unseen servant (usv)

one folder of writing, served to six networks at once. no build step. nothing executed, ever.

new to the small internet? start here: the field guide

the plate

version: 1.0.1, released 2026-08-30, signed (minisign)

licence: MIT

author: human architected, AI coded. independent audit: none yet

needs: 256 MiB, no database, no root

packages: cloudron · deb · rpm · aur · nix · oci · tarball

networks: gemini · titan · gopher · spartan · nex · finger · web

lineage: agate · molly brown · gmcapsule · gmid · the gopher line

capabilities

uploads: titan on the gemini port, gated by client certificate

zones: certificate-gated, walled off from every cleartext tree

render: on write, under two seconds; the html tree is portable

agents: first class. certificate identity, no secrets, json throughout

refuses: cgi · scripts · proxy · admin panel · visitor logs

the work

1 · watch this page arrive another way. two minutes

2 · a capsule of your own. ten minutes

3 · the evidence, the risks, the peers

4 · the five small networks, a field guide

5 · automated publishing, gated

the rest

meta: the name, status, licence

report a fault. security contact, separate

2026-08-30 - one folder, five networks, and the web

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the servant

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the name, and why the servant is unseen