{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T08:20:00Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 18.8, "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: 01a094b2-ab5f-7b61-a11a-403dcaa9a613\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: CADPAT\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: INF.KNW\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001 register", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 68.1, "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: 01a094b2-ab58-75d1-af3d-b6f82354082b\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: CADPAT\nRegistry id: vr.tr.cadpat\nPlane / domain: INF / INF.KNW\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nContext fo" } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:40:32+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:33+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q860939", "registryId": "vr.tr.cadpat", "name": "CADPAT", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "INF.KNW" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q860939/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.cadpat", "name": "CADPAT", "purpose": "Enable an agent to identify CADPAT variants, distinguish the camouflage design from its physical applications, and assess evidence for conformity, suitability and permitted use.", "definition": "CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) is a family of pixelated military camouflage patterns developed for the Canadian Armed Forces to reduce the detectability of personnel and equipment in specified environments.", "scope_statement": "This model owns CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern), registry entry vr.tr.cadpat, as a family of specified camouflage designs and their variant relationships; it treats CADPAT as information embodied in materials, not as a discipline or a particular uniform.", "in_scope": [ "CADPAT identity, authoritative names and variant boundaries", "Variant-specific pattern geometry, colour references and reproduction requirements", "Relationships between the design, approved references and physical applications", "Evidence of camouflage performance under specified observation conditions", "Design revision, adoption evidence and permissions for reproduction" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Combat uniform sizing, tailoring and garment construction", "Textile composition and mechanical performance except where they affect pattern conformity", "General camouflage theory and unrelated camouflage families", "Canadian Armed Forces organisational structure", "Individual soldier tactics and deployment planning" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Identification requires correspondence with an authoritative CADPAT variant reference; pixelated appearance alone is insufficient.", "CADPAT denotes a camouflage design family, whereas a CADPAT uniform is a physical item carrying one of its designs.", "Variant identity depends on the specified pattern and palette, not merely a woodland, desert or multi-terrain marketing label.", "A visually similar print does not establish spectral conformity, official procurement provenance or permission to reproduce CADPAT." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Variant designation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Authority-attested designation and abbreviation; unresolved when evidence is insufficient", "why_it_matters": "Requirements and application evidence must attach to a particular variant rather than being inherited across the entire family." }, { "name": "Controlling design reference", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Issuing authority, specification or master identifier, revision and date", "why_it_matters": "Establishes which design is being reproduced or assessed." }, { "name": "Pattern geometry", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Repeat dimensions and feature dimensions in mm; orientation and tolerances as specified", "why_it_matters": "Rescaling or rearranging the artwork can change its identity and behaviour." }, { "name": "Colour conformity", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Specified colour coordinates and colour-difference metric, with illuminant, observer and tolerance", "why_it_matters": "Photographs and informal colour names cannot establish conformity." }, { "name": "Spectral response", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Reflectance percentage by wavelength in nm, with test method and material condition", "why_it_matters": "Visible similarity does not establish equivalent behaviour under other observation systems." }, { "name": "Application conformity", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Untested; conforming to a named reference; nonconforming; indeterminate", "why_it_matters": "Separates verified implementations from resemblance or supplier assertions." }, { "name": "Performance evidence coverage", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Trial linked to variant, substrate, environment, observation conditions, comparator and uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Prevents effectiveness claims from being applied beyond their supporting tests." }, { "name": "Use permission evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Dated authority document linked to variant, applicant, product and intended activity", "why_it_matters": "A permission decision must concern the proposed use and its actual scope." } ], "affordances": [ "Resolve a CADPAT name or image to a supported variant identification or an explicit uncertainty.", "Compare a sample with the applicable design reference and record conformity evidence.", "Link garments and equipment to the CADPAT variant they embody.", "Assess whether a camouflage performance claim is supported for the stated observation conditions.", "Trace design revisions and dated adoption statements without assuming universal replacement.", "Determine which authoritative permission evidence is needed before reproducing or commercialising a specified application." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the CADPAT patterns, their variants and history, citing public sources.", "Identify the pattern in photographs for historical or collecting purposes." ], "must_not": [ "Help someone impersonate Canadian military personnel.", "Use pattern identification to target or track soldiers.", "Help evade detection while committing a crime or attacking people.", "Reproduce the pattern in ways that breach the owner's rights." ], "requires_human": [ "Publishing analysis that links uniforms in images to current operations." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Uniforms signal lawful combatant status; misuse can endanger soldiers and civilians.", "The pattern is an asset of the state that developed it." ], "affected_parties": [ "Canadian service members", "Civilians in conflict zones" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The Canadian Department of National Defence holds the design.", "master_systems": [] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "This Canadian military camouflage family is encountered on uniforms and equipment intended to reduce visual detection in selected environments.", "Pattern identification supports documentation, collection management and assessment of whether a particular variant matches its intended surroundings." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "The Copyright Act, enacted by the Parliament of Canada, governs copyright protection and permitted reproduction of qualifying artistic camouflage designs." ], "visual_identification": [ "Small angular colour blocks create a pixelated texture rather than the smooth patches of many traditional camouflage patterns.", "The temperate woodland variant combines green, brown and black tones in a dense irregular arrangement.", "The arid variant uses predominantly sandy and brown tones, although colour and pixelation alone do not establish authenticity." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "A pattern poorly matched to its surroundings can increase the wearer's visibility.", "Visual resemblance can lead to false claims of authenticity, conformity or military affiliation.", "Assuming the printed design guarantees protective fabric properties can expose users to unsuitable equipment.", "Unauthorised reproduction of a protected design can infringe intellectual property rights." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q860939: CADPAT", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860939", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: CADPAT", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CADPAT", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "cadpat-identity-and-variants", "name": "CADPAT identity and variants", "description": "Establishes the family identity and the distinctions among its named designs.", "rationale": "Without variant resolution, agents can confuse CADPAT with a garment, a generic digital print or a neighbouring camouflage family.", "layers": [ { "id": "family-identity", "name": "Family identity", "description": "Anchors CADPAT to its authoritative designation and separates the design from products carrying it.", "findings": [ { "id": "design-versus-uniform", "name": "Design versus uniform", "description": "The Canadian Army distinguishes the CADPAT Multi-Terrain camouflage pattern from the Modernized Combat Uniform that incorporates it. [Canadian Army announcement](https://www.canada.ca/en/army/news-publications/2024/02/cadpat-mt-uniforms.html)", "questions": [ { "text": "Does this record describe the CADPAT family, a named variant, design artwork or a physical item carrying the pattern?", "kind": "definition", "id": "design-versus-uniform-q01" }, { "text": "Which authoritative reference establishes that the candidate design is CADPAT rather than another pixelated camouflage?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "design-versus-uniform-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "variant-lineage", "name": "Variant lineage", "description": "Records variant names, revisions and relationships without creating additional registry things.", "findings": [ { "id": "variant-reference-resolution", "name": "Variant reference resolution", "description": "Keep operational names, experimental labels and specification revisions distinguishable until evidence establishes their relationship.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which authority supplies the variant's full designation, abbreviation and controlling revision?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "variant-reference-resolution-q01" }, { "text": "Is this label an approved variant, a prototype, a revision or an unofficial seller description?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "variant-reference-resolution-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "pattern-definition-and-conformity", "name": "Pattern definition and conformity", "description": "Captures the design references and measurements needed to assess a CADPAT reproduction.", "rationale": "Pixelation and approximate colours cannot establish faithful implementation of a specified pattern.", "layers": [ { "id": "artwork-and-palette", "name": "Artwork and palette", "description": "Identifies the reference geometry, repeat, scale and colour definitions.", "findings": [ { "id": "controlled-pattern-reference", "name": "Controlled pattern reference", "description": "Assess geometry and colour against a named reference; do not reconstruct normative requirements from an online photograph.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which master artwork or specification defines this variant's repeat, orientation, scale and palette?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "controlled-pattern-reference-q01" }, { "text": "What measured geometry and colour differences does the sample show under the reference's prescribed conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "controlled-pattern-reference-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-realisation", "name": "Material realisation", "description": "Connects the informational design to the tested behaviour of a particular printed or manufactured surface.", "findings": [ { "id": "sample-specific-conformity", "name": "Sample-specific conformity", "description": "Conformity evidence belongs to the tested application and its condition; a digital design image cannot establish textile reflectance or durability.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which spectral, gloss and colour requirements apply to this variant and application?", "kind": "definition", "id": "sample-specific-conformity-q01" }, { "text": "What results, test methods and conditioning history support the conformity decision for this sample?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "sample-specific-conformity-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "concealment-evidence", "name": "Concealment evidence", "description": "Structures claims about CADPAT performance around the environments and observation conditions actually evaluated.", "rationale": "A terrain label or adoption decision does not quantify concealment across every setting.", "layers": [ { "id": "environmental-fit", "name": "Environmental fit", "description": "Separates a variant's intended environmental coverage from measured effectiveness.", "findings": [ { "id": "intention-and-trial-coverage", "name": "Intention and trial coverage", "description": "Record intended backgrounds independently of the terrain, season and lighting represented in trials.