engineeredsoftware · garrettmaring · May 29, 2026 · May 29, 2026 · May 29, 2026
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Title
 
-Use the version and gate prefix for gate PRs: `V43 Gate N: Concise Topical Title`.
-Use the version and promotion prefix for version promotion PRs: `V43 Canonical Promotion: Concise Topical Title`.
+Use the version and gate prefix for gate PRs: `V44 Gate N: Concise Topical Title`.
+Use the version and promotion prefix for version promotion PRs: `V44 Canonical Promotion: Concise Topical Title`.
 
 ## Closure
 

diff --git a/.github/workflows/bitcode-canon-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/bitcode-canon-quality.yml
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ jobs:
             node scripts/check-v43-gate10-promotion-readiness.mjs --promotion-mode --skip-branch-check --skip-package-tests
             if [ -f BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md ]; then
               node scripts/check-bitcode-spec-family.mjs --version V44 --mode draft --current-target V43
+              node scripts/check-v44-gate1-scaled-economy-roadmap-opening.mjs --skip-branch-check
             fi
           else
             echo "Unexpected BITCODE_SPEC.txt pointer: $POINTER" >&2
@@ -519,7 +520,10 @@ jobs:
                 node scripts/check-bitcode-spec-family.mjs --version V43 --mode draft --current-target V42
               fi
               ;;
+            spec:\ V44*|spec:\ v44*)
+              node scripts/check-bitcode-spec-family.mjs --version V44 --mode draft --current-target V43
+              ;;
             *)
-              echo "Skipping strict spec-title conformance; title is not a V29/V30/V31/V32/V33/V34/V35/V36/V37/V38/V39/V40/V41/V42/V43 spec change."
+              echo "Skipping strict spec-title conformance; title is not a V29/V30/V31/V32/V33/V34/V35/V36/V37/V38/V39/V40/V41/V42/V43/V44 spec change."
               ;;
           esac
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bitcode-gate-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/bitcode-gate-quality.yml
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ jobs:
             node scripts/check-v43-gate10-promotion-readiness.mjs --promotion-mode --skip-branch-check --skip-package-tests
             if [ -f BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md ]; then
               node scripts/check-bitcode-spec-family.mjs --version V44 --mode draft --current-target V43
+              node scripts/check-v44-gate1-scaled-economy-roadmap-opening.mjs --skip-branch-check
             fi
           else
             echo "Unexpected BITCODE_SPEC.txt pointer: $POINTER" >&2
@@ -524,6 +525,9 @@ jobs:
             else
               node scripts/check-v43-gate10-promotion-readiness.mjs --promotion-mode --skip-branch-check
             fi
+            if [ "$POINTER" = "V43" ] && [ -f scripts/check-v44-gate1-scaled-economy-roadmap-opening.mjs ]; then
+              node scripts/check-v44-gate1-scaled-economy-roadmap-opening.mjs --skip-branch-check
+            fi
             if [ "$POINTER" != "V43" ]; then
               if [ -f scripts/check-v43-gate1-packs-read-deposit-roadmap.mjs ]; then
                 node scripts/check-v43-gate1-packs-read-deposit-roadmap.mjs --skip-branch-check

