core / SCORE.md

# Score for Aesthetic.Computer & Pals

As implemented in this monorepo through the direction of [@jeffrey](https://prompt.ac/@jeffrey) ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4460-4913)).

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## Front Door

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359 built-in pieces (341 JS + 18 KidLisp), ~90 API endpoints.<br>
2812 registered handles, 265 user-published pieces, 4429 paintings, 16779 KidLisp programs, 18107 chat messages, 20 prints ordered.<br>
*Last refreshed: Mar 16, 2026*
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Visit https://aesthetic.computer — press the top left of the screen or type any key to activate the prompt.

Enter names of built-in pieces like `notepat`, `boyfriend`, or `list` for a scrollable index. User-published pieces live at handles like `@bash/hub`.

Every piece is URL addressable (e.g. https://aesthetic.computer/notepat). Generate QR codes with `share notepat`.

**Getting started:**
1. Enter `imnew` to register
2. Verify your email
3. Set a @handle via `handle your-name`
4. Enter `chat` to say hi

**Recipes:** See [USER-GUIDE.md](USER-GUIDE.md) for making paintings, playing melodies, and joining the community.

**Links:**
- **Tangled** (new home): https://tangled.org/aesthetic.computer/core
- **GitHub** (deprecating): https://github.com/whistlegraph/aesthetic-computer
- **No Paint (predecessor)**: https://nopaint.art ([HN 2020](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23546706))
- **Notepat on HN**: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41526754

> We are migrating from GitHub to [Tangled](https://tangled.org), a decentralized code hosting platform built on AT Protocol. Our repo now lives on a self-hosted knot at `knot.aesthetic.computer` under the same ATProto identity (`did:plc:k3k3wknzkcnekbnyde4dbatz`) that powers our PDS, user handles, and federated content. GitHub will be maintained as a read-only mirror during the transition.

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## Back Door

### Architecture

**Frontend (system/)**
- `system/public/aesthetic.computer/` — Web client (Canvas + WebGL)
  - `bios.mjs` — Core runtime, loads pieces
  - `boot.mjs` — System initialization
  - `disk.mjs` — Piece loader and lifecycle
  - `disks/*.mjs` — Individual pieces (programs)
  - `lib/*.mjs` — Shared libraries and utilities

**Backend**
- `session-server/` — Real-time multiplayer (Socket.io)
- `lith/` — Monolith deploy (Express wrapping Netlify function handlers + static files, served via Caddy on a DigitalOcean VPS)
- Authentication and data storage

**Languages**
- `kidlisp/` — KidLisp dialect (Lisp for generative art)
  - `compiler.mjs` — Parser and compiler
  - `spec/*.mjs` — Test specs

**Desktop**
- `ac-electron/` — Electron wrapper for native apps

**Bare Metal OS (fedac/native/)**
- `ac-os build` — Full build: binary → initramfs → kernel (produces `build/vmlinuz`)
- `ac-os flash` — Build + flash to USB
- `ac-os upload` — Build + upload OTA release (always rebuilds — never uploads stale kernels)
- `ac-os flash+upload` — Build + flash + upload
- **Important:** The kernel embeds the git hash and build name at compile time. `upload` without `build` would serve a stale kernel. The `ac-os` script enforces a full rebuild before every upload.

**AC Native Backlog:**
- [ ] Per-user wifi credential storage: move hardcoded SSIDs out of JS pieces into per-handle config (e.g. `config.json` or `/mnt/wifi_creds.json` on USB). Each user's build should bundle their saved networks, not @jeffrey's home wifi.
- [ ] Wifi cred persistence across OTA updates: saved networks on USB should survive re-flashing.
- [ ] Geo-aware greeting: use `geo` piece's IP location for dynamic "enjoy [city]!" instead of hardcoded "Los Angeles".
- [x] Claude native binary: switched to native binary (225MB ELF, no Node.js needed)
- [x] Claude OAuth: using device-code auth method, loopback interface enabled
- [ ] Session log upload to machines: on wifi connect + shutdown, upload ac-native.log to machines API (keyed by machine-id). View live/historical logs per device on machines dashboard.
- [ ] Live log streaming: WebSocket pipe from device → machines dashboard for real-time debug
- [ ] A/B kernel slots with auto-rollback: if boot doesn't reach "healthy" checkpoint in 60s, swap .prev kernel back
- [ ] Terminal: full Unicode font support (bitmap glyphs for box drawing, block elements)
- [ ] KidLisp GPU compositing: render effects on GPU buffer, recompose with CPU renderer

