release: v0.4.0

Merge PR #90: docs: add changeset skip-rebuild rule to CLAUDE.md

.cards/bootstrap.md

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ This is the only node in the entire store where `type === hash`. It is the root
 
 ## What Bootstrap Registers
 
-`bootstrap(store, varStore?)` is called once when a [[Store]] is opened (and is idempotent). It registers:
+`bootstrap(store)` is called synchronously once when a [[Store]] is opened (and is idempotent). It takes a single unified `Store` parameter. It registers:
 
 1. **The meta-schema** — defines the structure of all schemas (allowed JSON Schema keywords)
 2. **Primitive type schemas** — `@ocas/string`, `@ocas/number`, `@ocas/object`, `@ocas/array`, `@ocas/bool`
 3. **Output schemas** — 18 `@ocas/output/*` schemas for [[Render System|CLI envelope]] types
 
-All of these are stored as regular CAS nodes, addressable by hash. When a [[Variable|varStore]] is provided, bootstrap also writes each `@ocas/*` builtin name → hash binding into the variable store, making them resolvable like any other variable.
+All of these are stored as regular CAS nodes, addressable by hash. Bootstrap writes each `@ocas/*` builtin name → hash binding into the unified store's `var` sub-store, making them resolvable like any other variable.
 
 ## Idempotency
 

.cards/cli.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The `ocas` CLI is the primary interface for interacting with an OCAS [[Store]].
 | 2 | `OCAS_HOME` env var | `export OCAS_HOME=/data/ocas` |
 | 3 | Default | `~/.ocas` |
 
-The variable database lives at `<home>/variables.db` by default, overridable with `--var-db <path>`.
+The SQLite database lives at `<home>/_store.db`.
 
 ## Commands
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ocas verify <hash>              # check integrity + schema validity
 ocas refs <hash>                # list direct ocas_ref edges
 ocas walk <hash>                # recursive DAG traversal
 ocas list --type <hash|name>    # list nodes by type
+ocas list --tag <expr>          # filter by tag
 ocas list-schema                # list all schema hashes
 ocas list-meta                  # list meta-schema hashes
 ocas gc                         # garbage collection
@@ -40,14 +41,22 @@ ocas gc                         # garbage collection
 ### [[Variable]] Management
 
 ```bash
-ocas var set <name> <hash> [--tag key:value] [--tag label]
+ocas var set <name> <hash>
 ocas var get <name> --schema <hash>
 ocas var delete <name> [--schema <hash>]
-ocas var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>] [--tag ...]
-ocas var tag <name> --schema <hash> <operations...>
+ocas var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>]
 ocas var history <name> [--schema <hash>]
 ```
 
+### Tagging
+
+```bash
+ocas tag <target> <tag>...      # attach tags (key:value) or labels (bare)
+ocas untag <target> <tag>...    # remove tags by key or label
+```
+
+Tags apply to any target (variable or node). `ocas get` and `ocas var get` include tag info in output.
+
 ### [[Render System|Template & Render]]
 
 ```bash
@@ -59,12 +68,36 @@ ocas render <hash> [--resolution n] [--decay n] [--epsilon n]
 ocas render --pipe/-p [options]
 ```
 
+### Bundle Export / Import
+
+```bash
+ocas export <root>... -o <bundle.tar>     # write CAS closure of roots to tar
+ocas import <bundle.tar> [--scope @new]   # merge bundle into current store
+```
+
+`ocas export` walks `cas_ref` edges **and** schema chains from each root, then
+writes a self-contained POSIX-tar archive containing every reachable CAS node
+(`cas/<hash>.bin`, CBOR-encoded), every variable whose `value` is in-closure
+(`vars.jsonl`), and every tag attached to an in-closure target (`tags.jsonl`).
+
+`ocas import` is content-addressed and idempotent — re-importing the same
+bundle is a no-op. `--scope @new` rewrites the leading `@scope/` of every
+imported variable name except `@ocas/*` builtins.
+
+`--store <bundle.tar>` is a global flag that swaps the store backend for
+read-only commands. Internally this calls `loadBundleStore()` (from
+`@ocas/core`) which returns an in-memory `Store` populated from the bundle,
+without touching `~/.ocas`. Write commands (`put`, `tag`, `gc`, `import`,
+`var set`, `template set`, …) refuse with an explicit error when `--store`
+is set.
+
 ## Flags
 
 | Flag | Description |
 |------|-------------|
 | `--home <path>` | Store directory |
 | `--var-db <path>` | Variable database path |
+| `--store <bundle.tar>` | Open a bundle as a read-only store (write commands rejected) |
 | `--json` | Compact JSON output (no pretty-printing) |
 | `--pipe`, `-p` | Read from stdin (`put`/`hash`: raw JSON; `render`: envelope) |
 | `--schema <hash>` | Schema filter for var commands |
@@ -76,6 +109,8 @@ ocas render --pipe/-p [options]
 | `--limit <n>` | Max results to return (default: 100) |
 | `--offset <n>` | Skip first N results (default: 0) |
 | `--desc` | Sort descending (default: ascending) |
+| `-o <path>` | Output file path (used by `export`) |
+| `--scope @new` | Variable scope remap on import (used by `import`) |
 
 ## Variable Names
 

.cards/store.md

@@ -13,16 +13,24 @@ The Store is the abstract storage interface at the heart of OCAS. All operations
 
 ```typescript
 type Store = {
-  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash>;
-  get(hash: Hash): CasNode | null;
-  has(hash: Hash): boolean;
-  listAll(): Hash[];
-  listByType(typeHash: Hash, options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
-  listMeta(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
-  listSchemas(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
+  cas: CasStore;
+  var: VarStore;
+  tag: TagStore;
 };
 ```
 
+### CasStore
+
+Content-addressed storage. Handles `put`, `get`, `has`, and list operations over CAS nodes.
+
+### VarStore
+
+Mutable name → hash bindings (variables). Replaces the old standalone `VariableStore`.
+
+### TagStore
+
+Tag-based grouping and querying of CAS nodes.
+
 ### ListOptions & ListEntry
 
 List methods accept optional `ListOptions` for sorting and pagination:
@@ -43,16 +51,12 @@ When `limit` is `undefined`, all results are returned (no cap). The [[CLI]] defa
 
 In-memory `Map<Hash, CasNode>`. Used in tests and for ephemeral computation (e.g. computing a hash without persisting). Created via `createMemoryStore()`.
 
-### FsStore
+### FsStore (`@ocas/fs`)
 
-Filesystem-backed store (`@ocas/fs`). Nodes are serialized as CBOR files under a content-addressed directory tree. Created via `openStore(path)`, which:
+Filesystem-backed store. CAS nodes are stored as CBOR files; variables and tags use SQLite (`node:sqlite`). Created via `openStore(path)`, which:
 
 1. Creates the directory if it doesn't exist
 2. Runs [[Bootstrap]] automatically
 3. Returns a ready-to-use Store
 
 The default location is `~/.ocas`, configurable via `OCAS_HOME` environment variable or `--home` [[CLI]] flag.
-
-## VariableStore
-
-A companion store for [[Variable]] bindings, backed by SQLite. Created via `createVariableStore(dbPath, store)`. It sits alongside the CAS store — variables point into the CAS but live in their own database.

.cards/variable.md

@@ -41,18 +41,22 @@ The `@scope` prefix ensures variable names are visually distinct from 13-charact
 ## Operations
 
 ```bash
-ocas var set <name> <hash> [--tag env:prod] [--tag pinned]
+ocas var set <name> <hash>
 ocas var get <name> --schema <hash>
 ocas var delete <name> [--schema <hash>]
-ocas var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>] [--tag env:prod]
-ocas var tag <name> --schema <hash> status:active pinned :archived
+ocas var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>]
 ```
 
-`var set` is an upsert — creates or updates. Name prefix filtering replaces the old scope concept: `var list myapp/` returns all variables under `myapp/`.
+`var set` is an upsert — creates or updates. Name prefix filtering replaces the old scope concept: `var list myapp/` returns all variables under `myapp/`. Tagging is now handled by the top-level `ocas tag` / `ocas untag` commands (see [[CLI]]).
 
 ## Tags and Labels
 
-Tags and labels share a unified command (`var tag`):
+Tags and labels are managed via top-level `ocas tag` / `ocas untag` commands:
+
+```bash
+ocas tag <target> env:prod pinned    # set tag + label
+ocas untag <target> env pinned       # remove by key/label
+```
 
 - **Tags** are `key:value` pairs — same-key mutually exclusive (e.g. `env:prod` replaces `env:dev`)
 - **Labels** are bare strings (e.g. `pinned`, `important`)

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['*']
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - run: corepack enable && pnpm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm run build
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: pnpm run check
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: pnpm run test

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ dist/
 *.d.ts.map
 *.tsbuildinfo
 .worktrees/
+bun.lock

.workflows/retrospect-workflow.yaml

@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ roles:
       1. Use `git rev-parse --show-toplevel` to find the repo root (do NOT use repoPath from proposer — that's the analyzed repo)
       2. `git fetch origin` to get latest refs
       3. `git worktree add .worktrees/retrospect/<short-slug> -b retrospect/<short-slug> origin/main`
-      4. `cd .worktrees/retrospect/<short-slug> && bun install`
+      4. `cd .worktrees/retrospect/<short-slug> && pnpm install`
       5. ALL subsequent work must happen inside the worktree directory.
 
       Then apply changes:
       6. Read the change plan from CAS: `uwf cas get <plan hash>`
       7. Apply each edit from the plan to the workflow YAML
       8. Update or add tests as specified in the plan
-      9. Run `bun run build` and `bun test` to verify
-      10. Run `bun run check` for lint
+      9. Run `pnpm run build` and `pnpm test` to verify
+      10. Run `pnpm run check` for lint
       11. Commit with message: `improve: <workflow-name> — <brief summary>`
     output: "List all files changed and provide a summary. Set $status to done (with branch/worktree), or failed (with reason)."
     frontmatter:
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ roles:
       2. Edits should be minimal — don't rewrite working procedures
       3. New pitfall notes or instructions must be clear and actionable
       4. Tests must be updated if assertions changed
-      5. `bun run build` and `bun test` must pass
-      6. `bunx biome check` must pass
+      5. `pnpm run build` and `pnpm test` must pass
+      6. `pnpm run check` must pass
 
       IMPORTANT: `tea pr create` must run from the MAIN repo directory (not a worktree), because tea cannot detect the repo from worktree `.git` files.
     output: "Explain your decision. Set $status to approved (with branch/worktree) or rejected (with comments)."
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status, error]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Analyze completed thread {{{threadId}}} for execution anomalies." }
+    new: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Analyze completed thread {{{threadId}}} for execution anomalies." }
+    resume: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Review previous analysis of thread {{{threadId}}} and continue." }
   analyst:
     clean: { role: "$END", prompt: "No issues found. Thread executed cleanly." }
     findings: { role: "proposer", prompt: "Findings report: {{{report}}}. Target workflow: {{{targetWorkflow}}}. Propose minimal edits." }

.workflows/solve-issue.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "solve-issue"
-description: "TDD-driven issue resolution for small, focused changes. Loop protection relies on engine maxRounds."
+description: "TDD-driven issue resolution for small, focused changes. Loop protection relies on engine maxRounds. Uses pnpm."
 roles:
   planner:
     description: "Analyzes issue and outputs a TDD test spec"
@@ -8,34 +8,64 @@ roles:
       - issue-analysis
       - planning
     procedure: |
-      On first run (no previous steps):
+      CRITICAL: First, determine which mode you are in by scanning the task prompt.
+      Choose EXACTLY ONE mode — do NOT default to Mode A if Mode B applies.
+
+      **How to choose:**
+      - If the prompt contains ANY of these keywords: "PR #", "PR#", "pulls/", "继续修复", "continue", "review feedback", "existing branch", "fix/", or mentions a branch name → **Mode B**
+      - If the prompt was forwarded from tester with fix_spec → **Mode C**
+      - Otherwise → **Mode A**
+
+      **Mode A — Fresh issue (first time, no existing PR):**
       1. Read the issue and all comments from Gitea using `tea issues <number> -r <owner/repo>`
       2. Look for project conventions files (CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, .cursor/rules/) in the repo
       3. Assess whether the issue has enough information to produce a test spec
       4. If insufficient info: comment on the issue via `echo "..." | tea comment <number> -r <owner/repo>` (skip if you already commented), then output $status=insufficient_info
       5. If sufficient: produce a detailed TDD test spec in markdown covering all scenarios
+      6. The test spec is stored in CAS automatically by the uwf pipeline (agents do not need to call `ocas put` directly)
+      7. Output **$status=ready** with plan hash and repoPath
 
-      On subsequent runs (bounced back by tester with fix_spec):
+      **Mode B — Continue on existing PR (prompt mentions PR, branch, or review feedback):**
+      YOU MUST output $status=continue (NOT ready) when in this mode.
+      1. Extract the PR number and branch name from the prompt
+      2. Read the PR and its review comments from Gitea: `tea pr <number> --comments -r <owner/repo>`
+      3. Read the existing issue for full context: `tea issues <number> -r <owner/repo>`
+      4. Look for project conventions files (CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, .cursor/rules/) in the repo
+      5. Produce a TDD test spec that ONLY covers the changes requested in the review — do NOT re-spec already-implemented features
+      6. The test spec is stored in CAS automatically by the uwf pipeline (agents do not need to call `ocas put` directly)
+      7. Find the existing worktree: `git worktree list` and locate the branch
+      8. Output **$status=continue** with plan hash, repoPath, branch name, and worktree path
+
+      **Mode C — Bounced back by tester (fix_spec):**
       1. Read the tester's output from the previous step to understand what's wrong with the spec
       2. Revise the test spec accordingly
+      3. The test spec is stored in CAS automatically by the uwf pipeline (agents do not need to call `ocas put` directly)
+      4. Output **$status=ready** with plan hash and repoPath
 
-      After producing the test spec:
-      1. Store it via `uwf cas put-text "<markdown content>"` and capture the returned hash
-      2. Put the hash in frontmatter.plan (required when $status=ready)
-      3. Set repoPath to the absolute path of the repository root
-    output: "Output a brief summary of the test spec. Set $status to ready (with plan hash and repoPath) or insufficient_info."
+      IMPORTANT: Extract the repo remote (owner/repo) from git:
+      ```bash
+      git remote get-url origin | sed 's|.*[:/]\([^/]*/[^.]*\).*|\1|'
+      ```
+      Store the result as repoRemote in your frontmatter output so downstream roles can use it.
+    output: "Output a brief summary of the test spec. Set $status to ready (fresh), continue (existing PR), or insufficient_info."
     frontmatter:
       oneOf:
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "ready" }
             plan: { type: string }
             repoPath: { type: string }
           required: [$status, plan, repoPath]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "continue" }
+            plan: { type: string }
+            repoPath: { type: string }
+            branch: { type: string }
+            worktree: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, plan, repoPath, branch, worktree]
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "insufficient_info" }
-          required: [$status]
+            reason: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, reason]
   developer:
     description: "TDD implementation per test spec"
     goal: "You are a developer agent. You implement code changes following TDD — write tests first, then implementation."
@@ -50,33 +80,47 @@ roles:
       2. `git fetch origin` to get latest refs
       3. First time (no existing branch):
          - `git worktree add .worktrees/fix/<issue-number>-<short-slug> -b fix/<issue-number>-<short-slug> origin/main`
-         - `cd .worktrees/fix/<issue-number>-<short-slug> && bun install`
-      4. If bounced back from reviewer or tester (branch already exists):
+         - `cd .worktrees/fix/<issue-number>-<short-slug> && pnpm install`
+      4. If continuing on existing branch (prompt says "Continue work on existing branch" or provides a worktree path):
+         - cd directly into the worktree path provided in the prompt
+         - `git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main`
+         - Do NOT create a new branch or worktree
+      5. If bounced back from reviewer or tester (branch already exists but no explicit worktree path):
          - cd into the existing worktree under `.worktrees/fix/<issue-number>-<short-slug>`
          - `git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main`
-      5. ALL subsequent work must happen inside the worktree directory.
+      6. ALL subsequent work must happen inside the worktree directory.
 
       Then implement TDD:
-      6. Read the test spec from CAS: `uwf cas get <plan hash>` (find the hash from the planner's output in your task prompt)
+      6. Read the test spec from CAS: `ocas get <plan hash>` (find the hash from the planner's output in your task prompt)
       7. If bounced back from reviewer or tester: read the previous role's feedback in your task prompt
       8. Write tests first based on the spec
       9. Implement the code to make tests pass
-      10. Ensure `bun run build` passes with no errors
-      11. Run `bun test` to verify all tests pass
+      10. Ensure `pnpm run build` passes with no errors
+      11. Run `pnpm test` to verify all tests pass
+
+      After implementation, before reporting done:
+      12. Add a changeset file (`.changeset/<short-slug>.md`) with correct bump type:
+          - `patch` for bug fixes, internal refactors, test-only changes
+          - `minor` for new features, new CLI commands, new API surfaces
+          - `major` for breaking changes
+          List every affected package in the changeset frontmatter.
+      13. Update documentation if the change affects user-facing behavior:
+          - `README.md` — usage examples, feature descriptions
+          - `.cards/` — architecture decision records (if applicable)
+          - CLI prompt subcommand output (if CLI help text changes)
+          - CLI `--help` text (if flags/commands are added or changed)
 
       If you cannot complete the implementation (e.g. the issue is too complex, blocked by external factors,
       or repeated attempts fail), set $status=failed with a reason.
     output: "List all files changed and provide a summary. Set $status to done (with branch/worktree), or failed (with reason)."
     frontmatter:
       oneOf:
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "done" }
             branch: { type: string }
             worktree: { type: string }
           required: [$status, branch, worktree]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "failed" }
             reason: { type: string }
           required: [$status, reason]
@@ -95,8 +139,8 @@ roles:
 
       Then perform code review:
       Hard checks (must all pass):
-      3. `bun run build` — no build errors
-      4. `bunx biome check` — no lint violations
+      3. `pnpm run build` — no build errors
+      4. `pnpm run check` — no lint violations
       5. TypeScript strict mode — no type errors
 
       Soft checks (review against project conventions if CLAUDE.md / .cursor/rules exist):
@@ -104,19 +148,25 @@ roles:
       - No `console.log` in production code
       - No dynamic imports in production code
 
+      Documentation & changeset checks:
+      6. Changeset exists in `.changeset/` with correct bump type (`patch`/`minor`/`major`) and lists all affected packages
+      7. If the change is user-facing, documentation is updated:
+         - `README.md` reflects new/changed behavior
+         - `.cards/` architecture cards updated if design decisions changed
+         - CLI prompt subcommand output updated (if it generates skill/reference content)
+         - CLI `--help` text matches new flags/commands
+
       Only review standards compliance. Do NOT test functionality.
       If rejecting, you MUST explain the specific reason in your output.
     output: "Explain your decision with specific file/line references. Set $status to approved (with branch/worktree) or rejected (with comments)."
     frontmatter:
       oneOf:
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "approved" }
             branch: { type: string }
             worktree: { type: string }
           required: [$status, branch, worktree]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "rejected" }
             comments: { type: string }
             worktree: { type: string }
@@ -129,8 +179,8 @@ roles:
     procedure: |
       The worktree path is provided in your task prompt. cd into it first.
 
-      1. Run `bun test` for automated test verification
-      2. Read the test spec from CAS: `uwf cas get <plan hash>` (find the hash from the planner step in the thread history)
+      1. Run `pnpm test` for automated test verification
+      2. Read the test spec from CAS: `ocas get <plan hash>` (find the hash from the planner step in the thread history)
       3. Verify each scenario in the spec is covered and passing
       4. Determine outcome:
          - passed: all scenarios verified, tests pass
@@ -139,19 +189,16 @@ roles:
     output: "Report test results per scenario. Set $status to passed (with branch/worktree), fix_code (with report), or fix_spec (with report)."
     frontmatter:
       oneOf:
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "passed" }
             branch: { type: string }
             worktree: { type: string }
           required: [$status, branch, worktree]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "fix_code" }
             report: { type: string }
           required: [$status, report]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "fix_spec" }
             report: { type: string }
           required: [$status, report]
@@ -178,22 +225,22 @@ roles:
     output: "Include PR URL on success or error log on failure. Set $status to committed (with prUrl) or hook_failed (with error)."
     frontmatter:
       oneOf:
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "committed" }
             prUrl: { type: string }
           required: [$status, prUrl]
-        - type: object
-          properties:
+        - properties:
             $status: { const: "hook_failed" }
             error: { type: string }
           required: [$status, error]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    new: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    resume: { role: "planner", prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the work." }
   planner:
-    insufficient_info: { role: "$END", prompt: "Insufficient information to proceed; end the workflow." }
+    insufficient_info: { role: "$SUSPEND", prompt: "信息不足，需要补充：{{{reason}}}" }
     ready: { role: "developer", prompt: "Implement the TDD test spec (CAS hash: {{{plan}}}) in repo {{{repoPath}}}." }
+    continue: { role: "developer", prompt: "Continue work on existing branch {{{branch}}} at worktree {{{worktree}}}. Implement the revised TDD test spec (CAS hash: {{{plan}}}) in repo {{{repoPath}}}. Do NOT create a new branch or worktree — cd into the existing worktree and work there." }
   developer:
     done: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Review branch {{{branch}}} at {{{worktree}}} for code standards compliance." }
     failed: { role: "$END", prompt: "Developer failed: {{{reason}}}. Ending workflow." }

CLAUDE.md

@@ -14,20 +14,21 @@ Monorepo with 3 packages under `packages/`:
 
 ## Tech Stack
 
-- **Runtime:** Bun
+- **Runtime:** Node.js
 - **Language:** TypeScript (strict mode, `exactOptionalPropertyTypes`, `noUncheckedIndexedAccess`)
-- **Build:** `tsc --build` (composite project references)
-- **Test:** `bun test`
+- **Build:** `tsc` (composite project references, sequential: core → fs → cli)
+- **Test:** Vitest (`npx vitest run`)
+- **Package Manager:** pnpm (workspace)
 - **Lint/Format:** Biome (`biome check .` / `biome format --write .`)
-- **Publish:** Changesets + `bun publish` → npmjs (`@ocas/*`)
+- **Publish:** @shazhou/proman (`proman bump` + `proman publish`)
 
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-bun test          # Run all tests
-bun run build     # Build all packages
-bun run check     # Biome lint
-bun run format    # Biome format (auto-fix)
+pnpm run test     # Run all tests (vitest)
+pnpm run build    # Build all packages (tsc via proman)
+pnpm run check    # Biome lint
+pnpm run format   # Biome format (auto-fix)
 ```
 
 ## Code Conventions
@@ -58,8 +59,7 @@ bun run format    # Biome format (auto-fix)
 
 - `Hash` — 13-character uppercase Crockford Base32 string (XXH64)
 - `CasNode` — content-addressed node with schema
-- `Store` — abstract storage interface (get/put)
-- `VariableStore` — SQLite-backed mutable bindings (name → hash)
+- `Store` — unified storage interface `{ cas: CasStore, var: VarStore, tag: TagStore }`
 - `ListOptions` — sorting/pagination options (`sort`, `desc`, `limit`, `offset`)
 - `ListEntry` — list result entry (`hash`, `created`, `updated`)
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ bun run format    # Biome format (auto-fix)
 
 ### Architecture Notes
 
-- **No "alias" concept** — every name resolution flows through the `VariableStore`. Builtin schemas (`@ocas/schema`, `@ocas/string`, `@ocas/output/*`, …) are registered as variables during `bootstrap(store, varStore)`, alongside user-defined variables created via `ocas var set`.
-- **`bootstrap(store, varStore?)`** writes builtin name → hash bindings into the varStore when one is provided; called automatically by `openStore()` and `openStoreAndVarStore()`.
-- **`resolveHash(input, varStore)`** is the unified hash/name resolver in the CLI. If `input` matches the 13-char hash format it is returned as-is; otherwise the varStore is queried by exact name. This means every CLI command that accepts a hash argument also accepts a variable name (schema names, user vars, etc.).
+- **No "alias" concept** — every name resolution flows through `store.var`. Builtin schemas (`@ocas/schema`, `@ocas/string`, `@ocas/output/*`, …) are registered as variables during `bootstrap(store)`, alongside user-defined variables created via `ocas var set`.
+- **`bootstrap(store)`** synchronously writes builtin name → hash bindings into the unified store; called automatically by `openStore()`.
+- **`resolveHash(input, store)`** is the unified hash/name resolver in the CLI. If `input` matches the 13-char hash format it is returned as-is; otherwise `store.var` is queried by exact name. This means every CLI command that accepts a hash argument also accepts a variable name (schema names, user vars, etc.).
 - **Variable naming**: all names must follow `@scope/name` format (`@[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*/segments`). `@ocas/*` is reserved for builtins. The `@` prefix ensures names are visually distinct from hashes.
-- **`openStoreAndVarStore()`** in the CLI opens both stores and bootstraps once; prefer it over separate `openStore()` + `createVariableStore()` to avoid double bootstrap.
+- **`openStore()`** returns a unified `Store` with `cas`, `var`, and `tag` sub-stores, and bootstraps automatically. `@ocas/core` has zero SQLite dependency.
 
 ### Internal Dependencies
 
@@ -92,48 +92,45 @@ This is resolved to real version numbers only during publishing (see below).
 
 ## Before Submitting
 
-1. `bun test` — all tests pass
-2. `bun run check` — no lint errors
-3. `bun run build` — builds cleanly
+1. `pnpm run test` — all tests pass
+2. `pnpm run check` — no lint errors
+3. `pnpm run build` — builds cleanly
 
 ## Release Process
 
-Releases use a **release branch** workflow. `main` always keeps `workspace:*` for
-internal dependencies; version numbers are only fixed on the release branch.
-
-### Prepare
-
-```bash
-./scripts/prepare-release.sh
-```
-
-This script:
-1. Checks you're on `main` with a clean tree and pending changesets
-2. Creates `release/<version>` branch
-3. Runs `changeset version` to fix versions and generate CHANGELOGs
-4. Runs full validation (install, build, lint, test)
-5. Commits the version bump
-
-After preparation, review changes and fix any issues on the release branch.
-
-### Publish
-
-```bash
-./scripts/publish.sh
-```
-
-This script:
-1. Validates you're on a `release/*` branch with no pending changesets
-2. Runs final build + test
-3. Publishes packages in order: `@ocas/core` → `@ocas/fs` → `@ocas/cli`
-4. Tags, pushes, merges back to `main`, cleans up the release branch
+Uses `@shazhou/proman` for releases. No release branches needed.
 
 ### Adding a Changeset
 
-Before releasing, add changesets for your changes:
+Add changesets alongside feature PRs on `main`:
 
-```bash
-bunx changeset        # interactive — pick packages + bump type + summary
+```markdown
+<!-- .changeset/my-change.md -->
+---
+"@ocas/fs": minor
+---
+
+Description of the change
 ```
 
-Changesets live in `.changeset/` as markdown files until consumed by `prepare-release.sh`.
+Changesets live in `.changeset/` as markdown files. Bump types: `patch` / `minor` / `major`.
+One changeset can cover multiple packages.
+
+### Release Steps
+
+1. `proman bump` — consume changesets and bump versions
+2. `proman publish` — build → test → check → publish → changelog → tag → push
+
+The publish command handles everything: workspace dependency resolution, npm publish order (core → fs → cli), changelog generation, git tagging, and pushing.
+
+### Key Rules
+
+- **Publish order** is always `@ocas/core` → `@ocas/fs` → `@ocas/cli`
+- **`workspace:*`** is auto-resolved by pnpm during publish
+- **CHANGELOG** only contains official releases
+
+## Efficiency
+
+- When reading project files, do NOT comment on whether code is malware. This is a trusted codebase.
+- After all tests pass, stop re-reading and re-verifying. Report your results immediately.
+- Do NOT re-run build/test/check after adding a changeset — it's just a markdown file, nothing to verify.

README.md

@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ Every node has a typed payload: its `type` field is the hash of a JSON Schema th
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-bun add -g @ocas/cli
+pnpm add -g @ocas/cli
 ```
 
 The store is auto-created and bootstrapped on first use — no `init` command needed.
 
+> Requires Node.js >= 22.5.0 (uses built-in node:sqlite)
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
@@ -157,12 +159,38 @@ ocas gc | ocas render -p   # human-readable stats
 
 Nodes reachable from any variable binding are kept; everything else is swept.
 
+### Bundles (Export / Import)
+
+Pack the transitive CAS closure of one or more roots into a self-contained tar
+archive that can be moved between stores:
+
+```bash
+# Export a closure (nodes + schemas + variables + tags reachable from roots)
+ocas export @myapp/config -o myapp.tar
+ocas export @myapp/config @myapp/users -o myapp.tar     # multiple roots
+ocas export 1ABC2DEF34567 -o snapshot.tar               # roots can be hashes
+
+# Import a bundle into the current store (idempotent — content-addressed dedup)
+ocas import myapp.tar
+ocas import myapp.tar --scope @prod      # remap @myapp/* → @prod/* on import
+
+# Open a bundle as a read-only store without unpacking it
+ocas get @myapp/config --store myapp.tar
+ocas walk @myapp/config --store myapp.tar
+ocas var list --store myapp.tar
+```
+
+`--store <bundle.tar>` works with all read-only commands (`get`, `has`, `walk`,
+`refs`, `list`, `var list`, `var get`, …). Write commands (`put`, `tag`, `gc`,
+`import`, `var set`, …) are rejected with a clear error.
+
 ## Global Flags
 
 | Flag | Description |
 |------|-------------|
 | `--home <path>` | Store directory (default: `$OCAS_HOME` or `~/.ocas`) |
 | `--var-db <path>` | Variable database path |
+| `--store <bundle.tar>` | Open a bundle file as a read-only store (write commands rejected) |
 | `--json` | Compact single-line JSON output |
 | `--pipe`, `-p` | Read from stdin |
 | `--render`, `-r` | Render output inline |
@@ -190,8 +218,8 @@ Nodes reachable from any variable binding are kept; everything else is swept.
 ## Using as a Library
 
 ```bash
-bun add @ocas/core              # in-memory store
-bun add @ocas/core @ocas/fs     # + filesystem persistence
+pnpm add @ocas/core              # in-memory store
+pnpm add @ocas/core @ocas/fs     # + filesystem persistence
 ```
 
 ```typescript
@@ -214,9 +242,9 @@ const node = store.get(hash);
 For filesystem persistence, use `@ocas/fs`:
 
 ```typescript
-import { openStoreAndVarStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { openStore } from "@ocas/fs";
 
-const { store, varStore } = await openStoreAndVarStore("/path/to/store");
+const store = await openStore("/path/to/store");
 ```
 
 See individual package READMEs for full API docs:
@@ -228,11 +256,11 @@ See individual package READMEs for full API docs:
 
 ```bash
 git clone <repo-url> && cd ocas
-bun install --no-cache
-bun run build     # tsc --build
-bun test          # run all tests
-bun run check     # biome lint
-bun run format    # biome format
+pnpm install
+pnpm run build     # tsc --build
+pnpm test          # run all tests
+pnpm run check     # biome lint
+pnpm run format    # biome format
 ```
 
 ## License

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docs/sync-readme.md

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ The root README should have these sections in order:
 4. **Packages** — table with ALL packages from packages/ directory, columns: Package, Description, Type (cli/lib)
 5. **Quick Start** — install, build, basic usage
 6. **CLI Reference** — brief command list, detailed usage in cli README
-7. **Development** — bun install / build / check / test
-8. **Publishing** — changeset workflow (bun run release)
+7. **Development** — pnpm install / build / check / test
+8. **Publishing** — `proman bump` + `proman publish`
 
 ## Per-Package README Structure
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Each package README should have:
 1. **Title** — package name
 2. **One-line description** — matching package.json
 3. **Overview** — what it does, where it sits in the architecture, dependencies
-4. **Installation** — bun add (for libs) or "included as binary" (for cli)
+4. **Installation** — pnpm add (for libs) or "included as binary" (for cli)
 5. **API** (lib packages) — all exports from src/index.ts with type signatures, grouped by category, minimal usage examples
 6. **CLI Usage** (cli packages) — command reference with examples
 7. **Internal Structure** — brief src/ file organization
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ For each package read:
 - All relative links work
 - Package names match package.json
 - No references to removed/renamed packages
-- bun run build still passes
+- pnpm run build still passes
 
 ## Guidelines
 

legacy-packages/workflows/e2e-check.yaml

@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ roles:
 
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "preparer", prompt: "Set up Docker environment for E2E testing. Repo at {{{repoPath}}}." }
+    new: { role: "preparer", prompt: "Set up Docker environment for E2E testing. Repo at {{{repoPath}}}." }
+    resume: { role: "preparer", prompt: "Review previous E2E run and continue testing. Repo at {{{repoPath}}}." }
   preparer:
     ready: { role: "tester", prompt: "Environment ready. Container: {{{containerName}}}, store: {{{storePath}}}. Run all test scenarios." }
     setup_failed: { role: "reporter", prompt: "Setup failures found. File these as bugs: {{{failures}}}" }

package.json

@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocas/workspace",
   "private": true,
-  "workspaces": [
-    "packages/*"
-  ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@biomejs/biome": "^2.0.0",
-    "@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.7.0",
-    "@changesets/cli": "^2.31.0",
-    "bun-types": "^1.3.14",
-    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
-    "ulidx": "^2.4.1"
+    "@biomejs/biome": "^2.4.16",
+    "@shazhou/proman": "0.4.2",
+    "@types/node": "^25.9.1",
+    "tsx": "^4.22.4",
+    "typescript": "^6.0.3",
+    "ulidx": "^2.4.1",
+    "vite": "^8.0.16",
+    "vitest": "^4.1.8"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsc --build packages/core packages/fs",
-    "test": "bun test",
-    "check": "biome check .",
-    "format": "biome format --write .",
-    "release": "changeset version && bun run build && changeset publish"
+    "build": "proman build",
+    "test": "proman test",
+    "check": "proman check",
+    "format": "proman format"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas.git"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.5.0"
+  },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/issues"
   }

packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,54 @@
 # @ocas/cli
 
+## 0.4.0 — 2026-06-07
+
+- Rename `ocas prompt setup` to `ocas prompt bootstrap` with programmatic generation (dynamic CLI_VERSION injection). Add `ocas prompt list` subcommand.
+- Add CAS closure export/import (`ocas export` / `ocas import`):
+  
+  - **`@ocas/core`**: New `computeClosure(store, roots)` traverses references and schema chains to gather a complete CAS closure. New `exportBundle()` / `importBundle()` / `loadBundleStore()` produce and consume self-contained POSIX-tar bundles (`cas/*.bin` CBOR payloads, `vars.jsonl`, `tags.jsonl`). Added `@ocas/output/export` and `@ocas/output/import` builtin output schemas.
+  - **`@ocas/cli`**: New `ocas export <root> [<root> ...] -o <bundle.tar>` and `ocas import <bundle.tar> [--scope @new]` commands. New global `--store <bundle.tar>` flag opens a bundle as a read-only store for inspection commands (`get`, `walk`, `refs`, `var list`, …). Write commands reject `--store` with a clear error.
+
+## 0.3.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix prompt docs: `bun` → `pnpm` install instructions, remove stale `--var-db` flag from usage docs.
+
+## 0.2.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- `Store` is now `{ cas: CasStore, var: VarStore, tag: TagStore }` — all sub-stores accessed via properties
+- `bootstrap(store)` and `putSchema(store, schema)` are now **synchronous** (were async)
+- `VariableStore` class removed from `@ocas/core` — SQLite implementation moved to `@ocas/fs`
+- `createVariableStore()` removed from `@ocas/core`
+- `openStoreAndVarStore()` removed — use `openStore()` returning unified `Store`
+- `RenderOptions.varStore` removed — templates resolved via `store.var` internally
+- `@ocas/core` has zero `bun:sqlite` imports — pure TypeScript
+- `ocas var tag` subcommand removed — use `ocas tag` / `ocas untag` instead
+
+### New Features
+
+- `CasStore`, `VarStore`, `TagStore` sub-store types
+- `TagStore` — first-class tags on any CAS node (not just variables)
+- Top-level `ocas tag <target> <tag>...` and `ocas untag <target> <tag>...` commands
+- `ocas get` and `ocas var get` now include tag info in output
+- `ocas list --tag` and `ocas var list --tag` filter support
+- `var-store-helpers.ts` — shared validation/history logic
+- `validation.ts` — shared `validateName()` exported from core
+
+## 0.1.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix render output missing trailing newline.
+- Fix TypeScript LSP errors: tsconfig `noEmit`, `exactOptionalPropertyTypes` conditional spread, `schemaHash` scope.
+- Add agent skill setup hint with version to help output. Remove postinstall script (blocked by bun security policy). Update `ocas prompt setup` to guide cleanup of old skill versions before installing new ones.
+
+- Updated dependencies:
+  - @ocas/core@0.1.2
+  - @ocas/fs@0.1.2
+
 ## 0.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
@@ -11,64 +60,6 @@
   - @ocas/core@0.1.1
   - @ocas/fs@0.1.1
 
-## 0.6.0
+## 0.1.0
 
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Unified `{ type, value }` envelope output for all CLI commands (RFC [#67](https://github.com/uncaged/json-cas/issues/67)).
-
-  ### Breaking Changes
-
-  - Removed `init`, `bootstrap`, `cat`, `schema put/get/list/validate` commands
-  - All CLI command outputs now wrapped in `{ type, value }` envelope (except `render`)
-  - `openStore()` is now async and auto-bootstraps
-
-  ### New Features
-
-  - 18 `@output/*` schemas registered at bootstrap
-  - `list --type <hash-or-alias>` command (replaces `schema list`)
-  - `verify` now checks both hash integrity and schema validation
-  - `wrapEnvelope()` helper exported from `@uncaged/json-cas`
-  - `openStore()` in `@uncaged/json-cas-fs` — async, auto mkdir + bootstrap
-  - Default LiquidJS templates for all output schemas
-  - Pipe composition: any command output can be piped to `render -p`
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.6.0
-  - @uncaged/json-cas-fs@0.6.0
-
-## 0.5.3
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.5.3
-  - @uncaged/json-cas-fs@0.5.3
-
-## 0.3.0
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.3.0
-  - @uncaged/json-cas-fs@0.3.0
-
-## 0.2.0
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.2.0
-  - @uncaged/json-cas-fs@0.2.0
-
-## 0.1.3
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- fix: replace workspace:^ with actual version numbers in published dependencies
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.1.3
-  - @uncaged/json-cas-fs@0.1.3
+Initial release as `@ocas/cli`. CLI tool for OCAS with put, get, list, render, verify, gc, var, and template commands. Envelope output format with pipe composition support.

packages/cli/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CLI tool for ocas stores.
 
