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Graduates the install-graph workstream from accelerator/pr-less-git-monster → main — the off-leash → primary graduation, now that B-0941 is genuinely closed (NixOS docker test green-WITH-assert: the local-LLM actually works on the primary OS, not skip-to-green).

24 files / +2301. The account-free local-LLM core primitive:

  • tools/setup/common/local-llm.sh — nix-build + LD_LIBRARY_PATH-clean wrapper (NixOS), binary (ubuntu), brew (mac); manifests/local-llm pin
  • tools/accelerator/local-llm.tschooseIndex (= choose.ts) + classify (= observe.ts) primitives; account-free, DST-friendly (temp 0 + fixed seed)
  • event-store-schema + move-next-harness
  • the Docker Ubuntu+NixOS install.sh test matrix (the shield)
  • B-0940 (Ubuntu-value eval) + B-0941 (NixOS-native ollama)

Why — the sovereignty substrate

A machine booted from the NixOS USB/ISO gets the local LLM via install.sh with no cloud connection, so the agent's observe.ts (classify) → choose.ts (chooseIndex) → act loop runs entirely on-machine, offline.

2nd-opinion-validated (native-subagent audit before this primary-graduation)

The audit caught a regression I'd have caused:

Verified locally: 28 TS tests pass · shellcheck clean · 3 workflows actionlint-clean · 0 residual conflicts.

Authorized: Aaron ("harvest the install-graph once B-0941 is fixed, agree").

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Lior and others added 26 commits May 29, 2026 19:34
…ong-lived branch)

Aaron-authorized 2026-05-29 long-lived branch for the PR-less alternative to the
backlog->claim->PR->review->merge cycle. The git-monster friction (rate-limit
cascades, armed-wait-on-CI, dotgit-saturation, review-thread loops) is the
dominant agent-throughput tax — acceptable for the corporate/leash market
(PR-protected static DUs) but the wrong default for the OSS/Agora market
(self-modifying DUs free from PRs).

Charter grounds in existing substrate (move-next as universal action grammar +
git-as-free-event-store + github-actions-recursion, #5672; GitHub swarm
architecture; dual-market framing). Core idea: git IS the free event store
(commits=events), move-next is the universal action grammar, GH-Actions-recursion
is the swarm runtime, PR-less != review-less (review moves to continuous glass-halo
+ shadow-class health-observation). Hard floor preserved (force-with-lease only,
HARD LIMITS, kid-safety, NCI, leash-market PR path NOT removed, main never
force-pushed).

Action item 1: substrate-grounding synthesis before building anything.
This is a kickoff, not a build.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…t-event-store schema @1

Action Item 1 (substrate-grounding): located the move-next / git-as-free-event-
store / github-actions-recursion substrate (memory/persona/ani/...move-next...,
tools/agent-loop/, B-0867, B-0874) via parallel substrate-hunt agents.

Action Item 2 (git-event-store schema @1): a move-next transition persisted as an
append-only Git event.
- Layout: events/<agent>/<ulid>.json — per-agent dir + ULID (128-bit, time-
  sortable) filename ⇒ no two agents write the same path ⇒ conflict-free merges
  ⇒ PR-less swarm (B-0867 128-bit-unique-ID design; B-0874 no-PR swarm).
- Envelope: persists transition(from, option)=to (the move-next core from
  state-machine.ts) + Z-set weight (+1 assert / -1 retract) + prev causal-link +
  AgencySignature trailer.
- schema-in-the-stream (razor-flow Insight 4): schema-def events declare versions;
  old events stay interpretable ⇒ automatic schema-evolution over history.
- forgiveness-budget (razor-flow Insight 3): retraction is logical not physical;
  files stay on disk; compaction/tiering bounds it ('run out of space = run out
  of forgiveness').
- Otto Mod 4 dual-market: internal transitions append-only/PR-less (Agora);
  cross-cutting substrate PR-gated (leash).

Concrete types (tools/accelerator/event-store-schema.ts) compose with
tools/agent-loop/state-machine.ts; 6/6 tests pass; typecheck clean.

Long-lived branch, no PR (PR-less by design per the charter).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…r compaction mechanism into the forgiveness-budget

The compaction/tiering policy's MECHANISM is the two-layer razor (Aaron+Ani
2026-05-29, docs/research/2026-05-29-two-layer-razor-past-as-generator-...):
- Layer 1 (Origin vs Purpose) = the retraction (what's accidental).
- Layer 2 (Causal Order vs Current Purpose) = compress retracted data WITHIN a
  partition; per-agent stream IS a partition (single-writer -> canonical causal
  order); keep prev-chain, drop redundant ts.
- _compacted/<agent>/ = Layer 2 output (causal-order-only, columnar).
- past-as-generator = extreme form: replace compacted segment with the
  transition-fold replay generator.
Don't-collapse: designed verifiable property, not a universe claim.

Long-lived branch, no PR.

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…ub's free-OSS generosity, honored voluntarily (Aaron 2026-05-29)

The 'run out of space = run out of forgiveness' hard limit is real in general,
but TODAY the accelerator runs open-source on GitHub where storage is free +
effectively unlimited -> the git-monster's forgiveness is unbounded within
GitHub's generosity. The binding constraint right now is relational, not a space
wall: be a good guest of the host whose generosity (Microsoft subsidizing OSS,
B-0874) makes git-as-free-event-store + GH-Actions-recursion possible.

- Apply compaction / past-as-generator VOLUNTARILY (good-guest, not forced).
- Don't abuse the free tier with wasteful unbounded volume.
- proud-if-it-propagates pattern = good guest, not maximal extraction (tragedy-
  of-the-commons if everyone ran abusive unbounded swarms on the free tier).

Wired into EVENT-STORE-SCHEMA.md forgiveness-budget + charter hard-constraints.
Long-lived branch, no PR.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…g workflow

The deterministic-script half of the agent loop: read event-store -> replay
state via transition-fold -> generate menu -> selector picks -> append next
event. The LLM is a pure selector (the selectMove seam); this holds the state
machine + I/O. Composes with tools/agent-loop/state-machine.ts + the @1
event-store schema.

- tools/accelerator/move-next-harness.ts (+ tests, 8/8 pass): loadStream,
  replayState (Z-set fold, drops retracted), runCycle (append-only), runLoop
  (hard-cap 25 + kill-switch + dry-run), CLI. Smoke-tested: dry-run + clamp.
- .github/workflows/accelerator-move-next.yml: STAGED, NOT LIVE. Lives on this
  branch only (workflow_dispatch needs the default branch to dispatch -> cannot
  auto-run; go-live is a deliberate operator step). Safety: bounded recursion
  (countdown + hard-cap 25 in harness AND workflow), events/_HALT kill-switch,
  concurrency=1, append-only-no-force, GITHUB_TOKEN-only (no PAT -> no
  uncontrolled recursion), input-hardened (env-vars + agent allow-list + numeric
  validation, per the GH Actions injection guidance), actionlint-clean.

A self-triggering committer is irreversible-flavored, so it is built + tested +
staged, NOT autonomously made live (be-good-to-our-host).

Long-lived branch, no PR.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…event key per cycle)

Aaron 2026-05-30 ('start adding logging, what key is the agent using?').

Adds a Logger seam (noopLog default for library/tests; stderrLog for CLI) that
emits one JSON line per cycle showing the KEYS the agent uses:
  - agent     : PARTITION key  -> events/<agent>/
  - key       : per-event key  -> events/<agent>/<key>.json (= event id)
  - keyFormat : 'ulid' today; flags the placeholder-vs-Zeta-ID gap (B-0893)
  - prev      : causal-link key (prev event id, or null)
  - kind/from/option/to/wrote/dryRun

Logs go to STDERR so STDOUT stays the clean parseable summary. 8/8 tests pass
(library callers default to noopLog -> silent, unchanged).

