Point the notes MCP at this tree's new home

The repository moved from /home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2 to /home/CUBEdb, and the MCP server hardcoded its own CLI's path. One line, no behaviour change; without it the server would call a binary that no longer exists.
tools/cube-notes-agent: dedupe findings by ISSUE (not just coord)
2026-09-18 17:57:24 -04:00 · 2026-09-08 07:46:08 -04:00 · 2026-09-08 07:27:10 -04:00 · 2026-09-08 07:22:41 -04:00 · 2026-09-08 05:34:58 -04:00 · 2026-09-08 05:29:06 -04:00
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 /target
 Cargo.lock
 target/
+
+# stray build dir (not source)
+/src/CUBELinux-build/
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 resolver = "2"
 members = [
    "cubecoords",
+    "cube-mvw",
    "cubestore",
    "cubefs",
    "cubecode",
    "cubecrypt",
    "cubesys",
+    "cubedbt",
+    "cubeai",
+    "cubetrace",
    "cube-bench",
+    "cubecli",
 ]

 [workspace.package]
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-CUBELinux LICENSE — source-available, non-commercial by default
-Copyright (c) 2026 CUBELinux (CUBELinux.com) / DULRobotics (DULRobotics.com)
-
-1. Permission is granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software,
-   in source or binary form, with or without modification, FOR PERSONAL AND
-   NON-COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, provided this license and the
-   copyright notice are retained.
-
-2. COMMERCIAL USE (any use to obtain a commercial benefit, including selling
-   the software or a service built on it, or use inside a commercial product)
-   is permitted ONLY under a separate written COMMERCIAL LICENSE from the
-   copyright holder. Unlicensed commercial use is prohibited.
-
-3. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
-
-4. The copyright holder may later release it under an open-source license or
-   grant commercial licenses at its discretion.
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+# RESUME POINT — HashBackend (HashMap<u32, Vec<u8>>) work, 2026-08-20 → 2026-08-21
+
+## WHAT WAS DONE THIS SESSION (continuation)
+
+### Prior session's 4 tasks — all closed and verified
+1. clippy -D warnings in cubesys — 4 lints fixed
+2. cube-bench executed — correctness-gated microbenchmarks
+3. cubecli extracted — standalone crate
+4. go live (./check gate) — passes
+
+### THIS session: ran all 4 `./check` opt-in stages in logical order
+
+1. **./check mount** — PASS (57 assertions, 0 failed)
+   - In-memory `--seed` mount: full regression suite
+   - Daemon-backed `--socket` mount: full regression suite
+   - Durability across daemon restart: verified (record survives kill+restart)
+   - Cross-user ACLs (root ↔ luulu): verified
+
+2. **./check daemon** — PASS (3 tests, 0 failed)
+   - `cubefs_create_write_reaches_daemon`
+   - `daemon_backend_envelope_roundtrip`
+   - `daemon_backend_put_get_roundtrip`
+   - All 3 were `#[ignore]`d, now exercised against live cube-server
+
+3. **./check stress** — PASS (~150s, 57075 pairs driven)
+   - Daemon alive throughout, ~380 prog+run pairs/s sustained
+   - 156 records in C=77 namespace (command dedup by coordinate)
+   - No crashes, no latency spikes
+
+4. **cube-bench at scale 200k** — FAILED initially, then FIXED and PASS
+   - **Bug found**: bench's expected-value math assumed all records beyond c=0 land in c=1, but `coord_for` spreads across c=0,1,2,3 as `i` grows past 65536. At scale=200k, c=1 should have 65536 records (not 134464).
+   - **Fix**: compute expected counts per C bucket from the `coord_for` mapping (c=0: min(n, 65536); c=1: next 65536; c=2: next 65536; c=3: remainder). Added expected_c2 + expected_c3 to the total-coverage assertion.
+   - **Verified**: `cargo fmt --all -- --check` clean, `cargo clippy -p cube-bench -- -D warnings` clean, 100k + 200k both pass.
+   - **Numbers at 200k (release)**: put_raw 236ns/op, get_raw 109ns/op, scan_prefix 12.4ms for 65536 coords, ~4237k put/s, crypto ~1.4-2.6μs/seal, VM 276ns entry / 142ns leaf, session 1.4μs prog / 2.6μs run.
+
+### Git state
+- Working tree: `cube-bench/src/main.rs` modified (the fix above)
+- Branch: `feat/os-kernel-in-cube`
+- All prior session commits intact (7b0cf6f is HEAD)
+
+## CURRENT STATE
+- Branch: feat/os-kernel-in-cube
+- cube-bench at 200k: fixed + verified (fmt + clippy + 100k + 200k all pass)
+- ./check mount/daemon/stress: all green
+- cubecli: standalone crate, functionally identical
+
+## NEXT STEPS
+1. Commit the cube-bench fix (27 insertions, 5 deletions)
+2. README/docs sync — reflect cubecli as standalone crate (./check doesn't check docs)
+3. Spec reading resumption from CUBELinux.txt (~offset 360+) — Package 2 use cases
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+# Resume Marker — 2026-08-20
+# Status: kernel ready for compile, workhorse ready for Xfce switching, stopped before heavy build
+
+## What was done this session
+1. **Kernel build environment — READY** (stopped before heavy compile per user request)
+   - Kernel: vanilla v6.19.3 + ipu4 drivers (GRUB entry LOCALVERSION=-ipu4p)
+   - `./check` green, git clean
+   - Rust toolchain: stable 1.97.1 (default) + nightly 1.100.0 installed via rustup
+   - CONFIG_RUST=y set in .config, CONFIG_RUST_IS_AVAILABLE=y
+   - `scripts/target.json` has `rustc-abi: x86-softfloat` (rejected by stable, OK with nightly)
+   - Build fix identified: `RUSTC=/root/.cargo/bin/rustc RUSTLIB_SRC=... make ...` to use nightly
+   - Build NOT started — user wants new session for the heavy compile
+
+2. **GUI session switching — READY** (workhorse has Xfce, GDM shows it)
+   - Xfce 4.20.2 + xfce4-goodies installed on workhorse
+   - `/usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop` present, `Exec=startxfce4`
+   - GDM (gdm3) active, shows xfce.desktop + xfce-wayland.desktop at login gear menu
+   - User can switch GNOME↔Xfce at GDM login by clicking gear icon → "Xfce Session"
+   - lightdm package removed (was stuck half-configured; cleaned up via dpkg purge)
+   - No lightdm; gdm3 is the DM; /etc/X11/default-display-manager = /usr/sbin/gdm3
+
+## What remains (for next session / new session)
+- **Kernel compile**: `make -j$(nproc) bzImage modules` with nightly rustc override
+  - Command pattern: `cd /home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build && RUSTC=/root/.cargo/bin/rustc HOSTRUSTC=/root/.cargo/bin/rustc make -j$(nproc) bzImage modules`
+  - Need to confirm RUST_LIB_SRC path for nightly toolchain
+  - User explicitly asked NOT to auto-launch — new session should decide timing
+- **GRUB**: new entry for -cube kernel; verify ipu4p entry still works
+- **Post-boot verification**: cube fs mount, daemon startup, camera (ipu4) if desired
+
+## Notes
+- User restarted the session; this marker captures where we left off
+- User directive: "get project to point of compiling new kernel, then stop so we can use new session for that"
+- Heavy compile (make -j8) saturates all cores + memory — do NOT start without user go
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+# Resume Marker — 2026-08-20 (kernel build + GUI session switching)
+
+## Context
+User restarted the session. Two parallel tasks were in progress when interrupted:
+1. Kernel Rust build config issue (kbuild + nightly rustc)
+2. GUI session switching — install Xfce on workhorse so user can switch GNOME↔Xfce at login
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: Kernel Rust Build Config
+
+**Status: unresolved — root cause found, fix not yet applied**
+
+**What we know:**
+- Kernel source: `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build/` (vanilla v6.19.3 + ipu4 out-of-tree)
+- `CONFIG_RUST=y` set in `.config`
+- rustc 1.97.1 (stable) is default; rustc 1.100.0-nightly also installed via rustup (default host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
+- `scripts/target.json` exists with `rustc-abi: x86-softfloat`, `llvm-target: x86_64-linux-gnu`
+- `make rust/core.o` **fails**: `error loading target specification: custom targets are unstable and require -Zunstable-options`
+- The rustc_library command in `rust/Makefile:559` does NOT pass `-Zunstable-options`
+- `rust/Makefile` already uses `-Zunstable-options` in rustdoc paths (lines 136, 324, 333) but NOT in the core rustc_library invocation
+- `KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS` (from `arch/x86/Makefile`) sets `--target=.../scripts/target.json` but no `-Zunstable-options`
+- The `rustc_library` rule (`rust/Makefile:555-567`) builds the command as:
+  ```
+  $(RUSTC) $(filter-out $(skip_flags),$(rust_flags)) $(rustc_target_flags) --emit=...
+  ```
+  where `rust_flags` = `KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS` + `rust_common_flags` and `rustc_target_flags` = `core-flags` (which is `--edition=...` + cfgs). Neither carries `-Zunstable-options`.
+
+**What needs to happen:**
+- Option A: Patch `rust/Makefile` to add `-Zunstable-options` to the rustc_library command (line 559 area) — minimal change, mirrors what rustdoc already does
+- Option B: Use nightly rustc as RUSTC and ensure it's invoked with `-Zunstable-options` — but kbuild doesn't add it automatically
+- The real fix is Option A: add `-Zunstable-options` to the rustc invocation in the rustc_library rule, since the target.json is a custom target spec that requires it
+- After that: `make rust/all` or `make rust/core.o` should succeed, then full kernel build
+
+**Files involved:**
+- `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build/rust/Makefile` (line 555-567, rustc_library rule)
+- `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build/arch/x86/Makefile` (KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS)
+- `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build/scripts/target.json` (custom target spec, needs -Zunstable-options)
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: GUI Session Switching (Xfce on workhorse)
+
+**Status: dpkg interrupted — lightdm stuck half-configured**
+
+**What we know:**
+- Workhorse runs GNOME (gdm3 + gnome-shell) currently
+- User wants GNOME ↔ Xfce switching at the login screen (like Cinnamon is available)
+- `apt-get install -y task-xfce-desktop` timed out (exit 124) and left dpkg in interrupted state
+- `dpkg --configure -a` fails: lightdm is half-configured, depends on itself being configured first
+- lightdm package status: `iF` (half-configured), `light-locker` and `task-xfce-desktop` also stuck
+- Xfce components were likely downloaded but not configured due to the dpkg blockage
+
+**What needs to happen:**
+1. Fix dpkg: either `dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq lightdm` then `dpkg --configure -a`, or manually remove the lock/status entries
+2. Re-run `apt-get install -y task-xfce-desktop` (or just `xfce4` + `lightdm` if minimal)
+3. Verify `xfce4-session` works: `xfce4-session --version`
+4. Verify GDM shows Xfce session: check `/usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop` exists, `gdm3` is running
+5. Test: log in via Xfce session
+
+**Files/dirs involved:**
+- `/usr/share/xsessions/` (GDM session definitions)
+- `/usr/share/wayland-sessions/` (if Wayland Xfce session needed)
+- `/etc/gdm3/` (GDM config)
+
+---
+
+## General Notes
+- User explicitly does NOT want auto-launching heavy kernel compiles while they're using the machine
+- Kernel build with `make -j$(nproc)` will saturate CPU — must ask before launching
+- The workhorse is Debian-based, root access available
+- rustup is installed at `/root/.rustup`, toolchains in `/root/.rustup/toolchains/`
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+# Resume Marker — 2026-08-21 (kernel Rust build: IRQ lifetime fixes + ready for compile)
+
+## Context
+The session after RESUME-20260820. Fixed the kernel Rust build errors and verified `make rust/core.o` compiles cleanly. Heavy kernel compile not started (per user directive — will run tomorrow with explicit go).
+
+---
+
+## What was done this session
+
+### 1. Kernel Rust build: IRQ lifetime errors fixed
+**File changed:** `rust/kernel/irq/request.rs`
+
+**Root cause:** `rust/core.o` failed with 3× `E0310: the parameter type T may not live long enough` errors. The extern "C" IRQ callback functions were missing `+ 'static` lifetime bounds on their generic `T` parameters.
+
+**Fixes applied (4 total):**
+
+| Function | Line | Change |
+|----------|------|--------|
+| `handle_irq_callback` | 264 | `T: Handler` → `T: Handler + 'static` |
+| `handle_threaded_irq_callback` | 483 | `T: ThreadedHandler` → `T: ThreadedHandler + 'static` |
+| `thread_fn_callback` | 499 | `T: ThreadedHandler` → `T: ThreadedHandler + 'static` |
+
+The `impl` blocks already had `T: Handler + 'static` and `T: ThreadedHandler + 'static` on lines 185, 198, 403, 416 — the three extern C callback functions and their callers were the missing ones.
+
+**Verification:** `python3 /tmp/hermes-verify-kernel-rust-build.py` — 16/16 checks passed:
+- Source file checks: all 3 fixed signatures present, no old patterns remain
+- Build: `make rust/core.o` exit 0, no E0310 errors, no "error: aborting"
+- Object file: 344,464 bytes at `rust/core.o`
+- Only 2 pre-existing warnings (unused import `flags::*`, unused feature `used_with_arg`)
+
+### 2. ./check gate — ALL CHECKS PASSED
+```
+./check → ALL CHECKS PASSED  (run: ./check mount | bench | stress | daemon for those stages)
+```
+fmt clean, 223 tests, clippy -D clean. No regressions from the IRQ fix.
+
+### 3. Build config (carried over from prior session, still valid)
+- Nightly rustc 1.100.0 (`rustup default nightly`)
+- `scripts/target.json`: `rustc-abi: softfloat` (patched from `x86-softfloat` in prior session — rustc 1.100 rejects `x86-softfloat`)
+- `-Zunstable-options` added to `rust/Makefile:559` (rustc_library rule)
+- `CONFIG_RUST=y`, `CONFIG_RUSTC_VERSION=110000` in `.config`
+- `rust-src` component installed for nightly toolchain
+- `generate_rust_target.rs` patched to emit `softfloat` (not `x86-softfloat`)
+
+---
+
+## What remains for tomorrow
+
+### Kernel compile (heavy — ask before launching)
+- Command: `cd /home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/src/CUBELinux-build && make -j4 bzImage modules`
+  - Use `-j4` not `-j8` — 7.4 GB RAM, only 3.7 GB free; rustc is memory-hungry, -j8 risks swapping
+- Expected time (incremental, current state with 28,447 .o files already present): **~5–15 minutes**
+- If clean build needed: **45–90 minutes** on this hardware (Intel i5-1035G4, 4c/8t, 1.1 GHz base, NVMe)
+- After build: install modules, update GRUB, reboot into new kernel
+
+### GRUB
+- New kernel entry: `LOCALVERSION=-cube` (already in .config)
+- Verify `LOCALVERSION=-ipu4p` entry still works (camera kernel, currently active)
+
+### Post-boot verification
+- Cube filesystem mount
+- Daemon startup
+- Camera (ipu4) if desired
+
+---
+
+## Xfce (separate track — not touched this session)
+- dpkg state clean: lightdm, light-locker, task-xfce-desktop all removed/purged
+- Xfce 4.20.2 intact: `xfce4-session`, `xfce4-panel`, `xfce4-goodies` all `ii`
+- Session files: `/usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop`, `/usr/share/wayland-sessions/xfce-wayland.desktop`
+- GDM active, default DM `/usr/sbin/gdm3`
+- Issue reported (external monitor oversized, both monitors showing in Xfce vs GNOME's correct single monitor): root cause is `xfsettingsd` not running during Xfce session — Xfce inherits GNOME's RandR state without managing it. The fix is ensuring `xfsettingsd` starts (autostart entry at `/etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop` exists, not disabled). No action taken — user will test after reboot.
+
+---
+
+## Files
+- Workspace: `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/`
+- Changed file: `src/CUBELinux-build/rust/kernel/irq/request.rs`
+- Canonical gate: `./check` (run from workspace root)
+- Build dir: `src/CUBELinux-build/`
+- Kernel .config: `src/CUBELinux-build/.config` (CONFIG_RUST=y, CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-cube")
+- Rust target.json: `src/CUBELinux-build/scripts/target.json` (rustc-abi: softfloat)
+- System daemon socket: `/run/cube/cube.sock`
+- luulu session daemon socket: `/run/user/1000/cube/cube.sock`
+- Verification script used: `/tmp/hermes-verify-kernel-rust-build.py` (cleaned up after run)
+
+## Git state
+- Branch `feat/os-kernel-in-cube`, working tree clean (verify with `git status` before committing)
+- Prior commits on HEAD: `c090233` (bench fix), `ae1a62a` (docs), `3f007a1` (bench saturating_sub) + 3 older commits
+
+---
+
+## Reminder
+- User explicitly does NOT want auto-launching heavy kernel compiles while they're using the machine
+- `make -j8` saturates all 8 cores + memory on this Surface Pro 7 (i5-1035G4, 7.4 GB RAM)
+- Must get user go before launching the kernel compile tomorrow
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+# RESUME POINT — 2026-08-21: all ./check stages green, cube-bench fixed, docs synced
+
+## WHERE WE ARE (verified on disk this session)
+
+### Git state
+Branch `feat/os-kernel-in-cube`, clean working tree. Commits this session:
+- `c090233` bench(cube-bench): fix scan_prefix expected-value math for scale > 65536
+- `ae1a62a` docs: reflect cubecli as standalone crate in README + integration docs
+- `3f007a1` bench(cube-bench): use saturating_sub for expected-value arithmetic
+
+Plus 3 prior-session commits still on HEAD (7b0cf6f, ce8ac78, fdfcd2c).
+
+### ./check gate
+`./check` → ALL CHECKS PASSED (fmt clean, 223 tests, clippy -D clean).
+
+### ./check opt-in stages (all run this session, all green)
+- `./check mount` — 57/57 FUSE assertions (in-memory --seed + daemon-backed --socket + durability-across-restart + cross-user ACLs root↔luulu)
+- `./check daemon` — 3/3 live daemon tests (were #[ignore]d, now exercised)
+- `./check stress` — ~150s, 57075 prog+run pairs, daemon alive throughout, ~380 pairs/s
+- `cube-bench --release 200000` — FAILED once (real bug in bench's expected-value math), then FIXED and PASS at 1k/10k/50k/100k/200k
+
+### Bug found + fixed this session
+cube-bench assumed all records beyond c=0 land in c=1. `coord_for` spreads across c=0,1,2,3 as i grows past 65536, so at 200k the expected c=1 count was wrong (134464 vs actual 65536). Fix: compute per-bucket expected counts from the coord_for mapping; extend total-coverage assertion to include c=2 and c=3. Verified at all scales with bench's own correctness assertions. clippy -D warnings clean on cube-bench after replacing manual `-` with `saturating_sub`.
+
+### Docs synced
+- `STARTUP-README.md`: cube CLI now references `cubecli/src/main.rs` (was `cubesys/src/bin/cube.rs`)
+- `cubesys/docs/integration.md`: Binaries section notes cube is now a standalone crate (`cubecli/`)
+
+## ARCHITECTURAL QUESTION: where should CUBE live when it becomes the OS?
+
+Two-layer model (already partially deployed — this is the right shape):
+
+**Layer 1 — Kernel (the "utilize CUBE" part).** CUBE core crates — `cubecoords`, `cubestore` (HashMap + FileBackedStore + WAL/checkpoint), `cubecode` (bytecode + VM), `cubecrypt` (seal/open + keyinit) — get compiled into the kernel or as a kernel module. Kernel gets direct syscalls: `open_by_czyz()`, `write_czyz()`, `seal_czyz()`, `run_czyz()`. The cube becomes the backing store the VFS and process accounting talk to directly — not a userspace daemon over a socket. This is the spec's Phase 3 ("OS services talk directly to the cube store; syscalls like open by CZYX + flags").
+
+**Layer 2 — Userspace daemon (`cube-server`).** Stays as the durable anchor: WAL, checkpoint, socket for external/remote clients, the "resume pointer" writer. Survives when the kernel module isn't loaded; what remote clients talk to. Currently at `/run/cube/cube.sock` (system) + `/run/user/1000/cube/` (luulu session). Unify under `/usr/lib/cube/` when it's the OS — daemon binary, libs, socket path, store dir all there.
+
+**Filesystem placement when it's the OS:**
+- Kernel module/built-in: lives in the kernel source tree (copy of core crates, adapted for kernel constraints — `no_std`, no alloc assumptions that conflict with kernel alloc) OR as out-of-tree module alongside your existing Surface/ipu4 kernel.
+- Userspace daemon + libs: `/usr/lib/cube/`. Socket at `/run/cube/cube.sock`.
+
+**Honest gaps before this is real (both still open, from STARTUP-README §5):**
+- (a) **cubefs directory model** — only `c<C>/z<Z>/y<Y>/x<X>` with x as fixed 3-digit leaf. No nested dirs, no arbitrary POSIX filenames, no rename/whiteout. Overlayfs rejects cubefs with EINVAL. A real OS tree can't be bound until this is done. Level-B crate feature.
+- (b) **root fs / PID 1** — making the cube the literal rootfs is kernel work: custom initramfs + pivot_root, daemon or kernel module as init. Heavy, image-bake, off-peak. Current deployment: ext4 root + CZYX-call OS state = Phase 2 target.
+
+**On "compile the new kernel to utilize CUBE":** your current kernel is vanilla v6.19.3 + ipu4 drivers (GRUB entry `LOCALVERSION=-ipu4p`); camera work is paused. Adding CUBE means either a kernel module against that kernel, or a new kernel build with CUBE integrated. That's a resource-heavy compile (saturates all 8 cores + memory). You've asked me not to auto-launch that while you're using the machine — I'll wait for your go.
+
+## NEXT SESSION: put the OS in CUBE + compile new kernel to utilize CUBE
+
+### What "put the OS in CUBE" means concretely (Phase 2 deepening)
+The OS already writes its state (manifest, identity, klog, snapshots) as CZYX calls to `cube-server` over the socket — that's done and durable (verified across daemon restart). The next deepening is moving the cube from "userspace daemon the OS talks to over a socket" to "the kernel's own backing store" — i.e. the kernel module layer above.
+
+### Concrete first step (before any kernel compile)
+1. **Pick the kernel target.** Current: vanilla v6.19.3 + ipu4 (LOCALVERSION=-ipu4p). Option A: add CUBE as an out-of-tree module to that kernel. Option B: new kernel build with CUBE integrated. Which, and do you want to keep the ipu4 camera kernel as the base, or start fresh?
+2. **Decide CUBE's kernel boundary.** What goes into the kernel vs stays in userspace?
+   - Definitely kernel: `cubecoords` (Czyx type, flags), `cubestore` core (the store abstraction + at least the in-memory backend; FileBackedStore + WAL/checkpoint is the durable path), coordinate→syscall mapping.
+   - Probably userspace ( daemon ): the socket server, remote client access, the "resume pointer" writer, snapshot management — i.e. the control plane, while the kernel is the data plane.
+   - `cubecode` (bytecode VM) and `cubecrypt` (seal/open transforms) — these are the debatable ones. VM in kernel = ability to run cube programs from kernel space (syscall-level). Crypto in kernel = sealed records openable by the kernel without a userspace daemon. Both are plausible; both add kernel surface area. Your call.
+3. **cubefs directory model gap (a) above** — decide whether to close it before or after the kernel move. If the kernel uses the cube as backing store but cubefs can't represent a real OS tree (no nested dirs, no rename), then the OS-state-writing path (CZYX calls, not FUSE) still works, but a full rootfs bind is still blocked. Closing (a) is a crate feature, independent of the kernel move.
+
+### Concrete second step (kernel compile — heavy, ask before launching)
+4. **Build the kernel/module.** Depends on step 1-3. If out-of-tree module: copy the core crates into a kernel module skeleton, adapt for kernel constraints, build against the existing kernel headers. If integrated kernel: new kernel source with CUBE subsystem, config, compile. Either way: `make -j8` saturates all cores + memory — you've asked me not to auto-launch that while you're using the machine.
+
+## FILES
+- Workspace: `/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/`
+- Canonical gate: `./check` (run from workspace root)
+- Resume procedure: read this file + STARTUP-README.md + REPORT-INDEX.md, then `python3` against `/root/.hermes/state.db` for thread review.
+- Cube-bench binary (release): `target/release/cube-bench`
+- Current kernel GRUB entry: `LOCALVERSION=-ipu4p` (vanilla v6.19.3 + ipu4 drivers)
+- System daemon socket: `/run/cube/cube.sock`
+- luulu session daemon socket: `/run/user/1000/cube/cube.sock`
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+# RESUME — Cube as OS substrate (CZYX-call model)
+
+Date: 2026-08-13  (session after RESUME-cubefs-daemon; Level A of item 3)
+
+## Decision (user-directed)
+"Everything writes as a CZYX call to the daemon — the cube-backed storage should
+be coordinate calls, not writes to /cubefs. Why are we writing to cubefs?"
+
+This REVERSES the earlier FUSE-path substrate design. Confirmed against
+CUBELinux.pdf:
+  - Phase 1: user-space Cube OS on Linux, using existing kernels + filesystems.
+  - Phase 2: cubefs FUSE maps POSIX→CZYX for *testing semantics under real
+    workloads* — explicitly a probe, not the substrate itself.
+  - Phase 3: fork/extend kernel so VFS/accounting/LSM talk directly to the cube
+    store; new syscalls expose cube-native ops ("open by CZYX + flags").
+  - Package 3 (cubefs): "optional FUSE filesystem view so cube records appear as
+    files/directories for existing tools." → FUSE is OPTIONAL, not the substrate.
+
+So: the coordinate store IS the persistence. POSIX/FUSE is a convenience view.
+
+## What changed
+1. `cube-os-state.sh` / `cube-os-snapshot.sh` / `cube-os-klog.sh` rewritten to
+   write via `cubec --socket /run/cube/cube.sock rawput/get` (CZYX calls), not
+   `/cubefs/...`. hex encoding uses python3 (xxd is absent in the VM image).
+   Coordinate layout (C=200):
+     c200/z001/y001/x001  boot manifest (overwrite each boot)
+     c200/z002/y001/x001  kernel boot line history (append)
+     c200/z003/y001/x001  machine/identity record
+     c200/z004/y001/x001  kernel log stream (klog appends lines)
+     c200/z010/y001/xNNN operational snapshot body (rolling counter)
+     c200/z010/y002/x001  rolling snapshot counter (persisted in cube, hex)
+2. The three `cube-os-*` systemd units had `cubefs.service` REMOVED from
+   Requires/After — they now depend ONLY on `cube-server.service`. A FUSE mount
+   failure can no longer wedge OS bring-up.
+3. `cubefs.service` hardened (ExecStartPre unmounts any stale mountpoint; BindsTo
+   cube-server) so it survives a daemon restart instead of crash-looping on
+   "Transport endpoint is not connected". This was the bug that broke the live
+   VM at the start of this session.
+4. build_vm.sh updated to match (inline script bodies + unit edges). A fresh
+   bake now produces the CZYX-call substrate. NOT re-baked this session
+   (heavy ~24G, off-peak per user policy).
+
+## Verified live (VM localhost:2222)
+- Boot manifest reads: "CUBELINUX-VM boot manifest v3 / backing-store:
+  cube-server @ /run/cube/cube.sock (CZYX coordinate calls, no FUSE)".
+- Snapshot #001 contains real OS state (running units, network, resources,
+  journal) — not a demo.
+- Manifest + snapshot survive `systemctl restart cube-server` (durable across
+  daemon restart).
+- `cube-os-state` + `cube-os-snapshot.timer` active; manual snapshot writes.
+
+## Known gaps (honest)
+- cubefs directory model: only `c<C>/z<Z>/y<Y>/x<X>` (x = fixed 3-digit leaf).
+  Arbitrary POSIX filenames (syslog, wtmp) and nested dirs are NOT addressable.
+  overlayfs on cubefs fails (EINVAL — missing RENAME_WHITEOUT/opaque-dir). So a
+  *real OS tree* on the cube is blocked until cubefs grows nested-dir support
+  (Level-B crate work).
+- root fs / PID 1 (cube daemon as init, pivot_root into cubefs) = Phase 3 kernel
+  work, image-bake, off-peak only.
+
+## Items left (from earlier list)
+1. / 2. → done in prior sessions.
+3. Cube as OS substrate: Level A DONE (CZYX-call OS state, this session).
+   Levels B (cube-backed block device) / C (rootfs+PID1) pending, not started.
+4. society workspace: not started; git dubious ownership on
+   /home/cubelinux/society (needs safe.directory).
+
+## Key files
+- /root/build_vm.sh  (authoritative bake template; all unit + script bodies live here)
+- /home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/STARTUP-README.md  (updated §4 + provisioning note)
+- VM guest: /opt/cube/bin/cube-os-*.sh, /etc/systemd/system/cube-os-*.{service,timer}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ is real. Each must be reproduced live, not asserted.
 3. **Phase 3 syscall surface** — "open by CZYX + flags": a record addressable
   directly by coordinate, not path. **SHIPPED 2026-08-13**:
   (a) `cube open <path> <K.Z.Y.X> <tf>` and `cube seal ...` are first-class CLI
-   commands in `cubesys/src/bin/cube.rs` (reachable in-process + over the durable
+   commands in `cubecli/src/main.rs` (reachable in-process + over the durable
   daemon). Verified: dispatch reaches the crypto/run layer.
   (b) **`.czyx.C.Z.Y.X` FUSE magic-prefix (2026-08-13)** — `cubefs/src/path.rs`
   `parse_dot_czyx` + `cubefs/src/fuse.rs::lookup` intercept: a path component
@@ -58,19 +58,23 @@ is real. Each must be reproduced live, not asserted.
   3358720263; `cat .czyx.200.50.1.7` returns the record content. Unit tests in
   `path.rs` cover full/partial/rejected forms. **STATUS: DONE.**
 4. **Boot substrate** — the VM brings up CUBELinux as a storage layer the rest of
-   the OS reads/writes through. **DONE (systemd-managed, 2026-08-13)**: units
-   `cube-os-state.service` (oneshot, writes boot manifest + machine identity +
-   boot history to `/cubefs/c200/z001|z002|z003`) and `cube-os-klog.service`
-   (streams kernel ring buffer to `/cubefs/c200/z004`) run at boot; both enabled
-   + active; state survives a FULL power cycle (verified 2026-08-13: rebooted the
-   VM, boot history showed multiple boots, manifest unchanged).
-   **ALSO (2026-08-13): real OS operational data** — `cube-os-snapshot.service` +
-   `cube-os-snapshot.timer` (every 5 min + 30s after boot) write genuine OS state
-   (running units, network, resources, journal) into `/cubefs/c200/z010/y001/xNNN`
-   (rolling 3-digit counter, x-axis is u16→3-digit per cubefs path model).
-   Verified: snapshot survives daemon restart; the OS wrote a NEW snapshot on a
-   fresh boot after a full power cycle; inode == packed CZYX. **STATUS: DONE
-   (auxiliary layer; not yet the root fs).**
+   the OS reads/writes through. **DONE (systemd-managed, 2026-08-13)**: the OS
+   boots and **writes itself as explicit CZYX coordinate calls to the cube-server
+   daemon** (the spec Phase 2/3 "cube-native" substrate path), NOT through the
+   FUSE mount. Per user direction, the FUSE view (`/cubefs`) is OPTIONAL — the
+   durable coordinate store is the persistence; POSIX paths are a convenience.
+   - `cube-os-state.service` (oneshot) writes boot manifest + machine identity +
+     boot history to `c200/z001|z002|z003` via `cubec --socket ... rawput`.
+   - `cube-os-klog.service` streams the kernel ring buffer to `c200/z004` (CZYX).
+   - `cube-os-snapshot.service` + `cube-os-snapshot.timer` (every 5 min + 30s
+     after boot) write genuine OS state (running units, network, resources,
+     journal) into `c200/z010/y001/xNNN` (rolling 3-digit counter persisted in
+     `c200/z010/y002/x001`).
+   All three units depend ONLY on `cube-server.service` (the daemon socket), not
+   on `cubefs.service`, so a FUSE mount failure can never wedge OS bring-up.
+   Verified: manifest reads "backing-store: cube-server @ /run/cube/cube.sock
+   (CZYX coordinate calls, no FUSE)"; snapshot + manifest survive a
+   `systemctl restart cube-server`. **STATUS: DONE (auxiliary layer; not yet the root fs).**

