Stage-0 Operator Base

Latticra Console

LC is the planned main operator base for Latticra. Today it is a configurable, standalone and Panel-installable, metadata-only report surface with registry-backed commands and no shell, host, network, runtime-enforcement, boot, or production OS authority.

Current Rule

Registry first. Authority later.

The Stage-0 console makes LC visible without turning it into a host controller. It reports identity, command metadata, Panel profile presets, substrate bridge posture, host-embedding contracts, receipt planning, Seal signature-request bindings, OS-base planning, and VM evidence contracts while preserving a no-effect authority floor.

Identity

LC records a stable component key, short name, default wrapper, Panel bridge, and report-only profile.

Command registry

The C static table is the source for help, discovery, command categories, effects, and capability labels.

Panel profiles

Hosted, standalone, Panel-embedded, host-planning, OS-base-planning, and custom presets remain configuration metadata.

Host contracts

Embedding, inventory, and adapter contracts are present before any host integration behavior exists.

Receipt and OS plan

Receipt, payload, signature-request, OS-base, and VM evidence contracts stay future-gated and no-write.

Stage-0 Snapshot

The console exists as evidence, not as authority.

These fields summarize the posture from the LC status record dated May 26, 2026.

component_present 1

c_api_present 1

report_surface 1

panel_installable 1

command_no_effect 1

host_process_launch 0

network_authority 0

production_os_claim 0

Profile Presets

Configuration is explicit and bounded.

Panel carries LC presets as installer metadata. Selecting a profile changes recorded configuration, not the authority floor.

hosted_reference

Hosted reference

Reference metadata without embedded-host claims.

standalone

Standalone LC

Dry-run and guarded local install presets with lc-standalone-install-v0, a standalone contract, and no Panel runtime requirement.

panel_embedded

Panel embedded

The default Panel-installed operator surface.

host_embedded_planning

Host planning

Future host-embedding plan with zero host mutation authority.

os_base_planning

OS-base planning

Future OS-like direction with zero boot, kernel, or runtime enforcement authority.

custom

Custom metadata

Manual configuration fields under the same no-effect authority floor.

Authority Boundary

The host boundary is written down before integration exists.

LC's host, receipt, and OS records are deliberately contract-shaped. They name the prerequisites for later promotion while keeping current execution, mutation, inventory, signing, and boot fields denied.

Present now

C API, report surface, help renderer, manpage renderer, seed command registry, Panel install marker, wrapper metadata, and local profile files.

Contract-only

Host embedding, read-only host inventory, host adapter, receipt request, payload schema, payload artifact review, signature-request binding, OS-base, and VM evidence.

Denied now

Shell execution, external host process launch, host file read/write, host mutation, network use, runtime enforcement, boot authority, receipt writes, payload writes, and OS replacement claims.

Command Surface

Inspect LC without activating host behavior.

The command registry includes status, profile, host-contract, receipt, substrate, OS, and VM evidence commands. Stage-0 command entries remain no-effect and future-gated where appropriate.

Compile and verify

make latticra-console
sh scripts/test-latticra-console-foundation.sh

Inspect registry

latticra-lc status
latticra-lc commands
latticra-lc profiles

Read contracts

latticra lc host-contract
latticra lc receipt-request
latticra lc os-contract
latticra lc vm-evidence

Source Records

Trace console claims back to exact evidence.

LC foundationIdentity, Panel installability, command registry, host contracts, receipts, and OS-base planning. LC statusStage-0 evidence fields, no-effect flags, contract presence, and non-claims. Panel overviewGuided GUI workbench, Panel-installable LC, receipts, updater, and user-local evidence. Workbench overviewHow Panel, LC, and Nadia fit together as local operator surfaces. Runtime boundaryDefault-deny runtime posture and policy matrix metadata LC binds to. Latticra SealCapability labels, signature-request planning, receipts, and trust-boundary context. Local validationPanel install evidence, package guards, disposable VM gates, and dry-run contracts. System architectureWhere LC sits among language, runtime, trust, and host boundaries. Documentation mapGrouped entry points into the complete public record set.