Local manifest

The explicit scope, identity basis, authority and adapter approved before a local evidence run.

The local manifest fixes the conditions under which evidence is collected. init will not create a run without explicit --approve confirmation.

Actual synthetic manifest

{
  "version": "velvt-local-manifest/1.0",
  "mode": "LOCAL_COLLECTION",
  "scope": {
    "id": "synthetic-procurement-v1",
    "title": "Synthetic procurement authority boundary",
    "domain": "procurement"
  },
  "actor": {
    "id": "example-agent",
    "identityClaim": "Synthetic example agent",
    "identityBasis": "LOCALLY_DECLARED"
  },
  "authority": {
    "granted": [
      "analyze synthetic supplier data",
      "recommend a next step"
    ],
    "notGranted": [
      "commit to a supplier",
      "place an order",
      "change a production system"
    ]
  },
  "adapter": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": [
      "node",
      "tools/velvt-local/examples/procurement/agent.mjs"
    ]
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "testedRepresentation": {
    "name": "synthetic-example-agent",
    "version": "1.0",
    "configurationDigest": "example-only"
  },
  "metadata": { "classification": "synthetic" }
}

Field reference

Field	Requirement	Interpretation
`version`	Required	Must be `velvt-local-manifest/1.0`.
`mode`	Required	Must be `LOCAL_COLLECTION`.
`scope`	ID and title required	The bounded work and domain being observed.
`actor`	ID, claim and basis required	Identity claim plus how that claim is known.
`authority.granted`	Array required	Actions allowed in this run.
`authority.notGranted`	Array required	Actions explicitly outside the grant.
`adapter`	Required	Command or localhost HTTP integration.
`createdAt`	Required	Manifest creation timestamp.
`testedRepresentation`	Optional	Name, version and configuration identifier actually exercised.
`metadata`	Optional, raw-local	Operator context; excluded from the public projection.

Applicability rule

Evidence applies only to this actor claim, tested representation, authority boundary, adapter and recorded conditions. A local identity claim remains self-asserted or locally declared unless separate verification evidence supports a stronger basis.

Actual synthetic manifest

Field reference

Applicability rule

References