{
  "vercy": "1.0-draft",
  "publication": {
    "status": "research-draft",
    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
    "publishableCanonical": false,
    "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T10:00:33Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
    ],
    "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify",
    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 1,
    "engine": "claude",
    "enrichment": {
      "pass": 3,
      "engine": "claude",
      "producedAt": "2026-10-05T17:00:00Z",
      "ingestedAt": "2026-10-05T13:25:03+00:00",
      "fields": [
        "agent_conduct",
        "ethics",
        "owners"
      ]
    },
    "gate": {
      "passed": true,
      "version": "1.0",
      "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:31+00:00",
      "evidence": [
        "completeness 1.00",
        "sense: Wikidata description",
        "2 live sources",
        "review by codex: pass"
      ]
    }
  },
  "metaModel": {
    "id": "THING-Q4785",
    "registryId": "vr.tr.nest",
    "name": "nest",
    "version": "0.2.0-wave.1",
    "entryKind": "thing",
    "family": "Thing Registry",
    "domain": [
      "PHY.BLT"
    ],
    "status": "research-draft"
  },
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q4785/",
  "model": {
    "registry_id": "vr.tr.nest",
    "name": "nest",
    "purpose": "Let an agent handle nests by species, structure, legal protection, safe coexistence and stinging-insect safety.",
    "definition": "A structure built or used by an animal to lay eggs, raise young or shelter, such as bird nests, squirrel dreys, wasp nests, termite mounds and badger setts; many are protected by wildlife law.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Breeding, shelter and raising young.",
    "affordances": [
      "identify nests by species",
      "check wildlife protection before disturbing nests",
      "deal with wasp or hornet nests safely",
      "provide nest boxes"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "Animal-built shelter",
      "Often seasonal",
      "Species-specific design",
      "Frequently protected by law"
    ],
    "appearance": "Cups of twigs, mud or grass, holes, mounds, papery combs or burrows.",
    "visual_identification": [
      "Materials and shape by species",
      "Location such as trees, cavities or ground",
      "Nesting in computing or furniture is a different sense"
    ],
    "physical_properties": [
      {
        "quantity": "Maximum external width",
        "unit": "metre",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Measure the greatest horizontal span of the structure, with dimensions varying substantially by species and nest type."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Vertical extent",
        "unit": "metre",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Measure the distance between the lowest and highest structural points using a method appropriate to an exposed or underground nest."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Entrance width",
        "unit": "millimetre",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Measure the clear width of a defined entrance where present, without disturbing occupants or altering the opening."
      }
    ],
    "families_and_kinds": [
      "bird nests",
      "mammal dens, dreys and setts",
      "social insect nests and termitaria",
      "fish and reptile nests"
    ],
    "related_models": [
      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "animal shelter created by an animal",
        "why": "category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is built by",
        "target": "bird and other animals",
        "why": "builders"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is protected by",
        "target": "wildlife law",
        "why": "regulation"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "nest box",
        "why": "artificial nest"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "EU Birds Directive",
      "National wildlife protection laws",
      "Protection of badger setts in some countries"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Illegal disturbance of active nests",
      "Stings from wasp and hornet nests",
      "Allergic reactions to stings"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "Record and report the location and state of a nest for surveys or conservation work.",
        "Observe a nest from a distance that does not disturb the animals using it."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Destroy, move or disturb an active nest of a protected species.",
        "Take eggs or young from a nest.",
        "Publish the exact location of nests of rare or persecuted species.",
        "Approach a wasp or hornet nest in a way that provokes an attack on people nearby."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Removing a nest that is a danger to people, such as a wasp nest by a doorway.",
        "Clearing vegetation or buildings where nests may be active in the breeding season."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "A nest holds the next generation of wild animals; disturbance can make parents abandon it.",
        "Nest locations of rare birds attract egg collectors and persecution."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "The animals that build and use it",
        "Landowners and occupants nearby",
        "Conservation efforts for the species"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "Nobody: wild and often protected by law; the landowner controls access to where it is.",
      "master_systems": [
        "Biodiversity and species observation records"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "wikidata",
      "title": "Wikidata item Q4785: nest",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4785",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Nest",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
    }
  ],
  "structure": {
    "bundles": [
      {
        "id": "identity",
        "name": "Identity",
        "description": "Whose nest.",
        "rationale": "Species identify nests.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "species",
            "name": "Species",
            "description": "Builder.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "species-finding",
                "name": "Species",
                "description": "Nest species.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which species built this nest?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is it active?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "structure",
            "name": "Structure",
            "description": "Materials.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "structure-finding",
                "name": "Structure",
                "description": "Structure.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What materials and shape does it have?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Where is it located?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "law",
        "name": "Law",
        "description": "Protection.",
        "rationale": "Many nests are protected.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "protected",
            "name": "Protected",
            "description": "Wildlife law.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "protected-finding",
                "name": "Protected",
                "description": "Legal protection.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is it illegal to disturb or remove this nest here?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "During which season?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "building",
            "name": "Building work",
            "description": "Timing.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "building-finding",
                "name": "Building work",
                "description": "Building and tree work.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Should building or tree work wait until nesting ends?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who can advise, such as an ecologist?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "safety",
        "name": "Safety",
        "description": "Stinging insects.",
        "rationale": "Some nests are hazardous.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "wasps",
            "name": "Wasps",
            "description": "Removal.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "wasps-finding",
                "name": "Wasps",
                "description": "Wasp and hornet nests.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Should a professional pest controller deal with this nest?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is it an invasive species that must be reported?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "stings",
            "name": "Stings",
            "description": "Allergic reactions.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "stings-finding",
                "name": "Stings",
                "description": "Stings.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Are there signs of a severe allergic reaction after a sting?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which emergency number should be called?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "helping",
        "name": "Helping",
        "description": "Coexistence.",
        "rationale": "People can help wildlife.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "boxes",
            "name": "Boxes",
            "description": "Nest boxes.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "boxes-finding",
                "name": "Boxes",
                "description": "Nest boxes.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which nest box suits which species?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Where and when should it be put up?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "fledglings",
            "name": "Fledglings",
            "description": "Young birds.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "fledglings-finding",
                "name": "Fledglings",
                "description": "Young birds.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Does a fledgling on the ground need help or should it be left alone?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which wildlife rescue can advise?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should nest types be separate entries?",
    "How should protected species rules be linked?",
    "How should nest boxes be linked?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "bundles": 4,
    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}