owfadev 0.3.1 → 0.4.0

package/bin/owfa.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * things the framework itself cannot own: fetching a complete framework tree,
  * initializing a directory without hand-copying it, and replacing that tree
  * on upgrade. Everything semantic stays in the Python kernel
- * (.meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py) — this file only orchestrates.
+ * (.owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py) — this file only orchestrates.
  *
  * Design rules:
  * - zero runtime dependencies; Node is needed to install, not to use
@@ -28,13 +28,24 @@ const PKG = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(CLI_ROOT, "package.json"), "utf
 const FRAMEWORK_VERSION = readVersion(CLI_ROOT) || "?";
 const INJECT_START = "<!-- wiki-inject:start -->";
 const INJECT_END = "<!-- wiki-inject:end -->";
-const PAYLOAD = [".meta", ".agents"];
-const INSTANCE_DIRS = ["vault", path.join("wiki", "notes"), path.join("wiki", "sessions"), path.join("wiki", "vault")];
+const PAYLOAD = [".owfa", ".agents"];
+// v0.4 de-parasitization (final shape): the channel no longer hardcodes instance
+// skeleton dirs and no longer ships .owfa/plugins/core/ — the 21 core plugins live
+// in the owfa-personal suite repo, embedded at payloads/personal/, and that blessed
+// copy is what a fresh init installs by default (offline, --path channel). Packages
+// declare their own skeleton (`skeleton:` in PKG.yaml; the kernel mkdirs them on
+// install), so the default two-stage init lands both framework and skeleton.
+const BLESSED_SUITE = path.join(CLI_ROOT, "payloads", "personal");
+// 0.3 instances carry the framework in .meta/; upgrade migrates them to .owfa/
+// and leaves a .meta shim (symlink/junction) so old absolute paths keep working.
+const LEGACY_META = ".meta";
+const MIGRATE_SCRATCH = ".owfa-migrate"; // transient replace/ parking (was .owfa — the name now belongs to the framework tree)
+const BACKUP_DIR = ".owfa-backup";       // durable opt-in upgrade snapshots (was .owfa/backup)
 // Kernel state that belongs to the instance, not to the framework tree.
 const PRESERVED = [
-  path.join(".meta", "migrations", "pending.json"),
-  path.join(".meta", "kernel-journal.log"),
-  path.join(".meta", "registry-cache.yaml"),
+  path.join(".owfa", "migrations", "pending.json"),
+  path.join(".owfa", "kernel-journal.log"),
+  path.join(".owfa", "registry-cache.yaml"),
 ];
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -42,11 +53,14 @@ const PRESERVED = [
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function readVersion(root) {
-  try {
-    return fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, ".meta", "VERSION"), "utf8").trim();
-  } catch {
-    return null;
+  // ".meta" is the frozen 0.3 layout — a historical constant, safe to inline
+  // here (LEGACY_META is declared later and readVersion runs at module init).
+  for (const dir of [".owfa", ".meta"]) {
+    try {
+      return fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, dir, "VERSION"), "utf8").trim();
+    } catch {}
   }
+  return null;
 }
 
 function out(line = "") {
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ function rel(root, p) {
   return path.relative(root, p) || ".";
 }
 
-const FLAG_VALUE = ["name", "packages", "without", "from", "path"];
+const FLAG_VALUE = ["name", "packages", "without", "from", "path", "core"];
 
 function parseArgs(argv) {
   const args = { _: [], flags: new Set(), used: new Set() };
@@ -92,6 +106,35 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
   return args;
 }
 
+// 0.3 quirk (review P1 round 3): the 0.3 channel wrote `upgrade --backup`
+// snapshots to .owfa/backup/ even though its framework lived in .meta/. On
+// migration that stray .owfa made replacePayloadTree park-and-delete the
+// user's only pre-upgrade snapshots AND left .meta unparked (legacySwap never
+// fired: no shim, no journal carry). Rescue the snapshots into the 0.4 backup
+// home first; an emptied leftover .owfa is removed so the legacy swap takes
+// over. A real 0.4 framework tree (.owfa/VERSION present) is never touched.
+function rescueLegacyBackup(target) {
+  const owfa = path.join(target, ".owfa");
+  const meta = path.join(target, LEGACY_META);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(owfa) || fs.existsSync(path.join(owfa, "VERSION"))) return;
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(meta, "VERSION"))) return; // no legacy framework — not the 0.3 shape
+  const stray = path.join(owfa, "backup");
+  if (fs.existsSync(stray)) {
+    const home = path.join(target, BACKUP_DIR);
+    fs.mkdirSync(home, { recursive: true });
+    for (const d of fs.readdirSync(stray)) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(path.join(home, d))) {
+        out(`warning: backup snapshot ${d} left in .owfa/backup/ — ${BACKUP_DIR}/${d} already exists`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      fs.renameSync(path.join(stray, d), path.join(home, d));
+    }
+    fs.rmSync(stray, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    out(`rescued: 0.3-era upgrade snapshots moved to ${BACKUP_DIR}/`);
+  }
+  if (fs.readdirSync(owfa).length === 0) fs.rmSync(owfa, { recursive: true });
+}
+
 function copyPayload(target, { replace = false } = {}) {
   const skip = (src) => {
     const base = path.basename(src);
@@ -104,7 +147,12 @@ function copyPayload(target, { replace = false } = {}) {
     const dst = path.join(target, entry);
     if (!fs.existsSync(src)) fail(`package is missing ${entry}/ — the npm tarball is incomplete`);
     if (replace) {
-      if (fs.existsSync(dst)) replacePayloadTree(target, entry, skip);
+      // 0.3 → 0.4 migration: the incoming .owfa/ has no counterpart on disk yet,
+      // but the legacy .meta/ tree must go through the same park-and-carry swap.
+      if (entry === ".owfa") rescueLegacyBackup(target);
+      const legacySwap =
+        entry === ".owfa" && !fs.existsSync(dst) && fs.existsSync(path.join(target, LEGACY_META));
+      if (fs.existsSync(dst) || legacySwap) replacePayloadTree(target, entry, skip);
     } else {
       fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(dst), { recursive: true });
       fs.cpSync(src, dst, { recursive: true, force: true, filter: skip });
@@ -116,19 +164,36 @@ function copyPayload(target, { replace = false } = {}) {
 // files (review P1, PR #53): installed package masters (kernel install), migration
 // state (ledger / pending / dormant teardown), and skill copies the incoming tree
 // does not ship (package connector skills, user standalone skills). Everything else
-// under .meta/ and .agents/ is framework-owned and replaced by the channel.
+// under .owfa/ and .agents/ is framework-owned and replaced by the channel.
 const META_MERGE_DIRS = [path.join("plugins", "domains"), "migrations"];
 
