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27 May 2026 · 8 min read developer-tooling ai-agents terminal rust

Bounded Terminal: Cutting Token Waste in Agentic Terminal Work

A practical model for reducing token waste in agentic terminal workflows with bounded command output, source context, file-effect receipts, and pipeline observations.

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15 Apr 2026 · 12 min read redox capability-security rust

Cocoon: Capability-Delimited Service Capsules for Redox

A design note for Cocoon, a Redox service deployment layer built around typed manifests, authority diffs, and capability-delimited runtime plans.

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24 Oct 2025 · 11 min read compiler-design linear-types ckb risc-v

CellScript: A Language Where Linear Types Meet the Cell Model

A language design essay on CellScript, where linear types meet the cell model for safer state transitions and resource handling.

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29 Sept 2025 · 16 min read distributed-systems zero-knowledge-proofs data-availability

Towards a Commitment Fabric for Deterministic Ordering and State Validation: A Research Note on Proof-Based Settlement

A research note on proof-based settlement, deterministic ordering, and commitment fabrics for verifiable state validation.

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23 Sept 2025 · 7 min read proof-of-work zero-knowledge-proofs number-theory

On the Feasibility of Proof-of-Useful-Work via Number Theoretic Transform Micro-Tasks

An exploration of proof-of-useful-work using Number Theoretic Transform micro-tasks, including verification cost and incentive constraints.

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16 Aug 2025 · 10 min read schnorr taproot cross-chain

Adaptor Signatures for Atomic Cross-Chain Swaps: A Design Note on Taproot and Schnorr-based Scriptless Scripts

A design note on using adaptor signatures, Taproot, and Schnorr-based scriptless scripts for atomic cross-chain asset swaps.

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7 Jun 2025 · 15 min read mechanism-design game-theory auction-theory

Three-Phase Fractional Auction Protocol: Nash Equilibrium Analysis and Optimisations

A mechanism-design analysis of a three-phase auction protocol for on-chain fractionalisation of high-value assets.

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28 May 2025 · 7 min read rgb stablecoin taproot

Towards a Privacy-Preserving Stablecoin on Bitcoin: An Architectural Note on RGB-Based Reserve Anchoring

An architectural note on RGB-based reserve anchoring for a privacy-preserving Bitcoin stablecoin.

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7 May 2025 · 4 min read political-philosophy institutional-theory

On Traversal, Memory, and the Limits of Institutional Light

A reflective essay on traversal, memory, and the limits of institutional systems when they attempt to preserve or illuminate complex work.