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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+CoreTS (`forge.lthn.ai/core/ts`) is a Go package that manages a Deno 2.x TypeScript runtime as a sandboxed sidecar process. It provides bidirectional communication between Go and Deno over Unix sockets using gRPC (Go→Deno calls) and JSON-RPC (Deno→Go calls), with fine-grained permission gating for filesystem, key-value store, and process operations.
+
+This is a **library package** — no standalone binary. It compiles as part of applications that import it.
+
+## Build & Test Commands
+
+```bash
+go build ./...                                # Build
+go test ./...                                 # Unit tests (no Deno needed)
+go test -tags integration -timeout 60s ./...  # Integration tests (requires Deno 2.x)
+go test -run TestName ./...                   # Single test
+go test -race ./...                           # Race detector
+go test -cover ./...                          # Coverage
+
+go fmt ./...                                  # Format
+go vet ./...                                  # Vet
+
+# Proto regeneration
+protoc --go_out=. --go-grpc_out=. proto/coredeno.proto
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+All Go code lives in a single `ts` package (no subpackages).
+
+**Two communication channels over Unix sockets:**
+- **CoreService (gRPC)** — Go implements, Deno calls. Handles: FileRead/Write/List/Delete, StoreGet/Set, ProcessStart/Stop. Every call is permission-gated against the module's manifest.
+- **DenoService (JSON-RPC)** — Deno implements, Go calls. Handles: LoadModule, UnloadModule, ModuleStatus. Newline-delimited JSON over raw Unix socket.
+
+**Startup sequence:** Create sandboxed Medium → Open SQLite store → Start gRPC listener on Unix socket → Launch Deno sidecar (passes CORE_SOCKET/DENO_SOCKET env vars) → Connect DenoClient → Auto-load installed modules.
+
+**Module isolation:** Each module runs in a Deno Worker. The I/O bridge pattern is: module calls core API → worker-entry intercepts via postMessage RPC → ModuleRegistry relays to CoreClient gRPC → Go Server checks permissions with injected module code → result returns through same chain.
+
+### Key Go types
+- `Options` — Configuration (DenoPath, SocketPath, AppRoot, etc.)
+- `Sidecar` — Manages Deno child process lifecycle
+- `Server` — CoreService gRPC implementation with permission gating
+- `DenoClient` — JSON-RPC client for module lifecycle
+- `Service` — Framework integration (Startable/Stoppable lifecycle)
+
+### Key TypeScript files (runtime/)
+- `main.ts` — Entry point, boots gRPC client + JSON-RPC server
+- `modules.ts` — ModuleRegistry, Worker lifecycle management
+- `client.ts` — CoreService gRPC client wrapper
+- `server.ts` — DenoService JSON-RPC server
+- `worker-entry.ts` — Worker bootstrap, I/O bridge to parent
+- `polyfill.ts` — Deno 2.x http2/grpc-js compatibility fixes (must import before @grpc/grpc-js)
+
+## Code Conventions
+
+- **UK English** in docs and comments (colour, organisation)
+- **Error wrapping:** `fmt.Errorf("coredeno: <context>: %w", err)`
+- **Test naming:** `_Good`, `_Bad`, `_Ugly` suffixes for test functions
+- **Thread safety:** `Sidecar` and `DenoClient` use `sync.RWMutex`
+- **Security model:** Empty permission lists deny all access; reserved store namespaces (prefixed `_`) blocked from modules; path matching uses boundary checks to prevent `"data"` matching `"data-secrets"`
+
+## Testing
+
+- **Unit tests** run without Deno — use `MockMedium` and `mockProcessRunner`
+- **Integration tests** require `//go:build integration` tag and Deno 2.x installed; tests skip gracefully via `findDeno()` if Deno is absent
+- Integration tests are tiered: Tier 1 (boot), Tier 2 (bidirectional comms), Tier 3 (Worker isolation + I/O bridge), Tier 4 (marketplace install)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `forge.lthn.ai/core/go` — Core framework (DI, ServiceRuntime)
+- `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-io` — Sandboxed filesystem Medium
+- `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-io/store` — SQLite key-value store
+- `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-scm` — Manifest loading + marketplace installer
+- `google.golang.org/grpc` — gRPC transport
+- Deno side uses `@grpc/grpc-js` and `@grpc/proto-loader` (npm imports via deno.json, no codegen needed)
+
+## Proto
+
+Source: `proto/coredeno.proto` defines both `CoreService` and `DenoService`. Go stubs are generated; Deno loads the `.proto` dynamically at runtime via `@grpc/proto-loader`.