Add scientific bounty arbitration module

[kkudumu]

Summary

• add a self-contained scientific bounty arbitration and payout-readiness module for issue Scientific Bounty System #18
• implement challenge validation, submission manifests, reviewer conflict detection, weighted scoring, arbitration records, payout routing, and IP transfer status
• include sample bounty data, requirement mapping, tests, CLI demo, and a short demo GIF

Demo

• Demo video: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kkudumu/SCIBASE.AI/kkudumu/scientific-bounty-arbitration-18/scientific-bounty-arbitration/docs/demo.mp4
• Demo GIF: scientific-bounty-arbitration/docs/demo.gif
• CLI demo: npm run demo

Verification

• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm run check
• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm test
• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm run demo
• git diff --check

@algora-pbc /claim #18

Closes #18

[kkudumu]

Follow-up pushed to strengthen the secure-submission-workspace part of issue #18:

• added a workspace security summary to submission manifests
• checks private visibility, scoped team access, enabled version control, and audit-trail presence
• exposes version-control refs and audit-trail hashes in the demo/requirement map

Verification after the update:

• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm run check
• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm test
• cd scientific-bounty-arbitration && npm run demo
• git diff --check

[kkudumu]

Follow-up pushed in 545fe7b to strengthen the scientific bounty lifecycle and release-readiness parts of #18.

Added a challenge lifecycle report covering:

• challenge intake/publishability gate
• escrow funding gate
• secure workspace gate
• deliverable manifest gate
• independent reviewer gate
• arbitration decision gate
• milestone release evidence and amounts
• balanced payout routing gate
• IP handoff gate

The sample now includes escrow metadata and accepted milestone evidence, and the demo prints lifecycle gates plus the release instruction: release USD 1000 to 2 route(s) after sponsor approval.

Verified locally:

• npm run check
• npm test
• npm run demo
• git diff --check

[kkudumu]

Added a short demo video artifact for Algora/reviewer convenience:

• Demo video: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kkudumu/SCIBASE.AI/kkudumu/scientific-bounty-arbitration-18/scientific-bounty-arbitration/docs/demo.mp4
• Existing GIF remains at scientific-bounty-arbitration/docs/demo.gif
• CLI demo remains npm run demo

This is the same deterministic demo flow already covered by the local tests and README, now available as an MP4 video artifact.

[kkudumu]

Follow-up for the issue #18 arbitration/reward-distribution scope.

Added commit 99cf0b2 to cover two pieces of the bounty-system workflow that were previously lighter:

• sponsor/submitter feedback loop records for eligible reviewer comments, requested changes, submitter responses, due dates, open-item counts, and feedback hashes
• reward distribution ledger covering primary award routes, milestone releases, honorable-mention recognitions, payee types, committed totals, escrow coverage, and ledger hashes
• lifecycle gates now include feedback-loop and reward-distribution-ledger in addition to intake, escrow, workspace, manifest, review, arbitration, milestone release, payout routing, and IP handoff
• sample fixture, tests, demo output, README, and requirement map were updated

Verified locally:

• npm run check -> passed
• npm test -> passed
• npm run demo -> passed and now prints feedbackLoop plus rewardLedger
• git diff --check -> passed

This keeps the contribution self-contained while mapping more directly to the issue requirements for feedback loops, honorable mentions, escrow coverage, payout routing, and release readiness.

[kkudumu]

Updated the existing demo video with narrated voiceover explaining every major change in this PR: challenge intake, submission manifests, private workspace evidence, reviewer conflict checks, weighted arbitration, release gates, feedback loops, and reward ledger coverage. The PR's existing demo-video link now points to the narrated MP4.