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+{
+  "_note": "Copy to listings.json on the host. Do not commit listings.json — it contains entity names, xchan hashes, and approval records that are operator-managed.",
+  "_version": "1.0",
+  "core": [
+    {
+      "slot": "taxonomy-authority",
+      "role": "Taxonomy Authority",
+      "description": "The institutional source of the case law categories this diagnostic record is organized by.",
+      "status": "pending",
+      "name": null,
+      "mark_url": null,
+      "url": null,
+      "xchan": null,
+      "approved_date": null
+    },
+    {
+      "slot": "methodology-certifier",
+      "role": "Methodology Certifier",
+      "description": "The law firm whose professional association with this project certifies the diagnostic record meets a standard the legal community can use.",
+      "status": "pending",
+      "name": null,
+      "mark_url": null,
+      "url": null,
+      "xchan": null,
+      "approved_date": null
+    },
+    {
+      "slot": "peer-operator",
+      "role": "Peer Operator",
+      "description": "The cooperating Civic Infrastructure host who can independently verify, support, and if necessary continue this diagnostic record.",
+      "status": "pending",
+      "name": null,
+      "mark_url": null,
+      "url": null,
+      "xchan": null,
+      "approved_date": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "tier1": [],
+  "tier2": [],
+  "other": [],
+  "_entry_schema": {
+    "_note": "Schema for Tier-I, Tier-II, and Other entries. Copy and populate for each listed professional.",
+    "id": "REPLACE — unique identifier, e.g. t1-001",
+    "role": "REPLACE — e.g. Mediator, Attorney, Civic Organization",
+    "name": "REPLACE — display name",
+    "description": "REPLACE — one sentence describing this entity's practice or focus",
+    "url": "REPLACE — public URL",
+    "xchan": "REPLACE — Hubzilla xchan hash of this professional's channel. Required for professional access state. Obtain from the professional's Hubzilla profile or from the connection record on this node.",
+    "qualifying_case": "REPLACE — Tier-II attorneys only: case citation from public court record verifying at least one concluded HOA homeowner case won in Illinois since 2016",
+    "listed_date": "REPLACE — ISO date of listing, e.g. 2026-06-15",
+    "approved_date": "REPLACE — ISO date of written approval from this professional",
+    "status": "REPLACE — active or pending"
+  }
+}