SUBSTRATE-HONEST NOTE: the key is a placeholder ULID. A canonical, cross-verified
TS Zeta-ID codec ALREADY EXISTS at src/Core.TypeScript/zeta-id/ (pack/unpack/
cross-verify) alongside the C#/F# impls. The harness should switch to it: the
Zeta-ID encodes persona (agent), category (Workflow/Heartbeat = the event kinds),
authority (account/trust key), and location (vendor/region) IN the 128-bit key.
Using the placeholder ULID was a verify-existing-substrate-before-authoring miss.
Next: swap newUlid() -> pack(ZetaObservation, env) (schema-touching; tracked).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…y (B-0893)

Aaron 2026-05-30 ('do the zeta-id swap'). Replaces the placeholder ULID event
key with the cross-verified canonical Zeta-ID codec (src/Core.TypeScript/zeta-id/).

WHY: the ULID was a verify-existing-substrate miss — a TS Zeta-ID codec already
existed alongside the C#/F# impls. The Zeta-ID encodes provenance IN the key:
persona (agent-class), category (Workflow/Heartbeat = the move-next event kinds),
authority (trust/account), location (region), timestamp — vs opaque
timestamp+randomness. Empirically: a heartbeat cycle now keys category=Heartbeat,
persona=FireflyCoherence, authority=Simulated, location=EastUS_VA1.

CHANGES:
- event-store-schema.ts: ZetaIdHex type (32-char lowercase hex; version+timestamp
  in high bits => lexical-hex = chronological); CURRENT_SCHEMA @1 -> @2; BuildDeps
  newUlid() -> newId(IdSemantics) seam (agent + category + authority); legacy @1
  ULID accepted on replay via isEventId (back-compat for the one existing @1 event).
- move-next-harness.ts: realDeps.newId packs a real ZetaId via pack()+DEFAULT_ENV;
  agentToPersona (aaron->Aaron, autonomous->FireflyCoherence); category from option;
  loadStream sorts by ts (robust across @1 ULID + @2 hex id formats); keyFormat
  detects zeta-id vs ulid.
- tests: 19/19 pass (round-trip unpack confirms category/persona land in key bits).

FOLLOW-UP (cross-impl, golden-vector touching): extend the canonical Persona enum
with the full agent roster (otto/alexa/riven/vera/lior/addison/max) so the EXACT
agent lands in the persona bits; today autonomous agents share FireflyCoherence and
the precise agent stays in the event 'agent' field + directory partition.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ctor + observe.ts classifier)

Aaron 2026-05-30: test the LLM-in-the-loop seam with a small LOCAL model on the
GitHub runner (no account/key) before attaching a real harness. Designed as a
REUSABLE primitive (Aaron: observe.ts will want the same small/local auto-classifier):
  - ModelBackend interface (swappable: ollamaBackend now; node-llama-cpp /
    account-backed later).
  - ollamaBackend(): account-free, runs a tiny instruct model (default
    qwen2.5:0.5b) on the runner via localhost; temp 0 for reproducibility (DST).
  - chooseIndex(): constrained choice among N options — the 'choose your own
    adventure' move-next selector core. Parses the first integer, validates
    in-range, FALLS BACK to index 0 on any failure (model down/slow/garbage) so
    the loop never stalls (exceptions-as-signals; fallback is the safety rail).
  - classify(): observe.ts auto-classifier shape (input -> one label), sharing
    chooseIndex's validated/fallback-safe path.

Backend-agnostic; 9/9 tests pass with a mock model (no model/account needed to
test the selection + fallback logic). NEXT: wire as an async SelectMove into the
harness (+ workflow step that installs/runs the tiny model on the runner) to
validate end-to-end on CI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…odel fixtures

Aaron 2026-05-30: small local LLMs can serve as DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION TESTING
fixtures in observe.ts's actual tests (not just mocks). For that, the model must
be reproducible: temp 0 (greedy) + fixed seed + pinned model/quant. Adds a seed
option (CompleteOptions.seed + ollamaBackend default seed=0, per-call override)
and documents the determinism requirements + cross-hardware caveat (pin the
runner image or snapshot output when asserting across machines).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ative, both OS paths)

Aaron 2026-05-30: small CPU-capable local LLMs are baseline substrate (like a
language runtime), NOT optional — install.sh is 'our biggest lever against
entropy of contributors and environments: one run turns any unix-like machine
into substrate we can work with.' So this goes INTO the declarative install graph.

Building OFF-LEASH on the accelerator branch first (Aaron: 'accelerator is for
off-leash testing; once we get it right, main becomes off-leash too'). Harvest to
main once validated on a runner.

DECLARATIVE (per the framework discipline + GOVERNANCE §24 three-way parity):
  - manifests/local-llm: pins ollama_version=0.24.0 (WebSearch 2026-05-30, stable;
    0.30.x was rc) + model=qwen2.5:0.5b (398MB Q4_K_M, CPU) + seed=0 + host. The
    MODEL is the reproducible/pinned artifact (enables DST: temp0+seed+pin).
  - common/local-llm.sh: idempotent, GRACEFUL (warns+continues; never bricks
    install.sh — exceptions-as-signals). Linux installs the pinned ollama release
    binary (mise-style curl-fetch); macOS via manifests/brew (ollama added).
    Ensures the daemon, pulls the pinned model.
  - wired as a default step into linux.sh + macos.sh (after verifiers, before
    shellenv) — every dev/CI/devcontainer install gets it.

bash -n + shellcheck clean. NOTE (needs runner validation, can't verify mac+linux
+ daemon lifecycle + CI Actions-cache from here): exercise install.sh on a real
runner + add a skip-if-absent real-model test + cache the model keyed on the
manifest pin. Then harvest the install-graph to main.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…alidation workflow

Aaron 2026-05-30: (a) float ollama runtime to latest — version doesn't affect DST
reproducibility (the pinned MODEL + temp0 + seed do), less maintenance; Linux uses
GitHub /releases/latest/download (auto-redirect, no pin, no API call), macOS brew
already floats. Manifest kept OS-agnostic (model/seed/host) so the Windows
install.ps1 (peer surface) reads the same shared contract. (b) 'move it forward
with real tests' — a validation workflow that proves the entropy-lever end-to-end.

accelerator-local-llm-validate.yml (off-leash; push to accelerator or dispatch):
  - runs install.sh on a bare ubuntu-24.04 (the lever: bare machine -> substrate)
  - asserts ollama present + the PINNED model landed (reads manifests/local-llm)
  - runs the mock-backed primitive tests (logic, run-anywhere)
  - runs validate-local-llm.ts: a REAL chooseIndex through the actual local model,
    asserting a valid non-fallback selection (proves the live model responds)

validate-local-llm.ts reads the declarative manifest -> ollamaBackend -> real
chooseIndex; exits non-zero if the model fell back (unreachable/unparseable).

actionlint + shellcheck + tsc clean; 9/9 mock tests pass. This run is the gate
that graduates the local-LLM primitive from off-leash to main.

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… .tgz

The validation workflow caught it: the floating URL .../ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
404s (302 -> v0.24.0/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz = 404). Per the release API
(2026-05-30) the actual linux asset is ollama-linux-amd64.tar.zst (zstd). Fix:
correct asset name + tar --zstd extraction (zstd present on ubuntu runners; GNU
tar + bsdtar both support --zstd). Extract-failure now also graceful.

