{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T08:41:35Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 19.2, "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: 01a094c6-61bf-7e21-90d7-4f14bcd3d93a\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: Ci fan tuan\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: PHY.MAT\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001 reg", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 71.7, "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: 01a094c6-61b3-70a0-81ba-87e6df4d316b\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: Ci fan tuan\nRegistry id: vr.tr.ci-fan-tuan\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.MAT\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\n" } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:49:38+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "failure_modes_and_hazards", "owners", "visual_identification" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:32+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q709812", "registryId": "vr.tr.ci-fan-tuan", "name": "Ci fan tuan", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.MAT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q709812/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.ci-fan-tuan", "name": "Ci fan tuan", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise Ci fan tuan, describe a particular rice roll and its variations, assess its condition, and decide how it may be prepared, served or handled.", "definition": "Ci fan tuan is a Jiangnan-style stuffed glutinous-rice roll, commonly enclosing a fried dough stick and served as a breakfast food, with related preparations widely eaten in Taiwan.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the identity and physical state of Ci fan tuan (vr.tr.ci-fan-tuan), a prepared food built from cohesive cooked rice enclosing fillings, typically including youtiao, together with the composition, assembly and handling information needed to assess an individual portion.", "in_scope": [ "Cooked rice enclosure, enclosed fillings and their proportions", "Sweet, savoury and mixed filling configurations", "Evidence connecting a preparation to the name Ci fan tuan", "Assembly integrity and rice-filling texture contrast", "Portion measurements, ingredient declarations and handling history" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Rice cultivation and cultivar taxonomy", "Standalone models of youtiao, pork floss and preserved vegetables", "Complete recipes as executable cooking workflows", "Restaurant operations and breakfast service management", "Chinese rice dishes as a whole", "Packaging manufacture and waste processing" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "The edible enclosure consists of cohesive cooked rice grains, rather than a flour wrapper or rice-noodle sheet; the latter distinction separates it from youtiao wrapped in noodle sheets.", "A rice enclosure around fried dough is a strong recognition cue; a documented Shanghai recipe treats cooked sticky rice and youtiao as its two core ingredients. [Shanghai Breakfast Rice Rolls](https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-breakfast-rice-rolls/)", "The preparation encloses fillings by pressing or rolling already cooked rice; record this sequence to distinguish it from leaf-wrapped preparations cooked after wrapping.", "Its identity cannot be established from a generic rice-ball shape alone: retain the maker's name, ingredient configuration and preparation evidence.", "Sweet fillings do not automatically exclude the dish: Shanghai descriptions include both sweet and savoury configurations. [Shanghai local dishes](https://www.hotels.com/go/china/best-local-dishes-shanghai)" ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Declared culinary identity", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Maker or recipe attribution linking the portion to Ci fan tuan; source URL or record", "why_it_matters": "Supports recognition without treating every stuffed rice ball as this registered thing." }, { "name": "Rice enclosure composition", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Declared rice types and blend proportions; unknown where unverified", "why_it_matters": "Rice choice affects cohesion and whether a preparation follows or adapts a documented version." }, { "name": "Filling inventory", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Ingredient records with role, preparation state and optional mass in g", "why_it_matters": "Separates the characteristic fried-dough component from optional fillings and identifies actual dietary content." }, { "name": "Taste configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Sweet; savoury; mixed; unspecified", "why_it_matters": "Allows variants to be compared without making one filling profile mandatory." }, { "name": "Portion mass", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "g, excluding external packaging", "why_it_matters": "Supports portion comparison and ingredient-based nutritional calculations." }, { "name": "Rice-to-filling mass ratio", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "g cooked rice per g total filling", "why_it_matters": "Helps explain whether rice dominates the portion and whether its enclosure can contain the filling." }, { "name": "Enclosure integrity", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Closed and cohesive; split; leaking filling; crumbling; unassessed", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether the portion can be handled and served intact." }, { "name": "Component texture", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Separate observations of rice softness and cohesion, youtiao crispness, and filling moisture", "why_it_matters": "A single overall texture rating hides changes at the rice-filling interface." }, { "name": "Preparation and holding history", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Timestamped rice cooking, filling preparation, assembly, holding and reheating events; measured temperatures in °C", "why_it_matters": "Provides evidence for applying a relevant food-handling policy to the assembled portion." }, { "name": "Dietary declaration evidence", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Verified ingredient-based declaration; supplier declaration only; incomplete; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Prevents the rice exterior or a variant name from being used to infer the contents of fillings." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify a candidate portion using its rice enclosure, filling arrangement and documented culinary name.", "Compare sweet and savoury versions while retaining their actual ingredients.", "Adjust rice and filling proportions to improve enclosure integrity.", "Assess whether the assembled portion retains the intended rice and fried-dough textures.", "Check an ingredient list against a stated dietary requirement.", "Select serving or handling actions using recorded preparation history and an applicable food-handling policy." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe ci fan tuan and its Shanghainese and Taiwanese variants.", "Prepare or serve it following hygiene rules and declared allergies, such as to wheat, pork or soy." ], "must_not": [ "Hide pork floss, pickles or other fillings from diners who avoid them.", "Sell rolls with fillings kept unrefrigerated for long periods.", "Serve glutinous rice rolls to young children or people with swallowing difficulty without care.", "Describe it as gluten-free when it contains a fried wheat dough stick." ], "requires_human": [ "Adapting it for a person with a medically restricted diet." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Street breakfast foods are a livelihood for small vendors whose work deserves fair credit.", "Hidden pork or wheat breaches religious diets and allergies." ], "affected_parties": [ "Diners with allergies or restrictions", "Street food vendors", "Children and older people" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The cook or food business that prepares it; food safety authorities set the rules for sale.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A thick roll of sticky white or purple glutinous rice, often wrapped in film or a cloth.", "A crisp fried dough stick and other fillings visible at the cut end." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Choking on dense, sticky rice.", "Bacterial growth in cooked rice held warm.", "Undeclared wheat, soy or pork." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Ci fan tuan is commonly encountered as a portable breakfast at street stalls, breakfast shops and homes in Jiangnan and Taiwan.", "It is served as a filled rice roll whose ingredients and seasoning vary with local practice and customer preference." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, apply to hygiene management during preparation and sale of filled rice rolls." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q709812: Ci fan tuan", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709812", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Cifantuan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cifantuan", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "culinary-identity", "name": "Culinary identity", "description": "Establishes why a preparation is recorded as Ci fan tuan.", "rationale": "A missing registry definition makes name attribution and physical recognition essential.", "layers": [ { "id": "name-and-attribution", "name": "Name and attribution", "description": "Connects the registered name to evidence about the preparation.", "findings": [ { "id": "documented-dish-name", "name": "Documented dish name", "description": "Record the name actually used by the maker or source and retain its wording before normalising it to the registry entry.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which source identifies this preparation as Ci fan tuan, and what exact name or script does it use?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "documented-dish-name-q01" }, { "text": "Does that source use fan tuan as an equivalent name or as a broader category?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "documented-dish-name-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "recognition-boundary", "name": "Recognition boundary", "description": "Tests the rice enclosure and filling arrangement against neighbouring foods.", "findings": [ { "id": "rice-enclosing-fried-dough", "name": "Rice enclosing fried dough", "description": "Cooked sticky rice surrounding youtiao provides a documented recognition anchor, while optional fillings remain variable. [Shanghai Breakfast Rice Rolls](https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-breakfast-rice-rolls/)", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the portion have an enclosure of cooked rice grains surrounding youtiao or a declared replacement?", "kind": "definition", "id": "rice-enclosing-fried-dough-q01" }, { "text": "If fried dough is absent, what evidence supports retaining the Ci fan tuan identity?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "rice-enclosing-fried-dough-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "rice-enclosure", "name": "Rice enclosure", "description": "Describes the rice material that forms the edible exterior.", "rationale": "The rice must both identify the preparation and physically contain its fillings.", "layers": [ { "id": "rice-selection", "name": "Rice selection", "description": "Records the actual rice used and any substitution.", "findings": [ { "id": "declared-rice-material", "name": "Declared rice material", "description": "Treat rice choice as a recorded characteristic: one published adaptation explicitly uses sushi rice instead of glutinous rice. [Stuffed Rice Roll](https://woonheng.com/fan-tuan-ci-fan/)", "questions": [ { "text": "Which rice type or blend forms this portion's enclosure?", "kind": "definition", "id": "declared-rice-material-q01" }, { "text": "Is a substitution documented by the maker or merely inferred from appearance?