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512-line wiki documenting the entire Research Stack:
  1. Architecture Overview (5-layer stack)
  2. Compute Tiers (GPU_CUDA through OFFLINE)
  3. Infrastructure (k3s, Tailscale, KubeRay)
  4. VCN Pipeline (50x compression)
  5. Ray Integration (FrameDispatcher over Ray)
  6. Device Capability Probe (multi-GPU, framebuffer fallback)
  7. Compute Surfaces (GPU, Ethernet, framebuffer, ESP32)
  8. Mesh Networking Plan (Ray over Tailscale)
  9. Formal Verification (23 Lean files, 12 sorries)
  10. Key Files + Quick Reference
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# Research Stack Wiki
> Comprehensive architecture reference — May 30, 2026
The Research Stack is a capability-adaptive compute fabric that turns every device in a Tailscale mesh — from NVIDIA GPUs to ESP32 microcontrollers — into a unified distributed compute cluster. Formal proofs live in Lean 4; Python shims handle I/O at the boundary; Ray schedules work across the mesh; and a custom VCN compression pipeline achieves **50× bandwidth reduction** for cross-node data transfers.
---
## Table of Contents
1. [Architecture Overview](#1-architecture-overview)
2. [Compute Tiers](#2-compute-tiers)
3. [Infrastructure](#3-infrastructure)
4. [VCN Pipeline](#4-vcn-pipeline)
5. [Ray Integration](#5-ray-integration)
6. [Device Capability Probe](#6-device-capability-probe)
7. [Compute Surfaces](#7-compute-surfaces)
8. [Mesh Networking Plan](#8-mesh-networking-plan)
9. [Formal Verification](#9-formal-verification)
10. [Key Files](#10-key-files)
---
## 1. Architecture Overview
The stack is organized as **5 layers**, from physical connectivity up to application logic:
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Application Layer │
│ Braid search, AlphaProof, RG tests, PIST classification │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Ray Scheduler │
│ Distributed task scheduling, ObjectRef transport │
│ @ray.remote, ray.put(), ray.get() │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ VCN Pipeline (compression) │
│ Delta+RLE → RS ECC → ChaCha20 → H.264 → MKV │
│ 50× bandwidth reduction over raw data │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FrameDispatcher (routing) │
│ TAG_STRAND → VCNBraidBackend │
│ TAG_CROSSING → VCNBraidBackend │
│ TAG_PIST → VCNBraidBackend │
│ TAG_LUPINE → CUDABackend │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Compute Surfaces (execution) │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ GPU_CUDA │ │ GPU_VAAPI│ │ ETHERNET │ │FRAMEBUFF │ │
│ │ NVENC │ │ VAAPI │ │ virtio │ │ /dev/fb0 │ │
│ │ 12GB VRAM│ │ shared │ │ TX/RX │ │ DMA │ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Tailscale Mesh (connectivity) │
│ WireGuard encryption, DERP relay fallback │
│ Direct P2P when possible, relay when NAT'd │
│ MagicDNS, subnet routing, exit nodes │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Physical Network │
│ Ethernet, WiFi, 4G/5G, satellite, mesh radio │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Key insight:** The mesh networking layer doesn't just provide connectivity — it provides a *capability-adaptive compute fabric*. Every device in the Tailscale mesh is a potential compute node. The capability probe determines what each device can do, and Ray schedules work accordingly.
