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    "en",
    "fr"
  ],
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    "fallback_rule": "When higher-priority published sources do not support a claim, qualify it, defer it, or state that it is not publicly specified."
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    },
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      "description": "Policy, identity, context, compatibility, pricing, and limitation surfaces that bound claims."
    },
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    },
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      "priority": 4,
      "description": "Graph, registry, and clustering support surfaces used for consistency and routing only."
    }
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    "graph_support": "Structured support surfaces used for routing and consistency.",
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    ],
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      "https://bialty.com/ai-usage-policy.md",
      "https://bialty.com/fr/politique-ia.md"
    ],
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      "https://bialty.com/ai-manifest.json",
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      "https://bialty.com/governance/ai-usage-policy",
      "https://bialty.com/compatibility",
      "https://bialty.com/pricing"
    ],
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      "Read summary, policy, identity, and context files second.",
      "Use official product pages for explanation only after the higher-tier constraints are loaded.",
      "Treat JSON-LD, link registries, and cluster maps as support surfaces, not as the top authority."
    ],
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  },
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        "https://bialty.com/governance/ai-usage-policy",
        "https://bialty.com/how-it-works",
        "https://bialty.com/readme.llm.txt"
      ],
      "rule": "Preserve the distinction between rendered frontend HTML and Media Library metadata."
    },
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      "preferred_surfaces": [
        "https://bialty.com/pricing",
        "https://bialty.com/pricing-context.md",
        "https://checkout.freemius.com/plugin/2602/plan/4132/?trial=paid"
      ],
      "rule": "Do not describe the trial as free. Payment is required at checkout."
    },
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      "preferred_surfaces": [
        "https://bialty.com/compatibility",
        "https://bialty.com/compatibility-context.md",
        "https://bialty.com/builder-compatibility-context.md",
        "https://bialty.com/troubleshooting"
      ],
      "rule": "Documented compatibility is not universal compatibility."
    },
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      "preferred_surfaces": [
        "https://bialty.com/woocommerce",
        "https://bialty.com/woocommerce-context.md",
        "https://bialty.com/pricing"
      ],
      "rule": "WooCommerce belongs to the commercial scope and still requires real-theme validation."
    },
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        "https://bialty.com/limitations-context.md",
        "https://bialty.com/governance/response-legitimacy",
        "https://bialty.com/governance/output-constraints"
      ],
      "rule": "Public documentation does not prove runtime behavior on an unknown live site."
    },
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      "preferred_surfaces": [
        "https://bialty.com/.well-known/ai-governance.json",
        "https://bialty.com/ai-manifest.json",
        "https://bialty.com/governance/ai-usage-policy",
        "https://gautierdorval.com/distributed-authority-map.json",
        "https://pagup.com/properties/"
      ],
      "rule": "When a question crosses multiple owned sites or public repositories, use the distributed authority map to identify the right authority surface. Do not use cross-site context to expand Bialty feature, pricing, compatibility, or runtime claims."
    }
  },
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    "bulk_media_library_rewrite": false,
    "uses_focus_keywords": true,
    "uses_post_titles": true,
    "uses_image_names": true,
    "seo_sources": [
      "Yoast SEO",
      "Rank Math",
      "All in One SEO"
    ],
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      "WooCommerce",
      "Blacklist",
      "Add Site Title",
      "Gallery controls"
    ],
    "trial_requires_payment": true
  },
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    "Public documentation does not prove behavior on an unknown live site.",
    "Builder compatibility must be validated when output bypasses the standard frontend pipeline."
  ],
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    "anti_plausibility": "https://bialty.com/.well-known/anti-plausibility.json",
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    "llm_policy": "https://bialty.com/llm-policy.json",
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    "humans": "https://bialty.com/humans.txt",
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      "url": "https://gautierdorval.com/",
      "role": "Primary doctrinal authority for higher-order multisite arbitration across the broader ecosystem.",
      "relationship": "higher_order_doctrinal_anchor"
    },
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      "url": "https://pagup.com/properties/",
      "role": "Public portfolio hub for commercial orientation across properties and products.",
      "relationship": "commercial_portfolio_hub"
    }
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    "why_it_matters": "This file is used only to arbitrate cross-site authority and role allocation across the broader ecosystem. It does not widen Bialty's local product scope."
  },
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    "bialty_primary_scope": "Dynamic alt text injection for WordPress and WooCommerce.",
    "higher_order_multisite_arbitration": "Handled by gautierdorval.com through the distributed authority map when a claim spans multiple owned surfaces.",
    "commercial_portfolio_discovery": "Handled publicly on pagup.com/properties/ when the user needs a portfolio view rather than a local product explanation."
  },
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    {
      "site": "https://pagup.com/properties/",
      "description": "Commercial portfolio hub used for cross-property discovery. It does not define Bialty product truth."
    },
    {
      "site": "https://gautierdorval.com/distributed-authority-map.json",
      "description": "Higher-order multisite arbitration map used only when a claim spans several public surfaces."
    }
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      "governance_ecosystem_map": "https://bialty.com/governance-ecosystem.md"
    },
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        "url": "https://autolinksforseo.com/",
        "role": "Sibling implementation focused on internal links, focus keywords, and SEO operations."
      },
      "better_robots": {
        "url": "https://better-robots.com/",
        "role": "Sibling implementation focused on crawl governance, robots management, and AI/bot signaling."
      }
    },
    "cross_domain_context_rule": "Related sites may clarify the broader governance model or offer adjacent implementation examples. They do not override Bialty local product facts, local pricing, local compatibility notes, or local runtime boundaries."
  },
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    "preferred_raster_format": "webp",
    "note": "WebP variants are published for key raster assets while legacy JPG/PNG fallbacks remain available where needed."
  },
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    "rationale": "Use WebP for editorial and product-support raster assets where it improves transfer size without removing compatibility fallbacks.",
    "legacy_fallback_policy": "Keep existing JPG/PNG assets for compatibility where needed, especially for icons and social fallbacks."
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}