# KORA First Paper arXiv Metadata Checklist v0.1

Status date: 2026-05-13

## Purpose

This checklist records arXiv-style preprint metadata for the current KORA first paper package draft. It does not submit the paper to arXiv and does not mark the paper as submission-ready.

## Source Files Reviewed

- `docs/paper/kora-first-paper-manuscript-v0-4.md`
- `docs/paper/kora-first-paper-submission-package-readiness-v0-1.md`
- `docs/paper/kora-first-paper-final-human-review-packet-v0-1.md`
- `docs/paper/kora-first-paper-submission-candidate-status-v0-1.md`
- `docs/paper/2026-05-06-kora-authorship-and-contribution-policy.md`
- `LICENSE`

## Metadata Checklist

| Field | Current value or status | Remaining action |
|---|---|---|
| Title | `KORA: Deterministic-First Execution Control for AI Workloads` | Final human title approval pending |
| Author | Albert Heekwan Kim | Confirm exact author display before export |
| Affiliation | Krako Labs, Inc. | Confirm exact affiliation display before export |
| Email | a.kim@krako.xyz | Confirm whether email should appear in exported manuscript |
| Paper type | Original reproducible systems/evaluation technical report | Preserve this framing |
| arXiv endorsement | Already obtained / not blocking | No endorsement blocker in current package planning |
| arXiv category | Pending | Confirm endorsed category and category compatibility before submission |
| Candidate arXiv categories | `cs.AI`, `cs.LG`, `cs.DC`, `cs.SE` | Candidates only; no category selected here |
| Abstract | Current manuscript v0.4 abstract exists | Final human approval pending |
| Comments field | Pending | Decide after export format, page count, and artifact links are known |
| License | Pending user decision for arXiv distribution | Select arXiv license before submission |
| Funding | Not specified | Do not add funding text unless supplied or required |
| Acknowledgements | Not specified | Do not add acknowledgement text unless supplied |
| Conflict / disclosure | Affiliation with Krako Labs, Inc. is explicit | Add only minimal required disclosure wording if needed |
| Ethics / human subjects | Current evidence uses synthetic local/no-network workloads and no private user data | Final wording pending human review |

## Positioning

The paper should be positioned as original reproducible systems/evaluation work:

- deterministic-first execution-control design
- reproducible deterministic-heavy benchmark evidence
- synthetic local/no-network validation evidence
- bounded evidence and explicit non-claims

It should not be framed as a review paper, survey paper, or position paper.

## Non-Claims

This metadata checklist does not support production cost reduction proof, real API-cost reduction proof, production benchmark proof, full runtime-integrated real-provider benchmark evidence, broad workload superiority proof, energy reduction evidence, formal government validation, signed partner validation, guaranteed adoption or funding, formal artifact approval, or paper submission readiness.

## Status

The metadata package is partially drafted for an arXiv-style preprint. Endorsement is already obtained and not blocking. Category compatibility, title/abstract approval, license selection, export format, and final human review remain pending. The paper remains not submission-ready.
