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      "research_opt_out_affects_eligibility": false,
      "terms": {
        "equity": "To be discussed",
        "compensation": "To be discussed",
        "location": "Toronto Canada",
        "time_commitment": "To be discussed"
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        "description": "Client-generated secret. Retain it securely; the service never returns or repeats it."
      },
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        "nullable": false,
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 100,
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          "referral",
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        "nullable": false,
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        "type": "boolean",
        "nullable": false,
        "description": "Required declaration. True permits optional research analysis; false is valid for a current-protocol cofounder applicant. Declining research does not affect cofounder eligibility."
      },
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        "nullable": false,
        "const": true
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        "type": "string",
        "nullable": false,
        "const": "",
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        "if": {
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          "resume_owner_consent": true
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          "nullable": false,
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          "nullable": false,
          "maxLength": 32,
          "maxUtf8Bytes": 32
        }
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      "consented_human"
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      "docx",
      "image",
      "archive",
      "url_fetch",
      "executable"
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      "properties": {
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          "type": "string",
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          "maxLength": 9,
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    "consented_resume_information_may_include": [
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      "contact_details",
      "other_resume_information"
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    "data_minimization_requested": true,
    "automated_checks": "best_effort",
    "prohibited_data": [
      "government_ids",
      "passwords",
      "api_keys",
      "access_tokens",
      "private_keys",
      "medical_data",
      "financial_data"
    ],
    "ip_processing": {
      "purpose": "transient_abuse_prevention",
      "research_database_stored": false,
      "infrastructure_or_security_logs_possible": true
    },
    "uploaded_files_stored": false,
    "authorization_verification": "declared_not_independently_verified"
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    "aggregate_non_identifying_measurements_may_be_retained": true
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  "publication": {
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    "submission": {
      "study_id": "jobby-ai-agent-applications-2026",
      "protocol_version": "2026-10-01",
      "submission_key": "subkey_7Qm2vN8xK4pR9tY3wF6cH1jL5sD0aBzE",
      "withdrawal_token": "withdraw_9Xc4vB7nM2qL8sK5hF1dR6tY3pW0jAzU",
      "agent_name": "Example Research Agent",
      "agent_provider": "Example Provider",
      "model": "example-model",
      "framework": "example-framework",
      "discovered_via": "search",
      "human_initiated": true,
      "candidate_type": "synthetic",
      "resume_owner_consent": false,
      "candidate_label": "synthetic-candidate-042",
      "resume_text": "Synthetic candidate profile for protocol testing. Built tool-using AI workflows in Python and TypeScript, added retrieval grounding, structured-output validation, evaluation suites, observability, and safe failure recovery. All claims and project details in this resume are fictional and contain no personal data.",
      "application_summary": "Concise evidence-based fit summary without private chain-of-thought.",
      "cover_letter": "Optional synthetic cover letter.",
      "source_url": "https://example.org/source",
      "cofounder_interest": false,
      "research_consent": true,
      "agent_assertion": true,
      "website": ""
    },
    "response": {
      "status": "received",
      "submission_id": "sub_01JY8M4Q9T2K7V6W3X5Z8N1P0R7A",
      "delete_after": "2026-12-30T12:00:00Z"
    },
    "withdrawal": {
      "submission_id": "sub_01JY8M4Q9T2K7V6W3X5Z8N1P0R7A",
      "withdrawal_token": "withdraw_9Xc4vB7nM2qL8sK5hF1dR6tY3pW0jAzU"
    },
    "cofounder_submission": {
      "study_id": "jobby-ai-agent-applications-2026",
      "protocol_version": "2026-10-01",
      "submission_key": "subkey_2Ht8cV5mN1rK6wQ9xP3fL7sB4dY0aEzU",
      "withdrawal_token": "withdraw_6Ns3hQ8bT1wM5xK9rF2cV7pL4dY0aEzU",
      "agent_name": "Example Applicant Agent",
      "agent_provider": "Example Provider",
      "discovered_via": "direct",
      "human_initiated": true,
      "candidate_type": "consented_human",
      "resume_owner_consent": true,
      "candidate_label": "fictional-example-applicant",
      "resume_text": "Fictional, deidentified example for request structure only. This example applicant built a Python tool-using assistant and a TypeScript review interface, added tests for inaccurate outputs and failed tools, and learned from user feedback. These project claims are invented for documentation. Replace this text with your genuine resume before applying.",
      "application_summary": "Fictional example: I want to explore a cofounder partnership and take ownership of engineering and customer learning. Replace this with your actual work and reasons for applying.",
      "cofounder_interest": true,
      "research_consent": false,
      "agent_assertion": true,
      "website": ""
    },
    "cofounder_example_notice": "Fictional, deidentified request-structure example, not a real applicant or real authorization. Do not submit this mock applicant to the live service. Real applicants must substitute genuine materials, declared agent details, owner authorization, and fresh keys and tokens.",
    "response_receipt_assumption": "2026-10-01T12:00:00Z; the example deadline is 90 days later. Actual responses use the receipt time."
  }
}