docs: update READMEs with self-booting instructions, bump npm versions

- Add Claude Code Appliance walkthrough and 5.1 MB self-boot line to crate, examples, npm, and root READMEs - Add missing live_boot_proof example to table (45→46 examples) - Update segment count references from 20→24 - Improve rvf-node npm README with full API reference - Expand AGI Cognitive Container documentation - Bump npm packages: rvf-node 0.1.3, rvf-wasm 0.1.3, rvf-mcp-server 0.1.3, rvf 0.1.5 - Include verified claude_code_appliance output files Co-Authored-By: claude-flow <ruv@ruv.net>
2026-05-23 04:27:11 +00:00 · 2026-02-16 14:43:04 +00:00 · 2026-02-16 14:43:04 +00:00 · d9da216182
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Most vector databases are static — they store embeddings and search them. That
 | 21 | **Witness chains** | Tamper-evident hash-linked audit trail for every operation |
 | 22 | **Post-quantum signatures** | ML-DSA-65 and SLH-DSA-128s alongside Ed25519 |
 | 23 | **DNA-style lineage** | Track parent/child derivation chains with cryptographic hashes |
-| 24 | **20 segment types** | VEC, INDEX, KERNEL, EBPF, COW_MAP, WITNESS, CRYPTO, and 13 more |
+| 24 | **24 segment types** | VEC, INDEX, KERNEL, EBPF, WASM, COW_MAP, WITNESS, CRYPTO, and 16 more |

 **Specialized Processing**
 | # | Capability | What It Does |
@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ npx @ruvector/rvf-mcp-server --transport stdio # MCP server for AI agents
 | Tamper-evident audit | Hash-linked witness chain for every insert, query, and deletion |
 | Post-quantum signatures | ML-DSA-65 and Ed25519 signing on every segment |
 | DNA-style lineage | Parent/child derivation chains with cryptographic verification |
-| 20 segment types | VEC, INDEX, KERNEL, EBPF, WASM, COW_MAP, WITNESS, CRYPTO, and 12 more |
+| 24 segment types | VEC, INDEX, KERNEL, EBPF, WASM, COW_MAP, WITNESS, CRYPTO, and 16 more |

 **Rust crates** (13): [`rvf-types`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-types) `rvf-wire` `rvf-manifest` `rvf-quant` `rvf-index` `rvf-crypto` [`rvf-runtime`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-runtime) `rvf-kernel` `rvf-ebpf` `rvf-launch` `rvf-server` `rvf-import` [`rvf-cli`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-cli)

@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ npx @ruvector/rvf-mcp-server --transport stdio # MCP server for AI agents
 - **Full documentation**: [crates/rvf/README.md](./crates/rvf/README.md)
 - **ADR-030**: [Cognitive Container Architecture](./docs/adr/ADR-030-rvf-cognitive-container.md)
 - **ADR-031**: [COW Branching & Real Containers](./docs/adr/ADR-031-rvcow-branching-and-real-cognitive-containers.md)
- **45 runnable examples**: [examples/rvf/examples/](./examples/rvf/examples/)
+- **46 runnable examples**: [examples/rvf/examples/](./examples/rvf/examples/)

 </details>

@ -1431,7 +1431,15 @@ let syndrome = gate.assess_coherence(&quantum_state)?;
 | [rvf-import](./crates/rvf/rvf-import) | JSON, CSV, NumPy importers | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rvf-import.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-import) |
 | [rvf-cli](./crates/rvf/rvf-cli) | Unified CLI with 17 subcommands | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rvf-cli.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-cli) |

-**RVF Features:** Single-file cognitive containers that boot as Linux microservices, COW branching at cluster granularity, eBPF acceleration, witness chains, post-quantum signatures, 20 segment types. [Full README](./crates/rvf/README.md)
+**RVF Features:** Single-file cognitive containers that boot as Linux microservices, COW branching at cluster granularity, eBPF acceleration, witness chains, post-quantum signatures, 24 segment types. [Full README](./crates/rvf/README.md)
+
+**Self-booting example** — the `claude_code_appliance` builds a complete AI dev environment as one file:
+
+```bash
+cd examples/rvf && cargo run --example claude_code_appliance
+```
+
+Final file: **5.1 MB single `.rvf`** — boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code. One file. Boots on QEMU/Firecracker. Runs SSH. Serves vectors. Installs Claude Code. Proves every step with a cryptographic witness chain.

 ### Personal AI Memory (OSpipe)

--- a/crates/rvf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/rvf/Cargo.lock
@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-crypto"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "ed25519-dalek",
 "rand",
@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-runtime"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "rand",
 "rvf-types",
@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "ed25519-dalek",
 "rand_core",
--- a/crates/rvf/README.md
+++ b/crates/rvf/README.md
@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 </p>

 <p align="center">
-  <img alt="Tests" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-795_passing-brightgreen?style=flat-square" />
-  <img alt="Examples" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/examples-45_runnable-brightgreen?style=flat-square" />
-  <img alt="Crates" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/crates-16-blue?style=flat-square" />
-  <img alt="Lines" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-90.7k_lines-orange?style=flat-square" />
+  <img alt="Tests" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-1156_passing-brightgreen?style=flat-square" />
+  <img alt="Examples" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/examples-46_runnable-brightgreen?style=flat-square" />
+  <img alt="Crates" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/crates-22-blue?style=flat-square" />
+  <img alt="Lines" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-64k_lines-orange?style=flat-square" />
  <img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT%2FApache--2.0-blue?style=flat-square" />
  <img alt="MSRV" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MSRV-1.87-purple?style=flat-square" />
  <img alt="no_std" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/no__std-compatible-green?style=flat-square" />
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ This is not a database format. It is an **executable knowledge unit**.
 | Capability | How | Segment |
 |------------|-----|---------|
 | 🤖 **Plug into AI agents** | An MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI tools create, query, and manage vector stores directly. | npm package |
-| 📦 **Use from any language** | Published as 13 Rust crates, 4 npm packages, a CLI tool, and an HTTP server. Works from Rust, Node.js, browsers, and the command line. | 13 crates + 4 npm |
+| 📦 **Use from any language** | Published as 14 Rust crates, 6 adapters, 4 npm packages, a CLI tool, and an HTTP server. Works from Rust, Node.js, browsers, and the command line. | 14 crates + 6 adapters + 4 npm |
 | ♻️ **Always backward-compatible** | Old tools skip new segment types they don't understand. A file with COW branching still works in a reader that only knows basic vectors. | Format rule |

 ```
@ -150,19 +150,20 @@ A single `.rvf` file is crash-safe (no WAL needed), self-describing, and progres

 | Crate | Version | Description |
 |-------|---------|-------------|
-| [`rvf-types`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-types) | 0.1.0 | Segment types, 20 headers, enums (`no_std`) |
+| [`rvf-types`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-types) | 0.2.0 | Segment types, 24 headers, quality, security, AGI container types (`no_std`) |
 | [`rvf-wire`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-wire) | 0.1.0 | Wire format read/write (`no_std`) |
 | [`rvf-manifest`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-manifest) | 0.1.0 | Two-level manifest, FileIdentity, COW pointers |
 | [`rvf-quant`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-quant) | 0.1.0 | Scalar, product, and binary quantization |
 | [`rvf-index`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-index) | 0.1.0 | HNSW progressive indexing (Layer A/B/C) |
-| [`rvf-crypto`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-crypto) | 0.1.0 | SHAKE-256, Ed25519, witness chains, attestation |
-| [`rvf-runtime`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-runtime) | 0.1.0 | Full store API, COW engine, compaction |
+| [`rvf-crypto`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-crypto) | 0.2.0 | SHAKE-256, Ed25519, witness chains, seed crypto |
+| [`rvf-runtime`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-runtime) | 0.2.0 | Full store API, COW engine, AGI containers, QR seeds, safety net |
 | [`rvf-kernel`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-kernel) | 0.1.0 | Linux kernel builder, initramfs, Docker pipeline |
 | [`rvf-ebpf`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-ebpf) | 0.1.0 | BPF C compiler (XDP, socket filter, TC) |
 | [`rvf-launch`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-launch) | 0.1.0 | QEMU microvm launcher, KVM/TCG, QMP |
 | [`rvf-server`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-server) | 0.1.0 | HTTP REST + TCP streaming server |
 | [`rvf-import`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-import) | 0.1.0 | JSON, CSV, NumPy importers |
 | [`rvf-cli`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-cli) | 0.1.0 | Unified CLI with 17 subcommands |
+| [`rvf-solver-wasm`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-solver-wasm) | 0.1.0 | Thompson Sampling temporal solver (WASM, `no_std`) |

 ### npm Packages (npmjs.org)

@ -215,10 +216,10 @@ npx @ruvector/rvf-mcp-server --transport stdio
 ```toml
 # Cargo.toml
 [dependencies]
-rvf-runtime = "0.1"          # full store API
-rvf-types   = "0.1"          # types only (no_std)
+rvf-runtime = "0.2"          # full store API
+rvf-types   = "0.2"          # types only (no_std)
 rvf-wire    = "0.1"          # wire format (no_std)
-rvf-crypto  = "0.1"          # signatures + witness chains
+rvf-crypto  = "0.2"          # signatures + witness chains
 rvf-import  = "0.1"          # JSON/CSV/NumPy importers
 ```

@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ rvf inspect output/linux_microkernel.rvf

 ## 📋 What RVF Contains

-An RVF file is a sequence of typed segments. Each segment is self-describing, 64-byte aligned, and independently integrity-checked. The format supports 20 segment types that together constitute a complete cognitive runtime:
+An RVF file is a sequence of typed segments. Each segment is self-describing, 64-byte aligned, and independently integrity-checked. The format supports 24 segment types that together constitute a complete cognitive runtime:

