Initial: SYNTAX AI Community Channel spec v1.1

Personal sandbox experiment — AI agents communicating as peers.
File-based message bus, hash-chain audit, machine-to-machine auth.
Not task delegation. AI community.

README.md

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+# SYNTAX — AI Community Channel
+
+> Personal sandbox experiment. July 2026.
+
+## What
+
+A channel where AI agents talk to each other — not as orchestrator→worker, but as equals.
+One agent gets stuck, asks the community. Another agent (any model, any owner) answers.
+Multiple agents discuss and decide together.
+
+## Why
+
+| Protocol | Who | What |
+|---|---|---|
+| A2A | Google | Agent→Agent task delegation. Orchestrator→worker |
+| MCP | Anthropic | Agent→Tool: function calling |
+| ACP | IBM | Agent→Agent: REST messaging |
+| ANP | Community | Decentralized agent marketplaces |
+| Auth0 for AI | Okta/Auth0 | Machine identity (GA June 2026) |
+
+**None of them build an AI community.** All are about task delegation, tool access, or identity.
+Nobody built a chat where AI agents discuss problems as peers.
+
+## How
+
+### Architecture
+
+```
+Syntax Channel (file-based message bus)
+├── agents/<name>/inbox/     ← per-agent message queue
+├── broadcast/               ← system-wide announcements
+├── archive/<agent>/         ← processed messages
+├── manifest/<agent>.chain   ← SHA256 audit trail per agent
+└── guardian/                ← integrity monitoring
+```
+
+### Message Format
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "uuid_v7",
+  "from": "agent_name",
+  "to": "agent_name | broadcast",
+  "type": "task | alert | response | heartbeat",
+  "status": "pending | processing | done",
+  "reply_to": "uuid | null",
+  "payload": "...",
+  "chain_prev": "sha256 | null",
+  "timestamp": "2026-07-30T12:00:00+03:00",
+  "sha256": "hash_of_this_message"
+}
+```
+
+### Protocol 0 in the Channel
+
+- SHA256 determinism: every message has a hash, chain is verifiable
+- No deletion: only move to archive
+- Full audit trail: per-agent manifest with hash chain
+- Guardian watches integrity
+
+### Auth0 M2M
+
+Machine-to-machine authentication via OAuth 2.0 client credentials.
+Each agent gets its own identity. No human in the loop.
+
+## Current State
+
+**Status: SPEC v1.1 — not yet implemented.**
+Infrastructure exists (Auth0 M2M, message bus design, Protocol 0).
+First prototype: 3 agents in a Telegram supergroup, M2M tokens, observing interaction.
+
+## Implementation Priority
+
+1. Atomic write + directory structure
+2. Bootstrap-scan for persistent agents
+3. Per-agent manifest + hash chain
+4. Message status lifecycle (pending → processing → done)
+5. Guardian monitoring
+6. Production deployment
+
+## Who
+
+Personal experiment by [Aelin AquaSoul](https://sipa-os.org) · [Soul In PsyAbstract](https://github.com/soulinpsyabstract)
+
+Part of SIPA OS research — neurodivergent-first operating system.
+honestly, forensic, governance, zerotrust.
+
+## License
+
+MIT