---
## 2. Compute Tiers
Every device in the cluster is classified into a compute tier by `device_capability_probe.py`. Tiers are ordered by decreasing capability:
| Tier | Level | Description | Encoder / Surface | Ray Resource |
|------|-------|-------------|-------------------|--------------|
| `GPU_CUDA` | 10 | NVIDIA discrete + CUDA | NVENC H.264 | `num_gpus=1` |
| `GPU_VAAPI` | 9 | AMD/Intel discrete + VA-API | VA-API H.264 | `num_gpus=1` (VAAPI) |
| `GPU_APU` | 8 | AMD integrated, shared memory | VAAPI (yuvj420p) | `resources={"APU": 1}` |
| `CPU_FFMPEG` | 7 | No GPU, software encode | libx264/libx265 | `num_cpus=N` |
| `BATCH` | 6 | Batch container/runner | libx264 | ephemeral |
| `ETHERNET` | 5 | virtio-net PistPacket DMA | TX/RX ring descriptors | `resources={"ethernet": 1}` |
| `FRAMEBUFFER` | 4 | `/dev/fb0` DMA backplane only | ARGB8888 pixel words | `resources={"framebuffer": 1}` |
| `WASM` | 3 | Edge compute (Cloudflare, Deno) | WASM runtime | N/A |
| `ESP32` | 2 | MCU, Q0_16 scalar in FreeRTOS idle hook | 520 KB SRAM | N/A |
| `RELAY` | 1 | Network only, no compute | data forwarding | N/A |
| `OFFLINE` | 0 | Unreachable | — | — |
**Design principle:** No `Float` in compute paths. All computation uses fixed-point arithmetic — `Q0_16` (16-bit pure fraction, range [-1, 1]) as default, `Q16_16` (32-bit mixed) only when integer range or hardware register width demands it.
---
## 3. Infrastructure
### k3s Cluster
| Node | Tailscale IP | Role | Hardware | Status |
|------|-------------|------|----------|--------|
| `nixos` (control-plane) | `100.102.173.61` | k3s server, Ray GCS head, KubeRay operator | AMD GPU, 459 GB NVMe | Active |
| `qfox-1` (GPU worker) | `100.88.57.96` | k3s agent, Ray GPU+CPU workers, NVENC | RTX 4070 SUPER (12 GB VRAM), AMD iGPU | Active |
| `racknerd` (framebuffer) | `100.101.247.127` | k3s agent, lightweight compute | 2 vCPU, 9.1 GB disk | Active |
| `neon-64gb` | `100.64.19.78` | Ray ARM64 worker | 18-core ARM64 | Pending k3s fix |
| `steamdeck` | `100.85.244.73` | Edge GPU worker | RDNA 2 iGPU | Onboarded |
### Tailscale Mesh
All inter-node communication flows over **WireGuard** tunnels managed by Tailscale:
- **Direct P2P** when NAT traversal succeeds (< 10 ms RTT)
- **DERP relay** fallback when direct fails (~129 ms per hop added)
- **Post-quantum Kyber768** key exchange
- **MagicDNS** for node discovery
- **Subnet routing** for pod-to-pod networking across nodes
### KubeRay Operator
The KubeRay operator runs on the `nixos` control-plane and manages Ray clusters as Kubernetes custom resources:
```yaml
# 4-Infrastructure/kube/raycluster.yaml
apiVersion: ray.io/v1
kind: RayCluster
metadata:
name: raycluster
namespace: ray
spec:
rayVersion: "2.41.0.dev0"
headGroupSpec:
# Binds to qfox-1, 2-4 CPU, 4-8 Gi memory
# Exposes GCS (6379), Dashboard (8265), Client (10001), Serve (8000)
workerGroupSpecs:
- groupName: cpu-workers # 1-4 replicas, 4-8 CPU each
- groupName: gpu-worker # 0-1 replicas, 1 GPU, 8-16 Gi memory
```
All Ray pods mount `/dev/dri` for GPU access and use `/dev/shm` (2–4 Gi) for shared memory IPC.
---
## 4. VCN Pipeline
The **Video Compute Network (VCN)** pipeline treats video encoding hardware as a computation device. Raw braid data is packed into YUV420 frames, compressed through a 5-stage pipeline, and shipped as MKV containers.