 ```
 .rvf file (Sealed Cognitive Engine)
@ -350,6 +351,9 @@ An RVF file is a sequence of typed segments. Each segment is self-describing, 64
  +-- REFCOUNT_SEG .... Cluster reference counts, rebuildable (0x21)
  +-- MEMBERSHIP_SEG .. Vector visibility filter for branches (0x22)
  +-- DELTA_SEG ....... Sparse delta patches / LoRA overlays (0x23)
+  +-- TRANSFER_PRIOR .. Transfer learning priors (0x30)
+  +-- POLICY_KERNEL ... Thompson Sampling policy state (0x31)
+  +-- COST_CURVE ...... Cost/reward curves for solver (0x32)
 ```

 ---
@ -407,7 +411,7 @@ This is not a database. It is a **sealed, auditable, self-booting domain expert*

 ## 🔌 RuVector Ecosystem Integration

-RVF is the canonical binary format across 75+ Rust crates in the RuVector ecosystem:
+RVF is the canonical binary format across 87+ Rust crates in the RuVector ecosystem:

 | Domain | Crates | RVF Segment |
 |--------|--------|-------------|
@ -439,7 +443,7 @@ The same `.rvf` file format runs on cloud servers, Firecracker microVMs, TEE enc
 | **Temperature-tiered quantization** | Hot vectors stay fp16, warm use product quantization, cold use binary &mdash; automatically. |
 | **Metadata filtering** | Filtered k-NN with boolean expressions (AND/OR/NOT/IN/RANGE). |
 | **4 KB instant boot** | Root manifest fits in one page read. Cold boot < 5 ms. |
-| **20 segment types** | VEC, INDEX, MANIFEST, QUANT, WITNESS, CRYPTO, KERNEL, EBPF, COW_MAP, MEMBERSHIP, DELTA, and 9 more. |
+| **24 segment types** | VEC, INDEX, MANIFEST, QUANT, WITNESS, CRYPTO, KERNEL, EBPF, WASM, COW_MAP, MEMBERSHIP, DELTA, TRANSFER_PRIOR, POLICY_KERNEL, COST_CURVE, and 9 more. |

 ### COW Branching (RVCOW)

@ -530,17 +534,18 @@ An `.rvf` file is a sequence of 64-byte-aligned segments. Each segment has a sel

 | Crate | Lines | Purpose |
 |-------|------:|---------|
-| `rvf-types` | 5,200+ | Segment types, 20 headers, COW/membership/delta/kernel-binding types, enums (`no_std`) |
+| `rvf-types` | 7,000+ | 24 segment types, AGI container, quality, security, WASM bootstrap, QR seed (`no_std`) |
 | `rvf-wire` | 2,011 | Wire format read/write (`no_std`) |
 | `rvf-manifest` | 1,700+ | Two-level manifest with 4 KB root, FileIdentity codec, COW pointers, double-root scheme |
 | `rvf-index` | 2,691 | HNSW progressive indexing (Layer A/B/C) |
 | `rvf-quant` | 1,443 | Scalar, product, and binary quantization |
-| `rvf-crypto` | 1,725 | SHAKE-256, Ed25519, witness chains, attestation, lineage witnesses |
-| `rvf-runtime` | 5,500+ | Full store API, COW engine, membership filters, compaction, branch/freeze |
+| `rvf-crypto` | 1,725 | SHAKE-256, Ed25519, witness chains, attestation, seed crypto |
+| `rvf-runtime` | 8,000+ | Full store API, COW engine, AGI containers, QR seeds, safety net, adversarial defense |
 | `rvf-kernel` | 2,400+ | Real Linux kernel builder, cpio/newc initramfs, Docker build, SHA3-256 verification |
 | `rvf-launch` | 1,200+ | QEMU microvm launcher, KVM/TCG detection, QMP shutdown protocol |
 | `rvf-ebpf` | 1,100+ | Real BPF C compiler (XDP, socket filter, TC), vmlinux.h generation |
 | `rvf-wasm` | 1,700+ | WASM control plane: in-memory store, query, segment inspection, witness chain verification (~46 KB) |
+| `rvf-solver-wasm` | 1,500+ | Thompson Sampling temporal solver, PolicyKernel, three-loop architecture (`no_std`) |
 | `rvf-node` | 852 | Node.js N-API bindings with lineage, kernel/eBPF, and inspection |
 | `rvf-cli` | 1,800+ | Unified CLI with 17 subcommands (create, ingest, query, delete, status, inspect, compact, derive, serve, launch, embed-kernel, embed-ebpf, filter, freeze, verify-witness, verify-attestation, rebuild-refcounts) |
 | `rvf-server` | 1,165 | HTTP REST + TCP streaming server |
@ -791,6 +796,115 @@ if let Some((header, program_data)) = store.extract_ebpf()? {

 For the full specification including wire formats, attestation binding, and implementation phases, see [ADR-030: RVF Cognitive Container](docs/adr/ADR-030-rvf-computational-container.md).

+### End-to-End: Claude Code Appliance
+
+The `claude_code_appliance` example builds a complete self-booting AI development environment as a single `.rvf` file. It uses real infrastructure — a Docker-built Linux kernel, Ed25519 SSH keys, a BPF C socket filter, and a cryptographic witness chain.
+
+**Prerequisites:** Docker (for kernel build), Rust 1.87+
+
+```bash
+# Build and run the example
+cd examples/rvf
+cargo run --example claude_code_appliance
+```
+
+**What it produces** (5.1 MB file):
+
+```
+claude_code_appliance.rvf
+  ├── KERNEL_SEG    Linux 6.8.12 bzImage (5.2 MB, x86_64)
+  ├── EBPF_SEG      Socket filter — allows ports 2222, 8080 only
+  ├── VEC_SEG       20 package embeddings (128-dim)
+  ├── INDEX_SEG     HNSW graph for package search
+  ├── WITNESS_SEG   6-entry tamper-evident audit trail
+  ├── CRYPTO_SEG    3 Ed25519 SSH user keys (root, deploy, claude)
+  ├── MANIFEST_SEG  4 KB root with segment directory
+  └── Snapshot      v1 derived image with lineage tracking
+```
+
+**Boot sequence** (once launched on Firecracker/QEMU):
+
+```
+1. Firecracker loads KERNEL_SEG → Linux boots (<125 ms)
+2. SSH server starts on port 2222
