{
  "approach": "Model the fixed 30 bps normalizer spot using YQ fair-price estimates, then undercut its marginal prices only when profitable relative to estimated fair price. Implementation and measurement were not started because the required toolchain failed its initial setup gate.",
  "tried": [],
  "next": [
    "Provide a working Python environment with pip and venv support, plus Rust, Cargo and Maturin.",
    "Install the pinned simulator and validate the reference before implementing or tuning the normalizer model.",
    "Tune only on permitted tuning seeds; score seeds 0..999 and compare on fresh seeds 400000..401999 with paired statistics."
  ],
  "code": null,
  "code_sha256": null,
  "delta": null,
  "score": {
    "n": 0,
    "mean_edge": null,
    "se": null,
    "seed_start": 0
  },
  "paired": {
    "reference": "YQ 00fae418",
    "seed_start": 400000,
    "n": 0,
    "mean_diff": null,
    "se": null,
    "worst": []
  },
  "seconds_per_simulation": null,
  "validate_ok": false,
  "blocked": "Initial toolchain setup failed. The fresh clone was checked out successfully at 6b6921f8d463314aa7c96234e1be25a25245f704. python3 --version returned Python 3.12.3. python3 -m venv ../venv failed because ensurepip is not available, so ../venv/bin/pip install -e . could not execute (pip executable absent). python3 -m pip --version returned No module named pip. command -v found none of uv, cargo, rustc, or maturin on PATH. Consequently maturin develop --release and amm-match validate could not run. Following the task toolchain-first early-return requirement, no untested strategy or invented measurements are supplied.",
  "citations": []
}