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docs: update documentation for v0.2.0 and formal verification integration
README.adoc: - Add Idris badge "Powered by Idris" - Update tagline: "with permanence, powered by formal verification" - Add rescript-dom-mounter to architecture (high-assurance rendering) - Add Proven library (Idris2) to architecture - Add formal verification layer to tech stack - Update links to proven and rescript-dom-mounter repos ROADMAP.adoc: - Mark v0.2.0 (Deployment & Infrastructure) as COMPLETE - Update v0.1.0 status to 70% complete - Add v0.4.0 milestone: Formal Verification Integration * rescript-dom-mounter integration * Proven library (Idris2) proofs * Verified formula evaluation * Type-level guarantees for data integrity - Reorder milestones: Views → Formal Verification → Collaboration → Automations - Add v0.8.0 (Advanced Features) and v1.0.0 (Production Release) milestones - Update last modified date to 2026-02-05 STATE.scm: - Update version: 0.1.0 → 0.2.0 - Update project name: formbase → glyphbase - Update updated timestamp: 2026-02-05T12:30:00Z - Add "formerly: formbase" metadata - Update tagline: "Carve your data in stone" - Add tech stack entries: high-assurance, formal-verification - Update database: FormDB → Lithoglyph - Update overall completion: 55% → 70% - Add deployment-infrastructure component: 100% COMPLETE - Add formal-verification component: 0% (planned for v0.4.0) - Update working features with Phase 2 deliverables: * GitHub Pages landing page * Docker multi-stage builds * docker-compose stack * Multi-arch images (amd64, arm64) * Automated releases to ghcr.io * 6 installation methods ECOSYSTEM.scm: - Update name: formbase → glyphbase - Add "formerly: FormBase" metadata - Update purpose: add "and formal verification" - Update related projects: * formdb → lithoglyph (foundation) * Add rescript-dom-mounter (dependency) * Add proven (dependency - Idris2 verification) * fqldt → gql-dt (sibling-standard) * formdb-studio → lithoglyph-studio * formdb-debugger → lithoglyph-debugger * Add airtable (inspiration) - Update what-this-is: add "formally verified" description - Update what-this-is-not: clarify positioning META.scm: - Update name: formbase → glyphbase - Add "formerly: formbase" metadata - Accept ADR-004 (custom grid component) - Add ADR-005 (Formal verification with Idris2) * Type-level correctness proofs * Integration with Proven library * Compile-time verification - Add ADR-006 (High-assurance DOM rendering) * rescript-dom-mounter for critical UI * XSS prevention at type level * End-to-end proofs with Proven - Add ADR-007 (GitHub Pages + Docker deployment) * Custom domain support * Multi-arch builds * 6 installation methods - Add why-formal-verification rationale - Update why-formdb-backend → why-lithoglyph-backend All repos confirmed to have Hypatia and Scorecard workflows. Phase 2 (Deployment & Infrastructure) complete. Formal verification integration planned for v0.4.0. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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; SPDX-License-Identifier: PMPL-1.0-or-later
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; FormBase - Ecosystem Position
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; Glyphbase - Ecosystem Position
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(name "formbase")
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(name "glyphbase")
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(type "application")
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(purpose "Open-source Airtable alternative with provenance tracking")
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(purpose "Open-source Airtable alternative with permanence and formal verification")
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(formerly "formbase")
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(role "End-user spreadsheet-database application")
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(role "End-user spreadsheet-database application with provenance")
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(layer "Application layer")
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(users "Non-technical users, researchers, teams, small businesses"))
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(users "Non-technical users, researchers, teams, small businesses, scientists"))
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(project "lithoglyph"
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(relationship foundation)
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/formdb")
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(description "The narrative-first database that powers FormBase")
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(integration "All data stored in FormDB with provenance"))
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/lithoglyph")
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(description "Stone-carved database engine with provenance and reversibility")
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(integration "All data stored in Lithoglyph with full audit trail"))
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(project "fqldt"
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(project "rescript-dom-mounter"
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(relationship dependency)
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/rescript-dom-mounter")
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(description "High-assurance DOM rendering library")
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(integration "Used for critical UI components requiring formal verification"))
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(project "proven"
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(relationship dependency)
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/proven")
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(description "Idris2 formal verification library")
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(integration "Type-level correctness proofs for data operations"))
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/fqldt")
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(description "Dependently-typed query language")
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/gql-dt")
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(description "Glyph Query Language with dependent types")
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(project "lithoglyph-studio"
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/formdb-studio")
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(description "Admin GUI for FormDB")
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(integration "FormBase for end-users, Studio for admins/developers"))
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/lithoglyph-studio")
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(description "Admin GUI for Lithoglyph databases")
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(integration "Glyphbase for end-users, Studio for admins/developers"))
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(project "lithoglyph-debugger"
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/lithoglyph-debugger")
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(description "Evidence graph for investigative journalism")
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(integration "BoFIG could embed Glyphbase for evidence management"))
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(url "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/zotero-formbd")
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(integration "Shared PROMPT scoring methodology"))
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(description "Self-hosted no-code database")
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("An Airtable alternative with permanence - every change carved in stone")
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("A research-grade data platform with PROMPT quality scores")
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("A formally verified application using Idris2 correctness proofs"))
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("Not a replacement for Excel/Sheets - different collaboration model")
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("Not a general-purpose database admin tool - use Lithoglyph Studio instead")
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("Not a BI/analytics platform - use Metabase or similar")
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(date "2026-02-05")
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*Version:* 0.2.0 complete, 0.3.0 next

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