# BOOTSTRAP — Initialization Sequence

> How GhostFoundry-Syndicate comes alive. The startup sequence from cold boot to full operational status.

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## Boot Sequence

### Phase 1: Foundation (Core Infrastructure)

```
1. Load environment variables (.env)
2. Initialize database connection (PostgreSQL via Prisma)
3. Validate database schema — run pending migrations if needed
4. Load GFS Constitution v1.0 (baseline-rules.ts)
5. Initialize Heartbeat monitor
6. Start health check loop (30s interval)
```

### Phase 2: Identity & Security

```
7. Initialize Identity & Access module
8. Load authentication configuration
9. Activate Sentinel (Compliance Agent) — FIRST agent to wake
10. Sentinel begins audit trail logging
11. Validate all configured secrets (Telegram, Twilio, ElevenLabs, etc.)
```

### Phase 3: Agent Hierarchy

```
12. Initialize Agent Orchestration (agent-core module)
13. Wake Agent CEO (Tes) — SECOND agent to wake
14. Load Tes's persistent memory
15. Tes wakes sub-agents in order:
    a. Ledger (Finance) — if finance module enabled
    b. Harmony (HR) — if hr module enabled
    c. Pipeline (Sales) — if sales module enabled
    d. Stockwatch (Inventory) — if inventory module enabled
    e. Milestone (Projects) — if projects module enabled
    f. Conductor (Operations) — if documents module enabled
    g. Nexus (CRM) — if crm module enabled
16. Each agent loads its own persistent memory
17. Cross-agent message bus initialized
18. Escalation protocols tested
```

### Phase 4: Module Activation

```
19. Load Module Registry
20. Enable all modules flagged as active:
    - Core: configuration, identity, agent-core (always on)
    - Operations: finance, hr, inventory, crm, documents, approvals
    - Intelligence: sentinel, intelligence-briefs, dark-factory
    - Add-ons: per tenant configuration
21. Resolve module dependencies (topological sort)
22. Register API routes for active modules
23. Mount UI routes for active modules
```

### Phase 5: Integrations

```
24. Initialize Telegram bot (@tes_BSG_bot)
25. Initialize Twilio client (SMS ready)
26. Validate OpenAI API key
27. Validate xAI API key
28. Validate ElevenLabs API key
29. Validate HeyGen API key
30. Initialize GitHub client
31. Initialize S3 client (file storage)
32. Validate RouteLLM endpoint
```

### Phase 6: Dark Factory

```
33. Initialize Dark Factory Orchestrator
34. Load template library
35. Register Dark Factory API endpoints
36. Initialize job queues:
    - df:queue:generation
    - df:queue:validation
    - df:queue:deployment
    - df:events (real-time stream)
37. Run self-diagnostic on all pipeline stages
```

### Phase 7: Go Live

```
38. Heartbeat system reports all component statuses
39. Sentinel confirms clean boot (no anomalies)
40. Tes generates boot report:
    - Modules active: X/Y
    - Agents online: X/9
    - Integrations healthy: X/Y
    - Constitution loaded: v1.0.0
    - Health score: X/100
41. Boot report sent via Telegram to Scott
42. System enters operational mode
```

## Module Dependency Resolution

Modules are activated in dependency order:

```
Level 0 (no deps):     configuration, identity
Level 1 (identity):    agent-core, finance, hr, inventory, crm, documents, sentinel
Level 2 (agent-core):  intelligence-briefs, reporting, dark-factory, ai-companion
Level 2 (finance):     expenses, payables-receivables, assets, tax
Level 2 (hr):          projects (also needs identity)
Level 2 (inventory):   manufacturing, quality, fleet
Level 2 (crm):         helpdesk, ecommerce (also needs inventory)
Level 3 (finance+hr):  expenses
```

## Constitution Loading

The GFS Constitution v1.0 is loaded at boot and governs all agent behavior:

- **21 Zone Rules** (6 green, 5 yellow, 10 red)
- **5 Circuit Breakers** (rate limiter, cascade, cost, error, rollback)
- **7 Inviolable Laws** (Asimov-inspired)
- **6 Memory Mandates** (what must be remembered)
- **4 Learning Constraints** (how agents improve)

See `SOUL.md` for values. See constitution source: `lib/gfs/constitution/baseline-rules.ts`

## Recovery Protocol

If boot fails at any phase:

1. **Phase 1-2 failure** → System cannot start. Alert via fallback SMS (Twilio)
2. **Phase 3 failure** → Start in degraded mode. Only core agents active. Alert Sentinel
3. **Phase 4-5 failure** → Start with available modules. Missing modules marked offline
4. **Phase 6 failure** → Dark Factory offline. All other systems operational
5. **Phase 7 failure** → System operational but boot report failed. Log locally

All failures are logged to the audit trail (if available) or local filesystem (fallback).

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