**Other Projects**
- `tezos/` — NFT/blockchain experiments
- `grab/` — Media utilities
- `feed/` — RSS/content feeds

### How to Run

**Start the dev server:**
```bash
npm start
# Visit http://localhost:8888
```

**Run all tests:**
```bash
npm test
```

**Run KidLisp tests:**
```bash
npm run test:kidlisp
# Or filter: npm run test:kidlisp -- --filter=<spec-name>
```

### Development Environment

**Terminal Workflow (IMPORTANT):**
- **Use Emacs MCP + fishy terminal** for all command execution
- **DO NOT use Bash tool** for running commands - use fishy via Emacs MCP instead
- The fishy terminal (`🐟-fishy`) is the primary shell for all development commands

**Emacs Terminal Buffers:**
The development environment uses Emacs with named terminal buffers. Use Emacs MCP tools (`mcp_emacs_*`) to interact with them:

- `🐟-fishy` — Main fish shell (use this for all commands!)
- `🌐-site` — Site/web server logs
- `📋-session` — Session server logs
- `🧪-kidlisp` — KidLisp test runner
- `🔴-redis` — Redis logs
- `📊-top` — System monitoring
- `🚇-tunnel` — Tunnel logs
- (See AGENTS.md.backup for full list)

**How to run commands in fishy:**
1. Use `mcp_emacs_emacs_switch_buffer` to switch to `🐟-fishy`
2. Use `mcp_emacs_emacs_send_keys` to send the command
3. Send newline to execute

**Fish Shell Commands (`ac-*` helpers):**

#### Emacs & Development Environment
- `ac-aesthetic` — Connect to aesthetic emacs UI (alias for `aesthetic-now`)
- `ac-emacs-restart` — Kill and restart emacs daemon
- `ac-emacs-full-restart` — Restart emacs and reconnect UI
- `ac-emacs-kill` — Kill emacs daemon
- `ac-emacs-status` — Check emacs daemon health
- `ac-emacs-logs` — View emacs logs
- `ac-emacs-health-check` — Verify emacs config loaded correctly
- `ac-restart` — Restart all AC tabs/processes (calls emacs `ac-restart`)
- `ac-crash-diary` — View emacs crash log
- `ac-emacs-crash-monitor` — Background process that monitors emacs

#### Core Development
- `ac-artery` — Start artery development server
- `ac-artery-dev` — Start artery in dev mode
- `ac-site` — Start site server
- `ac-session` — Start session server
- `ac-url` — Get local tunnel URL
- `ac-views` — View stats
- `ac-watch` — Watch and rebuild (alias for `npm run watch`)
- `ac-repl` — Start REPL

#### KidLisp Tools
- `ac-st` — KidLisp source tree viewer (`ac-st cow`, `ac-st $cow`, `ac-st cow --source`)

#### Testing & Debugging
- `ac-test-tabs` — Test tab functionality
- `ac-diagnose` — Run diagnostics
- `ac-profile-start` — Start performance profiling
- `ac-profile-stop` — Stop performance profiling
- `ac-profile-report` — Generate profile report
- `ac-watch-cpu` — Monitor CPU usage
- `ac-dev-log` — View development logs
- `ac-dev-logs` — View all dev logs
- `ac-dev-log-clean` — Clean old logs
- `ac-dev-log-new` — Create new log

#### Deployment & Distribution
- `ac-pack` — Package for distribution
- `ac-unpack` — Unpack distribution
- `ac-ship` — Deploy/ship changes
- `ac-keep` — Save state/backup
- `ac-keeps` — List saved states
- `ac-keep-test` — Test keep functionality

#### Media & Recording
- `ac-tv` — TV mode
- `ac-record` — Start recording
- `ac-pix` — Image utilities
- `ac-media` — Media server

#### Services & Infrastructure
- `ac-servers` — Start all servers
- `ac-tunnel` — Start tunnel
- `ac-chat-system` — Start chat system
- `ac-chat-sotce` — Start sotce chat
- `ac-chat-clock` — Start clock chat
- `ac-stripe-print` — Stripe print service
- `ac-stripe-ticket` — Stripe ticket service
- `ac-logger` — View netlify function logs
- `ac-oven` — Oven service
- `ac-offline` — Offline mode

#### Authentication & Tokens
- `ac-login` — Login to AC
- `ac-token` — Manage auth tokens

#### Host Access (Docker)
When running inside a Docker container on Jeffrey's MacBook (or any local Docker host), SSH to the host machine via:
```fish
ssh [e-mail]
```
- "SSH into my macbook" or "SSH into my host" means: connect to `host.docker.internal` from within the container
- `ac-host` lists all machines from `vault/machines.json` and can SSH to them
- The host machine resolves via `host.docker.internal` — do NOT use the LAN IP from machines.json when running in Docker

#### Other Tools
- `ac-host` — List machines, SSH connection info
- `ac-cdp-tunnel` — CDP tunnel
- `ac-cdp-status` — CDP status
- `ac-extension` — Build VSCode extension

**Quick Start:**
```fish
ac-aesthetic          # Connect to development UI
ac-emacs-full-restart # Restart everything
ac-restart            # Restart AC services only
```

