{
  "category": "computers",
  "slug": "computers-resolve-dependency-conflict",
  "title": "Should AI Untangle This Software Dependency Conflict: The Correction Reached 6/10",
  "task": "resolve a software dependency conflict",
  "excerpt": "This completed synthetic Dependencies field test asked the session to resolve a software dependency conflict, preserved an actual five-row dependency resolution lock report, and derived 2/10 then 6/10 from task-specific semantic checks after one failure-only correction.",
  "tool": "Codex multi-agent session",
  "model": "Exact underlying model identifier not disclosed by the Codex session",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T09:00:00+08:00",
  "durationMinutes": 0,
  "testMode": "Synthetic benchmark",
  "inputDisclosure": "All inputs in RDC-9175 are fictional and appear verbatim in the exact prompt. Hidden scoring answers were not shown to the response generator. No personal, production, customer, learner, or device data was used. Per-case elapsed time was not instrumented, so durationMinutes is recorded as 0 rather than an estimate.",
  "runDisclosure": "A Codex multi-agent session generated one text-only first artifact for “resolve a software dependency conflict”. We froze it, evaluated its five parsed result rows against private task-specific rules, returned only the failed check names once, and parsed the revision against the same rules. This synthetic corpus intentionally contains varied response quality and is not a claim about a live tool run. No command was executed, no external or live system was accessed or changed, and nothing was sent, published, deployed, uploaded, submitted, purchased, booked, contacted, called, emailed, or messaged. No external, live, or production action occurred. Per-case elapsed time was not instrumented during the batch session.",
  "prompt": "Complete a bounded synthetic field test for: resolve a software dependency conflict. Focus: Dependencies.\nSource scenario: The experiment will use a sample application with deliberately incompatible dependency constraints and a fixed runtime target.\nUse only these five public fictional inputs; the scoring answers are intentionally withheld:\nRDC-9175-I1: Package alpha requires core >=4.2 <4.4; beta requires core ^4.3.1; available core versions are 4.2.9, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, and 4.4.0. Policy selects the highest available compatible patch.\nRDC-9175-I2: Application target is Node 22.13.1 linux-x64; plugin gamma 2.0 supports Node >=22 while gamma 1.8 targets Node 20.\nRDC-9175-I3: beta 3.6 pulls ui 7.2 whose peer range is renderer ^7.1; lock currently contains renderer 6.9, and approved renderer 7.1.4 is available.\nRDC-9175-I4: Expected direct set is alpha 2.4, beta 3.6, gamma 2.0; clean-lock hash target is 17ae90c1.\nRDC-9175-I5: Acceptance is two clean installs with identical lock hash, tests T1-T12 12/12, and zero peer warnings.\nReturn a concrete dependency resolution lock report with exactly five result rows, assumptions visible, and no claim that a command, message, booking, transaction, teaching session, or live-system change occurred. Evidence target: A clean installation and the project test suite will verify whether the resolved dependency set is reproducible.",
  "firstResult": "DEPENDENCY RESOLUTION LOCK REPORT RDC-9175 — FIRST FROZEN ARTIFACT\nTask: resolve a software dependency conflict. Evaluation focus: Dependencies. This is a fictional, text-only artifact; it does not report a live action.\nRDC-9175-R1 :: RESULT=CORE=choose4.4.0 because it is newest\nRDC-9175-R1-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R2 :: RESULT=GAMMA=1.8 and downgrade runtime to Node20\nRDC-9175-R2-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R3 :: RESULT=PEER=retain renderer6.9\nRDC-9175-R3-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R4 :: RESULT=LOCK=alpha2.4; beta3.6; gamma2.0; hash17ae90c1\nRDC-9175-R4-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R5 :: RESULT=ACCEPT=existing node_modules starts\nRDC-9175-R5-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nArtifact boundary: exactly five scored rows were frozen for RDC-9175; any failed row remains visible because only one correction pass is allowed.",
  "correctionPrompt": "Revise RDC-9175 once. Preserve every row that passed. Reconsider only the failed semantic checks below using the original fictional inputs; the private expected answer is not supplied:\n- Apply both version ranges: input was “Package alpha requires core >=4.2 <4.4; beta requires core ^4.3.1; available core versions are 4.2.9, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, and 4.4.0. Policy selects the highest available compatible patch.”; first response was “CORE=choose4.4.0 because it is newest”.\n- Respect the fixed runtime: input was “Application target is Node 22.13.1 linux-x64; plugin gamma 2.0 supports Node >=22 while gamma 1.8 targets Node 20.”; first response was “GAMMA=1.8 and downgrade runtime to Node20”.\n- Resolve the transitive peer: input was “beta 3.6 pulls ui 7.2 whose peer range is renderer ^7.1; lock currently contains renderer 6.9, and approved renderer 7.1.4 is available.”; first response was “PEER=retain renderer6.9”.\n- Verify clean installation and behavior: input was “Acceptance is two clean installs with identical lock hash, tests T1-T12 12/12, and zero peer warnings.”; first response was “ACCEPT=existing node_modules starts”.\nDo not add a task, fixture, optimization goal, live-action claim, or second correction round.",
  "finalResult": "DEPENDENCY RESOLUTION LOCK REPORT RDC-9175 — AFTER ONE FAILURE-ONLY CORRECTION\nTask: resolve a software dependency conflict. Evaluation focus: Dependencies. This is a fictional, text-only artifact; it does not report a live action.\nRDC-9175-R1 :: RESULT=CORE=choose4.3.2; satisfies alpha+beta\nRDC-9175-R1-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R2 :: RESULT=GAMMA=2.0 on Node22.13.1 linux-x64\nRDC-9175-R2-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R3 :: RESULT=PEER=renderer7.1.4\nRDC-9175-R3-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R4 :: RESULT=LOCK=alpha2.4; beta3.6; gamma2.0; hash17ae90c1\nRDC-9175-R4-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nRDC-9175-R5 :: RESULT=ACCEPT=clean installs2/2; lock hash identical; tests12/12\nRDC-9175-R5-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.\nArtifact boundary: exactly five scored rows were frozen for RDC-9175; any failed row remains visible because only one correction pass is allowed.",
  "checks": [
    {
      "name": "Apply both version ranges",
      "firstPass": false,
      "finalPass": true,
      "evidence": "Public fixture: Package alpha requires core >=4.2 <4.4; beta requires core ^4.3.1; available core versions are 4.2.9, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, and 4.4.0. Policy selects the highest available compatible patch. Semantic rule: The intersection is 4.3.x, and the disclosed selection policy chooses 4.3.2. FIRST returned “CORE=choose4.4.0 because it is newest”; the private static semantic key accepts “CORE=choose4.3.2; satisfies alpha+beta”, so it fails. FINAL returned “CORE=choose4.3.2; satisfies alpha+beta”, so it passes. No live result was counted."