### Pipeline Stages
| Stage | Operation | Compression | Output Size (per 1 MB input) |
|-------|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|
| 1 | **Delta + RLE** | Temporal delta encoding + run-length | ~200 KB (5×) |
| 2 | **Reed-Solomon ECC** | Error correction (parity overhead) | ~250 KB |
| 3 | **ChaCha20** | Encryption (size-preserving) | ~250 KB |
| 4 | **H.264 encode** | Hardware video compression (NVENC/VAAPI/libx264) | ~20 KB (50×) |
| 5 | **MKV container** | Matroska muxing | ~22 KB |
**Result:** 1000 strands = 22 MB over mesh (1.8 seconds at 100 Mbps) vs 1000 MB raw (80 seconds).
### Key Scripts
| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `braid_vcn_encoder.py` | End-to-end pipeline: braid data → Delta+RLE → Q16_16 → RS ECC → ChaCha20 → H.264 → MKV |
| `vcn_compute_substrate.py` | Hardware encoder abstraction: packs Q16_16 data into YUV420 frames, drives NVENC/VAAPI/libx264 via FFmpeg, extracts results from encoded bitstream |
### Frame Format
```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SIGNATURE_HEADER (8 bytes): "RDMAVCN\0" │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Sequence number (4 bytes) │
│ Payload length (4 bytes) │
│ CRC32 witness hash (4 bytes) │
│ Version (4 bytes) │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Q16_16 fixed-point payload │
│ (packed into YUV420 macroblocks) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## 5. Ray Integration
### `ray_vcn_bridge.py` — FrameDispatcher over Ray
Replaces `GPUNodeConnection`'s TCP/MKV transport with Ray ObjectRef transport. The FrameDispatcher, backends, and frame protocol are unchanged — only the wire between daemon and GPU node changes.
**Two usage modes:**
```python
# Mode 1: Drop-in replacement for GPUNodeConnection
from ray_vcn_bridge import RayGPUNodeConnection
gpu = RayGPUNodeConnection()
reply = gpu.send_frame(TAG_STRAND, payload)
# Mode 2: Standalone Ray actor
import ray
ray.init("auto")
bridge = RayVCNBridge.remote()
reply_ref = bridge.dispatch_frame.remote(TAG_STRAND, payload)
reply = ray.get(reply_ref)
```
### Architecture
| Component | Role |
|-----------|------|
| `RayGPUNodeConnection` | Drop-in for `GPUNodeConnection`. Wraps Ray actor calls as sync `send_frame()` |
| `RayVCNBridge` | `@ray.remote` actor hosting a `FrameDispatcher` with GPU + Braid backends |
| `SyncBraidWrapper` | Wraps a Ray `BraidBackend` actor to satisfy `FrameDispatcher`'s sync interface |
| `SyncCUDAWrapper` | Wraps a Ray `CUDABackend` actor to satisfy `FrameDispatcher`'s sync interface |
**Design principle:** Ray replaces Unix socket IPC + TCP transport + MKV encode/decode. `ObjectRef` replaces MKV bytes over TCP (zero-copy on same node). FAMM gate check happens *before* `ray.put()`.
### Data Flow
```
send_frame(TAG, payload)
│
▼
FAMM gate check (pre-dispatch)
│
▼
ray.put(payload) → ObjectRef (zero-copy on same node)
│
▼
ray.get(dispatch_actor.dispatch_frame.remote(TAG, ref))
│
├── TAG_STRAND / TAG_CROSSING / TAG_PIST → BraidBackend.compute()
└── TAG_LUPINE → CUDABackend.compute()
│
▼
ObjectRef(result) → ray.get() → bytes
```
---
## 6. Device Capability Probe
`device_capability_probe.py` scans DRM render nodes, FFmpeg encoders, framebuffer devices, and network connectivity to classify each device into the correct compute tier.