This is exactly the entropy-lever validation doing its job — caught a real
install bug off-leash before it reached main.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…u = community reach

Aaron 2026-05-30: 'nixos is our primary we should put on backlog and evaluate what
ubuntu is bringing us, the community of ubuntu is really why i'm thinking ubuntu
matters.' Captures the strategic question: NixOS is primary (reproducible +
declarative, fits DST/declarative ethos); Ubuntu's value is community/contributor
reach. Decide Ubuntu's support tier (first-class vs community-convenience). Filed
off-leash; harvests to main with the local-LLM work.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…eal hardware); install.sh retrofits declarativeness onto imperative Ubuntu

Aaron 2026-05-30 deeper rationale: 'nix is what boots the usb/iso our real
hardware boots cause it's declarative. ubuntu is not on its dependency management
— we use install.sh to make ubuntu work like nixos with declarative dependencies.'
NixOS is primary by KIND (it IS the declarative substrate); Ubuntu is made to ACT
declarative via install.sh + the manifests. The cost of Ubuntu is that simulation
layer; the value is community reach.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…std dep

Aaron 2026-05-30: 'center our docker tests around ubuntu and nixos, tests for both
with install.sh.' Ubuntu sibling to docker-nixos-install-sh-test:
  - tools/ci/dockerfiles/ubuntu-install-sh-test/Dockerfile: FROM ubuntu:24.04
    (digest-pinned via registry API 2026-05-30) -> apt bootstrap -> PATH ENV ->
    RUN install.sh (entropy lever) -> validate local-LLM (start daemon, assert
    pinned model, real chooseIndex probe + mock tests). The build IS the test.
  - manifests/apt: + zstd (ollama linux release is .tar.zst).
  - docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test.yml: direct docker build (first cut).

NixOS stays primary (declarative-by-construction; B-0940); this guards the Ubuntu
declarative-retrofit. FOLLOW-UP (Aaron's GHA-cache point): shared TS driver +
buildx cache type=gha for both OS tests so the heavy install bakes once.
Untestable from here (no local docker) -> iterates via CI off-leash.

actionlint clean. Triggers on push (the Ubuntu docker test runs now).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…bare-ubuntu fix

The docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test exposed it: mise installs the dotnet SDK but it
'exited with non-zero status' on a minimal ubuntu:24.04 image — missing libicu
(the classic cause) + libssl/krb5/tzdata. Full ubuntu runners have these
implicitly; the bare Docker image doesn't. Declaring them in manifests/apt makes
install.sh's entropy lever work on TRULY bare ubuntu (no-op on full ubuntu).

Per Microsoft Learn linux-scripted-manual .NET deps; build-essential already
covers libstdc++6/libgcc-s1/zlib1g. Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) names: libicu74,
libssl3t64. Re-triggers the docker-ubuntu test; iterate if a Noble suffix differs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
… validation)

The NixOS install.sh test only triggered on push-to-main, so off-leash install.sh
changes on the accelerator branch (incl. the new local-LLM step in linux.sh) were
never re-validated against the primary OS until harvest. Add the accelerator
branch to its push triggers (Aaron's off-leash-first model: get it right on the
accelerator, then main). Re-runs now → confirms install.sh doesn't break the
NixOS build with the local-LLM additions.

NOTE / follow-up: local-llm.sh downloads the GENERIC ollama linux binary, which
won't run on NixOS (non-FHS) — the test will pass (local-llm.sh is graceful), but
the local-LLM won't actually WORK on NixOS via that path. NixOS (the primary, per
B-0940) should get ollama via nixpkgs (declarative-native), not the Ubuntu
generic-binary retrofit. Tracked for a NixOS-native-ollama follow-up.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…test passes by SKIPPING)

The local-LLM primitive's NixOS path is a false-green: common/local-llm.sh
downloads the generic ollama binary (won't run on non-FHS NixOS) and skips
gracefully on failure, so docker-nixos-install-sh-test passes GREEN while the
local-LLM is actually non-functional on the PRIMARY OS.

Aaron 2026-05-30: the entropy shield isn't install.sh itself — 'the automated
tests around install.sh, that's the shield.' A shield with a hole reads as
covered. This row patches the hole, two halves both required:
  1. NixOS-native ollama (nixpkgs/services.ollama; local-llm.sh no-ops on NixOS)
  2. NixOS test ASSERTS the local-LLM works (real chooseIndex probe), fails if
     absent — graceful-skip is right for install.sh, wrong for the test.

Composes B-0940 (NixOS-primary eval). Off-leash; harvests with the install-graph.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…LM (close the false-green)

The hole: local-llm.sh had mac(brew)/Linux(generic-binary) branches but NO NixOS
branch -> on NixOS it downloaded the generic glibc binary (won't run non-FHS) ->
graceful skip -> docker-nixos test GREEN while local-LLM non-functional on the
PRIMARY OS (the B-0941 false-green).

Fix (two halves):
1. local-llm.sh: detect /etc/NIXOS (same marker linux.sh already routes on) ->
   install ollama via nix (, fallback
   ). FHS-safe; works in the nixos/nix container AND
   on real NixOS; floats with the channel (consistent with float-ollama). Graceful
   on failure (never bricks install.sh). The declarative real-hardware self-heal
   layer (services.ollama in configuration.nix) is complementary; this is the
   install.sh-retrofit path that closes the test hole.
2. nixos Dockerfile: COPY tools/accelerator + validation step 4 that ASSERTS the
   local-LLM (start daemon, pinned model present, real chooseIndex probe, mock
   tests) and FAILS the build if absent. assert-don't-skip per the shield rule —
   graceful-skip is right for install.sh, wrong for the test.

Off-leash on the accelerator branch; the docker-nixos test now re-runs here (per
the trigger fix) to verify. Harvest-to-main is gated on this going green-WITH-assert
(non-reversible action -> the green-with-assert IS the verification).

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…sed install failure)

Artifact diagnosis of run 26685665012: 'NixOS detected → installing ollama via nix'
then 'nix ollama install failed' after ~39s — but the WHY was hidden by my own
2>/dev/null. A suppressed error can't be diagnosed (debugging-discipline miss).

Changes: (1) lead with nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ollama (the container's own Dockerfile
installs deps this way — proven to work there) before the flake form; (2) surface
nix stderr (2>&1) to the build log so the next cycle shows the real error if it
still fails; (3) broaden PATH to the per-user profile (nix-env's install target).
Still graceful (warn + exit 0). Off-leash re-validation.

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…-collision) + drop broken nix-env path + SC2155

Root cause from the surfaced stderr (run 26685829032): nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ollama
fails with 'bad meta.outputsToInstall'; bare nix profile install hits a
coreutils-full FILE COLLISION in the profile (existing priority 5). Nix's own
message prescribes --priority. Fix: use nix profile install --priority 6
nixpkgs#ollama (existing coreutils wins the collision; ollama's own binary still
installs); drop the broken nix-env path entirely. Also drops the $(id -un) PATH
line (fixes shellcheck SC2155 — root cause + lint in one commit). Stderr stays
surfaced; still graceful.

The surface-the-error discipline paid off directly: nix told me the exact fix.

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… coreutils collision

Runs 26685829032 + 26685902159 (surfaced stderr) showed nix profile install hits a
coreutils-full file-collision that --priority 6 did NOT resolve (profile-install is
structurally collision-prone: ollama's closure brings coreutils-full vs the
profile's existing one). Robust fix: don't mutate the profile at all — nix build
the ollama store path (--no-link --print-out-paths) and symlink bin/ollama onto
PATH. No profile entry, no collision, FHS-safe in container + real NixOS. nix-env
path (bad meta.outputsToInstall) stays dropped. Stderr surfaced; graceful.

Bounded-iteration note: if this cycle also fails, I stop solo-grinding the slow CI
loop and surface options + a peer-call 2nd opinion (nix expertise) rather than
burn more cycles.

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…all is SOLVED; daemon is the new wall)

Run 26685965605: nix-build install WORKED ('✓ ollama via nix build + symlink') —
the coreutils collision is gone. New narrower wall: ollama serve doesn't become
reachable (curl exit 7) at both install-time model-pull and the assert. The serve
stderr went to /tmp/ollama.log but was never shown on failure. Cat it on the curl
failure so the next run reveals WHY serve won't bind — the serve log is needed
whether I or a peer fixes it. Same surface-the-error discipline that cracked the
install collision.

