why_it_matters": "Supports fit assessment and comparison across jewellery changes." }, { "name": "Oral contact", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed or reported contact with teeth or gums, including location and activity; absent; unassessed", "why_it_matters": "Captures an important interaction between upper-lip placement and the installed jewellery." }, { "name": "Site lifecycle", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Recently created; healing reported; established; retired; closure reported; uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes current wear from healing, retirement and residual marks without assuming tissue condition." }, { "name": "Local condition observations", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Dated observations of swelling, redness, discharge, bleeding, indentation and reported discomfort, including unknowns", "why_it_matters": "Allows changes to be tracked without converting observations into a diagnosis." } ], "affordances": [ "Classify the piercing from anatomical evidence and flag conflicts with its supplied name.", "Record the external and oral aspects of the site with explicit consent and observation limits.", "Associate jewellery changes with subsequent fit and contact observations.", "Compare dated observations to identify changes requiring professional assessment.", "Track professional advice, follow-up and the site's transition out of active wear." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the Monroe piercing, its placement and aftercare in general terms.", "Point people to licensed piercers and medical care for complications." ], "must_not": [ "Perform or guide a piercing on a person.", "Arrange piercing of a minor without the consent the law requires.", "Mock or judge a person's appearance because of a piercing.", "Use facial images of pierced people to identify them without consent." ], "requires_human": [ "Advising on an infected or rejecting piercing." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Body modification is a personal choice that deserves respect, not ridicule.", "Unsafe piercing can cause infection and scarring on the face." ], "affected_parties": [ "People with piercings", "Minors", "Piercers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The person who wears it; licensing authorities regulate piercing studios where rules exist.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A stud above the upper lip, off-centre, usually on the left side.", "Sits where a beauty mark would be, unlike a centred Medusa piercing." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Infection, swelling and scarring after unhygienic piercing.", "Jewellery can rub and damage teeth and gums." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "This piercing is encountered in personal adornment and professional body piercing settings as an off-centre ornament above the upper lip.", "Its placement and condition may also be recorded during dental or clinical assessment." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The European Parliament and Council's REACH Regulation restricts nickel release from piercing posts and jewellery intended for direct and prolonged skin contact when supplied in the European Union." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q2989552: Monroe piercing", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2989552", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Monroe piercing", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_piercing", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "monroe-identification", "name": "Monroe identification", "description": "Establishes which upper-lip site is being modelled and whether the Monroe label fits the observed anatomy.", "rationale": "Laterality, mirrored images and neighbouring piercing names can cause an agent to identify the wrong site.", "layers": [ { "id": "upper-lip-location", "name": "Upper-lip location", "description": "Locates the external opening using the wearer's anatomy.", "findings": [ { "id": "wearer-relative-position", "name": "Wearer-relative position", "description": "Record side and anatomical landmarks independently of the label attached to the piercing.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the external opening above the wearer's left upper lip, and how was image mirroring excluded?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "wearer-relative-position-q01" }, { "text": "Which anatomical landmarks establish its position relative to the philtrum and lip border?", "kind": "definition", "id": "wearer-relative-position-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "name-and-site-boundary", "name": "Name and site boundary", "description": "Separates anatomical identification from naming conventions and multi-piercing arrangements.", "findings": [ { "id": "label-anatomy-agreement", "name": "Label and anatomy agreement", "description": "Preserve the supplied name, its source and any discrepancy with the documented site.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who identified this site as a Monroe piercing, and does that identification agree with the recorded placement?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "label-anatomy-agreement-q01" }, { "text": "Is this record for one left upper-lip site, or has a paired arrangement been incorrectly treated as one piercing?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "label-anatomy-agreement-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "lip-channel-anatomy", "name": "Lip channel anatomy", "description": "Records the physical channel and its relationship to the upper lip.", "rationale": "An external ornament alone does not establish the presence or configuration of a Monroe piercing.", "layers": [ { "id": "openings-and-channel", "name": "Openings and channel", "description": "Documents the external opening and any verified oral termination.", "findings": [ { "id": "channel-evidence", "name": "Channel evidence", "description": "Distinguish observed channel features from assumptions based on appearance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence confirms a tissue channel with an opening inside the upper lip?", "kind": "definition", "id": "channel-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Could the visible ornament instead be an adhesive accessory, clip-on item or dermal anchor?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "channel-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "site-geometry", "name": "Site geometry", "description": "Captures the relative positions of the openings and visible changes in surrounding tissue.", "findings": [ { "id": "upper-lip-path", "name": "Upper-lip path", "description": "Record observable geometry without inferring hidden tissue structure or ideal placement.