# cone/1 — conformance

Test vectors for any implementation claiming to dispatch over a
JouleClaw `NoveltyBand`. The reference [`BandDispatch`] in this
crate passes every vector; any other implementation is conformant
iff it produces the same `entry_tier` (and matching `escalate_to`
or `AtApex` error) for every input fixture.

## Files

- `vectors.json` — the canonical fixture set. 6 vectors covering
  every band entry condition (`datum_default` lut/formulaic/
  stochastic, `jouleclaw_cascade_default` L0) plus the escalate-to-
  next-tier and escalate-from-apex paths.

## Verifier

```
cargo test -p jouleclaw-cone --test conformance
```

Other-language verifiers MUST construct the named band preset
(`datum_default` or `jouleclaw_cascade_default`), pick the entry
tier given the `novelty` value, and — if `escalate_from` is
present — call escalate and compare to `escalate_to` (string) or
the `at_apex` error tag.

## Adding a vector

Add an entry to `vectors`, bump `vector_count`, and re-run the
verifier.