{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T09:43:55Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 22.4, "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: 01a094ff-ad13-7c01-9d6d-853f68ecbe73\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: fixer\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: SOC.PER\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": 56.9, "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: 01a094ff-ad03-7b53-bfd7-6a56b6d71baf\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: fixer\nRegistry id: vr.tr.fixer\nPlane / domain: SOC / SOC.PER\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nContext for " } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T09:01:08+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-09T07:30:01+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q3073127", "registryId": "vr.tr.fixer", "name": "fixer", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "SOC.PER" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3073127/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.fixer", "name": "fixer", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise a fixer role, assess its mandate and practical capacity, and decide which coordination or problem-solving actions are authorised.", "definition": "A fixer is an informal intermediary who uses local knowledge, personal contacts and practical coordination to solve problems or arrange access and services for a client, sometimes through unofficial or improper influence.", "scope_statement": "This model provisionally treats fixer as a person-held role that resolves practical obstacles for a client through contextual knowledge, contacts and coordination; it owns the role and its engagements, while the registry's intended occupational sense remains unresolved.", "in_scope": [ "The particular sense of fixer and the setting in which the role operates", "Client objectives, engagement terms and limits of delegated authority", "Contextual knowledge, contacts and ability to arrange legitimate access", "Obstacles, introductions, negotiations and logistical coordination", "Compensation, conflicts of interest, confidentiality and accountability" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The complete biography or identity of the person holding the role", "The client's organisation, project or production as a whole", "Independent models of interpreting, journalism, legal representation or licensed security work", "Detailed models of suppliers, transport services and venues", "Chemical fixing agents, repair devices and other non-person senses of fixer" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "The engagement centres on getting a client's practical problem resolved, rather than supplying advice alone.", "Contextual knowledge and relationships are material to the assignment; a job title alone does not establish the role.", "The role may coordinate several services, while an interpreter or driver may provide only one of those services.", "An introduction or claim of influence does not establish authority to represent a client or permission to grant access.", "The label fixer does not by itself establish political influence, unlawful conduct, professional credentials or a specific industry." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Role sense and operating context", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Media support; production support; business intermediary; political intermediary; other specified sense; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "The same label can imply substantially different work and boundaries." }, { "name": "Client and mandate", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Client linked to an engagement, requested outcome and evidence of authorisation", "why_it_matters": "Establishes whose interests the fixer serves and what they may undertake." }, { "name": "Delegated authority", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Introduce only; coordinate; negotiate within limits; commit specified resources; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Separates practical assistance from authority to bind another party." }, { "name": "Contextual competence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Relevant locality, language, institution or sector linked to evidence and verification date", "why_it_matters": "Competence in one setting does not establish competence in another." }, { "name": "Contact and access verification", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Claimed; corroborated; permission confirmed; expired; disputed; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Prevents claimed connections from being treated as current access rights." }, { "name": "Obstacle resolution status", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Unassessed; investigating; awaiting permission; arranging; resolved; blocked; abandoned", "why_it_matters": "Makes the engagement's practical progress and next decision visible." }, { "name": "Compensation and incentives", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Time-based fee; fixed fee; retainer; commission; success fee; unpaid; mixed; undisclosed", "why_it_matters": "Payment arrangements can affect incentives, costs and conflicts of interest." }, { "name": "Applicable qualification requirements", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Specific activity and jurisdiction linked to a verified requirement or unresolved assessment", "why_it_matters": "The fixer label alone cannot determine whether a proposed activity requires credentials." } ], "affordances": [ "Clarify the intended fixer role and turn a vague request into a bounded engagement.", "Match an obstacle to relevant contextual competence and corroborated contacts.", "Request an introduction or coordinate access subject to the relevant parties' permission.", "Track negotiations, arrangements and dependencies against the client's mandate.", "Identify undisclosed incentives or activities requiring specialist authority.", "Verify delivery, record unresolved obstacles and close or escalate the engagement." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain what fixers do in journalism, film and travel and the risks they carry.", "Help arrange services through official, documented channels instead." ], "must_not": [ "Help arrange payments or favours to officials to obtain access or decisions.", "Connect a user with intermediaries who operate outside the law.", "Publish a fixer's identity or contacts where that would expose them to danger.", "Treat an informal arrangement as a lawful substitute for permits and contracts." ], "requires_human": [ "Engaging an intermediary in a country or sector where bribery risk is high.", "Publishing material that identifies local collaborators." