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PocketFabric / illustrated case study

A retired phone that runs like a server →

A rooted OnePlus 9, a staged Linux migration and a GPU result that needed a second look. Explore the mechanisms and read both open reports, including their limits.

v2.0.1 · ActiveRepository Sourced

DAX: Governed Execution Workstation

Deterministic runtime contract around stochastic model execution. Sits between the operator and model providers with policy checks, reviewed permissions, replay and audit logs.

1# DAX Rust Crates
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3DAX uses Rust only for deterministic proof surfaces around stochastic model execution.
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5| Crate | Purpose |
6| ----- | ------- |
7| `dax-core` | Replays canonical run events to reconstruct run state; generates deterministic proof reports |
8| `dax-policy` | Evaluates proposed actions against policy context into `allow / ask / deny` decisions |
9| `dax-audit` | Evaluates trust posture from six structured run signals |
10| `dax-ledger` | Builds and verifies tamper-evident append-only ledger chains |
11| `dax-indexer` | Builds deterministic local repo structure indexes for context selection |
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13TypeScript orchestrates. Rust decides deterministic facts.
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Boundary: Pure proof library crates in Rust with no I/O, accompanied by JSON stdio sidecar binaries. TypeScript orchestrates; Rust decides deterministic facts.
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LanguageOps: Governed Writing Refinement

Finds formulaic, AI-associated writing patterns without a model, then rewrites under a contract that names what must go and what must survive, checks the result and escalates what fails.

1## Procedure
21.  **Identify Intent**: Determine the user's primary communication intent (e.g., answer, explain, rewrite, or respond professionally).
32.  **Select Recipe**: Match the intent and active context profile to the corresponding recipe in `references/recipes.md`.
43.  **Map What Must Survive**: Before touching anything, list the facts, commitments, numbers, caveats, and earned structural devices in the original. These are invariants.
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Boundary: It identifies writing patterns; it does not determine authorship. The runtime is private; the excerpts below come from its public Agent Skill.
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v0.1.0 · Developer PreviewRepository Sourced

PaneTera: Workspace Control Plane

Local-first developer control plane designed to govern, inspect, and explore workspaces using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

1## System Diagram
2[Portal UI (Browser)]
3       │ (Fetch API + SSE / Bearer token auth)
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5[Express Backend Server (Port 4000)]
6       │
7       ├─► [Host Policy Engine (myai-policy.json)] (Authoritative check)
8       ├─► [Workspace Catalog (myai-workspaces.json)] (State check)
9       ├─► [Append-only Logger (server/audit.log)]
10       │
11       ▼ (stdio spawn / tsx server/mcpWorkspaceServer.ts)
12[Workspace stdio MCP Process] (Bound to selected workspace directory)
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Boundary: Version 0.1.0 freezes a read-only local execution environment. Guarantees the agent and portal can explore file structures without writing files, modifying code, or executing shell commands.
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