Robert Allan JamesandClaude Opus 5
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dictionary_snapshot_acl_from_parent(child, parent): walks the child's dictionary, copies acl_allow/acl_mode/acl_pinned/acl_ttl from the parent's matching word (by name, via vm_find_word() -- FIND's own lookup, not modified) onto the child's entry. One-time snapshot at birth, no live sync, matching H.3's decided rationale (a program developed against one ACL set must not have it silently changed by later parent changes). Called once, after dict_hash/parity logging rather than before -- the snapshot depends on the parent's current ACL state, which can vary run-to-run once Zuse elevations exist, so applying it earlier would break the "same capsule twice produces the same dict hash" determinism invariant. Verified 3-arch boot to ok> (amd64/aarch64/riscv64). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
capsules/
FORTH personality files loaded by the VM at boot. A capsule is an immutable, content-addressed payload; its XXHash64 hash is its identity. Any mutation changes the hash and the birth protocol rejects the image.
Key files
| File | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
init.4th |
(m) MAMA_INIT |
Default Mama VM personality — loaded at LBN 2048 |
ACL.4th |
user | Word-level ACL system; self-activating at boot |
zuse.4th |
user | Bootstrap superuser; loaded by ACL.4th |
doe.4th |
user | DoE workload words (EXEC-DOE) — opt-in |
init-0.4th … init-9.4th |
(p) |
Numbered personality variants |
init-l8-*.4th |
(p) |
L8 Jacquard mode variants (stable/volatile/diverse/temporal/transition/omni) |
hermes/init.4th |
(p) |
Hermes baby VM personality |
artemis/init.4th |
(p) |
Artemis baby VM personality |
Block namespace
Block ranges are shared across all loaded capsules — collisions cause silent word-definition overwrites.
| Range | Owner |
|---|---|
| 2048–2099 | init.4th |
| 2100–2199 | doe.4th |
| 3000–3999 | workload capsules |
| 4000+ | user-defined (ACL.4th, zuse.4th, …) |
Each block is limited to 1024 bytes. Verify with wc -c before committing.
See also
experiments/bare_metal/README.md— DoE protocols and block namespace rulesdocs/03-architecture/word-acl/DESIGN.md— ACL system designtools/mkcapsule.c— assembles capsules intocapsule_generated.c- Project root