Domain packs and what each one covers

AskVerum™ applies specialised packs only when your question routes to that domain. If no pack matches, you still get the General path — but that does not mean every topic on earth is covered or certified.

Coverage is deliberate and finite. Read what each pack includes, what it excludes, and the limitations before you rely on a brief for a consequential decision.

General

Live

Default Verum behaviour when no pack matches your topic. You get multi-model answers, synthesis, Trust Score, Bias Evaluation, and source checks where enabled.

Caution. AskVerum compares AI outputs and surfaces agreement and gaps. It is decision-support — not professional legal, medical, financial, or regulatory advice. A high Trust Score reflects verification-led thresholds under VTS-2.4, not ground truth. Geopolitical & Strategic Intelligence is a separate pack-backed domain (not part of General).

What this domain covers

  • Factual and research questionsTriangulation across independent models.
  • Policy, science, and current eventsStructured synthesis; contested claims when models diverge.
  • Comparisons and structured analysisSub-questions and unified overall synthesis.
  • Trust, bias, and epistemic signalsSee Methodology for how scores are computed.
  • Document context (VDIP v0)PDF and DOCX can be attached on the home page; text is extracted and segmented to feed the same pipeline.
  • Topics without a pack matchIf the classifier does not route to a pack-backed domain, you still get General triangulation. Pack-backed domains are listed in What we cover.

Not covered

  • Guaranteed truth or expert sign-offNo certification for court, clinic, or filing.
  • Buy / sell / holdNo personalized investment advice (see Finance pack when routed).
  • Replacing qualified professionalsVerify material claims independently.
  • Clinical diagnosis or treatmentConsult a licensed clinician; use emergency services when needed.
  • Binding legal opinions or litigation strategyNo attorney-client relationship.
  • Campaign or electoral strategyNot political consulting.
  • Security auditsNo penetration-test or SOC 2 / ISO reporting.

Limitations. Always verify important information with qualified experts. Model consensus can still be wrong.

Business Strategy

Live

When Verum routes to the Business Strategy pack, you get a consulting-style brief: assumption heatmap, risk matrix, contradictions, and limitations — not generic business chat. Food overlap: standing up a food operation (FSSAI/FoSCoS + adjacent licenses) is Food-led compliance intelligence; Business keeps economics, GTM, and investor go/no-go.

Caution. Stress-tests assumptions and maps strategic, regulatory, and compliance exposure. Not financial-statement assurance, M&A diligence, deal execution, security control assessments, or the Food-pack India food-business setup compliance one-stop.

What this domain covers

  • Startup and growth strategyUnit economics, GTM, valuation reasoning (not deal pricing).
  • Comprehensive business casesOne structured brief per query where possible.
  • Build vs buy and market entryOperating-strategy lens, not transaction execution.
  • Regulatory risk scan & compliance exposure reviewThemes for counsel — not audits or certifications. Food-ops setup one-stop (FSSAI + adjacent) routes to Food.
  • Pitch decks and memos (VDIP)Attach PDF/DOCX; segmented text and extracted claims feed the pipeline.

Not covered

  • Financial statement auditNo assurance opinions.
  • M&A diligence and deal executionNo data-room or purchase-price advice.
  • Transaction valuationDeal-team pricing excluded; startup valuation reasoning included.
  • Security assessmentsNo SOC 2 / ISO / pen-test reviews.
  • Food-ops setup compliance one-stopRegister / FoSCoS / go-live gap maps for food businesses belong on Food; do not expect Business to replace that briefing.

Limitations. No “audit” language for compliance/regulatory outputs. Use exposure review and risk scan. Not legal or investment advice.

Research & Evidence Intelligence

Live

When Verum routes to research@1.0.0, you get epistemic infrastructure for published evidence: study-quality hierarchy, citation provenance, and contested science in the literature — not paper writing, textbook physics/chemistry (see Science pack), or citation fabrication.

Caution. Decision-support for scientific reasoning. Not dissertation automation, academic ghostwriting, or guaranteed truth. Citation verification runs at VVR with plural scholarly providers.

What this domain covers

  • Evidence hierarchy & study designRCT, observational, meta-analysis, preprint distinctions.
  • Citation & provenance scrutinyDOI/metadata pressure; unverified refs must not appear authoritative.
  • Contradiction & contested scienceRES epistemic states including Reproducibility Concern.
  • Methodology & replication limitsConfounders, controls, statistical power.

Not covered

  • Fake citations or publication gamingStrict no-nos per research strategy.
  • Clinical or legal adviceVerify with qualified professionals.
  • Single-source scholarly passVVR uses plural providers (CrossRef, OpenAlex, PubMed, etc.).

Limitations. Triangulation only — verify material claims with primary literature and qualified experts.

Science (Physics & Chemistry)

Building

When Verum routes to science@1.0.0, you get formal natural-science reasoning: stoichiometry, unit checks, conservation laws, and equation integrity — not literature reviews or AI/cyber assurance.

