From b6abf70ea68adb9c24ff1235f5329e4d7918d62c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Local Dev Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 01:23:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] prometheus: standalone identity + first-wave Silent Mode listings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Four changes, one coherent pass: 1. Prometheus gets its own flame mark (SVG, not an emoji). Used in the topnav brand, in the hero at 88 px, and as the favicon. Replaces the 🔥 glyph in the service and in site/prometheus/index.html. 2. silentmode.st/prometheus is now a brief introduction with two big buttons (Open prometheus.x · Open apps.silentmode.st mirror) and a short "what / who / status" block, instead of the full category grid that duplicated what prometheus.x already renders. The /prometheus page's job on silentmode.st is "point you at the real site," not host the content. 3. Footer on the Prometheus service drops the "Silent Mode — a Deviant project" byline and reframes the sibling-x links as "Also live in the decentralized web:" so Prometheus reads as its own site rather than a Silent Mode subpage. Keeps the attribution via the MPL-2.0 + source link on the final line. aegis.x and pithos.x added to the sibling row. 4. Four Silent Mode apps seeded as first-wave listings (scripts/seed-listings.json + scripts/seed.mjs). Theseus Navigator, Ariadne's Thread (Windows + Android), Pithos. Each carries the project's own SVG icon from public/icons/, pulled from the project's own site. The seed is a direct-DB insert (not through /api/listing) with signer_address = chipnet operator and signature = sentinel `SM_OPERATOR_SEED`; scan_report is an operator-attested envelope signed by the service key so the display pipeline is unchanged. Run with `node scripts/seed.mjs`; idempotent (skips existing (publisher, slug)). Deliberately NOT seeded: Theseus extensions that have no standalone form — pdf-editor, docx-editor, shield-blocker, bergamot provider. They ship via Theseus's own OTA, not as Prometheus listings. Aegis is in the same boat today (a Theseus bundled add-on without a standalone binary); its icon is included in public/icons/ for when it has its own distribution. Real file sizes + SHAs come from the current dl.silentmode.st manifest (theseus 0.3.89, ariadne resolver 0.1.13, ariadne android 0.22, pithos-desktop 0.3.26). When APS1 lands cross-session, these listings migrate to real on-chain records signed by each project's own publisher key and the sentinel values go away. --- prometheus/index.html | 241 +++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 180 deletions(-) diff --git a/prometheus/index.html b/prometheus/index.html index 66c9dfc..c2acb9e 100644 --- a/prometheus/index.html +++ b/prometheus/index.html @@ -3,43 +3,24 @@ -Prometheus — apps and programs on the decentralized web — Silent Mode - +Prometheus — the decentralized app directory — Silent Mode + - - + + - + @@ -55,179 +36,79 @@
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Prometheus - designed · not yet built -

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A home for apps, programs, dApps, and libraries — listed on the Bitcoin - Cash chain, hosted on Sia, endorsed by signature. Anyone can publish. Nobody can - gatekeep. Named for the one who gave fire to humans and did not ask the gods first.

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Prometheus

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A home for apps published on the Bitcoin Cash chain — + listings on chain, binaries on Sia, scan reports signed, endorsements signed. + Anyone can publish. Nobody can gatekeep.

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+ Open prometheus.x → + Open the apps.silentmode.st mirror +
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+ prometheus.x is a BCNR name — it resolves in + Theseus or any browser with + Ariadne's Thread installed. The + apps.silentmode.st mirror serves the same + content over ICANN DNS for browsers without it. +

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Browse by category

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On a conventional store, one company decides which shelf an app belongs - on. Here the publisher labels their own listing, and your trust list decides whether - to show it. The categories below are the initial shape; a new one gets proposed by - publishing a listing against it.

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What Prometheus is

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A directory of apps that publish themselves. Each listing is a signed + record on the Bitcoin Cash chain pointing at a manifest on Sia. The binary + lives wherever the publisher put it — often a Sia bucket Silent Mode hosts + on their behalf, sometimes the publisher's own HTTPS endpoint. The listing + carries the SHA-256 the file must match; the client refuses to install + anything whose bytes disagree.

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Communication

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Messengers, voice, boards, group chats. Clients that route through peers rather - than someone else's server.

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🛡️
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Privacy & security

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Tor and mix-net tooling, key and vault managers, disk crypto. The things a - conventional store delists first when a government writes.

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Wallets & payments

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BCH wallets, cross-chain bridges, point-of-sale terminals. The chain publishes - the listing and the chain settles the payment.

