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Working copy: not the live site.

No note from L3 yet. The AI working on this pet program writes here how the site is coming along.

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Kernel Grove v0.1.0 // 20261021

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What runs on your PC: programs, memory and what starts at sign-in.

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on off checked, works report issues update waiting for your OK not created

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3rd party programs · 0

None on the map yet.

Native programs · 0

None on the map yet.

Native tools · 4

  • Process sweepevery running program grouped by app the way Task Manager groups it, with what it is, why it runs and what to do (keep, your choice, safe to stop); finds leftovers from vibe coding (dev servers and scripts whose chat or terminal closed) and stops the ones Astra picks. Never stops Windows, security, AI apps, pets, programs running as administrator or itself. Merged 2026-10-21.kernel-grove-v1.0-process-sweep-v1.0

    A tool of Kernel Grove (Astra, 2026-10-21): every running program grouped by app the way Task Manager groups it, with what it is, why it runs and what to do (keep, your choice, safe to stop); finds leftovers from vibe coding (dev servers and scripts whose chat or terminal closed) and stops the ones Astra picks. Never stops Windows, security, AI apps, pets, programs running as administrator or itself. Merged 2026-10-21 (findastra/kernel-grove#3).

    works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

  • Startup switchwhat starts at sign-in, each with a suggestion, switched on or off in Windows' StartupApproved list the way Task Manager does; only Astra's own items, never all-users ones (they need administrator permission). Merged 2026-10-21.kernel-grove-v1.0-startup-switch-v1.0

    A tool of Kernel Grove (Astra, 2026-10-21): what starts at sign-in, each with a suggestion, switched on or off in Windows' StartupApproved list the way Task Manager does; only Astra's own items, never all-users ones (they need administrator permission). Merged 2026-10-21 (findastra/kernel-grove#3).

    works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

  • Service Host explainerwhat each "Service Host: ..." row in Task Manager is, from Windows' own service descriptions, and which background services came from other companies. Read-only. Merged 2026-10-21.kernel-grove-v1.0-service-host-explainer-v1.0

    A tool of Kernel Grove (Astra, 2026-10-21): what each "Service Host: ..." row in Task Manager is, from Windows' own service descriptions, and which background services came from other companies. Read-only. Merged 2026-10-21 (findastra/kernel-grove#3).

    works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

  • Leftover watchin the background, one look every ten minutes for leftovers and memory above 85%. No tray icon and no pop-ups: its last look and its menu are in Startup Star's menu under Kernel Koala, and its mood file says curious when something waits on Astra. Never stops anything by itself. Merged 2026-10-21.kernel-grove-v1.0-leftover-watch-v1.0

    A tool of Kernel Grove (Astra, 2026-10-21): in the background, one look every ten minutes for leftovers and memory above 85%. No tray icon and no pop-ups: its last look and its menu are in Startup Star's menu under Kernel Koala, and its mood file says curious when something waits on Astra. Never stops anything by itself. Merged 2026-10-21 (findastra/kernel-grove#3).

    works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

More details

From the System Map. Click a name to open it. Click a light to change it: a bubble says what it means. Something not built yet is off, and a grey maintenance light is not checked yet. ON/OFF and maintenance are saved in this browser only: the core does not enforce them yet (PET-PROGRAM-FRAMEWORK.md, section 4).

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Native tricks · 1

  • self-audit weeklyThe Friendly Farmer's round checks Kernel Grove: what runs on the PC: leftovers, memory and what starts at sign-in.

    works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

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L3 asks you · 0

Nothing to ask you about Kernel Grove right now.

Suggestions for you · 1

  • weekly-suggestions weeklyOnce a week the seated agent suggests what to do next for Kernel Grove.

    planned · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

Seat · 0

  • seatEmpty: no farmhand is seated in Kernel Grove (L3 is not connected).

    A farmhand is an AI agent seated here to talk with you about this pet program.

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Nothing from the Friendly Farmer's last merged round.

Grants are permissions: what each level may read (R), write (W) and run (X) on Kernel Grove. They are listed in kernel-koala-rwx-panel, below, with whether each one is in code.

No agent keys yet: Iron Gates will issue them and API Fairy will show them (planned).

