# ResearchAdmissionRequest [All API schemas](/api-reference/schemas/) object — Additional properties rejected | Field | Required at this level | Type | Description and constraints | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | kind | Yes | Constant WHAT_IF_RESEARCH | — | | question | Yes | string | Min length: 3; Max length: 2000 | | subject | Yes | object | Additional properties rejected | | subject.issuerIntentId | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9:_-]{2,159}$ | | subject.expectedResourceVersion | Yes | string | Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-f]{64}$ | | experiment | Yes | object | Additional properties rejected | | experiment.schemaVersion | Yes | Constant research-experiment-v1 | — | | experiment.objective | Yes | object | Additional properties rejected | | experiment.objective.metric | Yes | string | Allowed: ENDING_VALUE_P50, MINIMUM_DEPTH_P5, GAS_COST_P50, DRAWDOWN_P95, RESERVE_BREACH_PROBABILITY | | experiment.objective.direction | Yes | string | Allowed: MAXIMIZE, MINIMIZE | | experiment.seed | Yes | string | Min length: 8; Max length: 200 | | experiment.pathCount | Yes | Constant 2000 | — | | experiment.stepCount | Yes | integer | Minimum: 1; Maximum: 365 | | experiment.startingPortfolioQuote | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,77}$ | | experiment.startingDepthQuote | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,77}$ | | experiment.startingInventoryPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario | Yes | object | Additional properties rejected | | experiment.baselineScenario.id | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9:_-]{2,159}$ | | experiment.baselineScenario.name | Yes | string | Min length: 3; Max length: 160 | | experiment.baselineScenario.kind | Yes | string | Allowed: HISTORICAL_REPLAY, BULL, BEAR, SIDEWAYS, LIQUIDITY_CRISIS, TOKEN_UNLOCK, LARGE_BUYER, LARGE_SELLER, LIQUIDITY_WITHDRAWAL, GAS_SPIKE, ORACLE_OUTAGE, COMBINED | | experiment.baselineScenario.driftPipsPerStep | Yes | integer | Minimum: -1000000; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.volatilityPipsPerStep | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.liquidityWithdrawalPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.oneSidedFlowPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.gasIncreasePips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.oracleOutageStep | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 364 | | experiment.baselineScenario.historicalReturnPips | No | Array of integer | Min items: 1; Max items: 365 | | experiment.baselineScenario.protocolFeePips | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.platformFeePips | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks | Yes | Array of object | Max items: 256 | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].id | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9:_-]{2,152}$ | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].unlocksAt | Yes | string | Format: date-time; Pattern:

^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$

| | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].tokenAmount | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,77}$ | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].recipientCategory | Yes | string | Allowed: TEAM, INVESTOR, COMMUNITY, TREASURY, ECOSYSTEM, OTHER | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].expectedSaleParticipationPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].confidencePips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].correlationGroup | No | string | Min length: 1; Max length: 120 | | experiment.baselineScenario.unlocks[].evidenceHash | No | string | Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$ | | experiment.alternatives | Yes | Array of object | Max items: 3 | | experiment.alternatives[].label | Yes | string | Min length: 1; Max length: 120 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario | Yes | object | Additional properties rejected | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.id | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9:_-]{2,159}$ | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.name | Yes | string | Min length: 3; Max length: 160 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.kind | Yes | string | Allowed: HISTORICAL_REPLAY, BULL, BEAR, SIDEWAYS, LIQUIDITY_CRISIS, TOKEN_UNLOCK, LARGE_BUYER, LARGE_SELLER, LIQUIDITY_WITHDRAWAL, GAS_SPIKE, ORACLE_OUTAGE, COMBINED | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.driftPipsPerStep | Yes | integer | Minimum: -1000000; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.volatilityPipsPerStep | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.liquidityWithdrawalPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.oneSidedFlowPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.gasIncreasePips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.oracleOutageStep | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 364 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.historicalReturnPips | No | Array of integer | Min items: 1; Max items: 365 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.protocolFeePips | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.platformFeePips | No | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks | Yes | Array of object | Max items: 256 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].id | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9:_-]{2,152}$ | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].unlocksAt | Yes | string | Format: date-time; Pattern:

^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$

| | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].tokenAmount | Yes | string | Pattern: ^[1-9][0-9]{0,77}$ | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].recipientCategory | Yes | string | Allowed: TEAM, INVESTOR, COMMUNITY, TREASURY, ECOSYSTEM, OTHER | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].expectedSaleParticipationPips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].confidencePips | Yes | integer | Minimum: 0; Maximum: 1000000 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].correlationGroup | No | string | Min length: 1; Max length: 120 | | experiment.alternatives[].scenario.unlocks[].evidenceHash | No | string | Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$ | | experiment.interpretation | Yes | Constant CURRENT_DATA_HYPOTHETICAL_MODELED_STEPS | — | | experiment.limitationsAccepted | Yes | Constant true | — | Nested required fields apply when their parent object or matching union branch is present. Named types link to their complete schema. Exact definition: #/components/schemas/ResearchAdmissionRequest in the [OpenAPI contract](/openapi/liquidity-operating-system-v2.openapi.json).