created: 20260506151000000
modified: 20260506151000000
tags: ResearchStack ENE Ingestion Candidate
title: Unknown Surface Hint
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Unknown Surface Hint

A low-authority schema hint emitted when ENE ingestion recognizes that an
artifact has structure but lacks a defined surface.

!! Why It Matters

It is the practical companion to [[Meta-Autotype Contingent Field]]: preserve
the artifact, expose the uncertainty, and avoid pretending the type is known.

!! Evidence

* Source: `4-Infrastructure/infra/ene_meta_autotype.py:98`
* Source: `4-Infrastructure/infra/ene_meta_autotype.py:154`
* Lane: [[Deep Mining Pass 2026-05-06]]

!! Links

* [[Meta-Autotype Contingent Field]]
* [[ENE Memory Atom]]