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Fixers take the physical and legal risk while the client takes the credit and leaves.", "Informal payment channels are how bribery happens, and it corrodes the services the poor depend on.", "Named local collaborators face reprisals after journalists go home." ], "affected_parties": [ "Fixers and local collaborators", "Their families and communities", "People harmed by corruption" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The client who engages them; anti-corruption authorities deal with unlawful payments.", "master_systems": [] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "A fixer coordinates local access, contacts and services for clients in settings such as reporting, travel, production and business.", "The role is used when unfamiliar institutions or informal relationships make arrangements difficult, and its authority depends on the client's mandate." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The United Nations Convention against Corruption, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, provides an international framework relevant to bribery and improper influence involving intermediaries." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Unofficial influence can expose clients and intermediaries to corruption, coercion or conflicts of interest.", "Misrepresented contacts or authority can cause financial loss, failed arrangements or reputational damage.", "Sharing sensitive information through an intermediary can endanger clients, sources or local contacts." ], "facets_not_applicable": { "recognition": "A fixer is defined by activities and relationships, with no reliable visual features that distinguish the role." } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q3073127: fixer", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3073127", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Fixer (person)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixer_%28person%29", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "role-sense-and-mandate", "name": "Role sense and mandate", "description": "Establishes what fixer means in this engagement and whose problem the role is authorised to address.", "rationale": "The label is ambiguous and does not itself confer authority.", "layers": [ { "id": "fixer-role-boundary", "name": "Fixer role boundary", "description": "Distinguishes the intended role from adjacent occupations and other meanings.", "findings": [ { "id": "engagement-specific-role-sense", "name": "Engagement-specific role sense", "description": "Record the work meant by fixer and the evidence supporting that interpretation.", "questions": [ { "text": "What does fixer mean in this setting, and which requested activities establish that meaning?", "kind": "definition", "id": "engagement-specific-role-sense-q01" }, { "text": "Which activities belong to this engagement, and which belong to a separately engaged interpreter, producer, broker or specialist?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "engagement-specific-role-sense-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "client-delegation", "name": "Client delegation", "description": "Connects the desired outcome to a client and explicit limits on representation.", "findings": [ { "id": "authority-to-arrange", "name": "Authority to arrange", "description": "Record who commissioned the work and what the fixer may promise, negotiate or spend.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who authorised the engagement, and what evidence establishes its current scope?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "authority-to-arrange-q01" }, { "text": "Which commitments may the fixer make directly, and which require renewed client approval?", "kind": "action", "id": "authority-to-arrange-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context-contacts-and-access", "name": "Context, contacts and access", "description": "Describes the knowledge and relationships through which the fixer can help resolve an obstacle.", "rationale": "A claimed network is useful only when its relevance, currency and permissions can be assessed.", "layers": [ { "id": "situated-competence", "name": "Situated competence", "description": "Assesses knowledge of the specific locality, language, sector or institution involved.", "findings": [ { "id": "relevant-contextual-knowledge", "name": "Relevant contextual knowledge", "description": "Record evidence that the fixer understands the setting of the requested work.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which local procedures, languages or institutional practices must the fixer understand for this assignment?", "kind": "definition", "id": "relevant-contextual-knowledge-q01" }, { "text": "What recent work, references or other evidence supports competence in those specific contexts?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "relevant-contextual-knowledge-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "relationship-mediated-access", "name": "Relationship-mediated access", "description": "Separates a contact, an available introduction and permission for the intended activity.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-access-path", "name": "Verified access path", "description": "Record the minimum necessary evidence for an access arrangement without treating a relationship as entitlement.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the claimed contact current, and has the relevant party agreed to the introduction or access request?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-access-path-q01" }, { "text": "Who can actually authorise the proposed visit, interview, meeting or service, and what restrictions apply?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "verified-access-path-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "obstacle-resolution-and-delivery", "name": "Obstacle resolution and delivery", "description": "Connects the client's practical obstacle to arrangements and observable results.", "rationale": "A fixer's contribution must be assessable beyond promises of being able to get things done.", "layers": [ { "id": "obstacle-diagnosis", "name": "Obstacle diagnosis", "description": "Identifies the blockage and whether contextual coordination can address it.", "findings": [ { "id": "actionable-blockage", "name": "Actionable blockage", "description": "Record what prevents progress, who controls the dependency and what legitimate routes are available.", "questions": [ { "text": "What specific obstacle is the fixer being asked to resolve, and what observable change would count as resolution?", "kind": "definition", "id": "actionable-blockage-q01" }, { "text": "Can the obstacle be addressed through an introduction, clarification or arrangement, or does it require a decision outside the fixer's authority?", "kind": "action", "id": "actionable-blockage-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "arrangement-and-handover", "name": "Arrangement and handover", "description": "Tracks commitments, dependencies and acceptance of the delivered assistance.", "findings": [ { "id": "confirmed-delivery", "name": "Confirmed delivery", "description": "Distinguish tentative arrangements from confirmed services and accepted outcomes.