{
"id": "SICO-UNKNOWN-001",
"version": "0.1",
"status": "PROPOSED_OPERATIONAL_TAXONOMY",
"principle": "Before promoting a gap to a new scientific question, diagnose whether the unknown belongs to Reality or to our representation/evidence/scope.",
"states": [
{
"code": "U1",
"name": "Representation Unknown",
"meaning": "Evidence is already present but the current representation/classifier fails to express it.",
"default_action": "CALIBRATE_REPRESENTATION",
"question_promotion": "NO"
},
{
"code": "U2",
"name": "Mixed Reality",
"meaning": "Multiple objects/pathogens/causes legitimately coexist; forcing one label destroys structure.",
"default_action": "REPRESENT_MULTIPLICITY",
"question_promotion": "NO"
},
{
"code": "U3",
"name": "Scope-Not-Applicable",
"meaning": "The requested label is inappropriate for the object's scientific scope.",
"default_action": "REMOVE_FALSE_REQUIREMENT",
"question_promotion": "NO"
},
{
"code": "U4",
"name": "Evidence-Insufficient",
"meaning": "Available metadata/evidence cannot safely resolve the state.",
"default_action": "SEEK_MORE_EVIDENCE",
"question_promotion": "CONDITIONAL"
},
{
"code": "U5",
"name": "Reality Unknown",
"meaning": "After representation, scope and evidence checks, the underlying scientific question remains unresolved.",
"default_action": "CREATE_OR_LINK_QUESTION_PASSPORT",
"question_promotion": "YES"
}
],
"promotion_gate": [
"U1 checked",
"U2 checked",
"U3 checked",
"U4 evidence search attempted",
"HI/domain review"
],
"linked_systems": [
"Unasked Question Observatory",
"Gap Calibration Lab",
"Reality Return Queue",
"Question Passports",
"RPE"
]
}