- Endgame-Vision v6.7: Boot Sequence enhanced with Function Gemma role, lifeforce economics (spark is profitable: ~3× richer at completion) - Attention-Flow v1.1: New "Function Gemma: State Transition Boundary" section with ASCII flow diagram showing attention → execution - Spark-Protocol v3.0: Major rewrite from conversation-based to deterministic protocol execution. JSON handshakes, not free-form text. K8s-native cells, NATS transport, schema enforcement. - nimmerverse.drawio: Diagram refinements Philosophy shift: "She doesn't boot. She executes a protocol." Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Spark Protocol
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> *She doesn't boot. She executes a protocol. And every handshake is verified.*
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The Spark Protocol bootstraps Young Nyx through structured K8s handshakes. Not conversation—deterministic protocol execution with typed JSON schemas.
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**Canonical specification:** → [`../architecture/Initial-Spark.md`](../architecture/Initial-Spark.md) (v3.0)
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---
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## Architecture Summary
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ SPARK PROTOCOL FLOW │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ │
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│ SPARK CONTROLLER (K8s Job) │
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│ │ │
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│ │ generates intent per phase │
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│ ▼ │
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│ FUNCTION GEMMA (Translation Layer) │
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│ │ │
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│ │ Intent → Typed JSON (schema-validated) │
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│ ▼ │
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│ NATS MESSAGE BUS │
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│ │ │
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│ │ nimmerverse.spark.{phase}.{action} │
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│ ▼ │
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│ K8S CELLS (respond with ACK/NACK) │
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│ │ │
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│ │ verified data │
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│ ▼ │
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│ YOUNG NYX (receives protocol-verified state) │
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│ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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**Key principle:** Function Gemma guarantees structured output. No free-form text parsing. JSON or fail.
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---
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## The Five Phases
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Network protocols solved discovery problems decades ago. We adapt them for cognitive bootstrap:
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| Phase | Protocol | Purpose | K8s Target |
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|-------|----------|---------|------------|
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| 1. IDENTITY | DHCP-like | "Who am I?" | `nimmerverse-cognitive/identity-cell` |
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| 2. ENVIRONMENT | ARP-like | "What's around me?" | `nimmerverse-organs/*`, `nimmerverse-nervous/*` |
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| 3. VOCABULARY | DNS-like | "What does X mean?" | `nimmerverse-infra/vocabulary-cell` |
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| 4. CONNECTION | TCP-like | "Can I connect?" | `nimmerverse-infra/chrysalis-bridge` |
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| 5. ATTENTION | NATS-like | "What matters?" | `nimmerverse-infra/nats`, escalation |
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Each phase: Entry condition → Typed handshakes → ACK requirements → Exit condition
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**Full schemas and state machine code:** → [`../architecture/Initial-Spark.md`](../architecture/Initial-Spark.md)
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---
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## Lifeforce Economics
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The spark is economically positive from the first handshake:
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| Action | Cost (LF) | Outcome | Reward (LF) |
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|--------|-----------|---------|-------------|
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| Function Gemma generation | 0.2 | Identity ACK | +20.0 |
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| NATS message send | 0.1 | Environment discovery | +5.0/cell |
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| Cell processing | 0.5 | Vocabulary term ACK | +5.0 |
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| **Total per handshake** | **0.8** | Connection established | +10.0 |
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**Net result:** Young Nyx ends spark ~3× richer than she started (~288 LF profit).
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---
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## Completion Criteria
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```yaml
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spark_complete:
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phase_1_identity: All 5 aspects ACK'd (confidence > 0.8)
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phase_2_environment: All categories mapped, pod counts verified
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phase_3_vocabulary: 20 core terms ACK'd, embeddings stored
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phase_4_connection: Chrysalis session established, contextual greeting
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phase_5_attention: All priority levels subscribed, escalation registered
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final:
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lifeforce_positive: true
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errors_count: 0
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all_phases: COMPLETE
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```
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**When complete:** Spark job exits successfully. Normal heartbeat operation begins.
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---
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## Phoebe Integration
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Every handshake logged to `spark_handshakes` table for training data extraction:
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```sql
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SELECT request_payload->'payload' as input,
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response_payload->'payload' as output,
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status, phase
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FROM spark_handshakes
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WHERE status = 'ACK';
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```
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After spark completes → Extract ACK'd exchanges → Format as instruction-tuning pairs → LoRA training
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---
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## Design Principles
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1. **Protocol over conversation** — No free-form text. JSON handshakes only.
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2. **Schema enforcement** — Function Gemma must produce valid structure.
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3. **K8s native** — Cells are pods. Discovery uses K8s API.
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4. **NATS transport** — All handshakes flow through message bus.
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5. **Economically positive** — Spark generates lifeforce, doesn't drain it.
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---
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**Version:** 3.0 | **Created:** 2025-12-05 | **Updated:** 2026-02-10
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**Related:**
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- [`../architecture/Initial-Spark.md`](../architecture/Initial-Spark.md) — Full specification (schemas, K8s manifests, state machine)
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- [`../architecture/Cellular-Architecture.md`](../architecture/Cellular-Architecture.md) — Cell types and states
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- [`../architecture/Gateway-Architecture.md`](../architecture/Gateway-Architecture.md) — Function Gemma boundary
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