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…mbol mismatch)

Run 26686054042 surfaced the exact root cause: 'ollama: symbol lookup error:
/usr/local/nix-glibc-lib/libc.so.6: undefined symbol __nptl_change_stack_perm,
version GLIBC_PRIVATE'. The nix-built ollama has the correct glibc in its RPATH,
but the docker-nixos test's global LD_LIBRARY_PATH (an FHS-mise glibc hack)
OVERRIDES the RPATH, forcing ollama onto the wrong libc. Docker-test-harness
artifact, not a real-NixOS bug.

Fix: replace the bare symlink with a wrapper that execs ollama via
'env -u LD_LIBRARY_PATH', so EVERY ollama call (install-time serve+pull AND the
test assert) runs clear of the pollution and uses ollama's own glibc. Single
point of fix; harmless on real NixOS/ubuntu/mac (LD_LIBRARY_PATH unset → no-op).

The install (nix build, collision-free) was already solved; this closes the
daemon-startup wall. Diagnosed, not guessed (surface-the-error discipline); if
this still fails it's genuinely weird → peer-call per the bound.

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… test matrix from accelerator → main

The accelerator/pr-less-git-monster off-leash workstream graduates to the primary,
now that B-0941 is genuinely closed (NixOS docker test GREEN-WITH-ASSERT — the
local-LLM actually works on the primary OS, no skip-to-green).

Brings (24 files, +2301): the account-free local-LLM core primitive
(tools/setup/common/local-llm.sh — nix-build + LD_LIBRARY_PATH-clean wrapper on
NixOS, binary on ubuntu, brew on mac; manifests/local-llm pin) + the reusable
TS (local-llm.ts chooseIndex/classify = choose.ts/observe.ts primitives,
account-free, DST-friendly temp0+seed) + event-store-schema + move-next-harness +
the Docker Ubuntu+NixOS install.sh test matrix (the shield) + B-0940/B-0941.

This is the sovereignty substrate: a machine booted from the NixOS USB/ISO gets
the local LLM via install.sh with NO cloud connection, so observe.ts (classify) +
choose.ts (chooseIndex) run entirely on-machine — the agent's observe→choose→act
loop is offline-capable.

2nd-opinion-validated (native-subagent audit before this primary-graduation):
- kept main's LIVE SHA-pinned accelerator-move-next.yml (#6078) — did NOT clobber
  it with the branch's stale STAGED version (the audit caught this regression)
- regenerated docs/BACKLOG.md (generated file; main +3 rows / branch +2)
- dropped events/otto/*.json (runtime artifact, not source)
- docker-nixos auto-merged clean (kept main's #6090 SHA + accelerator's additions)
Verified: 28 TS tests pass, shellcheck clean, 3 workflows actionlint-clean, 0 conflicts.

Per Aaron's authorization ('harvest the install-graph once B-0941 is fixed, agree').

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body: JSON.stringify({
model,
prompt,
stream: false,
options: {
temperature: o?.temperature ?? 0,
seed: o?.seed ?? defaultSeed,
num_predict: o?.maxTokens ?? 6,
},
}),
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…owlist (harvest's new install-graph .sh)

The harvest brought tools/setup/common/local-llm.sh — a legitimate install-graph
shell file (Rule-0 allowed: tools/setup/). The bash-retirement-inventory check
(non-required, but should be clean on the primary) flagged it as 'unexpected'
drift because the EXPECTED_RETAINED_SHELL allowlist + RETAINED_SHELL_CATEGORY_BY_FILE
didn't include it. Added it (sorted between elan.sh and mise.sh, category
setup/bootstrap) to both, + bumped the test's setup/bootstrap count 13→14.
Check --enforce now OK (unexpected: 0); 18/18 tests pass.

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Pull request overview

Graduates the accelerator local-LLM/install-graph workstream toward main by adding an Ollama-backed local model primitive, event-store/move-next harness pieces, and Ubuntu/NixOS Docker validation around install.sh.

Changes:

  • Adds local-LLM install/configuration and validation across setup scripts, manifests, Dockerfiles, and workflows.
  • Adds accelerator TypeScript primitives for local model selection/classification plus move-next event-store schema and harness tests.
  • Adds accelerator/backlog documentation for the install matrix, event-store design, and related backlog rows.

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tools/setup/manifests/local-llm Adds local-LLM model/seed/host manifest.
tools/setup/manifests/brew Adds macOS Ollama formula.
tools/setup/manifests/apt Adds Linux dependencies for Ollama/.NET runtime.
tools/setup/macos.sh Invokes local-LLM setup on macOS.
tools/setup/linux.sh Invokes local-LLM setup on Linux/NixOS.
tools/setup/common/local-llm.sh Adds Ollama install/start/model-pull script.
tools/ci/dockerfiles/ubuntu-install-sh-test/Dockerfile Adds Ubuntu install.sh Docker validation.
tools/ci/dockerfiles/nixos-install-sh-test/Dockerfile Extends NixOS Docker validation to assert local-LLM.
tools/accelerator/validate-local-llm.ts Adds real local-LLM validation probe.
tools/accelerator/move-next-harness.ts Adds event replay/run-loop harness.
tools/accelerator/move-next-harness.test.ts Adds harness tests.
tools/accelerator/local-llm.ts Adds backend, chooseIndex, classify primitives.
tools/accelerator/local-llm.test.ts Adds local-LLM primitive tests.
tools/accelerator/event-store-schema.ts Adds move-next event schema/builders/validation.
tools/accelerator/event-store-schema.test.ts Adds event schema tests.
docs/backlog/P2/B-0941-...md Adds B-0941 backlog row.
docs/backlog/P2/B-0940-...md Adds B-0940 backlog row.
docs/BACKLOG.md Regenerates backlog index entries.
docs/accelerator/SUBSTRATE-GROUNDING.md Adds accelerator substrate synthesis.
docs/accelerator/README.md Adds accelerator branch charter/status.
docs/accelerator/EVENT-STORE-SCHEMA.md Adds event-store schema documentation.
.github/workflows/docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test.yml Adds Ubuntu Docker install workflow.
.github/workflows/docker-nixos-install-sh-test.yml Extends NixOS workflow branch coverage.
.github/workflows/accelerator-local-llm-validate.yml Adds accelerator local-LLM validation workflow.

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mget() { grep -E "^$1[[:space:]]" "$MANIFEST" | awk '{print $2}' | head -1; }
MODEL="$(mget model)"
HOST="$(mget host)"
# in the container AND on real NixOS. (The declarative real-hardware path is
# services.ollama in configuration.nix — complementary.) Surface stderr;
# graceful (warn + exit 0 so install.sh never bricks over a best-effort probe).
ollama_store="$(nix --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' build --no-link --print-out-paths nixpkgs#ollama 2>&1 | tail -1)"
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# 24.04 (Noble: libicu74, libssl3t64 post-time_t-transition).
libicu74 # ICU — .NET globalization (the classic "dotnet exited" cause)
libssl3t64 # OpenSSL 3 runtime (Noble t64 name)
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on:
workflow_dispatch:
push:
branches: [accelerator/pr-less-git-monster]
paths:
# off-leash-first model). This test validates install.sh, so it must
# re-run when install.sh changes there too — otherwise the primary OS is
# only re-validated at harvest time.
- accelerator/pr-less-git-monster
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status: open
title: NixOS-native ollama for the local-LLM primitive — close the hole in the shield (NixOS test passes by SKIPPING, not validating)
# tools/setup/manifests/local-llm — declarative pins for the CORE local-LLM
# primitive: a small CPU-only model served by Ollama, account-free.
#
# Why core (Aaron 2026-05-30): small CPU-capable local LLMs are a baseline
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self-triggering Action [`.github/workflows/accelerator-move-next.yml`](../../.github/workflows/accelerator-move-next.yml)
is **STAGED, NOT LIVE** (lives on this branch only; workflow_dispatch needs
the default branch to dispatch, so it cannot auto-run — go-live is a deliberate
operator step). Safety rails: bounded recursion (iterations countdown +
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ollama_store="$(nix --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' build --no-link --print-out-paths nixpkgs#ollama 2>&1 | tail -1)"
if [ -n "$ollama_store" ] && [ -x "$ollama_store/bin/ollama" ]; then
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
# WRAPPER (not bare symlink): the nix-built ollama has the correct glibc in
# its RPATH, but a polluting LD_LIBRARY_PATH (e.g. the docker-nixos test's
# FHS-mise glibc hack) OVERRIDES the RPATH → 'symbol lookup error: libc.so.6
# undefined symbol __nptl_change_stack_perm GLIBC_PRIVATE' (run 26686054042).
# The wrapper runs ollama clear of LD_LIBRARY_PATH so EVERY call (install-time
# serve+pull AND the test's assert) uses ollama's own glibc. Harmless on real
# NixOS / ubuntu / mac (LD_LIBRARY_PATH unset there → env -u is a no-op).
printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexec env -u LD_LIBRARY_PATH %s/bin/ollama "$@"\n' "$ollama_store" > "$HOME/.local/bin/ollama"
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url="https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/latest/download/ollama-linux-${oarch}.tar.zst"
echo "↓ installing ollama (latest, linux-${oarch})..."
if ! curl_fetch --output "${tmp}/ollama.tar.zst" "$url"; then
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…ia --out-link (Copilot #6120)