-// .meta/command/ is mixed-ownership: framework commands ship in the fresh tree,
+// v0.4 renames the framework command/skill masters to owfa-* (review P1, PR #57
+// round 2): a real 0.3 tree carries the retired names, and the difference-based
+// carry-over would otherwise treat them as package-owned state and resurrect
+// them beside their successors — 8 duplicate masters, `kernel all` blocked by
+// one-sided owner-mapping errors. Retired framework names never carry; the map
+// documents where each one lives now.
+const RETIRED_MASTERS = new Map([
+  ["check", "owfa-check"],
+  ["docs", "owfa-docs"],
+  ["map", "owfa-map"],
+  ["plugin", "owfa-plugin"],
+  ["profile", "owfa-profile"],
+  ["query", "owfa-query"],
+  ["save", "owfa-save"],
+  ["wiki_plugin_kernel", "owfa-kernel"],
+]);
+
+// .owfa/command/ is mixed-ownership: framework commands ship in the fresh tree,
 // package commands (kernel install) and anything the channel no longer ships are
 // carried over by difference — the fresh copy wins for shared names.
 function carryOverCommands(target, metaAttic) {
   const oldDir = path.join(metaAttic, "command");
   if (!fs.existsSync(oldDir)) return;
-  const freshDir = path.join(target, ".meta", "command");
+  const freshDir = path.join(target, ".owfa", "command");
   const fresh = new Set(fs.existsSync(freshDir) ? fs.readdirSync(freshDir) : []);
   for (const d of fs.readdirSync(oldDir)) {
-    if (fresh.has(d)) continue;
+    if (fresh.has(d) || RETIRED_MASTERS.has(d)) continue;
     fs.cpSync(path.join(oldDir, d), path.join(freshDir, d), { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 }
@@ -139,11 +204,11 @@ function mergeTree(src, dst) {
 }
 
 function carryOverEntry(target, entry, attic) {
-  if (entry === ".meta") {
-    for (const d of META_MERGE_DIRS) mergeTree(path.join(attic, d), path.join(target, ".meta", d));
+  if (entry === ".owfa") {
+    for (const d of META_MERGE_DIRS) mergeTree(path.join(attic, d), path.join(target, ".owfa", d));
     carryOverCommands(target, attic);
     for (const p of PRESERVED) {
-      const s = path.join(attic, path.relative(".meta", p)); // PRESERVED is target-relative; attic IS the old .meta
+      const s = path.join(attic, path.relative(".owfa", p)); // PRESERVED is target-relative; attic IS the old framework tree
       if (fs.existsSync(s)) {
         const d = path.join(target, p);
         fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(d), { recursive: true });
@@ -156,48 +221,296 @@ function carryOverEntry(target, entry, attic) {
     const freshDir = path.join(target, ".agents", "skills");
     const fresh = new Set(fs.existsSync(freshDir) ? fs.readdirSync(freshDir) : []);
     for (const d of fs.readdirSync(oldSkills)) {
-      if (fresh.has(d)) continue; // framework-shipped skill — the fresh copy wins
+      if (fresh.has(d) || RETIRED_MASTERS.has(d)) continue; // framework-shipped / retired-via-rename — the fresh copy wins
       fs.cpSync(path.join(oldSkills, d), path.join(freshDir, d), { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   }
 }
 