Caution. Textbook and quantitative science verification. Not Research (papers/DOI), not Technology (CS/cyber/AI benchmarks), not exam cheating or lab-report fabrication.

What this domain covers

  • Physics & chemistry calculationsStoichiometry, gas laws, thermodynamics — verification mode default.
  • Unit & equation integrityDimensional analysis; flag equation hallucination.
  • Conservation lawsMass, energy, momentum in closed systems.
  • Quantum uncertaintyNo deterministic collapse of probabilistic claims.

Not covered

  • Literature / citation primary reviewsRoute to Research pack.
  • AI benchmarks & cyberRoute to Technology pack.
  • Clinical or agronomic applied scienceHealthcare / Agriculture packs.
  • Document upload pipelinePlanned phase — document-assisted science investigations after the text pack is live.

Limitations. Decision-support reasoning only — verify with instructors, lab measurement, or qualified experts when stakes are high.

Geopolitical & Strategic Intelligence

Live

When Verum routes to geopolitics@1.0.0, you get text-based strategic analysis: dependencies, adversarial narratives, contradictions, and escalation ambiguity — not a prediction oracle or persuasion engine.

Caution. Epistemic infrastructure for geopolitical reasoning. No deterministic conflict guarantees, electoral manipulation, or autonomous scoring feeds. Distinct from domestic politics on the General path.

What this domain covers

  • Strategic dependenciesSanctions, chokepoints, supply chains, second-order effects.
  • Narrative & adversarial framingGEO-001 contradiction surfacing; propaganda flagged not amplified.
  • Escalation ambiguityConditional scenarios — not war timelines.
  • India-origin sensitivitySovereignty-aware ambiguity where applicable.

Not covered

  • Predictive conflict simulationNo autonomous geopolitical scoring.
  • Political persuasionStrict no-nos per geopolitics strategy.
  • Intelligence-agency productNot classified-source analysis.

Limitations. Strategic decision-support only — verify with qualified regional and policy experts.

Food & Hospitality Intelligence

Live

food@1.6.0 — compliance intelligence for food & hospitality operators. For India food-business setup and go-live, Food is the one-stop path: FSSAI / FoSCoS plus adjacent business-compliance stakes (entity, GST, premises, local trade, labour, Legal Metrology, advertising claims) as an investigation gap map — not a filing agent. Also covers food safety, provenance, operations, and decision readiness for cloud kitchens, brands, hospitality, and institutional food services. Confirm current fees and filing steps on official portals only. Live for classification and investigation regression; founder review of setup one-stop queries continues.

Caution. Reasoning assurance and readiness signals only. Not FSSAI/HACCP/ISO certification, legal or tax advice, product-safety guarantee, FoSCoS form-filling, fixed fee quotes, or kitchen-management software. Business overlap: Food owns setup-compliance one-stop; Business keeps unit economics, GTM, and investor business cases.

What this domain covers

  • India food-business setup (one-stop)When setup/go-live is implied: FSSAI/FoSCoS license posture plus ≥2 adjacent dimensions (entity, GST, premises/local licenses, labour, Legal Metrology, claims) as gap/readiness signals. Confirm current fees on official portals — no absolute ₹ amounts.
  • Food safety & compliance intelligenceFSSAI/HACCP/ISO control gaps, allergen disclosure, SOP readiness, labelling/claims scrutiny.
  • Food provenance intelligenceSupplier, ingredient, batch, certification, audit, lab result, and consumer-claim consistency.
  • Food operations intelligenceSOP deviations, cross-site consistency, incident patterns, expansion readiness.
  • Food decision intelligenceSupplier diligence, market expansion, healthy positioning, acquisition/operational stress tests.

Not covered

  • Compliance certification / professional adviceQualified food-safety, regulatory, tax, and legal professionals must certify obligations and advise on your facts.
  • FoSCoS agent / form-filling / fee tablesAskVerum maps gaps and portal entry points; it does not submit applications or state fixed licence/GST/registration fees.
  • Unit economics / investor business caseEconomics, GTM, TAM/CAC, and go/no-go stress-tests stay on Business; Food leads the compliance one-stop.
  • Clinical nutrition adviceHealthcare/qualified nutrition professionals required for medical claims.
  • Farm-level agronomic prescriptionsAgriculture pack covers farm/crop/field-trial claims.
  • Operational workflow managementAskVerum evaluates trust and gaps; it does not run kitchens.

Limitations. Decision-support triangulation and gap maps only — not food-safety certification, legal/tax compliance certification, product-safety guarantee, or a FoSCoS filing agent. Confirm current fees on official portals.

Finance

Live

When AskVerum routes to the Finance pack, you get institutional thesis stress-testing: fragile assumptions, contradictions, incentive-distorted sources, and temporal context — not trading signals or portfolio advice. Live with founder-reviewed finance investigations and a clear liability strip on results.

