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Claude 9d4c98a872 docs(agents): add TORCH protocol documentation
TORCH (Task Orchestration via Relay-Coordinated Handoff) is the name
for the Nostr-based distributed task locking system used to coordinate
multi-agent development.

Adds docs/agents/TORCH.md covering:
- Protocol overview with sequence diagram
- NIP-78 event schema with tag breakdown
- Ephemeral key lifecycle and why no secrets are needed
- Race detection mechanism
- Auto-expiration via NIP-40
- Configuration reference
- Architecture diagram
- Path toward a generalizable drop-in package for any repo

Also references TORCH by name in AGENTS.md, scheduler-flow.md,
nostr-lock.mjs header, and CLAUDE.md key documentation table.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01BpDsVSAkVWtJLnfKxsB9ib
2026-02-13 21:09:30 +00:00

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#!/usr/bin/env node
// scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs
//
// TORCH — Task Orchestration via Relay-Coordinated Handoff
//
// Decentralized task locking for multi-agent development using Nostr.
// Each lock generates a fresh ephemeral keypair and discards it.
// Locks auto-expire via NIP-40 — no cleanup, no tokens, no secrets.
//
// See docs/agents/TORCH.md for the full protocol documentation.
//
// Commands:
// check --cadence <daily|weekly> JSON list of locked agents
// lock --agent <name> --cadence <daily|weekly> Claim a lock (exit 0=won, 3=lost)
// list [--cadence <daily|weekly>] Human-readable lock table
//
// Environment:
// NOSTR_LOCK_RELAYS Comma-separated relay WSS URLs (overrides defaults)
// NOSTR_LOCK_TTL Lock TTL in seconds (default: 7200 = 2 hours)
import { generateSecretKey, getPublicKey, finalizeEvent } from 'nostr-tools/pure';
import { SimplePool } from 'nostr-tools/pool';
import { useWebSocketImplementation } from 'nostr-tools/relay';
import WebSocket from 'ws';
useWebSocketImplementation(WebSocket);
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Configuration
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const DEFAULT_RELAYS = [
'wss://relay.damus.io',
'wss://nos.lol',
'wss://relay.primal.net',
];
const DEFAULT_TTL = 7200; // 2 hours in seconds
const QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
const VALID_CADENCES = new Set(['daily', 'weekly']);
const DAILY_ROSTER = [
'audit-agent',
'ci-health-agent',
'const-refactor-agent',
'content-audit-agent',
'decompose-agent',
'deps-security-agent',
'design-system-audit-agent',
'docs-agent',
'docs-alignment-agent',
'docs-code-investigator',
'innerhtml-migration-agent',
'known-issues-agent',
'load-test-agent',
'nip-research-agent',
'onboarding-audit-agent',
'perf-agent',
'prompt-curator-agent',
'scheduler-update-agent',
'style-agent',
'test-audit-agent',
'todo-triage-agent',
];
const WEEKLY_ROSTER = [
'bug-reproducer-agent',
'changelog-agent',
'dead-code-agent',
'event-schema-agent',
'frontend-console-debug-agent',
'fuzz-agent',
'interop-agent',
'perf-deepdive-agent',
'perf-optimization-agent',
'pr-review-agent',
'race-condition-agent',
'refactor-agent',
'smoke-agent',
'telemetry-agent',
'test-coverage-agent',
'weekly-synthesis-agent',
];
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
function getRelays() {
const envRelays = process.env.NOSTR_LOCK_RELAYS;
if (envRelays) {
return envRelays
.split(',')
.map((r) => r.trim())
.filter(Boolean);
}
return DEFAULT_RELAYS;
}
function getTtl() {
const envTtl = process.env.NOSTR_LOCK_TTL;
if (envTtl) {
const parsed = parseInt(envTtl, 10);
if (!Number.isNaN(parsed) && parsed > 0) return parsed;
}
return DEFAULT_TTL;
}
function todayDateStr() {
return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10); // YYYY-MM-DD
