diff --git a/docker-compose.dev-sx-host.yml b/docker-compose.dev-sx-host.yml
index f6fadb57..36dacf1f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev-sx-host.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev-sx-host.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ services:
# 5.4x faster (1m43s -> 19s). Default-OFF gate, opt in here.
SX_SERVING_JIT: "1"
OCAMLRUNPARAM: "b"
- # TA-live: federate emitted activities to peer B's /inbox (real fed-sx over HTTP).
- SX_PEERS: "http://sx_host_b:8000"
+ # TA-live ACTOR MODEL: A's actor identity + base URL. A is FOLLOWED (B follows it), so A has no
+ # SX_FOLLOW; it delivers its activities to its followers. SX_FED_SECRET signs/verifies fed POSTs.
+ SX_ACTOR: "blog.rose-ash.com"
+ SX_SELF_URL: "http://sx_host:8000"
+ SX_FED_SECRET: "rose-ash-fed-2026-shared-a3f9"
volumes:
# SX source (hot-reload on container restart)
- ./spec:/app/spec:ro
@@ -99,6 +102,12 @@ services:
SX_SESSION_SECRET: "ta-host-b-sess-9d2e1f"
SX_SERVING_JIT: "1"
OCAMLRUNPARAM: "b"
+ # TA-live ACTOR MODEL: B's identity + base. B FOLLOWS A (SX_FOLLOW = A's base) at boot, so A
+ # delivers its activities to B. Same shared SX_FED_SECRET so signatures verify across A↔B.
+ SX_ACTOR: "sx_host_b"
+ SX_SELF_URL: "http://sx_host_b:8000"
+ SX_FOLLOW: "http://sx_host:8000"
+ SX_FED_SECRET: "rose-ash-fed-2026-shared-a3f9"
volumes:
- ./spec:/app/spec:ro
- ./lib:/app/lib:ro
@@ -108,6 +117,9 @@ services:
- ./hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe:/app/bin/sx_server:ro
- /root/sx-host-b-persist:/data/persist
networks:
+ # externalnet too, so a Caddy route (e.g. blog-b.rose-ash.com) can reverse_proxy to B — the
+ # public-domain step is external Caddy + DNS config (not in this repo). default = A↔B fed traffic.
+ - externalnet
- default
restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/lib/host/blog.sx b/lib/host/blog.sx
index 9dbf4e0b..0fbebd61 100644
--- a/lib/host/blog.sx
+++ b/lib/host/blog.sx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
(let ((r (host/blog-get slug)))
(if (nil? r) nil
(let ((cid (host/blog-cid slug)))
- {:verb verb :actor "site"
+ {:verb verb :actor host/blog--actor
:object cid :object-type (host/blog--post-type slug)
:slug slug :category (host/blog--post-category slug)
:delta verb :id (str verb ":" cid)})))))
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
;; id would false-dedup across different edges on the same object.
(define host/blog--relation-activity
(fn (verb src kind dst)
- {:verb verb :actor "site"
+ {:verb verb :actor host/blog--actor
:object src :object-type (host/blog--post-type src)
:relation kind :target dst
:delta (str verb " " kind " " dst)
@@ -188,9 +188,47 @@
(define host/blog--runner-fleet (list host/flow--exec-runner))
(define host/blog--add-runner! (fn (r) (set! host/blog--runner-fleet (concat host/blog--runner-fleet (list r)))))
(define host/blog--kernel-base "")
-;; TA-live: peer base URLs — emitted activities federate to each peer's /inbox (serve-set from SX_PEERS).
-(define host/blog--peers (list))
-(define host/blog--set-peers! (fn (ps) (set! host/blog--peers ps)))
+;; ── the ACTOR MODEL — who WE are + who FOLLOWS us (fed-sx delivery is FOLLOWER-based, not a static
+;; peer list). An emitted activity carries our :actor and delivers to our followers' inboxes. A peer
+;; FOLLOWS us by POSTing a {verb:follow, actor, base} to our /inbox; we add it to our followers.
