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Proxy instructions: manual price precedence · case 01

Inactive manual overrides change the proxy starting price.

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ROOT CAUSE

Inactive manual overrides change the proxy starting price.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For manual price precedence, apply the stipulated decision x["manual_price"] if x["manual_active"] else x["current"].

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["manual_price"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A bidder authorizes a bounded proxy to submit offers for a specific lot. A proxy instruction specifies a price ceiling, per-step increment, remaining quantity, owner consent and a one-use trigger token. Outputs are actionable submissions, not an optimal bidding strategy. Named decision manual-price-precedence: For manual price precedence, apply the stipulated decision x["manual_price"] if x["manual_active"] else x["current"].

Why this case matters

Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = min(x["ceiling"],x["current"]+x["increment"])
    v1 = x["current"]<x["ceiling"] and x["increment"]>0
    v2 = max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"])
    v3 = x["enabled"] and not x["owner_present"]
    v4 = [] if x["token"]==x["last_token"] else [x["lot"]]
    v5 = x["lot"] in x["authorized_lots"]
    v6 = x["enabled"] and not x["suspended"]
    v7 = max(x["manual_price"],x["current"])
    v8 = min(max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"]),x["credit"]//max(1,x["unit_hold"]))
    v9 = [t for t in x["triggers"] if t in x["allowed"]] if x["auction_open"] else []
    return {'bounded-next-offer':v0,'ceiling-exhaustion':v1,'remaining-proxy-size':v2,'manual-control-handoff':v3,'one-trigger-submission':v4,'lot-mandate':v5,'suspension-resume':v6,'manual-price-precedence':v7,'proxy-collateral-size':v8,'closed-auction-trigger':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ceiling reached', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('step exceeds ceiling', {'current': 15, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('manual override absent', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('ceiling reached / manual override absent', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [16, 32, 48, 64, 80]), ('normal contract', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('disabled instruction', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': False, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('owner controls bid', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': True, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('token replay', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't1', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('wrong lot', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'B', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('suspended', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': True, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['manual-price-precedence'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
ceiling reached1612Failed
step exceeds ceiling1512Failed
manual override absent1210Failed
ceiling reached / manual override absent1616Passed
normal contract1212Passed
disabled instruction1212Passed
owner controls bid1212Passed
token replay1212Passed
wrong lot1212Passed
suspended1212Passed

SHA-256 / 85ec675a8da1a0a92ed6e0fb694f811eb8cbfe80393f4ba20fabe2fe8c1d4bd4

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = min(x["ceiling"],x["current"]+x["increment"])
    v1 = x["current"]<x["ceiling"] and x["increment"]>0
    v2 = max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"])
    v3 = x["enabled"] and not x["owner_present"]
    v4 = [] if x["token"]==x["last_token"] else [x["lot"]]
    v5 = x["lot"] in x["authorized_lots"]
    v6 = x["enabled"] and not x["suspended"]
    v7 = x["manual_price"]
    v8 = min(max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"]),x["credit"]//max(1,x["unit_hold"]))
    v9 = [t for t in x["triggers"] if t in x["allowed"]] if x["auction_open"] else []
    return {'bounded-next-offer':v0,'ceiling-exhaustion':v1,'remaining-proxy-size':v2,'manual-control-handoff':v3,'one-trigger-submission':v4,'lot-mandate':v5,'suspension-resume':v6,'manual-price-precedence':v7,'proxy-collateral-size':v8,'closed-auction-trigger':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ceiling reached', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('step exceeds ceiling', {'current': 15, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('manual override absent', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('ceiling reached / manual override absent', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [16, 32, 48, 64, 80]), ('normal contract', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('disabled instruction', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': False, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('owner controls bid', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': True, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('token replay', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't1', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('wrong lot', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'B', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('suspended', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': True, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['manual-price-precedence'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
ceiling reached1212Passed
step exceeds ceiling1212Passed
manual override absent1210Failed
ceiling reached / manual override absent1216Failed
normal contract1212Passed
disabled instruction1212Passed
owner controls bid1212Passed
token replay1212Passed
wrong lot1212Passed
suspended1212Passed

SHA-256 / 66d8996a4eae29c27787273fdb10141287c125888aec7a104fe26f81c887bb9f

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = min(x["ceiling"],x["current"]+x["increment"])
    v1 = x["current"]<x["ceiling"] and x["increment"]>0
    v2 = max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"])
    v3 = x["enabled"] and not x["owner_present"]
    v4 = [] if x["token"]==x["last_token"] else [x["lot"]]
    v5 = x["lot"] in x["authorized_lots"]
    v6 = x["enabled"] and not x["suspended"]
    v7 = x["manual_price"] if x["manual_active"] else x["current"]
    v8 = min(max(0,x["quantity"]-x["filled"]),x["credit"]//max(1,x["unit_hold"]))
    v9 = [t for t in x["triggers"] if t in x["allowed"]] if x["auction_open"] else []
    return {'bounded-next-offer':v0,'ceiling-exhaustion':v1,'remaining-proxy-size':v2,'manual-control-handoff':v3,'one-trigger-submission':v4,'lot-mandate':v5,'suspension-resume':v6,'manual-price-precedence':v7,'proxy-collateral-size':v8,'closed-auction-trigger':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('ceiling reached', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('step exceeds ceiling', {'current': 15, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('manual override absent', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('ceiling reached / manual override absent', {'current': 16, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': False, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [16, 32, 48, 64, 80]), ('normal contract', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('disabled instruction', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': False, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('owner controls bid', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': True, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('token replay', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't1', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('wrong lot', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'B', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': False, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60]), ('suspended', {'current': 10, 'ceiling': 16, 'increment': 3, 'quantity': 5, 'filled': 2, 'enabled': True, 'owner_present': False, 'token': 't2', 'last_token': 't1', 'lot': 'A', 'authorized_lots': ['A'], 'suspended': True, 'manual_price': 12, 'manual_active': True, 'credit': 100, 'unit_hold': 8, 'triggers': ['outbid', 'outbid', 'price'], 'allowed': ['outbid'], 'auction_open': True}, [12, 24, 36, 48, 60])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['manual-price-precedence'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
ceiling reached1212Passed
step exceeds ceiling1212Passed
manual override absent1010Passed
ceiling reached / manual override absent1616Passed
normal contract1212Passed
disabled instruction1212Passed
owner controls bid1212Passed
token replay1212Passed
wrong lot1212Passed
suspended1212Passed

SHA-256 / 9678bfab768ff90babffd996cd3a748c3f420fbd99884c63940843e7d8da2ce3

Verification & scope

Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:09.479943+00:00.

Case digest / 7785248399fea610ffbdce6fd0688751ca35b44a3e41abc3cba12bf88724a4a7