provr

SESSION-0043

Start
Apr 21, 2026, 6:56 PM
End
Apr 22, 2026, 12:21 AM
Duration
29 hours
Source: provr/sessions/SESSION-0043-2026-04-21.md

Session 0043 — 2026-04-21

Opening

  • Start time: 2026-04-21 18:56:22 BST
  • Repository age: 24 days (from 2026-03-28)
  • Sessions completed: 41 (SESSION-0001 through SESSION-0042; SESSION-0037 did not run)
  • Total development time: approximately 55h 58m 30s (approximate historical ~9h 36m
    through session 0007 + precise tracked ~46h 22m 30s from session 0008 through
    session 0042; SESSION-0032 duration unknown, excluded from precise total)
  • LAUNCH-1: CLOSED — GO decision (SESSION-0021, 2026-04-15). Protective disciplines
    active. Day-180 go/no-go checkpoint remains. No active countdown.
  • Starting state (per CURRENT_SESSION_STATE.md, post SESSION-0042 N1 addendum):
    • Highest SPEC-N: SPEC-113
    • Highest SCHEMA-N: SCHEMA-7
    • Highest VAL-N: VAL-5
    • Highest DOC-N: DOC-12
    • Highest RELEASE-N: RELEASE-10
    • Open items: 18 SPEC + 1 SCHEMA + 1 VAL + 4 DOC + 5 RELEASE = 29 total
    • Closed items: 95 SPEC + 6 SCHEMA + 3 VAL + 5 DOC + 5 RELEASE + 1 LAUNCH = 115 total
    • Deferred (not counted): VAL-2, DOC-2 = 2
    • Completion: 115/144 = ~79.9% (drop vs SESSION-0042 close is scope expansion from
      filing SPEC-110/111/112/113, not regression)
    • v1.0 blockers: none
  • Cleanliness check: PASSED. Git check — 0 commits between last state-file update
    (6b627fe) and HEAD; state file current. Session-file check — SESSION-0042
    closing section populated (end time, duration, ending state, next work unit,
    notes).
  • Mid-flow notes from SESSION-0042 close + N1 addendum:
    • Next work unit candidates (user to choose at session start):
      (1) F2b + F2c — ecosystem master doc drafting. Read ~400 KB unexplored
      source material (PROVR_ECOSYSTEM_HERO.md primary, DEVELOPER_PLAN.md,
      PROVR_POSITIONING.md, PROVR_REGISTRY_PLAN_v3.md, PROVR_CERTIFICATE_PLAN.md,
      PROVR_REGISTRY_UI_SPEC.md, EXPERT_REVIEW_BRIEF.md, cli/core PROJECT_SPECs,
      PHASE_1_BLOCKERS.md, C2PA_INTEGRATION_DESIGN.md, C2PA_RECONNAISSANCE.md,
      ADOPTION_GUIDE.md, PUBLICATION_PLAN.md, plus session logs 0029/0033–0036/
      0038–0041). Then draft full ~/hijackr/Notes/ecosystem/ECOSYSTEM.md
      using the meta-plan scaffold + the two Hijackr PDFs (preserved as
      markdown at Notes/ecosystem/sources/Hijackr_Blueprint_v3.md and
      Notes/ecosystem/sources/Hijackr_Security_AntiPiracy_TPN.md).
      Multi-hour effort. Opus 1M strongly recommended. Unlocks D4 hero doc
      hard-archive and enables rev-22 coupling rule enforcement.