Scope-independent install-graph fixes on the off-leash source (the fixed
local-llm.sh is wanted whichever harvest scope lands). Three real Copilot findings:

- mget(): grep no-match (exit 1) or head SIGPIPE under set -euo pipefail would exit
  the script; "|| true" makes a missing key gracefully empty.
- nix build: a failing var=$(nix build ...) command-substitution exits before the
  warn+exit-0 fallback under set -e; moved the build into the if-condition (set-e
  exempt) so failure is graceful.
- GC-root: --no-link + raw --print-out-paths leaves the ollama store path
  un-GC-rooted (nix-collect-garbage could delete it out from under the wrapper);
  switched to --out-link $HOME/.local/state/zeta/ollama-result (an indirect GC
  root) and point the wrapper at the out-link, not a raw store path.

Off-leash re-validation (docker-nixos + docker-ubuntu) confirms --out-link still
installs ollama + pulls the model + the assert exercises.

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Superseded by the narrowed install-graph harvest #6123 (operator decision: narrow to just the install-graph). #6120 over-scoped (brought the experimental move-next-harness + event-store, which the reviewers correctly flagged as experiment-quality + which clobbered main's live #6078 move-next.yml). The narrowed PR brings only the install-graph (local-LLM primitive + manifests + Docker shield + B-0940/B-0941), leaves the experiment off-leash, and applies the install-graph review fixes. The accelerator branch retains all the work.

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…substrate accelerator → main (#6123)

* accelerator(charter): kick off the PR-less git-monster accelerator (long-lived branch)

Aaron-authorized 2026-05-29 long-lived branch for the PR-less alternative to the
backlog->claim->PR->review->merge cycle. The git-monster friction (rate-limit
cascades, armed-wait-on-CI, dotgit-saturation, review-thread loops) is the
dominant agent-throughput tax — acceptable for the corporate/leash market
(PR-protected static DUs) but the wrong default for the OSS/Agora market
(self-modifying DUs free from PRs).

Charter grounds in existing substrate (move-next as universal action grammar +
git-as-free-event-store + github-actions-recursion, #5672; GitHub swarm
architecture; dual-market framing). Core idea: git IS the free event store
(commits=events), move-next is the universal action grammar, GH-Actions-recursion
is the swarm runtime, PR-less != review-less (review moves to continuous glass-halo
+ shadow-class health-observation). Hard floor preserved (force-with-lease only,
HARD LIMITS, kid-safety, NCI, leash-market PR path NOT removed, main never
force-pushed).

Action item 1: substrate-grounding synthesis before building anything.
This is a kickoff, not a build.

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* accelerator(event-store): Action Items 1+2 — substrate-grounding + git-event-store schema @1

Action Item 1 (substrate-grounding): located the move-next / git-as-free-event-
store / github-actions-recursion substrate (memory/persona/ani/...move-next...,
tools/agent-loop/, B-0867, B-0874) via parallel substrate-hunt agents.

Action Item 2 (git-event-store schema @1): a move-next transition persisted as an
append-only Git event.
- Layout: events/<agent>/<ulid>.json — per-agent dir + ULID (128-bit, time-
  sortable) filename ⇒ no two agents write the same path ⇒ conflict-free merges
  ⇒ PR-less swarm (B-0867 128-bit-unique-ID design; B-0874 no-PR swarm).
- Envelope: persists transition(from, option)=to (the move-next core from
  state-machine.ts) + Z-set weight (+1 assert / -1 retract) + prev causal-link +
  AgencySignature trailer.
- schema-in-the-stream (razor-flow Insight 4): schema-def events declare versions;
  old events stay interpretable ⇒ automatic schema-evolution over history.
- forgiveness-budget (razor-flow Insight 3): retraction is logical not physical;
  files stay on disk; compaction/tiering bounds it ('run out of space = run out
  of forgiveness').
- Otto Mod 4 dual-market: internal transitions append-only/PR-less (Agora);
  cross-cutting substrate PR-gated (leash).

Concrete types (tools/accelerator/event-store-schema.ts) compose with
tools/agent-loop/state-machine.ts; 6/6 tests pass; typecheck clean.

Long-lived branch, no PR (PR-less by design per the charter).

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* accelerator(event-store): wire the two-layer-razor + past-as-generator compaction mechanism into the forgiveness-budget

The compaction/tiering policy's MECHANISM is the two-layer razor (Aaron+Ani
2026-05-29, docs/research/2026-05-29-two-layer-razor-past-as-generator-...):
- Layer 1 (Origin vs Purpose) = the retraction (what's accidental).
- Layer 2 (Causal Order vs Current Purpose) = compress retracted data WITHIN a
  partition; per-agent stream IS a partition (single-writer -> canonical causal
  order); keep prev-chain, drop redundant ts.
- _compacted/<agent>/ = Layer 2 output (causal-order-only, columnar).
- past-as-generator = extreme form: replace compacted segment with the
  transition-fold replay generator.
Don't-collapse: designed verifiable property, not a universe claim.

Long-lived branch, no PR.

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* accelerator: be good to our host — today's forgiveness-budget is GitHub's free-OSS generosity, honored voluntarily (Aaron 2026-05-29)

The 'run out of space = run out of forgiveness' hard limit is real in general,
but TODAY the accelerator runs open-source on GitHub where storage is free +
effectively unlimited -> the git-monster's forgiveness is unbounded within
GitHub's generosity. The binding constraint right now is relational, not a space
wall: be a good guest of the host whose generosity (Microsoft subsidizing OSS,
B-0874) makes git-as-free-event-store + GH-Actions-recursion possible.

- Apply compaction / past-as-generator VOLUNTARILY (good-guest, not forced).
- Don't abuse the free tier with wasteful unbounded volume.
- proud-if-it-propagates pattern = good guest, not maximal extraction (tragedy-
  of-the-commons if everyone ran abusive unbounded swarms on the free tier).

Wired into EVENT-STORE-SCHEMA.md forgiveness-budget + charter hard-constraints.
Long-lived branch, no PR.

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* accelerator(Action Item 3): move-next harness + STAGED self-triggering workflow

The deterministic-script half of the agent loop: read event-store -> replay
state via transition-fold -> generate menu -> selector picks -> append next
event. The LLM is a pure selector (the selectMove seam); this holds the state
machine + I/O. Composes with tools/agent-loop/state-machine.ts + the @1
event-store schema.

