{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T11:17:28Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 23.4, "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: 01a09555-273e-7372-aa64-977c91dcc7c0\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: methiocarb\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: PHY.MAT\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 044: 1001 regi", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 68.0, "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: 01a09555-272f-7ed2-8f79-876fb29aaa4b\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: methiocarb\nRegistry id: vr.tr.methiocarb\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.MAT\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nCo" } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:52:34+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "failure_modes_and_hazards", "owners", "standards_and_regulation", "visual_identification" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q425378", "registryId": "vr.tr.methiocarb", "name": "methiocarb", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.MAT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q425378/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.methiocarb", "name": "methiocarb", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify methiocarb, assess the condition and evidence attached to a sample, and determine which handling, analytical or use decisions are supported.", "definition": "Methiocarb is a synthetic carbamate pesticide, chemically 3,5-dimethyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl methylcarbamate, whose pesticidal activity involves inhibition of acetylcholinesterase.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the substance identity of methiocarb (vr.tr.methiocarb, PHY / PHY.MAT), its composition-dependent properties, transformation relationships, hazards and jurisdiction-specific constraints.", "in_scope": [ "Parent-substance identity and identifiers", "Technical material, analytical standards, purity and impurities", "Physical state, measured properties and storage stability", "Parent-specific analysis and relationships to transformation products", "Hazard evidence, exposure benchmarks and dated regulatory status" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Commercial pesticide formulation recipes and product registrations", "Crop treatment programmes and application machinery", "Manufacturing process design", "Clinical diagnosis and treatment of poisoning", "Independent models of methiocarb metabolites and environmental compartments" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Match the parent substance to CAS 2032-65-7 and PubChem CID 16248; a trade name alone does not establish sample identity. Reference: [PubChem](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methiocarb).", "Verify the 3,5-dimethyl-4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl methylcarbamate structure, molecular formula C11H15NO2S and molar mass 225.31 g/mol. Reference: [PubChem](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methiocarb).", "Distinguish the parent methylsulfanyl group from the methylsulfinyl group of methiocarb sulfoxide, whose formula is C11H15NO3S. Reference: [PubChem methiocarb sulfoxide](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17521).", "Check whether a reported residue denotes parent methiocarb alone or a defined sum including sulfoxide and sulfone expressed as methiocarb; these are different analytical quantities. Reference: [FAO methiocarb evaluation](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/IPM_Pesticide/JMPR/Evaluations/2005/Methiocarb.pdf)." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Chemical identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "CAS 2032-65-7; PubChem CID 16248; EC identifier pending verification", "why_it_matters": "Connects records to the parent substance while exposing unresolved identifier mappings." }, { "name": "Material grade and assay", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "g/kg or mass %; analytical basis, uncertainty and grade recorded separately", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether a batch supports reference analysis, technical use or another explicitly specified purpose." }, { "name": "Impurity and transformation-product profile", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mg/kg or mass % for each identified component, with detection limits", "why_it_matters": "Separates parent content from contamination and chemical conversion." }, { "name": "Physical state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed phase and appearance at recorded temperature in °C and pressure in kPa", "why_it_matters": "Makes appearance and phase observations interpretable for the actual sample." }, { "name": "Thermal behaviour", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Melting range and boiling or decomposition observations in °C, with pressure and method", "why_it_matters": "Supports identity checks and distinguishes measured transitions from unsupported boiling-point estimates." }, { "name": "Solubility and partitioning", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Solubility in mg/L; log Kow dimensionless; solvent, pH and temperature required", "why_it_matters": "Supports sample preparation and interpretation of methiocarb distribution." }, { "name": "Transformation behaviour", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Parent-to-product relationship; medium, conditions, study and rate or half-life where established", "why_it_matters": "Prevents disappearance of the parent from being treated as proof that all relevant residues disappeared." }, { "name": "Hazard classification", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Hazard class, category and statement codes, with