      (2) Batch C — SPEC-102 + SPEC-103 + SPEC-104 + SPEC-92 close. Provr.Ledger
      FlatBuffers namespace (LedgerEvent, LedgerState, EventType 16 values)
      + two-level signature model + §6.x section (SPEC-102); atomic-commit +
      session-lifecycle normative rules (SPEC-103); recovery + mount protocol
      (SPEC-104); SPEC-92 closes when SPEC-102 lands. Design complete in
      docs/design/ledger_architecture.md. Heaviest remaining spec batch.
      Opus 1M recommended — do not start on Sonnet.
    • New SPEC items filed in N1 addendum (post SESSION-0042 close):
      SPEC-110 (CloudTransferMetadata per-field normative table),
      SPEC-111 (MigrationProvenance per-field normative table),
      SPEC-112 (§11 exit code forward-ref annotation pass — fold into Batch C),
      SPEC-113 (VolumeFingerprint.label LTFS 9-char grammar).
    • Seven CLEANUP.md MINOR items filed in N1 addendum:
      SPEC-97 description overstates shipped scope, archive three SUPERSEDED
      Notes docs, PROVR_RULES authoritative-source section stale, README
      Implementations table missing provr-core/registr, SECURITY/LIMITATIONS
      Last-updated markers, .DS_Store tracked cleanup, registr local rename.
    • Carry-forward flags still live:
      • SPEC-97 LTFS 9-char label gap (now tracked as SPEC-113)
      • DEVELOPER_PLAN.md archive-ledger / three-tier hierarchy update pending
      • PROVR_RULES.md "Authoritative source documents" section references
        non-existent ~/hijackr/provr/core/PROJECT_SPEC.md — structural rewrite
        deferred (now in CLEANUP.md)
      • D4 hero doc soft-held with pending-absorption notice; hard archive
        only after F2c completes and every uniquely-held finding is absorbed
    • Rev-22 coupling rule active from this session onward: material changes
      to any ecosystem product, integration, or strategic direction must update
      ECOSYSTEM.md in the same session. Until F2c lands, the meta-plan at
      ~/hijackr/Notes/ecosystem/ECOSYSTEM_META_PLAN.md is the placeholder target.
    • Continuity pointers table in CURRENT_SESSION_STATE.md (added this
      addendum) maps each candidate work unit to the files to read first.
  • Planned work unit: TBD — awaiting user direction per SESSION_START protocol.
  • User's opening request: session start.

Work

SESSION-0043 ran across four phases over ~29 hours from opening to close.

Phase 1 — Autonomous cleanup + self-contained SPEC sweep

Four SPEC items closed (paired spec + ROADMAP tick commits):

  • SPEC-112 §11 exit-code forward-reference annotations (4d5b500 + b2b45dd)
  • SPEC-113 §6.17.3 VolumeFingerprint.label LTFS structured grammar (947d412 + 3d34b83)
  • SPEC-110 §6.6.1.1 CloudTransferMetadata per-field normative table (1bd2336 + d7bbdc9)
  • SPEC-111 §14.11.1 MigrationProvenance per-field normative table (b4965a0 + ad05d76)

In-repo docs cleanup (efcab68): README.md Implementations table extended
with provr-core (BUSL 1.1) + registr (proprietary) rows; SECURITY.md and
docs/LIMITATIONS.md Last-updated markers.

Notes-side cleanup (no commits — Notes not under git):

  • Seven MINOR CLEANUP.md items all resolved and removed per header rule
  • SPEC-97 Shipped-scope paragraph added to TRACKING.md (7-value enum
    documented; 11-value design noted as v1.1 territory; volume_role
    shipped-vocabulary clarified)
  • Three superseded Notes docs archived to Notes/provr/archive/ with
    live TRACKING.md pointers updated
  • PROVR_RULES.md rewritten at rev 23 (Authoritative source documents
    section: stale ~/hijackr/provr/core/PROJECT_SPEC.md path removed;
    companion-repo supersession framing; ECOSYSTEM.md subsection)
  • .DS_Store cleanup closed as no-op (no tracked files; .gitignore
    already covers)
  • provr-registry local clone and Notes folder renamed to registr;
    git remote URL updated; live path references swept in PROVR_RULES.md
    (2 sites) and PROVR_ECOSYSTEM_HERO.md

Phase 2 — Batch C Provr.Ledger (SPEC-102/103/104/92)

Pre-approved micro-decisions: new schema file schema/provr_ledger.fbs
(independent namespace, imports from Provr.Manifest via fully qualified
cross-namespace references); magic number 0x00 PROVRL 0x01 by analogy
with .provr-proof's 0x00 PROVRP 0x01; one commit per SPEC.

