{
  "spec": "JouleClaw Cone v1 — NoveltyBand dispatch",
  "schema_id": "cone/1",
  "note": "BandDispatch::entry_tier returns the first tier whose `upper` ≥ novelty. BandDispatch::escalate returns the next tier above the current one, or AtApex if there isn't one. Every implementer MUST produce the same entry_tier and escalate result for every (band, novelty) pair below, byte-equal under serde_json's serialization.",
  "vector_count": 6,
  "vectors": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "description": "Datum default band: novelty < 0.2 → lut.",
      "input": {
        "band": "datum_default",
        "novelty": 0.05,
        "complexity": 0.1
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "lut"
      }
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "description": "Datum default band: 0.2 < novelty < 0.7 → formulaic.",
      "input": {
        "band": "datum_default",
        "novelty": 0.5,
        "complexity": 0.1
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "formulaic"
      }
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "description": "Datum default band: novelty > 0.7 → stochastic (apex).",
      "input": {
        "band": "datum_default",
        "novelty": 0.9,
        "complexity": 0.5
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "stochastic"
      }
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "description": "Datum default band: escalate lut → formulaic.",
      "input": {
        "band": "datum_default",
        "novelty": 0.1,
        "complexity": 0.1,
        "escalate_from": "lut"
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "lut",
        "escalate_to": "formulaic"
      }
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "description": "Datum default band: escalate from apex (stochastic) is refused with AtApex.",
      "input": {
        "band": "datum_default",
        "novelty": 0.9,
        "complexity": 0.5,
        "escalate_from": "stochastic"
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "stochastic",
        "escalate_to": null,
        "escalate_error": "at_apex"
      }
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "description": "JouleClaw cascade default band: novelty < 0.05 → L0.",
      "input": {
        "band": "jouleclaw_cascade_default",
        "novelty": 0.02,
        "complexity": 0.0
      },
      "expected": {
        "entry_tier": "L0"
      }
    }
  ]
}