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1 -== 1. Overall analysis & review of the data model ==
1 +(((
2 2  
3 -=== 1.1 Strengths of the current design ===
4 -
5 -* (((
6 -**Identity vs. version pattern**
7 -Using base entities plus version entities (CLAIM + CLAIM_VERSION, SCENARIO + SCENARIO_VERSION, etc.) is exactly how modern knowledge systems handle:
8 -
9 -* auditability
10 -* time evolution
11 -* re-evaluation triggers
12 -* federation and partial replication
13 13  )))
14 -* (((
15 -**Scenario-centric reasoning**
16 -Separating //Claim// (what people argue about) from //Scenario// (interpretive frame) is very aligned with “truth landscape” style systems:
17 17  
18 -* Scenarios explain //why people disagree//.
19 -* Verdicts are tied to specific scenario versions → avoids mixing incompatible assumptions.
20 -)))
21 -* **Evidence and verdicts as first-class entities**
22 -Evidence is explicit, linked to scenarios, and verdicts are per scenario. This matches good practice from fact-checking, scientific assessment panels, and trust graphs.
23 -* (((
24 -**Cluster level (CLAIM_CLUSTER)**
25 -Grouping related claims avoids duplication and lets you:
26 -
27 -* reuse scenarios across paraphrases
28 -* share embeddings / semantic search
29 -* keep the system scalable as the corpus grows.
30 -)))
31 -* (((
32 -**Explicit review layer (REVIEW_ACTION, roles, etc.)**
33 -Separating “data” from “who reviewed what” keeps the model clean, and is exactly what you want for:
34 -
35 -* governance
36 -* permissions
37 -* audit trails
38 -* future trust scoring per user / role.
39 -)))
40 -
41 -----
42 -
43 -=== 1.2 Design decisions I’m locking in (based on our discussions) ===
44 -
45 -To make the model consistent and “state-of-the-art”, I will assume the following as //current intended design//:
46 -
47 -1. (((
48 -**Claims vs Scenarios**
49 -
50 -* CLAIM is the stable identity for “what people argue about”.
51 -* CLAIM_VERSION are individual phrasings / formulations / metadata.
52 -* (((
53 -SCENARIO belongs to a **CLAIM**, not to a specific CLAIM_VERSION.
54 -Rationale:
55 -
56 -* Many different phrasings share the //same// scenario.
57 -* You avoid duplicating scenarios per wording.
58 -)))
59 -* SCENARIO_VERSION holds detailed definitions, assumptions, boundaries, etc.
60 -)))
61 -1. (((
62 -**Version-specific reasoning**
63 -
64 -* **Verdicts** are always attached to SCENARIO_VERSION (not base SCENARIO).
65 -* **Evidence links** are between SCENARIO_VERSION and EVIDENCE_VERSION.
66 -→ This is what we agreed when we said //“SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK should link the respective versions instead”//.
67 -)))
68 -1. (((
69 -**Clusters**
70 -
71 -* CLAIM_CLUSTER groups Claims (semantically close claims).
72 -* It is visible in **both diagrams** (Core Data Model and Data Use).
73 -)))
74 -1. (((
75 -**Review vs data**
76 -
77 -* (((
78 -All review happens **on versioned entities**:
79 -
80 -* CLAIM_VERSION
81 -* SCENARIO_VERSION
82 -* EVIDENCE_VERSION
83 -* SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK_VERSION
84 -* VERDICT_VERSION
85 -)))
86 -* REVIEW_ACTION is the generic log of //who// did //what// on //which version//.
87 -)))
88 -1. (((
89 -**Users & roles**
90 -
91 -* USER has an attribute (or a linked entity) that distinguishes **technical users** from normal accounts.
92 -* We //keep// TECHNICAL_USER as a specialisation of USER (strictly technical accounts).
93 -* All human & technical accounts can hold roles via USER_ROLE_MEMBERSHIP.
94 -* (((
95 -Roles include:
96 -
97 -* READER
98 -* CONTRIBUTOR
99 -* TRUSTED_CONTRIBUTOR
100 -* REVIEWER
101 -* MODERATOR
102 -* SYSTEM_ADMIN / MAINTAINER
103 -* FEDERATION_OPERATOR
104 -* FEDERATION_ADMIN
105 -(all present in the Data Use ERD, but as rows of ROLE rather than separate entities).
106 -)))
107 -)))
108 -
109 -----
110 -
111 -=== 1.3 Gaps / potential problems ===
112 -
113 -These are the main issues & missing areas I see:
114 -
115 -1. (((
116 -**Versioning text in chapter 5 is currently too thin (‘…’ placeholders)**
117 -
118 -* (((
119 -The spec does not yet //verbally// spell out:
120 -
121 -* the identity vs version pattern, systematically
122 -* how re-evaluation triggers are derived from version changes
123 -* how this aligns with federation (which versions are replicated where).