 `@ocas/cli` provides the `ocas` command for managing a filesystem-backed store: node CRUD, integrity checks, reference listing, graph walks, variables, and output templates. It uses `@ocas/fs` for persistence and `@ocas/core` for core operations.
 
-The store is **auto-created and bootstrapped** on first use, so there is no `init`/`bootstrap` command. Schemas are ordinary `@schema`-typed nodes — register one with `ocas put @schema file.json` and list them with `ocas list --type @schema`; there is no dedicated `schema` subcommand.
+The store is **auto-created and bootstrapped** on first use, so there is no `init`/`bootstrap` command. Schemas are ordinary `@ocas/schema`-typed nodes — register one with `ocas put @ocas/schema file.json` and list them with `ocas list --type @ocas/schema`; there is no dedicated `schema` subcommand.
 
 **Dependencies:** `@ocas/core`, `@ocas/fs`
 
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ The store is **auto-created and bootstrapped** on first use, so there is no `ini
 Published as an npm package with a binary entry:
 
 ```bash
-bun add -g @ocas/cli
+pnpm add -g @ocas/cli
 # or from the monorepo workspace:
-bun link
+pnpm link
 ```
 
-**Binary name:** `ocas` (points to `src/index.ts`, run with Bun).
+**Binary name:** `ocas` (points to `dist/index.js`, run with Node).
 
 In development:
 
 ```bash
-bun packages/cli-ocas/src/index.ts <command> [args]
+node packages/cli/dist/index.js <command> [args]
 ```
 
 ## CLI Usage
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Usage: ocas [--home <path>] [--json] <command> [args]
 |------|-------------|
 | `--home <path>` | Store directory (default: `$OCAS_HOME` or `~/.ocas`) |
 | `--var-db <path>` | Variable database path (default: `<home>/variables.db`) |
+| `--store <bundle.tar>` | Open a bundle file as a read-only store (write commands rejected) |
 | `--json` | Compact (single-line) JSON output |
 
 ### Envelope format
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ raw, non-envelope text.
 | `template list` | `{ schemaHash, contentHash }[]` | `@output/template-list` |
 | `template delete <schema-hash>` | `{ deleted: boolean }` | `@output/template-delete` |
 | `gc` | `{ total, reachable, collected, scanned }` | `@output/gc` |
+| `export <root...> -o <bundle.tar>` | `{ nodes, vars, tags }` | `@output/export` |
+| `import <bundle.tar> [--scope @new]` | nested `{ nodes, vars, tags }` stats | `@output/import` |
 
 ### Examples
 
 ```bash
-# Register a schema (schemas are plain @schema nodes) and store a payload
-ocas put @schema ./schemas/item.json
+# Register a schema (schemas are plain @ocas/schema nodes) and store a payload
+ocas put @ocas/schema ./schemas/item.json
 # → { "type": "...", "value": "0123456789ABC" }  (the schema's type hash)
 
 ocas put 0123456789ABC ./payloads/item.json
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ ocas verify <content-hash>
 ocas walk <content-hash> --format tree
 
 # List every registered schema, then extract the hashes with jq
-ocas list --type @schema | jq -r '.value[]'
+ocas list --type @ocas/schema | jq -r '.value[]'
 ```
 
 ### Pipe composition
@@ -108,13 +111,13 @@ Because every command shares the `{ type, value }` envelope, output composes dir
 
 ```bash
 # put emits a cas_ref hash envelope; render -p dereferences and renders the node
-ocas put @schema ./schemas/item.json | ocas render -p
+ocas put @ocas/schema ./schemas/item.json | ocas render -p
 
 # render gc statistics
 ocas gc | ocas render -p
 
 # render every schema referenced by a list result
-ocas list --type @schema | ocas render -p
+ocas list --type @ocas/schema | ocas render -p
 ```
 
 ### Variable names as hash arguments
@@ -143,6 +146,35 @@ ocas render <content-hash>
 # → Item: Widget
 ```
 
+### Bundles (export / import)
+
+`ocas export` walks the transitive CAS closure (refs **and** schema chains) of one or more
+roots and writes a self-contained POSIX-tar archive containing every reachable CAS node
+(`cas/<hash>.bin`, CBOR-encoded), every variable whose value is in-closure
+(`vars.jsonl`), and every tag attached to an in-closure target (`tags.jsonl`).
+
+```bash
+ocas export @myapp/config -o myapp.tar             # single root by name
+ocas export @myapp/config @myapp/users -o m.tar    # multiple roots
+ocas export 1ABC2DEF34567 -o snapshot.tar          # raw hash root
+
+# Import into the current store (idempotent — content-addressed dedup)
+ocas import myapp.tar
+ocas import myapp.tar --scope @prod                # remap @myapp/* → @prod/*
+
+# Inspect a bundle without unpacking it
+ocas get @myapp/config --store myapp.tar
+ocas walk @myapp/config --store myapp.tar
+ocas var list --store myapp.tar
+```
+
+`-o <path>` (required for `export`) names the output tar. `--scope @new` rewrites the
+leading `@scope` of every imported variable name except builtins (`@ocas/*`).
+`--store <bundle.tar>` swaps the store backend for any read-only command (`get`, `has`,
+`refs`, `walk`, `list`, `var list`, `var get`, `verify`, `render`, …); write commands
+(`put`, `tag`, `gc`, `import`, `var set`, `template set`, …) refuse with
+`--store is read-only` when the flag is set.
+
 ## Internal Structure
 
 | File | Purpose |

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocas/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "description": "CLI for OCAS content-addressed store",
+  "keywords": [
+    "cas",
+    "cli",
+    "content-addressing"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.5.0"
+  },
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
-    "ocas": "src/index.ts"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "bun test",
-    "prepublishOnly": "bash ../../scripts/check-workspace-deps.sh"
+    "ocas": "dist/index.js"
   },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "prompts"
+  ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ocas/core": "0.1.1",
-    "@ocas/fs": "0.1.1"
+    "@ocas/core": "workspace:*",
+    "@ocas/fs": "workspace:*"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -21,5 +30,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/tree/main/packages/cli",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/issues"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^25.9.1"
   }
 }

packages/cli/prompts/usage.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ OCAS is a self-describing content-addressable store for typed JSON data. Every n
 
 All commands output `{ type, value }` JSON envelopes, making them composable via pipes.
 
-**Install:** `bun add -g @ocas/cli`
+**Install:** `pnpm add -g @ocas/cli`
 
 **Packages:** `@ocas/core` (engine) · `@ocas/fs` (filesystem store) · `@ocas/cli` (CLI)
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ ocas var delete @myapp/config                  # remove
 ocas var list [prefix]                         # list (prefix filter)
 ocas var list @myapp/ --tag env:prod           # filter by scope + tag
 ocas var history @myapp/config                 # last 10 values (LRU)
-ocas var tag @myapp/config --schema <h> status:active   # add tag
-ocas var tag @myapp/config --schema <h> :status          # remove tag
+ocas tag @myapp/config status:active           # add tag/label to a target
+ocas untag @myapp/config status                # remove tag/label by key
 ```
 
 **Naming rules:**
@@ -133,12 +133,31 @@ ocas gc                    # collect unreachable nodes
 ocas gc | ocas render -p   # human-readable stats
 ```
 
+### Bundles (Export / Import)
+
+```bash
+ocas export <root>... -o <bundle.tar>           # write closure of roots to tar
+ocas export @myapp/config -o myapp.tar
+ocas export @myapp/config @myapp/users -o m.tar # multiple roots
+ocas import <bundle.tar>                        # import bundle (idempotent)
+ocas import <bundle.tar> --scope @prod          # remap @<scope>/* → @prod/*
+ocas get <hash> --store <bundle.tar>            # read-only access into bundle
+```
+
+`export` walks refs **and** schema chains; the resulting tar contains every reachable
+CAS node (`cas/<hash>.bin`, CBOR), every variable whose value is in-closure, and every
+tag attached to an in-closure target. `import` is content-addressed (deduplicates
+existing nodes). `--scope @new` rewrites the leading `@scope` of imported variable
+names except `@ocas/*` builtins. `--store <bundle.tar>` opens a bundle as a read-only
+store for any inspection command; write commands (`put`, `tag`, `gc`, `import`,
+`var set`, …) refuse with `--store is read-only`.
+
 ### Global Flags
 
 | Flag | Description |
 |------|-------------|
 | `--home <path>` | Store directory (default: `$OCAS_HOME` or `~/.ocas`) |
-| `--var-db <path>` | Variable database path |
+| `--store <bundle.tar>` | Open a bundle as a read-only store (write commands rejected) |
 | `--json` | Compact JSON output |
 | `-p`, `--pipe` | Read from stdin |
 | `-r`, `--render` | Render output inline |
@@ -146,6 +165,8 @@ ocas gc | ocas render -p   # human-readable stats
 | `--limit <n>` | Max results (default: 100) |
 | `--offset <n>` | Skip first N (default: 0) |
 | `--desc` | Sort descending |
+| `-o <path>` | Output path (used by `export`) |
+| `--scope @new` | Variable scope remap (used by `import`) |
 
 ## Pipe Composition Patterns
 
@@ -184,8 +205,9 @@ const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { message: "hello" });
 For filesystem persistence:
 
