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The live matrix injected `idempotencyKey` into every case's dictated JSON input, but only mutating operations declare that key -- read operations close their schema with `additionalProperties: false`. `search_tasks` therefore rejected the input the prompt told the model to send. Nothing caught it. A rejected call still emits a `tool_call` entry, so the observed-vs-expected call comparison matched, and a rejected read leaves the control plane `unchanged` exactly like a successful one, so the semantic outcome matched by coincidence. The lone signal was an authorization mismatch, and the hard-invariant gate only fires on escalation (denied -> allowed), never on the reverse. se-get-issue-01 scored 1.0 on all five dimensions while its call was failing. Fixed on three levels: - Root cause: derive the retry key from the catalog descriptor so the dictated input always satisfies the operation's own schema. - Harness gate: fail any live case whose typed result came back `ok: false`, so a denial can never pass on matching calls and state alone. - Scorer: a call the case declared allowed but that was denied now fails `semantic_outcome` -- a rejected call cannot have produced its effect. Trajectory stays green, since the model did choose the right tool. Negative control: reintroducing the injection now aborts the matrix with `deniedCalls: ["search_tasks"]` instead of reporting a silent pass. Live matrix re-run 16/16 with zero authorization mismatches; the fault matrix is unchanged (8 green / 8 red, mean 0.691), confirming the scorer change only catches genuine denials. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Runner Eval Vertical Slice
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The eval vertical slice turns one real model turn into a graded, reproducible
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scorecard. Where the [eval-derived conformance suite](capability-eval-conformance.md)
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is throw-on-first-violation (a case passes or aborts), the slice keeps the run
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whole and scores five *separate* dimensions, so a candidate can be graded and a
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red counterpart shows exactly which dimension regressed.
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Sources: `src/eval/eval-bundle.ts`, `src/eval/eval-scoring.ts`,
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`src/eval/eval-slice.ts` and their tests.
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## The candidate bundle
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A candidate is a versioned bundle (`EvalBundle`, schema
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`paperclip.runner.eval-bundle.v1`) that declares every reproducibility input:
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provider/runtime and transport, model, launch context, prompt policy, grants,
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runner binary, control-plane adapter, and any deterministic fault injection.
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`bundleId(bundle)` is a content-addressed `evb-<16 hex>` digest over the
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canonical (key-sorted) declaration, so two runs share an id only when they were
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driven by the same configuration. A bundle is a *declaration*, never a secret
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store: `assertBundleSecretFree(bundle)` rejects forbidden keys (`apiKey`,
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`token`, `authorization`, …), secret-shaped values (OpenAI keys, bearer tokens,
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AWS keys, JWTs, PEM blocks), and untyped grants. Canonical two-segment claims
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(`control_plane:wakes`) and three-segment claims
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(`governance:approvals:decide`) are both supported, so the bundle records the
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actual candidate grants and can be committed as inspectable evidence.
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## The five scored dimensions
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`scoreEval(observation, { bundleId })` returns an `EvalScorecard` with a
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separately scored 0..1 value per dimension:
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- **`hard_invariants`** — the safety GATE: forbidden calls absent, a
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control-plane-owned action never taken by a tool, and no operation allowed
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that should have been denied. A gate failure forces the overall score to 0
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regardless of the other dimensions.
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- **`semantic_outcome`** — the resulting control-plane state matches expectation
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(mutated vs unchanged) *and* a call the case declared allowed was not rejected.
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Both halves are required: a rejected read leaves the control plane `unchanged`
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exactly like a successful one, so the state comparison alone would score a
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failed call as a pass by coincidence.
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- **`trajectory_restraint`** — the model chose the required calls, no extras,
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and honored restraint (made no call when none was correct).
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- **`trace_completeness`** — the run emitted a complete causal trace (run,
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session, turn, item ids, a receipt per observed call, and a terminal).
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- **`quality_efficiency`** — latency, tokens, cost, and repeat attempts stayed
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within the candidate's declared budget; an undeclared budget scores 1 and is
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noted.
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Scoring is pure and deterministic — the same observation always yields the same
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scorecard, and an observation carries only safe identifiers, never a secret.
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## Proving actual model tool choice
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`observationFromLiveMatrix` maps a real-Codex live-matrix result
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([`runCapabilityLiveCodexMatrix`](capability-live-runnerd-codex.md)) into a
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scorable observation, so the score reflects genuine model tool choice against
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the controlled mock control plane, not a mocked trajectory.
