{
  "$comment": "Method-and-capture evidence backing every reader-facing candidacy field in thesis-candidacy.json. Each criterion records what was measured, where, how, when (UTC), what was excluded, what was found, and where a stranger can re-check. Negative results are scoped to the defined search, never asserted as exhaustive. Refreshing this file is a reviewed action, not part of any build.",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-07-23",
  "criteria": {
    "independentIntegrations": {
      "definition": "A public repository, package, or application that reads /registry/zodiacs.registry.json or depends on @zodiacs/sdk and is not operated by Zodiacs.org, Astrofolio, or the SDK’s own examples.",
      "sourcesSearched": [
        "npm registry metadata: https://registry.npmjs.org/@zodiacs/sdk (versions 1.0.0-rc.1, 1.0.0, 1.0.1; published 2026-06-05)",
        "npm downloads API: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-month/@zodiacs/sdk → 81 downloads (2026-06-22..2026-07-21)",
        "web search: \"@zodiacs/sdk\" OR \"zodiacs.registry.json\" -site:zodiacs.org (no consumers found; results were the unrelated Gnosis Zodiac tooling)",
        "grep.app code search: attempted, blocked by a bot checkpoint — recorded as an unsearched source"
      ],
      "method": "Package-registry lookup plus keyword search for the two machine-readable identifiers a consumer must reference. npm exposes no public dependents API; dependents were checked only via the searches above.",
      "capturedAtUtc": "2026-07-23T04:05:00Z to 2026-07-23T04:20:00Z (session window; npm responses saved verbatim in the closeout notes)",
      "exclusions": "Zodiacs.org properties, Astrofolio properties, @zodiacs/sdk’s own examples, owner-controlled accounts.",
      "result": "No qualifying results found in the defined search. Not exhaustive: private, unpublished, or unindexed integrations would not be found, and one code-search source was unavailable.",
      "verificationUrls": [
        "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zodiacs/sdk",
        "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-month/@zodiacs/sdk"
      ]
    },
    "thirdPartyCitations": {
      "definition": "An editorial mention of zodiacs.org or one of its twelve canonical mint addresses by an independent publication, i.e. written by a person rather than generated from chain data.",
      "sourcesSearched": [
        "web search: \"zodiacs.org\" -site:zodiacs.org registry OR thesis OR zodiac tokens",
        "web search: \"GhFiFrExPY3proVF96oth1gESWA5QPQzdtb8cy8b1YZv\" OR \"8Cd7wXoPb5Yt9cUGtmHNqAEmpMDrhfcVqnGbLC48b8Qm\" (aries and leo canonical mints)"
      ],
      "method": "Search-engine queries for the site and for two canonical mint addresses as citation anchors; every hit classified as editorial, automated listing, or owner-adjacent.",
      "capturedAtUtc": "2026-07-23T04:05:00Z to 2026-07-23T04:20:00Z (session window)",
      "exclusions": "Astrofolio properties (owner-adjacent by counting rule regardless of control); automated wallet/aggregator listings (Solflare price pages, CryptoDB dataset record) — observed, listed below, not counted.",
      "result": "No qualifying editorial citations found in the defined searches. Observed and excluded: Solflare auto-generated price pages for the aries and leo mints; a CryptoDB dataset record. Not exhaustive: two search queries cannot cover all publications; the other ten mints were not individually queried.",
      "verificationUrls": [
        "https://www.solflare.com/prices/aries/GhFiFrExPY3proVF96oth1gESWA5QPQzdtb8cy8b1YZv/",
        "https://www.solflare.com/prices/leo/8Cd7wXoPb5Yt9cUGtmHNqAEmpMDrhfcVqnGbLC48b8Qm/"
      ]
    },
    "holderDispersion": {
      "definition": "Median and range of per-sign top-10 token-account share, from the repository’s weekly public distribution snapshots (public/assets/distribution.json, refreshed by the distribution-refresh workflow).",
      "sourcesSearched": [
        "git history of public/assets/distribution.json on origin/main"
      ],
      "method": "git show <sha>:public/assets/distribution.json for every commit touching the file; per snapshot, median and min–max of signs[*].top10Pct.",
      "capturedAtUtc": "2026-07-23T04:30:00Z (extraction); snapshot dates are the capturedAt fields inside each committed file",
      "exclusions": "None; all four existing snapshots used.",
