test(protocol): add deterministic MBR failover-key coverage docs(protocol): align package-bare-os-protocol version to 0.9.1 test(booter): add MBR corruption and wrong-topic smoke fixtures test(peer-seed): add strict pre-MBR bare_os.capabilities negotiation check feat(seeder): validate BARE_OS_SEED_REQUIRE_MBR_LABELS feat(seeder): validate BARE_OS_SEED_CAPABILITY_ATTESTATION_JSON schema docs(boot-policy): add requireProtocolPackageMin 0.9.1 example test(kernel): cover boot.policy denySeedRpcMethods behavior test(protocol): add app/cap/chat/meshdrop channel compatibility fixture test(swarm-disk): cover duplicate Protomux channel null-return path test(protocol): add 11-word kernelCapabilityWords round-trip fixture docs(schema): add mbr-layout schema and validate seeder examples test(protocol): add topicKey() golden hash fixture docs(trust): document block-0 trust assumptions in boot docs feat(seeder): add discovery.flushed readiness logging feat(booter): record peer discovery timings in boot-perf.json feat(integration): add local testnet mode to integration lab smoke test(booter): add Hyperswarm connection-budget env regression coverage test(booter): add swarm plus Corestore suspend/resume integration coverage feat(booter): mirror swarm ban events into host audit logs feat(booter): add direct-peer boot via BARE_OS_BOOT_JOIN_PEER_HEX feat(seeder): pass BARE_OS_SEED_MAX_PEERS to Hyperswarm feat(seeder): log drive.version and discoveryKey at startup test(booter): add Hyperdrive.checkout read-only boot probe coverage feat(booter): prefetch /boot/init.js before kernel handoff feat(booter): add optional /bin warm replication via downloadDiff feat(seeder): add manifestPaths SHA-256 generation in stage-kernel-tree test(peer-seed): cover helper-served block-0 after seeder exit feat(protocol): add Protomux cork batching for initial channel sends test(boot-graph): compare kernel/init labels with booter graph proc docs(boot-policy): add v9-v11 schema examples feat(release): add requireInitJsSha256 fixture generation step test(vfs): add BARE_OS_VFS_SYSTEM_RO_ALIAS coverage test(vfs): strengthen system-drive write-deny path coverage feat(identity): add personal-drive namespace export/import docs and tests test(booter): add guest-to-login warm cache invalidation regression test(vfs): add guest deny coverage for /.bare sensitive paths test(coreutils): add cross-drive mv failure injection coverage test(vfs): add .bareos_empty round-trip coverage across mkdir/rmdir/cp/git-fs test(vfs): add /dev/shm quota enforcement coverage test(proc): add /proc/bare_os/index.json sortedness and schema checks test(vfs): add warm read cache invalidation on replication growth docs(ctx): document bareOsInvalidateWarmReadCaches(reason) test(kernel): add BARE_OS_BOOT_DRY_RUN behavior coverage docs(posix): add dashboard rows for all COREUTILS_COMMANDS feat(curl): expand -w variables beyond http_code/url_effective/size_download feat(wget): mark -N timestamping as explicit unsupported error feat(curl): plumb mutual TLS cert/key intent to ctx.httpFetch metadata feat(shuf): add deterministic seed mode via BARE_OS_SHUF_SEED docs(sort): document -M month-sort as unsupported feat(grep): add explicit -E and -G mode handling test(sed): add Open Group Issue 7 golden fixtures test(awk): add getline VFS regressions for missing/repeat/boundary cases test(shell): add non-interactive here-doc coverage test(shell): add trap delivery coverage for synthetic PIDs/job IDs test(shell): add set -e compound-body behavior coverage docs(shell): strengthen read builtin opt-in guidance test(env): add Bare-runtime coverage for -S and --env-file docs(man): add examples for pathcap-verify pkg-swarm-index corestorectl test(identity): add account/vault backup-restore smoke coverage feat(audit): add tamper detection verification for audit chain rows test(peer-admission): cover strict empty allowlist deny behavior test(peer-admission): add denylist precedence over allowlist coverage test(peer-admission): add BARE_OS_PEER_REQUIRE_CAPS_JSON metadata checks docs(identity): add trusted-key rotation example for path capabilities feat(schema): tighten extensionSignerPinsV2-V4 hash validation test(delegate): add allowlist negative cases for curl/wget/git/hrpc/systemctl test(proc): extend /proc/self/environ redaction key coverage docs(security): add peer-assisted block-0 