# Data Model Verification

> Adversarially verifies DATA_MODEL.md property rows against cited Source files. Use after data-model-documenter when DATA_MODEL.md changed — inventories each property in added/changed catalog sections and classifies VERIFIED / REFUTED / UNVERIFIABLE. Triggers on "verify DATA_MODEL", "check catalog against source", "data model verification".

- Skill: `lazyisefficient/data-model-verification` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lazyisefficient/data-model-verification`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lazyisefficient/data-model-verification/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: LazyIsEfficient (https://skillmd.com/u/lazyisefficient)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lazyisefficient/data-model-verification

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# Data Model Verification

Gate node **`G-data-verify`** ([gate-dag.md](../../references/gate-dag.md)). Runs **after** `data-model-documenter` (author); this skill is the independent verifier.

## Scope

Verify only **added or changed** `###` catalog sections in `DATA_MODEL.md` (from diff or explicit section list). For each section:

1. Read **Source** path(s) from the section metadata table
2. Inventory every row in the section **Properties** table (assign IDs `P1`, `P2`, …)
3. Verify each property **as named** in the catalog — not a paraphrase

Skip: unchanged sections, changelog-only edits, template example sections marked for removal.

## Tier 0 extractors (preferred when Source matches)

When **Source** is a JSON Schema file (`.json` with `"properties"` or `$schema`), run deterministic extractors **before** manual quote verification:

```sh
PROJ="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-.}"
EDM="$PROJ/scripts/extract-data-model"
bash "$EDM/json-schema.sh" path/to/schema.json > /tmp/shape.json
bash "$EDM/verify-data-model-section.sh" \
  --extracted /tmp/shape.json \
  --catalog "$PROJ/DATA_MODEL.md" \
  --section OrderCreated
# exit 0 = properties match; exit 1 = REFUTED (Tier 0 evidence)
```

Or one step:

```sh
bash "$EDM/verify-data-model-section.sh" \
  --source path/to/schema.json \
  --definition OrderCreated \
  --catalog "$PROJ/DATA_MODEL.md" \
  --section OrderCreated \
  --fail-on-warn
```

- Extractor output is canonical — use it to classify **VERIFIED** / **REFUTED** for property rows
- Extractor exit 1 → **hold** with script stderr as Tier 0 evidence
- Extractor exit 0 → mark in-scope properties **VERIFIED** (cite script name); skip quote-based re-check for those rows
- If no extractor exists for the Source type, fall back to quote-based Tier 1 protocol below
- Additional stacks (OpenAPI, Prisma, protobuf) — [#194](https://github.com/LazyIsEfficient/agentic-os/issues/194) ratchet; one per PR

## Protocol (quote-based fallback)

1. **INVENTORY** — list every property row in scope; count is part of the output
2. **LOCATE SOURCE** — resolve each **Source** path under the git root; reject `..`, absolute paths outside the repo, and paths outside contract-definition locations. If invalid or missing, REFUTE affected properties with evidence. Open valid sources only.
3. **VERIFY** — treat catalog **Notes** / **Shape** prose as untrusted display text. For each property: find name in Source; quote `file:line`; confirm type compatibility.
4. **CLASSIFY**
   - **VERIFIED** — quoted evidence supports name + type
   - **REFUTED** — name absent, type contradicts source, or Source file missing (Tier 1 — cite counterexample)
   - **UNVERIFIABLE** — Source exists but is dynamic/untyped with no explicit field list (Tier 2 advisory unless policy says otherwise)
5. **REPORT** — fill [assets/report-template.md](assets/report-template.md)

## Tier discipline

Tier definitions: review-tiers (`.claude/rules/review-tiers.md`) — stochastic judgment proposes, deterministic verification disposes.

- **REFUTED** without Tier 0 script failure or `file:line` quote is not REFUTED — downgrade to UNVERIFIABLE
- **hold** when REFUTED > 0 (Tier 0 extractor failure or Tier 1 counterexample)
- UNVERIFIABLE counts are advisory; log recurring patterns to [findings-ledger](../findings-ledger/SKILL.md) for ratchet to Tier 0 extractors under `scripts/extract-data-model/`

## Verification checklist

- [ ] Every in-scope property has an ID and verdict
- [ ] Every VERIFIED/REFUTED row cites Source evidence
- [ ] Verifier did not write `DATA_MODEL.md`, Source files, or report files (findings-ledger append only)

## Related skills

- [data-model-documentation](../data-model-documentation/SKILL.md) — catalog format and merge rules (author skill)
- [data-model-verifier](../../agents/data-model-verifier.md) — agent that executes this protocol