      "result": "Four weekly snapshots exist: 2026-06-29 median 26.62% (range 23.2–28.9), 2026-07-06 median 26.62% (23.2–28.9), 2026-07-13 median 27.16% (23.0–30.6), 2026-07-20 median 27.16% (23.0–30.6). Baseline established; no widening — the median moved slightly toward concentration.",
      "verificationUrls": [
        "https://github.com/ZodiacsOfficial/site/commits/main/public/assets/distribution.json"
      ]
    },
    "liquidityPersistence": {
      "definition": "Whether each sign’s canonical Raydium pool (the reviewed pool addresses published in the instrument disclosure) exists and holds liquidity at capture, plus the pool-creation date Dexscreener reports.",
      "sourcesSearched": [
        "Dexscreener token endpoint per canonical mint: https://api.dexscreener.com/latest/dex/tokens/{mint}"
      ],
      "method": "One API call per mint; the canonical pool is matched by the reviewed pool address; liquidity.usd, volume.h24, and pairCreatedAt recorded per pool. The twelve per-pool records are embedded below.",
      "capturedAtUtc": "2026-07-23T04:09:02.853Z",
      "exclusions": "Non-canonical pools (stray Meteora pairs) observed but not counted toward the canonical-pool claim.",
      "result": "12 of 12 canonical pools live at the capture with $11.9k–17.8k liquidity and $10–158 of 24h volume; Dexscreener reports pair creation 2024-07-05 for all twelve. Continuous historical depth between creation and capture was NOT archived and is not claimed.",
      "verificationUrls": [
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/HRn98YLGigP475eS1GaQYRMbqk1V4dkV6tdKyLhVh2iS",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/2GNtxia4fLW3URj5MLqVfgoKrAgDpphtAVazK41eTPfu",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/HxhdKrB1UpSwfuMoZMVzPVELzbPWHdyN6PHU9CBFium9",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/DaTEcH6da4i1evZU37F9ibQirYXhLKZpKDzDno346nSW",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/48ErBGMqiZekyLoCcebd7cS5KNQPzqr7QQAK9mzAPQGQ",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/5WcVjf8fzPkHaZqTSZDdbDFL6p2bLbAgEigxpevNrcRh",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/DTXPQjK4ae4h2Wc7D5Rpij8YmSQxqLuTcNKrpBCjcAN9",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/3d2KYuMgj2yotNC6SKX4HNoeSWp4n8zqZSQ9kFH81Yta",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/7mP6WeVYBNt3eao5szsMPmuHughHjNRx26TcrgJXZRky",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/549aknNCvxbiqmikS6sAnY6Dbg37MeENWn6ZFBfc7sin",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/BygCEAhCNyWC8Co9yPa4K84NGkgkgMWdib2FG5hhuiUv",
        "https://dexscreener.com/solana/Fzz8QrSV8sPKsTtHocwYARE8Zo6Rd4Wv2Ee4JtCuiDko"
      ],
      "pools": [
        {
          "sign": "aries",
          "pairAddress": "HRn98YLGigP475eS1GaQYRMbqk1V4dkV6tdKyLhVh2iS",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12625.36,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 44.76,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/HRn98YLGigP475eS1GaQYRMbqk1V4dkV6tdKyLhVh2iS"
        },
        {
          "sign": "taurus",
          "pairAddress": "2GNtxia4fLW3URj5MLqVfgoKrAgDpphtAVazK41eTPfu",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12488.47,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 48.51,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/2GNtxia4fLW3URj5MLqVfgoKrAgDpphtAVazK41eTPfu"
        },
        {
          "sign": "gemini",
          "pairAddress": "HxhdKrB1UpSwfuMoZMVzPVELzbPWHdyN6PHU9CBFium9",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 17814.66,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 157.81,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/HxhdKrB1UpSwfuMoZMVzPVELzbPWHdyN6PHU9CBFium9"
        },
        {
          "sign": "cancer",
          "pairAddress": "DaTEcH6da4i1evZU37F9ibQirYXhLKZpKDzDno346nSW",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 13509.94,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 47.26,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/DaTEcH6da4i1evZU37F9ibQirYXhLKZpKDzDno346nSW"
        },
        {
          "sign": "leo",
          "pairAddress": "48ErBGMqiZekyLoCcebd7cS5KNQPzqr7QQAK9mzAPQGQ",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 13228.87,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 56.02,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/48ErBGMqiZekyLoCcebd7cS5KNQPzqr7QQAK9mzAPQGQ"
        },
        {
          "sign": "virgo",
