{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Machine-readable style enforcement rules for EU Parliament Monitor political intelligence analysis. Companion to political-style-guide.md. Advisory reference consumed by AI agents during analysis generation for style compliance guidance.",
  "effective": "2026-05-06",
  "owner": "Hack23 AB",
  "rules": {
    "neutrality": {
      "prohibitedTerms": [
        "clearly wrong",
        "obviously correct",
        "must agree",
        "everyone knows",
        "undeniably",
        "without question",
        "it is certain that",
        "we believe",
        "our view is"
      ],
      "requiredQualifiers": [
        "according to",
        "the evidence suggests",
        "based on available data",
        "analysis indicates",
        "EP MCP data shows"
      ],
      "maxConsecutiveSentencesWithoutEvidence": 3
    },
    "estimativeLanguage": {
      "wepBands": {
        "almostCertain": { "range": [93, 100], "label": "Almost Certain" },
        "highlyLikely": { "range": [80, 92], "label": "Highly Likely" },
        "likely": { "range": [63, 79], "label": "Likely" },
        "roughlyEven": { "range": [40, 62], "label": "Roughly Even" },
        "unlikely": { "range": [21, 39], "label": "Unlikely" },
        "highlyUnlikely": { "range": [8, 20], "label": "Highly Unlikely" },
        "almostNoChance": { "range": [0, 7], "label": "Almost No Chance" }
      },
      "requiredContext": ["timeHorizon", "confidenceLevel"],
      "prohibitedVagueTerms": [
        "might",
        "could possibly",
        "may or may not",
        "it is possible",
        "perhaps",
        "it remains to be seen"
      ]
    },
    "confidenceLevels": {
      "HIGH": "Multiple independent EP MCP sources corroborate; voting records confirm; ≥3 data points",
      "MEDIUM": "Some EP MCP data supports; pattern consistent but limited observations; 1-2 data points",
      "LOW": "Single source or inferred from indirect indicators; requires further monitoring"
    },
    "admiraltyGrades": {
      "sourceReliability": ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F"],
      "informationCredibility": ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"],
      "minimumForCitation": "C2",
      "minimumForHeadlineJudgement": "B2",
      "stateAffiliatedCeiling": "D3"
    },
    "namedActorDiscipline": {
      "requireNamedActors": true,
      "prohibitedVagueAttributions": [
        "some MEPs",
        "certain groups",
        "many observers",
        "sources say",
        "it is widely believed",
        "insiders report",
        "Brussels circles"
      ],
      "requiredSpecificity": "Every factual claim about EP actors must name specific MEPs, political groups, committees, or institutions with verifiable identifiers"
    },
    "citationFormat": {
      "epMcpCall": "EP MCP: {tool_name}({params}) — retrieved {ISO_date}",
      "epProcedure": "EP Procedure {reference} — {stage} — {date}",
      "adoptedText": "EP Adopted Text {reference} — {date}",
      "externalSource": "{Author/Outlet} ({date}) — Admiralty {grade}",
      "minimumCitationsPerArtifact": 5,
      "minimumCitationsPerSection": 1
    },
    "formatting": {
      "headingStyle": "ATX (# level)",
      "tableAlignment": "left (text) / center (numbers/grades)",
      "mermaidTheme": "dark",
      "mermaidColorPalette": {
        "primary": "#1565C0",
        "secondary": "#2E7D32",
        "tertiary": "#FF9800",
        "quaternary": "#7B1FA2",
        "error": "#D32F2F",
        "note": "#FFC107",
        "document": "#0288D1"
      },
      "dateFormat": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
      "numberFormat": "Use comma separator for thousands (1,234)"
    },
    "structure": {
      "requiredSections": [
        "header/metadata",
        "executive summary / BLUF",
        "analysis body",
        "evidence table",
        "forward monitors",
        "sources"
      ],
      "blufMaxWords": 200,
      "blufMinWords": 30,
      "sectionMinWords": 50,
      "paragraphMaxSentences": 6
    },
    "politicalNeutrality": {
      "noPartisanConclusions": true,
      "balanceRequirement": "When analysing political positions, present ≥2 competing perspectives with equal depth",
      "framingDiscipline": {
        "noNeutralMediaLabel": "Never label any outlet as 'neutral' or 'impartial' without explicit multi-axis bias assessment",
        "noSingleAxisScoring": "Never reduce political position to single left/right score — use 5-axis EU alignment key",
        "noValueJudgements": "Analysis describes effects and dynamics, never prescribes what actors 'should' do"
      }
    },
    "euSpecific": {
      "politicalGroups": ["EPP", "S&D", "Renew", "Greens/EFA", "ECR", "PfE", "The Left", "NI"],
      "institutions": ["European Parliament", "European Commission", "European Council", "Council of the EU", "ECJ/CJEU", "ECB"],
      "languages": ["EN", "SV", "DA", "NO", "FI", "DE", "FR", "ES", "NL", "AR", "HE", "JA", "KO", "ZH"],
      "memberStates": 27,
      "epSeats": 720,
      "majorityThreshold": 361,
      "qualifiedMajority": "55% of MS representing 65% of EU population"
    }
  },
  "consumption": {
    "consumers": ["AI agents during analysis generation", "Pass-2 self-audit checklist"],
    "enforcementLevel": "advisory",
    "note": "Style rules are guidance for AI agents and human reviewers during Pass-2 review. Not currently parsed by validation scripts. Violations trigger Pass-2 rewrite but do not block Stage-C gate."
  }
}