124 -)))
125 -)))
126 -1. (((
127 -**No explicit “provenance granularity” in the model**
128 -
129 -* (((
130 -EVIDENCE is a single entity. For more advanced use cases, you may later want:
131 -
132 -* EVIDENCE_SOURCE (the whole article/report/video)
133 -* EVIDENCE_FRAGMENT (specific paragraph/clip with its own reliability, quote, etc.)
134 -)))
135 -* For now, I’ll keep EVIDENCE/EVIDENCE_VERSION as is, but I’ll mention this as a possible extension.
136 -)))
137 -1. (((
138 -**Review target polymorphism**
139 -
140 -* (((
141 -REVIEW_ACTION can apply to multiple entity types. In the diagram this shows as multiple relationships:
142 -
143 -* CLAIM_VERSION → REVIEW_ACTION
144 -* SCENARIO_VERSION → REVIEW_ACTION
145 -* etc.
146 -)))
147 -* A more “pure” relational modeling would use a generic “subjectType + subjectId” or an intermediate “REVIEW_TARGET” table.
148 -* For readability, I’ll keep the simpler multi-edge representation and mention the polymorphism in text.
149 -)))
150 -1. (((
151 -**Federation details missing from core ERD**
152 -
153 -* There is no explicit FEDERATION_NODE / REPLICATION_LOG in the Data Model chapter.
154 -* This is ok for “core logical data model”, but I’ll add a short note that federation metadata is handled in the Federation chapter and via additional entities.
155 -)))
156 -1. (((
157 -**Automation / AKEL artifacts left implicit**
158 -
159 -* (((
160 -The Data Model chapter currently doesn’t describe:
161 -
162 -* AKEL task queues
163 -* extraction runs
164 -* model versions
165 -)))
166 -* That’s fine for now; I’ll just clarify that those belong to a “Processing / AKEL” submodel, not the core logical data model.
167 -)))
168 -
169 169  = 5. Data Model =
170 170  
171 171  The FactHarbor data model centers on four fully versioned, immutable entities:
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225 225  The convention is that fields ending in {{code}}Id{{/code}} are primary keys,
226 226  and fields with {{code}}...IdFk{{/code}} are foreign keys.
227 227  
228 -{{mermaid}}
229 -erDiagram
230 - CLAIM_CLUSTER {
231 - string ClusterID PK
232 - string EmbeddingVectorRef
233 - string Theme
234 - }
64 +{{comment}} Core Data Model ERD (Mermaid, from /Specification/Diagrams/Data Model) {{/comment}}
65 +{{include document="FactHarbor.Playground.Core Data Model ERD Page (from Specification chat).WebHome" reference="FactHarbor.Playground.data.Core Data Model ERD Page (from Specification chat).WebHome"/}}
235 235  
236 - CLAIM {
237 - string ClaimID PK
238 - string ClusterID FK
239 - string Status
240 - datetime CreatedAt
241 - }
242 -
243 - CLAIM_VERSION {
244 - string ClaimVersionID PK
245 - string ClaimID FK
246 - string Text
247 - string ClaimType
248 - string Domain
249 - datetime CreatedAt
250 - }
251 -
252 - SCENARIO {
253 - string ScenarioID PK
254 - string ClaimID FK
255 - string Name
256 - datetime CreatedAt
257 - }
258 -
259 - SCENARIO_VERSION {
260 - string ScenarioVersionID PK
261 - string ScenarioID FK
262 - string Definitions
263 - string Assumptions
264 - string Boundaries
265 - datetime CreatedAt
266 - }
267 -
268 - EVIDENCE {
269 - string EvidenceID PK
270 - string SourceType
271 - string URL
272 - float ReliabilityScore
273 - }
274 -
275 - EVIDENCE_VERSION {
276 - string EvidenceVersionID PK
277 - string EvidenceID FK
278 - string Summary
279 - float ReliabilityScore
280 - datetime CreatedAt
281 - }
282 -
283 - SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK {
284 - string LinkID PK
285 - string ScenarioVersionID FK
286 - string EvidenceVersionID FK
287 - float Relevance
288 - string Direction
289 - }
290 -
291 - VERDICT {
292 - string VerdictID PK
293 - string ScenarioID FK
294 - }
295 -
296 - VERDICT_VERSION {
297 - string VerdictVersionID PK
298 - string VerdictID FK
299 - float Verdict
300 - float Confidence
301 - string Reasoning
302 - datetime CreatedAt
303 - }
304 -
305 - CLAIM_CLUSTER ||--o{ CLAIM : contains
306 - CLAIM ||--o{ CLAIM_VERSION : versions
307 -
308 - CLAIM ||--o{ SCENARIO : has
309 - SCENARIO ||--o{ SCENARIO_VERSION : versions
310 -
311 - EVIDENCE ||--o{ EVIDENCE_VERSION : versions
312 -
313 - SCENARIO_VERSION ||--o{ SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK : links
314 - EVIDENCE_VERSION ||--o{ SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK : linked
315 -
316 - SCENARIO ||--o{ VERDICT : assessed
317 - VERDICT ||--o{ VERDICT_VERSION : versions
318 -
319 -{{/mermaid}}
320 -
321 321  **Important points:**
322 322  
323 323  * Scenarios and Evidence are **linked via their versions**
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338 338  * Roles and role assignments
339 339  * Review actions on versioned entities
340 340  
87 +{{comment}} Data Use ERD (Mermaid, from /Specification/Diagrams/Data Use ERD) {{/comment}}
88 +{{include document="FactHarbor.Playground.Data Use ERD Page (from Specification chat).WebHome" reference="FactHarbor.Playground.data.Data Use ERD Page (from Specification chat).WebHome"/}}
89 +
90 += Data Use ERD (Roles, Review & Versioned Entities) =
91 +
92 +This diagram shows how users, roles, and review actions relate to the
93 +versioned core entities.
