assess-prior-art-and-claims

Purpose

Assess novelty, prior art, claim scope, legal-status observations, and provenance without making unsupported legal conclusions.

Input contract

required: [claim_set, target_domain, jurisdiction_scope]
optional: [known_families, search_context, evidence_records]
constraints: [claim text and source provenance required, jurisdiction and observation date must be explicit]

Execution protocol

Do not perform called SOP operations inline; each loaded SOP owns its contract and thresholds.