CRDT Color Skill
Trit: 0 (ERGODIC) - Coordinates between verification (-1) and generation (+1)
Color-aware CRDT operations with GF(3) conservation, Narya proofs, ACSet schemas, and Bumpus narrative sheaves.
Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CRDT Color Skill │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Narya/Cat# │ │ Eg-walker │ │ Bumpus │ │
│ │ Proofs (-1) │◄──►│ DAG (0) │◄──►│ Sheaves (+1) │ │
│ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ ┌──────┴──────┐ │ │
│ │ │ ACSet │ │ │
│ └────────────│ Schema │────────────┘ │
│ └──────┬──────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Gay.jl RNG │ │
│ │ SplitMix64 │ │
│ └──────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Eg-walker Integration (Gentle & Kleppmann, EuroSys 2025)
Core Innovation: Simple indices + DAG replay instead of complex CRDT metadata.
# Traditional CRDTs store complex position descriptors
# Eg-walker stores simple index at execution time
struct ColorOp
index::Int # Simple index (not CRDT metadata!)
color_hex::String # Gay.jl color
trit::Int8 # GF(3) assignment
parent_ids::Vector{UInt64} # DAG edges
end
# Merge via replay: O(k log n) instead of O(n²)
merged = merge_branches(alice_state, bob_state)
Complexity Comparison
| Metric | Traditional CRDT | OT | Eg-walker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory/op | O(n) | O(1) | O(1) |
| Doc load | O(n²) | O(n) | O(n log n) |
| Merge | O(k log n) | O(n²) | O(k log n) |
| Tombstones | Unbounded | N/A | None (replay) |
GF(3) + Eg-walker
- Each ColorOp carries trit: O(1) overhead
- Merge verification: O(k) path traversal
- Rebalancing: O(1) amortized (single compensating op)
GF(3) Conservation Law
All operations maintain: Σ trits ≡ 0 (mod 3)
| Operation | Trit | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Restriction | -1 | Shrink time window |
| Pullback (Merge) | 0 | Combine concurrent edits |
| Extension | +1 | Expand time window |
Triad balance: restriction(-1) ⊕ pullback(0) ⊕ extension(+1) = 0 ✓
Core Types
# ColorEdit: Atomic edit with GF(3) trit
struct ColorEdit
seed::UInt64 # Gay.jl seed
idx::Int # Color index
color::RGB # Computed color
trit::Int8 # GF(3) ∈ {-1, 0, +1}
timestamp::Nat # Lamport timestamp
end
# Observational Bridge: hex equality → trit equality
ColorBridge : e1.hex == e2.hex → e1.trit == e2.trit
# Merge: LWW with deterministic tiebreaker
merge(e1, e2) = e1.timestamp > e2.timestamp ? e1 :
e1.timestamp < e2.timestamp ? e2 :
e1.hex < e2.hex ? e1 : e2
Proof Obligations (Narya)
- merge_comm:
merge(e1, e2) = merge(e2, e1) - merge_assoc:
merge(merge(e1, e2), e3) = merge(e1, merge(e2, e3)) - merge_idem:
merge(e, e) = e - gf3_conserved: Winner-takes-all preserves trit
- replica_conservation: Merged logs maintain
Σ trits ≡ 0 (mod 3)
ACSet Schema
@present SchColorDoc(FreeSchema) begin
# Objects
Document::Ob
Paragraph::Ob
Span::Ob
ColorEdit::Ob
Author::Ob
Timestamp::Ob
# Morphisms
parent::Hom(Paragraph, Document)
in_para::Hom(Span, Paragraph)
edit_of::Hom(ColorEdit, Span)
authored_by::Hom(ColorEdit, Author)
at_time::Hom(ColorEdit, Timestamp)
# Attributes
color::Attr(Span, RGB)
seed::Attr(ColorEdit, UInt64)
idx::Attr(ColorEdit, Int)
trit::Attr(Span, GF3)
end
Bumpus Sheaf Operations
# Time category with intervals
struct TimeInterval
start::Nat
stop::Nat
end
# Narrative sheaf: intervals → document states
struct NarrativeSheaf
sections::Dict{TimeInterval, ColorDocument}
end
# Sheaf condition via pullback
F([a,b]) = F([a,p]) ×_{F([p,p])} F([p,b])
# Pullback merge for concurrent edits
function pullback_merge(left::ColorDocument, right::ColorDocument,
ancestor::ColorDocument)
merged = fibered_product(left, right, ancestor)
@assert gf3_sum(merged) % 3 == 0 "GF(3) violation"
merged
end
Adhesion Filter (FPT)
Tree decomposition yields O(3^w · n) complexity:
w= treewidth of edit dependency graphn= number of edits- Polynomial in
nfor bounded treewidth
Usage
using CRDTColor
# Create document with seed
doc = ColorDocument(seed=1069)
# Add colored span
span = add_span!(doc, "Hello", color_at(1069, 1))
# Concurrent edits
edit1 = recolor!(doc, span, color_at(1069, 2), author=:alice)
edit2 = recolor!(doc, span, color_at(1069, 3), author=:bob)
# Merge via pullback
merged = pullback_merge(edit1, edit2, ancestor=span)
# Verify GF(3) conservation
@assert gf3_balanced(merged)
Skill Composition
narya-proofs (-1) ⊗ crdt-color (0) ⊗ bumpus-narratives (+1) = 0 ✓
acsets (-1) ⊗ crdt-color (0) ⊗ gay-mcp (+1) = 0 ✓
structured-decomp (-1) ⊗ crdt-color (0) ⊗ world-hopping (+1) = 0 ✓
Files
- narya-tracking.md - Type theory and proof obligations
- acset-schema.jl - ACSet schema definition
- acset-operations.jl - DPO rewriting and Specter paths
- bumpus-sheaf.jl - Narrative sheaf implementation
- gf3-conservation.jl - GF(3) invariant proofs
- adhesion-filter.jl - FPT merge algorithm
References
- Bumpus et al. - Sheaves on Time Categories
- Gay.jl - Deterministic Color Generation
- AlgebraicJulia - ACSets
- Narya - Higher Observational Type Theory
Autopoietic Marginalia
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Every use of this skill is an opportunity for worlding:
- MEMORY (-1): Record what was learned
- REMEMBERING (0): Connect patterns to other skills
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