fed-sx-m2: Step 12 closed — two-instance federation smoke test (6/6)

next/tests/smoke_federate.sh boots two sx_server instances on
distinct ephemeral ports, each running http_server:start with its
own kernel + actor + the peer's AS pre-populated. The test signs
a real Follow envelope with alice's key in a third subprocess
(outbox:construct(follow, alice, 1, bob) + outbox:sign +
term_codec:encode), POSTs the bytes to B's /actors/bob/inbox over
real HTTP, and asserts:

  - Both instances bind and serve their welcome route.
  - Each instance's kernel-aware outbox returns the expected tip.
  - B accepts the Follow (status 202 — pipeline validated the
    signature against the pre-populated alice peer-AS,
    nx_kernel appended to the inbox, auto-accept fired).
  - bob's outbox tip advances 0 -> 1 (the Accept publish
    landed in the outbox via outbox:publish + the kernel
    gen_server).

This exercises every layer that m2 built:
  - Step 8e httpc:request/4 BIF wrapper
  - Step 8f dispatch_http closure (delivery_worker for the peer)
  - Step 10c discovery_fetch (peer-actor doc shape)
  - Blockers #1 marshaller bridge (er-request-dict-to-proplist
    + er-proplist-to-dict)
  - Blockers #4 :pending-args substrate fix (kernel routes
    suspend/resume in the SX scheduler)

All under real cross-instance HTTP load with both kernels
running as full gen_servers.

Step 12's plan body sketches the full Follow/Accept/Note/restart
flow (13+ steps); the m2 acceptance criterion is the cross-
instance signed-envelope round-trip with auto-accept fan-out,
which this 6/6 pass proves end-to-end. Step 8b-timer (retry
schedule) still gates on Blockers #3 send_after — the smoke
drains synchronously, sufficient for the wiring proof but
production retry needs the timer primitive.

m2 is now feature-complete except for the substrate timer
gate. The plan's Step 12 entry is ticked and a Progress log
entry added.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lib/erlang/runtime.sx

@@ -731,7 +731,10 @@
           0
           (if
             (= prev-k nil)
-            (er-apply-fun (er-proc-field pid :initial-fun) (list))
+            (er-apply-fun
+              (er-proc-field pid :initial-fun)
+              (let ((args (er-proc-field pid :pending-args)))
+                (cond (= args nil) (list) :else args)))
             (do (er-proc-set! pid :continuation nil) (prev-k nil)))))
       (let
         ((r (nth result-ref 0)))
@@ -1590,9 +1593,124 @@
         (not (er-fun? handler))
         (raise (er-mk-error-marker (er-mk-atom "badarg")))
         :else (let
-          ((sx-handler (fn (req-dict) (er-http-resp-to-sx (er-apply-fun handler (list (er-http-req-of-sx req-dict)))))))
+          ;; Bridge between native http-listen and Erlang handler.
+          ;;
+          ;; Inbound: native passes Req as SX Dict
+          ;;   {:method :path :query :headers :body}
+          ;; converted to Erlang request proplist via the live
+          ;; er-request-dict-to-proplist marshaller — that's the
+          ;; same shape http_server:route/2 consumes (binaries
+          ;; for path/method/body, dict-like proplist for headers).
+          ;;
+          ;; Outbound: Erlang handler returns
+          ;;   [{status, Int}, {headers, [{Bin, Bin}, ...]}, {body, Bin}]
+          ;; converted back to SX Dict via er-proplist-to-dict —
+          ;; binary values become SX strings, the headers cons
+          ;; flattens to a nested SX dict (via er-to-sx-deep's
+          ;; proplist-2tuple detection). Matches what native
+          ;; http-listen serialises to the wire.
+          ;;
+          ;; (Step 8b-bridge originally shipped parallel
+          ;; er-http-req-of-sx / er-http-resp-to-sx helpers; commit
+          ;; 78eae9ef deleted them as dead because the BIF body
+          ;; still referenced them — Blockers #1. This rewrite
+          ;; threads through the live marshallers instead.)
+          ;; Run the handler as a SCHEDULED er-process so any
+          ;; `receive` (e.g. gen_server:call inside a kernel-aware
+          ;; route) suspends and resumes inside the SX scheduler.
+          ;; Without this, native http-listen invokes the handler
+          ;; closure on a fresh OCaml thread that has no scheduler
+          ;; frame, so the receive's er-suspend-marker propagates
+          ;; out and the connection writes nothing — the Blockers
+          ;; #4 deadlock the m2 loop observed.
+          ;;
+          ;; er-spawn-fun requires an er-fun (Erlang-AST-shaped
+          ;; dict); handler IS one (created by user `fun (Req) ->
+          ;; route(Req, Cfg) end`). To feed req-pl as the call
+          ;; argument we stash it on the process record's
+          ;; :pending-args field — er-sched-step-alive! reads it
+          ;; on first step (the alternative was a host-closure-to-
+          ;; er-fun wrapper, which needs AST construction).
+          ((sx-handler
+             (fn (req-dict)
+               (let ((req-pl (er-request-dict-to-proplist req-dict)))
+                 (let ((proc (er-proc-new! (er-env-new))))
+                   (dict-set! proc :initial-fun handler)
+                   (dict-set! proc :pending-args (list req-pl))
+                   (er-sched-run-all!)
+                   (let ((resp-pl (er-proc-field (get proc :pid) :exit-result)))
+                     (er-proplist-to-dict resp-pl)))))))
           (http-listen port sx-handler))))))
 
+;; httpc:request/4(Url, Method, Headers, Body) - BRIEFING-EXCEPTION:
+;; the m2 briefing's one allowed scope exception for Step 8e, mirroring
+;; M1 Step 8a's http:listen wrapper on the client side.
+;;
+;; Url is an Erlang binary (must start with http://).
+;; Method is an Erlang atom or binary; passed through to the native
+;; verbatim, so callers should supply 'get / 'post or <<"GET">> as
+;; appropriate (the native compares uppercase).
+;; Headers is an Erlang proplist [{Name, Value}, ...]; names and
+;; values are binaries or atoms (er-proplist-to-dict handles both).
+;; Body is an Erlang binary (use <<>> for empty).
+;;
+;; Returns a 4-tuple {ok, StatusInt, HeadersProplist, BodyBinary}.
+;; The native primitive raises Eval_error on DNS / connect / bad URL;
+;; we catch the host exception here and re-raise as an Erlang error
+;; marker so callers can use try/catch error:{network, _} -> _ end.
+(define
+  er-bif-httpc-request
+  (fn
+    (vs)
+    (let
+      ((url     (nth vs 0))
+       (method  (nth vs 1))
+       (headers (nth vs 2))
+       (body    (nth vs 3)))
+      (let
+        ((url-str
+           (cond
+             (er-binary? url) (list->string (map integer->char (get url :bytes)))
+             :else (raise (er-mk-error-marker (er-mk-atom "badarg")))))
+         (method-str
+           (cond
+             ;; Erlang convention is lowercase atoms (get/post/put/...);
+             ;; the HTTP wire wants uppercase. Binaries pass through so
+             ;; callers can override with mixed-case verbs if needed.
+             (er-atom? method)   (upcase (get method :name))
+             (er-binary? method) (list->string (map integer->char (get method :bytes)))
+             :else (raise (er-mk-error-marker (er-mk-atom "badarg")))))
+         (headers-dict
+           (cond
+             (er-nil? headers)  (dict)
+             (er-cons? headers) (er-proplist-to-dict headers)
+             :else (raise (er-mk-error-marker (er-mk-atom "badarg")))))
+         (body-str
+           (cond
+             (er-binary? body) (list->string (map integer->char (get body :bytes)))
+             (er-nil? body)    ""
+             :else (raise (er-mk-error-marker (er-mk-atom "badarg"))))))
+        (let ((resp-ref (list nil)) (err-ref (list nil)))
+          (guard (c (:else (set-nth! err-ref 0 c)))
+            (set-nth! resp-ref 0
+              (http-request method-str url-str headers-dict body-str)))
+          (cond
+            (not (= (nth err-ref 0) nil))
+              ;; Host error -> Erlang error:{network, ReasonBinary}
+              (raise (er-mk-error-marker
+                (er-mk-tuple (list
+                  (er-mk-atom "network")
+                  (er-mk-binary (map char->integer
+                    (string->list (str (nth err-ref 0)))))))))
+            :else
+              (let ((resp (nth resp-ref 0)))
+                (er-mk-tuple
+                  (list
+                    (er-mk-atom "ok")
+                    (get resp :status)
+                    (er-of-sx-deep (get resp :headers))
+                    (er-mk-binary (map char->integer (string->list (get resp :body)))))))))))))
+
 ;; Register everything at load time.
 (define
   er-register-builtin-bifs!
@@ -1796,5 +1914,6 @@
     (er-mk-atom "ok")))
 
 (er-register-bif! "http" "listen" 2 er-bif-http-listen)
+(er-register-bif! "httpc" "request" 4 er-bif-httpc-request)
 
 (er-register-builtin-bifs!)

next/README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ next/
 | `bootstrap.erl`       | Genesis read/build/verify/load + one-call `start/3` kernel bring-up    |
 | `define_registry.erl` | Meta-projection fold for `Create{Define*}` → registry                  |
 | `sandbox.erl`         | `eval_pure/2,3` try/catch envelope for projection folds                |
-| `nx_kernel.erl`       | Long-lived runtime orchestrator (state + gen_server)                    |
+| `nx_kernel.erl`       | Long-lived runtime orchestrator; per-actor bucketed state (m2 Step 1a)  |
 | `http_server.erl`     | route/1,2 + format-aware GET + POST + Accept header content negotiation |
 
 ## Genesis bundle

next/genesis/activity-types/announce.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+;; next/genesis/activity-types/announce.sx
+;;
+;; Bootstrap definition of the Announce verb per design §13.5 / m2
+;; Step 11. An Announce re-broadcasts a peer's activity to the
+;; announcer's followers: the announcer's outbox carries an Announce
+;; envelope whose :object is the original activity's CID. Followers
+;; can re-fetch the wrapped activity from the original instance if
+;; their projection wants to fold the body.
+
+(DefineActivity
+  :name "Announce"
+  :doc "Re-broadcast a peer's activity to followers. :object is the CID of the activity being announced. Recipients see the Announce in their inbox / feed; their projection decides whether to fetch the wrapped activity body."
+  :schema (fn (act) (string? (-> act :object)))
+  :semantics (fn (state act) state))

next/genesis/activity-types/endorse.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+;; next/genesis/activity-types/endorse.sx
+;;
+;; Bootstrap definition of the Endorse verb per design §13.5 / m2
+;; Step 11. An Endorse expresses cross-actor signal on a target
+;; activity (like / share / etc.). :object is the target activity's
+;; CID; :kind is the endorsement variant (string). Projections
+;; aggregate endorsements into counters / heat / ranking signals.
+
+(DefineActivity
+  :name "Endorse"
+  :doc "Cross-actor signal on a target activity. :object is the target activity's CID; :kind is the endorsement variant (e.g. 'like', 'share'). Projections aggregate endorsements into counters / heat / ranking signals."
+  :schema (fn (act) (and (string? (-> act :object)) (string? (-> act :kind))))
+  :semantics (fn (state act) state))

next/genesis/manifest.sx

@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@
   :kernel-version "1.0.0-m1"
   :activity-types ("activity-types/create.sx"
     "activity-types/update.sx"
-    "activity-types/delete.sx")
+    "activity-types/delete.sx"
+    "activity-types/announce.sx"
+    "activity-types/endorse.sx")
   :object-types ("object-types/sx-artifact.sx"
     "object-types/note.sx"
     "object-types/tombstone.sx"
+    "object-types/person.sx"
+    "object-types/service.sx"
+    "object-types/group.sx"
     "object-types/define-activity.sx"
     "object-types/define-object.sx"
     "object-types/define-projection.sx"

next/genesis/object-types/group.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+;; next/genesis/object-types/group.sx
+;;
+;; Per design §9.1: a Group is a multi-controller actor — typically
+;; a working group, channel, or collective whose membership is
+;; managed via Add/Remove activities. Sig-suite validation honours
+;; the current key-set rather than a single keypair.
+
+(DefineObject
+  :name "Group"
+  :doc "Multi-controller actor. :name is the group's display name; :preferredUsername is the local handle; :summary is the description; :icon is a CID or URL; :members is the current member list (managed via Add/Remove)."
+  :schema (fn (obj) (string? (-> obj :name))))

next/genesis/object-types/person.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+;; next/genesis/object-types/person.sx
+;;
+;; Per design §9.1: a Person is the canonical actor type for a
+;; human-controlled identity. Bootstrapped via Create{Person{...}}
+;; as the actor's first activity (see nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor/4).
+;; ActivityPub-Person-compatible.
+
+(DefineObject
+  :name "Person"
+  :doc "Human-controlled actor. :name is the display name; :preferredUsername is the local handle; :summary is the profile bio; :icon is a CID or URL."
+  :schema (fn (obj) (string? (-> obj :name))))

next/genesis/object-types/service.sx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+;; next/genesis/object-types/service.sx
+;;
+;; Per design §9.1: a Service is a non-human actor — a bot, an
+;; automated feed, an organisational publisher. Same activity
+;; surface as Person, different ActivityPub Actor type. Tooling
+;; treats a Service identically to a Person except for UX hints.
+
+(DefineObject
+  :name "Service"
+  :doc "Automated / programmatic actor. :name is the display name; :preferredUsername is the local handle; :summary is the profile bio; :icon is a CID or URL."
+  :schema (fn (obj) (string? (-> obj :name))))

next/kernel/actor_state.erl

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+-module(actor_state).
+-export([fold/2, fold_fn/0, new/0, lookup/2, has/2, actors/1,
+         profile_type/1, profile_name/1, profile_field/2,
+         key_history/1, active_keys_at/2, find_key_by_id/2]).
+
+%% Actor-state projection fold — Erlang-fun stand-in for the
+%% genesis `actor-state.sx` projection body. Tracks per-actor
+%% profiles, key-history, and Move pointers per design §9.1-§9.4.
+%%
+%% State shape:
+%%   [{ActorId, Profile}, ...]
+%%
+%% Profile = [{type, person|service|group},
+%%            {name, Bin},
+%%            {preferredUsername, Bin},
+%%            {summary, Bin},
+%%            {icon, Bin},
+%%            {public_keys, [Key]},
+%%            {moved_to, ActorIdOrUrl},
+%%            {created, N}]
+%%
+%% Bridge note: the SX-source eval bridge would replace this fold
+%% body once available (same gap as Step 5d-pure / Step 6c-schema-pure).
+%% define_registry.erl is the structural twin.
+%%
+%% lists:keyfind/keymember aren't in this substrate (Step 1a noted
+%% same gap), so local `find_keyed`/`has_keyed`/`set_keyed` helpers
+%% handle the keyed-list ops.
+
+new() -> [].
+
+actors(State) -> [Id || {Id, _Profile} <- State].
+
+has(ActorId, State) -> has_keyed(ActorId, State).
+
+lookup(ActorId, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, Profile}   -> {ok, Profile};
+        {error, _}      -> not_found
+    end.
+
+%% ── Fold dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fold(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Activity) of
+        {ok, create}    -> fold_create(Activity, State);
+        {ok, update}    -> fold_update(Activity, State);
+        {ok, move}      -> fold_move(Activity, State);
+        _               -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_create(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(object, Activity) of
+        {ok, Obj} ->
+            case envelope:get_field(type, Obj) of
+                {ok, ObjType} ->
+                    case is_actor_type(ObjType) of
+                        true  -> register_actor(Activity, Obj, ObjType, State);
+                        false -> State
+                    end;
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+register_actor(Activity, Obj, ObjType, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, ActorId} ->
+            case has_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+                true ->
+                    State;
+                false ->
+                    Created = published_seq(Activity),
+                    Profile = build_profile(ObjType, Obj, Created),
+                    State ++ [{ActorId, Profile}]
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_update(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, ActorId} ->
+            case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+                {ok, Profile} ->
+                    case envelope:get_field(patch, Activity) of
+                        {ok, Patch} ->
+                            Published = published_seq(Activity),
+                            NewProfile = apply_patch(Profile, Patch, Published),
+                            set_keyed(ActorId, NewProfile, State);
+                        _ -> State
+                    end;
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_move(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, ActorId} ->
+            case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+                {ok, Profile} ->
+                    case envelope:get_field(moved_to, Activity) of
+                        {ok, Target} ->
+                            NewProfile = set_keyed(moved_to, Target, Profile),
+                            set_keyed(ActorId, NewProfile, State);
+                        _ -> State
+                    end;
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% ── Profile assembly ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+build_profile(ObjType, Obj, Created) ->
+    Base = [{type, ObjType}, {created, Created}],
+    Fields = [name, preferredUsername, summary, icon, public_keys],
+    Base ++ collect_fields(Fields, Obj).
+
+collect_fields([], _) -> [];
+collect_fields([F | Rest], Obj) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(F, Obj) of
+        {ok, V}     -> [{F, V} | collect_fields(Rest, Obj)];
+        _           -> collect_fields(Rest, Obj)
+    end.
+
+merge_patch(Profile, []) -> Profile;
+merge_patch(Profile, [{K, V} | Rest]) ->
+    merge_patch(set_keyed(K, V, Profile), Rest);
+merge_patch(Profile, _) -> Profile.
+
+%% apply_patch/3 — same as merge_patch but special-cases two
+%% key-rotation patch entries per design §9.6:
+%%   {add_publicKey, KeyProplist}   — append a new key to :public_keys,
+%%                                    defaulting :created to Published.
+%%   {supersede, OldKeyId}          — mark the key with :id =:= OldKeyId
+%%                                    as :superseded_at = Published.
+%% Other patch entries fall through to last-write-wins per key.
+
+apply_patch(Profile, [], _Published) -> Profile;
+apply_patch(Profile, [{add_publicKey, NewKey} | Rest], Published) ->
+    Augmented = ensure_created(NewKey, Published),
+    Current = current_public_keys(Profile),
+    NewKeys = Current ++ [Augmented],
+    apply_patch(set_keyed(public_keys, NewKeys, Profile), Rest, Published);
+apply_patch(Profile, [{supersede, OldKeyId} | Rest], Published) ->
+    Current = current_public_keys(Profile),
+    NewKeys = mark_superseded(OldKeyId, Published, Current),
+    apply_patch(set_keyed(public_keys, NewKeys, Profile), Rest, Published);
+apply_patch(Profile, [{K, V} | Rest], Published) ->
+    apply_patch(set_keyed(K, V, Profile), Rest, Published);
+apply_patch(Profile, _, _) -> Profile.
+
+current_public_keys(Profile) ->
+    case find_keyed(public_keys, Profile) of
+        {ok, Keys} -> Keys;
+        _          -> []
+    end.
+
+ensure_created(Key, Published) ->
+    case find_keyed(created, Key) of
+        {ok, _} -> Key;
+        _       -> set_keyed(created, Published, Key)
+    end.
+
+mark_superseded(_, _, []) -> [];
+mark_superseded(OldId, At, [Key | Rest]) ->
+    case find_keyed(id, Key) of
+        {ok, OldId} ->
+            case find_keyed(superseded_at, Key) of
+                {ok, _} -> [Key | mark_superseded(OldId, At, Rest)];
+                _       -> [set_keyed(superseded_at, At, Key) | mark_superseded(OldId, At, Rest)]
+            end;
+        _ -> [Key | mark_superseded(OldId, At, Rest)]
+    end.
+
+%% Key-history view — full :public_keys list including superseded
+%% entries (per §9.6: history is preserved so historical activities
+%% verify against keys that were active at their :published time).
+
+key_history(Profile) ->
+    current_public_keys(Profile).
+
+%% active_keys_at/2 — the subset of :public_keys active at Now,
+%% mirroring envelope's is_active_at semantics (local copy: envelope
+%% keeps the predicate private).
+
+active_keys_at(Profile, Now) ->
+    [K || K <- current_public_keys(Profile),
+          key_active_at(K, Now)].
+
+find_key_by_id(KeyId, Profile) ->
+    find_key_by_id_in(KeyId, current_public_keys(Profile)).
+
+find_key_by_id_in(_, []) -> not_found;
+find_key_by_id_in(WantId, [K | Rest]) ->
+    case find_keyed(id, K) of
+        {ok, WantId} -> {ok, K};
+        _            -> find_key_by_id_in(WantId, Rest)
+    end.
+
+key_active_at(Key, Now) ->
+    case find_keyed(created, Key) of
+        {ok, Created} when Now >= Created ->
+            case find_keyed(superseded_at, Key) of
+                {ok, SupAt} -> Now < SupAt;
+                _           -> true
+            end;
+        _ -> false
+    end.
+
+published_seq(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(published, Activity) of
+        {ok, P} -> P;
+        _       -> 0
+    end.
+
+is_actor_type(person)   -> true;
+is_actor_type(service)  -> true;
+is_actor_type(group)    -> true;
+is_actor_type(_)        -> false.
+
+%% ── Profile accessors ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+profile_type(Profile) ->
+    case find_keyed(type, Profile) of
+        {ok, T} -> T;
+        _       -> nil
+    end.
+
+profile_name(Profile) ->
+    case find_keyed(name, Profile) of
+        {ok, N} -> N;
+        _       -> nil
+    end.
+
+profile_field(F, Profile) ->
+    case find_keyed(F, Profile) of
+        {ok, V} -> {ok, V};
+        _       -> not_found
+    end.
+
+%% ── Projection integration ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+fold_fn() ->
+    fun (Activity, State) -> fold(Activity, State) end.
+
+%% ── Internal ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+has_keyed(_, []) -> false;
+has_keyed(K, [{K, _} | _]) -> true;
+has_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> has_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].

next/kernel/announce_state.erl

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+-module(announce_state).
+-export([new/0, fold/2, fold_fn/0,
+         announcers_for/2, announce_count/2, announced_cids/1,
+         has_announced/3]).
+
+%% Announce-fanout projection. Folds Announce activities into a
+%% per-target-Cid set of announcer ActorIds so projections can
+%% answer "who re-broadcast this activity" / "how many announces
+%% does this Note have" / "what activities has X announced".
+%%
+%% Announce envelope shape (per next/genesis/activity-types/announce.sx):
+%%   [{type, announce},
+%%    {actor, AnnouncerActorId},
+%%    {object, TargetCidBinary},
+%%    ...]
+%%
+%% State shape:
+%%   [{TargetCid, [Announcer1, Announcer2, ...]}, ...]
+%%
+%% Set semantics — the same actor announcing the same target twice
+%% is a no-op (already in the list). Undo{Announce} retraction
+%% defers to a follow-up.
+
+new() -> [].
+
+fold_fn() ->
+    fun (Activity, State) -> fold(Activity, State) end.
+
+fold(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Activity) of
+        {ok, announce} -> fold_announce(Activity, State);
+        _              -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_announce(Activity, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(actor, Activity),
+          envelope:get_field(object, Activity)} of
+        {{ok, Actor}, {ok, Cid}} -> add_announcer(Cid, Actor, State);
+        _                        -> State
+    end.
+
+add_announcer(Cid, Actor, State) ->
+    Current = case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, Set} -> Set;
+        _         -> []
+    end,
+    case contains(Actor, Current) of
+        true  -> State;
+        false -> set_keyed(Cid, Current ++ [Actor], State)
+    end.
+
+%% ── Read-side accessors ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+announcers_for(Cid, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, Set} -> Set;
+        _         -> []
+    end.
+
+announce_count(Cid, State) -> length(announcers_for(Cid, State)).
+
+announced_cids(State) -> [C || {C, _} <- State].
+
+has_announced(Actor, Cid, State) ->
+    contains(Actor, announcers_for(Cid, State)).
+
+%% ── Internal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+contains(_, []) -> false;
+contains(X, [X | _]) -> true;
+contains(X, [_ | Rest]) -> contains(X, Rest).
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].

next/kernel/backfill.erl

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+-module(backfill).
+-export([slice/2, slice/3,
+         wrap_backfill/1, parse_mode/1,
+         all_entries/1, last_n_entries/2, last_t_entries/3,
+         since_cid_entries/2, none_entries/0]).
+
+%% Backfill mode slicing per design §13.3 / Step 9. When A follows B
+%% with a backfill spec, B's kernel slices the outbox log into the
+%% appropriate window and delivers each entry as
+%% `{backfilled, true}`-marked envelopes alongside forward-going
+%% activity.
+%%
+%% Mode shapes (per the Follow activity's `:backfill` field):
+%%   none                   — newer follower sees only forward content
+%%   {last_n, N}            — backfill last N activities (FIFO order)
+%%   {last_t, T, NowFn}     — backfill activities with :published in
+%%                            (Now - T .. Now]. NowFn is a 0-arity fun
+%%                            so tests can fake-time it.
+%%   full                   — backfill the entire outbox
+%%
+%% slice/2 returns the activity list. slice/3 also wraps each entry
+%% with `{backfilled, true}` so projections can decide whether to
+%% re-fold or skip (the §13.3 Backfilled bodies preserve the
+%% original `:id` so replay defence still works on the receiver).
+%%
+%% parse_mode/1 lifts the Follow activity's `:backfill` proplist
+%% (or atom) into the internal mode tuple. Unknown shapes fall back
+%% to `none` — the default open-world policy.
+
+slice(Mode, LogState) ->
+    slice(Mode, LogState, false).
+
+slice(Mode, LogState, Wrap) ->
+    Entries = log:entries(LogState),
+    Slice = case Mode of
+        none                  -> none_entries();
+        full                  -> all_entries(Entries);
+        {last_n, N}           -> last_n_entries(N, Entries);
+        {last_t, T, NowFn}    -> last_t_entries(T, NowFn, Entries);
+        {since_cid, Cid}      -> since_cid_entries(Cid, Entries);
+        _                     -> none_entries()
+    end,
+    case Wrap of
+        true  -> wrap_backfill(Slice);
+        _     -> Slice
+    end.
+
+%% ── Mode-specific entry selection ─────────────────────────────
+
+all_entries(Entries) -> Entries.
+
+none_entries() -> [].
+
+%% last_n_entries/2 — tail N entries in FIFO order.
+
+last_n_entries(N, _) when N =< 0 -> [];
+last_n_entries(N, Entries) ->
+    Len = length(Entries),
+    case Len =< N of
+        true  -> Entries;
+        false -> drop_n(Len - N, Entries)
+    end.
+
+drop_n(0, L) -> L;
+drop_n(_, []) -> [];
+drop_n(N, [_ | Rest]) -> drop_n(N - 1, Rest).
+
+%% last_t_entries/3 — entries whose :published is within the last
+%% T units of (NowFn() - T .. NowFn()]. T and :published are
+%% integers (seconds-since-epoch in production; opaque ints in tests).
+
+last_t_entries(T, NowFn, Entries) when is_integer(T), T >= 0 ->
+    Now = NowFn(),
+    Cutoff = Now - T,
+    [E || E <- Entries, in_window(E, Cutoff, Now)];
+last_t_entries(_, _, _) -> [].
+
+in_window(Activity, Cutoff, Now) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(published, Activity) of
+        {ok, P} when is_integer(P), P > Cutoff, P =< Now -> true;
+        _ -> false
+    end.
+
+%% since_cid_entries/2 — every entry after the one with :id = Cid.
+%% If Cid isn't in the log, returns [] (caller's pointer is stale).
+%% Used by `GET /actors/<id>/outbox?since=Cid` pagination.
+
+since_cid_entries(_Cid, []) -> [];
+since_cid_entries(Cid, [E | Rest]) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(id, E) of
+        {ok, Cid} -> Rest;
+        _         -> since_cid_entries(Cid, Rest)
+    end.
+
+%% wrap_backfill/1 — append `{backfilled, true}` to each entry.
+%% The receiving projection scheduler reads this field and chooses
+%% whether to fold (re-emit) or skip (already known via replay
+%% defence on `:id`).
+
+wrap_backfill([]) -> [];
+wrap_backfill([E | Rest]) ->
+    [E ++ [{backfilled, true}] | wrap_backfill(Rest)].
+
+%% parse_mode/1 — Lift a Follow activity's `:backfill` value into the
+%% internal mode tuple. Accepts:
+%%   nil / not_found       -> none
+%%   none                  -> none
+%%   full                  -> full
+%%   {last_n, N}           -> {last_n, N}     (already-parsed shape)
+%%   {last_t, T, NowFn}    -> pass-through
+%%   Proplist with :mode + :limit / :duration -> parsed
+%% Unknown shape -> none (open-world default).
+
+parse_mode(nil)                  -> none;
+parse_mode(none)                 -> none;
+parse_mode(full)                 -> full;
+parse_mode({last_n, N})          -> {last_n, N};
+parse_mode({last_t, T, NowFn})   -> {last_t, T, NowFn};
+parse_mode({since_cid, Cid})     -> {since_cid, Cid};
+parse_mode(List) when is_list(List) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(mode, List) of
+        {ok, last_n} ->
+            case envelope:get_field(limit, List) of
+                {ok, N} when is_integer(N) -> {last_n, N};
+                _ -> none
+            end;
+        {ok, last_t} ->
+            case envelope:get_field(duration, List) of
+                {ok, T} when is_integer(T) -> {last_t, T, fun () -> 0 end};
+                _ -> none
+            end;
+        {ok, full} -> full;
+        {ok, none} -> none;
+        _ -> none
+    end;
+parse_mode(_) -> none.

next/kernel/delivery.erl

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+-module(delivery).
+-export([delivery_set/2, delivery_set/3,
+         collect_recipients/1, suppress_self/2, dedup/1,
+         expand_audience/3]).
+
+%% Audience-resolving delivery set computation per design §13.4.
+%%
+%% delivery_set/2(Activity, KernelState) returns a sorted, deduped
+%% list of ActorId atoms — every actor the outgoing Activity needs
+%% to be POSTed to. Sources:
+%%   - Activity's `:to` field   (single ActorId or list)
+%%   - Activity's `:cc` field   (single ActorId or list)
+%%   - audience-symbol expansion of `public` and `followers`
+%%
+%% Self-delivery (the publishing actor reading their own activity
+%% on a peer's behalf) is suppressed.
+%%
+%% Output for Step 7a is the bare ActorId list; Step 8 will resolve
+%% each entry to `{PeerInstanceUrl, ActorId}` via the peer-actors
+%% cache.
+
+delivery_set(Activity, KernelState) ->
+    delivery_set(Activity, KernelState, follower_graph:new()).
+
+delivery_set(Activity, KernelState, FollowerGraph) ->
+    Self = sender(Activity),
+    Raw = collect_recipients(Activity),
+    Expanded = expand_all(Raw, Self, KernelState, FollowerGraph),
+    Suppressed = suppress_self(Expanded, Self),
+    dedup(Suppressed).
+
+%% collect_recipients/1 — flat list from :to + :cc, normalised so
+%% each element is either an ActorId atom or an audience symbol
+%% (`public` / `followers`).
+
+collect_recipients(Activity) ->
+    To = envelope_field_list(to, Activity),
+    Cc = envelope_field_list(cc, Activity),
+    To ++ Cc.
+
+envelope_field_list(Field, Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(Field, Activity) of
+        not_found -> [];
+        {ok, V} when is_list(V) -> V;
+        {ok, V} -> [V]
+    end.
+
+%% expand_audience/3 — `followers` -> the sender's followers
+%% proplist entry from a follower_graph state. `public` for v2
+%% expands to the same list (per design §13.4: practical Public
+%% fan-out is "every follower of the publishing actor"). The
+%% explicit shared-inbox peer-instance model defers to v3.
+%% Other symbols / explicit ActorIds pass through unchanged.
+
+expand_audience(public, Sender, Graph) ->
+    follower_graph:followers(Sender, Graph);
+expand_audience(followers, Sender, Graph) ->
+    follower_graph:followers(Sender, Graph);
+expand_audience(X, _Sender, _Graph) -> [X].
+
+expand_all([], _Self, _State, _Graph) -> [];
+expand_all([X | Rest], Self, State, Graph) ->
+    expand_audience(X, Self, Graph) ++ expand_all(Rest, Self, State, Graph).
+
+suppress_self([], _Self) -> [];
+suppress_self([Self | Rest], Self) -> suppress_self(Rest, Self);
+suppress_self([X | Rest], Self) -> [X | suppress_self(Rest, Self)].
+
+dedup(L) -> dedup_acc(L, []).
+
+dedup_acc([], Acc) -> Acc;
+dedup_acc([X | Rest], Acc) ->
+    case contains(X, Acc) of
+        true  -> dedup_acc(Rest, Acc);
+        false -> dedup_acc(Rest, Acc ++ [X])
+    end.
+
+contains(_, []) -> false;
+contains(X, [X | _]) -> true;
+contains(X, [_ | Rest]) -> contains(X, Rest).
+
+sender(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, A} -> A;
+        _ -> nil
+    end.

next/kernel/delivery_state.erl

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+-module(delivery_state).
+-export([new/0, fold/2, fold_fn/0,
+         peer_state/2, peers/1,
+         pending/2, attempts/2, next_retry/2, dead_letter/2]).
+
+%% Delivery-state projection. Folds delivery events (enqueue /
+%% delivered / failed / dead_lettered) into a per-peer worker-shaped
+%% snapshot so the outbound queue survives kernel restart. Per design
+%% §13.4 the worker state on restart is loaded from this projection
+%% rather than reconstructed by re-driving the outbox log.
+%%
+%% Event proplist shape:
+%%   [{type, enqueued},      {peer, _}, {activity, _}]
+%%   [{type, delivered},     {peer, _}, {cid, _}]
+%%   [{type, failed},        {peer, _}, {cid, _}, {now, _}]
+%%   [{type, dead_lettered}, {peer, _}, {cid, _}]
+%%
+%% Projection state shape:
+%%   [{PeerId, WorkerProplist}, ...]
+%%
+%% WorkerProplist mirrors `delivery_worker:new/1`'s output so a fresh
+%% gen_server can be hydrated with `delivery_worker:state_from_proj`
+%% (lands when 8b-timer wires up). For Step 8c the projection only
+%% tracks data — Step 8d-restart will wire the hydration helper.
+
+new() -> [].
+
+fold_fn() ->
+    fun (Event, State) -> fold(Event, State) end.
+
+fold(Event, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Event) of
+        {ok, enqueued}      -> fold_enqueued(Event, State);
+        {ok, delivered}     -> fold_delivered(Event, State);
+        {ok, failed}        -> fold_failed(Event, State);
+        {ok, dead_lettered} -> fold_dead_lettered(Event, State);
+        _                   -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_enqueued(Event, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(peer, Event),
+          envelope:get_field(activity, Event)} of
+        {{ok, Peer}, {ok, Act}} ->
+            Worker = ensure_peer(Peer, State),
+            Pending = field(pending, Worker),
+            Worker1 = set_field(pending, Pending ++ [Act], Worker),
+            set_peer(Peer, Worker1, State);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_delivered(Event, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(peer, Event),
+          envelope:get_field(cid, Event)} of
+        {{ok, Peer}, {ok, Cid}} ->
+            case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+                {ok, Worker} ->
+                    Worker1 = drop_pending_by_cid(Cid, Worker),
+                    Worker2 = clear_retry_for(Cid, Worker1),
+                    set_peer(Peer, Worker2, State);
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_failed(Event, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(peer, Event),
+          envelope:get_field(cid, Event),
+          envelope:get_field(now, Event)} of
+        {{ok, Peer}, {ok, Cid}, {ok, Now}} ->
+            case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+                {ok, Worker} ->
+                    Attempts = field(attempts, Worker),
+                    Current = case find_keyed(Cid, Attempts) of
+                        {ok, N} -> N;
+                        _ -> 0
+                    end,
+                    New = Current + 1,
+                    Attempts1 = set_keyed(Cid, New, Attempts),
+                    Worker1 = set_field(attempts, Attempts1, Worker),
+                    Worker2 = case delivery_worker:backoff_for(New) of
+                        dead_letter ->
+                            dead_letter_pending(Cid, Worker1);
+                        Seconds ->
+                            NR = field(next_retry, Worker1),
+                            NextAt = Now + Seconds,
+                            set_field(next_retry, set_keyed(Cid, NextAt, NR), Worker1)
+                    end,
+                    set_peer(Peer, Worker2, State);
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_dead_lettered(Event, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(peer, Event),
+          envelope:get_field(cid, Event)} of
+        {{ok, Peer}, {ok, Cid}} ->
+            case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+                {ok, Worker} ->
+                    set_peer(Peer, dead_letter_pending(Cid, Worker), State);
+                _ -> State
+            end;
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% ── Accessors ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+peer_state(Peer, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+        {ok, Worker} -> {ok, Worker};
+        _            -> not_found
+    end.
+
+peers(State) -> [P || {P, _} <- State].
+
+pending(Peer, State) ->
+    worker_field(Peer, pending, State, []).
+
+attempts(Peer, State) ->
+    worker_field(Peer, attempts, State, []).
+
+next_retry(Peer, State) ->
+    worker_field(Peer, next_retry, State, []).
+
+dead_letter(Peer, State) ->
+    worker_field(Peer, dead_letter, State, []).
+
+%% ── Internal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+worker_field(Peer, Field, State, Default) ->
+    case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+        {ok, Worker} ->
+            case find_keyed(Field, Worker) of
+                {ok, V} -> V;
+                _       -> Default
+            end;
+        _ -> Default
+    end.
+
+ensure_peer(Peer, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Peer, State) of
+        {ok, Worker} -> Worker;
+        _            -> empty_worker(Peer)
+    end.
+
+empty_worker(Peer) ->
+    [{peer, Peer},
+     {pending, []},
+     {attempts, []},
+     {next_retry, []},
+     {dead_letter, []}].
+
+set_peer(Peer, Worker, State) ->
+    set_keyed(Peer, Worker, State).
+
+drop_pending_by_cid(Cid, Worker) ->
+    Pending = field(pending, Worker),
+    Kept = [A || A <- Pending, activity_cid(A) =/= Cid],
+    set_field(pending, Kept, Worker).
+
+clear_retry_for(Cid, Worker) ->
+    A1 = del_keyed(Cid, field(attempts, Worker)),
+    NR1 = del_keyed(Cid, field(next_retry, Worker)),
+    set_field(attempts, A1, set_field(next_retry, NR1, Worker)).
+
+dead_letter_pending(Cid, Worker) ->
+    Pending = field(pending, Worker),
+    {Match, Rest} = split_by_cid(Cid, Pending),
+    DL = field(dead_letter, Worker),
+    Worker1 = set_field(pending, Rest, Worker),
+    Worker2 = case Match of
+        none -> Worker1;
+        Act  -> set_field(dead_letter, DL ++ [Act], Worker1)
+    end,
+    clear_retry_for(Cid, Worker2).
+
+split_by_cid(Cid, List) -> split_by_cid(Cid, List, []).
+split_by_cid(_, [], Acc) -> {none, lists:reverse(Acc)};
+split_by_cid(Cid, [A | Rest], Acc) ->
+    case activity_cid(A) of
+        Cid -> {A, lists:reverse(Acc) ++ Rest};
+        _   -> split_by_cid(Cid, Rest, [A | Acc])
+    end.
+
+activity_cid(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(id, Activity) of
+        {ok, Cid} -> Cid;
+        _         -> nil
+    end.
+
+field(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> V;
+field(K, [_ | Rest]) -> field(K, Rest);
+field(_, []) -> undefined.
+
+set_field(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_field(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_field(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_field(K, V, Rest)].
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].
+
+del_keyed(_, []) -> [];
+del_keyed(K, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> Rest;
+del_keyed(K, [P | Rest]) -> [P | del_keyed(K, Rest)].

next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl

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+-module(delivery_worker).
+-behaviour(gen_server).
+-export([new/1, pending/1, peer/1,
+         enqueue_pure/3, drain_pure/1, deliver_one_pure/2,
+         backoff_for/1, schedule_for/1,
+         record_failure_pure/3, record_success_pure/2,
+         next_due_pure/2, attempts_for/2, next_retry_at/2,
+         dead_letter_list/1,
+         start_link/1, start_link/2, stop/1,
+         enqueue/2, flush/1, pending_srv/1, set_dispatch_fn/2]).
+-export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2]).
+
+%% Outbound delivery worker per design §13.4. One gen_server per
+%% peer instance (peer-id atom) holding a FIFO queue of pending
+%% activities to deliver. v2 lands in stages:
+%%
+%%   Step 8a  pure-functional state shape, enqueue / drain /
+%%            schedule semantics + gen_server skeleton + tests
+%%   Step 8b  retry / backoff schedule (30s / 5m / 30m / 6h / 24h)
+%%            + dead-letter list
+%%   Step 8c  delivery-state projection so the queue survives
+%%            kernel restart
+%%   Step 8d  outbox:publish/2 dispatches each delivery-set entry
+%%            to the matching worker
+%%   Step 8e  httpc:request/4 BIF (substrate exception per briefing)
+%%   Step 8f  real HTTP POST through the BIF + content-type wiring
+%%
+%% This file is 8a only — pure state + skeleton gen_server with the
+%% APIs Step 8b-d will fill in. Real HTTP dispatch is stubbed via a
+%% caller-supplied `:dispatch_fn` so tests can intercept and Step 8f
+%% can plug in the live httpc call without touching the queue logic.
+%%
+%% State shape (pure):
+%%   [{peer, PeerId},
+%%    {pending, [Activity, ...]},          %% FIFO; head delivered first
+%%    {attempts, [{Cid, AttemptCount}, ...]},
+%%    {next_retry, [{Cid, NextRetryAt}, ...]}, %% Step 8b-pure
+%%    {dead_letter, [Activity, ...]},
+%%    {dispatch_fn, fun/1 | undefined}]
+%%
+%% gen_server registers under the peer-id atom (one worker per peer);
+%% the same APIs work as pure-functional state transitions for tests.
+
+%% ── Pure-functional API ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+new(PeerId) ->
+    [{peer, PeerId},
+     {pending, []},
+     {attempts, []},
+     {next_retry, []},
+     {dead_letter, []},
+     {dispatch_fn, undefined}].
+
+pending(State) -> field(pending, State).
+peer(State) -> field(peer, State).
+
+%% enqueue_pure/3 — append an activity to the queue. Returns new
+%% state. Duplicate :id activities aren't deduplicated here — that's
+%% the caller's job (Step 8d will pass each delivery-set entry once).
+
+enqueue_pure(_PeerId, Activity, State) ->
+    Pending = field(pending, State),
+    set_field(pending, Pending ++ [Activity], State).
+
+%% drain_pure/1 — attempt to deliver every queued activity through
+%% the configured dispatch_fn. Returns {NewState, DeliveredCids,
+%% RetryCids}. Activities that fail dispatch stay in :pending with
+%% an incremented attempt counter — Step 8b will use the count to
+%% pick a backoff slot.
+
+drain_pure(State) ->
+    Pending = field(pending, State),
+    drain_loop(Pending, [], State, [], []).
+
+drain_loop([], Kept, State, Delivered, Retry) ->
+    {set_field(pending, Kept, State), Delivered, Retry};
+drain_loop([A | Rest], Kept, State, Delivered, Retry) ->
+    case deliver_one_pure(A, State) of
+        {ok, Cid} ->
+            drain_loop(Rest, Kept, State, Delivered ++ [Cid], Retry);
+        {error, Cid, _Reason} ->
+            State1 = bump_attempt(Cid, State),
+            drain_loop(Rest, Kept ++ [A], State1, Delivered, Retry ++ [Cid])
+    end.
+
+%% deliver_one_pure/2 — single-activity dispatch via the caller-
+%% supplied dispatch_fn. Returns {ok, Cid} on success or {error,
+%% Cid, Reason} on failure. With no dispatch_fn configured returns
+%% {error, _, no_dispatch_fn} so callers know to wire one before
+%% the worker is useful.
+
+deliver_one_pure(Activity, State) ->
+    Cid = activity_cid(Activity),
+    case field(dispatch_fn, State) of
+        undefined -> {error, Cid, no_dispatch_fn};
+        Fn when is_function(Fn, 1) ->
+            case Fn(Activity) of
+                ok              -> {ok, Cid};
+                {ok, _}         -> {ok, Cid};
+                {error, Reason} -> {error, Cid, Reason};
+                Other           -> {error, Cid, {bad_dispatch_return, Other}}
+            end;
+        _ -> {error, Cid, bad_dispatch_fn}
+    end.
+
+%% backoff_for/1 — Step 8a returns the static schedule per the
+%% plan; Step 8b wires it into the retry loop. Attempts are
+%% 1-indexed (first retry uses slot 1).
+%%
+%%   30s / 5m / 30m / 6h / 24h then dead_letter.
+
+backoff_for(0)              -> 0;
+backoff_for(1)              -> 30;
+backoff_for(2)              -> 300;       % 5 * 60
+backoff_for(3)              -> 1800;      % 30 * 60
+backoff_for(4)              -> 21600;     % 6 * 3600
+backoff_for(5)              -> 86400;     % 24 * 3600
+backoff_for(_)              -> dead_letter.
+
+schedule_for(Attempts) ->
+    case backoff_for(Attempts) of
+        dead_letter -> dead_letter;
+        Seconds     -> {retry_in, Seconds}
+    end.
+
+%% ── Step 8b-pure: retry-time bookkeeping ───────────────────────
+%%
+%% `record_failure_pure/3(Cid, Now, State)` — call after a failed
+%% deliver_one. Bumps the per-cid attempt counter; if the new
+%% attempt is past the dead-letter threshold, moves the matching
+%% activity from :pending to :dead_letter. Otherwise records the
+%% next retry time as Now + backoff_for(NewAttempt).
+%%
+%% Real timer wiring (erlang:send_after self-cast on the worker
+%% pid) needs substrate support — Step 8b-timer when that lands.
+%%
+%% `record_success_pure/2(Cid, State)` — clears :attempts and
+%% :next_retry entries for the cid; called after a successful
+%% deliver_one.
+%%
+%% `next_due_pure/2(Now, State)` — returns the list of Cids whose
+%% NextRetryAt has passed, in insertion order.
+
+record_failure_pure(Cid, Now, State) ->
+    Attempts = field(attempts, State),
+    Current  = case find_keyed(Cid, Attempts) of
+        {ok, N} -> N;
+        _       -> 0
+    end,
+    New = Current + 1,
+    State1 = set_field(attempts, set_keyed(Cid, New, Attempts), State),
+    case backoff_for(New) of
+        dead_letter ->
+            move_to_dead_letter(Cid, State1);
+        Seconds ->
+            NextAt = Now + Seconds,
+            NR = field(next_retry, State1),
+            set_field(next_retry, set_keyed(Cid, NextAt, NR), State1)
+    end.
+
+record_success_pure(Cid, State) ->
+    A1 = del_keyed(Cid, field(attempts, State)),
+    NR1 = del_keyed(Cid, field(next_retry, State)),
+    set_field(attempts, A1, set_field(next_retry, NR1, State)).
+
+%% next_due_pure/2 — Cids whose NextRetryAt <= Now. Preserves
+%% insertion order so the worker drains them in FIFO retry order.
+
+next_due_pure(Now, State) ->
+    [Cid || {Cid, At} <- field(next_retry, State), At =< Now].
+
+attempts_for(Cid, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, field(attempts, State)) of
+        {ok, N} -> N;
+        _       -> 0
+    end.
+
+next_retry_at(Cid, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, field(next_retry, State)) of
+        {ok, At} -> At;
+        _        -> undefined
+    end.
+
+dead_letter_list(State) -> field(dead_letter, State).
+
+move_to_dead_letter(Cid, State) ->
+    Pending = field(pending, State),
+    {Match, Rest} = take_by_cid(Cid, Pending, [], []),
+    DL = field(dead_letter, State),
+    State1 = set_field(pending, Rest, State),
+    State2 = case Match of
+        none -> State1;
+        Act  -> set_field(dead_letter, DL ++ [Act], State1)
+    end,
+    NR = field(next_retry, State2),
+    set_field(next_retry, del_keyed(Cid, NR), State2).
+
+take_by_cid(_, [], Acc, _) -> {none, lists:reverse(Acc)};
+take_by_cid(Cid, [A | Rest], Acc, _) ->
+    case activity_cid(A) of
+        Cid -> {A, lists:reverse(Acc) ++ Rest};
+        _   -> take_by_cid(Cid, Rest, [A | Acc], 0)
+    end.
+
+%% ── gen_server wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+start_link(PeerId) ->
+    start_link(PeerId, undefined).
+
+start_link(PeerId, DispatchFn) ->
+    Pid = gen_server:start_link(delivery_worker, [PeerId, DispatchFn]),
+    erlang:register(PeerId, Pid),
+    Pid.
+
+stop(PeerId) ->
+    R = gen_server:call(PeerId, '$gen_stop'),
+    erlang:unregister(PeerId),
+    R.
+
+enqueue(PeerId, Activity) ->
+    gen_server:call(PeerId, {enqueue, Activity}).
+
+flush(PeerId) ->
+    gen_server:call(PeerId, flush).
+
+pending_srv(PeerId) ->
+    gen_server:call(PeerId, get_pending).
+
+set_dispatch_fn(PeerId, Fn) ->
+    gen_server:call(PeerId, {set_dispatch_fn, Fn}).
+
+%% gen_server callbacks
+
+init([PeerId, DispatchFn]) ->
+    S0 = new(PeerId),
+    {ok, set_field(dispatch_fn, DispatchFn, S0)}.
+
+handle_call({enqueue, Activity}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, ok, enqueue_pure(field(peer, State), Activity, State)};
+handle_call(flush, _From, State) ->
+    {NewState, Delivered, Retry} = drain_pure(State),
+    {reply, {ok, Delivered, Retry}, NewState};
+handle_call(get_pending, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, field(pending, State), State};
+handle_call({set_dispatch_fn, Fn}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, ok, set_field(dispatch_fn, Fn, State)}.
+
+handle_cast(_, S) -> {noreply, S}.
+
+handle_info(_, S) -> {noreply, S}.
+
+%% ── Internal ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+activity_cid(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(id, Activity) of
+        {ok, Cid} -> Cid;
+        _         -> nil
+    end.
+
+bump_attempt(Cid, State) ->
+    Attempts = field(attempts, State),
+    Current = case find_keyed(Cid, Attempts) of
+        {ok, N}     -> N;
+        _           -> 0
+    end,
+    set_field(attempts, set_keyed(Cid, Current + 1, Attempts), State).
+
+field(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> V;
+field(K, [_ | Rest]) -> field(K, Rest);
+field(_, []) -> undefined.
+
+set_field(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_field(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_field(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_field(K, V, Rest)].
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].
+
+del_keyed(_, []) -> [];
+del_keyed(K, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> Rest;
+del_keyed(K, [P | Rest]) -> [P | del_keyed(K, Rest)].

next/kernel/discovery.erl

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+-module(discovery).
+-export([parse_acct/1, parse_resource/1,
+         actor_url_for/2, webfinger_body/3]).
+
+%% Discovery primitives per design §13.7. Step 10a covers the
+%% local-side webfinger endpoint (responding when a peer asks
+%% "where does acct:alice@here live?"); the peer-fetch direction
+%% (loading a peer's actor doc lazily on first inbound) is Step 10b
+%% and gates on Blockers #2 (native http-request primitive).
+%%
+%% parse_acct/1 — accept a binary in either form:
+%%   <<"acct:alice@host:port">>   (full prefixed URI)
+%%   <<"alice@host:port">>         (bare account, prefix optional)
+%% Returns {ok, User, Host} | {error, Reason}.
+%%
+%% parse_resource/1 — the resource= query parameter from
+%% /.well-known/webfinger. Same shape as parse_acct.
+%%
+%% actor_url_for/2(User, Host) — synthesises the canonical
+%% per-actor URL `<scheme>://<host>/actors/<user>`. v2 hardcodes
+%% http://; TLS / https is v3 (Blockers gate).
+%%
+%% webfinger_body/3 — builds the JSON response body.
+
+%% ── parse_acct / parse_resource ─────────────────────────────────
+
+%% "acct:" -> 5 bytes: 97 99 99 116 58
+parse_acct(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) ->
+    AcctPrefix = <<97,99,99,116,58>>,
+    case strip_prefix(AcctPrefix, Bin) of
+        {ok, Rest} -> split_user_host(Rest);
+        nomatch    -> split_user_host(Bin)
+    end;
+parse_acct(_) -> {error, bad_input}.
+
+parse_resource(Bin) -> parse_acct(Bin).
+
+%% strip_prefix/2 — return {ok, Rest} when Bin starts with Prefix,
+%% else nomatch. Substrate has no proper prefix-match BIF; this
+%% byte-walks.
+
+strip_prefix(<<>>, Rest) -> {ok, Rest};
+strip_prefix(<<B, PRest/binary>>, <<B, RRest/binary>>) ->
+    strip_prefix(PRest, RRest);
+strip_prefix(_, _) -> nomatch.
+
+%% split_user_host/1 — split a `user@host[:port]` binary at the
+%% first `@`. Returns {ok, User, Host} where Host may include the
+%% optional port suffix.
+
+split_user_host(Bin) ->
+    case split_at(64, Bin) of  % 64 = '@'
+        {Before, After} when byte_size(Before) > 0, byte_size(After) > 0 ->
+            {ok, Before, After};
+        _ ->
+            {error, bad_acct}
+    end.
+
+split_at(Byte, Bin) ->
+    split_at(Byte, Bin, <<>>).
+
+split_at(_, <<>>, Acc) ->
+    {Acc, <<>>};
+split_at(Byte, <<Byte, Rest/binary>>, Acc) ->
+    {Acc, Rest};
+split_at(Byte, <<B, Rest/binary>>, Acc) ->
+    split_at(Byte, Rest, <<Acc/binary, B>>).
+
+%% ── URL synthesis ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+%% "http://"  -> 7 bytes  | "/actors/" -> 8 bytes
+actor_url_for(User, Host) ->
+    Pre = <<104,116,116,112,58,47,47>>,            % "http://"
+    Mid = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47>>,         % "/actors/"
+    <<Pre/binary, Host/binary, Mid/binary, User/binary>>.
+
+%% ── webfinger JSON body ────────────────────────────────────────
+%%
+%% Mastodon-shape per RFC 7033:
+%%   {"subject":"acct:<user>@<host>",
+%%    "links":[{"rel":"self",
+%%              "type":"application/activity+json",
+%%              "href":"<actor_url>"}]}
+%%
+%% Hand-rolled byte concatenation — no JSON BIF on this port. The
+%% caller has already validated User + Host; we don't need to
+%% re-escape (Mastodon's webfinger inputs are alphanumeric +
+%% .-_ in practice).
+
+webfinger_body(User, Host, ActorUrl) ->
+    AcctPre = <<123,34,115,117,98,106,101,99,116,34,58,34,97,99,99,116,58>>,  % '{"subject":"acct:'
+    AcctAt  = <<64>>,                                                          % '@'
+    LinksHd = <<34,44,34,108,105,110,107,115,34,58,91,123,34,114,101,108,34,58,34,115,101,108,102,34,44,
+                34,116,121,112,101,34,58,34,97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,97,99,116,
+                105,118,105,116,121,43,106,115,111,110,34,44,34,104,114,101,102,34,58,34>>,         % '","links":[{"rel":"self","type":"application/activity+json","href":"'
+    LinksTl = <<34,125,93,125,10>>,                                            % '"}]}\n'
+    <<AcctPre/binary, User/binary, AcctAt/binary, Host/binary,
+      LinksHd/binary, ActorUrl/binary, LinksTl/binary>>.

next/kernel/discovery_fetch.erl

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+-module(discovery_fetch).
+-export([make_fetch_fn/1,
+         fetch/2,
+         actor_doc_url/2,
+         decode_body/1,
+         accept_header/0]).
+
+%% Live peer-actor-doc fetch for peer_actors — Step 10c per design
+%% §13.6. The peer_actors gen_server already exposes
+%% lookup_or_fetch_srv/2(PeerId, FetchFn) where FetchFn is a
+%% 1-arity closure that returns {ok, PeerAS} | {error, Reason} on
+%% cache miss. For tests we wire a fake FetchFn that returns a
+%% pre-baked AS; for live federation we wire the closure this
+%% module produces — it GETs <base>/actors/<peer> with an Accept
+%% header that asks for the actor_doc format
+%% (http_server.erl Step 10c), decodes the response body via
+%% term_codec, and returns the AS proplist.
+%%
+%% Cfg shape (reuses dispatch_http's peer URL resolution so a
+%% single Cfg threads through both delivery and discovery):
+%%   {peer_url,    [{PeerId, BaseUrl}, ...]}
+%%   {peer_url_fn, fun ((PeerId) -> {ok, BaseUrl} | not_found)}
+%%
+%% BaseUrl shape: <<"http://host:port">> (no trailing slash; this
+%% module appends the path). PeerId is the actor atom.
+%%
+%% Outcomes:
+%%   2xx + decodable body -> {ok, PeerAS}
+%%   2xx + bad body       -> {error, bad_actor_doc}
+%%   non-2xx              -> {error, {status, N}}
+%%   resolver miss        -> {error, no_peer_url}
+%%   transport            -> {error, Reason}
+%%
+%% Cache write semantics live in peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch/3 —
+%% successful fetches store; errors do NOT poison so callers can
+%% retry on transients.
+
+%% ── Accept header ────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% "application/vnd.fed-sx.actor-doc" — same MIME the http_server
+%% content_type_for(actor_doc) emits, so the Accept negotiation
+%% in accept_format/1 routes the peer's response to the term_codec
+%% serializer arm.
+accept_header() ->
+    <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,
+      118,110,100,46,102,101,100,45,115,120,46,
+      97,99,116,111,114,45,100,111,99>>.
+
+%% ── public API ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+make_fetch_fn(Cfg) ->
+    fun (PeerId) ->
+        case dispatch_http:resolve_peer_url(PeerId, Cfg) of
+            {error, R}    -> {error, R};
+            {ok, BaseUrl} -> fetch(actor_doc_url(BaseUrl, PeerId), Cfg)
+        end
+    end.
+
+fetch(Url, _Cfg) ->
+    AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>,  % "accept"
+    Headers = [{AcceptKey, accept_header()}],
+    try httpc:request(Url, get, Headers, <<>>) of
+        {ok, Status, _H, Body} when Status >= 200, Status < 300 ->
+            decode_body(Body);
+        {ok, Status, _H, _B} ->
+            {error, {status, Status}};
+        Other ->
+            {error, {bad_response, Other}}
+    catch
+        error:Reason -> {error, Reason}
+    end.
+
+%% actor_doc_url/2 — <BaseUrl>/actors/<peer>. PeerId is the actor
+%% atom; rendered to a binary via its name (matches the same path
+%% layout http_server.erl uses for the route registration at
+%% prefix "/actors/").
+actor_doc_url(BaseUrl, PeerId) when is_atom(PeerId) ->
+    PeerBin = list_to_binary(atom_to_list(PeerId)),
+    %% "/actors/" — 8 bytes
+    Prefix = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47>>,
+    <<BaseUrl/binary, Prefix/binary, PeerBin/binary>>.
+
+%% decode_body/1 — round the wire body back through term_codec.
+%% Returns {ok, AS} on a proplist-shaped decode (matching the
+%% peer-actor-state schema), {error, bad_actor_doc} otherwise.
+decode_body(Body) ->
+    case term_codec:decode(Body) of
+        {ok, AS, _} when is_list(AS) -> {ok, AS};
+        _ -> {error, bad_actor_doc}
+    end.

next/kernel/dispatch_http.erl

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+-module(dispatch_http).
+-export([make_dispatch_fn/2,
+         dispatch/3,
+         inbox_url/2,
+         resolve_peer_url/2,
+         content_type/0]).
+
+%% Live HTTP dispatch for delivery_worker — Step 8f per design §13.4.
+%%
+%% delivery_worker takes an opaque `dispatch_fn :: fun(Activity) ->
+%% ok | {ok, _} | {error, Reason}`. For tests we wire a fake one
+%% that records calls; for live federation we wire the closure this
+%% module produces — a 1-arity fun that encodes the activity with
+%% term_codec, looks up the peer's URL base, and POSTs to
+%% `<base>/actors/<peer>/inbox` via httpc:request/4 (the BIF
+%% wrapper Step 8e landed in lib/erlang/runtime.sx around the
+%% native http-request primitive from fed-prims).
+%%
+%% Cfg shape (composable, priority order):
+%%   {peer_url, [{PeerId, BaseUrl::binary}, ...]}
+%%       Static map; tests + small static deployments. PeerId is
+%%       the actor atom (alice / bob / ...).
+%%   {peer_url_fn, fun((PeerId) -> {ok, BaseUrl} | not_found)}
+%%       Dynamic lookup; used when peer_actors gen_server caches a
+%%       discovery result (Step 10c will plumb this).
+%%
+%% BaseUrl is the scheme+host+port of the peer's HTTP server, e.g.
+%% <<"http://127.0.0.1:8123">>. The inbox URL is built by
+%% appending /actors/<peer>/inbox so callers don't have to know the
+%% wire path layout.
+%%
+%% Dispatch outcome:
+%%   2xx           -> ok               (delivery_worker drops the entry)
+%%   non-2xx       -> {error, {status, N}}
+%%   resolver miss -> {error, no_peer_url}
+%%   transport     -> {error, Reason}   (BIF-raised, caught here)
+
+%% ── content-type ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+%% "application/vnd.fed-sx.activity" — picked to be distinct from
+%% the existing http_server content types (text/json/sx/cbor) since
+%% the wire bytes are term_codec's custom netstring-ish format, not
+%% any of them. The receiver's handle_inbox_post/3 in
+%% http_server.erl doesn't gate on content-type yet; it just hands
+%% the body to term_codec:decode. We still send a real MIME so
+%% intermediaries (proxies, load balancers, logs) see something
+%% honest. Substrate Note: M2 doesn't add a content_type_for/1
+%% clause to http_server because that's serving outbound responses
+%% (the dispatch direction is FROM us; the receiver shapes its
+%% own response).
+content_type() ->
+    %% "application/vnd.fed-sx.activity"
+    <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,
+      118,110,100,46,102,101,100,45,115,120,46,97,99,
+      116,105,118,105,116,121>>.
+
+%% ── public API ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+make_dispatch_fn(PeerId, Cfg) ->
+    fun (Activity) ->
+        case resolve_peer_url(PeerId, Cfg) of
+            {error, R} ->
+                {error, R};
+            {ok, BaseUrl} ->
+                Url = inbox_url(BaseUrl, PeerId),
+                dispatch(Url, Activity, Cfg)
+        end
+    end.
+
+dispatch(Url, Activity, _Cfg) ->
+    Body = term_codec:encode(Activity),
+    Headers = [{<<99,111,110,116,101,110,116,45,116,121,112,101>>,
+                content_type()}],
+    %% This port's try/catch needs a literal class atom (not Class:R).
+    %% The BIF wrapper raises error:{network, _} on transport failure
+    %% and error:badarg on shape failure; both reach us as `error`.
+    try httpc:request(Url, post, Headers, Body) of
+        {ok, Status, _H, _B} when Status >= 200, Status < 300 -> ok;
+        {ok, Status, _H, _B} -> {error, {status, Status}};
+        Other -> {error, {bad_response, Other}}
+    catch
+        error:Reason -> {error, Reason}
+    end.
+
+%% inbox_url/2 — concatenate BaseUrl + "/actors/" + PeerId + "/inbox".
+%% PeerId is the actor atom; rendered to a binary via its name.
+inbox_url(BaseUrl, PeerId) when is_atom(PeerId) ->
+    PeerBin = list_to_binary(atom_to_list(PeerId)),
+    %% "/actors/" — 47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47
+    Prefix = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47>>,
+    %% "/inbox" — 47,105,110,98,111,120
+    Suffix = <<47,105,110,98,111,120>>,
+    <<BaseUrl/binary, Prefix/binary, PeerBin/binary, Suffix/binary>>.
+
+%% resolve_peer_url/2 — static :peer_url map first (tests), then
+%% :peer_url_fn closure (Step 10c will hand one in once peer_actors
+%% caches discovered URLs).
+resolve_peer_url(PeerId, Cfg) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(peer_url, Cfg) of
+        {ok, Map} when is_list(Map) ->
+            case lookup_peer(PeerId, Map) of
+                {ok, U} -> {ok, U};
+                _       -> try_fn(PeerId, Cfg)
+            end;
+        _ -> try_fn(PeerId, Cfg)
+    end.
+
+try_fn(PeerId, Cfg) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(peer_url_fn, Cfg) of
+        {ok, Fn} when is_function(Fn, 1) ->
+            case Fn(PeerId) of
+                {ok, U} when is_binary(U) -> {ok, U};
+                _ -> {error, no_peer_url}
+            end;
+        _ -> {error, no_peer_url}
+    end.
+
+lookup_peer(_PeerId, []) -> not_found;
+lookup_peer(PeerId, [{PeerId, Url} | _]) -> {ok, Url};
+lookup_peer(PeerId, [_ | Rest]) -> lookup_peer(PeerId, Rest).

next/kernel/endorsement_state.erl

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+-module(endorsement_state).
+-export([new/0, fold/2, fold_fn/0,
+         counters_for/2, total_for/2, kinds_for/2,
+         endorsers_for/3, has_endorsed/4]).
+
+%% Endorsement counter projection. Folds Endorse activities into a
+%% per-target-Cid + per-kind counter so projections can serve
+%% "how many likes does this Note have" / "list everyone who shared
+%% this Announce" queries.
+%%
+%% Endorse envelope shape (per next/genesis/activity-types/endorse.sx):
+%%   [{type, endorse},
+%%    {actor, ActorId},
+%%    {object, TargetCidBinary},
+%%    {kind, KindAtomOrBinary},
+%%    ...]
+%%
+%% State shape:
+%%   [{TargetCid, [{Kind, [{ActorId, Count}, ...]}, ...]}, ...]
+%%
+%% Each ActorId can endorse the same target multiple times under
+%% the same kind (e.g. like → unlike → like → ...); the counter
+%% tracks how many *net* endorsement events fired. Step 11b ships
+%% the additive counter only; the unlike / un-endorse semantics
+%% (Undo{Endorse}) and reaction-toggling defer to a follow-up.
+
+new() -> [].
+
+fold_fn() ->
+    fun (Activity, State) -> fold(Activity, State) end.
+
+fold(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Activity) of
+        {ok, endorse} -> fold_endorse(Activity, State);
+        _             -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_endorse(Activity, State) ->
+    case {envelope:get_field(actor, Activity),
+          envelope:get_field(object, Activity),
+          envelope:get_field(kind, Activity)} of
+        {{ok, Actor}, {ok, Cid}, {ok, Kind}} ->
+            bump(Cid, Kind, Actor, State);
+        _ ->
+            State
+    end.
+
+bump(Cid, Kind, Actor, State) ->
+    KindMap = case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, KM} -> KM;
+        _        -> []
+    end,
+    ActorMap = case find_keyed(Kind, KindMap) of
+        {ok, AM} -> AM;
+        _        -> []
+    end,
+    Current = case find_keyed(Actor, ActorMap) of
+        {ok, N} -> N;
+        _       -> 0
+    end,
+    ActorMap1 = set_keyed(Actor, Current + 1, ActorMap),
+    KindMap1  = set_keyed(Kind, ActorMap1, KindMap),
+    set_keyed(Cid, KindMap1, State).
+
+%% ── Read-side accessors ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+%% counters_for(Cid, State) -> [{Kind, TotalCount}, ...]
+%% Sum per-kind across all endorsers.
+
+counters_for(Cid, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, KindMap} ->
+            [{K, sum_counts(AM)} || {K, AM} <- KindMap];
+        _ -> []
+    end.
+
+total_for(Cid, State) ->
+    lists:foldl(fun ({_, N}, Acc) -> N + Acc end, 0, counters_for(Cid, State)).
+
+kinds_for(Cid, State) ->
+    [K || {K, _} <- counters_for(Cid, State)].
+
+endorsers_for(Cid, Kind, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, KindMap} ->
+            case find_keyed(Kind, KindMap) of
+                {ok, AM} -> [A || {A, _} <- AM];
+                _        -> []
+            end;
+        _ -> []
+    end.
+
+has_endorsed(Actor, Cid, Kind, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(Cid, State) of
+        {ok, KindMap} ->
+            case find_keyed(Kind, KindMap) of
+                {ok, AM} ->
+                    case find_keyed(Actor, AM) of
+                        {ok, N} -> N > 0;
+                        _       -> false
+                    end;
+                _ -> false
+            end;
+        _ -> false
+    end.
+
+%% ── Internal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+sum_counts([]) -> 0;
+sum_counts([{_, N} | Rest]) -> N + sum_counts(Rest).
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].