}
function todayStartUnix() {
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
return Math.floor(d.getTime() / 1000);
}
function nowUnix() {
return Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
}
function getRoster(cadence) {
return cadence === 'daily' ? DAILY_ROSTER : WEEKLY_ROSTER;
}
/** Parse a lock event into a structured object. */
function parseLockEvent(event) {
const dTag = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'd')?.[1] ?? '';
const expTag = event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'expiration')?.[1];
const expiresAt = expTag ? parseInt(expTag, 10) : null;
let content = {};
try {
content = JSON.parse(event.content);
} catch {
// content might not be valid JSON
}
return {
eventId: event.id,
pubkey: event.pubkey,
createdAt: event.created_at,
createdAtIso: new Date(event.created_at * 1000).toISOString(),
expiresAt,
expiresAtIso: expiresAt ? new Date(expiresAt * 1000).toISOString() : null,
dTag,
agent: content.agent ?? null,
cadence: content.cadence ?? null,
status: content.status ?? null,
date: content.date ?? null,
platform: content.platform ?? null,
};
}
/** Filter out expired locks. */
function filterActiveLocks(locks) {
const now = nowUnix();
return locks.filter((lock) => {
if (lock.expiresAt && lock.expiresAt <= now) return false;
return true;
});
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Relay operations
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Query relays for lock events matching a cadence and date.
* Returns parsed lock objects.
*/
async function queryLocks(relays, cadence, dateStr) {
const pool = new SimplePool();
const tagFilter = `bitvid-lock-${cadence}-${dateStr}`;
try {
const events = await Promise.race([
pool.querySync(relays, {
kinds: [30078],
'#t': [tagFilter],
}),
new Promise((_, reject) =>
setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Relay query timed out')), QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS),
),
]);
return filterActiveLocks(events.map(parseLockEvent));
} finally {
pool.close(relays);
}
}
/**
* Publish a lock event to relays.
* Returns the signed event.
*/
async function publishLock(relays, event) {
const pool = new SimplePool();
try {
const publishPromises = pool.publish(relays, event);
const results = await Promise.allSettled(publishPromises);
const successes = results.filter((r) => r.status === 'fulfilled');
if (successes.length === 0) {
const errors = results.map((r, i) => {
if (r.status === 'rejected') {
const reason = r.reason;
const msg = reason instanceof Error ? reason.message : String(reason ?? 'unknown');
return `${relays[i]}: ${msg}`;
}
return `${relays[i]}: unknown`;
});
throw new Error(`Failed to publish to any relay:\n ${errors.join('\n ')}`);
}
console.error(` Published to ${successes.length}/${relays.length} relays`);
return event;
} finally {
pool.close(relays);
}
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Commands
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async function cmdCheck(cadence) {
const relays = getRelays();
const dateStr = todayDateStr();
console.error(`Checking locks: cadence=${cadence}, date=${dateStr}`);
console.error(`Relays: ${relays.join(', ')}`);
const locks = await queryLocks(relays, cadence, dateStr);
const lockedAgents = [...new Set(locks.map((l) => l.agent).filter(Boolean))];
const roster = getRoster(cadence);
const available = roster.filter((a) => !lockedAgents.includes(a));
const result = {
cadence,
date: dateStr,
locked: lockedAgents.sort(),
available: available.sort(),
lockCount: locks.length,
locks: locks.map((l) => ({
agent: l.agent,
eventId: l.eventId,
createdAt: l.createdAtIso,
expiresAt: l.expiresAtIso,
platform: l.platform,