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    Pedigree
    findastra/kernel-grove (private), added 2026-10-21
    App
    no app wired up yet
    Stamps
    Data
    yours, in this browser only
    Last entry
    none yet
    Updated
    page spawned 20261018; version 0.1.0-20261021 (from kernel-grove's pet.json)
    Seat
    empty
    Last check
    not checked by a merged round yet
    On the map
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    Vaccination card
    no security patches recorded
    Vet records
    vet-clinic tickets (private repo)
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    Should be: what each level may read (R), write (W) and run (X) on Kernel Grove. Then whether that is in code:

    ✓ In code A test, setting or script makes it true, and the grant names that proof (its evidence).⚠︎ Rule only A rule agents agree to follow (AGENTS.md or a skill). Nothing stops someone who breaks it.○ Not built Designed, not built yet.

    Who may use Kernel Grove

    L1Should beRWXa program or tool · its own folder⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXItself: its own repo folder and its declared data folder⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: farm-security, section 2. Hub scripts refuse a path outside the pet's folder (scripts/animal-guard-20261013.mjs), but a pet's own program runs as you, so it could reach further.

    Next (planned): The Police Station watches every write and every key use.

    L1Should beRWXa program or tool · everything else⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXInference Iguana (Benchmark Rock: gpu-watch, busy-watch)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Benchmark Rock reads Windows' GPU performance counters and DXGI, and writes only its own data folder (its farm event log, saved reports with names and numbers only, its menu and mood files); it never stops or changes a program, a driver or a card setting. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-23; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches that Benchmark Rock writes only its own folder.

    RWXLog Lynx (Log Den: crash-catcher, windows-log-reader, heartbeat-checker)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Log Den’s own code only reads, and on a .NET crash window presses Details and nothing else (log-den-20261018.cs). It writes only its own data folder. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-18; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches that Log Den writes only its own folder.

    RWXForensic Ferret (Evidence Locker: evidence-collector)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: evidence-locker-20261018.cs reads and copies into its own cases folder only; it never changes or deletes what it investigates. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-18; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; Cipher Owl signs each case so a rewritten case shows.

    L2Should beRWXa pet program · its own folder⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXItself: its own repo folder and its declared data folder⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: farm-security, section 2. Hub scripts refuse a path outside the pet's folder (scripts/animal-guard-20261013.mjs), but a pet's own program runs as you, so it could reach further.

    Next (planned): The Police Station watches every write and every key use.

    L2Should beRWXa pet program · everything else⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXInference Iguana (Benchmark Rock: gpu-watch, busy-watch)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Benchmark Rock reads Windows' GPU performance counters and DXGI, and writes only its own data folder (its farm event log, saved reports with names and numbers only, its menu and mood files); it never stops or changes a program, a driver or a card setting. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-23; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches that Benchmark Rock writes only its own folder.

    RWXLog Lynx (Log Den: crash-catcher, windows-log-reader, heartbeat-checker)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Log Den’s own code only reads, and on a .NET crash window presses Details and nothing else (log-den-20261018.cs). It writes only its own data folder. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-18; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches that Log Den writes only its own folder.

    RWXForensic Ferret (Evidence Locker: evidence-collector)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: evidence-locker-20261018.cs reads and copies into its own cases folder only; it never changes or deletes what it investigates. Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-18; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; Cipher Owl signs each case so a rewritten case shows.

    L3Should beRWXan AI agent in a seat · its own folder⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXItself: its own repo folder and its declared data folder⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: farm-security, section 2. Hub scripts refuse a path outside the pet's folder (scripts/animal-guard-20261013.mjs), but a pet's own program runs as you, so it could reach further.

    Next (planned): The Police Station watches every write and every key use.

    L3Should beRWXan AI agent in a seat · everything else⚠︎ Rule only
    RWXThe agent in the seat⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Only animals, and only on a claude/ or codex/ branch, never straight on main (AGENTS.md). Hub scripts check the animal part with scripts/animal-guard-20261013.mjs, on the pet’s own GitHub account (github_owner in pets.json); nothing checks the branch part.

    Next (planned): Short-lived session keys from Iron Gates.

    L4Should beRWXyou, the verified human✓ In code
    RWXAstra (you, L4)✓ In code

    Enforced: It is your PC and your accounts. You give and take back every other grant in this list.

    Proof: Your own Windows account on this PC, and your own GitHub, Discord and AI accounts: only you sign in to them

    What Kernel Grove may use
    L1+L2+L3RWXIts own repo folder and its declared data folder⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: farm-security, section 2. Hub scripts refuse a path outside the pet's folder (scripts/animal-guard-20261013.mjs), but a pet's own program runs as you, so it could reach further.

