{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T11:20:43Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 23.2, "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: 01a09558-1c32-7783-8fb3-9d2d85b6543a\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q5254978/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.mint-q5254978", "name": "mint", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify mint confectionery, interpret its labelling and distinguish its ingredients, intended use and relevant consumption hazards from those of plants or medicinal products.", "definition": "A mint is a confectionery flavoured with mint, commonly sold as a small sweet, tablet or lozenge and made in sugar-containing or sugar-free forms.", "scope_statement": "This model owns mint as mint-flavoured confectionery, including product identity, physical form, ingredients, labelling, storage suitability and relevant consumption hazards.", "in_scope": [ "Product identity and evidence that an item is mint-flavoured confectionery are in scope.", "Confectionery forms, packaging and labelled intended use are in scope.", "Declared ingredients, allergens, sugars and sweeteners are in scope.", "Labelled storage conditions, shelf life and package condition are in scope.", "Consumption hazards and suitability information supported by product labelling are in scope." ], "out_of_scope": [ "Living mint plants and their cultivation are outside this model.", "Extracted essential oils, isolated menthol and flavour formulations as separate products are outside this model.", "Institutions or facilities that manufacture coins are outside this model.", "Medicinal lozenges and therapeutic dosing are outside this model.", "Industrial confectionery manufacturing processes and food safety certification are outside this model." ], "distinguishing_features": [ "A mint is identified as confectionery with mint flavour rather than as a living plant or raw herb.", "Product labelling provides stronger evidence of mint flavour than colour or shape alone.", "Mint confectionery may contain sugar or alternative sweeteners, so mint flavour does not establish nutritional composition.", "A tablet or lozenge shape does not by itself distinguish confectionery from medicine.", "A mint may be marketed for breath freshening without being a treatment for an underlying health condition." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Botanical identity and confidence", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Resolved taxon, hybrid or cultivar name; identification confidence; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Controls which cultivation, spread and use claims can reasonably apply." }, { "name": "Taxonomic reference", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Accepted name linked to authority, publication date and verified taxonomic records", "why_it_matters": "Keeps a common-name identification traceable without inventing a single species for mint." }, { "name": "Biological observation unit", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Taxon; cultivar; individual shoot; rooted division; connected patch; population", "why_it_matters": "Prevents observations about one shoot from being mistaken for properties of a whole taxon or clone." }, { "name": "Developmental condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Establishing; vegetatively growing; budding; flowering; senescent; dormant; uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Supports decisions about propagation, seasonal care and harvest timing." }, { "name": "Patch extent and expansion", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Occupied area in m²; boundary displacement in cm over a stated interval", "why_it_matters": "Makes vegetative spread and containment performance observable." }, { "name": "Root-zone moisture", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Volumetric water content in % or a defined moisture scale, with depth and method", "why_it_matters": "Supports watering decisions while distinguishing moisture conditions from symptoms alone." }, { "name": "Light exposure", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Direct sunlight in hours/day or measured photosynthetic photon flux density in µmol/m²/s", "why_it_matters": "Helps interpret growth and compare sites without assuming every mint identity has identical requirements." }, { "name": "Foliage and stem condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Vigorous; wilted; chlorotic; spotted; chewed; dieback; mixed; undiagnosed", "why_it_matters": "Separates recorded symptoms from an unverified diagnosis." }, { "name": "Aroma or chemical-profile evidence", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Observed aroma descriptor; laboratory profile with method; unmeasured", "why_it_matters": "Supports comparison of selections without treating smell as proof of identity, composition or safe use." }, { "name": "Plant provenance and intended use", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Supplier or collection source; propagation parent; treatment history; ornamental, culinary, research or conservation purpose", "why_it_matters": "Connects identity and handling history to decisions about 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contrary to its labelled warnings or a person's known dietary restrictions.", "Treat mint confectionery, medicinal lozenges and concentrated mint oils as interchangeable." ], "requires_human": [ "Assessing suitability for a person with swallowing difficulties or complex dietary needs requires an appropriate caregiver or health professional." