{
  "substantive_update": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.75,
    "instructions": "This recent conversation segment adds something a running brief should record.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "a new issue, decision, owner, deadline, opportunity, risk, or question appears",
      "false": "filler, repetition, or nothing new worth recording"
    }
  },
  "opportunity": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.9,
    "instructions": "A commercial, product, or process opportunity or growth idea was raised.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "an opportunity or idea worth pursuing is mentioned",
      "false": "no opportunity or growth idea is mentioned"
    }
  },
  "blocker": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.75,
    "instructions": "An obstacle, dependency, objection, or risk that could block or delay the work was raised.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "something could stop or delay the work",
      "false": "nothing blocking or risky is raised"
    }
  },
  "decision_status": {
    "type": "choice",
    "instructions": "What is the state of the decision under discussion?",
    "criteria": {
      "none": "no decision is being discussed",
      "proposed": "a decision was proposed but is not settled",
      "made": "a decision was reached",
      "reopened": "a previous decision is being challenged or revisited",
      "other": "none of the above"
    }
  },
  "action_item": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.7,
    "instructions": "Someone committed to a concrete next step.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "a specific next action or commitment was made",
      "false": "no commitment to a next step is made"
    }
  },
  "responsibility_clarity": {
    "type": "choice",
    "instructions": "How clear is who is responsible for the work being discussed?",
    "criteria": {
      "unclear": "no owner or responsibility is identified",
      "implied": "a role or team is implied but not named",
      "explicit": "a specific person or team is named as responsible",
      "disputed": "ownership is contested or being reassigned",
      "other": "none of the above"
    }
  },
  "deadline": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.7,
    "instructions": "A specific date, deadline, or time commitment was stated for a piece of work.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "a concrete date or timeframe is committed to a task, a delivery, or a scheduled follow-up",
      "false": "dates or times are mentioned only in passing, or no commitment carries a timeframe"
    }
  },
  "open_question": {
    "type": "noul",
    "threshold": 0.9,
    "instructions": "Something important is still ambiguous and needs a follow-up question.",
    "criteria": {
      "true": "unclear or unresolved; a follow-up is needed",
      "false": "clear enough to proceed"
    }
  }
}