{
  "confidence": "high",
  "findings": [
    {
      "category": "boundary",
      "description": "DeepSeek advisory protocol requires program to fail on blocker/high findings, effectively granting DeepSeek hard gate authority despite the non-binding advisory label.",
      "required_fix": "Reconcile the language: either make the DeepSeek checks truly advisory (fail only if explicitly overridden by operator) or acknowledge the veto as an explicit design choice.",
      "severity": "medium"
    },
    {
      "category": "source_fingerprint",
      "description": "Lineage discovery uses 'nearby project.json / run_manifest.json' without scoping rules, risking non-deterministic candidate inspection.",
      "required_fix": "Define exact relative paths or a strict discovery algorithm from the candidate registry location.",
      "severity": "medium"
    },
    {
      "category": "registry_schema",
      "description": "Multiple source fingerprint key names are listed without priority or conflict resolution, which could lead to ambiguous matching if a candidate carries multiple keys with divergent values.",
      "required_fix": "Specify key precedence and type expectations (e.g., array vs string) and a deterministic resolution strategy.",
      "severity": "low"
    },
    {
      "category": "artifact",
      "description": "Advisory outputs include a manifest.json that could be mistaken for a canonical manifest, risking accidental downstream use.",
      "required_fix": "Write all preflight artifacts to a dedicated advisory subdirectory or prefix filenames with 'NOW_33A_' consistently.",
      "severity": "low"
    }
  ],
  "overall_verdict": "supports_current_registry_preflight_contract",
  "recommended_closeout_label": "contract_validated_read_only_preflight_feasible",
  "required_contract_corrections": [
    "Define 'nearby' discovery for project.json/run_manifest.json explicitly.",
    "Clarify the DeepSeek fail rule to avoid contradiction with non-binding advisory status.",
    "Add key precedence and type handling for candidate registry source fingerprint discovery."
  ],
  "scope_audit": {
    "deepseek_advisory_only": true,
    "kg_writeback_blocked": true,
    "path_or_name_hint_rejected_as_authority": true,
    "read_only_preflight_allowed": true,
    "registry_creation_blocked": true,
    "route_transition_blocked": true,
    "source_fingerprint_validation_required": true,
    "uid_binding_blocked": true
  }
}