§12.7 captures the 2026-05-03T12-47-23Z cap-only A/B (apply_caps=
True, reminder=False) on the 9-question broad subset.
Mode | Baseline | Reminder | Cap-only
----------+----------+----------+----------
JSON SR | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.33 ← +14pp
JSON U | 7 | 1 | 6 ← reminder dominates
JSON S | 5 | 6 | 9 ← cap dominates
ptr ratio | 0.473 | 0.643 | 0.516
JSON ratio| 0.524 | 0.735 | 0.643
§10.8 gate MET on JSON mode (+14pp STRICT-rate).
Headline insight: cap and reminder help in DIFFERENT ways.
- Reminder rescues UNGROUNDED → HYBRID (restates citation rule).
- Cap rescues HYBRID → STRICT (forces fewer-but-better claims).
The two are complementary, not redundant. If §12.8 (cap+reminder)
confirms the compound effect, that's the §10.8 trigger to land
Option D as default. Predicted JSON SR ~0.40 if effects compound.
Pointer mode still 0/27 STRICT under cap-only — TOO_MANY_CLAIMS
fires 20× (vs 7× baseline) but pointer-tag failures upstream of
the cap still gate the verdict.