Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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Found that a pinned CONSTANT is not actually tamper-proof: ACL-PIN only blocks redefinition, not a >BODY-then-store on the word's existing data field. Moves the Zuse cert value into C-only VM struct fields (zuse_cert_lo/hi + zuse_cert_installed fuse bit) with a one-time vm_zuse_cert_install() and read-only ZUSE-CERT-LO@/HI@/INSTALLED? FORTH accessors, closing the tamper path structurally instead of by convention. Deletes the now-insecure ZUSE-CERT-LO/HI CONSTANT words from zuse.4th. vm_zuse_cert_install() has no caller yet -- the real mint flow (Milestone 6 CA, the MINT word) is still open; this is storage + accessors only, not a stand-in mint. Documented in FABRIC-3.md. Verified: hosted build clean, mkcapsule --lint clean (31/31), clean boot to ok> on amd64/aarch64/riscv64 with Stadium conservation intact and no panics. 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