rate_limit.rs: assistant.chat gets its own request log keyed by AUTHENTICATED SESSION (not client IP, per 13-AI-SPEC.md §6 G-B3's own spec — an operator's session can roam across IPs within one sitting), on the SAME EndpointRateLimiter struct rather than a second limiter type. check_session/record_session_request enforce a hard ceiling (60/5min); session_soft_threshold_reached (30/5min) is checked separately so the call site can raise an owner notice before the hard refusal ever fires. Wired into assistant_chat.rs's handle_assistant_chat (Rule 3 — the plan's own declared intent, "assistant.chat is rate-limited per authenticated session," has no other call site to reach the real RPC surface) and into the existing 5-minute cleanup task in api/rpc/mod.rs. loop_.rs: run_loop now tracks whether D-10-wrapped untrusted content is present in context (seeded and re-checked as new tool results arrive mid-loop), counts grant refusals split by that flag via AssistantCounters::note_grant_refusal (a burst WITH untrusted content raises a Security notice — something in shared content may be trying to trigger actions; the same burst WITHOUT it raises a Ux/config notice instead, so probing is never confused with misconfiguration, T-13-83), counts turns-per-request, and counts MAX_TURNS-reached (3+ in one session raises an owner notice) right before the loop's own bail — this is EV-13's read-only injection loop, the one case the confirm gate structurally cannot see because reads never confirm. mod.rs: ToolExecCtx gains a `counters: Arc<AssistantCounters>` field (defaulting to the process-wide global_counters(), overridable per-test via with_confirm_gate_and_counters) so loop_.rs's counting has somewhere to write and tests can assert against an isolated instance without polluting concurrently-running tests. read_only_injection_loop_terminates_and_is_counted (EV-13) and grant_refusals_with_untrusted_content_are_a_security_signal (T-13-83) both pass. Full `cargo test --package archipelago` (1211 tests) green — the existing rate-limited RPC methods are unaffected by the new session-keyed limiter. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago
Self-sovereign Bitcoin node OS and manifest-driven app platform.
Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS for Bitcoin infrastructure,
self-hosted apps, mesh communication, decentralized identity, and federation.
Apps are packaged as declarative manifest.yml files and run as rootless
Podman containers managed by the Rust backend.
What is here
core/- Rust workspace: backend API, container runtime, security, OpenWrt helpers, and performance/resource management.neode-ui/- Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend.apps/- app manifests and custom app container sources.docker/- supporting container build contexts for UI companion surfaces.image-recipe/- bootable image/ISO build inputs.Android/- Android companion app.scripts/- development, release, deployment, and validation tooling.docs/- architecture, app packaging, operations, API, and roadmap docs.
Platform model
Archipelago is built as a developer-ready app platform, not a fixed appliance:
- Apps are declared in
apps/<app-id>/manifest.yml. - The Rust parser in
core/container/src/manifest.rsis the canonical schema. - The orchestrator compiles manifests to rootless Podman/Quadlet runtime state.
- App data lives under
/var/lib/archipelago/<app-id>/. - Secrets are generated or read from
/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/and injected through Podman secrets rather than static environment values. - Release and app catalogs are signed and verified against a pinned trust anchor.
Start with:
- Architecture
- Developer Guide
- App Developer Guide
- App Manifest Spec
- Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan
- Operations Runbook
- Troubleshooting
Quick start
Frontend
cd neode-ui
npm install
npm start
The dev UI runs at http://localhost:8100 with a mock backend on :5959.
Backend
cd core
cargo build
cargo test --all-features
Linux is the supported backend runtime and release-build target. macOS is fine for frontend work and many Rust compile/test loops, but host integration tests that touch Podman, systemd, networking, or image build paths require Linux.
App manifests
./scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh apps/filebrowser/manifest.yml
python3 scripts/generate-app-catalog.py
python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release --strict
scripts/generate-app-catalog.py requires Python with PyYAML installed.
Documentation map
| Doc | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Architecture | System layers, crates, data paths, security model |
| Developer Guide | Local setup, code workflow, testing |
| API Reference | JSON-RPC API overview |
| App Developer Guide | How to package and test apps |
| App Manifest Spec | Manifest schema and validation rules |
| Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan | ngit/NIP-34 contribution workflow and maintainer model |
| Apps README | Packaged app catalog overview |
| Image Recipe | Bootable image build flow |
| Operations Runbook | Production operations and recovery |
| Open Source Readiness | Public-release cleanup checklist |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Unified Task Tracker | Launch hardening task list |
| Archive | Historical plans, audits, and handoffs |
Contributing
Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. For security issues, follow SECURITY.md and do not open a public issue.
License
Archipelago is licensed under the MIT License. Third-party notices are listed in NOTICE and generated license inventories in component release artifacts.