next/kernel/follower_graph.erl

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+-module(follower_graph).
+-export([fold/2, fold_fn/0, new/0, lookup/2, actors/1,
+         following/2, followers/2,
+         pending_outbound/2, pending_inbound/2,
+         is_following/3, has_follower/3,
+         is_pending_outbound/3, is_pending_inbound/3]).
+
+%% Follower-graph projection — Erlang-fun stand-in for the genesis
+%% `follower-graph.sx` body. Tracks per-actor follow relationships
+%% per design §13.2:
+%%
+%%   Follow {actor: A, object: B}      A asks to follow B
+%%   Accept {actor: B, object: F}      B accepts A's Follow F (= F.actor → F.object)
+%%   Reject {actor: B, object: F}      B rejects A's Follow F
+%%   Undo   {actor: A, object: F}      A retracts F or unfollows
+%%
+%% Where F = Follow{A→B} is embedded as the activity's :object
+%% proplist for Accept / Reject / Undo.
+%%
+%% State shape:
+%%   [{ActorId, ActorEntry}, ...]
+%%
+%% ActorEntry = [{following,        [PeerId, ...]},
+%%               {followers,        [PeerId, ...]},
+%%               {pending_outbound, [PeerId, ...]},  %% I asked, no answer yet
+%%               {pending_inbound,  [PeerId, ...]}]  %% asked me, I haven't answered
+%%
+%% Sets keep insertion order; duplicates aren't added. lists:keyfind/
+%% keymember aren't in this substrate, so local find_keyed/has_keyed/
+%% set_keyed helpers (same convention as actor_state, define_registry,
+%% nx_kernel).
+
+%% ── Public API ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+new() -> [].
+
+actors(State) -> [Id || {Id, _Entry} <- State].
+
+lookup(ActorId, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, Entry} -> {ok, Entry};
+        _           -> not_found
+    end.
+
+following(ActorId, State)        -> entry_field(ActorId, following, State).
+followers(ActorId, State)        -> entry_field(ActorId, followers, State).
+pending_outbound(ActorId, State) -> entry_field(ActorId, pending_outbound, State).
+pending_inbound(ActorId, State)  -> entry_field(ActorId, pending_inbound, State).
+
+is_following(ActorId, PeerId, State) ->
+    contains(PeerId, following(ActorId, State)).
+
+has_follower(ActorId, PeerId, State) ->
+    contains(PeerId, followers(ActorId, State)).
+
+is_pending_outbound(ActorId, PeerId, State) ->
+    contains(PeerId, pending_outbound(ActorId, State)).
+
+is_pending_inbound(ActorId, PeerId, State) ->
+    contains(PeerId, pending_inbound(ActorId, State)).
+
+%% ── Fold dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fold(Activity, State) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Activity) of
+        {ok, follow} -> fold_follow(Activity, State);
+        {ok, accept} -> fold_accept(Activity, State);
+        {ok, reject} -> fold_reject(Activity, State);
+        {ok, undo}   -> fold_undo(Activity, State);
+        _            -> State
+    end.
+
+fold_fn() ->
+    fun (Activity, State) -> fold(Activity, State) end.
+
+%% Follow {actor: A, object: B}:
+%%   add B to A's pending_outbound
+%%   add A to B's pending_inbound
+fold_follow(Activity, State) ->
+    case follow_actor_object(Activity) of
+        {ok, A, B} when A =/= B ->
+            S1 = add_to_field(A, pending_outbound, B, State),
+            add_to_field(B, pending_inbound, A, S1);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% Accept {actor: B, object: Follow{A→B}}:
+%%   move A from B's pending_inbound to B's followers
+%%   move B from A's pending_outbound to A's following
+fold_accept(Activity, State) ->
+    case nested_follow_actor_object(Activity) of
+        {ok, B, A, OrigA, OrigB} when B =:= OrigB, A =:= OrigA, A =/= B ->
+            S1 = move_field(B, pending_inbound, followers, A, State),
+            move_field(A, pending_outbound, following, B, S1);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% Reject {actor: B, object: Follow{A→B}}:
+%%   drop A from B's pending_inbound
+%%   drop B from A's pending_outbound
+fold_reject(Activity, State) ->
+    case nested_follow_actor_object(Activity) of
+        {ok, B, A, OrigA, OrigB} when B =:= OrigB, A =:= OrigA, A =/= B ->
+            S1 = drop_from_field(B, pending_inbound, A, State),
+            drop_from_field(A, pending_outbound, B, S1);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% Undo {actor: X, object: Follow{A→B}}:
+%%   Only the original Follow's actor (A) can Undo it.
+%%   Drops A↔B from every list on either side.
+fold_undo(Activity, State) ->
+    case nested_follow_actor_object(Activity) of
+        {ok, X, OrigA, OrigA, OrigB} when X =:= OrigA, OrigA =/= OrigB ->
+            S1 = drop_from_field(OrigA, following,        OrigB, State),
+            S2 = drop_from_field(OrigA, pending_outbound, OrigB, S1),
+            S3 = drop_from_field(OrigB, followers,        OrigA, S2),
+            drop_from_field(OrigB, pending_inbound, OrigA, S3);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+%% ── Extraction helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+follow_actor_object(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, A} ->
+            case envelope:get_field(object, Activity) of
+                {ok, B} when is_atom(B) -> {ok, A, B};
+                _ -> not_follow
+            end;
+        _ -> not_follow
+    end.
+
+%% nested_follow_actor_object/1 — pull (Actor, FollowActor, FollowObject)
+%% out of an envelope whose :object is itself a Follow proplist.
+%% Returns {ok, OuterActor, InferredPeer, InnerActor, InnerObject}.
+nested_follow_actor_object(Activity) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(actor, Activity) of
+        {ok, Outer} ->
+            case envelope:get_field(object, Activity) of
+                {ok, Inner} when is_list(Inner) ->
+                    case nested_is_follow(Inner) of
+                        true  ->
+                            case {envelope:get_field(actor, Inner),
+                                  envelope:get_field(object, Inner)} of
+                                {{ok, IA}, {ok, IO}} when is_atom(IO) ->
+                                    {ok, Outer, peer_from_inner(Outer, IA, IO), IA, IO};
+                                _ -> not_a_follow_wrapper
+                            end;
+                        false -> not_a_follow_wrapper
+                    end;
+                _ -> not_a_follow_wrapper
+            end;
+        _ -> not_a_follow_wrapper
+    end.
+
+nested_is_follow(Inner) ->
+    case envelope:get_field(type, Inner) of
+        {ok, follow} -> true;
+        _ -> false
+    end.
+
+%% peer_from_inner — for an Accept/Reject by B of Follow{A→B},
+%% Outer = B; the "peer" we move state for is A. For an Undo by A,
+%% Outer = A; the peer is B. Picking the inner actor/object that
+%% isn't Outer gives us the right pair-mate.
+peer_from_inner(Outer, IA, _IO) when Outer =:= IA -> IA;
+peer_from_inner(_Outer, IA, _IO) -> IA.
+
+%% ── Entry / field accessors ────────────────────────────────────
+
+entry_field(ActorId, Field, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, Entry} ->
+            case find_keyed(Field, Entry) of
+                {ok, Val} -> Val;
+                _ -> []
+            end;
+        _ -> []
+    end.
+
+empty_entry() ->
+    [{following, []},
+     {followers, []},
+     {pending_outbound, []},
+     {pending_inbound, []}].
+
+ensure_entry(ActorId, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, _} -> State;
+        _       -> State ++ [{ActorId, empty_entry()}]
+    end.
+
+add_to_field(ActorId, Field, PeerId, State) ->
+    S1 = ensure_entry(ActorId, State),
+    {ok, Entry} = find_keyed(ActorId, S1),
+    Current = entry_field(ActorId, Field, S1),
+    NewList = case contains(PeerId, Current) of
+        true  -> Current;
+        false -> Current ++ [PeerId]
+    end,
+    NewEntry = set_keyed(Field, NewList, Entry),
+    set_keyed(ActorId, NewEntry, S1).
+
+drop_from_field(ActorId, Field, PeerId, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, Entry} ->
+            Current = entry_field(ActorId, Field, State),
+            NewList = remove_member(PeerId, Current),
+            NewEntry = set_keyed(Field, NewList, Entry),
+            set_keyed(ActorId, NewEntry, State);
+        _ -> State
+    end.
+
+move_field(ActorId, FromField, ToField, PeerId, State) ->
+    S1 = drop_from_field(ActorId, FromField, PeerId, State),
+    add_to_field(ActorId, ToField, PeerId, S1).
+
+%% ── List helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+contains(_, []) -> false;
+contains(X, [X | _]) -> true;
+contains(X, [_ | Rest]) -> contains(X, Rest).
+
+remove_member(_, []) -> [];
+remove_member(X, [X | Rest]) -> remove_member(X, Rest);
+remove_member(X, [Y | Rest]) -> [Y | remove_member(X, Rest)].
+
+%% ── Keyed-list helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].

next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl

@@ -1,82 +1,311 @@
 -module(nx_kernel).
 -behaviour(gen_server).
--export([new/3, publish/2,
+
+%% Pure-functional API
+-export([new/0, new/3,
+         add_actor/4, has_actor/2, actors/1, actor_count/1,
+         publish/2, publish/3,
+         bootstrap_actor/4,
          actor_id/1, log_state/1, log_tip/1,
-         key_spec/1, actor_state/1, projections/1,
-         next_published/1, with_projections/2]).
+         key_spec/1, actor_state/1, projections/1, next_published/1,
+         actor_log_state/2, actor_log_tip/2,
+         actor_inbox_state/2, actor_inbox_tip/2,
+         append_to_actor_inbox/3,
+         actor_key_spec/2, actor_state/2, actor_projections/2,
+         actor_next_published/2, actor_bucket/2,
+         with_projections/2, with_actor_projections/3,
+         next_actor_seq/1]).
+
+%% gen_server API
 -export([start_link/3, publish/1, query/0, log_tip/0,
-         with_projections/1, stop/0]).
+         with_projections/1, stop/0,
+         add_actor/3, publish_to/2, log_tip_for/1, log_state_for/1,
+         inbox_tip_for/1, inbox_state_for/1, append_inbox/2,
+         actors/0, state_for/1, bucket_for/1,
+         with_projections_for/2,
+         bootstrap_actor/3]).
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2]).
 
 %% Kernel orchestrator — the long-lived runtime state held by the
-%% running fed-sx instance. The HTTP layer (Step 8c-post-publish
-%% follow-up) will park this in a gen_server and dispatch the POST
-%% /activity request through `publish/2`.
+%% running fed-sx instance. Step 1 (m2) refactor: state is now
+%% per-actor bucketed so one kernel hosts any number of actors.
 %%
-%% State shape (property list):
-%%   [{actor_id, A},
-%%    {key_spec, KS},          % proplist: key_id / algorithm / value
-%%    {actor_state, AS},       % proplist: public_keys
-%%    {log, L},                % log:open/2 return value
-%%    {projections, [Name]},   % list of registered projection process names
-%%    {next_published, N}]     % monotonic counter we feed as :published
+%% New state shape (property list):
+%%   [{actors, [{ActorId, ActorBucket}, ...]},
+%%    {next_actor_seq, NextN}]
 %%
-%% Step 6c's stage_replay catches duplicates by `:id`; the `:id`
-%% is derived from the unsigned envelope contents. Same Request +
-%% same `:published` -> same CID, so the next_published counter
-%% gives every publish a distinct timestamp without needing a
-%% wall-clock BIF.
+%% ActorBucket = [{key_spec, KS},
+%%                {actor_state, AS},
+%%                {log, L},
+%%                {projections, [Name]},
+%%                {next_published, NextSeq}]
+%%
+%% Legacy single-actor accessors (actor_id/1, key_spec/1, etc.)
+%% continue to read from the first registered actor — keeps every
+%% pre-m2 test passing through bootstrap:start/3.
+%%
+%% next_actor_seq is a monotonic counter handed out to add_actor for
+%% future use (e.g. per-actor URL paths in Step 4). It's not yet
+%% read by the rest of the kernel.
+
+%% ── Pure-functional API ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+new() ->
+    [{actors, []}, {next_actor_seq, 1}].
 
 new(ActorId, KeySpec, ActorStateProplist) ->
-    {ok, L0} = log:open(ActorId, base_stub()),
-    [{actor_id, ActorId},
-     {key_spec, KeySpec},
-     {actor_state, ActorStateProplist},
-     {log, L0},
-     {projections, []},
-     {next_published, 1}].
+    {ok, S} = add_actor(ActorId, KeySpec, ActorStateProplist, new()),
+    S.
 
-%% publish/2 — pure state transition. Returns either:
-%%   {ok, Result, NewState}   — log + counter advanced
-%%   {error, Reason, State}   — state unchanged on validation halt
+add_actor(ActorId, KeySpec, AS, State) ->
+    Actors = field(actors, State),
+    case has_keyed(ActorId, Actors) of
+        true ->
+            {error, already_present};
+        false ->
+            {ok, L0} = log:open(ActorId, base_stub()),
+            {ok, I0} = log:open(ActorId, inbox_base_stub()),
+            Bucket = [{key_spec, KeySpec},
+                      {actor_state, AS},
+                      {log, L0},
+                      {actor_inbox, I0},
+                      {projections, []},
+                      {next_published, 1}],
+            Seq = field(next_actor_seq, State),
+            State1 = set(actors, Actors ++ [{ActorId, Bucket}], State),
+            State2 = set(next_actor_seq, Seq + 1, State1),
+            {ok, State2}
+    end.
+
+has_actor(ActorId, State) ->
+    has_keyed(ActorId, field(actors, State)).
+
+actors(State) ->
+    [Id || {Id, _Bucket} <- field(actors, State)].
+
+actor_count(State) ->
+    length(field(actors, State)).
+
+next_actor_seq(State) ->
+    field(next_actor_seq, State).
+
+actor_bucket(ActorId, State) ->
+    find_keyed(ActorId, field(actors, State)).
+
+%% publish/3 — per-actor publish.
+publish(ActorId, Request, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {error, no_actor} ->
+            {error, no_actor, State};
+        {ok, Bucket} ->
+            P = field(next_published, Bucket),
+            Ctx = [{actor_id,    ActorId},
+                   {published,   P},
+                   {key_spec,    field(key_spec, Bucket)},
+                   {actor_state, field(actor_state, Bucket)},
+                   {log,         field(log, Bucket)},
+                   {projections, field(projections, Bucket)}],
+            case outbox:publish(Request, Ctx) of
+                {ok, Result, NewLog} ->
+                    B1 = set(log, NewLog, Bucket),
+                    B2 = set(next_published, P + 1, B1),
+                    NewState = set_bucket(ActorId, B2, State),
+                    {ok, Result, NewState};
+                {error, Reason, _} ->
+                    {error, Reason, State}
+            end
+    end.
+
+%% publish/2 — legacy single-actor publish; routes to first actor.
 publish(Request, State) ->
-    P   = field(next_published, State),
-    Ctx = [{actor_id,    field(actor_id, State)},
-           {published,   P},
-           {key_spec,    field(key_spec, State)},
-           {actor_state, field(actor_state, State)},
-           {log,         field(log, State)},
-           {projections, field(projections, State)}],
-    case outbox:publish(Request, Ctx) of
-        {ok, Result, NewLog} ->
-            State1 = set(log, NewLog, State),
-            State2 = set(next_published, P + 1, State1),
-            {ok, Result, State2};
-        {error, Reason, _} ->
+    case actors(State) of
+        [] -> {error, no_actor, State};
+        [First | _] -> publish(First, Request, State)
+    end.
+
+%% bootstrap_actor/4 — register an actor bucket and immediately
+%% publish a Create{Person|Service|Group} as that actor's first
+%% activity. Profile carries the object fields plus :public_keys.
+%% Returns {ok, Result, NewState} where Result has the published
+%% Create's CID, or {error, Reason, State} on validation halt.
+
+bootstrap_actor(ActorId, Profile, KeySpec, State) ->
+    PublicKeys = case field(public_keys, Profile) of
+        nil -> [];
+        KS  -> KS
+    end,
+    AS = [{public_keys, PublicKeys}],
+    case add_actor(ActorId, KeySpec, AS, State) of
+        {ok, State1} ->
+            ActorType = case field(type, Profile) of
+                nil -> person;
+                T   -> T
+            end,
+            Object = [{type, ActorType}] ++ collect_profile_fields(
+                [name, preferredUsername, summary, icon, public_keys],
+                Profile),
+            Request = [{type, create}, {object, Object}],
+            publish(ActorId, Request, State1);
+        {error, Reason} ->
             {error, Reason, State}
     end.
 
-%% Accessors
+collect_profile_fields([], _) -> [];
+collect_profile_fields([F | Rest], Profile) ->
+    case field(F, Profile) of
+        nil -> collect_profile_fields(Rest, Profile);
+        V   -> [{F, V} | collect_profile_fields(Rest, Profile)]
+    end.
 
-actor_id(State)        -> field(actor_id, State).
-key_spec(State)        -> field(key_spec, State).
-actor_state(State)     -> field(actor_state, State).
-log_state(State)       -> field(log, State).
-log_tip(State)         -> log:tip(field(log, State)).
-projections(State)     -> field(projections, State).
-next_published(State)  -> field(next_published, State).
+with_actor_projections(ActorId, Names, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {error, no_actor} ->
+            {error, no_actor};
+        {ok, Bucket} ->
+            B1 = set(projections, Names, Bucket),
+            {ok, set_bucket(ActorId, B1, State)}
+    end.
 
-%% with_projections — return a new state with :projections replaced.
 with_projections(Names, State) ->
-    set(projections, Names, State).
+    case actors(State) of
+        [] -> State;
+        [First | _] ->
+            {ok, NewState} = with_actor_projections(First, Names, State),
+            NewState
+    end.
 
-%% Internal
+%% Per-actor accessors
+
+actor_log_state(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(log, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+actor_log_tip(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_log_state(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, L}     -> log:tip(L);
+        {error, _}  -> nil
+    end.
+
+actor_inbox_state(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(actor_inbox, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+actor_inbox_tip(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_inbox_state(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, I}     -> log:tip(I);
+        {error, _}  -> nil
+    end.
+
+%% append_to_actor_inbox/3 — pure-functional inbox append. Mirrors
+%% publish/3's bucket-update shape; the activity is already signed
+%% + validated by the time it lands here (Step 5's pipeline handles
+%% sig verify + replay before this call).
+
+append_to_actor_inbox(ActorId, Activity, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {error, no_actor} ->
+            {error, no_actor, State};
+        {ok, Bucket} ->
+            Inbox = field(actor_inbox, Bucket),
+            {ok, NewInbox, _Seq} = log:append(Inbox, Activity),
+            B1 = set(actor_inbox, NewInbox, Bucket),
+            {ok, log:tip(NewInbox), set_bucket(ActorId, B1, State)}
+    end.
+
+actor_key_spec(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(key_spec, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+actor_state(ActorId, State) when is_list(State), is_atom(ActorId) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(actor_state, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+actor_projections(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(projections, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+actor_next_published(ActorId, State) ->
+    case actor_bucket(ActorId, State) of
+        {ok, B}     -> {ok, field(next_published, B)};
+        {error, _}  -> {error, no_actor}
+    end.
+
+%% Legacy single-actor accessors — read from first bucket. Keeps
+%% every M1 test (smoke_app_pure, bootstrap_start, http_publish,
+%% nx_kernel_server, http_post_format) passing.
+
+actor_id(State) ->
+    case field(actors, State) of
+        []                        -> nil;
+        [{First, _Bucket} | _]    -> First
+    end.
+
+key_spec(State) ->
+    bucket_field(key_spec, State).
+
+actor_state(State) ->
+    bucket_field(actor_state, State).
+
+log_state(State) ->
+    bucket_field(log, State).
+
+log_tip(State) ->
+    log:tip(log_state(State)).
+
+projections(State) ->
+    case bucket_field(projections, State) of
+        nil -> [];
+        Ps  -> Ps
+    end.
+
+next_published(State) ->
+    bucket_field(next_published, State).
+
+%% ── Internal helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-%% "base_stub" — placeholder base path for the in-memory log
-%% in v1 (the in-memory log ignores the base argument).
 base_stub() ->
     <<98,97,115,101,95,115,116,117,98>>.
 
+%% "inbox_base_stub" — distinct path stub so the in-memory log
+%% module's open/2 returns a fresh log state for the per-actor
+%% inbox bucket. Disk paths will namespace on this once Step 3b
+%% on-disk persistence is reactivated for inbox buckets.
+inbox_base_stub() ->
+    <<105,110,98,111,120,95,115,116,117,98>>.
+
+bucket_field(Key, State) ->
+    case field(actors, State) of
+        []                        -> nil;
+        [{_First, Bucket} | _]    -> field(Key, Bucket)
+    end.
+
+set_bucket(ActorId, NewBucket, State) ->
+    Actors = field(actors, State),
+    NewActors = set_keyed(ActorId, NewBucket, Actors),
+    set(actors, NewActors, State).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)];
+set_keyed(_, _, []) -> [].
+
+has_keyed(_, []) -> false;
+has_keyed(K, [{K, _} | _]) -> true;
+has_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> has_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, no_actor};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
 field(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> V;
 field(K, [_ | Rest]) -> field(K, Rest);
 field(_, []) -> nil.
@@ -91,6 +320,12 @@ set(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set(K, V, Rest)].
 %% Steps 5b and 7b. Same port quirks: raw Pid return, no `?MODULE`
 %% macro, spawned processes don't persist across separate
 %% erlang-eval-ast calls — tests inline start_link with operations.
+%%
+%% Step 1b (m2) adds multi-actor gen_server calls:
+%% add_actor/3, publish_to/2, log_tip_for/1, actors/0, state_for/1,
+%% with_projections_for/2 — all delegating to the pure-functional
+%% bucket APIs. Existing single-actor calls (publish/1, log_tip/0,
+%% with_projections/1) continue to route through bucket 0.
 
 start_link(ActorId, KeySpec, ActorStateProplist) ->
     Pid = gen_server:start_link(nx_kernel,
@@ -115,6 +350,44 @@ log_tip() ->
 with_projections(Names) ->
     gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {set_projections, Names}).
 
+%% Step 1b — multi-actor gen_server calls.
+
+add_actor(ActorId, KeySpec, AS) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {add_actor, ActorId, KeySpec, AS}).
+
+publish_to(ActorId, Request) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {publish_to, ActorId, Request}).
+
+log_tip_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {log_tip_for, ActorId}).
+
+log_state_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {log_state_for, ActorId}).
+
+inbox_tip_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {inbox_tip_for, ActorId}).
+
+inbox_state_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {inbox_state_for, ActorId}).
+
+append_inbox(ActorId, Activity) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {append_inbox, ActorId, Activity}).
+
+actors() ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, get_actors).
+
+state_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {state_for, ActorId}).
+
+bucket_for(ActorId) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {bucket_for, ActorId}).
+
+with_projections_for(ActorId, Names) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {set_projections_for, ActorId, Names}).
+
+bootstrap_actor(ActorId, Profile, KeySpec) ->
+    gen_server:call(nx_kernel, {bootstrap_actor, ActorId, Profile, KeySpec}).
+
 %% gen_server callbacks
 
 init([ActorId, KeySpec, AS]) ->
@@ -132,7 +405,46 @@ handle_call(get_state, _From, State) ->
 handle_call(get_log_tip, _From, State) ->
     {reply, log_tip(State), State};
 handle_call({set_projections, Names}, _From, State) ->
-    {reply, ok, with_projections(Names, State)}.
+    {reply, ok, with_projections(Names, State)};
+handle_call({add_actor, ActorId, KeySpec, AS}, _From, State) ->
+    case add_actor(ActorId, KeySpec, AS, State) of
+        {ok, NewState}      -> {reply, ok, NewState};
+        {error, Reason}     -> {reply, {error, Reason}, State}
+    end;
+handle_call({publish_to, ActorId, Request}, _From, State) ->
+    case publish(ActorId, Request, State) of
+        {ok, Result, NewState}      -> {reply, {ok, Result}, NewState};
+        {error, Reason, SameState}  -> {reply, {error, Reason}, SameState}
+    end;
+handle_call({log_tip_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_log_tip(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({log_state_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_log_state(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({inbox_tip_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_inbox_tip(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({inbox_state_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_inbox_state(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({append_inbox, ActorId, Activity}, _From, State) ->
+    case append_to_actor_inbox(ActorId, Activity, State) of
+        {ok, Tip, NewState}     -> {reply, {ok, Tip}, NewState};
+        {error, Reason, Same}   -> {reply, {error, Reason}, Same}
+    end;
+handle_call(get_actors, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actors(State), State};
+handle_call({state_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_state(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({bucket_for, ActorId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, actor_bucket(ActorId, State), State};
+handle_call({set_projections_for, ActorId, Names}, _From, State) ->
+    case with_actor_projections(ActorId, Names, State) of
+        {ok, NewState}      -> {reply, ok, NewState};
+        {error, Reason}     -> {reply, {error, Reason}, State}
+    end;
+handle_call({bootstrap_actor, ActorId, Profile, KeySpec}, _From, State) ->
+    case bootstrap_actor(ActorId, Profile, KeySpec, State) of
+        {ok, Result, NewState}      -> {reply, {ok, Result}, NewState};
+        {error, Reason, SameState}  -> {reply, {error, Reason}, SameState}
+    end.
 
 handle_cast(_, S) -> {noreply, S}.
 

next/kernel/outbox.erl

@@ -92,12 +92,84 @@ publish(Request, Context) ->
         ok ->
             {ok, NewLog, _Seq} = log:append(LogState, Signed),
             broadcast(Signed, envelope_field(projections, Context)),
-            Result = [{cid, cid_of(Signed)}, {activity, Signed}],
+            DeliverySet = compute_delivery_set(Request, Signed, Context),
+            dispatch_deliveries(Signed, DeliverySet, Context),
+            Result = [{cid, cid_of(Signed)},
+                      {activity, Signed},
+                      {delivery_set, DeliverySet}],
             {ok, Result, NewLog};
         {error, Reason} ->
             {error, Reason, LogState}
     end.
 
+%% dispatch_deliveries/3 — Step 8d. For each ActorId in the
+%% delivery_set, enqueue the signed activity onto the matching
+%% delivery_worker if the worker is registered under that atom.
+%% Missing workers are silently skipped — lazy creation belongs
+%% to the kernel manager (later in Step 8). The Context
+%% `:dispatch_deliveries` field gates the call so existing
+%% outbox callers that don't yet care about delivery (e.g. all of
+%% M1's tests) stay back-compat.
+%%
+%% No-op when:
+%%   - :dispatch_deliveries is absent or not the atom true
+%%   - delivery_set is []
+%%   - the per-peer worker isn't registered (whereis returns undefined)
+
+dispatch_deliveries(Activity, DeliverySet, Context) ->
+    case envelope_field(dispatch_deliveries, Context) of
+        true -> enqueue_each(Activity, DeliverySet);
+        _    -> ok
+    end.
+
+enqueue_each(_Activity, []) -> ok;
+enqueue_each(Activity, [PeerId | Rest]) when is_atom(PeerId) ->
+    case erlang:whereis(PeerId) of
+        undefined -> enqueue_each(Activity, Rest);
+        _         ->
+            delivery_worker:enqueue(PeerId, Activity),
+            enqueue_each(Activity, Rest)
+    end;
+enqueue_each(Activity, [_ | Rest]) ->
+    enqueue_each(Activity, Rest).
+
+%% compute_delivery_set/3 — Step 7c. Pulls the audience-resolved
+%% recipient list off the Request's `:to` / `:cc` fields (the
+%% envelope itself doesn't carry them — construct/4 only takes
+%% type / actor / published / object). Context's optional
+%% `:follower_graph` field carries a follower_graph state for
+%% `public` / `followers` audience expansion; absent -> empty graph,
+%% so explicit `:to` / `:cc` lists still resolve. Synthesises a
+%% recipient-shaped envelope from Request + Signed so the existing
+%% delivery:delivery_set/3 (which reads `:actor`, `:to`, `:cc`) can
+%% process it as-is.
+%%
+%% Step 8's delivery-queue worker reads `{delivery_set, [ActorId, ...]}`
+%% off the publish result and routes one HTTP POST per entry.
+
+compute_delivery_set(Request, Signed, Context) ->
+    Graph = case envelope_field(follower_graph, Context) of
+        nil -> follower_graph:new();
+        G   -> G
+    end,
+    Recipients = recipients_envelope(Request, Signed),
+    delivery:delivery_set(Recipients, [], Graph).
+
+recipients_envelope(Request, Signed) ->
+    Base = case envelope:get_field(actor, Signed) of
+        {ok, A} -> [{actor, A}];
+        _       -> []
+    end,
+    To = case envelope:get_field(to, Request) of
+        {ok, T} -> [{to, T}];
+        _       -> []
+    end,
+    Cc = case envelope:get_field(cc, Request) of
+        {ok, C} -> [{cc, C}];
+        _       -> []
+    end,
+    Base ++ To ++ Cc.
+
 %% broadcast/2 — fire-and-forget cast to each named projection.
 %% Missing/nil/empty list is a no-op; the publish API does not
 %% require projections to exist. Activity is the post-sign Signed

next/kernel/peer_actors.erl

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+-module(peer_actors).
+-export([new/0, lookup/2, store/3, evict/2, peers/1,
+         lookup_or_fetch/3,
+         start_link/0, start_link/1, stop/0,
+         lookup_srv/1, store_srv/2, lookup_or_fetch_srv/2,
+         peers_srv/0, evict_srv/1]).
+-export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2]).
+-behaviour(gen_server).
+
+%% Peer-actors cache. On first inbound from a new peer, the
+%% federation layer needs the peer's `:public_keys` (and eventually
+%% other actor-doc fields) to verify the inbound signature. Fetching
+%% the peer's actor doc on every inbound would be wasteful, so we
+%% cache the peer-AS keyed by ActorId atom. Per design §13.6 stale-
+%% key invalidation defers to v3 — for v2 entries are TTL-free.
+%%
+%% State shape (pure-functional):
+%%   [{PeerActorId, PeerActorState}, ...]
+%%
+%% PeerActorState is the same shape that envelope:verify_signature/2
+%% reads — a proplist with :public_keys (a list of key proplists).
+%%
+%% lookup_or_fetch/3 is the load-bearing entry point: a miss invokes
+%% the caller-supplied FetchFn (1-arity, takes PeerActorId, returns
+%% {ok, PeerAS} | {error, Reason}). The cache stores successful
+%% fetches; errors do NOT poison the cache so the caller can retry.
+%%
+%% gen_server wrapper exposes the same API for the http inbox
+%% handler. Tests inline start_link with operations (same port quirks
+%% as registry / projection / nx_kernel).
+
+%% ── Pure-functional API ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+new() -> [].
+
+lookup(PeerId, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(PeerId, State) of
+        {ok, PeerAS} -> {ok, PeerAS};
+        {error, _}   -> not_found
+    end.
+
+store(PeerId, PeerAS, State) ->
+    set_keyed(PeerId, PeerAS, State).
+
+evict(PeerId, State) ->
+    delete_keyed(PeerId, State).
+
+peers(State) -> [Id || {Id, _AS} <- State].
+
+%% lookup_or_fetch/3 — cache hit returns {ok, PeerAS, State}
+%% unchanged. Cache miss calls FetchFn; success path stores and
+%% returns {ok, PeerAS, NewState}; failure returns {error, Reason,
+%% State} so the caller knows the cache state and can retry on
+%% transient errors.
+
+lookup_or_fetch(PeerId, FetchFn, State) ->
+    case find_keyed(PeerId, State) of
+        {ok, PeerAS} -> {ok, PeerAS, State};
+        {error, _}   ->
+            case FetchFn(PeerId) of
+                {ok, PeerAS}    -> {ok, PeerAS, store(PeerId, PeerAS, State)};
+                {error, Reason} -> {error, Reason, State};
+                Other           -> {error, {bad_fetch_return, Other}, State}
+            end
+    end.
+
+%% ── gen_server wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────
+%%
+%% Mirrors registry / projection / nx_kernel patterns. Registered
+%% name `peer_actors` so callers (http_server inbox handler) can
+%% find it without threading the Pid through Cfg.
+
+start_link() ->
+    start_link([]).
+
+start_link(InitialState) ->
+    Pid = gen_server:start_link(peer_actors, [InitialState]),
+    erlang:register(peer_actors, Pid),
+    Pid.
+
+stop() ->
+    R = gen_server:call(peer_actors, '$gen_stop'),
+    erlang:unregister(peer_actors),
+    R.
+
+lookup_srv(PeerId) ->
+    gen_server:call(peer_actors, {lookup, PeerId}).
+
+store_srv(PeerId, PeerAS) ->
+    gen_server:call(peer_actors, {store, PeerId, PeerAS}).
+
+%% lookup_or_fetch_srv/2 — same shape as the pure form. FetchFn must
+%% be a 1-arity fun. Reply is {ok, PeerAS} on hit-or-fetched,
+%% {error, Reason} on fetch failure.
+
+lookup_or_fetch_srv(PeerId, FetchFn) ->
+    gen_server:call(peer_actors, {lookup_or_fetch, PeerId, FetchFn}).
+
+peers_srv() ->
+    gen_server:call(peer_actors, get_peers).
+
+evict_srv(PeerId) ->
+    gen_server:call(peer_actors, {evict, PeerId}).
+
+%% gen_server callbacks
+
+init([InitialState]) ->
+    {ok, InitialState}.
+
+handle_call({lookup, PeerId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, lookup(PeerId, State), State};
+handle_call({store, PeerId, PeerAS}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, ok, store(PeerId, PeerAS, State)};
+handle_call({lookup_or_fetch, PeerId, FetchFn}, _From, State) ->
+    case lookup_or_fetch(PeerId, FetchFn, State) of
+        {ok, PeerAS, NewState}      -> {reply, {ok, PeerAS}, NewState};
+        {error, Reason, SameState}  -> {reply, {error, Reason}, SameState}
+    end;
+handle_call(get_peers, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, peers(State), State};
+handle_call({evict, PeerId}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, ok, evict(PeerId, State)}.
+
+handle_cast(_, S) -> {noreply, S}.
+
+handle_info(_, S) -> {noreply, S}.
+
+%% ── Internal helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+find_keyed(_, []) -> {error, not_found};
+find_keyed(K, [{K, V} | _]) -> {ok, V};
+find_keyed(K, [_ | Rest]) -> find_keyed(K, Rest).
+
+set_keyed(K, V, []) -> [{K, V}];
+set_keyed(K, V, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> [{K, V} | Rest];
+set_keyed(K, V, [P | Rest]) -> [P | set_keyed(K, V, Rest)].
+
+delete_keyed(_, []) -> [];
+delete_keyed(K, [{K, _} | Rest]) -> Rest;
+delete_keyed(K, [P | Rest]) -> [P | delete_keyed(K, Rest)].

next/kernel/pipeline.erl

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -module(pipeline).
 -export([run_stages/2,
-         validate_inbound/1, validate_outbound/1,
-         inbound_stages/0, outbound_stages/0,
+         validate_inbound/1, validate_inbound/3,
+         validate_outbound/1,
+         inbound_stages/0, inbound_stages/2, outbound_stages/0,
          stage_envelope/1,
          stage_signature/1, stage_signature/2,
          stage_replay/1, stage_replay/2,
@@ -34,12 +35,43 @@ run_stages(Activity, [Stage | Rest]) ->
 validate_inbound(Activity) ->
     run_stages(Activity, inbound_stages()).
 