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Accurate ingredient and allergen information supports informed choices and protects susceptible consumers.", "Marketing and recommendations should account for children's vulnerability to choking and misleading health claims." ], "affected_parties": [ "Consumers of mint confectionery are affected.", "Children and people with swallowing difficulties are affected.", "People with food allergies or dietary restrictions are affected.", "Caregivers responsible for food choices are affected." ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The producer or responsible food business maintains product specifications and labelling.", "master_systems": [ "Product specification and labelling records maintain ingredient, allergen and nutritional information.", "Batch and traceability records identify affected products when quality or safety issues arise." ] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "A mint is a confectionery encountered in food shops, hospitality settings and personal snack supplies.", "It is consumed for its mint flavour and often used to freshen the mouth after food or drink." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, CXS 1-1985, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, applies to prepackaged mint confectionery." ], "visual_identification": [ "Mint confectionery commonly appears as small tablets, lozenges or moulded sweets, sometimes individually wrapped.", "Packaging that identifies the product as mint confectionery helps distinguish it from medicinal lozenges and other similarly shaped products.", "Colour and shape alone cannot reliably distinguish mint flavour from other confectionery flavours." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Small hard mints can present a choking hazard, particularly for young children and people with swallowing difficulties.", "Sugar-containing mints can contribute to dental decay when consumed frequently.", "Mint confectionery can contain allergens that cause reactions in susceptible people.", "Excessive consumption of mints containing certain sugar alcohols can cause gastrointestinal discomfort or diarrhoea." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q5254978: mint", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5254978", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Mint (candy)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_%28candy%29", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "mint-identity-and-boundaries", "name": "Mint identity and boundaries", "description": "Resolve what the registry means by mint and how a particular plant belongs within that meaning.", "rationale": "Mint may be used as a botanical, horticultural or culinary name, and those boundaries must not silently substitute for one another.", "layers": [ { "id": "botanical-name-resolution", "name": "Botanical name resolution", "description": "Connect the registry term to an evidenced botanical scope.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-name-anchor", "name": "Mint name anchor", "description": "Record the supported interpretation of mint, with narrower names only where evidence permits.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does vr.tr.mint-q5254978 denote Mentha broadly, a particular taxon, or a culinary grouping of living plants?", "kind": "definition", "id": "mint-name-anchor-q01" }, { "text": "Which accepted name, authority, publication date and verified GBIF or NCBI record support the resolved identity?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "mint-name-anchor-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "diagnostic-evidence", "name": "Diagnostic evidence", "description": "Assess observable identification features and competing interpretations.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-identification-confidence", "name": "Mint identification confidence", "description": "Keep leaf, stem, flower, aroma and provenance evidence separate from the confidence of the resulting identification.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which leaf, stem and floral observations support this identification, and which required features have not been observed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-identification-confidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which other mint taxa, hybrids or unrelated plants sharing the common name remain plausible?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "mint-identification-confidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "mint-growth-and-continuity", "name": "Mint growth and continuity", "description": "Represent seasonal development and the relationship between shoots, rooted divisions and patches.", "rationale": "Care, counting and propagation depend on whether the agent is observing a shoot, a connected plant or a larger population.", "layers": [ { "id": "shoot-and-patch-identity", "name": "Shoot and patch identity", "description": "Define the biological unit being tracked through growth and division.", "findings": [ { "id": "vegetative-connections", "name": "Vegetative connections", "description": "Record observed connections and propagation history without assuming all adjacent mint shoots are one individual.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are the observed shoots connected through runners or underground stems, independently rooted, or of unknown connection?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "vegetative-connections-q01" }, { "text": "Which parent plant, cutting, division or seed source established this plant or patch?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "vegetative-connections-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "development-and-reproduction", "name": "Development and reproduction", "description": "Track active growth, flowering, seasonal decline and demonstrated reproductive behaviour.