{
  "_comment": "RESEARCH — time-based tech. The player runs at most `maxConcurrent` projects at a time (= 1: one thing at a time). Starting a project starts its clock; when `duration` (in `timeUnit`) has elapsed the project is complete and its `effects` apply. Research is the unlock gate: a project's `requires` lists the projects that must be complete first, and `unlocks` names what it opens up — buildable items (data/builds.json → `builds.<id>`) and follow-on research (this file → `projects.<id>`). Add a project = one entry under `projects` (the key is the project's id). Keys starting with `_` (like `_template`) are documentation, not data. The research state/UI is not implemented yet — this file is the data layer that will drive it.",
  "timeUnit": "seconds",
  "maxConcurrent": 1,
  "projects": {},
  "_template": {
    "label": "Project Name",
    "description": "What this research is and why it matters.",
    "duration": 300,
    "requires": [],
    "unlocks": {
      "builds": [],
      "research": []
    },
    "effects": {},
    "theme": {
      "color": "#00e5ff"
    }
  }
}