94 +
341 341  {{mermaid}}
342 342  erDiagram
343 343   %% Core clusters shown for context
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478 478   REVIEW_ACTION }o--|| SCENARIO_VERSION : reviews
479 479   REVIEW_ACTION }o--|| EVIDENCE_VERSION : reviews
480 480   REVIEW_ACTION }o--|| VERDICT_VERSION : reviews
481 -
482 482  {{/mermaid}}
483 483  
237 +{{info}}
238 +This diagram focuses on *who* uses and reviews *which* versioned entities.
239 +USER is the base type; TECHNICAL_USER and CONTRIBUTING_USER are specializations.
240 +Other roles (REVIEWER, EXPERT, TRUSTED_CONTRIBUTOR, FEDERATION_ADMIN, FEDERATION_NODE)
241 +are modelled as specializations or technical subtypes.
242 +{{/info}}
243 +
244 +
484 484  Notes:
485 485  
486 486  * Most roles (READER, CONTRIBUTOR, TRUSTED_CONTRIBUTOR, REVIEWER, MODERATOR,
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547 547  Federation-specific entities (such as {{code}}FEDERATION_NODE{{/code}},
548 548  replication logs, and trust rules) are described in the Federation &
549 549  Decentralization chapter and build on top of the core data model defined here.
311 +
312 +----
313 +
314 +== 1. Overall analysis & review of the data model ==
315 +
316 +=== 1.1 Strengths of the current design ===
317 +
318 +* (((
319 +**Identity vs. version pattern**
320 +Using base entities plus version entities (CLAIM + CLAIM_VERSION, SCENARIO + SCENARIO_VERSION, etc.) is exactly how modern knowledge systems handle:
321 +
322 +* auditability
323 +* time evolution
324 +* re-evaluation triggers
325 +* federation and partial replication
326 +)))
327 +* (((
328 +**Scenario-centric reasoning**
329 +Separating //Claim// (what people argue about) from //Scenario// (interpretive frame) is very aligned with “truth landscape” style systems:
330 +
331 +* Scenarios explain //why people disagree//.
332 +* Verdicts are tied to specific scenario versions → avoids mixing incompatible assumptions.
333 +)))
334 +* **Evidence and verdicts as first-class entities**
335 +Evidence is explicit, linked to scenarios, and verdicts are per scenario. This matches good practice from fact-checking, scientific assessment panels, and trust graphs.
336 +* (((
337 +**Cluster level (CLAIM_CLUSTER)**
338 +Grouping related claims avoids duplication and lets you:
339 +
340 +* reuse scenarios across paraphrases
341 +* share embeddings / semantic search
342 +* keep the system scalable as the corpus grows.
343 +)))
344 +* (((
345 +**Explicit review layer (REVIEW_ACTION, roles, etc.)**
346 +Separating “data” from “who reviewed what” keeps the model clean, and is exactly what you want for:
347 +
348 +* governance
349 +* permissions
350 +* audit trails
351 +* future trust scoring per user / role.
352 +)))
353 +
354 +----
355 +
356 +=== 1.2 Design decisions I’m locking in (based on our discussions) ===
357 +
358 +To make the model consistent and “state-of-the-art”, I will assume the following as //current intended design//:
359 +
360 +1. (((
361 +**Claims vs Scenarios**
362 +
363 +* CLAIM is the stable identity for “what people argue about”.