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The live result retains a deliberately narrow `scoringEvidence` envelope from
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`CapabilityLiveSessionSnapshot`: safe run/session/turn/item ids, one redacted
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receipt id per call, terminal presence, authorization outcome, elapsed time,
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and attempt count. It also retains the provider's returned model id so the
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rendered bundle names the model that actually ran. Provider thread ids, prompts,
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raw arguments/results, credentials, and environment values never enter the
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report.
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`observationFromCaseResult` scores the offline fake-agent surface for the same
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dimensions. Every selected behavior has a positive/negative counterpart: the
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optional-tool rows already run granted (green) and ungranted (red), and the
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scorer records the red run's per-dimension deltas rather than aborting.
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The matrix prompt dictates the exact JSON input for the operation under test, so
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that input must satisfy the operation's own schema. Only mutating operations
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declare `idempotencyKey`; read operations close their schema with
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`additionalProperties: false`. Injecting a retry key unconditionally therefore
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made the model dictate an input the tool had to reject — the call was recorded,
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state stayed `unchanged` as expected, and the case scored a false green. The
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matrix now derives the key from the catalog descriptor and fails any case whose
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typed result came back `ok: false`, so a rejected call can never read as green.
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## Behavior and fault execution
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`runEvalBehaviorFaultMatrix` executes one green and one red case for each
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vertical-slice behavior against the deterministic mock authority:
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1. checkout/context;
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2. revision-safe plan editing;
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3. approval denial;
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4. interaction continuation;
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5. blocker plus bounded monitor;
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6. artifact registration;
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7. restraint/no-call; and
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8. terminal arbitration.
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The harness fails closed unless all eight greens pass, all eight reds fail, and
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all four fault classes declared in the bundle emit a safe evidence receipt. The
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classes are bound to real seams: authorization removes approval-decision
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exposure, conflict submits a stale plan base revision, retry injects a
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retryable control-plane error before artifact registration and retries it, and
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provider capability omits wake scheduling from the negotiated semantic-tool
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surface. The other red cases exercise control-plane-owned checkout, repeated
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interaction, forbidden no-call mutation, and contradictory terminal attempts.
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## Assembling and running the slice
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`buildEvalSliceReport(bundle, observations)` scores every observation, asserts
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the bundle is secret-free, and aggregates per-dimension means plus pass/gate
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counts into an `EvalSliceReport` (schema
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`paperclip.runner.eval-slice-report.v1`). `renderEvalSliceMarkdown(report)`
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renders an inspectable table.
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`runLiveEvalSlice({ bundle, augmentFor })` runs the bounded real-Codex matrix —
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one real model turn per eval group — and scores each result against the bundle.
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The heavy live runtime is dynamically imported, so importing the scorer never
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pulls the provider transport. Because the matrix requires the local
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`paperclip-runnerd` binary and a real Codex session, run it through the same
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gated command as the live matrix:
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```sh
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pnpm --filter @paperclipai/paperclip-runner report:capability-live-evals
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```
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That command now writes the raw safe matrix plus two self-contained scored
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reports under `knowledge/evidence/capability/`:
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- `live-codex-matrix.{json,md}` — real provider choices and final mock state;
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- `live-eval-slice-report.{json,md}` — the live matrix mapped through
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`observationFromLiveMatrix` and `buildEvalSliceReport`; and
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- `fault-eval-slice-report.{json,md}` — the 8×green/red behavior matrix with
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fault declarations and receipt ids in each affected red observation.
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Report construction calls `assertBundleSecretFree`. The proof command also
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fails unless every live case scores green and the deterministic matrix preserves
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its exact 8-green/8-red polarity.
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The pure scoring, bundle, and report modules run fully offline:
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```sh
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pnpm --filter @paperclipai/paperclip-runner test:eval-slice
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```
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`trace_completeness` in this slice is intentionally derived from the live
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session snapshot. Moving those facts into the provider-neutral PRP wire receipt
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still requires the additive `semantic_tool` and `terminal.stopReason` envelope
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and its seven conformance fixtures; that coupled wire-format work is tracked as
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a separate follow-on rather than being implied by this provider-specific proof.
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## Related
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- [Capability eval-derived conformance](capability-eval-conformance.md)
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- [Capability live runnerd/Codex loop](capability-live-runnerd-codex.md)
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- [Capability semantic tool catalog](capability-semantic-tools.md)
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- [PRP v1 expressiveness audit](../spec/prp-v1-expressiveness-audit.md)
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