{"id":"642791b6-79cd-41a5-9e94-a611836c2e88","task":"Validate and enforce modifier group nesting depth across multiple delivery channel APIs","domain":"developers.deliverect.com","steps":["Audit your POS or master menu management system to identify all modifier groups with nested sub-modifiers (e.g., a burger with a sauce modifier that has a spice-level sub-modifier).","Research and document the maximum nesting depth supported by each target channel: note that channel limits vary and can be as shallow as one level on some platforms.","Build a validation function in your menu sync pipeline that traverses the modifier tree and flags any group that exceeds the target channel's maximum depth.","For over-nested items, implement a flattening strategy: either collapse nested options into a flat list with combined names, or exclude sub-modifiers that cannot be represented.","Test the flattened menu on each channel's staging environment to confirm the menu publishes without validation errors and renders correctly for customers.","Document the channel-specific nesting rules in your integration so future menu additions are authored within the supported constraints."],"gotchas":["Different delivery platforms enforce nesting limits at different points — some reject the menu upload immediately, others silently truncate the modifier tree, and some display only the top-level modifiers without warning; test on each platform to know which behavior applies.","Middleware platforms like Deliverect and Chowly abstract some of these differences but do not guarantee that all channel-specific nesting rules are enforced before submission — validate at the source, not just at the middleware layer.","Flattening complex modifier hierarchies can produce very long flat modifier lists that degrade the customer ordering experience; balance technical compliance with UX quality when designing the flattening strategy."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T09:24:08.495Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:40.307Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/642791b6-79cd-41a5-9e94-a611836c2e88"}