    },
    {
      "name": "Respect the fixed runtime",
      "firstPass": false,
      "finalPass": true,
      "evidence": "Public fixture: Application target is Node 22.13.1 linux-x64; plugin gamma 2.0 supports Node >=22 while gamma 1.8 targets Node 20. Semantic rule: The dependency set must adapt to the fixed runtime, not change that requirement. FIRST returned “GAMMA=1.8 and downgrade runtime to Node20”; the private static semantic key accepts “GAMMA=2.0 on Node22.13.1 linux-x64”, so it fails. FINAL returned “GAMMA=2.0 on Node22.13.1 linux-x64”, so it passes. No live result was counted."
    },
    {
      "name": "Resolve the transitive peer",
      "firstPass": false,
      "finalPass": false,
      "evidence": "Public fixture: beta 3.6 pulls ui 7.2 whose peer range is renderer ^7.1; lock currently contains renderer 6.9, and approved renderer 7.1.4 is available. Semantic rule: The selected renderer must satisfy ui's disclosed major-version peer range while retaining the declared UI version. FIRST returned “PEER=retain renderer6.9”; the private static semantic key accepts “PEER=renderer7.1.4; retain ui7.2”, so it fails. FINAL returned “PEER=renderer7.1.4”, so it fails. No live result was counted."
    },
    {
      "name": "Freeze one reproducible lock",
      "firstPass": true,
      "finalPass": true,
      "evidence": "Public fixture: Expected direct set is alpha 2.4, beta 3.6, gamma 2.0; clean-lock hash target is 17ae90c1. Semantic rule: Exact direct versions and lock hash establish reproducibility. FIRST returned “LOCK=alpha2.4; beta3.6; gamma2.0; hash17ae90c1”; the private static semantic key accepts “LOCK=alpha2.4; beta3.6; gamma2.0; hash17ae90c1”, so it passes. FINAL returned “LOCK=alpha2.4; beta3.6; gamma2.0; hash17ae90c1”, so it passes. No live result was counted."
    },
    {
      "name": "Verify clean installation and behavior",
      "firstPass": false,
      "finalPass": false,
      "evidence": "Public fixture: Acceptance is two clean installs with identical lock hash, tests T1-T12 12/12, and zero peer warnings. Semantic rule: Only clean, repeated resolution plus tests and peer diagnostics validates the conflict fix. FIRST returned “ACCEPT=existing node_modules starts”; the private static semantic key accepts “ACCEPT=clean installs2/2; lock hash identical; tests12/12; peer warnings0”, so it fails. FINAL returned “ACCEPT=clean installs2/2; lock hash identical; tests12/12”, so it fails. No live result was counted."
    }
  ],
  "initialScore": 2,
  "score": 6,
  "verdict": "mixed",
  "recommended": false,
  "whatWorked": [
    "RDC-9175 preserved the exact public prompt, first artifact, failure-only correction, final artifact, and independently derived semantic check results.",
    "Apply both version ranges passed because the parsed final answer matched the private fixture rule rather than merely repeating an input identifier.",
    "Respect the fixed runtime also passed its task-specific rule with the final answer left visible."
  ],
  "whatFailed": [
    "Resolve the transitive peer still failed after the only permitted correction; its final value and expected semantic rule remain quoted in the evidence.",
    "Verify clean installation and behavior still failed after the only permitted correction; its final value and expected semantic rule remain quoted in the evidence."
  ],
  "evidencePlan": "A clean installation and the project test suite will verify whether the resolved dependency set is reproducible.",
  "evidenceNotes": [
    "RDC-9175 stores the public five-input fixture separately from the private semantic answer strings quoted only after evaluation.",
    "RDC-9175's first and final scores were recomputed from parsed RESULT rows: 1 and 3 passes multiplied by two.",
    "RDC-9175 preserves every unresolved final mismatch; the source evidence plan remains unexecuted because this is a static synthetic benchmark: A clean installation and the project test suite will verify whether the resolved dependency set is reproducible."
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "RDC-9175 is a static synthetic response benchmark, not evidence that the task succeeded with a real person, organization, device, account, service, or environment.",
    "RDC-9175 uses one Codex multi-agent transcript and a private deterministic fixture key; another prompt, model, evaluator, or real-world input could produce a different result."
  ]
}