 ```typescript
-import { openStoreAndVarStore } from "@ocas/fs";
-const { store, varStore } = await openStoreAndVarStore("/path/to/store");
+import { openStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+const store = await openStore("/path/to/store");
+// store.cas / store.var / store.tag
 ```
 
 ## Common Pitfalls

packages/cli/src/prompt-bootstrap.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+// Walk up from __dirname to find the nearest @ocas/cli package.json
+function _findCliVersion(): string {
+  let dir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    const candidate = join(dir, "package.json");
+    try {
+      const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(candidate, "utf-8")) as {
+        name?: string;
+        version?: string;
+      };
+      if (pkg.name === "@ocas/cli") {
+        return pkg.version ?? "0.0.0";
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // not found, keep walking
+    }
+    dir = dirname(dir);
+  }
+  return "0.0.0";
+}
+
+const CLI_VERSION = _findCliVersion();
+
+export function cmdPromptBootstrap(): string {
+  return `# ocas Bootstrap
+
+Set up or upgrade ocas (Object Content Addressable Store) — from zero to running your first command.
+
+## Scenario A: Fresh Install
+
+### Step 0 — Environment pre-flight check
+
+Run ALL checks below BEFORE installing anything. If any check fails, fix it first — do NOT skip ahead.
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# 1. Node.js
+node --version   # need v20+
+# FIX: install via nvm (https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or your OS package manager
+
+# 2. Package manager — pnpm (preferred) or npm
+pnpm --version || npm --version
+# FIX for pnpm: corepack enable pnpm   (Node 20+)
+#   or: npm install -g pnpm
+# If pnpm is not an option, npm works too — adjust install commands below
+
+# 3. Global bin directory is in PATH
+# For pnpm:
+pnpm bin -g       # prints the global bin directory
+# For npm:
+npm prefix -g     # global prefix; bin is <prefix>/bin
+# The directory printed above MUST be in your PATH.
+# Test: echo \\$PATH | tr ':' '\\n'
+# FIX: add the missing directory to your shell's startup file
+#   (e.g. ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or fish config):
+#   export PATH="<global-bin-dir>:$PATH"
+\`\`\`
+
+**All checks must pass before continuing.** If you had to modify PATH, verify the change persists by opening a new shell or sourcing your shell config.
+
+### Step 1 — Install @ocas/cli
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Using pnpm (preferred)
+pnpm add -g @ocas/cli
+
+# Using npm
+npm install -g @ocas/cli
+\`\`\`
+
+**After installing, verify that \`ocas\` is available in PATH:**
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas --version   # should print ${CLI_VERSION}
+\`\`\`
+
+If the command is not found, the global bin directory is not in the current shell's PATH. **You must fix this before continuing:**
+
+1. Find where the binary was installed:
+   \`\`\`bash
+   find ~/.local /usr/local -name ocas -type f 2>/dev/null
+   npm prefix -g    # global prefix — bin is <prefix>/bin
+   \`\`\`
+2. Add the directory to PATH permanently by appending to the user's shell config (e.g. \`~/.bashrc\`, \`~/.zshrc\`, \`~/.profile\`, or fish config):
+   \`\`\`bash
+   export PATH="<global-bin-dir>:$PATH"
+   \`\`\`
+3. Source the updated config or open a new shell, then re-verify the command works.
+
+### Step 2 — Verify version
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas --version   # should print ${CLI_VERSION}
+\`\`\`
+
+### Step 3 — Install the ocas skill
+
+Run the usage prompt and save it as a skill so your agent knows how to use ocas:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas prompt usage
+\`\`\`
+
+The output is the skill body **without** frontmatter. Save it as a skill in your agent framework with the following YAML frontmatter prepended:
+
+\`\`\`yaml
+---
+name: ocas
+description: "Use when storing, retrieving, or managing typed JSON data with OCAS (Object Content Addressable Store). Covers CLI usage, variable management, templates, rendering, and pipe composition."
+version: ${CLI_VERSION}
+author: OCAS
+license: MIT
+metadata:
+  hermes:
+    tags: [cas, storage, cli, json, schema, content-addressing]
+---
+\`\`\`
+
+Replace the \`version\` field with the installed CLI version (from \`ocas --version\`).
+
+**⚠ After saving the skill, start a new session** so the agent loads the updated skill content. Skills saved in the current session are not active until the next session.
+
+### Step 4 — End-to-end verify
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Store a string value
+ocas put @ocas/string '"hello world"'
+
+# Get it back using the returned hash
+ocas get <hash>
+\`\`\`
+
+If \`ocas get\` returns \`"hello world"\`, the setup is working.
+
+## Scenario B: Upgrade from Previous Version
+
+### Step 1 — Update to latest
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Using pnpm
+pnpm add -g @ocas/cli@latest
+
+# Using npm
+npm install -g @ocas/cli@latest
+\`\`\`
+
+### Step 2 — Verify version
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas --version   # should print ${CLI_VERSION}
+\`\`\`
+
+### Step 3 — Regenerate skill
+
+Skill content is bundled with the CLI — always regenerate after upgrading:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas prompt usage   # → update skill "ocas"
+\`\`\`
+
+Update the \`version\` field in the skill frontmatter to match the new CLI version.
+
+**⚠ After updating the skill, start a new session** to load the new skill content.
+
+### Step 4 — Verify
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas put @ocas/string '"upgrade test"'
+ocas get <hash>
+\`\`\`
+
+## Available prompts
+
+\`\`\`bash
+ocas prompt list       # list available prompt names
+ocas prompt usage      # CLI usage guide (skill body)
+ocas prompt bootstrap  # this guide
+\`\`\`
+`;
+}

packages/cli/src/prompts/setup.md

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# OCAS Skill Setup
-
-You are being asked to install or update the OCAS (Object Content Addressable Store) skill
-so that you know how to use the `ocas` CLI.
-
-## Steps
-
-1. **Check if OCAS CLI is installed:**
-   ```bash
-   ocas --help
-   ```
-   If not installed: `bun add -g @ocas/cli`
-
-2. **Get the usage skill content:**
-   ```bash
-   ocas prompt usage
-   ```
-
-3. **Create a SKILL.md file** in your skill directory (e.g. `~/.hermes/skills/ocas/SKILL.md`).
-   The output of `ocas prompt usage` is the skill body WITHOUT frontmatter.
-   You must prepend the following YAML frontmatter:
-
-   ```yaml
-   ---
-   name: ocas
-   description: "Use when storing, retrieving, or managing typed JSON data with OCAS (Object Content Addressable Store). Covers CLI usage, variable management, templates, rendering, and pipe composition."
-   version: <VERSION>
-   author: OCAS
-   license: MIT
-   metadata:
-     hermes:
-       tags: [cas, storage, cli, json, schema, content-addressing]
-   ---
-   ```
-
-   Replace `<VERSION>` with the installed CLI version (from `ocas prompt usage` header or `ocas --help`).
-
-4. **If updating an existing skill**, compare the `version` in your current SKILL.md
-   frontmatter with the installed CLI version. If the CLI is newer, replace the file.
-
-5. **Verify** the skill is loadable by your agent framework.
-
-## Notes
-
-- The skill content is bundled with the CLI and versioned with it — always use
-  `ocas prompt usage` to get the content matching your installed version.
-- Do NOT hand-edit the skill body. If the CLI is updated, re-run `ocas prompt setup`
-  and follow the steps again.

packages/cli/tests/__snapshots__/edge-cases.test.ts.snap

@@ -1,58 +1,6 @@
-// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases 7.1 get non-existent hash errors gracefully 1`] = `"Node not found: AAAAAAAAAAAAA"`;
-
-exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases 7.3 var set empty name errors 1`] = `"Usage: ocas var set <name> <hash> [--tag <tag>...]"`;
-
-exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases 7.4 var set name with invalid chars errors 1`] = `"Error: Invalid variable name "invalid name!": Name must follow @scope/name format (e.g. @myapp/config)"`;
-
-exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases 7.5 no subcommand shows help text 1`] = `
-"Usage: ocas [--home <path>] [--json] <command> [args]
-
-All JSON commands emit a { type, value } envelope. The type is the hash of the
-command's @ocas/output/* schema (shown in parentheses); pipe any envelope into
-\`render -p\` to render its value (ocas_ref hashes are expanded).
-
-Commands:
-  put <type-hash> <file.json|--pipe> Store node, print envelope (value=hash)            (@ocas/output/put)
-  get <hash>                        Print node as envelope                             (@ocas/output/get)
-  has <hash>                        Print envelope (value=boolean)                     (@ocas/output/has)
-  verify <hash>                     Verify integrity + schema (value=ok/corrupted/invalid) (@ocas/output/verify)
-  refs <hash>                       List direct ocas_ref edges                          (@ocas/output/refs)
-  walk <hash> [--format tree]       Recursive traversal                                (@ocas/output/walk)
-  hash <type-hash> <file.json|--pipe> Compute hash without storing                     (@ocas/output/hash)
-  render <hash> [options]           Render node as text with resolution decay (raw output)
-  render --pipe/-p [options]        Render { type, value } from stdin (raw output)
-  list --type <hash-or-name>        List hashes for a type (value=string[])            (@ocas/output/list)
-  list-meta                         List meta-schema hashes (value=string[])           (@ocas/output/list-meta)
-  list-schema                       List all schema hashes (value=string[])            (@ocas/output/list-schema)
-  var set <name> <hash> [--tag <tag>...] Create/update a variable                      (@ocas/output/var-set)
-  var get <name> --schema <hash>    Get a variable by name + schema                    (@ocas/output/var-get)
-  var delete <name> [--schema <hash>] Delete variable(s)                               (@ocas/output/var-delete)
-  var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>] [--tag <tag>...] List variables                  (@ocas/output/var-list)
-  var tag <name> --schema <hash> <operations...> Modify tags/labels                    (@ocas/output/var-tag)
-  var history <name> [--schema <hash>] Show value history (LRU)                        (@ocas/output/var-history)
-  template set <schema-hash> <file> | --inline <text> Set template for schema          (@ocas/output/template-set)
-  template get <schema-hash>        Get template content (value=string)                (@ocas/output/template-get)
-  template list                     List all templates                                 (@ocas/output/template-list)
-  template delete <schema-hash>     Delete template for schema                         (@ocas/output/template-delete)
-  gc                                Run garbage collection                             (@ocas/output/gc)
-
-Flags:
-  --home <path>       Store directory (default: $OCAS_HOME or ~/.ocas)
-  --var-db <path>     Variable database path (default: <store>/variables.db)
-  --json              Compact JSON output
-  --render, -r        Render output inline (equivalent to | ocas render -p)
-  --schema <hash>     Schema hash filter for var get/delete/tag/list
-  --tag <tag>         Tag/label (can be repeated): key:value (tag), name (label), :name (delete)
-  --inline <text>     Inline text content for template set
-  --resolution <n>    Initial resolution for render (default: 1.0)
-  --decay <n>         Decay factor for render (default: 0.5)
-  --epsilon <n>       Cutoff threshold for render (default: 0.01)
-  --pipe, -p          Read from stdin (put/hash: raw JSON payload; render: { type, value } envelope)"
-`;
-
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.1 var set creates variable 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.1 var set creates variable 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
   "value": {
@@ -65,9 +13,9 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.1 var set creates variable 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.2 var get returns variable 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.2 var get returns variable 1`] = `
 {
-  "type": "7C75FQT98KKQD",
+  "type": "F5RRJTXP8Z99D",
   "value": {
     "labels": [],
     "name": "@myapp/config",
@@ -78,58 +26,16 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.2 var get returns variable 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
   "value": [
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/schema",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "name": "@myapp/config",
+      "schema": "FRBAB1BF0ZBCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/string",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "7VQ43ZSJTEWA7",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/number",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "BEAZQGKVXMZT8",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/integer",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "B26JM4PBHPAFK",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/boolean",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "1AVHCXEJVDCPP",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/bool",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "1AVHCXEJVDCPP",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/object",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "944RT37WX1PQ5",
+      "value": "9W3MGR3184QYE",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
@@ -138,6 +44,27 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
       "tags": {},
       "value": "D45CW047XS17Y",
     },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/bool",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "1AVHCXEJVDCPP",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/boolean",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "1AVHCXEJVDCPP",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/integer",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "B26JM4PBHPAFK",
+    },
     {
       "labels": [],
       "name": "@ocas/null",
@@ -147,17 +74,38 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/put",
+      "name": "@ocas/number",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "4ZHWK21APCFZ5",
+      "value": "BEAZQGKVXMZT8",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/object",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "944RT37WX1PQ5",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/export",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "3P2SFAVZXZ474",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/gc",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "7KHZTY010988K",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
       "name": "@ocas/output/get",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "FB4K0SXG68ZFS",
+      "value": "7V5G8E2VW8B2G",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
@@ -175,24 +123,10 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/verify",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/import",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "52HEFB52BD0GF",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/refs",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "2TKP4RGBJ4V43",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/walk",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "4HG6MD3XG5H5C",
+      "value": "198WWJWDA6KDX",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
@@ -217,52 +151,31 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-set",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/put",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
+      "value": "4ZHWK21APCFZ5",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-get",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/refs",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "7C75FQT98KKQD",
+      "value": "2TKP4RGBJ4V43",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-delete",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/tag",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "C3MYPR5RGQFZT",
+      "value": "CPSWA9TB2JMWP",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-tag",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/template-delete",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "9103EYRMM949A",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-list",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/var-history",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "EVZJS80TRFKE1",
-    },
-    {
-      "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/template-set",
-      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
-      "tags": {},
-      "value": "BJDHPAE4Q8TXM",
+      "value": "BY7BGZJND3N7R",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
@@ -280,30 +193,86 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.3 var list shows all variables 1`] = `
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/template-delete",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/template-set",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "BY7BGZJND3N7R",
+      "value": "BJDHPAE4Q8TXM",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@ocas/output/gc",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/untag",
       "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "7KHZTY010988K",
+      "value": "BPEQMRQNJK80Z",
     },
     {
       "labels": [],
-      "name": "@myapp/config",
-      "schema": "FRBAB1BF0ZBCS",
+      "name": "@ocas/output/var-delete",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
       "tags": {},
-      "value": "9W3MGR3184QYE",
+      "value": "C3MYPR5RGQFZT",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/var-get",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "F5RRJTXP8Z99D",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/var-history",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "EVZJS80TRFKE1",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/var-list",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/var-set",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/verify",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "52HEFB52BD0GF",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/output/walk",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "4HG6MD3XG5H5C",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/schema",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+    },
+    {
+      "labels": [],
+      "name": "@ocas/string",
+      "schema": "CTS5P6RD8HMCS",
+      "tags": {},
+      "value": "7VQ43ZSJTEWA7",
     },
   ],
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.4 var list prefix filters by prefix 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.4 var list prefix filters by prefix 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
   "value": [
@@ -318,7 +287,7 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.4 var list prefix filters by prefix 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.5 var set upsert updates existing variable 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.5 var set upsert updates existing variable 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
   "value": {
@@ -331,9 +300,9 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.5 var set upsert updates existing variable 1
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.6 var tag adds kv tag and label 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.6 var set with tag and label adds them 1`] = `
 {
-  "type": "9103EYRMM949A",
+  "type": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
   "value": {
     "labels": [
       "important",
@@ -348,7 +317,7 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.6 var tag adds kv tag and label 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.7 var list --tag env:prod filters by kv tag 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.7 var list --tag env:prod filters by kv tag 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
   "value": [
@@ -367,7 +336,7 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.7 var list --tag env:prod filters by kv tag
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.8 var list --tag important filters by label 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.8 var list --tag important filters by label 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "AF0XACGXHPMC1",
   "value": [
@@ -386,9 +355,9 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.8 var list --tag important filters by label
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.9 var tag remove deletes label 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.9 var set without label removes it 1`] = `
 {
-  "type": "9103EYRMM949A",
+  "type": "0Q5EMYK4SYSS9",
   "value": {
     "labels": [],
     "name": "@myapp/config",
@@ -401,7 +370,7 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.9 var tag remove deletes label 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.10 var delete removes variable 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.10 var delete removes variable 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "C3MYPR5RGQFZT",
   "value": [
@@ -418,9 +387,9 @@ exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.10 var delete removes variable 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 3: Variable System 3.11 var get deleted variable returns not found 1`] = `"Error: Variable not found: name=@myapp/config, schema=FRBAB1BF0ZBCS"`;
+exports[`Phase 3: Variable System > 3.11 var get deleted variable returns not found 1`] = `"Error: Variable not found: name=@myapp/config, schema=FRBAB1BF0ZBCS"`;
 
-exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.1 template set registers template 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 4: Template System > 4.1 template set registers template 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "BJDHPAE4Q8TXM",
   "value": {
@@ -430,14 +399,14 @@ exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.1 template set registers template 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.2 template get returns template text 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 4: Template System > 4.2 template get returns template text 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "0B0HBHZGYHR84",
   "value": "Name: {{ payload.name }}, Age: {{ payload.age }}",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.3 template list shows registered templates 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 4: Template System > 4.3 template list shows registered templates 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "8917JQTD1R5JF",
   "value": [
@@ -449,7 +418,7 @@ exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.3 template list shows registered templates 1
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.4 template delete removes template 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 4: Template System > 4.4 template delete removes template 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "BY7BGZJND3N7R",
   "value": {
@@ -458,4 +427,63 @@ exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.4 template delete removes template 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 4: Template System 4.5 template get deleted template returns not found 1`] = `"Error: Template not found for schema: FRBAB1BF0ZBCS"`;
+exports[`Phase 4: Template System > 4.5 template get deleted template returns not found 1`] = `"Error: Template not found for schema: FRBAB1BF0ZBCS"`;
+
+exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases > 7.1 get non-existent hash errors gracefully 1`] = `"Node not found: AAAAAAAAAAAAA"`;
+
+exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases > 7.3 var set empty name errors 1`] = `"Usage: ocas var set <name> <hash> [--tag <tag>...]"`;
+
+exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases > 7.4 var set name with invalid chars errors 1`] = `"Error: Invalid variable name "invalid name!": Name must follow @scope/name format (e.g. @myapp/config)"`;
+
+exports[`Phase 7: Edge Cases > 7.5 no subcommand shows help text 1`] = `
+"Usage: ocas [--home <path>] [--json] <command> [args]
+
+All JSON commands emit a { type, value } envelope. The type is the hash of the
+command's @ocas/output/* schema (shown in parentheses); pipe any envelope into
+\`render -p\` to render its value (ocas_ref hashes are expanded).
+
+Commands:
+  put <type-hash> <file.json|--pipe> Store node, print envelope (value=hash)            (@ocas/output/put)
+  get <hash>                        Print node as envelope                             (@ocas/output/get)
+  has <hash>                        Print envelope (value=boolean)                     (@ocas/output/has)
+  verify <hash>                     Verify integrity + schema (value=ok/corrupted/invalid) (@ocas/output/verify)
+  refs <hash>                       List direct ocas_ref edges                          (@ocas/output/refs)
+  walk <hash> [--format tree]       Recursive traversal                                (@ocas/output/walk)
+  hash <type-hash> <file.json|--pipe> Compute hash without storing                     (@ocas/output/hash)
+  render <hash> [options]           Render node as text with resolution decay (raw output)
+  render --pipe/-p [options]        Render { type, value } from stdin (raw output)
+  list --type <hash-or-name> [--tag <tag>...]  List hashes for a type, optionally filtered by tags    (@ocas/output/list)
+  list-meta                         List meta-schema hashes (value=string[])           (@ocas/output/list-meta)
+  list-schema                       List all schema hashes (value=string[])           (@ocas/output/list-schema)
+  tag <target> <tag>...             Apply tags/labels to a target                      (@ocas/output/tag)
+  untag <target> <tag>...           Remove tags/labels from a target                   (@ocas/output/untag)
+  var set <name> <hash> [--tag <tag>...] Create/update a variable                      (@ocas/output/var-set)
+  var get <name> --schema <hash>    Get a variable by name + schema                    (@ocas/output/var-get)
+  var delete <name> [--schema <hash>] Delete variable(s)                               (@ocas/output/var-delete)
+  var list [prefix] [--schema <hash>] [--tag <tag>...] List variables                  (@ocas/output/var-list)
+  var history <name> [--schema <hash>] Show value history (LRU)                        (@ocas/output/var-history)
+  template set <schema-hash> <file> | --inline <text> Set template for schema          (@ocas/output/template-set)
+  template get <schema-hash>        Get template content (value=string)                (@ocas/output/template-get)
+  template list                     List all templates                                 (@ocas/output/template-list)
+  template delete <schema-hash>     Delete template for schema                         (@ocas/output/template-delete)
+  gc                                Run garbage collection                             (@ocas/output/gc)
+  export <root>... -o <file>        Export CAS closure of roots to a tar bundle
+  import <bundle> [--scope @s]      Import nodes/vars/tags from a bundle into the store
+
+Flags:
+  --home <path>       Store directory (default: $OCAS_HOME or ~/.ocas)
+  --store <bundle>    Use a tar bundle as a read-only store (instead of --home)
+  --json              Compact JSON output
+  --render, -r        Render output inline (equivalent to | ocas render -p)
+  --schema <hash>     Schema hash filter for var get/delete/tag/list
+  --tag <tag>         Tag/label (can be repeated): key:value (tag), name (label), :name (delete)
+  --inline <text>     Inline text content for template set
+  --resolution <n>    Initial resolution for render (default: 1.0)
+  --decay <n>         Decay factor for render (default: 0.5)
+  --epsilon <n>       Cutoff threshold for render (default: 0.01)
+  --pipe, -p          Read from stdin (put/hash: raw JSON payload; render: { type, value } envelope)
+  --scope <name>      Variable name remap target for import (e.g. --scope @imported)
+  -o <file>           Output path for export
+
+Agent: If you have not installed the ocas skill for this version (0.4.0), run \`ocas prompt bootstrap\` and follow the instructions."
+`;

packages/cli/tests/__snapshots__/put-get-has.test.ts.snap

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core 1.6 get returns node JSON (snapshot) 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core > 1.6 get returns node JSON (snapshot) 1`] = `
 {
-  "type": "FB4K0SXG68ZFS",
+  "type": "7V5G8E2VW8B2G",
   "value": {
     "payload": {
       "age": 30,

packages/cli/tests/__snapshots__/render.test.ts.snap

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Phase 5: Render 5.1 render fills payload variables 1`] = `"Hello Alice!"`;
+exports[`Phase 5: Render > 5.1 render fills payload variables 1`] = `"Hello Alice!"`;
 
-exports[`Phase 5: Render 5.2 render --resolution with different value 1`] = `"Hello Alice!"`;
+exports[`Phase 5: Render > 5.2 render --resolution with different value 1`] = `"Hello Alice!"`;

packages/cli/tests/__snapshots__/schema-validation.test.ts.snap

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Phase 2: Schema Validation 2.3 put against non-existent schema hash fails 1`] = `"Schema not found: AAAAAAAAAAAAA"`;
+exports[`Phase 2: Schema Validation > 2.3 put against non-existent schema hash fails 1`] = `"Schema not found: AAAAAAAAAAAAA"`;

packages/cli/tests/__snapshots__/verify-refs-walk.test.ts.snap

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core 1.9 verify returns ok for valid node 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core > 1.9 verify returns ok for valid node 1`] = `
 {
   "type": "52HEFB52BD0GF",
   "value": "ok",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core 1.10 refs lists direct references (snapshot) 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core > 1.10 refs lists direct references (snapshot) 1`] = `
 "{
   "type": "2TKP4RGBJ4V43",
   "value": []
 }"
 `;
 
-exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core 1.11 walk shows traversal tree (snapshot) 1`] = `
+exports[`Phase 1: CAS Core > 1.11 walk shows traversal tree (snapshot) 1`] = `
 "{
   "type": "4HG6MD3XG5H5C",
   "value": [

packages/cli/tests/alias.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 // ---- @ Alias Resolution Tests ----
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     `ocas-cli-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
   );
   storePath = join(testDir, "store");
-  cliPath = join(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
   mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
   mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
@@ -34,31 +35,30 @@ afterEach(() => {
 /**
  * Run CLI command and return stdout, stderr, and exit code
  */
-async function runCliAlias(...args: string[]): Promise<{
+function runCliAlias(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
   stdout: string;
   stderr: string;
   exitCode: number;
-}> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", "run", cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
-    {
-      stdout: "pipe",
-      stderr: "pipe",
-    },
-  );
-
-  const [stdout, stderr] = await Promise.all([
-    new Response(proc.stdout).text(),
-    new Response(proc.stderr).text(),
-  ]);
-
-  await proc.exited;
-
-  return {
-    stdout: stdout.trim(),
-    stderr: stderr.trim(),
-    exitCode: proc.exitCode ?? 0,
-  };
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 /** Extract the `value` field from a { type, value } envelope JSON string. */
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function envValue(json: string): unknown {
 }
 
 describe("@ Alias Resolution - put", () => {
-  test("ocas put @string <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
+  test("ocas put @ocas/string <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
     await runCliAlias("init");
 
     const payloadFile = join(testDir, "payload.json");
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe("@ Alias Resolution - put", () => {
     expect(envValue(stdout)).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
   });
 
-  test("ocas put @number <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
+  test("ocas put @ocas/number <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
     await runCliAlias("init");
 
     const payloadFile = join(testDir, "payload.json");
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe("@ Alias Resolution - put", () => {
     expect(envValue(stdout)).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
   });
 
-  test("ocas put @object <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
+  test("ocas put @ocas/object <file> should resolve alias", async () => {
     await runCliAlias("init");
 
     const payloadFile = join(testDir, "payload.json");
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe("@ Alias Resolution - put", () => {
     expect(stderr.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
-  test("ocas put @schema with nested type constraints should succeed", async () => {
+  test("ocas put @ocas/schema with nested type constraints should succeed", async () => {
     await runCliAlias("init");
 
     const schemaFile = join(testDir, "constrained-schema.json");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe("@ Alias Resolution - put", () => {
 });
 
 describe("@ Alias Resolution - hash", () => {
-  test("ocas hash @string <file> should compute hash without storing", async () => {
+  test("ocas hash @ocas/string <file> should compute hash without storing", async () => {
     await runCliAlias("init");
 
     const payloadFile = join(testDir, "payload.json");

packages/cli/tests/edge-cases.test.ts

@@ -1,35 +1,33 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, stripVolatile } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
-const pkgPath = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../package.json");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+const pkgPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../package.json");
 
 // --- ocas command alias tests (from cli.test.ts) ---
 
 describe("ocas binary", () => {
   test("T1: ocas bin entry exists in package.json", async () => {
-    const pkg = await Bun.file(pkgPath).json();
-    expect(pkg.bin.ocas).toBe("src/index.ts");
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
+    expect(pkg.bin.ocas).toBe("dist/index.js");
   });
 
   test("T2: no legacy bin entries (json-cas, ucas)", async () => {
-    const pkg = await Bun.file(pkgPath).json();
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
     expect(pkg.bin["json-cas"]).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(pkg.bin["ucas"]).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(pkg.bin.ucas).toBeUndefined();
     expect(Object.keys(pkg.bin)).toEqual(["ocas"]);
   });
 
-  test("T3: ocas command is executable and shows help", async () => {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(["bun", entrypoint, "--help"], {
-      stdout: "pipe",
-      stderr: "pipe",
+  test("T3: ocas command is executable and shows help", () => {
+    const stdout = execFileSync("node", [entrypoint, "--help"], {
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      timeout: 10000,
     });
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
     expect(stdout.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 });
@@ -38,26 +36,38 @@ describe("ocas binary", () => {
 
 describe("Phase 7: Edge Cases", () => {
   let tmpStore: string;
-  let varDbPath: string;
   let typeHash: string;
   let nodeHash: string;
 
-  async function runCli(
-    args: string[],
-  ): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+  function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+    stdout: string;
+    stderr: string;
+    exitCode: number;
+  } {
+    const args = rawArgs.flat();
+    try {
+      const stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        },
+      );
+      return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      return {
+        stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+        stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+        exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-    varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
     const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -72,10 +82,7 @@ describe("Phase 7: Edge Cases", () => {
     const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
     const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
     const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-    typeHash = await putSchema(
-      store,
-      JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-    );
+    typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
     const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
     writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -130,26 +137,24 @@ describe("Phase 7: Edge Cases", () => {
     expect(combined.toLowerCase()).toContain("usage");
   });
 
-  test("7.6 --home path is a file errors", async () => {
+  test("7.6 --home path is a file errors", () => {
     const fileAsStore = join(tmpStore, "not-a-directory");
     writeFileSync(fileAsStore, "test");
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        entrypoint,
-        "--home",
-        fileAsStore,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "get",
-        "AAAAAAAAAAAAA",
-      ],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
-    expect(stderr).toContain("not a directory");
+    try {
+      execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", fileAsStore, "get", "AAAAAAAAAAAAA"],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+        },
+      );
+      expect.unreachable("should have thrown");
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      expect(err.status).not.toBe(0);
+      expect((err.stderr ?? "").trim()).toContain("not a directory");
+    }
   });
 });
 
@@ -157,26 +162,38 @@ describe("Phase 7: Edge Cases", () => {
 
 describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
   let tmpStore: string;
-  let varDbPath: string;
   let typeHash: string;
   let nodeHash: string;
 
-  async function runCli(
-    args: string[],
-  ): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+  function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+    stdout: string;
+    stderr: string;
+    exitCode: number;
+  } {
+    const args = rawArgs.flat();
+    try {
+      const stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        },
+      );
+      return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      return {
+        stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+        stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+        exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-    varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
     const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -191,10 +208,7 @@ describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
     const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
     const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
     const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-    typeHash = await putSchema(
-      store,
-      JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-    );
+    typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
     const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
     writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -233,7 +247,11 @@ describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
   test("3.3 var list shows all variables", async () => {
     const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(["var", "list"]);
     expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-    expect(stripVolatile(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
+    const stripped = stripVolatile(stdout) as { value: { name: string }[] };
+    stripped.value.sort((a, b) =>
+      a.name < b.name ? -1 : a.name > b.name ? 1 : 0,
+    );
+    expect(stripped).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(stdout).toContain("@myapp/config");
   });
 
@@ -261,14 +279,15 @@ describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
     await runCli(["var", "set", "@myapp/config", nodeHash]);
   });
 
-  test("3.6 var tag adds kv tag and label", async () => {
+  test("3.6 var set with tag and label adds them", async () => {
     const { exitCode, stdout } = await runCli([
       "var",
-      "tag",
+      "set",
       "@myapp/config",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
+      nodeHash,
+      "--tag",
       "env:prod",
+      "--tag",
       "important",
     ]);
     expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
@@ -299,14 +318,14 @@ describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
     expect(stripVolatile(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
-  test("3.9 var tag remove deletes label", async () => {
+  test("3.9 var set without label removes it", async () => {
     const { exitCode, stdout } = await runCli([
       "var",
-      "tag",
+      "set",
       "@myapp/config",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      ":important",
+      nodeHash,
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
     ]);
     expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
     expect(stripVolatile(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -347,25 +366,37 @@ describe("Phase 3: Variable System", () => {
 
 describe("Phase 4: Template System", () => {
   let tmpStore: string;
-  let varDbPath: string;
   let typeHash: string;
 
-  async function runCli(
-    args: string[],
-  ): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+  function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+    stdout: string;
+    stderr: string;
+    exitCode: number;
+  } {
+    const args = rawArgs.flat();
+    try {
+      const stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        },
+      );
+      return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      return {
+        stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+        stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+        exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-    varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
     const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -380,10 +411,7 @@ describe("Phase 4: Template System", () => {
     const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
     const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
     const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-    typeHash = await putSchema(
-      store,
-      JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-    );
+    typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {

packages/cli/tests/export-import.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import {
+  existsSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  mkdtempSync,
+  rmSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { envValue, runCli } from "./helpers";
+
+let storePath: string;
+let bundlePath: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  storePath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-export-import-"));
+  bundlePath = join(storePath, "bundle.tar");
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+async function setupSampleStore(): Promise<{
+  schemaHash: string;
+  nodeHash: string;
+}> {
+  // Create a schema, a node, a variable, and a tag.
+  const { openStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
+  const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
+  const store = await openStore(storePath);
+  const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
+    type: "object",
+    properties: { name: { type: "string" }, age: { type: "number" } },
+    required: ["name"],
+  });
+  const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { name: "Alice", age: 30 });
+  store.var.set("@test/app", nodeHash);
+  store.tag.tag(nodeHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+  return { schemaHash, nodeHash };
+}
+
+describe("CLI export/import", () => {
+  test("3.1 export: basic usage with -o flag", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = runCli(
+      ["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath],
+      storePath,
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(existsSync(bundlePath)).toBe(true);
+    const value = envValue(stdout) as {
+      nodes: number;
+      vars: number;
+      tags: number;
+    };
+    expect(value.nodes).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(value.vars).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(value.tags).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    void nodeHash;
+  });
+
+  test("3.2 export: multiple roots", async () => {
+    const { openStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
+    const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
+    const store = await openStore(storePath);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "a");
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "b");
+    store.var.set("@test/a", aHash);
+    store.var.set("@test/b", bHash);
+
+    const { exitCode } = runCli(
+      ["export", "@test/a", "@test/b", "-o", bundlePath],
+      storePath,
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(existsSync(bundlePath)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("3.3 export: hash as root", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    const { exitCode } = runCli(
+      ["export", nodeHash, "-o", bundlePath],
+      storePath,
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("3.4 export: missing root → error", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    const { exitCode, stderr } = runCli(
+      ["export", "@test/nonexistent", "-o", bundlePath],
+      storePath,
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(stderr.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  test("3.5 export: missing -o flag → error", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    const { exitCode, stderr } = runCli(["export", "@test/app"], storePath);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(stderr).toMatch(/-o|output/i);
+  });
+
+  test("3.6 import: basic", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const dstPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-import-dst-"));
+    try {
+      const { exitCode, stdout } = runCli(["import", bundlePath], dstPath);
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+      const stats = envValue(stdout) as {
+        nodes: { imported: number; skipped: number };
+        vars: { created: number; updated: number };
+        tags: number;
+      };
+      expect(stats.nodes.imported).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+      // Variable accessible in dst.
+      const get = runCli(["get", "@test/app"], dstPath);
+      expect(get.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dstPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("3.7 import --scope remaps variables", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const dstPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-import-scope-"));
+    try {
+      const { exitCode } = runCli(
+        ["import", bundlePath, "--scope", "@imported"],
+        dstPath,
+      );
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+      const list = runCli(["var", "list", "@imported"], dstPath);
+      expect(list.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      const variables = envValue(list.stdout) as Array<{ name: string }>;
+      expect(variables.some((v) => v.name === "@imported/app")).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dstPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("3.8 import is idempotent", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const dstPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-import-idem-"));
+    try {
+      runCli(["import", bundlePath], dstPath);
+      const second = runCli(["import", bundlePath], dstPath);
+      expect(second.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      const stats = envValue(second.stdout) as {
+        nodes: { imported: number; skipped: number };
+      };
+      expect(stats.nodes.imported).toBe(0);
+      expect(stats.nodes.skipped).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dstPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("3.9 --store flag: ocas get reads from bundle", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = runCli([
+      "get",
+      nodeHash,
+      "--store",
+      bundlePath,
+    ]);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const value = envValue(stdout) as { payload: { name: string } };
+    expect(value.payload.name).toBe("Alice");
+  });
+
+  test("3.10 --store flag: ocas var list reads from bundle", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = runCli([
+      "var",
+      "list",
+      "@test",
+      "--store",
+      bundlePath,
+    ]);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const variables = envValue(stdout) as Array<{ name: string }>;
+    expect(variables.some((v) => v.name === "@test/app")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("3.11 --store flag: ocas walk reads from bundle", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = runCli([
+      "walk",
+      nodeHash,
+      "--store",
+      bundlePath,
+    ]);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = envValue(stdout) as string[];
+    expect(hashes).toContain(nodeHash);
+  });
+
+  test("3.12 --store flag: ocas refs reads from bundle", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const { exitCode } = runCli(["refs", nodeHash, "--store", bundlePath]);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("3.13 --store flag: ocas has reads from bundle", async () => {
+    const { nodeHash } = await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    const present = runCli(["has", nodeHash, "--store", bundlePath]);
+    expect(present.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(envValue(present.stdout)).toBe(true);
+
+    const missing = runCli(["has", "AAAAAAAAAAAAA", "--store", bundlePath]);
+    expect(missing.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(envValue(missing.stdout)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("3.14 --store flag: write commands fail with 'read-only' error", async () => {
+    await setupSampleStore();
+    runCli(["export", "@test/app", "-o", bundlePath], storePath);
+
+    // Try `ocas put` against a bundle.
+    const tmp = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-store-write-"));
+    try {
+      const payload = join(tmp, "p.json");
+      writeFileSync(payload, JSON.stringify({ name: "X" }));
+      const { exitCode, stderr } = runCli([
+        "put",
+        "@ocas/string",
+        payload,
+        "--store",
+        bundlePath,
+      ]);
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+      expect(stderr).toMatch(/read[- ]only/i);
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// Suppress unused.
+void mkdirSync;

packages/cli/tests/gc.test.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
 let tmpStore: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let typeHash: string;
 let nodeHash: string;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-  varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
   const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
   writeFileSync(
@@ -28,10 +27,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
   const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
   const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-  typeHash = await putSchema(
-    store,
-    JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-  );
+  typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
   const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
   writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -46,17 +42,30 @@ afterAll(() => {
   rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
-async function runCli(
-  args: string[],
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-    { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-  );
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-  const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 // ---- Phase 6: GC ----
@@ -76,28 +85,19 @@ describe("Phase 6: GC", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test("6.2 gc | render -p renders the gc stats", async () => {
-    const { stdout: gcOut, exitCode: gcExit } = await runCli(["gc"]);
+  test("6.2 gc | render -p renders the gc stats", () => {
+    const { stdout: gcOut, exitCode: gcExit } = runCli(["gc"]);
     expect(gcExit).toBe(0);
 
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        entrypoint,
-        "--home",
-        tmpStore,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "render",
-        "--pipe",
-      ],
-      { stdin: "pipe", stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    proc.stdin.write(gcOut);
-    proc.stdin.end();
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "render", "--pipe"],
+      {
+        input: gcOut,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    ).trim();
     // gc value is an object { total, reachable, collected, scanned }
     expect(stdout).toContain("total:");
   });

packages/cli/tests/get-tag-info.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Hash } from "@ocas/core";
+import { bootstrap, validate } from "@ocas/core";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+let testDir: string;
+let storePath: string;
+let cliPath: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  testDir = join(
+    tmpdir(),
+    `ocas-get-tag-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+  );
+  storePath = join(testDir, "store");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+  mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  try {
+    rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+});
+
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function createTestNode(value = "hello-world"): Promise<Hash> {
+  const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+  const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+  const typeHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
+  if (!typeHash) throw new Error("@ocas/string not found");
+  return store.cas.put(typeHash, value);
+}
+
+describe("get/var-get with tags", () => {
+  test("G1: ocas get on untagged node — output unchanged (no tags field)", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("hello");
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("get", hash);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(typeof envelope.value.type).toBe("string");
+    expect(envelope.value.payload).toBe("hello");
+    expect(typeof envelope.value.timestamp).toBe("number");
+    expect("tags" in envelope.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("G2: ocas get on tagged node — includes tags array", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("tagged");
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:prod", "stable", "owner:alice");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("get", hash);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(envelope.value.payload).toBe("tagged");
+    expect(typeof envelope.value.timestamp).toBe("number");
+    expect(Array.isArray(envelope.value.tags)).toBe(true);
+    expect(envelope.value.tags).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    const pairs = new Set(
+      envelope.value.tags.map(
+        (t: { key: string; value: string | null }) => `${t.key}=${t.value}`,
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(pairs.has("env=prod")).toBe(true);
+    expect(pairs.has("stable=null")).toBe(true);
+    expect(pairs.has("owner=alice")).toBe(true);
+
+    for (const t of envelope.value.tags) {
+      expect(t.target).toBe(hash);
+      expect(typeof t.created).toBe("number");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("G3: ocas get after untag removes all tags — no tags key (empty array not serialized)", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("u3");
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "k:v");
+    await runCli("untag", hash, "k");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("get", hash);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect("tags" in envelope.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("V1: ocas var get when value hash untagged — output unchanged (no valueTags)", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("hello");
+    await runCli("var", "set", "@user/foo", hash);
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "get",
+      "@user/foo",
+      "--schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(envelope.value.name).toBe("@user/foo");
+    expect(envelope.value.value).toBe(hash);
+    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({});
+    expect(envelope.value.labels).toEqual([]);
+    expect("valueTags" in envelope.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("V2: ocas var get when value hash tagged — includes valueTags array", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("hello");
+    await runCli("var", "set", "@user/foo", hash);
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:prod", "stable");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "get",
+      "@user/foo",
+      "--schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({});
+    expect(envelope.value.labels).toEqual([]);
+    expect(Array.isArray(envelope.value.valueTags)).toBe(true);
+    expect(envelope.value.valueTags).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    const pairs = new Set(
+      envelope.value.valueTags.map(
+        (t: { key: string; value: string | null }) => `${t.key}=${t.value}`,
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(pairs.has("env=prod")).toBe(true);
+    expect(pairs.has("stable=null")).toBe(true);
+    for (const t of envelope.value.valueTags) {
+      expect(t.target).toBe(hash);
+      expect(typeof t.created).toBe("number");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("V3: variable tags vs valueTags don't collide", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode("hello");
+    await runCli("var", "set", "@user/foo", hash, "--tag", "a:1", "--tag", "x");
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "owner:bob");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "get",
+      "@user/foo",
+      "--schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({ a: "1" });
+    expect(envelope.value.labels).toEqual(["x"]);
+    expect(Array.isArray(envelope.value.valueTags)).toBe(true);
+    expect(envelope.value.valueTags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(envelope.value.valueTags[0]).toMatchObject({
+      key: "owner",
+      value: "bob",
+      target: hash,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("S1: @ocas/output/get schema validates with and without tags", async () => {
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const getSchemaHash = aliases["@ocas/output/get"];
+    if (!getSchemaHash) throw new Error("schema not found");
+    const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
+    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("string schema not found");
+
+    const untagged = {
+      type: getSchemaHash,
+      payload: { type: stringHash, payload: "hi", timestamp: 1 },
+      timestamp: 2,
+    };
+    expect(validate(store, untagged)).toBe(true);
+
+    const tagged = {
+      type: getSchemaHash,
+      payload: {
+        type: stringHash,
+        payload: "hi",
+        timestamp: 1,
+        tags: [
+          {
+            key: "env",
+            value: "prod",
+            target: stringHash,
+            created: 123,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      timestamp: 2,
+    };
+    expect(validate(store, tagged)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("S2: @ocas/output/var-get schema validates with and without valueTags", async () => {
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const varGetSchemaHash = aliases["@ocas/output/var-get"];
+    if (!varGetSchemaHash) throw new Error("schema not found");
+    const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
+    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("string schema not found");
+
+    const untagged = {
+      type: varGetSchemaHash,
+      payload: {
+        name: "@user/foo",
+        schema: stringHash,
+        value: stringHash,
+        created: 1,
+        updated: 2,
+        tags: {},
+        labels: [],
+      },
+      timestamp: 3,
+    };
+    expect(validate(store, untagged)).toBe(true);
+
+    const tagged = {
+      type: varGetSchemaHash,
+      payload: {
+        name: "@user/foo",
+        schema: stringHash,
+        value: stringHash,
+        created: 1,
+        updated: 2,
+        tags: {},
+        labels: [],
+        valueTags: [
+          {
+            key: "env",
+            value: "prod",
+            target: stringHash,
+            created: 123,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      timestamp: 3,
+    };
+    expect(validate(store, tagged)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

packages/cli/tests/helpers.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import {
   mkdirSync,
   mkdtempSync,
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ export {
   writeFileSync,
 };
 
-export const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
-export const pkgPath = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../package.json");
+export const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+export const pkgPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../package.json");
 
 /** Extract the `value` field from a { type, value } envelope JSON string. */
 export function envValue(json: string): unknown {
@@ -42,48 +43,62 @@ export async function putSchemaFile(
   const schema = JSON.parse(
     readFileSync(schemaFilePath, "utf-8"),
   ) as JSONSchema;
-  const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+  const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
   return hash;
 }
 
+const quietEnv = { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" };
+
 /**
  * Run CLI command. Accepts either a string[] or ...string[] (rest args).
  * If first arg is an array, uses that as args. Otherwise treats all args as the command.
  */
-export async function runCli(
+export function runCli(
   args: string[],
   storePath?: string,
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
+): { stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number } {
   const finalArgs = storePath
-    ? ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", storePath, ...args]
-    : ["bun", entrypoint, ...args];
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(finalArgs, {
-    stdout: "pipe",
-    stderr: "pipe",
-  });
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
-  const stderr = await new Response(proc.stderr).text();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+    ? [entrypoint, "--home", storePath, ...args]
+    : [entrypoint, ...args];
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync("node", finalArgs, {
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      timeout: 10000,
+      env: quietEnv,
+    });
+    return { stdout, stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: err.stdout ?? "",
+      stderr: err.stderr ?? "",
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
-export async function runCliWithStdin(
+export function runCliWithStdin(
   args: string[],
   storePath: string,
   stdin: string,
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const finalArgs = ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", storePath, ...args];
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(finalArgs, {
-    stdout: "pipe",
-    stderr: "pipe",
-    stdin: "pipe",
-  });
-  proc.stdin.write(stdin);
-  proc.stdin.end();
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
-  const stderr = await new Response(proc.stderr).text();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+): { stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number } {
+  const finalArgs = [entrypoint, "--home", storePath, ...args];
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync("node", finalArgs, {