jurisdiction, source and revision date", "why_it_matters": "Keeps classification applicable to the identified material and governing system." }, { "name": "Exposure and residue benchmarks", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mg/m³, mg/kg body weight/day or mg/kg matrix, according to benchmark type", "why_it_matters": "Prevents occupational limits, toxicological reference values and residue limits from being interchanged." }, { "name": "Regulatory applicability", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Permitted, restricted, withdrawn, prohibited or unverified for a specified jurisdiction, date and activity", "why_it_matters": "A historical pesticide use does not establish present authorization." } ], "affordances": [ "Resolve a substance record or sample label against verified methiocarb identifiers and structure.", "Assess batch suitability against a stated purity specification and impurity profile.", "Select and evaluate analysis that distinguishes parent methiocarb from relevant transformation products.", "Flag storage or sample-preparation conditions that require stability evidence.", "Compare a proposed activity with applicable hazard controls and dated legal evidence.", "Report unresolved identity, measurement or authorization questions before recommending action." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe methiocarb's class, uses as an insecticide and molluscicide, and its regulatory status.", "Report its toxicity to people, birds and other wildlife from authoritative sources." ], "must_not": [ "Apply or recommend applying it where it is not approved.", "Advise use without the protective equipment and records the law requires.", "Suggest using it to poison birds, pets or other animals.", "Release it near water bodies or drains." ], "requires_human": [ "Any application or disposal decision, including old stock." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Carbamate pesticides can poison farm workers and wildlife, and their bans reflect those harms." ], "affected_parties": [ "Farm and garden workers", "Birds and wildlife", "Pets" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The person or business that holds it; pesticide regulators control approval and disposal.", "master_systems": [ "National pesticide registers" ] }, "visual_identification": [ "A white crystalline powder or coloured pellets and seed treatments; identity must be confirmed by label and registration." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Inhibits acetylcholinesterase and can poison people who swallow, inhale or absorb it.", "Highly toxic to birds and aquatic life." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, European Union." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Methiocarb has been used in agriculture and horticulture to control pests including insects and molluscs.", "It is encountered in pesticide reference materials, historical formulations and investigations of residues in food or environmental samples.", "Its occurrence in older products does not establish authorization for a present use." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q425378: methiocarb", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425378", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Methiocarb", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methiocarb", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "parent-identity-and-material-quality", "name": "Parent identity and material quality", "description": "Establishes what methiocarb denotes and what a particular material contains.", "rationale": "Parent identity, technical material and a pesticide product are different levels of description.", "layers": [ { "id": "methiocarb-identity", "name": "Methiocarb identity", "description": "Anchors names and identifiers to the parent molecular structure.", "findings": [ { "id": "parent-structure-match", "name": "Parent structure match", "description": "Require agreement between identifiers and structure before treating records as the same substance.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the record match CAS 2032-65-7 and the methiocarb parent structure?", "kind": "definition", "id": "parent-structure-match-q01" }, { "text": "Which authoritative record establishes the EC number and resolves any conflicting synonyms?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "parent-structure-match-q02" }, { "text": "Does a Mesurol-labelled record denote the substance, a specific formulation or only a historical trade-name association?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "parent-structure-match-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "batch-composition", "name": "Batch composition", "description": "Records parent assay, material grade and separately identified accompanying substances.", "findings": [ { "id": "assay-and-related-components", "name": "Assay and related components", "description": "Evaluate the batch using its own analytical evidence and applicable specification.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is the measured methiocarb mass fraction, and is it reported as received or on a dry basis?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "assay-and-related-components-q01" }, { "text": "Which impurities or transformation products were measured, and with what reporting limits?