{
  "version": "2026-09-10",
  "statuses": {
    "verified": "Official provider source supports the core identity, location/contact details and claimed capabilities used in the registry.",
    "verified_core": "Official provider source supports identity, market/city, contact and service claims, but one or more non-core fields such as exact street address remain unavailable or intentionally blank.",
    "partially_verified": "Some important fields are source-supported while others still require verification.",
    "needs_review": "Provider exists in a discovery source but has not yet passed direct official-source verification.",
    "do_not_publish": "Record failed verification, is stale/ambiguous, or presents unacceptable evidence risk."
  },
  "rules": [
    "Prefer the provider's official website as the primary verification source.",
    "A directory or search result may help discover a provider but does not by itself prove all capability claims.",
    "Do not invent 24/7 status, specialty capability, booking availability, pricing, rankings, credentials, or provider quality.",
    "Store unknown values as null or omit the capability rather than infer it.",
    "Every publishable record must include at least one source URL and a last_verified date.",
    "Reverification should be required before using provider data for live availability, booking, or transactional workflows.",
    "Provider data should remain separate from SEO page generation unless a provider profile has enough unique verified information to justify an indexable page."
  ]
}