+      input: stdin,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      timeout: 10000,
+      env: quietEnv,
+    });
+    return { stdout, stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: err.stdout ?? "",
+      stderr: err.stderr ?? "",
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 /**

packages/cli/tests/list-meta-schema.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "@ocas/core";
 import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, runCli } from "./helpers.js";
 
 let storePath: string;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
 
 describe("list-meta CLI command", () => {
   test("E1. list-meta on bootstrapped store contains exactly the meta-schema hash", async () => {
-    // First, get @schema hash by calling has on it (also triggers bootstrap)
+    // First, get @ocas/schema hash by calling has on it (also triggers bootstrap)
     const { stdout: hashOut, exitCode: hashCode } = await runCli(
       ["hash", "@ocas/schema", "--pipe"],
       storePath,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("list-meta CLI command", () => {
     void hashOut;
     void hashCode;
 
-    // Bootstrap fully via 'list --type @schema'
+    // Bootstrap fully via 'list --type @ocas/schema'
     const { stdout: schemaListOut } = await runCli(
       ["list", "--type", "@ocas/schema"],
       storePath,
@@ -119,19 +119,19 @@ describe("F1. output schemas registered", () => {
 });
 
 describe("E4. list-schema vs list --type with multiple meta-schema versions", () => {
-  test("list-schema includes schemas typed by older meta-schemas; list --type @schema does not", async () => {
+  test("list-schema includes schemas typed by older meta-schemas; list --type @ocas/schema does not", async () => {
     // Set up two distinct meta-schemas via the library
     const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
-    const m1 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
+    const m1 = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
       type: "object",
       title: "meta-v1",
     });
-    const m2 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
+    const m2 = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
       type: "object",
       title: "meta-v2",
     });
     // schema typed by older meta M1
-    const sM1 = await store.put(m1, { type: "string" });
+    const sM1 = store.cas.put(m1, { type: "string" });
     expect(m1).not.toBe(m2);
 
     // CLI: list-schema must include sM1

packages/cli/tests/list-pagination.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, runCli } from "./helpers.js";
 
 const HASH_RE = /^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/;
@@ -18,24 +19,16 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 async function putString(text: string): Promise<string> {
-  // Use the @ocas/string built-in via library; CLI doesn't expose put-text but
-  // `put @ocas/string --pipe` works. We'll use --pipe with stdin.
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    [
-      "bun",
-      join(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts"),
-      "--home",
-      storePath,
-      "put",
-      "@ocas/string",
-      "--pipe",
-    ],
-    { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe", stdin: "pipe" },
+  const entrypoint = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+  const out = execFileSync(
+    "node",
+    [entrypoint, "--home", storePath, "put", "@ocas/string", "--pipe"],
+    {
+      input: JSON.stringify(text),
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      timeout: 10000,
+    },
   );
-  proc.stdin.write(JSON.stringify(text));
-  proc.stdin.end();
-  await proc.exited;
-  const out = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
   return (JSON.parse(out) as { value: string }).value;
 }
 

packages/cli/tests/list-tag-filter.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+let testDir: string;
+let storePath: string;
+let cliPath: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  testDir = join(
+    tmpdir(),
+    `ocas-list-tag-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+  );
+  storePath = join(testDir, "store");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+  mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  try {
+    rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+});
+
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function putString(value: string): string {
+  try {
+    const out = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, "put", "@ocas/string", "--pipe"],
+      {
+        input: JSON.stringify(value),
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return JSON.parse(out.trim()).value as string;
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stderr?: string };
+    throw new Error(`put failed: ${err.stderr ?? ""}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function tag(target: string, ...tagSpecs: string[]): Promise<void> {
+  const { exitCode, stderr } = await runCli("tag", target, ...tagSpecs);
+  if (exitCode !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`tag failed: ${stderr}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function varSet(
+  name: string,
+  hash: string,
+  ...tagSpecs: string[]
+): Promise<void> {
+  const args = ["var", "set", name, hash];
+  for (const t of tagSpecs) {
+    args.push("--tag", t);
+  }
+  const { exitCode, stderr } = await runCli(...args);
+  if (exitCode !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`var set failed: ${stderr}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function parseListHashes(stdout: string): string[] {
+  const env = JSON.parse(stdout);
+  const value = env.value as Array<{ hash: string }>;
+  return value.map((e) => e.hash);
+}
+
+function parseVarNames(stdout: string): string[] {
+  const env = JSON.parse(stdout);
+  const value = env.value as Array<{ name: string }>;
+  return value.map((v) => v.name);
+}
+
+describe("ocas list --tag", () => {
+  test("A1. filter by single key-value tag", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a1-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a1-2");
+    const n3 = await putString("a1-3");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod");
+    await tag(n2, "env:prod");
+    await tag(n3, "env:staging");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes.sort()).toEqual([n1, n2].sort());
+  });
+
+  test("A2. filter by single bare label", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a2-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a2-2");
+    await tag(n1, "featured");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "featured",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toEqual([n1]);
+    expect(hashes).not.toContain(n2);
+  });
+
+  test("A3. multiple --tag flags = AND", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a3-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a3-2");
+    const n3 = await putString("a3-3");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod", "tier:gold");
+    await tag(n2, "env:prod", "tier:silver");
+    await tag(n3, "env:staging", "tier:gold");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+      "--tag",
+      "tier:gold",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toEqual([n1]);
+  });
+
+  test("A4. mix tag and label (AND)", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a4-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a4-2");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod", "featured");
+    await tag(n2, "env:prod");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+      "--tag",
+      "featured",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toEqual([n1]);
+  });
+
+  test("A5. no matching nodes returns empty list", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a5-1");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:nope",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("A6. no --tag flag → existing behavior unchanged", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a6-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a6-2");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("list", "--type", "@ocas/string");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toContain(n1);
+    expect(hashes).toContain(n2);
+  });
+
+  test("A7. --tag with --limit", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a7-1");
+    const n2 = await putString("a7-2");
+    const n3 = await putString("a7-3");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod");
+    await tag(n2, "env:prod");
+    await tag(n3, "env:prod");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+      "--limit",
+      "2",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toHaveLength(2);
+    for (const h of hashes) {
+      expect([n1, n2, n3]).toContain(h);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("A8. filter restricts to requested type", async () => {
+    const n1 = await putString("a8-1");
+    await tag(n1, "env:prod");
+    // Tag a non-string node (a schema) with the same tag
+    // Use @ocas/schema as a known schema-typed node
+    const { stdout: schemaListStdout } = await runCli(
+      "list-schema",
+      "--limit",
+      "1000",
+    );
+    const schemaEntries = JSON.parse(schemaListStdout).value as Array<{
+      hash: string;
+    }>;
+    expect(schemaEntries.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    const otherTypeHash = schemaEntries[0]!.hash;
+    await tag(otherTypeHash, "env:prod");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "list",
+      "--type",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const hashes = parseListHashes(stdout);
+    expect(hashes).toContain(n1);
+    expect(hashes).not.toContain(otherTypeHash);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ocas var list --tag", () => {
+  test("B1. filter by key-value tag", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b1-1");
+    const h2 = await putString("b1-2");
+    await varSet("@app/db1", h1, "env:prod");
+    await varSet("@app/db2", h2, "env:staging");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "list",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names).toContain("@app/db1");
+    expect(names).not.toContain("@app/db2");
+  });
+
+  test("B2. filter by bare label", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b2-1");
+    const h2 = await putString("b2-2");
+    await varSet("@app/v1", h1, "stable");
+    await varSet("@app/v2", h2);
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("var", "list", "--tag", "stable");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names).toContain("@app/v1");
+    expect(names).not.toContain("@app/v2");
+  });
+
+  test("B3. multiple --tag flags = AND", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b3-1");
+    const h2 = await putString("b3-2");
+    const h3 = await putString("b3-3");
+    await varSet("@app/v1", h1, "env:prod", "stable");
+    await varSet("@app/v2", h2, "env:prod");
+    await varSet("@app/v3", h3, "stable");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "list",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+      "--tag",
+      "stable",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("@app/"))).toEqual(["@app/v1"]);
+  });
+
+  test("B4. no --tag → existing behavior unchanged", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b4-1");
+    await varSet("@app/v1", h1);
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("var", "list", "@app/");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names).toContain("@app/v1");
+  });
+
+  test("B5. --tag combined with namePrefix", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b5-1");
+    const h2 = await putString("b5-2");
+    await varSet("@app/db1", h1, "env:prod");
+    await varSet("@other/db1", h2, "env:prod");
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "list",
+      "@app/",
+      "--tag",
+      "env:prod",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names).toContain("@app/db1");
+    expect(names).not.toContain("@other/db1");
+  });
+
+  test("B6. empty result when no matching variables", async () => {
+    const h1 = await putString("b6-1");
+    await varSet("@app/v1", h1);
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "list",
+      "--tag",
+      "missing",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const names = parseVarNames(stdout);
+    expect(names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("@app/"))).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});

packages/cli/tests/pipe.test.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
-import { envValue, stripVolatile } from "./helpers";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { envValue } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
 let tmpStore: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let typeHash: string;
-let nodeHash: string;
+let _nodeHash: string;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-  varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
   const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
   writeFileSync(
@@ -28,15 +27,12 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
   const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
   const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-  typeHash = await putSchema(
-    store,
-    JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-  );
+  typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
   const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
   writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
   const { stdout } = await runCli(["put", typeHash, nodeFile]);
-  nodeHash = envValue(stdout) as string;
+  _nodeHash = envValue(stdout) as string;
 
   // Set up template for render tests
   const tmplFile = join(tmpStore, "render-template.liquid");
@@ -48,33 +44,55 @@ afterAll(() => {
   rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
-async function runCli(
-  args: string[],
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-    { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-  );
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-  const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
-async function runCliWithStdin(
+function runCliWithStdin(
   args: string[],
   stdin: string,
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-    { stdin: "pipe", stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-  );
-  proc.stdin.write(stdin);
-  proc.stdin.end();
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-  const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+): { stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number } {
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+      {
+        input: stdin,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 // ---- Phase 8: Pipe Composition ----
@@ -101,7 +119,7 @@ describe("Phase 8: Pipe Composition", () => {
     expect(stdout).toContain("Bob");
   });
 
-  test("8.3 list --type @schema emits a parseable envelope of hashes", async () => {
+  test("8.3 list --type @ocas/schema emits a parseable envelope of hashes", async () => {
     const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli([
       "list",
       "--type",
@@ -117,7 +135,7 @@ describe("Phase 8: Pipe Composition", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("8.4 list --type @schema | render -p expands the schema list", async () => {
+  test("8.4 list --type @ocas/schema | render -p expands the schema list", async () => {
     const { stdout: listOut } = await runCli([
       "list",
       "--type",

packages/cli/tests/put-get-has.test.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, stripVolatile } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
 let tmpStore: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let typeHash: string;
 let nodeHash: string;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-  varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
   const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
   writeFileSync(
@@ -31,10 +30,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
   const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
   const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-  typeHash = await putSchema(
-    store,
-    JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-  );
+  typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
   const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
   writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -46,21 +42,33 @@ afterAll(() => {
   rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
-async function runCli(
-  args: string[],
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-    { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-  );
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-  const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+function runCli(args: string[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 describe("Phase 1: CAS Core", () => {
-  test("1.1 init + put with @object bootstraps store", async () => {
+  test("1.1 init + put with @ocas/object bootstraps store", async () => {
     expect(typeHash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
   });
 

packages/cli/tests/render.test.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { bootstrap } from "@ocas/core";
-import { createFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, putSchemaFile, runCli, runCliWithStdin } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
 // --- Standalone render tests from cli.test.ts ---
 
@@ -54,42 +55,62 @@ describe("ocas render command", () => {
 
 describe("Phase 5: Render", () => {
   let tmpStore: string;
-  let varDbPath: string;
   let typeHash: string;
   let nodeHash: string;
 
-  async function runCliE2e(
-    args: string[],
-  ): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+  function runCliE2e(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+    stdout: string;
+    stderr: string;
+    exitCode: number;
+  } {
+    const args = rawArgs.flat();
+    try {
+      const stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+        },
+      );
+      return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      return {
+        stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+        stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+        exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+      };
+    }
   }
 
-  async function runCliE2eWithStdin(
+  async function _runCliE2eWithStdin(
     args: string[],
     stdin: string,
   ): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-      { stdin: "pipe", stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    proc.stdin.write(stdin);
-    proc.stdin.end();
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-    return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+    try {
+      const stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+        {
+          input: stdin,
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+        },
+      );
+      return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      return {
+        stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+        stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+        exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-    varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
     const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -104,10 +125,7 @@ describe("Phase 5: Render", () => {
     const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
     const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
     const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-    typeHash = await putSchema(
-      store,
-      JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-    );
+    typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
     const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
     writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -198,7 +216,7 @@ describe("Suite 6: CLI Integration with Templates", () => {
       );
 
       expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-      expect(output).toBe("Hello Alice!");
+      expect(output).toBe("Hello Alice!\n");
     } finally {
       rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
@@ -321,7 +339,7 @@ describe("Suite 6: CLI Integration with Templates", () => {
       );
 
       expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-      expect(output).toBe("Greetings Bob!");
+      expect(output).toBe("Greetings Bob!\n");
     } finally {
       rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
@@ -421,9 +439,9 @@ describe("Suite 6: CLI Integration with Templates", () => {
     try {
       await runCli(["init"], tmpStore);
 
-      // Get @string type hash via bootstrap
-      const store = createFsStore(tmpStore);
-      const types = await bootstrap(store);
+      // Get @ocas/string type hash via bootstrap
+      const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
+      const types = bootstrap(store);
       const stringType = types["@ocas/string"];
 
       // Create and store a simple string node
@@ -456,9 +474,9 @@ describe("Suite 6: CLI Integration with Templates", () => {
     try {
       await runCli(["init"], tmpStore);
 
-      // Get @string type hash via bootstrap
-      const store = createFsStore(tmpStore);
-      const types = await bootstrap(store);
+      // Get @ocas/string type hash via bootstrap
+      const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
+      const types = bootstrap(store);
       const stringType = types["@ocas/string"];
 
       // Create envelope and pipe to render

packages/cli/tests/schema-validation.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, putSchemaFile, runCli } from "./helpers";
 
 // ---- Issue #50: Schema Validation in put Command ----
@@ -556,15 +557,13 @@ describe("Issue #50: Schema Validation in put", () => {
 // e2e Phase 2 tests
 describe("Phase 2: Schema Validation", () => {
   let tmpStore: string;
-  let varDbPath: string;
   let typeHash: string;
-  let nodeHash: string;
+  let _nodeHash: string;
 
-  const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+  const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-    varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
     const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -579,30 +578,19 @@ describe("Phase 2: Schema Validation", () => {
     const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
     const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
     const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-    typeHash = await putSchema(
-      store,
-      JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-    );
+    typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
     const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
     writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        entrypoint,
-        "--home",
-        tmpStore,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "put",
-        typeHash,
-        nodeFile,
-      ],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    nodeHash = envValue(stdout) as string;
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "put", typeHash, nodeFile],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    ).trim();
+    _nodeHash = envValue(stdout) as string;
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
@@ -612,23 +600,25 @@ describe("Phase 2: Schema Validation", () => {
   test("2.1 put {name:123} against string-schema fails with non-zero exit", async () => {
     const badFile = join(tmpStore, "bad-node.json");
     writeFileSync(badFile, JSON.stringify({ name: 123 }));
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        entrypoint,
-        "--home",
-        tmpStore,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "put",
-        typeHash,
-        badFile,
-      ],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
+    let stdout = "",
+      stderr = "",
+      exitCode = 0;
+    try {
+      stdout = execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "put", typeHash, badFile],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        },
+      ).trim();
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      stdout = (err.stdout ?? "").trim();
+      stderr = (err.stderr ?? "").trim();
+      exitCode = err.status ?? 1;
+    }
     expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
     expect(stdout).toBe("");
     expect(stderr).toContain("Validation failed");
@@ -637,22 +627,23 @@ describe("Phase 2: Schema Validation", () => {
 
   test("2.3 put against non-existent schema hash fails", async () => {
     const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        entrypoint,
-        "--home",
-        tmpStore,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "put",
-        "AAAAAAAAAAAAA",
-        nodeFile,
-      ],
-      { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-    );
-    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-    const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
+    let exitCode = 0,
+      stderr = "";
+    try {
+      execFileSync(
+        "node",
+        [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "put", "AAAAAAAAAAAAA", nodeFile],
+        {
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          timeout: 10000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      const err = e as { stderr?: string; status?: number };
+      stderr = (err.stderr ?? "").trim();
+      exitCode = err.status ?? 1;
+    }
     expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
     expect(stderr).toMatchSnapshot();
   });

packages/cli/tests/tag-untag.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Hash } from "@ocas/core";
+import { bootstrap } from "@ocas/core";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+let testDir: string;
+let storePath: string;
+let cliPath: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  testDir = join(
+    tmpdir(),
+    `ocas-tag-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+  );
+  storePath = join(testDir, "store");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
+  mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  try {
+    rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+});
+
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function createTestNode(): Promise<Hash> {
+  const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+  const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+  const typeHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
+  if (!typeHash) throw new Error("@ocas/string not found");
+  const hash = store.cas.put(typeHash, `test-value-${Math.random()}`);
+  return hash;
+}
+
+async function readTags(target: Hash) {
+  const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+  return store.tag.tags(target);
+}
+
+describe("ocas tag", () => {
+  test("Test 1: tag <hash> applies key:value tags and labels", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "tag",
+      hash,
+      "env:prod",
+      "stable",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    expect(Array.isArray(envelope.value)).toBe(true);
+    const value = envelope.value as Array<{
+      key: string;
+      value: string | null;
+      target: string;
+    }>;
+    const byKey = (k: string) => value.find((t) => t.key === k);
+    expect(byKey("env")).toMatchObject({
+      key: "env",
+      value: "prod",
+      target: hash,
+    });
+    expect(byKey("stable")).toMatchObject({
+      key: "stable",
+      value: null,
+      target: hash,
+    });
+
+    const tags = await readTags(hash);
+    expect(tags.find((t) => t.key === "env")?.value).toBe("prod");
+    expect(tags.find((t) => t.key === "stable")?.value).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("Test 2: tag @scope/name resolves variable to its value hash", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    await runCli("var", "set", "@user/foo", hash);
+    const { exitCode } = await runCli("tag", "@user/foo", "reviewed");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    const tagsOnHash = await readTags(hash);
+    expect(tagsOnHash.find((t) => t.key === "reviewed")).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  test("Test 3: untag <hash> env removes tag by key", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:prod", "stable");
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli("untag", hash, "env");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    const keys = (envelope.value as Array<{ key: string }>).map((t) => t.key);
+    expect(keys).toContain("stable");
+    expect(keys).not.toContain("env");
+
+    const remaining = await readTags(hash);
+    expect(remaining.map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["stable"]);
+  });
+
+  test("Test 4: untag accepts key:value form (uses key only)", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:prod");
+    const { exitCode } = await runCli("untag", hash, "env:prod");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    expect(await readTags(hash)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("Test 5: untag removes labels", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "pinned");
+    const { exitCode } = await runCli("untag", hash, "pinned");
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    expect(await readTags(hash)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("Test 6: tag without tag args errors", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("tag", hash);
+    expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(stderr).toContain("Usage: ocas tag <target> <tag>...");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 7: tag with no args errors", async () => {
+    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("tag");
+    expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(stderr).toContain("Usage:");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 8: untag missing args errors", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    const r1 = await runCli("untag");
+    expect(r1.exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+
+    const r2 = await runCli("untag", hash);
+    expect(r2.exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(r2.stderr).toContain("Usage: ocas untag <target> <tag>...");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 9: tag with unknown variable name errors", async () => {
+    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("tag", "@user/missing", "label");
+    expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(stderr).toContain("Schema not found: @user/missing");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 10: var tag is removed", async () => {
+    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "tag",
+      "@any/name",
+      "--schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "foo",
+    );
+    expect(exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(stderr).toContain("Unknown var subcommand: tag");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 11: envelope schema name is @ocas/output/tag and @ocas/output/untag", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const tagSchemaHash = aliases["@ocas/output/tag"];
+    const untagSchemaHash = aliases["@ocas/output/untag"];
+    expect(tagSchemaHash).toBeDefined();
+    expect(untagSchemaHash).toBeDefined();
+
+    const r1 = await runCli("tag", hash, "stable");
+    const env1 = JSON.parse(r1.stdout);
+    expect(env1.type).toBe(tagSchemaHash);
+
+    const r2 = await runCli("untag", hash, "stable");
+    const env2 = JSON.parse(r2.stdout);
+    expect(env2.type).toBe(untagSchemaHash);
+  });
+
+  test("Test 12: idempotent re-tag updates existing key value", async () => {
+    const hash = await createTestNode();
+
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:dev");
+    await runCli("tag", hash, "env:prod");
+
+    const tags = await readTags(hash);
+    const envTags = tags.filter((t) => t.key === "env");
+    expect(envTags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(envTags[0]?.value).toBe("prod");
+  });
+
+  test("Test 15: bootstrap registers @ocas/output/tag and @ocas/output/untag", async () => {
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    expect(aliases["@ocas/output/tag"]).toBeDefined();
+    expect(aliases["@ocas/output/untag"]).toBeDefined();
+
+    const tagVar = store.var.list({ exactName: "@ocas/output/tag" });
+    expect(tagVar.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const untagVar = store.var.list({ exactName: "@ocas/output/untag" });
+    expect(untagVar.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+});

packages/cli/tests/template.test.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "@ocas/core";
 import { bootstrap } from "@ocas/core";
-import { createFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 // ---- Test helpers ----
 
 let testDir: string;
 let storePath: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let cliPath: string;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     `ocas-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
   );
   storePath = join(testDir, "store");
-  varDbPath = join(testDir, "variables.db");
-  cliPath = join(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
   mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
   mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
@@ -39,47 +38,37 @@ afterEach(() => {
 /**
  * Run CLI command and return stdout, stderr, and exit code
  */
-async function runCli(...args: string[]): Promise<{
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
   stdout: string;
   stderr: string;
   exitCode: number;
-}> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    [
-      "bun",
-      "run",
-      cliPath,
-      "--home",
-      storePath,
-      "--var-db",
-      varDbPath,
-      ...args,
-    ],
-    {
-      stdout: "pipe",
-      stderr: "pipe",
-    },
-  );
-
-  const [stdout, stderr] = await Promise.all([
-    new Response(proc.stdout).text(),
-    new Response(proc.stderr).text(),
-  ]);
-
-  await proc.exited;
-
-  return {
-    stdout: stdout.trim(),
-    stderr: stderr.trim(),
-    exitCode: proc.exitCode ?? 0,
-  };
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 /**
- * Get bootstrap @string type hash
+ * Get bootstrap @ocas/string type hash
  */
 async function getStringHash(store: Store): Promise<Hash> {
-  const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+  const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
   return builtinSchemas["@ocas/string"] ?? "";
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@ async function getStringHash(store: Store): Promise<Hash> {
 
 describe("template set", () => {
   test("set template from file", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const templateFile = join(testDir, "template.txt");
@@ -110,7 +99,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("set template with --inline flag", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
@@ -130,7 +119,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("update existing template (idempotent)", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const templateFile = join(testDir, "template.txt");
@@ -159,7 +148,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when file not found", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
@@ -189,7 +178,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when both file and --inline provided", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const templateFile = join(testDir, "template.txt");
@@ -209,7 +198,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("support multi-line templates", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const multilineContent = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
@@ -229,7 +218,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("support empty templates", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
@@ -247,7 +236,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when neither file nor --inline provided", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("template", "set", stringHash);
@@ -257,7 +246,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
   });
 
   test("support templates with special characters", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const specialContent = "Template with {{var}} and $env and @ref";
@@ -279,7 +268,7 @@ describe("template set", () => {
 
 describe("template get", () => {
   test("retrieve template as envelope value", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const content = "Hello {{name}}!";
@@ -299,7 +288,7 @@ describe("template get", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when template not found", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("template", "get", stringHash);
@@ -310,7 +299,7 @@ describe("template get", () => {
   });
 
   test("preserve exact whitespace", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // The envelope's value preserves exact whitespace (JSON-escaped),
@@ -324,7 +313,7 @@ describe("template get", () => {
   });
 
   test("support multi-line templates", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const multiline = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
@@ -338,7 +327,7 @@ describe("template get", () => {
 
 describe("template list", () => {
   test("list all templates", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // Create multiple templates
@@ -361,7 +350,7 @@ describe("template list", () => {
   });
 
   test("entry contentHash matches set result", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stdout: setOut } = await runCli(
@@ -397,14 +386,14 @@ describe("template list", () => {
   });
 
   test("exclude non-template variables", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // Create a template
     await runCli("template", "set", stringHash, "--inline", "Template");
 
     // Create a regular variable (not under @ocas/template/text/)
-    const hash = await store.put(stringHash, "regular var content");
+    const hash = store.cas.put(stringHash, "regular var content");
     await runCli("var", "set", "regular/var", hash);
 
     const { stdout } = await runCli("template", "list");
@@ -417,7 +406,7 @@ describe("template list", () => {
   });
 
   test("output JSON envelope with array value", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     await runCli("template", "set", stringHash, "--inline", "Test");
@@ -434,7 +423,7 @@ describe("template list", () => {
 
 describe("template delete", () => {
   test("delete template variable binding", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     await runCli("template", "set", stringHash, "--inline", "Template");
@@ -463,7 +452,7 @@ describe("template delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when template not found", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli("template", "delete", stringHash);
@@ -474,7 +463,7 @@ describe("template delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("deletion does not affect other templates", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // Create two templates
@@ -497,7 +486,7 @@ describe("template delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("CAS content remains after variable deletion", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     await runCli("template", "set", stringHash, "--inline", "Content");
@@ -521,7 +510,7 @@ describe("template delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("deletion is non-idempotent (second delete fails)", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     await runCli("template", "set", stringHash, "--inline", "Template");
@@ -546,7 +535,7 @@ describe("template delete", () => {
 
 describe("template integration", () => {
   test("end-to-end workflow: set→get→list→delete", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     const content = "Integration test template";
@@ -593,7 +582,7 @@ describe("template integration", () => {
   });
 
   test("templates compatible with generic var commands", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // Set via template command
@@ -607,7 +596,7 @@ describe("template integration", () => {
   });
 
   test("multiple templates for different schemas", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const stringHash = await getStringHash(store);
 
     // Create templates for different schemas

packages/cli/tests/usage-doc.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+const usagePath = join(import.meta.dirname, "..", "prompts", "usage.md");
+
+describe("usage.md doc cleanup (D)", () => {
+  test("D3. usage.md does not reference legacy openStoreAndVarStore / createVariableStore", () => {
+    const content = readFileSync(usagePath, "utf8");
+    expect(content).not.toContain("openStoreAndVarStore");
+    expect(content).not.toContain("createVariableStore");
+  });
+
+  test("D1. usage.md references openStore returning Store", () => {
+    const content = readFileSync(usagePath, "utf8");
+    expect(content).toContain("openStore");
+    expect(content).toMatch(/store\.cas|store\.var|store\.tag/);
+  });
+});

packages/cli/tests/variable-history.test.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "@ocas/core";
 import { bootstrap } from "@ocas/core";
-import { createFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 let testDir: string;
 let storePath: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let cliPath: string;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     `ocas-history-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
   );
   storePath = join(testDir, "store");
-  varDbPath = join(testDir, "variables.db");
-  cliPath = join(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
   mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
   mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
@@ -32,52 +31,42 @@ afterEach(() => {
   }
 });
 
-async function runCli(...args: string[]): Promise<{
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
   stdout: string;
   stderr: string;
   exitCode: number;
-}> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    [
-      "bun",
-      "run",
-      cliPath,
-      "--home",
-      storePath,
-      "--var-db",
-      varDbPath,
-      ...args,
-    ],
-    {
-      stdout: "pipe",
-      stderr: "pipe",
-    },
-  );
-
-  const [stdout, stderr] = await Promise.all([
-    new Response(proc.stdout).text(),
-    new Response(proc.stderr).text(),
-  ]);
-
-  await proc.exited;
-
-  return {
-    stdout: stdout.trim(),
-    stderr: stderr.trim(),
-    exitCode: proc.exitCode ?? 0,
-  };
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 async function setupSchemaAndValues(): Promise<{
   schema: Hash;
   values: Hash[];
 }> {
-  const store: Store = createFsStore(storePath);
-  const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+  const store: Store = await openFsStore(storePath);
+  const aliases = bootstrap(store);
   const numberHash = aliases["@ocas/number"] as Hash;
   const values: Hash[] = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-    values.push((await store.put(numberHash, i)) as Hash);
+    values.push(store.cas.put(numberHash, i) as Hash);
   }
   return { schema: numberHash, values };
 }

packages/cli/tests/variable.test.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "@ocas/core";
 import { bootstrap, putSchema } from "@ocas/core";
-import { createFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { openStore as openFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 // ---- Test helpers ----
 
 let testDir: string;
 let storePath: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let cliPath: string;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     `ocas-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
   );
   storePath = join(testDir, "store");
-  varDbPath = join(testDir, "variables.db");
-  cliPath = join(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+  cliPath = join(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
   mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
   mkdirSync(storePath, { recursive: true });
@@ -39,40 +38,30 @@ afterEach(() => {
 /**
  * Run CLI command and return stdout, stderr, and exit code
  */
-async function runCli(...args: string[]): Promise<{
+function runCli(...rawArgs: (string | string[])[]): {
   stdout: string;
   stderr: string;
   exitCode: number;
-}> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    [
-      "bun",
-      "run",
-      cliPath,
-      "--home",
-      storePath,
-      "--var-db",
-      varDbPath,
-      ...args,
-    ],
-    {
-      stdout: "pipe",
-      stderr: "pipe",
-    },
-  );
-
-  const [stdout, stderr] = await Promise.all([
-    new Response(proc.stdout).text(),
-    new Response(proc.stderr).text(),
-  ]);
-
-  await proc.exited;
-
-  return {
-    stdout: stdout.trim(),
-    stderr: stderr.trim(),
-    exitCode: proc.exitCode ?? 0,
-  };
+} {
+  const args = rawArgs.flat();
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", storePath, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -83,14 +72,14 @@ async function createTestNode(
   typeHash: Hash,
   payload: unknown,
 ): Promise<Hash> {
-  return await store.put(typeHash, payload);
+  return store.cas.put(typeHash, payload);
 }
 
 /**
  * Get bootstrap type hash
  */
 async function getBootstrapHash(store: Store): Promise<Hash> {
-  const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+  const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
   return builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +87,7 @@ async function getBootstrapHash(store: Store): Promise<Hash> {
 
 describe("var set", () => {
   test("create new variable without tags/labels", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("create with tags", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -148,7 +137,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("create with labels", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -171,7 +160,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("update existing variable (same schema)", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data2" });
@@ -198,9 +187,9 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("create variant with different schema", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash1 = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const typeHash2 = await putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
+    const typeHash2 = putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash2, { test: "data2" });
 
@@ -227,7 +216,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("update with new tags replaces old tags", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -264,7 +253,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("error on invalid name format", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -290,7 +279,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
   });
 
   test("error on tag/label name conflict", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -312,7 +301,7 @@ describe("var set", () => {
 
 describe("var get", () => {
   test("retrieve existing variable by name + schema", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -336,7 +325,7 @@ describe("var get", () => {
   });
 
   test("error when variable not found", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
 
     const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
@@ -363,9 +352,9 @@ describe("var get", () => {
   });
 
   test("distinguish variants by schema", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash1 = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const typeHash2 = await putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
+    const typeHash2 = putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash2, { test: "data2" });
 
@@ -401,9 +390,9 @@ describe("var get", () => {
 
 describe("var delete", () => {
   test("remove all schema variants", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash1 = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const typeHash2 = await putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
+    const typeHash2 = putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash2, { test: "data2" });
 
@@ -441,9 +430,9 @@ describe("var delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("remove specific variant by schema", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash1 = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const typeHash2 = await putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
+    const typeHash2 = putSchema(store, { title: "Test", type: "object" });
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash2, { test: "data2" });
 
@@ -516,7 +505,7 @@ describe("var delete", () => {
   });
 
   test("cascade delete tags and labels", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -542,7 +531,7 @@ describe("var delete", () => {
 
 describe("var list", () => {
   test("list all variables", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data2" });
@@ -565,7 +554,7 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 
   test("filter by name prefix", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data2" });
@@ -588,13 +577,13 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 
   test("filter by schema", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const bootstrapHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const typeHash1 = await putSchema(store, {
+    const typeHash1 = putSchema(store, {
       title: "TypeA",
       type: "object",
     });
-    const typeHash2 = await putSchema(store, {
+    const typeHash2 = putSchema(store, {
       title: "TypeB",
       type: "object",
     });
@@ -623,7 +612,7 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 
   test("filter by tags (AND logic)", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data2" });
@@ -670,7 +659,7 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 
   test("filter by labels", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data2" });
@@ -710,7 +699,7 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 
   test("combined filters", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash1 = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash1 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data1" });
     const hash2 = await createTestNode(store, typeHash1, { test: "data2" });
@@ -763,249 +752,9 @@ describe("var list", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("var tag", () => {
-  test("add new tag", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable without tags
-    await runCli("var", "set", "@test/x", hash);
-
-    // Add tag
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "env:prod",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({ env: "prod" });
-  });
-
-  test("update existing tag value", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable with tag
-    await runCli("var", "set", "@test/x", hash, "--tag", "env:dev");
-
-    // Update tag
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "env:prod",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({ env: "prod" });
-  });
-
-  test("add label", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable without labels
-    await runCli("var", "set", "@test/x", hash);
-
-    // Add label
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "stable",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.labels).toEqual(["stable"]);
-  });
-
-  test("delete tag", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable with tags
-    await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "set",
-      "@test/x",
-      hash,
-      "--tag",
-      "env:prod",
-      "--tag",
-      "version:1.0",
-    );
-
-    // Delete tag
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      ":env",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({ version: "1.0" });
-  });
-
-  test("delete label", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable with labels
-    await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "set",
-      "@test/x",
-      hash,
-      "--tag",
-      "stable",
-      "--tag",
-      "beta",
-    );
-
-    // Delete label
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      ":stable",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.labels).toEqual(["beta"]);
-  });
-
-  test("mixed add and delete operations", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable with tags and labels
-    await runCli("var", "set", "@test/x", hash, "--tag", "a:1", "--tag", "b");
-
-    // Mixed operations
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "c:3",
-      ":a",
-      "d",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-
-    const envelope = JSON.parse(stdout);
-    expect(envelope.value.tags).toEqual({ c: "3" });
-    expect(envelope.value.labels.sort()).toEqual(["b", "d"]);
-  });
-
-  test("error on tag/label conflict", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Create variable with tag
-    await runCli("var", "set", "@test/x", hash, "--tag", "env:prod");
-
-    // Try to add same name as label
-    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "env",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
-    expect(stderr).toContain("Error: Conflict: 'env' already exists as a");
-  });
-
-  test("error when variable not found", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-
-    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/nonexistent",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-      "env:prod",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
-    expect(stderr).toContain(
-      `Error: Variable not found: name=@test/nonexistent, schema=${typeHash}`,
-    );
-  });
-
-  test("error when --schema missing", async () => {
-    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "env:prod",
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
-    expect(stderr).toContain(
-      "Usage: ocas var tag <name> --schema <hash-or-name> <operations...>",
-    );
-  });
-
-  test("error when no operations provided", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-
-    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
-      "var",
-      "tag",
-      "@test/x",
-      "--schema",
-      typeHash,
-    );
-
-    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
-    expect(stderr).toContain(
-      "Usage: ocas var tag <name> --schema <hash-or-name> <operations...>",
-    );
-  });
-});
-
 describe("global options", () => {
   test("--json flag for compact output", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(storePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
@@ -1029,64 +778,19 @@ describe("global options", () => {
     const customStorePath = join(testDir, "custom-store");
     mkdirSync(customStorePath, { recursive: true });
 
-    const store = createFsStore(customStorePath);
+    const store = await openFsStore(customStorePath);
     const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
     const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
 
     // Override with custom store path
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        "run",
-        cliPath,
-        "--home",
-        customStorePath,
-        "--var-db",
-        varDbPath,
-        "var",
-        "set",
-        "@test/x",
-        hash,
-      ],
+    execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [cliPath, "--home", customStorePath, "var", "set", "@test/x", hash],
       {
-        stdout: "pipe",
-        stderr: "pipe",
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
       },
     );
-
-    await proc.exited;
-    expect(proc.exitCode).toBe(0);
-  });
-
-  test("--var-db flag for custom database path", async () => {
-    const customDbPath = join(testDir, "custom.db");
-    const store = createFsStore(storePath);
-    const typeHash = await getBootstrapHash(store);
-    const hash = await createTestNode(store, typeHash, { test: "data" });
-
-    // Override with custom db path
-    const proc = Bun.spawn(
-      [
-        "bun",
-        "run",
-        cliPath,
-        "--home",
-        storePath,
-        "--var-db",
-        customDbPath,
-        "var",
-        "set",
-        "@test/x",
-        hash,
-      ],
-      {
-        stdout: "pipe",
-        stderr: "pipe",
-      },
-    );
-
-    await proc.exited;
-    expect(proc.exitCode).toBe(0);
   });
 });
 
@@ -1111,4 +815,18 @@ describe("old commands removed", () => {
     expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
     expect(stderr).toContain("Unknown var subcommand: update");
   });
+
+  test("var tag subcommand removed", async () => {
+    const { stderr, exitCode } = await runCli(
+      "var",
+      "tag",
+      "@any/name",
+      "--schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "foo",
+    );
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(stderr).toContain("Unknown var subcommand: tag");
+  });
 });

packages/cli/tests/verify-refs-walk.test.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { envValue, stripVolatile } from "./helpers";
 
-const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dir, "../src/index.ts");
+const entrypoint = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../dist/index.js");
 
 let tmpStore: string;
-let varDbPath: string;
 let typeHash: string;
 let nodeHash: string;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   tmpStore = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-e2e-"));
-  varDbPath = join(tmpStore, "variables.db");
 
   const schemaFile = join(tmpStore, "test-schema.json");
   writeFileSync(
@@ -28,10 +27,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   const { openStore: openFsStore } = await import("@ocas/fs");
   const { putSchema } = await import("@ocas/core");
   const store = await openFsStore(tmpStore);
-  typeHash = await putSchema(
-    store,
-    JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")),
-  );
+  typeHash = putSchema(store, JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaFile, "utf-8")));
 
   const nodeFile = join(tmpStore, "test-node.json");
   writeFileSync(nodeFile, JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", age: 30 }));
@@ -43,17 +39,29 @@ afterAll(() => {
   rmSync(tmpStore, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
-async function runCli(
-  args: string[],
-): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }> {
-  const proc = Bun.spawn(
-    ["bun", entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, "--var-db", varDbPath, ...args],
-    { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" },
-  );
-  const exitCode = await proc.exited;
-  const stdout = (await new Response(proc.stdout).text()).trim();
-  const stderr = (await new Response(proc.stderr).text()).trim();
-  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+function runCli(args: string[]): {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  exitCode: number;
+} {
+  try {
+    const stdout = execFileSync(
+      "node",
+      [entrypoint, "--home", tmpStore, ...args],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      },
+    );
+    return { stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr: "", exitCode: 0 };
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const err = e as { stdout?: string; stderr?: string; status?: number };
+    return {
+      stdout: (err.stdout ?? "").trim(),
+      stderr: (err.stderr ?? "").trim(),
+      exitCode: err.status ?? 1,
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 describe("Phase 1: CAS Core", () => {

packages/cli/tsconfig.json

@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["src/**/*.test.ts"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../core" }, { "path": "../fs" }]
 }

packages/core/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,53 +1,47 @@
 # @ocas/core
 
+## 0.4.0 — 2026-06-07
+
+- Add CAS closure export/import (`ocas export` / `ocas import`):
+  
+  - **`@ocas/core`**: New `computeClosure(store, roots)` traverses references and schema chains to gather a complete CAS closure. New `exportBundle()` / `importBundle()` / `loadBundleStore()` produce and consume self-contained POSIX-tar bundles (`cas/*.bin` CBOR payloads, `vars.jsonl`, `tags.jsonl`). Added `@ocas/output/export` and `@ocas/output/import` builtin output schemas.
+  - **`@ocas/cli`**: New `ocas export <root> [<root> ...] -o <bundle.tar>` and `ocas import <bundle.tar> [--scope @new]` commands. New global `--store <bundle.tar>` flag opens a bundle as a read-only store for inspection commands (`get`, `walk`, `refs`, `var list`, …). Write commands reject `--store` with a clear error.
+
+## 0.2.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- `Store` is now `{ cas: CasStore, var: VarStore, tag: TagStore }` — all sub-stores accessed via properties
+- `bootstrap(store)` and `putSchema(store, schema)` are now **synchronous** (were async)
+- `VariableStore` class removed from `@ocas/core` — SQLite implementation moved to `@ocas/fs`
+- `createVariableStore()` removed from `@ocas/core`
+- `openStoreAndVarStore()` removed — use `openStore()` returning unified `Store`
+- `RenderOptions.varStore` removed — templates resolved via `store.var` internally
+- `@ocas/core` has zero `bun:sqlite` imports — pure TypeScript
+- `ocas var tag` subcommand removed — use `ocas tag` / `ocas untag` instead
+
+### New Features
+
+- `CasStore`, `VarStore`, `TagStore` sub-store types
+- `TagStore` — first-class tags on any CAS node (not just variables)
+- Top-level `ocas tag <target> <tag>...` and `ocas untag <target> <tag>...` commands
+- `ocas get` and `ocas var get` now include tag info in output
+- `ocas list --tag` and `ocas var list --tag` filter support
+- `var-store-helpers.ts` — shared validation/history logic
+- `validation.ts` — shared `validateName()` exported from core
+
+## 0.1.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix TypeScript LSP errors: tsconfig `noEmit`, `exactOptionalPropertyTypes` conditional spread, `schemaHash` scope.
+
 ## 0.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
 
 - Internal improvements for v0.1.1 release.
 
-## 0.6.0
+## 0.1.0
 
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Unified `{ type, value }` envelope output for all CLI commands (RFC [#67](https://github.com/uncaged/json-cas/issues/67)).
-
-  ### Breaking Changes
-
-  - Removed `init`, `bootstrap`, `cat`, `schema put/get/list/validate` commands
-  - All CLI command outputs now wrapped in `{ type, value }` envelope (except `render`)
-  - `openStore()` is now async and auto-bootstraps
-
-  ### New Features
-
-  - 18 `@output/*` schemas registered at bootstrap
-  - `list --type <hash-or-alias>` command (replaces `schema list`)
-  - `verify` now checks both hash integrity and schema validation
-  - `wrapEnvelope()` helper exported from `@uncaged/json-cas`
-  - `openStore()` in `@uncaged/json-cas-fs` — async, auto mkdir + bootstrap
-  - Default LiquidJS templates for all output schemas
-  - Pipe composition: any command output can be piped to `render -p`
-
-## 0.5.3
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- feat: add oneOf support to meta-schema validation
-
-  Added `oneOf` to `ALLOWED_SCHEMA_KEYS` and corresponding validation logic
-  in `isValidSchema`. This enables workflow frontmatter schemas that use
-  `oneOf` discriminated unions for multi-exit role definitions.
-
-## 0.3.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Disallow self-referencing nodes in put(). typeHash is now required (no null). Self-ref only via bootstrap().
-
-## 0.2.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Add listByType(typeHash) to Store interface for O(1) type-based queries, with append-only fs index
-
-## 0.1.3
+Initial release as `@ocas/core`. Content-addressable store engine with JSON Schema typed nodes, XXH64 hashing, variable store, render with resolution decay, and LiquidJS template support.

packages/core/README.md

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Core CAS engine — hashing, schema, store, verify, bootstrap.
 
 `@ocas/core` is the foundation of the ocas monorepo. It defines content-addressed nodes (`CasNode`), the `Store` interface, XXH64-based hashing with deterministic CBOR, JSON Schema registration and validation (including `cas_ref` links between nodes), bootstrap seeding, and integrity verification.
 
-Other packages build on this layer: `ocas-fs` provides persistence, and `cli-ocas` exposes store operations on the command line.
+Other packages build on this layer: `@ocas/fs` provides persistence, and `@ocas/cli` exposes store operations on the command line.
 
-**Dependencies:** `ajv`, `cborg`, `xxhash-wasm`
+**Dependencies:** `ajv`, `cborg`, `liquidjs`, `xxhash-wasm`
 
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
-bun add @ocas/core
+pnpm add @ocas/core
 ```
 
 ## API
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ type CasNode<T = unknown> = {
   timestamp: number; // Unix epoch ms
 };
 
-type Store = {
-  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash>;
-  get(hash: Hash): CasNode | null;
-  has(hash: Hash): boolean;
-  listByType(typeHash: Hash): Hash[];
-};
+type Store = { cas: CasStore; var: VarStore; tag: TagStore; };
 
 type JSONSchema = Record<string, unknown>;
 
@@ -104,6 +99,48 @@ async function verify(hash: Hash, node: CasNode): Promise<boolean>;
 
 Recomputes hash from `node` and compares to `hash` (self-referencing vs normal rules).
 
+### Closure & Bundles
+
+```typescript
+type ClosureResult = {
+  nodes: Set<Hash>;
+  vars: Variable[];
+  tags: Map<Hash, Tag[]>;
+};
+function computeClosure(store: Store, roots: Hash[]): ClosureResult;
+
+type ExportStats = { nodes: number; vars: number; tags: number };
+type ImportOptions = { scope?: string };
+type ImportStats = {
+  nodes: { imported: number; skipped: number };
+  vars: { created: number; updated: number };
+  tags: number;
+};
+async function exportBundle(
+  store: Store,
+  roots: Hash[],
+  outputPath: string,
+): Promise<ExportStats>;
+async function importBundle(
+  bundlePath: string,
+  target: Store,
+  options?: ImportOptions,
+): Promise<ImportStats>;
+async function loadBundleStore(bundlePath: string): Promise<Store>;
+```
+
+- `computeClosure` — walks `cas_ref` edges and schema chains from each root,
+  also gathering every `Variable` whose `value` lands in the closure and every
+  `Tag` attached to an in-closure target.
+- `exportBundle` — writes a self-contained POSIX-tar archive containing
+  `cas/<hash>.bin` (CBOR-encoded payloads), `vars.jsonl`, and `tags.jsonl`.
+- `importBundle` — content-addressed merge into `target`. Idempotent:
+  re-importing the same bundle yields zero `imported` and zero `created`.
+  `options.scope` rewrites the leading `@scope/` of every imported variable
+  name except `@ocas/*` builtins.
+- `loadBundleStore` — convenience that returns an in-memory `Store` populated
+  from a bundle (for read-only inspection without touching the persistent store).
+
 ### Example
 
 ```typescript
@@ -154,6 +191,8 @@ walk(store, bobHash, (h) => console.log(h)); // bobHash, aliceHash
 | `mem-store.ts` | Alternate in-memory store (tests only; not exported) |
 | `schema.ts` | Schema put/get/validate, `refs`, `walk` |
 | `verify.ts` | Node integrity verification |
+| `closure.ts` | `computeClosure` — refs + schema chain traversal |
+| `bundle.ts` | `exportBundle`, `importBundle`, `loadBundleStore` (POSIX tar) |
 | `index.ts` | Public exports |
 
 Tests live in `src/*.test.ts` and `tests/`.

packages/core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocas/core",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "description": "Core CAS engine — hashing, schema, store, verify, bootstrap",
+  "keywords": [
+    "cas",
+    "content-addressing",
+    "json-schema",
+    "typescript"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.5.0"
+  },
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -14,10 +24,6 @@
     "dist",
     "src"
   ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "bun test",
-    "prepublishOnly": "bash ../../scripts/check-workspace-deps.sh"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "ajv": "^8.20.0",
     "cborg": "^4.2.3",
@@ -32,5 +38,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/tree/main/packages/core",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/issues"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^25.9.1"
   }
 }

packages/core/src/bootstrap-capable.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
+import type { CasStore, Hash } from "./types.js";
 
 /** @internal Store implementations attach this for bootstrap() only. */
 export const BOOTSTRAP_STORE = Symbol.for("@ocas/core/bootstrap-store");
 
-export type BootstrapCapableStore = Store & {
-  [BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload: unknown): Promise<Hash>;
+export type BootstrapCapableStore = CasStore & {
+  [BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload: unknown): Hash;
 };
 
 export function isBootstrapCapableStore(
-  store: Store,
+  store: CasStore,
 ): store is BootstrapCapableStore {
   return (
     typeof (store as BootstrapCapableStore)[BOOTSTRAP_STORE] === "function"

packages/core/src/bootstrap.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import type { JSONSchema } from "./schema.js";
 import { getSchema } from "./schema.js";
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ const OUTPUT_ALIASES = [
   "@ocas/output/var-set",
   "@ocas/output/var-get",
   "@ocas/output/var-delete",
-  "@ocas/output/var-tag",
   "@ocas/output/var-list",
   "@ocas/output/var-history",
+  "@ocas/output/tag",
+  "@ocas/output/untag",
   "@ocas/output/template-set",
   "@ocas/output/template-get",
   "@ocas/output/template-list",
   "@ocas/output/template-delete",
   "@ocas/output/gc",
+  "@ocas/output/export",
+  "@ocas/output/import",
 ] as const;
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -33,11 +36,11 @@ const OUTPUT_ALIASES = [
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
-  test("should return map of 30 built-in schema aliases to hashes", async () => {
+  test("should return map of 33 built-in schema aliases to hashes", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
-    // Should return object with 9 primitive + 21 output aliases = 30
+    // Should return object with 9 primitive + 24 output aliases = 33
     expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty("@ocas/schema");
     expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty("@ocas/string");
     expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty("@ocas/number");
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
       expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty(alias);
     }
 
-    expect(Object.keys(builtinSchemas)).toHaveLength(30);
+    expect(Object.keys(builtinSchemas)).toHaveLength(33);
 
     // All values should be valid hashes
     for (const [_alias, hash] of Object.entries(builtinSchemas)) {
@@ -61,12 +64,12 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("should register @schema as meta-schema alias", async () => {
+  test("should register @ocas/schema as meta-schema alias", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"];
-    if (!metaHash) throw new Error("@schema not found");
+    if (!metaHash) throw new Error("@ocas/schema not found");
 
     const metaSchema = getSchema(store, metaHash);
     expect(metaSchema).not.toBeNull();
@@ -74,45 +77,45 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
     expect(metaSchema?.description).toBe("ocas JSON Schema meta-schema");
   });
 
-  test("should register @string schema correctly", async () => {
+  test("should register @ocas/string schema correctly", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const stringHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/string"];
-    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@string not found");
+    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@ocas/string not found");
 
     const stringSchema = getSchema(store, stringHash);
     expect(stringSchema).toEqual({ type: "string" });
   });
 
-  test("should register @number schema correctly", async () => {
+  test("should register @ocas/number schema correctly", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const numberHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/number"];
-    if (!numberHash) throw new Error("@number not found");
+    if (!numberHash) throw new Error("@ocas/number not found");
 
     const numberSchema = getSchema(store, numberHash);
     expect(numberSchema).toEqual({ type: "number" });
   });
 
-  test("should register @object schema correctly", async () => {
+  test("should register @ocas/object schema correctly", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const objectHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/object"];
-    if (!objectHash) throw new Error("@object not found");
+    if (!objectHash) throw new Error("@ocas/object not found");
 
     const objectSchema = getSchema(store, objectHash);
     expect(objectSchema).toEqual({ type: "object" });
   });
 
-  test("should register @array schema correctly", async () => {
+  test("should register @ocas/array schema correctly", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const arrayHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/array"];
-    if (!arrayHash) throw new Error("@array not found");
+    if (!arrayHash) throw new Error("@ocas/array not found");
 
     const arraySchema = getSchema(store, arrayHash);
     expect(arraySchema).toEqual({ type: "array" });
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
 
   test("should register @ocas/bool schema correctly", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const boolHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/bool"];
     if (!boolHash) throw new Error("@ocas/bool not found");
@@ -131,8 +134,8 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
 
   test("should return same hashes on repeated bootstrap calls", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const first = await bootstrap(store);
-    const second = await bootstrap(store);
+    const first = bootstrap(store);
+    const second = bootstrap(store);
 
     expect(first).toEqual(second);
 
@@ -147,15 +150,15 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
 
   test("all built-in schemas should be typed by meta-schema", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"];
-    if (!metaHash) throw new Error("@schema not found");
+    if (!metaHash) throw new Error("@ocas/schema not found");
 
     for (const [alias, hash] of Object.entries(builtinSchemas)) {
       if (alias === "@ocas/schema") continue; // meta-schema is self-typed
 
-      const node = store.get(hash);
+      const node = store.cas.get(hash);
       expect(node).not.toBeNull();
       expect(node?.type).toBe(metaHash);
     }
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - Built-in Schemas", () => {
 describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
   test("each @ocas/output/* schema has a title", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     for (const alias of OUTPUT_ALIASES) {
       const hash = aliases[alias];
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/put schema describes a ocas_ref string", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/put"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/put not found");
 
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/get schema describes object with type, payload, timestamp", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/get"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/get not found");
 
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/has schema describes a boolean", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/has"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/has not found");
 
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/verify schema describes enum of ok|corrupted|invalid", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/verify"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/verify not found");
 
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/refs schema describes array of ocas_ref strings", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/refs"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/refs not found");
 
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/gc schema describes object with gc stats fields", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/gc"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/gc not found");
 
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/var-set schema describes a Variable object", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/var-set"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/var-set not found");
 
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/var-list schema describes array of Variable objects", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/var-list"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/var-list not found");
 
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("@ocas/output/template-delete schema describes object with deleted boolean", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = aliases["@ocas/output/template-delete"];
     if (!hash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/template-delete not found");
 
@@ -315,7 +318,7 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 
   test("all @ocas/output/* schemas are distinct hashes", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     const outputHashes = OUTPUT_ALIASES.map((alias) => aliases[alias]);
     const uniqueHashes = new Set(outputHashes);
@@ -326,15 +329,17 @@ describe("bootstrap - @ocas/output/* Schemas", () => {
 describe("bootstrap - meta and schemas indexes (D1)", () => {
   test("listMeta contains the bootstrap meta-schema hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = aliases["@ocas/schema"];
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(metaHash as string);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(
+      metaHash as string,
+    );
   });
 
   test("listSchemas contains meta-schema and all built-in schemas", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
-    const schemas = store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const schemas = store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
 
     for (const [, hash] of Object.entries(aliases)) {
       expect(schemas).toContain(hash);

packages/core/src/bootstrap.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   isBootstrapCapableStore,
 } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 const JSON_SCHEMA_TYPES = [
   "string",
@@ -132,6 +131,18 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
         type: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
         payload: {},
         timestamp: { type: "number" },
+        tags: {
+          type: "array",
+          items: {
+            type: "object",
+            properties: {
+              key: { type: "string" },
+              value: { type: ["string", "null"] },
+              target: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+              created: { type: "number" },
+            },
+          },
+        },
       },
       title: "ocas get result",
     },
@@ -225,7 +236,21 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
     "@ocas/output/var-get",
     {
       type: "object",
-      properties: { ...VARIABLE_PROPERTIES },
+      properties: {
+        ...VARIABLE_PROPERTIES,
+        valueTags: {
+          type: "array",
+          items: {
+            type: "object",
+            properties: {
+              key: { type: "string" },
+              value: { type: ["string", "null"] },
+              target: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+              created: { type: "number" },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
       title: "ocas var get result",
     },
   ],
@@ -237,14 +262,6 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
       title: "ocas var delete result",
     },
   ],
-  [
-    "@ocas/output/var-tag",
-    {
-      type: "object",
-      properties: { ...VARIABLE_PROPERTIES },
-      title: "ocas var tag result",
-    },
-  ],
   [
     "@ocas/output/var-list",
     {
@@ -268,6 +285,38 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
       title: "ocas var history result",
     },
   ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/tag",
+    {
+      type: "array",
+      items: {
+        type: "object",
+        properties: {
+          key: { type: "string" },
+          value: { type: ["string", "null"] },
+          target: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+          created: { type: "number" },
+        },
+      },
+      title: "ocas tag result",
+    },
+  ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/untag",
+    {
+      type: "array",
+      items: {
+        type: "object",
+        properties: {
+          key: { type: "string" },
+          value: { type: ["string", "null"] },
+          target: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+          created: { type: "number" },
+        },
+      },
+      title: "ocas untag result",
+    },
+  ],
   [
     "@ocas/output/template-set",
     {
@@ -318,6 +367,42 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
       title: "ocas gc result",
     },
   ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/export",
+    {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        nodes: { type: "number" },
+        vars: { type: "number" },
+        tags: { type: "number" },
+      },
+      title: "ocas export result",
+    },
+  ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/import",
+    {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        nodes: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            imported: { type: "number" },
+            skipped: { type: "number" },
+          },
+        },
+        vars: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            created: { type: "number" },
+            updated: { type: "number" },
+          },
+        },
+        tags: { type: "number" },
+      },
+      title: "ocas import result",
+    },
+  ],
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -326,29 +411,26 @@ const OUTPUT_SCHEMAS: ReadonlyArray<
  * and @ocas/output/* schemas.
  * Idempotent: calling bootstrap multiple times returns the same hashes.
  *
- * If a varStore is provided, all aliases are also written to it via
- * varStore.set(name, hash). This bypasses @ocas/ namespace protection
- * (protection is enforced only at the CLI layer).
+ * All aliases are written to `store.var` via `var.set(name, hash)`, bypassing
+ * @ocas/ namespace protection (protection is enforced only at the CLI layer).
  */
-export async function bootstrap(
-  store: Store,
-  varStore?: VariableStore,
-): Promise<Record<string, Hash>> {
-  if (!isBootstrapCapableStore(store)) {
+export function bootstrap(store: Store): Record<string, Hash> {
+  const cas = store.cas;
+  if (!isBootstrapCapableStore(cas)) {
     throw new Error("Store does not support bootstrap");
   }
 
   // 1. Bootstrap the meta-schema (self-referential)
-  const metaHash = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](BOOTSTRAP_PAYLOAD);
+  const metaHash = cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](BOOTSTRAP_PAYLOAD);
 
   // 2. Register built-in primitive schemas directly (without putSchema to avoid recursion)
-  const stringHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "string" });
-  const numberHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "number" });
-  const integerHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "integer" });
-  const boolHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "boolean" });
-  const objectHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "object" });
-  const arrayHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "array" });
-  const nullHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "null" });
+  const stringHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "string" });
+  const numberHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "number" });
+  const integerHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "integer" });
+  const boolHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "boolean" });
+  const objectHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "object" });
+  const arrayHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "array" });
+  const nullHash = cas.put(metaHash, { type: "null" });
 
   // 3. Register @ocas/output/* schemas
   const aliases: Record<string, Hash> = {
@@ -364,16 +446,14 @@ export async function bootstrap(
   };
 
   for (const [alias, schema] of OUTPUT_SCHEMAS) {
-    aliases[alias] = await store.put(metaHash, schema);
+    aliases[alias] = cas.put(metaHash, schema);
   }
 
-  // 4. Write all aliases to varStore (when provided).
-  // Idempotent: VariableStore.set is an upsert. Bypasses @ocas/ namespace
-  // protection — protection is only enforced on the CLI `var set` command.
-  if (varStore !== undefined) {
-    for (const [name, hash] of Object.entries(aliases)) {
-      varStore.set(name, hash);
-    }
+  // 4. Write all aliases to the var store. Idempotent: VarStore.set is an
+  // upsert. Bypasses @ocas/ namespace protection — protection is enforced
+  // only on the CLI `var set` command.
+  for (const [name, hash] of Object.entries(aliases)) {
+    store.var.set(name, hash);
   }
 
   return aliases;

packages/core/src/bundle.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,423 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
+import { exportBundle, importBundle, loadBundleStore } from "./bundle.js";
+import { cborEncode } from "./cbor.js";
+import { putSchema } from "./schema.js";
+import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
+
+let tmpDir: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tmpDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-bundle-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("exportBundle / importBundle / loadBundleStore", () => {
+  test("2.1 export: tar file structure includes cas/, vars.jsonl, tags.jsonl", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: { x: { type: "number" } },
+    });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { x: 42 });
+    store.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+    store.tag.tag(aHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    const stats = await exportBundle(store, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const buf = readFileSync(out);
+    // Standard tar should have 512-byte aligned blocks.
+    expect(buf.length % 512).toBe(0);
+
+    // Parse out the entry names from the tar.
+    const names = listTarEntries(buf);
+    expect(names.some((n) => n === `cas/${aHash}.bin`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(names.some((n) => n === `cas/${schemaHash}.bin`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(names).toContain("vars.jsonl");
+    expect(names).toContain("tags.jsonl");
+
+    expect(stats.nodes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    expect(stats.vars).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(stats.tags).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test("2.2 export: CAS node binary identity is preserved", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "hello");
+    store.var.set("@test/h", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(store, ["@test/h"], out);
+
+    const buf = readFileSync(out);
+    const entries = readTarEntries(buf);
+    const casEntry = entries.find((e) => e.name === `cas/${aHash}.bin`);
+    expect(casEntry).toBeDefined();
+
+    const node = store.cas.get(aHash);
+    expect(node).not.toBeNull();
+    if (!node) return;
+    const expected = cborEncode({
+      type: node.type,
+      payload: node.payload,
+      timestamp: node.timestamp,
+    });
+    expect(casEntry?.content).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  test("2.3 export: vars.jsonl contains parseable JSON lines", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "a");
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "b");
+    store.var.set("@test/a", aHash);
+    store.var.set("@test/b", bHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(store, ["@test/a", "@test/b"], out);
+
+    const entries = readTarEntries(readFileSync(out));
+    const vars = entries.find((e) => e.name === "vars.jsonl");
+    expect(vars).toBeDefined();
+    const text = new TextDecoder().decode(vars?.content);
+    const lines = text.split("\n").filter((l) => l.length > 0);
+    const records = lines.map(
+      (l) => JSON.parse(l) as { name: string; value: string },
+    );
+    const names = records.map((r) => r.name);
+    expect(names).toContain("@test/a");
+    expect(names).toContain("@test/b");
+    const aRec = records.find((r) => r.name === "@test/a");
+    expect(aRec?.value).toBe(aHash);
+  });
+
+  test("2.4 export: tags.jsonl contains target/key/value records", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "tagged");
+    store.var.set("@test/t", aHash);
+    store.tag.tag(aHash, [
+      { op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" },
+      { op: "set", key: "stable" },
+    ]);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(store, ["@test/t"], out);
+
+    const entries = readTarEntries(readFileSync(out));
+    const tagEntry = entries.find((e) => e.name === "tags.jsonl");
+    expect(tagEntry).toBeDefined();
+    const text = new TextDecoder().decode(tagEntry?.content);
+    const lines = text.split("\n").filter((l) => l.length > 0);
+    const records = lines.map(
+      (l) =>
+        JSON.parse(l) as {
+          target: string;
+          key: string;
+          value: string | null;
+        },
+    );
+    const env = records.find((r) => r.key === "env");
+    expect(env?.value).toBe("prod");
+    expect(env?.target).toBe(aHash);
+    const stable = records.find((r) => r.key === "stable");
+    expect(stable?.value).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("2.5 export: accepts variable names and raw hashes as roots", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, "x");
+    store.var.set("@test/c", aHash);
+
+    const out1 = join(tmpDir, "by-name.tar");
+    const out2 = join(tmpDir, "by-hash.tar");
+    await exportBundle(store, ["@test/c"], out1);
+    await exportBundle(store, [aHash], out2);
+
+    const names1 = listTarEntries(readFileSync(out1));
+    const names2 = listTarEntries(readFileSync(out2));
+    expect(names1).toContain(`cas/${aHash}.bin`);
+    expect(names2).toContain(`cas/${aHash}.bin`);
+  });
+
+  test("2.6 export: non-existent root throws", async () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await expect(
+      exportBundle(store, ["@test/nonexistent"], out),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test("2.7 import: nodes are written to target store", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: { x: { type: "number" } },
+    });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, { x: 1 });
+    src.var.set("@test/c", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/c"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    await importBundle(out, dst);
+
+    expect(dst.cas.has(aHash)).toBe(true);
+    const node = dst.cas.get(aHash);
+    expect(node?.type).toBe(schemaHash);
+    expect(node?.payload).toEqual({ x: 1 });
+  });
+
+  test("2.8 import: skip existing nodes (content-addressed dedup)", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "a");
+    src.var.set("@test/c", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/c"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    // Pre-populate destination with the same node
+    dst.cas.put(schemaHash, "a"); // wait — schemaHash may not exist in dst
+    // To deduplicate, we need to ensure the same hash is computed.
+    // Re-import the schema first via import.
+    const stats = await importBundle(out, dst);
+
+    // After two imports the second's nodes.skipped should equal nodes.imported of the first.
+    const stats2 = await importBundle(out, dst);
+    expect(stats2.nodes.skipped).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(stats2.nodes.imported).toBe(0);
+    void stats;
+  });
+
+  test("2.9 import: variables created without scope use original names", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "v");
+    src.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    await importBundle(out, dst);
+
+    const v = dst.var.get("@test/config");
+    expect(v?.value).toBe(aHash);
+  });
+
+  test("2.10 import: scope remapping rewrites variable names", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "v");
+    src.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    await importBundle(out, dst, { scope: "@imported" });
+
+    const remapped = dst.var.get("@imported/config");
+    expect(remapped?.value).toBe(aHash);
+    const original = dst.var.get("@test/config");
+    expect(original).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("2.11 import: @ocas/* builtin variables are NOT remapped", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "v");
+    src.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    await importBundle(out, dst, { scope: "@imported" });
+
+    // @ocas/schema, @ocas/string etc. should still be reachable as-is.
+    expect(dst.var.get("@ocas/schema")).not.toBeNull();
+    // No variant under the remapped scope.
+    expect(dst.var.get("@imported/schema")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("2.12 import: variable conflict — overwrite with stats marking 'updated'", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "imported");
+    src.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    // Pre-populate destination with same name → different value.
+    const dstSchema = putSchema(dst, { type: "string" });
+    const bHash = dst.cas.put(dstSchema, "preexisting");
+    dst.var.set("@test/config", bHash);
+
+    const stats = await importBundle(out, dst);
+    expect(stats.vars.updated).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    // Value should now point at the imported hash.
+    const v = dst.var.get("@test/config", schemaHash);
+    expect(v?.value).toBe(aHash);
+  });
+
+  test("2.13 import: tags are applied to imported nodes", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "tagged");
+    src.var.set("@test/c", aHash);
+    src.tag.tag(aHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/c"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    await importBundle(out, dst);
+
+    const tags = dst.tag.tags(aHash);
+    expect(tags.some((t) => t.key === "env" && t.value === "prod")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("2.14 import: stats report nodes/vars/tags counts", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "v");
+    src.var.set("@test/c", aHash);
+    src.tag.tag(aHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/c"], out);
+
+    const dst = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(dst);
+    const stats = await importBundle(out, dst);
+
+    expect(stats.nodes.imported).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(stats.nodes.skipped).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(stats.vars.created + stats.vars.updated).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(stats.tags).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test("2.15 loadBundleStore: read-only Store from tar", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(schemaHash, "v");
+    src.var.set("@test/config", aHash);
+    src.tag.tag(aHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/config"], out);
+
+    const bundleStore = await loadBundleStore(out);
+    expect(bundleStore.cas.get(aHash)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(bundleStore.cas.has(aHash)).toBe(true);
+    const v = bundleStore.var.get("@test/config");
+    expect(v?.value).toBe(aHash);
+    const tags = bundleStore.tag.tags(aHash);
+    expect(tags.some((t) => t.key === "env" && t.value === "prod")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("2.16 loadBundleStore: walk works against bundle store", async () => {
+    const src = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(src);
+    const refSchema = putSchema(src, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: { next: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" } },
+    });
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(src, { type: "string" });
+    const bHash = src.cas.put(stringSchema, "b-content");
+    const aHash = src.cas.put(refSchema, { next: bHash });
+    src.var.set("@test/root", aHash);
+
+    const out = join(tmpDir, "bundle.tar");
+    await exportBundle(src, ["@test/root"], out);
+
+    const bundleStore = await loadBundleStore(out);
+    const { walk } = await import("./schema.js");
+    const visited: string[] = [];
+    walk(bundleStore, aHash, (h) => visited.push(h));
+    expect(visited).toContain(aHash);
+    expect(visited).toContain(bHash);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---- Tar parser (minimal POSIX/ustar reader) used by tests ----
+
+type TarEntry = { name: string; content: Uint8Array };
+
+function readTarEntries(buf: Buffer): TarEntry[] {
+  const entries: TarEntry[] = [];
+  let offset = 0;
+  while (offset + 512 <= buf.length) {
+    const header = buf.subarray(offset, offset + 512);
+    // End-of-archive: two consecutive zero blocks.
+    if (header.every((b) => b === 0)) break;
+
+    const name = readCString(header, 0, 100);
+    const sizeStr = readCString(header, 124, 12).trim();
+    const size = sizeStr === "" ? 0 : parseInt(sizeStr, 8);
+
+    offset += 512;
+    const content = buf.subarray(offset, offset + size);
+    entries.push({ name, content: new Uint8Array(content) });
+    // Pad to 512-byte boundary.
+    offset += Math.ceil(size / 512) * 512;
+  }
+  return entries;
+}
+
+function listTarEntries(buf: Buffer): string[] {
+  return readTarEntries(buf).map((e) => e.name);
+}
+
+function readCString(buf: Buffer, start: number, len: number): string {
+  const slice = buf.subarray(start, start + len);
+  let end = slice.length;
+  for (let i = 0; i < slice.length; i++) {
+    if (slice[i] === 0) {
+      end = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return slice.subarray(0, end).toString("utf8");
+}
+
+// Suppress unused import warnings.
+void writeFileSync;

packages/core/src/bundle.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { decode } from "cborg";
+import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
+import { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
+import { cborEncode } from "./cbor.js";
+import { computeClosure } from "./closure.js";
+import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
+import type { CasNode, Hash, Store, Tag } from "./types.js";
+import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
+
+/**
+ * Stats returned by `exportBundle`.
+ */
+export type ExportStats = {
+  nodes: number;
+  vars: number;
+  tags: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Options for `importBundle`.
+ */
+export type ImportOptions = {
+  /** Replace the original `@scope` of each non-builtin variable with this value. */
+  scope?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stats returned by `importBundle`.
+ */
+export type ImportStats = {
+  nodes: { imported: number; skipped: number };
+  vars: { created: number; updated: number };
+  tags: number;
+};
+
+/** Import via CBOR using cborg, mirroring how FsStore decodes nodes. */
+
+const BUILTIN_PREFIX = "@ocas/";
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a single root spec (variable name OR raw hash) into a hash. Throws
+ * if the name does not resolve and the input is not a hash.
+ */
+function resolveRoot(store: Store, input: string): Hash {
+  if (/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/.test(input)) {
+    if (!store.cas.has(input)) {
+      throw new Error(`Root hash not found in store: ${input}`);
+    }
+    return input as Hash;
+  }
+  const variants = store.var.list({ exactName: input });
+  const first = variants[0];
+  if (!first) {
+    throw new Error(`Root variable not found: ${input}`);
+  }
+  return first.value as Hash;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute the transitive CAS closure of `roots`, write a tar archive at
+ * `outputPath` containing all CAS nodes (`cas/<hash>.bin`), variables
+ * (`vars.jsonl`), and tags (`tags.jsonl`).
+ */
+export async function exportBundle(
+  store: Store,
+  roots: string[],
+  outputPath: string,
+): Promise<ExportStats> {
+  // Resolve every root before computing the closure so missing names error
+  // early.
+  const rootHashes = roots.map((r) => resolveRoot(store, r));
+  const closure = computeClosure(store, rootHashes);
+
+  const entries: TarEntry[] = [];
+
+  // CAS nodes — one CBOR-encoded file per node, named by hash.
+  // Order is deterministic by sorted hash.
+  const sortedNodes = [...closure.nodes].sort();
+  for (const hash of sortedNodes) {
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
+    if (!node) continue;
+    const content = cborEncode({
+      type: node.type,
+      payload: node.payload,
+      timestamp: node.timestamp,
+    });
+    entries.push({ name: `cas/${hash}.bin`, content });
+  }
+
+  // Variables — JSON-lines.
+  const sortedVars = [...closure.vars].sort((a, b) =>
+    a.name < b.name ? -1 : a.name > b.name ? 1 : 0,
+  );
+  const varLines = sortedVars
+    .map((v) =>
+      JSON.stringify({
+        name: v.name,
+        schema: v.schema,
+        value: v.value,
+        created: v.created,
+        updated: v.updated,
+        tags: v.tags,
+        labels: v.labels,
+      }),
+    )
+    .join("\n");
+  entries.push({
+    name: "vars.jsonl",
+    content: new TextEncoder().encode(
+      varLines + (varLines.length > 0 ? "\n" : ""),
+    ),
+  });
+
+  // Tags — JSON-lines, one per tag.
+  const tagLines: string[] = [];
+  const sortedTagTargets = [...closure.tags.keys()].sort();
+  let tagCount = 0;
+  for (const target of sortedTagTargets) {
+    const tagList = closure.tags.get(target) ?? [];
+    for (const t of tagList) {
+      tagLines.push(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          target: t.target,
+          key: t.key,
+          value: t.value,
+          created: t.created,
+        }),
+      );
+      tagCount++;
+    }
+  }
+  const tagText = tagLines.join("\n");
+  entries.push({
+    name: "tags.jsonl",
+    content: new TextEncoder().encode(
+      tagText + (tagText.length > 0 ? "\n" : ""),
+    ),
+  });
+
+  // Pack into tar and write to disk.
+  const tar = packTar(entries);
+  writeFileSync(outputPath, tar);
+
+  return {
+    nodes: sortedNodes.length,
+    vars: sortedVars.length,
+    tags: tagCount,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read a bundle tar archive from disk, returning the parsed components
+ * without applying them to a store.
+ */
+function readBundle(bundlePath: string): {
+  nodes: Map<Hash, CasNode>;
+  vars: Variable[];
+  tags: Tag[];
+} {
+  const buf = readFileSync(bundlePath);
+  const entries = unpackTar(buf);
+  const nodes = new Map<Hash, CasNode>();
+  let vars: Variable[] = [];
+  let tags: Tag[] = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (entry.name.startsWith("cas/") && entry.name.endsWith(".bin")) {
+      const hash = entry.name.slice(4, -4) as Hash;
+      const node = decode(entry.content) as CasNode;
+      nodes.set(hash, node);
+    } else if (entry.name === "vars.jsonl") {
+      const text = new TextDecoder().decode(entry.content);
+      vars = text
+        .split("\n")
+        .filter((l) => l.length > 0)
+        .map((l) => JSON.parse(l) as Variable);
+    } else if (entry.name === "tags.jsonl") {
+      const text = new TextDecoder().decode(entry.content);
+      tags = text
+        .split("\n")
+        .filter((l) => l.length > 0)
+        .map((l) => JSON.parse(l) as Tag);
+    }
+  }
+  return { nodes, vars, tags };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply scope remapping to a variable name. `@ocas/*` is reserved and never
+ * remapped. Other names get `^@[^/]+` replaced with the new scope.
+ */
+function remapVarName(name: string, scope: string | undefined): string {
+  if (scope === undefined) return name;
+  if (name.startsWith(BUILTIN_PREFIX)) return name;
+  // Replace leading @scope with the new scope. The format is `@scope/rest`.
+  return name.replace(/^@[^/]+/, scope);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read a bundle from disk and apply its contents to `target`.
+ */
+export async function importBundle(
+  bundlePath: string,
+  target: Store,
+  options?: ImportOptions,
+): Promise<ImportStats> {
+  // Ensure target is bootstrapped so meta-schema is available (importing the
+  // meta-schema as a regular CAS node would still work since hash-equal
+  // self-referencing nodes dedup).
+  bootstrap(target);
+
+  const { nodes, vars, tags } = readBundle(bundlePath);
+
+  // Sort nodes so that meta-schema (self-referencing) is imported first,
+  // then types (whose `type` is the meta-schema), then leaves. The simple
+  // heuristic: import nodes whose `type` is already present (or self) until
+  // the queue stabilises.
+  let imported = 0;
+  let skipped = 0;
+  const remaining = new Map(nodes);
+  let progress = true;
+  while (remaining.size > 0 && progress) {
+    progress = false;
+    for (const [hash, node] of [...remaining]) {
+      const ready = node.type === hash || target.cas.has(node.type);
+      if (!ready) continue;
+      if (target.cas.has(hash)) {
+        skipped++;
+      } else if (node.type === hash) {
+        // Self-referencing meta — import via bootstrap-capable interface.
+        // Fall back to put if the store doesn't expose BOOTSTRAP_STORE.
+        const cas = target.cas as unknown as {
+          [k: symbol]: ((p: unknown) => Hash) | undefined;
+        };
+        const fn = cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE];
+        if (fn) {
+          fn(node.payload);
+        } else {
+          target.cas.put(node.type, node.payload);
+        }
+        imported++;
+      } else {
+        target.cas.put(node.type, node.payload);
+        imported++;
+      }
+      remaining.delete(hash);
+      progress = true;
+    }
+  }
+  // If anything remains, type chains were unresolvable — import them anyway.
+  for (const [hash, node] of remaining) {
+    if (target.cas.has(hash)) {
+      skipped++;
+    } else {
+      target.cas.put(node.type, node.payload);
+      imported++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Variables.
+  let created = 0;
+  let updated = 0;
+  for (const v of vars) {
+    const newName = remapVarName(v.name, options?.scope);
+    // @ocas/* names already exist after bootstrap; if name+schema match value
+    // they will be silently no-op'd by the store.
+    const existing = target.var.get(newName, v.schema);
+    target.var.set(newName, v.value, {
+      tags: v.tags ?? {},
+      labels: v.labels ?? [],
+    });
+    if (existing === null) {
+      created++;
+    } else {
+      updated++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Tags. Apply each tag to its target.
+  for (const t of tags) {
+    target.tag.tag(t.target, [
+      t.value === null
+        ? { op: "set", key: t.key }
+        : { op: "set", key: t.key, value: t.value },
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    nodes: { imported, skipped },
+    vars: { created, updated },
+    tags: tags.length,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a read-only `Store` whose contents come from a bundle tar file.
+ */
+export async function loadBundleStore(bundlePath: string): Promise<Store> {
+  const store = createMemoryStore();
+  // Apply the bundle's contents but suppress the bootstrap-only nodes so
+  // the bundle file remains the source of truth.
+  await importBundle(bundlePath, store);
+  return store;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Minimal tar pack/unpack — POSIX ustar format, regular files only.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type TarEntry = { name: string; content: Uint8Array };
+
+function packTar(entries: TarEntry[]): Buffer {
+  const blocks: Buffer[] = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const header = Buffer.alloc(512);
+    writeString(header, entry.name, 0, 100);
+    writeOctal(header, 0o644, 100, 8);
+    writeOctal(header, 0, 108, 8);
+    writeOctal(header, 0, 116, 8);
+    writeOctal(header, entry.content.length, 124, 12);
+    writeOctal(header, Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), 136, 12);
+    // checksum placeholder — 8 spaces, then computed.
+    for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) header[148 + i] = 0x20;
+    header[156] = 0x30; // typeflag '0' (regular file)
+    writeString(header, "ustar  ", 257, 8); // GNU-style ustar magic+version
+    let cksum = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 512; i++) cksum += header[i] as number;
+    writeOctal(header, cksum, 148, 7);
+    header[155] = 0;
+
+    blocks.push(header);
+    const content = Buffer.from(entry.content);
+    blocks.push(content);
+    // Pad to 512.
+    const pad = (512 - (content.length % 512)) % 512;
+    if (pad > 0) blocks.push(Buffer.alloc(pad));
+  }
+  // End-of-archive: two zero blocks.
+  blocks.push(Buffer.alloc(512));
+  blocks.push(Buffer.alloc(512));
+  return Buffer.concat(blocks);
+}
+
+function unpackTar(buf: Buffer): TarEntry[] {
+  const entries: TarEntry[] = [];
+  let offset = 0;
+  while (offset + 512 <= buf.length) {
+    const header = buf.subarray(offset, offset + 512);
+    if (header.every((b) => b === 0)) break;
+    const name = readCString(header, 0, 100);
+    const sizeStr = readCString(header, 124, 12).trim();
+    const size = sizeStr === "" ? 0 : parseInt(sizeStr, 8);
+    offset += 512;
+    const content = new Uint8Array(buf.subarray(offset, offset + size));
+    entries.push({ name, content });
+    offset += Math.ceil(size / 512) * 512;
+  }
+  return entries;
+}
+
+function writeString(
+  buf: Buffer,
+  str: string,
+  offset: number,
+  len: number,
+): void {
+  const data = Buffer.from(str, "utf8");
+  const n = Math.min(data.length, len);
+  data.copy(buf, offset, 0, n);
+  for (let i = n; i < len; i++) buf[offset + i] = 0;
+}
+
+function writeOctal(
+  buf: Buffer,
+  value: number,
+  offset: number,
+  len: number,
+): void {
+  const str = value.toString(8).padStart(len - 1, "0");
+  writeString(buf, str, offset, len - 1);
+  buf[offset + len - 1] = 0;
+}
+
+function readCString(buf: Buffer, start: number, len: number): string {
+  const slice = buf.subarray(start, start + len);
+  let end = slice.length;
+  for (let i = 0; i < slice.length; i++) {
+    if (slice[i] === 0) {
+      end = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return slice.subarray(0, end).toString("utf8");
+}

packages/core/src/closure.test.ts

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+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
+import { computeClosure } from "./closure.js";
+import { putSchema } from "./schema.js";
+import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