-// Review round 2 (PR #53): the parked tree under .owfa/replace/ holds the only
+// Review round 2 (PR #53): the parked tree under .owfa-migrate/replace/ holds the only
 // copy of the instance state between set-aside and carry-over. An interrupted
 // swap (Windows: rename of a tree with an open file) must therefore never be
 // implicitly cleaned by a retry, and a failure must roll the parked tree back.
 function replacePayloadTree(target, entry, skip) {
   const dst = path.join(target, entry);
-  const attic = path.join(target, ".owfa", "replace", entry === ".meta" ? "meta" : "agents");
+  // 0.3 → 0.4 layout migration: an instance whose framework still lives in
+  // .meta/ parks that tree the same way, so crash semantics and carry-over
+  // are identical to a normal same-layout swap.
+  const parkedFrom =
+    fs.existsSync(dst)
+      ? dst
+      : entry === ".owfa" && fs.existsSync(path.join(target, LEGACY_META))
+        ? path.join(target, LEGACY_META)
+        : null;
+  const attic = path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "replace", path.basename(entry).replace(/^\./, ""));
   if (fs.existsSync(attic)) {
     fail(
       `interrupted replace detected: instance state is parked at ${attic} — ` +
       `do NOT simply rerun. Restore it manually (delete the fresh ${entry}/, ` +
-      `rename the parked tree back to ${entry}/), then rerun.`
+      `rename the parked tree back to ${parkedFrom || entry}/), then rerun.`
     );
   }
+  if (!parkedFrom) return; // fresh init into a tree that never existed — nothing to replace
   fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(attic), { recursive: true });
   try {
-    fs.renameSync(dst, attic); // same volume — atomic enough for a directory swap
+    fs.renameSync(parkedFrom, attic); // same volume — atomic enough for a directory swap
     fs.cpSync(path.join(CLI_ROOT, entry), dst, { recursive: true, force: true, filter: skip });
     carryOverEntry(target, entry, attic);
+    if (entry === ".owfa") rescueCoreForConversion(target, attic, dst);
   } catch (e) {
     try {
       fs.rmSync(dst, { recursive: true, force: true }); // partial fresh copy
-      fs.renameSync(attic, dst); // parked tree back in place
-      fail(`replace failed (${e.message}) — rolled back: ${entry}/ restored from the parked tree; fix the underlying error before rerunning`);
+      fs.renameSync(attic, parkedFrom); // parked tree back in place
+      fail(`replace failed (${e.message}) — rolled back: ${parkedFrom} restored from the parked tree; fix the underlying error before rerunning`);
     } catch (e2) {
       fail(
         `replace failed (${e.message}) AND rollback failed (${e2.message}) — the previous tree ` +
-        `is parked at ${attic}; do NOT rerun until it is restored to ${entry}/`
+        `is parked at ${attic}; do NOT rerun until it is restored to ${parkedFrom}`
       );
     }
   }
-  fs.rmSync(path.join(target, ".owfa", "replace"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.rmSync(path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "replace"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+// v0.4 core de-parasitization, rescue half: when the parked tree carries
+// .owfa/plugins/core/ but the incoming channel tree does not (core stopped
+// shipping), the parked masters are the only copy — move them out of the attic
+// before it is deleted. The conversion itself (below) runs once the whole
+// payload replace has finished, so it converges against the complete fresh tree.
+// Inside the replace try-block: a failure here rolls the whole swap back.
+function rescueCoreForConversion(target, attic, freshOwfa) {
+  const parkedCore = path.join(attic, "plugins", "core");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(parkedCore)) return;
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(freshOwfa, "plugins", "core"))) return; // compat: channel still ships core — nothing to convert
+  const hold = path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "convert", "core");
+  if (fs.existsSync(hold)) return; // a previous failed attempt kept the rescued masters — the convert step will rerun
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(hold), { recursive: true });
+  fs.renameSync(parkedCore, hold);
+  out("rescued: .owfa/plugins/core/ parked at " + rel(target, hold) + " — converting it into the personal suite package below");
+}
+
+// v0.4 core de-parasitization, convert half: mechanically adopt the rescued
+// core masters as the `personal` suite package (a fact-accomplished conversion —
+// the plugins are already in daily use in this instance, the package shape is
+// new). Stages a synthetic package under .owfa-migrate/convert/personal/ (NOT
+// directly under domains/ — `kernel install --path` owns that landing) and runs
+// `kernel install --path ... --yes` for sweep symmetry + projection convergence
+// (--yes is legitimate here: the channel itself is converting its own former
+// payload, a mechanical adoption, not a trust decision).
+//
+// Family closure (kernel D5 invariant): every member must reach the family root
+// through depends. The rescued set's own dependency roots (members whose depends
+// has no edge into the rescued set — today: domain, instance-git, wiki) get a
+// synthetic `- personal` edge in the STAGING copies only, so the adopted roster
+// validates. When the real owfa-personal suite later replaces this package via
+// `kernel upgrade`, the canonical manifests take over. The conversion stages no
+// semantic migration (no migrations/ dir: nothing semantic changes — plugin
+// bodies and projections are byte-identical), so there is nothing to verify-clear.
+function convertCoreToPersonal(target) {
+  const hold = path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "convert", "core");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(hold)) return;
+  const pkgDir = path.join(target, ".owfa", "plugins", "domains", "personal");
+  if (fs.existsSync(pkgDir)) {
+    out("convert: domains/personal already present — rescued core treated as already converted, holding tree discarded");
+    return;
+  }
+  const members = fs
+    .readdirSync(hold)
+    .filter((d) => fs.existsSync(path.join(hold, d, "PLUGIN.yaml")))
+    .sort();
+  if (!members.length) fail("convert: rescued .owfa/plugins/core/ carries no plugin masters — nothing to convert");
+  const staging = path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "convert", "personal");
+  fs.mkdirSync(staging, { recursive: true });
+  for (const m of members) fs.cpSync(path.join(hold, m), path.join(staging, m), { recursive: true });
+
+  // 0.3-era rescued manifests still declare the pre-rename command ids (map /
+  // profile / save) while the command masters riding with this conversion carry
+  // the v0.4 successors — rewrite the staging copies' `commands:` lists so the
+  // adopted roster binds (flow list and block list both handled).
+  for (const m of members) {
+    const mf = path.join(staging, m, "PLUGIN.yaml");
+    const lines = fs.readFileSync(mf, "utf8").split("\n");
+    let inCommands = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      const flow = lines[i].match(/^((?:commands|usage_routes):\s*)\[(.*)\](\s*)$/);
+      if (flow) {
+        const items = flow[2].split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+          .map((s) => RETIRED_MASTERS.get(s) || s);
