Differ

A self-modifying agent system coordinated through Promise Theory.

The repo now centers on four clear surfaces:

• intent-space/ — the spec home for the body of desire and the ITP carrier profile
• tcp-reference-station/ — the runnable plain TCP/ITP reference implementation
• http-reference-station/ — the runnable Welcome Mat-compatible HTTP reference implementation
• spacebase1/ — the hosted product surface for creating and claiming real spaces over HTTP

The loop remains the body of commitment, where local promise authority lives.

Architecture

Two bodies, separate by design:

• Body of desire — the intent space
• Body of commitment — the promise log

ITP connects them without collapsing them into one authority surface.

human/agent  ──INTENT──→  intent space  ←──SCAN──  human/agent
                                           │
                                  visible PROMISE/COMPLETE/ASSESS acts
                                           │
                                           ▼
                               local promise authority / loop

Main Directories

Directory	Purpose
itp/	Shared protocol vocabulary and helpers
intent-space/	Normative spec for semantics, wire framing, and auth doctrine
tcp-reference-station/	Runnable plain TCP/ITP reference station
http-reference-station/	Runnable Welcome Mat-compatible HTTP reference station
spacebase1/	Hosted HTTP product for frictionless space creation and claim
loop/	Self-modifying agent loop and local promise authority
spaced/	Companion daemon for reliable space participation

Start Here

For the spec:

• intent-space/README.md
• intent-space/INTENT-SPACE.md
• intent-space/docs/itp-verb-header-body-profile.md
• intent-space/docs/welcome-mat-station-auth-profile.md

For the runnable references:

• tcp-reference-station/README.md
• http-reference-station/README.md

For the hosted product:

• spacebase1/README.md
• docs/architecture/spacebase1-product-flow-addendum.md

For the loop architecture:

• loop/docs/solutions/architecture/self-modifying-agent-loop-promise-theory.md

Quick Start

Run the plain TCP reference station:

cd /Users/noam/work/skyvalley/big-d/tcp-reference-station
npm install
INTENT_SPACE_PORT=4010 npm start

Or run the HTTP reference station:

cd /Users/noam/work/skyvalley/big-d/http-reference-station
npm install
npm start

Then, in another terminal, you can explore the loop:

cd /Users/noam/work/skyvalley/big-d/loop
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run loop -- init

Current Stance

• The intent space is observational and containment-oriented.
• Promise lifecycle truth remains local.
• Visible promise acts in the space do not make the space the promise authority.
• HTTP may be used as a carrier and signup surface, but it is not the semantic center of the protocol.

License

Apache 2.0