{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-07T09:15:54Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "missingProviders": [ "Grok" ], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": null, "turns": null, "seconds": 14.5, "error": "Error: Internal error: {\n \"message\": \"API error (status 402 Payment Required): Grok Build usage balance exhausted\",\n \"http_status\": 402\n}", "retried": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 90.2, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.3\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: 01a07b25-b805-73e3-830b-7d89f4c61680\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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to recognise a tethered aerodynamic kite, assess its readiness and suitability for a proposed flight, and identify supported actions and unresolved constraints.", "definition": "", "scope_statement": "This model owns the kite as a physical flying assembly, including its lifting surface, supporting structure, bridle and attachment interfaces, with relationships to the lines, controls, operator, payload and environment needed to assess its use.", "in_scope": [ "Identification of the object as a tethered aerodynamic kite and its intended role", "Lifting-surface geometry, construction and means of retaining flight shape", "Bridle arrangement, tow points and connections to flying lines", "Condition, configuration and evidence of flight readiness", "Compatibility with control equipment, operating conditions and proposed loads" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Birds called kites and their biological characteristics", "Independent models of flying lines, reels, control bars and harnesses", "Operator competence, training and personal protective equipment", "Weather systems, airspace rules and flying-site management", "Boards, vehicles, instruments or other equipment carried or pulled by the kite" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Its intended flight depends on aerodynamic force from relative airflow while a tether constrains its motion; establish this from construction or operating documentation rather than appearance alone.", "It has a tow point or bridle that transfers tether force into the lifting assembly; a loose sheet or decorative windsock does not establish this functional arrangement.", "Distinguish it from a tethered balloon by identifying whether aerodynamic lift or buoyancy is intended to support flight.", "Distinguish it from a free-flying glider or powered aircraft by checking whether tethered operation is fundamental to its intended flight mode.", "Distinguish flight-capable examples from kite-shaped decorations through evidence of suitable structure, attachments and intended operation." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Intended flight role", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "display | recreation | precision control | traction | lifting | other | unknown; multiple values allowed", "why_it_matters": "The role determines which control, loading and recovery questions must be resolved." }, { "name": "Shape-support construction", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "framed | airflow-inflated | pressure-inflated | hybrid | other | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Different constructions require different assembly and condition checks." }, { "name": "Deployed span", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "m, with deployed configuration and measurement method", "why_it_matters": "Span helps identify the kite and assess handling and clearance needs." }, { "name": "Lifting-surface area", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "m², explicitly identifying flat or projected area and the measurement method", "why_it_matters": "Area supports comparisons and equipment matching only when the measurement basis is known." }, { "name": "Flight-ready mass", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "kg, with included components identified", "why_it_matters": "Mass helps assess whether the recorded configuration matches the intended flight setup." }, { "name": "Flying-line control arrangement", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "single-line | dual-line | multi-line | other | unknown, with line count and functions recorded", "why_it_matters": "Line arrangement determines how the kite is restrained, steered and brought down." }, { "name": "Bridle and tow-point configuration", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "recorded attachment map, adjustment settings and verification status", "why_it_matters": "A changed or incorrectly connected bridle can change flight behaviour." }, { "name": "Structural and surface condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "observed defects by component, inspection date and unresolved assessment", "why_it_matters": "Damage to the lifting surface, supports or attachments may prevent the kite from carrying flight loads." }, { "name": "Documented operating wind range", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "m/s, with source, configuration, intended role and gust qualifications; unknown permitted", "why_it_matters": "A sourced range supports suitability assessment without treating an inferred range as an operating limit." }, { "name": "Compatible flight equipment", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "links to line sets, controls and restraint equipment, with compatibility evidence", "why_it_matters": "Physical connection alone does not establish that an equipment combination is suitable." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify the kite and compare its observed construction with a documented configuration.", "Assemble, fold or pack it using instructions appropriate to its supports and lifting surface.", "Inspect the surface, supports, bridle and attachment points and flag unresolved defects.", "Connect compatible flying equipment and verify the bridle and line arrangement.", "Assess a proposed launch, flight or recovery against documented limits and observed conditions.", "Adjust, repair or replace supported components and record the checks needed before further flight." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Check a kite's sail, spars and bridle for damage before flying.", "Advise on safe flying sites and wind conditions." ], "must_not": [ "Fly a kite near power lines, airports, roads or crowds.", "Use metal-coated or glass-coated line that can cut people or animals.", "Fly a large traction kite in winds beyond the operator's ability or the kite's rating.", "Use a kite to lift people or payloads without proper rigging and authorization." ], "requires_human": [ "Flying in controlled airspace or above permitted heights.", "Lifting a camera or other payload over people." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Kite fighting with cutting line injures and kills riders, pedestrians and birds.", "Kites are part of festivals and traditions in many cultures." ], "affected_parties": [ "Flyers and bystanders", "Birds", "Motorcyclists and pedestrians" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The person who flies it; aviation authorities set height and airspace limits.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A fabric or paper sail stretched over light spars, or a frameless inflatable sail.", "One or more lines running from a bridle to a handle or reel held by a person." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Electrocution when a line touches power lines.", "Cuts from abrasive fighting line.", "Being dragged or lifted by a powerful traction kite." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Kites are flown on a tether for recreation, education, artistic displays, and aerodynamic experiments.", "Specialized kites can support instruments or generate traction, with suitability depending on wind, airspace, surrounding obstacles, and tether arrangements." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 101, administered by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, regulates kite operations that fall within its applicability provisions.", "ISO 8124-1, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, addresses mechanical and physical safety requirements for kites that fall within its scope as children's toys." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q42861: kite", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42861", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Kite", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "kite-identity-and-flight-role", "name": "Kite identity and flight role", "description": "Establishes what kind of kite is present and which intended flight role its configuration supports.", "rationale": "Similar-looking kites can require different controls, equipment and handling; the registry name alone does not establish intended use.", "layers": [ { "id": "tethered-flight-identity", "name": "Tethered flight identity", "description": "Tests whether the object belongs within the aerodynamic kite boundary.", "findings": [ { "id": "intended-lift-and-restraint", "name": "Intended lift and restraint", "description": "Record the evidence that the object is designed to fly through aerodynamic loading while restrained by a tether.", "questions": [ { "text": "What construction features or documentation identify this object as a flight-capable tethered kite?", "kind": "definition", "id": "intended-lift-and-restraint-q01" }, { "text": "Does buoyancy, onboard propulsion or an intended free-flight mode require a neighbouring or additional model?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "intended-lift-and-restraint-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "role-and-variant", "name": "Role and variant", "description": "Connects the physical example to its intended use and any identifiable design variant.", "findings": [ { "id": "documented-kite-configuration", "name": "Documented kite configuration", "description": "Record the maker or builder, design, size variant and intended flight role where evidence exists.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which markings, plans or instructions identify this kite's design and size variant?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "documented-kite-configuration-q01" }, { "text": "Which uses are supported by that evidence, and which proposed uses remain unverified?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "documented-kite-configuration-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "lifting-surface-and-shape", "name": "Lifting surface and shape", "description": "Describes the surface and construction that establish the kite's deployed aerodynamic form.", "rationale": "Recognising missing parts, incorrect assembly or deformation requires a kite-specific account of how flight shape is obtained.", "layers": [ { "id": "deployed-geometry", "name": "Deployed geometry", "description": "Records the kite's measurable form in a stated flight configuration.", "findings": [ { "id": "surface-dimensions-and-layout", "name": "Surface dimensions and layout", "description": "Record span, area and the arrangement of surfaces, cells or openings using explicit measurement conventions.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the deployed span and surface area, and does the area describe flat material or projected flight shape?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "surface-dimensions-and-layout-q01" }, { "text": "Which surfaces, openings and symmetry relationships define the expected deployed form for this design?", "kind": "definition", "id": "surface-dimensions-and-layout-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "shape-support-and-assembly", "name": "Shape support and assembly", "description": "Identifies how spars, tension, airflow or inflation hold the kite in its intended form.", "findings": [ { "id": "flight-shape-prerequisites", "name": "Flight-shape prerequisites", "description": "Record the components and assembly conditions needed to obtain the documented flight shape.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which supports, joints, tension settings, cells or inflatable sections must be present and correctly configured?", "kind": "definition", "id": "flight-shape-prerequisites-q01" }, { "text": "What documented assembly or inflation checks establish that this kite has reached its intended flight shape?", "kind": "action", "id": "flight-shape-prerequisites-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "bridle-and-flight-control", "name": "Bridle and flight control", "description": "Records how tether forces reach the kite and how line inputs affect its supported operation.", "rationale": "Tow-point selection, bridle routing and control connections are central to kite behaviour and cannot be represented by a generic attachment record.", "layers": [ { "id": "tow-points-and-bridle", "name": "Tow points and bridle", "description": "Maps the attachment arrangement and its permitted adjustments.