+
+describe("computeClosure", () => {
+  test("1.1 basic node traversal — collects A, B, C linked by ocas_ref", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const refSchema = putSchema(store, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        next: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+        name: { type: "string" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const cHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "leaf-c");
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(refSchema, { next: cHash, name: "b" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(refSchema, { next: bHash, name: "a" });
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [aHash]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(aHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(bHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(cHash)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("1.2 schema chain inclusion — schema and meta-schema are part of the closure", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const metaHash = aliases["@ocas/schema"] as string;
+
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "object" });
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { foo: "bar" });
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [nodeHash]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(nodeHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(schemaHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(metaHash)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("1.3 template variable nodes — template content is included", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"] as string;
+
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "object" });
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    // Register a template for schemaHash
+    const templateContent = "rendered: {{ x }}";
+    const contentHash = store.cas.put(stringHash, templateContent);
+    store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${schemaHash}`, contentHash);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [nodeHash]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(nodeHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(schemaHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(contentHash)).toBe(true);
+    const templateVarNames = result.vars.map((v) => v.name);
+    expect(templateVarNames).toContain(`@ocas/template/text/${schemaHash}`);
+  });
+
+  test("1.4 multiple roots — union of closures", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "alpha");
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "beta");
+    store.var.set("@test/a", aHash);
+    store.var.set("@test/b", bHash);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [aHash, bHash]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(aHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(bHash)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("1.5 cycle handling — terminates on self-references", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const refSchema = putSchema(store, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        next: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Build a self-loop by hashing first then storing
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const placeholder = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "self");
+    // Create a cycle A -> B -> A
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(refSchema, { next: placeholder });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(refSchema, { next: bHash });
+
+    // Mutate B to point back to A is impossible in CAS — instead test that
+    // the same node is visited only once even if reached via multiple paths.
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [aHash, aHash]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(aHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(bHash)).toBe(true);
+    // The placeholder is reached from B
+    expect(result.nodes.has(placeholder)).toBe(true);
+    // Each node appears exactly once in the set
+    expect(result.nodes.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  test("1.6 variables pointing into closure are collected", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const xHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "x-content");
+    const yHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "y-content");
+
+    store.var.set("@test/x", xHash);
+    store.var.set("@test/y", yHash);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [xHash]);
+
+    const names = result.vars.map((v) => v.name);
+    expect(names).toContain("@test/x");
+    expect(names).not.toContain("@test/y");
+  });
+
+  test("1.7 @ocas/* builtin vars whose values are in closure are collected", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const metaHash = aliases["@ocas/schema"] as string;
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [metaHash]);
+
+    // @ocas/schema is a builtin var pointing to metaHash
+    const names = result.vars.map((v) => v.name);
+    expect(names).toContain("@ocas/schema");
+  });
+
+  test("1.8 tags on closure nodes are collected", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const aHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "tagged-a");
+    const bHash = store.cas.put(stringSchema, "tagged-b");
+
+    store.tag.tag(aHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(bHash, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [aHash]);
+
+    const aTags = result.tags.get(aHash);
+    expect(aTags).toBeDefined();
+    expect(aTags?.some((t) => t.key === "env" && t.value === "prod")).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+    // B is not in the closure
+    expect(result.tags.has(bHash)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("1.9 empty roots → empty closure", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, []);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.size).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.vars).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.tags.size).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("1.10 template content for any schema in closure is included", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
+    const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"] as string;
+
+    // schema A has template, schema B does not — both reachable via refs
+    const refSchema = putSchema(store, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        next: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const innerSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "object" });
+    const innerNode = store.cas.put(innerSchema, { x: 1 });
+    const outerNode = store.cas.put(refSchema, { next: innerNode });
+
+    const tplA = store.cas.put(stringHash, "A:{{ next }}");
+    const tplInner = store.cas.put(stringHash, "INNER");
+    store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${refSchema}`, tplA);
+    store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${innerSchema}`, tplInner);
+
+    const result = computeClosure(store, [outerNode]);
+
+    expect(result.nodes.has(tplA)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.nodes.has(tplInner)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/closure.ts

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+import { walk } from "./schema.js";
+import type { Hash, Store, Tag } from "./types.js";
+import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
+
+/**
+ * Result of a closure computation: the set of CAS hashes reachable from a
+ * set of roots, along with the variables and tags that point into the
+ * closure.
+ */
+export type ClosureResult = {
+  /** All CAS node hashes reachable from the roots. */
+  nodes: Set<Hash>;
+  /** Variables whose value is in the closure (excluding orphaned vars). */
+  vars: Variable[];
+  /** Tags grouped by their target hash (only targets in the closure). */
+  tags: Map<Hash, Tag[]>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Compute the transitive closure starting from a set of root CAS hashes.
+ *
+ * The closure is a self-contained subset of a Store: every node it points
+ * at via `ocas_ref` fields, every schema it depends on (the meta-schema
+ * chain), and every template variable referencing a schema in the closure
+ * is included.
+ *
+ * Variables that point at hashes in the closure (after node and template
+ * walks) are returned. Tags whose target is in the closure are returned.
+ *
+ * Roots that do not exist in the store are silently skipped — callers
+ * (e.g. `exportBundle`) should validate roots beforehand if strictness is
+ * required.
+ */
+export function computeClosure(store: Store, roots: Hash[]): ClosureResult {
+  const nodes = new Set<Hash>();
+
+  // Phase 1: walk refs from each root.
+  for (const root of roots) {
+    if (!store.cas.has(root)) continue;
+    walk(store, root, (hash, node) => {
+      nodes.add(hash);
+      nodes.add(node.type);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Phase 2: walk the schema chain to include meta-schemas (e.g. @ocas/schema)
+  // and any other type ancestors.
+  const schemasToWalk = new Set<Hash>();
+  for (const hash of nodes) {
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
+    if (node) schemasToWalk.add(node.type);
+  }
+  for (const schemaHash of schemasToWalk) {
+    let current: Hash | null = schemaHash;
+    while (current !== null && !nodes.has(current)) {
+      nodes.add(current);
+      const node = store.cas.get(current);
+      if (!node || node.type === current) break;
+      current = node.type;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Phase 3: collect template variables for each schema in the closure.
+  // Templates are stored as `@ocas/template/text/<schema-hash>` variables.
+  // If a template exists for a schema in the closure, walk its content too.
+  const templateVars: Variable[] = [];
+  // Snapshot existing schema list — we may add nodes during template walks
+  const initialNodes = [...nodes];
+  for (const hash of initialNodes) {
+    const templateName = `@ocas/template/text/${hash}`;
+    const variants = store.var.list({ exactName: templateName });
+    for (const variant of variants) {
+      templateVars.push(variant);
+      // Walk the template content node
+      walk(store, variant.value, (h, n) => {
+        nodes.add(h);
+        nodes.add(n.type);
+      });
+      // And its schema chain
+      const tNode = store.cas.get(variant.value);
+      if (tNode) {
+        let current: Hash | null = tNode.type;
+        while (current !== null && !nodes.has(current)) {
+          nodes.add(current);
+          const node = store.cas.get(current);
+          if (!node || node.type === current) break;
+          current = node.type;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Phase 4: collect variables whose value is in the closure. Template
+  // variables are already collected; deduplicate.
+  const varKey = (v: Variable): string => `${v.name}\u0000${v.schema}`;
+  const seenVars = new Set<string>(templateVars.map(varKey));
+  const vars: Variable[] = [...templateVars];
+  const allVars = store.var.list();
+  for (const v of allVars) {
+    if (!nodes.has(v.value)) continue;
+    const key = varKey(v);
+    if (seenVars.has(key)) continue;
+    seenVars.add(key);
+    vars.push(v);
+  }
+
+  // Phase 5: collect tags for each node in the closure.
+  const tags = new Map<Hash, Tag[]>();
+  for (const hash of nodes) {
+    const tagList = store.tag.tags(hash);
+    if (tagList.length > 0) {
+      tags.set(hash, tagList);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { nodes, vars, tags };
+}

packages/core/src/errors.ts

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+import type { Hash } from "./types.js";
+
+/**
+ * Maximum number of historical values retained per (variable_name, variable_schema).
+ * Position 0 is current; positions 1..MAX_HISTORY-1 are previous values (LRU).
+ */
+export const MAX_HISTORY = 10;
+
+/**
+ * Custom error types for variable operations
+ */
+export class VariableNotFoundError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public variableName: string,
+    public variableSchema: Hash,
+  ) {
+    super(`Variable not found: name=${variableName}, schema=${variableSchema}`);
+    this.name = "VariableNotFoundError";
+  }
+}
+
+export class InvalidVariableNameError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public variableName: string,
+    public reason: string,
+  ) {
+    super(`Invalid variable name "${variableName}": ${reason}`);
+    this.name = "InvalidVariableNameError";
+  }
+}
+
+export class SchemaMismatchError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public expected: string,
+    public actual: string,
+  ) {
+    super(`Schema mismatch: expected ${expected}, got ${actual}`);
+    this.name = "SchemaMismatchError";
+  }
+}
+
+export class CasNodeNotFoundError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly hash: string,
+    message?: string,
+  ) {
+    super(message ?? `CAS node not found: ${hash}`);
+    this.name = "CasNodeNotFoundError";
+  }
+}
+
+export class TagLabelConflictError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public conflictName: string,
+    public existingType: "tag" | "label",
+    public attemptedType: "tag" | "label",
+  ) {
+    super(`Conflict: '${conflictName}' already exists as a ${existingType}`);
+    this.name = "TagLabelConflictError";
+  }
+}
+
+export class InvalidTagFormatError extends Error {
+  constructor(tag: string) {
+    super(`Invalid tag format: ${tag}`);
+    this.name = "InvalidTagFormatError";
+  }
+}

packages/core/src/gc.test.ts

@@ -1,179 +1,121 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { unlinkSync } from "node:fs";
-import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import { gc } from "./gc.js";
 import { putSchema } from "./schema.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
-import type { Store } from "./types.js";
-import { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
-
-const tmpDbPath = () =>
-  join(
-    tmpdir(),
-    `test-gc-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}.db`,
-  );
 
 describe("GC - Variable Model Refactoring", () => {
-  let store: Store;
-  let dbPath: string;
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    try {
-      unlinkSync(dbPath);
-    } catch {
-      // Ignore cleanup errors
-    }
-  });
-
   test("GC preserves variable-referenced nodes", async () => {
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
     const schema = { type: "object", properties: { name: { type: "string" } } };
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, schema);
 
-    const hashRef = await store.put(schemaHash, { name: "referenced" });
-    const hashOrphan = await store.put(schemaHash, { name: "orphan" });
+    const hashRef = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { name: "referenced" });
+    const hashOrphan = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { name: "orphan" });
 
-    dbPath = tmpDbPath();
-    const varStore = new VariableStore(dbPath, store);
+    store.var.set("@test/config", hashRef);
 
-    varStore.set("@test/config", hashRef);
+    const stats = gc(store);
 
-    const stats = gc(store, varStore);
-
-    expect(store.has(hashRef)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(1);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashRef)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
+    expect(stats.scanned).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
     expect(stats.collected).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
-
-    varStore.close();
   });
 
   test("GC preserves nodes from variables with same name, different schemas", async () => {
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
     const schemaA = { type: "object", properties: { x: { type: "number" } } };
     const schemaB = { type: "object", properties: { y: { type: "string" } } };
-    const schemaAHash = await putSchema(store, schemaA);
-    const schemaBHash = await putSchema(store, schemaB);
+    const schemaAHash = putSchema(store, schemaA);
+    const schemaBHash = putSchema(store, schemaB);
 
-    const hashA = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 42 });
-    const hashB = await store.put(schemaBHash, { y: "hello" });
-    const hashOrphan = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 99 });
+    const hashA = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 42 });
+    const hashB = store.cas.put(schemaBHash, { y: "hello" });
+    const hashOrphan = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 99 });
 
-    dbPath = tmpDbPath();
-    const varStore = new VariableStore(dbPath, store);
+    store.var.set("@test/config", hashA);
+    store.var.set("@test/config", hashB);
 
-    varStore.set("@test/config", hashA);
-    varStore.set("@test/config", hashB);
+    gc(store);
 
-    const stats = gc(store, varStore);
-
-    expect(store.has(hashA)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(2);
-
-    varStore.close();
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashA)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("GC removes nodes after variable deletion", async () => {
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
     const schema = { type: "object", properties: { name: { type: "string" } } };
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, schema);
 
-    const hashRef = await store.put(schemaHash, { name: "referenced" });
+    const hashRef = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { name: "referenced" });
 
-    dbPath = tmpDbPath();
-    const varStore = new VariableStore(dbPath, store);
+    store.var.set("@test/config", hashRef);
+    store.var.remove("@test/config", schemaHash);
 
-    varStore.set("@test/config", hashRef);
-    varStore.remove("@test/config", schemaHash);
+    gc(store);
 
-    const stats = gc(store, varStore);
-
-    expect(store.has(hashRef)).toBe(false);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(0);
-
-    varStore.close();
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashRef)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("GC is global across all variables", async () => {
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
     const schemaA = { type: "object", properties: { x: { type: "number" } } };
     const schemaB = { type: "object", properties: { y: { type: "string" } } };
-    const schemaAHash = await putSchema(store, schemaA);
-    const schemaBHash = await putSchema(store, schemaB);
+    const schemaAHash = putSchema(store, schemaA);
+    const schemaBHash = putSchema(store, schemaB);
 
-    const hash1 = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 1 });
-    const hash2 = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 2 });
-    const hash3 = await store.put(schemaBHash, { y: "a" });
-    const hashOrphan = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 999 });
+    const hash1 = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 1 });
+    const hash2 = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 2 });
+    const hash3 = store.cas.put(schemaBHash, { y: "a" });
+    const hashOrphan = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 999 });
 
-    dbPath = tmpDbPath();
-    const varStore = new VariableStore(dbPath, store);
+    store.var.set("@test/uwf.thread", hash1);
+    store.var.set("@test/uwf.workflow", hash2);
+    store.var.set("@test/app.config", hash3);
 
-    varStore.set("@test/uwf.thread", hash1);
-    varStore.set("@test/uwf.workflow", hash2);
-    varStore.set("@test/app.config", hash3);
+    gc(store);
 
-    const stats = gc(store, varStore);
-
-    expect(store.has(hash1)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hash2)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hash3)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(3);
-
-    varStore.close();
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash2)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash3)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashOrphan)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("GC integration with refactored variable store", async () => {
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const schemaA = { type: "object", properties: { x: { type: "number" } } };
     const schemaB = { type: "object", properties: { y: { type: "string" } } };
-    const schemaAHash = await putSchema(store, schemaA);
-    const schemaBHash = await putSchema(store, schemaB);
+    const schemaAHash = putSchema(store, schemaA);
+    const schemaBHash = putSchema(store, schemaB);
 
-    const hashA1 = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 1 });
-    const hashA2 = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 2 });
-    const hashB = await store.put(schemaBHash, { y: "hello" });
-    const hashOrphan1 = await store.put(schemaAHash, { x: 999 });
-    const hashOrphan2 = await store.put(schemaBHash, { y: "orphan" });
+    const hashA1 = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 1 });
+    const hashA2 = store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 2 });
+    const hashB = store.cas.put(schemaBHash, { y: "hello" });
+    store.cas.put(schemaAHash, { x: 999 });
+    store.cas.put(schemaBHash, { y: "orphan" });
 
-    dbPath = tmpDbPath();
-    const varStore = new VariableStore(dbPath, store);
+    store.var.set("@test/var1", hashA1);
+    store.var.set("@test/var2", hashA2);
+    store.var.set("@test/var3", hashB);
 
-    // Create variables
-    varStore.set("@test/var1", hashA1);
-    varStore.set("@test/var2", hashA2);
-    varStore.set("@test/var3", hashB);
+    gc(store);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashA1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashA2)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
 
-    // First GC: orphans removed
-    let stats = gc(store, varStore);
-    expect(store.has(hashA1)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashA2)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashOrphan1)).toBe(false);
-    expect(store.has(hashOrphan2)).toBe(false);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(3);
+    store.var.remove("@test/var2", schemaAHash);
 
-    // Delete one variable
-    varStore.remove("@test/var2", schemaAHash);
-
-    // Second GC: hashA2 removed
-    stats = gc(store, varStore);
-    expect(store.has(hashA1)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(hashA2)).toBe(false);
-    expect(store.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
-    expect(stats.scanned).toBe(2);
-
-    varStore.close();
+    gc(store);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashA1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashA2)).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hashB)).toBe(true);
   });
 });

packages/core/src/gc.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { walk } from "./schema.js";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 export interface GcStats {
   total: number; // Total CAS nodes before GC
@@ -16,10 +15,10 @@ export interface GcStats {
  * - Sweep: delete unmarked nodes
  * - Schema preservation: schemas of reachable nodes are also marked
  */
-export function gc(store: Store, varStore: VariableStore): GcStats {
+export function gc(store: Store): GcStats {
   // Get all variables (no filters → global). Omit `limit` so the full
   // variable set is returned for use as gc roots.
-  const variables = varStore.list();
+  const variables = store.var.list();
   const scanned = variables.length;
 
   // Collect unique root hashes from all variables
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export function gc(store: Store, varStore: VariableStore): GcStats {
   // For each reachable schema, walk its schema chain (not its references)
   const schemasToWalk = new Set<Hash>();
   for (const hash of reachable) {
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     if (node) {
       schemasToWalk.add(node.type);
     }
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ export function gc(store: Store, varStore: VariableStore): GcStats {
     let current: Hash | null = schemaHash;
     while (current !== null && !reachable.has(current)) {
       reachable.add(current);
-      const node = store.get(current);
+      const node = store.cas.get(current);
       if (!node || node.type === current) {
         // Self-referencing or missing node, stop
         break;
@@ -66,9 +65,9 @@ export function gc(store: Store, varStore: VariableStore): GcStats {
 
   // Preserve all self-referencing nodes (bootstrap meta-schema)
   // These are nodes where type === hash
-  const allHashes = store.listAll();
+  const allHashes = store.cas.listAll();
   for (const hash of allHashes) {
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     if (node && node.type === hash) {
       reachable.add(hash);
     }
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ export function gc(store: Store, varStore: VariableStore): GcStats {
   let collected = 0;
   for (const hash of allHashes) {
     if (!reachable.has(hash)) {
-      store.delete(hash);
+      store.cas.delete(hash);
       collected++;
     }
   }

packages/core/src/hash.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,38 @@ async function getInstance(): Promise<XXHashAPI> {
   return _pending;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialize the xxhash WASM instance. After this resolves, the synchronous
+ * hashing functions {@link computeHashSync} and {@link computeSelfHashSync}
+ * may be called.
+ */
+export async function initHasher(): Promise<void> {
+  await getInstance();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous variant of {@link computeHash}. Must only be called after
+ * {@link initHasher} has resolved at least once; throws otherwise.
+ */
+export function computeHashSync(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash {
+  if (_instance === null) {
+    throw new Error("Hasher not initialised — call initHasher() first");
+  }
+  const input = concatBytes(asciiToBytes(typeHash), cborEncode(payload));
+  return u64ToCrockford(_instance.h64Raw(input));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous variant of {@link computeSelfHash}. Must only be called after
+ * {@link initHasher} has resolved at least once; throws otherwise.
+ */
+export function computeSelfHashSync(payload: unknown): Hash {
+  if (_instance === null) {
+    throw new Error("Hasher not initialised — call initHasher() first");
+  }
+  return u64ToCrockford(_instance.h64Raw(cborEncode(payload)));
+}
+
 /**
  * hash = XXH64(utf8(typeHash) ++ CBOR_deterministic(payload))
  * Used for all normal nodes.

packages/core/src/index.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import { cborEncode } from "./cbor.js";
 import { computeHash, computeSelfHash } from "./hash.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
-import type { CasNode, Store } from "./types.js";
+import type { CasNode, CasStore } from "./types.js";
 import { verify } from "./verify.js";
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ describe("computeHash", () => {
 });
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Step 3: store.put() and store.get()
+// Step 3: store.cas.put() and store.cas.get()
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 describe("createMemoryStore – put and get", () => {
   test("put returns a hash and get retrieves the node", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { greeting: "hello" });
+    const hash = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { greeting: "hello" });
 
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     expect(node).not.toBeNull();
     expect(node?.type).toBe(typeHash);
     expect(node?.payload).toEqual({ greeting: "hello" });
@@ -87,26 +87,26 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – put and get", () => {
 
   test("get returns null for unknown hash", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    expect(store.get("0000000000000")).toBeNull();
+    expect(store.cas.get("0000000000000")).toBeNull();
   });
 
   test("put is idempotent: same type+payload → same hash, no duplicate", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
 
-    const h1 = await store.put(typeHash, { n: 42 });
-    const h2 = await store.put(typeHash, { n: 42 });
+    const h1 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { n: 42 });
+    const h2 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { n: 42 });
     expect(h1).toBe(h2);
-    expect(store.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
   test("put does not create self-referencing nodes", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const payload = { name: "type-descriptor" };
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash(payload);
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, payload);
+    const hash = await store.cas.put(typeHash, payload);
 
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     expect(node?.type).toBe(typeHash);
     expect(node?.type).not.toBe(hash);
   });
@@ -115,19 +115,19 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – put and get", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
 
-    const h1 = await store.put(typeHash, { v: 1 });
-    const ts1 = store.get(h1)?.timestamp;
+    const h1 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { v: 1 });
+    const ts1 = store.cas.get(h1)?.timestamp;
 
     await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
-    await store.put(typeHash, { v: 1 });
-    const ts2 = store.get(h1)?.timestamp;
+    await store.cas.put(typeHash, { v: 1 });
+    const ts2 = store.cas.get(h1)?.timestamp;
 
     expect(ts1).toBe(ts2);
   });
 });
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Step 4: store.has()
+// Step 4: store.cas.has()
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 describe("createMemoryStore – has", () => {
   test("has returns false before put, true after", async () => {
@@ -135,20 +135,20 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – has", () => {
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
     const hash = await computeHash(typeHash, { x: 1 });
 
-    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(false);
-    await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
-    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash)).toBe(false);
+    await store.cas.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("listByType returns all stored hashes for a type", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
 
-    const h1 = await store.put(typeHash, { a: 1 });
-    const h2 = await store.put(typeHash, { a: 2 });
-    const h3 = await store.put(typeHash, { a: 3 });
+    const h1 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { a: 1 });
+    const h2 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { a: 2 });
+    const h3 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { a: 3 });
 
-    const all = store.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    const all = store.cas.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(all).toHaveLength(3);
     expect(all).toContain(h1);
     expect(all).toContain(h2);
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – has", () => {
 
   test("listByType returns empty array on fresh store", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    expect(store.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
   });
 });
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Step 4b: store.listByType()
+// Step 4b: store.cas.listByType()
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 describe("createMemoryStore – listByType", () => {
   test("returns empty array for unknown type", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    expect(store.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("returns all hashes for the given type", async () => {
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – listByType", () => {
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
     const otherType = await computeSelfHash({ name: "other" });
 
-    const h1 = await store.put(typeHash, { a: 1 });
-    const h2 = await store.put(typeHash, { a: 2 });
-    await store.put(otherType, { b: 1 });
+    const h1 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { a: 1 });
+    const h2 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { a: 2 });
+    await store.cas.put(otherType, { b: 1 });
 
-    const byType = store.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    const byType = store.cas.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(byType).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(byType).toContain(h1);
     expect(byType).toContain(h2);
@@ -189,19 +189,19 @@ describe("createMemoryStore – listByType", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
 
-    const h1 = await store.put(typeHash, { n: 1 });
-    await store.put(typeHash, { n: 1 });
+    const h1 = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { n: 1 });
+    await store.cas.put(typeHash, { n: 1 });
 
-    expect(store.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash)).toEqual([h1]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash)).toEqual([h1]);
   });
 
   test("bootstrap node is listed under its self type", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     // All built-in schemas should be typed by the meta-schema
-    const allTypedByMeta = store.listByType(hash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    const allTypedByMeta = store.cas.listByType(hash).map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(allTypedByMeta).toContain(hash); // meta-schema itself
     expect(allTypedByMeta).toContain(builtinSchemas["@ocas/string"] ?? "");
     expect(allTypedByMeta).toContain(builtinSchemas["@ocas/number"] ?? "");
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ describe("verify", () => {
   test("returns true for a correctly stored node", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
-    const node = store.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    const hash = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(await verify(hash, node)).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe("verify", () => {
   test("returns false when payload is tampered", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
+    const hash = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
 
     const tampered: CasNode = {
       type: typeHash,
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ describe("verify", () => {
   test("returns false when type is tampered", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "my-type" });
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
-    const node = store.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    const hash = await store.cas.put(typeHash, { data: 123 });
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash) as CasNode;
 
     const tampered: CasNode = { ...node, type: "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" };
     expect(await verify(hash, tampered)).toBe(false);
@@ -253,20 +253,25 @@ describe("verify", () => {
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 describe("bootstrap", () => {
   test("throws when store lacks internal bootstrap path", async () => {
-    const store: Store = {
-      put: async () => "0000000000000",
+    const cas = {
+      put: () => "0000000000000",
       get: () => null,
       has: () => false,
       listByType: () => [],
-    };
-    await expect(bootstrap(store)).rejects.toThrow(
+    } as unknown as CasStore;
+    const fakeStore = {
+      cas,
+      var: { set: () => null } as never,
+      tag: {} as never,
+    } as never;
+    expect(() => bootstrap(fakeStore)).toThrow(
       "Store does not support bootstrap",
     );
   });
 
-  test("returns a map with 30 built-in schema aliases", async () => {
+  test("returns a map with built-in schema aliases", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
 
     expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty("@ocas/schema");
     expect(builtinSchemas).toHaveProperty("@ocas/string");
@@ -284,44 +289,44 @@ describe("bootstrap", () => {
       expect(hash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
     }
 
-    expect(Object.keys(builtinSchemas)).toHaveLength(30);
+    expect(Object.keys(builtinSchemas)).toHaveLength(33);
   });
 
   test("meta-schema node is stored and retrievable", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
-    expect(store.has(metaHash)).toBe(true);
-    const node = store.get(metaHash);
+    expect(store.cas.has(metaHash)).toBe(true);
+    const node = store.cas.get(metaHash);
     expect(node).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
   test("meta-schema node is self-referencing: type === hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const node = store.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
+    const node = store.cas.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(node.type).toBe(metaHash);
   });
 
   test("bootstrap node passes verify()", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const node = store.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
+    const node = store.cas.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(await verify(metaHash, node)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("bootstrap is idempotent: same hashes on repeated calls", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const h1 = await bootstrap(store);
-    const h2 = await bootstrap(store);
+    const h1 = bootstrap(store);
+    const h2 = bootstrap(store);
 
     expect(h1).toEqual(h2);
-    // All built-in schemas typed by the meta-schema (1 self + 7 unique primitives + 21 outputs)
-    expect(store.listByType(h1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "")).toHaveLength(29);
+    // All built-in schemas typed by the meta-schema (1 self + 7 unique primitives + 24 outputs)
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(h1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "")).toHaveLength(32);
   });
 });

packages/core/src/index.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,33 @@
 export { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 export type { BootstrapCapableStore } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
 export { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
+export {
+  type ExportStats,
+  exportBundle,
+  type ImportOptions,
+  type ImportStats,
+  importBundle,
+  loadBundleStore,
+} from "./bundle.js";
 export { cborEncode } from "./cbor.js";
+export { type ClosureResult, computeClosure } from "./closure.js";
+export {
+  CasNodeNotFoundError,
+  InvalidTagFormatError,
+  InvalidVariableNameError,
+  MAX_HISTORY,
+  SchemaMismatchError,
+  TagLabelConflictError,
+  VariableNotFoundError,
+} from "./errors.js";
 export { type GcStats, gc } from "./gc.js";
-export { computeHash, computeSelfHash } from "./hash.js";
+export {
+  computeHash,
+  computeHashSync,
+  computeSelfHash,
+  computeSelfHashSync,
+  initHasher,
+} from "./hash.js";
 export { renderWithTemplate } from "./liquid-render.js";
 export { applyListOptions, casListEntry } from "./list-utils.js";
 export { registerOutputTemplates } from "./output-templates.js";
@@ -22,26 +46,38 @@ export {
   validate,
   walk,
 } from "./schema.js";
-export { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
 export {
-  type CasNode,
-  type Hash,
-  type ListEntry,
-  type ListOptions,
-  type ListSort,
-  type Store,
+  createMemoryStore,
+  createMemoryTagStoreImpl,
+  createMemoryVarStoreFor,
+} from "./store.js";
+export type {
+  CasNode,
+  CasStore,
+  Hash,
+  HistoryEntry,
+  ListEntry,
+  ListOptions,
+  ListSort,
+  Store,
+  Tag,
+  TagOp,
+  TagStore,
+  VarListOptions,
+  VarSetOptions,
+  VarStore,
 } from "./types.js";
-export type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
+export { validateName } from "./validation.js";
 export {
-  CasNodeNotFoundError,
-  createVariableStore,
-  InvalidTagFormatError,
-  InvalidVariableNameError,
-  MAX_HISTORY,
-  SchemaMismatchError,
-  TagLabelConflictError,
-  VariableNotFoundError,
-  VariableStore,
-} from "./variable-store.js";
+  addNameIndex,
+  checkTagLabelConflict,
+  cloneVarRecord,
+  extractSchema,
+  pushHistory,
+  removeNameIndex,
+  type VarRecord,
+  varKey,
+} from "./var-store-helpers.js";
+export type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
 export { verify } from "./verify.js";
 export { wrapEnvelope } from "./wrap-envelope.js";

packages/core/src/liquid-render.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { type Context, Liquid, type TagToken } from "liquidjs";
 import type { RenderOptions } from "./render.js";
 import { putSchema } from "./schema.js";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_RESOLUTION = 1.0;
 const DEFAULT_DECAY = 0.5;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ const FLOAT_TOLERANCE = 1e-10;
  */
 export async function renderWithTemplate(
   store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
   hash: Hash,
   options?: RenderOptions,
 ): Promise<string> {
@@ -37,27 +35,15 @@ export async function renderWithTemplate(
   const visited = new Set<Hash>();
 
   // Create Liquid engine
-  const engine = createLiquidEngine(store, varStore, decay);
+  const engine = createLiquidEngine(store, decay);
 
-  return await renderNode(
-    engine,
-    store,
-    varStore,
-    hash,
-    resolution,
-    epsilon,
-    visited,
-  );
+  return await renderNode(engine, store, hash, resolution, epsilon, visited);
 }
 
 /**
  * Create a Liquid engine instance with custom render tag
  */
-function createLiquidEngine(
-  store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
-  globalDecay: number,
-): Liquid {
+function createLiquidEngine(store: Store, globalDecay: number): Liquid {
   const engine = new Liquid({
     strictFilters: false,
     strictVariables: false,
@@ -70,7 +56,7 @@ function createLiquidEngine(
   };
 
   // Register custom {% render %} tag
-  // Capture store, varStore, globalDecay in closure
+  // Capture store, globalDecay in closure
   engine.registerTag("render", {
     parse(token: TagToken) {
       // Parse "variable" or "variable, decay: 0.7" syntax
@@ -137,7 +123,6 @@ function createLiquidEngine(
       const output = await renderNode(
         engine,
         store,
-        varStore,
         nodeHash,
         childResolution,
         currentEpsilon,
@@ -157,7 +142,6 @@ function createLiquidEngine(
 async function renderNode(
   engine: Liquid,
   store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
   hash: Hash,
   currentResolution: number,
   epsilon: number,
@@ -169,7 +153,7 @@ async function renderNode(
   }
 
   // Fetch the node
-  const node = store.get(hash);
+  const node = store.cas.get(hash);
   if (node === null) {
     return `cas:${hash}`;
   }
@@ -182,13 +166,13 @@ async function renderNode(
 
   try {
     // Try to find a template for this node's type
-    const template = await findTemplate(store, varStore, node.type);
+    const template = await findTemplate(store, node.type);
 
     if (template === null) {
       // No template found - this is handled by the caller (fallback to YAML)
       // For now, return a simple representation
       visited.delete(hash);
-      return renderFallback(store, node.payload);
+      return renderFallback(node.payload);
     }
 
     // Render using the template
@@ -217,21 +201,20 @@ async function renderNode(
  */
 async function findTemplate(
   store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
   typeHash: Hash,
 ): Promise<string | null> {
   const varName = `@ocas/template/text/${typeHash}`;
 
   try {
     // Find the string schema hash (we need this to query variables)
-    const stringSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
 
-    const variable = varStore.get(varName, stringSchema);
+    const variable = store.var.get(varName, stringSchema);
     if (variable === null) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const templateNode = store.get(variable.value);
+    const templateNode = store.cas.get(variable.value);
     if (templateNode === null) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -250,7 +233,7 @@ async function findTemplate(
 /**
  * Fallback renderer for nodes without templates
  */
-function renderFallback(_store: Store, payload: unknown): string {
+function renderFallback(payload: unknown): string {
   // Simple YAML-like representation
   if (payload === null) {
     return "null\n";

packages/core/src/list-pagination.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async function putN(
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const hashes: string[] = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    hashes.push(await store.put(type, { i }));
+    hashes.push(store.cas.put(type, { i }));
     if (delayMs > 0 && i < n - 1) {
       await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, delayMs));
     }
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ async function putN(
 describe("listByType - pagination + sort + timestamps", () => {
   test("A1. returns objects with hash/created/updated", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 3, 0);
 
-    const list = store.listByType(m);
+    const list = store.cas.listByType(m);
     for (const e of list) {
       expect(e.hash).toMatch(HASH_RE);
       expect(typeof e.created).toBe("number");
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ describe("listByType - pagination + sort + timestamps", () => {
 
   test("A2. default sort is created ASC", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 4);
 
-    const list = store.listByType(m);
+    const list = store.cas.listByType(m);
     for (let i = 1; i < list.length; i++) {
       expect((list[i] as { created: number }).created).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
         (list[i - 1] as { created: number }).created,
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ describe("listByType - pagination + sort + timestamps", () => {
 
   test("A3. desc:true reverses order", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 4);
 
-    const list = store.listByType(m, { desc: true });
+    const list = store.cas.listByType(m, { desc: true });
     for (let i = 1; i < list.length; i++) {
       expect((list[i] as { created: number }).created).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
