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applicable.", "FAIL": "Contradiction, invalid artifacts, or failed integrity checks.", "OPEN": "Required evidence is missing or assessment not yet completed.", "N/A": "Not applicable for this project scope with explicit rationale." }, "decision_bands": { "ready_for_registry_submission": "All blocker checks PASS or N/A with explicit rationale.", "preflight_incomplete": "Any blocker check OPEN or FAIL." }, "categories": [ { "category_id": "C1_PROJECT_RIGHTS_AND_SCOPE", "name": "Project Rights And Scope", "checks": [ { "id": "C1.1", "clause": "Project mandate", "prompt": "Do you have legal authority to register the carbon project and commercialize issued credits?", "required_evidence": [ "Concession agreement", "Operator authorization letter", "Carbon rights opinion" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, 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"OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C2.3", "clause": "Baseline scenario", "prompt": "Is baseline construction documented and reproducible?", "required_evidence": [ "Baseline model", "Input datasets", "Version lock" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "CAN_REPLAY_WORKFLOW", "sovrient_role_note": "can_hash_and_replay_inputs", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] } ] }, { "category_id": "C3_MRV_AND_DATA_QUALITY", "name": "MRV And Data Quality", "checks": [ { "id": "C3.1", "clause": "Monitoring plan", "prompt": "Is there a documented monitoring plan with sampling cadence, QA/QC, and uncertainty treatment?", "required_evidence": [ "MRV plan", "QA/QC SOP", "Uncertainty memo" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], 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"failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C4.2", "clause": "Permanence", "prompt": "Is permanence risk handled per methodology (buffers, reversals, long-term monitoring)?", "required_evidence": [ "Permanence plan", "Buffer allocation evidence" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C4.3", "clause": "Double counting", "prompt": "Are controls in place to prevent issuance/claim double counting across registries and inventories?", "required_evidence": [ "Serial number control policy", "Host-country claim disclosure" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "CAN_BIND_AND_HASH", "sovrient_role_note": "can_bind_serialized_artifacts", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C4.4", "clause": "Host-country / corresponding adjustment disclosure", "prompt": "Where relevant, is host-country authorization and corresponding adjustment treatment documented?", "required_evidence": [ "Host-country authorization record", "Article 6 / corresponding adjustment disclosure" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": false, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] } ] }, { "category_id": "C5_REGISTRY_AND_COMMERCIALIZATION", "name": "Registry And Commercialization", "checks": [ { "id": "C5.1", "clause": "Validation and verification", "prompt": "Is accredited third-party validation/verification engagement in place?", "required_evidence": [ "VVB engagement letter", "Verification schedule" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C5.2", "clause": "Issuance readiness", "prompt": "Are issuance prerequisites complete for the target registry?", "required_evidence": [ "Registry account", "Project documents", "Monitoring report" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C5.3", "clause": "On-chain path", "prompt": "If tokenizing, is the bridge path active and compliant with current protocol constraints?", "required_evidence": [ "Bridge support confirmation", "Tokenization controls" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": false, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] } ] }, { "category_id": "C6_TREASURY_AND_PAYROLL_CONTROLS", "name": "Treasury And Payroll Controls", "checks": [ { "id": "C6.1", "clause": "Operating cash policy", "prompt": "Is payroll insulated from speculative carbon price volatility?", "required_evidence": [ "Treasury policy", "Minimum cash runway rule" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C6.2", "clause": "Realized-funds-only rule", "prompt": "Are payroll obligations funded only from realized credit sales, not projected issuance?", "required_evidence": [ "Funding waterfall", "Controls attestation" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] }, { "id": "C6.3", "clause": "Counterparty risk", "prompt": "Are exchange/OTC counterparty, custody, and liquidation risks disclosed?", "required_evidence": [ "Execution policy", "Custody controls", "Counterparty limits" ], "status": "OPEN", "status_values": [ "OPEN", "PASS", "FAIL", "N/A" ], "status_rationale": "", "blocker_if_missing": true, "sovrient_role_code": "ADVISORY_ONLY", "sovrient_role_note": "advisory_only", "failure_mode": null, "failure_mode_values": [ "MISSING_EVIDENCE", "CONTRADICTION", "INVALID_FORMAT", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "OTHER" ], "contradiction_refs": [] } ] } ], "summary": { "total_checks": 18, "open_checks": 18, "pass_checks": 0, "fail_checks": 0, "blocker_check_ids": [ "C1.1", "C1.2", "C2.1", "C2.2", "C2.3", "C3.1", "C3.2", "C3.3", "C4.1", "C4.2", "C4.3", "C5.1", "C5.2", "C6.1", "C6.2", "C6.3" ] }, "references": [ { "id": "ref_verra_docs", "url": "https://verra.org/programs/verified-carbon-standard/project-description-and-monitoring-report/", "reference_type": "REGISTRY_GUIDANCE", "captured_at_utc": "2026-03-04T20:38:29Z", "purpose": "Registry process requirements" }, { "id": "ref_icvcm_ccp", "url": "https://icvcm.org/core-carbon-principles/", "reference_type": "INTEGRITY_PRINCIPLES", "captured_at_utc": "2026-03-04T20:38:29Z", "purpose": "Integrity principles" }, { "id": "ref_toucan_retire", "url": "https://docs.toucan.earth/toucan/retire-credits", "reference_type": "BRIDGE_STATUS", "captured_at_utc": "2026-03-04T20:38:29Z", "purpose": "Token retirement constraints" }, { "id": "ref_toucan_bridge_status", "url": "https://docs.toucan.earth/resources/archives/verra-bridge-deprecated", "reference_type": "BRIDGE_STATUS", "captured_at_utc": "2026-03-04T20:38:29Z", "purpose": "Bridge status awareness" } ] }