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C.22.2:9 - Goldilocks and Set-Return Docking

Goldilocks problem selection is the problem-side adaptation of the current NQD, OEE, and set-return family. It is not direct QD or OEE vocabulary import, not a new scalar readiness doctrine, not a local QD or OEE vocabulary, and not a single score. C.22.2 does not mint GoldilocksProblem, GoldilocksScore, GoldilocksReadiness, or any equivalent local kind; Goldilocks remains a readiness and selection interpretation carried by current subject patterns.

A Goldilocks, stepping-stone, or archive-derived problem is represented by its source-set reference, selection or retention criterion, and current next use, not by one difficulty, priority, or readiness score.

ProblemCard carries only the problem-side readiness fields and relation references:

  • source set kind when archive, pool, front, shortlist, selected set, or portfolio language is current;
  • solvability band;
  • characteristic-space, declared problem-side characteristic descriptor, or Q-bundle relation;
  • declared difference criterion when novelty or diversity is claimed, or apply the governing characterization or comparison pattern;
  • non-scalar trade-off, dominance, partial-order, or set-return relation when that relation is being made;
  • measurability or explicit unknown handling;
  • reversibility or containment for safe probing when current;
  • stepping-stone option value when retention matters;
  • expiry or refresh condition;
  • selected-set, archive, pool, front, or parity relation when that relation is being made.

The local solvability band label means a scheme-and-scope-qualified, non-scalar interpretation of feasible-but-not-trivial fit under current capability, constraints, validation boundary, and optional set-return relation. It is not a universal difficulty claim, hidden readiness scale, or single-score ranking.

If the band cannot be tied to a characteristic, Q-bundle, comparison, retention, or capability relation and its qualification, treat Goldilocks wording as informal recognition only and bind any selection, set-return, or parity claim to its direct governor.

The current governing family is C.18, C.19, G.5, G.9, G.11, A.6.P:7a, and C.16.Q. Its relation to C.22:15 concerns entry and timing inside the same family: C.22.2 uses it before P2W, while C.22:15 uses it downstream when candidate solutions for a TaskKind make TaskSignature informative.