         (list[i - 1] as { created: number }).created,
@@ -63,61 +63,61 @@ describe("listByType - pagination + sort + timestamps", () => {
 
   test("A4. sort: 'updated' is equivalent to 'created' for CAS nodes", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 4);
 
-    const a = store.listByType(m, { sort: "created" });
-    const b = store.listByType(m, { sort: "updated" });
+    const a = store.cas.listByType(m, { sort: "created" });
+    const b = store.cas.listByType(m, { sort: "updated" });
     expect(a).toEqual(b);
   });
 
   test("A5. limit truncates", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 5, 0);
-    expect(store.listByType(m, { limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(m, { limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
   test("A6. offset skips", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 5);
 
-    const all = store.listByType(m);
-    const skip = store.listByType(m, { offset: 2, limit: 10 });
+    const all = store.cas.listByType(m);
+    const skip = store.cas.listByType(m, { offset: 2, limit: 10 });
     expect(skip).toHaveLength(all.length - 2);
     expect(skip[0]).toEqual(all[2] as (typeof all)[number]);
   });
 
   test("A7. limit:0 returns empty array", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 3, 0);
-    expect(store.listByType(m, { limit: 0 })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(m, { limit: 0 })).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("A8. offset past end returns empty array", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 3, 0);
-    expect(store.listByType(m, { offset: 100 })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(m, { offset: 100 })).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("A9. core has no default limit (returns all)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 150, 0);
     // No CLI-layer cap; with 150 nodes of type m (plus m itself which is
     // self-typed), the full set is returned.
-    expect(store.listByType(m)).toHaveLength(151);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(m)).toHaveLength(151);
   });
 
   test("A10. desc + offset + limit combined", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     await putN(store, m, 5, 15);
-    const all = store.listByType(m);
-    const got = store.listByType(m, { desc: true, offset: 1, limit: 2 });
+    const all = store.cas.listByType(m);
+    const got = store.cas.listByType(m, { desc: true, offset: 1, limit: 2 });
     expect(got).toHaveLength(2);
     // desc order is reverse of `all`; offset 1 + limit 2 → all[n-2], all[n-3]
     const n = all.length;
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ describe("listByType - pagination + sort + timestamps", () => {
 describe("listMeta / listSchemas - pagination", () => {
   test("B1. listMeta returns {hash,created,updated}", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const h = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-    const list = store.listMeta();
+    const h = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const list = store.cas.listMeta();
     expect(list).toHaveLength(1);
     const e = list[0] as { hash: string; created: number; updated: number };
     expect(e.hash).toBe(h);
@@ -141,53 +141,53 @@ describe("listMeta / listSchemas - pagination", () => {
   test("B2. listMeta has no default limit (returns all)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     for (let i = 0; i < 150; i++) {
-      await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", i });
+      await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", i });
     }
-    expect(store.listMeta()).toHaveLength(150);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta()).toHaveLength(150);
   });
 
   test("B3. listMeta limit/offset/desc", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", i });
+      await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", i });
       await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2));
     }
-    expect(store.listMeta({ limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
-    const all = store.listMeta();
-    const desc = store.listMeta({ desc: true });
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta({ limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
+    const all = store.cas.listMeta();
+    const desc = store.cas.listMeta({ desc: true });
     expect(desc[0]).toEqual(all[all.length - 1] as (typeof all)[number]);
   });
 
   test("B4. listSchemas returns objects, supports limit", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-    await store.put(m, { type: "string" });
-    await store.put(m, { type: "number" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    store.cas.put(m, { type: "number" });
 
-    const list = store.listSchemas();
+    const list = store.cas.listSchemas();
     for (const e of list) {
       expect(e.hash).toMatch(HASH_RE);
       expect(typeof e.created).toBe("number");
     }
-    expect(store.listSchemas({ limit: 1 })).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas({ limit: 1 })).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 });
 
 describe("Determinism / edge cases", () => {
   test("I1. same-ms timestamps yield deterministic ordering across calls", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const m = await store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
     // No delay → likely same millisecond
     await putN(store, m, 5, 0);
-    const a = store.listByType(m);
-    const b = store.listByType(m);
+    const a = store.cas.listByType(m);
+    const b = store.cas.listByType(m);
     expect(b).toEqual(a);
   });
 
   test("I2. empty store returns []", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    expect(store.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
-    expect(store.listMeta()).toEqual([]);
-    expect(store.listSchemas()).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta()).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas()).toEqual([]);
   });
 });

packages/core/src/mem-store.ts

@@ -1,49 +1,37 @@
-import type { BootstrapCapableStore } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
-import { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
-import type { CasNode, Hash, ListEntry, ListOptions } from "./types.js";
+import type { CasStore, Store, TagStore, VarStore } from "./types.js";
 
-/** In-memory store wrapper used by schema validation tests. */
-export class MemStore implements BootstrapCapableStore {
-  readonly #inner: BootstrapCapableStore;
+/**
+ * In-memory `Store` used by schema validation tests. It exposes the
+ * `cas`, `var`, and `tag` sub-stores of an `Store` plus a few legacy
+ * pass-through helpers (`get`, `put`, `has`, …) that some older tests still
+ * use directly.
+ */
+export class MemStore implements Store {
+  readonly cas: CasStore;
+  readonly var: VarStore;
+  readonly tag: TagStore;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.#inner = createMemoryStore();
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    this.cas = store.cas;
+    this.var = store.var;
+    this.tag = store.tag;
   }
 
-  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-    return this.#inner.put(typeHash, payload);
-  }
-
-  get(hash: Hash): CasNode | null {
-    return this.#inner.get(hash);
-  }
-
-  has(hash: Hash): boolean {
-    return this.#inner.has(hash);
-  }
-
-  listByType(typeHash: Hash, options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
-    return this.#inner.listByType(typeHash, options);
-  }
-
-  listAll(): Hash[] {
-    return this.#inner.listAll();
-  }
-
-  listMeta(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
-    return this.#inner.listMeta(options);
-  }
-
-  listSchemas(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
-    return this.#inner.listSchemas(options);
-  }
-
-  delete(hash: Hash): void {
-    this.#inner.delete(hash);
-  }
-
-  [BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-    return this.#inner[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload);
-  }
+  // Legacy convenience pass-throughs ----------------------------------------
+  get = (hash: Parameters<CasStore["get"]>[0]): ReturnType<CasStore["get"]> =>
+    this.cas.get(hash);
+  has = (hash: Parameters<CasStore["has"]>[0]): ReturnType<CasStore["has"]> =>
+    this.cas.has(hash);
+  put = (
+    typeHash: Parameters<CasStore["put"]>[0],
+    payload: unknown,
+  ): ReturnType<CasStore["put"]> => this.cas.put(typeHash, payload);
+  listByType: CasStore["listByType"] = (typeHash, options) =>
+    this.cas.listByType(typeHash, options);
+  listAll: CasStore["listAll"] = () => this.cas.listAll();
+  listMeta: CasStore["listMeta"] = (options) => this.cas.listMeta(options);
+  listSchemas: CasStore["listSchemas"] = (options) =>
+    this.cas.listSchemas(options);
 }

packages/core/src/no-sqlite.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+function* walk(dir: string): Generator<string> {
+  for (const name of readdirSync(dir)) {
+    const path = join(dir, name);
+    const stats = statSync(path);
+    if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+      yield* walk(path);
+    } else if (stats.isFile()) {
+      yield path;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe("no SQLite in @ocas/core", () => {
+  test("source files do not import sqlite", () => {
+    const srcDir = import.meta.dirname;
+    const needle = ["bun", "sqlite"].join(":");
+    for (const file of walk(srcDir)) {
+      if (!file.endsWith(".ts")) continue;
+      if (file.endsWith("no-sqlite.test.ts")) continue;
+      const content = readFileSync(file, "utf-8");
+      expect(content).not.toContain(needle);
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/output-templates.test.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import { registerOutputTemplates } from "./output-templates.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
-import type { Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
-import { createVariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 const OUTPUT_ALIASES = [
   "@ocas/output/put",
@@ -21,9 +15,10 @@ const OUTPUT_ALIASES = [
   "@ocas/output/var-set",
   "@ocas/output/var-get",
   "@ocas/output/var-delete",
-  "@ocas/output/var-tag",
   "@ocas/output/var-list",
   "@ocas/output/var-history",
+  "@ocas/output/tag",
+  "@ocas/output/untag",
   "@ocas/output/template-set",
   "@ocas/output/template-get",
   "@ocas/output/template-list",
@@ -32,24 +27,13 @@ const OUTPUT_ALIASES = [
 ] as const;
 
 describe("registerOutputTemplates", () => {
-  let store: Store;
-  let varStore: VariableStore;
-  let tempDir: string;
-
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    varStore.close();
-    await rm(tempDir, { recursive: true });
-  });
-
   test("registers a template for every @ocas/output/* schema", async () => {
-    tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-tmpl-"));
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    varStore = createVariableStore(join(tempDir, "vars.db"), store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const registered = await registerOutputTemplates(store, varStore);
+    const registered = await registerOutputTemplates(store);
 
-    expect(Object.keys(registered)).toHaveLength(19);
+    expect(Object.keys(registered)).toHaveLength(20);
 
     for (const alias of OUTPUT_ALIASES) {
       expect(registered).toHaveProperty(alias);
@@ -57,25 +41,23 @@ describe("registerOutputTemplates", () => {
   });
 
   test("each template is retrievable via @ocas/template/text/<hash>", async () => {
-    tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-tmpl-"));
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
-    varStore = createVariableStore(join(tempDir, "vars.db"), store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
-    await registerOutputTemplates(store, varStore);
+    await registerOutputTemplates(store);
 
     const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
-    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@string not found");
+    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@ocas/string not found");
 
     for (const alias of OUTPUT_ALIASES) {
       const schemaHash = aliases[alias];
       if (!schemaHash) throw new Error(`${alias} not found`);
 
       const varName = `@ocas/template/text/${schemaHash}`;
-      const variable = varStore.get(varName, stringHash);
+      const variable = store.var.get(varName, stringHash);
       if (variable === null) throw new Error(`Variable ${varName} not found`);
 
-      const templateNode = store.get(variable.value);
+      const templateNode = store.cas.get(variable.value);
       if (templateNode === null)
         throw new Error(`Template node ${variable.value} not found`);
       expect(typeof templateNode.payload).toBe("string");
@@ -83,35 +65,34 @@ describe("registerOutputTemplates", () => {
   });
 
   test("is idempotent — safe to call multiple times", async () => {
-    tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-tmpl-"));
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    varStore = createVariableStore(join(tempDir, "vars.db"), store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const first = await registerOutputTemplates(store, varStore);
-    const second = await registerOutputTemplates(store, varStore);
+    const first = await registerOutputTemplates(store);
+    const second = await registerOutputTemplates(store);
 
     expect(first).toEqual(second);
   });
 
   test("@ocas/output/put template contains payload reference", async () => {
-    tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-tmpl-"));
-    store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
-    varStore = createVariableStore(join(tempDir, "vars.db"), store);
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
-    await registerOutputTemplates(store, varStore);
+    await registerOutputTemplates(store);
 
     const putHash = aliases["@ocas/output/put"];
     if (!putHash) throw new Error("@ocas/output/put not found");
     const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
-    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@string not found");
+    if (!stringHash) throw new Error("@ocas/string not found");
 
-    const variable = varStore.get(`@ocas/template/text/${putHash}`, stringHash);
+    const variable = store.var.get(
+      `@ocas/template/text/${putHash}`,
+      stringHash,
+    );
     if (variable === null)
       throw new Error("@ocas/output/put template variable not found");
 
-    const templateNode = store.get(variable.value);
+    const templateNode = store.cas.get(variable.value);
     if (templateNode === null) throw new Error("Template node not found");
     expect(templateNode.payload).toBe("{{ payload }}");
   });

packages/core/src/output-templates.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_TEMPLATES: ReadonlyArray<
   readonly [alias: string, template: string]
@@ -28,14 +27,18 @@ const DEFAULT_TEMPLATES: ReadonlyArray<
     "@ocas/output/var-delete",
     "name: {{ payload.name }}\nschema: {{ payload.schema }}\nvalue: {{ payload.value }}",
   ],
-  [
-    "@ocas/output/var-tag",
-    "name: {{ payload.name }}\nschema: {{ payload.schema }}\nvalue: {{ payload.value }}",
-  ],
   [
     "@ocas/output/var-list",
     "{% for v in payload %}name: {{ v.name }}\nschema: {{ v.schema }}\nvalue: {{ v.value }}\n{% endfor %}",
   ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/tag",
+    "{% for t in payload %}{{ t.key }}{% if t.value %}:{{ t.value }}{% endif %}\n{% endfor %}",
+  ],
+  [
+    "@ocas/output/untag",
+    "{% for t in payload %}{{ t.key }}{% if t.value %}:{{ t.value }}{% endif %}\n{% endfor %}",
+  ],
   [
     "@ocas/output/var-history",
     "name: {{ payload.name }}\nschema: {{ payload.schema }}\n{% for v in payload.values %}{{ forloop.index0 }}: {{ v }}\n{% endfor %}",
@@ -58,19 +61,18 @@ const DEFAULT_TEMPLATES: ReadonlyArray<
 
 /**
  * Register default LiquidJS templates for all @ocas/output/* schemas.
- * Each template is stored as a @string CAS node and bound to
+ * Each template is stored as a @ocas/string CAS node and bound to
  * the variable `@ocas/template/text/<schema-hash>`.
  *
  * Idempotent: safe to call multiple times.
  */
 export async function registerOutputTemplates(
   store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
 ): Promise<Record<string, Hash>> {
-  const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+  const aliases = bootstrap(store);
   const stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"];
   if (stringHash === undefined) {
-    throw new Error("@string schema not found in bootstrap result");
+    throw new Error("@ocas/string schema not found in bootstrap result");
   }
 
   const registered: Record<string, Hash> = {};
@@ -81,9 +83,9 @@ export async function registerOutputTemplates(
       throw new Error(`Schema alias not found: ${alias}`);
     }
 
-    const contentHash = await store.put(stringHash, template);
+    const contentHash = store.cas.put(stringHash, template);
     const varName = `@ocas/template/text/${schemaHash}`;
-    varStore.set(varName, contentHash);
+    store.var.set(varName, contentHash);
     registered[alias] = contentHash;
   }
 

packages/core/src/render.test.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
+import { CasNodeNotFoundError } from "./errors.js";
 import { render, renderAsync, renderDirect } from "./render.js";
 import { putSchema } from "./schema.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
 import type { Hash } from "./types.js";
-import { CasNodeNotFoundError } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 describe("Suite 1: Basic Rendering (No Nesting)", () => {
   test("1.1 Render Simple Primitives", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, "hello");
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, "hello");
 
     const output = render(store, hash, { resolution: 1.0 });
 
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ describe("Suite 1: Basic Rendering (No Nesting)", () => {
 
   test("1.2 Render Object Node (Flat)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const objSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const objSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
         count: { type: "number" },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(objSchema, { name: "test", count: 42 });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(objSchema, { name: "test", count: 42 });
 
     const output = render(store, hash, { resolution: 1.0 });
 
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ describe("Suite 1: Basic Rendering (No Nesting)", () => {
 
   test("1.3 Render Array Node (Flat)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const arraySchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const arraySchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "number" },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(arraySchema, [1, 2, 3]);
+    const hash = store.cas.put(arraySchema, [1, 2, 3]);
 
     const output = render(store, hash, { resolution: 1.0 });
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ describe("Suite 1: Basic Rendering (No Nesting)", () => {
 
   test("1.4 Render with resolution=0 (Force Reference)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, "hello");
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, "hello");
 
     const output = render(store, hash, { resolution: 0 });
 
@@ -80,24 +80,24 @@ describe("Suite 1: Basic Rendering (No Nesting)", () => {
 describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
   test("2.1 Single-level Nesting with Default Decay", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         content: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const childHash = await store.put(childSchema, { content: "leaf" });
+    const childHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { content: "leaf" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         title: { type: "string" },
         child: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, {
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, {
       title: "root",
       child: childHash,
     });
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
 
   test("2.2 Multi-level Nesting Reaches Epsilon", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const leafSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const leafSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "number" },
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
     // Create 8-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(leafSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(leafSchema, {
         value: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
 
   test("2.3 High Decay (Quick Cutoff)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
     });
 
     // Create 3-level nested structure
-    const level2Hash = await store.put(nodeSchema, { level: 2, child: null });
-    const level1Hash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+    const level2Hash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, { level: 2, child: null });
+    const level1Hash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
       level: 1,
       child: level2Hash,
     });
-    const rootHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+    const rootHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
       level: 0,
       child: level1Hash,
     });
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
 
   test("2.4 Low Decay (Deep Expansion)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
     // Create 10-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 9; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
         level: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
 
   test("2.5 Starting Resolution Below 1.0", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
     // Create 5-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 4; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
         level: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });
@@ -263,20 +263,20 @@ describe("Suite 2: Resolution Decay Model", () => {
 describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
   test("3.1 Multiple Child References", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const itemSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const itemSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
 
-    const item1 = await store.put(itemSchema, { name: "item1" });
-    const item2 = await store.put(itemSchema, { name: "item2" });
-    const item3 = await store.put(itemSchema, { name: "item3" });
+    const item1 = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { name: "item1" });
+    const item2 = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { name: "item2" });
+    const item3 = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { name: "item3" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         items: {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
         },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, {
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, {
       items: [item1, item2, item3],
     });
 
@@ -302,19 +302,19 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
 
   test("3.2 Object with Multiple ocas_ref Fields", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
 
-    const leftHash = await store.put(childSchema, { value: "left" });
-    const rightHash = await store.put(childSchema, { value: "right" });
+    const leftHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { value: "left" });
+    const rightHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { value: "right" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         left: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
         data: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, {
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, {
       left: leftHash,
       right: rightHash,
       data: "node",
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
 
   test("3.3 Cycle Detection", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const hashA = await store.put(nodeSchema, { name: "A", ref: null });
-    const hashB = await store.put(nodeSchema, { name: "B", ref: hashA });
+    const hashA = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, { name: "A", ref: null });
+    const hashB = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, { name: "B", ref: hashA });
 
     // Manually update A to reference B (simulate cycle)
     // Note: In practice, this requires store manipulation
@@ -373,40 +373,40 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
 
   test("3.4 DAG (Shared Descendant)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const leafSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const leafSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const sharedLeaf = await store.put(leafSchema, { value: "shared" });
+    const sharedLeaf = store.cas.put(leafSchema, { value: "shared" });
 
-    const branchSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const branchSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
         child: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const branchA = await store.put(branchSchema, {
+    const branchA = store.cas.put(branchSchema, {
       name: "A",
       child: sharedLeaf,
     });
-    const branchB = await store.put(branchSchema, {
+    const branchB = store.cas.put(branchSchema, {
       name: "B",
       child: sharedLeaf,
     });
 
-    const rootSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const rootSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         left: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
         right: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const rootHash = await store.put(rootSchema, {
+    const rootHash = store.cas.put(rootSchema, {
       left: branchA,
       right: branchB,
     });
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
 
   test("3.5 Deep Tree", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "number" },
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
     // Create binary tree (just 5 levels for test speed)
     async function createTree(depth: number, value: number): Promise<Hash> {
       if (depth === 0) {
-        return store.put(nodeSchema, { value, left: null, right: null });
+        return store.cas.put(nodeSchema, { value, left: null, right: null });
       }
       const left = await createTree(depth - 1, value * 2);
       const right = await createTree(depth - 1, value * 2 + 1);
-      return store.put(nodeSchema, { value, left, right });
+      return store.cas.put(nodeSchema, { value, left, right });
     }
 
     const rootHash = await createTree(5, 1);
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ describe("Suite 3: Complex Graph Structures", () => {
 describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
   test("4.1 Resolution Exactly at Epsilon", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, "test");
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, "test");
 
     const output = render(store, hash, {
       resolution: 0.01,
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
 
   test("4.2 Resolution Just Above Epsilon", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, "test");
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, "test");
 
     const output = render(store, hash, {
       resolution: 0.0100001,
@@ -495,9 +495,9 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
 
   test("4.3 Very Small Epsilon (Deep Expansion)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
     // Create 15-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 14; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
         level: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
 
   test("4.4 Zero Epsilon (Never Prune)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
     // Create 20-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 19; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
         level: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });
@@ -567,15 +567,15 @@ describe("Suite 4: Epsilon Boundary Cases", () => {
 describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
   test("5.1 Valid YAML Syntax", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const objSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const objSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
         count: { type: "number" },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(objSchema, { name: "test", count: 42 });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(objSchema, { name: "test", count: 42 });
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 
   test("5.2 Nested Object Indentation", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const nestedSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const nestedSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         outer: {
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
         },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(nestedSchema, {
+    const hash = store.cas.put(nestedSchema, {
       outer: { inner: "value" },
     });
 
@@ -611,12 +611,12 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 
   test("5.3 Array Rendering", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const arraySchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const arraySchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "number" },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(arraySchema, [1, 2, 3]);
+    const hash = store.cas.put(arraySchema, [1, 2, 3]);
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -626,23 +626,23 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 
   test("5.4 CAS Reference in YAML", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const childHash = await store.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
+    const childHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         child: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, { child: childHash });
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, { child: childHash });
 
     const output = render(store, parentHash, {
       resolution: 1.0,
@@ -656,9 +656,9 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 
   test("5.5 Special Characters Escaping", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, "line1\nline2: value");
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, "line1\nline2: value");
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 
   test("5.6 Null Handling", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const nullableSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const nullableSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         ref: {
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
         },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(nullableSchema, { ref: null });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(nullableSchema, { ref: null });
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -688,23 +688,23 @@ describe("Suite 5: YAML Output Format", () => {
 describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
   test("6.1 Detect ocas_ref Fields via Schema", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const childHash = await store.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
+    const childHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         link: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, { link: childHash });
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, { link: childHash });
 
     const output = render(store, parentHash, {
       resolution: 1.0,
@@ -717,14 +717,14 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
 
   test("6.2 Non-ocas_ref String Not Expanded", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const objSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const objSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(objSchema, { name: "ABC123XYZ9012" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(objSchema, { name: "ABC123XYZ9012" });
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -735,22 +735,22 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
 
   test("6.3 Array of ocas_ref", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const itemSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const itemSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const item1 = await store.put(itemSchema, { name: "item1" });
-    const item2 = await store.put(itemSchema, { name: "item2" });
+    const item1 = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { name: "item1" });
+    const item2 = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { name: "item2" });
 
-    const arraySchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const arraySchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
     });
-    const arrayHash = await store.put(arraySchema, [item1, item2]);
+    const arrayHash = store.cas.put(arraySchema, [item1, item2]);
 
     const output = render(store, arrayHash, {
       resolution: 1.0,
@@ -764,17 +764,17 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
 
   test("6.4 anyOf with ocas_ref (Nullable Reference)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const childHash = await store.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
+    const childHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { value: "child" });
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         ref: {
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
         },
       },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, { ref: childHash });
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, { ref: childHash });
 
     const output = render(store, parentHash, {
       resolution: 1.0,
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
 
   test("6.5 Schema-less Node (Bootstrap Node)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const types = await bootstrap(store);
+    const types = bootstrap(store);
     const schemaHash = types["@ocas/schema"];
 
     const output = render(store, schemaHash);
@@ -808,16 +808,16 @@ describe("Suite 6: Schema Integration", () => {
 describe("Suite 7: Error Handling", () => {
   test("7.1 Missing Referenced Node", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         child: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
     const fakeChildHash = "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" as Hash;
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, { child: fakeChildHash });
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, { child: fakeChildHash });
 
     const output = render(store, parentHash);
 
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ describe("Suite 7: Error Handling", () => {
 describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
   test("8.1 Large Payload", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const arraySchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const arraySchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: {
         type: "object",
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
       id: i,
       name: `item${i}`,
     }));
-    const hash = await store.put(arraySchema, largeArray);
+    const hash = store.cas.put(arraySchema, largeArray);
 
     const start = Date.now();
     const output = render(store, hash);
@@ -878,9 +878,9 @@ describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
 
   test("8.2 Wide Fan-out", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const itemSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const itemSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         value: { type: "number" },
@@ -889,15 +889,15 @@ describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
 
     const children: Hash[] = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-      const hash = await store.put(itemSchema, { value: i });
+      const hash = store.cas.put(itemSchema, { value: i });
       children.push(hash);
     }
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
     });
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, children);
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, children);
 
     const output = render(store, parentHash, {
       resolution: 1.0,
@@ -910,9 +910,9 @@ describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
 
   test("8.3 Empty Payload", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const emptySchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "object" });
-    const hash = await store.put(emptySchema, {});
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const emptySchema = putSchema(store, { type: "object" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(emptySchema, {});
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -921,14 +921,14 @@ describe("Suite 8: Performance & Edge Cases", () => {
 
   test("8.4 Unicode in Payload", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const textSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const textSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         text: { type: "string" },
       },
     });
-    const hash = await store.put(textSchema, { text: "你好世界 🌍" });
+    const hash = store.cas.put(textSchema, { text: "你好世界 🌍" });
 
     const output = render(store, hash);
 
@@ -986,17 +986,17 @@ describe("Suite 9: renderDirect (in-memory rendering)", () => {
 
   test("9.5 Render with store expands ocas_ref fields", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // Create a child node
-    const childSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const childSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { msg: { type: "string" } },
     });
-    const childHash = await store.put(childSchema, { msg: "inner" });
+    const childHash = store.cas.put(childSchema, { msg: "inner" });
 
     // Parent schema with ocas_ref
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         child: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ describe("Suite 9: renderDirect (in-memory rendering)", () => {
 
   test("9.10 store present but schema missing — renders without ref expansion", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
     const unknownType = "ZZZZZZZZZZZZ0" as Hash;
     const output = renderDirect(unknownType, { key: "val" }, store, null);
     expect(output).toContain("key: val");
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ describe("Suite 9: renderDirect (in-memory rendering)", () => {
 describe("Suite 10: Missing Root Hash Error Handling (Issue #53)", () => {
   test("10.1 renderAsync() throws CasNodeNotFoundError for missing root hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
     const fakeHash = "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" as Hash;
 
     await expect(renderAsync(store, fakeHash)).rejects.toThrow(
@@ -1093,9 +1093,9 @@ describe("Suite 10: Missing Root Hash Error Handling (Issue #53)", () => {
 
   test("10.4 Missing nested node renders as cas: reference (no error)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const parentSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const parentSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         title: { type: "string" },
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ describe("Suite 10: Missing Root Hash Error Handling (Issue #53)", () => {
     });
 
     const fakeChildHash = "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" as Hash;
-    const parentHash = await store.put(parentSchema, {
+    const parentHash = store.cas.put(parentSchema, {
       title: "root",
       child: fakeChildHash,
     });
@@ -1117,9 +1117,9 @@ describe("Suite 10: Missing Root Hash Error Handling (Issue #53)", () => {
 
   test("10.5 Resolution below epsilon renders as cas: reference (no error)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const nodeSchema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const nodeSchema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         level: { type: "number" },
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ describe("Suite 10: Missing Root Hash Error Handling (Issue #53)", () => {
     // Create 3-level chain
     let currentHash: Hash | null = null;
     for (let i = 2; i >= 0; i--) {
-      currentHash = await store.put(nodeSchema, {
+      currentHash = store.cas.put(nodeSchema, {
         level: i,
         next: currentHash,
       });

packages/core/src/render.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
+import { CasNodeNotFoundError } from "./errors.js";
 import { renderWithTemplate } from "./liquid-render.js";
 import { collectRefs, getSchema, putSchema, refs } from "./schema.js";
 import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
-import { CasNodeNotFoundError } from "./variable-store.js";
 
 export type RenderOptions = {
   resolution?: number; // (0, 1], default 1.0
   decay?: number; // (0, 1], default 0.5
   epsilon?: number; // >= 0, default 0.01
-  varStore?: VariableStore; // Optional: for template lookup
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_RESOLUTION = 1.0;
@@ -20,12 +18,11 @@ const FLOAT_TOLERANCE = 1e-10;
 /**
  * Extract and validate resolution/decay/epsilon from options.
  */
-function validateAndExtractOptions(
-  options:
-    | Pick<RenderOptions, "resolution" | "decay" | "epsilon">
-    | null
-    | undefined,
-): { resolution: number; decay: number; epsilon: number } {
+function validateAndExtractOptions(options: RenderOptions | null | undefined): {
+  resolution: number;
+  decay: number;
+  epsilon: number;
+} {
   const resolution = options?.resolution ?? DEFAULT_RESOLUTION;
   const decay = options?.decay ?? DEFAULT_DECAY;
   const epsilon = options?.epsilon ?? DEFAULT_EPSILON;
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ function validateAndExtractOptions(
  * Render a CAS node as YAML with resolution-based decay.
  * When resolution ≤ epsilon, nodes are rendered as opaque `cas:<hash>` references.
  * This is the synchronous version without template support.
- * For template support, use renderAsync() with varStore.
+ * For template support, use renderAsync().
  */
 export function render(
   store: Store,
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ export function render(
   const { resolution, decay, epsilon } = validateAndExtractOptions(options);
 
   // Check if root node exists
-  if (store.get(hash) === null) {
+  if (store.cas.get(hash) === null) {
     throw new CasNodeNotFoundError(hash);
   }
 
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ export function render(
 /**
  * Async render with LiquidJS template support.
  * When resolution ≤ epsilon, nodes are rendered as opaque `cas:<hash>` references.
- * If varStore is provided, attempts to use LiquidJS templates first, fallback to YAML.
+ * Attempts to use LiquidJS templates first, falling back to YAML.
  */
 export async function renderAsync(
   store: Store,
@@ -78,30 +75,26 @@ export async function renderAsync(
   const { resolution, decay, epsilon } = validateAndExtractOptions(options);
 
   // Check if root node exists
-  if (store.get(hash) === null) {
+  if (store.cas.get(hash) === null) {
     throw new CasNodeNotFoundError(hash);
   }
 
-  const varStore = options?.varStore;
-
-  // If varStore provided, try template rendering first
-  if (varStore !== undefined) {
-    try {
-      const node = store.get(hash);
-      if (node !== null) {
-        // Check if a template exists for this type
-        const templateExists = await hasTemplate(store, varStore, node.type);
-        if (templateExists) {
-          return await renderWithTemplate(store, varStore, hash, {
-            resolution,
-            decay,
-            epsilon,
-          });
-        }
+  // Try template rendering first
+  try {
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
+    if (node !== null) {
+      // Check if a template exists for this type
+      const templateExists = await hasTemplate(store, node.type);
+      if (templateExists) {
+        return await renderWithTemplate(store, hash, {
+          resolution,
+          decay,
+          epsilon,
+        });
       }
-    } catch {
-      // Fall through to YAML rendering
     }
+  } catch {
+    // Fall through to YAML rendering
   }
 
   // Fallback to YAML rendering
@@ -119,7 +112,7 @@ export function renderDirect(
   typeHash: Hash,
   value: unknown,
   store: Store | null,
-  options: Omit<RenderOptions, "varStore"> | null,
+  options: RenderOptions | null,
 ): string {
   const { resolution, decay, epsilon } = validateAndExtractOptions(options);
 
@@ -136,7 +129,7 @@ export function renderDirect(
   const visited = new Set<Hash>();
 
   return renderValue(
-    store ?? null,
+    store,
     value,
     refSet,
     childResolution,
@@ -149,15 +142,11 @@ export function renderDirect(
 /**
  * Check if a template exists for a given type
  */
-async function hasTemplate(
-  store: Store,
-  varStore: VariableStore,
-  typeHash: Hash,
-): Promise<boolean> {
+async function hasTemplate(store: Store, typeHash: Hash): Promise<boolean> {
   const varName = `@ocas/template/text/${typeHash}`;
   try {
-    const stringSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const variable = varStore.get(varName, stringSchema);
+    const stringSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const variable = store.var.get(varName, stringSchema);
     return variable !== null;
   } catch {
     return false;
@@ -178,7 +167,7 @@ function renderNode(
   }
 
   // Fetch the node
-  const node = store !== null ? store.get(hash) : null;
+  const node = store !== null ? store.cas.get(hash) : null;
   if (node === null) {
     // Missing node - render as cas: reference
     return `cas:${hash}`;

packages/core/src/schema.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import { getSchema, putSchema, refs, validate, walk } from "./schema.js";
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { CasNode } from "./types.js";
 describe("putSchema", () => {
   test("returns a valid 13-char hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, { type: "object", properties: {} });
+    const hash = putSchema(store, { type: "object", properties: {} });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
