DIF Evaluation — Minimal Example (Summary)

Correction notice — 2026-07-20

This evaluation is retained as originally written. Its stated field values do not match the manifest it names. examples/basic-agent.json declares autonomy.level 2 · risk_profile.level medium · data_handling.stores_personal_data true · audit_surface.logging detailed · audit_surface.reconstructability full, and agent_id example.customer.support.tier1.

The evaluation text below reports a lower-autonomy, low-risk profile that the file does not carry. The record is preserved rather than rewritten; readers should take the manifest itself as authoritative. Re-running the checklist against the current file is recorded as outstanding work.

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This document summarizes the Declarative Integrity Framework (DIF) assessment of the Minimal Example Agent Manifest.

Verdict — superseded

Superseded. The verdict below was recorded against field values the named manifest does not carry. It is preserved as a record and must not be read as a current assessment of examples/basic-agent.json. See the correction notice above.

PASS — Declaratively coherent baseline example.

Observations — superseded

Superseded, for the same reason. Three of the five statements below are contradicted by the manifest as published, and are marked inline.

• Required declaration fields are present.
• Autonomy level (1) is consistent with low risk posture. — superseded: the file declares autonomy.level 2 and risk_profile.level medium.
• Stopping authority is declared and structurally coherent.
• Audit surface is minimal but acceptable for low-risk usage. — superseded: the file declares audit_surface.logging detailed and reconstructability full.
• Data handling declaration is clear (no personal data stored). — superseded: the file declares stores_personal_data true.

Notes

This evaluation assesses declarative coherence only. It does not enforce runtime guarantees. It does not modify the normative specification.