How to Read This Packet in 20 Minutes
This guide is designed for institutional reviewers, ombudsmen, or external auditors to reach an independent assessment without relying on participant testimony.
Phase 1 — Orientation (3 minutes)
What to read: Section 1 (Cover Letter)
What to look for: scope, claims, and the requested action
Key questions: What is being requested? What is explicitly not being claimed?
Phase 2 — The Critical Exhibit (5 minutes)
What to read: Section 5 (E-017A Verbatim Dialogue Summary)
What to look for: message breakdown, image-only messages, no code generation
Key questions: Does the transcript show conceptual guidance only? Are counts reconciled to JSON source?
Phase 3 — Evidence Architecture (4 minutes)
What to read: Section 2 (Evidence Index Summary)
What to look for: evidence IDs, confidence levels, and classification lanes
Key questions: Is the evidence map internally consistent? Are Tier 1 items clearly identified?
Phase 4 — Integrity Verification (3 minutes)
What to read: Section 8 (Manifest & Verification)
What to look for: hash list, manifest version, verification tool
Key questions: Can two hashes be spot-verified against manifest.json?
Phase 5 — Gap Disclosure (2 minutes)
What to read: Section 7 (Gap Disclosure)
What to look for: explicit acknowledgments of missing artifacts
Key questions: Are gaps disclosed without speculation or inference?
Phase 6 — Procedural Context (3 minutes)
What to read: Section 3 (Forensic Timeline Reconstruction) and Section 4 (Key Evidence Excerpts)
What to look for: timestamp integrity, hackathon window alignment, chain of custody
Key questions: Do timestamps align with the competition window? Is the chain of custody documented?
Quick Conclusion Checklist
- Evidence is system-verified where claimed
- Packet includes verifiable timestamps
- AI usage documented as conceptual, not code generation
- Gaps are disclosed without speculation
- Hashes enable independent verification