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# OxygenFlow
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Hermetic pipelines for Oxygen repositories:
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- a typed pipeline in `.flow/pipeline.kdl`
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- jobs run in isolation tiers, Firecracker microVMs by default
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- the host writes the receipts
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- results go to OxygenHub as checks and appear on its Flow tab
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The specification is [docs/spec.md](docs/spec.md). What works today is
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[docs/m0.md](docs/m0.md).
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## A pipeline
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```kdl
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schema-version 1
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sandbox "alpine" {
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    runtime "microvm"
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    rootfs "cas://blob/…"      // printed by `flow rootfs import`
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    memory-limit "256MiB"
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    network "isolated"
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}
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job "build" {
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    sandbox "alpine"
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    exec "make"
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}
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job "test" {
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    sandbox "alpine"
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    depends-on "build"
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    exec "sh" "-eu" "test.sh"   // argv, run as written: no shell unless you name one
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}
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```
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Each job boots its own microVM:
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- it has no network device
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- the rootfs is read-only
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- the workspace is the state being built, read-write at `/src`
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- the job runs as a user that is not root
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This repository's own pipeline is [.flow/pipeline.kdl](.flow/pipeline.kdl).
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## Deploying the runner on Earth
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`make deploy-runner` builds `flow` and the static `flow-init`, installs them
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under `/home/claude/flow` (keeping the previous files as `.prev`), re-pins
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`flow-init` in `flow.toml` and restarts the `flow-runner` service.
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## Commands
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    flow check                 # validate .flow/pipeline.kdl, print jobs and the pipeline hash
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    flow run [JOB…]            # run the pipeline on this directory, locally, in microVMs
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    flow rootfs import T.tgz --sha256 HEX   # make a rootfs image; prints the `rootfs` line to pin
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    flow rootfs list
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    flow hash FILE             # BLAKE3, for pinning in flow.toml
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    flow runner                # claim and run jobs for the hub in flow.toml
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## A Flow home
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`$FLOW_HOME` (default `~/.local/share/flow`) holds:
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- `flow.toml`
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- the pinned Firecracker binary, guest kernel and `flow-init`
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- rootfs images under `cas/`
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- scratch space
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Every pinned file is checked against its BLAKE3 before use.
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```toml
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[microvm]
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firecracker = { path = "bin/firecracker", blake3 = "…" }
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kernel = { path = "kernel/vmlinux", blake3 = "…" }
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init = { path = "bin/flow-init", blake3 = "…" }
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[runner]                     # only for `flow runner`
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hub = "https://hub.example:7343"
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token = "…"                  # listed in the hub's [flow] runner_tokens
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ca = "/path/to/hub-ca.pem"   # when the hub's certificate is self-signed
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name = "runner-1"
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max_jobs = 3                 # jobs at once (default 1)
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memory_mib = 24576           # what they may use together; a lone job may use it all
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cpus = 8
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```
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Setting one up needs Linux x86-64 with KVM and e2fsprogs 1.43 or later:
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1. Build `flow` with `cargo build --release -p flow`. Build the guest init
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   as a static binary:
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   `RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+crt-static" cargo build --release -p flow-init --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu`.
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2. Download Firecracker v1.17.0 from its GitHub release, and check the
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   published SHA-256. Download the guest kernel
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   `firecracker-ci/v1.15/x86_64/vmlinux-6.1.155` from Firecracker's CI
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   bucket.
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3. Run `flow rootfs import alpine-minirootfs-3.24.2-x86_64.tar.gz --sha256 …`.
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4. Write `flow.toml`, pinning each file by its `flow hash`.
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On OxygenHub, `hub.toml` lists the runner token and the repositories whose
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pushes run pipelines:
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```toml
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[flow]
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runner_tokens = ["…"]
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repos = ["owner/*"]
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```
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## Tests
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`cargo test --workspace` runs every test that needs no VM. The microVM
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conformance test also runs when `FLOW_TEST_HOME` names a Flow home and
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`FLOW_TEST_ROOTFS` is the hash of an Alpine rootfs in it. The test checks
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literal argv, network isolation, the read-only rootfs, and that dependents
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are skipped after a failure.
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## oxygen as a pinned subrepo
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`flow` builds against `deps/oxygen`, a subrepo (`oxy submodule`) pinned to an exact state, so builds are reproducible and OxygenFlow can build this repository without network. `make pins` moves it to oxygen's `main` on Earth (push oxygen first); the next commit records the new pin. Format only this workspace, `cargo fmt -p flow -p flow-core -p flow-init`: `--all` also reaches `deps/`. After a fresh clone, `oxy submodule update --init` fetches it.