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "declared-rice-material-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "enclosure-performance", "name": "Enclosure performance", "description": "Assesses whether the cooked rice forms a usable envelope.", "findings": [ { "id": "cohesion-and-coverage", "name": "Cohesion and coverage", "description": "Record rice cohesion and filling coverage separately so that an intact-looking roll does not conceal a weak seam or uneven enclosure.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the rice remain cohesive when the serving wrapper is loosened?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "cohesion-and-coverage-q01" }, { "text": "Where are fillings exposed, and is that exposure intentional or caused by splitting?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "cohesion-and-coverage-q02" }, { "text": "Would adjusting rice distribution or filling quantity allow the portion to close?", "kind": "action", "id": "cohesion-and-coverage-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "filling-configuration", "name": "Filling configuration", "description": "Represents the fried-dough component and the ingredients surrounding it.", "rationale": "Fillings determine variant identity, eating qualities and dietary suitability.", "layers": [ { "id": "fried-dough-component", "name": "Fried-dough component", "description": "Tracks youtiao as an identifiable component within the rice.", "findings": [ { "id": "youtiao-form-and-condition", "name": "Youtiao form and condition", "description": "Record whether youtiao is present, its form and its observed condition at assembly and service.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the youtiao enclosed as a length, folded section or smaller pieces?", "kind": "definition", "id": "youtiao-form-and-condition-q01" }, { "text": "What mass of youtiao is included, and how is its crispness assessed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "youtiao-form-and-condition-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "sweet-and-savoury-additions", "name": "Sweet and savoury additions", "description": "Records optional fillings without imposing a universal recipe.", "findings": [ { "id": "variant-specific-additions", "name": "Variant-specific additions", "description": "Examples include preserved vegetables, pork floss and sweet sesame paste; these are possible additions rather than requirements for every portion. [Shanghai local dishes](https://www.hotels.com/go/china/best-local-dishes-shanghai)", "questions": [ { "text": "Which additions are actually present, including seasonings and compound filling ingredients?", "kind": "definition", "id": "variant-specific-additions-q01" }, { "text": "Does the maker describe the resulting preparation as sweet, savoury or mixed?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "variant-specific-additions-q02" }, { "text": "Which additions can be omitted or replaced while retaining the maker's intended version?", "kind": "action", "id": "variant-specific-additions-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "assembly-and-portion", "name": "Assembly and portion", "description": "Captures how cooked rice and fillings become a contained serving.", "rationale": "Component arrangement and portion balance determine whether the dish can be eaten as an intact roll.", "layers": [ { "id": "component-arrangement", "name": "Component arrangement", "description": "Records the enclosure sequence and distribution of fillings.", "findings": [ { "id": "cooked-rice-wrapping", "name": "Cooked-rice wrapping", "description": "A documented method spreads cooked sticky rice, adds fillings and rolls the rice around them; record the method actually used for the portion. [Shanghai Breakfast Rice Rolls](https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-breakfast-rice-rolls/)", "questions": [ { "text": "Were the fillings enclosed in rice that had already been cooked?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "cooked-rice-wrapping-q01" }, { "text": "Are fillings distributed along the roll or concentrated in a central pocket?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "cooked-rice-wrapping-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "serving-geometry", "name": "Serving geometry", "description": "Assesses size, balance and containment in the finished serving.", "findings": [ { "id": "portion-balance", "name": "Portion balance", "description": "Measure the edible portion separately from external wrapping and relate filling load to the rice available to enclose it.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the edible mass and approximate dimensions of this portion?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "portion-balance-q01" }, { "text": "What is its cooked-rice-to-filling mass ratio?