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-developmental-state", "name": "Mint developmental state", "description": "Use observed development to guide care and propagation without assuming seed fertility or cultivar fidelity.", "questions": [ { "text": "What growth, flowering, seed production or seasonal dieback has been observed, and on which dates?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-developmental-state-q01" }, { "text": "Which propagation method is supported for this identified plant and the desired continuity of its traits?", "kind": "action", "id": "mint-developmental-state-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "mint-growing-conditions-and-health", "name": "Mint growing conditions and health", "description": "Connect root-zone conditions, exposure and symptoms to decisions about plant care.", "rationale": "A mint plant's condition cannot be judged from foliage appearance without its growing context.", "layers": [ { "id": "root-zone-and-exposure", "name": "Root zone and exposure", "description": "Record the conditions experienced by the observed plant rather than assigning universal mint preferences.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-site-fit", "name": "Mint site fit", "description": "Compare measured site conditions with researched requirements for the resolved identity.", "questions": [ { "text": "What moisture, drainage, light exposure, temperature and rooting space does this mint currently experience?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-site-fit-q01" }, { "text": "Which adjustment is justified by the plant's observed response and identity-specific growing guidance?", "kind": "action", "id": "mint-site-fit-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "symptoms-and-recovery", "name": "Symptoms and recovery", "description": "Track damage and response while separating symptoms from causes.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-health-evidence", "name": "Mint health evidence", "description": "Document affected tissues, symptom distribution and diagnostic evidence before selecting treatment.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which leaves, stems or roots show wilting, discoloration, spots, feeding damage or dieback, and how quickly is it changing?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-health-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence supports a watering problem, root restriction, pest or disease, and what further inspection would distinguish them?", "kind": "action", "id": "mint-health-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "mint-foliage-and-harvest", "name": "Mint foliage and harvest", "description": "Assess living foliage for an intended harvest while retaining identity and handling evidence.", "rationale": "Aroma, usable foliage and suitability for consumption are different judgments that require different evidence.", "layers": [ { "id": "foliage-traits", "name": "Foliage traits", "description": "Record leaf characteristics and sensory or analytical observations.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-aroma-evidence", "name": "Mint aroma evidence", "description": "Treat observed aroma and measured composition as distinct records tied to a plant and sampling context.", "questions": [ { "text": "What leaf characteristics and aroma descriptors were observed, at what developmental stage and under what sampling conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-aroma-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Does a claimed chemical profile come from analysis of this material or from a reference about another plant or taxon?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "mint-aroma-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "harvest-decision", "name": "Harvest decision", "description": "Determine whether and how foliage can be removed for a stated purpose.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-harvest-readiness", "name": "Mint harvest readiness", "description": "Connect harvest decisions to identity, plant vigour, treatment history and the intended use.", "questions": [ { "text": "What identification and provenance evidence supports the intended use, and what treatments or exposure uncertainties remain?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "mint-harvest-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "How much foliage can be removed, from which shoots, while meeting the harvest purpose and maintaining the desired plant condition?", "kind": "action", "id": "mint-harvest-readiness-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "mint-range-and-containment", "name": "Mint range and containment", "description": "Situate a mint occurrence geographically and manage observed expansion.", "rationale": "A planted mint patch, a native population and an escaped occurrence can require different actions even when their plants look alike.", "layers": [ { "id": "geographic-and-population-context", "name": "Geographic and population context", "description": "Attach range and conservation information to the identified taxon and relevant place.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-occurrence-status", "name": "Mint occurrence status", "description": "Distinguish occurrence origin from conservation assessments and from the health of an individual plant.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is this occurrence planted, escaped, naturalised, native or unresolved, and which local evidence establishes that status?