ARC Verify 1.1 · Fictitious sample

1. Engagement summary

ARC Verify · full active catalog assurance · arc-verify-1.1.0

https://willow-thread.example

market: AU
currency: AUD
assessment date: 2026-10-12T12:23:12+00:00
products assessed: 60
variants assessed: 360
representative deep checks: 0

Merchant-attested export; absence from public evidence is NOT VERIFIED. No automatic private Shopify extraction.

2. Executive summary

READINESS NOT ESTABLISHED

60 active products / 360 active variants assessed. 0 proven field contradictions; 6 repeated catalog issue groups. 4320 agreements; 2160 unverified fields. 0 representative handoff checks. READINESS NOT ESTABLISHED.

4320Agreements

0Contradictions

2160Unverified fields

0Critical issues

0High priority issues

6Systemic issue groups

Fix first: Establish the unverified coverage before claiming readiness.

3. Readiness overview

Dimension	Evidence state	Agrees	Not verified
Active Status	AGREES	360	0
Availability	AGREES	360	0
Colour	AGREES	360	0
Currency	AGREES	360	0
Gtin	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Inventory Indicator	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Options	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Policy	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Price	AGREES	360	0
Reference Price	AGREES	360	0
Returns	AGREES	360	0
Selection Clarity	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Shipping	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Size	AGREES	360	0
Sku	AGREES	360	0
Title	AGREES	360	0
Variant Id	AGREES	360	0
Variant Title	AGREES	360	0
Source freshness	AGREES	3	0
Product identity	AGREES	60	0
Variant integrity	AGREES	360	0
Structured representation	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Purchase handoff	NOT VERIFIED	0	1

Evidence states cover supplied catalog records. Representative handoffs are a separate observation scope. Agreement rates exclude unverified fields; they do not imply complete catalog verification.

4. What is working

Active Status: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Availability: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Colour: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Currency: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Price: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Reference Price: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Returns: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Size: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Sku: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Title: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Variant Id: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.
Variant Title: 100% (360 / 360) agree; 0 unverified.

5. Fix these first

No proven catalog contradictions requiring corrective action. Review the evidence gaps before claiming readiness.

6. Systemic catalog issues

INFORMATIONAL · Gtin evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current gtin values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for gtin in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"gtin","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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INFORMATIONAL · Options evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current options values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for options in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"options","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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INFORMATIONAL · Policy evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current policy values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for policy in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"policy","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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INFORMATIONAL · Selection Clarity evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current selection clarity values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for selection clarity in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"selection_clarity","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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INFORMATIONAL · Inventory Indicator evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current inventory indicator values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for inventory indicator in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"inventory_indicator","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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INFORMATIONAL · Shipping evidence gap · 360 variants

Not established from snapshot evidence. Investigate the publishing transform, cache and market configuration; these are hypotheses.

Provide current shipping values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Owner: Catalog Management. Success: Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for shipping in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

Applicable scope: 100% (360 / 360). Complete affected records: appendix filter {"round":1,"field":"shipping","result":"NOT VERIFIED","source_group":"live_storefront_snapshot"}.

0 · {"variant_id":"0","sku":"WT-000-0"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"1","sku":"WT-000-1"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied
0 · {"variant_id":"2","sku":"WT-000-2"} · Merchant intent: Not supplied · Observed: Not supplied

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7. Product and variant assurance

products matched: 60
products unmatched: 0
variants matched: 360
variants unmatched: 0
variants ambiguous: 0

Variant match rate: 100% (360 / 360)

Identifier coverage: 100% (360 / 360)

Unmatched includes missing and ambiguous identities. Weak product-only matches cannot certify a variant.

8. Offer assurance

Dimension	Evidence state	Agrees
Availability	AGREES	360
Currency	AGREES	360
Price	AGREES	360

Price agreement: 100% (360 / 360)

Availability agreement: 100% (360 / 360)

Structured representation coverage: 0% (0 / 360)

9. Policy assurance

Dimension	Evidence state	Agrees	Not verified
Policy	NOT VERIFIED	0	360
Returns	AGREES	360	0
Shipping	NOT VERIFIED	0	360

Merchant intent and observed representation remain separate evidence sources. Different prose alone is NOT VERIFIED unless the compared terms can be proved.

10. Purchase handoff assurance

Representative deep checks only. No production purchase. Observations stop at cart or checkout before submit; no charge or order. Unperformed checks remain NOT VERIFIED.