+%% validate_inbound/3 — Step 5b federation inbound pipeline.
+%%
+%% Activity:      the signed envelope as received from the peer.
+%% PeerActorState: the peer's actor-state proplist carrying
+%%                 :public_keys for signature verification. Caller
+%%                 resolves this — for v2 it's either pre-populated
+%%                 from a peer-actors cache (Step 5c) or known from
+%%                 a two-instance test fixture.
+%% InboxLog:      the receiving actor's :actor_inbox log state.
+%%                Used by stage_replay to reject duplicate :id.
+%%
+%% Stages (per design §13.2 + §14):
+%%   stage_envelope                 — shape check
+%%   stage_signature(PeerAS)        — peer sig verify
+%%   stage_replay(InboxLog)         — replay defence against
+%%                                    receiving actor's inbox
+%%
+%% Returns ok | {error, Reason}. The driver halts on first failure.
+%% Audience / schema / capabilities / trust stages defer to v3.
+
+validate_inbound(Activity, PeerActorState, InboxLog) ->
+    run_stages(Activity, inbound_stages(PeerActorState, InboxLog)).
+
 validate_outbound(Activity) ->
     run_stages(Activity, outbound_stages()).
 
 inbound_stages() ->
     [fun (A) -> stage_envelope(A) end].
 
+%% inbound_stages/2 — the full ordered stage list for federation
+%% inbound (envelope -> peer sig -> replay against inbox).
+
+inbound_stages(PeerActorState, InboxLog) ->
+    [fun (A) -> stage_envelope(A) end,
+     stage_signature(PeerActorState),
+     stage_replay(InboxLog)].
+
 outbound_stages() ->
     [fun (A) -> stage_envelope(A) end].
 

next/tests/actor_lifecycle.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/actor_lifecycle.sh — m2 Step 2c end-to-end test.
+#
+# Ties Step 2a artefacts (genesis Person/Service/Group SX files),
+# Step 2b projection (actor_state.erl), and Step 2c bootstrap
+# (nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor/4) together. Profiles bootstrap as
+# Create{Person|Service|Group} activities; the actor_state projection
+# folds them into the per-actor profile registry.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Two actors share signing-key bytes (each in its own AS). The
+# profile's :public_keys list is what gets wrapped in the Create
+# object; the kernel-side AS proplist (built by bootstrap_actor/4
+# from :public_keys) is what envelope:verify_signature reads.
+ALICE_KM='AliceK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AliceKey = [{id, k1}, {created, 0}, {value, AliceK}], AlicePks = [AliceKey], AliceKS = [{key_id, k1}, {algorithm, ed25519}, {value, AliceK}],'
+BOB_KM='BobK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BobKey = [{id, k1}, {created, 0}, {value, BobK}], BobPks = [BobKey], BobKS = [{key_id, k1}, {algorithm, ed25519}, {value, BobK}],'
+ALICE_PROFILE='AliceProfile = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}, {public_keys, AlicePks}],'
+BOB_PROFILE='BobProfile = [{type, service}, {name, bobbot_n}, {preferredUsername, bobbot_local}, {public_keys, BobPks}],'
+
+# actor_state projection wiring — fold_fn from actor_state:fold_fn/0,
+# initial state = actor_state:new().
+PROJ_SETUP='projection:start_link(actors, actor_state:new(), actor_state:fold_fn()),'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/projection.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/actor_state.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Pure: bootstrap_actor/4 on a fresh kernel publishes Create and
+;; returns {ok, Result, S}.
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} case nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()) of {ok, _, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: after bootstrap, log_tip = 1, has_actor true
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} {ok, _, S} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), nx_kernel:has_actor(alice, S) andalso nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(alice, S) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: log entry is a Create with object's type = person
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} {ok, _, S} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, L} = nx_kernel:actor_log_state(alice, S), [E] = log:entries(L), {ok, create} = envelope:get_field(type, E), {ok, Obj} = envelope:get_field(object, E), envelope:get_field(type, Obj) =:= {ok, person}\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: bootstrap into existing kernel with another actor
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, _, S2} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(bobbot, BobProfile, BobKS, S1), nx_kernel:actors(S2) =:= [alice, bobbot]\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: two actors have independent log_tips
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, _, S2} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(bobbot, BobProfile, BobKS, S1), {nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(alice, S2), nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(bobbot, S2)} =:= {1, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: duplicate bootstrap_actor returns already_present
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), case nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS, S1) of {error, already_present, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: bootstrap_actor/3 publishes + actor_state projection captures profile
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} nx_kernel:start_link(seed, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), ${PROJ_SETUP} nx_kernel:with_projections_for(seed, [actors]), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, AliceProfile, AliceKS), nx_kernel:has_actor(seed, nx_kernel:query()) andalso nx_kernel:has_actor(alice, nx_kernel:query())\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: actor_state projection captures the bootstrapped Person profile
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} nx_kernel:start_link(seed, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), ${PROJ_SETUP} nx_kernel:with_projections_for(alice_pre, [actors]), nx_kernel:add_actor(alice_pre, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(alice_pre, [actors]), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:publish_to(alice_pre, [{type, create}, {object, [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}, {public_keys, AlicePks}]}]), {ok, Profile} = actor_state:lookup(alice_pre, projection:query(actors)), actor_state:profile_type(Profile) =:= person andalso actor_state:profile_name(Profile) =:= alice_n\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: Service profile lands as service in actor_state
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} nx_kernel:start_link(seed, BobKS, [{public_keys, BobPks}]), ${PROJ_SETUP} nx_kernel:add_actor(bobbot, BobKS, [{public_keys, BobPks}]), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(bobbot, [actors]), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:publish_to(bobbot, [{type, create}, {object, [{type, service}, {name, bobbot_n}, {public_keys, BobPks}]}]), {ok, Profile} = actor_state:lookup(bobbot, projection:query(actors)), actor_state:profile_type(Profile) =:= service\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: Group profile lands as group in actor_state
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} nx_kernel:start_link(seed, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), ${PROJ_SETUP} nx_kernel:add_actor(wg1, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(wg1, [actors]), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:publish_to(wg1, [{type, create}, {object, [{type, group}, {name, working_group_n}, {public_keys, AlicePks}]}]), {ok, Profile} = actor_state:lookup(wg1, projection:query(actors)), actor_state:profile_type(Profile) =:= group\") :name)")
+
+;; Sanity: profile captures :preferredUsername + :public_keys from the Create object
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} ${BOB_KM} ${ALICE_PROFILE} ${BOB_PROFILE} nx_kernel:start_link(seed, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), ${PROJ_SETUP} nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, [{public_keys, AlicePks}]), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(alice, [actors]), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, [{type, create}, {object, [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}, {public_keys, AlicePks}]}]), {ok, Profile} = actor_state:lookup(alice, projection:query(actors)), actor_state:profile_field(preferredUsername, Profile) =:= {ok, alice_local} andalso actor_state:profile_field(public_keys, Profile) =:= {ok, AlicePks}\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: profile defaults to person when :type missing
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} TypelessProfile = [{name, alice_n}, {public_keys, AlicePks}], {ok, _, S} = nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, TypelessProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, L} = nx_kernel:actor_log_state(alice, S), [E] = log:entries(L), {ok, Obj} = envelope:get_field(object, E), envelope:get_field(type, Obj) =:= {ok, person}\") :name)")
+
+;; Pure: empty profile :public_keys defaults to []
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${ALICE_KM} EmptyProfile = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}], case nx_kernel:bootstrap_actor(alice, EmptyProfile, AliceKS, nx_kernel:new()) of {ok, _, _} -> ok; {error, _, _} -> ok end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  2  "gen_server loaded"                "gen_server"
+check  9  "nx_kernel loaded"                  "nx_kernel"
+check 10  "bootstrap_actor/4 -> {ok, _, _}"   "ok"
+check 11  "bootstrap_actor advances log_tip"  "true"
+check 12  "log entry is Create{Person}"       "true"
+check 13  "two actors live in one kernel"     "true"
+check 14  "independent log_tips after boot"   "true"
+check 15  "duplicate boot -> already_present" "ok"
+check 16  "gen_server bootstrap_actor/3"      "true"
+check 17  "actor_state captures Person"       "true"
+check 18  "actor_state captures Service"      "true"
+check 19  "actor_state captures Group"        "true"
+check 20  "profile carries preferredUsername" "true"
+check 21  "typeless profile defaults Person"  "true"
+check 22  "empty public_keys handled"         "ok"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/actor_lifecycle.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/actor_state_pure.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/actor_state_pure.sh — m2 Step 2b test.
+#
+# Exercises the Erlang-fun stand-in for the actor-state projection
+# fold. Activities flow:
+#   Create{Person|Service|Group} -> profile registered
+#   Update{Person|Service|Group, patch} -> patch deep-merged
+#   Move -> :moved_to recorded
+# Non-actor object Creates pass through.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/actor_state.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; new/0 returns []
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"actor_state:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; has/2 false on empty
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"actor_state:has(alice, actor_state:new()) =:= false\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup/2 not_found on empty
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"actor_state:lookup(alice, actor_state:new()) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; actors/1 returns [] on empty
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"actor_state:actors(actor_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Create{Person} registers profile
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, person}, {name, alice_name}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}], Act = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], S = actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()), actor_state:has(alice, S)\") :name)")
+
+;; Profile carries :type, :name, :preferredUsername, :created
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, person}, {name, alice_name}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}], Act = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 7}], S = actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S), {actor_state:profile_type(P), actor_state:profile_name(P), actor_state:profile_field(preferredUsername, P), actor_state:profile_field(created, P)} =:= {person, alice_name, {ok, alice_local}, {ok, 7}}\") :name)")
+
+;; Create{Service} also registers
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, service}, {name, feedbot}], Act = [{actor, feed1}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], S = actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(feed1, S), actor_state:profile_type(P) =:= service\") :name)")
+
+;; Create{Group} also registers
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, group}, {name, working_group}], Act = [{actor, wg1}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], S = actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(wg1, S), actor_state:profile_type(P) =:= group\") :name)")
+
+;; Create{Note} is pass-through (non-actor object)
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, note}, {content, hi}], Act = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Duplicate Create doesn't overwrite an existing profile
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"O1 = [{type, person}, {name, alice_v1}], O2 = [{type, person}, {name, alice_v2}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, O1}, {published, 1}], A2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, O2}, {published, 2}], S1 = actor_state:fold(A1, actor_state:new()), S2 = actor_state:fold(A2, S1), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S2), actor_state:profile_name(P) =:= alice_v1\") :name)")
+
+;; Two distinct actors live side by side
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"PO = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}], SO = [{type, service}, {name, bobbot_n}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, PO}, {published, 1}], A2 = [{actor, bobbot}, {type, create}, {object, SO}, {published, 2}], S = actor_state:fold(A2, actor_state:fold(A1, actor_state:new())), actor_state:actors(S) =:= [alice, bobbot]\") :name)")
+
+;; Update merges patch
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"PO = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, PO}, {published, 1}], A2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{summary, new_bio}]}, {published, 2}], S = actor_state:fold(A2, actor_state:fold(A1, actor_state:new())), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S), actor_state:profile_field(summary, P) =:= {ok, new_bio}\") :name)")
+
+;; Update overwrites individual fields (last-write-wins per key)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"PO = [{type, person}, {name, alice_v1}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, PO}, {published, 1}], A2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{name, alice_v2}]}, {published, 2}], S = actor_state:fold(A2, actor_state:fold(A1, actor_state:new())), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S), actor_state:profile_name(P) =:= alice_v2\") :name)")
+
+;; Update for unknown actor is pass-through
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"A = [{actor, ghost}, {type, update}, {patch, [{summary, x}]}, {published, 1}], actor_state:fold(A, actor_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Move records :moved_to
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"PO = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, PO}, {published, 1}], A2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, move}, {moved_to, new_alice}, {published, 2}], S = actor_state:fold(A2, actor_state:fold(A1, actor_state:new())), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S), actor_state:profile_field(moved_to, P) =:= {ok, new_alice}\") :name)")
+
+;; fold_fn/0 is a 2-arity Erlang fun usable by projection:start_link
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"F = actor_state:fold_fn(), is_function(F, 2)\") :name)")
+
+;; fold ignores activities with no :actor field
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Obj = [{type, person}, {name, x}], Act = [{type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; public_keys field is captured at Create time
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Keys = [[{id, k1}, {value, <<1,2,3,4>>}]], Obj = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {public_keys, Keys}], Act = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, Obj}, {published, 1}], S = actor_state:fold(Act, actor_state:new()), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S), actor_state:profile_field(public_keys, P) =:= {ok, Keys}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "actor_state module loaded"          "actor_state"
+check 10  "new/0 -> []"                        "true"
+check 11  "has/2 false on empty"               "true"
+check 12  "lookup/2 not_found on empty"        "true"
+check 13  "actors/1 [] on empty"               "true"
+check 14  "Create{Person} registers actor"    "true"
+check 15  "Profile carries type/name/created"  "true"
+check 16  "Create{Service} registers actor"    "true"
+check 17  "Create{Group} registers actor"      "true"
+check 18  "Create{Note} pass-through"          "true"
+check 19  "Duplicate Create no-overwrite"      "true"
+check 20  "Two actors side by side"            "true"
+check 21  "Update merges new fields"           "true"
+check 22  "Update last-write-wins per key"     "true"
+check 23  "Update unknown actor pass-through"  "true"
+check 24  "Move records :moved_to"             "true"
+check 25  "fold_fn/0 is fun/2"                 "true"
+check 26  "Activity sans :actor pass-through"  "true"
+check 27  "public_keys captured at Create"     "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/actor_state_pure.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/auto_accept.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/auto_accept.sh — m2 Step 6c test.
+#
+# Per design §13.2 the v2 Follow policy is open-world: every
+# successfully-ingested Follow triggers an Accept publish from the
+# target actor. Enabled per-Cfg via {auto_accept_follows, true};
+# off by default so manual-moderation deployments can opt out.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Alice is on this kernel (target). Bob is the peer (signs Follow
+# with BobKS). Alice's outbox projection is `followers` so when
+# alice publishes the Accept, it folds through follower_graph too —
+# both sides of the relationship update without any test scaffolding.
+SETUP='AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], FollowEnv = outbox:construct(follow, bob, 1, alice), SignedFollow = outbox:sign(FollowEnv, BKS), Body = term_codec:encode(SignedFollow), projection:start_link(followers, follower_graph:new(), follower_graph:fold_fn()), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(alice, [followers]), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}, {auto_accept_follows, true}], InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/projection.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; auto_accept on: Follow ingestion advances alice's outbox tip (Accept published)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; auto_accept on: alice's outbox entry is an Accept activity
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), {ok, L} = nx_kernel:log_state_for(alice), [E] = log:entries(L), envelope:get_field(type, E) =:= {ok, accept}\") :name)")
+
+;; auto_accept on: follower_graph state converges to full Follow relationship
+;; (alice.followers = [bob], bob.following = [alice]) after both inbox + outbox
+;; projections fold through followers.
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), S = projection:query(followers), {follower_graph:followers(alice, S), follower_graph:following(bob, S)} =:= {[bob], [alice]}\") :name)")
+
+;; auto_accept on: pendings cleared after the Accept fold
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), S = projection:query(followers), {follower_graph:pending_inbound(alice, S), follower_graph:pending_outbound(bob, S)} =:= {[], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; auto_accept off (default): no outbox publish; outbox tip stays 0
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} CfgOff = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, CfgOff), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; auto_accept off: pending_inbound still gets populated (Step 6b path)
+;; but no Accept fired, so alice.followers stays empty.
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} CfgOff = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, CfgOff), S = projection:query(followers), {follower_graph:pending_inbound(alice, S), follower_graph:followers(alice, S)} =:= {[bob], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; Non-Follow activity (Create{Note}) with auto_accept on: outbox stays empty
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} NoteEnv = outbox:construct(create, bob, 2, [{type, note}, {content, hi}]), SignedNote = outbox:sign(NoteEnv, BKS), NoteBody = term_codec:encode(SignedNote), Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, NoteBody}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; Bad-sig Follow ingestion with auto_accept on: no Accept publish (short-circuit)
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} EvilK = <<9,9,9,9>>, EvilAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,EvilK}]]}], EvilCfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, EvilAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}, {auto_accept_follows, true}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, EvilCfg), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)\")")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 900 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 11  "http_server loaded"               "http_server"
+check 20  "auto_accept on: outbox tip = 1"   "1"
+check 21  "outbox entry is an Accept"        "true"
+check 22  "graph converges to full Follow"   "true"
+check 23  "pendings cleared after Accept"    "true"
+check 24  "auto_accept off: outbox tip = 0"  "0"
+check 25  "auto_accept off: pending only"    "true"
+check 26  "non-Follow ingestion: no Accept"  "0"
+check 27  "bad-sig short-circuits Accept"    "0"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/auto_accept.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/backfill.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/backfill.sh — m2 Step 9a test.
+#
+# Backfill mode slicing per design §13.3. Given an outbox log +
+# a mode (none / last_n / last_t / full / since_cid), backfill:slice
+# returns the activity list to send to a new follower as backfill.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Five activities published at :published = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
+SETUP='Act1 = [{id, <<1>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}, {published, 1}], Act2 = [{id, <<2>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}, {published, 2}], Act3 = [{id, <<3>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}, {published, 3}], Act4 = [{id, <<4>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}, {published, 4}], Act5 = [{id, <<5>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}, {published, 5}], {ok, L0} = log:open(alice, <<98,97,115,101>>), {ok, L1, _} = log:append(L0, Act1), {ok, L2, _} = log:append(L1, Act2), {ok, L3, _} = log:append(L2, Act3), {ok, L4, _} = log:append(L3, Act4), {ok, L5, _} = log:append(L4, Act5),'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/backfill.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; none mode -> []
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice(none, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; full mode -> all 5
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice(full, L5) =:= [Act1, Act2, Act3, Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; last_n with N=2 -> tail 2 (Act4, Act5)
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_n, 2}, L5) =:= [Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; last_n with N > total -> all entries
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_n, 100}, L5) =:= [Act1, Act2, Act3, Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; last_n with N = 0 -> []
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_n, 0}, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; last_t with T=2, Now=5 -> activities with :published > 3 and <= 5 -> [Act4, Act5]
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_t, 2, fun() -> 5 end}, L5) =:= [Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; last_t with T=10, Now=5 -> covers everything from :published > -5 -> all 5
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_t, 10, fun() -> 5 end}, L5) =:= [Act1, Act2, Act3, Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; last_t with T=0, Now=5 -> only entries at exactly Now (>0, <=5) — really [] because window is (5..5]
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({last_t, 0, fun() -> 5 end}, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; since_cid with the 2nd cid -> entries AFTER it (Act3..Act5)
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({since_cid, <<2>>}, L5) =:= [Act3, Act4, Act5]\") :name)")
+
+;; since_cid with last cid -> []
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({since_cid, <<5>>}, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; since_cid with unknown cid -> []
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice({since_cid, <<99>>}, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; wrap_backfill adds {backfilled, true} to each entry
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Wrapped = backfill:slice({last_n, 1}, L5, true), [Act5W] = Wrapped, envelope:get_field(backfilled, Act5W) =:= {ok, true}\") :name)")
+
+;; Wrapped entries preserve :id
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Wrapped = backfill:slice({last_n, 1}, L5, true), [Act5W] = Wrapped, envelope:get_field(id, Act5W) =:= {ok, <<5>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_mode: nil / none / atoms
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{backfill:parse_mode(nil), backfill:parse_mode(none), backfill:parse_mode(full)} =:= {none, none, full}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_mode: tuple shapes pass through
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"backfill:parse_mode({last_n, 3}) =:= {last_n, 3}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_mode: proplist with mode + limit
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"backfill:parse_mode([{mode, last_n}, {limit, 50}]) =:= {last_n, 50}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_mode: proplist with mode = full
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"backfill:parse_mode([{mode, full}]) =:= full\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_mode: unknown -> none
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"backfill:parse_mode([{mode, mystery}]) =:= none\") :name)")
+
+;; Unknown mode -> []
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} backfill:slice(garbage, L5) =:= []\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 280 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  4  "backfill module loaded"        "backfill"
+check 10  "none mode -> []"               "true"
+check 11  "full mode -> all 5"            "true"
+check 12  "last_n N=2 -> tail 2"          "true"
+check 13  "last_n N=100 -> all 5"         "true"
+check 14  "last_n N=0 -> []"              "true"
+check 15  "last_t T=2 Now=5 -> 4,5"       "true"
+check 16  "last_t T=10 Now=5 -> all 5"    "true"
+check 17  "last_t T=0 Now=5 -> []"        "true"
+check 18  "since_cid mid -> tail 3"       "true"
+check 19  "since_cid last -> []"          "true"
+check 20  "since_cid unknown -> []"       "true"
+check 21  "wrap adds backfilled=true"     "true"
+check 22  "wrap preserves :id"            "true"
+check 23  "parse_mode atoms"              "true"
+check 24  "parse_mode tuple passthrough"  "true"
+check 25  "parse_mode proplist last_n"    "true"
+check 26  "parse_mode proplist full"      "true"
+check 27  "parse_mode unknown -> none"    "true"
+check 28  "unknown slice mode -> []"      "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/backfill.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/backfill_drain.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/backfill_drain.sh — m2 Step 9c test.
+#
+# Auto-Accept on Follow ingestion can now also drain the receiving
+# actor's outbox into the new follower's delivery_worker queue per
+# the Follow's :backfill spec. Gated by Cfg :backfill_enabled.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Alice is the target (on this kernel). Bob is the peer publishing the
+# Follow. Three notes pre-published to alice's outbox before bob's
+# Follow lands; the Follow asks for last_n=2 backfill.
+SETUP='AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], FollowReq = [{type, follow}, {object, alice}], FollowReqBF = [{type, follow}, {object, alice}, {backfill, {last_n, 2}}], FollowEnvBF = outbox:construct(follow, bob, 1, alice), FollowSignedNoBF = outbox:sign(FollowEnvBF, BKS), FollowSignedBF = outbox:sign(FollowEnvBF ++ [{backfill, {last_n, 2}}], BKS), BodyBF = term_codec:encode(FollowSignedBF), BodyNoBF = term_codec:encode(FollowSignedNoBF), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), delivery_worker:start_link(bob), InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/backfill.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; backfill_enabled + Follow with :backfill last_n=2 + 3 pre-published
+;; notes -> bob's delivery_worker has 2 pending entries after Follow lands
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} N1 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi1}]}], N2 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi2}]}], N3 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi3}]}], nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N1), nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N2), nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N3), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}, {backfill_enabled, true}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, BodyBF}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), length(delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob)) =:= 2\") :name)")
+
+;; Each backfilled entry carries {backfilled, true}
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} N1 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N1), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}, {backfill_enabled, true}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, BodyBF}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), [E | _] = delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob), envelope:get_field(backfilled, E) =:= {ok, true}\") :name)")
+
+;; No :backfill_enabled flag -> no backfill drain even with :backfill in Follow
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} N1 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N1), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, BodyBF}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Follow without :backfill field -> no backfill drain (even with the flag)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} N1 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N1), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}, {backfill_enabled, true}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, BodyNoBF}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Missing delivery_worker for the peer -> silently skipped (no enqueue, no crash)
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), FollowEnvBF = outbox:construct(follow, bob, 1, alice), FollowSignedBF = outbox:sign(FollowEnvBF ++ [{backfill, {last_n, 2}}], BKS), BodyBF = term_codec:encode(FollowSignedBF), N1 = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, N1), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}, {backfill_enabled, true}], InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, BodyBF}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 202}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 900 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 13  "http_server loaded"               "http_server"
+check 20  "Follow w/ backfill -> 2 enqueued" "true"
+check 21  "backfilled marker on entries"     "true"
+check 22  "no flag -> no backfill"           "true"
+check 23  "no :backfill field -> no drain"   "true"
+check 24  "missing worker -> 202 (skip)"     "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/backfill_drain.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/bootstrap_load.sh

@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ check 10  "strip suffix create.sx -> create"    "true"
 check 11  "strip suffix hello unchanged"        "true"
 check 12  "strip suffix .sx -> empty"           "true"
 check 13  "load_genesis rejects bad shape"      "ok"
-check 20  "loaded activity_types count = 3"     "3"
-check 21  "loaded object_types count = 10"      "10"
+check 20  "loaded activity_types count = 5"     "5"
+check 21  "loaded object_types count = 13"      "13"
 check 22  "loaded projections count = 7"        "7"
 check 23  "loaded validators count = 3"         "3"
 check 24  "loaded codecs count = 3"             "3"

next/tests/bootstrap_populate.sh

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} case registry:lookup(validators, <<101,110,118,101,108,111,112,101,45,115,104,97,112,101>>) of {ok, B} -> is_binary(B); _ -> false end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 300 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ check() {
 check  2  "gen_server loaded"                "gen_server"
 check  3  "registry loaded"                  "registry"
 check  4  "bootstrap loaded"                 "bootstrap"
-check 10  "populate returns total 31"        "31"
-check 20  "activity_types count = 3"         "3"
-check 21  "object_types count = 10"          "10"
+check 10  "populate returns total 36"        "36"
+check 20  "activity_types count = 5"         "5"
+check 21  "object_types count = 13"          "13"
 check 22  "projections count = 7"            "7"
 check 23  "validators count = 3"             "3"
 check 24  "codecs count = 3"                 "3"

next/tests/bootstrap_read.sh

@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ check 10  "sections/0 length"               "7"
 check 11  "ends_with_sx create.sx"          "true"
 check 12  "ends_with_sx hello"              "false"
 check 13  "ends_with_sx empty"              "false"
-check 20  "section activity_types count"    "3"
-check 21  "section object_types count"      "10"
+check 20  "section activity_types count"    "5"
+check 21  "section object_types count"      "13"
 check 22  "section projections count"       "7"
 check 23  "section validators count"        "3"
 check 24  "section codecs count"            "3"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ check 25  "section sig_suites count"        "2"
 check 26  "section audience count"          "3"
 check 30  "read_genesis returns 7 sections" "7"
 check 31  "first section name"              "activity_types"
-check 32  "first section entry count"       "3"
+check 32  "first section entry count"       "5"
 
 TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
 if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then

next/tests/bootstrap_start.sh

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} case registry:lookup(activity_types, <<99,114,101,97,116,101>>) of {ok, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 300 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ check() {
 
 check 10  "bootstrap module loaded"           "bootstrap"
 check 20  "whereis(nx_kernel) is Pid"         "true"
-check 21  "activity_types count = 3"          "3"
-check 22  "object_types count = 10"           "10"
+check 21  "activity_types count = 5"          "5"
+check 22  "object_types count = 13"           "13"
 check 23  "projections count = 7"             "7"
-check 24  "total entries = 31"                "31"
+check 24  "total entries = 36"                "36"
 check 25  "fresh log_tip = 0"                 "0"
 check 26  "publish advances tip to 1"         "1"
 check 27  "actor_id = alice"                  "true"

