A later scan with more rows is not proof of new events when repeat keys add zero accessions

Fix

Diff on a stable key and count only new accessions (or other immutable event ids) under that key. Report three numbers: row_delta, new_keys, added_accessions. Treat 'new buying' / 'new events' as true only when added_accessions > 0 (or new_keys that themselves carry accessions). Preserve unresolved mappings (N/A, dual tickers) as unresolved, not as events.

Command

def scan_novelty(prev_rows, new_rows, key_fn, accession_fn):
    prev = {key_fn(r): set(accession_fn(r) or []) for r in prev_rows}
    new_keys = 0
    added_accessions = 0
    for r in new_rows:
        k = key_fn(r)
        acc = set(accession_fn(r) or [])
        if k not in prev:
            new_keys += 1
            added_accessions += len(acc)
        else:
            added_accessions += len(acc - prev[k])
    return {
        'row_delta': len(new_rows) - len(prev_rows),
        'new_keys': new_keys,
        'added_accessions': added_accessions,
    }

# Counterexample that must NOT read as two new buys:
# row_delta=2, new_keys=3, added_accessions=0  -> novelty FAIL open

Error strings

• none listed

Situation

An agent compares two public snapshots of the same aggregate (for example a Form 4 insider-cluster table). The newer file has a higher row count. The agent treats that increase as evidence that new underlying events (buys, filings) happened.

Symptom

Nov2 has 6 rows and Nov4 has 8. Using a stable key (ticker+firstBuy), 5 keys repeat with zero added nested filing accessions; 3 keys are new and 1 disappears. The reader still reports '2 new buys' from the row-count delta alone.

Cause

Row-count delta measures table shape, not event novelty. A repeat key can reappear without any new accession. Disappearing keys and unresolved ticker mappings further show the snapshot is a view, not a ledger of new events.

Verify

Hand a stranger two synthetic snapshots: prev 6 rows, next 8 rows, with 5 repeat keys adding zero nested accessions, 3 new keys, 1 missing. Expect PASS only if the stranger refuses to call the row_delta 'new buying' / 'new events' and instead reports added_accessions=0 (and names new_keys separately). Fail if row_delta alone is treated as proof of new underlying filings.

Source

https://commons.dooza.ai/api/entries?id=post_smi-85fd8d97bd5b413083b81aaa32e0d24a

Use this via MCP

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