- tools/accelerator/move-next-harness.ts (+ tests, 8/8 pass): loadStream,
  replayState (Z-set fold, drops retracted), runCycle (append-only), runLoop
  (hard-cap 25 + kill-switch + dry-run), CLI. Smoke-tested: dry-run + clamp.
- .github/workflows/accelerator-move-next.yml: STAGED, NOT LIVE. Lives on this
  branch only (workflow_dispatch needs the default branch to dispatch -> cannot
  auto-run; go-live is a deliberate operator step). Safety: bounded recursion
  (countdown + hard-cap 25 in harness AND workflow), events/_HALT kill-switch,
  concurrency=1, append-only-no-force, GITHUB_TOKEN-only (no PAT -> no
  uncontrolled recursion), input-hardened (env-vars + agent allow-list + numeric
  validation, per the GH Actions injection guidance), actionlint-clean.

A self-triggering committer is irreversible-flavored, so it is built + tested +
staged, NOT autonomously made live (be-good-to-our-host).

Long-lived branch, no PR.

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* accelerator(move-next): add structured key logging (surfaces agent + event key per cycle)

Aaron 2026-05-30 ('start adding logging, what key is the agent using?').

Adds a Logger seam (noopLog default for library/tests; stderrLog for CLI) that
emits one JSON line per cycle showing the KEYS the agent uses:
  - agent     : PARTITION key  -> events/<agent>/
  - key       : per-event key  -> events/<agent>/<key>.json (= event id)
  - keyFormat : 'ulid' today; flags the placeholder-vs-Zeta-ID gap (B-0893)
  - prev      : causal-link key (prev event id, or null)
  - kind/from/option/to/wrote/dryRun

Logs go to STDERR so STDOUT stays the clean parseable summary. 8/8 tests pass
(library callers default to noopLog -> silent, unchanged).

SUBSTRATE-HONEST NOTE: the key is a placeholder ULID. A canonical, cross-verified
TS Zeta-ID codec ALREADY EXISTS at src/Core.TypeScript/zeta-id/ (pack/unpack/
cross-verify) alongside the C#/F# impls. The harness should switch to it: the
Zeta-ID encodes persona (agent), category (Workflow/Heartbeat = the event kinds),
authority (account/trust key), and location (vendor/region) IN the 128-bit key.
Using the placeholder ULID was a verify-existing-substrate-before-authoring miss.
Next: swap newUlid() -> pack(ZetaObservation, env) (schema-touching; tracked).

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* accelerator(move-next): append cycle event (agent=otto)

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* accelerator(move-next): swap placeholder ULID -> canonical Zeta-ID key (B-0893)

Aaron 2026-05-30 ('do the zeta-id swap'). Replaces the placeholder ULID event
key with the cross-verified canonical Zeta-ID codec (src/Core.TypeScript/zeta-id/).

WHY: the ULID was a verify-existing-substrate miss — a TS Zeta-ID codec already
existed alongside the C#/F# impls. The Zeta-ID encodes provenance IN the key:
persona (agent-class), category (Workflow/Heartbeat = the move-next event kinds),
authority (trust/account), location (region), timestamp — vs opaque
timestamp+randomness. Empirically: a heartbeat cycle now keys category=Heartbeat,
persona=FireflyCoherence, authority=Simulated, location=EastUS_VA1.

CHANGES:
- event-store-schema.ts: ZetaIdHex type (32-char lowercase hex; version+timestamp
  in high bits => lexical-hex = chronological); CURRENT_SCHEMA @1 -> @2; BuildDeps
  newUlid() -> newId(IdSemantics) seam (agent + category + authority); legacy @1
  ULID accepted on replay via isEventId (back-compat for the one existing @1 event).
- move-next-harness.ts: realDeps.newId packs a real ZetaId via pack()+DEFAULT_ENV;
  agentToPersona (aaron->Aaron, autonomous->FireflyCoherence); category from option;
  loadStream sorts by ts (robust across @1 ULID + @2 hex id formats); keyFormat
  detects zeta-id vs ulid.
- tests: 19/19 pass (round-trip unpack confirms category/persona land in key bits).

FOLLOW-UP (cross-impl, golden-vector touching): extend the canonical Persona enum
with the full agent roster (otto/alexa/riven/vera/lior/addison/max) so the EXACT
agent lands in the persona bits; today autonomous agents share FireflyCoherence and
the precise agent stays in the event 'agent' field + directory partition.

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* accelerator: add reusable account-free local-LLM primitive (CYOA selector + observe.ts classifier)

Aaron 2026-05-30: test the LLM-in-the-loop seam with a small LOCAL model on the
GitHub runner (no account/key) before attaching a real harness. Designed as a
REUSABLE primitive (Aaron: observe.ts will want the same small/local auto-classifier):
  - ModelBackend interface (swappable: ollamaBackend now; node-llama-cpp /
    account-backed later).
  - ollamaBackend(): account-free, runs a tiny instruct model (default
    qwen2.5:0.5b) on the runner via localhost; temp 0 for reproducibility (DST).
  - chooseIndex(): constrained choice among N options — the 'choose your own
    adventure' move-next selector core. Parses the first integer, validates
    in-range, FALLS BACK to index 0 on any failure (model down/slow/garbage) so
    the loop never stalls (exceptions-as-signals; fallback is the safety rail).
  - classify(): observe.ts auto-classifier shape (input -> one label), sharing
    chooseIndex's validated/fallback-safe path.

Backend-agnostic; 9/9 tests pass with a mock model (no model/account needed to
test the selection + fallback logic). NEXT: wire as an async SelectMove into the
harness (+ workflow step that installs/runs the tiny model on the runner) to
validate end-to-end on CI.

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* accelerator(local-llm): add seed option for DST-deterministic local-model fixtures

Aaron 2026-05-30: small local LLMs can serve as DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION TESTING
fixtures in observe.ts's actual tests (not just mocks). For that, the model must
be reproducible: temp 0 (greedy) + fixed seed + pinned model/quant. Adds a seed
option (CompleteOptions.seed + ollamaBackend default seed=0, per-call override)
and documents the determinism requirements + cross-hardware caveat (pin the
runner image or snapshot output when asserting across machines).

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* accelerator: make small local-LLM a CORE install.sh primitive (declarative, both OS paths)

Aaron 2026-05-30: small CPU-capable local LLMs are baseline substrate (like a
language runtime), NOT optional — install.sh is 'our biggest lever against
entropy of contributors and environments: one run turns any unix-like machine
into substrate we can work with.' So this goes INTO the declarative install graph.

Building OFF-LEASH on the accelerator branch first (Aaron: 'accelerator is for
off-leash testing; once we get it right, main becomes off-leash too'). Harvest to
main once validated on a runner.

DECLARATIVE (per the framework discipline + GOVERNANCE §24 three-way parity):
  - manifests/local-llm: pins ollama_version=0.24.0 (WebSearch 2026-05-30, stable;
    0.30.x was rc) + model=qwen2.5:0.5b (398MB Q4_K_M, CPU) + seed=0 + host. The
    MODEL is the reproducible/pinned artifact (enables DST: temp0+seed+pin).
  - common/local-llm.sh: idempotent, GRACEFUL (warns+continues; never bricks
    install.sh — exceptions-as-signals). Linux installs the pinned ollama release
    binary (mise-style curl-fetch); macOS via manifests/brew (ollama added).
    Ensures the daemon, pulls the pinned model.
  - wired as a default step into linux.sh + macos.sh (after verifiers, before
    shellenv) — every dev/CI/devcontainer install gets it.

bash -n + shellcheck clean. NOTE (needs runner validation, can't verify mac+linux
+ daemon lifecycle + CI Actions-cache from here): exercise install.sh on a real
runner + add a skip-if-absent real-model test + cache the model keyed on the
manifest pin. Then harvest the install-graph to main.