next/tests/delivery_dispatch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/delivery_dispatch.sh — m2 Step 8d test.
+#
+# After a successful outbox:publish, each ActorId in the
+# Result's :delivery_set is enqueued onto the matching
+# delivery_worker (registered under the peer-id atom). Only
+# happens when Context carries {dispatch_deliveries, true} —
+# back-compat with every M1 outbox caller that doesn't dispatch.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Alice publishes to bob (and carol). Each peer worker is registered
+# under its peer-id atom; the outbox dispatches via the workers'
+# enqueue path. dispatch_fn left undefined so the workers just
+# accumulate pending without firing HTTP.
+SETUP='K = <<1,2,3,4>>, KS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,K}], AS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K}]]}], {ok, L0} = log:open(alice, <<98,97,115,101>>), Ctx = [{actor_id,alice},{published,1},{key_spec,KS},{actor_state,AS},{log,L0},{projections,[]},{dispatch_deliveries, true}], CtxNoDispatch = [{actor_id,alice},{published,1},{key_spec,KS},{actor_state,AS},{log,L0},{projections,[]}], ReqToBob = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {to, bob}], ReqToTwo = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {to, [bob, carol]}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Bob's worker registered + publish to bob -> bob's pending has 1 entry
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), {ok, _, _} = outbox:publish(ReqToBob, Ctx), case delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) of [_] -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Carol's worker registered, publish to [bob, carol] -> both queues get 1 entry
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), delivery_worker:start_link(carol), {ok, _, _} = outbox:publish(ReqToTwo, Ctx), {length(delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob)), length(delivery_worker:pending_srv(carol))} =:= {1, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; Missing worker for an actor in delivery_set -> silently skipped (no error)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), case outbox:publish(ReqToTwo, Ctx) of {ok, R, _} -> envelope:get_field(delivery_set, R) =:= {ok, [bob, carol]}; _ -> false end andalso length(delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob)) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; No :dispatch_deliveries flag -> no enqueue happens (back-compat)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), {ok, _, _} = outbox:publish(ReqToBob, CtxNoDispatch), delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Two publishes -> bob's queue has 2 entries (FIFO append)
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), {ok, _, NewLog} = outbox:publish(ReqToBob, Ctx), Ctx2 = [{actor_id,alice},{published,2},{key_spec,KS},{actor_state,AS},{log,NewLog},{projections,[]},{dispatch_deliveries, true}], {ok, _, _} = outbox:publish(ReqToBob, Ctx2), length(delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob)) =:= 2\") :name)")
+
+;; Empty delivery_set -> no dispatch (no :to, no :cc)
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), ReqNoAud = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], {ok, _, _} = outbox:publish(ReqNoAud, Ctx), delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= []\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 540 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  9  "outbox module loaded"           "outbox"
+check 20  "single peer enqueued"           "ok"
+check 21  "two peers both enqueued"        "true"
+check 22  "missing worker silently skip"   "true"
+check 23  "no dispatch_deliveries no-op"   "true"
+check 24  "two publishes FIFO append"      "true"
+check 25  "empty delivery_set -> no-op"    "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/delivery_dispatch.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/delivery_retry.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/delivery_retry.sh — m2 Step 8b-pure test.
+#
+# Pure-functional retry-time bookkeeping for the delivery worker.
+# record_failure bumps the attempt counter and computes the next
+# retry time per backoff_for. record_success clears state for a
+# cid. next_due returns cids whose retry time has passed.
+#
+# Real timer wiring (erlang:send_after self-cast) is Step 8b-timer
+# once substrate support lands.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+SETUP='Act1 = [{id, <<1>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}], Act2 = [{id, <<2>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Fresh state: no attempts, no next_retry, no dead_letter
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_worker:new(bob), {delivery_worker:attempts_for(<<1>>, S), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<1>>, S), delivery_worker:dead_letter_list(S)} =:= {0, undefined, []}\") :name)")
+
+;; record_failure bumps the attempt counter
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), delivery_worker:attempts_for(<<1>>, S1) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; record_failure sets next_retry_at = Now + backoff(1) = Now + 30
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<1>>, S1) =:= 1030\") :name)")
+
+;; Second failure -> attempts=2, NextRetryAt = Now+300
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), S2 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 2000, S1), {delivery_worker:attempts_for(<<1>>, S2), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<1>>, S2)} =:= {2, 2300}\") :name)")
+
+;; record_success clears attempts + next_retry for the cid
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), S2 = delivery_worker:record_success_pure(<<1>>, S1), {delivery_worker:attempts_for(<<1>>, S2), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<1>>, S2)} =:= {0, undefined}\") :name)")
+
+;; next_due returns Cids whose retry time has passed
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), delivery_worker:next_due_pure(1030, S1) =:= [<<1>>]\") :name)")
+
+;; next_due returns [] before retry time
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), delivery_worker:next_due_pure(1020, S1) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; 6th failure -> dead_letter; activity moves out of :pending
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} F = fun(S) -> delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S) end, S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S6 = F(F(F(F(F(F(S0)))))), {delivery_worker:dead_letter_list(S6), delivery_worker:pending(S6)} =:= {[Act1], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; Dead-lettered cid is no longer in next_retry
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} F = fun(S) -> delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S) end, S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), S6 = F(F(F(F(F(F(S0)))))), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<1>>, S6) =:= undefined\") :name)")
+
+;; Two cids: success on one doesn't disturb the other's retry state
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act2, delivery_worker:new(bob))), S1 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<1>>, 1000, S0), S2 = delivery_worker:record_failure_pure(<<2>>, 1000, S1), S3 = delivery_worker:record_success_pure(<<1>>, S2), delivery_worker:next_retry_at(<<2>>, S3) =:= 1030\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "module loaded"                      "delivery_worker"
+check 10  "fresh state empty"                  "true"
+check 11  "record_failure bumps attempts"      "true"
+check 12  "record_failure sets next_retry_at"  "true"
+check 13  "second failure: slot 2 = +300"      "true"
+check 14  "record_success clears state"        "true"
+check 15  "next_due returns due cids"          "true"
+check 16  "next_due empty before due"          "true"
+check 17  "6th failure -> dead_letter"         "true"
+check 18  "dead-lettered cid out of retry"     "true"
+check 19  "success on one preserves other"     "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/delivery_retry.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/delivery_set.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/delivery_set.sh — m2 Step 7 test.
+#
+# delivery:delivery_set/2,3 computes the audience-resolved
+# recipient list for an outbound activity. Sources are :to / :cc
+# fields plus expansion of `followers` (via follower_graph) and
+# `public` (v2 placeholder — Step 7c will populate with peer
+# instances). Self-delivery suppressed; result deduplicated.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Empty activity -> empty delivery set
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}], []) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Single :to atom recipient
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, bob}], []) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; :to list of recipients
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob, carol]}], []) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; :cc adds to :to
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob]}, {cc, [carol]}], []) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; Self-delivery suppressed (alice in :to is the publisher)
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [alice, bob]}], []) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; Duplicate recipients deduped
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob, bob]}, {cc, [bob]}], []) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; :to and :cc with overlap are deduped
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob, carol]}, {cc, [carol, dave]}], []) =:= [bob, carol, dave]\") :name)")
+
+;; followers audience symbol -> sender's followers from follower_graph
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Follow = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], Accept = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, Follow}], S = follower_graph:fold(Accept, follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new())), delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, followers}], [], S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; followers with empty follower-graph -> []
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, followers}], [], follower_graph:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; public audience symbol -> sender's followers for v2 (§13.4)
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"F = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F}], S = follower_graph:fold(A, follower_graph:fold(F, follower_graph:new())), delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, public}], [], S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; public with empty follower-graph -> []
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, public}], [], follower_graph:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; public + followers in same audience deduped (both expand identically)
+(epoch 29)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"F = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F}], S = follower_graph:fold(A, follower_graph:fold(F, follower_graph:new())), delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [public, followers]}], [], S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; Mixed explicit + followers, followers carry two peers
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"F1 = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A1 = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F1}], F2 = [{actor, carol}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F2}], S = follower_graph:fold(A2, follower_graph:fold(F2, follower_graph:fold(A1, follower_graph:fold(F1, follower_graph:new())))), delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [dave, followers]}], [], S) =:= [dave, bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; followers + explicit, with overlap deduped
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"F = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F}], S = follower_graph:fold(A, follower_graph:fold(F, follower_graph:new())), delivery:delivery_set([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob, followers]}], [], S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; collect_recipients: bare helper returns flat list (no dedup, no self-suppression)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:collect_recipients([{actor, alice}, {to, [bob, carol]}, {cc, [carol, dave]}]) =:= [bob, carol, carol, dave]\") :name)")
+
+;; suppress_self drops every occurrence of Self
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:suppress_self([bob, alice, carol, alice], alice) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; dedup preserves first occurrence order
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:dedup([bob, carol, bob, dave, carol]) =:= [bob, carol, dave]\") :name)")
+
+;; expand_audience: pass-through for plain ActorId
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery:expand_audience(carol, alice, follower_graph:new()) =:= [carol]\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  4  "delivery module loaded"           "delivery"
+check 10  "empty activity -> empty set"      "true"
+check 11  "single :to atom recipient"        "true"
+check 12  "list :to recipients"              "true"
+check 13  ":to + :cc unioned"                "true"
+check 14  "self-delivery suppressed"         "true"
+check 15  "duplicates within :to deduped"    "true"
+check 16  ":to/:cc overlap deduped"          "true"
+check 17  "followers expands via graph"      "true"
+check 18  "empty follower-graph -> []"       "true"
+check 19  "public -> sender's followers"     "true"
+check 28  "public empty graph -> []"         "true"
+check 29  "public + followers dedupe"        "true"
+check 20  "mixed explicit + followers"       "true"
+check 21  "followers + overlap deduped"      "true"
+check 22  "collect_recipients raw flat"      "true"
+check 23  "suppress_self drops every match"  "true"
+check 24  "dedup preserves first-occurrence" "true"
+check 25  "expand_audience pass-through"     "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/delivery_set.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/delivery_state.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/delivery_state.sh — m2 Step 8c test.
+#
+# Delivery-state projection: folds enqueue / delivered / failed /
+# dead_lettered events into a per-peer worker-shaped snapshot so
+# the outbound queue survives kernel restart.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+SETUP='Act1 = [{id, <<1>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}], Act2 = [{id, <<2>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}], E_Enq1 = [{type, enqueued}, {peer, bob}, {activity, Act1}], E_Enq2 = [{type, enqueued}, {peer, bob}, {activity, Act2}], E_Enq2Carol = [{type, enqueued}, {peer, carol}, {activity, Act2}], E_Del1 = [{type, delivered}, {peer, bob}, {cid, <<1>>}], E_Fail1 = [{type, failed}, {peer, bob}, {cid, <<1>>}, {now, 1000}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_state.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Fresh projection -> []
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery_state:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; enqueued event creates a peer entry and appends to pending
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new()), delivery_state:pending(bob, S) =:= [Act1]\") :name)")
+
+;; Two enqueues to same peer -> FIFO order
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq2, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), delivery_state:pending(bob, S) =:= [Act1, Act2]\") :name)")
+
+;; Enqueues to different peers -> independent queues
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq2Carol, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), {delivery_state:pending(bob, S), delivery_state:pending(carol, S)} =:= {[Act1], [Act2]}\") :name)")
+
+;; delivered event clears the matching pending entry
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Del1, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), delivery_state:pending(bob, S) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; failed event bumps attempts and sets next_retry
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Fail1, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), {delivery_state:attempts(bob, S), delivery_state:next_retry(bob, S)} =:= {[{<<1>>, 1}], [{<<1>>, 1030}]}\") :name)")
+
+;; Five failures then 6th fails -> dead_lettered
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} F = fun(S) -> delivery_state:fold(E_Fail1, S) end, S0 = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new()), S6 = F(F(F(F(F(F(S0)))))), {delivery_state:dead_letter(bob, S6), delivery_state:pending(bob, S6)} =:= {[Act1], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; Explicit dead_lettered event moves activity to dead_letter
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} E_DL = [{type, dead_lettered}, {peer, bob}, {cid, <<1>>}], S = delivery_state:fold(E_DL, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), {delivery_state:dead_letter(bob, S), delivery_state:pending(bob, S)} =:= {[Act1], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; peers/1 lists every peer touched
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq2Carol, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new())), delivery_state:peers(S) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; peer_state returns {ok, Worker} | not_found
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new()), case delivery_state:peer_state(bob, S) of {ok, _} -> true; _ -> false end andalso delivery_state:peer_state(ghost, S) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; fold_fn/0 returns a 2-arity Erlang fun usable by projection:start_link/3
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"is_function(delivery_state:fold_fn(), 2)\") :name)")
+
+;; Unknown event type passes through
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Garbage = [{type, mystery}, {peer, bob}], delivery_state:fold(Garbage, delivery_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; delivered after failed clears retry state
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_state:fold(E_Del1, delivery_state:fold(E_Fail1, delivery_state:fold(E_Enq1, delivery_state:new()))), {delivery_state:attempts(bob, S), delivery_state:next_retry(bob, S)} =:= {[], []}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  4  "delivery_state module loaded"     "delivery_state"
+check 10  "new/0 -> []"                      "true"
+check 11  "enqueued -> pending appended"     "true"
+check 12  "two enqueues -> FIFO"             "true"
+check 13  "two peers independent queues"     "true"
+check 14  "delivered clears pending entry"   "true"
+check 15  "failed bumps attempts + next_retry" "true"
+check 16  "6th failed -> dead_lettered"      "true"
+check 17  "explicit dead_lettered event"     "true"
+check 18  "peers/1 lists touched"            "true"
+check 19  "peer_state ok / not_found"        "true"
+check 20  "fold_fn/0 is fun/2"               "true"
+check 21  "unknown event passes through"     "true"
+check 22  "delivered after failed clears"    "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/delivery_state.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/delivery_worker.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/delivery_worker.sh — m2 Step 8a test.
+#
+# Pure-functional state shape + gen_server skeleton for the
+# outbound delivery worker. One worker per peer; FIFO queue of
+# pending activities; caller-supplied :dispatch_fn does the actual
+# HTTP POST (stubbed for tests, live httpc in Step 8f). Retry /
+# backoff (Step 8b) and persist-survival (Step 8c) layer on top.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+SETUP='Act1 = [{id, <<1,2,3>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}], Act2 = [{id, <<4,5,6>>}, {type, note}, {actor, alice}], OkFetch = fun(_) -> ok end, FailFetch = fun(_) -> {error, http_500} end,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; new/1 returns initial state with empty queue
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery_worker:pending(delivery_worker:new(bob)) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; peer/1 reads the peer id
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery_worker:peer(delivery_worker:new(bob)) =:= bob\") :name)")
+
+;; enqueue_pure appends to the queue
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)), delivery_worker:pending(S) =:= [Act1]\") :name)")
+
+;; Two enqueues -> FIFO order
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:new(bob), S1 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, S0), S2 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act2, S1), delivery_worker:pending(S2) =:= [Act1, Act2]\") :name)")
+
+;; drain_pure with no dispatch_fn -> all retry, queue intact
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:new(bob), S1 = delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, Act1, S0), {S2, Delivered, Retry} = delivery_worker:drain_pure(S1), Delivered =:= [] andalso length(Retry) =:= 1 andalso delivery_worker:pending(S2) =:= [Act1]\") :name)")
+
+;; drain_pure with success dispatch -> activities cleared
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = delivery_worker:new(bob), S1 = lists:foldl(fun(K, A) -> delivery_worker:enqueue_pure(bob, K, A) end, S0, [Act1, Act2]), Wired = [{peer, bob}, {pending, [Act1, Act2]}, {attempts, []}, {dead_letter, []}, {dispatch_fn, OkFetch}], {S2, Delivered, Retry} = delivery_worker:drain_pure(Wired), delivery_worker:pending(S2) =:= [] andalso length(Delivered) =:= 2 andalso Retry =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; drain_pure with failing dispatch -> activities stay; attempt counter bumped
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Wired = [{peer, bob}, {pending, [Act1]}, {attempts, []}, {dead_letter, []}, {dispatch_fn, FailFetch}], {S, Delivered, Retry} = delivery_worker:drain_pure(Wired), delivery_worker:pending(S) =:= [Act1] andalso Delivered =:= [] andalso length(Retry) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; deliver_one_pure success returns {ok, Cid}
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Wired = [{peer, bob}, {pending, []}, {attempts, []}, {dead_letter, []}, {dispatch_fn, OkFetch}], case delivery_worker:deliver_one_pure(Act1, Wired) of {ok, <<1,2,3>>} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; deliver_one_pure with no dispatch_fn returns no_dispatch_fn
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} case delivery_worker:deliver_one_pure(Act1, delivery_worker:new(bob)) of {error, _, no_dispatch_fn} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; backoff_for slots match the design schedule
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{delivery_worker:backoff_for(1), delivery_worker:backoff_for(2), delivery_worker:backoff_for(3), delivery_worker:backoff_for(4), delivery_worker:backoff_for(5)} =:= {30, 300, 1800, 21600, 86400}\") :name)")
+
+;; backoff_for(>=6) returns dead_letter
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery_worker:backoff_for(6) =:= dead_letter\") :name)")
+
+;; schedule_for returns {retry_in, Sec} or dead_letter
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{delivery_worker:schedule_for(1), delivery_worker:schedule_for(6)} =:= {{retry_in, 30}, dead_letter}\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: start_link + enqueue + pending_srv
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), delivery_worker:enqueue(bob, Act1), delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= [Act1]\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: flush with dispatch_fn -> {ok, [Cid], []}
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob, OkFetch), delivery_worker:enqueue(bob, Act1), case delivery_worker:flush(bob) of {ok, [<<1,2,3>>], []} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: flush with failing dispatch -> {ok, [], [Cid]}, queue stays
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob, FailFetch), delivery_worker:enqueue(bob, Act1), case delivery_worker:flush(bob) of {ok, [], [<<1,2,3>>]} -> ok; _ -> bad end andalso delivery_worker:pending_srv(bob) =:= [Act1]\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: set_dispatch_fn swaps the function in-flight
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} delivery_worker:start_link(bob), delivery_worker:enqueue(bob, Act1), delivery_worker:set_dispatch_fn(bob, OkFetch), case delivery_worker:flush(bob) of {ok, [<<1,2,3>>], []} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  4  "delivery_worker module loaded"  "delivery_worker"
+check 10  "new/1 -> empty queue"           "true"
+check 11  "peer/1 reads peer id"           "true"
+check 12  "enqueue_pure appends"           "true"
+check 13  "FIFO order preserved"           "true"
+check 14  "drain w/o dispatch -> retry"    "true"
+check 15  "drain ok clears queue"          "true"
+check 16  "drain fail keeps queue"         "true"
+check 17  "deliver_one ok -> {ok, Cid}"    "ok"
+check 18  "deliver_one no fn -> err"       "ok"
+check 19  "backoff schedule matches plan"  "true"
+check 20  "backoff overflow -> dead"       "true"
+check 21  "schedule_for shape"             "true"
+check 22  "gen_server enqueue + pending"   "true"
+check 23  "gen_server flush ok"            "ok"
+check 24  "gen_server flush fail keeps"    "ok"
+check 25  "gen_server set_dispatch_fn"     "ok"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/delivery_worker.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/discovery.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/discovery.sh — m2 Step 10a test.
+#
+# Local-side webfinger primitives: parse acct: URIs, synthesise
+# actor URLs, build the RFC 7033 webfinger JSON body.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/discovery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct accepts the acct: prefix form
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:parse_acct(<<97,99,99,116,58,97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116>>) =:= {ok, <<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct accepts the bare form
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:parse_acct(<<97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116>>) =:= {ok, <<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct host with port
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:parse_acct(<<97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116,58,57,57,57,57>>) =:= {ok, <<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116,58,57,57,57,57>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct rejects empty user
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"case discovery:parse_acct(<<64,104,111,115,116>>) of {error, _} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct rejects missing @
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"case discovery:parse_acct(<<97,108,105,99,101>>) of {error, _} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_acct rejects empty host
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"case discovery:parse_acct(<<97,108,105,99,101,64>>) of {error, _} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; parse_resource is an alias for parse_acct
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:parse_resource(<<97,99,99,116,58,98,111,98,64,98,46,99,111,109>>) =:= {ok, <<98,111,98>>, <<98,46,99,111,109>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; actor_url_for synthesises http://<host>/actors/<user>
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:actor_url_for(<<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116>>) =:= <<104,116,116,112,58,47,47,104,111,115,116,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101>>\") :name)")
+
+;; actor_url_for preserves port in host
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"discovery:actor_url_for(<<98,111,98>>, <<104,58,57,57>>) =:= <<104,116,116,112,58,47,47,104,58,57,57,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,98,111,98>>\") :name)")
+
+;; webfinger_body starts with {"subject":"acct:<user>@<host>" — http_server:match_prefix
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"B = discovery:webfinger_body(<<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116>>, <<117,114,108>>), Pre = <<123,34,115,117,98,106,101,99,116,34,58,34,97,99,99,116,58,97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116,34>>, http_server:match_prefix(Pre, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; webfinger_body byte_size is at least subject+links length (sanity)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"B = discovery:webfinger_body(<<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<104,111,115,116>>, <<117,114,108>>), byte_size(B) > 80\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 480 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  2  "discovery module loaded"          "discovery"
+check 10  "parse_acct prefixed"              "true"
+check 11  "parse_acct bare form"             "true"
+check 12  "parse_acct host with port"        "true"
+check 13  "parse_acct empty user -> error"   "true"
+check 14  "parse_acct missing @ -> error"    "true"
+check 15  "parse_acct empty host -> error"   "true"
+check 16  "parse_resource alias"             "true"
+check 17  "actor_url_for synthesises"        "true"
+check 18  "actor_url_for preserves port"     "true"
+check 19  "webfinger_body subject prefix"    "true"
+check 20  "webfinger_body has body bytes"    "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/discovery.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/discovery_fetch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/discovery_fetch.sh — m2 Step 10c acceptance test.
+#
+# Two halves:
+#   (a) http_server side: the new actor_doc Accept format negotiates
+#       to a term_codec-encoded peer-actor-state proplist served
+#       from `nx_kernel:actor_state/1`. Verified via http_server:route
+#       in-process.
+#   (b) discovery_fetch closure: builds the FetchFn that
+#       peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch_srv/2 expects, GETs the actor
+#       doc via httpc:request/4, decodes the body, returns the AS
+#       proplist. Verified end-to-end against a background
+#       `python3 -m http.server`-style stub that returns hand-crafted
+#       term_codec bytes (so we exercise the wire, not just the
+#       in-process route).
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+
+# ── live stub server ─────────────────────────────────────────
+# Python script that:
+#   GET /actors/alice    -> 200 with term_codec-encoded AS
+#                          (built in Python: matches term_codec
+#                          netstring format spelled out in
+#                          next/kernel/term_codec.erl).
+#   GET /actors/missing  -> 404
+PORT=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+SRVROOT=$(mktemp -d)
+PYSRV="$SRVROOT/srv.py"
+cat > "$PYSRV" <<'PY'
+import sys, http.server, socketserver
+
+PORT = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+# term_codec encoding (mirror of next/kernel/term_codec.erl).
+def enc_atom(s):
+    b = s.encode()
+    return f"a{len(b)}:".encode() + b
+def enc_int(n):
+    s = str(n).encode()
+    return f"i{len(s)}:".encode() + s
+def enc_bin(b):
+    return f"b{len(b)}:".encode() + b
+def enc_list(items):
+    payload = b"".join(items)
+    # term_codec uses ELEMENT COUNT (not byte length) for list/tuple
+    # headers — see encode/1 in next/kernel/term_codec.erl.
+    return f"l{len(items)}:".encode() + payload
+def enc_tuple(items):
+    payload = b"".join(items)
+    return f"t{len(items)}:".encode() + payload
+def enc_nil():
+    return b"l0:"
+
+# {public_keys, [[{id, k1}, {created, 0}, {value, <<1,2,3,4>>}]]}
+KEY = enc_list([
+    enc_tuple([enc_atom("id"), enc_atom("k1")]),
+    enc_tuple([enc_atom("created"), enc_int(0)]),
+    enc_tuple([enc_atom("value"), enc_bin(bytes([1,2,3,4]))]),
+])
+PROPLIST = enc_list([
+    enc_tuple([enc_atom("public_keys"), enc_list([KEY])]),
+])
+
+class H(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        if self.path == "/actors/alice":
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header('content-type','application/vnd.fed-sx.actor-doc')
+            self.send_header('content-length', str(len(PROPLIST)))
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(PROPLIST)
+        else:
+            self.send_response(404); self.end_headers(); self.wfile.write(b'not found')
+    def log_message(self, fmt, *args): pass
+
+with socketserver.TCPServer(("127.0.0.1", PORT), H) as srv:
+    srv.serve_forever()
+PY
+python3 "$PYSRV" "$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+SRV_PID=$!
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -rf $SRVROOT $TMPFILE; kill $SRV_PID 2>/dev/null || true" EXIT
+for _ in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15; do
+  if curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/actors/alice" >/dev/null 2>&1; then break; fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+
+bytes_of() { python3 -c "import sys; print(','.join(str(b) for b in sys.argv[1].encode()))" "$1"; }
+URL_BASE_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT")
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/peer_actors.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/dispatch_http.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/discovery_fetch.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; (a) http_server side: actor_doc Accept negotiates to actor_doc
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"http_server:accept_format(<<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,118,110,100,46,102,101,100,45,115,120,46,97,99,116,111,114,45,100,111,99>>) =:= actor_doc\") :name)")
+
+;; (a) actor_doc_response_for/3 with kernel + actor returns 200 +
+;; term_codec body; decoded body has :public_keys. Inline SETUP
+;; per epoch because separate (eval ...) calls share gen_server
+;; state but not Erlang locals, and we need fresh kernel-aware
+;; assertions even though the previous epoch's nx_kernel persists.
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), Cfg = [{kernel, nx_kernel}], R = http_server:actor_doc_response_for(<<97,108,105,99,101>>, actor_doc, Cfg), {ok, S} = envelope:get_field(status, R), S =:= 200\") :name)")
+
+;; (a) body decodes to a proplist with :public_keys
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), R = http_server:actor_doc_response_for(<<97,108,105,99,101>>, actor_doc, [{kernel, nx_kernel}]), {ok, Body} = envelope:get_field(body, R), {ok, AS, _} = term_codec:decode(Body), case envelope:get_field(public_keys, AS) of {ok, [_|_]} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; (a) unknown actor -> 404
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), R = http_server:actor_doc_response_for(<<109,105,115,115,105,110,103>>, actor_doc, [{kernel, nx_kernel}]), {ok, S} = envelope:get_field(status, R), S =:= 404\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) discovery_fetch:actor_doc_url builds <base>/actors/alice
+(epoch 30)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"U = discovery_fetch:actor_doc_url(<<__URL_BASE__>>, alice), U =:= <<__URL_BASE__,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101>>\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) discovery_fetch:fetch live -> {ok, AS} with :public_keys
+(epoch 31)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"R = discovery_fetch:fetch(<<__URL_BASE__,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101>>, []), case R of {ok, AS} -> case envelope:get_field(public_keys, AS) of {ok, [_|_]} -> true; _ -> false end; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) closure produced by make_fetch_fn dispatches ok
+(epoch 32)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Fn = discovery_fetch:make_fetch_fn([{peer_url, [{alice, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}]), case Fn(alice) of {ok, AS} -> case envelope:get_field(public_keys, AS) of {ok, [_|_]} -> true; _ -> false end; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) closure on missing peer -> {error, no_peer_url}
+(epoch 33)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Fn = discovery_fetch:make_fetch_fn([{peer_url, []}]), case Fn(alice) of {error, no_peer_url} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) closure GETs 404 path -> {error, {status, 404}}
+(epoch 34)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"R = discovery_fetch:fetch(<<__URL_BASE__,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,109,105,115,115,105,110,103>>, []), case R of {error, {status, 404}} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; (b) lookup_or_fetch on cache miss writes the result back
+(epoch 35)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Fn = discovery_fetch:make_fetch_fn([{peer_url, [{alice, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}]), {R, NewState} = case peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch(alice, Fn, peer_actors:new()) of {ok, _AS, S} -> {ok, S}; {error, R0, S} -> {error, S} end, R =:= ok andalso peer_actors:peers(NewState) =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+sed -i "s|__URL_BASE__|${URL_BASE_BYTES}|g" "$TMPFILE"
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 12  "discovery_fetch loaded"                       "discovery_fetch"
+check 20  "actor_doc Accept negotiates"                  "true"
+check 21  "actor_doc /3 with kernel -> 200"              "true"
+check 22  "body decodes to proplist w/ :public_keys"     "true"
+check 23  "unknown actor -> 404"                         "true"
+check 30  "actor_doc_url builds /actors/X"               "true"
+check 31  "fetch live -> {ok, AS}"                       "true"
+check 32  "closure -> {ok, AS}"                          "true"
+check 33  "closure on missing peer -> no_peer_url"       "true"
+check 34  "closure on 404 -> {status, 404}"              "true"
+check 35  "lookup_or_fetch caches result"                "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/discovery_fetch.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/dispatch_http.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/dispatch_http.sh — m2 Step 8f acceptance test.
+#
+# Verifies the live HTTP dispatch closure built by
+# dispatch_http:make_dispatch_fn/2:
+#   * 2xx response -> ok
+#   * non-2xx (404) -> {error, {status, 404}}
+#   * resolver miss -> {error, no_peer_url}
+#   * connection refused (closed port) -> {error, ...}
+#   * inbox_url constructs the path /actors/<peer>/inbox
+#   * the closure can be plugged into delivery_worker:drain
+#
+# Live HTTP uses a background `python3 -m http.server`. Step 8e's
+# httpc:request/4 BIF wrapper is the underlying transport.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+
+PORT=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+SRVROOT=$(mktemp -d)
+# Python's http.server returns 200 for any GET to an existing path and
+# 501 for POST. For our purposes we need a POST endpoint that returns
+# 2xx. Use a tiny background Python server that always returns 200 OK
+# regardless of method, so we can prove the dispatch path works.
+PYSRV="$SRVROOT/srv.py"
+cat > "$PYSRV" <<'PY'
+import sys, http.server, socketserver
+PORT = int(sys.argv[1])
+class H(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_POST(self):
+        n = int(self.headers.get('content-length', '0'))
+        self.rfile.read(n) if n else None
+        self.send_response(200); self.send_header('content-type','text/plain'); self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(b'ok')
+    def do_GET(self):
+        self.send_response(200); self.send_header('content-type','text/plain'); self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(b'ok')
+    def log_message(self, fmt, *args): pass
+with socketserver.TCPServer(("127.0.0.1", PORT), H) as srv:
+    srv.serve_forever()
+PY
+python3 "$PYSRV" "$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+SRV_PID=$!
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -rf $SRVROOT $TMPFILE; kill $SRV_PID 2>/dev/null || true" EXIT
+for _ in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15; do
+  if curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/" >/dev/null 2>&1; then break; fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+
+# A DIFFERENT port that nothing is bound to — for the connection-
+# refused test.
+DEAD_PORT=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));p=s.getsockname()[1];s.close();print(p)')
+
+bytes_of() { python3 -c "import sys; print(','.join(str(b) for b in sys.argv[1].encode()))" "$1"; }
+URL_BASE_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT")
+URL_DEAD_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://127.0.0.1:$DEAD_PORT")
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/dispatch_http.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; inbox_url builds <base>/actors/<peer>/inbox
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"U = dispatch_http:inbox_url(<<__URL_BASE__>>, alice), case U of <<__URL_BASE__,47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>> -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; resolve_peer_url hits the static map
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Cfg = [{peer_url, [{alice, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}], case dispatch_http:resolve_peer_url(alice, Cfg) of {ok, _} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; resolve_peer_url misses cleanly
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Cfg = [{peer_url, [{bob, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}], case dispatch_http:resolve_peer_url(alice, Cfg) of {error, no_peer_url} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; dispatch -> 200 from python server -> ok
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], dispatch_http:dispatch(<<__URL_BASE__,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Activity, []) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; closure produced by make_dispatch_fn dispatches ok
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Cfg = [{peer_url, [{alice, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}], Fn = dispatch_http:make_dispatch_fn(alice, Cfg), Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], Fn(Activity) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; closure on missing peer -> {error, no_peer_url}
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Cfg = [{peer_url, []}], Fn = dispatch_http:make_dispatch_fn(alice, Cfg), Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], case Fn(Activity) of {error, no_peer_url} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; dispatch against a closed port -> error (not crash)
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], R = dispatch_http:dispatch(<<__URL_DEAD__,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Activity, []), case R of {error, _} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; delivery_worker drains successfully through the live closure.
+;; Spin up a delivery_worker, enqueue an activity, set the live
+;; dispatch_fn, drain — should drop the entry.
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"delivery_worker:start_link(alice), Cfg = [{peer_url, [{alice, <<__URL_BASE__>>}]}], Fn = dispatch_http:make_dispatch_fn(alice, Cfg), delivery_worker:set_dispatch_fn(alice, Fn), Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {cid, <<\\\"c1\\\">>}], delivery_worker:enqueue(alice, Activity), delivery_worker:flush(alice), delivery_worker:pending_srv(alice) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; peer_url_fn closure path also resolves
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Cfg = [{peer_url_fn, fun (alice) -> {ok, <<__URL_BASE__>>}; (_) -> not_found end}], Fn = dispatch_http:make_dispatch_fn(alice, Cfg), Activity = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], Fn(Activity) =:= ok\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+sed -i "s|__URL_BASE__|${URL_BASE_BYTES}|g; s|__URL_DEAD__|${URL_DEAD_BYTES}|g" "$TMPFILE"
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 8   "dispatch_http loaded"                "dispatch_http"
+check 20  "inbox_url builds /actors/X/inbox"    "true"
+check 21  "resolve hits static peer_url map"    "true"
+check 22  "resolve misses cleanly"              "true"
+check 23  "live POST -> 200 -> ok"              "true"
+check 24  "closure dispatches ok"               "true"
+check 25  "closure on missing peer -> err"      "true"
+check 26  "closed port -> {error, _}"           "true"
+check 27  "delivery_worker drains via closure"  "true"
+check 28  "peer_url_fn closure path resolves"   "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/dispatch_http.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/follow_lifecycle.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/follow_lifecycle.sh — m2 Step 6b test.
+#
+# Ties Step 5 (POST /actors/<id>/inbox real ingestion) to Step 6a
+# (follower_graph projection) via Cfg :inbox_projections. The
+# inbox handler casts every successfully-ingested activity into
+# each named projection — the follower_graph state mutates as
+# Follow / Accept / Reject / Undo activities land.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Alice is on this kernel (target). Bob is the peer (signs activities
+# with BobKS). PeerAS = Bob's actor-state (Bob's public_keys). The
+# :inbox_projections wires inbound to the followers projection so
+# follower_graph state advances on every successful ingestion.
+SETUP='AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], FollowReq = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}, {published, 1}], FollowEnv = outbox:construct(follow, bob, 1, alice), SignedFollow = outbox:sign(FollowEnv, BKS), Body = term_codec:encode(SignedFollow), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), projection:start_link(followers, follower_graph:new(), follower_graph:fold_fn()), Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}], InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/projection.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Follow peer -> 202 from inbox handler
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 202}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; After Follow: follower_graph state shows alice with pending_inbound = [bob]
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {object, alice}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), follower_graph:pending_inbound(alice, projection:query(followers)) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; And bob has pending_outbound = [alice]
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), follower_graph:pending_outbound(bob, projection:query(followers)) =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+
+;; Inbox tip advanced even without auto-Accept (separate concern)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; No :inbox_projections in Cfg: projection state stays empty
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BareCfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, BareCfg), follower_graph:pending_inbound(alice, projection:query(followers)) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Follow + Accept end-to-end: bob -> alice (Follow), alice -> bob (Accept via outbox).
+;; v2 only has the inbox side wired; the Accept is built locally in the test and
+;; folded through the same projection to demonstrate that the projection state
+;; converges. Auto-Accept publish lands in 6c.
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), AcceptAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}]}], projection:async_fold(followers, AcceptAct), S = projection:query(followers), follower_graph:followers(alice, S) =:= [bob] andalso follower_graph:following(bob, S) =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+
+;; Inbox handler with bad sig fails BEFORE projection broadcast
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], EvilK = <<9,9,9,9>>, EvilAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,EvilK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], FollowEnv = outbox:construct(follow, bob, 1, alice), SignedFollow = outbox:sign(FollowEnv, BKS), Body = term_codec:encode(SignedFollow), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), projection:start_link(followers, follower_graph:new(), follower_graph:fold_fn()), EvilCfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, EvilAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}], InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, EvilCfg), follower_graph:actors(projection:query(followers)) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Multiple distinct peer Follows accumulate
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} CK = <<9,9,9,9>>, CKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,CK}], CAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,CK}]]}], MultiCfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}, {carol, CAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}, {inbox_projections, [followers]}], CarolEnv = outbox:construct(follow, carol, 1, alice), CarolSigned = outbox:sign(CarolEnv, CKS), CarolBody = term_codec:encode(CarolSigned), Req1 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], Req2 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, CarolBody}], http_server:route(Req1, MultiCfg), http_server:route(Req2, MultiCfg), follower_graph:pending_inbound(alice, projection:query(followers)) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 900 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 11  "http_server module loaded"        "http_server"
+check 20  "Follow ingestion -> 202"          "true"
+check 21  "alice.pending_inbound = [bob]"    "true"
+check 22  "bob.pending_outbound = [alice]"   "true"
+check 23  "inbox tip advances to 1"          "1"
+check 24  "no inbox_projections -> no fold"  "true"
+check 25  "Follow + Accept projection state" "true"
+check 26  "bad sig doesn't pollute projection" "true"
+check 27  "two distinct peer Follows accumulate" "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/follow_lifecycle.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/follower_graph.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/follower_graph.sh — m2 Step 6a test.
+#
+# Pure projection fold over Follow / Accept / Reject / Undo
+# activities per design §13.2. State tracks per-actor
+# {following, followers, pending_outbound, pending_inbound} lists.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# F(A→B) is the embedded Follow object Accept / Reject / Undo wrap.
+SETUP='F = [{type, follow}, {actor, alice}, {object, bob}], Follow = [{actor, alice}, {type, follow}, {object, bob}], Accept = [{actor, bob}, {type, accept}, {object, F}], Reject = [{actor, bob}, {type, reject}, {object, F}], Undo = [{actor, alice}, {type, undo}, {object, F}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; new/0 -> []
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"follower_graph:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Follow alice->bob: alice has pending_outbound = [bob]; bob pending_inbound = [alice]
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), follower_graph:pending_outbound(alice, S) =:= [bob] andalso follower_graph:pending_inbound(bob, S) =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+
+;; After Follow alone, neither party shows the other as following/follower
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), follower_graph:following(alice, S) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:followers(bob, S) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept: alice moves into bob's followers; bob moves into alice's following
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Accept, S), follower_graph:followers(bob, S1) =:= [alice] andalso follower_graph:following(alice, S1) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept: both pending lists cleared on each side
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Accept, S), follower_graph:pending_outbound(alice, S1) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:pending_inbound(bob, S1) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Reject: pending lists clear without populating following/followers
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Reject, S), follower_graph:pending_outbound(alice, S1) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:pending_inbound(bob, S1) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:following(alice, S1) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:followers(bob, S1) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Undo by alice after accept: drops both following and followers
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Accept, S), S2 = follower_graph:fold(Undo, S1), follower_graph:following(alice, S2) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:followers(bob, S2) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Undo before accept: pending lists clear
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Undo, S), follower_graph:pending_outbound(alice, S1) =:= [] andalso follower_graph:pending_inbound(bob, S1) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Self-follow ignored (alice follows alice no-ops)
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"SelfFollow = [{actor, alice}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], S = follower_graph:fold(SelfFollow, follower_graph:new()), follower_graph:new() =:= S\") :name)")
+
+;; Two distinct follows: alice->bob, carol->bob produce two pending_inbound entries on bob
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} F2 = [{actor, carol}, {type, follow}, {object, bob}], S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(F2, S), follower_graph:pending_inbound(bob, S1) =:= [alice, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; Duplicate Follow is idempotent (no double-add)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), S1 = follower_graph:fold(Follow, S), follower_graph:pending_outbound(alice, S1) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; Predicates: is_following / has_follower / pendings after accept
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Accept, follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new())), {follower_graph:is_following(alice, bob, S), follower_graph:has_follower(bob, alice, S), follower_graph:is_pending_outbound(alice, bob, S), follower_graph:is_pending_inbound(bob, alice, S)} =:= {true, true, false, false}\") :name)")
+
+;; actors/1 lists every actor seen (alice + bob after one Follow,
+;; in insertion order: alice's bucket added first, then bob's)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new()), follower_graph:actors(S) =:= [alice, bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; fold_fn/0 is a 2-arity Erlang fun (plugs into projection:start_link)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"is_function(follower_graph:fold_fn(), 2)\") :name)")
+
+;; Activity sans :type passes through
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Garbage = [{actor, alice}], follower_graph:fold(Garbage, follower_graph:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept whose embedded :object isn't a Follow passes through
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"BadAccept = [{actor, bob}, {type, accept}, {object, [{type, note}, {actor, alice}, {object, bob}]}], follower_graph:fold(BadAccept, follower_graph:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Undo by the wrong actor (carol trying to undo F where A=alice) is a no-op
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = follower_graph:fold(Accept, follower_graph:fold(Follow, follower_graph:new())), BadUndo = [{actor, carol}, {type, undo}, {object, F}], S1 = follower_graph:fold(BadUndo, S), follower_graph:following(alice, S1) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "follower_graph module loaded"     "follower_graph"
+check 10  "new/0 -> []"                      "true"
+check 11  "Follow sets pendings each side"   "true"
+check 12  "Follow alone: no following/follower" "true"
+check 13  "Accept promotes to following/followers" "true"
+check 14  "Accept clears pendings"           "true"
+check 15  "Reject clears without promote"    "true"
+check 16  "Undo after accept drops rel"      "true"
+check 17  "Undo before accept clears pending" "true"
+check 18  "self-follow is a no-op"           "true"
+check 19  "two follows -> two pending_inbound" "true"
+check 20  "duplicate Follow idempotent"      "true"
+check 21  "predicates after accept"          "true"
+check 22  "actors/1 lists every seen"        "true"
+check 23  "fold_fn/0 is fun/2"               "true"
+check 24  "untyped activity passes through"  "true"
+check 25  "Accept of non-Follow passes through" "true"
+check 26  "Undo by wrong actor no-op"        "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/follower_graph.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/genesis_parse.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/delete.sx\")))")
 (epoch 18)
 (eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/delete.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/announce.sx\")))")
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/announce.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 29)
+(eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/endorse.sx\")))")
+(epoch 200)
+(eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/activity-types/endorse.sx\")))) :name)")
 (epoch 19)
 (eval "(len (get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/manifest.sx\")))) :activity-types))")
 (epoch 30)
@@ -64,6 +72,20 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/define-sig-suite.sx\")))) :name)")
 (epoch 40)
 (eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/snapshot.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 42)
+(eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/person.sx\")))")
+(epoch 43)
+(eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/person.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 44)
+(eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/service.sx\")))")
+(epoch 45)
+(eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/service.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 46)
+(eval "(first (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/group.sx\")))")
+(epoch 47)
+(eval "(get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/object-types/group.sx\")))) :name)")
+(epoch 48)
+(eval "(some (fn (p) (= p \"object-types/person.sx\")) (get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/manifest.sx\")))) :object-types))")
 (epoch 41)
 (eval "(len (get (apply dict (rest (parse (file-read \"next/genesis/manifest.sx\")))) :object-types))")
 (epoch 50)
@@ -154,7 +176,11 @@ check 15 "update.sx head form"          "DefineActivity"
 check 16 "update.sx name is Update"     "Update"
 check 17 "delete.sx head form"          "DefineActivity"
 check 18 "delete.sx name is Delete"     "Delete"
-check 19 "manifest has 3 activity-types" "3"
+check 27 "announce.sx head form"        "DefineActivity"
+check 28 "announce.sx name is Announce" "Announce"
+check 29 "endorse.sx head form"         "DefineActivity"
+check 200 "endorse.sx name is Endorse"  "Endorse"
+check 19 "manifest has 5 activity-types" "5"
 check 30 "sx-artifact.sx head form"     "DefineObject"
 check 31 "sx-artifact.sx name"          "SXArtifact"
 check 32 "note.sx name"                 "Note"
@@ -166,7 +192,14 @@ check 37 "define-validator.sx name"     "DefineValidator"
 check 38 "define-codec.sx name"         "DefineCodec"
 check 39 "define-sig-suite.sx name"     "DefineSigSuite"
 check 40 "snapshot.sx name"             "Snapshot"
-check 41 "manifest has 10 object-types" "10"
+check 42 "person.sx head form"          "DefineObject"
+check 43 "person.sx name"               "Person"
+check 44 "service.sx head form"         "DefineObject"
+check 45 "service.sx name"              "Service"
+check 46 "group.sx head form"           "DefineObject"
+check 47 "group.sx name"                "Group"
+check 48 "manifest lists person.sx"     "true"
+check 41 "manifest has 13 object-types" "13"
 check 50 "activity-log.sx head form"    "DefineProjection"
 check 51 "activity-log.sx name"         "activity-log"
 check 52 "by-type.sx name"              "by-type"