  • SPEC-102 + SPEC-92 administrative close (e4c7c71 + b159e60) —
    schema, EventType enum (16 values), LedgerEvent + LedgerState tables,
    bindings regen, §6.24 normative format, §10.1 magic-number entry
  • SPEC-103 §6.25 session lifecycle + atomic commit (ffb607a + 5891125)
  • SPEC-104 §6.26 recovery + mount protocol with JSON lock file format
    (26ac420 + 7ef7729)
  • SPEC-112 forward-ref markers refined to concrete §6.25/§6.26
    references for codes 0x17/0x18/0x19/0x1A; 0x1B retains reserved-
    for-LTFS-amendment marker (968817d)

Phase 3 — Remaining v1.0 SPECs

Ten SPEC items closed across four sub-batches:

  • SPEC-107 §14.8.1 failed-offload artifact handling (1aeae32 + 3f9e02e)
  • SPEC-82 §6.27 ReadVerification table + dual-read policy enforcement
    (faccc74 + 974320a) — user pushed back on initial "weakness" framing;
    session-level on Manifest is the right attachment with no weakness
  • SPEC-83 §6.28 RepudiationNote + ResolutionNote (5e7e03d + 32a95a4) —
    scope extended beyond original filing to include symmetric resolution
    mechanic + new exit codes 0x29 WARN_CUSTODY_REPUDIATED and 0x2A
    WARN_CUSTODY_REPUDIATION_RESOLVED
  • SPEC-77 §6.23 final_seal_algorithm_tag binding + V5 vector regen
    (14ba52a + 6b7b0fd) — Python crypto work to compute new BLAKE3 hash
    and Ed25519 signature against RFC 8032 §A.1 test key
  • SPEC-98 §7.11 provr move with OS-specific unlock/re-lock mechanisms
    table (6be9701 + 6d99c18) — user pre-ask refined same-volume rename
    (no rehash) vs cross-volume move (fresh hash at destination)
  • SPEC-88 §7.12 provr add / ingest (ca18207 + 2fb3a17)
  • SPEC-87 §7.13 provr link with new ProcessType.Link = 4 enum value
    (ceac7ba + 9cc0acc) — user-approved schema change
  • SPEC-89 §7.14 provr watch as full production-orchestration daemon
    (099ac8f + 8643e5d) — user pushed back on "minimal spec" framing;
    full depth with real-time per-commit Registry push
  • SPEC-96 + SPEC-109 §6.29 + §6.30 combined commit (071ca57 + 8bcb4f0) —
    new schema/provr_signers.fbs; RegistryAck table on Manifest;
    13-role normative-extensible vocabulary; 24h default cache freshness;
    forward-only revocation; optional-with-fallback verifier conformance;
    two-key model non-normative recommendation; §11 forward-ref markers
    refined to concrete §6.29/§6.30

Cross-session product thinking

Substantive product-design conversation with user during Phase 3:

  • Offloadr dual-read approach audited against Provr require_dual_read
    policy. Developer confirmed AMM is write-stream-compare-only with no
    destination readback. User agreed to ship forensic-verify-after-write
    default-on in Offloadr v1.0. Developer delivered the engine + MHL
    portions the same night.
  • Invitation UX for the approved-signer list framed as a "production
    certificate bundle" (DCI KDM mental model) under the hood using DIDs
    • signed approved-signer list. Filed as
      Notes/registr/INVITATION_BUNDLE_PLAN.md as the target UX for
      registr v1.0. Provr spec forward-compatible; no further spec
      changes needed when registr ships.
  • Claude Code sound hook installed at ~/.claude/settings.json to
    ping on Notification events.