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where does the oral opening lie relative to the external opening, and which parts remain unassessed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "upper-lip-path-q01" }, { "text": "Do dated observations show a change in opening position, intervening tissue or surrounding contour?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "upper-lip-path-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "jewellery-lip-interface", "name": "Jewellery and lip interface", "description": "Connects the installed jewellery to its fit through the upper lip and its interaction with the mouth.", "rationale": "The site's practical state depends partly on the particular jewellery installed and how it sits during facial movement.", "layers": [ { "id": "installed-fit", "name": "Installed fit", "description": "Records jewellery geometry and observed clearance at both ends.", "findings": [ { "id": "post-and-end-fit", "name": "Post and end fit", "description": "Link verified dimensions and end shapes to observations of the lip around the installed item.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the installed post diameter, wearable length and end shapes, and where were those details obtained?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "post-and-end-fit-q01" }, { "text": "Is there visible clearance, indentation or tissue covering an end, and under what observation conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "post-and-end-fit-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "oral-and-movement-contact", "name": "Oral and movement contact", "description": "Records contact associated with speaking, eating, smiling and resting lip position.", "findings": [ { "id": "contact-pattern", "name": "Contact pattern", "description": "Locate reported or observed interactions between jewellery, teeth, gums and external objects.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the internal end contact particular teeth or gum areas at rest or during ordinary movement?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "contact-pattern-q01" }, { "text": "What catching, biting or movement-related discomfort has been reported, and has a qualified professional assessed it?", "kind": "action", "id": "contact-pattern-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "site-course-and-review", "name": "Site course and review", "description": "Tracks the piercing's history, changing observations and professional follow-up.", "rationale": "A recently created site, an established site and a retired site require different interpretations of appearance and wear history.", "layers": [ { "id": "history-and-observations", "name": "History and observations", "description": "Places current observations within a dated history of piercing and jewellery changes.", "findings": [ { "id": "documented-site-course", "name": "Documented site course", "description": "Keep reported history, direct observations and professional assessments distinguishable.", "questions": [ { "text": "When was the site created, and what jewellery changes, interruptions in wear or repeat piercings are documented?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "documented-site-course-q01" }, { "text": "Which local observations or reported symptoms have changed, and over what period?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "documented-site-course-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "review-and-retirement", "name": "Review and retirement", "description": "Records unresolved concerns, professional advice and the state after active wear ends.", "findings": [ { "id": "next-action-and-residual-site", "name": "Next action and residual site", "description": "Support follow-up without inferring diagnosis, suitability for jewellery changes or complete closure from appearance alone.", "questions": [ { "text": "What professional assessment or follow-up is outstanding, and what site-specific advice has been recorded?", "kind": "action", "id": "next-action-and-residual-site-q01" }, { "text": "If jewellery is no longer worn, is the channel's status verified or is only an external mark observable?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "next-action-and-residual-site-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": [ "Left and right refer to the wearer; commercial and informal naming may be inconsistent.", "This entry describes a body modification and its placement, not a distinct jewellery design or piercing tool.", "No universal dimensions or Monroe-specific technical standard are asserted." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Monroe piercing 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": [ "Personal adornment and aesthetic self-expression.", "Creating a jewellery accent resembling a beauty mark." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Monroe piercing 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": [ "Local infection at the piercing site.", "Gum recession or tooth damage from jewellery contacting oral tissues and teeth.", "Jewellery embedding in swollen tissue.", "Allergic contact reactions to jewellery materials.", "Scarring or a persistent visible opening after jewellery removal." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Monroe piercing 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": "Madonna piercing", "difference": "Conventionally occupies the wearer's right side above the upper lip, whereas a Monroe occupies the left." }, { "name": "Medusa piercing", "difference": "Occupies the midline philtrum above the upper lip rather than a lateral position." }, { "name": "Labret stud", "difference": "Is a type of jewellery commonly worn in a Monroe piercing; the Monroe is the piercing placement itself." }, { "name": "Beauty mark", "difference": "Is a pigmented skin feature or cosmetic imitation rather than a channel pierced through tissue." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Monroe piercing this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Which authoritative piercing references establish the Monroe naming convention, and how consistently do they distinguish it from Madonna and other upper-lip names?", "Which anatomical observations and measurement methods are appropriate for documenting this site without manipulating the channel?", "Which jewellery configurations and material standards are supported by professional guidance for this placement?", "What evidence should establish healing or closure status, and which changes call for assessment by a piercer, dentist or medical clinician?", "Does the existing Vercy catalogue already contain a lip-piercing model that should own shared content or serve as the publication for this registry entry?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 12, "questions": 20 } }