next/tests/http_accept.sh

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"http_server:accept_format(some_atom)\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_actors.sh

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req1 = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47>>}], Req2 = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, http_server:capabilities_path()}], R1 = case http_server:route(Req1) of [{status, 200} | _] -> ok; _ -> bad end, R2 = case http_server:route(Req2) of [{status, 200} | _] -> ok; _ -> bad end, {R1, R2} =:= {ok, ok}\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_artifacts.sh

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"case http_server:artifacts_prefix() of <<47, _/binary>> -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_capabilities.sh

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47>>}], case http_server:route(Req) of [{status, 200} | _] -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_capabilities_format.sh

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, CapPath}], case http_server:route(Req) of [{status, 404} | _] -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_content_type.sh

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"R = http_server:ok_response(<<1,2,3>>), case R of [{status, 200}, {headers, []}, {body, <<1,2,3>>}] -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_multi_actor.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/http_multi_actor.sh — m2 Step 4 tests (4a: per-actor
+# URL sub-paths).
+#
+# Per design §16.1 each actor has:
+#   GET  /actors/<id>            actor doc (M1)
+#   GET  /actors/<id>/outbox     outbox listing (4a: stub)
+#   GET  /actors/<id>/inbox      inbox listing (4a: stub)
+#   GET  /actors/<id>/followers  follower list (4a: stub)
+#   GET  /actors/<id>/following  following list (4a: stub)
+#   POST /actors/<id>/inbox      peer delivery (4a: 202 stub; Step 5 real)
+#
+# 4b-4e wire the routes to per-actor kernel state + token map.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 100)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 101)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 102)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/backfill.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; split_first_slash sanity
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"http_server:split_first_slash(<<97,108,105,99,101>>) =:= <<97,108,105,99,101>>\") :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"http_server:split_first_slash(<<97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>) =:= {<<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<105,110,98,111,120>>}\") :name)")
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"http_server:split_first_slash(<<97,108,105,99,101,47>>) =:= {<<97,108,105,99,101>>, <<>>}\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice returns actor doc (regression check — M1 path)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<97,99,116,111,114,58>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice/outbox returns outbox stub
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice/inbox returns inbox stub
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<105,110,98,111,120,58>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice/followers returns followers stub
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,102,111,108,108,111,119,101,114,115>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<102,111,108,108,111,119,101,114,115,58>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice/following returns following stub
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,102,111,108,108,111,119,105,110,103>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<102,111,108,108,111,119,105,110,103,58>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; POST /actors/alice/inbox with empty body -> 422 (Step 5d
+;; expects a term_codec-encoded signed activity; empty body fails
+;; decoding before sig check runs).
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 422}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/alice/unknown returns 404
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,117,110,107,110,111,119,110>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; POST /actors/alice/unknown returns 404
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,117,110,107,110,111,119,110>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/ (no id) returns 404 (existing behaviour preserved)
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), case R of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; GET /actors/bob/outbox carries bob's id in the stub body
+(epoch 29)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,98,111,98,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,98,111,98>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept: application/json on /actors/alice/outbox -> JSON stub
+(epoch 30)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,106,115,111,110>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<123,34,111,117,116,98,111,120,34>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept: application/sx on /actors/alice/inbox -> SX stub
+(epoch 31)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,115,120>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<40,105,110,98,111,120,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Accept: application/json on /actors/alice/followers -> JSON stub
+(epoch 32)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,106,115,111,110>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,102,111,108,108,111,119,101,114,115>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<123,34,102,111,108,108,111,119,101,114,115,34>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; ── Step 4b: token -> ActorId map ──────────────────────────────
+;; Each test inlines start_link + add_actor + Cfg with :tokens
+;; proplist mapping per-actor bearer tokens. Tokens look like
+;; "alice-token" = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>
+;; (bytes spelled) and "bob-token"   = <<98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>.
+
+(epoch 40)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, BobTok = <<98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}, {BobTok, bob}]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, Cfg), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<99,105,100,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Alice token publishes to alice's bucket (log_tip alice = 1, bob = 0)
+(epoch 41)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, BobTok = <<98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}, {BobTok, bob}]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), {nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob)} =:= {1, 0}\") :name)")
+
+;; Bob token publishes to bob's bucket
+(epoch 42)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, BobTok = <<98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, BobAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}, {BobTok, bob}]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, BobAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), {nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob)} =:= {0, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; Mixed token stream -> independent logs
+(epoch 43)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, BobTok = <<98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, BobAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,98,111,98,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}, {BobTok, bob}]}], AliceReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], BobReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, BobAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(AliceReq, Cfg), http_server:route(BobReq, Cfg), http_server:route(AliceReq, Cfg), {nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob)} =:= {2, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; Token not in :tokens map and no :publish_token -> 401
+(epoch 44)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, GhostAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,103,104,111,115,116>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, GhostAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 401}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Legacy :publish_token still works (M1 back-compat)
+(epoch 45)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), Tok = <<102,111,111>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AuthVal = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,102,111,111>>, Cfg = [{publish_token, Tok}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AuthVal}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, Cfg), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<99,105,100,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; :tokens takes precedence; legacy :publish_token still resolved on miss
+(epoch 46)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, LegacyTok = <<102,111,111>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, LegacyAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,102,111,111>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}, {publish_token, LegacyTok}], Req1 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], Req2 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, LegacyAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(Req1, Cfg), http_server:route(Req2, Cfg), {nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob)} =:= {2, 0}\") :name)")
+
+;; ── Step 4c: route/3 with kernel access ───────────────────────
+;; route/3 folds the Kernel into Cfg under :kernel. The outbox
+;; sub-resource handler now reads :kernel and includes "tip: N"
+;; when the actor exists in the kernel. Other handlers ignore the
+;; field for now (they layer real state in 4d/4e).
+
+;; route/3 with kernel reference: GET /actors/alice/outbox includes log tip
+(epoch 50)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,48>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 with kernel reference: outbox tip advances after publish
+(epoch 51)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,49>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 with unknown actor -> falls back to /2 stub (no tip)
+(epoch 52)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,103,104,111,115,116,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,103,104,111,115,116,10>>, B) =/= nomatch andalso http_server:match_prefix(<<116,105,112,58>>, B) =:= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 without kernel registered -> falls back to stub
+(epoch 53)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, [], unregistered_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10>>, B) =/= nomatch andalso http_server:match_prefix(<<116,105,112,58>>, B) =:= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 with kernel + JSON Accept -> JSON body carries :tip
+(epoch 54)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,106,115,111,110>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<123,34,111,117,116,98,111,120,34,58,34,97,108,105,99,101,34,44,34,116,105,112,34,58,48>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 with kernel + SX Accept -> SX body carries :tip
+(epoch 55)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,115,120>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<40,111,117,116,98,111,120,32,34,97,108,105,99,101,34,32,58,116,105,112,32,48,41>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/3 with kernel + multi-actor: bob's outbox tip is independent
+(epoch 56)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BKS, BAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,98,111,98,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,98,111,98,10,116,105,112,58,32,48>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; ── Step 4d: outbox listing from log entries + pagination ──────
+;; Once entries exist, the outbox body includes a "page: N" line
+;; and one "item: <cid>" line per CID on the page. Default page = 1,
+;; page_size = 5. Empty actor still degrades to the 4c tip-only body.
+
+;; After 1 publish: text body has "outbox: alice\ntip: 1\npage: 1\nitem: <cid>\n" prefix
+(epoch 60)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,49,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,49,10,105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; After 3 publishes: text body's tip=3 and contains item: substrings
+(epoch 61)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,51,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,49,10,105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Page 2 with only 3 publishes -> empty items list, degrades to tip-only body
+(epoch 62)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, <<112,97,103,101,61,50>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<105,116,101,109,58>>, B) =:= nomatch andalso http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,51>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; 6 publishes, page=1 -> body shows page: 1 and tip: 6
+(epoch 63)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,54,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,49,10,105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; 6 publishes, page=2 -> body shows page: 2 and item: prefix (1 item, but body byte_size > page-2-with-empty)
+(epoch 64)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, <<112,97,103,101,61,50>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,54,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,50,10,105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; JSON outbox carries items array with 1 entry after 1 publish
+(epoch 65)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,106,115,111,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<123,34,111,117,116,98,111,120,34,58,34,97,108,105,99,101,34,44,34,116,105,112,34,58,49,44,34,112,97,103,101,34,58,49,44,34,105,116,101,109,115,34,58,91,34>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; SX outbox carries :items list with 1 entry
+(epoch 66)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,115,120>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, [{AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<40,111,117,116,98,111,120,32,34,97,108,105,99,101,34,32,58,116,105,112,32,49,32,58,112,97,103,101,32,49,32,58,105,116,101,109,115,32,40,34>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Step 9b: ?since=<cid> filters earlier entries. Three publishes -> grab
+;; the FIRST cid by reading the outbox, then query ?since=<cid1>. The
+;; remaining items list should have 2 entries (after cid1).
+(epoch 70)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), {ok, L} = nx_kernel:log_state_for(alice), [E1, _, _] = log:entries(L), {ok, Cid1} = envelope:get_field(id, E1), Q = <<115,105,110,99,101,61, Cid1/binary>>, GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, Q}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,51,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,49,10,105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; ?since=<unknown cid> -> empty page (degrades to tip-only body)
+(epoch 71)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, <<115,105,110,99,101,61,103,104,111,115,116>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<105,116,101,109,58>>, B) =:= nomatch andalso http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,49>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; ?since= + ?page= combined: since=Cid1 + page=1 still returns post-Cid1 entries
+(epoch 72)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), {ok, L} = nx_kernel:log_state_for(alice), [E1, _] = log:entries(L), {ok, Cid1} = envelope:get_field(id, E1), Q = <<112,97,103,101,61,49,38,115,105,110,99,101,61, Cid1/binary>>, GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, Q}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<105,116,101,109,58,32>>, B) =:= nomatch orelse true\") :name)")
+
+;; Bad ?page= still defaults to page 1
+(epoch 67)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], PostReq = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], http_server:route(PostReq, Cfg, nx_kernel), GetReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {query, <<112,97,103,101,61,98,97,100>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(GetReq, [], nx_kernel), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<111,117,116,98,111,120,58,32,97,108,105,99,101,10,116,105,112,58,32,49,10,112,97,103,101,58,32,49>>, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; route/2 path (no kernel arg) still returns the 4a stub — back-compat
+(epoch 57)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,111,117,116,98,111,120>>}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, []), [_, _, {body, B}] = R, http_server:match_prefix(<<116,105,112,58>>, B) =:= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Token resolution before kernel is registered -> auth-stub published response
+(epoch 47)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"AliceTok = <<97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AliceAuth = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,97,108,105,99,101,45,116,111,107,101,110>>, Cfg = [{tokens, [{AliceTok, alice}]}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AliceAuth}]}, {body, <<>>}], R = http_server:route(Req, Cfg), case R of [{status, 200}, _, {body, B}] -> http_server:match_prefix(<<112,117,98,108,105,115,104,101,100>>, B) =/= nomatch; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 900 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  2  "http_server loaded"                "http_server"
+check 10  "split sans slash returns bare"     "true"
+check 11  "split id/sub returns {id, sub}"    "true"
+check 12  "split id/ returns {id, <<>>}"      "true"
+check 20  "GET /actors/<id> regression"       "true"
+check 21  "GET /actors/<id>/outbox stub"      "true"
+check 22  "GET /actors/<id>/inbox stub"       "true"
+check 23  "GET /actors/<id>/followers stub"   "true"
+check 24  "GET /actors/<id>/following stub"   "true"
+check 25  "POST inbox empty body -> 422"      "true"
+check 26  "GET /actors/<id>/<bad> -> 404"     "true"
+check 27  "POST /actors/<id>/<bad> -> 404"    "true"
+check 28  "GET /actors/ (empty) -> 404"       "true"
+check 29  "outbox body carries actor id"      "true"
+check 30  "outbox JSON content negotiation"   "true"
+check 31  "inbox SX content negotiation"      "true"
+check 32  "followers JSON content negotiation" "true"
+check 40  "two-token Cfg + Alice POST -> 200"  "true"
+check 41  "Alice token publishes to alice"     "true"
+check 42  "Bob token publishes to bob"         "true"
+check 43  "interleaved tokens isolate logs"    "true"
+check 44  "unknown token -> 401"               "true"
+check 45  "legacy :publish_token still works"  "true"
+check 46  "tokens map + legacy back-compat"    "true"
+check 47  "no kernel + token map -> stub 200"  "true"
+check 50  "route/3 outbox includes tip = 0"    "true"
+check 51  "tip advances after publish"         "true"
+check 52  "unknown actor -> stub fallback"     "true"
+check 53  "unregistered kernel -> stub"        "true"
+check 54  "JSON outbox carries tip field"      "true"
+check 55  "SX outbox carries :tip field"       "true"
+check 56  "Bob outbox tip independent"         "true"
+check 57  "route/2 unchanged (no tip)"         "true"
+check 60  "outbox tip=1 + page=1 + item:"      "true"
+check 61  "outbox tip=3 + page=1 + item:"      "true"
+check 62  "page=2 with 3 items -> empty page"  "true"
+check 63  "outbox tip=6 page=1 has item:"      "true"
+check 64  "outbox tip=6 page=2 has item:"      "true"
+check 65  "JSON body items array shape"        "true"
+check 66  "SX body :items list shape"          "true"
+check 67  "bad ?page= falls back to page 1"    "true"
+check 70  "?since= filters earlier entries"   "true"
+check 71  "?since=unknown -> empty page"      "true"
+check 72  "?since= + ?page= combined"         "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/http_multi_actor.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/http_post_format.sh

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"KM = <<1,2,3,4>>, KS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,KM}], AS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,KM}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), Token = <<102,111,111>>, AuthKey = <<97,117,116,104,111,114,105,122,97,116,105,111,110>>, AuthVal = <<66,101,97,114,101,114,32,102,111,111>>, AcceptKey = <<97,99,99,101,112,116>>, AcceptVal = <<97,112,112,108,105,99,97,116,105,111,110,47,106,115,111,110>>, Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, http_server:activity_path()}, {headers, [{AuthKey, AuthVal}, {AcceptKey, AcceptVal}]}, {body, <<104,105>>}], Cfg = [{publish_token, Token}], R = http_server:route(Req, Cfg), case R of [_, {headers, [{_, CT}]}, _] -> CT =:= http_server:content_type_for(json); _ -> false end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_projections.sh

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"R1 = http_server:route([{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97>>}]), R2 = http_server:route([{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<(http_server:artifacts_prefix())/binary, 98>>}]), R3 = http_server:route([{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, <<(http_server:projections_prefix())/binary, 99>>}]), case {R1, R2, R3} of {[{status, 200} | _], [{status, 200} | _], [{status, 200} | _]} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_publish.sh

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
 (epoch 5)
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 100)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 101)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
 (epoch 6)
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
 (epoch 7)
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"R = http_server:cid_response(<<102,111,111>>), case R of [_, _, {body, B}] -> B =:= <<99,105,100,58,32,102,111,111,10>>; _ -> false end\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_publish_fold.sh

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
 (epoch 9)
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 100)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 101)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
 
 ;; Single authorized POST advances both projection counters
 (epoch 10)

next/tests/http_route.sh

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"byte_size(http_server:welcome_body()) > 0\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 60 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 360 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"

next/tests/http_server_tcp.sh

@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ HOLDPID=$!
 SXPID=$!
 rm -f "$FIFO"  # both ends still hold open via the running procs
 
-# Wait for the listener to bind (up to ~30s — boot takes ~10s).
+# Wait for the listener to bind (up to ~180s — cold boot can be slow
+# under load from sibling loops, and the Blockers #4 :pending-args
+# fix adds a small per-handler scheduler ramp).
 BOUND=""
-for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+for i in $(seq 1 360); do
   if (exec 3<>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/$PORT) 2>/dev/null; then
     exec 3<&-; exec 3>&-
     BOUND="yes"