+(define host/blog--actor "site") ;; our actor id (serve-set from SX_ACTOR)
+(define host/blog--self-base "") ;; our base URL — followers POST to /inbox (serve-set)
+(define host/blog--set-actor! (fn (a base) (begin (set! host/blog--actor a) (set! host/blog--self-base base))))
+(define host/blog--followers (list)) ;; [{actor, base}] — who follows us (we deliver here)
+(define host/blog--followers-key "followers")
+(define host/blog-load-followers!
+ (fn () (let ((v (persist/backend-kv-get host/blog-store host/blog--followers-key)))
+ (when (and v (= (type-of v) "list")) (set! host/blog--followers v)))))
+(define host/blog--follows? (fn (base) (some (fn (f) (= (get f "base") base)) host/blog--followers)))
+(define host/blog--add-follower!
+ (fn (actor base)
+ (when (and base (not (= base "")) (not (host/blog--follows? base)))
+ (begin (set! host/blog--followers (concat host/blog--followers (list {"actor" actor "base" base})))
+ (persist/backend-kv-put host/blog-store host/blog--followers-key host/blog--followers)))))
+(define host/blog--delivery-bases (fn () (map (fn (f) (get f "base")) host/blog--followers)))
+;; the actor we follow at boot / on each tick (serve-set from SX_FOLLOW; idempotent re-follow).
+(define host/blog--follow-target "")
+(define host/blog--set-follow-target! (fn (t) (set! host/blog--follow-target t)))
+;; ── federation SIGNATURE: every POST we send is signed (shared-secret MAC over the body); /inbox
+;; verifies before accepting. An empty secret disables verification (back-compat / open demo). ──
+(define host/blog--fed-secret "")
+(define host/blog--set-fed-secret! (fn (s) (set! host/blog--fed-secret s)))
+(define host/blog--fed-sign (fn (body) (if (= host/blog--fed-secret "") "" (dr/sess-sig host/blog--fed-secret body))))
+;; POST a wire to a peer's /inbox WITH a signature header (may raise; callers guard).
+(define host/blog--fed-post
+ (fn (base wire)
+ (http-request "POST" (str base "/inbox")
+ {"content-type" "text/plain" "x-fed-sig" (host/blog--fed-sign wire)} wire)))
+;; verify an inbound POST's signature (accept if no secret configured, else require a matching MAC).
+(define host/blog--fed-verify?
+ (fn (req body)
+ (or (= host/blog--fed-secret "")
+ (= (str (or (dream-header req "x-fed-sig") "")) (dr/sess-sig host/blog--fed-secret body)))))
+;; FOLLOW another actor: POST a follow to its /inbox announcing OUR actor + base, so it delivers to us.
+(define host/blog--follow!
+ (fn (target-base)
+ (guard (e (true false))
+ (begin (host/blog--fed-post target-base (serialize {"verb" "follow" "actor" host/blog--actor "base" host/blog--self-base})) true))))
;; per-type behavior declaration, stored on the type-post (string-keyed → persist-safe).
(define host/blog--type-behavior (fn (type) (or (get (host/blog-get type) :behavior) (list))))
(define host/blog--set-type-behavior!
@@ -309,13 +347,13 @@
(define host/blog--enqueue-outbox!
(fn (a)
(begin
- (for-each (fn (peer) (set! host/blog--outbox
- (concat host/blog--outbox (list {"peer" peer "wire" (host/ta--serialize a)}))))
- host/blog--peers)
+ (for-each (fn (base) (set! host/blog--outbox
+ (concat host/blog--outbox (list {"peer" base "wire" (host/ta--serialize a)}))))
+ (host/blog--delivery-bases))
(host/blog--outbox-persist!))))
-;; guarded delivery: POST the wire; a connection failure returns false (item kept), never raises.
+;; guarded, SIGNED delivery: POST the wire; a connection failure returns false (item kept), never raises.
(define host/blog--try-deliver
- (fn (peer wire) (guard (e (true false)) (begin (host/ta--post peer wire) true))))
+ (fn (peer wire) (guard (e (true false)) (begin (host/blog--fed-post peer wire) true))))
;; deliver every pending item; KEEP the ones that failed (peer down) for the next retry.
(define host/blog--flush-outbox!