### Detection Logic
| Check | Command / Path | Determines |
|-------|---------------|------------|
| NVIDIA GPU | `/dev/dri/renderD*` + vendor `0x10de` + `nvidia-smi` | `GPU_CUDA` |
| AMD discrete GPU | `/dev/dri/renderD*` + vendor `0x1002` + `is_discrete=True` | `GPU_VAAPI` |
| AMD APU / iGPU | `/dev/dri/renderD*` + vendor `0x1002` + `is_discrete=False` | `GPU_APU` |
| FFmpeg encoders | `ffmpeg -encoders` → `libx264`, `h264_nvenc`, `h264_vaapi` | `CPU_FFMPEG` (if no GPU) |
| Framebuffer | `/dev/fb0` exists + readable | `FRAMEBUFFER` (fallback) |
| virtio-net | `/sys/class/net/*/device/driver` contains `virtio` | `ETHERNET` capability flag |
| Network reachability | Ping / SSH / kubectl | `RELAY` or `OFFLINE` |
### Multi-GPU Support
The probe detects **multiple GPUs per node** and classifies each independently:
- **NVIDIA + AMD coexistence** (e.g., RTX 4070 SUPER + AMD iGPU on qfox-1)
- **APU vs dGPU classification** via VRAM detection: discrete GPUs report VRAM > 0; APUs report `vram_mb=0` with shared memory
- Each GPU gets its own `GPUDevice` dataclass with render node path, vendor, device ID, VA-API profiles
### Output
```python
@dataclass
class DeviceCapabilities:
hostname: str
tier: ComputeTier
gpus: List[GPUDevice]
framebuffer: Optional[FramebufferDevice]
has_ffmpeg: bool
ffmpeg_encoders: List[str]
preferred_encoder: str # "h264_nvenc", "h264_vaapi", "libx264"
preferred_pixel_format: str # "yuv420p", "yuvj420p" (APU)
ray_resources: dict # Custom Ray resource labels
has_virtio_net: bool
```
---
## 7. Compute Surfaces
### GPU (NVENC / VA-API)
| Property | NVIDIA (NVENC) | AMD (VA-API) |
|----------|---------------|--------------|
| Encoder | `h264_nvenc` | `h264_vaapi` |
| Pixel format | `yuv420p` | `yuvj420p` (APU), `yuv420p` (dGPU) |
| VRAM | Dedicated (12 GB on RTX 4070 SUPER) | Shared (APU) or dedicated |
| Throughput | ~500 fps @ 1080p | ~200 fps @ 1080p |
| Use case | Primary compute, NVENC encode, CUDA kernels | Secondary encode, bandwidth-optimized tasks |
### Ethernet (virtio-net PistPacket DMA)
The **PistPacket** protocol treats Ethernet as a computation backplane:
- Guest writes structured compute packets to the **virtio-net TX ring** (lock-free producer)
- Host QEMU/vhost-user performs **matrix transforms** on the payload
- Results return via the **virtio-net RX ring** (lock-free consumer)
- NIC offload engines (CRC32, Toeplitz RSS) serve as hardware-accelerated algebraic operators
```c
struct __attribute__((packed)) pist_packet {
uint8_t dest_mac[6]; // Target transform operator ID
uint8_t src_mac[6]; // Provenance chain head
uint16_t ethertype; // 0x88B5 (PIST-over-Ethernet)
uint64_t computation_id; // Dataflow graph instance
uint64_t step_index; // Sequential transition step
uint32_t coordinate_path; // QuadTree addressing
uint32_t witness_hash; // CRC32 witness signature
uint32_t payload_len; // Q16_16 payload length
uint8_t payload[]; // Saturating Q16_16 fixed-point data
};
```
### Framebuffer (`/dev/fb0` zero-copy mmap)
`qemu_framebuffer_packer.py` uses the virtual graphics framebuffer as a DMA computation backplane:
- **ARGB8888** (32-bit): 1 pixel = 1 Q16_16 scalar (100% density mapping)
- **Zero-copy** via `mmap()` on `/dev/fb0`
- **8.29 MB/frame** at 1080p resolution
- Machine-readable `FramebufferReceipt` for every DMA packet
- CRC32 witness hash for integrity verification
### ESP32 (Q0_16 FreeRTOS idle Hook)
The lowest real compute tier — a microcontroller contributing scalars during idle cycles:
- **Q0_16** scalar computation in the FreeRTOS idle hook
- 520 KB SRAM, 240 MHz Xtensa LX6
- Contributes dimensionless quantities (confidence scores, phase angles)
- Connected to the mesh via WiFi → Tailscale
---
## 8. Mesh Networking Plan
### Ray over Tailscale
All Ray nodes communicate via Tailscale IPs. The Ray GCS (Global Control Store) head binds to the nixos Tailscale IP (`100.102.173.61`), and all workers connect through WireGuard tunnels.