+        lines[i] = `${flow[1]}[${items.join(", ")}]${flow[3]}`;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (/^(commands|usage_routes):\s*$/.test(lines[i])) {
+        inCommands = true;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (inCommands) {
+        const item = lines[i].match(/^(\s*-\s*)(\S+)\s*$/);
+        if (!item) {
+          inCommands = false;
+          continue;
+        }
+        lines[i] = item[1] + (RETIRED_MASTERS.get(item[2]) || item[2]);
+      }
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(mf, lines.join("\n"), "utf8");
+  }
+
+  // the suite's command masters ride along: the members adopted above declare
+  // them (mapping/notes/sessions/user-profile `commands:`), and the embedded
+  // blessed copy carries the canonical copies — without them the converted
+  // instance would lose map/save/profile until a manual `kernel upgrade personal`
+  const blessedCmd = path.join(CLI_ROOT, "payloads", "personal", "command");
+  if (fs.existsSync(blessedCmd)) {
+    const stagingCmd = path.join(staging, "command");
+    fs.mkdirSync(stagingCmd, { recursive: true });
+    for (const d of fs.readdirSync(blessedCmd)) {
+      fs.cpSync(path.join(blessedCmd, d), path.join(stagingCmd, d), { recursive: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // family-root edge: dependency roots of the rescued set adopt `personal`
+  const memberSet = new Set(members);
+  for (const m of members) {
+    const mf = path.join(staging, m, "PLUGIN.yaml");
+    let text = fs.readFileSync(mf, "utf8");
+    const depMatch = text.match(/^depends:\s*(.*)$/m);
+    const deps = depMatch
+      ? depMatch[1].replace(/^\[|\]$/g, "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim().replace(/^"|"$/g, "")).filter(Boolean)
+      : [];
+    if (deps.some((d) => memberSet.has(d) || d === "personal")) continue; // reaches the family through the set already
+    if (depMatch && depMatch[1].trim() === "[]") {
+      text = text.replace(/^depends:\s*\[\]\s*$/m, "depends:\n  - personal");
+    } else if (depMatch) {
+      text = text.replace(/^depends:.*$/m, (line) => line + "\n  - personal");
+    } else {
+      text = text.replace(/^(id:.*)$/m, "$1\ndepends:\n  - personal");
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(mf, text, "utf8");
+  }
+
+  // synthesize the family root plugin
+  const root = path.join(staging, "personal");
+  fs.mkdirSync(root, { recursive: true });
+  const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(root, "PLUGIN.yaml"),
+    [
+      `# synthesized by the owfa channel: v0.4 core de-parasitization conversion (upgrade)`,
+      `# adopts the framework-shipped core masters as a package; replaced by the`,
+      `# canonical owfa-personal suite on the next \`kernel upgrade personal\`.`,
+      `id: personal`,
+      `schema_version: 1`,
+      `version: 0.1`,
+      `depends: []`,
+      `updated: ${today}`,
+      `attachment: []`,
+      `fields: {}`,
+      `inject: ${JSON.stringify("personal suite (converted from framework core by the 0.4 channel upgrade) — family identity anchor; members, skeleton and teardown anchors are declared in PKG.yaml; canonical source: owfadev/owfa-personal")}`,
+      ``,
+    ].join("\n"),
+    "utf8"
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, "PLUGIN.md"), "# personal\n\nSynthesized family root for the converted core suite (0.4 channel upgrade).\nSee PKG.yaml for members, skeleton and teardown anchors.\n", "utf8");
+
+  // synthesize PKG.yaml — skeleton and anchors preserve the pre-0.4 channel
+  // contract mechanically (INSTANCE_DIRS and the kernel's former teardown
+  // anchor surface), so the adopted instance behaves exactly as before
+  const anchors = ["wiki/profile.md", "wiki/language.md", "wiki/calendar.md", "wiki/todo.md", "wiki/cron/"];
+  const lines = [
+    `# synthesized by the owfa channel: v0.4 core de-parasitization conversion (upgrade)`,
+    `id: personal`,
+    // kind: suite — the conversion product is a rootless-suite package (the
+    // owfa-personal shape): the synthesized root below is a family-identity
+    // anchor only, the closure law does not apply, and the canonical rootless
+    // suite can replace this package via `kernel upgrade personal` cleanly
+    `kind: suite`,
+    `version: 0.1.0`,
+    `compat: ">= 0.4"`,
+    `members:`,
+    `  - personal`,
+    ...members.map((m) => `  - ${m}`),
+    `skeleton: [vault/, wiki/notes/, wiki/sessions/, wiki/vault/]`,
+    `uninstall:`,
+    `  anchors: [${anchors.join(", ")}]`,
+    ``,
+  ];
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(staging, "PKG.yaml"), lines.join("\n"), "utf8");
+
+  out("");
+  out(`convert: core suite (${members.length} members) -> package personal (kernel install --path, --yes: mechanical adoption)`);
+  if (kernel(target, ["install", "personal", "--path", staging, "--yes"]) !== 0) {
+    fail(
+      `core -> personal conversion failed — the rescued masters are preserved at ${rel(target, hold)}; ` +
+        `fix the error above and rerun \`owfa upgrade\` (the conversion resumes from the hold)`
+    );
+  }
+  // success: drop the conversion scratch (and the migrate root if now empty)
+  fs.rmSync(path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH, "convert"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+  const scratchRoot = path.join(target, MIGRATE_SCRATCH);
+  if (fs.existsSync(scratchRoot) && fs.readdirSync(scratchRoot).length === 0) fs.rmdirSync(scratchRoot);
+}
+
+
+// The 0.4 layout shim: 0.3-era absolute paths (.meta/...) keep working through a
+// directory shim. POSIX symlink; Windows junction (no admin rights needed).
+// Idempotent and self-healing (review P1/P2 on this PR):
+// - written on fresh init too — released 0.3 packages (cuhksz/lark/github) still
+//   instruct .meta/ paths, so EVERY instance shape gets the shim until 0.5;
+// - on upgrade a stale shim (instance dir renamed or copied — Windows junctions
+//   are absolute) is detected via realpath and re-created;
+// - a real .meta directory (0.3 layout that never migrated) is never touched.
+function ensureMetaShim(target) {
+  const metaPath = path.join(target, LEGACY_META);
+  const owfa = path.join(target, ".owfa");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(owfa)) return "absent";
+  let kind = "missing";
+  // lstat, not existsSync: a dangling shim (instance dir moved — review P2 round 2)
+  // makes existsSync false, which would skip the stale branch and hit EEXIST below.
+  let mst = null;
+  try {
+    mst = fs.lstatSync(metaPath);
+  } catch {
+    mst = null; // genuinely absent
+  }
+  if (mst) {
+    if (!mst.isSymbolicLink()) return "real-dir";
+    kind = "link";
+    let stale = true;
+    try {
+      stale = fs.realpathSync(metaPath) !== fs.realpathSync(owfa);
+    } catch {
+      stale = true; // dangling link
+    }
+    if (!stale) {
+      ensureGitignore(target, LEGACY_META);
+      return "ok";
+    }
+    fs.rmSync(metaPath, { force: true }); // symlink/junction only — never a real dir
+  }
+  try {
+    fs.symlinkSync(".owfa", metaPath, process.platform === "win32" ? "junction" : "dir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    out(`warning: could not create the .meta shim (${e.message}) — 0.3-era scripts calling .meta/... will not resolve`);
+    return "failed";
+  }
+  ensureGitignore(target, LEGACY_META);
+  return kind === "link" ? "recreated" : "created";
 }
 
