{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://montrealai.github.io/proof-gradient/standards/AEP-004/schemas/selection_candidate.schema.json",
  "title": "AEP-004 Selection Candidate",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "candidate_id",
    "schema",
    "schema_version",
    "candidate_type",
    "candidate_ref",
    "baseline_ref",
    "proposer",
    "reason_for_change",
    "intended_scope",
    "evidence_docket_refs",
    "proof_packet_refs",
    "eval_refs",
    "risk_refs",
    "policy_refs",
    "cost_summary",
    "rollback_target",
    "requested_decision"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "candidate_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "AEP-004-CANDIDATE"
    },
    "schema_version": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "candidate_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "goal",
        "plan",
        "skill",
        "capability",
        "policy",
        "eval",
        "tool",
        "context",
        "route",
        "workflow",
        "model",
        "agent_behavior",
        "artifact_version"
      ]
    },
    "candidate_ref": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "baseline_ref": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "proposer": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "reason_for_change": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "intended_scope": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "evidence_docket_refs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "proof_packet_refs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "eval_refs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "risk_refs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "policy_refs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "cost_summary": {
      "type": "object"
    },
    "rollback_target": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "requested_decision": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "promote",
        "approve_canary",
        "revise",
        "reject",
        "archive",
        "rollback",
        "needs_more_evidence"
      ]
    },
    "claim_boundary": {
      "type": "object"
    }
  }
}