Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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--manifest mode's file scan is a completely separate code path from build mode (only ever walks .4th files, never the embedded PKI cert or font capsule) -- extended it to accept the same optional --sign-key <path> prefix build mode already has, factoring the key-loading code into a shared load_sign_key(), so the manifest can report real per-capsule signing status without touching or requiring a rebuild of capsule_generated.c. New "Signed" column on the capsule summary table: yes/no when --sign-key was given, n/a (with an explanatory footnote) when it wasn't -- never a bare blank that could be misread as "unsigned". Makefile.starkernel's manifest-generation call site now passes the same SIGN_KEY_ARGS the real build uses, so capsules/BLOCK_MAP.md reflects this machine's actual signed state by default. Verified: clean compile, BLOCK_MAP.md correctly shows "yes" for all 31 tracked capsules on a real signed build; a quick amd64 boot (no kernel code touched, host tooling only) confirmed no regression. This closes every open Milestone 6 item except magic-number content-type detection (shared with Milestone 4, not started) and the hard-refuse flip (deliberately deferred). Documented in FABRIC-3.md. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01U14ET9CWAtbQMbYqomKgXd
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