Owner decision 2026-11-11 (Java parity): a genuinely empty observation on a
String/Reference or unauthored item is Good "" instead of BadNoCommunication.
Non-string items (numeric, bool, DateTime, arrays) keep BadNoCommunication -
the Agent supplied no value; BadTypeMismatch would wrongly blame the authored
type. The UNAVAILABLE sentinel is unchanged, and a structured observation with
no text stays BadNotSupported (structured check now precedes the empty check).
Parity matrix, quality-mapping section and drivers rule updated.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GT67AD99zQQqpLCVm3p7xk
Joseph Doherty
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