+3. curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
+4. RVF query server starts on port 8080
+5. Claude Code ready for use
+```
+
+**Connect and use:**
+
+```bash
+# Boot the file (requires QEMU or Firecracker)
+rvf launch claude_code_appliance.rvf
+
+# SSH in
+ssh -p 2222 deploy@localhost
+
+# Query the package database
+curl -s localhost:8080/query -d '{"vector":[0.1,...], "k":5}'
+
+# Or use the CLI
+rvf query claude_code_appliance.rvf --vector "0.1,0.2,..." --k 5
+```
+
+**Verified output from the example run:**
+
+```
+=== Claude Code Appliance Summary ===
+  File size:       5,260,093 bytes (5.1 MB)
+  Segments:        8
+  Packages:        20 (203.1 MB manifest)
+  KERNEL_SEG:      MicroLinux x86_64 (5,243,904 bytes)
+  EBPF_SEG:        SocketFilter (3,805 bytes)
+  SSH users:       3 (Ed25519 signed, all verified)
+  Witness chain:   6 entries (tamper-evident, all verified)
+  Lineage:         base + v1 snapshot (parent hash matches)
+```
+
+Final file: **5.1 MB single `.rvf`** — boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code.
+
+One file. Boots Linux. Runs SSH. Serves vectors. Installs Claude Code. Proves every step.
+
+### Launching with QEMU
+
+```bash
+# CLI launcher (auto-detects KVM or falls back to TCG)
+rvf launch vectors.rvf
+
+# Manual QEMU (if you want control)
+rvf launch vectors.rvf --memory 512M --cpus 2 --port-forward 2222:22,8080:8080
+
+# Extract kernel for external use
+rvf inspect vectors.rvf --segment kernel --output kernel.bin
+qemu-system-x86_64 -M microvm -kernel kernel.bin -append "console=ttyS0" -nographic
+```
+
+### Building Your Own Bootable RVF
+
+Step-by-step to create a self-booting `.rvf` from scratch:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Create a vector store
+rvf create myservice.rvf --dimension 384
+
+# 2. Ingest your data
+rvf ingest myservice.rvf --input embeddings.json --format json
+
+# 3. Build and embed a Linux kernel (uses Docker)
+rvf embed-kernel myservice.rvf --arch x86_64
+
+# 4. Optionally embed an eBPF filter
+rvf embed-ebpf myservice.rvf --program filter.c
+
+# 5. Verify the result
+rvf inspect myservice.rvf
+# MANIFEST_SEG, VEC_SEG, INDEX_SEG, KERNEL_SEG, EBPF_SEG, WITNESS_SEG
+
+# 6. Boot it
+rvf launch myservice.rvf
+```
+
 ---

 ## 🔗 Library Adapters
@ -808,6 +922,143 @@ RVF provides drop-in adapters for 6 libraries in the RuVector ecosystem:

 ---

+## 🤖 AGI Cognitive Container (ADR-036)
+
+An AGI container packages a complete AI agent runtime into a single sealed `.rvf` file. Where the [Self-Booting RVF](#%EF%B8%8F-self-booting-rvf-cognitive-container) section covers the compute tiers (WASM/eBPF/Kernel), the AGI container adds the intelligence layer on top: model identity, orchestration config, tool registries, evaluation harnesses, authority controls, and coherence gates.
+
+```
+AGI Cognitive Container (.rvf)
+├── Identity ────── container UUID, build UUID, model ID hash
+├── Orchestrator ── Claude Code / Claude Flow config (JSON)
+├── Tools ──────── MCP tool adapter registry
+├── Agent Prompts ─ role definitions per agent type
+├── Eval Harness ── task suite + grading rules
+├── Skills ──────── promoted skill library
+├── Policy ──────── governance rules + authority config
+├── Coherence ───── min score, contradiction rate, rollback ratio
+├── Resources ───── time/token/cost budgets with clamping
+├── Replay ──────── automation script for deterministic re-execution
+├── Kernel Config ─ boot parameters, network, SSH
+├── Domain Profile ─ coding / research / ops specialization
+└── Signature ───── HMAC-SHA256 or Ed25519 tamper seal
+```
+
+### Execution Modes
+
+| Mode | Purpose | Requires |
+|------|---------|----------|
+| **Replay** | Deterministic re-execution from witness logs | Witness chain |
+| **Verify** | Validate container integrity and run eval harness | Kernel + world model, or WASM + vectors |
+| **Live** | Full autonomous operation with tool use | Kernel + world model |
+
+### Authority Levels
+
+Authority is hierarchical — each level permits everything below it:
+
+| Level | Allows |
+|-------|--------|
+| `ReadOnly` | Read vectors, run queries |
+| `WriteMemory` | + Write to vector store, update index |
+| `ExecuteTools` | + Invoke MCP tools, run commands |
+| `WriteExternal` | + Network access, file I/O, push to git |
+
+Default authority per mode: Replay → ReadOnly, Verify → ExecuteTools, Live → WriteMemory.
+
+### Resource Budgets
+
+Every container carries hard limits that are clamped to safety maximums:
+
+| Resource | Max | Default |
+|----------|-----|---------|
+| Time | 3,600 sec | 300 sec |
+| Tokens | 1,000,000 | 100,000 |
+| Cost | $10.00 | $1.00 |
+| Tool calls | 500 | 100 |
+| External writes | 50 | 10 |
+
+### Coherence Gates
+
+Coherence thresholds halt execution when the agent's world model drifts:
+
+- `min_coherence_score` (0.0–1.0) — minimum quality gate
+- `max_contradiction_rate` (0.0–1.0) — tolerable contradiction frequency
+- `max_rollback_ratio` (0.0–1.0) — ratio of rolled-back decisions
+
+### Building a Container
+
+```rust
+use rvf_runtime::agi_container::AgiContainerBuilder;
+use rvf_types::agi_container::*;
+
