# LithosAnanke v2.0.0

**UEFI-bootable FORTH microkernel.** Boots from firmware, initialises memory and interrupts, then runs the StarForth VM as its sole userspace runtime. No libc. No OS. Just stone and necessity.

*Lithos* (foundation) + *Ananke* (necessity) — the kernel under StarshipOS.

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## Status — M7.1 (Capsule System · Multi-VM Fleet)

| Milestone | | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M0–M6 | UEFI boot · PMM · VMM · IDT · APIC · heap · framebuffer VT100 console (v1.5.1-FINAL) | ✅ Complete |
| M7 | StarForth VM integration + parity validation | ✅ Complete |
| **M7.1** | **Capsule birth protocol · Mama FORTH vocabulary · Tripod multi-VM fleet (Hermes/Artemis) · Word-level ACL (Phases 1–7)** | 🔄 **In Progress** |
| M8 | REPL — keyboard input, interactive Forth | Planned |
| M9 | Block storage — AHCI driver | Planned |

POST at boot: **parity hash verified across amd64/aarch64/riscv64 · Mama capsule dictionary: 453 words**

### What's live in M7.1

- **Tripod** — a named multi-VM fleet (Hera the Mama VM, Artemis, two Hermes
  instances) births, runs, and re-births independently, verified booting
  live pre-REPL on all three architectures.
- **Hermes** — a 17-block inter-VM messaging/channel layer between fleet
  members, with async delivery and channel negotiation.
- **Artemis** — a Block Allocation Map (BAM) storage subsystem with Q48.16
  block-heat tracking and cooldown/reclamation (`ART-COOL`/`ART-REAP`).
- **Word-level ACL** — every dictionary entry carries a TTL/allow/mode/pin
  access-control record. Strict, TTL, and pinned modes; two console layers
  (emergency `ok>` and superuser `zuse)ok>`). Phases 1–7 complete (C
  infrastructure, FORTH policy layer, `zuse` bootstrap superuser, Isabelle
  proof stubs, kernel parity); Phase 8 (Ed25519 PKI / thumbdrive
  challenge-response) is the only item remaining. Measured overhead once
  active on every check: **+0.0054%–+0.0088%**, CV = **0.000%**, across a
  3×3 Latin-square DoE campaign (architecture × seed × 30 replicates) —
  three orders of magnitude below the measurement floor.
- **VM Fleet Attractor physics** — the L8 Jacquard mode selector now has a
  real per-VM heat channel into fleet-wide tuning, replacing hardcoded
  compudynamics constants with a dynamically-inferred rate.
- **Kconfig build configuration** — every physics/heartbeat/pipelining/
  kernel-only tuning knob (~40 total) is now a discoverable, optional
  Kconfig symbol shared with the hosted VM build. See **Quick Start** below.

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## Quick Start

```bash
# Build kernel (requires cross-compilation toolchain, or native gcc)
make -f Makefile.starkernel ARCH=amd64

# Run in QEMU with OVMF
make -f Makefile.starkernel qemu

# Other architectures
make -f Makefile.starkernel ARCH=aarch64 qemu
make -f Makefile.starkernel ARCH=riscv64 qemu
```

Artifacts: `build/amd64/kernel/starkernel_loader.efi` · `build/amd64/kernel/starkernel_kernel.elf`

For the hosted VM by itself (Linux, no cross-compiler needed, no bare-metal tooling): see
the separate **StarForth** repository — LithosAnanke used to be a branch inside that repo,
now it's its own project with its own `master`.

### Build configuration (optional)

Every kernel-only knob (`STARFORTH_ENABLE_VM`, `PARITY_MODE`, the shared
physics/heartbeat family, etc.) is an optional Kconfig symbol — a plain
`make -f Makefile.starkernel` uses the same defaults it always has unless
you opt in:

```bash
make -f Makefile.starkernel ARCH=amd64 menuconfig
make -f Makefile.starkernel ARCH=amd64 kernel_amd64_defconfig
```

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## Documentation

| | |
|---|---|
| [System Architecture](docs/lithosananke/SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE.md) | Full kernel + VM design |
| [HAL Reference](docs/lithosananke/hal/) | Hardware abstraction layer interfaces |
| [Capsule System — M7.1](docs/lithosananke/M7.1.md) | Capsule birth protocol design |
| [VM Fleet Attractor design log](docs/working/architecture/VM-FLEET-ATTRACTOR-DESIGN-20260705.md) | Tripod/Hermes/Artemis physics + build-system history |
| [Getting Started / Kconfig reference](docs/working/architecture/getting-started/DEVELOPER.md#build-configuration-kconfig) | Full symbol reference for both build targets |
| [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) | Milestone-level history |
| [Roadmap](docs/lithosananke/ROADMAP.md) | Milestone plan through self-hosting |

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## License

[Starship License 1.0 (SL-1.0)](LICENSE) — free for personal, research, and educational use.
Commercial use requires a separate agreement.
Attribution to **R.A. James (Captain Bob)** must be preserved in all distributions.

**Patent pending.** USPTO provisional filed December 2025 — physics-grounded self-adaptive runtime system. This license does not grant patent rights. Licensing inquiries: rajames440@gmail.com

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*Robert A. James (Captain Bob) · Systems Engineer · Hacking since 1973*