{
  "tm": "1RB1LD_1LC0RF_0RD0LB_1LB0LE_1LA---_0RA0RF",
  "bucket_reason": "The approved 30-minute study is complete. The full mechanism still has low/medium confidence; further research is a new priority call.",
  "question": "Defer 6/348, or fund another 30-minute study of the variable edge-word transformation?",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "study",
      "label": "Bounded invariant study",
      "consequence": "Seek a closed transformation of the edge word, including small-bulk exceptions and both starts. Stop at the stated limit with a proof sketch or precise obstruction; stop at the cryptid boundary."
    },
    {
      "id": "defer",
      "label": "Defer further research",
      "consequence": "Retain the completed study and evidence; schedule no additional work."
    }
  ],
  "recommended": "defer",
  "rationale": "One general return is derived, but the other two remain candidates and the edge-word family is not closed. Line 593 has a more sharply isolated safety condition.",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "kind": "fact",
      "text": "R1 has an informal universal derivation; exact models match 264 full configurations across both starts.",
      "href": "study.md"
    },
    {
      "kind": "link",
      "text": "Completed studies and comparison",
      "href": "coord/audits/bouncer-studies-20261014.md"
    }
  ],
  "effort_if_yes": "At most 30 minutes. This is a new stage; no whole-machine formalization is funded.",
  "updated": "2026-10-14",
  "answer": {
    "option": "defer",
    "note": "",
    "date": "2026-10-14"
  }
}