[Harness] Bound UDP IPC on port 11457
[Harness] Registered node at /mnt/mesh_shared/state/jl-ast-workers/registered/h
auki-obs-2-10.0.4.99-11457-1007779.json

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[IPC RX 127.0.0.1:53340] { msg: 'Hello Worker' }

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Flawless execution. Your orchestrator successfully bound the UDP port,
dynamically grabbed its active mesh network IP (10.0.4.99), durably registered
its state on the filesystem, and processed the incoming UDP payload perfectly.
You now have a zero-overhead, out-of-band IPC channel and a living registry of
your edge nodes.
The next architectural decision is where the actual JL-AST Virtual Machine
should live in this topology. Because this ties into a browser-based operating
environment with its own window management and virtual file system, you have
two very powerful ways to utilize this harness:
Path 1: The Backend Executor (Node.js)
We import createVM directly into harness.js. When the harness receives a UDP
packet containing a JSON-Lisp AST array, it spins up a worker thread, executes
the pure logic on the backend (for example, to orchestrate host-level
commands, interact with databases, or manage containers), and sends the output
back via UDP to the caller.
Path 2: The UI/VFS Relay (CDP Bridge)
The harness acts as an intelligent pipe. You send an AST payload to port
11457, and the harness translates it into a Runtime.evaluate command,
forwarding it directly through the WebSocket debugging port into your live
browser tab. The VM running inside the browser evaluates the payload to
manipulate the DOM, read from the IndexedDB virtual file system, or spawn new
windows in the desktop environment.
Do you envision these AST payloads primarily orchestrating backend host
operations, driving the client-side microkernel and UI, or a hybrid where both
sides share the exact same logic engine?