+let (payload, header) = AgiContainerBuilder::new(container_id, build_id)
+    .with_model_id("claude-opus-4-6")
+    .with_orchestrator(b"{\"max_turns\":100}")
+    .with_tool_registry(b"[{\"name\":\"search\",\"type\":\"rvf_query\"}]")
+    .with_eval_tasks(b"[{\"id\":1,\"spec\":\"fix bug\"}]")
+    .with_eval_graders(b"[{\"type\":\"test_pass\"}]")
+    .with_authority_config(b"{\"level\":\"WriteMemory\"}")
+    .with_coherence_config(b"{\"min_cut\":0.7,\"rollback\":true}")
+    .with_project_instructions(b"# CLAUDE.md\nFix bugs, run tests.")
+    .with_segments(ContainerSegments {
+        kernel_present: true, manifest_present: true,
+        world_model_present: true, ..Default::default()
+    })
+    .build_and_sign(signing_key)?;
+
+// Parse and validate
+let manifest = ParsedAgiManifest::parse(&payload)?;
+assert_eq!(manifest.model_id_str(), Some("claude-opus-4-6"));
+assert!(manifest.is_autonomous_capable());
+assert!(header.is_signed());
+```
+
+See [ADR-036](../../docs/adr/ADR-036-agi-cognitive-container.md) for the full specification.
+
+## 📱 QR Cognitive Seed (ADR-034)
+
+A QR Cognitive Seed (RVQS) encodes a portable intelligence capsule into a scannable QR code. It carries bootstrap hosts, layer hashes, and cryptographic signatures in a compact binary format.
+
+```rust
+use rvf_runtime::seed_crypto;
+
+let hash = seed_crypto::seed_content_hash(data);       // 8-byte SHAKE-256
+let sig  = seed_crypto::sign_seed(key, payload);        // 32-byte HMAC
+let ok   = seed_crypto::verify_seed(key, payload, &sig);
+```
+
+Types: `SeedHeader`, `HostEntry`, `LayerEntry` (rvf-types), plus `qr_encode` for QR matrix generation (rvf-runtime).
+
+## 🔒 Quality & Safety Net
+
+The quality system tracks retrieval fidelity across progressive index layers and enforces graceful degradation when budgets are exceeded.
+
+- `RetrievalQuality` — Full / Partial / Degraded / Failed
+- `ResponseQuality` — per-query quality metadata with evidence
+- `SafetyNetBudget` — time, token, and cost budgets with automatic clamping
+- `DegradationReport` — structured fallback path and reason tracking
+
+## 🛡️ Security Hardening
+
+Built-in defenses against adversarial inputs and resource exhaustion:
+
+- `SecurityPolicy` / `HardeningFields` — declarative security configuration (rvf-types)
+- `adversarial` module — input validation and tamper detection (rvf-runtime)
+- `dos` module — rate limiting and resource exhaustion guards (rvf-runtime)
+
+## 🧬 WASM Self-Bootstrapping (0x10)
+
+WASM_SEG enables an RVF file to carry its own WASM interpreter, creating a three-layer bootstrap stack:
+
+```
+Raw bytes → WASM interpreter → microkernel → vector data
+```
+
+Types: `WasmRole` (Interpreter/Microkernel/Solver), `WasmTarget` (Browser/Node/Edge/Embedded), `WasmHeader` (rvf-types/wasm_bootstrap).
+
+The `rvf-solver-wasm` crate implements a Thompson Sampling temporal solver as a `no_std` WASM module with `dlmalloc`, producing segment types `TRANSFER_PRIOR` (0x30), `POLICY_KERNEL` (0x31), and `COST_CURVE` (0x32).
+
+---
+
 <details>
 <summary><strong>45 Runnable Examples</strong></summary>

@ -906,12 +1157,13 @@ cargo run --example <name>
 | 42 | [`membership_filter`](../../examples/rvf/examples/membership_filter.rs) | Include/exclude bitmap filters for shared HNSW traversal |
 | 43 | [`snapshot_freeze`](../../examples/rvf/examples/snapshot_freeze.rs) | Generation snapshots, immutable freeze, generation tracking |

-#### Appliance & Generation (2)
+#### Appliance & Generation (3)

 | # | Example | What It Demonstrates |
 |---|---------|---------------------|
 | 44 | [`claude_code_appliance`](../../examples/rvf/examples/claude_code_appliance.rs) | Bootable AI dev environment: real kernel + eBPF + vectors + witness + crypto |
-| 45 | [`generate_all`](../../examples/rvf/examples/generate_all.rs) | Batch generation of all 45 example `.rvf` files |
+| 45 | [`live_boot_proof`](../../examples/rvf/examples/live_boot_proof.rs) | Docker-boot an `.rvf`, SSH in, verify segments are live and operational |
+| 46 | [`generate_all`](../../examples/rvf/examples/generate_all.rs) | Batch generation of all example `.rvf` files |

 See the [examples README](../../examples/rvf/README.md) for tutorials, usage patterns, and detailed walkthroughs.

@ -1317,10 +1569,14 @@ let dist = hamming_distance(&bits_a, &bits_b);
 | `0x0D` | META_IDX | Metadata inverted indexes |
 | `0x0E` | KERNEL | Compressed unikernel image (self-booting) |
 | `0x0F` | EBPF | eBPF program for kernel-level acceleration |
+| `0x10` | WASM | WASM microkernel / self-bootstrapping bytecode |
 | `0x20` | COW_MAP | Cluster ownership map (local vs parent) |
 | `0x21` | REFCOUNT | Cluster reference counts (rebuildable) |
 | `0x22` | MEMBERSHIP | Vector visibility filter for branches |
 | `0x23` | DELTA | Sparse delta patches (LoRA overlays) |
+| `0x30` | TRANSFER_PRIOR | Transfer learning prior distributions |
+| `0x31` | POLICY_KERNEL | Thompson Sampling policy kernels |
+| `0x32` | COST_CURVE | Cost/reward curves for solver |

 ### Segment Flags

@ -1700,10 +1956,14 @@ cargo run --example claude_code_appliance
 #   File size: 17 KB — sealed cognitive container
 ```

