glm-5.2 209831d922 docs(research): add alknet-filesystem POC summary — SQLite path-tree + iroh content store + honker
Validates the three-layer architecture for a content-addressed, branch-aware,
mountable filesystem:

- SQLite path tree over iroh-blobs MemStore (15/15 tests pass)
- Fossil-style branching with free content dedup via BLAKE3 content addressing
- honker-core for notify-on-commit inside the same transaction as path-tree
  mutations (transactional outbox pattern)
- Write path: "branch on write, merge on close" reconciles BLAKE3-must-hash-
  complete-file with chunked filesystem writes; concurrent readers see old
  version until close commits atomically; crash/abort leaves old version intact
- Multi-tenancy via bucket_id column (free isolation, auth is an adapter problem)

Remaining unknowns (FsStore/redb coexistence, distributed incomplete-blob reads,
SFTP wiring, GC/tag management, branch chain depth) are implementation-scope,
not feasibility blockers.
2026-06-20 16:37:05 +00:00

Alknet

Status: Pre-alpha — This project is undergoing a major architectural pivot to an ALPN-as-service model. The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.

A self-hostable networking toolkit built on QUIC+TLS with ALPN-based protocol dispatch. Each protocol handler (SSH, SFTP, Git, HTTP, DNS, messaging, call protocol) registers an ALPN string on a shared endpoint. The ALPN negotiation during the TLS/QUIC handshake routes connections to the correct handler before any application bytes are read.

Core Insight

A service IS an ALPN. One endpoint, one port, many protocols — dispatched by the TLS handshake, not by application-level peeking or separate listeners.

Crates

Crate Status Description
alknet-vault stable Local key vault: BIP39/SLIP-0010/AES-GCM key derivation and encryption
alknet-core planned ProtocolHandler trait, ALPN router, auth/identity, config
alknet-ssh planned SSH handler (russh), SOCKS5, port forwarding
alknet-call planned JSON-RPC call protocol (EventEnvelope framing)
alknet-fs planned Content-addressed file storage (iroh-blobs backend)
alknet-sftp planned SFTP handler (russh-sftp protocol core)
alknet-git planned Git smart protocol handler (gix)
alknet-http planned HTTP handler (axum, REST API, MCP)
alknet-dns planned DNS handler (hickory-proto, pkarr)
alknet-msg planned E2E encrypted messaging, mixnet support
alknet planned CLI binary (assembles and registers handlers)

Documentation

Reference implementation (previous architecture) is preserved at /workspace/@alkdev/alknet-main/.

License

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Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in this work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

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