Pull Request: Sovereign Forge
Description
Clearly describe the changes you're proposing. What problem does this solve? What new capability does it add?
Type of Change
- Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
- Feature (new capability, non-breaking change)
- Breaking change (significant alteration to API or behavior)
- Documentation (README, guides, comments)
- Refactoring (code cleanup, no functional change)
- Performance (optimization, benchmarking)
- Security (vulnerability fix, hardening)
Testing
Link to test results and describe testing performed:
- Unit tests added/updated:
make -f netlister/Makefile.sov test-all - Conformance tests pass: Phase 1-5 all 77+ tests passing
- ASan/UBSan clean: No memory errors detected
- Fuzzing: 1M+ libFuzzer iterations without crash
- Manual testing: Describe steps taken
Security Impact
Does this change touch:
- Cryptographic code (Blake3, Ed25519)
- Memory management (allocation, pointers)
- Certificate generation or verification
- Key material or signatures
- Input validation or preconditions
If yes: Describe security implications and mitigations.
Performance Impact
- No performance change
- Performance improved (describe: 2x faster for N×N matrices)
- Performance regressed (describe: now O(N^4) instead of O(N^3))
Provide benchmark results if applicable:
Before: matrix_invert 100×100 = 50ms
After: matrix_invert 100×100 = 45ms (10% improvement)
Breaking Changes
Does this change break existing APIs or proof certificates?
- No breaking changes
- Yes, breaking change (version bump required, migration path needed)
If breaking: describe migration path for users.
Documentation
- README updated (if user-facing feature)
- DEVELOPER.md updated (if developer-facing)
- ARCHITECTURE.md updated (if architectural change)
- Code comments added (if complex logic)
- Formal proof updated (if algorithm changed)
Checklist
- I have read the DEVELOPER.md
- My code follows the project style guide (C89-ish, clear comments)
- I have performed a self-review of my own changes
- I have commented complex sections of code
- I have updated documentation as needed
- My changes generate no new compiler warnings
- I have added tests that prove my fix/feature works
- New tests pass locally with
make -f netlister/Makefile.sov test-all - ASan/UBSan pass:
make -f netlister/Makefile.sov clean asan-build test-all - Fuzzing passes:
cd tests/fuzzing && ./run_libfuzzer.sh - I understand this code will be formally verified in Lean 4
Related Issues
Closes: #(issue number) Related to: #(issue number)
Reviewers
Tag relevant maintainers:
- @Ahmad-Ali-Parr (architecture, threat model)
- @JessicaWesterhoff (coordination, integration)
Contribution Agreement
By submitting this pull request, you agree that:
- Your contribution is your own original work or properly licensed
- You grant Jessica Westerhoff and contributors a perpetual, irrevocable license
- Your code does not violate any third-party intellectual property rights
- Your code complies with the Apache 2.0 license (see LICENSE)
Last Updated: July 29, 2026