aiwg/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/research/fixity-manifest.yaml

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# Fixity Manifest Schema
# Based on REF-061 OAIS (Fixity Information)
# Issue: #108

$schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
$id: "https://aiwg.io/schemas/fixity-manifest/v1"
title: "Fixity Manifest Schema"
description: |
  Checksum generation and verification for research PDFs and critical artifacts.
  Implements OAIS Fixity Information to ensure integrity over time.

type: object
required:
  - manifest_version
  - created_at
  - entries

properties:
  manifest_version:
    type: string
    const: "1.0"
    description: "Schema version"

  created_at:
    type: string
    format: date-time
    description: "Manifest creation timestamp"

  updated_at:
    type: string
    format: date-time
    description: "Last update timestamp"

  verified_at:
    type: string
    format: date-time
    description: "Last full verification timestamp"

  algorithm:
    type: string
    default: "sha256"
    enum: ["sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md5"]
    description: "Hash algorithm used (SHA-256 recommended)"

  entries:
    type: array
    items:
      $ref: "#/$defs/FixityEntry"
    description: "Artifact entries with checksums"

  statistics:
    type: object
    properties:
      total_entries:
        type: integer
      total_size_bytes:
        type: integer
      verified_count:
        type: integer
      failed_count:
        type: integer
      unverified_count:
        type: integer
    description: "Summary statistics"

$defs:
  FixityEntry:
    type: object
    required:
      - path
      - checksum
      - size_bytes
      - added_at
    properties:
      path:
        type: string
        description: "Relative path from repository root"

      checksum:
        type: string
        pattern: "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
        description: "SHA-256 hash of file content"

      size_bytes:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        description: "File size in bytes"

      added_at:
        type: string
        format: date-time
        description: "When entry was added to manifest"

      verified_at:
        type: string
        format: date-time
        description: "Last successful verification"

      verification_status:
        type: string
        enum:
          - verified      # Checksum matches
          - failed        # Checksum mismatch (corruption/tampering)
          - pending       # Not yet verified
          - missing       # File not found
        default: pending
        description: "Current verification status"

      content_type:
        type: string
        enum:
          - pdf           # Research paper PDFs
          - schema        # YAML/JSON schemas
          - template      # Document templates
          - rule          # Agent rules
          - artifact      # Other critical artifacts
        description: "Type of content"

      ref_id:
        type: string
        pattern: "^REF-[0-9]{3}$"
        description: "Associated REF-XXX ID if applicable"

      metadata:
        type: object
        properties:
          title:
            type: string
          source_url:
            type: string
            format: uri
          download_date:
            type: string
            format: date
        description: "Additional metadata"

      history:
        type: array
        items:
          type: object
          properties:
            action:
              type: string
              enum: [added, verified, failed, replaced]
            timestamp:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            previous_checksum:
              type: string
            notes:
              type: string
        description: "Change history for audit"

# Verification workflow
verification_workflow:
  trigger:
    - on_access: false      # Verify when file is accessed
    - on_commit: true       # Verify in pre-commit hook
    - scheduled: "weekly"   # Scheduled verification

  on_failure:
    - log_to: ".aiwg/research/integrity-failures.log"
    - notify: issue_comment
    - quarantine: true      # Move to quarantine directory

  recovery:
    - check_backup: ".aiwg/research/backups/"
    - attempt_redownload: true
    - escalate_if_unrecoverable: true

# Agent integration
agent_protocol:
  description: "How agents interact with fixity checking"

  on_pdf_download:
    - compute_checksum: sha256
    - add_to_manifest: true
    - verify_source: check_doi_match

  on_artifact_create:
    - add_critical_artifacts: true
    - exclude_patterns:
        - "*.log"
        - "*.tmp"
        - ".aiwg/working/**"

  before_citation:
    - verify_source_exists: true
    - check_integrity: warn_on_fail

# Example manifest
examples:
  - manifest_version: "1.0"
    created_at: "2026-01-25T15:00:00Z"
    updated_at: "2026-01-25T15:00:00Z"
    algorithm: sha256
    entries:
      - path: ".aiwg/research/pdfs/REF-013-metagpt.pdf"
        checksum: "a1b2c3d4e5f6...64chars..."
        size_bytes: 1548923
        added_at: "2026-01-20T10:00:00Z"
        verified_at: "2026-01-25T15:00:00Z"
        verification_status: verified
        content_type: pdf
        ref_id: "REF-013"
        metadata:
          title: "MetaGPT: Meta Programming for Multi-Agent Systems"
          source_url: "https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00352"
          download_date: "2026-01-20"
    statistics:
      total_entries: 37
      total_size_bytes: 45234567
      verified_count: 37
      failed_count: 0
      unverified_count: 0

# Storage location
storage:
  manifest_path: ".aiwg/research/fixity-manifest.json"
  backup_path: ".aiwg/research/backups/fixity/"
  failure_log: ".aiwg/research/integrity-failures.log"

# References
references:
  research:
    - "@.aiwg/research/findings/REF-061-oais.md"
  implementation:
    - "#108"
  related:
    - "@agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/research/frontmatter-schema.yaml"
    - "@agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/provenance/prov-record.yaml"