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# Sleuth Whitepaper v16 Review

> Original Sleuth document.

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\u00b7 Verdict</div>\n  <div class=\"meta-row\">\n    <span class=\"meta-badge\">v16 Review</span>\n    <span class=\"meta-badge\">vs v15.1</span>\n    <span class=\"meta-badge\">June 2026</span>\n    <span class=\"meta-badge\">Internal Only</span>\n  </div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"toc\">\n  <div class=\"toc-title\">// Contents</div>\n  <ul class=\"toc-list\">\n    <li><a href=\"#s1\">01 \u00b7 Scores</a></li>\n    <li><a href=\"#s4\">04 \u00b7 Stress Test</a></li>\n    <li><a href=\"#s2\">02 \u00b7 What Changed in v16</a></li>\n    <li><a href=\"#s5\">05 \u00b7 Open Items</a></li>\n    <li><a href=\"#s3\">03 \u00b7 Doc Consistency</a></li>\n    <li><a href=\"#s6\">06 \u00b7 Verdict</a></li>\n  </ul>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s1\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 01</div>\n  <h2>Scores \u00b7 v16</h2>\n  <p>v16 is a mechanics and terminology pass across all four docs. No structural changes to the token model or economics. Belt actions are now the most specified they have ever been. All docs consistent for the first time.</p>\n\n  <div class=\"score-grid\">\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.8</div><div class=\"score-label\">Mechanics Clarity</div><div class=\"score-delta\">+0.1 vs v15.1</div></div>\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.6</div><div class=\"score-label\">Narrative Strength</div><div class=\"score-delta\">= v15.1</div></div>\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.7</div><div class=\"score-label\">Investor Readiness</div><div class=\"score-delta\">+0.3 vs v15.1</div></div>\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.8</div><div class=\"score-label\">Feature Specificity</div><div class=\"score-delta\">= v15.1</div></div>\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.8</div><div class=\"score-label\">Token Model Rigour</div><div class=\"score-delta\">= v15.1</div></div>\n    <div class=\"score-box\"><div class=\"score-val\">9.7</div><div class=\"score-label\">Overall</div><div class=\"score-delta\">+0.1 vs v15.1</div></div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"progress-row\"><div class=\"progress-label\">Mechanics Clarity</div><div class=\"progress-bar-bg\"><div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" style=\"width:98%;\"></div></div><div class=\"progress-val\">9.8</div></div>\n  <div class=\"progress-row\"><div class=\"progress-label\">Narrative Strength</div><div class=\"progress-bar-bg\"><div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" style=\"width:96%;\"></div></div><div class=\"progress-val\">9.6</div></div>\n  <div class=\"progress-row\"><div class=\"progress-label\">Investor Readiness</div><div class=\"progress-bar-bg\"><div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" style=\"width:97%;\"></div></div><div class=\"progress-val\">9.7</div></div>\n  <div class=\"progress-row\"><div class=\"progress-label\">Feature Specificity</div><div class=\"progress-bar-bg\"><div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" style=\"width:98%;\"></div></div><div class=\"progress-val\">9.8</div></div>\n  <div class=\"progress-row\"><div class=\"progress-label\">Token Model Rigour</div><div class=\"progress-bar-bg\"><div class=\"progress-bar-fill\" style=\"width:98%;\"></div></div><div class=\"progress-val\">9.8</div></div>\n\n  <div class=\"highlight\"><p><strong>Headline: 9.7 overall, up from 9.6 in v15.1.</strong> Mechanics Clarity moves to 9.8 \u2014 belt actions are now fully specified with distinct pay rates for the first time. Investor Readiness jumps from 9.4 to 9.7 \u2014 the v15.1 ding (docs out of sync, deck on old numbers) is fully closed. Terminology is consistent across all four docs. No open investor-facing questions remain.</p></div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s2\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 02</div>\n  <h2>What Changed in v16</h2>\n  <p>Six changes across WP, deck, Tree of Knowledge, and build spec.</p>\n\n  <div class=\"delta-grid\">\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">~</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">Conveyor \u2192 Belt</div>The intake surface was called \"Conveyor\" in all headers, flow nodes, and card titles but \"belt\" in all mechanics prose. Inconsistent across all four docs. Now standardised to \"belt\" everywhere. Zero conveyor references remaining.</div></div>\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">+</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">Belt Actions \u2014 Fully Defined</div>Three belt actions now have explicit, separate incentives. Fix a tag: corrector takes 50% of the original submitter's grade if the fix materially changed the grade outcome. Confirm a tag: $5 if upheld. Flag a tag: $5 per tag if upheld. First time any rates have been stated for confirm and flag.</div></div>\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">~</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">Verifier Economics \u2014 Deck Synced</div>WP and build spec were already on $5/$50/15%. Deck slide 11 was still on $3/$30/10%. All four docs now consistent: $5 flat per review, $50 bad-pass slash, 15% spend cap.</div></div>\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">+</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">Wage Schedule Figure \u2014 Cliff Visible</div>SVG previously jumped straight from work to \u2153 with no visible gap. The one-month cliff existed in prose but was invisible in the diagram. Cliff column now added in orange dashed style on every row. Caption updated: work in N, cliff in N+1, first \u2153 at close of N+2.</div></div>\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">-</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">On-Chain Claim Removed</div>Deck team slide (slide 17) opened with \"Build history verifiable on-chain.\" Stack is Python and JS. Inaccurate. Line removed. Lead now reads: \"The product is live. Six features shipped.