{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://vnwo.com/schemas/operator-decision-receipt.schema.json",
  "title": "Operator Decision Receipt",
  "description": "Records add, split, merge, retire, and no-op decisions with evidence, cost, and boundary impact. This schema is a VNWO template pattern only and does not certify conformance, safety, endpoint authorization, or runtime behavior.",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "schema_version",
    "id",
    "version",
    "last_reviewed_utc",
    "operator",
    "target",
    "boundary_impact",
    "source_domain",
    "artifact_maturity"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "last_reviewed_utc": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "source_domain": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "claim_boundary_note": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "human_review_required": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "operator": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "add",
        "split",
        "merge",
        "retire",
        "no_op"
      ]
    },
    "target": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "required_evidence": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "cost_or_burden": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "boundary_impact": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "provenance_preserved": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "exit_impact": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "schema_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "3.0.8",
      "description": "VNWO schema release version."
    },
    "artifact_maturity": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "proposed",
        "experimental",
        "reviewed",
        "reference",
        "deprecated"
      ],
      "description": "VNWO artifact maturity; not a certification level."
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "operator-example-noop-001",
      "version": "3.0.8",
      "last_reviewed_utc": "2026-06-20T17:20:17Z",
      "operator": "no_op",
      "target": "Requested expansion to permanent-removal authority",
      "required_evidence": [
        "appeal policy",
        "human reviewer assignment",
        "governance change notice"
      ],
      "cost_or_burden": "High review burden and rights impact.",
      "boundary_impact": "Expansion blocked until review process is published.",
      "provenance_preserved": true,
      "exit_impact": "No change to participant exit rights.",
      "source_domain": "vnwo.com",
      "claim_boundary_note": "No certification.",
      "human_review_required": true,
      "schema_version": "3.0.8",
      "artifact_maturity": "reference"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "3.0.8",
  "last_reviewed_utc": "2026-06-20T17:20:17Z",
  "claim_boundary_note": "VNWO publishes static public observatory guidance and templates. It does not certify safety or viability, provide legal advice, execute agents, import files, synchronize memory, collect private telemetry, validate credentials, authorize endpoints, prove consciousness, or override Teleodynamic or UAIX.",
  "source_routing_note": "Name the source domain for every imported concept. Preserve implementation authority with the implementing organization. Use no-op or human review when authority, evidence, or version state is ambiguous.",
  "artifact_maturity": "reviewed"
}