- Extend capability model (featureBits2) and align ADR, protocol, /proc, verify scripts - Add seed RPC + /proc mirrors for replication queue, MBR failover hints, optional attestation - Pear bridge: IPC request/response, mirror-drive / HDMS pairing hints, dev diagnostics - Initd: IdleSec for socket units, units.d drop-ins, richer readiness (e.g. exec:) - Cron: @reboot and JitterSec-style scheduling - VFS: Linux-shaped /proc stubs (cgroups, tcp), bounded vfs.watch on safe pseudo paths - Shell: gated parameter expansion v2; /bin/env -S and --env-file (staged script without ESM export) - Schemas under docs/schemas; expand contract tests; kernel.ext.d → /proc extensions registry - Refresh handbook, developer-guide, reference index, package READMEs; keep seeder kernel tree in sync
bare-os-seeder
Pear / Bare application that owns the canonical system Hyperdrive: it walks a kernel tree on disk, writes /boot/init.js, /bin/*, /etc/* into the drive (no host temp dirs), builds a 512-byte MBR with the drive key, joins Hyperswarm on bare-os-v1, and serves MBR block reads + Protomux bare-os-v1 replication to peers.
Run
From package directory (after npm ci at repo root):
node index.js
Or with Bare/Pear:
npm run pear:dev
From repo root (recommended — fixes workspace node_modules for Pear):
npm run os:seeder
Environment
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
BARE_OS_KERNEL_ROOT |
Absolute path to kernel tree to stage (default: package kernel/ vendored copy, or repo kernel/ under Node file: URL) |
BARE_OS_HOST_DATA |
Base directory for host state (default ~/.bare-os) |
BARE_OS_SEED_STORE |
Corestore directory (default ~/.bare-os/corestore/seeder) |
BARE_OS_SEED_CAPABILITY_ATTESTATION_JSON |
Optional JSON string for seed RPC bare_os.capability_attestation (operators verify on host; guest does not crypto-verify) |
Pear vs Node
import.meta.urlisfile:— seeder may dynamically importbare-os-coreutils/build.mjsandbare-os-bare-libs/build.mjs, rebuilding/binandkernel/lib/barebefore staging.pear:bundle — coreutils and/lib/barebundles must be pre-built intokernel/; runnpm run build -w bare-os-coreutilsandnpm run build -w bare-os-bare-libsbeforepear run(rootnpm run os:seederdoes both).
Layout
| Path | Role |
|---|---|
index.js |
Entry: Corestore, Hyperdrive, stageKernelTree, swarm, setupSeedChannel |
lib/paths.js |
packageRootDir, kernel root, Corestore path (Pear RTI–aware) |
kernel/ |
Vendored mirror of repo kernel/ for Pear staging — must match kernel/ byte-for-byte (npm test pretest runs scripts/verify-kernel-seeder-parity.mjs) |
Dependencies
bare-os-protocol (workspace), hyperdrive, corestore, hyperswarm, protomux, b4a, compact-encoding, safety-catch, bare-os.