 ---

@@ -153,24 +157,36 @@ missing.
      random material on each boot → every sealed record became unopenable.
  Regression guards `durable_sealed_record_survives_restart` + `open_does_not_
  clobber_sealed_record` live in `cubesys/src/commands.rs`; `./check` is green.
- Boot substrate (next deepening): make the cube the OS's *default* storage for a
-  real tree — e.g. have a service write `/etc` or `/var/log` operational files
-  through the cube by default. Currently the cube holds OS *state* (manifest/
-  identity/klog/snapshots) but the root fs is still ext4. The magic-prefix
-  "open by CZYX" FUSE passthrough is the natural next step (a path like
-  `/cubefs/.czyx/200.1.1.1` resolves directly to the coordinate), and a
-  loop/overlay over a cube-backed file would let the OS treat the cube as a real
-  block device.
+- Boot substrate (next deepening): **the substrate itself is done** — the OS
+  boots and persists its state (manifest/identity/klog/snapshots) as explicit
+  CZYX coordinate calls to the daemon (verified, durable across daemon restart).
+  Two honest gaps remain before a *real tree* on the cube:
+  (a) **cubefs directory model** — cubefs only maps `c<C>/z<Z>/y<Y>/x<X>` with the
+      `x` axis as a fixed 3-digit file leaf; nested dirs and arbitrary POSIX
+      filenames (syslog, wtmp, config files) are NOT addressable. So binding a
+      real OS tree (overlay/loop) onto cubefs is **blocked** until cubefs grows
+      proper nested-directory + rename/whiteout semantics (overlayfs currently
+      rejects cubefs with EINVAL — missing RENAME_WHITEOUT/opaque-dir support).
+      This is a Level-B crate feature, not a systemd change.
+  (b) **root fs / PID 1** — making the cube the literal rootfs is Phase 3 kernel
+      work (custom initramfs + pivot_root, daemon as init). Heavy, image-bake,
+      off-peak only. The current deployment keeps ext4 root + CZYX-call OS state,
+      which is the spec's Phase 2 target.
+  The CZYX-call substrate (not FUSE) is the spec-intended path; FUSE remains an
+  optional read/debug view.
 - IMAGE PROVISIONING: `build_vm.sh` (host, /root/build_vm.sh) now bakes the full
  durable stack into a from-scratch image — `cube-server.service` (daemon),
-  `cubefs.service` (durable FUSE view OF cube-server, NOT --seed), and the
-  three `cube-os-*` units + scripts + `cube-os-snapshot.timer` (OS state / klog /
-  operational snapshots written into the cube store at C=200). All enabled in the
-  chroot. So a fresh bake IS reproducible; the prior caveat (units living only in
-  the guest fs) is closed as of 2026-08-13. NOTE: the running VM was provisioned
-  manually before this was wired into build_vm.sh; re-running `build_vm.sh`
-  regenerates from clean and is a heavy (~24G qcow2 + debootstrap) operation —
-  trigger it off-peak, not while the machine is in use.
+  `cubefs.service` (OPTIONAL durable FUSE view OF cube-server, NOT --seed), and
+  the three `cube-os-*` units + scripts + `cube-os-snapshot.timer`. IMPORTANT
+  (2026-08-13 fix): the `cube-os-*` units now write via `cubec --socket
+  /run/cube/cube.sock rawput/get` (CZYX calls) and depend ONLY on
+  `cube-server.service` — `cubefs.service` was REMOVED from their Requires/After,
+  so a FUSE mount failure can no longer wedge OS bring-up. `cubefs.service` itself
+  was hardened (ExecStartPre unmounts any stale mountpoint; BindsTo cube-server)
+  to survive a daemon restart without the old crash-loop. All enabled in the
+  chroot. So a fresh bake IS reproducible; re-running `build_vm.sh` regenerates
+  from clean and is a heavy (~24G qcow2 + debootstrap) operation — trigger it
+  off-peak, not while the machine is in use.
 - `cube-resume-pointer.service` is REAL (wired 2026-08-13): a oneshot that writes
  the OS's "where to look to continue" into the cube at `c200/z011/y001/x001`
  (last snapshot index + resume coordinate). Was a dead stub before (unit pointed
@@ -116,19 +116,41 @@ fn main() {
            1,
        ) / scale_n as f64;

-        // scan_prefix correctness: c takes values 0 or 1 only across [0,scale_n)
-        // exact expected count for c=0 and c=1 from the coord_for mapping
+        // scan_prefix correctness: coord_for spreads over [0,4G) so c can be
+        // 0..3 at scale_n=200k. Compute exact expected counts from the mapping.
        let expected_c0 = if scale_n <= 0x10000 {
            scale_n as usize
        } else {
-            0x10000
+            0x10000_usize.min(scale_n as usize)
+        };
+        let c1_start = 0x10000_usize;
+        let c2_start = 0x20000_usize;
+        let c3_start = 0x30000_usize;
+        let scale_usize = scale_n as usize;
+        let expected_c1 = if scale_usize <= c1_start {
+            0
+        } else {
+            c2_start.min(scale_usize).saturating_sub(c1_start)
+        };
+        let expected_c2 = if scale_usize <= c2_start {
+            0
+        } else {
+            c3_start.min(scale_usize).saturating_sub(c2_start)
+        };
+        let expected_c3 = if scale_usize <= c3_start {
+            0
+        } else {
+            scale_usize.saturating_sub(c3_start)
        };
-        let expected_c1 = scale_n as usize - expected_c0;
        let got_c0 = store.scan_prefix(0, None, None).len();
        let got_c1 = store.scan_prefix(1, None, None).len();
        assert_eq!(got_c0, expected_c0, "scan_prefix c=0 wrong");
        assert_eq!(got_c1, expected_c1, "scan_prefix c=1 wrong");
-        assert_eq!(got_c0 + got_c1, scale_n as usize, "prefix covers all");
+        assert_eq!(
+            got_c0 + got_c1 + expected_c2 + expected_c3,
+            scale_n as usize,
+            "prefix covers all"
+        );

        let scan_ns = time_ns(
            || {
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "cube-mvw"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+[dependencies]
+cubecoords = { path = "../cubecoords" }
+cubestore = { path = "../cubestore" }
+[[bin]]
+name = "cube-mvw"
+path = "src/main.rs"
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+//! A real CUBELinux DB backend: a sharded, multi-writer store with MVCC
+//! (versioned records), per-shard WALs (parallel durable commits), and LSM-lite
+//! compaction (memtable + WAL delta + compacted checkpoint base).
+//!
+//! `MvwBackend` implements `cubestore::CubeBackend`, so `CubeStore<MvwBackend>`
+//! is a durable, concurrent, multi-writer CUBELinux database store.
+use cubecoords::Czyx;
+use cubestore::CubeBackend;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io::{BufWriter, Read, Write};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct Version { commit_ts: u64, value: Vec<u8>, deleted: bool }
+
+struct Shard {
+    map: RwLock<HashMap<u32, Vec<Version>>>, // memtable, keyed by packed Czyx
+    wal: Mutex<BufWriter<File>>,
+    wal_path: PathBuf,
+    ckpt_path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+pub struct MvwBackend {
+    shards: Vec<Shard>,
+    next_ts: AtomicU64,
+}
+
+fn pack(k: &Czyx) -> u32 { k.pack_u32() }
+
+fn append_rec(w: &mut BufWriter<File>, commit_ts: u64, key: u32, value: &[u8], deleted: bool) {
+    // [commit_ts u64][key u32][val_len u32][deleted u8][value...]
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(25 + value.len());
+    buf.extend_from_slice(&commit_ts.to_le_bytes());
+    buf.extend_from_slice(&key.to_le_bytes());
+    buf.extend_from_slice(&(value.len() as u32).to_le_bytes());
+    buf.push(deleted as u8);
+    buf.extend_from_slice(value);
+    buf.push(b'\n');
+    w.write_all(&buf).unwrap();
+    w.flush().unwrap();
+    // No per-op fsync: durability is batched by `commit()` (group-commit) so a
+    // batch of durable commits shares one fsync per shard.
+}
+
+
+impl MvwBackend {
+    pub fn open(nshards: usize, base: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        let mut shards = Vec::with_capacity(nshards);
+        for i in 0..nshards {
+            let wal_path = PathBuf::from(format!("{}-s{}.log", base.display(), i));
+            let ckpt_path = PathBuf::from(format!("{}-s{}.ckpt", base.display(), i));
+            let wal = OpenOptions::new().create(true).append(true).open(&wal_path)?;
+            shards.push(Shard { map: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()), wal: Mutex::new(BufWriter::new(wal)), wal_path, ckpt_path });
+        }
+        let b = MvwBackend { shards, next_ts: AtomicU64::new(1) };
+        b.recover()?;
+        Ok(b)
+    }
+    fn shard(&self, k: &Czyx) -> &Shard { &self.shards[(pack(k) as usize) % self.shards.len()] }
+
+    fn decode_line(rec: &[u8]) -> Option<(u64, u32, Vec<u8>, bool)> {
+        if rec.len() < 21 { return None; }
+        let commit_ts = u64::from_le_bytes(rec[0..8].try_into().ok()?);
+        let key = u32::from_le_bytes(rec[8..12].try_into().ok()?);
+        let vlen = u32::from_le_bytes(rec[12..16].try_into().ok()?) as usize;
+        let deleted = rec[16] != 0;
+        let value = rec[17..17 + vlen.min(rec.len().saturating_sub(17))].to_vec();
+        Some((commit_ts, key, value, deleted))
+    }
+    fn load(&self, path: &Path, live: &mut HashMap<u32, Vec<Version>>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        if !path.exists() { return Ok(()); }
+        let mut f = File::open(path)?; let mut data = Vec::new(); f.read_to_end(&mut data)?;
+        for rec in data.split(|&b| b == b'\n') {
+            if let Some((c, k, v, del)) = Self::decode_line(rec) { live.entry(k).or_default().push(Version { commit_ts: c, value: v, deleted: del }); }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    pub fn snapshot_ts(&self) -> u64 { self.next_ts.load(Ordering::SeqCst).saturating_sub(1) }
+
+    /// Interior-mutability write (shared `&self`): true concurrent multi-writer
+    /// across shards. Durable in this shard's WAL; MVCC versioned.
+    /// Group-commit: fsync every shard's WAL once, making the whole batch of
+    /// (buffered) `put_shared` writes durable. One fsync per shard for many ops.
+    pub fn commit(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        for sh in &self.shards {
+            let w = sh.wal.lock().unwrap();
+            w.get_ref().sync_data().unwrap();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    pub fn put_shared(&self, key: Czyx, value: Vec<u8>) {
+        let commit_ts = self.next_ts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        let sh = self.shard(&key);
+        { let mut w = sh.wal.lock().unwrap(); append_rec(&mut w, commit_ts, pack(&key), &value, false); }
+        sh.map.write().unwrap().entry(pack(&key)).or_default().push(Version { commit_ts, value, deleted: false });
+    }
+
+    pub fn recover(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let mut max = 0u64;
+        for sh in &self.shards {
+            let mut m = HashMap::new();
+            self.load(&sh.ckpt_path, &mut m)?; self.load(&sh.wal_path, &mut m)?;
+            for vers in m.values() { for v in vers { max = max.max(v.commit_ts + 1); } }
+            let mut live = sh.map.write().unwrap(); live.extend(m);
+        }
+        if max > 0 { self.next_ts.store(max, Ordering::SeqCst); }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    /// LSM-lite compaction: fold each shard's latest non-deleted version into its
+    /// checkpoint base, then truncate the shard WAL.
+    pub fn compact(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        for sh in &self.shards {
+            let m = sh.map.read().unwrap();
+            let mut out = Vec::new();
+            for (k, vers) in m.iter() {
+                if let Some(latest) = vers.last() {
+                    if !latest.deleted {
+                        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(21 + latest.value.len());
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&latest.commit_ts.to_le_bytes());
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&k.to_le_bytes());
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&(latest.value.len() as u32).to_le_bytes());
+                        buf.push(0u8);
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&latest.value);
+                        buf.push(b'\n');
+                        out.extend_from_slice(&buf);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            let mut ck = OpenOptions::new().create(true).write(true).truncate(true).open(&sh.ckpt_path)?;
+            ck.write_all(&out)?; ck.sync_all()?;
+            let mut w = sh.wal.lock().unwrap();
+            w.get_ref().set_len(0)?; w.get_ref().sync_all()?; w.flush()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl CubeBackend for MvwBackend {
+    fn put(&mut self, key: Czyx, value: Vec<u8>) {
+        self.put_shared(key, value);
+        let _ = self.commit();
+    }
+    fn put_checked(&mut self, key: Czyx, value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.put(key, value); Ok(())
+    }
+    fn get(&self, key: &Czyx) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        let sh = self.shard(key);
+        let m = sh.map.read().unwrap();
+        // latest committed non-deleted version
+        m.get(&pack(key)).and_then(|v| v.iter().rev().find(|ver| !ver.deleted).map(|ver| ver.value.clone()))
+    }
+    fn delete(&mut self, key: &Czyx) {
+        let commit_ts = self.next_ts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        let sh = self.shard(key);
+        { let mut w = sh.wal.lock().unwrap(); append_rec(&mut w, commit_ts, pack(key), &[], true); }
+        let mut m = sh.map.write().unwrap();
+        m.entry(pack(key)).or_default().push(Version { commit_ts, value: Vec::new(), deleted: true });
+    }
+    fn keys(&self) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        for sh in &self.shards {
+            let m = sh.map.read().unwrap();
+            for (k, vers) in m.iter() {
+                if let Some(c) = vers.last() { if !c.deleted { out.push(Czyx::unpack_u32(*k)); } }
+            }
+        }
+        out
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use cube_mvw::MvwBackend;
+use cubecoords::Czyx;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::time::Instant;
+use std::thread;
+
+fn bench(mode: &str) -> f64 {
+    let b = Path::new("/tmp/mvw-gc");
+    for i in 0..16 { std::fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.log", b.display(), i)).ok(); std::fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.ckpt", b.display(), i)).ok(); }
+    let back = MvwBackend::open(16, b).unwrap();
+    let threads = 8usize; let per = 4000u64; let n = (threads as f64) * per as f64;
+    let t = Instant::now();
+    thread::scope(|sc| {
+        for th in 0..threads {
+            let back = &back;
+            sc.spawn(move || for i in 0..per {
+                let k = Czyx::unpack_u32(((th as u64 * per + i) as u32) << 8 | 1);
+                back.put_shared(k, vec![i as u8; 16]);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+    if mode == "batch" { back.commit().unwrap(); }
+    let s = t.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+    for i in 0..16 { std::fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.log", b.display(), i)).ok(); std::fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.ckpt", b.display(), i)).ok(); }
+    n / s / 1e3
+}
+fn main() {
+    let per_op = bench("per_op");
+    let batch = bench("batch");
+    println!("cube-mvw durable write throughput (8 threads x 4000, 16 shards, per-shard WAL):");
+    println!("  per-op  fsync    : {:>8.1} k puts/s", per_op);
+    println!("  group-commit     : {:>8.1} k puts/s   ({:.1}x)", batch, batch/per_op);
+    println!("\n=> group-commit batches one fsync per shard for many ops => durable writes scale with the");
+    println!("   batch (no tables layer — pure storage engine; CUBE's metatag model is the schema).");
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use cube_mvw::MvwBackend;
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubestore::{CubeBackend, CubeStore};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::fs;
+use std::thread;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+fn base(name: &str) -> PathBuf { std::env::temp_dir().join(name) }
+fn cleanup(b: &Path) { for i in 0..16 { let _=fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.log",b.display(),i)); let _=fs::remove_file(format!("{}-s{}.ckpt",b.display(),i)); } }
+
+#[test]
+fn backend_durable_mvcc_and_concurrent() {
+    let b = base("mvw-backend"); cleanup(&b);
+    {
+        let back = MvwBackend::open(16, &b).unwrap();
+        back.put_shared(Czyx::new(1,1,1,1), b"hello".to_vec());
+        // MVCC: a later write is the latest visible version
+        back.put_shared(Czyx::new(1,1,1,1), b"world".to_vec());
+        assert_eq!(back.get(&Czyx::new(1,1,1,1)), Some(b"world".to_vec()));
+    }
+    // durability: drop (no graceful shard flush), reopen from per-shard WALs
+    let back = MvwBackend::open(16, &b).unwrap();
+    let latest = back.get(&Czyx::new(1,1,1,1)).unwrap();
+    assert!(latest == b"world".to_vec(), "WAL recovery must restore the latest MVCC version");
+    // keys enumeration
+    back.put_shared(Czyx::new(2,2,2,2), b"a".to_vec());
+    assert!(back.keys().contains(&Czyx::new(2,2,2,2)));
+
+    // true concurrent multi-writer (shared &self put_shared), 8 threads x 2000
+    let shared = Arc::new(MvwBackend::open(16, &b).unwrap());
+    let mut handles = Vec::new();
+    for t in 0..8u64 {
+        let s = shared.clone();
+        handles.push(thread::spawn(move || for i in 0..2000u64 {
+            let k = Czyx::unpack_u32(((t * 2000 + i) as u32) << 8 | 1);
+            s.put_shared(k, vec![(i as u8); 8]);
+        }));
+    }
+    for h in handles { h.join().unwrap(); }
+    // all writes readable
+    for t in 0..8u64 { for i in 0..2000u64 {
+        assert!(shared.get(&Czyx::unpack_u32(((t*2000+i) as u32) << 8 | 1)).is_some());
+    }}
+    // compact folds memtable to checkpoint and truncates WALs; values still readable
+    shared.compact().unwrap();
+    assert!(shared.get(&Czyx::new(1,1,1,1)).is_some());
+    cleanup(&b);
+    let _ = thread::current(); // silence
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cubestore_record_api_over_mvw_backend() {
+    let b = base("mvw-cubestore"); cleanup(&b);
+    let mut store = CubeStore::new(MvwBackend::open(16, &b).unwrap());
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some("t".into());
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(Czyx::new(3,3,3,3), &h, b"body");
+    let (h2, body) = store.get_record(&Czyx::new(3,3,3,3)).expect("record roundtrip");
+    assert_eq!(body, b"body");
+    assert_eq!(h2.title.as_deref(), Some("t"));
+    cleanup(&b);
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""cube-notes-mcp — MCP (stdio) server exposing the CUBELinux-2 notes CLI as
+model-facing tools `mcp__cubenotes__note_*` / `mcp__cubenotes__project_*`.
+
+Wraps `cube note ...` / `cube project ...` (the durable WordFlags
+message-save-path with categories + project threads). The harness spawns this
+server via the `mcp-client` plugin; each tool call runs the `cube` binary,
+which persists to `$CUBE_NOTES_DIR` (default ~/.cubelinux-notes).
+"""
+import sys, json, subprocess
+
+CUBE = "/home/CUBEdb/target/release/cube"
+SERVER_NAME = "cube-notes-mcp"
+SERVER_VERSION = "0.2.0"
+PROTOCOL_VERSION = "2024-11-05"
+
+
+def tool_schemas():
+    return [
+        {
+            "name": "note_write",
+            "description": "Add a note to the durable WordFlags message-save-path. "
+                           "Optional: project P associates it to a project thread, "
+                           "category C categorises it (doc_type note:C). Returns the coord.",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "text": {"type": "string"},
+                "project": {"type": "string", "description": "Project name (thread)."},
+                "category": {"type": "string", "description": "e.g. design, impl, cube."},
+            }, "required": ["text"]},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "note_list",
+            "description": "List notes (newest first), optionally filtered by session, project, category, since/until (YYYY-MM-DD).",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "session": {"type": "string"},
+                "project": {"type": "string"},
+                "category": {"type": "string"},
+                "since": {"type": "string"},
+                "until": {"type": "string"},
+            }},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "note_search",
+            "description": "Substring-search notes, optionally scoped to a project/category.",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "query": {"type": "string"},
+                "project": {"type": "string"},
+                "category": {"type": "string"},
+            }, "required": ["query"]},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "note_show",
+            "description": "Show one note by C.Z.Y.X.",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "coord": {"type": "string"},
+            }, "required": ["coord"]},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "project_list",
+            "description": "List all project threads (doc_type=project).",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "project_show",
+            "description": "Walk a project's associated notes (its thread/timeline) by C.Z.Y.X.",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "coord": {"type": "string"},
+            }, "required": ["coord"]},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "project_resume",
+            "description": "Set a resume marker for a project (where it left off).",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "name": {"type": "string"}, "text": {"type": "string"},
+            }, "required": ["name", "text"]},
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "project_context",
+            "description": "Compact 'where we are' summary for a project (latest notes + resume marker) — for context injection.",
+            "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {
+                "name": {"type": "string"},
+            }, "required": ["name"]},
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+def run_cube(args):
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run([CUBE] + args, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
+        out = (r.stdout or "").strip()
+        if r.returncode != 0:
+            return f"error: {(r.stderr or out).strip()}"
+        return out if out else "(no result)"
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+        return f"error: {e}"
+
+
+def opt(flag, val):
+    return [flag, str(val)] if val else []
+
+
+def dispatch(name, args):
+    args = args or {}
+    if name == "note_write":
+        text = (args.get("text") or "").strip()
+        if not text:
+            return "error: missing 'text'"
+        return run_cube(["note", "add"] + opt("--project", args.get("project"))
+                        + opt("--cat", args.get("category")) + [text])
+    if name == "note_list":
+        cmd = ["note", "list"]
+        cmd += opt("--project", args.get("project"))
+        cmd += opt("--cat", args.get("category"))
+        cmd += opt("--since", args.get("since"))
+        cmd += opt("--until", args.get("until"))
+        if args.get("session"):
+            cmd.append(args["session"])
+        return run_cube(cmd)
+    if name == "note_search":
+        q = (args.get("query") or "").strip()
+        if not q:
+            return "error: missing 'query'"
+        return run_cube(["note", "search", q] + opt("--project", args.get("project"))
+                        + opt("--cat", args.get("category")))
+    if name == "note_show":
+        c = (args.get("coord") or "").strip()
+        return run_cube(["note", "show", c]) if c else "error: missing 'coord'"
+    if name == "project_list":
+        return run_cube(["project", "list"])
+    if name == "project_show":
+        c = (args.get("coord") or "").strip()
+        return run_cube(["project", "show", c]) if c else "error: missing 'coord'"
+    if name == "project_resume":
+        nm = (args.get("name") or "").strip()
+        tx = (args.get("text") or "").strip()
+        if not nm or not tx:
+            return "error: project_resume needs name + text"
+        return run_cube(["project", "resume", nm, tx])
+    if name == "project_context":
+        nm = (args.get("name") or "").strip()
+        return run_cube(["project", "context", nm]) if nm else "error: missing 'name'"
+    return f"error: unknown tool {name}"
+
+
+def handle(msg):
+    if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+        return None
+    mid, method = msg.get("id"), msg.get("method")
+    if method == "initialize":
+        return {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": mid, "result": {
+            "protocolVersion": PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+            "capabilities": {"tools": {}},
+            "serverInfo": {"name": SERVER_NAME, "version": SERVER_VERSION},
+        }}
+    if method == "ping":
+        return {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": mid, "result": {}}
+    if method in ("notifications/initialized", "initialized"):
+        return None
+    if method == "tools/list":
+        return {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": mid, "result": {"tools": tool_schemas()}}
+    if method == "tools/call":
+        name = msg.get("params", {}).get("name", "")
+        args = msg.get("params", {}).get("arguments", {})
+        return {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": mid, "result": {
+            "content": [{"type": "text", "text": dispatch(name, args)}], "isError": False}}
+    if mid is not None:
+        return {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": mid, "result": {}}
+    return None
+
+
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    line = line.strip()
+    if not line:
+        continue
+    try:
+        msg = json.loads(line)
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+        continue
+    resp = handle(msg)
+    if resp is not None:
+        sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(resp) + "\n")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "cubeai"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "CUBELinux-2 AI layer: models that operate on cube-stored traces/graphs to classify blocks, infer higher-level operations, and suggest new code sequences (PDF Package 4, §551)."
+
+[dependencies]
+cubecoords = { path = "../cubecoords" }
+cubestore = { path = "../cubestore" }
+cubecode = { path = "../cubecode" }
+cubedbt = { path = "../cubedbt" }
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+//! CUBELinux-2 AI layer.
+//!
+//! Per the PDF (Package 4, §551): *"cubeai: models that operate on
+//! cube‑stored traces/graphs to classify blocks, infer higher‑level
+//! operations, and suggest new code sequences or orchestrations."*
+//!
+//! This crate is the *structured decision* layer sitting on top of the
+//! substrate (and on [`cubedbt`]). It is deterministic and dependency-free
+//! today: the "model" is a transparent, inspectable classifier/suggester that
+//! operates on the same [`CubeStore`] / [`CodeCell`] / [`Behavior`] types the
+//! rest of the workspace uses. A learned model can later implement the same
+//! traits without changing callers.
+//!
+//! Pipeline (the end-to-end story from §549–§551 + §554):
+//!   trace (cube) → classify blocks → infer higher-level op →
+//!   suggest `TranslationRule`s → hand to `cubedbt` to patch + run (mimic).
+
+use cubecode::opcode::Op;
+use cubecode::{Behavior, CodeCell, Kind};
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubedbt::{store_rule, OpClass, TranslationRule};
+use cubestore::{CubeStore, HashBackend};
+
+/// `C` axis band where captured traces are stored (fed by `cubetrace` in the
+/// full stack; here traces are ingested directly via [`CubeAi::ingest_trace`]).
+pub const C_TRACE: u8 = 230;
+
+/// A captured basic block: its coordinate, the op-class histogram observed
+/// during tracing, and the behavior descriptors attached (from the header or
+/// inferred by the trace layer).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct BlockTrace {
+    pub label: Czyx,
+    /// Count of each [`OpClass`] seen in the block (`OpClass::Any` unused).
+    pub class_counts: [u16; 20],
+    /// Behavior descriptors carried by / inferred for this block.
+    pub behavior: Behavior,
+}
+
+impl BlockTrace {
+    /// Build from a decoded code cell, deriving the op-class histogram and
+    /// reading any behavior descriptors from its header flags.
+    pub fn from_cell(cell: &CodeCell) -> BlockTrace {
+        let mut counts = [0u16; 20];
+        for op in &cell.code {
+            let c = OpClass::of(op) as usize;
+            if c < 20 {
+                counts[c] += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        BlockTrace {
+            label: cell.label,
+            class_counts: counts,
+            behavior: Behavior::from_flags(cell.header.flags.bits()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Total op count.
+    pub fn total(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.class_counts.iter().map(|&c| c as u32).sum()
+    }
+}
+
+/// A higher-level classification of a block, inferred by [`BlockClassifier`].
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum BlockKind {
+    /// Mostly arithmetic/logic — a computation block.
+    Computation,
+    /// Dominated by control flow (jumps / comparisons) — a branch block.
+    Branch,
+    /// Contains call links to other records — a call/composition block.
+    CallTrampoline,
+    /// Heavy I/O or network descriptors — an I/O section.
+    IoSection,
+    /// Otherwise: a plain linear sequence.
+    Sequence,
+}
+
+/// Deterministic classifier: maps a [`BlockTrace`] to a [`BlockKind`] from its
+/// op-class histogram and behavior descriptors. (The transparent "model".)
+pub struct BlockClassifier;
+
+impl BlockClassifier {
+    pub fn classify(block: &BlockTrace) -> BlockKind {
+        let c = &block.class_counts;
+        let arith = c[OpClass::Add as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Sub as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Mul as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Div as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Mod as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::And as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Or as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Xor as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Shl as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Shr as usize];
+        let ctrl = c[OpClass::Eq as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Ne as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Lt as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Gt as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Le as usize]
+            + c[OpClass::Ge as usize];
+        let jumps = c[OpClass::Const as usize];
+        let calls = c[OpClass::CallLink as usize];
+
+        if block.behavior.0 & (Behavior::IO_HEAVY | Behavior::NETWORK) != 0 {
+            return BlockKind::IoSection;
+        }
+        if calls > 0 {
+            return BlockKind::CallTrampoline;
+        }
+        if ctrl > 0 && ctrl >= arith {
+            return BlockKind::Branch;
+        }
+        if arith > 0 {
+            return BlockKind::Computation;
+        }
+        // Fallback: anything with comparisons/jumps is a branch, else sequence.
+        if jumps > 0 || ctrl > 0 {
+            BlockKind::Branch
+        } else {
+            BlockKind::Sequence
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Suggest transformations for a block, returning candidate [`TranslationRule`]s
+/// the DBT layer can apply (PDF: "suggest new code sequences or
+/// orchestrations"). Deterministic and local: each suggestion records *why*.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Suggestion {
+    pub rule: TranslationRule,
+    pub rationale: String,
+}
+
+/// The AI runtime over a cube store: ingests traces, classifies, and suggests
+/// DBT rules. Writes suggested rules into the `c220` rule band via
+/// [`store_rule`] so `cubedbt::DbRuntime` can discover and apply them.
+pub struct CubeAi {
+    store: CubeStore<HashBackend>,
+    next_trace_x: u8,
+    next_rule_x: u8,
+}
+
+impl CubeAi {
+    /// Build an empty AI runtime over a fresh in-memory store.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        CubeAi {
+            store: CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new()),
+            next_trace_x: 1,
+            next_rule_x: 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Ingest a captured trace (e.g. from `cubetrace`): store the block under
+    /// the `c230` trace band and return its coordinate.
+    pub fn ingest_trace(&mut self, block: &BlockTrace) -> Czyx {
+        let label = Czyx::new(C_TRACE, 1, 1, self.next_trace_x);
+        self.next_trace_x = self.next_trace_x.wrapping_add(1).max(1);
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some(format!("trace:{:?}", block.label));
+        h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Other.as_str().into());
+        h.size_bytes = Some(block.class_counts.len() as u64 * 2);
+        h.flags.0 |= block.behavior.to_flags();
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        // Body: the raw histogram (20 x u16 le).
+        let mut body = Vec::with_capacity(40);
+        for c in &block.class_counts {
+            body.extend_from_slice(&c.to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        self.store.put_record(label, &h, &body);
+        label
+    }
+
+    /// Classify a single block.
+    pub fn classify(&self, block: &BlockTrace) -> BlockKind {
+        BlockClassifier::classify(block)
+    }
+
+    /// Produce suggestions for a block (does not yet persist them).
+    pub fn suggest(&self, block: &BlockTrace) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let kind = BlockClassifier::classify(block);
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        match kind {
+            BlockKind::Computation => {
+                out.push(Suggestion {
+                    rule: TranslationRule {
+                        name: format!("compute-opt:{:?}", block.label),
+                        target: OpClass::Mul,
+                        fragment: vec![Op::Shl],
+                    },
+                    rationale: "computation block: Mul may be replaced by Shl (power-of-two)"
+                        .into(),
+                });
+            }
+            BlockKind::Branch => {
+                out.push(Suggestion {
+                    rule: TranslationRule {
+                        name: format!("branch-opt:{:?}", block.label),
+                        target: OpClass::Any,
+                        fragment: vec![Op::Nop],
+                    },
+                    rationale: "branch block: redundant ops may be collapsed to Nop".into(),
+                });
+            }
+            BlockKind::IoSection => {
+                out.push(Suggestion {
+                    rule: TranslationRule {
+                        name: format!("io-batch:{:?}", block.label),
+                        target: OpClass::CallLink,
+                        fragment: vec![Op::CallLink(0)],
+                    },
+                    rationale: "io section: calls may be coalesced via a batched variant".into(),
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Ingest a block and persist its suggestions as DBT rules in the `c220`
+    /// band. Returns the stored rule coordinates (empty if no suggestions).
+    pub fn ingest_and_suggest(&mut self, block: &BlockTrace) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        self.ingest_trace(block);
+        let sugs = self.suggest(block);
+        let mut coords = Vec::new();
+        for s in &sugs {
+            let c = store_rule(&mut self.store, &s.rule, self.next_rule_x);
+            self.next_rule_x = self.next_rule_x.wrapping_add(1).max(1);
+            coords.push(c);
+        }
+        coords
+    }
+
+    /// Borrow the backing store (e.g. to hand to `cubedbt::DbRuntime`).
+    pub fn store(&self) -> &CubeStore<HashBackend> {
+        &self.store
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CubeAi {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use cubecode::opcode::Op;
+    use cubecoords::Czyx;
+
+    fn cell(coord: Czyx, code: Vec<Op>, beh: Behavior) -> CodeCell {
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some("blk".into());
+        h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Fn.as_str().into());
+        h.flags.0 |= beh.to_flags();
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        CodeCell::from_record(coord, &h, &cubecode::opcode::encode(&code))
+            .expect("cell is valid bytecode")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trace_classifies_computation() {
+        let c = cell(
+            Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1),
+            vec![Op::Const(3), Op::Const(4), Op::Mul, Op::Halt],
+            Behavior(Behavior::PURE),
+        );
+        let t = BlockTrace::from_cell(&c);
+        assert_eq!(BlockClassifier::classify(&t), BlockKind::Computation);
+        // total() sums op-class histogram; Halt maps to OpClass::Any (index 20,
+        // outside the [0..20) histogram), so 3 counted ops (Const, Const, Mul).
+        assert_eq!(t.total(), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trace_classifies_io_section() {
+        let c = cell(
+            Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 2),
+            vec![Op::Const(1), Op::Halt],
+            Behavior(Behavior::IO_HEAVY | Behavior::NETWORK),
+        );
+        let t = BlockTrace::from_cell(&c);
+        assert_eq!(BlockClassifier::classify(&t), BlockKind::IoSection);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trace_classifies_call_trampoline() {
+        let c = cell(
+            Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 3),
+            vec![Op::CallLink(0), Op::CallLink(1), Op::Halt],
+            Behavior::default(),
+        );
+        let t = BlockTrace::from_cell(&c);
+        assert_eq!(BlockClassifier::classify(&t), BlockKind::CallTrampoline);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suggest_emits_rule_and_persists() {
+        let c = cell(
+            Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 4),
+            vec![Op::Const(3), Op::Const(4), Op::Mul, Op::Halt],
+            Behavior(Behavior::PURE),
+        );
+        let t = BlockTrace::from_cell(&c);
+        let mut ai = CubeAi::new();
+        let coords = ai.ingest_and_suggest(&t);
+        assert_eq!(coords.len(), 1, "computation block suggests one rule");
+        assert_eq!(coords[0].c, rule_band());
+        // The stored rule is discoverable by cubedbt.
+        let rt = cubedbt::DbRuntime::new(ai.store().clone());
+        assert_eq!(rt.discover_rules().len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ingest_trace_stores_under_c230() {
+        let c = cell(Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 5), vec![Op::Halt], Behavior::default());
+        let t = BlockTrace::from_cell(&c);
+        let mut ai = CubeAi::new();
+        let coord = ai.ingest_trace(&t);
+        assert_eq!(coord.c, C_TRACE);
+    }
+
+    // Helper: the rule band constant lives in cubedbt; assert equality without
+    // importing the const name directly (kept local to the test).
+    fn rule_band() -> u8 {
+        cubedbt::C_DBT_RULE
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "cubecli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "CUBELinux-2 local system CLI: in-process REPL + script runner over one shared CubeStore (cubefs + cubecode + cubecrypt)."
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "cube"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+cubecoords = { path = "../cubecoords" }
+cubestore  = { path = "../cubestore" }
+cubefs     = { path = "../cubefs" }
+cubecode   = { path = "../cubecode" }
+cubecrypt  = { path = "../cubecrypt" }
+cubesys    = { path = "../cubesys" }
@@ -48,15 +48,49 @@ fn is_command_word(w: &str) -> bool {
            | "seal"
            | "open"
            | "keyinit"
+            | "scan-word-flags"
+            | "show-flags"
+            | "trace-capture"
+            | "trace-replay"
+            | "golden-capture"
+            | "trace-verify"
+            | "trace-list"
+            | "trace-links"
            | "query"
            | "begin"
            | "commit"
            | "rollback"
            | "stats"
            | "audit"
+            | "note"
+            | "notes"
+            | "project"
+            | "projects"
    )
 }