diff --git a/BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md b/BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md
diff --git a/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_DELTA.md b/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_DELTA.md
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Bitcode Spec V44 Delta
+
+## Status
+
+- Version: `V44`
+- V44 state: draft opened for scaled engineering economy and tokenized AssetPack network work over promoted V43
+- Current canonical/latest target: `V43`
+- Prior canonical anchor: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43.md`
+- Prior generated proof appendix: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43_PROVEN.md`
+- Generated structured artifact inventory: no V44 generated artifacts are canonical at Gate 1; later gates must create source-safe `.bitcode/v44-*` artifacts
+- Source parity state: Gate 1 aligns specification, roadmap, docs, workflow, package script, and checker posture only
+- Notes companion: `BITCODE_SPEC_V44_NOTES.md`
+- Delta companion: `BITCODE_SPEC_V44_DELTA.md`
+- Parity companion: `BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PARITY_MATRIX.md`
+- Scope: delta from V43 product-route/agentic-depositing canon to V44 scaled engineering economy operation
+- Last fully realized canonical target preserved in source: `V43`
+
+## Why V44 exists
+
+V43 made the product routes intelligible: AssetPacks in through `/deposit`,
+AssetPacks out through `/read`, and PackActivity inspection through `/packs`.
+V44 exists because an enterprise-grade Bitcode network must operate at scale:
+many departments, budgets, repositories, deposit options, Reads, Fits, quotes,
+settlements, contributors, compensation statements, and repair states.
+
+## Accepted V44 decisions
+
+- Treat scaled economic operation as the next draft target over V43.
+- Keep V43 route law: `/packs`, `/read`, and `/deposit` remain the default
+  product surfaces.
+- Name every economic field as estimate, quote, observed payment, final
+  settlement, contributor allocation, delivery, or repair state.
+- Keep source-safety stronger than UX convenience.
+- Keep value-bearing mainnet blocked until a later explicit launch version.
+
+## V44 gate plan
+
+1. Gate 1 Scaled Engineering Economy Roadmap Opening.
+2. Gate 2 Economic Domain Model And Receipt Taxonomy.
+3. Gate 3 Packs Portfolio Search And Market Intelligence.
+4. Gate 4 Reading Budget, Quote Policy, And Procurement Governance.
+5. Gate 5 Depositor Earnings, ROI, And Supply Opportunity Intelligence.
+6. Gate 6 BTD/BTC Accounting And Contributor Compensation Statements.
+7. Gate 7 Organization Policy, Approval, And Wallet Authority.
+8. Gate 8 Enterprise Product UX For Economic Operation.
+9. Gate 9 Scaled Local/Staging Network Rehearsal.
+10. Gate 10 Promotion Readiness.
+
+## Explicitly deferred
+
+V44 Gate 1 defers implementation of portfolio dashboards, economic statement
+APIs, budget policy engines, compensation statement materialization, governance
+runtime enforcement, scaled rehearsal scripts, and V44 promotion workflow until
+their owning gates.
+
+## Pre-Implementation Sequence
+
+1. Open V44 spec family, roadmap, checker, package script, workflow posture,
+   and documentation.
+2. Implement economic domain model and receipt taxonomy for source-safe
+   portfolio, quote, statement, governance, and repair objects.
+3. Extend `/packs` into portfolio analytics, search, and market intelligence.
+4. Add Reading budget policy, quote policy, and procurement governance.
+5. Add deposit revenue, demand, ROI, and supply opportunity readback.
+6. Add BTD/BTC/source-to-shares compensation statements and reconciliation.
+7. Add organization policy, approval, spend authority, and wallet authority.
+8. Rehearse scaled many-pack local/staging-testnet economic operation.
+9. Polish enterprise economy UX and operator dashboards.
+10. Close V44 promotion readiness and prepare active V44 / draft V45 posture.
+
+## Validation direction
+
+Gate 1 validates with `pnpm run check:v44-gate1`,
+`node scripts/check-bitcode-spec-family.mjs --version V44 --mode draft --current-target V43`,
+`node scripts/check-bitcode-canon-posture-drift.mjs --active-canon V43 --draft-target V44`,
+and `git diff --check`.
+
+## Commit-Body Direction
+
+V44 commit bodies should name the closed gate, generated artifacts or proof
+surfaces touched, source-safety posture, validation commands, accepted
+boundaries, and any deferred economic implementation work. They should not use
+temporary `wip` wording for closed gate work.
diff --git a/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_NOTES.md b/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Bitcode Spec V44 Notes
+
+## Status
+
+- Version: `V44`
+- V44 state: draft notes opened for scaled engineering economy work over promoted V43
+- Current canonical/latest target: `V43`
+- Prior canonical anchor: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43.md`
+- Prior generated proof appendix: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43_PROVEN.md`
+- Generated structured artifact inventory: V44 notes bind planning language only until later generated `.bitcode/v44-*` artifacts exist
+- Source parity state: notes align roadmap, docs, and workflow posture for active V43 / draft V44
+- Scope: V44 notes for digitizing and tokenizing scaled engineering economies through enterprise AssetPack portfolio, market intelligence, BTD/BTC accounting, governance, and compensation operation
+- Last fully realized canonical target preserved in source: `V43`
+
+## Notes companion rule
+
+These notes clarify V44 only. The active canon remains V43 until V44 promotion.
+
+## Concise current-system reading
+
+V43 made the commercial product paths legible:
+
+- `/deposit` creates reviewed, source-safe AssetPack supply options.
+- `/read` buys synthesized Need-Fit AssetPacks after review, settlement, and
+  rights transfer.
+- `/packs` inspects pack activity, proof roots, settlement, delivery,
+  compensation, and repair state.
+
+V44 should now make those paths operable for scaled engineering economies:
+portfolio positions, demand signals, supply opportunities, budgets, quotes,