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "portion-balance-q02" }, { "text": "Can the portion be lifted and bitten without uncontrolled filling loss?", "kind": "action", "id": "portion-balance-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "eating-condition-and-handling", "name": "Eating condition and handling", "description": "Connects texture observations, preparation history and ingredient evidence to serving decisions.", "rationale": "A rice roll can retain its identity while becoming unsuitable for the intended eating experience or handling context.", "layers": [ { "id": "texture-at-service", "name": "Texture at service", "description": "Evaluates the rice and enclosed fried dough independently.", "findings": [ { "id": "rice-and-youtiao-texture", "name": "Rice and youtiao texture", "description": "Record elapsed time since assembly and component textures to investigate changes in the enclosed fried dough without assuming a universal acceptable holding period.", "questions": [ { "text": "How long after assembly were the rice and youtiao textures assessed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "rice-and-youtiao-texture-q01" }, { "text": "Are the rice's cohesion and the youtiao's crispness acceptable under the stated serving specification?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "rice-and-youtiao-texture-q02" }, { "text": "Would assembling nearer to service better meet the intended texture?", "kind": "action", "id": "rice-and-youtiao-texture-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-ingredient-evidence", "name": "Handling and ingredient evidence", "description": "Records evidence required for handling decisions and dietary declarations.", "findings": [ { "id": "assembled-food-history", "name": "Assembled food history", "description": "Retain separate histories for cooked rice and prepared fillings before assembly, followed by the history of the combined portion; apply externally established handling criteria.", "questions": [ { "text": "What cooking, holding and assembly times and temperatures are recorded for the rice and fillings?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "assembled-food-history-q01" }, { "text": "Under the applicable food-handling policy, may this portion be served, held or reheated, or must it be discarded?", "kind": "action", "id": "assembled-food-history-q02" } ] }, { "id": "verified-filling-declarations", "name": "Verified filling declarations", "description": "Base dietary declarations on the actual rice, fried dough, fillings, seasonings and preparation records; use unknown when evidence is incomplete.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are ingredient declarations available for the youtiao, floss, preserved vegetables and any sauces actually used?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-filling-declarations-q01" }, { "text": "Does the available evidence support the requested dietary claim for the whole assembled portion?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "verified-filling-declarations-q02" }, { "text": "Which ingredient or preparation uncertainties prevent a reliable suitability decision?", "kind": "action", "id": "verified-filling-declarations-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 a prepared food, not a chemically defined substance; composition varies by recipe.", "The intended identity is inferred from the romanized name; check the registry's original Chinese label.", "Regional naming boundaries and the extent of overlap with fan tuan should be checked before treating them as separate registered things." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": [ "Savory rolls with fried dough, preserved vegetables, and pork floss", "Sweet rolls with fried dough and sugar" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": "Chinese culinary name", "value_or_pattern": "粢饭团 / 粢飯糰", "note": "Simplified and traditional written forms; English transliterations vary." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": [ "Breakfast purchased from street vendors or breakfast shops", "Portable snack or light meal" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": [ "Improper holding or storage of cooked rice can permit Bacillus cereus growth and toxin formation.", "Fillings can introduce allergens, including wheat in the fried dough and soy or sesame in some preparations.", "Moisture migration from rice can soften the fried dough and reduce its characteristic crispness." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": [ "Shanghai and the surrounding Jiangnan region associate it with breakfast and distinguish sweet and savory preparations.", "Taiwanese breakfast versions commonly include pork floss and preserved vegetables, with additional fillings varying by vendor." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan 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": "Fan tuan", "difference": "A broader rice-ball or rice-roll name that can also designate this same food; usage overlaps rather than establishing a consistently separate dish." }, { "name": "Zongzi", "difference": "Zongzi are wrapped in leaves and cooked in the wrapping; ci fan tuan is assembled from already cooked rice around fillings." }, { "name": "Onigiri", "difference": "Onigiri usually uses Japanese non-glutinous rice and different fillings; ci fan tuan characteristically uses glutinous rice wrapped around fried dough." }, { "name": "Youtiao", "difference": "Youtiao is the fried dough stick commonly used as a filling, not the complete rice roll." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Ci fan tuan this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry intend Ci fan tuan to cover the broader range called fan tuan, or specifically a Shanghai or Jiangnan preparation?", "Is youtiao required for this registry identity, and which documented substitutions or omissions remain within its boundary?", "Which rice substitutions are locally recognised versions rather than adaptations identified only by individual recipe authors?", "What measurable texture and enclosure criteria should distinguish an acceptable serving from a structurally failed or stale one?", "Which jurisdiction-specific handling rules and validated product conditions should govern holding and reheating for the actual rice and filling combination?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 18, "questions": 34 } }