From the rulings of 2026-10-05 and v3's code. The kernel stays untouched;
what is replaced is the part of a v3 VM that executes FORTH. Sets out the
interface the kernel reaches a VM through (interpret this text, a
character out, asking the kernel, the stacks and dictionary, a word being
executed, an error, a tick, the dictionary hash), what a node needs for
each, what becomes of the lone-node work, seven steps, and what is open.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
