Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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Adds interpreter-level POST coverage for six ACL read accessors (ACL-MODE@/PINNED?/TTL@/ALLOW@/HEAT@/WORD-ID), ACL-INHERIT as an interpreted word (not just its underlying C function, already tested), and ACL-INIT-PRIMITIVES -- all proof-covered per proof/COVERAGE.md but never exercised via vm_interpret() before. Follows acl_words_test.c's existing hand-rolled ACL_ASSERT style, not the WordTestSuite table format the rest of the tree uses. First boot caught a real bug in the new test itself (2/29 assertions failed): ACL-INHERIT's C implementation pops dst before src, the test pushed them backwards. Fixed the test, not the word -- ACL-INHERIT's own dispatch was correct throughout. Re-verified: 29/29 pass, zero build warnings. Both the failing and fixed boot logs kept as evidence. Part of the agreed sequence (code sweeps -> HOL green -> POST coverage, one proof-covered cluster at a time). Three more clusters queued: Q48.16 math primitives, inference-engine accessors, physics freeze/diagnostic words. Full writeup in FABRIC-2.md Section J. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 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