(fn ()
@@ -2866,6 +2904,16 @@
(persist/backend-kv-put host/blog-store host/blog--flowlog-key host/blog--flow-log)
(host/blog--drop-pending! id)))
r))))
+;; ── /fed-tick — the background federation worker (hit periodically by serve.sh's detached loop) ──
+;; Re-follows our target (idempotent — recovers if it was down at boot) and flushes the durable
+;; outbox (delivers any backlog to followers who are now up). This is the delivery TIMER.
+(define host/blog-fed-tick
+ (fn (req)
+ (begin
+ (when (not (= host/blog--follow-target "")) (host/blog--follow! host/blog--follow-target))
+ (host/blog--flush-outbox!)
+ (host/ok {:outbox (len host/blog--outbox) :followers (len host/blog--followers)}))))
+
;; ── /flows — the behavior surface: what fired + what's SUSPENDED (RA-live). ?resume= resumes. ─
(define host/blog-flows
(fn (req)
@@ -2930,8 +2978,16 @@
;; (host/blog--receive! is defined with emit! above — process-local only, no re-federation.)
(define host/blog-inbox
(fn (req)
- (let ((a (host/ta--deserialize (dream-body req))))
- (begin (host/blog--receive! a) (host/ok {:received (or (get a :id) "")})))))
+ (let ((body (dream-body req)))
+ (if (not (host/blog--fed-verify? req body))
+ (host/error 403 "bad federation signature") ;; reject unsigned/forged POSTs
+ (let ((w (parse-safe body)))
+ (if (= (get w "verb") "follow")
+ ;; a FOLLOW: register the sender as a follower (deliver our activities to its inbox).
+ (begin (host/blog--add-follower! (get w "actor") (get w "base")) (host/ok {:followed (get w "actor")}))
+ ;; a regular activity: process it (fires our behaviors on the peer's event).
+ (let ((a (host/ta--wire->activity w)))
+ (begin (host/blog--receive! a) (host/ok {:received (or (get a :id) "")})))))))))
;; ── routes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
;; Public reads + the create form. /, /posts, /new BEFORE /:slug (catch-all).
@@ -2946,6 +3002,7 @@
(dream-get "/meta" host/blog-meta-index)
(dream-get "/workflow-demo" host/blog-workflow-demo)
(dream-get "/flows" host/blog-flows)
+ (dream-get "/fed-tick" host/blog-fed-tick)
(dream-get "/activities" host/blog-activities)
(dream-get "/:slug/source" host/blog-source)
(dream-get "/:slug/relate-options" host/blog-relate-options)
diff --git a/lib/host/serve.sh b/lib/host/serve.sh
index 0b18c9ea..9dff91f1 100755
--- a/lib/host/serve.sh
+++ b/lib/host/serve.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ _warm_serving_jit() {
}
_warm_serving_jit &
+# TA-live: the background FEDERATION DELIVERY loop. Every 15s, hit /fed-tick (the container has no
+# curl, so speak HTTP over /dev/tcp), which re-follows our target (idempotent — recovers if it was
+# down at boot) and flushes the durable outbox (delivers backlog to followers who are now up). This
+# is the delivery TIMER — federation is eventually-consistent, not best-effort-at-emit-only.
+_fed_delivery_loop() {
+ for _ in $(seq 1 240); do
+ case "$( { exec 3<>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/"$PORT" && printf 'GET /health HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n' >&3 && head -1 <&3; exec 3>&- 3<&-; } 2>/dev/null )" in
+ *200*) break ;;
+ esac
+ sleep 0.5
+ done
+ while true; do
+ { exec 3<>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/"$PORT" && printf 'GET /fed-tick HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n' >&3 && cat <&3 >/dev/null; exec 3>&- 3<&-; } 2>/dev/null
+ sleep 15
+ done
+}
+_fed_delivery_loop &
+
# Modules: every load line from conformance.sh's MODULES list, minus the ledger
# (not needed to serve). server.sx supplies host/serve.
MODULES=(
@@ -220,15 +238,22 @@ EPOCH=1
echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
echo "(eval \"(host/blog-load-pendinglog!)\")"
EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
- # TA-live: federate emitted activities to peer /inbox endpoints (comma-separated SX_PEERS, e.g.