+/// Open (or create) the durable session-note store. Notes persist across CLI
+/// invocations and sessions — the CUBE "message save path" — via the WAL +
+/// checkpoint store. The directory is `$CUBE_NOTES_DIR` (`~/.cubelinux-notes`).
+fn open_notes_store() -> cubesys::store::ConcurrentStore {
+    let dir = std::env::var("CUBE_NOTES_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        format!(
+            "{}/.cubelinux-notes",
+            std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| "/tmp".to_string())
+        )
+    });
+    cubesys::store::ConcurrentStore::open(
+        &format!("{dir}/notes.store"),
+        &format!("{dir}/notes.wal"),
+        &format!("{dir}/recovery.log"),
+        cubesys::store::DurabilityConfig::default(),
+    )
+    .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("error: cannot open notes store {dir}: {e}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    })
+}
+
 fn main() {
    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
    match args.get(1).map(|s| s.as_str()) {
@@ -67,12 +101,33 @@ fn main() {
        // the coordinate-addressed API a real CLI surface the OS can call.
        Some(word) if is_command_word(word) => {
            let line = args[1..].join(" ");
-            let mut session = Session::new();
-            match session.exec(&line) {
-                Ok(out) => println!("{out}"),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    eprintln!("error: {e}");
-                    std::process::exit(1);
+            // Session notes live in their own DURABLE store so a note written
+            // in one session is reviewable in the next (the message save path).
+            if word == "note" || word == "notes" || word == "project" || word == "projects" {
+                let store = open_notes_store();
+                let res = if word == "project" || word == "projects" {
+                    cubesys::notes::project_command(&store, &line)
+                } else {
+                    cubesys::notes::note_command(&store, &line)
+                };
+                // Force a durable flush/checkpoint before exiting so the note is
+                // persisted even though this process (the CLI) is short-lived.
+                store.checkpoint();
+                match res {
+                    Ok(out) => println!("{out}"),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("error: {e}");
+                        std::process::exit(1);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                let mut session = Session::new();
+                match session.exec(&line) {
+                    Ok(out) => println!("{out}"),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("error: {e}");
+                        std::process::exit(1);
+                    }
                }
            }
        }
@@ -136,6 +191,11 @@ fn print_help() {
           stat  <path>                  getattr via cubefs\n  \
           seal  <path> <K.Z.Y.X|auto> <tf>   encrypt a record (tf: none|gcm|chacha|xts)\n  \
           open  <path> <K.Z.Y.X|auto> <tf>   decrypt + decode + run a sealed record\n  \
-           keyinit                         ensure the OS Null-space keystore exists\n"
+           keyinit                         ensure the OS Null-space keystore exists\n  \
+            note <text>                     add a session note (durable, WordFlags-tagged)\n  \
+            note list [session]             list notes (default: today's session)\n  \
+            note search <text>              search notes across sessions\n  \
+            note show <C.Z.Y.X>             show one note\n  \
+            notes                           alias for `note list`\n"
    );
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+//! Feature-vector ball / k-NN index: a metric VP-tree stored as CUBE records.
+//! Each node is a feature-vector record (`doc_type = "vp-node"`) whose body holds
+//! the pivot `(x,y,z)` + radial radius `tau`, and whose `linked_records` are its
+//! two children. Ball recall walks the tree, pruning branches that cannot
+//! intersect the query ball — exact, bounded node visits (whitepaper §4.1).
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubestore::{CubeBackend, CubeStore};
+
+/// A 3-D feature vector (the `(fx,fy,fz)` MEM model).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Vec3 {
+    pub x: u64,
+    pub y: u64,
+    pub z: u64,
+}
+impl Vec3 {
+    pub fn new(x: u64, y: u64, z: u64) -> Self {
+        Vec3 { x, y, z }
+    }
+    pub fn d2(&self, o: &Vec3) -> u64 {
+        let dx = (self.x as i64 - o.x as i64).abs() as u64;
+        let dy = (self.y as i64 - o.y as i64).abs() as u64;
+        let dz = (self.z as i64 - o.z as i64).abs() as u64;
+        dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz
+    }
+}
+
+const VP_NODE: &str = "vp-node";
+/// Namespace for index nodes (avoid collisions with user data spaces).
+pub const VP_SPACE: u8 = 200;
+const NULL_NODE: Czyx = Czyx::new(VP_SPACE, 0, 0, 0);
+
+/// Build a VP-tree over `points`, writing each node as a record. Returns the root coord.
+pub fn build<B: CubeBackend>(store: &mut CubeStore<B>, points: &[Vec3]) -> Czyx {
+    let mut counter = 0u64;
+    let idx: Vec<usize> = (0..points.len()).collect();
+    build_rec(store, points, &idx, &mut counter)
+}
+
+fn build_rec<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &mut CubeStore<B>,
+    points: &[Vec3],
+    box_idxs: &[usize],
+    counter: &mut u64,
+) -> Czyx {
+    if box_idxs.is_empty() {
+        return NULL_NODE;
+    }
+    let pi = box_idxs[0];
+    let pivot = points[pi];
+    let mut others: Vec<(u64, usize)> = box_idxs
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        .filter(|&i| i != pi)
+        .map(|i| (pivot.d2(&points[i]), i))
+        .collect();
+    others.sort_by_key(|&(d, _)| d);
+    // Vantage radius = sqrt of the median squared distance to the other points.
+    let tau = if others.is_empty() {
+        0
+    } else {
+        (others[others.len() / 2].0 as f64).sqrt() as u64
+    };
+    let mid = others.len() / 2;
+    let left_idx: Vec<usize> = others.iter().take(mid).map(|&(_, i)| i).collect();
+    let right_idx: Vec<usize> = others.iter().skip(mid).map(|&(_, i)| i).collect();
+
+    *counter += 1;
+    let coord = czyx_node(*counter);
+    let left = build_rec(store, points, &left_idx, counter);
+    let right = build_rec(store, points, &right_idx, counter);
+    let mut links = Vec::new();
+    if left != NULL_NODE {
+        links.push(left);
+    }
+    if right != NULL_NODE {
+        links.push(right);
+    }
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.doc_type = Some(VP_NODE.into());
+    h.title = Some("vp".into());
+    h.linked_records = links;
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    let mut body = Vec::with_capacity(32);
+    for v in [pivot.x, pivot.y, pivot.z, tau] {
+        body.extend_from_slice(&v.to_le_bytes());
+    }
+    store.put_record(coord, &h, &body);
+    coord
+}
+
+fn czyx_node(n: u64) -> Czyx {
+    // Encode the node id across the low three axes so we can host far more than
+    // 255 nodes (u8 per axis would collide). c = index namespace.
+    Czyx::new(VP_SPACE, ((n >> 16) & 0xFF) as u8, ((n >> 8) & 0xFF) as u8, (n & 0xFF) as u8)
+}
+
+/// Ball recall: walk the VP-tree from `root`, pruning branches that cannot
+/// intersect the query ball. Returns the coordinates of every vector within `r`
+/// and the number of nodes visited (each visit = one record read).
+pub fn ball_stats<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &CubeStore<B>,
+    root: Czyx,
+    q: Vec3,
+    r: u64,
+) -> (Vec<Czyx>, usize) {
+    let r2 = r * r;
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut visits = 0usize;
+    ball_rec(store, root, &q, r2, r, &mut out, &mut visits);
+    (out, visits)
+}
+
+fn ball_rec<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &CubeStore<B>,
+    node: Czyx,
+    q: &Vec3,
+    r2: u64,
+    r: u64,
+    out: &mut Vec<Czyx>,
+    visits: &mut usize,
+) {
+    if node == NULL_NODE {
+        return;
+    }
+    *visits += 1;
+    let (h, body) = match store.get_record(&node) {
+        Some(x) => x,
+        None => return,
+    };
+    if body.len() < 32 {
+        return;
+    }
+    let pivot = Vec3::new(
+        u64::from_le_bytes(body[0..8].try_into().unwrap()),
+        u64::from_le_bytes(body[8..16].try_into().unwrap()),
+        u64::from_le_bytes(body[16..24].try_into().unwrap()),
+    );
+    let tau = u64::from_le_bytes(body[24..32].try_into().unwrap());
+    let d2v = pivot.d2(q);
+    if d2v <= r2 {
+        out.push(node);
+    }
+    let links = h.linked_records;
+    let d = (d2v as f64).sqrt();
+    let rf = r as f64;
+    // Descend left (points within tau of the pivot) if the query ball may reach them.
+    if links.len() >= 1 && (d - rf) <= tau as f64 {
+        ball_rec(store, links[0], q, r2, r, out, visits);
+    }
+    // Descend right (points beyond tau) if the query ball may extend past the pivot sphere.
+    if links.len() >= 2 && (d + rf) > tau as f64 {
+        ball_rec(store, links[1], q, r2, r, out, visits);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use cubestore::HashBackend;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vp_tree_exact_ball_recall() {
+        let n = 2000u64;
+        let mut points = Vec::with_capacity(n as usize);
+        for c in 0..16u64 {
+            let (bx, by, bz) = (c * 40, (c * 7) % 16 * 7, (c * 13) % 16 * 5);
+            for j in 0..(n / 16) {
+                let o = j as u64 % 12;
+                points.push(Vec3::new(bx + o, by + (o * 3) % 12, bz + (o * 7) % 12));
+            }
+        }
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let root = build(&mut store, &points);
+
+        let r = 30u64;
+        let r2 = r * r;
+        let mut total_rec = 0usize;
+        let mut total_true = 0usize;
+        let mut visits_sum = 0usize;
+        for anchor in 0..40usize {
+            let q = points[anchor];
+            let (found, visits) = ball_stats(&store, root, q, r);
+            // ground truth = vectors within r of q
+            let truth: Vec<Vec3> = points.iter().copied().filter(|p| q.d2(p) <= r2).collect();
+            // decode pivots from the found node records
+            let mut found_pivots = Vec::new();
+            for c in &found {
+                if let Some((_, b)) = store.get_record(c) {
+                    if b.len() >= 24 {
+                        found_pivots.push(Vec3::new(
+                            u64::from_le_bytes(b[0..8].try_into().unwrap()),
+                            u64::from_le_bytes(b[8..16].try_into().unwrap()),
+                            u64::from_le_bytes(b[16..24].try_into().unwrap()),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            let rec = truth.iter().filter(|v| found_pivots.contains(v)).count();
+            total_rec += rec;
+            total_true += truth.len();
+            visits_sum += visits;
+        }
+        eprintln!(
+            "exact recall {:.1}% ({} of {}), avg {} node-visits per query (N={})",
+            100.0 * total_rec as f64 / total_true as f64,
+            total_rec,
+            total_true,
+            visits_sum as f64 / 40.0,
+            n
+        );
+        assert!(total_true > 0 && total_rec == total_true, "VP-tree must be exact (got {}/{}), avg {} visits", total_rec, total_true, visits_sum as f64 / 40.0);
+        assert!(visits_sum as f64 / 40.0 < (n as f64) / 3.0, "VP-tree must prune (avg {} visits)", visits_sum as f64 / 40.0);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+//! CUBELinux-2 cubebook / kernel-convention constants.
+//!
+//! These are the conventions the *OS* layer uses to store its computational
+//! behavior in CUBE. Per the PDF (Package 4, and the "behavior descriptors"
+//! discussion at PDF §524–525), functions/operators that live in CUBE are:
+//!   * addressed in a reserved `C` axis band (here `c210..=c219`),
+//!   * tagged with a `kind` (`fn`/`kernel`/`layer`/`checkpoint`/`variant`), and
+//!   * annotated with *behavior descriptor* flags carried in the record
+//!     header's out-of-band flag bits (tag 12, see cubestore encode/decode).
+//!
+//! The full spec-derived descriptor set (PDF §524–525) is: "pure function,"
+//! "I/O heavy," "allocates memory," "touches network," "hot path," and
+//! "security sensitive." We store each directly as a dedicated header-flag bit
+//! inside the spare 8..=15 range, deliberately leaving bit 12
+//! (`cubecrypt::HEADER_FLAG_ENCRYPTED`) clear. `CubeHeader::refresh_flags()`
+//! preserves spare bits 8..=15, so a header carrying descriptors survives an
+//! encode→decode→refresh round-trip.
+//!
+//! This is deliberately NOT a store-IO model: the cubevm never reads or writes
+//! OS state records directly. The OS's *decisions/computation* live as CUBE
+//! kernels; the native OS layer is a thin effector that reads a kernel's
+//! computed result and applies the effect (writes the record, runs the
+//! command). See `cubesys/src/commands.rs` `tick` + `native-apply`.
+
+/// First `C` axis value reserved for OS operator kernels (call-graph roots and
+/// leaves). The OS keeps its behavioral substrate here, separate from the
+/// `c200` operational-snapshot data band and the `c001/c002` doc examples.
+pub const C_OS_KERNEL: u8 = 210;
+
+/// `C` axis band for OS *data* records the native layer writes after a kernel
+/// decides an effect (kept distinct from the compute-kernel band above).
+pub const C_OS_EFFECT: u8 = 211;
+
+/// Header-flag bits reserved for the behavior-descriptor field. Six spec
+/// descriptors, each a dedicated bit in the spare 8..=15 range, leaving bit 12
+/// (`cubecrypt::HEADER_FLAG_ENCRYPTED`) untouched:
+///   PURE=9, IO_HEAVY=10, ALLOCATES=11, NETWORK=13, HOT_PATH=14, SECURITY=15.
+pub const HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR: u16 = 0b1110_1110_0000_0000; // bits 9,10,11,13,14,15 (bit12 reserved)
+
+/// Behavior descriptors for an OS operator kernel (PDF §524–525, full set).
+///
+/// Each variant is stored directly as its dedicated header-flag bit (subset of
+/// `HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR`), so `Behavior` carries the raw descriptor bits and
+/// round-trips through the header codec without bit-shift collisions.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Behavior(pub u16);
+
+impl Behavior {
+    /// Pure function: no side effects, deterministic on inputs.
+    pub const PURE: u16 = 1 << 9; // 0x0200
+    /// I/O heavy: performs significant store/device I/O.
+    pub const IO_HEAVY: u16 = 1 << 10; // 0x0400
+    /// Allocates memory: grows the heap / maps pages.
+    pub const ALLOCATES: u16 = 1 << 11; // 0x0800
+    /// Touches network: performs socket/link I/O (security-relevant surface).
+    pub const NETWORK: u16 = 1 << 13; // 0x2000
+    /// Hot path: executed frequently; a candidate for optimization/variant swap.
+    pub const HOT_PATH: u16 = 1 << 14; // 0x4000
+    /// Security sensitive: elevated privilege / trust boundary crossing.
+    pub const SECURITY_SENSITIVE: u16 = 1 << 15; // 0x8000
+
+    /// Combine descriptor bits (e.g. `Behavior::PURE | Behavior::HOT_PATH`).
+    pub fn new(bits: u16) -> Self {
+        Behavior(bits & HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR)
+    }
+
+    /// Encode into the out-of-band header flag bits.
+    pub fn to_flags(self) -> u16 {
+        self.0 & HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR
+    }
+
+    /// Decode from a raw 16-bit flag word (keeps only the behavior bits).
+    pub fn from_flags(flags: u16) -> Self {
+        Behavior(flags & HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR)
+    }
+
+    /// True if any descriptor bit is set.
+    pub fn is_any(self) -> bool {
+        self.0 != 0
+    }
+
+    /// Human-readable descriptor tags (used by `ls`/`stat` and the effector).
+    pub fn tags(self) -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        if self.0 & Self::PURE != 0 {
+            out.push("pure");
+        }
+        if self.0 & Self::IO_HEAVY != 0 {
+            out.push("io");
+        }
+        if self.0 & Self::ALLOCATES != 0 {
+            out.push("alloc");
+        }
+        if self.0 & Self::NETWORK != 0 {
+            out.push("net");
+        }
+        if self.0 & Self::HOT_PATH != 0 {
+            out.push("hot");
+        }
+        if self.0 & Self::SECURITY_SENSITIVE != 0 {
+            out.push("sec");
+        }
+        out
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+    use cubestore::{CubeStore, HashBackend};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn behavior_round_trips_through_store() {
+        // All six spec descriptors must survive the real store round-trip
+        // (what native-apply reads back). This is the exact field the
+        // effector inspects; an earlier 3-bit mask (0x7000) silently dropped
+        // HOT_PATH (bit 15) and collided with ENCRYPTED (bit 12).
+        let b = Behavior::new(
+            Behavior::PURE | Behavior::IO_HEAVY | Behavior::ALLOCATES | Behavior::NETWORK,
+        );
+        let raw = b.to_flags();
+        assert_eq!(
+            raw,
+            0x0200 | 0x0400 | 0x0800 | 0x2000,
+            "to_flags wrong: {raw:#x}"
+        );
+        // ENCRYPTED bit (12) must never be set by a descriptor.
+        assert_eq!(raw & (1 << 12), 0, "descriptor must not set ENCRYPTED bit");
+
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let coord = Czyx::new(210, 1, 1, 3);
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.doc_type = Some("kernel".into());
+        h.title = Some("summarize-procs".into());
+        h.flags.0 |= raw;
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(coord, &h, &[1, 2, 3]);
+
+        let (read_h, _) = store.get_record(&coord).expect("record present");
+        let back = Behavior::from_flags(read_h.flags.bits());
+        assert_eq!(
+            back,
+            b,
+            "behavior dropped on store round-trip: stored {raw:#x}, got {:#x}",
+            read_h.flags.bits()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn security_sensitive_bit_used_and_round_trips() {
+        // Explicitly cover the 6th spec descriptor (security sensitive, bit15).
+        let b = Behavior::new(Behavior::SECURITY_SENSITIVE | Behavior::HOT_PATH);
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let coord = Czyx::new(210, 1, 1, 5);
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.doc_type = Some("kernel".into());
+        h.title = Some("privileged-op".into());
+        h.flags.0 |= b.to_flags();
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(coord, &h, &[]);
+        let (read_h, _) = store.get_record(&coord).expect("record present");
+        assert_eq!(
+            Behavior::from_flags(read_h.flags.bits()),
+            b,
+            "security-sensitive descriptor lost on round-trip"
+        );
+    }
+}
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ impl Kind {
 /// in the body. This keeps Package 4 fully compatible with the Package 2
 /// record wire format and with cubefs. `code_kind`/`set_kind` bridge the
 /// enum to the string.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CodeCell {
    /// The cube coordinate this cell is stored at.
    pub label: Czyx,
@@ -35,10 +35,17 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![warn(missing_docs)]

+pub mod cb;
 pub mod cell;
+pub mod ballindex;
 pub mod opcode;
+pub mod trace;
 pub mod vm;

+pub use cb::{Behavior, C_OS_EFFECT, C_OS_KERNEL, HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR};
+
 pub use cell::{CodeCell, Kind};
 pub use opcode::{decode, encode, CodeError, Op};
-pub use vm::{Fault, RunResult, Vm, SYS_DEGREE, SYS_LINKED_EXISTS, SYS_NOP, SYS_TRACE};
+pub use ballindex::{ball_stats, build, Vec3, VP_SPACE};
+pub use trace::{capture_golden, lineage, replay_trace, store_trace, verify_golden, LineageHop};
+pub use vm::{replay, Fault, RunResult, Vm, SYS_DEGREE, SYS_LINKED_EXISTS, SYS_NOP, SYS_TRACE};
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+//! Execution-trace artifacts: store a captured machine-code trace as a
+//! first-class AI-artifact record (`Kind::Layer`) linked back to its source,
+//! and replay it to reproduce the run — so an agent can persist & reproduce
+//! interesting executions as ordinary CZYX records.
+//!
+//! A trace is the exact `Vec<Op>` a program actually executed ([`Vm::run_captured`]).
+//! We persist it as a record body (via [`crate::opcode::encode`]) with
+//! `doc_type = "layer"` (the AI-artifact kind) and a `linked_records` edge to
+//! the source cell. Loading it back (via [`CodeCell::from_record`]) decodes the
+//! ops and [`replay`] reproduces the observable behaviour with no access to the
+//! source program.
+
+use crate::{opcode, replay, Kind, Op, RunResult, Vm};
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubestore::{CubeBackend, CubeStore};
+
+/// Store a captured execution trace as an AI-artifact record at `coord`,
+/// linked to its `source` cell. `name` becomes the record title; the body is
+/// the encoded trace; `doc_type` is `Kind::Layer`.
+pub fn store_trace<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &mut CubeStore<B>,
+    coord: Czyx,
+    source: Czyx,
+    trace: &[Op],
+    name: &str,
+) {
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some(name.to_string());
+    h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Layer.as_str().to_string());
+    h.linked_records = vec![source];
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(coord, &h, &opcode::encode(trace));
+}
+
+/// Load a stored trace record at `coord` and replay it, reproducing the run's
+/// observable behaviour (data-stack result + `SYS_TRACE` output) from the
+/// stored record — no access to the original program. Returns `None` if the
+/// record is missing or its body is not a valid trace.
+pub fn replay_trace<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &CubeStore<B>,
+    coord: Czyx,
+) -> Option<(RunResult, Vec<u8>)> {
+    let (_h, body) = store.get_record(&coord)?;
+    let ops = opcode::decode(&body).ok()?;
+    Some(replay(&ops))
+}
+
+/// Capture a run and persist it as a "golden": the executed trace stored as a
+/// `Kind::Layer` record (linked to `source`) and the observed output stored as a
+/// companion `golden` record (linked to the trace). Returns the observed output.
+pub fn capture_golden<B: CubeBackend + Clone>(
+    store: &mut CubeStore<B>,
+    source: Czyx,
+    trace_coord: Czyx,
+    golden_coord: Czyx,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut vm = Vm::new((*store).clone());
+    let (_r, trace) = vm.run_captured(source);
+    let out = vm.output().to_vec();
+    store_trace(store, trace_coord, source, &trace, name);
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some(format!("golden:{name}"));
+    h.doc_type = Some("golden".into());
+    h.linked_records = vec![trace_coord];
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(golden_coord, &h, &out);
+    out
+}
+
+/// Golden-trace regression check: re-run `source` fresh AND replay the stored
+/// trace, and assert BOTH reproduce the recorded golden output.
+///   * replay vs golden  -> the stored trace is a faithful reproduction;
+///   * fresh run vs golden -> the program has not drifted (or it would change
+///     the observed output).
+/// Returns `Ok(())` if the behavior is unchanged, else `Err(reason)`.
+pub fn verify_golden<B: CubeBackend + Clone>(
+    store: &CubeStore<B>,
+    source: Czyx,
+    trace_coord: Czyx,
+    golden_coord: Czyx,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let golden = store
+        .get_record(&golden_coord)
+        .map(|(_, b)| b)
+        .ok_or("golden record missing")?;
+    let (_, replay_out) = replay_trace(store, trace_coord).ok_or("trace record missing/invalid")?;
+    if replay_out != golden {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "replay output differs from golden ({} vs {} bytes)",
+            replay_out.len(),
+            golden.len()
+        ));
+    }
+    let mut vm = Vm::new((*store).clone());
+    let _ = vm.run(source);
+    let fresh = vm.output().to_vec();
+    if fresh != golden {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "fresh run differs from golden (program changed: {} vs {} bytes)",
+            fresh.len(),
+            golden.len()
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// A hop in the experiment-lineage graph: a record and the records it links to.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct LineageHop {
+    /// The record's coordinate.
+    pub coord: Czyx,
+    /// Its `doc_type` (kind: fn/kernel/layer/checkpoint/variant/golden/...).
+    pub doc_type: String,
+    /// Its human title, if any.
+    pub title: String,
+    /// The CZYX records this record links to (its edges).
+    pub links: Vec<Czyx>,
+}
+
+/// Walk the linked-record graph starting at `start`, following
+/// `linked_records` edges (breadth-first) up to `depth` levels. Returns the
+/// ordered list of reachable records — the experiment lineage chain
+/// (source -> data -> weights -> trace -> golden, etc.). Each record is the
+/// kind the CUBE associates; provenance is a graph walk, not a lookup.
+pub fn lineage<B: CubeBackend>(
+    store: &CubeStore<B>,
+    start: Czyx,
+    depth: usize,
+) -> Vec<LineageHop> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut frontier = vec![start];
+    let mut seen: std::collections::HashSet<Czyx> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+    for _ in 0..=depth {
+        if frontier.is_empty() {
+            break;
+        }
+        let mut next = Vec::new();
+        for c in frontier {
+            if !seen.insert(c) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some((h, _)) = store.get_record(&c) {
+                let links = h.linked_records.clone();
+                out.push(LineageHop {
+                    coord: c,
+                    doc_type: h.doc_type.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                    title: h.title.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                    links: links.clone(),
+                });
+                next.extend(links);
+            }
+        }
+        frontier = next;
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{SYS_TRACE, Vm};
+    use cubestore::HashBackend;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn trace_stored_as_layer_and_replayed_without_source() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let entry = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 7);
+        let ops = [
+            Op::Const(0), Op::Const(1), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE),
+            Op::Const(1), Op::Const(1), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE),
+            Op::Const(2), Op::Const(2), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE),
+            Op::Halt,
+        ];
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some("solitaire".into());
+        h.doc_type = Some("fn".into());
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(entry, &h, &opcode::encode(&ops));
+
+        // 1) Capture the run as a machine-code trace.
+        let mut vm = Vm::new(store.clone());
+        let (_r, trace) = vm.run_captured(entry);
+        let produced = vm.output().to_vec();
+        assert!(!trace.is_empty());
+
+        // 2) Store it as a Kind::Layer AI-artifact record linked to the source.
+        let trace_coord = Czyx::new(9, 0, 0, 1);
+        store_trace(&mut store, trace_coord, entry, &trace, "solitaire-run-1");
+
+        // 3) The record is a "layer" artifact with an edge back to the source.
+        let (th, _tb) = store.get_record(&trace_coord).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(th.doc_type.as_deref(), Some("layer"));
+        assert_eq!(th.linked_records, vec![entry]);
+
+        // 4) Reproduce the run purely from the stored trace record.
+        let (result, replayed) = replay_trace(&store, trace_coord).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, RunResult::Halted { top: None });
+        assert_eq!(replayed, produced, "stored trace must reproduce the run");
+        assert!(replayed.contains(&b'\n'));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn golden_regression_detects_drift() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let entry = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 9);
+        let mk = |val: u8| {
+            vec![Op::Const(val), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE), Op::Halt]
+        };
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.doc_type = Some("fn".into());
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(entry, &h, &opcode::encode(&mk(7)));
+
+        let trace_c = Czyx::new(9, 0, 0, 1);
+        let golden_c = Czyx::new(9, 0, 0, 2);
+        let out = capture_golden(&mut store, entry, trace_c, golden_c, "regress");
+        assert_eq!(out, b"\x07\n");
+        assert!(verify_golden(&store, entry, trace_c, golden_c).is_ok());
+
+        // Drift the program: change the emitted value -> fresh run differs.
+        store.put_record(entry, &h, &opcode::encode(&mk(9)));
+        let r = verify_golden(&store, entry, trace_c, golden_c);
+        assert!(r.is_err(), "program drift must be detected: {r:?}");
+        // The stored trace is immutable: it still replays the ORIGINAL golden.
+        let (_, rep) = replay_trace(&store, trace_c).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep, b"\x07\n", "stored trace still reproduces the original run");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lineage_walks_source_data_weights_trace() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        // Build experiment lineage: source -> data -> weights -> trace -> golden.
+        let mut mk = |coord: Czyx, doc: &str, title: &str, links: Vec<Czyx>| {
+            let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+            h.title = Some(title.into());
+            h.doc_type = Some(doc.into());
+            h.linked_records = links;
+            h.refresh_flags();
+            store.put_record(coord, &h, &[]);
+        };
+        let source = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1);
+        let data = Czyx::new(2, 0, 0, 1);
+        let weights = Czyx::new(3, 0, 0, 1);
+        let trace = Czyx::new(4, 0, 0, 1);
+        let golden = Czyx::new(5, 0, 0, 1);
+        mk(source, "fn", "train", vec![data, weights]);
+        mk(data, "data", "batch", vec![]);
+        mk(weights, "layer", "model-v1", vec![]);
+        mk(trace, "layer", "trace:train", vec![source]);
+        mk(golden, "golden", "golden:train", vec![trace]);
+
+        // Walk from the trace back to its lineage.
+        let hops = lineage(&store, trace, 4);
+        assert!(hops.iter().any(|h| h.coord == trace && h.doc_type == "layer"));
+        assert!(hops.iter().any(|h| h.coord == source && h.doc_type == "fn"));
+        // Depth-limited: from a leaf with no links, only itself.
+        let leaf = lineage(&store, data, 3);
+        assert_eq!(leaf.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(leaf[0].coord, data);
+        assert_eq!(leaf[0].links, vec![]);
+    }
+}
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ pub struct Vm<B: CubeBackend> {
    output: Vec<u8>,
    /// Maximum nesting of `CALL_LINK` frames.
    max_call_depth: usize,
+    /// Executed-instruction trace collected when [`Vm::run_captured`] is active:
+    /// the exact ordered sequence of `Op`s that actually ran (the "machine code
+    /// as it runs"). Used to reproduce behaviour without the source.
+    trace: Vec<Op>,
+    /// Whether [`Vm::run_captured`] is currently recording the instruction trace.
+    capturing: bool,
 }

 impl<B: CubeBackend> Vm<B> {
@@ -104,6 +110,8 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> Vm<B> {
            store,
            output: Vec::new(),
            max_call_depth: Self::MAX_CALL_DEPTH,
+            trace: Vec::new(),
+            capturing: false,
        }
    }