+approvals, BTC settlement, BTD rights, source-to-shares allocation,
+compensation statements, and repair cases must be visible as source-safe
+economic truth.
+
+## Simplified-spec reading rule
+
+When V44 work becomes broad, reduce it to the economic law:
+
+1. Packs is portfolio, market intelligence, proof, and repair inspection.
+2. Read is budgeted procurement of source-bearing technical knowledge after
+   Need review, Finding Fits, quote approval, BTC settlement, BTD rights
+   transfer, and delivery.
+3. Deposit is supply creation and earning visibility over source-safe
+   AssetPack options and admitted Depository supply.
+4. Statements must distinguish estimate, quote, observed payment, final
+   settlement, contributor allocation, delivery, and repair state.
+5. Source is never disclosed before paid settlement and rights transfer.
+
+## V44 scaled economy note
+
+The product now has the right route shape. V44 should make that route shape
+economically operable at enterprise scale. `/packs` should become the
+portfolio and market-intelligence surface; `/read` should support budgeted
+procurement and quote approval; `/deposit` should support earning visibility,
+supply opportunity intelligence, and contributor compensation readback.
+
+## Economic label precision
+
+Every economic projection must say exactly what kind of value it is:
+estimate, quote, observed payment, final settlement, contributor allocation,
+delivery state, repair state, or statement. If the value has not settled on
+ledger, it is not ledger truth.
+
+## Governance note
+
+Scaled Reading and Depositing require organization policy. V44 should bind
+roles, budgets, approval thresholds, wallet authority, source criticality,
+deposit limits, and spend limits without allowing any policy surface to bypass
+Need review, Finding Fits, settlement, rights transfer, delivery, or
+source-to-shares law.
+
+## Source-safety note
+
+Market intelligence is useful only if it is safe. Unfit Need signals, demand
+signals, supply opportunities, portfolio positions, and compensation statements
+must remain metadata and proof roots. They must not serialize protected source,
+unpaid AssetPack source, raw prompts, raw provider responses, credentials,
+wallet private material, or private settlement payloads.
+
+## Gate 1 note
+
+Gate 1 is intentionally a posture gate. It opens the V44 family and validates
+that the repo now understands V43 active / V44 draft. It must not implement
+later economic products under a loose roadmap commit.
diff --git a/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PARITY_MATRIX.md b/BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PARITY_MATRIX.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Bitcode Spec V44 Parity Matrix
+
+## Status
+
+- Version: `V44`
+- V44 state: draft parity opened for scaled engineering economy and tokenized AssetPack network work
+- Current canonical/latest target: `V43`
+- Prior canonical anchor: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43.md`
+- Prior generated proof appendix: `BITCODE_SPEC_V43_PROVEN.md`
+- Generated structured artifact inventory: V44 parity begins as planning metadata; later gates must close generated `.bitcode/v44-*` artifacts
+- Source parity state: Gate 1 requires spec/docs/workflow/checker parity only
+- Scope: parity for V44 enterprise economic operation over promoted V43 product routes
+- Last fully realized canonical target preserved in source: `V43`
+
+## Purpose
+
+This matrix tracks the gap between promoted V43 product routes and the V44
+scaled engineering economy target.
+
+## Audit basis
+
+Audit V44 against `BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md`, promoted V43 canon, `/packs`, `/read`,
+`/deposit`, PackActivity, Reading, deposit AssetPack options, BTD/BTC
+settlement, source-to-shares accounting, organization policy, generated
+artifacts, workflow checks, and local/staging rehearsal receipts.
+
+## V44 implementation matrix
+
+| Area | Required V44 result | Current judgment |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Gate 1 roadmap | V43 active / V44 draft posture, spec family, docs, workflow, package script, checker | drafted |
+| Economic domain model | Portfolio positions, market signals, quote states, settlement states, statements, repair cases | drafted |
+| Packs portfolio | `/packs` portfolio search, market intelligence, saved filters, economic facets | drafted |
+| Reading procurement | Budget, quote policy, approval thresholds, purchase governance | drafted |
+| Depositor earnings | ROI, demand, compensation opportunity, supply recommendations | drafted |
+| Accounting statements | BTD/BTC/source-to-shares statements and reconciliation | drafted |
+| Organization governance | Roles, budgets, wallet authority, source criticality, approvals | drafted |
+| Enterprise UX | Dense economic surfaces, proof expansion, responsive/accessibility proof | drafted |
+| Scaled rehearsal | Many-pack, many-org local/staging-testnet economic rehearsal | drafted |
+| Promotion readiness | Generated PROVEN, workflow, all V44 artifacts bound | drafted |
+
+## V44 implementation checklist
+
+| Area | Required V44 result | Current judgment |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Source safety | No protected source, unpaid source, raw prompts, provider payloads, credentials, wallet secrets | drafted |
+| Economic labels | Estimate, quote, observed payment, settlement, allocation, delivery, repair are distinct | drafted |
+| Ledger reconciliation | Portfolio statements reconcile to receipts before finality | drafted |
+| Route authority | `/packs`, `/read`, `/deposit` do not bypass protocol law | drafted |
+| Tests and proofs | Each gate has generated artifacts, package tests, route tests, and workflow checks | drafted |
+
+## Accepted boundaries
+
+V44 must not weaken V43 source-safety, V42 settlement/delivery, V30 Protocol/BTD
+rails, V27 BTD law, V36 economic exchange truth, V38 inference boundaries, or
+V41 prompt-program discipline.
+
+## Completion condition
+
+V44 is complete when every matrix row is closed, source-safe, generated,
+tested, rehearsed, documented, and promotion-ready.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 # Bitcode Repository
 