Caution. Evaluates financial reasoning quality only. Not investment advice, buy/sell/hold, price targets, or market prediction. Not a Bloomberg/FactSet substitute.

What this domain covers

  • Thesis and valuation assumption stress-testsText queries; exploration brief structure.
  • Bull/bear contradiction mappingContested output preserved — not forced resolution.
  • Capital structure and narrative-risk framingLayers 2 + 5 ontology at v1.0.
  • Source incentive flagsSell-side, issuer, sponsored research.

Not covered

  • Buy/sell/hold and portfolio allocationArchitectural no-go; advice queries redirected.
  • FDIP / earnings document uploadBlocked until P1(b) citation bar.
  • Finance-specific VVR evaluatorsAfter regression evidence justifies each build.
  • Live market data terminalsUser supplies claims; Verum does not stream prices.

Limitations. Decision-support triangulation only — consult qualified financial professionals; Verum is not SEBI/SEC/FCA-registered.

Agriculture

Live

When AskVerum routes to the Agriculture pack, you get an institutional epistemics brief: regional context, evidence contradictions, climate sensitivity, and limitations — not a yield oracle or agritech chatbot. Live with founder-reviewed agriculture investigations and explicit limitations on results.

Caution. Helps institutions reason through agricultural uncertainty and contested evidence. Not agronomist replacement, farm prescriptions, or certified sustainability audit.

What this domain covers

  • Agricultural claim verificationChallenge overconfident or non-transferable claims (text queries).
  • R&D and field-trial evaluationConflicting studies, vendor bias, replication gaps.
  • Sustainability and ESG claim scrutinyMeasurement protocol and contradiction mapping — not marketing replay.
  • Climate and drought risk framingScenario-style uncertainty — not deterministic forecasts.

Not covered

  • Deterministic yield promisesNo guaranteed harvest or outcome optimization.
  • Farm-specific prescriptionsRequires qualified agronomists and local extension.
  • Ag document upload (VDIP)Deferred; General attachments only until VDIP ag path ships.
  • Supply-chain graphs and ag knowledge graphsRoadmap Phase 2–3 per sector strategy.

Limitations. Decision-support triangulation only — verify material claims with qualified agronomists and counsel.

Technology & AI Assurance

Live

When AskVerum routes to the Technology pack, you get AI assurance and India digital-infrastructure triangulation: benchmark limits, evaluator divergence, defensive cyber framing, sovereign dependency — not pen tests or exploit guidance. Live with founder-reviewed technology investigations.

Caution. Benchmark critique before benchmark use; offensive cyber work is out of scope.

What this domain covers

  • AI capability & benchmarksScores are claims — limitations flagged.
  • Hallucination & synthetic consensusFluent-wrong and fabricated citation risk.
  • India digital infrastructureUPI/Aadhaar/ONDC and hyperscaler dependency.

Not covered

  • Offensive cyberNo exploit recipes or weaponisation.
  • Security auditsNot SOC 2 / pen-test reporting.

Limitations. Not penetration testing or vendor certification.

Healthcare

Live

When AskVerum routes to the Healthcare pack, you get institutional clinical evidence triangulation: population transfer, evidence hierarchy, AYUSH vs allopathic separation, and sponsor-bias flags — not diagnosis, prescription, or emergency care. Live with founder-reviewed healthcare investigations and a clear liability strip on results.

Caution. Maps evidence quality and contradictions for institutional review. Not telehealth, not CDSCO/ICMR sign-off, not dosing or “you should take” guidance.

What this domain covers

  • Trial & guideline evidenceRCT vs observational hierarchy; ICMR/CDSCO-aware framing (themes only).
  • Population transferWestern trial → India applicability flagged explicitly (HC-001).
  • AYUSH vs allopathicOntology pluralism — systems not flattened into one verdict.
  • Pharma & p-value scrutinySponsor bias; statistical vs clinical significance.
  • PubMed / VVR pathScholarly verification where VVR runs — plural providers.

Not covered

  • Diagnosis / prescription / dosingLicensed clinician required.
  • Emergency triageUse emergency services when needed.
  • Clinical document upload (FDIP)Deferred until P1(b) citation bar.
  • Regulatory approval claimsNo pass/fail CDSCO marketing sign-off.

Limitations. Decision-support triangulation only — consult licensed clinicians; Verum is not a hospital or regulator.

Politics & Policy

Live

politics@1.0.0 — public policy evidence only. Electoral politics permanently excluded.

What this domain covers

  • Policy outcomesBudget, infrastructure, scheme claims.
  • Narrative vs evidenceTalking points ≠ verified outcomes.
  • Federal–state contextIndia-specific; no Western left/right import.

Not covered

  • Electoral guidanceVotes, candidates, election persuasion blocked.
  • Partisan endorsementEvidence quality only — no positions.

Limitations. Not campaigning or electoral recommendation.