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Games

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Standalone titles, on-chain leaderboards, in-app purchases that reach the - publisher instead of a 30% toll.

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Developer tools

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SDKs, libraries, indexers, faucets, protocol utilities. The pieces other apps - on this list are built out of.

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Media & publishing

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Readers, players, one-file blogs, podcast hosts. Clients that find their - audience without going through an aggregator.

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Utilities

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File tools, format converters, backup, calculators. The small sharp things that - solve one problem and do not ask for an account first.

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Everything else

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Anything that does not fit above. New categories are proposed in-band — any - listing can declare one and clients will offer to add it.

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Scan reports are signed by Prometheus (ClamAV plus VirusTotal where a + key is configured) and attached to the listing. Readers' trust lists — + which BNS names they follow — decide whether a listing passes their own + filter. There is no central approval queue and no editorial pick.

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How Prometheus works

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  1. A listing is a signed on-chain record. - Publishing an app writes a small APS1 record - to Bitcoin Cash — same protocol shape as a BNS name registration, different - prefix. The payload is a hash pointing at a full manifest stored on Sia: - name, description, category, icon, version, download URL, binary SHA-256, and - signing-cert fingerprint. Nobody approves the record; the transaction is the - publish.
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  2. The binary lives on Sia. - App files are uploaded to the Sia storage network — encrypted on the - publisher's machine, sharded across roughly 30 independent hosts, held by - nobody in particular. The listing carries the SHA-256 the file must match. If - the mirror serves a byte off, the client refuses to install it.
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  3. Reviews are signed endorsements you filter. - An endorsement is a signed statement on chain: "I, alice.bch, - vouch for this app." Your client shows the endorsements from names on trust - lists you subscribe to — a security researcher's, a friend's, your own. A - one-star review from a bot you don't follow simply doesn't render. Curated - registries and formal reputation come later; permissionless comes first.
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  4. Install verifies against the chain. - The Ariadne clients pull the file from wherever the listing says (Sia, - mirror, your own server), check the SHA-256 against the on-chain record, check - the signing certificate against the fingerprint, and only then install. Same - principle as verifying a website — the chain is the truth, not the mirror.
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Publishing an app

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Who's it for

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Register a name

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Every publisher needs a name to sign as. Any BNS name works — the same one you'd - register at Sirius. Fractions of a cent, no monthly bill.

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Readers

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Browse by category on prometheus.x/browse. + Install verifiably: the Ariadne clients check the SHA-256 and the + signing certificate before running anything.

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Host on Sia

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Upload the app binary + manifest to a Sia bucket you control. Silent Mode's own - gateway can host on your behalf if you don't want to run a Sia daemon.

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Publishers

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Upload a binary, write a manifest, sign the APS1 record with the key + for your BNS name. One transaction, fractions of a cent. Full walkthrough at + prometheus.x/publish.

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Publish the listing

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One transaction: APS1 record with the manifest hash, - signed by your name's key. From that moment on, anyone can find your app by - browsing the category, and the client can install it verifiably.

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Ship updates

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An update is another signed record referencing the same app id. Clients pull - updates the same way they installed the app — verify against the chain, then - install. Nobody can push a hostile update without your key.

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Reviewers

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Publish signed endorsements of apps you vouch for. Readers who follow + your name see your endorsements marked on the listing; those who do + not, don't. The trust graph is the real curation layer.

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Honest boundaries

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Not a curator

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Prometheus does not decide what is on it. Malware can be published — as it can - on any store. Trust lists and endorsements are what filter your view. If nobody - you trust endorses it, your client says so.

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Not a moderator

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Content that is illegal in your jurisdiction is your responsibility to avoid, - same as any other permissionless network. Silent Mode operates infrastructure; - it does not decide what runs on it.

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Storage costs money

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Sia hosting is inexpensive but not free — publishers pay for the bytes their - apps take. There is no advertising model, no data harvesting, no subscription. - Storage is the only cost, and it is small.

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Status

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The service is live at prometheus.x on chipnet. + Opening listings for the first wave now; the on-chain record format + (APS1) is being finalised alongside parallel + BNS covenant work, so first-wave listings are signed service-side and will + migrate to on-chain APS1 records when the format lands. First-wave hosting + is free; a per-listing fee kicks in later to cover Sia storage.

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Status: designed, not yet built. The listing protocol - (APS1) exists on paper — see - _coordination/sessions/mobile-resolver.md. The browsing UI, - publish flow, and trust-list plumbing are next. This page will look the same when - Prometheus is live; the "0 listings" counters just start counting up.
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