```
qfox-1 ─── WireGuard ─── nixos ─── WireGuard ─── racknerd
│ │ │ │ │
└── WireGuard ── neon ──── WireGuard ── steamdeck ──┘
│
DERP relay
(fallback)
```
### Latency-Aware Scheduling
Latency classes from `RouteCost.lean` drive placement decisions:
| Class | RTT | Tailscale Path | FPGA Voltage | Placement Strategy |
|-------|-----|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
| `LOCAL` | < 1 ms | Same node | 1.2V | Preferred — zero network overhead |
| `NEAR` | < 10 ms | Direct P2P | 1.0V | Preferred — WireGuard direct |
| `FAR` | < 100 ms | Multi-hop | 0.8V | Acceptable — may need VCN compression |
| `DERP` | < 1 s | Relay | 0.6V | Penalized — 129 ms relay overhead |
| `OFFLINE` | ≥ 1 s | Unreachable | 0V | Excluded |
```python
def get_placement(caps: DeviceCapabilities, latency_class: str) -> dict:
base = get_ray_placement_strategy(caps)
if latency_class == "DERP":
base["resources"]["derp_penalty"] = 1 # Penalize relay nodes
if latency_class in ("LOCAL", "NEAR"):
base["resources"]["direct_link"] = 1 # Prefer direct P2P
return base
```
### VCN Compression for Cross-Node Transfers
The 50× VCN compression makes cross-mesh data transfer bandwidth-negligible. DERP relay adds ~129 ms per hop, but the compressed payloads mean **latency, not bandwidth, is the bottleneck**.
### Implementation Phases
| Phase | Status | Description |
|-------|--------|-------------|
| 1. Ray over Tailscale | 🟡 Partial | Ray cluster on qfox-1, KubeRay operator on nixos, nftables fix done. Pending: Ray head on Tailscale IP, worker Tailscale connectivity |
| 2. Multi-tier scheduling | 🟡 Partial | Capability probe, framebuffer fallback, Ethernet tier done. Pending: mesh-aware placement, VCN for ObjectRef transfers |
| 3. Framebuffer + Ethernet | ⬜ Planned | Host-side framebuffer reader, PistPacket transform engine, Ray actors for both surfaces |
| 4. Edge devices | ⬜ Planned | ESP32 firmware (Q0_16), 1-Wire sensor integration, Ray relay for data collection |
---
## 9. Formal Verification
The Lean 4 formalization lives in `0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/`. As of May 30, 2026:
| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Lean files (Semantics) | 50+ |
| Files with `sorry` | ~37 (across Semantics + external/OTOM) |
| Total `sorry` occurrences | 109 |
### Key Formal Modules
| Module | File | Purpose |
|--------|------|---------|
| **BraidSpherionBridge** | `Semantics/BraidSpherionBridge.lean` | Bridge between braid group algebra and spherion geometry (9 sorries) |
| **BraidDiatCodec** | `Semantics/BraidDiatCodec.lean` | Diatonic codec for braid data encoding (2 sorries) |
| **BraidVCNBridge** | `Semantics/BraidVCNBridge.lean` | Formal bridge between braid structures and VCN pipeline |
| **FAMM** | `Semantics/HCMMR/Kernels/FAMMScarMemory.lean` | Force-Modified Arrhenius Model — scar memory kernel |
| **RouteCost** | `Semantics/RouteCost.lean` | Latency class definitions (LOCAL/NEAR/FAR/DERP/OFFLINE) with FPGA voltage mapping |
| **MeshRouting** | `Semantics/MeshRouting.lean` | Mesh-aware routing formalization |
| **Q16_16Numerics** | `Semantics/Q16_16Numerics.lean` | Fixed-point arithmetic — the foundation of all compute |
| **Bind** | `Semantics/Bind.lean` | Core `bind` primitive — the one axiom (3 sorries) |
| **LadderBraidAlgebra** | `Semantics/LadderBraidAlgebra.lean` | Algebraic structure of ladder braids |
| **CrossModalCompression** | `Semantics/CrossModalCompression.lean` | Formal model of cross-modal data compression |
### Verification Rules
- **No bare `sorry`** in committed code — every `sorry` must have a `TODO(lean-port)` comment
- **No `Float` in compute paths** — `Q0_16` (default) or `Q16_16` (when range demands)