@@ -158,6 +166,9 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> Vm<B> {

        while pc < code.len() {
            let op = code[pc];
+            if self.capturing {
+                self.trace.push(op);
+            }
            match op {
                Op::Nop => {}
                Op::Halt => {
@@ -258,6 +269,21 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> Vm<B> {
        Ok(stack.pop())
    }

+    /// Run `entry` AND capture the executed-instruction trace (the "machine
+    /// code as it runs"): the exact ordered sequence of `Op`s executed, across
+    /// all cells, regardless of source. Branches are already resolved (the
+    /// trace is the taken path) and call frames are marked by `CallLink`/`Ret`,
+    /// so [`Vm::replay`] can reproduce the same behaviour from the trace alone
+    /// — without the original program's records/code.
+    pub fn run_captured(&mut self, entry: Czyx) -> (RunResult, Vec<Op>) {
+        self.output.clear();
+        self.trace.clear();
+        self.capturing = true;
+        let res = self.run(entry);
+        self.capturing = false;
+        (res, std::mem::take(&mut self.trace))
+    }
+
    /// Host syscall dispatch. `stack` is the *shared* data stack (callees
    /// run on it) and `header` is the current cell's metadata.
    fn syscall(&mut self, id: u8, header: &CubeHeader, stack: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Fault> {
@@ -288,6 +314,87 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> Vm<B> {
    }
 }

+/// Replay-time host syscall dispatch (no store/header). Store-independent
+/// syscalls (`SYS_TRACE`, `SYS_NOP`) are reproduced exactly; syscalls that
+/// would need the live store/header are a no-op in trace-replay (they don't
+/// contribute to the observable `SYS_TRACE` output).
+fn replay_syscall(id: u8, stack: &mut Vec<u8>, output: &mut Vec<u8>) {
+    match id {
+        SYS_NOP => {}
+        SYS_TRACE => {
+            let mut line: Vec<u8> = std::mem::take(stack);
+            line.push(b'\n');
+            output.extend_from_slice(&line);
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
+/// Replay a captured instruction trace, reproducing the program's actions
+/// (data-stack result + `SYS_TRACE` output) WITHOUT accessing any of the
+/// original program's records/bytecode. This is the "duplicate behaviour
+/// from machine code as it ran" path. Store-independent syscalls
+/// (`SYS_TRACE`, `SYS_NOP`) are reproduced exactly; syscalls that would
+/// need the live store/header are a no-op (those don't contribute to the
+/// observable `SYS_TRACE` output).
+pub fn replay(trace: &[Op]) -> (RunResult, Vec<u8>) {
+    let mut stack: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+    let mut frames: Vec<[u8; LOCALS]> = vec![[0; LOCALS]];
+    let mut output: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+    let mut top = None;
+    for &op in trace {
+        match op {
+            Op::Nop => {}
+            Op::Halt => {
+                top = stack.pop();
+                break;
+            }
+            Op::Const(v) => stack.push(v),
+            Op::Load(i) => stack.push(frames.last_mut().unwrap()[(i as usize) % LOCALS]),
+            Op::Store(i) => {
+                let v = stack.pop().unwrap_or(0);
+                frames.last_mut().unwrap()[(i as usize) % LOCALS] = v;
+            }
+            Op::Add | Op::Sub | Op::Mul | Op::Div | Op::Mod | Op::And | Op::Or | Op::Xor => {
+                let (b, a) = (stack.pop(), stack.pop());
+                stack.push(bin_op(op, a.unwrap_or(0), b.unwrap_or(0)).unwrap_or(0));
+            }
+            Op::Shl | Op::Shr => {
+                let (b, a) = (stack.pop(), stack.pop());
+                stack.push(shift_op(op, a.unwrap_or(0), b.unwrap_or(0)));
+            }
+            Op::Eq | Op::Ne | Op::Lt | Op::Gt | Op::Le | Op::Ge => {
+                let (b, a) = (stack.pop(), stack.pop());
+                stack.push(cmp_op(op, a.unwrap_or(0), b.unwrap_or(0)));
+            }
+            // Jumps already reflect the taken path in a captured trace:
+            // keep the stack effect, don't re-branch.
+            Op::Jmp(_) => {}
+            Op::Jz(_) | Op::Jnz(_) => {
+                let _ = stack.pop();
+            }
+            Op::CallLink(_) => frames.push([0; LOCALS]),
+            Op::Ret => {
+                if frames.len() > 1 {
+                    frames.pop();
+                } else {
+                    top = stack.pop();
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            Op::Syscall(id) => replay_syscall(id, &mut stack, &mut output),
+            Op::Dup => {
+                let v = *stack.last().unwrap_or(&0);
+                stack.push(v);
+            }
+            Op::Drop => {
+                stack.pop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    (RunResult::Halted { top }, output)
+}
+
 fn b2(v: Option<u8>, cell: Czyx, pc: usize) -> Result<u8, (Czyx, usize, Fault)> {
    v.ok_or((cell, pc, Fault::PcOutOfRange))
 }
@@ -522,4 +629,38 @@ mod tests {
        let mut vm = Vm::new(store);
        assert_eq!(vm.run(entry), RunResult::Halted { top: Some(3) });
    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn capture_and_replay_reproduces_behavior_without_source() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let entry = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 7);
+        // A tiny "solitaire" state machine: draw cards; even -> foundation
+        // (score++), odd -> waste. Emit (score, waste) after each play.
+        let ops = [
+            Op::Const(0), Op::Const(1), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE), // draw odd  -> waste
+            Op::Const(1), Op::Const(1), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE), // draw even -> score
+            Op::Const(1), Op::Const(2), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE), // draw odd  -> waste
+            Op::Const(2), Op::Const(2), Op::Syscall(SYS_TRACE), // draw even -> score
+            Op::Halt,
+        ];
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some("solitaire".into());
+        h.doc_type = Some("fn".into());
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(entry, &h, &crate::opcode::encode(&ops));
+
+        let mut vm = Vm::new(store);
+        // Capture: run the program AND record the exact machine code executed.
+        let (result, trace) = vm.run_captured(entry);
+        assert_eq!(result, RunResult::Halted { top: None });
+        assert!(!trace.is_empty(), "capture must record the executed ops");
+        let produced = vm.output().to_vec();
+        assert_eq!(produced, b"\x00\x01\n\x01\x01\n\x01\x02\n\x02\x02\n");
+
+        // Replay: reproduce the SAME actions purely from the captured trace,
+        // with NO access to the original program's records/bytecode.
+        let (result2, replayed) = replay(&trace);
+        assert_eq!(result2, RunResult::Halted { top: None });
+        assert_eq!(replayed, produced, "replay must reproduce the game's behaviour");
+    }
 }
@@ -160,6 +160,84 @@ impl TriEnc {
        }
        (control, ascii)
    }
+
+    /// Pack 6 ASCII bytes plus a full 16-bit per-word flag/metadata field.
+    ///
+    /// Layout (high -> low): `[ WordFlags: u16 (bits 48-63) ][ 48 ascii bits ]`.
+    /// This promotes the 12 formerly-unused bits + the 4 control bits into a real
+    /// per-word metadata stripe, mapped by [`WordFlags`]. Backward compatible:
+    /// `pack_6(control)` is exactly `pack_flags(WordFlags(control as u16 << 12),
+    /// ascii)` (the old 4 control bits occupy the high nibble of the flags field).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn pack_flags(flags: WordFlags, ascii: [u8; 6]) -> TriWord {
+        let mut v: u64 = ((flags.0 as u64) & 0xFFFF) << 48;
+        for (i, b) in ascii.iter().enumerate() {
+            v |= (*b as u64) << (8 * (5 - i));
+        }
+        TriWord(v)
+    }
+
+    /// Unpack a word into its 16-bit flags field and 6 data bytes.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn unpack_flags(word: TriWord) -> (WordFlags, [u8; 6]) {
+        let v = word.0;
+        let flags = WordFlags(((v >> 48) & 0xFFFF) as u16);
+        let mut ascii = [0u8; 6];
+        for (i, b) in ascii.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            *b = ((v >> (8 * (5 - i))) & 0xFF) as u8;
+        }
+        (flags, ascii)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The 16-bit **per-word** flag/metadata field co-packed with 6 data bytes in a
+/// tri-channel [`TriWord`] (bits 48-63). Distinct from [`HeaderFlags`], which is
+/// the per-*record* header; this is the inline per-word metadata stripe.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct WordFlags(pub u16);
+
+impl WordFlags {
+    /// Packing arrangement (00 tri6, 01 pair, 10 triad, 11 quad).
+    pub const ARR_MASK: u16 = 0b0000_0000_0000_0011;
+    /// Flag: first word of a record.
+    pub const START_RECORD: u16 = 0b0000_0000_0000_0100;
+    /// Flag: last word of a record. (Pair with the PDF's end-of-header marker.)
+    pub const END_RECORD: u16 = 0b0000_0000_0000_1000;
+    /// Flag: this word is header/metadata (vs payload).
+    pub const IS_HEADER: u16 = 0b0000_0000_0001_0000;
+    /// Flag: record continues across the next word.
+    pub const CONTINUATION: u16 = 0b0000_0000_0010_0000;
+    /// Data type (00 text, 01 binary, 10 code, 11 ai-feature-vector).
+    pub const TYPE_MASK: u16 = 0b0000_0000_1100_0000;
+    /// Permission: root-only.
+    pub const PERM_ROOT: u16 = 0b0000_0001_0000_0000;
+    /// Permission: local-user owner.
+    pub const PERM_USER: u16 = 0b0000_0010_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: association edge present on this word.
+    pub const ASSOC_EDGE: u16 = 0b0000_0100_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: this group is encrypted (cubecrypt key/tweak selector).
+    pub const ENCRYPTED: u16 = 0b0000_1000_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: this group is compressed.
+    pub const COMPRESSED: u16 = 0b0001_0000_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: this group uses the high-entropy/stego transform (obfuscation layer).
+    pub const STEGO: u16 = 0b0010_0000_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: this group is a Null/cube lookup marker.
+    pub const NULL_LOOKUP: u16 = 0b0100_0000_0000_0000;
+    /// Flag: checksum/parity present for this group.
+    pub const CHECKSUM: u16 = 0b1000_0000_0000_0000;
+
+    /// Construct from a raw bitmask.
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn from_bits(bits: u16) -> Self { WordFlags(bits) }
+    /// The raw bitmask.
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn bits(&self) -> u16 { self.0 }
+    /// Set a flag bit.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn set(&mut self, flag: u16) { self.0 |= flag; }
+    /// Test a flag bit.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn has(&self, flag: u16) -> bool { self.0 & flag != 0 }
 }

 /// Header flag bits, mirroring the PDF's title/type/date/size/permission
@@ -185,6 +263,13 @@ impl HeaderFlags {
    pub const PERM_REMOTE_USER: u16 = 1 << 6;
    /// Flag 8: has outgoing association links.
    pub const HAS_ASSOCIATIONS: u16 = 1 << 7;
+    /// Flag 9: carries a POSIX `path` metatag (the original filesystem path
+    /// the record was migrated from). Lets the associative query layer
+    /// reconstruct a directory hierarchy WITHOUT the filesystem needing to
+    /// support arbitrary recursive nesting — the path is data, addressed by
+    /// flag, exactly as the source PDF prescribes ("operate on CZYX records
+    /// and Null-space flags rather than paths and inodes").
+    pub const HAS_PATH: u16 = 1 << 8;
    // Flag 255 (conceptual end-of-header) is represented out-of-band by the
    // record serializer; there is no bit for it.

@@ -231,6 +316,11 @@ impl HeaderFlags {
 pub struct CubeHeader {
    /// Flag bits (derived; kept in sync by the accessors).
    pub flags: HeaderFlags,
+    /// Per-word 16-bit tri-channel flag/metadata field (bits 48-63). Distinct
+    /// from `flags` (the per-RECORD header): this is the inline per-word
+    /// metadata stripe (see [`WordFlags`]) carried by records that use the
+    /// tri-channel word codec.
+    pub word_flags: WordFlags,
    /// Flag 1: human title.
    pub title: Option<String>,
    /// Flag 2: document type (like a file extension).
@@ -245,6 +335,13 @@ pub struct CubeHeader {
    pub owner_remote_user: Option<String>,
    /// Association links to other records (flags 5–19).
    pub linked_records: Vec<Czyx>,
+    /// POSIX path metatag: the original filesystem path this record was
+    /// migrated from (e.g. "/etc/network/interfaces"). Empty/absent means the
+    /// record has no path identity. When present, the `HAS_PATH` flag bit is
+    /// set so `scan_by_path`/`query_by_path` can recover the hierarchy from
+    /// metatags alone (see cubestore). This is the PDF's "path is a view over
+    /// coordinates + flags" made concrete.
+    pub path: Option<String>,
    /// Total local accesses (from the PDF's association/permission flags).
    pub total_accesses: u64,
    /// Total remote accesses.
@@ -292,8 +389,14 @@ impl CubeHeader {
        if !self.linked_records.is_empty() {
            f |= HeaderFlags::HAS_ASSOCIATIONS;
        }
+        if self.path.is_some() {
+            f |= HeaderFlags::HAS_PATH;
+        }
        // Preserve spare/out-of-band flag bits (bits 8..=15) that are not
-        // derived from structured fields.
+        // derived from structured fields. This includes
+        // `cubecrypt::HEADER_FLAG_ENCRYPTED` (bit 12) and the behavior-descriptor
+        // field (bits 13..=15, see `cubecode::Behavior`) so both survive an
+        // encode→decode→refresh round-trip.
        const DERIVED_BITS: u16 = 0x00FF;
        f |= self.flags.bits() & !DERIVED_BITS;
        self.flags = HeaderFlags::from_bits(f);
@@ -346,3 +449,46 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(!h.flags.has(HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE));
    }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod wordflags_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip_flags_and_data() {
+        let cases = [
+            (WordFlags(0), *b"abcdef"),
+            (WordFlags::from_bits(WordFlags::ENCRYPTED | WordFlags::START_RECORD), *b"secret"),
+            (WordFlags::from_bits(WordFlags::COMPRESSED | WordFlags::ASSOC_EDGE), *b"123456"),
+            (WordFlags::from_bits(WordFlags::ARR_MASK & 0b10 | WordFlags::NULL_LOOKUP), *b"AB\x00\xff\xee\x7f"),
+        ];
+        for (flags, data) in cases {
+            let w = TriEnc::pack_flags(flags, data);
+            let (f, d) = TriEnc::unpack_flags(w);
+            assert_eq!(f.0, flags.0, "flags must round-trip");
+            assert_eq!(d, data, "data must round-trip");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn flags_word_is_16_bits_and_data_is_6_bytes() {
+        let w = TriEnc::pack_flags(WordFlags::from_bits(0xFFFF), [0xFF; 6]);
+        assert_eq!(w.0 >> 48, 0xFFFF, "flags occupy the high 16 bits");
+        let (_, d) = TriEnc::unpack_flags(w);
+        assert_eq!(d, [0xFF; 6]);
+        // data occupies the low 48 bits (bits 0-47); no overlap with flags
+        assert_eq!(TriEnc::pack_flags(WordFlags::from_bits(0x0001), [0x00; 6]).0 >> 63, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn backward_compat_pack_6_equals_flags_high_nibble() {
+        let ctrl = 0xAu8;
+        let ascii = *b"abcdef";
+        let a = TriEnc::pack_6(ctrl, ascii);
+        let b = TriEnc::pack_flags(WordFlags::from_bits((ctrl as u16) << 12), ascii);
+        assert_eq!(a.0, b.0, "pack_6(control) == pack_flags(control << 12)");
+        // and the old control nibble is the high nibble of the flags field
+        let (f, _) = TriEnc::unpack_flags(a);
+        assert_eq!((f.0 >> 12) & 0x0F, ctrl as u16);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "cubedbt"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "CUBELinux-2 DBT runtime: reads CZYX-stored translation rules and code fragments and patches them into a code cache to execute mimicked behavior (PDF Package 4, §549)."
+
+[dependencies]
+cubecoords = { path = "../cubecoords" }
+cubestore = { path = "../cubestore" }
+cubecode = { path = "../cubecode" }
@@ -0,0 +1,421 @@
+//! CUBELinux-2 DBT (dynamic binary translation) runtime.
+//!
+//! Per the PDF (Package 4, §549): *"cubedbt: a runtime that reads CZYX‑stored
+//! translation rules and code fragments and patches them into a code cache to
+//! execute mimicked behavior."*
+//!
+//! This crate is the substrate for the PDF's "watch a binary, archive its
+//! behavior structurally, replay or transform it as if it were its own program"
+//! story (§554). It is deliberately dependency-free and operates on the real
+//! `CubeStore` / `CodeCell` / `Vm` types from the rest of the workspace, so it
+//! is exercisable today on `HashBackend` and slots into `ConcurrentStore`
+//! later without an API change.
+//!
+//! Model
+//! -----
+//! * A **translation rule** is a CZYX record (`Kind::Variant`) whose body is a
+//!   serialized [`TranslationRule`]. It names an *op kind* it can replace and
+//!   carries a *replacement fragment* (a `Vec<Op>`). The rule record links to
+//!   the original code cell it may substitute (the association edge).
+//! * A **code cache** is the patched working set: `patch()` rewrites an
+//!   original `CodeCell`'s bytecode under the eligible rules and writes the
+//!   result back as a new record (preserving the original header's kind/title
+//!   and behavior descriptors, so it runs through the same `Vm`).
+//! * A **DBT runtime** discovers rules in a store and can `mimic` a target
+//!   coordinate: fetch original → apply rules → run the patched version in the
+//!   `Vm`, returning the `RunResult`.
+
+use cubecode::{opcode::Op, CodeCell, Kind, Vm};
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubestore::{CubeBackend, CubeStore, HashBackend};
+
+/// `C` axis band where DBT translation rules are stored, kept distinct from the
+/// `c210` OS-kernel band (`cubecode::C_OS_KERNEL`) and the `c200` snapshot data.
+pub const C_DBT_RULE: u8 = 220;
+
+/// `C` axis band where patched/mimicked code-cache entries are written.
+pub const C_DBT_CACHE: u8 = 221;
+
+/// The `Op` kinds a translation rule can target.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum OpClass {
+    Const,
+    Add,
+    Sub,
+    Mul,
+    Div,
+    Mod,
+    And,
+    Or,
+    Xor,
+    Shl,
+    Shr,
+    Eq,
+    Ne,
+    Lt,
+    Gt,
+    Le,
+    Ge,
+    Load,
+    Store,
+    CallLink,
+    Any,
+}
+
+impl OpClass {
+    /// Classify a live [`Op`].
+    pub fn of(op: &Op) -> OpClass {
+        match op {
+            Op::Const(_) => OpClass::Const,
+            Op::Add => OpClass::Add,
+            Op::Sub => OpClass::Sub,
+            Op::Mul => OpClass::Mul,
+            Op::Div => OpClass::Div,
+            Op::Mod => OpClass::Mod,
+            Op::And => OpClass::And,
+            Op::Or => OpClass::Or,
+            Op::Xor => OpClass::Xor,
+            Op::Shl => OpClass::Shl,
+            Op::Shr => OpClass::Shr,
+            Op::Eq => OpClass::Eq,
+            Op::Ne => OpClass::Ne,
+            Op::Lt => OpClass::Lt,
+            Op::Gt => OpClass::Gt,
+            Op::Le => OpClass::Le,
+            Op::Ge => OpClass::Ge,
+            Op::Load(_) => OpClass::Load,
+            Op::Store(_) => OpClass::Store,
+            Op::CallLink(_) => OpClass::CallLink,
+            _ => OpClass::Any,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A translation rule: a named, CZYX-addressed mapping from an op class to a
+/// replacement bytecode fragment. Serialized into a rule record's body.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TranslationRule {
+    /// Human name (also the rule record's title).
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Which op class this rule can substitute.
+    pub target: OpClass,
+    /// Replacement bytecode fragment (must itself be valid; it replaces every
+    /// matched op in the original, in place, preserving program length-agnostic
+    /// semantics the caller is responsible for).
+    pub fragment: Vec<Op>,
+}
+
+impl TranslationRule {
+    /// Serialize to a stable byte form (name length-prefixed, target byte,
+    /// fragment as opcode codec). No external deps.
+    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        let nb = self.name.as_bytes();
+        out.push(nb.len() as u8);
+        out.extend_from_slice(nb);
+        out.push(self.target as u8);
+        out.push(self.fragment.len() as u8);
+        for op in &self.fragment {
+            out.extend_from_slice(&cubecode::opcode::encode(&[*op]));
+        }
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Inverse of [`to_bytes`]. Returns `None` on any malformed input.
+    pub fn from_bytes(b: &[u8]) -> Option<TranslationRule> {
+        let mut i = 0;
+        let nlen = *b.get(i)? as usize;
+        i += 1;
+        if i + nlen > b.len() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let name = String::from_utf8(b[i..i + nlen].to_vec()).ok()?;
+        i += nlen;
+        let target = *b.get(i)?;
+        i += 1;
+        let target = match target {
+            0 => OpClass::Const,
+            1 => OpClass::Add,
+            2 => OpClass::Sub,
+            3 => OpClass::Mul,
+            4 => OpClass::Div,
+            5 => OpClass::Mod,
+            6 => OpClass::And,
+            7 => OpClass::Or,
+            8 => OpClass::Xor,
+            9 => OpClass::Shl,
+            10 => OpClass::Shr,
+            11 => OpClass::Eq,
+            12 => OpClass::Ne,
+            13 => OpClass::Lt,
+            14 => OpClass::Gt,
+            15 => OpClass::Le,
+            16 => OpClass::Ge,
+            17 => OpClass::Load,
+            18 => OpClass::Store,
+            19 => OpClass::CallLink,
+            _ => OpClass::Any,
+        };
+        let flen = *b.get(i)? as usize;
+        i += 1;
+        let mut fragment = Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..flen {
+            // Each fragment op was encoded individually; decode one at a time,
+            // advancing `i` by its encoded byte length.
+            let one = decode_one(&b[i..])?;
+            i += one.len;
+            fragment.push(one.op);
+        }
+        Some(TranslationRule {
+            name,
+            target,
+            fragment,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// One decoded opcode plus its encoded length, used by `from_bytes`.
+struct One {
+    op: Op,
+    len: usize,
+}
+
+fn decode_one(b: &[u8]) -> Option<One> {
+    let op = cubecode::opcode::decode(b).ok()?;
+    let op = op.into_iter().next()?;
+    let len = cubecode::opcode::encode(&[op]).len();
+    Some(One { op, len })
+}
+
+/// A patched working set ("code cache") inside a [`CubeStore`].
+///
+/// `patch` rewrites an original [`CodeCell`]'s bytecode under the eligible
+/// rules and writes the result back as a new record (preserving the original
+/// header's kind/title and behavior descriptors, so it runs through the same
+/// `Vm`). This is the literal "patches them into a code cache to execute
+/// mimicked behavior" step from the PDF §549.
+pub struct CodeCache {
+    store: CubeStore<HashBackend>,
+    /// Coordinate of the next cache slot to allocate.
+    next_x: u8,
+}
+
+impl CodeCache {
+    /// Build an empty cache over a fresh in-memory backend.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        CodeCache {
+            store: CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new()),
+            next_x: 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Patch `original` under `rules`: every op whose class matches a rule's
+    /// target (or whose rule target is `Any`) is replaced by that rule's
+    /// fragment. The rewritten cell is stored at a fresh cache coordinate and
+    /// returned (with its new label). The original store is untouched.
+    pub fn patch(&mut self, original: &CodeCell, rules: &[TranslationRule]) -> CodeCell {
+        let mut patched: Vec<Op> = Vec::with_capacity(original.code.len());
+        for op in &original.code {
+            let class = OpClass::of(op);
+            let mut applied = false;
+            for r in rules {
+                if r.target == class || r.target == OpClass::Any {
+                    patched.extend_from_slice(&r.fragment);
+                    applied = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if !applied {
+                patched.push(*op);
+            }
+        }
+        let label = Czyx::new(C_DBT_CACHE, 1, 1, self.next_x);
+        self.next_x = self.next_x.wrapping_add(1).max(1);
+        let (h, body) = cache_header_for(original, &cubecode::opcode::encode(&patched));
+        self.store.put_record(label, &h, &body);
+        CodeCell::from_record(label, &h, &body).expect("patched cell is always valid bytecode")
+    }
+
+    /// Run a patched cache entry in the VM, returning its result.
+    pub fn run(&self, cell: &CodeCell) -> cubecode::RunResult {
+        let mut vm = Vm::new(self.store.clone());
+        vm.run(cell.label)
+    }
+
+    /// Borrow the backing store (e.g. to persist or inspect).
+    pub fn store(&self) -> &CubeStore<HashBackend> {
+        &self.store
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CodeCache {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a cache record header that preserves the original's kind/title and
+/// behavior descriptors, but marks it a `Variant` (a mimicked implementation).
+fn cache_header_for(original: &CodeCell, body: &[u8]) -> (CubeHeader, Vec<u8>) {
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = original.name().map(|s| format!("mimic:{}", s));
+    h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Variant.as_str().into());
+    h.size_bytes = Some(body.len() as u64);
+    // Carry the original's behavior descriptors forward (spec: descriptors
+    // travel with the mimicked behavior).
+    h.flags.0 |= original.header.flags.0 & cubecode::HEADER_FLAG_BEHAVIOR;
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    (h, body.to_vec())
+}
+
+/// The DBT runtime: discovers CZYX-stored translation rules and can `mimic` a
+/// target code cell by patching it under those rules and running the result.
+pub struct DbRuntime<B: CubeBackend> {
+    store: CubeStore<B>,
+}
+
+impl<B: CubeBackend> DbRuntime<B> {
+    /// Wrap a store that already contains rule records (or will, via
+    /// [`store_rule`]). The runtime is read-only over this store.
+    pub fn new(store: CubeStore<B>) -> Self {
+        DbRuntime { store }
+    }
+
+    /// Collect every translation rule currently in the `c220` rule band.
+    pub fn discover_rules(&self) -> Vec<TranslationRule> {
+        let mut rules = Vec::new();
+        for k in self.store.keys() {
+            if k.c != C_DBT_RULE {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some((_, body)) = self.store.get_record(&k) {
+                if let Some(r) = TranslationRule::from_bytes(&body) {
+                    rules.push(r);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        rules
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch a code cell by coordinate from the wrapped store.
+    pub fn fetch(&self, label: Czyx) -> Option<CodeCell> {
+        let (h, b) = self.store.get_record(&label)?;
+        CodeCell::from_record(label, &h, &b)
+    }
+
+    /// Mimic `target`: fetch it, apply all discovered rules, patch into a fresh
+    /// cache, and run the patched version — returning the `RunResult`. This is
+    /// the end-to-end "re-run or modify behavior without the original binary"
+    /// path (PDF §554).
+    pub fn mimic(&self, target: Czyx) -> Option<cubecode::RunResult> {
+        let original = self.fetch(target)?;
+        let rules = self.discover_rules();
+        let mut cache = CodeCache::new();
+        let patched = cache.patch(&original, &rules);
+        Some(cache.run(&patched))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Store a translation rule into the `c220` rule band at a fresh coordinate.
+/// Returns the coordinate it was written to.
+pub fn store_rule<B: CubeBackend>(store: &mut CubeStore<B>, rule: &TranslationRule, x: u8) -> Czyx {
+    let label = Czyx::new(C_DBT_RULE, 1, 1, x);
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some(rule.name.clone());
+    h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Variant.as_str().into());
+    h.size_bytes = Some(rule.to_bytes().len() as u64);
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(label, &h, &rule.to_bytes());
+    label
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use cubecode::opcode::Op;
+    use cubecode::RunResult;
+    use cubecoords::Czyx;
+
+    fn sample_cell(coord: Czyx, code: Vec<Op>) -> CodeCell {
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some("sample".into());
+        h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Fn.as_str().into());
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        CodeCell::from_record(coord, &h, &cubecode::opcode::encode(&code))
+            .expect("sample is valid bytecode")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rule_round_trips_through_bytes() {
+        let r = TranslationRule {
+            name: "double-add".into(),
+            target: OpClass::Add,
+            fragment: vec![Op::Const(2), Op::Mul],
+        };
+        let bytes = r.to_bytes();
+        let back = TranslationRule::from_bytes(&bytes).expect("rule decodes");
+        assert_eq!(r, back);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cache_patches_and_runs() {
+        // Original: Const 3, Const 4, Add, Halt => 3+4 = 7.
+        let orig = sample_cell(
+            Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1),
+            vec![Op::Const(3), Op::Const(4), Op::Add, Op::Halt],
+        );
+        // Rule: replace `Add` with `Const 2, Mul` => (a)*(2). With a=3,b=4:
+        // naive in-place substitution yields Const3, Const4, Const2, Mul =>
+        // 4*2 = 8. This proves the patched fragment is what runs.
+        let rule = TranslationRule {
+            name: "mul-by-2".into(),
+            target: OpClass::Add,
+            fragment: vec![Op::Const(2), Op::Mul],
+        };
+        let mut cache = CodeCache::new();
+        let patched = cache.patch(&orig, &[rule]);
+        assert_eq!(patched.kind(), Kind::Variant, "cache entry is a Variant");
+        match cache.run(&patched) {
+            RunResult::Halted { top: Some(v) } => assert_eq!(v, 8, "patched semantics differ"),
+            other => panic!("patched run failed: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn runtime_mimic_end_to_end() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        // Original target at c1.
+        let target = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1);
+        let orig = sample_cell(target, vec![Op::Const(10), Op::Const(5), Op::Sub, Op::Halt]);
+        store.put_record(orig.label, &orig.header, &orig.body());
+
+        // Rule in the c220 band: replace Sub with Add (10+5=15 instead of 5).
+        let rule = TranslationRule {
+            name: "sub->add".into(),
+            target: OpClass::Sub,
+            fragment: vec![Op::Add],
+        };
+        store_rule(&mut store, &rule, 1);
+
+        let rt = DbRuntime::new(store);
+        let rules = rt.discover_rules();
+        assert_eq!(rules.len(), 1, "rule discovered in c220 band");
+        match rt.mimic(target) {
+            Some(RunResult::Halted { top: Some(v) }) => assert_eq!(v, 15, "mimic applied rule"),
+            other => panic!("mimic failed: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mimic_without_rules_matches_original() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let target = Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 2);
+        let orig = sample_cell(target, vec![Op::Const(7), Op::Const(2), Op::Mul, Op::Halt]);
+        store.put_record(orig.label, &orig.header, &orig.body());
+        let rt = DbRuntime::new(store);
+        match rt.mimic(target) {
+            Some(RunResult::Halted { top: Some(v) }) => assert_eq!(v, 14),
+            other => panic!("mimic without rules should run original: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend + 'static> Filesystem for CubeFuse<B> {
            kind: Kind::Directory,
            size: 0,
            mode: (mode & 0o7777) as u16,
+            word_flags: 0,
+            header_flags: 0,
            uid: req.uid(),
            gid: req.gid(),
            created_at: 0,
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ pub struct Attr {
    pub created_at: u64,
    /// Number of hard links: 1 for files, 2 for directories (`.` and `..`).
    pub nlink: u32,
+    /// Per-word 16-bit flag field of the backing record (header tag 14). 0 for dirs.
+    pub word_flags: u16,
+    /// Per-record HeaderFlags of the backing record (header tag 12). 0 for dirs.
+    pub header_flags: u16,
 }

 /// The filesystem.
@@ -234,14 +238,14 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> CubeFs<B> {
        let kind = self.kind_of(p)?;
        let coord = parsed.prefix_coord();
        let acl = self.acl_of(coord);
-        let (size, created_at) = if kind == Kind::File {
+        let (size, created_at, word_flags, header_flags) = if kind == Kind::File {
            let c = parsed.czyx().expect("file implies full coord");
            match self.store.get_record(&c) {
-                Some((h, body)) => (body.len() as u64, h.created_at.unwrap_or(0)),
-                None => (0, 0),
+                Some((h, body)) => (body.len() as u64, h.created_at.unwrap_or(0), h.word_flags.bits(), h.flags.bits()),
+                None => (0, 0, 0, 0),
            }
        } else {
-            (0, 0)
+            (0, 0, 0, 0)
        };
        // Decision: directories report 0o755 unless an explicit ACL exists,
        // because the file default (0644) would make every directory
@@ -262,6 +266,8 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> CubeFs<B> {
            gid: acl.gid,
            created_at,
            nlink: if kind == Kind::Directory { 2 } else { 1 },
+            word_flags,
+            header_flags,
        })
    }

@@ -771,6 +777,23 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(f.read(p, 0, 1, 2000, 2000).is_ok());
    }

+
+    #[test]
+    fn getattr_surfaces_word_flags_and_header_flags() {
+        use cubecoords::WordFlags;
+        let mut f = fs();
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.doc_type = Some("fn".into());
+        h.word_flags = WordFlags::from_bits(
+            WordFlags::START_RECORD | WordFlags::END_RECORD | WordFlags::IS_HEADER | (0b10 << 6),
+        );
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        f.store_mut().put_record(cubecoords::Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1), &h, b"hi");
+        let a = f.getattr("/c001/z001/y001/x001").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(a.word_flags & WordFlags::START_RECORD, WordFlags::START_RECORD);
+        assert_eq!((a.word_flags & WordFlags::TYPE_MASK) >> 6, 0b10, "type=code");
+        assert_eq!(a.header_flags & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE, cubecoords::HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE);
+    }
    #[test]
    fn directories_default_to_traversable() {
        let mut f = fs();
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ pub struct CubeStore<B: CubeBackend> {
 /// encoding is used to avoid a serde dependency at Package 1.)
 mod record_codec {
    use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
-    use std::collections::HashMap;

    // Compact, dependency-free encoding of the header.
    // Fields are written in a fixed tag-length-value stream so unknown
@@ -170,6 +169,11 @@ mod record_codec {
    //   9 total_remote_accesses (u64 le)
    //  10 last_access (u64 le)
    //  11 last_remote_access (u64 le)
+    //  14 word_flags (u16 le) — per-word 16-bit tri-channel WordFlags
+    //  13 path (utf8) — POSIX path metatag (the original filesystem path a
+    //     record was migrated from). Carries the directory hierarchy as DATA
+    //     so the associative query layer can reconstruct nesting from flags.
+    //  (Tag 12, raw flag bits, is documented at its emit site below.)

    pub fn encode_header(h: &CubeHeader) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut out = Vec::new();
@@ -213,6 +217,9 @@ mod record_codec {
        if let Some(a) = h.last_remote_access {
            put_u64(&mut out, 11, a);
        }
+        if let Some(p) = &h.path {
+            put_utf8(&mut out, 13, p);
+        }
        // Tag 12: raw flag bits. Serializes out-of-band/spare bits (e.g.
        // `cubecrypt::HEADER_FLAG_ENCRYPTED`) that are not derived from
        // structured fields, so they survive an encode/decode round-trip.
@@ -220,6 +227,11 @@ mod record_codec {
            out.push(12);
            out.extend_from_slice(&h.flags.bits().to_le_bytes());
        }
+        // Tag 14: per-word 16-bit tri-channel WordFlags field (see cubecoords).
+        if h.word_flags.bits() != 0 {
+            out.push(14);
+            out.extend_from_slice(&h.word_flags.bits().to_le_bytes());
+        }
        out
    }

@@ -297,6 +309,11 @@ mod record_codec {
                    h.last_remote_access = Some(v);
                    b = rest;
                }
+                13 => {
+                    let (v, rest) = take_utf8(b)?;
+                    h.path = Some(v);
+                    b = rest;
+                }
                12 => {
                    if b.len() < 2 {
                        return None;
@@ -305,6 +322,14 @@ mod record_codec {
                    h.flags = cubecoords::HeaderFlags::flags_from_bits(raw);
                    b = &b[2..];
                }
+                14 => {
+                    if b.len() < 2 {
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                    let raw = u16::from_le_bytes([b[0], b[1]]);
+                    h.word_flags = cubecoords::WordFlags::from_bits(raw);
+                    b = &b[2..];
+                }
                _ => return None, // unknown tag -> reject (strict at Package 1)
            }
        }
@@ -344,12 +369,6 @@ mod record_codec {
        let s = String::from_utf8(rest[..n].to_vec()).ok()?;
        Some((s, &rest[n..]))
    }
-
-    /// Keep `HashMap` referenced so the dependency is explicit in this module
-    /// even though the codec itself is generic over bytes. (Prevents an
-    /// unused-import warning if the backend type changes.)
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub(crate) fn _assert_backend_assoc(_: &HashMap<u32, Vec<u8>>) {}
 }

 impl<B: CubeBackend> CubeStore<B> {
@@ -387,20 +406,55 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> CubeStore<B> {
    }

    /// Fetch and split a record into `(header, body)`.
+    ///
+    /// Records written through the record path carry a TLV envelope
+    /// (`u32 header-len | header | body`). Records written through the *raw*
+    /// path (`put_raw` / the daemon's `rawput` verb, used by OS-layer services)
+    /// carry no envelope at all.
+    ///
+    /// Historically a non-enveloped payload made this return `None`, which
+    /// callers such as `cubefs`'s `getattr`/`read` and the daemon's `stat` verb
+    /// translate into "size 0 / empty file". A record holding real bytes was
+    /// therefore *silently invisible* through the filesystem while `rawget`
+    /// happily returned its contents — the OS-in-CUBE migration hit exactly
+    /// this (2026-08-13): every `rawput` OS record listed as a 0-byte file.
+    ///
+    /// Losing data silently is never the right failure mode, so a payload that
+    /// is not a well-formed envelope is now surfaced as a raw body under a
+    /// synthesized header. `rawput` data becomes readable through the
+    /// filesystem, and no caller has to special-case the two write paths.
    pub fn get_record(&self, label: &Czyx) -> Option<(CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
        let raw = self.backend.get(label)?;
+        // Fall back to treating the payload as a raw (un-enveloped) body when
+        // it cannot be parsed as `len | header | body`.
+        let raw_fallback = |bytes: &[u8]| {
+            let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+            h.size_bytes = Some(bytes.len() as u64);
+            // Keep the synthesized header's flag bits consistent with its
+            // fields, so associative queries (`scan_by_flag(SIZE_BYTES)`) see
+            // raw records too. Only the derived low bits are recomputed; any
+            // out-of-band bits already on the payload-derived header (none
+            // here, since raw payloads carry no header) are preserved by
+            // `refresh_flags`.
+            h.refresh_flags();
+            Some((h, bytes.to_vec()))
+        };
        if raw.len() < 4 {
-            return None;
+            return raw_fallback(&raw);
        }
        let mut len = [0u8; 4];
        len.copy_from_slice(&raw[..4]);
        let hlen = u32::from_le_bytes(len) as usize;
        if raw.len() < 4 + hlen {
-            return None;
+            return raw_fallback(&raw);
+        }
+        match record_codec::decode_header(&raw[4..4 + hlen]) {
+            Some(hdr) => {
+                let body = raw[4 + hlen..].to_vec();
+                Some((hdr, body))
+            }
+            None => raw_fallback(&raw),
        }
-        let hdr = record_codec::decode_header(&raw[4..4 + hlen])?;
-        let body = raw[4 + hlen..].to_vec();
-        Some((hdr, body))
    }

    /// Raw backend write (non-record payloads, e.g. ACL/xattr/volume buckets).
@@ -472,6 +526,167 @@ impl<B: CubeBackend> CubeStore<B> {
        out.sort();
        out
    }
+
+    /// PDF Package 2 API: `scan_by_flag` — associative storage lookup.
+    ///
+    /// Returns every coordinate whose decoded [`CubeHeader`] carries `flag`
+    /// set. This is the "query by metatag/flag, not by path" primitive the
+    /// source PDF describes (§"associative storage"): records are addressed
+    /// by *what they are* (a flag bit) rather than *where they live* (a
+    /// coordinate path). `cube-os-*` services that emit typed records
+    /// (e.g. a log line tagged `doc_type = "klog"`) become discoverable by
+    /// event type without knowing their CZYX address in advance.
+    ///
+    /// Records written through the RAW path (`rawput`, used by the OS layers)
+    /// carry only a synthesized `size_bytes` header, so they will NOT match
+    /// a content flag unless the writer also set one. The associative query
+    /// is therefore most powerful when records are written through
+    /// [`CubeStore::put_record`] with a populated [`CubeHeader`].
+    pub fn scan_by_flag(&self, flag: u16) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let mut out: Vec<Czyx> = self
+            .backend
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| {
+                self.get_record(k)
+                    .map(|(h, _)| h.flags.has(flag))
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        out.sort();
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Query records by per-word flag (the 16-bit WordFlags metadata stripe
+    /// carried in the header, tag 14). Parallel to [`scan_by_flag`] but on
+    /// `word_flags`, so per-word metadata (encrypted/compressed/stego/type/
+    /// arrangement/continuation) is queryable without decoding the body.
+    pub fn scan_by_word_flag(&self, flag: u16) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let mut out: Vec<Czyx> = self
+            .backend
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| {
+                self.get_record(k)
+                    .map(|(h, _)| h.word_flags.has(flag))
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        out.sort();
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// PDF Package 2 API: `scan_by_type` — query records by `doc_type`
+    /// (the "event type" / file-extension analogue the PDF calls Flag 2).
+    ///
+    /// This is the concrete "log lookup by query" the OS layers want: instead
+    /// of addressing `/cubefs/c200/z004/...` directly, you ask "every record
+    /// whose doc_type is `klog`" and get back all matching coordinates. The
+    /// comparison is exact-match (case-sensitive) against the header field.
+    pub fn scan_by_type(&self, doc_type: &str) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let mut out: Vec<Czyx> = self
+            .backend
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| {
+                self.get_record(k)
+                    .map(|(h, _)| h.doc_type.as_deref() == Some(doc_type))
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        out.sort();
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Return `(label, header, body)` for every record matching `flag`.
+    /// Convenience wrapper over [`CubeStore::scan_by_flag`] that also pulls
+    /// the decoded payload so a caller (e.g. a `cubelog` query tool) can
+    /// present the matching records directly.
+    pub fn query_by_flag(&self, flag: u16) -> Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
+        self.scan_by_flag(flag)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|k| self.get_record(&k).map(|(h, b)| (k, h, b)))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Return `(label, header, body)` for every record whose `doc_type`
+    /// matches. See [`CubeStore::scan_by_type`] for the matching semantics.
+    pub fn query_by_type(&self, doc_type: &str) -> Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
+        self.scan_by_type(doc_type)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|k| self.get_record(&k).map(|(h, b)| (k, h, b)))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// PDF Package 2 / OS-in-CUBE: reconstruct a *directory hierarchy from
+    /// metatags*. Returns every coordinate whose header carries a `path`
+    /// metatag equal to `path` (exact) — i.e. "the file at this path".
+    ///
+    /// Combined with [`CubeStore::scan_by_path_prefix`], this lets the cube
+    /// answer "everything under /etc" WITHOUT the filesystem supporting
+    /// recursive nesting: the path is stored as a flag-addressed field, not
+    /// as an inode tree. This is the source PDF's prescribed model ("operate
+    /// on CZYX records and Null-space flags rather than paths and inodes").
+    pub fn scan_by_path(&self, path: &str) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let mut out: Vec<Czyx> = self
+            .backend
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| {
+                self.get_record(k)
+                    .map(|(h, _)| h.path.as_deref() == Some(path))
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        out.sort();
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// "List a directory": every record whose `path` metatag is *under* the
+    /// given directory prefix (e.g. `scan_by_path_prefix("/etc")` returns
+    /// `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/network/interfaces`, ...). Unlike a real FS, the
+    /// nesting is a shared prefix on the `path` metatag of several records
+    /// (the source PDF: "operate on CZYX records and Null-space flags rather
+    /// than paths and inodes") — there is no half-coordinate directory entry.
+    ///
+    /// A query matches BOTH an exact leaf (`/etc/hostname`) and any descendant
+    /// (`/etc/hostname` and `/etc/passwd` both answer `/etc`), because a path
+    /// is just a string: `/etc/hostname` == dir, and `/etc/passwd` starts with
+    /// `dir + '/'`.
+    pub fn scan_by_path_prefix(&self, dir: &str) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        let sep = format!("{dir}/");
+        let mut out: Vec<Czyx> = self
+            .backend
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| {
+                self.get_record(k)
+                    .map(|(h, _)| match &h.path {
+                        Some(p) => p == dir || p.starts_with(&sep),
+                        None => false,
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        out.sort();
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// `(label, header, body)` for [`CubeStore::scan_by_path`].
+    pub fn query_by_path(&self, path: &str) -> Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
+        self.scan_by_path(path)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|k| self.get_record(&k).map(|(h, b)| (k, h, b)))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// `(label, header, body)` for [`CubeStore::scan_by_path_prefix`].
+    pub fn query_by_path_prefix(&self, dir: &str) -> Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
+        self.scan_by_path_prefix(dir)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|k| self.get_record(&k).map(|(h, b)| (k, h, b)))
+            .collect()
+    }
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -501,6 +716,25 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(rh.flags.has(cubecoords::HeaderFlags::HAS_ASSOCIATIONS));
    }

+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_flags_roundtrip() {
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.word_flags = cubecoords::WordFlags::from_bits(
+            cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED
+                | cubecoords::WordFlags::CONTINUATION
+                | (cubecoords::WordFlags::TYPE_MASK & 0b11),
+        );
+        let enc = super::record_codec::encode_header(&h);
+        let dec = super::record_codec::decode_header(&enc).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(dec.word_flags.bits(), h.word_flags.bits(), "word_flags must round-trip");
+        // refresh_flags recomputes only the per-RECORD HeaderFlags; the separate
+        // per-word word_flags field must be preserved untouched.
+        let mut dec2 = dec;
+        dec2.refresh_flags();
+        assert_eq!(dec2.word_flags.bits(), h.word_flags.bits());
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn missing_record_is_none() {
        let store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
@@ -515,4 +749,286 @@ mod tests {
        assert_eq!(store.get_raw(&Czyx::new(0, 0, 0, 0)), Some(vec![1]));
        assert_eq!(store.get_raw(&Czyx::new(0, 0, 0, 1)), Some(vec![2]));
    }
+
+    /// Regression (2026-08-13, OS-in-CUBE migration): a payload written via the
+    /// RAW path (`put_raw`, i.e. the daemon's `rawput` verb used by OS-layer
+    /// services) must still be READABLE through `get_record`, because that is
+    /// what `cubefs` getattr/read and the `stat` verb go through. Before the
+    /// fix these records reported size 0 and read back empty — real bytes were
+    /// silently invisible through the filesystem.
+    #[test]
+    fn get_record_surfaces_raw_unenveloped_payloads() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let coord = Czyx::new(200, 70, 1, 1);
+        let payload = b"CUBELINUX OS PROCESS SNAPSHOT\nprocs: 118\n".to_vec();
+        store.put_raw(coord, payload.clone());
+
+        let (hdr, body) = store
+            .get_record(&coord)
+            .expect("raw payload must be visible as a record, not vanish");
+        assert_eq!(body, payload, "body must round-trip byte-for-byte");
+        assert_eq!(
+            hdr.size_bytes,
+            Some(payload.len() as u64),
+            "synthesized header must report the true size so getattr is correct"
+        );
+
+        // A short payload (< 4 bytes, cannot even hold a length prefix) is the
+        // other edge the old code dropped: counters like "118" land here.
+        let short = Czyx::new(200, 70, 2, 1);
+        store.put_raw(short, b"118".to_vec());
+        let (h2, b2) = store.get_record(&short).expect("short raw payload visible");
+        assert_eq!(b2, b"118");
+        assert_eq!(h2.size_bytes, Some(3));
+    }
+
+    /// The envelope path must be unaffected by the raw fallback: a properly
+    /// stored record still decodes its real header (not a synthesized one).
+    #[test]
+    fn get_record_still_prefers_the_real_envelope() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let coord = Czyx::new(201, 5, 1, 1);
+        let mut hdr = CubeHeader::new();
+        hdr.title = Some("real-record".to_string());
+        store.put_record(coord, &hdr, b"payload");
+
+        let (got, body) = store.get_record(&coord).expect("enveloped record");
+        assert_eq!(body, b"payload");
+        assert_eq!(
+            got.title.as_deref(),
+            Some("real-record"),
+            "must decode the true header, not fall back to raw"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// PDF Package 2: `scan_by_flag` finds records by flag bit, independent of
+    /// their coordinate address. A record tagged by `DOC_TYPE` must surface
+    /// when queried for that flag and be absent otherwise.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_by_flag_finds_typed_records() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+
+        // A "klog" typed event record.
+        let mut klog = CubeHeader::new();
+        klog.doc_type = Some("klog".into());
+        klog.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 1), &klog, b"kernel: eth0 up");
+
+        // An untyped raw record (the common OS-layer case).
+        store.put_raw(Czyx::new(200, 70, 1, 1), b"118".to_vec());
+
+        let by_doc_type = store.scan_by_flag(cubecoords::HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE);
+        assert_eq!(by_doc_type, vec![Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 1)]);
+
+        // The raw record carries only a synthesized size flag, so it must NOT
+        // match DOC_TYPE.
+        assert!(!by_doc_type.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 70, 1, 1)));
+
+        let by_size = store.scan_by_flag(cubecoords::HeaderFlags::SIZE_BYTES);
+        assert!(
+            !by_size.is_empty(),
+            "synthesized raw headers carry SIZE_BYTES"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_by_word_flag_finds_records() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.word_flags = cubecoords::WordFlags::from_bits(cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED);
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 5, 1, 1), &h, b"secret body");
+
+        let mut h2 = CubeHeader::new();
+        h2.doc_type = Some("plain".into());
+        h2.refresh_flags();
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 5, 2, 2), &h2, b"plain body");
+
+        let enc = store.scan_by_word_flag(cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED);
+        assert_eq!(enc, vec![Czyx::new(200, 5, 1, 1)]);
+        assert!(!enc.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 5, 2, 2)));
+    }
+
+    /// `scan_by_type` is the concrete "log lookup by query" — pull every record
+    /// of a given event type without knowing its coordinate.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_by_type_event_lookup() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let mut a = CubeHeader::new();
+        a.doc_type = Some("klog".into());
+        let mut b = CubeHeader::new();
+        b.doc_type = Some("klog".into());
+        let mut c = CubeHeader::new();
+        c.doc_type = Some("state".into());
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 1), &a, b"k1");
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 2), &b, b"k2");
+        store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 1, 1, 1), &c, b"s1");
+
+        let klogs = store.scan_by_type("klog");
+        assert_eq!(klogs.len(), 2);
+        assert!(klogs.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 1)));
+        assert!(klogs.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 4, 2, 2)));
+
+        // query_by_type returns the decoded payloads too.
+        let klogs_full = store.query_by_type("klog");
+        assert_eq!(klogs_full.len(), 2);
+        assert!(klogs_full.iter().any(|(_, _, b)| b == b"k1"));
+        assert!(klogs_full.iter().any(|(_, _, b)| b == b"k2"));
+
+        assert_eq!(store.scan_by_type("state"), vec![Czyx::new(200, 1, 1, 1)]);
+        assert!(store.scan_by_type("nonexistent").is_empty());
+    }
+
+    /// Path metatags reconstruct a nested directory hierarchy WITHOUT the FS
+    /// needing recursive inode trees (source PDF: "operate on CZYX records and
+    /// Null-space flags rather than paths and inodes"). `/etc/passwd` and
+    /// `/etc/network/interfaces` live at unrelated coordinates but share the
+    /// `/etc` prefix, so `scan_by_path_prefix("/etc")` finds both.
+    #[test]
+    fn scan_by_path_prefix_lists_directory() {
+        let mut store = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+        let mut mk = |c: u8, path: &str, dt: &str| {
+            let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+            h.path = Some(path.to_string());
+            h.doc_type = Some(dt.to_string());
+            h.refresh_flags();
+            store.put_record(Czyx::new(200, 1, c, 1), &h, b"body");
+        };
+        mk(1, "/etc/passwd", "file");
+        mk(2, "/etc/network/interfaces", "file");
+        mk(3, "/etc/hosts", "file");
+        mk(4, "/usr/bin/ls", "file");
+
+        // Exact match.
+        assert_eq!(
+            store.scan_by_path("/etc/passwd"),
+            vec![Czyx::new(200, 1, 1, 1)]
+        );
+
+        // Directory listing via metatag prefix. Bare "/etc" matches every
+        // record whose path is "/etc" or starts with "/etc/" (an exact leaf
+        // like "/etc/hostname" answers "/etc", and "/etc/passwd" is a child).
+        let etc = store.scan_by_path_prefix("/etc");
+        assert_eq!(etc.len(), 3);
+        assert!(etc.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 1, 1, 1)));
+        assert!(etc.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 1, 2, 1)));
+        assert!(etc.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 1, 3, 1)));
+        assert!(
+            !etc.contains(&Czyx::new(200, 1, 4, 1)),
+            "/usr must not appear under /etc"
+        );
+
+        // An exact leaf answers its own parent directory query.
+        assert_eq!(
+            store.scan_by_path_prefix("/etc/hosts"),
+            vec![Czyx::new(200, 1, 3, 1)]
+        );
+
+        // Empty prefix = all paths.
+        assert_eq!(store.scan_by_path_prefix("").len(), 4);
+
+        // The path flag bit is set so the record is also flag-discoverable.
+        let by_path_flag = store.scan_by_flag(cubecoords::HeaderFlags::HAS_PATH);
+        assert_eq!(by_path_flag.len(), 4);
+    }
+
+    // ---- HashBackend trait-level tests (PDF spec: HashMap<u32, Vec<u8>>) ----
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_put_get_delete_roundtrip() {
+        let mut b = HashBackend::new();
+        let k = Czyx::new(10, 20, 30, 40);
+        b.put(k, b"payload".to_vec());
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&k), Some(b"payload".to_vec()));
+        b.delete(&k);
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&k), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_overwrite_replaces_value() {
+        let mut b = HashBackend::new();
+        let k = Czyx::new(0, 1, 2, 3);
+        b.put(k, b"old".to_vec());
+        b.put(k, b"new".to_vec());
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&k), Some(b"new".to_vec()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_keys_sorted_order() {
+        let mut b = HashBackend::new();
+        for c in 1u8..=3 {
+            b.put(Czyx::new(50, c, 10, 1), vec![c]);
+        }
+        let keys = b.keys();
+        assert_eq!(keys.len(), 3);
+        // HashMap iteration is unordered; keys() must sort for stable output.
+        let mut sorted = keys.clone();
+        sorted.sort();
+        assert_eq!(keys, sorted);
+        for k in &keys {
+            assert_eq!(k.c, 50);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_scan_prefix_filters_correctly() {
+        let mut b = HashBackend::new();
+        b.put(Czyx::new(1, 2, 3, 4), b"a".to_vec());
+        b.put(Czyx::new(1, 9, 9, 9), b"b".to_vec());
+        b.put(Czyx::new(2, 0, 0, 0), b"c".to_vec());
+        b.put(Czyx::new(1, 2, 9, 9), b"d".to_vec());
+
+        // C=1 only.
+        let c1 = b.scan_prefix(1, None, None);
+        assert_eq!(c1.len(), 3);
+        for k in &c1 {
+            assert_eq!(k.c, 1);
+        }
+
+        // C=1, Z=2 only.
+        let c1z2 = b.scan_prefix(1, Some(2), None);
+        assert_eq!(c1z2.len(), 2);
+        for k in &c1z2 {
+            assert_eq!(k.c, 1);
+            assert_eq!(k.z, 2);
+        }
+
+        // C=2 only.
+        let c2 = b.scan_prefix(2, None, None);
+        assert_eq!(c2, vec![Czyx::new(2, 0, 0, 0)]);
+
+        // Non-existent C.
+        assert!(b.scan_prefix(99, None, None).is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_empty_keys_and_scan() {
+        let b = HashBackend::new();
+        assert!(b.keys().is_empty());
+        assert!(b.scan_prefix(0, None, None).is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_null_coord_is_valid_key() {
+        let mut b = HashBackend::new();
+        let null = Czyx::new(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        b.put(null, b"null-cube".to_vec());
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&null), Some(b"null-cube".to_vec()));
+        b.delete(&null);
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&null), None);
+
+        // Null cube (0,0,0,0) is distinct from a nearby coord.
+        let near = Czyx::new(0, 0, 0, 1);
+        b.put(near, b"near".to_vec());
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&near), Some(b"near".to_vec()));
+        assert_eq!(b.get(&null), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_backend_multiple_backends_are_independent() {
+        let b1 = HashBackend::new();
+        let mut b2 = HashBackend::new();
+        b2.put(Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1), b"x".to_vec());
+        assert!(b1.get(&Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1)).is_none());
+        assert_eq!(b2.get(&Czyx::new(1, 1, 1, 1)), Some(b"x".to_vec()));
+    }
 }
@@ -16,19 +16,3 @@ cubestore = { path = "../cubestore" }
 cubefs = { path = "../cubefs" }
 cubecode = { path = "../cubecode" }
 cubecrypt = { path = "../cubecrypt" }
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "cube"
-path = "src/bin/cube.rs"
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "cube-demo"
-path = "src/bin/cube_demo.rs"
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "cube-server"
-path = "src/bin/cube-server.rs"
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "cubec"
-path = "src/bin/cubec.rs"
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ the spec never defined.
 ## Binaries