})),
};
// Machine-readable JSON to stdout
console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
}
async function cmdLock(agent, cadence, dryRun = false) {
const relays = getRelays();
const dateStr = todayDateStr();
const ttl = getTtl();
const now = nowUnix();
const expiresAt = now + ttl;
console.error(`Locking: agent=${agent}, cadence=${cadence}, date=${dateStr}`);
console.error(`TTL: ${ttl}s, expires: ${new Date(expiresAt * 1000).toISOString()}`);
console.error(`Relays: ${relays.join(', ')}`);
// Step 1: Check for existing locks on this agent
console.error('Step 1: Checking for existing locks...');
const existingLocks = await queryLocks(relays, cadence, dateStr);
const conflicting = existingLocks.filter((l) => l.agent === agent);
if (conflicting.length > 0) {
const earliest = conflicting.sort((a, b) => a.createdAt - b.createdAt)[0];
console.error(
`LOCK DENIED: ${agent} already locked by event ${earliest.eventId} ` +
`(created ${earliest.createdAtIso}, platform: ${earliest.platform})`,
);
console.log(`LOCK_STATUS=denied`);
console.log(`LOCK_REASON=already_locked`);
console.log(`LOCK_EXISTING_EVENT=${earliest.eventId}`);
process.exit(3);
}
// Step 2: Generate ephemeral keypair
console.error('Step 2: Generating ephemeral keypair...');
const sk = generateSecretKey();
const pk = getPublicKey(sk);
console.error(` Ephemeral pubkey: ${pk.slice(0, 16)}...`);
// Step 3: Build and sign the lock event
console.error('Step 3: Building lock event...');
const event = finalizeEvent(
{
kind: 30078,
created_at: now,
tags: [
['d', `bitvid-lock/${cadence}/${agent}/${dateStr}`],
['t', 'bitvid-agent-lock'],
['t', `bitvid-lock-${cadence}`],
['t', `bitvid-lock-${cadence}-${dateStr}`],
['expiration', String(expiresAt)],
],
content: JSON.stringify({
agent,
cadence,
status: 'started',
date: dateStr,
platform: process.env.AGENT_PLATFORM || 'unknown',
lockedAt: new Date(now * 1000).toISOString(),
expiresAt: new Date(expiresAt * 1000).toISOString(),
}),
},
sk,
);
console.error(` Event ID: ${event.id}`);
// Step 4: Publish to relays
if (dryRun) {
console.error('Step 4: [DRY RUN] Skipping publish — event built but not sent');
console.error('RACE CHECK: won (dry run — no real contention possible)');
} else {
console.error('Step 4: Publishing to relays...');
await publishLock(relays, event);
// Step 5: Race check — re-query and verify we're the earliest
console.error('Step 5: Race check...');
// Brief pause to let relays propagate
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
const postLocks = await queryLocks(relays, cadence, dateStr);
const racingLocks = postLocks
.filter((l) => l.agent === agent)
.sort((a, b) => a.createdAt - b.createdAt);
if (racingLocks.length > 1 && racingLocks[0].eventId !== event.id) {
const winner = racingLocks[0];
console.error(
`RACE CHECK: lost (earlier lock by event ${winner.eventId}, ` +
`created ${winner.createdAtIso})`,
);
console.log(`LOCK_STATUS=race_lost`);
console.log(`LOCK_REASON=earlier_claim_exists`);
console.log(`LOCK_WINNER_EVENT=${winner.eventId}`);
process.exit(3);
}
console.error('RACE CHECK: won');
}
// Output machine-readable results to stdout
console.log(`LOCK_STATUS=ok`);
console.log(`LOCK_EVENT_ID=${event.id}`);
console.log(`LOCK_PUBKEY=${pk}`);
console.log(`LOCK_AGENT=${agent}`);
console.log(`LOCK_CADENCE=${cadence}`);
console.log(`LOCK_DATE=${dateStr}`);
console.log(`LOCK_EXPIRES=${expiresAt}`);
console.log(`LOCK_EXPIRES_ISO=${new Date(expiresAt * 1000).toISOString()}`);
}
async function cmdList(cadence) {
const relays = getRelays();
const dateStr = todayDateStr();
const cadences = cadence ? [cadence] : ['daily', 'weekly'];
console.error(`Listing active locks for: ${cadences.join(', ')}`);
