{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T09:45:40Z", "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: 01a09501-249d-7e43-a3b2-90086333ee2c\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: flocking\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: INF.MED\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001 regist", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 66.0, "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: 01a09501-24ab-7402-a838-da6ed66ba189\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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flocking as a fibre-based surface treatment, provisionally interpreting this undefined registry entry as the decorative medium rather than collective animal movement.", "definition": "Flocking is a surface-finishing process in which short fibres are deposited onto a substrate, usually coated with adhesive, to form a textured or pile-like surface.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the identity, intended surface effect, construction relationships and usable condition of a flocked treatment; the intended meaning of vr.tr.flocking remains unconfirmed.", "in_scope": [ "Surface treatments made by attaching short fibres to a supporting surface", "Relationships among flock fibres, attachment medium and substrate", "Coverage, pile arrangement and visual or tactile effects", "Pattern boundaries and integration with a decorated object", "Treatment condition and constraints on handling, cleaning or repair" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Collective animal movement and computational flocking simulations", "Manufacture and bulk properties of unattached flock fibres", "Complete production machinery and factory operations", "The supporting object except where its properties affect the flocked treatment", "Woven pile, knitted pile and tufted constructions as independent textile forms", "Authorship and rights in an underlying decorative design" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Identify whether the surface consists of attached short fibres rather than a printed illusion of texture.", "Determine whether the pile is applied to a supporting surface rather than formed through weaving, knitting or tufting.", "Distinguish a flocked treatment from loose flock material awaiting application.", "Distinguish the treatment itself from the decorative pattern it carries and the object that carries it.", "Confirm that the registry name refers to a surface medium before applying this model to an instance." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Referent confirmation", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "surface treatment confirmed | alternative meaning identified | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "The registry supplies no definition, and the name has materially different meanings." }, { "name": "Fibre composition", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "declared or identified fibre material; mixed; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Composition informs interpretation of appearance, wear and treatment compatibility." }, { "name": "Fibre length", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mm, with range and sampling method", "why_it_matters": "Applied fibre length helps explain the intended pile effect and differences between treatments." }, { "name": "Pile height", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mm above the supporting surface, with measurement conditions", "why_it_matters": "The exposed pile may differ from fibre length because of orientation, embedding or compression." }, { "name": "Coverage", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "percentage of the intended treatment area, with assessment method", "why_it_matters": "Coverage helps distinguish deliberate exposed areas from missing or uneven flock." }, { "name": "Pile orientation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "predominantly upright | inclined | mixed | flattened | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Orientation affects how the surface looks and feels and may reveal local disturbance." }, { "name": "Attachment system", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "links to attachment material, application region and supporting substrate", "why_it_matters": "The treatment's integrity depends on these interfaces." }, { "name": "Application method", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "documented method, including electrostatic or mechanical application; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Method supports interpretation of the intended construction without inferring it solely from appearance." }, { "name": "Surface condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "intact | shedding | patchy | matted | stained | detached; multiple values permitted", "why_it_matters": "Condition determines whether the treatment still serves its intended effect and what intervention needs assessment." } ], "affordances": [ "Classify a candidate surface as flocked, another pile construction or unresolved.", "Describe a target flock effect using fibre, coverage, orientation and pattern requirements.", "Compare a treatment with a reference sample under recorded viewing and touch conditions.", "Locate shedding, flattening and attachment failure within the treated area.", "Assess proposed handling, cleaning or repair against documented material compatibility and sample trials." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the flocking process and its uses in textiles, packaging and decoration.", "Run flocking equipment the agent is authorized to operate, following the operator's safety rules." ], "must_not": [ "Run electrostatic flocking equipment without the guards and grounding the operator requires.", "Allow loose fibre dust to build up near sparks or flames.", "Expose workers to fibre dust or adhesive fumes without ventilation and protective equipment.", "Misrepresent the fibre content of a flocked product to buyers." ], "requires_human": [ "Changing adhesives or fibres used in products for children or food contact." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Workers can be harmed by dust, fumes and high voltage.", "Buyers rely on honest material labels." ], "affected_parties": [ "Factory workers", "Buyers of flocked goods" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The manufacturer or workshop that operates the process.", "master_systems": [] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "Flocking is used in decorative arts, packaging, textiles and model making to give surfaces a short fibrous pile.", "The finish can provide a velvet-like appearance, tactile contrast or cushioning for objects held against it.", "Its suitability depends on the substrate, adhesive, fiber material and expected wear." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "ISO 105-X12, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing, issued by the International Organization for Standardization, applies when assessing rubbing colorfastness of flocked textiles." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Airborne fibers and adhesive emissions can create inhalation or irritation hazards during production.", "Combustible fibers, dust or adhesive materials can present fire hazards depending on their composition and workplace conditions.", "Poor adhesion can cause shedding or delamination that contaminates nearby objects and degrades the finish.", "Electrostatic application equipment can present electrical hazards when its protective systems fail." ], "facets_not_applicable": { "recognition": "Flocking is a process whose identity cannot be established from visual appearance alone because similar pile finishes can result from other techniques." } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q814208: flocking", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q814208", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Flocking (texture)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flocking_%28texture%29", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "flocking-identity", "name": "Flocking identity", "description": "Establish what the registry name and a candidate instance refer to.", "rationale": "Neither the ambiguous name nor the INF.MED placement alone establishes that this is a surface-treatment medium.", "layers": [ { "id": "registered-meaning", "name": "Registered meaning", "description": "Resolve the intended sense before recognising instances.", "findings": [ { "id": "surface-medium-referent", "name": "Surface medium referent", "description": "Record evidence that flocking denotes an applied fibre surface in this entry.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the originating registry record identify flocking as a medium, a process, a material or collective movement?", "kind": "definition", "id": "surface-medium-referent-q01" }, { "text": "Which original identifier or source description supports the selected meaning?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "surface-medium-referent-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "construction-boundary", "name": "Construction boundary", "description": "Separate applied flock from visually similar surfaces and related entities.", "findings": [ { "id": "attached-fibre-test", "name": "Attached fibre test", "description": "Identify the construction that produces the candidate pile and delimit the treatment instance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What observation establishes that short fibres are attached to a supporting surface rather than woven, knitted or tufted into it?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "attached-fibre-test-q01" }, { "text": "Is the recorded instance loose flock, the application activity, the resulting treatment or the entire decorated object?", "kind": "definition", "id": "attached-fibre-test-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "fibre-attachment-construction", "name": "Fibre and attachment construction", "description": "Describe the components and interfaces responsible for the flocked surface.", "rationale": "Similar-looking flock can have different fibre, attachment and substrate combinations that change its usable behaviour.", "layers": [ { "id": "flock-fibres", "name": "Flock fibres", "description": "Characterise the fibres used to build the pile.", "findings": [ { "id": "fibre-population", "name": "Fibre population", "description": "Record composition and dimensional variation without treating a nominal specification as an observation.", "questions": [ { "text": "What fibre composition is declared or identified, and by what evidence?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "fibre-population-q01" }, { "text": "What are the fibre length and diameter ranges, and how were samples selected?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "fibre-population-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "attachment-interface", "name": "Attachment interface", "description": "Relate flock fibres to the layer and surface holding them.", "findings": [ { "id": "support-and-bond", "name": "Support and bond", "description": "Capture the attachment system and application history relevant to the resulting treatment.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which substrate, preparation and attachment material support this flocked region?", "kind": "definition", "id": "support-and-bond-q01" }, { "text": "What application and setting or curing history is documented for this treatment?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "support-and-bond-q02" }, { "text": "What evidence supports compatibility when the substrate bends, stretches or encounters its intended environment?", "kind": "action", "id": "support-and-bond-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "pile-effect-and-pattern", "name": "Pile effect and pattern", "description": "Describe the surface effect that the flocking is intended to deliver.", "rationale": "A flocked medium is recognised and judged through pile structure, coverage and its relationship to a decorative field.", "layers": [ { "id": "pile-topography", "name": "Pile topography", "description": "Connect fibre arrangement to the perceived surface.", "findings": [ { "id": "height-orientation-and-touch", "name": "Height, orientation and touch", "description": "Record measurable pile structure alongside the intended visual and tactile reference.", "questions": [ { "text": "What pile height and orientation occur across representative areas under recorded measurement conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "height-orientation-and-touch-q01" }, { "text": "Which sample or description defines the intended softness, directional appearance and degree of surface uniformity?", "kind": "definition", "id": "height-orientation-and-touch-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "flocked-field", "name": "Flocked field", "description": "Define where flock belongs and how it meets surrounding surfaces.", "findings": [ { "id": "coverage-and-pattern-edges", "name": "Coverage and pattern edges", "description": "Distinguish intended pattern structure from application defects or subsequent loss.