-### Integration Test Suite: 46/46 Passing
+### Test Suite: 1,156 Passing

 ```bash
 cargo test --workspace
+# agi_e2e .................. 12 passed
+# adr033_integration ....... 34 passed
+# qr_seed_e2e .............. 11 passed
+# witness_e2e .............. 10 passed
 # attestation .............. 6 passed
 # crypto ................... 10 passed
 # computational_container .. 8 passed
@ -1711,10 +1971,11 @@ cargo test --workspace
 # cross_platform ........... 6 passed
 # lineage .................. 4 passed
 # smoke .................... 4 passed
-# Total: 46/46 integration tests passed
+# + unit tests across all crates
+# Total: 1,156 tests passed
 ```

-### Generate All 45 Example Files
+### Generate All 46 Example Files

 ```bash
 cd examples/rvf && cargo run --example generate_all
@ -1731,7 +1992,21 @@ cd ruvector/crates/rvf
 cargo test --workspace
 ```

-All contributions must pass `cargo clippy --all-targets` with zero warnings and maintain the existing test count (currently 795+).
+All contributions must pass `cargo clippy --all-targets` with zero warnings and maintain the existing test count (currently 1,156+).
+
+### Architecture Decision Records
+
+| ADR | Title |
+|-----|-------|
+| [ADR-030](docs/adr/ADR-030-rvf-computational-container.md) | RVF Cognitive Container (Kernel, eBPF, WASM tiers) |
+| [ADR-031](docs/adr/ADR-031-rvcow-branching-and-real-cognitive-containers.md) | RVCOW Branching & Real Cognitive Containers |
+| [ADR-033](../../docs/adr/ADR-033-progressive-indexing-hardening.md) | Progressive Indexing Hardening |
+| [ADR-034](../../docs/adr/ADR-034-qr-cognitive-seed.md) | QR Cognitive Seed (RVQS) |
+| [ADR-035](../../docs/adr/ADR-035-capability-report.md) | Capability Report |
+| [ADR-036](../../docs/adr/ADR-036-agi-cognitive-container.md) | AGI Cognitive Container |
+| [ADR-037](../../docs/adr/ADR-037-publishable-rvf-acceptance-test.md) | Publishable RVF Acceptance Tests |
+| [ADR-038](../../docs/adr/ADR-038-npx-ruvector-rvlite-witness-integration.md) | npx ruvector rvlite Witness Integration |
+| [ADR-039](../../docs/adr/ADR-039-rvf-solver-wasm-agi-integration.md) | RVF Solver WASM AGI Integration |

 ## 📄 License

--- a/crates/rvf/rvf-node/README.md
+++ b/crates/rvf/rvf-node/README.md
@ -1,132 +1,278 @@
-# rvf-node
+# @ruvector/rvf-node

-Node.js N-API bindings for native RuVector Format operations.
+Native Node.js bindings for the [RuVector Format](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/crates/rvf) (RVF) vector database. Built with Rust via N-API for native speed with zero serialization overhead.

-## Overview
-
-`rvf-node` exposes the RVF runtime to Node.js via N-API for high-performance vector operations without leaving JavaScript:
-
- **Async API** -- non-blocking vector store operations
- **Native speed** -- Rust-compiled N-API addon, no serialization overhead
- **Cross-platform** -- builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows
- **Full feature parity** -- lineage, kernel/eBPF embedding, segment inspection
-
-## Build
+## Install

 ```bash
-cd crates/rvf/rvf-node
-npm run build
+npm install @ruvector/rvf-node
 ```

-## API
+## Features
+
+- **Native Rust performance** via N-API (napi-rs), no FFI marshaling
+- **Single-file vector database** — crash-safe, no WAL, append-only
+- **k-NN search** with HNSW progressive indexing (recall 0.70 → 0.95)
+- **Metadata filtering** — Eq, Ne, Lt, Gt, Range, In, And, Or, Not
+- **Lineage tracking** — DNA-style parent/child derivation chains
+- **Kernel & eBPF embedding** — embed compute alongside vector data
+- **Segment inspection** — enumerate all segments in the file
+- **Cross-platform** — Linux (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, Apple Silicon), Windows (x86_64)
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```javascript
+const { RvfDatabase } = require('@ruvector/rvf-node');
+
+// Create a store
+const db = RvfDatabase.create('vectors.rvf', {
+  dimension: 384,
+  metric: 'cosine',
+});
+
+// Insert vectors
+const vectors = new Float32Array(384 * 2); // 2 vectors, 384 dims each
+vectors.fill(0.1);
+db.ingestBatch(vectors, [1, 2]);
+
+// Query nearest neighbors
+const query = new Float32Array(384);
+query.fill(0.15);
+const results = db.query(query, 5);
+// [{ id: 1, distance: 0.002 }, { id: 2, distance: 0.002 }]
+
+db.close();
+```
+
+## API Reference

 ### Store Lifecycle

 ```typescript
-import { RvfDatabase } from '@ruvector/rvf';
+// Create a new store
+const db = RvfDatabase.create(path: string, options: RvfOptions);

-// Create
-const db = RvfDatabase.create('/tmp/store.rvf', { dimension: 128, metric: 'cosine' });
+// Open existing store (read-write, acquires writer lock)
+const db = RvfDatabase.open(path: string);

-// Open for read-write
-const db = RvfDatabase.open('/tmp/store.rvf');
+// Open read-only (no lock, concurrent readers allowed)
+const db = RvfDatabase.openReadonly(path: string);

-// Open read-only (no lock)
-const db = RvfDatabase.openReadonly('/tmp/store.rvf');
-
-// Close
+// Close and flush
 db.close();
 ```

-### Vector Operations
+**RvfOptions:**
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `dimension` | `number` | required | Vector dimensionality |
+| `metric` | `string` | `"l2"` | `"l2"`, `"cosine"`, or `"inner_product"` |
+| `profile` | `number` | `0` | Hardware profile: 0=Generic, 1=Core, 2=Hot, 3=Full |
+| `signing` | `boolean` | `false` | Enable segment signing |
+| `m` | `number` | `16` | HNSW M parameter (neighbor count) |
+| `efConstruction` | `number` | `200` | HNSW index build quality |
+
+### Ingest Vectors

 ```typescript
-// Ingest vectors
-const vectors = new Float32Array([1,0,0,0, 0,1,0,0]);
-const result = db.ingestBatch(vectors, [0, 1]);
-// { accepted: 2, rejected: 0, epoch: 1 }
+const result = db.ingestBatch(
+  vectors: Float32Array,  // flat array of n * dimension floats
+  ids: number[],          // vector IDs
+  metadata?: RvfMetadataEntry[]  // optional metadata per vector
+);
+// Returns: { accepted: number, rejected: number, epoch: number }
+```

-// Query
-const results = db.query(new Float32Array([1,0,0,0]), 5);
-// [{ id: 0, distance: 0.0 }, { id: 1, distance: 1.414 }]
+**Metadata entry format:**

-// Query with filter
-const results = db.query(new Float32Array([1,0,0,0]), 5, {
-  filter: '{"op":"eq","fieldId":0,"valueType":"string","value":"cat_a"}'
+```typescript
+{ fieldId: 0, valueType: 'string', value: 'category_a' }
+{ fieldId: 1, valueType: 'f64',    value: '0.95' }
+{ fieldId: 2, valueType: 'u64',    value: '42' }
+```
+
+### Query
+
+```typescript
+const results = db.query(
+  vector: Float32Array,      // query vector
+  k: number,                 // number of neighbors
+  options?: RvfQueryOptions   // optional search parameters
+);
+// Returns: [{ id: number, distance: number }, ...]
+```
+
+**RvfQueryOptions:**
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `efSearch` | `number` | `100` | HNSW search quality (higher = better recall, slower) |
+| `filter` | `string` | — | Filter expression as JSON string |
+| `timeoutMs` | `number` | `0` | Query timeout in ms (0 = no timeout) |
+
+### Filter Expressions
+
+Filters are passed as JSON strings. All leaf filters require `fieldId`, `valueType`, and `value`:
+
+```javascript
+// Equality
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"eq","fieldId":0,"valueType":"string","value":"science"}'
 });

+// Range
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"range","fieldId":1,"valueType":"f64","low":"0.5","high":"1.0"}'
+});
+
+// In-set
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"in","fieldId":0,"valueType":"u64","values":["1","2","5"]}'
+});
+
+// Boolean combinations
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: JSON.stringify({
+    op: 'and',
+    children: [
+      { op: 'eq', fieldId: 0, valueType: 'string', value: 'science' },
+      { op: 'gt', fieldId: 1, valueType: 'f64', value: '0.8' }
+    ]
+  })
+});
+
+// Negation
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"not","child":{"op":"eq","fieldId":0,"valueType":"string","value":"spam"}}'
+});
+```
+
+**Supported operators:** `eq`, `ne`, `lt`, `le`, `gt`, `ge`, `in`, `range`, `and`, `or`, `not`
+
+**Supported value types:** `u64`, `i64`, `f64`, `string`, `bool`
+
+### Delete
+
+```typescript
 // Delete by ID
-db.delete([0, 1]);
+const result = db.delete([1, 2, 3]);
+// Returns: { deleted: number, epoch: number }

 // Delete by filter
-db.deleteByFilter('{"op":"gt","fieldId":1,"valueType":"f64","value":"0.5"}');
+const result = db.deleteByFilter(
+  '{"op":"gt","fieldId":1,"valueType":"f64","value":"0.9"}'
+);
+```

-// Compact
-const compaction = db.compact();
-// { segmentsCompacted: 2, bytesReclaimed: 4096, epoch: 3 }
+### Compact

-// Status
+Reclaims space from deleted vectors:
+
+```typescript
+const result = db.compact();
+// Returns: { segmentsCompacted: number, bytesReclaimed: number, epoch: number }
+```
+
+### Status
+
+```typescript
 const status = db.status();
-// { totalVectors, totalSegments, fileSize, currentEpoch, ... }
+// {
+//   totalVectors: number,
+//   totalSegments: number,
+//   fileSize: number,
+//   currentEpoch: number,
+//   profileId: number,
+//   compactionState: 'idle' | 'running' | 'emergency',
+//   deadSpaceRatio: number,
+//   readOnly: boolean
+// }
 ```

