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The hub README predates channels (2026-07-09) and was built on the call-protocol-directly-over-QUIC model: 'One QUIC connection per peer carrying the call protocol,' CallClient::connect as the dial path, QUIC as the only transport. The channels crate replaced that substrate (ADR-071/079/080), and the hub's primary use case (worker provisioning on docker/vast.ai/runpod) requires TCP+TLS for registration and QUIC or TCP+TLS for the ongoing session — coexisting on one hub, not as alternatives. Rewrite: - Multi-transport stated as decided: 'A hub MUST support TCP+TLS and QUIC endpoints simultaneously.' TCP+TLS accept loop (ADR-010 Am. 1) lives in the hub, shares the HandlerRegistry with the quinn endpoint. - Channels substrate: the hub uses ChannelsAdapter/ChannelClient (from_connection primary, connect_quic convenience — ADR-080), not CallClient/CallAdapter directly. One channels connection per peer; CallAdapter runs on channel 0 (ADR-072). - Transport-agnostic dial/accept: dial_worker_connection takes a Connection (one-way door); connect_quic_worker is a two-way-door convenience. supervise_worker takes a dial closure, not a SocketAddr. - Identity over transports: fingerprint path (QUIC+raw-key, X.509 client cert) via resolve_from_fingerprint; bearer-token path (TCP+TLS no client cert, WebTransport, WebSocket) via resolve_from_token on the call first frame. Both resolve to the same PeerEntry (ADR-030/034). - Worker registration flow (6 steps): provision → token → download → key gen → HTTP POST over TCP+TLS → channels connect. Step 4 is HTTP on HttpAdapter; step 6 is channels over QUIC or TCP+TLS. The hub creates a mixed-fingerprint PeerEntry (ADR-034 §3) at registration. - OQ-58: worker registration flow — enrollment-token model, endpoint shape, register_worker API. Open (decision-ready, not blocked), one-way door, high priority. - ADR-081: fix stale references to channels-hub/channels-worker sub-crates (the ADR's Decision says they don't exist; the References section said they did). Review (architecture-reviewer): 3 critical (ADR-081 stale refs; bearer-token extraction flow; assembly example QUIC-only + unspecced into_connection), 7 warnings (registration 'or'→'both', channel/control translation, OQ-52 interim, HubError variant naming, RegistrationError definition, X.509-client-cert prose, adapter ownership phrasing), 5 suggestions. All criticals and warnings #4/#7/#8 addressed; #5/#6/#9/#10 addressed; #11-15 noted as optional.
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
Licensed under either of
- 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)
at your option.
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