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "assay-and-related-components-q02" }, { "text": "Does the certificate and specification support the intended use of this technical material or analytical standard?", "kind": "action", "id": "assay-and-related-components-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "physical-properties-and-stability", "name": "Physical properties and stability", "description": "Connects observed methiocarb properties to sample composition and conditions.", "rationale": "Reference constants alone cannot establish the condition or suitability of a stored batch.", "layers": [ { "id": "conditioned-property-evidence", "name": "Conditioned property evidence", "description": "Organizes phase, thermal and solubility measurements with their experimental context.", "findings": [ { "id": "interpretable-physical-measurements", "name": "Interpretable physical measurements", "description": "Retain units, methods and conditions so property values can be compared meaningfully.", "questions": [ { "text": "What phase, appearance and melting range were observed for material of stated purity?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "interpretable-physical-measurements-q01" }, { "text": "Is a reported boiling point experimentally supported, or does the source instead report decomposition or an estimate?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "interpretable-physical-measurements-q02" }, { "text": "At what solvent composition, temperature and pH were solubility and partitioning measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "interpretable-physical-measurements-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "storage-and-transformation", "name": "Storage and transformation", "description": "Tracks whether storage and preparation preserve the parent substance.", "findings": [ { "id": "parent-integrity-over-time", "name": "Parent integrity over time", "description": "Treat parent loss and formation of related substances as separate observations requiring evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence establishes methiocarb stability in the actual container, solvent, temperature and storage duration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "parent-integrity-over-time-q01" }, { "text": "Do repeat analyses show parent loss or changes in sulfoxide, sulfone or other identified components?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "parent-integrity-over-time-q02" }, { "text": "Which observed changes require reassay, replacement of a standard or restriction of the intended use?", "kind": "action", "id": "parent-integrity-over-time-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "analysis-and-residue-meaning", "name": "Analysis and residue meaning", "description": "Separates chemical identity, analytical detection and legally defined residue quantities.", "rationale": "A result labelled methiocarb can represent the parent or a broader residue definition.", "layers": [ { "id": "parent-specific-analysis", "name": "Parent-specific analysis", "description": "Evaluates whether an analytical method identifies and quantifies the parent reliably.", "findings": [ { "id": "analytical-selectivity", "name": "Analytical selectivity", "description": "Require matrix-specific evidence that the reported parent result is distinguishable from related compounds and interference.", "questions": [ { "text": "How does the method distinguish methiocarb from its sulfoxide, sulfone and matrix interferences?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "analytical-selectivity-q01" }, { "text": "What recovery, precision, quantification limit and uncertainty are demonstrated in the relevant matrix?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "analytical-selectivity-q02" }, { "text": "Was parent stability verified during collection, storage, extraction and analysis?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "analytical-selectivity-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "residue-and-fate-interpretation", "name": "Residue and fate interpretation", "description": "Connects measured species to explicitly defined residue totals and transformation studies.", "findings": [ { "id": "defined-residue-accounting", "name": "Defined residue accounting", "description": "Keep individual analyte results distinct from any calculated total expressed as methiocarb.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which analytes belong to the applicable residue definition for this matrix, jurisdiction and date?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "defined-residue-accounting-q01" }, { "text": "What molecular-mass conversions and treatment of results below quantification limits were used to calculate the total?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "defined-residue-accounting-q02" }, { "text": "Does an observed decrease concern parent methiocarb alone, the defined residue sum or demonstrated mineralization?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "defined-residue-accounting-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazards-and-permitted-activities", "name": "Hazards and permitted activities", "description": "Connects substance-specific hazard evidence with exposure context and legal applicability.", "rationale": "Methiocarb's acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting identity requires relevant hazard assessment, while permission depends on the activity and jurisdiction. Reference: [PubChem](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methiocarb).", "layers": [ { "id": "hazard-and-exposure-evidence", "name": "Hazard and exposure evidence", "description": "Keeps classification, toxicological endpoints and exposure comparisons traceable.", "findings": [ { "id": "applicable-hazard-assessment", "name": "Applicable hazard assessment", "description": "Evaluate parent methiocarb and the actual material without assuming identical hazards for metabolites or formulations.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current classification source applies to this material, including health and environmental hazard categories?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "applicable-hazard-assessment-q01" }, { "text": "Which cholinesterase-related and other endpoints support the exposure benchmark being considered?