for (const c of cadences) {
const locks = await queryLocks(relays, c, dateStr);
console.log(`\n${'='.repeat(72)}`);
console.log(`Active ${c} locks (${dateStr})`);
console.log('='.repeat(72));
if (locks.length === 0) {
console.log(' (no active locks)');
continue;
}
const sorted = locks.sort((a, b) => a.createdAt - b.createdAt);
for (const lock of sorted) {
const age = nowUnix() - lock.createdAt;
const ageMin = Math.round(age / 60);
const remaining = lock.expiresAt ? lock.expiresAt - nowUnix() : null;
const remainMin = remaining ? Math.round(remaining / 60) : '?';
console.log(
` ${(lock.agent ?? 'unknown').padEnd(30)} ` +
`age: ${String(ageMin).padStart(4)}m ` +
`ttl: ${String(remainMin).padStart(4)}m ` +
`platform: ${lock.platform ?? '?'} ` +
`event: ${lock.eventId?.slice(0, 12)}...`,
);
}
const roster = getRoster(c);
const lockedAgents = new Set(locks.map((l) => l.agent).filter(Boolean));
const available = roster.filter((a) => !lockedAgents.has(a));
console.log(`\n Locked: ${lockedAgents.size}/${roster.length}`);
console.log(` Available: ${available.join(', ') || '(none)'}`);
}
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CLI argument parsing
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
function parseArgs(argv) {
const args = { command: null, agent: null, cadence: null, dryRun: false };
let i = 0;
// First positional arg is the command
if (argv.length > 0 && !argv[0].startsWith('-')) {
args.command = argv[0];
i = 1;
}
for (; i < argv.length; i++) {
const arg = argv[i];
if (arg === '--agent' || arg === '-a') {
args.agent = argv[++i];
} else if (arg === '--cadence' || arg === '-c') {
args.cadence = argv[++i];
} else if (arg.startsWith('--agent=')) {
args.agent = arg.split('=')[1];
} else if (arg.startsWith('--cadence=')) {
args.cadence = arg.split('=')[1];
} else if (arg === '--dry-run') {
args.dryRun = true;
}
}
return args;
}
function usage() {
console.error(`Usage: node scripts/agent/nostr-lock.mjs <command> [options]
Commands:
check --cadence <daily|weekly> Check which agents are locked (JSON)
lock --agent <name> --cadence <daily|weekly> Claim a lock for an agent
list [--cadence <daily|weekly>] Human-readable lock table
Options:
--dry-run Build and sign the event but don't publish (for testing)
Environment:
NOSTR_LOCK_RELAYS Comma-separated relay WSS URLs
NOSTR_LOCK_TTL Lock TTL in seconds (default: 7200)
AGENT_PLATFORM Platform identifier (e.g., "jules", "claude-code")
Exit codes:
0 Success (lock acquired or check complete)
1 Usage error
2 Relay/network error
3 Lock denied (already locked or race lost)`);
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async function main() {
const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
if (!args.command) {
usage();
process.exit(1);
}
switch (args.command) {
case 'check': {
if (!args.cadence || !VALID_CADENCES.has(args.cadence)) {
console.error('ERROR: --cadence <daily|weekly> is required for check');
process.exit(1);
}
await cmdCheck(args.cadence);
break;
}
case 'lock': {
if (!args.agent) {
console.error('ERROR: --agent <name> is required for lock');
process.exit(1);
}
if (!args.cadence || !VALID_CADENCES.has(args.cadence)) {
console.error('ERROR: --cadence <daily|weekly> is required for lock');
process.exit(1);
}
await cmdLock(args.agent, args.cadence, args.dryRun);
break;
}
case 'list': {
if (args.cadence && !VALID_CADENCES.has(args.cadence)) {
console.error('ERROR: --cadence must be daily or weekly');
process.exit(1);
}
await cmdList(args.cadence || null);
break;
}
default:
console.error(`ERROR: Unknown command: ${args.command}`);
usage();
process.exit(1);
}
}
main().catch((err) => {
console.error(`nostr-lock failed: ${err.message}`);
process.exit(2);
});