\"</div></div>\n    <div class=\"delta-card\"><div class=\"delta-icon\">~</div><div class=\"delta-text\"><div class=\"delta-title\">Team Slide Reworded</div>Three team cards were single-line with no context. Expanded with specific copy per role. Highlight updated to: \"Anon by default. Open on the first call. Full background, names, and references available under NDA.\"</div></div>\n  </div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s3\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 03</div>\n  <h2>Doc Consistency</h2>\n  <p>For the first time, all four docs are consistent on every surface that matters to an investor.</p>\n  <table>\n    <tr><th>Surface</th><th>v15.1 Status</th><th>v16 Status</th></tr>\n    <tr><td class=\"green\">Terminology (belt/conveyor)</td><td>Mixed throughout all four docs</td><td>Belt everywhere. Zero conveyor references.</td></tr>\n    <tr><td class=\"green\">Verifier economics</td><td>WP + build spec correct, deck stale</td><td>All four docs: $5/$50/15%</td></tr>\n    <tr><td class=\"green\">Belt action pay rates</td><td>Undefined for confirm and flag</td><td>All three defined with explicit rates</td></tr>\n    <tr><td class=\"green\">Wage schedule figure</td><td>Cliff missing from diagram</td><td>Cliff visible in orange on every row</td></tr>\n    <tr><td class=\"green\">Team slide accuracy</td><td>On-chain claim present, inaccurate</td><td>Removed. Copy accurate and tighter.</td></tr>\n  </table>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s4\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 04</div>\n  <h2>Stress Test</h2>\n  <p>Standard investor pushes, run against v16.</p>\n\n  <div class=\"point\">\n    <div class=\"point-title\">01 \u00b7 Can the belt action rates be gamed?</div>\n    <span class=\"point-label\">Holds</span>\n    <div class=\"point-text\">Fix a tag only pays if the fix materially changes the grade outcome \u2014 so typo-farming earns nothing. Confirm and flag both settle on item outcome, not on the action itself. The existing anti-abuse design (3 slots, rejection streaks, cooldowns, instant ban on nefarious activity) covers the rest. No new surface opened.</div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"point\">\n    <div class=\"point-title\">02 \u00b7 Does the 50% split on fixes disincentivise original submissions?</div>\n    <span class=\"point-label\">Holds</span>\n    <div class=\"point-text\">The opposite. Submitters are incentivised to submit clean intel so nobody can swoop in and take half their grade. A corrector only earns if the fix was material \u2014 sloppy submissions are the only ones at risk. Clean submissions earn in full.</div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"point\">\n    <div class=\"point-title\">03 \u00b7 Verifier collusion \u2014 three blind verdicts enough?</div>\n    <span class=\"point-label\">Holds</span>\n    <div class=\"point-text\">Random draw, blind verdicts, $50 slash per bad pass, licence suspended at three in 90 days. Collusion requires coordinating three randomly selected verifiers without any of them defecting for the slash bounty. Economically unattractive at scale.</div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"point\">\n    <div class=\"point-title\">04 \u00b7 Dollar ceiling vs token ceiling \u2014 which binds?</div>\n    <span class=\"point-label\">Holds</span>\n    <div class=\"point-text\">At $0.30 launch price both ceilings are identical. Above $0.30 the token ceiling binds first \u2014 fewer tokens emitted, same dollar value work paid. Below $0.30 the dollar ceiling binds \u2014 more tokens emitted but spend is still capped at $150K. No scenario where both ceilings fail simultaneously.</div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"point\">\n    <div class=\"point-title\">05 \u00b7 Investor readiness \u2014 any inaccurate claims remaining?</div>\n    <span class=\"point-label\">Holds</span>\n    <div class=\"point-text\">The on-chain claim is gone from the deck. No other technically inaccurate claims found across any of the four docs in v16. Stack is correctly described as Python and JS throughout.</div>\n  </div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s5\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 05</div>\n  <h2>Open Items</h2>\n\n  <div class=\"disc-card amber\">\n    <div class=\"disc-title\">Product State \u2014 v3 Pending</div>\n    <div class=\"disc-text\">v3 is shipping soon. Product State block across all docs is currently on v0.1. Update scheduled on ship. Not investor-blocking now \u2014 v3 will only strengthen the story.</div>\n  </div>\n\n  <div class=\"highlight\"><p>No other open items. All terminology, economics, and accuracy issues from v15 and v15.1 are closed in v16.</p></div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"section\" id=\"s6\">\n  <div class=\"section-number\">Section 06</div>\n  <h2>Verdict</h2>\n  <div class=\"tagline-card\">\n    <div class=\"tagline-big\">9.7 \u00b7 Consistent across all four docs for the first time. Belt economy fully specified. No open investor-facing questions.</div>\n    <div class=\"tagline-sub\">v16 \u00b7 June 2026 \u00b7 Internal Only</div>\n  </div>\n  <p>v16 is the tidiest the docs have ever been. The belt economy now has explicit incentives for every action \u2014 something the WP has gestured at since v14 but never pinned down. Terminology is consistent across all four docs for the first time. The deck no longer carries an inaccurate claim. The wage figure finally shows the cliff.</p>\n  <p>The only open item is the v3 product state update, which is a positive event, not a risk. Everything else is closed. This is a 9.7 investor deliverable with no open questions.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"footer\">\n  <div class=\"footer-logo\">SLEUTH</div>\n  <div class=\"footer-text\">WP v16 Review \u00b7 Internal \u00b7 June 2026</div>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n" } style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: "100vh", border: "none", display: "block", background: "#060606" }} />
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