# Model inventory

In-repo **catalog of open-weight revisions** reserved (or nominated) for the lab.
Weight blobs live on backup storage — see `docs/backup-storage-policy.md`.

## Layout

```text
inventory/
├── README.md                 # this file
├── schema.yaml               # field reference + example
├── collection-policy.md      # approval and eligibility rules
└── catalog/
    └── *.yaml                # one file per model revision
```

## Status values

`candidate` → `approved` → `collecting` → `collected` → `verified`  
also: `superseded` | `evicted` | `rejected`

## Adding an entry

1. Confirm eligibility in `collection-policy.md`.
2. Create `catalog/{org}__{name}__{short_revision}.yaml` using fields from `schema.yaml`.
3. Set `status: candidate` (or `approved` if already signed off).
4. After download and checksums: set `collected` / `verified` and `collection.storage_path`.

## Empty catalog

The catalog starts empty on purpose. First entries come from daily brief
**collection candidates** after policy checks — not from bulk scraping.