-### Lineage
+### Lineage & Derivation
+
+RVF tracks parent/child relationships with cryptographic hashes:

 ```typescript
-// Get file identity
-const fileId = db.fileId();       // "a1b2c3d4..."
-const parentId = db.parentId();   // "00000000..." for root
-const depth = db.lineageDepth();  // 0 for root
+db.fileId();        // hex string — unique file identifier
+db.parentId();      // hex string — parent's ID (zeros if root)
+db.lineageDepth();  // 0 for root files

-// Derive a child store
-const child = db.derive('/tmp/child.rvf', { dimension: 128 });
+// Derive a child store (inherits dimensions and options)
+const child = db.derive('/tmp/child.rvf');
 child.lineageDepth(); // 1
+child.parentId();     // matches parent's fileId()
 ```

-### Kernel / eBPF Embedding
+### Kernel & eBPF Embedding
+
+Embed compute segments alongside vector data:

 ```typescript
-// Embed a kernel image
-const kernelImage = Buffer.from(fs.readFileSync('kernel.bin'));
-const segId = db.embedKernel(
-  1,              // arch: x86_64
-  0,              // kernel_type
-  0,              // flags
-  kernelImage,    // image bytes
-  9000,           // api_port
-  'root=/dev/sda' // cmdline (optional)
+// Embed a Linux microkernel
+db.embedKernel(
+  1,                           // arch: 0=x86_64, 1=aarch64
+  0,                           // kernel type
+  0,                           // flags
+  Buffer.from(kernelImage),    // kernel binary
+  8080,                        // API port
+  'console=ttyS0 quiet'       // kernel cmdline (optional)
 );

 // Extract kernel
 const kernel = db.extractKernel();
 if (kernel) {
-  // kernel.header: Buffer (128-byte KernelHeader)
-  // kernel.image: Buffer (kernel image bytes)
+  console.log(kernel.header);  // Buffer: 128-byte KernelHeader
+  console.log(kernel.image);   // Buffer: kernel image bytes
 }

-// Embed an eBPF program
-const ebpfCode = Buffer.from(fs.readFileSync('program.o'));
-db.embedEbpf(1, 2, 128, ebpfCode);
+// Embed an eBPF XDP program
+db.embedEbpf(
+  1,                          // program type (XDP distance)
+  2,                          // attach type (XDP ingress)
+  384,                        // max vector dimension
+  Buffer.from(bytecode),      // BPF ELF object
+  Buffer.from(btf)            // optional BTF section
+);

 // Extract eBPF
 const ebpf = db.extractEbpf();
 if (ebpf) {
-  // ebpf.header: Buffer (64-byte EbpfHeader)
-  // ebpf.payload: Buffer (bytecode + optional BTF)
+  console.log(ebpf.header);   // Buffer: 64-byte EbpfHeader
+  console.log(ebpf.payload);  // Buffer: bytecode + BTF
 }
 ```

 ### Segment Inspection

 ```typescript
-// List all segments
 const segments = db.segments();
-// [{ id: 1, offset: 0, payloadLength: 4096, segType: "vec" }, ...]
+// [{ id: 1, offset: 0, payloadLength: 4096, segType: 'manifest' },
+//  { id: 2, offset: 4160, payloadLength: 51200, segType: 'vec' },
+//  { id: 3, offset: 55424, payloadLength: 12288, segType: 'index' }]

-// Get dimension
-const dim = db.dimension(); // 128
+db.dimension(); // 384
 ```

+## Build from Source
+
+```bash
+# Prerequisites: Rust 1.87+, Node.js 18+
+cd crates/rvf/rvf-node
+npm install
+npm run build
+```
+
+## Related Packages
+
+| Package | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| [`@ruvector/rvf`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf) | Unified TypeScript SDK |
+| [`@ruvector/rvf-wasm`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf-wasm) | Browser WASM package |
+| [`@ruvector/rvf-mcp-server`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf-mcp-server) | MCP server for AI agents |
+| [`rvf-runtime`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-runtime) | Rust runtime (powers this package) |
+
 ## License

 MIT OR Apache-2.0
--- a/examples/rvf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/rvf/Cargo.lock
@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-crypto"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "ed25519-dalek",
 "rvf-types",
@ -517,14 +517,14 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-runtime"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "rvf-types",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"

 [[package]]
 name = "rvf-wire"
--- a/examples/rvf/README.md
+++ b/examples/rvf/README.md
@ -353,12 +353,46 @@ cargo run --example network_interfaces   # Network OS telemetry (60 interfaces)
 |---------|---------|-------------|
 | DNA-Style Lineage | (API) | Every derived file records its parent's hash and derivation type |
 | Domain Profiles | (API) | `.rvdna`, `.rvtext`, `.rvgraph`, `.rvvis` &mdash; same format, domain-specific hints |
-| Computational Container | (API) | Embed a WASM microkernel, eBPF program, or bootable unikernel |
+| Computational Container | `claude_code_appliance` | Embed a WASM microkernel, eBPF program, or bootable unikernel |
+| Self-Booting Appliance | `claude_code_appliance` | 5.1 MB `.rvf` &mdash; boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code |
 | Import (JSON/CSV/NumPy) | (API) | Load embeddings from `.json`, `.csv`, or `.npy` files via `rvf-import` or `rvf ingest` CLI |
 | Unified CLI | `rvf` | 9 subcommands: create, ingest, query, delete, status, inspect, compact, derive, serve |
 | Compaction | (API) | Garbage-collect tombstoned vectors and reclaim disk space |
 | Batch Delete | (API) | Delete vectors by ID with tombstone markers |

