{
  "claim_boundary": "Input contract only; does not validate Prashna predictions or external numeric parity.",
  "claim_status": "ready_contract",
  "created_at": "2026-07-20",
  "optional_fields": [
    "question_text",
    "querent_id",
    "house_focus",
    "language"
  ],
  "production_tuning_allowed": false,
  "required_fields": [
    {
      "boundary": "exact time question is received/accepted",
      "field": "question_datetime_local",
      "format": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS"
    },
    {
      "boundary": "place of querent/astrologer must be explicit",
      "field": "location",
      "format": "lat/lon + place label"
    },
    {
      "boundary": "no implicit local machine timezone",
      "field": "timezone",
      "format": "IANA or UTC offset"
    },
    {
      "boundary": "default must be recorded, e.g. Lahiri",
      "field": "ayanamsa",
      "format": "named sidereal ayanamsa"
    },
    {
      "boundary": "Rahu/Ketu mode must be frozen",
      "field": "node_mode",
      "format": "mean|true"
    }
  ],
  "scope": "prashna_input_contract",
  "status": "contract_ready",
  "truth_matrix_allowed": false
}