**NPM Scripts:**
- `npm run aesthetic` — Full-stack local (site + session + services)
- `npm run site` — Client stack only
- `npm test` — Integration tests
- `npm run test:perf` — Performance tests
- `npm run url` — Get local tunnel URL

**Notation:**
- compush — commit, push

### Keeps Market Stats (Tezos / Objkt)

Use this flow for live Keeps market checks (`jas.tez`, `keeps.tez`, contract-level stats).

```bash
# 1) Resolve domains + active Keeps contract
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=jas.tez" | jq '.[0] | {name,address,owner,reverse}'
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=keepz.tez" | jq '.[0] // "not-registered"'
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/domains?name=keeps.tez" | jq '.[0] | {name,address,owner,reverse}'
curl -sS "https://aesthetic.computer/api/keeps-config?network=mainnet" | jq .
```

```bash
# 2) Collection snapshot (Objkt v3 GraphQL, values are mutez)
CONTRACT="KT1Q1irsjSZ7EfUN4qHzAB2t7xLBPsAWYwBB"
read -r -d '' Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!) {
  fa(where: { contract: { _eq: $contract } }) {
    contract
    name
    items
    owners
    active_listing
    active_auctions
    floor_price
    volume_24h
    volume_total
  }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract}}')" \
  | jq '.data.fa[0] | . + {floor_price_xtz:(.floor_price/1000000),volume_24h_xtz:(.volume_24h/1000000),volume_total_xtz:(.volume_total/1000000)}'
```

```bash
# NOTE: for Objkt `offer_active` / `listing_active` rows:
# - `id` is the database row id
# - `bigmap_key` is the on-chain offer/ask id used by contract entrypoints
# Use `bigmap_key` for fulfill/retract calls.
read -r -d '' IDS_Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!) {
  offer_active(where: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } }, order_by: { price_xtz: desc }, limit: 20) {
    id
    bigmap_key
    price_xtz
    token { token_id name }
  }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$IDS_Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract}}')" \
  | jq '.data.offer_active'
```

```bash
# 3) "Today" window in Los Angeles (matches local day conversations)
START="$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date -d 'today 00:00' -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
END="$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date -d 'tomorrow 00:00' -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
echo "$START -> $END"

# Mint count today (from=null means mint)
curl -sS "https://api.tzkt.io/v1/tokens/transfers?token.contract=$CONTRACT&timestamp.ge=$START&timestamp.lt=$END&limit=200" \
  | jq '[.[] | select(.from==null)] | {mint_count:length, token_ids:map(.token.tokenId)}'
```

```bash
# 4) Sales today (listing_sale + offer_sale)
read -r -d '' SALES_Q <<'EOF'
query ($contract: String!, $start: timestamptz!, $end: timestamptz!) {
  listing_sale(
    where: {
      _and: [
        { token: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } } }
        { timestamp: { _gte: $start, _lt: $end } }
      ]
    }
    order_by: { timestamp: desc }
    limit: 200
  ) { id timestamp price_xtz seller_address buyer_address token { token_id name } }
  offer_sale(
    where: {
      _and: [
        { token: { fa_contract: { _eq: $contract } } }
        { timestamp: { _gte: $start, _lt: $end } }
      ]
    }
    order_by: { timestamp: desc }
    limit: 200
  ) { id timestamp price_xtz seller_address buyer_address token { token_id name } }
}
EOF
curl -sS "https://data.objkt.com/v3/graphql" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg q "$SALES_Q" --arg contract "$CONTRACT" --arg start "$START" --arg end "$END" '{query:$q,variables:{contract:$contract,start:$start,end:$end}}')" \
  | jq '{listing_sales_count:(.data.listing_sale|length),offer_sales_count:(.data.offer_sale|length),volume_xtz:((([.data.listing_sale[].price_xtz]|add // 0)+([.data.offer_sale[].price_xtz]|add // 0))/1000000),sales:(.data.listing_sale + .data.offer_sale | sort_by(.timestamp))}'
```

---

## Resources

- [The AC Story](STORY.md) — Technical history and evolution
- [Write a Piece](WRITE-A-PIECE.md) — Create your own AC program
- [KidLisp Docs](kidlisp/) — Language reference
- [User Guide](USER-GUIDE.md) — How to use AC as a player

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## Ant Guidance

The ant-specific mindset and rules now live in [`ants/mindset-and-rules.md`](ants/mindset-and-rules.md).

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## Embodiments

Different agents perform from this score in different ways.

- **AestheticAnts** — Automated AI colony that makes small, confident changes. See `ants/` for colony rules and implementation.
- **Human contributors** — Welcome in `chat`. Read the score, pick a task, follow signal.
- **@jeffrey (the queen)** — Writes and maintains this score.