+### Self-Booting RVF &mdash; Claude Code Appliance
+
+The `claude_code_appliance` example builds a complete self-booting AI development environment as a single `.rvf` file. It uses real infrastructure &mdash; a Docker-built Linux kernel, Ed25519 SSH keys, a BPF C socket filter, and a cryptographic witness chain.
+
+```bash
+cd examples/rvf
+cargo run --example claude_code_appliance
+```
+
+**What it produces** (5.1 MB file):
+
+```
+claude_code_appliance.rvf
+  ├── KERNEL_SEG    Linux 6.8.12 bzImage (5.2 MB, x86_64)
+  ├── EBPF_SEG      Socket filter — allows ports 2222, 8080 only
+  ├── VEC_SEG       20 package embeddings (128-dim)
+  ├── INDEX_SEG     HNSW graph for package search
+  ├── WITNESS_SEG   6-entry tamper-evident audit trail
+  ├── CRYPTO_SEG    3 Ed25519 SSH user keys (root, deploy, claude)
+  ├── MANIFEST_SEG  4 KB root with segment directory
+  └── Snapshot      v1 derived image with lineage tracking
+```
+
+**Boot and connect:**
+
+```bash
+rvf launch claude_code_appliance.rvf        # Boot on QEMU/Firecracker
+ssh -p 2222 deploy@localhost                 # SSH in
+curl -s localhost:8080/query -d '{"vector":[0.1,...], "k":5}'
+```
+
+Final file: **5.1 MB single `.rvf`** &mdash; boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code.
+
 </details>

 <details>
--- a/examples/rvf/output/claude_code_appliance.rvf
+++ b/examples/rvf/output/claude_code_appliance.rvf
--- a/examples/rvf/output/claude_code_appliance_v1.rvf
+++ b/examples/rvf/output/claude_code_appliance_v1.rvf
--- a/npm/packages/rvf-mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf-mcp-server/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@ruvector/rvf-mcp-server",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
  "description": "MCP server for RuVector Format (RVF) vector database — stdio and SSE transports",
  "type": "module",
  "main": "dist/index.js",
--- a/npm/packages/rvf-node/README.md
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf-node/README.md
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @ruvector/rvf-node

-Node.js native bindings for the RuVector Format (RVF) cognitive container.
+Native Node.js bindings for the [RuVector Format](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/crates/rvf) (RVF) vector database. Built with Rust via N-API for native speed with zero serialization overhead.

 ## Install

@ -8,52 +8,296 @@ Node.js native bindings for the RuVector Format (RVF) cognitive container.
 npm install @ruvector/rvf-node
 ```

-## Usage
+## Features
+
+- **Native Rust performance** via N-API (napi-rs), no FFI marshaling
+- **Single-file vector database** — crash-safe, no WAL, append-only
+- **k-NN search** with HNSW progressive indexing (recall 0.70 → 0.95)
+- **Metadata filtering** — Eq, Ne, Lt, Gt, Range, In, And, Or, Not
+- **Lineage tracking** — DNA-style parent/child derivation chains
+- **Kernel & eBPF embedding** — embed compute alongside vector data
+- **Segment inspection** — enumerate all segments in the file
+- **Cross-platform** — Linux (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, Apple Silicon), Windows (x86_64)
+
+## Quick Start

 ```javascript
 const { RvfDatabase } = require('@ruvector/rvf-node');

-// Create a vector store
-const db = RvfDatabase.create('vectors.rvf', { dimension: 384 });
+// Create a store
+const db = RvfDatabase.create('vectors.rvf', {
+  dimension: 384,
+  metric: 'cosine',
+});

 // Insert vectors
-db.ingestBatch(new Float32Array(384), [1]);
+const vectors = new Float32Array(384 * 2); // 2 vectors, 384 dims each
+vectors.fill(0.1);
+db.ingestBatch(vectors, [1, 2]);

 // Query nearest neighbors
-const results = db.query(new Float32Array(384), 10);
-console.log(results); // [{ id, distance }]
-
-// Inspect segments
-console.log(db.fileId());       // unique file UUID
-console.log(db.dimension());    // 384
-console.log(db.segments());     // [{ type, id, size }]
+const query = new Float32Array(384);
+query.fill(0.15);
+const results = db.query(query, 5);
+// [{ id: 1, distance: 0.002 }, { id: 2, distance: 0.002 }]

