{
  "artifact": "Reproducible VQE benchmark card",
  "chapter": "Variational Algorithms and Their Limits",
  "chapter_url": "https://www.steven-geller.com/playground/quantum/book/35-variational-algorithms-and-their-limits/",
  "date_modified": "2026-08-14",
  "dependencies": [],
  "expected_exit_code": 0,
  "expected_stdout": "PASS: 35 variational runs=[-0.999984, -1.0, -1.0] stationary_boundary=1.0\n",
  "fixture_sha256": "112e711aa62041892fad3db26ddda46dc3d2f41081dc382413c6c4b88f12cc95",
  "manifest_test_command": "python3 tools/validate_briefs.py --briefs data/editorial_briefs_00_35.json --from 0 --through 35 --check-rewritten-sources --execute-artifacts",
  "pass_condition": "CI reproduces the noiseless optimum, runs seeded shot/noise variants, validates budget equality, and reports distributions rather than best-only values.",
  "python_requires": ">=3.11",
  "run_command": "python3 fixture.py",
  "schema_version": "1.1.0",
  "test_method": "Run the isolated fixture; require exit code 0 and exact stdout."
}