Selection and reason

20 · Post-fix retest of original representative selection: Detected contradictions · 6 variants
21 · Post-fix retest of original representative selection: Detected contradictions · 6 variants
22 · Post-fix retest of original representative selection: Detected contradictions · 6 variants

NOT VERIFIED: no approved handoff observation was recorded.

11. Remediation plan

Work in priority order. Each brief names the accountable owner, the required change, and the evidence needed to accept the fix.

Priority 1 · INFORMATIONAL

Gtin evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current gtin values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for gtin in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

Priority 2 · INFORMATIONAL

Options evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current options values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for options in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

Priority 3 · INFORMATIONAL

Policy evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current policy values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for policy in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

Priority 4 · INFORMATIONAL

Selection Clarity evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current selection clarity values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for selection clarity in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

Priority 5 · INFORMATIONAL

Inventory Indicator evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current inventory indicator values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for inventory indicator in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

Priority 6 · INFORMATIONAL

Shipping evidence gap

MONITOR · 60 products / 360 variants

Accountable owner: Catalog Management
Estimated effort: OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Retest status: NOT RETESTED

Exact action

Provide current shipping values and unambiguous selected-variant identifiers for every listed record from the merchant source and the relevant public representation. Correct stale timestamps or market context; do not copy missing observations from merchant intent.

Success criterion

Every affected record must map unambiguously and return AGREES or justified NOT APPLICABLE for shipping in fresh merchant and live_storefront_snapshot evidence for the same market.

How to verify the fix

Reimport fresh complete catalog and public evidence; compare these exact affected records and detect newly affected records. Missing, stale, changed-identity or incomparable evidence cannot resolve the issue.

12. Retest plan and before / after results

One post-fix retest is included. Reimport fresh merchant and public observation exports for the same market. Every original affected item must map exactly and agree, or have a justified NOT APPLICABLE state, to mark its issue resolved. Missing or changed identities remain NOT RETESTED. The original evidence and report remain immutable.

Issue	Before	After	Status
Returns authority conflict	48	0	RESOLVED
Price authority conflict	42	0	RESOLVED
Availability authority conflict	18	0	RESOLVED
Gtin evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED
Options evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED
Policy evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED
Selection Clarity evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED
Inventory Indicator evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED
Shipping evidence gap	360	360	NOT RETESTED

13. Methodology and limitations

We only fail what we can prove. Full supplied active catalog is processed deterministically; exact selected-variant identifiers must agree unambiguously. Product IDs and URLs alone never certify a selected variant. Price comparisons require matching explicit currencies. Missing, ambiguous, stale (>7 days), changed-identity or incomparable evidence remains NOT VERIFIED. Policy prose differences alone never fail. Catalog completeness is merchant-attested; representative deep handoffs never imply checkout for every variant.

Point-in-time assurance, remediation and one retest. No recurring Watch monitoring, purchases, transaction guarantees or invented revenue impact. All public observation coverage and source gaps are disclosed.

Sources used

id: MAE-0AA18EF17CAC490795AF2DFF43850AA4
kind: merchant
source type: merchant_catalog
captured at: 2026-10-12T12:23:04+00:00
content hash: 4c63d1c7633548a46efae21fb02a49e48db31d5ff5d2a64ad76896cc42798bc8

id: MAE-4434238050C840EFAA9DC13B0D51225A
kind: storefront
source type: live_storefront_snapshot
captured at: 2026-10-12T12:23:04+00:00
content hash: 4c63d1c7633548a46efae21fb02a49e48db31d5ff5d2a64ad76896cc42798bc8

14. Evidence appendix

Complete item-level results are stored once in a private paginated appendix, including every affected item and source reference.

6480 complete field results. Load 100 at a time or filter by systemic issue. The executive summary shows representative examples.

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1. Engagement summary

https://willow-thread.example

2. Executive summary

READINESS NOT ESTABLISHED

3. Readiness overview

4. What is working

5. Fix these first

6. Systemic catalog issues

7. Product and variant assurance

8. Offer assurance

9. Policy assurance

10. Purchase handoff assurance

Selection and reason

11. Remediation plan

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

Exact action

Success criterion

How to verify the fix

12. Retest plan and before / after results

13. Methodology and limitations

14. Evidence appendix

Fictitious input exports