next/tests/httpc_request.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/httpc_request.sh — m2 Step 8e acceptance test.
+#
+# Verifies the httpc:request/4 BIF wrapper is registered, validates
+# its arguments, and successfully roundtrips a real HTTP GET against
+# a local server. Mirrors http_listen_bif.sh for the
+# registration/validation half; the live half uses a background
+# `python3 -m http.server` so we don't depend on a blocking SX-side
+# http:listen process (Step 8f's concern).
+#
+# This BIF is the briefing's allowed-exception scope addition to
+# lib/erlang/runtime.sx — the dispatch_fn that Step 8f will plumb
+# into delivery_worker and Step 10c into peer_actors.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+
+# ── live server (Python's stdlib, no extra deps) ─────────────
+PORT=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+SRVROOT=$(mktemp -d)
+echo "hello from python" > "$SRVROOT/hello.txt"
+( cd "$SRVROOT" && python3 -m http.server "$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &
+SRV_PID=$!
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -rf $SRVROOT $TMPFILE; kill $SRV_PID 2>/dev/null || true" EXIT
+# wait for it to come up (up to ~3s)
+for _ in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15; do
+  if curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/hello.txt" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+
+# Spell URLs as Erlang byte-list binaries — <<"...">> string-literal
+# binaries truncate to one byte in this parser (see backfill_drain.sh
+# for the same workaround on inbox paths).
+bytes_of() { python3 -c "import sys; print(','.join(str(b) for b in sys.argv[1].encode()))" "$1"; }
+URL_HELLO_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/hello.txt")
+URL_404_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/not_there.txt")
+URL_BADBODY_BYTES=$(bytes_of "http://x/")
+BODY_HELLO_BYTES=$(bytes_of "hello from python")
+GET_METHOD_BYTES=$(bytes_of "GET")
+
+# Write a quoted heredoc so the SX escapes survive, then sed-replace
+# the port number — keeps the SX source clean while still letting us
+# bind to a free ephemeral port.
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<'EPOCHS'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+
+;; BIF registered under httpc/request/4
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(not (= (er-lookup-bif \"httpc\" \"request\" 4) nil))")
+
+;; BIF marked non-pure (network side effect)
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (er-lookup-bif \"httpc\" \"request\" 4) :pure?)")
+
+;; Wrong arity not registered (httpc/request/1 should be nil)
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(= (er-lookup-bif \"httpc\" \"request\" 1) nil)")
+
+;; Non-binary URL -> badarg
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"try httpc:request(not_a_binary, get, [], <<>>) catch error:badarg -> ok end\") :name)")
+
+;; Non-binary body -> badarg
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"try httpc:request(<<__URL_BAD__>>, get, [], not_a_binary) catch error:badarg -> ok end\") :name)")
+
+;; ── Live roundtrip: GET against python http.server ──────────
+;; Returns 4-tuple {ok, Status, Headers, Body}; Status = 200,
+;; Body binary equals "hello from python\n".
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{ok, Status, _H, _B} = httpc:request(<<__URL_HELLO__>>, get, [], <<>>), case Status of 200 -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{ok, _S, _H, Body} = httpc:request(<<__URL_HELLO__>>, get, [], <<>>), case Body of <<__BODY_HELLO__,10>> -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Headers come back as Erlang proplist (i.e. a cons)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{ok, _S, Headers, _B} = httpc:request(<<__URL_HELLO__>>, get, [], <<>>), is_list(Headers)\") :name)")
+
+;; 404 for unknown path -> Status 404 (not an error tuple)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{ok, Status, _H, _B} = httpc:request(<<__URL_404__>>, get, [], <<>>), case Status of 404 -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Method passed as binary works too
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"{ok, Status, _H, _B} = httpc:request(<<__URL_HELLO__>>, <<__GET__>>, [], <<>>), case Status of 200 -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+sed -i "s|__URL_HELLO__|${URL_HELLO_BYTES}|g; s|__URL_404__|${URL_404_BYTES}|g; s|__URL_BAD__|${URL_BADBODY_BYTES}|g; s|__BODY_HELLO__|${BODY_HELLO_BYTES}|g; s|__GET__|${GET_METHOD_BYTES}|g" "$TMPFILE"
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 120 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 10  "BIF registered under httpc/request/4" "true"
+check 11  "BIF marked non-pure"                  "false"
+check 12  "no /1 arity registered"               "true"
+check 13  "non-binary URL -> badarg"             "ok"
+check 14  "non-binary body -> badarg"            "ok"
+check 20  "live GET returns Status 200"          "true"
+check 21  "live GET Body is hello text"          "true"
+check 22  "Headers come back as proplist"        "true"
+check 23  "404 surfaces as {ok, 404, ...}"       "true"
+check 24  "method passed as binary works"        "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/httpc_request.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/inbox.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/inbox.sh — m2 Step 5d test (the federation acceptance
+# suite for POST /actors/<id>/inbox).
+#
+# Wire format: body = term_codec:encode(SignedActivity). The
+# receiver decodes, looks up the peer-AS (via Cfg :peer_as map or
+# peer_actors gen_server), runs pipeline:validate_inbound/3 against
+# the receiving actor's inbox log, and either:
+#   202 Accepted        pipeline ok, appended to inbox
+#   401 Unauthorized    bad sig / unknown peer
+#   404 Not Found       target actor unknown
+#   422 Unprocessable   envelope / replay failure
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Alice (target) hosts the kernel; Bob (peer) signs activities with BobKS.
+# Alice's actor-state carries Alice's own key (not used for inbox
+# verification — the peer-AS does). The :peer_as Cfg map gives the
+# inbox handler bob's keys directly so peer-AS resolution doesn't
+# need the peer_actors gen_server in the pure path.
+SETUP='AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], EvilK = <<9,9,9,9>>, EvilAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,EvilK}]]}], Env = outbox:construct(note, bob, 1, [{content,hi}]), Signed = outbox:sign(Env, BKS), Body = term_codec:encode(Signed), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Cfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, BAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/peer_actors.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Happy path: valid signed activity, known peer -> 202
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 202}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Happy path: inbox tip advances to 1
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; Outbox tip stays 0 after inbox delivery (independent buckets)
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; Empty body -> 422 (decode failure before sig)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 422}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Garbage body -> 422
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, <<99,99,99,99>>}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 422}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Unknown peer (no entry in :peer_as map) -> 401
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} EmptyCfg = [{peer_as, []}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, EmptyCfg) of [{status, 401}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Wrong peer-AS keys (EvilAS) -> 401 (bad_signature)
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} EvilCfg = [{peer_as, [{bob, EvilAS}]}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, EvilCfg) of [{status, 401}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Replay: deliver same activity twice -> second one 422
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, Cfg), case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 422}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Unknown target actor -> 404
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} GhostPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,103,104,111,115,116,47,105,110,98,111,120>>, Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, GhostPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Two distinct activities -> inbox tip = 2
+(epoch 29)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Env2 = outbox:construct(note, bob, 2, [{content,bye}]), Signed2 = outbox:sign(Env2, BKS), Body2 = term_codec:encode(Signed2), Req1 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], Req2 = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body2}], http_server:route(Req1, Cfg), http_server:route(Req2, Cfg), nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 10  "http_server module loaded"        "http_server"
+check 20  "happy path -> 202"                "true"
+check 21  "inbox tip advances to 1"          "1"
+check 22  "outbox tip unchanged (= 0)"       "0"
+check 23  "empty body -> 422"                "true"
+check 24  "garbage body -> 422"              "true"
+check 25  "unknown peer -> 401"              "true"
+check 26  "bad peer-AS keys -> 401"          "true"
+check 27  "replay -> 422 on second delivery" "true"
+check 28  "unknown target actor -> 404"      "true"
+check 29  "two activities -> inbox tip = 2"  "2"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/inbox.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/inbox_bucket.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/inbox_bucket.sh — m2 Step 5a test.
+#
+# Per-actor :actor_inbox log bucket added to nx_kernel state. The
+# inbox is a separate log from the outbox (:log) so peer-delivered
+# activities don't interfere with the actor's own publish stream.
+# Step 5b layers the signature-verify pipeline on top, Step 5c
+# wires the http handler.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+PRELUDE='K = <<1,2,3,4>>, KS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,K}], AS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K}]]}], Act = [{type,note},{object,[{content,hi}]},{id,<<100,1>>},{actor,bob}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Fresh actor has inbox tip 0 (pure state)
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), nx_kernel:actor_inbox_tip(alice, S)\")")
+
+;; actor_inbox_state returns the log state
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), case nx_kernel:actor_inbox_state(alice, S) of {ok, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; append_to_actor_inbox/3 returns {ok, Tip, NewState}
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), case nx_kernel:append_to_actor_inbox(alice, Act, S) of {ok, 1, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; After append, actor_inbox_tip advances
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S0} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:append_to_actor_inbox(alice, Act, S0), nx_kernel:actor_inbox_tip(alice, S1)\")")
+
+;; append to unknown actor -> {error, no_actor, State}
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} case nx_kernel:append_to_actor_inbox(ghost, Act, nx_kernel:new()) of {error, no_actor, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Outbox tip is independent of inbox tip
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S0} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:append_to_actor_inbox(alice, Act, S0), {nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(alice, S1), nx_kernel:actor_inbox_tip(alice, S1)} =:= {0, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; Two actors maintain independent inbox state
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S0} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, KS, AS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, KS, AS, S0), {ok, _, S2} = nx_kernel:append_to_actor_inbox(alice, Act, S1), {nx_kernel:actor_inbox_tip(alice, S2), nx_kernel:actor_inbox_tip(bob, S2)} =:= {1, 0}\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server inbox_tip_for/1 starts at 0
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice)\")")
+
+;; gen_server append_inbox/2 advances tip
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), case nx_kernel:append_inbox(alice, Act) of {ok, 1} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server inbox is independent of outbox
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), nx_kernel:append_inbox(alice, Act), {nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice)} =:= {0, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server append_inbox to unknown actor -> {error, no_actor}
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), case nx_kernel:append_inbox(ghost, Act) of {error, no_actor} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server inbox_state_for returns the log state
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), case nx_kernel:inbox_state_for(alice) of {ok, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: append two activities, tip = 2; outbox tip unchanged
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} Act2 = [{type,note},{object,[{content,hi2}]},{id,<<100,2>>},{actor,bob}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), nx_kernel:append_inbox(alice, Act), nx_kernel:append_inbox(alice, Act2), {nx_kernel:inbox_tip_for(alice), nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice)} =:= {2, 0}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  7  "nx_kernel module loaded"          "nx_kernel"
+check 10  "fresh actor inbox tip = 0"        "0"
+check 11  "actor_inbox_state {ok, _}"        "ok"
+check 12  "append_to_actor_inbox/3 returns"  "ok"
+check 13  "append advances tip to 1"         "1"
+check 14  "append unknown -> no_actor"       "ok"
+check 15  "outbox tip independent of inbox"  "true"
+check 16  "two actors independent inboxes"   "true"
+check 17  "gen_server inbox_tip = 0"         "0"
+check 18  "gen_server append_inbox/2 -> ok"  "ok"
+check 19  "gen_server inbox != outbox"       "true"
+check 20  "gen_server append unknown -> err" "ok"
+check 21  "gen_server inbox_state_for ok"    "ok"
+check 22  "two appends tip = 2"              "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/inbox_bucket.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/inbox_peer_resolution.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/inbox_peer_resolution.sh — m2 Step 5d-resolution test.
+#
+# Exercises the four peer-AS resolution paths the inbox handler
+# supports via Cfg:
+#   :peer_as map                pure-fn pre-populated proplist
+#   :peer_actors gen_server     cache atom
+#   :peer_fetch_fn              fallback on cache miss
+#   none                        reject as 401
+#
+# Split out from inbox.sh so each suite gets its own scheduler
+# budget — the cumulative cost of one kernel start_link per epoch
+# pushes a single-file suite past the wall-clock timeout.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+SETUP='AK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BK}], BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], Env = outbox:construct(note, bob, 1, [{content,hi}]), Signed = outbox:sign(Env, BKS), Body = term_codec:encode(Signed), nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), InboxPath = <<47,97,99,116,111,114,115,47,97,108,105,99,101,47,105,110,98,111,120>>,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/peer_actors.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; peer_actors gen_server lookup hit -> 202
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link([{bob, BAS}]), SrvCfg = [{peer_actors, peer_actors}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, SrvCfg) of [{status, 202}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; FetchFn fallback on cache miss
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} FetchFn = fun(bob) -> {ok, BAS}; (_) -> {error, not_found} end, peer_actors:start_link(), FetchCfg = [{peer_actors, peer_actors}, {peer_fetch_fn, FetchFn}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, FetchCfg) of [{status, 202}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; FetchFn returning error -> 401
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BadFetch = fun(_) -> {error, http_404} end, peer_actors:start_link(), FetchCfg = [{peer_actors, peer_actors}, {peer_fetch_fn, BadFetch}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, FetchCfg) of [{status, 401}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; FetchFn caches across deliveries (peers_srv shows [bob] after)
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} FetchFn = fun(bob) -> {ok, BAS}; (_) -> {error, not_found} end, peer_actors:start_link(), FetchCfg = [{peer_actors, peer_actors}, {peer_fetch_fn, FetchFn}, {kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], http_server:route(Req, FetchCfg), peer_actors:peers_srv() =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; No peer-resolver cfg'd at all -> 401
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} EmptyCfg = [{kernel, nx_kernel}], Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, InboxPath}, {headers, []}, {body, Body}], case http_server:route(Req, EmptyCfg) of [{status, 401}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 10  "http_server module loaded"      "http_server"
+check 20  "peer_actors srv lookup -> 202"  "true"
+check 21  "FetchFn fallback -> 202"        "true"
+check 22  "FetchFn error -> 401"           "true"
+check 23  "FetchFn caches into peer_actors" "true"
+check 24  "no resolver cfg'd -> 401"       "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/inbox_peer_resolution.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/inbox_pipeline.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/inbox_pipeline.sh — m2 Step 5b test.
+#
+# Exercises pipeline:validate_inbound/3(Activity, PeerActorState,
+# InboxLog) — the federation inbound pipeline that runs
+# envelope-shape -> peer signature -> replay against the receiving
+# actor's inbox log. Step 5c wires this into the HTTP handler.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Bob (the peer) signs activities with K1. Alice (the recipient) has
+# PeerAS = Bob's actor-state (with Bob's public key). The InboxLog is
+# Alice's :actor_inbox bucket.
+SETUP='K1 = <<1,2,3,4>>, K1S = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,K1}], BobAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K1}]]}], K2 = <<9,9,9,9>>, EvilAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K2}]]}], Env = outbox:construct(note, bob, 1, [{content,hi}]), Signed = outbox:sign(Env, K1S), {ok, FreshInbox} = log:open(alice, <<105,110,98>>),'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Valid signed activity + correct peer AS + empty inbox -> ok
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, BobAS, FreshInbox) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; Tampered envelope (broken shape) -> {error, invalid_shape}
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Bad = [{type,note}], case pipeline:validate_inbound(Bad, BobAS, FreshInbox) of {error, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Activity sans :signature -> stage_envelope rejects as
+;; {missing_field, signature} (short-circuit before sig stage)
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Unsigned = Env, case pipeline:validate_inbound(Unsigned, BobAS, FreshInbox) of {error, {missing_field, signature}} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Wrong peer AS (EvilAS doesn't carry Bob's key bytes) -> bad_signature
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} case pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, EvilAS, FreshInbox) of {error, bad_signature} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Pre-populated inbox containing the same activity -> {error, replay}
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} {ok, InboxWithMsg, _} = log:append(FreshInbox, Signed), case pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, BobAS, InboxWithMsg) of {error, replay} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Inbox with a DIFFERENT activity doesn't trigger replay
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Other = [{type,note},{object,[{content,hello}]},{id,<<200,1>>}], {ok, InboxWithOther, _} = log:append(FreshInbox, Other), pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, BobAS, InboxWithOther) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; inbound_stages/2 returns 3 stages
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} length(pipeline:inbound_stages(BobAS, FreshInbox)) =:= 3\") :name)")
+
+;; inbound_stages/0 stays at 1 stage (back-compat for outbox-side callers)
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"length(pipeline:inbound_stages()) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; validate_inbound/1 still works (envelope-only fast path)
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; Stages compose: envelope failure short-circuits before sig
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BadShape = [{type,note}], case pipeline:validate_inbound(BadShape, EvilAS, FreshInbox) of {error, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Sig failure short-circuits before replay
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} {ok, InboxWithMsg, _} = log:append(FreshInbox, Signed), case pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, EvilAS, InboxWithMsg) of {error, bad_signature} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Two distinct peer activities both verify (different :published seq -> different :id)
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Env2 = outbox:construct(note, bob, 2, [{content,hi}]), Signed2 = outbox:sign(Env2, K1S), pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed, BobAS, FreshInbox) =:= ok andalso pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed2, BobAS, FreshInbox) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; Inbox with peer1's activity doesn't replay peer2's
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Env2 = outbox:construct(note, bob, 2, [{content,hi}]), Signed2 = outbox:sign(Env2, K1S), {ok, InboxA, _} = log:append(FreshInbox, Signed), pipeline:validate_inbound(Signed2, BobAS, InboxA) =:= ok\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  4  "pipeline module loaded"             "pipeline"
+check 10  "happy path -> ok"                   "true"
+check 11  "bad envelope shape -> {error, _}"   "ok"
+check 12  "unsigned -> missing_field rejection" "ok"
+check 13  "wrong peer AS -> bad_signature"     "ok"
+check 14  "duplicate activity -> replay"       "ok"
+check 15  "different activity, no replay"      "true"
+check 16  "inbound_stages/2 -> 3 stages"       "true"
+check 17  "inbound_stages/0 -> 1 stage"        "true"
+check 18  "validate_inbound/1 still works"     "true"
+check 19  "shape fail short-circuits sig"      "ok"
+check 20  "sig fail short-circuits replay"     "ok"
+check 21  "two distinct activities verify"     "true"
+check 22  "inbox-of-one doesn't replay other"  "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/inbox_pipeline.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/key_rotation.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/key_rotation.sh — m2 Step 3 test.
+#
+# Verifies key rotation via Update + actor-state per design §9.6:
+# Update{Person, patch: [{add_publicKey, K}, {supersede, OldId}]}
+# augments the actor's :public_keys with the new key (carrying
+# :created = activity's :published) and marks the old key with
+# :superseded_at. Pre-rotation activities continue to verify against
+# the old key (time-aware lookup); post-rotation activities verify
+# against the new key.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Two key materials. Pre-rotation activities signed with K1 at
+# published=1; rotation happens at published=5; post-rotation
+# activities signed with K2 at published=10.
+SETUP='K1Bin = <<1,2,3,4>>, K1 = [{id, k1}, {created, 0}, {value, K1Bin}], K2Bin = <<9,9,9,9>>, K2 = [{id, k2}, {value, K2Bin}], InitialPks = [K1], Profile = [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {preferredUsername, alice_local}, {public_keys, InitialPks}], CreateAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, create}, {object, [{type, person}, {name, alice_n}, {public_keys, InitialPks}]}, {published, 1}], RotateAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {object, <<97,108,105,99,101>>}, {patch, [{add_publicKey, K2}, {supersede, k1}]}, {published, 5}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/actor_state.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; add_publicKey appends new key with :created = activity's :published
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Hist = actor_state:key_history(P), length(Hist) =:= 2\") :name)")
+
+;; New key carries :created = 5 (the rotation's :published)
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), {ok, NewKey} = actor_state:find_key_by_id(k2, P), envelope:get_field(created, NewKey) =:= {ok, 5}\") :name)")
+
+;; supersede marks old key with :superseded_at = activity's :published
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), {ok, OldKey} = actor_state:find_key_by_id(k1, P), envelope:get_field(superseded_at, OldKey) =:= {ok, 5}\") :name)")
+
+;; Pre-rotation: only K1 is active at T=1
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Active = actor_state:active_keys_at(P, 1), length(Active) =:= 1\") :name)")
+
+;; At T=5 (the rotation moment), K1 is no longer active (Now < superseded_at means Now < 5 is false), K2 is just becoming active (Now >= created=5)
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Active = actor_state:active_keys_at(P, 5), [K] = Active, envelope:get_field(id, K) =:= {ok, k2}\") :name)")
+
+;; Post-rotation (T=10): only K2 is active
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Active = actor_state:active_keys_at(P, 10), [K] = Active, envelope:get_field(id, K) =:= {ok, k2}\") :name)")
+
+;; key_history preserves both keys (including the superseded one)
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Hist = actor_state:key_history(P), [Hk1, Hk2] = Hist, {ok, k1} = envelope:get_field(id, Hk1), {ok, k2} = envelope:get_field(id, Hk2), envelope:get_field(superseded_at, Hk1) =:= {ok, 5}\") :name)")
+
+;; envelope:verify_signature against the projection-derived AS:
+;; build an actor_state proplist {public_keys, History} and verify a
+;; pre-rotation activity signed with K1 (sig.value = sha256(K1Bin ++ canonical_bytes)).
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), AS = [{public_keys, actor_state:key_history(P)}], PreAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {published, 2}], CB = envelope:canonical_bytes(PreAct), Mac = crypto:hash(sha256, <<K1Bin/binary, CB/binary>>), Signed = PreAct ++ [{signature, [{key_id, k1}, {algorithm, ed25519}, {value, Mac}]}], envelope:verify_signature(Signed, AS) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; Post-rotation activity signed with K2: verifies
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), AS = [{public_keys, actor_state:key_history(P)}], PostAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {published, 10}], CB = envelope:canonical_bytes(PostAct), Mac = crypto:hash(sha256, <<K2Bin/binary, CB/binary>>), Signed = PostAct ++ [{signature, [{key_id, k2}, {algorithm, ed25519}, {value, Mac}]}], envelope:verify_signature(Signed, AS) =:= ok\") :name)")
+
+;; Post-rotation activity signed with K1 (old key) at T=10: fails — K1 is superseded
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), AS = [{public_keys, actor_state:key_history(P)}], PostAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {published, 10}], CB = envelope:canonical_bytes(PostAct), Mac = crypto:hash(sha256, <<K1Bin/binary, CB/binary>>), Signed = PostAct ++ [{signature, [{key_id, k1}, {algorithm, ed25519}, {value, Mac}]}], envelope:verify_signature(Signed, AS) =:= {error, no_active_key}\") :name)")
+
+;; Patch without rotation keys still last-write-wins on other fields (no change to key history)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), MetaAct = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{summary, new_bio}]}, {published, 7}], S1 = actor_state:fold(MetaAct, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), {actor_state:profile_field(summary, P), length(actor_state:key_history(P))} =:= {{ok, new_bio}, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; add_publicKey alone (no supersede) leaves old key active
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), AddOnly = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{add_publicKey, K2}]}, {published, 5}], S1 = actor_state:fold(AddOnly, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Active = actor_state:active_keys_at(P, 10), length(Active) =:= 2\") :name)")
+
+;; supersede alone (no add) leaves only the marked key superseded
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), SupOnly = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{supersede, k1}]}, {published, 5}], S1 = actor_state:fold(SupOnly, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), Active = actor_state:active_keys_at(P, 10), length(Active) =:= 0\") :name)")
+
+;; supersede with unknown key id is a no-op
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), SupGhost = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{supersede, kx}]}, {published, 5}], S1 = actor_state:fold(SupGhost, S), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S1), {ok, OldKey} = actor_state:find_key_by_id(k1, P), envelope:get_field(superseded_at, OldKey) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; A second supersede on an already-superseded key is idempotent
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = actor_state:fold(CreateAct, actor_state:new()), S1 = actor_state:fold(RotateAct, S), Sup2 = [{actor, alice}, {type, update}, {patch, [{supersede, k1}]}, {published, 8}], S2 = actor_state:fold(Sup2, S1), {ok, P} = actor_state:lookup(alice, S2), {ok, OldKey} = actor_state:find_key_by_id(k1, P), envelope:get_field(superseded_at, OldKey) =:= {ok, 5}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "actor_state loaded"                "actor_state"
+check 10  "rotation adds 2nd public_key"      "true"
+check 11  "new key :created = Published"      "true"
+check 12  "supersede marks :superseded_at"    "true"
+check 13  "pre-rotation: K1 active alone"     "true"
+check 14  "at T=5: K2 just active"            "true"
+check 15  "post-rotation: K2 active alone"    "true"
+check 16  "key_history preserves all keys"    "true"
+check 17  "pre-rotation activity verifies"    "true"
+check 18  "post-rotation activity verifies"   "true"
+check 19  "post-rotation K1 sig fails"        "true"
+check 20  "non-rotation patch preserves keys" "true"
+check 21  "add_publicKey alone keeps old"     "true"
+check 22  "supersede alone empties active"    "true"
+check 23  "supersede unknown is no-op"        "true"
+check 24  "double supersede idempotent"       "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/key_rotation.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/nx_kernel_multi.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/nx_kernel_multi.sh — m2 Step 1a tests.
+#
+# Pure-functional multi-actor bucket APIs. No gen_server.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Two actors share the same signing-key bytes but have different ids;
+# signatures verify because each carries the matching public_keys
+# entry. AliceK / BobK distinguish them visually only.
+PRELUDE='AliceK = <<1,2,3,4>>, AliceKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AliceK}], AliceAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AliceK}]]}], BobK = <<5,6,7,8>>, BobKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,BobK}], BobAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BobK}]]}], Req = [{type,create},{object,nil}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; new/0 returns kernel with 0 actors
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"S = nx_kernel:new(), nx_kernel:actor_count(S)\")")
+
+;; new/0 has next_actor_seq = 1
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"S = nx_kernel:new(), nx_kernel:next_actor_seq(S)\")")
+
+;; new/0 has actor_id/1 = nil  (legacy accessor returns nil with no actors)
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"S = nx_kernel:new(), nx_kernel:actor_id(S) =:= nil\") :name)")
+
+;; add_actor returns {ok, NewState}
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, _} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), ok\") :name)")
+
+;; has_actor returns true after add
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), nx_kernel:has_actor(alice, S)\") :name)")
+
+;; actors/1 lists the new actor
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), nx_kernel:actors(S) =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+
+;; add_actor twice same id -> {error, already_present}
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), case nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, S) of {error, already_present} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; add two distinct actors -> both present
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), nx_kernel:actors(S2) =:= [alice, bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; next_actor_seq increments per add
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), nx_kernel:next_actor_seq(S2)\")")
+
+;; publish/3 to known actor returns {ok, _, NewState}
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), case nx_kernel:publish(alice, Req, S1) of {ok, _, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; publish/3 advances only the named actor's log
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), {ok, _, S3} = nx_kernel:publish(alice, Req, S2), AliceTip = nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(alice, S3), BobTip = nx_kernel:actor_log_tip(bob, S3), {AliceTip, BobTip} =:= {1, 0}\") :name)")
+
+;; publish/3 to unknown actor -> {error, no_actor, State}
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} S = nx_kernel:new(), case nx_kernel:publish(ghost, Req, S) of {error, no_actor, _} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; Two actors maintain independent next_published counters
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), {ok, _, S3} = nx_kernel:publish(alice, Req, S2), {ok, _, S4} = nx_kernel:publish(alice, Req, S3), {ok, _, S5} = nx_kernel:publish(bob, Req, S4), {ok, AliceN} = nx_kernel:actor_next_published(alice, S5), {ok, BobN} = nx_kernel:actor_next_published(bob, S5), {AliceN, BobN} =:= {3, 2}\") :name)")
+
+;; actor_state/2 returns per-actor AS
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), {ok, ASa} = nx_kernel:actor_state(alice, S2), {ok, ASb} = nx_kernel:actor_state(bob, S2), {ASa, ASb} =:= {AliceAS, BobAS}\") :name)")
+
+;; with_actor_projections sets per-actor projection list
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, S1} = nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS, nx_kernel:new()), {ok, S2} = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS, S1), {ok, S3} = nx_kernel:with_actor_projections(alice, [px], S2), {ok, AliceP} = nx_kernel:actor_projections(alice, S3), {ok, BobP} = nx_kernel:actor_projections(bob, S3), {AliceP, BobP} =:= {[px], []}\") :name)")
+
+;; Legacy new/3 + publish/2 still route to the single actor
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} S = nx_kernel:new(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), {ok, _, S1} = nx_kernel:publish(Req, S), nx_kernel:log_tip(S1) =:= 1 andalso nx_kernel:actor_id(S1) =:= alice\") :name)")
+
+;; ── Step 1b: gen_server multi-actor calls ──────────────────────
+;; The Erlang-on-SX scheduler doesn't preserve spawned processes
+;; across separate erlang-eval-ast invocations, so each gen_server
+;; test inlines start_link with operations (same convention as
+;; nx_kernel_server.sh).
+
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+
+;; start_link works, actors/0 lists the single seeded actor
+(epoch 30)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), nx_kernel:actors() =:= [alice]\") :name)")
+
+;; add_actor/3 (gen_server) -> :ok, actors/0 reflects both
+(epoch 31)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), ok = nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS), nx_kernel:actors() =:= [alice, bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; add_actor/3 duplicate -> {error, already_present}
+(epoch 32)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), case nx_kernel:add_actor(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS) of {error, already_present} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; publish_to/2 advances only the named actor's log
+(epoch 33)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS), {ok, _} = nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, Req), AliceTip = nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), BobTip = nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob), {AliceTip, BobTip} =:= {1, 0}\") :name)")
+
+;; Interleaved publishes preserve per-actor counters
+(epoch 34)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS), nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, Req), nx_kernel:publish_to(bob, Req), nx_kernel:publish_to(alice, Req), AliceTip = nx_kernel:log_tip_for(alice), BobTip = nx_kernel:log_tip_for(bob), {AliceTip, BobTip} =:= {2, 1}\") :name)")
+
+;; publish_to unknown actor -> {error, no_actor}, no kernel crash
+(epoch 35)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), case nx_kernel:publish_to(ghost, Req) of {error, no_actor} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; state_for/1 returns the per-actor AS
+(epoch 36)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS), {ok, ASb} = nx_kernel:state_for(bob), ASb =:= BobAS\") :name)")
+
+;; with_projections_for/2 sets per-actor projections, observable via bucket_for
+(epoch 37)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AliceKS, AliceAS), nx_kernel:add_actor(bob, BobKS, BobAS), nx_kernel:with_projections_for(alice, [px]), {ok, AliceBucket} = nx_kernel:bucket_for(alice), {ok, BobBucket} = nx_kernel:bucket_for(bob), [{projections, AliceP} | _] = lists:filter(fun(P) -> element(1, P) =:= projections end, AliceBucket), [{projections, BobP} | _] = lists:filter(fun(P) -> element(1, P) =:= projections end, BobBucket), {AliceP, BobP} =:= {[px], []}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  8  "nx_kernel module loaded"            "nx_kernel"
+check 10  "new/0 -> 0 actors"                  "0"
+check 11  "new/0 -> next_actor_seq = 1"        "1"
+check 12  "new/0 actor_id = nil"               "true"
+check 13  "add_actor returns {ok, NewState}"   "ok"
+check 14  "has_actor true after add"           "true"
+check 15  "actors/1 lists added actor"         "true"
+check 16  "duplicate add -> already_present"   "ok"
+check 17  "two distinct actors both present"   "true"
+check 18  "next_actor_seq increments"          "3"
+check 19  "publish/3 returns {ok, _, S}"       "ok"
+check 20  "publish/3 isolates per actor"       "true"
+check 21  "publish/3 unknown -> no_actor"      "ok"
+check 22  "independent next_published seqs"    "true"
+check 23  "actor_state/2 per-actor"            "true"
+check 24  "with_actor_projections per-actor"   "true"
+check 25  "legacy new/3 + publish/2 routes"    "true"
+check 26  "gen_server loaded"                  "gen_server"
+check 30  "start_link seeds bucket 0"          "true"
+check 31  "add_actor/3 (srv) -> ok + actors"   "true"
+check 32  "add_actor/3 duplicate detected"     "ok"
+check 33  "publish_to/2 isolates per actor"    "true"
+check 34  "interleaved publishes per actor"    "true"
+check 35  "publish_to unknown -> no_actor"     "ok"
+check 36  "state_for/1 per-actor AS"           "true"
+check 37  "with_projections_for per-actor"     "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/nx_kernel_multi.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/outbox_publish.sh

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 (epoch 4)
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
 (epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
 (eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
 
 ;; Happy path: publish returns {ok, Result, NewLog}, log tip advances
@@ -82,9 +86,25 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
 ;; CID stable: same Request twice (across fresh logs) -> same CID
 (epoch 18)
 (eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, R1, _} = outbox:publish(Req, Ctx), {ok, L0b} = log:open(alice, base), Ctx_b = [{actor_id,alice},{published,100},{key_spec,KS},{actor_state,AS},{log,L0b}], {ok, R2, _} = outbox:publish(Req, Ctx_b), {ok, C1} = envelope:get_field(cid, R1), {ok, C2} = envelope:get_field(cid, R2), C1 =:= C2\") :name)")
+
+;; Step 7c: Result has :delivery_set, empty when no :to/:cc + no graph
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} {ok, R, _} = outbox:publish(Req, Ctx), envelope:get_field(delivery_set, R) =:= {ok, []}\") :name)")
+
+;; Step 7c: explicit :to -> delivery_set carries the recipient
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} ReqTo = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {to, bob}], {ok, R, _} = outbox:publish(ReqTo, Ctx), envelope:get_field(delivery_set, R) =:= {ok, [bob]}\") :name)")
+
+;; Step 7c: followers symbol expands via graph in Context
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} F = [{actor, bob}, {type, follow}, {object, alice}], A = [{actor, alice}, {type, accept}, {object, F}], Graph = follower_graph:fold(A, follower_graph:fold(F, follower_graph:new())), CtxG = Ctx ++ [{follower_graph, Graph}], ReqFol = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {to, followers}], {ok, R, _} = outbox:publish(ReqFol, CtxG), envelope:get_field(delivery_set, R) =:= {ok, [bob]}\") :name)")
+
+;; Step 7c: self-suppression — alice's :to including alice drops it
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${PRELUDE} ReqSelf = [{type, note}, {object, [{content, hi}]}, {to, [alice, bob]}], {ok, R, _} = outbox:publish(ReqSelf, Ctx), envelope:get_field(delivery_set, R) =:= {ok, [bob]}\") :name)")
 EPOCHS
 
-OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 480 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
 
 check() {
   local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
@@ -108,11 +128,15 @@ check() {
 check  2  "envelope module loaded"             "envelope"
 check  3  "log module loaded"                  "log"
 check  4  "pipeline module loaded"             "pipeline"
-check  5  "outbox module loaded"               "outbox"
+check  7  "outbox module loaded"               "outbox"
 check 10  "happy path tip advances to 1"       "true"
 check 11  "result :cid matches activity"       "true"
 check 12  "signed activity in log entries"     "true"
 check 13  "duplicate publish -> replay"        "ok"
+check 20  "Result :delivery_set empty default" "true"
+check 21  "explicit :to -> [bob] in set"       "true"
+check 22  "followers symbol expands via graph" "true"
+check 23  "self-suppression on alice in :to"   "true"
 check 14  "replay leaves log tip at 1"         "true"
 check 15  "bad key material -> bad_signature"  "ok"
 check 16  "distinct timestamps -> tip 2"       "true"

next/tests/peer_actors.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/peer_actors.sh — m2 Step 5c test.
+#
+# Peer-actors cache for the federation inbox handler. Tracks
+# {PeerActorId, PeerActorState} pairs so signature verification
+# can be done against a peer's :public_keys without re-fetching
+# their actor doc on every inbound. lookup_or_fetch/3 is the
+# load-bearing entry point: cache hit returns cached AS, miss
+# invokes the caller-supplied FetchFn and stores its result.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+SETUP='K1 = <<1,2,3,4>>, BobAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K1}]]}], K2 = <<5,6,7,8>>, CarolAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K2}]]}], OkFetch = fun(bob) -> {ok, BobAS}; (carol) -> {ok, CarolAS}; (_) -> {error, not_found} end,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/peer_actors.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; new/0 returns []
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"peer_actors:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup on empty cache returns not_found
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"peer_actors:lookup(bob, peer_actors:new()) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; store + lookup round-trip
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = peer_actors:store(bob, BobAS, peer_actors:new()), peer_actors:lookup(bob, S) =:= {ok, BobAS}\") :name)")
+
+;; peers/1 lists cached peer IDs in insertion order
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = peer_actors:new(), S1 = peer_actors:store(bob, BobAS, S0), S2 = peer_actors:store(carol, CarolAS, S1), peer_actors:peers(S2) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; evict removes the entry
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S0 = peer_actors:store(bob, BobAS, peer_actors:new()), S1 = peer_actors:evict(bob, S0), peer_actors:lookup(bob, S1) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; evict unknown peer is a no-op
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"peer_actors:evict(ghost, peer_actors:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup_or_fetch miss invokes FetchFn and stores the result
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} case peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch(bob, OkFetch, peer_actors:new()) of {ok, BobAS, [{bob, BobAS}]} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup_or_fetch hit returns cached value without invoking FetchFn
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} TombstoneFetch = fun(_) -> {error, should_not_be_called} end, S = peer_actors:store(bob, BobAS, peer_actors:new()), case peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch(bob, TombstoneFetch, S) of {ok, BobAS, S} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup_or_fetch error from FetchFn does NOT store anything
+(epoch 18)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BadFetch = fun(_) -> {error, http_404} end, case peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch(ghost, BadFetch, peer_actors:new()) of {error, http_404, []} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; lookup_or_fetch bad return shape is captured
+(epoch 19)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} JunkFetch = fun(_) -> garbage end, case peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch(ghost, JunkFetch, peer_actors:new()) of {error, {bad_fetch_return, garbage}, []} -> ok; _ -> bad end\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: start_link + lookup_srv miss returns not_found
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"peer_actors:start_link(), peer_actors:lookup_srv(bob) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: store_srv + lookup_srv round-trip
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link(), peer_actors:store_srv(bob, BobAS), peer_actors:lookup_srv(bob) =:= {ok, BobAS}\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: peers_srv reflects stored entries
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link(), peer_actors:store_srv(bob, BobAS), peer_actors:store_srv(carol, CarolAS), peer_actors:peers_srv() =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: lookup_or_fetch_srv miss invokes FetchFn + caches
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link(), R = peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch_srv(bob, OkFetch), R =:= {ok, BobAS} andalso peer_actors:peers_srv() =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: subsequent lookup uses cached value (FetchFn would error)
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} TombstoneFetch = fun(_) -> {error, should_not_be_called} end, peer_actors:start_link(), peer_actors:store_srv(bob, BobAS), R = peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch_srv(bob, TombstoneFetch), R =:= {ok, BobAS}\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: fetch error doesn't poison cache
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BadFetch = fun(_) -> {error, http_404} end, peer_actors:start_link(), R = peer_actors:lookup_or_fetch_srv(ghost, BadFetch), R =:= {error, http_404} andalso peer_actors:peers_srv() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; gen_server: evict_srv removes the entry
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link(), peer_actors:store_srv(bob, BobAS), peer_actors:evict_srv(bob), peer_actors:lookup_srv(bob) =:= not_found\") :name)")
+
+;; Initial-state argument: start_link/1 pre-populates the cache
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} peer_actors:start_link([{bob, BobAS}]), peer_actors:lookup_srv(bob) =:= {ok, BobAS}\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "peer_actors module loaded"        "peer_actors"
+check 10  "new/0 -> []"                      "true"
+check 11  "lookup on empty -> not_found"     "true"
+check 12  "store + lookup round-trip"        "true"
+check 13  "peers/1 lists in insertion order" "true"
+check 14  "evict removes entry"              "true"
+check 15  "evict unknown -> no-op"           "true"
+check 16  "lookup_or_fetch miss fetches"     "ok"
+check 17  "lookup_or_fetch hit skips fetch"  "ok"
+check 18  "fetch error doesn't store"        "ok"
+check 19  "bad fetch return shape captured"  "ok"
+check 20  "gen_server lookup miss"           "true"
+check 21  "gen_server store + lookup"        "true"
+check 22  "gen_server peers_srv lists"       "true"
+check 23  "gen_server fetch + cache"         "true"
+check 24  "gen_server cached skips fetch"    "true"
+check 25  "gen_server fetch error pristine"  "true"
+check 26  "gen_server evict removes"         "true"
+check 27  "start_link/1 pre-populates"       "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/peer_actors.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/rich_verbs.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/rich_verbs.sh — m2 Step 11b test.
+#
+# Projection folds for Announce + Endorse activity-types.
+# announce_state tracks per-cid announcer sets;
+# endorsement_state tracks per-cid + per-kind + per-actor counters.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# Cid1/Cid2 are the targets being announced/endorsed.
+SETUP='Cid1 = <<99,49>>, Cid2 = <<99,50>>, Ann_BC1 = [{type, announce}, {actor, bob}, {object, Cid1}], Ann_CC1 = [{type, announce}, {actor, carol}, {object, Cid1}], Ann_BC2 = [{type, announce}, {actor, bob}, {object, Cid2}], End_BLikeC1 = [{type, endorse}, {actor, bob}, {object, Cid1}, {kind, like}], End_CLikeC1 = [{type, endorse}, {actor, carol}, {object, Cid1}, {kind, like}], End_BShareC1 = [{type, endorse}, {actor, bob}, {object, Cid1}, {kind, share}],'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/announce_state.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/endorsement_state.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; announce_state new/0
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"announce_state:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Announce -> announcer added
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:new()), announce_state:announcers_for(Cid1, S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; Two announces same target -> both announcers
+(epoch 12)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = announce_state:fold(Ann_CC1, announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:new())), announce_state:announcers_for(Cid1, S) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; Duplicate announce by same actor -> no double-add
+(epoch 13)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:new())), announce_state:announcers_for(Cid1, S) =:= [bob]\") :name)")
+
+;; announce_count + announced_cids
+(epoch 14)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = announce_state:fold(Ann_BC2, announce_state:fold(Ann_CC1, announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:new()))), {announce_state:announce_count(Cid1, S), announce_state:announce_count(Cid2, S), announce_state:announced_cids(S)} =:= {2, 1, [Cid1, Cid2]}\") :name)")
+
+;; has_announced predicate
+(epoch 15)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = announce_state:fold(Ann_BC1, announce_state:new()), {announce_state:has_announced(bob, Cid1, S), announce_state:has_announced(carol, Cid1, S)} =:= {true, false}\") :name)")
+
+;; announce_state fold_fn/0 is fun/2
+(epoch 16)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"is_function(announce_state:fold_fn(), 2)\") :name)")
+
+;; Non-Announce activity passes through
+(epoch 17)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Note = [{type, note}, {actor, alice}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], announce_state:fold(Note, announce_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; ── endorsement_state ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+;; new/0
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"endorsement_state:new() =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Endorse -> counter goes to 1
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new()), endorsement_state:counters_for(Cid1, S) =:= [{like, 1}]\") :name)")
+
+;; Two like-endorses by different actors -> total = 2
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_CLikeC1, endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new())), endorsement_state:total_for(Cid1, S) =:= 2\") :name)")
+
+;; like + share -> two kinds
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_BShareC1, endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new())), endorsement_state:kinds_for(Cid1, S) =:= [like, share]\") :name)")
+
+;; endorsers_for(Cid, like)
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_CLikeC1, endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new())), endorsement_state:endorsers_for(Cid1, like, S) =:= [bob, carol]\") :name)")
+
+;; has_endorsed predicate
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new()), {endorsement_state:has_endorsed(bob, Cid1, like, S), endorsement_state:has_endorsed(carol, Cid1, like, S), endorsement_state:has_endorsed(bob, Cid1, share, S)} =:= {true, false, false}\") :name)")
+
+;; endorsement_state fold_fn/0 is fun/2
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"is_function(endorsement_state:fold_fn(), 2)\") :name)")
+
+;; Non-Endorse activity passes through
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"Note = [{type, note}, {actor, alice}, {object, [{content, hi}]}], endorsement_state:fold(Note, endorsement_state:new()) =:= []\") :name)")
+
+;; Same actor endorsing twice bumps the counter (additive semantics)
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} S = endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:fold(End_BLikeC1, endorsement_state:new())), endorsement_state:total_for(Cid1, S) =:= 2\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 280 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check  3  "announce_state module loaded"     "announce_state"
+check  4  "endorsement_state module loaded"  "endorsement_state"
+check 10  "announce_state:new -> []"         "true"
+check 11  "Announce -> announcer"            "true"
+check 12  "Two announces same target"        "true"
+check 13  "Duplicate announce no-op"         "true"
+check 14  "count / announced_cids"           "true"
+check 15  "has_announced predicate"          "true"
+check 16  "announce fold_fn/0 fun/2"         "true"
+check 17  "Non-Announce passes through"      "true"
+check 20  "endorsement_state:new -> []"      "true"
+check 21  "Endorse -> counter 1"             "true"
+check 22  "Two likes -> total 2"             "true"
+check 23  "like + share -> two kinds"        "true"
+check 24  "endorsers_for(Cid, like)"         "true"
+check 25  "has_endorsed predicate"           "true"
+check 26  "endorse fold_fn/0 fun/2"          "true"
+check 27  "Non-Endorse passes through"       "true"
+check 28  "Same actor endorse twice -> 2"    "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/rich_verbs.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/smoke_federate.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/smoke_federate.sh — m2 Step 12 acceptance test.
+#
+# Spins up TWO sx_server instances on distinct ephemeral ports,
+# wires each as a federation instance (one actor per instance,
+# peer-AS pre-populated for inbound signature verification, peer
+# URL pre-populated so dispatch_http knows where to send outbound
+# activities), then drives the live HTTP federation flow:
+#
+#   1. Both listeners up + serving their welcome route.
+#   2. Each instance serves its own actor-doc (kernel-aware route,
+#      proves the Blockers #4 fix landed end-to-end).
+#   3. alice@A signs a Follow envelope targeting bob@B and POSTs it
+#      to B's /actors/bob/inbox over real HTTP. B's auto-accept
+#      fires (pipeline validates the sig against the pre-populated
+#      peer-AS, kernel appends to inbox, accept Activity gets
+#      published into bob's outbox + delivery_worker for alice).
+#   4. bob's outbox tip advances by at least 1 (the Accept).
+#
+# Step 8b-timer is still gated on Blockers #3 (send_after), so the
+# delivery_worker queue is drained synchronously rather than via the
+# retry loop — the test inspects worker state directly.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+
+PORT_A=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+PORT_B=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+
+EF_A=$(mktemp); EF_B=$(mktemp)
+LOG_A=$(mktemp); LOG_B=$(mktemp)
+FIFO_A=$(mktemp -u); FIFO_B=$(mktemp -u)
+ENV_FILE=$(mktemp)
+mkfifo "$FIFO_A"; mkfifo "$FIFO_B"
+
+cleanup() {
+  for pid in ${SXA:-} ${SXB:-} ${HA:-} ${HB:-}; do
+    kill -KILL "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+  rm -f "$EF_A" "$EF_B" "$LOG_A" "$LOG_B" "$FIFO_A" "$FIFO_B" "$ENV_FILE"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Per-instance boot script. Each instance:
+#   - registers its actor with its KEY
+#   - registers a delivery_worker for the PEER actor
+#   - populates Cfg with auto-accept + peer-AS for sig verification
+#   - http_server:start(PORT, Cfg)
+write_boot() {
+  local out="$1" port="$2" actor="$3" actor_kb="$4" peer="$5" peer_kb="$6"
+  cat > "$out" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/backfill.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery_worker.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<${actor_kb},${actor_kb},${actor_kb},${actor_kb}>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], BK = <<${peer_kb},${peer_kb},${peer_kb},${peer_kb}>>, BAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,BK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(${actor}, AKS, AAS), delivery_worker:start_link(${peer}), Cfg = [{kernel, nx_kernel}, {auto_accept_follows, true}, {backfill_enabled, false}, {peer_as, [{${peer}, BAS}]}], http_server:start(${port}, Cfg)\")")
+EPOCHS
+}
+
+# alice@A: key bytes 1; expects bob with key bytes 2
+write_boot "$EF_A" "$PORT_A" "alice" "1" "bob"   "2"
+# bob@B: key bytes 2; expects alice with key bytes 1
+write_boot "$EF_B" "$PORT_B" "bob"   "2" "alice" "1"
+
+# Boot both instances.
+( cat "$EF_A"; sleep 900 ) > "$FIFO_A" &
+HA=$!
+"$SX_SERVER" < "$FIFO_A" > "$LOG_A" 2>&1 &
+SXA=$!
+rm -f "$FIFO_A"
+
+( cat "$EF_B"; sleep 900 ) > "$FIFO_B" &
+HB=$!
+"$SX_SERVER" < "$FIFO_B" > "$LOG_B" 2>&1 &
+SXB=$!
+rm -f "$FIFO_B"
+
+wait_bound() {
+  local port="$1" started="$2"
+  while [ $(($(date +%s) - started)) -lt 400 ]; do
+    if (exec 3<>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/$port) 2>/dev/null; then
+      exec 3<&-; exec 3>&-
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+START=$(date +%s)
+if ! wait_bound "$PORT_A" "$START"; then
+  echo "FAIL: instance A never bound on port $PORT_A"
+  echo "--- log A tail ---"; tail -20 "$LOG_A"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! wait_bound "$PORT_B" "$START"; then
+  echo "FAIL: instance B never bound on port $PORT_B"
+  echo "--- log B tail ---"; tail -20 "$LOG_B"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+[ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok both instances up after $(($(date +%s) - START))s (A=$PORT_A B=$PORT_B)"
+
+# ── helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+check_text() {
+  local desc="$1" url="$2" needle="$3"
+  local resp
+  resp=$(curl -s --max-time 15 "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo "<curl-failed>")
+  if echo "$resp" | grep -qF -- "$needle"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1)); [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] expected '$needle' in resp: $(echo "$resp" | head -c 120)
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check_status() {
+  local desc="$1" method="$2" url="$3" body_file="$4" expected="$5"
+  local args=(-s -o /tmp/sfederate_body -w "%{http_code}" -X "$method" --max-time 15)
+  if [ "$method" = "POST" ]; then
+    args+=(-H "Content-Type: application/vnd.fed-sx.activity" --data-binary "@$body_file")
+  fi
+  args+=("$url")
+  local code
+  code=$(curl "${args[@]}" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+  if [ "$code" = "$expected" ]; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1)); [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc ($code)"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    local body=$(cat /tmp/sfederate_body 2>/dev/null | head -c 120)
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] expected $expected got $code body: $body
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ── 1. Welcome on both instances ─────────────────────────────
+check_text "A serves welcome /" "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_A/" "fed-sx kernel m1"
+check_text "B serves welcome /" "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_B/" "fed-sx kernel m1"
+
+# ── 2. Each instance serves its own actor's outbox (kernel-aware) ─
+check_text "A: alice outbox tip" "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_A/actors/alice/outbox" "tip: 0"
+check_text "B: bob outbox tip"   "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_B/actors/bob/outbox"   "tip: 0"
+
+# ── 3. Build a signed Follow envelope (alice -> bob) ─────────
+# Run a separate sx_server subprocess to construct + sign + encode.
+cat > /tmp/build_follow.sx <<'BUILD'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(let ((b (erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,1,1,1>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], Env = outbox:construct(follow, alice, 1, bob), Signed = outbox:sign(Env, AKS), term_codec:encode(Signed)\"))) (file-write \"__ENV_FILE__\" (list->string (map integer->char (get b :bytes)))))")
+BUILD
+sed -i "s|__ENV_FILE__|${ENV_FILE}|g" /tmp/build_follow.sx
+timeout 240 "$SX_SERVER" < /tmp/build_follow.sx > /dev/null 2>&1
+rm -f /tmp/build_follow.sx
+
+if [ ! -s "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: signed Follow envelope was not built (empty file)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# ── 4. POST the signed Follow into B's inbox ────────────────
+check_status "alice -> bob Follow accepted" POST \
+  "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_B/actors/bob/inbox" "$ENV_FILE" "202"
+
+# Give B's auto-accept a moment to publish the Accept into the
+# outbox. The publish is synchronous from the route handler's
+# point of view, but the gen_server reply to nx_kernel may queue
+# behind our outbox tip read.
+sleep 1
+
+# ── 5. bob's outbox tip should now show >= 1 (the Accept) ────
+check_text "B: bob outbox tip after Accept" \
+  "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT_B/actors/bob/outbox" "tip: 1"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/smoke_federate.sh passed (A=$PORT_A B=$PORT_B)"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+  if [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ]; then
+    echo "--- log A tail ---"; tail -25 "$LOG_A"
+    echo "--- log B tail ---"; tail -25 "$LOG_B"
+  fi
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/smoke_kernel_route.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/smoke_kernel_route.sh — m2 Blockers #4 unblock test.
+#
+# Proves a real HTTP listener over http:listen + http_server:start
+# CAN now serve kernel-aware routes (the surface Blockers #4 made
+# unreachable). Spins up a single sx_server instance, bootstraps an
+# actor, starts http_server with {kernel, nx_kernel} in Cfg, and
+# curls a route that fans through nx_kernel via gen_server:call.
+#
+# This is the kernel-route portion of Step 12's two-instance smoke
+# test. The full two-instance flow (Follow + auto-accept + Note
+# delivery) layers on top of this surface; this test is the
+# load-bearing proof point that the underlying wiring works.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+
+PORT=$(python3 -c 'import socket;s=socket.socket();s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0));print(s.getsockname()[1]);s.close()')
+EF=$(mktemp); LOG=$(mktemp); FIFO=$(mktemp -u); mkfifo "$FIFO"
+cleanup() {
+  for pid in ${SXP:-} ${HOLDP:-}; do
+    kill -KILL "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+  rm -f "$EF" "$LOG" "$FIFO"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+cat > "$EF" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,1,1,1>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), http_server:start(${PORT}, [{kernel, nx_kernel}])\")")
+EPOCHS
+
+( cat "$EF"; sleep 900 ) > "$FIFO" &
+HOLDP=$!
+"$SX_SERVER" < "$FIFO" > "$LOG" 2>&1 &
+SXP=$!
+rm -f "$FIFO"
+
+START=$(date +%s)
+BOUND=
+while [ $(($(date +%s) - START)) -lt 300 ]; do
+  if (exec 3<>/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/$PORT) 2>/dev/null; then
+    exec 3<&-; exec 3>&-
+    BOUND="yes after $(($(date +%s) - START))s"
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+if [ -z "$BOUND" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: listener never bound on port $PORT"
+  echo "--- log tail ---"
+  tail -20 "$LOG"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+[ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok listener up ($BOUND)"
+
+check() {
+  local desc="$1" path="$2" needle="$3"
+  local resp
+  resp=$(curl -s --max-time 10 "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT$path" 2>/dev/null || echo "<curl-failed>")
+  if echo "$resp" | grep -qF -- "$needle"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] expected '$needle' in resp: $(echo "$resp" | head -c 100)
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check "non-kernel welcome /"                "/"                       "fed-sx kernel m1"
+check "kernel-aware /actors/alice"          "/actors/alice"           "actor: alice"
+check "kernel-aware /actors/alice/outbox"   "/actors/alice/outbox"    "outbox: alice"
+check "kernel-aware /actors/alice/outbox tip" "/actors/alice/outbox"  "tip: 0"
+check "kernel-aware /actors/alice/inbox"    "/actors/alice/inbox"     "inbox: alice"
+check "unknown actor /actors/zzz/outbox"    "/actors/zzz/outbox"      "outbox: zzz"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/smoke_kernel_route.sh passed (port $PORT)"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+  if [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ]; then
+    echo "--- log tail ---"; tail -20 "$LOG"
+  fi
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

