CONFORMANCE.md

Conformance

Conformance levels

• L1 Validator Conformance

  • validates capability existence
  • validates prerequisites
  • validates binding path existence

• L2 Type Conformance

  • resolves $ref schemas
  • infers binding types
  • requires typed annotations only when ambiguous
  • validates typed annotations

• L3 Contract Conformance

  • validates binding types against consumer input_schema
  • emits coercion hints

• L4 Patch Conformance

  • emits patch suggestions JSON
  • emits optional diff patch (--emit-patch)
  • uses coercion registry when available

v10 target: L4

Required artifacts

• Capability ontology file
• Workflow catalog file
• Schema bundle + policies
• Validator CLI

Test suite requirements

• Positive fixtures: valid workflows
• Negative fixtures: invalid references, type mismatches, ambiguous nodes
• Patch fixtures: expected patch suggestions and diff output