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        "published_product_capability",
        "policy_signal_or_usage_preference"
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      "firstPartyRole": "primary_for_generated_report_and_rule_definitions",
      "externalRole": "requires_direct_observation_for_live_state",
      "abuseBoundary": "A /check score is an audit signal for a specific target and moment. It is not proof of crawler obedience, ranking, legal compliance or future state."
    },
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      "abuseBoundary": "Official documentation cannot self-certify that third-party crawlers obeyed it."
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      "id": "independent_evaluation_scope",
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        "proof_or_observed_case"
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      "externalRole": "primary_when_independent_qualified_current_and_relevant",
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    },
    {
      "id": "first_party_governance_declaration_scope",
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        "situational_applicability_claim",
        "doctrine_token_definition"
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}