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which environments does the issuing authority identify as the intended coverage of this CADPAT variant?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "intention-and-trial-coverage-q01" }, { "text": "Which terrain, seasonal and illumination conditions were actually represented in the available evaluations?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "intention-and-trial-coverage-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "observation-and-comparison", "name": "Observation and comparison", "description": "Defines the observer, detection task, comparator and uncertainty behind a performance claim.", "findings": [ { "id": "bounded-performance-claim", "name": "Bounded performance claim", "description": "Keep detection, recognition and identification outcomes distinct, and attach each result to its observation method.", "questions": [ { "text": "What detection or recognition metric, viewing distance, sensor band and comparator were used?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "bounded-performance-claim-q01" }, { "text": "Does the evidence support the proposed comparison, or do differences in substrate, trial conditions or uncertainty prevent it?", "kind": "action", "id": "bounded-performance-claim-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "authority-adoption-and-use", "name": "Authority, adoption and use", "description": "Tracks official status and the evidence governing a particular reproduction or application.", "rationale": "Design identity, service adoption, product authenticity and permission are separate judgements.", "layers": [ { "id": "dated-adoption-status", "name": "Dated adoption status", "description": "Attaches introduction, issue and replacement claims to their dates and organisational scope.", "findings": [ { "id": "adoption-scope", "name": "Adoption scope", "description": "An announcement of CADPAT implementation does not establish that every unit or equipment category has completed transition.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which dated official statement establishes this variant's introduction, issue or replacement status?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "adoption-scope-q01" }, { "text": "Does that status apply to a trial, a clothing programme, particular units or the full claimed population?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "adoption-scope-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "reproduction-and-permissions", "name": "Reproduction and permissions", "description": "Links intended use to the relevant authority and documentary evidence.", "findings": [ { "id": "use-specific-authorisation", "name": "Use-specific authorisation", "description": "DND publishes a CADPAT commercial-use request process; retain the applicable policy and decision rather than inferring permission from possession of artwork. [DND commercial-use guidance](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/intellectual-property/crown-copyright/cadpat.html)", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current policy and written decision cover the proposed CADPAT variant, product and commercial activity?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "use-specific-authorisation-q01" }, { "text": "Is the proposed reproduction within the documented permission, or must the agent obtain a decision from the responsible authority?", "kind": "action", "id": "use-specific-authorisation-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 supplied domain context suggests a field of knowledge, but CADPAT ordinarily denotes a camouflage pattern family, not a discipline.", "Variant specifications, procurement requirements and the current extent of Multi-Terrain adoption require verification.", "This description is based on recall; no sources or technical performance measurements were consulted." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": [ "CADPAT Temperate Woodland (TW)", "CADPAT Arid Regions (AR)", "CADPAT Multi-Terrain (MT)" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": "Canadian military camouflage pattern designation", "value_or_pattern": "CADPAT", "note": "Abbreviation of Canadian Disruptive Pattern; suffixes distinguish variants." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": [ "Camouflage printing on Canadian military combat uniforms.", "Camouflage on military load-carrying equipment and personal equipment covers.", "Selection of camouflage variants to suit vegetation, terrain and environmental colour." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": [ "A pattern can become conspicuous against a background unlike the environment for which it was designed.", "Fading, abrasion and contamination can change camouflage appearance.", "Visible camouflage does not by itself establish concealment from thermal imaging.", "Movement, silhouette and exposed equipment can reveal a wearer despite effective fabric camouflage." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": [ "Temperate Woodland uses a palette suited to vegetated environments.", "Arid Regions uses a palette suited to dry, sparsely vegetated environments.", "Multi-Terrain is intended to support use across a broader mixture of backgrounds." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of CADPAT 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": "Digital camouflage", "difference": "Digital camouflage is a broad category of camouflage designs; CADPAT is a particular Canadian pattern family." }, { "name": "MARPAT", "difference": "MARPAT is a distinct camouflage pattern family associated with the United States Marine Corps." }, { "name": "Combat uniform", "difference": "A combat uniform is a garment system; CADPAT is a camouflage design that can be applied to its fabric." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of CADPAT this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Which authoritative documents establish the complete CADPAT variant inventory and the relationships between prototype labels and approved designs?", "Which controlling specifications and master references are publicly accessible, and what exact geometry, colour and spectral tolerances do they prescribe?", "Which independent or official trials provide sufficiently detailed methods and uncertainty to support variant-specific performance comparisons?", "What is the latest verified adoption and replacement status for each variant across clothing and equipment categories?", "Does an existing Vercy world model already own CADPAT or explicitly include this design family, requiring vr.tr.cadpat to link to that publication?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 15, "questions": 23 } }