runtime/README.md

Runtime

Clean product one-liner: the thin routed product runtime lives here.

Why: this is where conversational intent becomes manifests, guarded execution, receipts, and graph updates.

Single runtime contract

conversation -> runtime manifest -> graph kernel -> receipts -> control benchmarks

Layman version: user ask in, graph-backed action loop out, proof attached.

Local execution slice

Current bounded runner:

./runtime/execute_manifest.sh runtime/examples/demo_manifest.json
./runtime/execute_manifest.sh runtime/examples/demo_exec_manifest.json
./runtime/execute_manifest.sh runtime/examples/demo_utir.json

It emits:

• a local receipt_v1 receipt
• a small summary.json
• a small graph_state.json

Why: this is the smallest honest path from policy shell to receipt-backed execution.

Policy gate

Exec is now governed by:

• policy/exec_allowlist_v0.json

Layman version: the runtime does not need a hidden environment switch anymore; it follows local written policy.