 * `cube-demo` — self-contained tour (write two linked cells, run; seal a
-  record, reopen + run). Prints evidence at each step.
+  record, reopen + run). Prints evidence at each step. (in `cubesys`)
 * `cube` — CLI: `write`, `run`, `ls`, `stat`, `seal`, `open` over one store,
  interactively (`repl`), from a file (`script`), or as the demo (`demo`).
+  Now a standalone crate (`cubecli/`); identical behavior to the former
+  `cubesys/src/bin/cube.rs`.
 * `cube-server` — long-lived daemon: holds ONE `CubeStore` for its whole
  lifetime and serves the same command language over a Unix-domain socket.
  Snapshots the store to a JSON file on every request so the cube survives
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::audit::{Audit, OP_DELETE, OP_GRANT, OP_OPEN, OP_READ, OP_REVOKE, OP_S
 use crate::grants::{grant, grant_allows, perms_from_str, revoke, Owner, Perm};
 use crate::store::ConcurrentStore;
 use crate::tenant::{TenantIdentity, TenantSession};
-use cubecode::{CodeCell, Kind, Op, Vm};
+use cubecode::{CodeCell, Kind, Op, RunResult, Vm};
 use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
 use cubecrypt::{CubeEnv, KeySlot, Selector, TransformId};
 use cubestore::{CubeStore, HashBackend};
@@ -448,10 +448,218 @@ impl Session {
                    ))
                }
            }
+            "query-path" => {
+                // Reconstruct a directory listing from path metatags (no FS
+                // inode tree needed). `query-path /etc` returns every record
+                // whose `path` metatag is under /etc — the PDF's "operate on
+                // CZYX records and Null-space flags rather than paths/inodes".
+                let dir = it
+                    .next()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| "query-path needs <dir-prefix>".to_string())?;
+                let matches = store.query_by_path_prefix(dir);
+                if matches.is_empty() {
+                    Ok(format!("query-path {dir} -> (no matches)"))
+                } else {
+                    let mut names: Vec<String> = matches
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter_map(|c| {
+                            store.get_record(c).map(|(h, _)| {
+                                let p = h.path.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+                                format!("{}:{}", c.pack_u32(), p)
+                            })
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+                    names.sort();
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "query-path {dir} -> {} matches:\n  {}",
+                        names.len(),
+                        names.join("\n  ")
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+            "scan-word-flags" => {
+                let a = it
+                    .next()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| "scan-word-flags needs <flag> (name or 0xbits)".to_string())?;
+                let bits = parse_word_flag(a)?;
+                let coords = store.scan_by_word_flag(bits);
+                if coords.is_empty() {
+                    Ok(format!("scan-word-flags {a} (0x{bits:04x}) -> (no matches)"))
+                } else {
+                    let names: Vec<String> =
+                        coords.iter().map(|c| c.pack_u32().to_string()).collect();
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "scan-word-flags {a} (0x{bits:04x}) -> {} matches:\n  {}",
+                        coords.len(),
+                        names.join("\n  ")
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+            "show-flags" => {
+                let cs = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "show-flags needs <C.Z.Y.X>".to_string())?;
+                let coord = parse_coord(cs).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coordinate '{cs}' (want C.Z.Y.X)"))?;
+                match store.get_record(&coord) {
+                    None => Ok(format!("show-flags {cs} -> (no record)")),
+                    Some((h, body)) => Ok(format!(
+                        "show-flags {cs}\n  header_flags: 0x{:04x} {}\n  word_flags:   0x{:04x} {}\n  size: {} bytes",
+                        h.flags.bits(), header_flag_names(h.flags.bits()),
+                        h.word_flags.bits(), word_flag_names(h.word_flags.bits()),
+                        body.len()))
+                }
+            }
+            // Session-message / note log: a searchable, per-session, per-day
+            // note area stored as CZYX records carrying WordFlags metadata
+            // (the structured replacement for the hand-maintained RESUME-*.md
+            // files and the Hermes session store).
+            "note" | "notes" => crate::notes::note_command(store, line),
+            // Project threads: list projects / walk a project's associated notes
+            // (the first-class-association model for tracking work between sessions).
+            "project" | "projects" => crate::notes::project_command(store, line),
+            "trace-capture" => {
+                let src_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-capture needs <source C.Z.Y.X> <target C.Z.Y.X>".to_string())?;
+                let tgt_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-capture needs <target C.Z.Y.X>".to_string())?;
+                let src = parse_coord(src_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad source coord '{src_s}'"))?;
+                let tgt = parse_coord(tgt_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad target coord '{tgt_s}'"))?;
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                let mut vm = cubecode::Vm::new(snap);
+                let (result, trace) = vm.run_captured(src);
+                let out = vm.output().to_vec();
+                // Store the captured trace as a Kind::Layer AI-artifact record,
+                // linked back to the source cell (a linked CZYX edge).
+                let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+                h.title = Some(format!("trace:{}", src.pack_u32()));
+                h.doc_type = Some(cubecode::Kind::Layer.as_str().to_string());
+                h.linked_records = vec![src];
+                h.refresh_flags();
+                store.put_record(tgt, &h, &cubecode::encode(&trace));
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "trace-capture {src_s} -> {tgt_s} (layer, {} ops, {:?}) output {} bytes",
+                    trace.len(),
+                    result,
+                    out.len()
+                ))
+            }
+            "trace-replay" => {
+                let tgt_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-replay needs <C.Z.Y.X>".to_string())?;
+                let tgt = parse_coord(tgt_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{tgt_s}'"))?;
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                match cubecode::replay_trace(&snap, tgt) {
+                    Some((result, out)) => Ok(format!(
+                        "trace-replay {tgt_s}: {:?}\n  output ({} bytes): {}",
+                        result,
+                        out.len(),
+                        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out)
+                    )),
+                    None => Err(format!("trace-replay {tgt_s}: no valid trace record at that coord")),
+                }
+            }
+            "trace-verify" => {
+                let src_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-verify needs <source> <trace> <golden>".to_string())?;
+                let tr_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-verify needs <trace>".to_string())?;
+                let go_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-verify needs <golden>".to_string())?;
+                let src = parse_coord(src_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{src_s}'"))?;
+                let tr = parse_coord(tr_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{tr_s}'"))?;
+                let go = parse_coord(go_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{go_s}'"))?;
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                match cubecode::verify_golden(&snap, src, tr, go) {
+                    Ok(()) => Ok(format!(
+                        "trace-verify {src_s} {tr_s} {go_s} -> PASS (replay + fresh run match golden)"
+                    )),
+                    Err(e) => Ok(format!("trace-verify {src_s} {tr_s} {go_s} -> FAIL: {e}")),
+                }
+            }
+            "trace-list" => {
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                let mut rows = Vec::new();
+                for k in snap.keys() {
+                    if let Some((h, _)) = snap.get_record(&k) {
+                        let dt = h.doc_type.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+                        let is_artifact = matches!(dt.as_str(), "layer" | "golden" | "checkpoint" | "variant")
+                            || h.title.as_deref().map_or(false, |t| t.starts_with("trace:") || t.starts_with("golden:"));
+                        if is_artifact {
+                            let links = h.linked_records
+                                .iter().map(|c| c.pack_u32().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(",");
+                            rows.push(format!("{}  [{}]  {}  -> links: {links}",
+                                k.pack_u32(), dt, h.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("")));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if rows.is_empty() {
+                    Ok("trace-list -> (no layer/golden/checkpoint/variant/trace records)".to_string())
+                } else {
+                    Ok(format!("trace-list -> {} records:\n  {}", rows.len(), rows.join("\n  ")))
+                }
+            }
+            "trace-links" => {
+                let cs = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "trace-links needs <C.Z.Y.X> [depth]".to_string())?;
+                let coord = parse_coord(cs).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{cs}'"))?;
+                let depth = it.next().and_then(|d| d.parse::<usize>().ok()).unwrap_or(3);
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                let hops = cubecode::lineage(&snap, coord, depth);
+                if hops.is_empty() {
+                    return Ok(format!("trace-links {cs} -> (no record)"));
+                }
+                let mut lines = Vec::new();
+                for h in &hops {
+                    let links = h.links.iter().map(|c| c.pack_u32().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
+                    lines.push(format!("  {}  [{}]  {}  -> {links}", h.coord.pack_u32(), h.doc_type, h.title));
+                }
+                Ok(format!("trace-links {cs} (depth {depth}) -> {} hops:\n{}", hops.len(), lines.join("\n")))
+            }
+            "golden-capture" => {
+                let src_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "golden-capture needs <source> <trace> <golden>".to_string())?;
+                let tr_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "golden-capture needs <trace>".to_string())?;
+                let go_s = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "golden-capture needs <golden>".to_string())?;
+                let name = it.next().unwrap_or("golden").to_string();
+                let src = parse_coord(src_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{src_s}'"))?;
+                let tr = parse_coord(tr_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{tr_s}'"))?;
+                let go = parse_coord(go_s).ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coord '{go_s}'"))?;
+                let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+                let mut vm = cubecode::Vm::new(snap);
+                let (_r, trace) = vm.run_captured(src);
+                let out = vm.output().to_vec();
+                // Trace record: Kind::Layer, linked to the source.
+                let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+                h.title = Some(format!("trace:{name}"));
+                h.doc_type = Some(cubecode::Kind::Layer.as_str().to_string());
+                h.linked_records = vec![src];
+                h.refresh_flags();
+                store.put_record(tr, &h, &cubecode::encode(&trace));
+                // Golden output record, linked to the trace.
+                let mut hg = CubeHeader::new();
+                hg.title = Some(format!("golden:{name}"));
+                hg.doc_type = Some("golden".into());
+                hg.linked_records = vec![tr];
+                hg.refresh_flags();
+                store.put_record(go, &hg, &out);
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "golden-capture {src_s} -> {tr_s} (layer) + {go_s} (golden), output {} bytes",
+                    out.len()
+                ))
+            }
            "prog" => {
                let path = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "prog needs <path>".to_string())?;
                let mut ops: Vec<Op> = Vec::new();
+                // Optional behavior-descriptor flags: `K=pure` `K=io` `K=hot`.
+                // These stamp the OS-kernel behavior bits (PDF §524–525) on the
+                // record header and switch the kind to `kernel` so the cube
+                // correctly classifies operator kernels vs plain functions.
+                let mut descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior> = None;
                while let Some(tok) = it.next() {
+                    if let Some(flag) = tok.strip_prefix("K=") {
+                        let bit = match flag {
+                            "pure" => cubecode::Behavior::PURE,
+                            "io" => cubecode::Behavior::IO_HEAVY,
+                            "alloc" => cubecode::Behavior::ALLOCATES,
+                            "net" => cubecode::Behavior::NETWORK,
+                            "sec" => cubecode::Behavior::SECURITY_SENSITIVE,
+                            "hot" => cubecode::Behavior::HOT_PATH,
+                            other => return Err(format!("prog: unknown descriptor K={other}")),
+                        };
+                        let cur = descriptor.unwrap_or_default();
+                        descriptor = Some(cubecode::Behavior(cur.0 | bit));
+                        continue;
+                    }
                    let arg = if takes_arg(tok) {
                        it.next()
                            .and_then(|a| a.parse::<u8>().ok())
@@ -464,11 +672,13 @@ impl Session {
                if ops.is_empty() {
                    return Err("prog: no ops given".to_string());
                }
+                let is_kernel = descriptor.is_some();
+                let kind = if is_kernel { Kind::Kernel } else { Kind::Fn };
                let name = path.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(path);
                // Compute the exact record bytes `put_record` would write, using
                // a throwaway store so we can buffer (or apply) them without
                // duplicating the record codec.
-                let coord = scratch_code_coord(path, Kind::Fn, name, &ops)?;
+                let coord = scratch_code_coord(path, kind, name, &ops)?;
                // Task 6: reject overwriting a record owned by a different owner.
                if let Some(msg) = self.admit_mutate(coord, Perm::Write) {
                    self.audit_now(OP_WRITE, coord, false);
@@ -478,28 +688,341 @@ impl Session {
                let owner = self.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.owner_local.as_str());
                let value = {
                    let mut scratch = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
-                    crate::store_code_cell(&mut scratch, path, Kind::Fn, name, &[], &ops, owner)
-                        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                    crate::store_code_cell(
+                        &mut scratch,
+                        path,
+                        kind,
+                        name,
+                        &[],
+                        &ops,
+                        owner,
+                        descriptor,
+                    )
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
                    scratch.get_raw(&coord).unwrap_or_default()
                };
-                let header = header_for_code(Kind::Fn, name, &ops, owner);
+                let header = header_for_code(kind, name, &ops, owner, descriptor);
+                if let Some(txn) = self.txn.as_mut() {
+                    txn.ops.push(TxnOp {
+                        coord,
+                        put: Some((value, header)),
+                    });
+                    let kind_tag = if is_kernel { "kernel" } else { "fn" };
+                    return Ok(format!(
+                        "buffered prog {path} ({kind_tag}, {} ops) — commit to apply",
+                        ops.len()
+                    ));
+                }
+                let coord = store
+                    .put_code_cell(path, kind, name, &[], &ops, owner, descriptor)
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                let kind_tag = if is_kernel { "kernel" } else { "fn" };
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "wrote program {path} -> coord {} ({kind_tag}, {} ops)",
+                    coord.pack_u32(),
+                    ops.len()
+                ))
+            }
+            "link" => {
+                // Attach a callee coordinate to an existing code cell's call
+                // graph. `link <path> <c> <z> <y> <x>` appends (c,z,y,x) to the
+                // cell's `linked_records`, so a `call n` opcode in that cell
+                // dispatches to linked_records[n] (the cube's association
+                // graph IS the call graph). This is what makes functions stored
+                // in CUBE callable from other functions stored in CUBE.
+                let path = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "link needs <path>".to_string())?;
+                let c = parse_u8(it.next(), "link needs <c>")?;
+                let z = parse_u8(it.next(), "link needs <z>")?;
+                let y = parse_u8(it.next(), "link needs <y>")?;
+                let x = parse_u8(it.next(), "link needs <x>")?;
+                let target = Czyx::new(c, z, y, x);
+                let coord = crate::path_to_czyx(path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                if let Some(msg) = self.admit_mutate(coord, Perm::Write) {
+                    self.audit_now(OP_WRITE, coord, false);
+                    return Err(msg);
+                }
+                self.audit_now(OP_WRITE, coord, true);
+                // Load the existing cell, append the link, re-store it.
+                let cell = crate::load_code_cell(&store.read_snapshot(), path)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("link: cannot load {path}: {e:?}"))?;
+                let mut links = cell.links().to_vec();
+                if links.contains(&target) {
+                    return Ok(format!(
+                        "link {path}: {target:?} already linked (degree {})",
+                        links.len()
+                    ));
+                }
+                links.push(target);
+                let code = cubecode::decode(&cell.body())
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("link: bad bytecode in {path}: {e:?}"))?;
+                let owner = self.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.owner_local.as_str());
+                store
+                    .put_code_cell(
+                        path,
+                        cell.kind(),
+                        cell.name().unwrap_or(path),
+                        &links,
+                        &code,
+                        owner,
+                        None,
+                    )
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "linked {path} -> {target:?} (call-graph degree now {})",
+                    links.len()
+                ))
+            }
+            // ---- OS-operator-kernel authoring + thin effector (Steps 1 & 2) ----
+            // Per the reframe, the OS's *computation* lives in CUBE as operator
+            // kernels (call graphs + behavior descriptors, PDF §524–525). The
+            // native OS layer is only a thin effector: it reads a kernel's
+            // computed result and applies the effect. The cubevm never does
+            // store-IO itself. `kernel` authors a kernel; `tick` lays down the
+            // OS kernel call-graph; `native-apply` is the effector boundary.
+            "kernel" => {
+                // `kernel <path> [K=pure|io|hot ...] <op> <arg> ...`
+                // Like `prog`, but the cell is always kind=Kernel and accepts
+                // behavior-descriptor flags so the OS marks operator kernels
+                // distinctly from plain functions.
+                let path = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "kernel needs <path>".to_string())?;
+                let mut ops: Vec<Op> = Vec::new();
+                let mut descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior> = None;
+                while let Some(tok) = it.next() {
+                    if let Some(flag) = tok.strip_prefix("K=") {
+                        let bit = match flag {
+                            "pure" => cubecode::Behavior::PURE,
+                            "io" => cubecode::Behavior::IO_HEAVY,
+                            "alloc" => cubecode::Behavior::ALLOCATES,
+                            "net" => cubecode::Behavior::NETWORK,
+                            "sec" => cubecode::Behavior::SECURITY_SENSITIVE,
+                            "hot" => cubecode::Behavior::HOT_PATH,
+                            other => return Err(format!("kernel: unknown descriptor K={other}")),
+                        };
+                        let cur = descriptor.unwrap_or_default();
+                        descriptor = Some(cubecode::Behavior(cur.0 | bit));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let arg = if takes_arg(tok) {
+                        it.next()
+                            .and_then(|a| a.parse::<u8>().ok())
+                            .ok_or_else(|| format!("kernel: {tok} needs a u8 argument"))?
+                    } else {
+                        0
+                    };
+                    ops.push(make_op(tok, arg)?);
+                }
+                if ops.is_empty() {
+                    return Err("kernel: no ops given".to_string());
+                }
+                let name = path.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(path);
+                let coord = scratch_code_coord(path, Kind::Kernel, name, &ops)?;
+                if let Some(msg) = self.admit_mutate(coord, Perm::Write) {
+                    self.audit_now(OP_WRITE, coord, false);
+                    return Err(msg);
+                }
+                self.audit_now(OP_WRITE, coord, true);
+                let owner = self.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.owner_local.as_str());
+                let value = {
+                    let mut scratch = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
+                    crate::store_code_cell(
+                        &mut scratch,
+                        path,
+                        Kind::Kernel,
+                        name,
+                        &[],
+                        &ops,
+                        owner,
+                        descriptor,
+                    )
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                    scratch.get_raw(&coord).unwrap_or_default()
+                };
+                let header = header_for_code(Kind::Kernel, name, &ops, owner, descriptor);
                if let Some(txn) = self.txn.as_mut() {
                    txn.ops.push(TxnOp {
                        coord,
                        put: Some((value, header)),
                    });
                    return Ok(format!(
-                        "buffered prog {path} ({} ops) — commit to apply",
+                        "buffered kernel {path} ({} ops) — commit to apply",
                        ops.len()
                    ));
                }
                let coord = store
-                    .put_code_cell(path, Kind::Fn, name, &[], &ops, owner)
+                    .put_code_cell(path, Kind::Kernel, name, &[], &ops, owner, descriptor)
                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
                Ok(format!(
-                    "wrote program {path} -> coord {} ({} ops)",
+                    "wrote kernel {path} -> coord {} ({} ops, descriptors={:?})",
                    coord.pack_u32(),
-                    ops.len()
+                    ops.len(),
+                    descriptor.map(|b| b.tags()).unwrap_or_default()
+                ))
+            }
+            "tick" => {
+                // Lay down the OS operator-kernel call graph (Step 1). Each leaf
+                // is a real CUBE kernel composed via `linked_records` (the call
+                // graph) and tagged with behavior descriptors. `cube-os-tick`
+                // calls the three leaves in order. Nothing is executed here —
+                // the native layer later `run`s each and `native-apply`s the
+                // effect. This is "everything in CUBE" done the spec's way:
+                // the OS's behavior lives as kernels + call graph + descriptors.
+                let c = cubecode::C_OS_KERNEL;
+                let cfg = format!("/c{c}/z001/y001/x001"); // normalize-config: pure
+                let decide = format!("/c{c}/z001/y001/x002"); // decide-snapshot: io
+                let summarize = format!("/c{c}/z001/y001/x003"); // summarize-procs: pure+hot
+                let tick = format!("/c{c}/z001/y001/x004"); // cube-os-tick: hot (calls 0..2)
+
+                let cfg_code = vec![Op::Const(7), Op::Const(3), Op::Add, Op::Halt]; // 7+3=10
+                let decide_code = vec![Op::Const(1), Op::Ret]; // 1 => snapshot
+                let summarize_code = vec![Op::Const(20), Op::Halt]; // 20 procs
+                let tick_code = vec![
+                    Op::Const(0),
+                    Op::CallLink(0), // cfg
+                    Op::CallLink(1), // decide
+                    Op::CallLink(2), // summarize
+                    Op::Halt,
+                ];
+
+                // Stage the leaves first (we need their coords to build the
+                // call-graph edges of the root), then the root. `with_mut`
+                // hands us exclusive `&mut CubeStore` access so the helper can
+                // write each record through the normal codec.
+                let cfg_c = store
+                    .with_mut(|s| {
+                        crate::store_code_cell(
+                            s,
+                            &cfg,
+                            Kind::Kernel,
+                            "normalize-config",
+                            &[],
+                            &cfg_code,
+                            None,
+                            Some(cubecode::Behavior(cubecode::Behavior::PURE)),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .map_err(|e: crate::SysError| e.to_string())?;
+                let dec_c = store
+                    .with_mut(|s| {
+                        crate::store_code_cell(
+                            s,
+                            &decide,
+                            Kind::Kernel,
+                            "decide-snapshot",
+                            &[],
+                            &decide_code,
+                            None,
+                            Some(cubecode::Behavior(cubecode::Behavior::IO_HEAVY)),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .map_err(|e: crate::SysError| e.to_string())?;
+                let sum_c = store
+                    .with_mut(|s| {
+                        crate::store_code_cell(
+                            s,
+                            &summarize,
+                            Kind::Kernel,
+                            "summarize-procs",
+                            &[],
+                            &summarize_code,
+                            None,
+                            Some(cubecode::Behavior(
+                                cubecode::Behavior::PURE | cubecode::Behavior::HOT_PATH,
+                            )),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .map_err(|e: crate::SysError| e.to_string())?;
+                let tick_c = store
+                    .with_mut(|s| {
+                        crate::store_code_cell(
+                            s,
+                            &tick,
+                            Kind::Kernel,
+                            "cube-os-tick",
+                            &[cfg_c, dec_c, sum_c], // call graph: tick -> {cfg,decide,summarize}
+                            &tick_code,
+                            None,
+                            Some(cubecode::Behavior(cubecode::Behavior::HOT_PATH)),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .map_err(|e: crate::SysError| e.to_string())?;
+
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "OS kernel call-graph laid down (kind=kernel, in cube c{c}):\n  {} normalize-config  [pure]    -> coord {}\n  {} decide-snapshot  [io]      -> coord {}\n  {} summarize-procs  [pure,hot] -> coord {}\n  {} cube-os-tick     [hot]     -> coord {} (links cfg,decide,summarize)\nrun e.g.: run {}\nthen effector: native-apply {}",
+                    cfg, cfg_c.pack_u32(), decide, dec_c.pack_u32(), summarize,
+                    sum_c.pack_u32(), tick, tick_c.pack_u32(), tick_c.pack_u32(),
+                    tick
+                ))
+            }
+            "native-apply" => {
+                // Step 2: the thin effector. The decision/computation already
+                let path = it
+                    .next()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| "native-apply needs <kernel-path>".to_string())?;
+                let cell = crate::load_code_cell(&store.read_snapshot(), path)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("native-apply: cannot load {path}: {e}"))?;
+                if cell.kind() != Kind::Kernel {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "native-apply: {path} is kind={:?}, expected a kernel",
+                        cell.kind()
+                    ));
+                }
+                // Build a throwaway in-memory store holding just this kernel
+                // (the VM needs a store to walk), then run it. The computation
+                // is entirely in CUBE; we only read back the computed result.
+                let coord = crate::path_to_czyx(path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                let mut vm_store = cubestore::CubeStore::new(cubestore::HashBackend::new());
+                crate::store_code_cell(
+                    &mut vm_store,
+                    path,
+                    Kind::Kernel,
+                    cell.name().unwrap_or(path),
+                    cell.links(),
+                    &cell.code,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                )
+                .map_err(|e| format!("native-apply: stage failed: {e}"))?;
+                let mut vm = Vm::new(vm_store);
+                let result = match vm.run(coord) {
+                    RunResult::Halted { top } => top,
+                    other => {
+                        return Err(format!(
+                            "native-apply: kernel did not halt cleanly: {other:?}"
+                        ))
+                    }
+                };
+                let r = result.unwrap_or(0);
+                let effect = match cell.name() {
+                    Some("decide-snapshot") => {
+                        if r != 0 {
+                            format!(
+                                "OS EFFECT: persist runtime snapshot into CUBE (c{} band); decision kernel returned {} => snapshot NOW",
+                                cubecode::C_OS_EFFECT, r
+                            )
+                        } else {
+                            "OS EFFECT: no snapshot (decision kernel returned 0)".to_string()
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => format!(
+                        "OS EFFECT: apply computed result {} from kernel {}@{}",
+                        r,
+                        cell.name().unwrap_or("?"),
+                        path
+                    ),
+                };
+                Ok(format!(
+                    "native-apply {} (kind=kernel, descriptors={:?}):\n  computed result = {}\n  {}",
+                    path,
+                    cubecode::Behavior::from_flags(
+                        store
+                            .read_snapshot()
+                            .get_record(&coord)
+                            .map(|(h, _)| h.flags.bits())
+                            .unwrap_or(0)
+                    )
+                    .tags(),
+                    r,
+                    effect
                ))
            }
            "write" => {
@@ -520,11 +1043,20 @@ impl Session {
                let owner = self.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.owner_local.as_str());
                let value = {
                    let mut scratch = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
-                    crate::store_code_cell(&mut scratch, path, Kind::Fn, name, &[], &code, owner)
-                        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                    crate::store_code_cell(
+                        &mut scratch,
+                        path,
+                        Kind::Fn,
+                        name,
+                        &[],
+                        &code,
+                        owner,
+                        None,
+                    )
+                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
                    scratch.get_raw(&coord).unwrap_or_default()
                };
-                let header = header_for_code(Kind::Fn, name, &code, owner);
+                let header = header_for_code(Kind::Fn, name, &code, owner, None);
                if let Some(txn) = self.txn.as_mut() {
                    txn.ops.push(TxnOp {
                        coord,
@@ -536,7 +1068,7 @@ impl Session {
                    ));
                }
                let coord = store
-                    .put_code_cell(path, Kind::Fn, name, &[], &code, owner)
+                    .put_code_cell(path, Kind::Fn, name, &[], &code, owner, None)
                    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
                Ok(format!("wrote {path} -> coord {}", coord.pack_u32()))
            }
@@ -596,6 +1128,66 @@ impl Session {
                store.delete_raw(&coord);
                Ok(format!("ok: deleted {}", coord.pack_u32()))
            }
+            // --- Enveloped coordinate API (PDF Package 2: `put(C,Z,Y,X,
+            //     bytes, flags)`). Unlike `rawput`, this writes a full record
+            //     with a `CubeHeader`, so the record carries metatags
+            //     (doc_type / title) that the associative `query` verb can
+            //     target by event type. `rawput` stays for bulk/append payloads
+            //     (e.g. the rolling kernel-log window) that do not need header
+            //     metadata; `put` is for addressed, discoverable records. ---
+            "put" => {
+                let c = parse_u8(it.next(), "put needs <c>")?;
+                let z = parse_u8(it.next(), "put needs <z>")?;
+                let y = parse_u8(it.next(), "put needs <y>")?;
+                let x = parse_u8(it.next(), "put needs <x>")?;
+                let hex = it
+                    .next()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| "put needs <hex-bytes>".to_string())?;
+                let val = hex_decode(hex).ok_or_else(|| "put: value must be hex".to_string())?;
+                let coord = Czyx::new(c, z, y, x);
+                // Optional metatags: `doc_type=<t>` and/or `title=<t>` may
+                // follow. These are what `query <doc_type>` matches on.
+                let mut header = CubeHeader::new();
+                for tok in it {
+                    if let Some(v) = tok.strip_prefix("doc_type=") {
+                        header.doc_type = Some(v.to_string());
+                    } else if let Some(v) = tok.strip_prefix("title=") {
+                        header.title = Some(v.to_string());
+                    } else if let Some(v) = tok.strip_prefix("path=") {
+                        // POSIX path metatag: the original filesystem path.
+                        // Lets scan_by_path_prefix reconstruct nesting from flags.
+                        header.path = Some(v.to_string());
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(format!("put: unknown option {tok}"));
+                    }
+                }
+                header.created_at = Some(
+                    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                        .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+                        .unwrap_or(0),
+                );
+                header.refresh_flags();
+                let doc_type_dbg = header.doc_type.clone();
+                if let Some(txn) = self.txn.as_mut() {
+                    txn.ops.push(TxnOp {
+                        coord,
+                        put: Some((val, header)),
+                    });
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "buffered put {} (doc_type={:?}) — commit to apply",
+                        coord.pack_u32(),
+                        doc_type_dbg
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    store.put_record(coord, &header, &val);
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "ok: wrote {} (doc_type={:?})",
+                        coord.pack_u32(),
+                        doc_type_dbg
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
            "rawkeys" => {
                let ks: Vec<String> = store
                    .keys()
@@ -752,7 +1344,20 @@ impl Session {
                let dir = it.next().ok_or_else(|| "ls needs <dir>".to_string())?;
                // R5: directory reads are metadata reads — honor the read gate
                // so an attacker can't enumerate a victim's records by name.
-                let dir_coord = crate::path_to_czyx(dir).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                // Use parse_path (not path_to_czyx) because ls targets a
+                // directory prefix, which path_to_czyx rejects as "not a record".
+                let parsed = cubefs::path::parse_path(dir)
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("ls: bad path {dir}: {e}"))?;
+                // The ACL gate wants the directory's prefix coordinate
+                // (trailing axes zeroed) — same key the NullSpace acl_bucket
+                // uses for directory ACLs.
+                let dir_coord = match parsed.axes.len() {
+                    0 => Czyx::new(0, 0, 0, 0), // root
+                    1 => Czyx::new(parsed.axes[0], 0, 0, 0),
+                    2 => Czyx::new(parsed.axes[0], parsed.axes[1], 0, 0),
+                    3 => Czyx::new(parsed.axes[0], parsed.axes[1], parsed.axes[2], 0),
+                    _ => return Err("ls: path too deep".to_string()),
+                };
                if let Some(msg) = self.admit_read(dir_coord) {
                    self.audit_now(OP_READ, dir_coord, false);
                    return Err(msg);
@@ -783,8 +1388,15 @@ impl Session {
                    .getattr(path)
                    .map_err(|e| format!("stat {path}: {e:?}"))?;
                Ok(format!(
-                    "stat {path} -> ino={} kind={:?} size={} mode={:o}",
-                    a.ino, a.kind, a.size, a.mode
+                    "stat {path} -> ino={} kind={:?} size={} mode={:o} word_flags=0x{:04x} {} header_flags=0x{:04x} {}",
+                    a.ino,
+                    a.kind,
+                    a.size,
+                    a.mode,
+                    a.word_flags,
+                    word_flag_names(a.word_flags),
+                    a.header_flags,
+                    header_flag_names(a.header_flags)
                ))
            }
            "keyinit" => {
@@ -952,19 +1564,31 @@ pub fn txn_snapshot(s: &Session) -> CubeStore<HashBackend> {
 /// writing — used to buffer `prog`/`write` mutations during a transaction.
 fn scratch_code_coord(path: &str, kind: Kind, name: &str, code: &[Op]) -> Result<Czyx, String> {
    let mut scratch = CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new());
-    crate::store_code_cell(&mut scratch, path, kind, name, &[], code, None)
+    crate::store_code_cell(&mut scratch, path, kind, name, &[], code, None, None)
        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }

 /// Build the `CubeHeader` a `store_code_cell` call would attach (mirrors
 /// `crate::store_code_cell`), so a buffered txn put carries the same header.
 /// `owner` (when set) is stamped on `owner_local_user` for Task 6 enforcement.
-fn header_for_code(kind: Kind, name: &str, code: &[Op], owner: Option<&str>) -> CubeHeader {
+/// `descriptor` (when set) stamps the behavior-descriptor bits (PDF §524–525).
+fn header_for_code(
+    kind: Kind,
+    name: &str,
+    code: &[Op],
+    owner: Option<&str>,
+    descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior>,
+) -> CubeHeader {
    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
    h.title = Some(name.to_string());
    h.doc_type = Some(kind.as_str().to_string());
    h.linked_records = Vec::new();
    h.owner_local_user = owner.map(|o| o.to_string());
+    // OS-created records carry per-word flags (tag 14).
+    h.word_flags = crate::default_word_flags(kind, descriptor);
+    if let Some(b) = descriptor {
+        h.flags.0 |= b.to_flags();
+    }
    if h.doc_type.as_deref() == Some("fn") {
        h.size_bytes = Some(cubecode::encode(code).len() as u64);
    }
@@ -992,6 +1616,72 @@ pub fn parse_coord(s: &str) -> Option<cubecoords::Czyx> {
 }

 /// Parse a single `u8` axis token: decimal (`7`) or hex (`0x07`).
+
+fn header_flag_names(bits: u16) -> String {
+    let mut v: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::TITLE != 0 { v.push("title"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE != 0 { v.push("doc_type"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::CREATED_AT != 0 { v.push("created_at"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::SIZE_BYTES != 0 { v.push("size_bytes"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::PERM_ROOT_ONLY != 0 { v.push("root_only"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::PERM_LOCAL_USER != 0 { v.push("local_user"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::PERM_REMOTE_USER != 0 { v.push("remote_user"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::HAS_ASSOCIATIONS != 0 { v.push("associations"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::HeaderFlags::HAS_PATH != 0 { v.push("path"); }
+    if v.is_empty() { String::new() } else { format!("({})", v.join("|")) }
+}
+
+fn word_flag_names(bits: u16) -> String {
+    let mut v: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+    let arr = bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::ARR_MASK;
+    if arr == 0 { v.push("tri6"); } else if arr == 1 { v.push("pair"); }
+    else if arr == 2 { v.push("triad"); } else { v.push("quad"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::START_RECORD != 0 { v.push("start"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::END_RECORD != 0 { v.push("end"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::IS_HEADER != 0 { v.push("header"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::CONTINUATION != 0 { v.push("cont"); }
+    let ty = (bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::TYPE_MASK) >> 6;
+    match ty { 0 => v.push("type=text"), 1 => v.push("type=binary"), 2 => v.push("type=code"), _ => v.push("type=ai") }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::PERM_ROOT != 0 { v.push("root"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::PERM_USER != 0 { v.push("user"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::ASSOC_EDGE != 0 { v.push("assoc"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED != 0 { v.push("encrypted"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::COMPRESSED != 0 { v.push("compressed"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::STEGO != 0 { v.push("stego"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::NULL_LOOKUP != 0 { v.push("null"); }
+    if bits & cubecoords::WordFlags::CHECKSUM != 0 { v.push("checksum"); }
+    format!("({})", v.join("|"))
+}
+
+fn parse_word_flag(a: &str) -> Result<u16, String> {
+    let lower = a.to_lowercase();
+    let bits = match lower.as_str() {
+        "start" => cubecoords::WordFlags::START_RECORD,
+        "end" => cubecoords::WordFlags::END_RECORD,
+        "header" => cubecoords::WordFlags::IS_HEADER,
+        "cont" | "continuation" => cubecoords::WordFlags::CONTINUATION,
+        "text" | "type-text" => 0 << 6,
+        "binary" | "type-binary" => 1 << 6,
+        "code" | "type-code" => 2 << 6,
+        "ai" | "type-ai" => 3 << 6,
+        "root" => cubecoords::WordFlags::PERM_ROOT,
+        "user" => cubecoords::WordFlags::PERM_USER,
+        "assoc" | "assoc-edge" => cubecoords::WordFlags::ASSOC_EDGE,
+        "encrypted" | "enc" => cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED,
+        "compressed" | "comp" => cubecoords::WordFlags::COMPRESSED,
+        "stego" => cubecoords::WordFlags::STEGO,
+        "null" | "null-lookup" => cubecoords::WordFlags::NULL_LOOKUP,
+        "checksum" => cubecoords::WordFlags::CHECKSUM,
+        other => match other.strip_prefix("0x") {
+            Some(hex) => return u16::from_str_radix(hex, 16)
+                .map_err(|_| format!("invalid hex word flag '{a}'")),
+            None => return other.parse::<u16>()
+                .map_err(|_| format!("unknown word flag '{a}'")),
+        },
+    };
+    Ok(bits)
+}
+
 fn parse_u8(t: Option<&str>, what: &str) -> Result<u8, String> {
    let t = t.ok_or_else(|| what.to_string())?;
    t.parse::<u8>()
@@ -1101,6 +1791,82 @@ mod tests {
        Session::with_store(Arc::new(ConcurrentStore::memory()))
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn os_kernels_live_in_cube_with_call_graph_and_descriptors() {
+        // Step 1: OS operator behavior lives in CUBE as kernels, composed via
+        // a call graph (linked_records) and tagged with behavior descriptors.
+        // Step 2: a thin native effector (`native-apply`) runs each kernel in
+        // the VM, reads its computed result, and emits the OS effect — the
+        // cubevm itself never does store-IO (spec-aligned, PDF §524–525).
+        let mut s = session();
+
+        // Lay down the OS kernel call graph.
+        let out = s.exec("tick").expect("tick should lay down kernels");
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("normalize-config"),
+            "cfg kernel missing: {out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("decide-snapshot"),
+            "decide kernel missing: {out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("summarize-procs"),
+            "summarize kernel missing: {out}"
+        );
+        assert!(out.contains("cube-os-tick"), "tick kernel missing: {out}");
+        // The root links the three leaves (call graph, not foreign code).
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("links cfg,decide,summarize"),
+            "call graph not wired: {out}"
+        );
+        // Behavior descriptors are stamped (round-trip through header flags).
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("[pure]") && out.contains("[io]") && out.contains("[pure,hot]"),
+            "behavior descriptors not stamped: {out}"
+        );
+
+        // Run the root kernel: it must traverse the call graph (CallLink 0..2)
+        // and return, proving the OS's behavior lives as addressable kernels.
+        let run_out = s
+            .exec("run /c210/z001/y001/x004")
+            .expect("tick kernel must run");
+        assert!(
+            run_out.contains("Halted"),
+            "tick kernel should halt: {run_out}"
+        );
+
+        // Step 2 — the effector reads the COMPUTED result and emits the effect.
+        let eff = s
+            .exec("native-apply /c210/z001/y001/x002")
+            .expect("effector must run decide-snapshot");
+        assert!(
+            eff.contains("computed result = 1"),
+            "decide kernel result wrong: {eff}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eff.contains("OS EFFECT"),
+            "effector must emit OS EFFECT: {eff}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eff.contains("snapshot NOW"),
+            "decision=1 should snapshot: {eff}"
+        );
+
+        // A plain pure kernel also routes through the effector with no store-IO.
+        let eff2 = s
+            .exec("native-apply /c210/z001/y001/x003")
+            .expect("effector must run summarize-procs");
+        assert!(
+            eff2.contains("computed result = 20"),
+            "summarize result wrong: {eff2}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eff2.contains("descriptors=[\"pure\", \"hot\"]"),
+            "descriptor readback wrong: {eff2}"
+        );
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn begin_commit_applies_buffered_writes() {
        let mut s = session();
@@ -1803,4 +2569,25 @@ mod tests {
        );
        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn header_for_code_sets_word_flags() {
+        // Fn cell with a security-sensitive descriptor -> per-word flags set.
+        let h = header_for_code(
+            Kind::Fn,
+            "f",
+            &[],
+            None,
+            Some(cubecode::Behavior::new(cubecode::Behavior::SECURITY_SENSITIVE)),
+        );
+        assert!(h.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::START_RECORD));
+        assert!(h.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::END_RECORD));
+        assert!(h.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::IS_HEADER));
+        assert!(h.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED), "sec descriptor -> ENCRYPTED");
+        assert_eq!((h.word_flags.bits() & cubecoords::WordFlags::TYPE_MASK), 0b10 << 6, "Fn -> type=code");
+        // No descriptor -> complete frame, no security bit.
+        let h2 = header_for_code(Kind::Fn, "g", &[], None, None);
+        assert!(h2.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::START_RECORD));
+        assert!(!h2.word_flags.has(cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED));
+    }
 }
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ fn write_bucket(store: &ConcurrentStore, grants: &[Grant]) {
 pub fn grant_header() -> CubeHeader {
    CubeHeader {
        flags: cubecoords::HeaderFlags(cubecoords::HeaderFlags::DOC_TYPE),
+        word_flags: cubecoords::WordFlags::default(),
        title: None,
        doc_type: Some("grant-table".to_string()),
        created_at: None,
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ pub fn grant_header() -> CubeHeader {
        owner_local_user: None,
        owner_remote_user: None,
        linked_records: Vec::new(),
+        path: None,
        total_accesses: 0,
        total_remote_accesses: 0,
        last_access: None,
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ pub mod commands;
 pub mod grants;
 /// Length-framed Unix-domain-socket transport shared by client and server.
 pub mod net;
+/// Session-message / note log: a searchable, per-session, per-day note area
+/// stored as CZYX records carrying WordFlags metadata. This is the structured
+/// replacement for the hand-maintained `RESUME-*.md` files so a new session
+/// can review prior sessions' messages over the cube store (see [`notes`]).
+pub mod notes;
 /// Dependency-free JSON snapshot load/dump for daemon store persistence.
 pub mod persist;
 /// Concurrent, durable store: mutex-wrapped [`CubeStore`] + NDJSON write-ahead
@@ -133,6 +138,35 @@ pub fn load_code_cell<B: CubeBackend>(

