fix: defer relationship classification until comparability is established

tests/graph/comparability-assessment.test.js

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
         scenario: fixture.scenario,
         comparabilityStatus: assessment.comparabilityStatus,
         relationshipStatus: relationship.relationshipStatus,
+        relationshipAssessed: relationship.relationshipAssessed,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: question.contradictionReasoningAllowed,
         question: question.question,
       };
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
         scenario:
           "Revenue increased by 18%, but cash in the bank fell over the same period.",
         comparabilityStatus: "uncertain",
-        relationshipStatus: "compatible",
+        relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+        relationshipAssessed: false,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question:
           "Were these figures measured on the same basis and at the same scale?",
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
       {
         scenario: "Complaints increased. Production increased.",
         comparabilityStatus: "uncertain",
-        relationshipStatus: "compatible",
+        relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+        relationshipAssessed: false,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question:
           "Were these figures measured over the same period and at the same scale?",
@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
         scenario:
           "Average delivery time decreased by 25%, but order cancellations increased.",
         comparabilityStatus: "uncertain",
-        relationshipStatus: "compatible",
+        relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+        relationshipAssessed: false,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question:
           "Were these figures measured over the same period and at the same scale?",
@@ -74,7 +78,8 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
       {
         scenario: "Customer satisfaction increased, but complaints increased.",
         comparabilityStatus: "uncertain",
-        relationshipStatus: "compatible",
+        relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+        relationshipAssessed: false,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question:
           "Were these figures measured over the same period and at the same scale?",
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
         scenario: "Temperature increased. Ice melted.",
         comparabilityStatus: "confirmed",
         relationshipStatus: "compatible",
+        relationshipAssessed: true,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question: null,
       },
@@ -90,12 +96,38 @@ describe("comparability assessment", () => {
         scenario: "Sales doubled. Sales doubled.",
         comparabilityStatus: "confirmed",
         relationshipStatus: "duplicate",
+        relationshipAssessed: true,
         contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
         question: null,
       },
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("defers relationship classification while comparability is uncertain", () => {
+    const fixture = comparabilityAssessmentFixtures[0];
+    const relationship = classifyObservationRelationship(fixture.graph);
+
+    expect(relationship).toMatchObject({
+      relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+      relationshipAssessed: false,
+      contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
+      questionRequired: true,
+    });
+    expect(relationship.reasoningStages).toEqual([
+      {
+        stage: "comparability",
+        status: "uncertain",
+        outcome:
+          "Comparability between the observations is not yet established across period, scale, or measurement basis.",
+      },
+      {
+        stage: "relationship",
+        status: "insufficient_information",
+        outcome: "not assessed until comparability is established",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("allows contradiction reasoning only for genuine contradictions", () => {
     const serviceGraph = {
       centralStatement:

tests/graph/orchestrator.test.js

@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ describe("lib/graph/orchestrator startCase", () => {
         "Were these figures measured on the same basis and at the same scale?",
       tiedCandidateIds: expect.arrayContaining([expect.any(String)]),
       comparabilityStatus: "uncertain",
+      relationshipStatus: "insufficient_information",
+      relationshipAssessed: false,
       contradictionReasoningAllowed: false,
     });
     expect(result.diagnostics.unknownSelectionExplanation).toMatchObject({