Three ADRs addressing gaps surfaced by the first hub consumer (alkapi): - ADR-067: Aggregated peer-env wiring — Dispatcher::with_aggregated_env hook so compose_root_env reads a shared PeerCompositeEnv across all calls, not a fresh per-call one. The hub-defining gap (alkapi OQ-08 / G.1). - ADR-068: PeerCompositeEnv::peer_operations override — adds list_operation_names() to OperationEnv, overrides on OverlayOperationEnv and PeerCompositeEnv. Fixes services/list-peers returning empty operation lists for non-local peers (alkapi G.6). - ADR-069: from_call is a manual free function, not auto-wired — reverses the aspirational OQ-27 resolution to match the implementation. Cleans the 'v1 default' hedging language in ADR-017 and client-and-adapters.md (alkapi G.4). New crate spec: alknet-hub — reusable hub pattern (aggregated env, connection lifecycle, worker supervision with backoff, service discovery). Spec fixes: builder API drift (with_local/with_local_streaming separation), ScopedOperationEnv → ScopedPeerEnv type name, OQ count 51→54. Three new OQs: OQ-52 (wait_for_close), OQ-53 (backoff defaults), OQ-54 (inbound hook placement).
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 The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.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
- ALPN-as-service architecture — pivot proposal
- Cleanup plan — greenfield transition plan
- SDD process — spec-driven development process
- Research references — iroh, russh, russh-sftp deep dives
Reference implementation (previous architecture) is preserved at /workspace/@alkdev/alknet-main/.
License
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- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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