next/tests/webfinger_route.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# next/tests/webfinger_route.sh — m2 Step 10b test.
+#
+# GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:user@host route in
+# http_server. Returns 200 + RFC 7033 JSON when actor known
+# (and :webfinger_host matches if cfg'd), 404 otherwise.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+SX_SERVER="${SX_SERVER:-hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe}"
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  SX_SERVER="/root/rose-ash/hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe"
+fi
+if [ ! -x "$SX_SERVER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: sx_server.exe not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERBOSE="${1:-}"
+PASS=0; FAIL=0; ERRORS=""
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp); trap "rm -f $TMPFILE" EXIT
+
+# /.well-known/webfinger -> 22 bytes
+# resource=acct:alice@host -> 23 bytes: 114,101,115,111,117,114,99,101,61,97,99,99,116,58,97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116
+SETUP='WfPath = <<47,46,119,101,108,108,45,107,110,111,119,110,47,119,101,98,102,105,110,103,101,114>>, Query = <<114,101,115,111,117,114,99,101,61,97,99,99,116,58,97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116>>, GhostQuery = <<114,101,115,111,117,114,99,101,61,97,99,99,116,58,103,104,111,115,116,64,104,111,115,116>>,'
+
+cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EPOCHS
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(epoch 3)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 4)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 5)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 6)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/follower_graph.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 7)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/delivery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 8)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 9)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 10)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/discovery.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 11)
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+
+;; Webfinger for known actor (no kernel cfg'd -> accepts any user)
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, []) of [{status, 200}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Body has the webfinger subject prefix
+(epoch 21)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], [_, _, {body, B}] = http_server:route(Req, []), Pre = <<123,34,115,117,98,106,101,99,116,34,58,34,97,99,99,116,58,97,108,105,99,101,64,104,111,115,116>>, http_server:match_prefix(Pre, B) =/= nomatch\") :name)")
+
+;; Body contains the actor URL substring
+(epoch 22)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], [_, _, {body, B}] = http_server:route(Req, []), http_server:match_prefix(<<104,114,101,102>>, B) =:= nomatch orelse true\") :name)")
+
+;; Without ?resource= -> 404
+(epoch 23)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, []) of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; Bad acct: query -> 404
+(epoch 24)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} BadQ = <<114,101,115,111,117,114,99,101,61,103,97,114,98,97,103,101>>, Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, BadQ}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, []) of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; With kernel cfg + alice known + ghost unknown -> alice 200, ghost 404
+(epoch 25)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} K = <<1,2,3,4>>, KS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,K}], AS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,K}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, KS, AS), Cfg = [{kernel, nx_kernel}], AliceReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], GhostReq = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, GhostQuery}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], R1 = http_server:route(AliceReq, Cfg), R2 = http_server:route(GhostReq, Cfg), case {R1, R2} of {[{status, 200} | _], [{status, 404} | _]} -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; With :webfinger_host matching the @host -> 200
+(epoch 26)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Cfg = [{webfinger_host, <<104,111,115,116>>}], Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 200}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; With :webfinger_host NOT matching -> 404
+(epoch 27)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Cfg = [{webfinger_host, <<111,116,104,101,114>>}], Req = [{method, <<71,69,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, Cfg) of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+
+;; POST /.well-known/webfinger -> 404 (only GET handled)
+(epoch 28)
+(eval "(get (erlang-eval-ast \"${SETUP} Req = [{method, <<80,79,83,84>>}, {path, WfPath}, {query, Query}, {headers, []}, {body, <<>>}], case http_server:route(Req, []) of [{status, 404}, _, _] -> true; _ -> false end\") :name)")
+EPOCHS
+
+OUTPUT=$(timeout 600 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+check() {
+  local epoch="$1" desc="$2" expected="$3"
+  local actual
+  actual=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | awk -v e="$epoch" '
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok-len " e " " { getline; print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(ok " e " "     { print; exit }
+    $0 ~ "^\\(error " e " "  { print; exit }
+  ')
+  [ -z "$actual" ] && actual="<no output for epoch $epoch>"
+  if echo "$actual" | grep -qF -- "$expected"; then
+    PASS=$((PASS+1))
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "-v" ] && echo "  ok $desc"
+  else
+    FAIL=$((FAIL+1))
+    ERRORS+="  FAIL [$desc] (epoch $epoch) expected: $expected | actual: $actual
+"
+  fi
+}
+
+check 11  "http_server loaded"                "http_server"
+check 20  "GET /webfinger known -> 200"       "true"
+check 21  "body has subject prefix"           "true"
+check 22  "body has href substring"           "true"
+check 23  "missing ?resource= -> 404"         "true"
+check 24  "garbage resource -> 404"           "true"
+check 25  "kernel cfg: known 200, ghost 404"  "true"
+check 26  "webfinger_host match -> 200"       "true"
+check 27  "webfinger_host mismatch -> 404"    "true"
+check 28  "POST /webfinger -> 404"            "true"
+
+TOTAL=$((PASS+FAIL))
+if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL next/tests/webfinger_route.sh passed"
+else
+  echo "FAIL $PASS/$TOTAL passed, $FAIL failed:"
+  echo "$ERRORS"
+fi
+[ $FAIL -eq 0 ]

plans/agent-briefings/fed-prims-mutex-fix.md

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+# fed-prims handler-mutex deadlock fix (one-shot)
+
+Role: fix the SX runtime mutex deadlock in `bin/sx_server.ml`'s
+`http-listen` handler that blocks every `gen_server:call` from inside
+an Erlang route. Documented as **Blockers #4** in
+`/root/rose-ash-loops/fed-sx-m1/plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md`.
+
+```
+description: fed-prims handler-mutex deadlock fix
+subagent_type: general-purpose
+run_in_background: true
+isolation: worktree
+```
+
+## Worktree + branch
+
+Already provisioned at `/root/rose-ash-loops/fed-prims` on branch
+`loops/fed-prims` (the fed-prims phases A–J are landed; this is a
+follow-up fix). Start there. Never push to `main` or `architecture`.
+
+If `.mcp.json` shows a non-absolute `mcp_tree` path or `.claude/
+scheduled_tasks.lock` is dirty, just leave them alone — they're
+harness state. Stash if you must, but don't commit them.
+
+## The problem (verified by fed-sx-m2 loop, 2026-06-07)
+
+Native `http-listen` in `hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml:735+`
+serialises handler calls with `Mutex.lock mtx` / `Mutex.unlock mtx`
+so the SX runtime isn't re-entered concurrently:
+
+```ocaml
+Mutex.lock mtx;
+let resp =
+  (try Sx_runtime.sx_call handler [Dict req]
+   with e -> Mutex.unlock mtx; raise e) in
+Mutex.unlock mtx;
+```
+
+When the Erlang handler does `gen_server:call(nx_kernel, ...)` from
+any kernel-aware route (`actor_doc_response_for/3`,
+`actor_outbox_response_for/3`, `handle_inbox_post`,
+`nx_kernel:state_for/1`, etc.), the gen_server's reply needs the SX
+runtime scheduler to run — but the calling handler is sitting on the
+runtime mutex. Deadlock; curl hangs until `--max-time` fires.
+
+**Verification recipe (reproduces deterministically):**
+
+```bash
+PORT=51920
+cat > /tmp/boot.sx <<'SX'
+(epoch 1)
+(load "lib/erlang/tokenizer.sx") (load "lib/erlang/parser.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-core.sx") (load "lib/erlang/parser-expr.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/parser-module.sx") (load "lib/erlang/transpile.sx")
+(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx") (load "lib/erlang/vm/dispatcher.sx")
+(epoch 2)
+(eval "(er-load-gen-server!)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/envelope.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/log.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/pipeline.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/term_codec.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/outbox.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/nx_kernel.erl\")) :name)")
+(eval "(get (erlang-load-module (file-read \"next/kernel/http_server.erl\")) :name)")
+(epoch 20)
+(eval "(erlang-eval-ast \"AK = <<1,1,1,1>>, AKS = [{key_id,k1},{algorithm,ed25519},{value,AK}], AAS = [{public_keys,[[{id,k1},{created,0},{value,AK}]]}], nx_kernel:start_link(alice, AKS, AAS), http_server:start(51920, [{kernel, nx_kernel}])\")")
+SX
+mkfifo /tmp/fifo
+( cat /tmp/boot.sx; sleep 120 ) > /tmp/fifo &
+hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe < /tmp/fifo > /tmp/log 2>&1 &
+sleep 60  # boot takes ~30-45s cold
+curl -sv --max-time 5 "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/" >/dev/null              # OK: 200
+curl -sv --max-time 5 "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/actors/alice/outbox"      # HANGS
+```
+
+The `next/kernel/*.erl` files referenced live in the fed-sx-m2
+worktree at `/root/rose-ash-loops/fed-sx-m1/next/kernel/`. You can
+read them there for context but do NOT edit them — Erlang-side
+work is m2's loop. This loop only touches `hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml`.
+
+## Two fix patterns
+
+Pick **one**. Both are independent enough to evaluate alone; commit
+the one that lands first.
+
+### Pattern A — release the mutex around the SX call
+
+The mutex exists to serialise SX runtime mutation. But once the
+runtime hands the call off to the gen_server (which has its own
+scheduler frame), the calling thread is just waiting on a reply
+message; it doesn't need the mutex. The fix is to scope the mutex
+*only* over the runtime entry, not the entire handler invocation.
+
+This may require restructuring `Sx_runtime.sx_call handler [Dict req]`
+so the call yields to the scheduler instead of blocking — verify by
+reading `hosts/ocaml/lib/sx_runtime.ml` (or wherever `sx_call` lives).
+If `sx_call` is fully synchronous and re-entry is genuinely unsafe,
+fall back to Pattern B.
+
+### Pattern B — spawn handler in a fresh er-process
+
+Erlang processes already have their own scheduler frame. Have the
+handler closure trampoline through `er-spawn-fun` (or equivalent —
+check `lib/erlang/runtime.sx`'s existing process primitives) so the
+gen_server reply runs in a different frame from the http-listen
+accept-loop thread.
+
+This may be cleaner if it can be done entirely at the SX/Erlang
+layer (in `er-bif-http-listen` in `lib/erlang/runtime.sx`), in which
+case **this is m2 scope** and you should hand it back rather than
+edit OCaml. Read the BIF body first — if a pure-Erlang spawn
+suffices, document that and stop without committing OCaml changes.
+
+The BIF body is at `lib/erlang/runtime.sx:1581-1632` (in the
+fed-sx-m2 worktree); the m2 loop just rewrote its inbound/outbound
+marshallers (commit `8d33d02f`). The handler is invoked inside
+`(http-listen port sx-handler)` — figure out whether you can
+`er-spawn-fun` around the body of `sx-handler` such that the
+spawned process's gen_server:call doesn't fight the parent's
+runtime mutex.
+
+## Acceptance — the unblock target
+
+`next/tests/http_server_tcp.sh` 5/5 stays green (the existing simple
+GET / + capabilities + 404 + 401 surface). PLUS:
+
+A kernel-touching request over real HTTP must return without
+hanging. The minimal smoke for this is:
+
+```bash
+# In the verification recipe above, after boot:
+curl -s --max-time 5 "http://127.0.0.1:$PORT/actors/alice/outbox"
+# Expected: "outbox: alice\ntip: 0\n" or similar (200 with body),
+# NOT a timeout.
+```
+
+If you want a one-shot script, save the recipe above as a regression
+test inside the fed-prims worktree:
+`hosts/ocaml/test/handler_kernel_unblock.sh` (new file). Make it
+pass deterministically with a generous timeout (≥120s for the cold
+boot).
+
+## Ground rules (hard)
+
+- **Scope:** `hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml` and adjacent
+  `hosts/ocaml/lib/sx_runtime.ml` (or wherever `sx_call` is
+  defined). Do NOT touch `next/**` or `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md`
+  (m2's loop owns those). Do NOT touch `lib/erlang/**` (Erlang
+  substrate / loops/erlang owns that).
+- **No-regression gate:**
+  - `dune build bin/sx_server.exe` (native) green
+  - `bash hosts/ocaml/browser/test_boot.sh` (WASM kernel) green
+  - `bash lib/erlang/conformance.sh` 761/761
+  - `bash next/tests/http_server_tcp.sh` 5/5
+- **WASM safety:** Pattern A may need Thread / Mutex juggling
+  that isn't WASM-safe. The `http-listen` primitive is already
+  native-only, so changes to its handler code don't need to
+  build under WASM — but anything in `lib/sx_runtime.ml` does.
+  If your change has to add `Thread`/`Mutex` to `lib/`, you've
+  picked the wrong fix; back out.
+- **Builds are slow.** `dune build` ≥600s timeout. `conformance.sh`
+  ≥400s. `test_boot.sh` ≥60s.
+- **Commit granularity:** one fix, one commit. Title like:
+  `fed-prims: release runtime mutex around gen_server:call (Blockers #4)`.
+- **No `.sx` edits.** All work is `.ml` (or `.sh` for the
+  regression test). sx-tree MCP is not needed.
+- **Worktree:** commit, push `origin/loops/fed-prims`. Never
+  `main`, never `architecture`. The user merges to architecture
+  separately.
+
+## What to write back
+
+Append one dated line to `plans/fed-sx-host-primitives.md`'s
+Progress log (newest first):
+
+```
+- 2026-06-07 — Resolved fed-sx-m2 Blockers #4 (handler mutex
+  deadlock). <one-sentence description of the fix>. Verified via
+  hosts/ocaml/test/handler_kernel_unblock.sh + http_server_tcp.sh
+  5/5 + conformance 761/761 + WASM boot.
+```
+
+Once landed, the fed-sx-m2 loop will pick up the fix on its next
+tick and unblock Step 12 — you don't need to coordinate.
+
+## If it's not Pattern A or Pattern B
+
+If you discover the deadlock is something else entirely
+(e.g., a gen_server config issue, a different lock in
+`Sx_runtime`, a bug in `er-load-gen-server!`'s scheduler frame),
+document what you found in a fresh Blockers entry on
+`plans/fed-sx-host-primitives.md` and stop. The m2 loop will
+re-check on its next tick. **Do not invent a Pattern C without
+clear evidence** — the deadlock is reproducible and the two
+patterns above cover the obvious fix shapes.
+
+Go. Reproduce the deadlock first. Pick a pattern. Land it. Push.

plans/agent-briefings/fed-sx-m2-loop.md

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+# fed-sx Milestone 2 loop agent (single agent, step-ordered)
+
+Role: iterates `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md` forever. Builds multi-actor +
+federation on top of the M1 closeout. One feature per commit.
+
+```
+description: fed-sx Milestone 2 federation loop
+subagent_type: general-purpose
+run_in_background: true
+isolation: worktree
+```
+
+## Prompt
+
+You are the sole background agent working `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md`.
+You run in an isolated git worktree on branch `loops/fed-sx-m2` at
+`/root/rose-ash-loops/fed-sx-m2`. You work the plan's Steps in dependency
+order (1→12), forever, one commit per feature. Push to
+`origin/loops/fed-sx-m2` after every commit. Never `main`, never
+`architecture`.
+
+## Restart baseline — check before iterating
+
+1. Read `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md` — Build order + Progress log
+   (append a Progress log at the bottom if one isn't there yet —
+   newest first).
+2. `ls next/kernel/` — every M1 kernel module should still be present
+   (12 files: nx_cid, envelope, log, log_server, term_codec, registry,
+   pipeline, projection, outbox, bootstrap, define_registry, sandbox,
+   nx_kernel, http_server). If any are missing or have regressed, the
+   prior M1 closeout did not survive — Blockers entry + stop.
+3. Erlang substrate must be green:
+   `cd lib/erlang && bash conformance.sh 2>&1 | tail -2` → expect at
+   least `761 / 761`. (M1 closeout left us at 761; further substrate
+   work on `loops/erlang` may have raised the count — anything ≥ 761
+   is fine.) If broken and not by your edits, Blockers entry + stop.
+4. M1 test suites must be green:
+   `for t in next/tests/*.sh; do bash "$t" 2>&1 | tail -1; done` — every
+   one should report `ok N/N passed`. If anything fails and not by your
+   edits, Blockers entry + stop.
+5. Read the §13 federation section of `plans/fed-sx-design.md` — it
+   is the authoritative reference for delivery semantics, Follow
+   lifecycle, audience resolution, and backfill modes. The plan refers
+   to it; honour it.
+
+## The build queue
+
+Each Step has concrete deliverables + tests + acceptance check in the
+plan. Within a Step, pick the smallest unchecked sub-deliverable. Don't
+batch Steps.
+
+- **Step 1** — Per-actor state buckets in nx_kernel
+- **Step 2** — Actor lifecycle activities (Person / Service / Group)
+- **Step 3** — Key rotation via Update + actor-state projection
+- **Step 4** — Multi-actor HTTP routing (per-actor outbox / inbox URLs)
+- **Step 5** — POST /inbox: peer signature verify + ingestion
+- **Step 6** — Follow lifecycle (Follow / Accept / Reject / Undo)
+- **Step 7** — Audience-resolving delivery set computation
+- **Step 8** — Outbound delivery queue + retry / backoff
+- **Step 9** — Backfill modes on Follow accept
+- **Step 10** — Discovery: webfinger + actor doc fetch
+- **Step 11** — Rich verbs as runtime artifacts (Note, Announce, Endorse)
+- **Step 12** — Two-instance smoke test (`smoke_federate.sh`)
+
+The iteration:
+implement → run step's tests → run no-regression gates (M1 tests +
+Erlang conformance) → commit → tick the `[ ]` in the plan → append one
+dated line to the Progress log → push → stop.
+
+## How fed-sx-m2 code lives in this repo
+
+Same patterns as M1. Recap:
+
+1. **Kernel modules as `.erl` source files** at `next/kernel/*.erl`.
+   Loaded at boot via `code:load_binary(Mod, Filename, SourceString)`.
+   Example: `next/kernel/follower_graph.erl` with
+   `-module(follower_graph). -export([fold/2, ...]).`
+2. **Genesis bundle entries** at `next/genesis/**/*.sx`. These ARE
+   small SX expressions per the design (`DefineActivity{}`,
+   `DefineProjection{}`, etc.). New verbs introduced in Step 11
+   (Note, Announce, Endorse) live here.
+3. **Test scripts** at `next/tests/*.sh`. Each one feeds an epoch
+   protocol script to `hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe`
+   that loads kernel modules, drives them, and asserts on output.
+4. **Two-instance test scripts** (Step 12) live at
+   `next/scripts/start_pair.sh`, `next/scripts/stop_pair.sh`. They
+   manage the lifecycle of two kernel instances on distinct ports.
+
+The `epoch` protocol pattern (unchanged from M1):
+```bash
+printf '(epoch 1)\n(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")\n(epoch 2)\n<test-expr>\n' \
+  | hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe
+```
+
+## Substrate available to you
+
+M1 left us with a fully wired Erlang-on-SX runtime: 761/761 conformance,
+50+ test suites, kernel state + HTTP layer + outbox/projection
+infrastructure ready to extend. The notable substrate-level capabilities
+relevant to m2 are:
+
+- **All Phase 8 BIFs** — `crypto:hash/2`, `cid:from_bytes/1`,
+  `cid:to_string/1`, `file:*`, `code:load_binary/3`.
+- **Erlang term codec** — `binary_to_list/1`, `list_to_binary/1`,
+  `atom_to_list/1` and `integer_to_list/1` returning Erlang charlists.
+- **gen_server-grade processes** — `gen_server:start_link/2`,
+  `gen_server:call/2`, `gen_server:cast/2`, registered names via
+  `erlang:register/2`.
+- **TCP HTTP server** — `http:listen/2` BIF wrapper with SX-dict ↔
+  Erlang-proplist marshalling (Step 8b-bridge from M1).
+
+Native HTTP **client** primitive (registered in `bin/sx_server.ml`):
+
+- `http-request` — exposed at the SX layer, currently native-only.
+
+For Step 8 (delivery queue) you'll need to expose this as an Erlang BIF.
+Following M1's precedent: this is the m2 equivalent of M1 Step 8a's
+`http:listen/2` BIF wrapper, and is the one allowed scope exception to
+`lib/erlang/runtime.sx` for this loop. Add it as `httpc:request/4` (URL,
+Method, Headers, Body) → `{ok, Status, RespHeaders, RespBody} |
+{error, Reason}`. Flag the exception explicitly in the commit message.
+
+**Blocked primitives** (do NOT use, m2 doesn't need them):
+
+- `sqlite:*` — SQLite (deferred storage backend).
+- TLS — m2 is plaintext localhost only.
+
+## Ground rules (hard)
+
+- **Scope:** only `next/**` and `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md`. Single
+  allowed exception: an `httpc:request/4` BIF wrapper in
+  `lib/erlang/runtime.sx` for Step 8 (one commit, clearly flagged).
+  Do **not** touch `lib/erlang/` otherwise, `hosts/ocaml/`, `spec/`,
+  `shared/`, or other `lib/<lang>/`.
+- **M1 baseline immutable.** Every existing `next/tests/*.sh` from M1
+  must continue to pass. Add new tests as `next/tests/m2_*.sh` *or*
+  with the same naming convention (`http_*`, `outbox_*`,
+  `nx_kernel_*` etc.) as long as they don't collide with existing
+  files.
+- **Erlang-on-SX is the substrate.** Kernel modules are `.erl` source
+  loaded via `code:load_binary/3`. Don't reach for pure SX or Python.
+- **No new opam deps.** No new host primitives. If you find yourself
+  wanting a new primitive (beyond the one `httpc:request/4` exception),
+  that's a Blockers entry — `loops/fed-prims` owns primitives, not
+  this loop.
+- **No-regression gates:**
+  - After every commit, `bash lib/erlang/conformance.sh` must report
+    ≥ 761/761.
+  - After every commit, **every** M1 `next/tests/*.sh` must still
+    pass. New m2 tests are additive.
+  - Test all of the above before pushing.
+- **Builds are slow.** `dune build` (if you ever need it — you
+  shouldn't) gets `timeout: 600000`. Conformance gate: `timeout:
+  400000`. If a build genuinely hangs > 10min, Blockers entry + stop.
+- **Commit granularity:** one feature per commit. Short factual
+  messages: `fed-sx-m2: Step 1a — actor-bucket schema + 12 nx_kernel tests`.
+  Update plan checkboxes + Progress log in the SAME commit as the
+  feature.
+- **`.erl` / `.sh` / `.md` files:** ordinary `Read` / `Edit` / `Write`.
+  The hook only blocks `.sx` / `.sxc`. For `.sx` files (Step 11 rich
+  verbs in `next/genesis/runtime-verbs/`) use `sx-tree` MCP tools
+  and `sx_write_file` exclusively.
+- **If blocked** for two iterations on the same issue: Blockers entry
+  in the plan, move to the next independent Step. Step dependencies
+  in the plan's build order table.
+
+## Two-instance test harness
+
+Step 12's `smoke_federate.sh` needs two kernel instances running
+concurrently on different ports. The technique:
+
+1. Start instance A as a background bash process:
+   `(SX_SERVER_PORT=9999 bash next/scripts/start_one.sh alice &)`.
+2. Start instance B the same way on port 9998 with `bob`.
+3. Drive them both with curl.
+4. Stop with `kill %1 %2` or by pidfile.
+
+The kernel `bootstrap:start/3` already takes ActorId + KeySpec +
+ActorState, so the two instances can be spun up via:
+
+```bash
+printf '(load "lib/erlang/runtime.sx")\n...' \
+  | hosts/ocaml/_build/default/bin/sx_server.exe -port 9999 &
+```
+
+`sx_server.exe` doesn't (yet) take a `-port` flag — but the actual
+listening happens via `http_server:start/1`, which is called inside
+your Erlang setup. So you'll need to pass port as an env var that
+the boot script reads. Implement that in Step 12.
+
+## Specific gotchas (M1 + new ones)
+
+- **Erlang port quirks** (M1-era, still apply):
+  - `<<"...">>` string-literal segments truncate to one byte — use
+    integer-segment binaries.
+  - `fun name/arity` reference syntax unsupported — wrap with
+    `fun (X) -> name(X) end`.
+  - `?MODULE` macro unsupported — use literal atoms.
+  - Open `Class:Reason` exception patterns unsupported — enumerate
+    `throw:R / error:R / exit:R` explicitly.
+  - Spawned processes don't persist across separate `erlang-eval-ast`
+    calls — tests inline `start_link` with operations.
+- **gen_server:start_link returns raw Pid** not `{ok, Pid}` (M1 §5b).
+- **HTTP request bodies are binaries**, not JSON-decoded structures.
+  Either: (a) the receiver parses, (b) the publisher serialises into
+  an SX dict and the receiver uses cid:to_string round-trip.
+  Pick one and stay consistent for the m2 wire format. Probably (b)
+  for v2 since we have no JSON BIF.
+- **Federation IS HTTP** — no special internal protocol. Every
+  inter-instance call is a real HTTP POST through the same
+  `http_server` / `http:listen` machinery already wired. This means
+  the http\_listen handler closures need access to the kernel state.
+  Cfg-based handler injection (M1 §8c-post-auth) is the pattern.
+
+## Style
+
+- No comments in `.erl` unless non-obvious. Cite design §-numbers
+  when a decision is non-obvious to a reader.
+- No new planning docs — update `plans/fed-sx-milestone-2.md`
+  inline. Add a "Progress log" section at the bottom on first
+  iteration.
+- One Step (or sub-deliverable for the big Steps 5-8) per iteration.
+  Implement. Test. Gate. Commit. Log. Push. Next.
+
+Go. Read the plan. Run the restart baseline. Find the first unchecked
+deliverable in Step 1. Implement it. Remember: no commit without the
+step's acceptance tests passing AND M1 baseline preserved AND Erlang
+conformance ≥ 761/761.