{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "emergence/council.schema.json",
  "title": "Council verdict (verified lane — inactive)",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "status", "lane", "claim", "verdict", "council", "session", "deliberated_at"],
  "properties": {
    "id": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^vrd_[a-f0-9]{12}$" },
    "status": { "enum": ["verified", "refuted", "unclear"] },
    "lane": { "const": "council" },
    "claim": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
    "verdict": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["stance", "confidence", "reasoning", "evidence_needed"],
      "properties": {
        "stance": { "enum": ["supported", "refuted", "unclear"] },
        "confidence": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1 },
        "reasoning": { "type": "string" },
        "evidence_needed": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
        "dissent": { "type": ["string", "null"] }
      }
    },
    "council": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["model", "seats", "rounds"],
      "properties": {
        "model": { "type": "string" },
        "seats": { "type": "integer" },
        "rounds": { "type": "integer" },
        "tokens_in": { "type": "integer" },
        "tokens_out": { "type": "integer" },
        "cost_usd": { "type": "number" }
      }
    },
    "session": { "type": "string", "description": "path to full deliberation transcript" },
    "deliberated_at": { "type": "string" }
  }
}