feat(v4.0.0): the nucleus is a capsule, sent to a node born empty

MESH.md step 2.  A capsule of F18 code is the words a neighbour writes to a
node's port: for each stretch of memory, "@p a! @p push", the address and
count, "@p !+ unext" and the words; then a jump to the start.  A node born
empty executes that from its port, so it needs nothing in it beforehand.

- capsule.h/.c: v4_capsule_write, any node's memory as such a capsule
- mkimage writes the nucleus so, to capsules/v4/nucleus-64.f18, and the
  addresses a host needs as a C file; the memory image is no longer linked
  into either product
- mkcapsule is unchanged: the nucleus capsule is a built file kept under
  capsules/, as BLOCK_MAP.md is, and is baked, hashed and signed with the
  rest
- boot: the node is born empty (v4_image_born); the nucleus capsule is
  found, its hash and signature checked, and given to the node a word at a
  time as it reads its port; PARITY:V4_NUCLEUS carries its name and hash

Verified: test_fabric.c (59 checks, both widths, and under ASan and UBSan):
a memory with a programme and scattered words arrives word for word in an
empty node and runs.  The nucleus capsule rebuilds byte for byte.
hosted-check passes on three ISAs; clean qemu with STARFORTH_V4=1 on amd64,
aarch64 and riscv64 takes the nucleus in, passes POST (550 of 550) and
answers lines typed at each prompt (logs/20261006-102421, -102706,
-103048).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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OpenSBI v1.8
____ _____ ____ _____
/ __ \ / ____| _ \_ _|
| | | |_ __ ___ _ __ | (___ | |_) || |
| | | | '_ \ / _ \ '_ \ \___ \| _ < | |
| |__| | |_) | __/ | | |____) | |_) || |_
\____/| .__/ \___|_| |_|_____/|____/_____|
| |
|_|
Platform Name : riscv-virtio,qemu
Platform Features : medeleg
Platform HART Count : 1
Platform HART Protection : pmp
Platform IPI Device : aclint-mswi
Platform Timer Device : aclint-mtimer @ 10000000Hz
Platform Console Device : uart8250
Platform HSM Device : ---
Platform PMU Device : ---
Platform Reboot Device : syscon-reboot
Platform Shutdown Device : syscon-poweroff
Platform Suspend Device : ---
Platform CPPC Device : ---
Firmware Base : 0x80000000
Firmware Size : 321 KB
Firmware RW Offset : 0x40000
Firmware RW Size : 65 KB
Firmware Heap Offset : 0x47000
Firmware Heap Size : 37 KB (total), 0 KB (reserved), 12 KB (used), 23 KB (free)
Firmware Scratch Size : 4096 B (total), 1464 B (used), 2632 B (free)
Runtime SBI Version : 3.0
Standard SBI Extensions : ipi,pmu,srst,sse,hsm,rfnc,fwft,time,base,legacy,dbcn,dbtr
Experimental SBI Extensions : none
Domain0 Name : root
Domain0 Boot HART : 0
Domain0 HARTs : 0*
Domain0 Region00 : 0x0000000080040000-0x000000008005ffff M: (F,R,W) S/U: ()
Domain0 Region01 : 0x0000000080000000-0x000000008003ffff M: (F,R,X) S/U: ()
Domain0 Region02 : 0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000100fff M: (I,R,W) S/U: (R,W)
Domain0 Region03 : 0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010000fff M: (I,R,W) S/U: (R,W)
Domain0 Region04 : 0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200ffff M: (I,R,W) S/U: ()
Domain0 Region05 : 0x000000000c400000-0x000000000c5fffff M: (I,R,W) S/U: (R,W)
Domain0 Region06 : 0x000000000c000000-0x000000000c3fffff M: (I,R,W) S/U: (R,W)
Domain0 Region07 : 0x0000000000000000-0xffffffffffffffff M: () S/U: (R,W,X)
Domain0 Next Address : 0x0000000020000000
Domain0 Next Arg1 : 0x00000000bfe00000
Domain0 Next Mode : S-mode
Domain0 SysReset : yes
Domain0 SysSuspend : yes
Boot HART ID : 0
Boot HART Domain : root