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-bridle-arrangement", "name": "Verified bridle arrangement", "description": "Record attachment locations, bridle branches, relevant lengths and settings against a traceable reference.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where does each bridle branch attach, and which lengths or tow-point settings define the current arrangement?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "verified-bridle-arrangement-q01" }, { "text": "Which plan, instruction or verified baseline supports this routing and any permitted adjustment?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-bridle-arrangement-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "line-functions-and-controls", "name": "Line functions and controls", "description": "Connects the kite's interfaces to compatible restraint, steering and recovery equipment.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-equipment-matching", "name": "Control equipment matching", "description": "Record line functions and evidence that the proposed external control equipment matches this kite configuration.", "questions": [ { "text": "What function does each flying-line connection serve, and how is its correct counterpart identified?", "kind": "definition", "id": "control-equipment-matching-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence supports the proposed line set and controls, including any recovery or release function?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "control-equipment-matching-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "kite-condition-and-readiness", "name": "Kite condition and readiness", "description": "Assesses whether the observed kite can maintain its shape and transfer tether loads in its current configuration.", "rationale": "A kite can appear complete while defects in fabric, supports or bridle attachments leave its flight readiness unresolved.", "layers": [ { "id": "surface-and-support-integrity", "name": "Surface and support integrity", "description": "Records defects in the components that form and support the lifting surface.", "findings": [ { "id": "shape-affecting-damage", "name": "Shape-affecting damage", "description": "Record tears, seam separation, distorted supports or inflation problems where applicable, with their location and extent.", "questions": [ { "text": "What damage or deformation is visible in the lifting surface and its supporting components?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "shape-affecting-damage-q01" }, { "text": "Which documented criteria determine whether these observations require repair or further assessment before flight?", "kind": "action", "id": "shape-affecting-damage-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "attachment-integrity-and-repairs", "name": "Attachment integrity and repairs", "description": "Examines tether-load transfer points and changes that could alter the verified configuration.", "findings": [ { "id": "bridle-condition-and-configuration-changes", "name": "Bridle condition and configuration changes", "description": "Record wear at bridle and tow-point components, repairs, replacements and departures from the reference setup.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which bridle branches, knots, connectors or reinforced attachment areas show wear, movement or damage?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "bridle-condition-and-configuration-changes-q01" }, { "text": "What repairs or substitutions have been made, and what evidence supports returning the changed kite to flight?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "bridle-condition-and-configuration-changes-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "flight-suitability-and-recovery", "name": "Flight suitability and recovery", "description": "Relates the configured kite to a proposed operating situation and the means of ending flight.", "rationale": "Readiness depends on the combination of kite configuration, wind, intended loading and supported recovery method.", "layers": [ { "id": "operating-envelope", "name": "Operating envelope", "description": "Records sourced operating limits and the observations needed to apply them to a proposed flight.", "findings": [ { "id": "wind-and-load-suitability", "name": "Wind and load suitability", "description": "Record documented wind and loading constraints together with their configuration assumptions and unresolved gaps.", "questions": [ { "text": "What source establishes the wind range and any payload or traction constraints for this exact kite configuration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "wind-and-load-suitability-q01" }, { "text": "How do the proposed wind conditions and attached loads compare with those constraints, and what remains unknown?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "wind-and-load-suitability-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "launch-flight-and-recovery-state", "name": "Launch, flight and recovery state", "description": "Tracks the kite's current operational state and the supported next action.", "findings": [ { "id": "supported-flight-transition", "name": "Supported flight transition", "description": "Record whether the kite is packed, assembled, connected, airborne, grounded or entangled, and the applicable launch or recovery procedure.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is the kite's current state, including whether its lines are connected, tensioned or entangled?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "supported-flight-transition-q01" }, { "text": "Which documented launch, landing or abnormal-flight recovery action applies to this kite and control arrangement?", "kind": "action", "id": "supported-flight-transition-q02" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry intend 'kite' to cover all tethered aerodynamic designs, including traction, lifting and experimental variants, or a narrower recreational class?", "Should detachable bridles, tails and stabilisers be owned components of the kite model or separately modelled accessories linked to a flight configuration?", "Which primary sources provide comparable area conventions and operating limits across the kite classes included in scope?", "What design-specific evidence is sufficient to accept repairs, changed bridle settings or replacement supports for further flight?", "How should undocumented, handmade or hybrid kites be assessed when no verified configuration or operating envelope is available?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 10, "findings": 10, "questions": 20 } }