mirroring threat-model notes feat(bench): add boot budget trend output from real booter phases test(baretop): align fixture coverage with /proc snapshot key set test(metrics): validate /proc/bare_os/metrics.prom OpenMetrics shape docs(ops): add structured seeder NDJSON examples test(replication): add live stall-hint coverage for no_peers/length_unavailable/ok docs(release): add corestore-snapshot workflow to checklist docs(ops): add mirror-drive experiment utility to maintainer workflow test(booter): add monitor progress coverage for replication live sketch feat(seeder): validate DHT bootstrap address class JSON inputs docs(network): add HYPERSWARM_BOOTSTRAP testnet operator guidance chore(root): add deterministic test:integration script docs(ci): add local CI runbook for no-.github environments docs(release): add npm run test:bare after npm test feat(verify): add protocol docs/package version parity checker feat(verify): enforce feature-roadmap canonical path consistency feat(lockfile-drift): add tier-1 strict fail option for mismatches docs(lockfile-drift): add udx-native and blind-peering upgrade workflow notes docs(cli-parity): add bare-fetch upstream issue tracking row feat(bundle-health): generate per-tier bundle size regression thresholds feat(doc-contracts): verify handbook references to current proc schema versions feat(pretest): add validate-mermaid-syntax gate feat(probe): add bare-runtime top-25 critical command lane docs(protocol): update capability-word prose from bits..bits5 to current words docs(two-drive): document /tmp /var/log and account-prefix routing docs(security): add concise boot trust model page and links docs(dev-guide): add P2P lab cookbook section docs(dev-guide): add how-to for adding seed RPCs docs(dev-guide): add how-to for adding /proc/bare_os nodes docs(dev-guide): add /bin utility checklist for man/posix/build/parity/tests docs(user-manual): add short What BareOS is not section
bare-os-protocol
Shared wire format and constants for the Bare operating system monorepo: Hyperswarm topic, 512-byte MBR layout, and Protomux bare-os-v1 seed-channel message shapes.
When to use: depend on this package when building a compatible seeder or booter, fuzz-testing MBR/topic stability, or reusing kernel feature bit masks in tooling.
Documentation: Concepts — P2P · Protocol reference · Handbook ch.3 · Kernel extensions.
flowchart LR
T[bare-os-v1 topic]
C[Protomux channel]
M[MBR block 0]
T --> C
M --> H[Hyperdrive keys]
What it provides
PROTOCOL_NAME,TOPIC_STRING— Protomux channel name and swarm topic input string (bare-os-v1)topicKey()— 32-byte topic forswarm.join()BLOCK_SIZE,MBR_MAGIC— 512-byte MBR, magicBIOSat offset 0buildMbr/parseMbr— Pack/unpack primary + optional failover Hyperdrive keyssetupSeedChannel— Wire Protomux messages 0–6 for RAM block reads, gossip bitfield, manifest path search, RPC (incl.bare_os.capabilitieswithbits…bits11when non-zero, typed errors for unknown RPC methods,bare_os.replication_status,bare_os.replication_queue, extended RPC short names inseed-rpc-methods.js,bare_os.gossip), anddrive.replicate. Message 0/1 is role-agnostic: any peer withlocalRAMblock0can answer MBR reads.
Subpath exports: bare-os-protocol/constants.js, bare-os-protocol/messages (compact-encoding schemas), bare-os-protocol/kernel-feature-bits.js (documented booter capability words BARE_OS_KERNEL_FEATURES_STOCK_WORD_*; BARE_OS_KERNEL_FEATURE_BITS_DOC — see source; surfaced in /proc/bare_os_features and /proc/bare_os/), bare-os-protocol/lib/seed-rpc-methods.js (authoritative bare_os.* RPC name list for kernel_info), bare-os-protocol/protocol-meta.js (BARE_OS_PROTOCOL_PACKAGE_VERSION for the seed handshake).
Consumers
- bare-os-seeder — builds MBR, serves block 0 over the channel, replicates the system Hyperdrive.
- bare-os-booter — parses MBR from
SwarmDisk, opens system drives, uses the same channel on the client side, and can mirror block0plus captured seed RPC snapshots after successful boot and eligibility checks.
Tests
npm test -w bare-os-protocol
Runs brittle-bare against test.js (topic stability, MBR roundtrip, encodings).
Dependencies
b4a, compact-encoding, hypercore-crypto (via constants/topic). No Hyperdrive or Hyperswarm here — this package stays small and testable.
See also
- Repo root README.md and protocol reference §10.
- Handbook — Blueprints § protocol (high-level).