Phase 4 — Post-SPEC audit surfacing DOC-9 scope expansion

After all v1.0 SPECs closed, user asked whether existing fixtures might
be stale. Python audit found:

  1. All 43 existing .provr fixtures lack a PQC SLH-DSA signature and
    fail under SPEC-101's PQC-mandatory mandate (landed SESSION-0038).
  2. 012_final_sealed.provr additionally stale under SPEC-77's new
    final_seal_input construction.
  3. Eight new format types added this session have zero fixture coverage.

DOC-9 TRACKING entry updated with the expanded scope. Corpus target
revised from 56 to approximately 65-70 fixtures at v1.0. SESSION-0044
tasked with full-corpus review, full-spec review, and full session-
history review ahead of RELEASE-8.

No actual fixture regeneration attempted tonight — context budget tight,
proper execution requires tooling decisions (SLH-DSA library, test-key
management, fixture-generator script) and genuine self-audit time.

Closing

  • End time: 2026-04-22 00:21:02 BST
  • Duration: approximately 29h 25m (2026-04-21 18:56:22 through 2026-04-22 00:21:02)
  • Ending state:
    • Highest SPEC-N: SPEC-113 (no new SPEC items filed this session; all
      work closed already-filed items)
    • Highest SCHEMA-N: SCHEMA-7
    • Highest VAL-N: VAL-5
    • Highest DOC-N: DOC-12
    • Highest RELEASE-N: RELEASE-10
    • Open items: 0 SPEC + 1 SCHEMA + 1 VAL + 4 DOC + 5 RELEASE = 11 total
    • Closed items: 113 SPEC + 6 SCHEMA + 3 VAL + 5 DOC + 5 RELEASE + 1 LAUNCH = 133
    • Deferred (not counted): VAL-2, DOC-2 = 2
    • Completion: 133/144 = ~92.4% (corrected count after cross-checking
      SPEC-92 administrative close; state file shows 134/144 ≈ 93.1% when
      including SPEC-92; the precise count depends on whether SPEC-92 is
      counted as closed-newly-administratively-closed or
      counted-on-original-filing-only; both give ~93%)
    • v1.0 SPEC blockers: ZERO. All spec work complete.
  • Work completed: (per Work section above) 18 SPEC closures across four
    phases; substantive Offloadr + registr product thinking recorded;
    DOC-9 scope expansion filed; Notes-side cleanup + rev-23 PROVR_RULES.
  • Commits: ~41 in-repo commits (see git log d9d309f..efcab68).
  • Notes-side artifacts: CURRENT_SESSION_STATE.md updated; TRACKING.md
    closures for 18 SPECs; CLEANUP.md items resolved and removed;
    PROVR_RULES.md rev 23; INVITATION_BUNDLE_PLAN.md filed under
    Notes/registr/.
  • Next work unit: SESSION-0044 to execute full-corpus review +
    full-spec review + full session-history review (scope defined in
    state file's Natural Next Work Unit section). User explicitly
    requested this at session close.
  • Notes for next session:
    • Every closed SPEC needs a post-close drift check — was any spec
      text touched after the close commit that may have invalidated
      the closure claim?
    • CLEANUP.md has been mostly cleared in Phase 1; any residue is
      post-session fresh captures only.
    • Design docs in docs/design/ should have Status headers checked
      against current spec state; rev-20 convention applies.
    • Fixture regeneration tooling is a prerequisite for DOC-9 scope
      completion; neither Rust nor Python generator currently exists
      in tools/. Decision needed on generator language + SLH-DSA library.
    • No Category C escalations this session.
    • User working at desk overnight (film delivery tomorrow) enabled
      rapid judgement-call turnaround on design questions during Phase 3.
    • Rev-23 of PROVR_RULES.md removed the stale
      ~/hijackr/provr/core/PROJECT_SPEC.md path; core/cli PROJECT_SPEC
      notes point at Notes-side working references until companion
      repos mature their own docs.
    • Sound hook installed at ~/.claude/settings.json (Glass.aiff on
      Notification events) — user confirmed functional once /hooks
      reload was triggered.