{
  "overall_verdict": "supports_with_required_corrections",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "required_contract_corrections": [
    "Clarify that 'two DeepSeek rounds parse as pass' means the consultation record files were successfully generated and parsed without technical errors, not that DeepSeek's verdict is 'pass'. Otherwise the gate may incorrectly depend on DeepSeek's advisory opinion, contradicting the advisory-only boundary.",
    "Add a guard rule or explicit validation to verify that each row's total count of candidate refs (candidate_entity_ref_count in manifest) matches the number of entries in the row's candidate_refs list, ensuring referential consistency.",
    "Add an explicit statement that DeepSeek consultation records stored in the output run are purely for review purposes and must not be used as sourcing evidence or acceptance authority in any downstream contract, consistent with the existing advisory-only boundary."
  ],
  "findings": [
    {
      "severity": "medium",
      "category": "authority",
      "description": "Pass criterion 'two DeepSeek rounds parse as pass' is ambiguous. If interpreted as requiring DeepSeek's response to indicate 'pass' (i.e., support for closeout), it grants DeepSeek a binding gate authority, violating the advisory-only constraint. The criterion should be restricted to technical parsing success or explicit blocked/unavailable recording.",
      "required_fix": "Rewrite the pass clause to specify that DeepSeek consultation records must be present, parseable, and either marked 'pass' (technical parse success) or explicitly handled via 'blocked/unavailable' recording. Remove any implication that DeepSeek's advisory verdict controls the gate."
    },
    {
      "severity": "low",
      "category": "validation",
      "description": "The contract does not require row-level consistency between the NOW-33 manifest's candidate_entity_ref_count and the actual candidate_refs array length. A mismatch could indicate data corruption or incomplete processing without detection.",
      "required_fix": "Add a consumption guard rule or dedicated validation step to check that, for every row with non-empty candidate refs, the declared count matches the array size."
    },
    {
      "severity": "low",
      "category": "boundary",
      "description": "DeepSeek consultation records are stored alongside output artifacts. Although the contract states they are advisory-only, future steps might inadvertently reference them as sourcing evidence or acceptance. The contract should reinforce that these records are review aids and must never become evidence or canonical authority.",
      "required_fix": "Add a sentence in the 'DeepSeek Advisory Requirements' section or output artifacts description that explicitly forbids downstream use of these records as evidence or acceptance, reinforcing the advisory-only boundary."
    }
  ],
  "scope_audit": {
    "advisory_only_respected": true,
    "candidate_refs_never_canonical": true,
    "writeback_blocked": true,
    "route_transition_blocked": true,
    "evidence_creation_blocked": true,
    "review_actions_non_mutating": true,
    "future_writeback_requires_separate_contract": true
  },
  "recommended_status_label": "supports_with_required_corrections"
}