-function ensureDirs(target) {
-  for (const d of INSTANCE_DIRS) fs.mkdirSync(path.join(target, d), { recursive: true });
+// Windows: core.symlinks=false makes git traverse the junction as a plain
+// directory, so without this line the framework is tracked twice (.owfa/ plus
+// every .meta/* entry) and the 0.5 shim retirement reads as a mass deletion.
+// Instance-git contract: adding an ignore sweeps tracked matches out — the CLI
+// writes the line, and upgrade tells the user the one-time sweep command.
+function ensureGitignore(target, line) {
+  const p = path.join(target, ".gitignore");
+  let text = "";
+  if (fs.existsSync(p)) text = fs.readFileSync(p, "utf8");
+  const hit = new RegExp(`^${line.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")}$`, "m");
+  if (hit.test(text)) return false;
+  const glue = text && !text.endsWith("\n") ? "\n" : "";
+  fs.writeFileSync(p, `${text}${glue}# 0.4 layout shim (retires in 0.5)\n${line}\n`, "utf8");
+  return true;
 }
 
 function ensureAgents(target, name) {
@@ -253,7 +566,7 @@ function pythonOrFail() {
 
 function kernel(target, kernelArgs) {
   const py = pythonOrFail();
-  const script = path.join(target, ".meta", "scripts", "wiki_plugin_kernel.py");
+  const script = path.join(target, ".owfa", "scripts", "owfa_kernel.py");
   if (!fs.existsSync(script)) fail(`no kernel at ${rel(target, script)} — is this an OWFA instance?`);
   const res = spawnSync(py.cmd, [...py.args, script, ...kernelArgs], {
     cwd: target,
@@ -288,11 +601,12 @@ function timestamp() {
 
 
 function pendingPackages(target) {
-  try {
-    return Object.keys(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(target, ".meta", "migrations", "pending.json"), "utf8")));
-  } catch {
-    return [];
+  for (const dir of [".owfa", LEGACY_META]) {
+    try {
+      return Object.keys(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(target, dir, "migrations", "pending.json"), "utf8")));
+    } catch {}
   }
+  return [];
 }
 
 function reportPending(target) {
@@ -300,7 +614,7 @@ function reportPending(target) {
   if (!pending.length) return false;
   out("");
   out(`semantic migration pending: ${pending.join(", ")} — the package is installed, but its first-run step is an agent act, not a mechanical one.`);
-  out(`  run: python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py migrate ${pending[0]}`);
+  out(`  run: python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py migrate ${pending[0]}`);
   out("  (read the printed page, perform the step, then rerun with --clear)");
   return true;
 }
@@ -312,35 +626,114 @@ function reportPending(target) {
 function cmdInit(args) {
   const target = path.resolve(args._[0] || ".");
   const force = args.flags.has("force");
-  const hasMeta = fs.existsSync(path.join(target, ".meta"));
-  if (hasMeta && !force) {
+  const hasOwfa = fs.existsSync(path.join(target, ".owfa"));
+  const hasLegacyMeta = fs.existsSync(path.join(target, LEGACY_META));
+  if (hasLegacyMeta && !hasOwfa) {
     fail(
-      `${target} already contains .meta/ — refusing to overwrite. Use \`owfa upgrade\` to update the framework, ` +
+      `${target} uses the 0.3 layout (.meta/) — run \`owfa upgrade\` to migrate to the .owfa layout ` +
+        `(the upgrade preserves all instance state and leaves a .meta shim for old paths).`
+    );
+  }
+  if (hasOwfa && !force) {
+    fail(
+      `${target} already contains .owfa/ — refusing to overwrite. Use \`owfa upgrade\` to update the framework, ` +
         `or pass --force to re-copy the framework trees (instance data is never touched either way).`
     );
   }
   const name = args.name || path.basename(target) || "workspace";
   fs.mkdirSync(target, { recursive: true });
 