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which areas should carry flock, and which exposed areas are deliberate parts of the design?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "coverage-and-pattern-edges-q01" }, { "text": "How closely do coverage, edge definition and alignment match the intended pattern or reference sample?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "coverage-and-pattern-edges-q02" }, { "text": "Which local variations are acceptable features of this treatment rather than defects requiring correction?", "kind": "action", "id": "coverage-and-pattern-edges-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "flocked-surface-condition", "name": "Flocked surface condition", "description": "Assess loss of pile effect and the evidence needed for intervention.", "rationale": "Fibre shedding, pile compression and attachment failure require different responses even when each produces an uneven surface.", "layers": [ { "id": "pile-and-bond-deterioration", "name": "Pile and bond deterioration", "description": "Locate changes and distinguish their observable forms.", "findings": [ { "id": "loss-flattening-and-detachment", "name": "Loss, flattening and detachment", "description": "Record whether an affected region has lost fibres, changed orientation or separated at an attachment interface.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where are shedding, bald patches, matting or lifting present, and what proportion of the flocked field is affected?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "loss-flattening-and-detachment-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes fibre loss from compressed pile or separation of the attachment layer?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "loss-flattening-and-detachment-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "care-and-local-repair", "name": "Care and local repair", "description": "Determine which interventions preserve the required surface effect.", "findings": [ { "id": "intervention-compatibility", "name": "Intervention compatibility", "description": "Tie handling, cleaning and reflocking decisions to the actual fibre and attachment system.", "questions": [ { "text": "What documented guidance or representative trial supports the proposed cleaning method for these fibres, attachment material and substrate?", "kind": "action", "id": "intervention-compatibility-q01" }, { "text": "Can a local repair match the existing pile height, colour, orientation and pattern boundary to the required standard?", "kind": "action", "id": "intervention-compatibility-q02" }, { "text": "What post-treatment comparison will establish whether the intervention preserved attachment and the intended surface effect?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "intervention-compatibility-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": [ "The name is ambiguous: this answer assumes the surface-finishing sense, which should be checked against the registry's original record.", "The supplied INF.MED domain does not by itself establish whether the entry denotes the process, decorative medium, or resulting finish.", "Applicable safety requirements and useful measurement ranges depend on the fibre, adhesive, substrate, application equipment, and intended product." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of flocking 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": [ "Electrostatic flocking", "Mechanical flocking", "Pneumatic flocking" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of flocking 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": [ "Producing raised, velvety designs on textiles", "Lining packaging and display cases", "Finishing vehicle interior components", "Creating miniature scenery and model vegetation", "Reducing reflections inside optical equipment" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of flocking 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": [ "Poor adhesion can cause fibre shedding or delamination.", "Uneven fibre deposition can produce patchy coverage and inconsistent texture.", "Abrasion can wear away the pile and expose the substrate.", "Airborne flock fibres and dust can present inhalation hazards during production.", "Electrostatic application equipment requires control of high voltage and ignition hazards." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of flocking 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": "Flock", "difference": "Flock is the short-fibre material applied; flocking is the application process and sometimes the resulting finish." }, { "name": "Velvet", "difference": "Velvet has a pile formed through textile construction; a flocked surface has separately deposited fibres attached to a substrate." }, { "name": "Tufting", "difference": "Tufting inserts yarn into a backing; flocking deposits short, separate fibres onto a surface." }, { "name": "Flocking behaviour", "difference": "Flocking behaviour is coordinated movement by animals or simulated agents, rather than a surface-finishing process." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of flocking this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does vr.tr.flocking actually denote the decorative surface medium, or does the originating record identify another meaning?", "If the surface-treatment interpretation is confirmed, does registry granularity own the process, the resulting surface or both?", "Which existing Vercy models already own flock fibres, coating application or pile textiles, and where should this entry link to avoid duplication?", "Should functional flocked surfaces, such as those intended for friction or sound control, fall within this INF.MED entry?", "Which authoritative references and assessment methods should establish application-specific coverage, attachment and care criteria?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 13, "questions": 24 } }