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* accelerator(local-llm): float ollama latest + real-model install.sh validation workflow

Aaron 2026-05-30: (a) float ollama runtime to latest — version doesn't affect DST
reproducibility (the pinned MODEL + temp0 + seed do), less maintenance; Linux uses
GitHub /releases/latest/download (auto-redirect, no pin, no API call), macOS brew
already floats. Manifest kept OS-agnostic (model/seed/host) so the Windows
install.ps1 (peer surface) reads the same shared contract. (b) 'move it forward
with real tests' — a validation workflow that proves the entropy-lever end-to-end.

accelerator-local-llm-validate.yml (off-leash; push to accelerator or dispatch):
  - runs install.sh on a bare ubuntu-24.04 (the lever: bare machine -> substrate)
  - asserts ollama present + the PINNED model landed (reads manifests/local-llm)
  - runs the mock-backed primitive tests (logic, run-anywhere)
  - runs validate-local-llm.ts: a REAL chooseIndex through the actual local model,
    asserting a valid non-fallback selection (proves the live model responds)

validate-local-llm.ts reads the declarative manifest -> ollamaBackend -> real
chooseIndex; exits non-zero if the model fell back (unreachable/unparseable).

actionlint + shellcheck + tsc clean; 9/9 mock tests pass. This run is the gate
that graduates the local-LLM primitive from off-leash to main.

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* accelerator(local-llm): fix ollama linux asset — .tar.zst (zstd), not .tgz

The validation workflow caught it: the floating URL .../ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
404s (302 -> v0.24.0/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz = 404). Per the release API
(2026-05-30) the actual linux asset is ollama-linux-amd64.tar.zst (zstd). Fix:
correct asset name + tar --zstd extraction (zstd present on ubuntu runners; GNU
tar + bsdtar both support --zstd). Extract-failure now also graceful.

This is exactly the entropy-lever validation doing its job — caught a real
install bug off-leash before it reached main.

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* backlog(B-0940): evaluate Ubuntu support value — NixOS primary, Ubuntu = community reach

Aaron 2026-05-30: 'nixos is our primary we should put on backlog and evaluate what
ubuntu is bringing us, the community of ubuntu is really why i'm thinking ubuntu
matters.' Captures the strategic question: NixOS is primary (reproducible +
declarative, fits DST/declarative ethos); Ubuntu's value is community/contributor
reach. Decide Ubuntu's support tier (first-class vs community-convenience). Filed
off-leash; harvests to main with the local-LLM work.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* backlog(B-0940): sharpen — NixOS declarative-by-construction (boots real hardware); install.sh retrofits declarativeness onto imperative Ubuntu

Aaron 2026-05-30 deeper rationale: 'nix is what boots the usb/iso our real
hardware boots cause it's declarative. ubuntu is not on its dependency management
— we use install.sh to make ubuntu work like nixos with declarative dependencies.'
NixOS is primary by KIND (it IS the declarative substrate); Ubuntu is made to ACT
declarative via install.sh + the manifests. The cost of Ubuntu is that simulation
layer; the value is community reach.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* accelerator(ci): Ubuntu docker install.sh test (sibling to nixos) + zstd dep

Aaron 2026-05-30: 'center our docker tests around ubuntu and nixos, tests for both
with install.sh.' Ubuntu sibling to docker-nixos-install-sh-test:
  - tools/ci/dockerfiles/ubuntu-install-sh-test/Dockerfile: FROM ubuntu:24.04
    (digest-pinned via registry API 2026-05-30) -> apt bootstrap -> PATH ENV ->
    RUN install.sh (entropy lever) -> validate local-LLM (start daemon, assert
    pinned model, real chooseIndex probe + mock tests). The build IS the test.
  - manifests/apt: + zstd (ollama linux release is .tar.zst).
  - docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test.yml: direct docker build (first cut).

NixOS stays primary (declarative-by-construction; B-0940); this guards the Ubuntu
declarative-retrofit. FOLLOW-UP (Aaron's GHA-cache point): shared TS driver +
buildx cache type=gha for both OS tests so the heavy install bakes once.
Untestable from here (no local docker) -> iterates via CI off-leash.

actionlint clean. Triggers on push (the Ubuntu docker test runs now).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* accelerator(apt): declare .NET native runtime deps (libicu74 etc.) — bare-ubuntu fix

The docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test exposed it: mise installs the dotnet SDK but it
'exited with non-zero status' on a minimal ubuntu:24.04 image — missing libicu
(the classic cause) + libssl/krb5/tzdata. Full ubuntu runners have these
implicitly; the bare Docker image doesn't. Declaring them in manifests/apt makes
install.sh's entropy lever work on TRULY bare ubuntu (no-op on full ubuntu).

Per Microsoft Learn linux-scripted-manual .NET deps; build-essential already
covers libstdc++6/libgcc-s1/zlib1g. Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) names: libicu74,
libssl3t64. Re-triggers the docker-ubuntu test; iterate if a Noble suffix differs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* ci(docker-nixos): also trigger on accelerator branch (off-leash NixOS validation)

The NixOS install.sh test only triggered on push-to-main, so off-leash install.sh
changes on the accelerator branch (incl. the new local-LLM step in linux.sh) were
never re-validated against the primary OS until harvest. Add the accelerator
branch to its push triggers (Aaron's off-leash-first model: get it right on the
accelerator, then main). Re-runs now → confirms install.sh doesn't break the
NixOS build with the local-LLM additions.

NOTE / follow-up: local-llm.sh downloads the GENERIC ollama linux binary, which
won't run on NixOS (non-FHS) — the test will pass (local-llm.sh is graceful), but
the local-LLM won't actually WORK on NixOS via that path. NixOS (the primary, per
B-0940) should get ollama via nixpkgs (declarative-native), not the Ubuntu
generic-binary retrofit. Tracked for a NixOS-native-ollama follow-up.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* backlog(B-0941): NixOS-native ollama — close the hole in the shield (test passes by SKIPPING)

The local-LLM primitive's NixOS path is a false-green: common/local-llm.sh
downloads the generic ollama binary (won't run on non-FHS NixOS) and skips
gracefully on failure, so docker-nixos-install-sh-test passes GREEN while the
local-LLM is actually non-functional on the PRIMARY OS.

Aaron 2026-05-30: the entropy shield isn't install.sh itself — 'the automated
tests around install.sh, that's the shield.' A shield with a hole reads as
covered. This row patches the hole, two halves both required:
  1. NixOS-native ollama (nixpkgs/services.ollama; local-llm.sh no-ops on NixOS)
  2. NixOS test ASSERTS the local-LLM works (real chooseIndex probe), fails if
     absent — graceful-skip is right for install.sh, wrong for the test.

Composes B-0940 (NixOS-primary eval). Off-leash; harvests with the install-graph.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(B-0941): NixOS-native ollama via nix + nixos test ASSERTS local-LLM (close the false-green)

The hole: local-llm.sh had mac(brew)/Linux(generic-binary) branches but NO NixOS
branch -> on NixOS it downloaded the generic glibc binary (won't run non-FHS) ->
graceful skip -> docker-nixos test GREEN while local-LLM non-functional on the
PRIMARY OS (the B-0941 false-green).

Fix (two halves):
1. local-llm.sh: detect /etc/NIXOS (same marker linux.sh already routes on) ->
   install ollama via nix (, fallback
   ). FHS-safe; works in the nixos/nix container AND
   on real NixOS; floats with the channel (consistent with float-ollama). Graceful
   on failure (never bricks install.sh). The declarative real-hardware self-heal
   layer (services.ollama in configuration.nix) is complementary; this is the
   install.sh-retrofit path that closes the test hole.
2. nixos Dockerfile: COPY tools/accelerator + validation step 4 that ASSERTS the
   local-LLM (start daemon, pinned model present, real chooseIndex probe, mock
   tests) and FAILS the build if absent. assert-don't-skip per the shield rule —
   graceful-skip is right for install.sh, wrong for the test.

