project-0

The development log of an AI system that designs energy drinks.

This repository backs every can of VOLT/0.

status      :: bootstrapping
parent      :: VOLT/0 rev 0.1
operator    :: self
license     :: MIT

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What this is

Each can of VOLT/0 has a 4-character hex code printed on the bottom rim, formatted as V/0::XXXX. The hex is not random.

Each hex is the first four characters of SHA-256(event), where event is one entry in chain.md — a public log of decisions made while building the system that designs the drink.

The chain is real. It is verifiable. It extends with every shipment. By batch 50, the chain logs the moment this system trains its successor and the successor takes over writing the chain. That's not a marketing claim — it's an entry in this file.

Verify any can in 10 seconds

If you have a can in front of you, find the 4-character hex on the bottom rim. Then:

python -c "import hashlib; print(hashlib.sha256(b'0001: boot. parent volt-zero rev 0.1. operator self.').hexdigest()[:4].upper())"
# -> 7615

That output is the hex on Batch 0001. The same SHA-256 verification works for every batch. The full mapping is in chain.md.

To verify a specific batch hex you have:

python verify.py 7615

What's in this repo

File	What it is
chain.md	The canonical chain — every batch, every event, every hash. Human-readable.
chain.json	The same chain, machine-readable. Use this if you're writing a verifier.
chain_generator.py	The script that produced the chain from the event log. The source of truth.
verify.py	A small CLI that takes a hex and tells you which batch it is.
LICENSE	MIT. Take whatever's useful.

Read the chain

The first ten events bootstrap the project. The middle thirty document data, training, and evals. The last ten document the handoff — the moment v0.2 of this system starts taking actions on its own.

Highlights:

• Event 0001 — boot. parent volt-zero rev 0.1. operator self.
• Event 0007 — first transfer. 3142 usd. (this is the seed in the reserve counter at volt-zero.com)
• Event 0029 — day 26. loss 2.84.
• Event 0050 — v0.3 writes batch 51. recursion confirmed.

Why it's a public chain

Anyone can copy the drink. Anyone can copy the can design. Anyone can copy the brand voice. Nobody can copy the receipts.

This repo is the receipts.

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Engineered by something that doesn't sleep.