+  // two-stage bootstrap (v0.4 core de-parasitization, final shape). Stage ①: the
+  // kernel payload. Stage ② (after convergence): the personal suite — by default
+  // the blessed copy embedded in this channel tarball (offline, --path channel);
+  // `--core none` skips it; `--core <pkg-id>` takes the suite from the registry.
+  // Defensive compat branch: this channel stopped shipping .owfa/plugins/core/ in
+  // v0.4.0 — if a future (or hand-assembled) channel tree ever carries core again,
+  // the suite already lives in the framework tree and stage ② must not double-
+  // install; saying otherwise is refused up front.
+  const coreShipped =
+    fs.existsSync(path.join(CLI_ROOT, ".owfa", "plugins", "core")) ||
+    fs.existsSync(path.join(CLI_ROOT, ".meta", "plugins", "core"));
+  if (coreShipped && args.core && args.core !== "none") {
+    fail(
+      `--core ${args.core}: this channel still ships the core suite inside the framework tree ` +
+        `(compat period) — suite install is unavailable until the channel stops shipping core`
+    );
+  }
+
   out(`OWFA init — framework ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION} → ${target}`);
-  if (!hasMeta && fs.existsSync(path.join(target, ".agents", "skills"))) {
+  if (!hasOwfa && fs.existsSync(path.join(target, ".agents", "skills"))) {
     out("note: .agents/skills/ exists — framework skill copies are updated in place, other skills stay untouched");
   }
-  if (hasMeta) out("warning: --force replaces the framework trees; instance vault/ and wiki/ are untouched");
-  copyPayload(target, { replace: hasMeta });
-  ensureDirs(target);
+  if (hasOwfa) out("warning: --force replaces the framework trees; instance vault/ and wiki/ are untouched");
+  copyPayload(target, { replace: hasOwfa });
+  // P1 (review): the shim is part of the 0.4 layout for EVERY instance shape —
+  // released 0.3 packages (cuhksz/lark/github) still instruct .meta/ paths,
+  // fresh instances included.
+  if (ensureMetaShim(target) === "created") {
+    out("shim: .meta → .owfa written — 0.3-era package paths keep working (retires in 0.5)");
+  }
   out(`agents.md: ${ensureAgents(target, name)}`);
 
   out("");
-  out("converging projections (python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py all)");
+  out("converging projections (python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py all)");
   if (kernel(target, ["all"]) !== 0) {
     const pending = pendingPackages(target);
     if (pending.length) {
-      fail(`convergence blocked by pending semantic migrations (${pending.join(", ")}) — clear them with \`python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\``);
+      fail(`convergence blocked by pending semantic migrations (${pending.join(", ")}) — clear them with \`python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\``);
     }
     fail("kernel convergence failed — the framework tree is incomplete; nothing was deleted, fix and rerun");
   }
 
+  // ---- stage ②: the core suite ----
+  let suiteNote;
+  if (coreShipped) {
+    suiteNote = "core suite ships inside the framework tree (defensive compat branch — this channel does not)";
+    out(`suite: ${suiteNote} — no separate suite package is installed`);
+  } else if (args.core === "none") {
+    suiteNote = "no suite installed — this instance cannot install packages that depend on core capabilities until a suite is installed";
+    out(`suite: ${suiteNote}`);
+  } else if (args.core) {
+    out("");
+    out(`installing core suite ${args.core} from the registry (no --yes — the trust gate stays interactive)`);
+    if (kernel(target, ["install", args.core]) !== 0) {
+      fail(`suite package ${args.core} failed to install — the framework itself is in place; run \`owfa doctor\``);
+    }
+    suiteNote = `suite ${args.core} installed from the registry`;
+    if (reportPending(target)) {
+      fail(`framework and suite ${args.core} are installed, but the workspace is not converged until the semantic migration above is cleared`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // default: the embedded blessed copy — 100% offline, local --path trust.
+    // A copy without plugin masters is the placeholder state (suite repo not yet
+    // synced into the channel): report it exactly like --core none. A --force
+    // re-init over an instance that already carries the suite keeps it (the
+    // package tree is instance state, the channel never replaces it here).
+    const pkgDir = path.join(target, ".owfa", "plugins", "domains", "personal");
+    const hasMasters =
+      fs.existsSync(path.join(BLESSED_SUITE, "PKG.yaml")) &&
+      fs.readdirSync(BLESSED_SUITE, { withFileTypes: true }).some(
+        (d) => d.isDirectory() && fs.existsSync(path.join(BLESSED_SUITE, d.name, "PLUGIN.yaml"))
+      );
+    if (fs.existsSync(pkgDir)) {
+      suiteNote = "personal suite already installed — kept";
+      out(`suite: ${suiteNote}`);
+    } else if (hasMasters) {
+      out("");
+      out("installing the blessed personal suite (embedded copy — offline)");
+      if (kernel(target, ["install", "personal", "--path", BLESSED_SUITE]) !== 0) {
+        fail("the embedded personal suite failed to install — the channel tarball is inconsistent; report this (the framework itself is in place)");
+      }
+      suiteNote = "personal suite installed (embedded blessed copy)";
+      if (reportPending(target)) {
+        fail("framework and suite are installed, but the workspace is not converged until the semantic migration above is cleared");
+      }
+    } else {
+      suiteNote = "no suite installed — this instance cannot install packages that depend on core capabilities until a suite is installed (this channel build carries no populated embedded suite)";
+      out(`suite: ${suiteNote}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   let installed = 0;
   if (args.packages) {
     for (const pkg of String(args.packages)
@@ -349,7 +742,9 @@ function cmdInit(args) {
       .filter(Boolean)) {
       out("");
       out(`installing package ${pkg} from the registry`);
-      const installArgs = ["install", pkg, "--yes"];
+      // no --yes forwarding (v0.4): auto-installable trust levels pass on their
+      // own; anything else must go through the kernel's interactive trust gate
+      const installArgs = ["install", pkg];
       if (args.without) installArgs.push("--without", String(args.without));
       if (kernel(target, installArgs) !== 0) fail(`package ${pkg} failed to install (earlier packages stay installed)`);
       installed++;
@@ -358,12 +753,12 @@ function cmdInit(args) {
   }
 
