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glm-5.3-flash e76f91f6d7 docs(architecture): resolve OQ-04 — receive-pack state machine (ADR-013)
- ADR-013: V0-framed push machine grounded in real git 2.43.0 captures
  (file://, git://, smart-http mock, raw stdio into real receive-pack):
  V0-shaped ref advertisement (caps on first ref line, capabilities^{}
  sentinel only for empty repos), served capability set, shallow requests
  rejected for v1, thin packs accepted with server-odb bases (no
  capability involved; push.thin default), ingestion bound to
  Bundle::write_to_directory_eagerly + gix-fsck + one gix-ref transaction
  per push (.keep-guarded), unpack-first CAS timing with observed
  upstream order, band-1 pkt-line-framed status report, http framing
  (probe/Content-Length/chunked), v1 update policy (CAS only; deletes
  and force-push allowed)
- docs/research/push-captures.md: the normative push wire record
- transport.md/backend.md/doors.md: receive-pack sections rewritten to
  the decided shapes; backend.md ingestion composition bound; stale
  OQ-04 references resolved
- ADR-003 amended: V2-only governs fetch; push is V0-framed by upstream
  design (fixes the V2-only contradiction found in review)
- ADR-009 amended: haves default reconciled with the client's stateless
  ceiling (16384); blocking-pipeline budget covers generation+ingestion
- OQ-04 resolved; tracker task closed; CAS-fail-fast optimization
  tracked (tasks/architecture/oq-13-cas-failfast.md)
- research index: poc findings + capture docs listed

Verification: cargo test / clippy -D warnings / fmt --check / doc pass
2026-09-25 04:05:07 +00:00

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alkgit Research Index

Phase 0 (exploration) research. Feeds phase 1 (architecture).

Doc Topic Status
vision.md Vision, guiding principles, non-goals, phase-0 checklist draft v2 (amended 2026-09-21)
gitoxide.md gitoxide (gix) capability + version alignment initial pass complete
alk-stack.md alk stack fit, integration surface, gitea-lesson constraints initial pass complete
git-protocol.md Server-side git smart protocol inventory (what we own) initial pass complete
reference-policy.md Licenses, reference projects, reuse policy complete
pocs.md POC plan (what to validate before architecture commits) planned
poc-1-findings.md POC-1: pkt-line over alkcall BiStream (duplex producer) complete — proceed
poc2-findings.md POC-2: server-side pack generation (streaming pipeline) complete — proceed
poc3-findings.md POC-3: smart-http shape through alkhttp (stateless substrate) complete — proceed
push-captures.md Normative receive-pack (push) wire record (real git captures) complete — ADR-013 basis
negotiation-captures.md Normative V2 negotiation record (real git captures + source) complete — ADR-014 basis

Key findings so far

  • gitoxide covers storage + pkt-line; the server half of the smart protocol is ours to write (gix-protocol/transport are client-side).
  • Published gix 0.87.1 == local clone base; pin crates.io versions.
  • alkcall BiStream is the natural substrate under pkt-line for both ssh and http paths.
  • The incompatible-license prior art confirms feasibility but contributes nothing; policy in reference-policy.md.
  • gix with default-features = false requires an explicit hash feature; workspace pins sha1 with a sha256 passthrough feature everywhere.

Convergence criteria (phase 0 → phase 1)

Phase 0 is done when POC-1..3 have results and a recommended-approach summary is written here (append below). Then the Architect produces docs/architecture/ per sdd_process.

Convergence (2026-09-21): phase 0 gates all pass (POC-1/2/3 proceed). Phase 1 opened with docs/architecture/; the structural decision is ADR-010 — pure protocol crate following the alktty/alktunnels template (the v1 "monorepo + alkgitd binary" framing in these research docs was an init-agent artifact, amended in vision.md v2). POC-1 maps to the producer half, POC-2 to the gix backend implementation, POC-3 to the stateless substrate consumed by alkhttp's future git feature.