{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://neon-sprawl.local/schemas/faction-def.json",
  "title": "FactionDef",
  "description": "Single faction row for catalogs (e.g. content/factions/*_factions.json). IDs are stable forever—rename display in displayName only. See docs/decomposition/modules/E7_M3_FactionReputationLedger.md.",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": ["id", "displayName", "minStanding", "maxStanding", "neutralStanding"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
      "description": "Immutable faction key for standing, gates, telemetry, and reputation grants."
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Player-facing label; safe to change without migrating character data."
    },
    "minStanding": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Lowest standing value after clamp on apply."
    },
    "maxStanding": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Highest standing value after clamp on apply."
    },
    "neutralStanding": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Default standing for new players when no snapshot exists."
    }
  }
}