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tegwick a9ca0adfcf feat(example): add per-entity LLM evaluations for 985 WoN entities (S3.3)
Batch evaluation of all 988 entities via OpenRouter. 984 succeeded on
first pass; 3 failed (network errors). eval-summary --update-metrics
written with per_entity_mean=3.9556.

Viability dashboard: 6/6 PASS
  redundancy_ratio   0.0061  (max 0.10)
  coverage_ratio     0.6190  (min 0.40)
  coherence_comps    0.0000  (max 3)
  consistency_cycles 0.0000  (max 0)
  granularity_entropy 2.6748 (min 1.0)
  per_entity_mean    3.9556  (min 3.5)

Dimension breakdown (mean across 985 entities):
  definition_precision  3.62
  source_grounding      4.36
  domain_placement      4.56
  vsm_relevance         3.31
  explanatory_value     3.94

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-23 09:36:46 +01:00

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entity_slug, evaluator, evaluated_at, overall_score, scores
entity_slug evaluator evaluated_at overall_score scores
sovereign_dignity_expenses null 2026-02-23T06:22:49.669265 4.2
name value max_value rationale
definition_precision 4.0 5.0 The definition clearly distinguishes sovereign dignity expenses as ceremonial costs that scale with societal wealth, separate from functional government operations. It avoids circularity and captures a specific category of public expenditure with clear characteristics.
name value max_value rationale
source_grounding 5.0 5.0 This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of the fourth category of sovereign expenses in Book V, Chapter 1, where he explicitly addresses the costs of maintaining royal dignity and ceremonial functions. Smith discusses how these expenses increase with national wealth and luxury standards.
name value max_value rationale
domain_placement 5.0 5.0 The "Regulation" domain is appropriate as this represents a category of public finance and government expenditure that Smith analyzes as part of his systematic treatment of state functions. It fits naturally within his framework of necessary public expenses.
name value max_value rationale
vsm_relevance 3.0 5.0 This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S5 (identity/policy) as it concerns the symbolic representation and identity of the state system. However, it's somewhat peripheral to core VSM operational concerns, being more about ceremonial legitimacy than functional viability.
name value max_value rationale
explanatory_value 4.0 5.0 The entity illuminates an important structural relationship between societal wealth and the costs of political legitimacy through ceremonial display. It reveals how sovereign expenses are not fixed but dynamically linked to economic development and social expectations of status.

Evaluation: Sovereign Dignity Expenses

definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes sovereign dignity expenses as ceremonial costs that scale with societal wealth, separate from functional government operations. It avoids circularity and captures a specific category of public expenditure with clear characteristics.

source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of the fourth category of sovereign expenses in Book V, Chapter 1, where he explicitly addresses the costs of maintaining royal dignity and ceremonial functions. Smith discusses how these expenses increase with national wealth and luxury standards.

domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain is appropriate as this represents a category of public finance and government expenditure that Smith analyzes as part of his systematic treatment of state functions. It fits naturally within his framework of necessary public expenses.

vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S5 (identity/policy) as it concerns the symbolic representation and identity of the state system. However, it's somewhat peripheral to core VSM operational concerns, being more about ceremonial legitimacy than functional viability.

explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important structural relationship between societal wealth and the costs of political legitimacy through ceremonial display. It reveals how sovereign expenses are not fixed but dynamically linked to economic development and social expectations of status.