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
/lib/bare (system image)
Self-contained ctx.bare support on the system Hyperdrive: Holepunch Bare packages bundled as IIFE scripts the booter can execute without a traditional Node module graph on the drive.
Documentation: Developer guide ch.12 · bare-os-bare-libs package README.
On this page
- What gets staged
- Boot order: drive bundles vs host imports
- Environment toggles
- Trust model
- Regenerating bundles
- When builds fail (stubs)
What gets staged
bare-module-manifest.json— Copy of the booter manifest (same keys and packages as host resolution). Tells the runtime which logical module names exist.manifest.json— Drive loader index:bundleslists IIFE paths that assign intoglobalThis.__bare_os_stdlib__;bundleStatscounts attempted bundles;bundleDiagnosticslists each bundle’s byte size (same data asdocs/audit/bundle-health.json).bundles/*.js— One esbuild IIFE per catalog entry. The bare-libs build is fail-fast (esbuild errors abort; no stub placeholders). Stale***.js**left from older tiered builds are pruned on each successful build. Regenerate withnpm run build -w bare-os-bare-libs(updatesdocs/audit/bundle-health.json).
At boot the booter runs drive bundles first, then (unless BARE_OS_BARE_HOST_IMPORTS=0) fills any missing keys via host import() so development iterations can patch a single package without re-seeding the entire drive.
Boot order: drive bundles vs host imports
- Seeded bundles win for keys they actually populate — they are part of the trusted image, same class as
/bin. - Host imports run only for keys still missing after bundle evaluation, keeping local checkout workflows fast.
- Disabling host imports (
BARE_OS_BARE_HOST_IMPORTS=0) approximates production Pear behavior where only the drive contents exist.
Environment toggles
The authoritative list is in the environment appendix. Names that operators mention most often alongside /lib/bare:
BARE_OS_BARE_HOST_IMPORTS— Set to0/falseto forbid host**import()** fallback (drive-only resolution).- Related Pear
ctx.baretoggles and HTTP allow lists are documented in PEAR-RUN.md and the booter package reference.
Trust model
Trusted image only: executing these bundles is equivalent to running seeded /bin utilities. Do not copy arbitrary third-party IIFEs into kernel/lib/bare/bundles/ without reviewing them the same way you would review a new setuid binary on a Unix system.
Regenerating bundles
- Edit
packages/bare-os-booter/lib/bare-module-manifest.jsonor bundle sources underpackages/bare-os-bare-libs/as needed. - Run
npm run build -w bare-os-bare-libs— output lands inkernel/lib/bare/(and CI expectspackages/bare-os-seeder/kernel/to matchkernel/byte-for-byte afterward). - Mirror
kernel/intopackages/bare-os-seeder/kernel/(same tree) soscripts/verify-kernel-seeder-parity.mjspasses — typicallyrsync -a --delete kernel/ packages/bare-os-seeder/kernel/from the repo root after init/bundle changes. - Re-run the seeder so peers replicate the updated system drive.
Order with coreutils: from repo root, prefer npm run build -w bare-os-coreutils && npm run build -w bare-os-bare-libs && npm run bundle:kernel before parity check (matches root pretest).
When builds fail
Esbuild prints the failing ctxKey and package. Fix bare-module-manifest.json, adjust build.mjs (plugins, platform), or mark the entry optional / bundle: false when host-only resolution is intended. npm run smoke:bare-manifest guards required imports listed in the manifest smoke list.
CI: scripts/verify-bundle-health.mjs checks docs/audit/bundle-health.json against on-disk sizes; scripts/verify-bundle-markers.mjs and scripts/verify-bundle-throws.mjs gate incomplete-looking substrings / Error messages. scripts/sanitize-bare-bundles.mjs (run from this build) normalizes known upstream HTTP helpers, stream-base-class messages, and ICO encode paths so docs/audit/bundle-marker-allowlist.json and docs/audit/bundle-throw-allowlist.json stay empty.
Note: This file is copied to kernel/lib/bare/README.md (and the vendored seeder tree) by bare-os-bare-libs build. Links are written for the kernel/lib/bare/ path; verify-doc-links skips this template path because its on-disk location differs.