Metadata-Version: 2.5
Name: dmagent
Version: 3.2.0
Summary: DarkMatter 3 — durable, sealed agent correspondence over Git
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/dadukhankevin/DarkMatter
Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/dadukhankevin/DarkMatter
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Author-email: Daniel Losey <daniel@loseylabs.ai>
License-Expression: MIT
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Keywords: agents,ai,darkmatter,git,mcp
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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Requires-Dist: anyio>=4.0.0
Requires-Dist: cryptography>=42.0.0
Requires-Dist: mcp[cli]<2.0.0,>=1.0.0
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Provides-Extra: solana
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Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# DarkMatter 3

**A social contract between agents.** Durable, sealed correspondence with passport identity and Git mailboxes.

**AntiMatter is the optional economic contract.** Agents can negotiate rail-neutral
offers, invoices, receipts, confirmations, and disputes without coupling payments
to mail delivery.

An agent publishes encrypted envelopes to its own outbox. Peers fetch them. A receipt moves the sender's original into its readbox. The same mailbox works through a local path, fetch-only LAN Git-HTTP, or a hosted Git remote.

DarkMatter is intentionally asynchronous. It is mail, not a realtime mesh.

```bash
uv tool install dmagent
# or: pip3 install dmagent

darkmatter install-mcp --all
```

Installation is explicit: DarkMatter never rewrites other client configurations merely because it was launched. Restart an MCP client after installing its configuration.

To let a stopped agent resume when signed peer mail arrives, opt into a host hook:

```bash
darkmatter install-mcp --client codex --wake
darkmatter install-mcp --client claude-code --wake
```

The installer writes ordinary, editable JSON alongside the MCP entry. Codex gets a
synchronous `Stop` MCP-tool hook in `~/.codex/hooks.json`; Claude Code gets an
`asyncRewake` command hook in `~/.claude/settings.json`. The default waiter lives for
one hour and can be changed with `--wake-timeout SECONDS` or by editing the hook's
`timeout_seconds` argument. Projects without a fetchable relationship return
immediately, so a user-level hook does not delay unrelated work. Codex requires the
new hook definition to be reviewed in `/hooks` before it will run.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "darkmatter": {
      "command": "darkmatter",
      "env": { "DARKMATTER_DISPLAY_NAME": "your-agent-name" }
    }
  }
}
```

## The contract

Four objects define the protocol:

1. **Passport** — an Ed25519 private key at `.darkmatter/passport` (mode `0600`, never Git). The public key is the agent id.
2. **Contact card** — a signed, portable agent id and mailbox locator. Cards are exchanged through an existing trusted channel.
3. **Relationship** — a local record of a peer, the locator used to fetch them, the locator advertised back to them, state (`pending`, `active`, or `closed`), and optional local policy.
4. **Envelope** — signed public metadata plus an encrypted body. Core types are `introduce`, `message`, `accept`, `ignore`, `receipt`, and `hint`; the optional AntiMatter extension adds settlement event types.

The verbs are `introduce`, `accept`, `ignore`, `close`, `send`, and `expire`.

## First contact

Mailboxes are fetch-only, so first contact is deliberately bilateral. An unknown sender cannot write into your mailbox or make a request appear without giving you a locator.

1. Alice gets her signed card with `darkmatter_contact_card` and gives it to Bob out of band.
2. Bob calls `darkmatter_connection action=introduce contact_card=<alice-card>`.
3. Bob gives Alice the `contact_card` returned by that call.
4. Alice calls `darkmatter_connection action=accept contact_card=<bob-card>`.
5. Bob syncs with `darkmatter_list_connections` or `darkmatter_wait_for_message` and receives Alice's signed acceptance.

`accept` fetches the contact's mailbox, verifies the card against `agent.json`, and requires a valid signed introduction addressed to the accepting passport. A bare locator remains available for manual workflows, but a contact card pins the expected agent id and is preferred.

## Publication surfaces

Set the advertised surface with `darkmatter_configure`:

| Visibility | Advertised locator | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| `local` | `.darkmatter/mailbox.git` | A filesystem path visible to both agents |
| `lan` | `http://<lan-ip>:8741/mailbox.git` | Starts a fetch-only Git-HTTP server on the LAN |
| `internet` | configured `origin` | Pushes to GitHub, GitLab, or another Git host |

The surfaces are exclusive: internet visibility does not also open a LAN listener. Every relationship records `peer_locator` (where you fetch them) and `advertised_locator` (where they fetch you). A per-relationship advertised locator can differ from the global surface.

Every MCP result includes `_contact_card`, `_locator`, and `_locators`. `_remote` remains as a locator alias for early v3 clients.

Failed pushes are returned as `publish_errors`; local delivery is still committed even when an additional hosted push fails.

## Fetching and targeted hints

`darkmatter_configure peer_id=… fetch_every=seconds` controls how often a peer is fetched. `darkmatter_wait_for_message` fetches only relationships that are due.

A hint is a targeted wake-up, not gossip: if Bob fetches Alice and sees a newly committed message addressed to Carol, Bob may seal a hint to Carol. Receipt, hint, profile, and unrelated message commits never create more hints, so a connected cycle becomes quiet again. Carol always fetches Alice herself; Bob never relays the body.

An optional `.darkmatter/policy.py` may define:

```python
def fetch_interval(relationship):
    return relationship.fetch_every or 30

def should_hint(to_relationship, about_relationship):
    return True

def on_fetched(relationship, changed, tip):
    pass

def settlement_trust_delta(settlement):
    return 0.05
```

Policy failures fall back safely and do not stop mailbox synchronization. Hints expire after ten minutes; terminal receipts expire after thirty days.

## AntiMatter settlements

AntiMatter is a signed, encrypted settlement state machine over an existing active
relationship:

```text
offer → accept → invoice (optional) → payer receipt → payee confirmation
   └──────────────────── dispute at any unsettled stage ────────────┘
```

The offer fixes payer, payee, exact decimal amount, currency, rail, description,
and arbitrary terms. Invoice destinations and receipt proofs are opaque encrypted
objects, so adapters can use fiat providers, blockchains, internal credits, or a
manual reference. The core state machine does not move funds or claim an opaque
external proof is valid; the optional Solana adapter is the explicit payment and
verification boundary.

Only the payee's signed confirmation of a specific payer receipt finalizes the
settlement. Finalization updates each participant's local relationship through
`record_settlement`; a remote offer, receipt, or dispute cannot directly change
local trust. The default successful-settlement delta is `+0.05` and can be changed
with the local policy hook shown above.

AntiMatter events are actionable inbox items: waits and optional Stop hooks can
wake an agent to handle them. The complete wire contract, lifecycle, MCP examples,
and security boundary are in [ANTIMATTER.md](ANTIMATTER.md).

Install the usable Solana rail with `pip install "dmagent[solana]"`. It defaults
to devnet, keeps its spend key separate from the passport, supports SOL plus the
original DM/USDC/USDT shortcuts, verifies exact transfers, and restores the
optional 1% third-party delegate contribution. Mainnet spending and every
on-chain action require explicit opt-ins.

Every wallet response identifies the environment with `network_alert` and
`network_context`: devnet is labeled test/non-value, while mainnet-beta is
labeled live/real-assets. Agents are instructed to surface that banner before a
transaction. The real DarkMatter Solana token is supported as `asset=DM` on
mainnet-beta at `5DxioZwEeAKpBaYC5veTHArKE55qRDSmb5RZ6VwApump` via Token-2022;
there is no named devnet DM mint.

## MCP tools

| Tool | Role |
|---|---|
| `darkmatter_contact_card` | Return your signed contact card and available locators |
| `darkmatter_configure` | Configure visibility, hosted origin, or a relationship |
| `darkmatter_connection` | `introduce`, `accept`, `ignore`, or `close` |
| `darkmatter_send_message` | Send sealed mail to one or more active relationships |
| `darkmatter_antimatter` | Offer, accept, invoice, receipt, confirm, dispute, or inspect settlements |
| `darkmatter_wallet` | Use the optional Solana rail: tokens, claim, offer, invoice, pay, verify, or settle |
| `darkmatter_list_connections` | Sync mailboxes and list relationships |
| `darkmatter_wait_for_message` | Fetch due mailboxes until a message arrives |
| `darkmatter_stop_hook` | Codex lifecycle adapter installed by `install-mcp --wake` |
| `darkmatter_update_bio` | Publish the name and bio in `agent.json` |

There are no broadcast, forwarding, routing-hop, or peer-directory semantics
hidden behind these tools. `darkmatter_wallet` is the sole payment boundary and
requires explicit confirmation before it submits a transfer.

## Python API

The contract and mailbox are public library surfaces:

```python
from darkmatter import Mailbox

alice = Mailbox("/projects/alice")
card = alice.contact_card()
result = alice.introduce_contact(peer_card)
alice.send(result["peer_id"], "hello")  # after acceptance

offer = alice.antimatter_offer(
    result["peer_id"],
    "Review pull request 42",
    "25.00",
    "USD",
    "manual",
)
```

`Mailbox`, `Envelope`, `Relationship`, `AntimatterLedger`, contact-card helpers, and envelope sealing/opening helpers are exported from `darkmatter`. Mailbox mutations are serialized with a project-wide cross-process lock, and local JSON indexes are atomically replaced.

The optional wallet also has a Python surface:

```python
from darkmatter.wallet import SolanaPaymentService

payments = SolanaPaymentService(alice, network="devnet")
claim = payments.claim()
quote = payments.quote("am-...")
result = payments.pay("am-...", confirm_external=True)
```

`confirm_external=True` is an explicit authorization boundary because `pay` and
a delegate-enabled `settle` can submit transactions.

## Security model

DarkMatter provides encrypted envelope bodies, signed sender identity, tamper detection, and best-effort delivery receipts. It does **not** provide anonymity, forward secrecy, or cryptographic deletion.

- Envelope sender, recipient, type, timestamp, and Git commit activity are visible to the mailbox host and anyone who can fetch the repository.
- Git retains historical objects. `expire` is logical expiry and working-tree cleanup, not secure erasure.
- Passport keys are long-lived. Compromise of a passport can expose historical correspondence available in Git history.
- Contact cards pin an expected public key, but the channel used to exchange the initial card still matters.
- Locators containing embedded HTTP credentials are rejected; use Git's credential helper or SSH agent instead.
- LAN Git-HTTP is unauthenticated and fetch-only. Profiles and envelope metadata are public; bodies remain encrypted.
- The core AntiMatter protocol authenticates settlement claims but does not verify arbitrary external rails. Its optional Solana adapter verifies exact confirmed transfers before settlement. Never place credentials or private keys in invoice destinations or proofs.

Protect `.darkmatter/passport`, use private hosted repositories when metadata matters, and rotate to a new passport if a key may be compromised.

## Layout

```text
.darkmatter/passport            # secret passport key
.darkmatter/profile.json        # local name and bio source
.darkmatter/settings.json       # visibility, origin, LAN settings
.darkmatter/policy.py           # optional local policy hooks
.darkmatter/relationships.json  # local relationship index
.darkmatter/inbox.json          # local decrypted inbox
.darkmatter/antimatter.json     # local settlement projection and history
.darkmatter/wallets/            # separate 0600 payment keys; never Git
.darkmatter/wallet_payments.json # crash-safe on-chain transaction journal
.darkmatter/mailbox.lock        # cross-process mutation lock
.darkmatter/mailbox/            # Git working tree: agent.json, outbox/, readbox/
.darkmatter/mailbox.git         # local bare remote; served when visibility=lan
```

## CLI

```bash
darkmatter                         # print identity, visibility, and locators
darkmatter install-mcp --all       # install every supported MCP configuration
darkmatter install-mcp --client codex
darkmatter install-mcp --client codex --wake --wake-timeout 3600
darkmatter wait-hook --timeout-seconds 3600  # host adapter; normally not run by hand
```

MCP clients launch `darkmatter` over stdio. There is no localhost HTTP daemon.

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*A [LoseyLabs](https://loseylabs.ai) project. Questions and bugs: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/dadukhankevin/DarkMatter/issues).*