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which arrangements are confirmed, by whom, and subject to which deadlines or remaining dependencies?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "confirmed-delivery-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence shows the obstacle was resolved, and who accepts the result or takes responsibility for the remaining work?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "confirmed-delivery-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "incentives-and-accountability", "name": "Incentives and accountability", "description": "Makes payment interests, sensitive relationships and activity-specific limits assessable.", "rationale": "Intermediary work can involve several parties whose interests and permissions differ.", "layers": [ { "id": "fees-and-conflicting-interests", "name": "Fees and conflicting interests", "description": "Explains how the fixer is paid and which other relationships may affect recommendations.", "findings": [ { "id": "intermediary-incentives", "name": "Intermediary incentives", "description": "Record agreed fees, expense authority and material benefits from other parties.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who pays the fixer, on what basis, and which expenses require separate approval?", "kind": "definition", "id": "intermediary-incentives-q01" }, { "text": "Does the fixer receive referral payments or represent another party whose interests could affect this arrangement?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "intermediary-incentives-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "activity-limits-and-sensitive-information", "name": "Activity limits and sensitive information", "description": "Establishes when an arrangement requires additional authority and how contact information may be used.", "findings": [ { "id": "permitted-intermediation", "name": "Permitted intermediation", "description": "Record verified limits for the actual activities and the permissions governing disclosure.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which proposed activities require jurisdiction-specific credentials, permissions or specialist responsibility, and what remains unverified?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "permitted-intermediation-q01" }, { "text": "What client or contact information may be shared with each party, and when must the fixer pause or escalate a request?", "kind": "action", "id": "permitted-intermediation-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: SOC.PER supports a person-role interpretation but does not settle whether journalism, production, politics or another context is intended.", "The term is informal and does not by itself establish qualifications, employment status, licensing or unlawful conduct.", "No occupation classification code is supplied because a reliable mapping requires a more specific account of the duties." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of fixer 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": [ "Journalism fixer", "Film and television production fixer", "Political fixer" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of fixer 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": [ "Helping visiting journalists locate sources, arrange interviews and understand local conditions.", "Coordinating locations, transport, accommodation and local contacts for media productions.", "Providing language assistance and facilitating communication across cultural boundaries.", "Arranging introductions or negotiating practical obstacles for political or business clients." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of fixer 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 fixers may face retaliation or physical danger because of their association with visiting journalists.", "Undisclosed conflicts of interest can distort access, source selection or information.", "Dependence on personal contacts can make arrangements unreliable or difficult to verify.", "Improper influence can involve bribery, coercion or other unlawful conduct.", "Unclear agreements can leave fixers underpaid, uncredited or inadequately supported during emergencies." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of fixer 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": [ "In international reporting, the term commonly describes a locally knowledgeable collaborator whose duties may overlap with journalism, interpreting and production.", "In political contexts, the term can imply discreet influence or questionable methods; that implication should not automatically be applied to media fixers." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of fixer 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": "Journalist", "difference": "Journalism centres on gathering, evaluating and reporting information; a fixer centres on enabling access and practical arrangements, although one person may perform both roles." }, { "name": "Interpreter", "difference": "An interpreter transfers spoken or signed communication between languages; fixing includes broader coordination and access work." }, { "name": "Local producer", "difference": "A local producer has an explicit production role that can include editorial and organisational responsibility; fixer is a less formal label with variable scope." }, { "name": "Lobbyist", "difference": "A lobbyist seeks to influence public decisions; a fixer may arrange many other kinds of access or services." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of fixer this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does vr.tr.fixer denote a media or production support role, a political or business intermediary, or a broader social role?", "Does an existing Vercy world model already cover the intended concept and therefore provide its authoritative model?", "Which occupational classifications, if any, explicitly cover the intended fixer sense rather than an adjacent occupation?", "Which activities within that sense carry qualification, registration or licensing requirements in the relevant jurisdictions?", "Which boundaries with local producer, stringer, interpreter, concierge and broker should be adopted once the registry provenance is established?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 14, "questions": 22 } }