{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T23:13:43Z", "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": 3, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T10:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T07:00:50+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-06T19:52:00+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q503", "registryId": "vr.tr.banana", "name": "banana", "version": "0.2.0-wave.3", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.MAT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q503/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.banana", "name": "banana", "purpose": "Let an agent explain bananas as fruit and crop, identify cultivar groups and their uses, relay production, trade, nutrition and disease information from authoritative sources, and separate the fruit from recipes and products listed as aliases.", "definition": "An elongated edible fruit, botanically a berry, produced by large herbaceous plants of the genus Musa, grown throughout the tropics in hundreds of cultivars from sweet dessert bananas such as Cavendish and the historical Gros Michel to starchy cooking bananas and plantains such as Saba; bananas are among the most produced and traded fruits in the world, a staple food in many regions, and are threatened by diseases such as Fusarium wilt.", "what_it_is_for": "Food, as fresh fruit, cooked staple and processed products.", "affordances": [ "identify cultivar groups and uses", "relay production and trade data", "relay nutrition and disease information", "separate fruit from recipes and products" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Herbaceous plant, not a tree", "Parthenocarpic seedless cultivars", "Clonal propagation", "Global staple and export crop" ], "appearance": "A curved elongated fruit with a thick peel, green ripening to yellow in dessert types, growing in hands on a bunch.", "visual_identification": [ "Elongated Musa fruit in hands", "Dessert, cooking and plantain groups", "Recipes such as banana cookies are products, not the fruit" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "world production", "typical_range": "about 125 million", "unit": "tonnes", "note": "bananas and plantains, per FAO" }, { "quantity": "Cavendish share of exports", "typical_range": "about 95", "unit": "percent", "note": "estimates" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "dessert bananas including Cavendish and Gros Michel", "cooking bananas and plantains including Saba and true plantains", "regional cultivars such as Taiwan bananas", "wild Musa species", "banana products such as flour, chips and dried banana" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "tropical fruit", "why": "in registry terms" }, { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "berry", "why": "botanically" }, { "relation": "is produced by", "target": "Musa", "why": "the genus" }, { "relation": "is threatened by", "target": "Fusarium wilt", "why": "Panama disease" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "HS code", "value_or_pattern": "0803", "note": "bananas and plantains" }, { "scheme": "taxon", "value_or_pattern": "Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana hybrids", "note": "cultivated bananas" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Marketing standards for bananas such as EU grading rules", "Plant health rules on Fusarium and other diseases", "Fair trade and labour standards in banana production", "Pesticide residue limits" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Panama disease threatening Cavendish", "Genetic uniformity", "Labour and environmental issues in plantations", "Confusing fruit with products" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe bananas, their cultivars and growing from agricultural sources.", "Track ripeness, storage and transport conditions for the holder." ], "must_not": [ "Misrepresent origin, organic status or fair trade certification of bananas.", "Move banana plants or soil across borders against plant health rules.", "Hide pesticide use or residue findings.", "Ignore reports of labour abuse on plantations in supply chain records." ], "requires_human": [ "Destroying shipments or plants suspected of carrying disease." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Plantation workers have suffered from pesticides and low wages.", "Reliance on a few clones makes banana crops vulnerable to disease that can wipe them out." ], "affected_parties": [ "Plantation workers", "Small farmers", "Consumers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The grower, trader or person who holds them; plant health authorities control movement.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q503: banana", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Banana", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identify", "name": "Identify", "description": "What banana this is.", "rationale": "Identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "group", "name": "Group", "description": "Cultivar group.", "findings": [ { "id": "group-finding", "name": "Group", "description": "Group.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which cultivar group is it, and how are dessert bananas, cooking bananas and plantains used?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the question about the fruit, the plant or a banana product?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "botany", "name": "Botany", "description": "Botany.", "findings": [ { "id": "botany-finding", "name": "Botany", "description": "Botany.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do banana plants grow and fruit, and why are cultivars seedless?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Musa?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "produce", "name": "Produce", "description": "Production and trade.", "rationale": "Sources.", "layers": [ { "id": "production", "name": "Production", "description": "Production.", "findings": [ { "id": "production-finding", "name": "Production", "description": "Production.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who produces and exports bananas, with figures and sources?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "trade", "name": "Trade", "description": "Trade and labour.", "findings": [ { "id": "trade-finding", "name": "Trade", "description": "Trade.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is the banana trade organised, and what labour and fair trade issues exist, with attribution?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation neutral?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use", "name": "Use", "description": "Food and nutrition.", "rationale": "Practice.", "layers": [ { "id": "nutrition", "name": "Nutrition", "description": "Nutrition.", "findings": [ { "id": "nutrition-finding", "name": "Nutrition", "description": "Nutrition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What nutrients do bananas provide, and how do cooking types differ?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the user asking for personal dietary advice, which needs a professional?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "cuisine", "name": "Cuisine", "description": "Cuisine.", "findings": [ { "id": "cuisine-finding", "name": "Cuisine", "description": "Cuisine.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are bananas and plantains used in cuisines worldwide?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific dish?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "threats", "name": "Threats", "description": "Disease and history.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "disease", "name": "Disease", "description": "Diseases.", "findings": [ { "id": "disease-finding", "name": "Disease", "description": "Disease.", "questions": [ { "text": "What diseases threaten bananas, and what happened to Gros Michel, with findings attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Panama disease?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "history", "name": "History", "description": "History.", "findings": [ { "id": "history-finding", "name": "History", "description": "History.", "questions": [ { "text": "How were bananas domesticated and spread, and how did the export trade develop?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should plantain and Cavendish be separate entries?", "How should FAO data be linked?", "The registry entry has merged aliases naming cultivars and a recipe; should they be split off?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }