{
  "rule_schema": "nmd-vcell-experiment-selection-rule/1.0",
  "resource_release": "v1.2.0-measured-dmd-evidence",
  "interface_build": "EA-20260817-57",
  "rules": [
    {
      "rule_id": "EXP-GAP-01",
      "label": "Shared decision-gap closure",
      "status": "RELEASED_DETERMINISTIC_RULE",
      "objective": "Identify mapped genes that can share one gap-closing study without creating a target rank.",
      "eligibility": [
        "The gene maps to a released evidence record.",
        "The current action is an experiment rather than an evidence-import hold.",
        "At least two input genes share the same decision-blocking gap code and current action."
      ],
      "exclusions": [
        "GAP-09 evidence-audit holds are excluded until the reported evidence is imported and audited.",
        "Unmapped or ambiguous identifiers are excluded."
      ],
      "selection": "Choose the largest eligible input-order-preserving group sharing gap code and current action; ties are resolved by first appearance in the submitted list.",
      "output": "A recommended gap-closing study and explicit selected/non-selected reasons.",
      "ranking_generated": false,
      "therapeutic_priority_generated": false
    }
  ],
  "claim_boundary": "EXP-GAP-01 selects a shared evidence gap to test. It does not score genes, predict DMD response or identify a therapeutic winner."
}