 /// Build a [`CodeCell`] from parts and write it back as a record at `path`,
 /// so code written by the VM (or tooling) is visible to cubefs at that path.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+/// Per-word flags (tag 14) stamped on OS-created records: a complete single
+/// record frame + a type note (code cells = type=code) + a security note, so the
+/// store actually carries WordFlags metadata (not just stores it).
+pub(crate) fn default_word_flags(
+    kind: Kind,
+    descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior>,
+) -> cubecoords::WordFlags {
+    let mut wf = cubecoords::WordFlags::from_bits(
+        cubecoords::WordFlags::START_RECORD
+            | cubecoords::WordFlags::END_RECORD
+            | cubecoords::WordFlags::IS_HEADER,
+    );
+    if matches!(kind, Kind::Fn | Kind::Kernel) {
+        wf.0 |= 0b10 << 6; // type=code
+    }
+    if let Some(b) = descriptor {
+        if b.0 & cubecode::Behavior::SECURITY_SENSITIVE != 0 {
+            wf.0 |= cubecoords::WordFlags::ENCRYPTED;
+        }
+    }
+    wf
+}
+
+/// Store a CUBEVM code cell at the coordinate derived from `path`. Builds the
+/// record header (title/doc_type/owner) and stamps per-word flags (tag 14) via
+/// [`default_word_flags`], so OS-created code cells carry WordFlags metadata.
+/// Returns the resolved coordinate; used by the `prog`/`write`/`kernel`/`fn`
+/// OS commands and the `cubefs` socket backend.
 pub fn store_code_cell<B: CubeBackend>(
    store: &mut CubeStore<B>,
    path: &str,
@@ -141,6 +175,10 @@ pub fn store_code_cell<B: CubeBackend>(
    links: &[Czyx],
    code: &[cubecode::Op],
    owner: Option<&str>,
+    // Behavior-descriptor flags (PDF §524–525: pure / I/O heavy / hot path) to
+    // stamp on the record header's out-of-band bits. `None` leaves the field
+    // at zero. See `cubecode::Behavior`.
+    descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior>,
 ) -> Result<Czyx, SysError> {
    let coord = path_to_czyx(path)?;
    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
@@ -148,6 +186,10 @@ pub fn store_code_cell<B: CubeBackend>(
    h.doc_type = Some(kind.as_str().to_string());
    h.linked_records = links.to_vec();
    h.owner_local_user = owner.map(|o| o.to_string());
+    h.word_flags = default_word_flags(kind, descriptor);
+    if let Some(b) = descriptor {
+        h.flags.0 |= b.to_flags();
+    }
    if h.doc_type.as_deref() == Some("fn") {
        h.size_bytes = Some(cubecode::encode(code).len() as u64);
    }
@@ -187,6 +229,7 @@ mod tests {
            &[],
            &[Op::Const(2), Op::Const(3), Op::Add, Op::Halt],
            None,
+            None,
        )
        .unwrap();

@@ -300,6 +343,7 @@ pub mod demo {
            &[],
            &double_code,
            None,
+            None,
        )
        .expect("store double");
        let entry_coord = super::store_code_cell(
@@ -310,6 +354,7 @@ pub mod demo {
            &[double_coord],
            &entry_code,
            None,
+            None,
        )
        .expect("store entry");
        println!("  wrote {double}  -> coord {}", double_coord.pack_u32());
@@ -0,0 +1,772 @@
+//! CUBELinux session-message / note log with **categories** and **projects**.
+//!
+//! The "message save path" helper. Each note is a CZYX record with a text-type
+//! [`WordFlags`] stamp, a `created_at` day, and the session label as the owner.
+//! Two extra, searchable dimensions layer on top:
+//!   * **category** — encoded in `doc_type` as `note:<category>` (so
+//!     [`scan_by_type`] / filtering slices notes by kind: design, impl, cube, ...).
+//!   * **project** — notes are *associated* (via `linked_records`) to a
+//!     `project` record (`doc_type = "project"`), so `cube project walk`
+//!     follows the links into a project's timeline/thread. This is the
+//!     CUBELinux first-class-association model (EDG) applied to project work.
+//!
+//! Cross-session: `created_at` (day) + session label + category + project make
+//! any note recoverable as `note search <text> [--project p] [--cat c]`, and a
+//! new harness session can `note list --project p` / `project walk` to see where
+//! a project left off.
+
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx, WordFlags};
+
+use crate::store::ConcurrentStore;
+
+/// Base `doc_type` for a note without a category.
+pub const NOTE_DOC_TYPE: &str = "note";
+/// `doc_type` for a project record.
+pub const PROJECT_DOC_TYPE: &str = "project";
+
+/// The default session label for CLI-created notes (today's calendar date).
+pub fn default_session() -> String {
+    date_string(now())
+}
+
+/// The WordFlags stamped on a note: a complete single-record frame with the
+/// text data type (type bits 00). Other metadata bits (encrypted, assoc, ...)
+/// are left unset for the caller to raise as needed.
+pub fn note_word_flags() -> WordFlags {
+    WordFlags::from_bits(
+        WordFlags::START_RECORD | WordFlags::END_RECORD | WordFlags::IS_HEADER,
+    )
+}
+
+/// Current unix time (seconds).
+pub fn now() -> u64 {
+    SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+        .unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
+/// A returned note (coordinate + header + body bytes).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Note {
+    /// The note's coordinate (`C.Z.Y.X`).
+    pub coord: Czyx,
+    /// The note's record header (title, session label, WordFlags, category).
+    pub header: CubeHeader,
+    /// The note's body text as raw bytes.
+    pub body: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+/// Query dimensions for listing/searching notes. `since`/`until` are
+/// day-of-epoch (see [`date_to_day`]); the rest are exact-match labels.
+#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct NoteFilter {
+    /// Session label (owner_local_user).
+    pub session: Option<String>,
+    /// Project name (note must be associated to that project record).
+    pub project: Option<String>,
+    /// Category (doc_type `note:<category>`).
+    pub category: Option<String>,
+    /// Earliest day-of-epoch, inclusive.
+    pub since: Option<u64>,
+    /// Latest day-of-epoch, inclusive.
+    pub until: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+/// The category portion of a note's `doc_type`, if any (`note:<category>`).
+pub fn category_of(doc_type: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    doc_type.strip_prefix(&format!("{NOTE_DOC_TYPE}:"))
+}
+
+fn fnv1a(bytes: &[u8]) -> u64 {
+    let mut h: u64 = 0xcbf2_9ce4_8422_2325;
+    for &b in bytes {
+        h ^= b as u64;
+        h = h.wrapping_mul(0x0000_0100_0000_01b3);
+    }
+    h
+}
+
+fn non_zero(b: u8) -> u8 {
+    if b == 0 {
+        1
+    } else {
+        b
+    }
+}
+
+/// The single-byte notes class for a session label, so `scan_prefix(class,
+/// None, None)` returns exactly that session's notes.
+fn session_class(session: &str) -> u8 {
+    let h = fnv1a(session.as_bytes());
+    1 + ((h >> 24) as u8 & 0x7f) // 1..=128
+}
+
+/// Project records live in the upper class range (128..=255) so they never
+/// collide with note session classes (1..=128).
+fn project_class(name: &str) -> u8 {
+    let h = fnv1a(name.as_bytes());
+    128 + ((h >> 24) as u8 & 0x7f)
+}
+
+/// Derive a deterministic, collision-light coordinate for a note: the C axis
+/// is the session class, Z/Y/X come from the note content + a salt.
+fn note_coord(session: &str, created: u64, subject: &str, body: &str, salt: u64) -> Czyx {
+    let mut mix = fnv1a(session.as_bytes());
+    mix ^= created.wrapping_mul(0x9e37_79b9);
+    mix ^= fnv1a(subject.as_bytes());
+    mix ^= fnv1a(body.as_bytes());
+    mix ^= salt.wrapping_mul(0x85eb_ca6b);
+    Czyx::new(
+        session_class(session),
+        non_zero((mix >> 16) as u8),
+        non_zero((mix >> 8) as u8),
+        non_zero(mix as u8 ^ (salt as u8)),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Derive the deterministic coordinate of a project record.
+fn project_coord(name: &str, salt: u64) -> Czyx {
+    let mut mix = fnv1a(name.as_bytes());
+    mix ^= salt.wrapping_mul(0x8549_b2a1);
+    Czyx::new(
+        project_class(name),
+        non_zero((mix >> 16) as u8),
+        non_zero((mix >> 8) as u8),
+        non_zero(mix as u8 ^ (salt as u8)),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Find an existing project record by name, without creating it.
+pub fn find_project(store: &ConcurrentStore, name: &str) -> Option<Czyx> {
+    store
+        .read_snapshot()
+        .query_by_type(PROJECT_DOC_TYPE)
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|(_, h, _)| {
+            h.title.as_deref() == Some(name)
+                || h.doc_type.as_deref() == Some(PROJECT_DOC_TYPE) && h.path.as_deref() == Some(name)
+        })
+        .map(|(c, _, _)| c)
+}
+
+/// Find-or-create a project record named `name`, returning its coordinate.
+/// Notes tagged with a project are associated to it via `linked_records`.
+pub fn ensure_project(store: &ConcurrentStore, name: &str, session: &str) -> Result<Czyx, String> {
+    if let Some(c) = find_project(store, name) {
+        return Ok(c);
+    }
+    let mut salt = 0u64;
+    let mut coord = project_coord(name, salt);
+    while store.get_record(&coord).is_some() && salt < 4096 {
+        salt += 1;
+        coord = project_coord(name, salt);
+    }
+    if salt >= 4096 {
+        return Err("project store: could not find a free coordinate".into());
+    }
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some(name.to_string());
+    h.path = Some(name.to_string());
+    h.doc_type = Some(PROJECT_DOC_TYPE.to_string());
+    h.created_at = Some(now());
+    h.owner_local_user = Some(session.to_string());
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(coord, &h, &[]);
+    Ok(coord)
+}
+
+/// Store a note record under `session`, with a `subject` title and `body`
+/// text. `project` (if given) associates the note to a project record; `category`
+/// (if given) sets the note's `doc_type` to `note:<category>`. Returns the note's
+/// coordinate.
+pub fn store_note(
+    store: &ConcurrentStore,
+    session: &str,
+    subject: &str,
+    body: &str,
+    project: Option<&str>,
+    category: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Czyx, String> {
+    let created = now();
+    let proj_coord = match project {
+        Some(p) => Some(ensure_project(store, p, session)?),
+        None => None,
+    };
+    let mut salt = 0u64;
+    let mut coord = note_coord(session, created, subject, body, salt);
+    while store.get_record(&coord).is_some() && salt < 4096 {
+        salt += 1;
+        coord = note_coord(session, created, subject, body, salt);
+    }
+    if salt >= 4096 {
+        return Err("note store: could not find a free coordinate (4096 tries)".into());
+    }
+    let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+    h.title = Some(subject.to_string());
+    h.doc_type = Some(match category {
+        Some(c) => format!("{NOTE_DOC_TYPE}:{c}"),
+        None => NOTE_DOC_TYPE.to_string(),
+    });
+    h.created_at = Some(created);
+    h.owner_local_user = Some(session.to_string());
+    if let Some(pc) = proj_coord {
+        h.linked_records = vec![pc];
+    }
+    h.word_flags = note_word_flags();
+    h.refresh_flags();
+    store.put_record(coord, &h, body.as_bytes());
+    Ok(coord)
+}
+
+/// All note records (`doc_type == "note"` or `"note:<cat>"`), regardless of
+/// category, so a category filter is applied in Rust (the store's exact
+/// `scan_by_type("note")` would miss categorized notes).
+fn all_notes(snap: &cubestore::CubeStore<cubestore::HashBackend>) -> Vec<Note> {
+    snap.keys()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|coord| {
+            let (header, body) = snap.get_record(&coord)?;
+            let dt = header.doc_type.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+            if dt == NOTE_DOC_TYPE || dt.starts_with(&format!("{NOTE_DOC_TYPE}:")) {
+                Some(Note {
+                    coord,
+                    header,
+                    body,
+                })
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// List notes, newest first, filtered by [`NoteFilter`].
+pub fn list_notes(store: &ConcurrentStore, filter: Option<&NoteFilter>) -> Vec<Note> {
+    let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+    let mut out: Vec<Note> = all_notes(&snap)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|n| note_matches_filtered(store, n, filter))
+        .collect();
+    out.sort_by(|a, b| b.header.created_at.cmp(&a.header.created_at));
+    out
+}
+
+fn note_matches_filtered(store: &ConcurrentStore, n: &Note, filter: Option<&NoteFilter>) -> bool {
+    let Some(f) = filter else {
+        return true;
+    };
+    if let Some(s) = &f.session {
+        if n.header.owner_local_user.as_deref() != Some(s.as_str()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(cat) = &f.category {
+        let expected = format!("{NOTE_DOC_TYPE}:{cat}");
+        if n.header.doc_type.as_deref() != Some(expected.as_str()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(sd) = f.since {
+        if n.header.created_at.map(|c| c / 86_400).unwrap_or(0) < sd {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(ud) = f.until {
+        if n.header.created_at.map(|c| c / 86_400).unwrap_or(u64::MAX) > ud {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(p) = &f.project {
+        if let Some(pc) = find_project(store, p) {
+            if !n.header.linked_records.contains(&pc) && n.header.path.as_deref() != Some(p.as_str()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+/// Search all notes (session + body) for `needle`, filtered, newest first.
+pub fn search_notes(store: &ConcurrentStore, needle: &str, filter: Option<&NoteFilter>) -> Vec<Note> {
+    let needle = needle.to_lowercase();
+    let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+    let mut out: Vec<Note> = all_notes(&snap)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|n| note_matches_filtered(store, n, filter))
+        .filter(|n| {
+            let subject = n.header.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
+            let b = String::from_utf8_lossy(&n.body).to_lowercase();
+            subject.contains(&needle) || b.contains(&needle)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    out.sort_by(|a, b| b.header.created_at.cmp(&a.header.created_at));
+    out
+}
+
+/// Fetch a single note by coordinate.
+pub fn show_note(store: &ConcurrentStore, coord: Czyx) -> Option<Note> {
+    store.get_record(&coord).map(|(header, body)| Note {
+        coord,
+        header,
+        body,
+    })
+}
+
+/// List all project records, newest first.
+pub fn project_list(store: &ConcurrentStore) -> Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)> {
+    let mut v = store.read_snapshot().query_by_type(PROJECT_DOC_TYPE);
+    v.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.created_at.cmp(&a.1.created_at));
+    v
+}
+
+/// Return the notes associated to a project record (its thread/timeline),
+/// newest first.
+pub fn project_walk(store: &ConcurrentStore, coord: Czyx) -> Vec<Note> {
+    let snap = store.read_snapshot();
+    let mut out: Vec<Note> = all_notes(&snap)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|n| n.header.linked_records.contains(&coord))
+        .collect();
+    out.sort_by(|a, b| b.header.created_at.cmp(&a.header.created_at));
+    out
+}
+
+/// Format a unix timestamp as `YYYY-MM-DD` (UTC).
+pub fn date_string(ts: u64) -> String {
+    let days = (ts / 86_400) as i64;
+    let (y, m, d) = civil_from_days(days);
+    format!("{y:04}-{m:02}-{d:02}")
+}
+
+/// Parse `YYYY-MM-DD` into a day-of-epoch (days since 1970-01-01).
+pub fn date_to_day(s: &str) -> Option<u64> {
+    let mut it = s.split('-');
+    let y: i64 = it.next()?.parse().ok()?;
+    let m: u32 = it.next()?.parse().ok()?;
+    let d: u32 = it.next()?.parse().ok()?;
+    if it.next().is_some() || !(1..=12).contains(&m) || !(1..=31).contains(&d) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(days_from_civil(y, m, d))
+}
+
+/// Days since 1970-01-01 for a civil date (Howard Hinnant's algorithm).
+fn days_from_civil(y: i64, m: u32, d: u32) -> u64 {
+    let yy = if m <= 2 { y - 1 } else { y };
+    let era = if yy >= 0 { yy } else { yy - 399 } / 400;
+    let yoe = yy - era * 400;
+    let mp = (m as i64 + 9) % 12;
+    let doy = (153 * mp + 2) / 5 + d as i64 - 1;
+    let doe = yoe * 365 + yoe / 4 - yoe / 100 + doy;
+    (era * 146_097 + doe - 719_468).max(0) as u64
+}
+
+fn civil_from_days(days: i64) -> (i64, u32, u32) {
+    let z = days + 719_468;
+    let era = if z >= 0 { z } else { z - 146_096 } / 146_097;
+    let doe = z - era * 146_097;
+    let yoe = (doe - doe / 1460 + doe / 36_524 - doe / 146_096) / 365;
+    let y = yoe + era * 400;
+    let doy = doe - (365 * yoe + yoe / 4 - yoe / 100);
+    let mp = (5 * doy + 2) / 153;
+    let d = (doy - (153 * mp + 2) / 5 + 1) as u32;
+    let m = if mp < 10 { mp + 3 } else { mp - 9 } as u32;
+    (if m <= 2 { y + 1 } else { y }, m, d)
+}
+
+/// Render a coordinate as `C.Z.Y.X` (the [`crate::commands::parse_coord`]
+/// form), so `note show <coord>` round-trips.
+fn coord_str(c: Czyx) -> String {
+    format!("{}.{}.{}.{}", c.c, c.z, c.y, c.x)
+}
+
+/// Subject = the first line-ish portion of the note text (first 60 chars).
+fn subject_of(text: &str) -> String {
+    let s = text.trim();
+    let s: String = s.chars().take(60).collect();
+    if s.len() < text.trim().len() {
+        format!("{s}…")
+    } else {
+        s
+    }
+}
+
+fn format_notes(notes: &[Note]) -> String {
+    if notes.is_empty() {
+        return "(no notes)".to_string();
+    }
+    let lines: Vec<String> = notes
+        .iter()
+        .map(|n| {
+            let subj = n.header.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+            let when = n
+                .header
+                .created_at
+                .map(|t| date_string(t))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "?".into());
+            let cat = n
+                .header
+                .doc_type
+                .as_deref()
+                .and_then(category_of)
+                .map(|c| format!(" [{c}]"))
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            format!("  {}  [{}]{}  {}", coord_str(n.coord), when, cat, subj)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    format!("{} note(s):\n{}", notes.len(), lines.join("\n"))
+}
+
+/// Parse `--key value` flags out of a command string; returns `(flags,
+/// remainingPositionalJoined)`. A flag with no following token gets `"true"`.
+fn split_flags(s: &str) -> (Vec<(String, String)>, String) {
+    let tokens: Vec<&str> = s.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let mut flags = Vec::new();
+    let mut pos: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < tokens.len() {
+        let t = tokens[i];
+        if let Some(k) = t.strip_prefix("--") {
+            let (key, val) = if i + 1 < tokens.len() && !tokens[i + 1].starts_with("--") {
+                i += 1;
+                (k.to_string(), tokens[i].to_string())
+            } else {
+                (k.to_string(), "true".to_string())
+            };
+            flags.push((key, val));
+        } else {
+            pos.push(t);
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    (flags, pos.join(" "))
+}
+
+/// Process one `note`/`notes` command line against `store`.
+///
+/// Syntax (REPL/CLI):
+///   `note <text>`                                           quick note
+///   `note add [--project P] [--cat C] <text>`               add a note to a project/category
+///   `note list [session] [--project P] [--cat C] [--since D] [--until D]`
+///   `note search <text> [--project P] [--cat C]`
+///   `note show <C.Z.Y.X>`
+///   `project list` / `project show <C.Z.Y.X>`              (see [`project_command`])
+pub fn note_command(store: &ConcurrentStore, line: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let body = line
+        .splitn(2, char::is_whitespace)
+        .nth(1)
+        .unwrap_or("")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string();
+    let Some((head, rest)) = split_head(&body) else {
+        let session = default_session();
+        let notes = list_notes(store, Some(&NoteFilter { session: Some(session), ..Default::default() }));
+        return Ok(format_notes(&notes));
+    };
+    match head {
+        "list" => {
+            let (flags, pos) = split_flags(rest);
+            let f = filter_from_flags(&flags);
+            let session = if pos.is_empty() { None } else { Some(pos.clone()) };
+            let f = NoteFilter { session, ..f };
+            let notes = list_notes(store, Some(&f));
+            Ok(format_notes(&notes))
+        }
+        "search" => {
+            let (flags, pos) = split_flags(rest);
+            let f = filter_from_flags(&flags);
+            if pos.is_empty() {
+                return Err("note search needs <text>".to_string());
+            }
+            let notes = search_notes(store, &pos, Some(&f));
+            Ok(format!("search '{pos}':\n{}", format_notes(&notes)))
+        }
+        "tag" => {
+            let mut parts = rest.split_whitespace();
+            let cs = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
+            let cat = parts.next().unwrap_or("");
+            let coord = crate::commands::parse_coord(cs)
+                .ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coordinate '{cs}' (want C.Z.Y.X)"))?;
+            if cat.is_empty() {
+                return Err("note tag needs <coord> <cat>".to_string());
+            }
+            match store.get_record(&coord) {
+                Some((mut header, body)) => {
+                    header.doc_type = Some(format!("{NOTE_DOC_TYPE}:{cat}"));
+                    store.put_record(coord, &header, &body);
+                    Ok(format!("note {} tagged {cat}", coord_str(coord)))
+                }
+                None => Ok(format!("note {} -> (no note)", coord_str(coord))),
+            }
+        }
+        "show" => {
+            let cs = rest.trim();
+            let coord = crate::commands::parse_coord(cs)
+                .ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coordinate '{cs}' (want C.Z.Y.X)"))?;
+            match show_note(store, coord) {
+                Some(n) => {
+                    let subj = n.header.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+                    let when = n
+                        .header
+                        .created_at
+                        .map(|t| date_string(t))
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| "?".into());
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "note {cs}  [{}]  {}\n{}",
+                        when,
+                        subj,
+                        String::from_utf8_lossy(&n.body)
+                    ))
+                }
+                None => Ok(format!("note {cs} -> (no note)")),
+            }
+        }
+        "add" | _ => {
+            let (flags, pos) = split_flags(rest);
+            let mut project = None;
+            let mut category = None;
+            for (k, v) in &flags {
+                match k.as_str() {
+                    "project" | "p" => project = Some(v.clone()),
+                    "cat" | "category" | "c" => category = Some(v.clone()),
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+            let text = pos.trim();
+            if text.is_empty() {
+                return Err("note needs <text>".to_string());
+            }
+            let session = default_session();
+            let subject = subject_of(text);
+            let coord = store_note(store, &session, &subject, text, project.as_deref(), category.as_deref())?;
+            let proj = project.map(|p| format!(" (project {p})")).unwrap_or_default();
+            Ok(format!("note saved at {} (session {}){proj}", coord_str(coord), session))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn filter_from_flags(flags: &[(String, String)]) -> NoteFilter {
+    let mut f = NoteFilter::default();
+    for (k, v) in flags {
+        match k.as_str() {
+            "project" | "p" => f.project = Some(v.clone()),
+            "cat" | "category" | "c" => f.category = Some(v.clone()),
+            "since" => f.since = date_to_day(v),
+            "until" => f.until = date_to_day(v),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    f
+}
+
+/// Set a "resume" marker for a project. Stored as a note tagged
+/// `category = "resume"` and associated to the project, so a new session can
+/// ask "where did this project leave off?" and get it back.
+pub fn project_resume(
+    store: &ConcurrentStore,
+    name: &str,
+    text: &str,
+    session: &str,
+) -> Result<Czyx, String> {
+    let subject = format!("resume: {name}");
+    store_note(store, session, &subject, text, Some(name), Some("resume"))
+}
+
+/// Build a compact "project state" summary for context injection: the project
+/// name, its note count, the resume marker (if any), and the latest notes with
+/// date/category. A new session reads this to know where a project left off.
+pub fn project_context(store: &ConcurrentStore, name: &str) -> String {
+    let Some(coord) = find_project(store, name) else {
+        return format!("(no project '{name}')");
+    };
+    let notes = project_walk(store, coord);
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    out.push_str(&format!("Project: {name}\n"));
+    out.push_str(&format!("  {} note(s); thread {}.\n", notes.len(), coord_str(coord)));
+    if let Some(r) = notes
+        .iter()
+        .find(|n| category_of(n.header.doc_type.as_deref().unwrap_or("")) == Some("resume"))
+    {
+        out.push_str(&format!(
+            "  RESUME: {}\n",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&r.body).trim()
+        ));
+    }
+    out.push_str("  Latest:\n");
+    for n in notes.iter().take(10) {
+        let subj = n.header.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+        let when = n.header.created_at.map(|t| date_string(t)).unwrap_or_else(|| "?".into());
+        let cat = category_of(n.header.doc_type.as_deref().unwrap_or(""))
+            .map(|c| format!("[{c}] "))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        out.push_str(&format!("    {when} {cat}{subj}\n"));
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Process a `project` command line: `project list`, `project show <C.Z.Y.X>`,
+/// `project resume <name> <text>`, `project context <name>`.
+pub fn project_command(store: &ConcurrentStore, line: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let body = line
+        .splitn(2, char::is_whitespace)
+        .nth(1)
+        .unwrap_or("")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string();
+    let Some((head, rest)) = split_head(&body) else {
+        return Ok(format_projects(project_list(store)));
+    };
+    match head {
+        "list" => Ok(format_projects(project_list(store))),
+        "show" | "walk" => {
+            let cs = rest.trim();
+            let coord = crate::commands::parse_coord(cs)
+                .ok_or_else(|| format!("bad coordinate '{cs}' (want C.Z.Y.X)"))?;
+            match show_note(store, coord) {
+                Some(p) => {
+                    let name = p.header.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("?");
+                    let notes = project_walk(store, coord);
+                    Ok(format!(
+                        "project {cs}  \"{name}\" — {} note(s):\n{}",
+                        notes.len(),
+                        format_notes(&notes)
+                    ))
+                }
+                None => Ok(format!("project {cs} -> (no project record)")),
+            }
+        }
+        "resume" => {
+            let (_, pos) = split_flags(rest);
+            let mut words = pos.splitn(2, char::is_whitespace);
+            let name = words.next().unwrap_or("").to_string();
+            let text = words.next().unwrap_or("").trim().to_string();
+            if name.is_empty() || text.is_empty() {
+                return Err("project resume needs <name> <text>".to_string());
+            }
+            let session = default_session();
+            let coord = project_resume(store, &name, &text, &session)?;
+            Ok(format!("resume set for '{name}' at {} (session {})", coord_str(coord), session))
+        }
+        "context" => {
+            let name = rest.trim();
+            if name.is_empty() {
+                return Err("project context needs <name>".to_string());
+            }
+            Ok(project_context(store, name))
+        }
+        _ => Err(format!("project: unknown subcommand '{head}' (want list|show|resume|context)")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn format_projects(projects: Vec<(Czyx, CubeHeader, Vec<u8>)>) -> String {
+    if projects.is_empty() {
+        return "(no projects)".to_string();
+    }
+    let lines: Vec<String> = projects
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(c, h, _)| {
+            let name = h.title.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+            let when = h.created_at.map(|t| date_string(t)).unwrap_or_else(|| "?".into());
+            format!("  {}  [{}]  {}", coord_str(*c), when, name)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    format!("{} project(s):\n{}", projects.len(), lines.join("\n"))
+}
+
+/// Split the first whitespace-delimited token from the rest of a string.
+fn split_head(s: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    let idx = s.find(char::is_whitespace)?;
+    Some((&s[..idx], &s[idx..].trim()))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn store_and_list_a_note() {
+        let store = ConcurrentStore::memory();
+        let coord = store_note(&store, "test-session", "hello", "world note", None, None).unwrap();
+        assert!(store.get_record(&coord).is_some());
+        let all = list_notes(&store, None);
+        assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(all[0].header.doc_type.as_deref(), Some(NOTE_DOC_TYPE));
+        assert_eq!(all[0].header.owner_local_user.as_deref(), Some("test-session"));
+        assert_eq!(all[0].body, b"world note");
+        assert!(all[0].header.word_flags.has(WordFlags::START_RECORD));
+        assert!(!all[0].header.word_flags.has(WordFlags::ENCRYPTED));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_and_day_filters() {
+        let store = ConcurrentStore::memory();
+        store_note(&store, "a", "one", "first", None, None).unwrap();
+        store_note(&store, "b", "two", "second", None, None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            list_notes(&store, Some(&NoteFilter { session: Some("a".into()), ..Default::default() })).len(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert_eq!(list_notes(&store, None).len(), 2);
+        let today = now() / 86_400;
+        assert_eq!(
+            list_notes(&store, Some(&NoteFilter { since: Some(today), ..Default::default() })).len(),
+            2
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn category_and_project_filters() {
+        let store = ConcurrentStore::memory();
+        let a = store_note(&store, "s", "design", "widget design", Some("cubelinux"), Some("design")).unwrap();
+        let b = store_note(&store, "s", "impl", "widget impl", None, Some("impl")).unwrap();
+        let c = store_note(&store, "s", "cube", "cube notes", None, None).unwrap();
+        // category filter
+        assert_eq!(
+            list_notes(&store, Some(&NoteFilter { category: Some("design".into()), ..Default::default() })).len(),
+            1
+        );
+        // all categorized + base notes are still found by an unfiltered list
+        assert_eq!(
+            list_notes(&store, Some(&NoteFilter { session: Some("s".into()), ..Default::default() })).len(),
+            3
+        );
+        // project filter (a is linked to project cubelinux)
+        let pc = ensure_project(&store, "cubelinux", "s").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(store.get_record(&a).unwrap().0.linked_records, vec![pc]);
+        assert_eq!(store.get_record(&b).unwrap().0.linked_records, vec![]);
+        assert_eq!(store.get_record(&c).unwrap().0.linked_records, vec![]);
+        let proj_notes = list_notes(&store, Some(&NoteFilter { project: Some("cubelinux".into()), ..Default::default() }));
+        assert_eq!(proj_notes.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(proj_notes[0].header.title.as_deref(), Some("design"));
+        // project walk returns the thread
+        assert_eq!(project_walk(&store, pc).len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn full_text_search_and_dates() {
+        let store = ConcurrentStore::memory();
+        store_note(&store, "s", "kernel", "the ipu4 camera driver linked", None, None).unwrap();
+        store_note(&store, "s", "mail", "opendkim signing works", None, None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(search_notes(&store, "ipu4", None).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(search_notes(&store, "opendkim", None).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(search_notes(&store, "nomatchxyz", None).len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(date_to_day("2026-09-08"), Some(20_704));
+        assert_eq!(date_string(20_704 * 86_400), "2026-09-08");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn project_resume_and_context() {
+        let store = ConcurrentStore::memory();
+        store_note(&store, "s", "design", "widget design", Some("p"), Some("design")).unwrap();
+        project_resume(&store, "p", "at the design review", "s").unwrap();
+        let ctx = project_context(&store, "p");
+        assert!(ctx.contains("Project: p"));
+        assert!(ctx.contains("RESUME: at the design review"));
+        assert!(ctx.contains("[design]"));
+    }
+}
@@ -574,6 +574,25 @@ impl ConcurrentStore {
        out
    }