- **Lean is the source of truth** — Python shims handle I/O only; all decision logic belongs in Lean
- **`#eval` witnesses** required for computational claims
---
## 10. Key Files
### Infrastructure Shims (`4-Infrastructure/shim/`)
| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `device_capability_probe.py` | Multi-GPU detection, tier classification (GPU_CUDA → OFFLINE), Ray resource mapping |
| `ray_vcn_bridge.py` | FrameDispatcher over Ray — `RayGPUNodeConnection` drop-in + `RayVCNBridge` actor |
| `braid_vcn_encoder.py` | End-to-end VCN pipeline: braid → Delta+RLE → RS ECC → ChaCha20 → H.264 → MKV |
| `vcn_compute_substrate.py` | Hardware encoder abstraction: packs Q16_16 into YUV420 frames, drives NVENC/VAAPI/libx264 |
| `qemu_framebuffer_packer.py` | Framebuffer DMA backplane: zero-copy mmap on `/dev/fb0`, ARGB8888 Q16_16 packing |
| `vcn_lupine_bridge.py` | Tag-based frame dispatcher with BraidBackend + CUDABackend |
### Kubernetes / Ray (`4-Infrastructure/kube/`)
| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `raycluster.yaml` | KubeRay RayCluster CRD — head on qfox-1, CPU workers (1-4), GPU worker (0-1) |
### Documentation (`6-Documentation/`)
| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `docs/mesh-networking-over-ray-plan.md` | Full mesh networking architecture plan — 4 implementation phases |
| `docs/specs/virtio_net_compute_fabric_spec.md` | Virtio-net DMA compute fabric & PistPacket specification |
| `docs/WIKI.md` | This file — comprehensive architecture wiki |
### Formal Verification (`0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/`)
| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `Semantics/Q16_16Numerics.lean` | Fixed-point arithmetic foundation |
| `Semantics/RouteCost.lean` | Latency class definitions with FPGA voltage mapping |
| `Semantics/MeshRouting.lean` | Mesh-aware routing formalization |
| `Semantics/BraidVCNBridge.lean` | Formal bridge between braid algebra and VCN |
| `Semantics/BraidSpherionBridge.lean` | Braid group ↔ spherion geometry bridge |
| `Semantics/BraidDiatCodec.lean` | Diatonic codec for braid encoding |
| `Semantics/HCMMR/Kernels/FAMMScarMemory.lean` | FAMM scar memory kernel |
| `Semantics/Bind.lean` | Core bind primitive — the one axiom |
### Storage (`4-Infrastructure/storage/`)
| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `restic/backup.sh` | Deduplicated encrypted snapshots to Garage S3 |
| `garage/garage-node-bootstrap.sh` | Bootstrap a new Garage storage node in the mesh |
| `garage/garage-cluster-init.sh` | Connect Garage nodes, set replication factor |
---
## Quick Reference
### Build Commands
```bash
# Lean build (full)
cd 0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics && lake build
# Lean build (targeted)
cd 0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics && lake build Compiler
# Python shim compilation check
python3 -m py_compile 4-Infrastructure/shim/<script>.py
# Storage verification
bash 4-Infrastructure/storage/restic/backup.sh verify
```
### Ray Cluster Operations
```bash
# Start Ray head (on nixos, Tailscale IP)
ray start --head --node-ip=100.102.173.61 --dashboard-host=0.0.0.0 --port=6379
# Connect worker (on qfox-1)
ray start --address=100.102.173.61:6379
# Deploy RayCluster via KubeRay
kubectl apply -f 4-Infrastructure/kube/raycluster.yaml
```
### Device Probe
```bash
# Probe local device
python3 4-Infrastructure/shim/device_capability_probe.py
# Probe cluster (via SSH/kubectl)
python3 4-Infrastructure/shim/device_capability_probe.py --cluster
```
---
*This wiki is auto-maintained as part of the Research Stack documentation surface. Last updated: May 30, 2026.*