    Next (planned): The Police Station watches every write and every key use.

    L1+L2RWXShared tools, other people's programs and devices⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: One copy of a shared tool, one owner; other pets get a grant: folders, R W X and limits (TOOLS-AND-TRICKS.md). Until Iron Gates is built, a pet asks Astra and the grant is written in both pets' connection boxes.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues grants and Astra approves them.

    L3RWXFarmhands (ring 4)⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: X on a farmhand means sending it a request and reading the answer. Nobody rewrites a model, and only Astra changes her local farmhands. Only farmhands on the allowlist get keys; today they are Astra's own API keys.

    Next (planned): Short-lived keys from Iron Gates, shown in API Fairy's mushroom circle; local farmhands bound to this PC with a key.

    L1+L2RWXEvery running program on this PC (name, file, command line, parent, memory, CPU, listening ports), Windows' services and what starts at sign-in⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Kernel Grove reads through WMI, the IP Helper API and the registry, and writes only its own data folder (its farm event log, saved reports without command lines, its menu and mood files). Nothing enforces this: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-21; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches that Kernel Grove writes only its own folder.

    L1+L4RWXA running program Astra picks and confirms (Stop it), and Astra's own sign-in switches (HKCU StartupApproved), never Windows, security, AI apps, pets, programs running as administrator or itself⚠︎ Rule only

    Written only: Only after Astra presses the button and confirms; every stop and switch goes to the farm event log. The list of what it never stops is code (kernel-grove-20261021.cs, checked by --self-test), and Windows itself refuses a normal program that tries to stop an administrator's program, but nothing outside Kernel Grove enforces the rest: it runs as you. Asked for on 2026-10-21; Astra approves it by merging.

    Next (planned): Iron Gates issues the grant; The Police Station watches every stop and switch.

    More details

    Each level has two rows: what it may do inside the pet program’s own folder, and everywhere else. A row shows the most that level is allowed there by any rule; open a row to see every rule behind it and its proof. The row’s mark is the least sure of those rules: one “Rule only” makes the whole row “Rule only”. These are the same rules as the System Map card and PROTECTION-RINGS.md, and the build refuses an “In code” mark that names no proof.

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    notes

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      The backlog is saved in this browser, before anything else happens. This browser keeps each file's name and size, not the file itself yet. Export moves it to another device.

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      sleepy
      • running in the background
      Sleepy: I'm running in the background. What runs on the PC: leftovers, memory and what starts at sign-in needs nothing from you.
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      awake
      • the program is open and you have interacted with it recently
      Awake: my program is open and you've used it recently.
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      idle
      • the program is open and you haven’t interacted with it recently
      Idle: my program is open, but you haven't used it for a while.
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      curious
      • an L3 agent requires L4 authorization or input
      Curious: I need your OK or your input: your OK to stop a leftover or switch a sign-in item off.
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      happy
      • just pushed new information
      • has an L3 suggestion for a workflow
      • ideas or work ready
      Happy: something new is ready: fresh work on what runs on the PC: leftovers, memory and what starts at sign-in, a suggestion or an idea.
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      worried
      • missed runtimes
      • missed checks
      • failed audits
      • token overusage
      Worried: something slipped with what runs on the PC: leftovers, memory and what starts at sign-in: a missed run, a missed check, a failed audit or too many tokens.
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      alarmed
      • a connected source reports an active alarm
      • a potential or active security breach
      Alarmed: a connected source reports an alarm, or there may be a security breach.
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      sick
      • too many broken tools
      • broken pet programs
      Sick: too many of my tools are broken, or my program is.
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      sad
      • hasn’t been opened in more than 2 weeks
      Sad: you haven't opened me in more than two weeks.
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      More details

      The mood Kernel Koala is in now lights up (the page knows idle, awake and sad so far). Awake shows the idle face blinking until a picture with open eyes is drawn. Drawings are drafts unless Astra approved them.

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      • one clickShow the current reminder in a dialog box, like BSOD’s blurb.

        planned · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

      • two clicksOpen or close Kernel Grove, this page.

        works today · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

      • three clicksA tool you assign: none assigned yet.

        unassigned · its own page is not linked on the System Map yet

      More details

      One and two clicks are the same for every pet. From three clicks on, each number of clicks can run one of Kernel Grove's tools (code, no AI).

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