+    /// Reconstruct a directory listing from `path` metatags: every record
+    /// whose `path` header field is under `dir` (the PDF's "operate on CZYX
+    /// records and Null-space flags rather than paths and inodes"). Delegates
+    /// to [`CubeStore::scan_by_path_prefix`].
+    pub fn query_by_path_prefix(&self, dir: &str) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        self.inner.read().unwrap().scan_by_path_prefix(dir)
+    }
+
+    /// Exact-path metatag lookup. Delegates to [`CubeStore::scan_by_path`].
+    pub fn query_by_path(&self, path: &str) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        self.inner.read().unwrap().scan_by_path(path)
+    }
+
+    /// Query records by per-word flag (the 16-bit WordFlags metadata stripe in
+    /// the header, tag 14). Delegates to [`CubeStore::scan_by_word_flag`].
+    pub fn scan_by_word_flag(&self, flag: u16) -> Vec<Czyx> {
+        self.inner.read().unwrap().scan_by_word_flag(flag)
+    }
+
    /// The `owner_local_user` stamped on the record at `key`, if it has one.
    /// Used by owner enforcement (Task 6): a mutating command may only
    /// overwrite a record whose owner matches the session's identity owner.
@@ -683,6 +702,7 @@ impl ConcurrentStore {
    /// Store a code cell at `path` (the path->code bridge), durability-logged.
    /// `owner` (when set) is stamped on the record's `owner_local_user` field
    /// so owner enforcement (Task 6) can later reject cross-owner overwrites.
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
    pub fn put_code_cell(
        &self,
        path: &str,
@@ -691,9 +711,10 @@ impl ConcurrentStore {
        links: &[Czyx],
        code: &[Op],
        owner: Option<&str>,
+        descriptor: Option<cubecode::Behavior>,
    ) -> Result<Czyx, crate::SysError> {
        let coord = self.with_mut(|store| {
-            crate::store_code_cell(store, path, kind, name, links, code, owner)
+            crate::store_code_cell(store, path, kind, name, links, code, owner, descriptor)
        })?;
        if let Some(v) = self.get_raw(&coord) {
            self.log_put(coord, v);
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "cubetrace"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "CUBELinux-2 tracing package: wraps a DBI engine (via FFI seam) and streams trace events (basic blocks, syscalls) into cubestore, tagging each with CZYX coordinates and header flags (PDF Package 4, §547)."
+
+[dependencies]
+cubecoords = { path = "../cubecoords" }
+cubestore = { path = "../cubestore" }
+cubecode = { path = "../cubecode" }
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+//! CUBELinux-2 tracing package.
+//!
+//! Per the PDF (Package 4, §547 / §1113): *"cubetrace: wraps a DBI engine
+//! (via FFI) and streams trace events (basic blocks, syscalls) into
+//! cubestore, tagging each with CZYX coordinates and header flags."*
+//!
+//! This crate is the *head* of the Package‑4 pipeline (cubetrace → cubeai →
+//! cubedbt). It is dependency-free and exercises today on a `Null` (offline)
+//! source so it builds and is testable without an external DBI engine; the
+//! real engine is reached through the documented `DbiEngine` FFI seam.
+//!
+//! Model
+//! -----
+//! * A [`TraceEvent`] is a basic block / syscall / metadata observation with a
+//!   timestamp, a target coordinate, and policy/behavior header flags.
+//! * A [`Tracer`] streams events into a [`CubeStore`] keyed by CZYX (the
+//!   `c240` trace band), tagging each record's header with time, environment,
+//!   and policy flags (§976).
+//! * `replay_all` deterministically replays the stored stream in timestamp
+//!   order (§977/§1118: "deterministic replay first").
+
+use cubecode::{Behavior, Kind};
+use cubecoords::{CubeHeader, Czyx};
+use cubestore::{CubeBackend, CubeStore, HashBackend};
+
+/// `C` axis band where trace events are stored (keyed CZYX, §975).
+pub const C_TRACE: u8 = 240;
+
+/// Kind of traced observation.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum EventKind {
+    /// A basic block executed (carries the block's code/length).
+    BasicBlock,
+    /// A syscall entered/exited (carries the syscall number).
+    Syscall,
+    /// Free-form metadata about the run (policy, environment).
+    Meta,
+}
+
+/// A single traced observation: what happened, when, where, and with what
+/// policy/behavior tags. Serialized into a trace record's body.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TraceEvent {
+    pub kind: EventKind,
+    /// Monotonic timestamp (ns from trace start).
+    pub ts: u64,
+    /// Target CZYX the event is about (the block/syscall coordinate).
+    pub coord: Czyx,
+    /// For `BasicBlock`: the executed bytecode; for `Syscall`: the syscall
+    /// number; for `Meta`: unused (0).
+    pub payload: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Behavior/policy descriptors to stamp onto the record header.
+    pub behavior: Behavior,
+}
+
+impl TraceEvent {
+    /// Serialize to a stable byte form (no external deps).
+    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        out.push(self.kind as u8);
+        out.extend_from_slice(&self.ts.to_le_bytes());
+        out.extend_from_slice(&CZYX_BYTES);
+        out.extend_from_slice(&self.coord.pack_u32().to_le_bytes());
+        out.extend_from_slice(&self.behavior.to_flags().to_le_bytes());
+        out.push(self.payload.len() as u8);
+        out.extend_from_slice(&self.payload);
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Inverse of [`to_bytes`]. Returns `None` on malformed input.
+    pub fn from_bytes(b: &[u8]) -> Option<TraceEvent> {
+        let mut i = 0;
+        let kind = match *b.get(i)? {
+            0 => EventKind::BasicBlock,
+            1 => EventKind::Syscall,
+            2 => EventKind::Meta,
+            _ => return None,
+        };
+        i += 1;
+        let ts = u64::from_le_bytes(b.get(i..i + 8)?.try_into().ok()?);
+        i += 8;
+        i += 4; // skip CZYX_BYTES sentinel
+        let packed = u32::from_le_bytes(b.get(i..i + 4)?.try_into().ok()?);
+        i += 4;
+        let coord = Czyx::new(
+            (packed >> 24) as u8,
+            (packed >> 16) as u8,
+            (packed >> 8) as u8,
+            packed as u8,
+        );
+        let flags = u16::from_le_bytes(b.get(i..i + 2)?.try_into().ok()?);
+        i += 2;
+        let plen = *b.get(i)? as usize;
+        i += 1;
+        let payload = b.get(i..i + plen)?.to_vec();
+        Some(TraceEvent {
+            kind,
+            ts,
+            coord,
+            payload,
+            behavior: Behavior::from_flags(flags),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sentinel to make the on-wire format self-identifying as a CZYX record.
+const CZYX_BYTES: [u8; 4] = *b"CZYX";
+
+/// Source of trace events. In the full stack this is the FFI seam to a DBI
+/// engine (DynamoRIO / Intel Pin / QBDI / Frida — §970). Here it is a trait so
+/// the crate is testable offline via [`NullEngine`] and a real engine can be
+/// dropped in without changing callers.
+pub trait DbiEngine {
+    /// Attach to a target (pid or path). Returns `Err` if the engine can't.
+    fn attach(&mut self, target: &str) -> Result<(), String>;
+    /// Pull the next event, or `None` when the run is exhausted.
+    fn next_event(&mut self) -> Option<TraceEvent>;
+}
+
+/// Offline engine: replays a pre-recorded event vector. Stands in for a live
+/// DBI backend in tests and headless environments.
+pub struct NullEngine {
+    events: Vec<TraceEvent>,
+    idx: usize,
+}
+
+impl NullEngine {
+    pub fn new(events: Vec<TraceEvent>) -> Self {
+        NullEngine { events, idx: 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DbiEngine for NullEngine {
+    fn attach(&mut self, _target: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn next_event(&mut self) -> Option<TraceEvent> {
+        if self.idx < self.events.len() {
+            let e = self.events[self.idx].clone();
+            self.idx += 1;
+            Some(e)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Streams trace events into a [`CubeStore`] (the `c240` band), tagging each
+/// record with time, environment, and policy header flags (PDF §976).
+pub struct Tracer<B: CubeBackend> {
+    store: CubeStore<B>,
+    next_x: u8,
+}
+
+impl<B: CubeBackend> Tracer<B> {
+    pub fn new(store: CubeStore<B>) -> Self {
+        Tracer { store, next_x: 1 }
+    }
+
+    /// Drain an engine into the store, returning the number of events stored.
+    pub fn run<E: DbiEngine>(&mut self, engine: &mut E) -> usize {
+        let mut count = 0;
+        while let Some(ev) = engine.next_event() {
+            self.store_event(&ev);
+            count += 1;
+        }
+        count
+    }
+
+    /// Store one event under a fresh CZYX coordinate in the `c240` band.
+    pub fn store_event(&mut self, ev: &TraceEvent) -> Czyx {
+        let label = Czyx::new(C_TRACE, 1, ev.kind as u8, self.next_x);
+        self.next_x = self.next_x.wrapping_add(1).max(1);
+        let mut h = CubeHeader::new();
+        h.title = Some(format!("{:?}:{:?}", ev.kind, ev.coord));
+        h.doc_type = Some(Kind::Other.as_str().into());
+        h.size_bytes = Some(ev.to_bytes().len() as u64);
+        h.flags.0 |= ev.behavior.to_flags();
+        h.refresh_flags();
+        self.store.put_record(label, &h, &ev.to_bytes());
+        label
+    }
+
+    /// Borrow the backing store (e.g. to hand to `cubeai`/others).
+    pub fn store(&self) -> &CubeStore<B> {
+        &self.store
+    }
+}
+
+/// Deterministic replay: collect every trace event from the `c240` band and
+/// return them in timestamp order (PDF §977/§1118: "deterministic replay
+/// first"). The trace is the immutable cube record; replay never mutates it.
+pub fn replay_all(store: &CubeStore<HashBackend>) -> Vec<TraceEvent> {
+    let mut events = Vec::new();
+    for k in store.keys() {
+        if k.c != C_TRACE {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Some((_, body)) = store.get_record(&k) {
+            if let Some(ev) = TraceEvent::from_bytes(&body) {
+                events.push(ev);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    events.sort_by_key(|e| e.ts);
+    events
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn ev(kind: EventKind, ts: u64, coord: Czyx, beh: Behavior) -> TraceEvent {
+        TraceEvent {
+            kind,
+            ts,
+            coord,
+            payload: vec![kind as u8],
+            behavior: beh,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn behavior(flag: u16) -> Behavior {
+        Behavior(flag)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn event_round_trips_through_bytes() {
+        let e = ev(
+            EventKind::Syscall,
+            42,
+            Czyx::new(1, 2, 3, 4),
+            behavior(Behavior::HOT_PATH),
+        );
+        let back = TraceEvent::from_bytes(&e.to_bytes()).expect("decodes");
+        assert_eq!(e, back);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tracer_streams_to_c240() {
+        let mut engine = NullEngine::new(vec![
+            ev(
+                EventKind::BasicBlock,
+                10,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 1),
+                behavior(Behavior::PURE),
+            ),
+            ev(
+                EventKind::Syscall,
+                20,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 2),
+                behavior(Behavior::IO_HEAVY),
+            ),
+            ev(
+                EventKind::Meta,
+                5,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 3),
+                Behavior::default(),
+            ),
+        ]);
+        let mut tracer = Tracer::new(CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new()));
+        assert_eq!(tracer.run(&mut engine), 3);
+        // All records landed in the c240 band.
+        let stored: usize = tracer
+            .store()
+            .keys()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|k| k.c == C_TRACE)
+            .count();
+        assert_eq!(stored, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replay_is_deterministic_and_ordered() {
+        let mut engine = NullEngine::new(vec![
+            ev(
+                EventKind::BasicBlock,
+                30,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 1),
+                behavior(Behavior::PURE),
+            ),
+            ev(
+                EventKind::Syscall,
+                10,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 2),
+                behavior(Behavior::IO_HEAVY),
+            ),
+            ev(
+                EventKind::Meta,
+                20,
+                Czyx::new(1, 0, 0, 3),
+                Behavior::default(),
+            ),
+        ]);
+        let mut tracer = Tracer::new(CubeStore::new(HashBackend::new()));
+        tracer.run(&mut engine);
+        let replayed = replay_all(tracer.store());
+        assert_eq!(replayed.len(), 3);
+        // Sorted by ts: 10 (Syscall), 20 (Meta), 30 (BasicBlock).
+        assert_eq!(replayed[0].kind, EventKind::Syscall);
+        assert_eq!(replayed[1].kind, EventKind::Meta);
+        assert_eq!(replayed[2].kind, EventKind::BasicBlock);
+        // Behavior flags survived the round-trip through the store.
+        assert_eq!(replayed[0].behavior, Behavior(Behavior::IO_HEAVY));
+    }
+}
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+# CUBE notes ↔ model integration: `cube-notes-agent`
+
+The CUBELinux-2 note/message-save-path is a durable, searchable log that a small
+local LLM reads, reviews, and writes back to — a closed loop that is **grounded
+in CUBE** (the model never invents findings) and **incremental** (each run reviews
+only what has not been seen).
+
+## The notes system (`cubesys::notes`)
+- WordFlags-tagged **CZYX** note log. Each note has `doc_type = note:<category>`
+  (categories like `finding`, `action`, `checkpoint`, `resume`, `task`, …) and an
+  optional **project** association via `linked_records`.
+- `cube note add|list|search|show`; `cube project list|show|resume|context`.
+- `cube note tag <coord> <cat>` reclassifies a note in place (Puts are durable;
+  `delete_raw` is not — the checkpoint/delta only records Puts of surviving keys,
+  so a deleted key resurrects from the base snapshot on reload).
+- Durable `ConcurrentStore` (WAL + delta + checkpoint). Short-lived processes must
+  `store.checkpoint()` before exit or buffered writes are lost.
+
+## Model ↔ CUBE
+- `cube-notes-mcp.py` (stdio MCP server) exposes `mcp__cubenotes__note_*` /
+  `project_*` tools to the DeepSeek Harness. The harness registers the mcp-client at
+  the **bundle** layer (`inject: [tools]`); profile-layer rows can't inject the tools
+  service, so the plugin silently never mounts — the bundle registration was the fix
+  that made `mcp__cubenotes__note_*` live.
+- `tools/cube-notes-agent.py` (headless, cron-driven, no control panel) treats CUBE as
+  the agent's memory:
+  - every action is written as a note (`category=action`) so a run can be replayed;
+  - a review run reads **only uncovered** findings (`category=finding`), asks the model
+    to rank them, then writes a grounded report and marks them covered with a
+    `checkpoint` note — true incremental, non-destructive review;
+  - the report is composed in Python from the finding notes **verbatim**, with a
+    deterministic severity (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW) and priority order, so no content is
+    invented. Report ⇒ a review `.txt` (`/root/workspace/cube-agent/report.txt`).
+
+## Success: tracing errors from prior run data saved in CUBE
+- The findings/action trace already stored in CUBE (from prior runs) is the source of
+  truth. The broad scan surfaced **7 un-categorized logs** that had been logged but
+  never tagged `finding`: `GIT-SHALLOW-CLONE`, `POSTFIX-TLS-CERTS`,
+  `SELINUX-RESTORECON`, `DSH-WEB-EADDRINUSE`, `CONCURRENT-STORE-CHECKPOINT`,
+  `MCP-BUNDLE-LAYER`, `CUBES-TWO-TREES`. See `git log` entry `bd3e3c0`.
+- Coverage is precise: the report marks exactly the findings it reviewed, so the next
+  run reports only new ones. The notes store is also the harness GUI's CUBE surface
+  (`mcp-cubenotes note_list`), so everything the agent writes is visible and reviewable.
+
+## Usage
+```
+python3 tools/cube-notes-agent.py --max-turns 6 --report /path/report.txt
+```
+Runs single-instance via `flock`; a cron schedule (e.g. `0 6,18 * * *`) drives it.
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Headless CUBE notes agent — NO control panel. Reads a task from the CUBE
+notes (a project), uses the cube note tools (note_search/note_list/
+project_context + read_file), and writes a report. Designed to be driven by
+cron (e.g. build an error-log report every hour); the interval is the cron
+schedule, so it is fully configurable without touching the agent.
+
+Usage: python3 agent.py --project NAME [--max-turns N] [--report PATH]
+"""
+import argparse, json, os, subprocess, sys, time
+import datetime as _dt
+
+def _now_ts():
+    return _dt.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
+
+MODEL = "/home/luulu/models/gemma-3-4b-it-Q4_K_M.gguf"
+LLAMA = "/home/luulu/llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server"
+CUBE = "/home/CUBELinux/CUBELinux-2/target/release/cube"
+PORT = 8080
+BASE = f"http://127.0.0.1:{PORT}"
+LOG = "/root/workspace/cube-agent/llama.log" if os.path.isdir("/root/workspace/cube-agent") else "/tmp/local-agent-llama.log"
+TRACE_PROJECT = "agent-trace"   # every action the agent takes is logged here (replay/tuning)
+
+def env():
+    e = dict(os.environ)
+    e["CUBE_NOTES_DIR"] = "/root/.cubelinux-notes"
+    return e
+
+def start_llama():
+    p = subprocess.Popen(
+        [LLAMA, "--model", MODEL, "--host", "127.0.0.1", "--port", str(PORT),
+         "--alias", "gemma-3-4b", "--ctx-size", "8192", "-np", "1",
+         "--temp", "0.2", "--repeat-penalty", "1.1"],
+        stdout=open(LOG, "w"), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=env())
+    import requests
+    for _ in range(180):
+        try:
+            if requests.get(BASE + "/v1/models", timeout=2).status_code == 200:
+                break
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        time.sleep(2)
+    return p
+
+def chat(messages, max_tokens=600):
+    import requests
+    r = requests.post(BASE + "/v1/chat/completions", json={
+        "model": "gemma-3-4b", "messages": messages,
+        "max_tokens": max_tokens, "temperature": 0.08}, timeout=600)
+    return r.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+
+def run_cube(args):
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run([CUBE] + args, capture_output=True, text=True,
+                           env=env(), timeout=30)
+        return (r.stdout or r.stderr).strip()
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"error: {e}"
+
+def log_action(step, text):
+    """Write an agent action to the CUBE notes trace (category=action) so the
+    run can be replayed and fine-tuned."""
+    body = f"step {step}: {text}"[:1600]
+    subprocess.run([CUBE, "note", "add", "--project", TRACE_PROJECT,
+                    "--cat", "action", body], capture_output=True, text=True, env=env())
+
+def open_file(path):
+    try:
+        return open(path).read()[:2000]
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"error: {e}"
+
+# ---- incremental coverage (deterministic; offloaded from the small model) ----
+import re as _re
+COORD_RE = _re.compile(r'\b(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})\b')
+
+def _coords(text):
+    return set(COORD_RE.findall(text))
+
+# Bookkeeping categories that are NOT error-log findings (agent trace, coverage
+# markers, resume checkpoints, test fixtures, design/impl notes, misc).
+NONLOG_CATS = {"action", "checkpoint", "resume", "task", "debug", "impl", "design", "misc"}
+# A finding-like title: a SHORT-UPPERCASE-HYPHEN/UNDERSCORE token then ':' or ' — '
+FLAG_RE = _re.compile(r'\s*([A-Z][A-Z0-9_-]{2,})\s*[:—-]')
+ERR_KW = ("error", "failed", "failure", "denied", "rejected", "cannot", "cannot be",
+          "must ", "timeout", "times out", "not registered", "broken", "corrupt",
+          "integrity", "permission denied", "selinux", "restorecon", "orphan",
+          "eadrinuse", "shallow", "user_tmp_t", "mcp-client", "mcp plugin")
+
+def _scan(cat, project=None):
+    """Run `cube note list`, optionally filtered by category/project. With no cat
+    and no project this scans the WHOLE store (every session), so the agent
+    reviews ALL CUBE error logs, not one project or one category."""
+    args = ["note", "list"]
+    if cat:
+        args += ["--cat", cat]
+    if project:
+        args += ["--project", project]
+    return run_cube(args)
+
+def _parse_note_line(line):
+    """-> (coord, cat_or_None, subject) for a `note list` line, or None if the
+    line is not a note (e.g. the 'N note(s):' header)."""
+    m = _re.match(r'\s*(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})\s+\[[^\]]+\]', line)
+    if not m:
+        return None
+    coord = m.group(1)
+    rest = line[m.end():].strip()
+    cat = None
+    cm = _re.match(r'\[([a-z]+)\]\s*', rest)
+    if cm:
+        cat = cm.group(1)
+        rest = rest[cm.end():].strip()
+    return coord, cat, rest
+
+def _looks_like_finding(subj):
+    """True if an un-categorized note looks like an error-log finding."""
+    if FLAG_RE.match(subj):
+        return True
+    low = subj.lower()
+    return any(k in low for k in ERR_KW)
+
+def _log_findings(project=None):
+    """[(coord, cat, subject)] for every finding-like note in the store, across ALL
+    categories and projects. This includes `finding` notes and any other note with a
+    FLAG-like / error title (the un-categorized logs), while excluding bookkeeping
+    categories (action / checkpoint / resume / task / debug / impl / design / misc)."""
+    out = []
+    for line in _scan(None, project).splitlines():
+        parsed = _parse_note_line(line)
+        if parsed is None:
+            continue
+        coord, cat, subj = parsed
+        if cat in NONLOG_CATS:
+            continue
+        if cat == "finding" or _looks_like_finding(subj):
+            out.append((coord, cat, subj))
+    return out
+
+def _checkpoint_coords(project=None):
+    """Own coord (leftmost) of every checkpoint note (optionally in a project)."""
+    coords = []
+    for line in _scan("checkpoint", project).splitlines():
+        m = _re.match(r'\s*(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})', line)
+        if m:
+            coords.append(m.group(1))
+    return coords
+
+def _covered(project=None):
+    """Covered = each checkpoint note's own coord + the coords in its FULL body.
+    (note list only shows the truncated subject, so use note show to read the body.)"""
+    out = set()
+    for c in _checkpoint_coords(project):
+        out.add(c)
+        out |= _coords(run_cube(["note", "show", c]))
+    return out
+
+def uncovered_findings(project=None):
+    covered = _covered(project)
+    un = "".join(f"{coord}  {subj}\n" for coord, cat, subj in _log_findings(project) if coord not in covered)
+    return un.strip() or "(no new findings)"
+
+# Canonical issue key: collapse duplicate representations of the same root cause
+# (e.g. FK1-SELINUX_RESTORECON vs SELINUX-RESTORECON) so the report dedupes by ISSUE,
+# not just by coordinate. Prefixes (FK, FK#, FA, FB, FLAG, FIX) are stripped and
+# separators normalized; a small alias map unifies differently-worded duplicates.
+_ISSUE_PREFIX_RE = _re.compile(r'^(FK\d*|FA|FB|FLAG|FIX)[-_]?', _re.I)
+_ISSUE_ALIAS = {
+    "wal_checkpoint": "checkpoint_before_exit",
+    "concurrent_store_checkpoint": "checkpoint_before_exit",
+}
+
+def _canonical_issue(flag):
+    f = _ISSUE_PREFIX_RE.sub('', flag)
+    f = _re.sub(r'[-_/\s]+', '_', f).strip('_').lower()
+    return _ISSUE_ALIAS.get(f, f)
+
+def _uncovered_meta(project=None):
+    """[(coord, flag, desc)] for the currently-UNCOVERED findings, DEDUPED BY ISSUE.
+    desc is the FULL note body; the most-detailed note per canonical issue is kept."""
+    covered = _covered(project)
+    best = {}   # issue -> (coord, flag, desc, len)
+    for coord, cat, subj in _log_findings(project):
+        if coord in covered:
+            continue
+        show = run_cube(["note", "show", coord])
+        body_text = show.split("\n", 1)[1].strip() if "\n" in show else ""
+        if not body_text:
+            body_text = subj
+        flag, sep, rest = body_text.partition(":")
+        flag = flag.strip()
+        desc = rest.strip() if sep else body_text
+        issue = _canonical_issue(flag)
+        cur = best.get(issue)
+        if cur is None or len(desc) > cur[3]:
+            best[issue] = (coord, flag, desc, len(desc))
+    return [(c, f, d) for c, f, d, _ in best.values()]
+
+# Snapshot of the uncovered findings captured when read_findings ran, so the
+# report can be composed faithfully even after mark_covered has covered them.
+CURRENT_META = []
+
+def read_findings(project=None):
+    """Deterministic, grounded input for the model: the currently-UNCOVERED CUBE
+    findings, numbered with their FLAG. The model replies with ONLY the FLAGs in
+    priority order; Python composes the report from the grounded text, so it is
+    impossible for any finding to be invented."""
+    global CURRENT_META
+    meta = _uncovered_meta(project)
+    CURRENT_META = meta
+    if not meta:
+        return "(no new findings)"
+    lines = []
+    for i, (coord, flag, desc) in enumerate(meta, 1):
+        descf = (desc[:120] + "…") if len(desc) > 120 else desc
+        lines.append(f"{i}. {flag}: {descf}  (coord {coord})")
+    return ("Uncovered CUBE findings (use ONLY these; do not invent, add, or guess):\n"
+            + "\n".join(lines)
+            + "\n\nReply with the finding FLAGs in priority order, most critical first, "
+              "comma-separated, using exactly the FLAGs above and nothing else — for example:\n"
+            + ", ".join(f for _, f, _ in meta)
+            + "\nThen call mark_covered, then reply done (no report body needed).")
+
+_SEV_CRIT = ["data integrity", "security", "tls", "cert", "denied", "cannot",
+             "corrupt", "lost", "inaccessible", "integrity", "breach"]
+_SEV_HIGH = ["timeout", "persist", "reload", "shallow", "must", "fail", "broken"]
+
+def _severity(flag, desc):
+    """Deterministic severity label from the finding's FLAG + description. Used to
+    give the report a meaningful priority order when the model provides no ranking."""
+    t = (flag + " " + desc).lower()
+    if any(k in t for k in _SEV_CRIT):
+        return "HIGH"
+    if any(k in t for k in _SEV_HIGH):
+        return "MEDIUM"
+    return "LOW"
+
+def compose_report(project=None, model_text=""):
+    """Build the grounded, prioritized report. The model supplies ONLY the priority
+    ORDER of the FLAGs (honored when present); every finding's text is taken verbatim
+    from CUBE, so any hallucinated finding is impossible. Unknown/duplicate flags are
+    dropped; flags the model did not rank are ordered by a deterministic severity
+    heuristic (HIGH → MEDIUM → LOW), then CUBE order. Uses the snapshot from read_findings."""
+    meta = CURRENT_META or _uncovered_meta(project)
+    if not meta:
+        return "ERROR LOG REPORT (ALL)\n\nNo new findings since the last checkpoint."
+    text_low = model_text.lower()
+    listed = {}
+    for coord, flag, desc in meta:
+        listed.setdefault(flag.lower(), (coord, flag, desc))
+    # Model's ranking first (by first-flag-appearance order in its reply).
+    positions = []
+    for key in listed:
+        idx = text_low.find(key)
+        if idx >= 0:
+            positions.append((idx, key))
+    positions.sort()
+    order = [key for _, key in positions]
+    remaining = [key for key in listed if key not in order]
+    sev_rank = {"HIGH": 0, "MEDIUM": 1, "LOW": 2}
+    remaining.sort(key=lambda k: sev_rank.get(_severity(listed[k][1], listed[k][2]), 3))
+    order += remaining
+    scope = project if project else "ALL"
+    lines = [f"ERROR LOG REPORT (scope: {scope})",
+             f"Generated: {_now_ts()}", ""]
+    for rank, key in enumerate(order, 1):
+        coord, flag, desc = listed[key]
+        sev = _severity(flag, desc)
+        lines.append(f"{rank}. [{sev}] {flag}: {desc if desc else '(no description)'}")
+        lines.append(f"   coord: {coord}")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+def mark_covered(project=None, text=""):
+    covered = _covered(project)
+    coords = [c for c, cat, subj in _log_findings(project) if c not in covered]
+    if not coords:
+        return "nothing to cover"
+    body = "covered coords:\n" + "\n".join(coords)
+    args = [CUBE, "note", "add", "--cat", "checkpoint"]
+    if project:
+        args += ["--project", project]
+    args.append(body[:1400])
+    subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, env=env())
+    return "marked covered"
+
+def tool(kw, args, project):
+    if kw == "read_findings":
+        return read_findings(project)
+    if kw == "mark_covered":
+        return mark_covered(project, args)
+    if kw == "note_search":
+        return run_cube(["note", "search", args])
+    if kw == "note_list":
+        return run_cube(["note", "list"] + (args.split() if args else []))
+    if kw == "project_context":
+        return run_cube(["project", "context", args])
+    if kw == "read_file":
+        return open_file(args)
+    return f"unknown tool: {kw}"
+
+ACTIONS = ("read_findings", "mark_covered", "note_search",
+           "note_list", "project_context", "read_file", "done")
+
+def parse_action(text):
+    """Parse an action word out of the model's reply. Tolerant of markdown code
+    fences, ```tool_code``` wrappers, and prose preamble (the small gemma model
+    tends to wrap calls like this). Scans lines and stops once it sees "done",
+    so the trailing report is never misread as another tool call."""
+    best = (None, "")
+    for raw in text.strip().splitlines():
+        s = raw.replace("`", "").replace("tool_code", " ").strip()
+        low = s.lower()
+        for kw in ACTIONS:
+            idx = low.find(kw)
+            if idx >= 0:
+                best = (kw, s[idx + len(kw):].strip())
+                break
+        if best[0] == "done":
+            break
+    return best
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--project", default=None,
+                    help="Restrict the report to one CUBE project (default: ALL finding notes across the store)")
+    ap.add_argument("--max-turns", type=int, default=6)
+    ap.add_argument("--report", default="/root/workspace/cube-agent/report.txt")
+    a = ap.parse_args()
+
+    p = start_llama()
+    scope = a.project if a.project else "ALL"
+    # Ground the report in CUBE up front: snapshot the uncovered findings and hand
+    # them to the model so it only has to RANK them (it never writes finding text).
+    findings_text = read_findings(a.project)
+    if findings_text == "(no new findings)":
+        initial_context = "There are no uncovered findings to report right now."
+        task = "Reply done (no report body needed)."
+    else:
+        initial_context = findings_text
+        task = ("Reply with the finding FLAGs in priority order (most critical first), "
+                "comma-separated, using exactly the FLAGs below and nothing else — then reply done.")
+    sys_prompt = (
+        f"You are a headless error-log reviewer for the CUBE notes store (scope: {scope}).\n"
+        "The findings are provided below. Order them by priority/severity, most critical first.\n"
+        "Reply with the FLAGs in that order, comma-separated, using exactly those FLAGs and nothing else.\n"
+        "Then reply: done. "
+        "Your ranked FLAG list sets the priority; the report body is assembled for you, so do not invent findings."
+    )
+    messages = [
+        {"role": "system", "content": sys_prompt},
+        {"role": "user", "content": f"{task}\n\n{initial_context}"},
+    ]
+    trace = []
+    report_text = ""
+    last_assistant = ""
+    for turn in range(a.max_turns):
+        try:
+            text = chat(messages)
+        except Exception as e:
+            trace.append(f"chat error: {e}")
+            break
+        kw, args = parse_action(text)
+        if kw == "done":
+            # The model supplies ONLY the priority order of the FLAGs; Python
+            # composes the grounded report (impossible to invent a finding).
+            di = text.lower().find("done")
+            model_text = text[di + 4:].strip() if di >= 0 else last_assistant
+            report_text = compose_report(a.project, model_text)
+            log_action(turn, f"DONE\n\n~flags: {model_text[:400]}")
+            break
+        if kw:
+            result = tool(kw, args, a.project)
+            trace.append(f"turn{turn}: {kw}({args})")
+            log_action(turn, f"{kw}({args})\n\n{result[:1400]}")
+            messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": text})
+            messages.append({"role": "user",
+                             "content": f"Tool result:\n{result}\n\nContinue — output exactly one "
+                                         "action line (read_findings / mark_covered / note_search / "
+                                         "note_list / project_context / read_file / done)."})
+        else:
+            log_action(turn, f"(no action) {text[:300]}")
+            messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": text})
+            messages.append({"role": "user",
+                             "content": "Output exactly ONE action line starting with a tool name."})
+            trace.append(f"turn{turn}: (no action)")
+        last_assistant = text
+    if not report_text:
+        # Run ended without an explicit "done" — still produce a grounded report.
+        report_text = compose_report(a.project, last_assistant)
+    # Deterministic coverage: mark all uncovered findings covered (including any
+    # deduped-away duplicates) regardless of whether the model did it, so the next
+    # run is genuinely incremental. No-op when there are no uncovered findings.
+    mark_covered(a.project)
+    with open(a.report, "w") as f:
+        f.write(report_text)
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(a.report), exist_ok=True) if os.path.dirname(a.report) else None
+    print("AGENT_DONE max_turns=", a.max_turns, "report=", a.report,
+          "bytes=", os.path.getsize(a.report) if os.path.exists(a.report) else 0)
+    try:
+        p.terminate()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()