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "mint-occurrence-status-q01" }, { "text": "Is there an applicable conservation assessment for the resolved taxon, with assessment year and geographic scope?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "mint-occurrence-status-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "spread-and-control", "name": "Spread and control", "description": "Track patch boundaries and evaluate containment or removal outcomes.", "findings": [ { "id": "mint-expansion-response", "name": "Mint expansion response", "description": "Base spread management on observed growth pathways, site objectives and follow-up evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "How far has the patch expanded over a stated interval, and is new growth linked to vegetative extension, seed establishment or moved material?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "mint-expansion-response-q01" }, { "text": "Which containment or removal action fits this site, and how will regrowth or escape be checked afterward?", "kind": "action", "id": "mint-expansion-response-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": [ "The PHY.LIV domain supports the botanical interpretation, but the registry should confirm whether 'mint' means Mentha broadly or a particular culinary mint.", "Species boundaries, accepted names, hybrid parentage and native ranges should be checked against an authoritative botanical treatment.", "No conservation status applies uniformly to the genus; species-level assessment status and assessment year require verification." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of mint 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": [ "Spearmint (Mentha spicata)", "Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)", "Water mint (Mentha aquatica)", "Field mint (Mentha arvensis)", "Apple mint (Mentha suaveolens)", "Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of mint 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": "Botanical nomenclature", "value_or_pattern": "Mentha L.", "note": "Genus name with author abbreviation for Linnaeus; published in 1753." }, { "scheme": "GBIF taxon key", "value_or_pattern": "Numeric taxon identifier", "note": "Genus, species and other recognized taxa have separate records; no numeric value is asserted here." }, { "scheme": "NCBI Taxonomy ID", "value_or_pattern": "Numeric TaxID", "note": "Identifies a taxonomic database record, not an individual plant or cultivar." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of mint 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": [ "The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, maintained through the International Botanical Congress, governs botanical names.", "The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, published by the International Society for Horticultural Science, governs cultivar naming." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of mint 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": [ "Fresh or dried leaves used as culinary herbs.", "Leaves used in herbal infusions and other beverages.", "Essential oils used in flavourings, oral-care products and fragrances.", "Cultivation in gardens and commercial herb production." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of mint 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": [ "Spreading rhizomes and stolons can make cultivated mint difficult to contain.", "Hybridization and variable appearance can complicate species identification.", "Mint rust, a fungal disease, can damage foliage and reduce crop quality.", "Concentrated essential oils have different exposure hazards from culinary leaves; pennyroyal oil is notably toxic.", "Seed propagation of hybrids or cultivars may not preserve the desired characteristics." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of mint 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": [ "Native ranges differ by species; cultivation and naturalization have extended many mints beyond those ranges.", "The species sold or understood locally as 'mint' varies with culinary tradition and supply.", "Many species favour moist habitats, but moisture requirements and climate tolerance differ among taxa." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of mint 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": "Lamiaceae", "difference": "The mint family contains Mentha and many other genera, including basil, sage and thyme." }, { "name": "Peppermint", "difference": "Mentha × piperita is a particular hybrid within Mentha, conventionally derived from water mint and spearmint." }, { "name": "Catmint", "difference": "Catmints belong to Nepeta, a different genus in Lamiaceae." }, { "name": "Mint leaves", "difference": "Harvested leaves are plant material or a food product, whereas Mentha is a taxon." }, { "name": "Mint plant or population", "difference": "An individual or local group occupies a particular place; the genus includes multiple taxa and their populations." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of mint this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "What botanical or horticultural concept does the registry's mint identifier actually denote?", "Which accepted taxonomic names, authorities, dates and external identifiers apply once that scope is resolved?", "Which diagnostic evidence is sufficient to distinguish the relevant mint species, hybrids and cultivars, and where is specialist identification needed?", "Which native-range, conservation and local spread assessments apply to the resolved taxa and locations?", "Which identity-specific evidence supports cultivation requirements, propagation choices and intended foliage uses?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 18, "questions": 28 } }