   out("");
-  out(`done — framework ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}${installed ? ` + ${installed} package(s)` : ""} in ${target}`);
+  out(`done — framework ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}${installed ? ` + ${installed} package(s)` : ""}; ${suiteNote} in ${target}`);
   out("");
   out("next:");
   out(`  cd ${target}`);
   out("  git init && git add -A && git commit -m \"init: OWFA workspace\"   # recommended: instance snapshots");
-  out("  put any file into vault/, open your agent here, say \"map\"");
+  out(`  skeleton dirs (vault/, wiki/...) came with the suite — its PKG.yaml \`skeleton:\` declared them`);
   out("  owfa doctor        # anytime: python, framework, kernel validate");
   return 0;
 }
@@ -371,44 +766,64 @@ function cmdInit(args) {
 function cmdUpgrade(args) {
   const target = path.resolve(args._[0] || ".");
   const local = readVersion(target);
-  if (!local) fail(`${target} is not an OWFA instance (no .meta/VERSION) — run \`owfa init\` first`);
+  if (!local) fail(`${target} is not an OWFA instance (no .owfa/VERSION or .meta/VERSION) — run \`owfa init\` first`);
+  const legacyLayout = !fs.existsSync(path.join(target, ".owfa", "VERSION"));
   const incoming = FRAMEWORK_VERSION;
   const cmp = cmpVersion(local, incoming);
   const frozen = args.flags.has("check") || args.flags.has("dry-run");
   const force = args.flags.has("force");
 
   out(`OWFA upgrade — instance ${local} → channel ${incoming} (CLI ${PKG.version})`);
+  if (legacyLayout) {
+    out(`layout migration: 0.3 instance (.meta/) → 0.4 layout (.owfa/ + .meta shim for old paths)`);
+  }
   if (cmp > 0) {
     if (!force) fail(`instance framework ${local} is newer than this CLI's ${incoming} — run \`npx owfa@latest upgrade\``);
     out(`warning: downgrading framework ${local} → ${incoming} (--force)`);
   }
-  if (cmp === 0 && !force) {
+  if (cmp === 0 && !force && !legacyLayout) {
     out("already at this framework version — nothing to do (pass --force to re-sync the trees)");
     return 0;
   }
   if (frozen) {
-    out(`would replace ${PAYLOAD.join(" + ")} and rerun kernel all (dry run)`);
+    out(`would replace ${PAYLOAD.join(" + ")}${legacyLayout ? " (migrating .meta/ → .owfa/)" : ""} and rerun kernel all (dry run)`);
     return 0;
   }
 
   if (args.flags.has("backup")) {
-    const dir = path.join(target, ".owfa", "backup", `${local}-${timestamp()}`);
+    const dir = path.join(target, BACKUP_DIR, `${local}-${timestamp()}`);
     for (const entry of PAYLOAD) {
-      const src = path.join(target, entry);
+      const src = path.join(target, entry === ".owfa" && legacyLayout ? LEGACY_META : entry);
       if (fs.existsSync(src)) fs.cpSync(src, path.join(dir, entry), { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-    out(`backup: ${rel(target, dir)} (add .owfa/ to the instance .gitignore if you do not want it tracked)`);
+    out(`backup: ${rel(target, dir)} (add .owfa-backup/ to the instance .gitignore if you do not want it tracked)`);
   }
 
   out(`warning: local edits under ${PAYLOAD.join("/, ")}/ are replaced by the channel's tree — keep instance hotfixes in git`);
   copyPayload(target, { replace: true });
+  // v0.4 core de-parasitization: if the replace rescued a parked core/ (the
+  // channel stopped shipping it), convert it into the personal suite package
+  // BEFORE converging — the conversion's own install converges the adopted set.
+  convertCoreToPersonal(target);
+  // P2 (review): self-heal a stale shim here too — instance dirs get renamed and
+  // copied, and Windows junction targets are absolute. The .gitignore sweep hint
+  // covers the "tracked twice" half only the user's git can perform.
+  const shimState = ensureMetaShim(target);
+  if (legacyLayout) {
+    if (shimState === "created" || shimState === "recreated") {
+      out(`shim: .meta → .owfa ${shimState} — 0.3-era paths keep resolving until the shim retires (0.5)`);
+    }
+    if (shimState !== "failed") {
+      out("instance git: if .meta/ was tracked before 0.4, sweep it once — git rm -r --cached .meta");
+    }
+  }
 