- # "http://sx_host_b:8000"). Empty by default (no federation). A peer that receives does NOT
- # re-federate, so an acyclic peer graph doesn't loop.
- PEERS_SX="(list"
- IFS=',' read -ra _PEER_ARR <<< "${SX_PEERS:-}"
- for _p in "${_PEER_ARR[@]:-}"; do [ -n "$_p" ] && PEERS_SX="$PEERS_SX \\\"$_p\\\""; done
- PEERS_SX="$PEERS_SX)"
+ # TA-live ACTOR MODEL: our actor id (SX_ACTOR) + base URL (SX_SELF_URL — followers POST to
+ # /inbox). Load our persisted followers. If SX_FOLLOW is set, follow that actor's base at
+ # boot (POST a follow to its /inbox), so it delivers ITS activities to us. Follower-based delivery
+ # replaces the static peer list; the background loop re-follows (idempotent) if the target was down.
echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
- echo "(eval \"(host/blog--set-peers! $PEERS_SX)\")"
+ echo "(eval \"(host/blog--set-actor! \\\"${SX_ACTOR:-site}\\\" \\\"${SX_SELF_URL:-}\\\")\")"
+ EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
+ echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
+ echo "(eval \"(host/blog-load-followers!)\")"
+ EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
+ echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
+ echo "(eval \"(host/blog--set-follow-target! \\\"${SX_FOLLOW:-}\\\")\")"
+ EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
+ # TA-live: the shared federation secret (peers sign every POST; /inbox verifies). Empty = open.
+ echo "(epoch $EPOCH)"
+ echo "(eval \"(host/blog--set-fed-secret! \\\"${SX_FED_SECRET:-}\\\")\")"
EPOCH=$((EPOCH+1))
# TA-live: rebuild the durable outbox + RETRY any deliveries that were pending from before a
# restart (a peer that was down gets its backlog once it + we are back up).
diff --git a/plans/business-logic-fed-flows.md b/plans/business-logic-fed-flows.md
index ca299610..04a514b3 100644
--- a/plans/business-logic-fed-flows.md
+++ b/plans/business-logic-fed-flows.md
@@ -334,6 +334,18 @@ covers everything until a DAG's cost/latency/placement forces the substrate.
activities), so business logic can change state, which federates, which triggers more flows.
## Progress log (newest first)
+- 2026-07-02 — FEDERATION PRODUCTION LAYER DONE + LIVE-VERIFIED (the actor model + the rest). (1)
+ ACTOR MODEL: activities carry a real :actor (SX_ACTOR, not "site"); delivery is FOLLOWER-based, not
+ a static peer list — a peer POSTs {verb:follow, actor, base} to /inbox to subscribe; B follows A at
+ boot (SX_FOLLOW) → A delivers its activities to B (a follower). host/blog--{followers, add-follower!,
+ follow!, delivery-bases}. (2) BACKGROUND DELIVERY TIMER: serve.sh's detached loop hits /fed-tick every
+ 15s → re-follow (idempotent, recovers if the target was down) + flush the outbox. Verified: B down →
+ publish queues → start B → the TIMER auto-delivers (no manual flush). (3) SIGNATURE VERIFICATION:
+ every fed POST is signed (dr/sess-sig shared-secret MAC over the body, SX_FED_SECRET); /inbox verifies
+ → a forged POST gets 403. (4) PUBLIC DOMAIN: B (sx_host_b) is on externalnet (Caddy-reachable) — the
+ actual subdomain (DNS + a Caddy reverse_proxy route) is external ops config, not in this repo. LIVE
+ PROOF end-to-end: B follows A (followers:1); publish on A → signed delivery to follower B → B verifies
+ + fires validate+notify; forged POST → 403; background timer delivers a backlog. blog 218/218, conformance green.
- 2026-07-02 — RA-LIVE + TA-LIVE DONE + LIVE-VERIFIED. (1) sx_kernel container (durable-execution
service) deployed; the host's RA kernel-runner drives it over HTTP — editing a newsletter article →
durable Update → kernel SUSPENDS (pending) → /flows?resume → done. (2) TA federation: host POST