Boot HART Priv Version : v1.12
Boot HART Base ISA : rv64imafdch
Boot HART ISA Extensions : sstc,zicntr,zihpm,zicboz,zicbom,sdtrig,svadu
Boot HART PMP Count : 16
Boot HART PMP Granularity : 2 bits
Boot HART PMP Address Bits : 54
Boot HART MHPM Info : 16 (0x0007fff8)
Boot HART Debug Triggers : 2 triggers
Boot HART MIDELEG : 0x0000000000001666
Boot HART MEDELEG : 0x0000000000f4b509
[=3hRISC-V EDK2 firmware version 2025.11-3ubuntu7.3
Press ESCAPE within 5 seconds for boot options ERROR: C40000002:V03051002 I0 6D33944A-EC75-4855-A54D-809C75241F6C 83FFF850
BdsDxe: failed to load Boot0001 "UEFI Misc Device" fr
om PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1,0x0): Not Found
[=3hStarKernel UEFI Loader
Loading kernel from ESP...
[CKPT 001] Entered efi_main - ConOut live
Monolithic build - kernel linked directly
Collecting boot information...
CmdLine: parsed OK
[CKPT 004] Command line parsed
[CKPT 005] Kernel stack allocation decided
[CKPT 006] Boot info collected (ACPI table located)
GOP: linear framebuffer found
[CKPT 007] GOP: linear framebuffer found
[CKPT 008] About to enter ExitBootServices retry loop
Calling kernel_main (monolithic)...
riscv64 item 4.3.5a: satp state at kernel entry (before switch)
satp.MODE = 0x000000000000000a
satp.PPN = 0x00000000000bf868
__kernel_start = 0x00000000bdea88f8
riscv64: satp cleared -- Bare mode, explicit (item 4.3.5a)
_____ _ _ __ _
/ ____| | | |/ / | |
| (___ | |_ __ _ _ __| ' / ___ _ __ _ __ ___| |
\___ \| __/ _` | '__| < / _ \ '__| '_ \ / _ \ |
____) | || (_| | | | . \ __/ | | | | | __/ |
|_____/ \__\__,_|_| |_|\_\___|_| |_| |_|\___|_|
LithosAnanke v2.1.0
Architecture: riscv64
Build: Oct 6 2026 10:30:10
UEFI BootServices: EXITED
=== StarKernel Boot Information ===
Memory map entries: 100
Total memory: 1020 MB
Usable memory: 977 MB
===================================
PMM initialized.
PMM statistics:
Total pages: 250783
Free pages : 250131
Used pages : 652
Total MB : 979
Free MB : 977
Used MB : 2
VMM initialized (mapped RAM, CR3 switched)
VMM initialized (mapped RAM, CR3 switched)
VMM self-test: mapped OK at 0xffff800000000000
VMM self-test complete.
IDT installed.
APIC: init...
PLIC: no DTB PLIC node -- using QEMU virt-machine default (base=0x0c000000)
PLIC: init (S-mode context 1, threshold=0)
APIC: init done
Timer: init...
Timer: RISC-V time CSR @ 10000000 Hz (FALLBACK, no devicetree)
Timer: init done
Kernel heap initialized.
Heap statistics:
Total bytes: 536870872
Free bytes: 536870872
Used bytes: 0
Peak bytes: 0
Heap base addr: 2214588416
Heap end addr: 2751459328
Heartbeat: init...
Heartbeat: init done
Kernel initialization complete.
Boot successful!
StarForth v4: one host node, the F18-derived engine
V4: capsule v4:nucleus-64.f18 signature: missing (unsigned)
PARITY:V4_NUCLEUS name=v4:nucleus-64.f18 capsule_id=0xbcc90cc5a638a299 capsule_hash=0xbcc90cc5a638a299 words=298
V4: capsule v4:forth79.4th signature: missing (unsigned)
PARITY:V4_CAPSULE name=v4:forth79.4th capsule_id=0x4055641ee17d176b capsule_hash=0x4055641ee17d176b dict_hash=0x88fb8dcbb051f7b9
V4: capsule v4:post79.4th signature: missing (unsigned)
PARITY:V4_POST tests=550 pass=550 fail=0
PARITY:V4_CAPSULE name=v4:post79.4th capsule_id=0xb987dbb4388990bd capsule_hash=0xb987dbb4388990bd dict_hash=0x843716689a31b60a
PARITY:OK
POST: PASSED
ok> : SQ DUP * ;
ok
ok> 7 SQ . 3 4 U* . .
49 0 12 ok
ok> COLD
FORTH-79 Cold Start
System initialized.
ok
ok> 3 4 U* . .
0 12 ok
ok> FORGET U*
Protected word
ERROR
ok> 9 KERNEL-WORD ASK9 ASK9
Argument out of range
ERROR
ok> BYE
BYE: cold restart