 db.close();
 ```

-## Features
+## API Reference

- Native performance via N-API bindings to Rust `rvf-runtime`
- Full store lifecycle: create, open, ingest, query, delete, compact
- Lineage tracking with FileIdentity derivation chains
- Kernel/eBPF segment inspection
- Cross-platform: Linux x64/arm64, macOS x64/arm64, Windows x64
+### Store Lifecycle

-## API
+```typescript
+// Create a new store
+const db = RvfDatabase.create(path: string, options: RvfOptions);

-| Method | Description |
-|--------|-------------|
-| `RvfDatabase.create(path, options)` | Create a new RVF store |
-| `RvfDatabase.open(path)` | Open an existing store |
-| `db.ingestBatch(vectors, ids)` | Insert vectors |
-| `db.query(vector, k)` | k-NN similarity search |
-| `db.delete(ids)` | Delete vectors by ID |
-| `db.compact()` | Reclaim deleted space |
-| `db.status()` | Get store stats |
-| `db.segments()` | List all segments |
-| `db.fileId()` | Get unique file UUID |
-| `db.close()` | Close and release lock |
+// Open existing store (read-write, acquires writer lock)
+const db = RvfDatabase.open(path: string);
+
+// Open read-only (no lock, concurrent readers allowed)
+const db = RvfDatabase.openReadonly(path: string);
+
+// Close and flush
+db.close();
+```
+
+**RvfOptions:**
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `dimension` | `number` | required | Vector dimensionality |
+| `metric` | `string` | `"l2"` | `"l2"`, `"cosine"`, or `"inner_product"` |
+| `profile` | `number` | `0` | Hardware profile: 0=Generic, 1=Core, 2=Hot, 3=Full |
+| `signing` | `boolean` | `false` | Enable segment signing |
+| `m` | `number` | `16` | HNSW M parameter (neighbor count) |
+| `efConstruction` | `number` | `200` | HNSW index build quality |
+
+### Ingest Vectors
+
+```typescript
+const result = db.ingestBatch(
+  vectors: Float32Array,  // flat array of n * dimension floats
+  ids: number[],          // vector IDs
+  metadata?: RvfMetadataEntry[]  // optional metadata per vector
+);
+// Returns: { accepted: number, rejected: number, epoch: number }
+```
+
+**Metadata entry format:**
+
+```typescript
+{ fieldId: 0, valueType: 'string', value: 'category_a' }
+{ fieldId: 1, valueType: 'f64',    value: '0.95' }
+{ fieldId: 2, valueType: 'u64',    value: '42' }
+```
+
+### Query
+
+```typescript
+const results = db.query(
+  vector: Float32Array,      // query vector
+  k: number,                 // number of neighbors
+  options?: RvfQueryOptions   // optional search parameters
+);
+// Returns: [{ id: number, distance: number }, ...]
+```
+
+**RvfQueryOptions:**
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `efSearch` | `number` | `100` | HNSW search quality (higher = better recall, slower) |
+| `filter` | `string` | — | Filter expression as JSON string |
+| `timeoutMs` | `number` | `0` | Query timeout in ms (0 = no timeout) |
+
+### Filter Expressions
+
+Filters are passed as JSON strings. All leaf filters require `fieldId`, `valueType`, and `value`:
+
+```javascript
+// Equality
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"eq","fieldId":0,"valueType":"string","value":"science"}'
+});
+
+// Range
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"range","fieldId":1,"valueType":"f64","low":"0.5","high":"1.0"}'
+});
+
+// In-set
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"in","fieldId":0,"valueType":"u64","values":["1","2","5"]}'
+});
+
+// Boolean combinations
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: JSON.stringify({
+    op: 'and',
+    children: [
+      { op: 'eq', fieldId: 0, valueType: 'string', value: 'science' },
+      { op: 'gt', fieldId: 1, valueType: 'f64', value: '0.8' }
+    ]
+  })
+});
+
+// Negation
+db.query(vec, 10, {
+  filter: '{"op":"not","child":{"op":"eq","fieldId":0,"valueType":"string","value":"spam"}}'
+});
+```
+
+**Supported operators:** `eq`, `ne`, `lt`, `le`, `gt`, `ge`, `in`, `range`, `and`, `or`, `not`
+
+**Supported value types:** `u64`, `i64`, `f64`, `string`, `bool`
+
+### Delete
+
+```typescript
+// Delete by ID
+const result = db.delete([1, 2, 3]);
+// Returns: { deleted: number, epoch: number }
+
+// Delete by filter
+const result = db.deleteByFilter(
+  '{"op":"gt","fieldId":1,"valueType":"f64","value":"0.9"}'
+);
+```
+
+### Compact
+
+Reclaims space from deleted vectors:
+
+```typescript
+const result = db.compact();
+// Returns: { segmentsCompacted: number, bytesReclaimed: number, epoch: number }
+```
+
+### Status
+
+```typescript
+const status = db.status();
+// {
+//   totalVectors: number,
+//   totalSegments: number,
+//   fileSize: number,
+//   currentEpoch: number,
+//   profileId: number,
+//   compactionState: 'idle' | 'running' | 'emergency',
+//   deadSpaceRatio: number,
+//   readOnly: boolean
+// }
+```
+
+### Lineage & Derivation
+
+RVF tracks parent/child relationships with cryptographic hashes:
+
+```typescript
+db.fileId();        // hex string — unique file identifier
+db.parentId();      // hex string — parent's ID (zeros if root)
+db.lineageDepth();  // 0 for root files
+
+// Derive a child store (inherits dimensions and options)
+const child = db.derive('/tmp/child.rvf');
+child.lineageDepth(); // 1
+child.parentId();     // matches parent's fileId()
+```
+
+### Kernel & eBPF Embedding
+
+Embed compute segments alongside vector data:
+
+```typescript
+// Embed a Linux microkernel
+db.embedKernel(
+  1,                           // arch: 0=x86_64, 1=aarch64
+  0,                           // kernel type
+  0,                           // flags
+  Buffer.from(kernelImage),    // kernel binary
+  8080,                        // API port
+  'console=ttyS0 quiet'       // kernel cmdline (optional)
+);
+
+// Extract kernel
+const kernel = db.extractKernel();
+if (kernel) {
+  console.log(kernel.header);  // Buffer: 128-byte KernelHeader
+  console.log(kernel.image);   // Buffer: kernel image bytes
+}
+
+// Embed an eBPF XDP program
+db.embedEbpf(
+  1,                          // program type (XDP distance)
+  2,                          // attach type (XDP ingress)
+  384,                        // max vector dimension
+  Buffer.from(bytecode),      // BPF ELF object
+  Buffer.from(btf)            // optional BTF section
+);
+
+// Extract eBPF
+const ebpf = db.extractEbpf();
+if (ebpf) {
+  console.log(ebpf.header);   // Buffer: 64-byte EbpfHeader
+  console.log(ebpf.payload);  // Buffer: bytecode + BTF
+}
+```
+
+### Segment Inspection
+
+```typescript
+const segments = db.segments();
+// [{ id: 1, offset: 0, payloadLength: 4096, segType: 'manifest' },
+//  { id: 2, offset: 4160, payloadLength: 51200, segType: 'vec' },
+//  { id: 3, offset: 55424, payloadLength: 12288, segType: 'index' }]
+
+db.dimension(); // 384
+```
+
+## Self-Booting RVF
+
+An `.rvf` file can embed a Linux kernel, eBPF programs, and SSH keys alongside vector data — producing a single file that boots as a microservice.
+
+The Claude Code Appliance example builds a complete AI dev environment:
+
+```bash
+cd examples/rvf
+cargo run --example claude_code_appliance
+```
+
+```
+claude_code_appliance.rvf
+  ├── KERNEL_SEG    Linux 6.8.12 bzImage (5.2 MB, x86_64)
+  ├── EBPF_SEG      Socket filter — ports 2222, 8080 only
+  ├── VEC_SEG       20 package embeddings (128-dim)
+  ├── INDEX_SEG     HNSW graph for package search
+  ├── WITNESS_SEG   6-entry tamper-evident audit trail
+  └── CRYPTO_SEG    3 Ed25519 SSH user keys
+```
+
+Final file: **5.1 MB single `.rvf`** — boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code.
+
+See the [full RVF documentation](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/crates/rvf) for details.
+
+## Build from Source
+
+```bash
+# Prerequisites: Rust 1.87+, Node.js 18+
+cd crates/rvf/rvf-node
+npm install
+npm run build
+```
+
+## Related Packages
+
+| Package | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| [`@ruvector/rvf`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf) | Unified TypeScript SDK |
+| [`@ruvector/rvf-wasm`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf-wasm) | Browser WASM package |
+| [`@ruvector/rvf-mcp-server`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ruvector/rvf-mcp-server) | MCP server for AI agents |
+| [`rvf-runtime`](https://crates.io/crates/rvf-runtime) | Rust runtime (powers this package) |

 ## License

-MIT
+MIT OR Apache-2.0
--- a/npm/packages/rvf-node/package.json
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf-node/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@ruvector/rvf-node",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
  "description": "RuVector Format Node.js native bindings",
  "main": "index.js",
  "types": "index.d.ts",
--- a/npm/packages/rvf-wasm/package.json
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf-wasm/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@ruvector/rvf-wasm",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
  "description": "RuVector Format WASM build for browsers",
  "main": "pkg/rvf_runtime.js",
  "types": "pkg/rvf_runtime.d.ts",
--- a/npm/packages/rvf/README.md
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf/README.md
@ -419,11 +419,13 @@ Build an AI development environment as a single sealed file:
 // - Ed25519 + ML-DSA-65 signatures
 let store = RvfStore::create("claude_code_appliance.rvf", options)?;
 // ... embed packages, kernel, eBPF, witness chain, signatures ...
-// Result: 17 KB sealed cognitive container
+// Result: 5.1 MB sealed cognitive container
 ```

 Run: `cd examples/rvf && cargo run --example claude_code_appliance`

+Final file: **5.1 MB single `.rvf`** — boots Linux, serves queries, runs Claude Code.
+
 ### CLI Proof-of-Operations

 ```bash
--- a/npm/packages/rvf/package.json
+++ b/npm/packages/rvf/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@ruvector/rvf",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
  "description": "RuVector Format — unified TypeScript SDK for vector intelligence",
  "main": "dist/index.js",
  "module": "dist/index.js",