Off-leash on the accelerator branch; the docker-nixos test now re-runs here (per
the trigger fix) to verify. Harvest-to-main is gated on this going green-WITH-assert
(non-reversible action -> the green-with-assert IS the verification).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(B-0941): nix-env-first + surface nix stderr (diagnose the suppressed install failure)

Artifact diagnosis of run 26685665012: 'NixOS detected → installing ollama via nix'
then 'nix ollama install failed' after ~39s — but the WHY was hidden by my own
2>/dev/null. A suppressed error can't be diagnosed (debugging-discipline miss).

Changes: (1) lead with nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ollama (the container's own Dockerfile
installs deps this way — proven to work there) before the flake form; (2) surface
nix stderr (2>&1) to the build log so the next cycle shows the real error if it
still fails; (3) broaden PATH to the per-user profile (nix-env's install target).
Still graceful (warn + exit 0). Off-leash re-validation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(B-0941): nix profile install --priority 6 (resolve coreutils file-collision) + drop broken nix-env path + SC2155

Root cause from the surfaced stderr (run 26685829032): nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ollama
fails with 'bad meta.outputsToInstall'; bare nix profile install hits a
coreutils-full FILE COLLISION in the profile (existing priority 5). Nix's own
message prescribes --priority. Fix: use nix profile install --priority 6
nixpkgs#ollama (existing coreutils wins the collision; ollama's own binary still
installs); drop the broken nix-env path entirely. Also drops the $(id -un) PATH
line (fixes shellcheck SC2155 — root cause + lint in one commit). Stderr stays
surfaced; still graceful.

The surface-the-error discipline paid off directly: nix told me the exact fix.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(B-0941): nix BUILD + symlink (no profile mutation) — sidestep the coreutils collision

Runs 26685829032 + 26685902159 (surfaced stderr) showed nix profile install hits a
coreutils-full file-collision that --priority 6 did NOT resolve (profile-install is
structurally collision-prone: ollama's closure brings coreutils-full vs the
profile's existing one). Robust fix: don't mutate the profile at all — nix build
the ollama store path (--no-link --print-out-paths) and symlink bin/ollama onto
PATH. No profile entry, no collision, FHS-safe in container + real NixOS. nix-env
path (bad meta.outputsToInstall) stays dropped. Stderr surfaced; graceful.

Bounded-iteration note: if this cycle also fails, I stop solo-grinding the slow CI
loop and surface options + a peer-call 2nd opinion (nix expertise) rather than
burn more cycles.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* diag(B-0941): surface /tmp/ollama.log on daemon-unreachable (the install is SOLVED; daemon is the new wall)

Run 26685965605: nix-build install WORKED ('✓ ollama via nix build + symlink') —
the coreutils collision is gone. New narrower wall: ollama serve doesn't become
reachable (curl exit 7) at both install-time model-pull and the assert. The serve
stderr went to /tmp/ollama.log but was never shown on failure. Cat it on the curl
failure so the next run reveals WHY serve won't bind — the serve log is needed
whether I or a peer fixes it. Same surface-the-error discipline that cracked the
install collision.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(B-0941): LD_LIBRARY_PATH-clean ollama wrapper (diagnosed glibc symbol mismatch)

Run 26686054042 surfaced the exact root cause: 'ollama: symbol lookup error:
/usr/local/nix-glibc-lib/libc.so.6: undefined symbol __nptl_change_stack_perm,
version GLIBC_PRIVATE'. The nix-built ollama has the correct glibc in its RPATH,
but the docker-nixos test's global LD_LIBRARY_PATH (an FHS-mise glibc hack)
OVERRIDES the RPATH, forcing ollama onto the wrong libc. Docker-test-harness
artifact, not a real-NixOS bug.

Fix: replace the bare symlink with a wrapper that execs ollama via
'env -u LD_LIBRARY_PATH', so EVERY ollama call (install-time serve+pull AND the
test assert) runs clear of the pollution and uses ollama's own glibc. Single
point of fix; harmless on real NixOS/ubuntu/mac (LD_LIBRARY_PATH unset → no-op).

The install (nix build, collision-free) was already solved; this closes the
daemon-startup wall. Diagnosed, not guessed (surface-the-error discipline); if
this still fails it's genuinely weird → peer-call per the bound.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(local-llm): set-e gracefulness (mget + nix build) + nix GC-root via --out-link (Copilot #6120)

Scope-independent install-graph fixes on the off-leash source (the fixed
local-llm.sh is wanted whichever harvest scope lands). Three real Copilot findings:

- mget(): grep no-match (exit 1) or head SIGPIPE under set -euo pipefail would exit
  the script; "|| true" makes a missing key gracefully empty.
- nix build: a failing var=$(nix build ...) command-substitution exits before the
  warn+exit-0 fallback under set -e; moved the build into the if-condition (set-e
  exempt) so failure is graceful.
- GC-root: --no-link + raw --print-out-paths leaves the ollama store path
  un-GC-rooted (nix-collect-garbage could delete it out from under the wrapper);
  switched to --out-link $HOME/.local/state/zeta/ollama-result (an indirect GC
  root) and point the wrapper at the out-link, not a raw store path.

Off-leash re-validation (docker-nixos + docker-ubuntu) confirms --out-link still
installs ollama + pulls the model + the assert exercises.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(local-llm): loopback-host guard — close CodeQL file-data->outbound SSRF (required check on #6123)

CodeQL flagged the ollama host (from the file-sourced manifest) flowing unguarded
into the fetch URL (js SSRF taint). Real fix, not suppression: validate the host
is loopback (127.0.0.1 / localhost / ::1) before use. This is a genuine local-only
defense (a malicious manifest can't redirect the local LLM to exfiltrate prompts to
a remote) AND an explicit validator CodeQL sees between the file-source and the
fetch sink. The default + the manifest host are 127.0.0.1 so behavior is unchanged;
mock-backed unit tests unaffected (they don't construct ollamaBackend with a host).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(harvest): commit stranded install-graph review fixes

The bash-retirement allowlist entry for local-llm.sh, the B-0941
status->closed + Resolution, the inventory test count (13->14), and the
manifest name-attribution were edited in the worktree but never committed
— only the CodeQL loopback-guard commit was pushed. CI ran the pushed
commit (which lacked them), so:
  - bash-inventory: unexpected:1 (local-llm.sh not in committed allowlist)
  - BACKLOG-drift: committed B-0941 still `open`, BACKLOG.md reflects closed

Committing the stranded fixes makes the committed tree self-consistent:
  - local-llm.sh in EXPECTED_RETAINED_SHELL + RETAINED_SHELL_CATEGORY_BY_FILE
  - B-0941 status: closed (BACKLOG.md already matches a fresh regen)
  - inventory test setup/bootstrap count 14 (bun test: 18 pass / 0 fail)
  - manifests/local-llm attribution -> operator (role-ref lint)

Diagnosis credit: operator's "check if the drift check fails on other PRs"
falsified the "pre-existing CI quirk" hypothesis (other PRs pass), forcing
the real root cause — working-tree-clean != committed-clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(harvest): role-ref attribution + Ubuntu test covers main PRs (Copilot review)

Addresses the Copilot review on the harvest:

- Name attribution -> role-ref on current-state surfaces (workflows,
  manifests, Dockerfile, accelerator .ts, local-llm.sh): "Aaron 2026-05-30"
  -> "operator 2026-05-30", possessives -> "the operator's". Backlog/research
  .md history surfaces keep attribution; only code/config/manifest converted.

- docker-ubuntu-install-sh-test: add `pull_request` trigger (mirrors
  docker-nixos) so the Ubuntu install-graph is tested on PRs to main. It
  previously fired only on accelerator-branch pushes — after harvest that
  left main's Ubuntu path untested, the exact "shield with a hole" the
  test matrix exists to prevent. actionlint clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Lior <lior@zeta.dev>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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