364 +* CLAIM_VERSION are individual phrasings / formulations / metadata.
365 +* (((
366 +SCENARIO belongs to a **CLAIM**, not to a specific CLAIM_VERSION.
367 +Rationale:
368 +
369 +* Many different phrasings share the //same// scenario.
370 +* You avoid duplicating scenarios per wording.
371 +)))
372 +* SCENARIO_VERSION holds detailed definitions, assumptions, boundaries, etc.
373 +)))
374 +1. (((
375 +**Version-specific reasoning**
376 +
377 +* **Verdicts** are always attached to SCENARIO_VERSION (not base SCENARIO).
378 +* **Evidence links** are between SCENARIO_VERSION and EVIDENCE_VERSION.
379 +→ This is what we agreed when we said //“SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK should link the respective versions instead”//.
380 +)))
381 +1. (((
382 +**Clusters**
383 +
384 +* CLAIM_CLUSTER groups Claims (semantically close claims).
385 +* It is visible in **both diagrams** (Core Data Model and Data Use).
386 +)))
387 +1. (((
388 +**Review vs data**
389 +
390 +* (((
391 +All review happens **on versioned entities**:
392 +
393 +* CLAIM_VERSION
394 +* SCENARIO_VERSION
395 +* EVIDENCE_VERSION
396 +* SCENARIO_EVIDENCE_LINK_VERSION
397 +* VERDICT_VERSION
398 +)))
399 +* REVIEW_ACTION is the generic log of //who// did //what// on //which version//.
400 +)))
401 +1. (((
402 +**Users & roles**
403 +
404 +* USER has an attribute (or a linked entity) that distinguishes **technical users** from normal accounts.
405 +* We //keep// TECHNICAL_USER as a specialisation of USER (strictly technical accounts).
406 +* All human & technical accounts can hold roles via USER_ROLE_MEMBERSHIP.
407 +* (((
408 +Roles include:
409 +
410 +* READER
411 +* CONTRIBUTOR
412 +* TRUSTED_CONTRIBUTOR
413 +* REVIEWER
414 +* MODERATOR
415 +* SYSTEM_ADMIN / MAINTAINER
416 +* FEDERATION_OPERATOR
417 +* FEDERATION_ADMIN
418 +(all present in the Data Use ERD, but as rows of ROLE rather than separate entities).
419 +)))
420 +)))
421 +
422 +----
423 +
424 +=== 1.3 Gaps / potential problems ===
425 +
426 +These are the main issues & missing areas I see:
427 +
428 +1. (((
429 +**Versioning text in chapter 5 is currently too thin (‘…’ placeholders)**
430 +
431 +* (((
432 +The spec does not yet //verbally// spell out:
433 +
434 +* the identity vs version pattern, systematically
435 +* how re-evaluation triggers are derived from version changes
436 +* how this aligns with federation (which versions are replicated where).
437 +)))
438 +)))
439 +1. (((
440 +**No explicit “provenance granularity” in the model**
441 +
442 +* (((
443 +EVIDENCE is a single entity. For more advanced use cases, you may later want:
444 +
445 +* EVIDENCE_SOURCE (the whole article/report/video)
446 +* EVIDENCE_FRAGMENT (specific paragraph/clip with its own reliability, quote, etc.)
447 +)))
448 +* For now, I’ll keep EVIDENCE/EVIDENCE_VERSION as is, but I’ll mention this as a possible extension.
449 +)))
450 +1. (((
451 +**Review target polymorphism**
452 +
453 +* (((
454 +REVIEW_ACTION can apply to multiple entity types. In the diagram this shows as multiple relationships:
455 +
456 +* CLAIM_VERSION → REVIEW_ACTION
457 +* SCENARIO_VERSION → REVIEW_ACTION
458 +* etc.
459 +)))
460 +* A more “pure” relational modeling would use a generic “subjectType + subjectId” or an intermediate “REVIEW_TARGET” table.
461 +* For readability, I’ll keep the simpler multi-edge representation and mention the polymorphism in text.
462 +)))
463 +1. (((
464 +**Federation details missing from core ERD**
465 +
466 +* There is no explicit FEDERATION_NODE / REPLICATION_LOG in the Data Model chapter.
467 +* This is ok for “core logical data model”, but I’ll add a short note that federation metadata is handled in the Federation chapter and via additional entities.
468 +)))
469 +1. (((
470 +**Automation / AKEL artifacts left implicit**
471 +
472 +* (((
473 +The Data Model chapter currently doesn’t describe:
474 +
475 +* AKEL task queues
476 +* extraction runs
477 +* model versions
478 +)))
479 +* That’s fine for now; I’ll just clarify that those belong to a “Processing / AKEL” submodel, not the core logical data model.
480 +)))