fix(spec): rating/vector builders emit live props; promote flat dimensions

.changeset/field-builders-emit-live-props.md

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+"@objectstack/spec": minor
+---
+
+fix(spec): `Field.rating` / `Field.vector` builders emit live props instead of dead ones
+
+The `Field.rating(n)` and `Field.vector(n)` builders emitted properties the
+spec-liveness ledger classifies as **dead** (silent runtime no-ops), so every
+field authored through them tripped the `liveness-dead-property` author lint:
+
+- `Field.rating(n)` emitted `maxRating`, but the rating renderer reads the flat
+  `max` prop (`RatingField.tsx:13`). The builder now emits `max`.
+- `Field.vector(n)` emitted a nested `vectorConfig` block, but the renderer
+  reads the flat `dimensions` sibling (`VectorField.tsx:11`) and nothing
+  consumes `vectorConfig` (no vector-index DDL). The builder now emits the flat
+  `dimensions`.
+
+`dimensions` is also promoted to a **declared, live** top-level `FieldSchema`
+property. It was previously only valid nested inside `vectorConfig`, so a flat
+`dimensions` authored by hand was silently **stripped** during compile (Zod
+drops unknown keys) — the renderer then saw no dimensionality. It now survives
+compilation and is governed by the liveness gate.
+
+`maxRating` and `vectorConfig` remain accepted by the schema (still classified
+`dead` + `authorWarn`) for back-compat, so hand-authored usages still surface
+the advisory warning rather than type-erroring.

packages/spec/liveness/field.json

@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
       "evidence": "objectui: packages/fields/src/index.tsx:469 reads currencyConfig.defaultCurrency",
       "note": "LIVE via objectui renderer — the 2026-06 audit mis-classified as dead (renderer side not re-verified). Corrected after checking ../objectui."
     },
+    "dimensions": {
+      "status": "live",
+      "note": "vector field — objectui VectorField.tsx:11 reads the flat `dimensions` prop. The live authoring path (cf. dead `vectorConfig`); `Field.vector(n)` emits this."
+    },
     "vectorConfig": {
       "status": "dead",
       "evidence": "nested config — renderers read flat dimensions; no consumer, no vector-index DDL",

packages/spec/src/data/field.test.ts

@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ describe('Field Factory Helpers', () => {
       });
 
       expect(ratingField.type).toBe('rating');
-      expect(ratingField.maxRating).toBe(10);
+      // Builder emits the live `max` prop (RatingField reads `max`, not `maxRating`).
+      expect(ratingField.max).toBe(10);
     });
 
     it('should create signature field', () => {
@@ -823,10 +824,10 @@ describe('Field Factory Helpers', () => {
       expect(vectorField.type).toBe('vector');
       expect(vectorField.name).toBe('embedding');
       expect(vectorField.label).toBe('Text Embedding');
-      expect(vectorField.vectorConfig?.dimensions).toBe(1536);
-      expect(vectorField.vectorConfig?.distanceMetric).toBe('cosine');
-      expect(vectorField.vectorConfig?.normalized).toBe(false);
-      expect(vectorField.vectorConfig?.indexed).toBe(true);
+      // Builder emits the live flat `dimensions` prop (renderer reads it);
+      // it no longer synthesizes the dead `vectorConfig` block.
+      expect(vectorField.dimensions).toBe(1536);
+      expect((vectorField as Record<string, unknown>).vectorConfig).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('should create vector field with custom config', () => {

packages/spec/src/data/field.zod.ts

@@ -468,7 +468,13 @@ export const FieldSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
   // Currency field config
   currencyConfig: CurrencyConfigSchema.optional().describe('Configuration for currency field type'),
 
-  // Vector field config
+  // Vector field — flat dimensionality (the live authoring path).
+  // The renderer reads this flat sibling (objectui VectorField.tsx:11); the
+  // nested `vectorConfig` below is retained for back-compat but is a runtime
+  // no-op (no vector-index DDL consumes it).
+  dimensions: z.number().int().min(1).max(10000).optional().describe('Vector dimensionality (e.g., 1536 for OpenAI embeddings)'),
+
+  // Vector field config (DEAD — kept for back-compat; set the flat `dimensions` sibling instead)
   vectorConfig: VectorConfigSchema.optional().describe('Configuration for vector field type (AI/ML embeddings)'),
 
   // File attachment field config
@@ -671,10 +677,10 @@ export const Field = {
     ...config 
   } as const),
 
-  rating: (maxRating: number = 5, config: FieldInput = {}) => ({ 
-    type: 'rating', 
-    maxRating,
-    ...config 
+  rating: (max: number = 5, config: FieldInput = {}) => ({
+    type: 'rating',
+    max,
+    ...config
   } as const),
 
   signature: (config: FieldInput = {}) => ({ 
@@ -697,15 +703,9 @@ export const Field = {
     ...config 
   } as const),
 
-  vector: (dimensions: number, config: FieldInput = {}) => ({ 
-    type: 'vector', 
-    vectorConfig: {
-      dimensions,
-      distanceMetric: 'cosine' as const,
-      normalized: false,
-      indexed: true,
-      ...config.vectorConfig
-    },
-    ...config 
+  vector: (dimensions: number, config: FieldInput = {}) => ({
+    type: 'vector',
+    dimensions,
+    ...config
   } as const),
 };