{
  "name": "policy-search-golden",
  "version": "2026-09-08",
  "description": "Golden set for the policy search use case: one question, one expected outcome, per persona. Answerable cases name the document(s) that should answer and the facts the answer must contain. Denied and out-of-corpus cases must abstain and must not name the document, quote it, or surface its canary.",
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "pto-accrual",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "How many PTO days do I get a year?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "20"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "pto-carryover",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "Can I carry over unused PTO?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "5"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "pto-notice",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "How far in advance do I need to request time off?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "two weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "sick-days",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "How many sick days do I get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "10"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "pto-payout",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "Is unused PTO paid out when I leave?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "final paycheck"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "parental-birthing",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "How much paid leave does a birthing parent get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "16 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "parental-nonbirthing",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "How much leave does a non-birthing parent get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "12 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "parental-notice",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "How much notice does HR need before parental leave?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy",
          "Leave of Absence Procedure"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "30 days"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "loa-routing",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "Who approves a leave of absence request?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Leave of Absence Procedure"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "manager",
          "HR"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "loa-hr-sla",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "How long does HR take to respond to a leave request?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Leave of Absence Procedure"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "5 business days"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "oncall-stipend",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the on-call stipend?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Engineering On-Call Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "1,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "oncall-p1",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "How fast do I have to acknowledge a P1 page?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Engineering On-Call Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "15 minutes"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "oncall-frequency",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "How often can I be on call?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Engineering On-Call Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "four-week"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "conduct-report",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "contractor@ext.com",
      "question": "How do I report a code of conduct violation?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Code of Conduct"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "hotline"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "conduct-conflict",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "Do I have to disclose an outside investment?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Code of Conduct"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "disclose"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "india-weeks",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "How much maternity leave do I get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "26 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "india-prenatal",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "How many weeks can I take before my due date?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "8 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "india-eligibility",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "How long do I need to have worked here to qualify for maternity leave?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "80 days"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "india-document",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "rohan@corp.com",
      "question": "What document does maternity leave in India require?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "maternity certificate"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fmla",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "How many weeks of FMLA job protection do I get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "US Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "12 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "us-fmla-service",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "How long do I need to have worked here for FMLA to apply?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "US Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "12 months"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "us-state",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "Does California paid family leave reduce my pay during leave?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "US Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "100%"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "comp-senior",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the salary band for a senior engineer?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "150,000",
          "195,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "comp-pm",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the band for a Senior PM?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "170,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "comp-merit",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "cfo@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the cap on merit increases?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "8%"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "exec-bands",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "What are the compensation bands for executives?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Executive Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "340,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "exec-bands-cfo",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "cfo@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the band for a Vice President?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Executive Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "340,000",
          "430,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "eq-vesting",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "carol@corp.com",
      "question": "How do executive equity grants vest?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Executive Equity Plan"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "four years"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "eq-refresh",
      "category": "in_scope",
      "user": "cfo@corp.com",
      "question": "How big is the annual executive refresh grant?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Executive Equity Plan"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "25%"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "para-carryover",
      "category": "paraphrase",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "If I don't use all my vacation days, do I lose them?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "PTO Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "5"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "para-birthing",
      "category": "paraphrase",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "I'm pregnant. How long can I be off?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy",
          "US Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "16 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "para-oncall",
      "category": "paraphrase",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "Do we get paid extra for carrying the pager?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Engineering On-Call Policy"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "1,000"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-comp-dave",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the salary band for a Principal Engineer?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "245,000",
          "310,000",
          "CANARY-COMP",
          "Compensation Bands"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-comp-alice",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "Tell me the staff engineer compensation band.",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "195,000",
          "CANARY-COMP",
          "Compensation Bands"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-exec-alex",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "What are the compensation bands for executives?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "340,000",
          "CANARY-EXEC",
          "Executive Compensation Bands"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-exec-carol",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "carol@corp.com",
      "question": "What are the compensation bands for executives?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "340,000",
          "CANARY-EXEC",
          "Executive Compensation Bands"
        ],
        "forbidden_sources": [
          "Executive Equity Plan"
        ]
      },
      "note": "Carol sees the equity plan; the bands are still not hers, and the equity plan must not be offered as a substitute."
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-eq-alice",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "How do executive equity grants vest?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "four years",
          "CANARY-EQ",
          "Executive Equity Plan"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-eq-bob",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the executive equity refresh grant?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "25%",
          "CANARY-EQ",
          "Executive Equity Plan"
        ]
      },
      "note": "HR admins see compensation bands, not the equity plan."
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-oncall-dave",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the on-call stipend?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "1,000",
          "Engineering On-Call Policy"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-pto-contractor",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "contractor@ext.com",
      "question": "How many PTO days do I accrue?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "20",
          "PTO Policy"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "denied-parental-contractor",
      "category": "denied",
      "user": "contractor@ext.com",
      "question": "How much parental leave do I get?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "16 weeks",
          "Parental Leave Policy"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "cross-us-asks-india",
      "category": "cross_country",
      "user": "sarah@corp.com",
      "question": "What is in the India Leave Supplement?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy"
        ],
        "forbidden_sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "26 weeks",
          "80 days",
          "Maternity Benefit Act"
        ]
      },
      "note": "Sarah may hear that a supplement exists (the global policy says so). She must never see what is in it."
    },
    {
      "id": "cross-india-asks-us",
      "category": "cross_country",
      "user": "ananya@corp.com",
      "question": "What is in the US Leave Supplement?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "Parental Leave Policy"
        ],
        "forbidden_sources": [
          "US Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "1,250",
          "FMLA"
        ]
      },
      "note": "Ananya may hear that a supplement exists. She must never see what is in it."
    },
    {
      "id": "cross-hr-sees-both",
      "category": "cross_country",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "How many weeks of maternity leave in India?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": true,
        "sources": [
          "India Leave Supplement"
        ],
        "must_contain": [
          "26 weeks"
        ],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": "HR admins are in both country groups."
    },
    {
      "id": "oos-401k",
      "category": "out_of_corpus",
      "user": "dave@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the 401(k) match?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": [
          "%"
        ]
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "oos-remote",
      "category": "out_of_corpus",
      "user": "alice@corp.com",
      "question": "How many days a week can I work from home?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "oos-expense",
      "category": "out_of_corpus",
      "user": "bob@corp.com",
      "question": "What is the per-diem for travel?",
      "expected": {
        "route": "policy_search",
        "answerable": false,
        "sources": [],
        "must_contain": [],
        "must_not_contain": []
      },
      "note": ""
    }
  ]
}