{
  "tm": "1RB0LD_0RC1RA_1LD1RC_1LE0RF_---1LA_1LF0LA",
  "bucket_reason": "Initial observation finished with low or medium confidence in the complete mechanism; further mechanism/proof work waits under CLAUDE.md.",
  "question": "Fund a 30-minute edge-return study using the period-51 bulk of line 593?",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "study",
      "label": "Bounded mechanism study",
      "consequence": "Choose an edge-return boundary and derive a symbolic transformation that includes the irregular region. Stop at 30 minutes or the cryptid boundary; do not assume a closed invariant."
    },
    {
      "id": "defer",
      "label": "Defer this family",
      "consequence": "Keep the evidence and leave further research on this family paused."
    }
  ],
  "recommended": "study",
  "rationale": "The period-51 bulk is explicit and the sampled tape remains compact under compression. The irregular left edge is still unmodeled.",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "kind": "fact",
      "text": "The 1,846,460,530-step accelerated endpoint agrees with an independent direct run, including all nonblank cells relative to the head.",
      "href": "notes.md"
    },
    {
      "kind": "link",
      "text": "Six-candidate comparison and proposed scope",
      "href": "coord/audits/bouncer-triage-20261014.md"
    }
  ],
  "effort_if_yes": "At most 30 minutes for this family; no formal proof stage funded by this decision.",
  "updated": "2026-10-14",
  "answer": {
    "option": "study",
    "note": "Follow your recommendations for the 5",
    "date": "2026-10-14"
  }
}