 `BITCODE_SPEC.txt` is the canonical pointer for active-system work. It currently
-resolves to `V42`; V43 is the active draft target for the Packs, Read, Deposit
-route model, agentic deposit AssetPack options, and product UX cleanup after the
-promoted reliable MVP experience canon.
+resolves to `V43`; V44 is the active draft target for scaled engineering economy
+operation over the Packs, Read, and Deposit route model promoted in V43.
 
 ## Current Product Posture
 
 Bitcode is the protocol and the commercial source tree implements it in-place.
-The promoted V42 operator route is still:
-
-- `/terminal` for depositing, reading, transaction work, and protocol follow-through.
-- `/auxillaries` for Wallet, Externals, Profile, and Interfaces support surfaces.
-
-The active V43 draft target moves the primary enterprise routes to:
+The promoted V43 enterprise routes are:
 
 - `/packs` for searchable master-detail pack activity.
 - `/read` for the five-step Reading path from Read Request to settlement-gated delivery.
 - `/deposit` for connected-source deposit AssetPack option synthesis, review, and admission.
 
+The active V44 draft target makes those routes economically operable at
+enterprise scale: `/packs` becomes the portfolio and market-intelligence
+surface, `/read` gains budgeted procurement and quote governance, and
+`/deposit` gains earning, demand, ROI, and compensation-statement visibility.
+
 V41 Gate 1 opens the prompts-as-programs specification family over active V40
 with `check:v41-gate1`. V41 will catalogue every raw PromptPart and composed
 Prompt, map registry composition and interpolation contracts, benchmark Reading
@@ -280,6 +279,16 @@ artifact, promotion script, generated PROVEN hook, workflow, source-safety
 boundary, documentation update, and post-promotion V43 active / draft V44
 runtime posture before the version branch can promote canon.
 
+V44 Gate 1 opens scaled engineering economy work over active V43 with
+`check:v44-gate1`. V44 is scoped to digitizing and tokenizing scaled
+engineering economies: enterprise AssetPack portfolios, Pack market signals,
+Reading demand signals, deposit supply opportunities, Reading budgets,
+AssetPack quote policy, BTD/BTC/source-to-shares accounting, contributor
+compensation statements, organization policy, wallet/spend authority, scaled
+local/staging-testnet rehearsal, and polished economic operation through
+`/packs`, `/read`, and `/deposit`. Gate 1 is specification, roadmap,
+documentation, workflow, and checker posture only.
+
 Exchange is inherited V36 canon: market-wide activity master-detail, buy/sell/
 bid/ask/cancel/accept/settle/history flows, AssetPack range trading,
 rights-transfer review, pricing/liquidity/wrapper analysis, settlement
@@ -897,12 +906,13 @@ or promotion validation.
 ## Key Surfaces
 
 - [BITCODE_SPEC.txt](BITCODE_SPEC.txt) is the canonical version pointer.
-- [BITCODE_SPEC_V41.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V41.md) is the active promoted spec family.
-- [BITCODE_SPEC_V42.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V42.md) is the active draft target.
-- [BITCODE_SPEC_V42_PARITY_MATRIX.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V42_PARITY_MATRIX.md) tracks V42 gate parity.
+- [BITCODE_SPEC_V43.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V43.md) is the active promoted spec family.
+- [BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V44.md) is the active draft target.
+- [BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PARITY_MATRIX.md](BITCODE_SPEC_V44_PARITY_MATRIX.md) tracks V44 gate parity.
 - [uapi/README.md](uapi/README.md) documents the commercial website/API surface.
-- [uapi/app/terminal/README.md](uapi/app/terminal/README.md) documents Terminal.
-- [uapi/app/exchange/README.md](uapi/app/exchange/README.md) documents Exchange.
+- [uapi/app/packs](uapi/app/packs) is the PackActivity and portfolio inspection route.
+- [uapi/app/read](uapi/app/read) is the Reading route.
+- [uapi/app/deposit](uapi/app/deposit) is the Depositing route.
 - [uapi/app/auxillaries/README.md](uapi/app/auxillaries/README.md) documents Auxillaries.
 - [protocol-demonstration/README.md](protocol-demonstration/README.md) documents
   the deterministic demonstration.