   out("");
-  out("converging projections (python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py all)");
+  out("converging projections (python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py all)");
   if (kernel(target, ["all"]) !== 0) {
     const pending = pendingPackages(target);
     if (pending.length) {
-      fail(`trees replaced, but convergence is blocked by pending semantic migrations (${pending.join(", ")}) — run \`python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\``);
+      fail(`trees replaced, but convergence is blocked by pending semantic migrations (${pending.join(", ")}) — run \`python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\``);
     }
     fail("kernel convergence failed after the tree replacement — the instance git snapshot is your rollback");
   }
@@ -416,10 +831,10 @@ function cmdUpgrade(args) {
   const pending = pendingPackages(target);
   if (pending.length) {
     out("");
-    out(`pending semantic migrations: ${pending.join(", ")} — run \`python .meta/scripts/wiki_plugin_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\` and follow the page`);
+    out(`pending semantic migrations: ${pending.join(", ")} — run \`python .owfa/scripts/owfa_kernel.py migrate <pkg>\` and follow the page`);
   }
   out("");
-  out(`done — framework ${local} → ${incoming}`);
+  out(`done — framework ${local} → ${incoming}${legacyLayout ? " (layout migrated to .owfa/)" : ""}`);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -431,9 +846,44 @@ function cmdDoctor(args) {
   out(`node ${process.version}`);
   out(`python ${py ? py.version || `${py.cmd} ${py.args.join(" ")}` : "NOT FOUND"}`);
   out(`target ${target}`);
-  if (!local) fail("not an OWFA instance (no .meta/VERSION) — run `owfa init` first");
+  if (!local) fail("not an OWFA instance (no .owfa/VERSION) — run `owfa init` first");
   out(`instance framework ${local}`);
   const problems = []; // required conditions — any hit fails doctor (review P2, PR #53)
+  // layout-shim health (review P2 on the layout PR): a renamed/copied instance
+  // leaves the Windows junction pointing at the old absolute path; a real .meta
+  // directory means the 0.3 layout was never migrated. doctor reports; upgrade heals.
+  const owfaDir = path.join(target, ".owfa");
+  const metaPath = path.join(target, LEGACY_META);
+  if (fs.existsSync(owfaDir)) {
+    // lstat, not existsSync: a dangling shim must reach the stale branch, not
+    // silently skip the whole check (review P2, PR #57 round 2).
+    let mst = null;
+    try {
+      mst = fs.lstatSync(metaPath);
+    } catch {
+      mst = null;
+    }
+    if (!mst) {
+      out(".meta: shim missing — 0.3-era .meta/... paths will not resolve; run `owfa upgrade` to re-create it");
+      problems.push(".meta shim is missing");
+    } else if (!mst.isSymbolicLink()) {
+      out(".meta: real directory — 0.3 layout never migrated; run `owfa upgrade`");
+      problems.push(".meta is not the layout shim");
+    } else {
+      let same = false;
+      try {
+        same = fs.realpathSync(metaPath) === fs.realpathSync(owfaDir);
+      } catch {
+        same = false; // dangling
+      }
+      if (!same) {
+        out(".meta: shim resolves outside this instance — run `owfa upgrade` to re-create it");
+        problems.push(".meta shim target is stale");
+      } else {
+        out(".meta shim: ok (resolves into this instance)");
+      }
+    }
+  }
   const agents = path.join(target, "AGENTS.md");
   if (!fs.existsSync(agents)) {
     out("AGENTS.md: MISSING — the agent will not see the structural contract");
@@ -493,10 +943,14 @@ function usage() {
 the owfa framework's install and upgrade channel
 
 usage:
-  owfa init [dir] [--name NAME] [--packages a,b] [--force]
-      deploy a fresh workspace (framework ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}); additive to existing content
+  owfa init [dir] [--name NAME] [--core none|<pkg-id>] [--packages a,b] [--force]
+      deploy a fresh workspace (framework ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}); additive to existing content;
+      two-stage: kernel payload, then the core suite (default: embedded blessed copy,
+      offline; --core none skips it; --core <pkg-id> installs from the registry)
   owfa upgrade [dir] [--check] [--backup] [--force]
-      replace the framework trees with this channel's version and converge
+      replace the framework trees with this channel's version and converge;
+      if this channel stopped shipping core, the instance's core plugins are
+      converted into the personal suite package (mechanical adoption)
   owfa doctor [dir]     python / framework / AGENTS.md / kernel validate
   owfa add <pkg> [--yes] [--without a,b]
       install a domain package from the registry, then converge
@@ -509,19 +963,25 @@ notes:
   - python 3.9+ is required to run the framework; node is only the installer
   - \`init\` never deletes instance data; \`upgrade\` preserves the kernel's
     migration ledger, journal and registry cache
+  - skeleton dirs (vault/, wiki/...) come from package declarations (PKG.yaml
+    \`skeleton:\`), created on install — the default init already installed the
+    embedded personal suite and its skeleton
   - no install/postinstall scripts: npm install executes nothing
 `);
 }
 
 const COMMAND_HELP = {
-  init: "usage: owfa init [dir] [--name NAME] [--packages a,b] [--without m,n] [--force]\n\n" +
+  init: "usage: owfa init [dir] [--name NAME] [--core none|<pkg-id>] [--packages a,b] [--without m,n] [--force]\n\n" +
         "deploy a fresh workspace (additive: existing files and AGENTS.md are preserved).\n" +
         "python 3.9+ required for the framework; node 16.7+ runs this installer only.\n" +
-        "--packages installs registry packages; --without prunes members from them (dependency-closed subsets only).\n" +
+        "two-stage bootstrap: ① kernel payload ② core suite — default the blessed copy embedded\n" +
+        "in the channel tarball (offline); --core none skips stage ②; --core <pkg-id> installs\n" +
+        "the suite from the registry (online; the kernel's trust gate stays interactive).\n" +
+        "--packages installs further registry packages; --without prunes members (dependency-closed subsets only).\n" +
         "--force re-copies the framework trees over an existing instance (instance data is never touched).",
   upgrade: "usage: owfa upgrade [dir] [--check] [--backup] [--force]\n\n" +
         "replace the framework trees with this channel's version and converge.\n" +
-        "--check (alias --dry-run) is read-only; --backup snapshots the current trees to .owfa/backup/.\n" +
+        "--check (alias --dry-run) is read-only; --backup snapshots the current trees to .owfa-backup/.\n" +
         "instance data, installed packages, pending migrations and standalone skills are preserved.",
   doctor: "usage: owfa doctor [dir]\n\n" +
         "health check: python, framework version, AGENTS.md injection markers, kernel validate.\n" +