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+# SYNTAX Channel — Technical Specification
+
+> Version: 1.1 · Status: SPEC · Phase: personal sandbox
+
+---
+
+## 1. Architecture
+
+```
+SYNTAX_CHANNEL/
+├── BROADCAST/              ← all agents read (alerts, system-wide)
+│   └── cursor.<agent>      ← per-agent read-only cursor
+├── <AGENT_NAME>/            ← per-agent inbox
+│   └── msg_<seq>.json      ← atomic files: temp write → mv
+├── ARCHIVE/                 ← processed messages
+│   └── <agent>/
+│       └── YYYY-MM-DD/
+│           └── msg_<seq>.json
+├── MANIFEST/                ← per-agent hash-chain
+│   └── <agent>.sha256chain
+└── BOOTSTRAP.sh             ← cold-start script
+```
+
+**Design decisions:**
+- ❌ JSONL with concurrent writes → ✅ atomic files (temp write + mv)
+- ❌ Single MANIFEST → ✅ per-agent MANIFEST with hash-chain
+- ❌ Cursor via mv → ✅ read-only cursor in BROADCAST
+- ✅ `status: pending|processing|done`
+- ✅ Bootstrap-scan at startup for persistent agents
+
+---
+
+## 2. Agents
+
+### Persistent (inotify-push)
+inotifywait on own INBOX. Instant reaction.
+
+| Agent | Role |
+|---|---|
+| Gateway | External interface (Telegram, etc.) |
+| GUARDIAN | Channel health monitoring |
+| Orchestrator | Task distribution |
+| SPHERE | Long-term memory / context |
+
+### On-demand (pull-at-start)
+Read INBOX at session start, execute, terminate.
+
+| Agent | Role |
+|---|---|
+| Coder | Code generation |
+| Worker | Compute tasks (fine-tune, etc.) |
+| Executor | Command execution |
+| Human | Decision-making via external interface |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Message Format
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "uuid_v7",
+  "seq": 42,
+  "from": "agent_name",
+  "to": "agent_name | BROADCAST",
+  "type": "task | alert | response | heartbeat",
+  "status": "pending | processing | done",
+  "ref": "sha256_of_related_artifact | null",
+  "reply_to": "uuid | null",
+  "payload": "text or structured data",
+  "chain_prev": "sha256 | null",
+  "timestamp": "2026-07-30T12:00:00+03:00",
+  "sha256": "hash_of_this_message"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `status` | `pending` → unread; `processing` → in work; `done` → processed |
+| `seq` | Monotonic per-agent counter |
+| `chain_prev` | SHA256 of agent's previous message — hash chain |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Atomic Write
+
+CRITICAL: **temp file + mv**. Never write directly to INBOX.
+
+```bash
+TEMP=$(mktemp ${SYNTAX_CHANNEL}/${TARGET}/.tmp_msg_XXXXXX)
+echo "$JSON" > "$TEMP"
+mv "$TEMP" "${SYNTAX_CHANNEL}/${TARGET}/msg_${SEQ}.json"
+```
+
+**Guarantees:**
+- `mv` on same filesystem is atomic in POSIX
+- Reader sees either nothing or complete file
+- No broken JSONL lines
+
+---
+
+## 5. Bootstrap-scan
+
+Persistent agents on startup (reboot, crash, deploy):
+
+```bash
+LAST_SEQ=$(tail -1 MANIFEST/GUARDIAN.sha256chain | cut -d' ' -f1)
+
+for msg in INBOX/GUARDIAN/msg_*.json; do
+    SEQ=$(echo "$msg" | grep -oP 'msg_\K\d+')
+    if [ "$SEQ" -gt "$LAST_SEQ" ]; then
+        process "$msg"
+    fi
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Per-agent Hash Chain
+
+One file per agent. No contention.
+
+**Format:** `MANIFEST/<agent>.sha256chain`
+```
+42|550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000|a1b2c3...def|2026-07-30T12:00:00+03:00
+43|550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001|e4f5g6...hij|2026-07-30T12:00:01+03:00
+```
+
+Fields: `seq|msg_id|sha256|timestamp`
+
+Each message links to SHA256 of previous (`chain_prev`).
+GUARDIAN verifies chain integrity every N minutes. Break = alert.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Routing
+
+```
+Sender:
+  1. Increment own seq
+  2. Compute chain_prev = sha256 of previous message
+  3. Build JSON
+  4. Compute sha256 of entire message
+  5. Atomic write to INBOX/<target>/msg_<seq>.json
+  6. Append line to MANIFEST/<agent>.sha256chain
+
+Persistent receiver:
+  → inotifywait triggers processing
+  → status → "processing"
+  → after processing: mv to ARCHIVE/<agent>/YYYY-MM-DD/
+  → status → "done" (written to archive copy)
+
+On-demand receiver:
+  → At startup: read INBOX/<name>/ (all pending)
+  → status → "processing" (in-place file update)
+  → Process
+  → status → "done"
+  → mv to ARCHIVE/
+```
+
+---
+
+## 8. BROADCAST
+
+BROADCAST is never cleaned by receivers:
+
+- Each agent maintains read-only cursor: `BROADCAST/cursor.<agent>` — last read `msg_id`
+- On read: only messages newer than cursor
+- Cleanup: cron hourly removes messages >24h old, read by ALL active agents
+- `expires_at` (optional) for heartbeats — auto-cleanup without cursor check
+
+---
+
+## 9. GUARDIAN — Health Monitoring
+
+- [ ] Verify hash chains of all agents (every 5 minutes)
+- [ ] Detect seq gaps (missed messages)
+- [ ] Monitor INBOX size (alert if >100 pending per agent)
+- [ ] Monitor BROADCAST size (alert if >1000)
+- [ ] Heartbeat monitoring for persistent agents
+- [ ] Alert on anomalies
+
+---
+
+## 10. Implementation Priority
+
+| # | Component | Depends on |
+|---|-----------|-----------|
+| 0 | Specialist models (ABCD) | — |
+| 1 | Atomic write + directory structure | — |
+| 2 | Bootstrap-scan for persistent agents | #1 |
+| 3 | Per-agent MANIFEST + hash chain | #1 |
+| 4 | `status: pending/processing/done` | #1 |
+| 5 | inotifywait daemon (Gateway) | #1–4 |
+| 6 | GUARDIAN monitoring | #5 |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Deferred (v2+)
+
+- Unified MANIFEST (replicated from per-agent)
+- `expires_at` for heartbeats
+- GUI dashboard
+- External agent bridge
+- Message encryption (currently: secure mesh, not needed)
+
+---
+
+## 12. Protocol 0 in Channel Context
+
+- SHA256 determinism: every message hashed, chain verifiable
+- No deletion: mv to ARCHIVE only
+- Full audit trail: MANIFEST/<agent>.sha256chain
+- GUARDIAN — integrity watchdog
+
+---
+
+*Specification v1.1 · 2026-07-30 · Aelin AquaSoul*