          "pairAddress": "5WcVjf8fzPkHaZqTSZDdbDFL6p2bLbAgEigxpevNrcRh",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12029.15,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 27.28,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/5WcVjf8fzPkHaZqTSZDdbDFL6p2bLbAgEigxpevNrcRh"
        },
        {
          "sign": "libra",
          "pairAddress": "DTXPQjK4ae4h2Wc7D5Rpij8YmSQxqLuTcNKrpBCjcAN9",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 17329.82,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 10.63,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/DTXPQjK4ae4h2Wc7D5Rpij8YmSQxqLuTcNKrpBCjcAN9"
        },
        {
          "sign": "scorpio",
          "pairAddress": "3d2KYuMgj2yotNC6SKX4HNoeSWp4n8zqZSQ9kFH81Yta",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12738.19,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 44.51,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/3d2KYuMgj2yotNC6SKX4HNoeSWp4n8zqZSQ9kFH81Yta"
        },
        {
          "sign": "sagittarius",
          "pairAddress": "7mP6WeVYBNt3eao5szsMPmuHughHjNRx26TcrgJXZRky",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 13070.15,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 119.3,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/7mP6WeVYBNt3eao5szsMPmuHughHjNRx26TcrgJXZRky"
        },
        {
          "sign": "capricorn",
          "pairAddress": "549aknNCvxbiqmikS6sAnY6Dbg37MeENWn6ZFBfc7sin",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12434.18,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 36.02,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/549aknNCvxbiqmikS6sAnY6Dbg37MeENWn6ZFBfc7sin"
        },
        {
          "sign": "aquarius",
          "pairAddress": "BygCEAhCNyWC8Co9yPa4K84NGkgkgMWdib2FG5hhuiUv",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 12871.97,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 22.04,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/BygCEAhCNyWC8Co9yPa4K84NGkgkgMWdib2FG5hhuiUv"
        },
        {
          "sign": "pisces",
          "pairAddress": "Fzz8QrSV8sPKsTtHocwYARE8Zo6Rd4Wv2Ee4JtCuiDko",
          "dex": "raydium",
          "pairCreatedAtPerDexscreener": "2024-07-05",
          "liquidityUsdAtCapture": 11973.64,
          "volume24hUsdAtCapture": 48.73,
          "verificationUrl": "https://dexscreener.com/solana/Fzz8QrSV8sPKsTtHocwYARE8Zo6Rd4Wv2Ee4JtCuiDko"
        }
      ]
    },
    "archiveContinuity": {
      "definition": "Count, earliest, latest, and largest day-gap of HTTP-200 Internet Archive captures of zodiacs.org since 2024-01-01 (one per day via collapse), plus the repository’s own continuously versioned archive.",
      "sourcesSearched": [
        "Wayback CDX API: https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=zodiacs.org&output=json&fl=timestamp,statuscode&filter=statuscode:200&collapse=timestamp:8&from=20240101"
      ],
      "method": "One CDX query; the raw response rows are embedded below; the gap statistic is computed from consecutive capture dates.",
      "capturedAtUtc": "2026-07-23T04:07:07.972Z",
      "exclusions": "Pre-2024 captures of the domain (predate the registry; the domain had unrelated prior history) and non-200 captures.",
      "result": "9 captures since 2024-01-01; earliest 20240726, latest 20250719; largest gap 166 days (20240804 → 20250117); no capture in the 12 months before the query. The repository’s own version archive is continuous and independently verifiable through its public commit history.",
      "verificationUrls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/web/2024*/zodiacs.org",
        "https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=zodiacs.org&output=json&fl=timestamp,statuscode&filter=statuscode:200&collapse=timestamp:8&from=20240101"
      ],
      "cdxRows": [
        {
          "timestamp": "20240726200056",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20240803063054",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20240804151146",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250117023345",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250425102553",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250427022514",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250513055006",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250615140324",
          "statuscode": "200"
        },
        {
          "timestamp": "20250719223440",
          "statuscode": "200"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}