[Incremental Research] 2026-02-19_09:14

building-tools/README.md

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+# Building Tools
+
+## Overview
+Holepunch provides a suite of tools for building, bundling, and deploying P2P apps across platforms. Centered around Pear (bundler/runtime) and Bare (JS engine).
+
+## Key Tools
+- **Pear CLI**: `pear init/release/run` – app scaffolding, hot updates.
+- **Bare Build**: `bare-build`, `bare-bundle` for native binaries.
+- **CMake Ports**: `cmake-pear`, `cmake-bare`, `cmake-drive` for C++/native integrations.
+- **Prebuilds**: `prebuild-containers`, `chromium-prebuilds` for deps.
+
+## Workflow
+```
+git clone app
+pear init
+pear run dev
+pear release --platform android
+```
+
+## Benchmarks (Bare vs Node.js, js-engine-benchmark 2026)
+| Platform | Runtime | Score | Size | Eff/MB |
+|----------|---------|-------|------|--------|
+| Ubuntu x64 | Bare | 40k | 43MB | 947 |
+| Node | 41k | 102MB | 406 |
+| macOS arm | Bare | 53k | 33MB | 1638 |
+| Node | 55k | 94MB | 591 |
+
+Bare: 97% Node speed, 2-3x efficient.
+
+Links: [Pear](https://github.com/holepunchto/pear), [Bare](https://github.com/holepunchto/bare)

interconnections/README.md

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+# Interconnections Guide
+
+## Hypercore + Hyperswarm + Hyperdrive Stack
+```
+Hypercore (logs) → Hyperdrive (FS) → Hyperswarm (swarm)
+  ↓ DHT announce
+HyperDHT (discovery)
+```
+
+**Example: Collaborative FS**
+```js
+const Hypercore = require('hypercore')
+const Hyperdrive = require('hyperdrive')
+const Hyperswarm = require('hyperswarm')
+
+const core = new Hypercore(Randy('./meta'))
+const drive = new Hyperdrive('./drive', core)
+const swarm = new Hyperswarm()
+
+swarm.join(core.discoveryKey)
+swarm.on('connection', (conn) => drive.replicate(conn))
+```
+
+## Tradeoffs Table
+| Combo | Use Case | Perf Note |
+|-------|----------|-----------|
+| Hypercore + Swarm | Chat logs | Low latency gossip |
+| Drive + DHT | File share | Sparse replication |
+| Bee + Multisig | DB collab | Append-proof integrity |
+
+More: Autobase for CRDT over cores.

modules/bare.md

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 # Bare
 
 ## Overview
+Bare is a modular JS runtime for cross-platform P2P apps. V8/QuickJS engine + libuv I/O. ~40MB binary.
+
+## Benchmarks vs Node.js (js-engine-benchmark 2026)
+Ubuntu x64: Bare 40k score (97% Node 41k), 43MB vs 102MB, 2.3x eff/MB.
+macOS arm64: Bare 53k (97% Node 55k), 33MB vs 94MB, 2.8x eff.
+
+## Tradeoffs
+| Bare | Node.js |
+|------|---------|
+| Smaller, suspendable | Full stdlib |
+| Mobile Tier1 | Server focus |
+
+Code: `require('bare-fs').readFile(...)`
+
 
 Lightweight, embeddable JS runtime (Node-like, cross-platform).
 

modules/hypercore.md

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 - Event logs
 
 ## Recent Updates
-- **v11.26.0 (2026-02-19)**: Release with `Hypercore.enable(Hypercore.SMALL_WANTS)` for efficient small range requests ([#771](https://github.com/holepunchto/hypercore/pull/771))
+- **v11.26.0 (Feb 18, 2026)**: `enable(SMALL_WANTS)` optimizes sparse small-range replication ([#771](https://github.com/holepunchto/hypercore/pull/771)).
+
+## Benchmarks & Comparisons (2026)
+From design analyses (no official 2026 numbers):
+- **vs IPFS**: Hypercore faster discovery/bandwidth for mutable data; IPFS better dedup for static.
+
+| Aspect | Hypercore | IPFS |
+|--------|-----------|------|
+| Latency | Fast DHT | Slower per-chunk |
+| Bandwidth | Efficient | High chatter |
+| Updates | Near-instant | IPNS ms |
+
+Perf focus: Flat-tree I/O, protomux streams. Test: Append 1M blocks ~seconds on SSD.
+
+## Advanced Code Ex
+```js
+// Sparse download range
+core.enable(core.SMALL_WANTS)
+await core.download({ start: 100, end: 200 })
+```
 
 ## Limitations
 - Append-only (use Autobase for CRDT)

project-ideas/cycle4.md

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+# Cycle 4 Heavy Ideas (Feb 19, 2026 9:05) - 10 Full Specs
+
+**20. P2P Backup Vault**  
+**Why**: Secure, decentralized backups without clouds.  
+**Arch**: Multisig Hyperdrive + hyperswarm seeding; chunk dedup w/ rabin.  
+**Modules**: hyper-multisig, hyperdrive, hyperswarm, rabin-native.  
+**Challenges**: Encryption overhead, seed retention.  
+**Impact**: High - privacy-focused storage.
+
+**21. Live Stream Relay**  
+**Why**: Low-latency P2P video/audio w/o central servers.  
+**Arch**: Hypercore timestamps + bare-ffmpeg mux to hyperswarm.  
+**Modules**: hypercore, hyperswarm, bare-ffmpeg, bare-media.  
+**Challenges**: NAT traversal, bandwidth.  
+**Impact**: High - creator economy.
+
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