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "applicable-hazard-assessment-q02" }, { "text": "Are the exposure route, duration, units and protected population compatible with the proposed comparison?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "applicable-hazard-assessment-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "jurisdiction-and-activity", "name": "Jurisdiction and activity", "description": "Separates active-substance decisions from product, residue and handling requirements.", "findings": [ { "id": "dated-authorization-check", "name": "Dated authorization check", "description": "Require legal evidence applicable to the proposed activity instead of inferring permission from historical use.", "questions": [ { "text": "What binding instrument establishes methiocarb's status in the relevant jurisdiction on the decision date?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "dated-authorization-check-q01" }, { "text": "Does the decision concern active-substance approval, a particular product, laboratory possession, transport, waste or food residues?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "dated-authorization-check-q02" }, { "text": "Which verified permissions and conditions must be satisfied before the proposed activity can proceed?", "kind": "action", "id": "dated-authorization-check-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 is recalled information; no sources were consulted.", "Check current national authorizations, hazard classifications, exposure limits, and residue definitions before practical use.", "Verify melting-point data against a source specifying purity and measurement conditions; historical uses do not establish current authorization." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of methiocarb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "CAS Registry Number", "value_or_pattern": "2032-65-7", "note": "Identifies methiocarb as a chemical substance rather than a formulated pesticide product." }, { "scheme": "ISO common name", "value_or_pattern": "methiocarb", "note": "Standardized pesticide common name." }, { "scheme": "Molecular formula", "value_or_pattern": "C11H15NO2S", "note": "Describes elemental composition but is not a unique substance identifier." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": [ "ISO 1750, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, standardizes common names for pesticides and other agrochemicals.", "Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and Council governs approval of active substances and authorization of plant protection products in the European Union.", "The United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals provides the framework for communicating chemical hazards; legally applicable classifications depend on jurisdiction." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": [ "Historically used as a molluscicide against slugs and snails.", "Used as an insecticidal active ingredient.", "Used in seed treatments for bird repellency and protection against pests." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": "Molar mass", "typical_range": "225.31", "unit": "g/mol" }, { "quantity": "Melting point", "typical_range": "Approximately 119-120", "unit": "°C" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": [ "Acetylcholinesterase inhibition can cause acute poisoning in humans and other animals.", "Pesticide baits and treated seeds can expose non-target birds and mammals.", "Toxicity to aquatic organisms makes contamination of water an environmental concern.", "Oxidation produces methiocarb sulfoxide and methiocarb sulfone; disappearance of the parent compound alone does not establish elimination of relevant residues." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": [ "Active-substance approval, product registration, and permitted uses vary by jurisdiction and date.", "Food and feed residue limits depend on jurisdiction, commodity, and the regulatory residue definition." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of methiocarb 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": "Carbamate pesticides", "difference": "Methiocarb is one specific member of this broader chemical and pesticidal class." }, { "name": "Metaldehyde", "difference": "Both have been used against slugs and snails, but metaldehyde is chemically distinct and is not a carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor." }, { "name": "Methiocarb sulfoxide", "difference": "The sulfur atom is oxidized to a sulfoxide; it is a distinct transformation product." }, { "name": "Methiocarb sulfone", "difference": "The sulfur atom is oxidized to a sulfone; it is a distinct transformation product." }, { "name": "Methiocarb pesticide formulation", "difference": "A formulation contains methiocarb together with other ingredients and has its own concentration, physical form, and product authorization." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of methiocarb this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Which authoritative EC identifier, technical-material specification and relevant impurity limits should anchor this registry entry?", "Which measured melting, solubility, partitioning and thermal-decomposition data are sufficiently documented to adopt, and how should conflicting values be represented?", "What storage and sample-preparation conditions preserve parent methiocarb in the grades and matrices the catalogue must support?", "Which current hazard classifications, occupational exposure limits and toxicological reference values apply in the intended jurisdictions, including cases where no limit is established?", "Which current activity permissions and residue definitions apply, and which transformation products require separate analytical or risk assessment?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 16, "questions": 32 } }