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-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.
When to use: run the seeder when you want to publish the canonical system image for booters to replicate (typical dev: one terminal with npm run os:seeder). Eligible already-booted peers can later mirror block 0, but the seeder remains the trust anchor for initial publication.
Documentation: Concepts — Boot · Seeder reference · User manual ch.3 · Protocol reference.
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
BARE_OS_KERNEL_ROOT— Absolute path to kernel tree to stage (default: packagekernel/vendored copy, or repokernel/under Nodefile: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 RPCbare_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
index.js— Entry: Corestore, Hyperdrive,stageKernelTree, swarm,setupSeedChannel(RPCs include optionalbare_os.snapshot_hintsandbare_os.peer_firewall_statswhen implemented)lib/paths.js—packageRootDir, kernel root, Corestore path (Pear RTI–aware)kernel/— Vendored mirror of repokernel/for Pear staging — must matchkernel/byte-for-byte (npm testpretestrunsscripts/verify-kernel-seeder-parity.mjs)
Dependencies
bare-os-protocol (workspace), hyperdrive, corestore, hyperswarm, protomux, b4a, compact-encoding, safety-catch, bare-os.