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the BE primitive · continuation packets

OMNIVSThe Silent Failure

OMNI saysThe BE primitive is a continuation packet — every verb returns { layer, verb, payload, next }.

Inspired by continuation-passing style, BE is the universal return shape: a verb produces a packet naming its layer, the verb performed, a payload, and an optional next continuation. Composing BEs lets you chain steps without hidden global writes (R3: packets, never globals). The whole organism is BEs flowing between cells — explicit, inspectable, and replayable rather than tangled side effects.

Power-ups you unlock

BE = { layer, verb, payload, next }
Continuation-passing style
Chain steps with no hidden globals (R3)
Explicit, inspectable, replayable

The Silent Failure attacks — common mistakes

Side effects instead of returning a BE
Hidden global writes between steps
Packets that omit their layer/verb

Boss battleWrite a be() helper and chain two verbs through its next continuation.

Example code

<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"></head>
<body style="background:#06040d;color:#b388ff;font-family:monospace;padding:20px"><pre>function be(layer, verb, payload, next){
  return { layer, verb, payload, next: next || null };
}
present() { return be('cell','PRESENT',{sig:'x'}, gate); }</pre></body></html>

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