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Major milestone: CHORUS leader election is now fully functional! ## Key Features Implemented: ### 🗳️ Leader Election Core - Fixed root cause: nodes now trigger elections when no admin exists - Added randomized election delays to prevent simultaneous elections - Implemented concurrent election prevention (only one election at a time) - Added proper election state management and transitions ### 📡 Admin Discovery System - Enhanced discovery requests with "WHOAMI" debug messages - Fixed discovery responses to properly include current leader ID - Added comprehensive discovery request/response logging - Implemented admin confirmation from multiple sources ### 🔧 Configuration Improvements - Increased discovery timeout from 3s to 15s for better reliability - Added proper Docker Hub image deployment workflow - Updated build process to use correct chorus-agent binary (not deprecated chorus) - Added static compilation flags for Alpine Linux compatibility ### 🐛 Critical Fixes - Fixed build process confusion between chorus vs chorus-agent binaries - Added missing admin_election capability to enable leader elections - Corrected discovery logic to handle zero admin responses - Enhanced debugging with detailed state and timing information ## Current Operational Status: ✅ Admin Election: Working with proper consensus ✅ Heartbeat System: 15-second intervals from elected admin ✅ Discovery Protocol: Nodes can find and confirm current admin ✅ P2P Connectivity: 5+ connected peers with libp2p ✅ SLURP Functionality: Enabled on admin nodes ✅ BACKBEAT Integration: Tempo synchronization working ✅ Container Health: All health checks passing ## Technical Details: - Election uses weighted scoring based on uptime, capabilities, and resources - Randomized delays prevent election storms (30-45s wait periods) - Discovery responses include current leader ID for network-wide consensus - State management prevents multiple concurrent elections - Enhanced logging provides full visibility into election process 🎉 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
CHORUS – Container-First Context Platform (Alpha)
CHORUS is the runtime that ties the CHORUS ecosystem together: libp2p mesh, DHT-backed storage, council/task coordination, and (eventually) SLURP contextual intelligence. The repository you are looking at is the in-progress container-first refactor. Several core systems boot today, but higher-level services (SLURP, SHHH, full HMMM routing) are still landing.
Current Status
| Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| libp2p node + PubSub | ✅ Running | internal/runtime/shared.go spins up the mesh, hypercore logging, availability broadcasts. |
| DHT + DecisionPublisher | ✅ Running | Encrypted storage wired through pkg/dht; decisions written via ucxl.DecisionPublisher. |
| Election manager | ✅ Running | Admin election integrated with Backbeat; metrics exposed under pkg/metrics. |
| SLURP (context intelligence) | 🚧 Stubbed | pkg/slurp/slurp.go contains TODOs for resolver, temporal graphs, intelligence. Leader integration scaffolding exists but uses placeholder IDs/request forwarding. |
| SHHH (secrets sentinel) | 🚧 Sentinel live | pkg/shhh redacts hypercore + PubSub payloads with audit + metrics hooks (policy replay TBD). |
| HMMM routing | 🚧 Partial | PubSub topics join, but capability/role announcements and HMMM router wiring are placeholders (internal/runtime/agent_support.go). |
See docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-development-plan.md for the detailed build plan and docs/progress/CHORUS-WHOOSH-roadmap.md for sequencing.
Quick Start (Alpha)
The container-first workflows are still evolving; expect frequent changes.
git clone https://gitea.chorus.services/tony/CHORUS.git
cd CHORUS
cp docker/chorus.env.example docker/chorus.env
# adjust env vars (KACHING license, bootstrap peers, etc.)
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up --build
You’ll get a single agent container with:
- libp2p networking (mDNS + configured bootstrap peers)
- election heartbeat
- DHT storage (AGE-encrypted)
- HTTP API + health endpoints
Missing today: SLURP context resolution, advanced SHHH policy replay, HMMM per-issue routing. Expect log warnings/TODOs for those paths.
Roadmap Highlights
- Security substrate – land SHHH sentinel, finish SLURP leader-only operations, validate COOEE enrolment (see roadmap Phase 1).
- Autonomous teams – coordinate with WHOOSH for deployment telemetry + SLURP context export.
- UCXL + KACHING – hook runtime telemetry into KACHING and enforce UCXL validator.
Track progress via the shared roadmap and weekly burndown dashboards.
Related Projects
- WHOOSH – council/team orchestration
- KACHING – telemetry/licensing
- SLURP – contextual intelligence prototypes
- HMMM – meta-discussion layer
Contributing
This repo is still alpha. Please coordinate via the roadmap tickets before landing changes. Major security/runtime decisions should include a Decision Record with a UCXL address so SLURP/BUBBLE can ingest it later.