{
"object_type": "EPISTEMIC_STATE",
"states": [
"KNOWN",
"UNCERTAIN",
"CONTESTED",
"UNKNOWN",
"UNASKED",
"STALE"
],
"required_fields": [
"object_or_relationship_id",
"state",
"scope",
"basis",
"provenance",
"assessed_at",
"review_status"
],
"optional_fields": [
"confidence",
"alternatives",
"missing_evidence",
"next_question",
"reality_return_id",
"supersedes"
],
"transition_examples": [
"UNASKED -> UNKNOWN (question formulated)",
"UNKNOWN -> UNCERTAIN (partial evidence acquired)",
"UNCERTAIN -> KNOWN (review threshold met)",
"KNOWN -> CONTESTED (credible conflicting evidence)",
"KNOWN -> STALE (scope/time boundary exceeded)",
"ANY -> revised state after Reality Return"
],
"principle": "Epistemic state belongs to a scoped claim/relationship, not to Reality itself."
}