     expect(hash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
   });
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ describe("putSchema", () => {
   test("schema node is stored in the store", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const schema = { type: "object", properties: { name: { type: "string" } } };
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
 
-    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(true);
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash)).toBe(true);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     expect(node).not.toBeNull();
     expect(node?.payload).toEqual(schema);
   });
 
   test("schema node type equals the meta-schema hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const node = store.get(schemaHash) as CasNode;
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const node = store.cas.get(schemaHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(node.type).toBe(metaHash);
   });
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ describe("putSchema", () => {
   test("putSchema is idempotent: same schema → same hash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const schema = { type: "number" };
-    const h1 = await putSchema(store, schema);
-    const h2 = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const h1 = putSchema(store, schema);
+    const h2 = putSchema(store, schema);
 
     expect(h1).toBe(h2);
   });
 
   test("different schemas produce different hashes", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const h1 = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const h2 = await putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
+    const h1 = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const h2 = putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
 
     expect(h1).not.toBe(h2);
   });
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("getSchema", () => {
   test("returns the original schema object", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const schema = { type: "object", properties: { age: { type: "number" } } };
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
 
     expect(getSchema(store, hash)).toEqual(schema);
   });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe("getSchema", () => {
         label: { type: "string" },
       },
     };
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
     expect(getSchema(store, hash)).toEqual(schema);
   });
 });
@@ -93,39 +93,39 @@ describe("getSchema", () => {
 describe("validate", () => {
   test("returns true when payload matches the schema", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { name: { type: "string" }, age: { type: "number" } },
       required: ["name"],
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { name: "Alice", age: 30 });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { name: "Alice", age: 30 });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(validate(store, node)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("returns false when payload violates the schema", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { count: { type: "number" } },
       required: ["count"],
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { count: "not-a-number" });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { count: "not-a-number" });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(validate(store, node)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("returns false when required field is missing", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       required: ["title"],
       properties: { title: { type: "string" } },
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, {});
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, {});
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(validate(store, node)).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -148,19 +148,19 @@ describe("validate", () => {
 describe("refs", () => {
   test("returns empty array when schema has no ocas_ref fields", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { title: { type: "string" } },
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { title: "hello" });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { title: "hello" });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(refs(store, node)).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("returns the ocas_ref hash values from payload", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         parentHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ describe("refs", () => {
     });
 
     const targetHash = "AAAAAAAAAAAAA";
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, {
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, {
       parentHash: targetHash,
       label: "child",
     });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(refs(store, node)).toEqual([targetHash]);
   });
 
   test("collects multiple ocas_ref fields", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         leftHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ describe("refs", () => {
 
     const h1 = "AAAAAAAAAAAAA";
     const h2 = "BBBBBBBBBBBBB";
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, {
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, {
       leftHash: h1,
       rightHash: h2,
     });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     const result = refs(store, node);
     expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe("refs", () => {
 
   test("skips null/undefined ocas_ref values", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         optionalRef: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ describe("refs", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { label: "no ref here" });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { label: "no ref here" });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(refs(store, node)).toEqual([]);
   });
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ describe("refs", () => {
 describe("walk", () => {
   test("visits a single node with no refs", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { val: { type: "number" } },
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { val: 42 });
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { val: 42 });
 
     const visited: string[] = [];
     walk(store, nodeHash, (hash) => visited.push(hash));
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe("walk", () => {
 
   test("visits all reachable nodes in a chain A → B → C", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         nextHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ describe("walk", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const hashC = await store.put(schemaHash, { val: 3 });
-    const hashB = await store.put(schemaHash, { nextHash: hashC, val: 2 });
-    const hashA = await store.put(schemaHash, { nextHash: hashB, val: 1 });
+    const hashC = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { val: 3 });
+    const hashB = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { nextHash: hashC, val: 2 });
+    const hashA = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { nextHash: hashB, val: 1 });
 
     const visited: string[] = [];
     walk(store, hashA, (hash) => visited.push(hash));
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ describe("walk", () => {
 
   test("handles cycles without infinite loop", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         peerHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -283,23 +283,23 @@ describe("walk", () => {
     });
 
     // A → B, B → A (manual cycle by inserting pre-known hash)
-    const hashA = await store.put(schemaHash, { val: 1 });
-    const _hashB = await store.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashA, val: 2 });
+    const hashA = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { val: 1 });
+    const _hashB = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashA, val: 2 });
 
     // update A to point at B — since store is content-addressed we can't mutate,
     // so we build a diamond: root → A and root → B, A → C, B → C
-    const hashC = await store.put(schemaHash, { val: 3 });
-    const hashD = await store.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashC, val: 4 });
-    const hashE = await store.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashC, val: 5 });
+    const hashC = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { val: 3 });
+    const hashD = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashC, val: 4 });
+    const hashE = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { peerHash: hashC, val: 5 });
 
-    const schemaHash2 = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash2 = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         leftHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
         rightHash: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
-    const rootHash = await store.put(schemaHash2, {
+    const rootHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash2, {
       leftHash: hashD,
       rightHash: hashE,
     });
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ describe("walk", () => {
 
   test("skips missing hashes gracefully", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { ref: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" } },
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { ref: "0000000000000" });
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { ref: "0000000000000" });
 
     const visited: string[] = [];
     walk(store, nodeHash, (hash) => visited.push(hash));
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ describe("walk", () => {
 
   test("visitor receives both hash and node", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { x: { type: "number" } },
     });
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { x: 7 });
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { x: 7 });
 
     let receivedHash: string | null = null;
     let receivedNode: CasNode | null = null;
@@ -356,33 +356,33 @@ describe("walk", () => {
 describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
   test("metaNode.type === metaHash (self-referencing)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const metaNode = store.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
+    const metaNode = store.cas.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(metaNode.type).toBe(metaHash);
   });
 
   test("schema nodes have type === metaHash", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const schemaNode = store.get(schemaHash) as CasNode;
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const schemaNode = store.cas.get(schemaHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(schemaNode.type).toBe(metaHash);
   });
 
   test("data nodes have type === schemaHash (not metaHash)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { val: { type: "number" } },
     });
-    const dataHash = await store.put(schemaHash, { val: 99 });
-    const dataNode = store.get(dataHash) as CasNode;
+    const dataHash = store.cas.put(schemaHash, { val: 99 });
+    const dataNode = store.cas.get(dataHash) as CasNode;
 
     expect(dataNode.type).toBe(schemaHash);
     expect(dataNode.type).not.toBe(metaHash);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("accepts schema with numeric constraints (minimum/maximum)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "number",
       minimum: 0,
       maximum: 100,
@@ -402,19 +402,19 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
     // validate a conforming payload
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(hash, 42);
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(hash, 42);
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
     expect(validate(store, node)).toBe(true);
 
     // validate a non-conforming payload
-    const badHash = await store.put(hash, 200);
-    const badNode = store.get(badHash) as CasNode;
+    const badHash = store.cas.put(hash, 200);
+    const badNode = store.cas.get(badHash) as CasNode;
     expect(validate(store, badNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with string constraints (minLength/maxLength/pattern)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       minLength: 1,
       maxLength: 10,
@@ -422,16 +422,16 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const goodHash = await store.put(hash, "hello");
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(goodHash) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const goodHash = store.cas.put(hash, "hello");
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(goodHash) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const badHash = await store.put(hash, "HELLO");
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(badHash) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const badHash = store.cas.put(hash, "HELLO");
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(badHash) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with array constraints (minItems/maxItems/uniqueItems)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "number" },
       minItems: 1,
@@ -440,32 +440,32 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const goodHash = await store.put(hash, [1, 2, 3]);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(goodHash) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const goodHash = store.cas.put(hash, [1, 2, 3]);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(goodHash) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const tooMany = await store.put(hash, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(tooMany) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const tooMany = store.cas.put(hash, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(tooMany) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
 
-    const dupes = await store.put(hash, [1, 1]);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(dupes) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const dupes = store.cas.put(hash, [1, 1]);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(dupes) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("rejects schema with wrong constraint types", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await expect(
+    expect(() =>
       putSchema(store, { type: "number", minimum: "zero" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
+    ).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
       putSchema(store, { type: "string", maxLength: true } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
+    ).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
       putSchema(store, { type: "array", uniqueItems: 1 } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
+    ).toThrow();
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with nested property constraints", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string", minLength: 1, maxLength: 50 },
@@ -481,24 +481,24 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, {
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, {
       name: "Alice",
       age: 30,
       scores: [95, 87],
     });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("bootstrap is idempotent across putSchema calls", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
-    await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    await putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
+    putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
 
     // bootstrap node should still be there and unchanged
-    const metaNode = store.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
+    const metaNode = store.cas.get(metaHash) as CasNode;
     expect(metaNode.type).toBe(metaHash);
   });
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("accepts schema with allOf", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       allOf: [
         { type: "object", properties: { name: { type: "string" } } },
         { required: ["name"] },
@@ -514,16 +514,16 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, { name: "Alice" });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, { name: "Alice" });
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const bad = await store.put(hash, {});
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const bad = store.cas.put(hash, {});
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with if/then/else", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         kind: { type: "string" },
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("accepts schema with patternProperties", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       patternProperties: {
         "^x-": { type: "string" },
@@ -547,13 +547,13 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, { "x-custom": "hello" });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, { "x-custom": "hello" });
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with prefixItems (tuple)", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       prefixItems: [{ type: "string" }, { type: "number" }],
     });
@@ -562,38 +562,38 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("accepts schema with multipleOf", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "number",
       multipleOf: 5,
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, 15);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, 15);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const bad = await store.put(hash, 7);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const bad = store.cas.put(hash, 7);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with minProperties/maxProperties", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       minProperties: 1,
       maxProperties: 3,
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, { a: 1, b: 2 });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, { a: 1, b: 2 });
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const empty = await store.put(hash, {});
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(empty) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const empty = store.cas.put(hash, {});
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(empty) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with default value", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       default: "hello",
     });
@@ -602,21 +602,17 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("rejects invalid P2 keyword types", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await expect(
-      putSchema(store, { allOf: "not-array" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
-      putSchema(store, { multipleOf: "five" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
+    expect(() => putSchema(store, { allOf: "not-array" } as never)).toThrow();
+    expect(() => putSchema(store, { multipleOf: "five" } as never)).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
       putSchema(store, { patternProperties: [1, 2] } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
+    ).toThrow();
   });
 
   test("collectRefs traverses allOf sub-schemas", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const innerSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const schema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const innerSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const schema = putSchema(store, {
       allOf: [
         {
           type: "object",
@@ -625,41 +621,41 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
       ],
     });
 
-    const targetHash = await store.put(innerSchema, "target");
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schema, { ref: targetHash });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const targetHash = store.cas.put(innerSchema, "target");
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schema, { ref: targetHash });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
     const refList = refs(store, node);
     expect(refList).toContain(targetHash);
   });
 
   test("collectRefs traverses patternProperties", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const innerSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const schema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const innerSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const schema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       patternProperties: {
         "^ref_": { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
       },
     });
 
-    const targetHash = await store.put(innerSchema, "hello");
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schema, { ref_a: targetHash });
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const targetHash = store.cas.put(innerSchema, "hello");
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schema, { ref_a: targetHash });
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
     const refList = refs(store, node);
     expect(refList).toContain(targetHash);
   });
 
   test("collectRefs traverses prefixItems", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const innerSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const schema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const innerSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const schema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       prefixItems: [{ type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" }, { type: "number" }],
     });
 
-    const targetHash = await store.put(innerSchema, "hello");
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schema, [targetHash, 42]);
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const targetHash = store.cas.put(innerSchema, "hello");
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schema, [targetHash, 42]);
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
     const refList = refs(store, node);
     expect(refList).toContain(targetHash);
   });
@@ -668,51 +664,51 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("accepts schema with not", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       not: { type: "string" },
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, 42);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, 42);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const bad = await store.put(hash, "hello");
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const bad = store.cas.put(hash, "hello");
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with contains", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       contains: { type: "number", minimum: 10 },
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, [1, 2, 15]);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, [1, 2, 15]);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const bad = await store.put(hash, [1, 2, 3]);
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const bad = store.cas.put(hash, [1, 2, 3]);
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with propertyNames", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       propertyNames: { pattern: "^[a-z]+$" },
     });
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
 
-    const good = await store.put(hash, { foo: 1, bar: 2 });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
+    const good = store.cas.put(hash, { foo: 1, bar: 2 });
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(good) as CasNode)).toBe(true);
 
-    const bad = await store.put(hash, { Foo: 1 });
-    expect(validate(store, store.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
+    const bad = store.cas.put(hash, { Foo: 1 });
+    expect(validate(store, store.cas.get(bad) as CasNode)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test("accepts schema with metadata keywords", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       examples: ["hello", "world"],
       readOnly: true,
@@ -724,29 +720,25 @@ describe("bootstrap meta-schema self-reference", () => {
 
   test("rejects invalid P3 keyword types", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await expect(
-      putSchema(store, { not: "not-object" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
+    expect(() => putSchema(store, { not: "not-object" } as never)).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
       putSchema(store, { examples: "not-array" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(
-      putSchema(store, { readOnly: "yes" } as never),
-    ).rejects.toThrow();
-    await expect(putSchema(store, { $comment: 42 } as never)).rejects.toThrow();
+    ).toThrow();
+    expect(() => putSchema(store, { readOnly: "yes" } as never)).toThrow();
+    expect(() => putSchema(store, { $comment: 42 } as never)).toThrow();
   });
 
   test("collectRefs traverses contains", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const innerSchema = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
-    const schema = await putSchema(store, {
+    const innerSchema = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const schema = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       contains: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
     });
 
-    const targetHash = await store.put(innerSchema, "hello");
-    const nodeHash = await store.put(schema, [targetHash, "not-a-ref"]);
-    const node = store.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
+    const targetHash = store.cas.put(innerSchema, "hello");
+    const nodeHash = store.cas.put(schema, [targetHash, "not-a-ref"]);
+    const node = store.cas.get(nodeHash) as CasNode;
     const refList = refs(store, node);
     expect(refList).toContain(targetHash);
   });

packages/core/src/schema.ts

@@ -248,11 +248,8 @@ function isMetaSchemaNode(store: Store, node: CasNode): boolean {
  * Store a JSON Schema as a CAS node typed by the meta-schema hash.
  * The returned hash becomes the typeHash for nodes that conform to this schema.
  */
-export async function putSchema(
-  store: Store,
-  jsonSchema: JSONSchema,
-): Promise<Hash> {
-  const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+export function putSchema(store: Store, jsonSchema: JSONSchema): Hash {
+  const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
   const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"];
   if (!metaHash) {
     throw new Error("Meta-schema not found in bootstrap result");
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ export async function putSchema(
       "Invalid schema: input does not conform to the ocas JSON Schema meta-schema",
     );
   }
-  return store.put(metaHash, jsonSchema);
+  return store.cas.put(metaHash, jsonSchema);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -270,7 +267,7 @@ export async function putSchema(
  * Returns null if no node exists at that hash.
  */
 export function getSchema(store: Store, typeHash: Hash): JSONSchema | null {
-  const node = store.get(typeHash);
+  const node = store.cas.get(typeHash);
   if (node === null) return null;
   return node.payload as JSONSchema;
 }
@@ -440,7 +437,7 @@ export function walk(
     if (visited.has(hash)) continue;
     visited.add(hash);
 
-    const node = store.get(hash);
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash);
     if (node === null) continue;
 
     visitor(hash, node);

packages/core/src/store.test.ts

@@ -1,89 +1,155 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { BOOTSTRAP_STORE } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
 
-describe("createMemoryStore – meta and schema indexes", () => {
+describe("A. createMemoryStore – shape", () => {
+  test("A1. returns an object with cas, var, tag sub-stores", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    expect(typeof store.cas).toBe("object");
+    expect(store.cas).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(typeof store.var).toBe("object");
+    expect(store.var).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(typeof store.tag).toBe("object");
+    expect(store.tag).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("A2. cas/var/tag are independent objects", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    expect(store.cas).not.toBe(store.var as unknown as typeof store.cas);
+    expect(store.cas).not.toBe(store.tag as unknown as typeof store.cas);
+    expect(store.var).not.toBe(store.tag as unknown as typeof store.var);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("B. cas sub-store – meta and schema indexes", () => {
   test("B1. listMeta and listSchemas are empty on a fresh store", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    expect(store.listMeta()).toEqual([]);
-    expect(store.listSchemas()).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta()).toEqual([]);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas()).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  test("B2. self-referencing put adds hash to metaSet and listSchemas", async () => {
+  test("B2. self-referencing put adds hash to metaSet and listSchemas", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const hash = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(hash);
-    expect(store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(hash);
+    const hash = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(hash);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(hash);
   });
 
-  test("B3. regular put does not add hash to metaSet", async () => {
+  test("B3. regular put does not add hash to metaSet", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const metaHash = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-    const schemaHash = await store.put(metaHash, { type: "string" });
-
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(schemaHash);
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(metaHash);
+    const metaHash = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const schemaHash = store.cas.put(metaHash, { type: "string" });
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(schemaHash);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(metaHash);
   });
 
-  test("B4. schema typed by meta-schema appears in listSchemas", async () => {
+  test("B4. schema typed by meta-schema appears in listSchemas", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-    const s = await store.put(m, { type: "string" });
-
-    const schemas = store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const s = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    const schemas = store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(schemas).toContain(m);
     expect(schemas).toContain(s);
-
-    const meta = store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
+    const meta = store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(meta).toContain(m);
     expect(meta).not.toContain(s);
   });
 
-  test("B5. multiple meta-schemas (versioning)", async () => {
+  test("B5. multiple meta-schemas (versioning)", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m1 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", title: "v1" });
-    const m2 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", title: "v2" });
-    const s1 = await store.put(m1, { type: "string" });
-    const s2 = await store.put(m2, { type: "number" });
-
-    const meta = store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
+    const m1 = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
+      type: "object",
+      title: "v1",
+    }) as string;
+    const m2 = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({
+      type: "object",
+      title: "v2",
+    }) as string;
+    const s1 = store.cas.put(m1, { type: "string" });
+    const s2 = store.cas.put(m2, { type: "number" });
+    const meta = store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(meta).toContain(m1);
     expect(meta).toContain(m2);
     expect(meta).toHaveLength(2);
-
-    const schemas = store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
+    const schemas = store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
     expect(schemas).toContain(m1);
     expect(schemas).toContain(m2);
     expect(schemas).toContain(s1);
     expect(schemas).toContain(s2);
   });
 
-  test("B6. idempotent self-referencing put does not duplicate", async () => {
+  test("B6. idempotent self-referencing put does not duplicate", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
     const payload = { type: "object", title: "dup" };
-    const h1 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload);
-    const h2 = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload);
+    const h1 = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload) as string;
+    const h2 = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE](payload) as string;
     expect(h1).toBe(h2);
-
-    const meta = store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
-    const occurrences = meta.filter((h) => h === h1).length;
-    expect(occurrences).toBe(1);
+    const meta = store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(meta.filter((h) => h === h1)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
-  test("B7. delete removes hash from metaSet and listSchemas", async () => {
+  test("B7. delete removes hash from metaSet and listSchemas", () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const m = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
-    const s = await store.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const s = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(m);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(s);
+    store.cas.delete(m);
+    expect(store.cas.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(m);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(s);
+    expect(store.cas.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(m);
+  });
 
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(m);
-    expect(store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).toContain(s);
+  test("B8. cas.put returns Hash synchronously (not a Promise)", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const result = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(13);
+  });
 
-    store.delete(m);
-
-    expect(store.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(m);
-    // schemas typed by deleted meta no longer surface
-    expect(store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(s);
-    expect(store.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash)).not.toContain(m);
+  test("B9. has/get/delete reflect put state", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const h = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    expect(store.cas.has(h)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.get(h)?.payload).toEqual({ type: "string" });
+    expect(store.cas.has("0000000000000")).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.cas.get("0000000000000")).toBeNull();
+    expect(store.cas.delete(h)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.delete(h)).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.cas.has(h)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("E. cross-store independence", () => {
+  test("E1. tagging a hash does not surface it in cas.listByType", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const fakeTarget = "0000000000000";
+    store.tag.tag(fakeTarget, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(fakeTarget)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("E2. setting a variable does not mutate the CAS node", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const s = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    const value = store.cas.put(s, "hello");
+    const before = store.cas.get(value);
+    store.var.set("@app/x", value);
+    const after = store.cas.get(value);
+    expect(after).toEqual(before);
+  });
+
+  test("E3. cas.delete does not cascade-delete a variable referencing it", () => {
+    const store = createMemoryStore();
+    const m = store.cas[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" }) as string;
+    const s = store.cas.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    const value = store.cas.put(s, "hello");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", value);
+    store.cas.delete(value);
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", s);
+    expect(got).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(got?.value).toBe(value);
   });
 });

packages/core/src/store.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,53 @@ import {
   BOOTSTRAP_STORE,
   type BootstrapCapableStore,
 } from "./bootstrap-capable.js";
-import { computeHash, computeSelfHash } from "./hash.js";
+import { SchemaMismatchError, VariableNotFoundError } from "./errors.js";
+import { computeHashSync, computeSelfHashSync, initHasher } from "./hash.js";
 import { applyListOptions, casListEntry } from "./list-utils.js";
-import type { CasNode, Hash, ListEntry, ListOptions } from "./types.js";
+import type {
+  CasNode,
+  CasStore,
+  Hash,
+  HistoryEntry,
+  ListEntry,
+  ListOptions,
+  Store,
+  Tag,
+  TagOp,
+  TagStore,
+  VarListOptions,
+  VarSetOptions,
+  VarStore,
+} from "./types.js";
+import { validateName } from "./validation.js";
+import {
+  addNameIndex,
+  checkTagLabelConflict,
+  cloneVarRecord,
+  extractSchema,
+  pushHistory,
+  removeNameIndex,
+  type VarRecord,
+  varKey,
+} from "./var-store-helpers.js";
+import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
 
-export function createMemoryStore(): BootstrapCapableStore {
+// Initialise the xxhash WASM instance once at module load. This allows the
+// CAS sub-store's `put` method to be synchronous (per the new CasStore type).
+await initHasher();
+
+/**
+ * The cas sub-store of an in-memory `Store` — also satisfies the legacy
+ * `BootstrapCapableStore` interface so that helpers that have not yet been
+ * refactored (e.g. bootstrap, gc, render) continue to work against
+ * `store.cas`.
+ */
+export type MemoryCasStore = BootstrapCapableStore & {
+  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash;
+  delete(hash: Hash): boolean;
+};
+
+function createCasStore(): MemoryCasStore {
   const data = new Map<Hash, CasNode>();
   const byType = new Map<Hash, Set<Hash>>();
   const metaSet = new Set<Hash>();
@@ -20,8 +62,8 @@ export function createMemoryStore(): BootstrapCapableStore {
     set.add(hash);
   }
 
-  async function putSelfReferencing(payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-    const hash = await computeSelfHash(payload);
+  function putSelfReferencing(payload: unknown): Hash {
+    const hash = computeSelfHashSync(payload);
     if (!data.has(hash)) {
       data.set(hash, { type: hash, payload, timestamp: Date.now() });
       indexHash(hash, hash);
@@ -39,15 +81,13 @@ export function createMemoryStore(): BootstrapCapableStore {
     return result;
   }
 
-  const store: BootstrapCapableStore = {
-    async put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-      const hash = await computeHash(typeHash, payload);
-
+  const store: MemoryCasStore = {
+    put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash {
+      const hash = computeHashSync(typeHash, payload);
       if (!data.has(hash)) {
         data.set(hash, { type: typeHash, payload, timestamp: Date.now() });
         indexHash(typeHash, hash);
       }
-
       return hash;
     },
 
@@ -85,20 +125,19 @@ export function createMemoryStore(): BootstrapCapableStore {
       return applyListOptions(entriesForHashes(result), options);
     },
 
-    delete(hash: Hash): void {
+    delete(hash: Hash): boolean {
       const node = data.get(hash);
-      if (node) {
-        data.delete(hash);
-        // Remove from type index
-        const set = byType.get(node.type);
-        if (set) {
-          set.delete(hash);
-          if (set.size === 0) {
-            byType.delete(node.type);
-          }
+      if (!node) return false;
+      data.delete(hash);
+      const set = byType.get(node.type);
+      if (set) {
+        set.delete(hash);
+        if (set.size === 0) {
+          byType.delete(node.type);
         }
-        metaSet.delete(hash);
       }
+      metaSet.delete(hash);
+      return true;
     },
 
     [BOOTSTRAP_STORE]: putSelfReferencing,
@@ -106,3 +145,334 @@ export function createMemoryStore(): BootstrapCapableStore {
 
   return store;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Build an in-memory `VarStore` backed by the supplied CAS store. Exposed so
+ * non-Memory CAS stores (e.g. the FS store) can compose a full `Store`
+ * without re-implementing variable storage.
+ */
+export function createMemoryVarStoreFor(cas: CasStore): VarStore {
+  // composite key: `${name}\u0000${schema}`
+  const records = new Map<string, VarRecord>();
+  const byName = new Map<string, Set<string>>(); // name -> set of composite keys
+
+  const varStore: VarStore = {
+    set(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable {
+      validateName(name);
+      const schema = extractSchema(cas, hash);
+      const k = varKey(name, schema);
+      const existing = records.get(k);
+      const now = Date.now();
+
+      if (existing) {
+        const tags = options?.tags ?? existing.tags;
+        const labels = options?.labels ?? existing.labels;
+        if (options !== undefined) checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+        const changed = pushHistory(existing, hash, now);
+        if (changed) {
+          existing.value = hash;
+          existing.updated = now;
+        }
+        if (options !== undefined) {
+          existing.tags = { ...tags };
+          existing.labels = [...labels];
+        }
+        return cloneVarRecord(existing);
+      }
+
+      const tags = options?.tags ?? {};
+      const labels = options?.labels ?? [];
+      checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+      const rec: VarRecord = {
+        name,
+        schema,
+        value: hash,
+        created: now,
+        updated: now,
+        tags: { ...tags },
+        labels: [...labels],
+        history: [{ value: hash, position: 0, setAt: now }],
+      };
+      records.set(k, rec);
+      addNameIndex(byName, name, k);
+      return cloneVarRecord(rec);
+    },
+
+    get(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable | null {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        const rec = records.get(varKey(name, schema));
+        return rec ? cloneVarRecord(rec) : null;
+      }
+      // No schema: if exactly one variant, return it; otherwise null
+      const set = byName.get(name);
+      if (!set || set.size !== 1) return null;
+      const onlyKey = set.values().next().value;
+      if (onlyKey === undefined) return null;
+      const rec = records.get(onlyKey);
+      return rec ? cloneVarRecord(rec) : null;
+    },
+
+    remove(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable[] {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        const k = varKey(name, schema);
+        const rec = records.get(k);
+        if (!rec) return [];
+        records.delete(k);
+        removeNameIndex(byName, name, k);
+        return [cloneVarRecord(rec)];
+      }
+      const set = byName.get(name);
+      if (!set) return [];
+      const removed: Variable[] = [];
+      for (const k of [...set]) {
+        const rec = records.get(k);
+        if (rec) {
+          removed.push(cloneVarRecord(rec));
+          records.delete(k);
+        }
+      }
+      byName.delete(name);
+      return removed;
+    },
+
+    update(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable {
+      validateName(name);
+      const newSchema = extractSchema(cas, hash);
+      // Find existing record by name; require existing schema match new schema
+      const set = byName.get(name);
+      if (!set || set.size === 0) {
+        throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, newSchema);
+      }
+      // find a record matching newSchema
+      const k = varKey(name, newSchema);
+      const existing = records.get(k);
+      if (!existing) {
+        // Find any existing — schema mismatch
+        for (const ek of set) {
+          const erec = records.get(ek);
+          if (erec) {
+            throw new SchemaMismatchError(erec.schema, newSchema);
+          }
+        }
+        throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, newSchema);
+      }
+      const now = Date.now();
+      const tags = options?.tags ?? existing.tags;
+      const labels = options?.labels ?? existing.labels;
+      if (options !== undefined) checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+      const changed = pushHistory(existing, hash, now);
+      if (changed) {
+        existing.value = hash;
+        existing.updated = now;
+      }
+      if (options !== undefined) {
+        existing.tags = { ...tags };
+        existing.labels = [...labels];
+      }
+      return cloneVarRecord(existing);
+    },
+
+    list(options?: VarListOptions): Variable[] {
+      if (
+        options?.namePrefix !== undefined &&
+        options?.exactName !== undefined
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "namePrefix and exactName are mutually exclusive - cannot specify both",
+        );
+      }
+      const namePrefix = options?.namePrefix;
+      const exactName = options?.exactName;
+      const schema = options?.schema;
+      const filterTags = options?.tags ?? {};
+      const filterLabels = options?.labels ?? [];
+      const sort = options?.sort ?? "created";
+      const desc = options?.desc ?? false;
+      const limit = options?.limit;
+      const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
+
+      if (limit !== undefined && limit <= 0) return [];
+
+      let results: VarRecord[] = [];
+      for (const rec of records.values()) {
+        if (exactName !== undefined && rec.name !== exactName) continue;
+        if (namePrefix !== undefined && !rec.name.startsWith(namePrefix))
+          continue;
+        if (schema !== undefined && rec.schema !== schema) continue;
+        let ok = true;
+        for (const [tk, tv] of Object.entries(filterTags)) {
+          if (rec.tags[tk] !== tv) {
+            ok = false;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!ok) continue;
+        for (const lb of filterLabels) {
+          if (!rec.labels.includes(lb)) {
+            ok = false;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!ok) continue;
+        results.push(rec);
+      }
+
+      results.sort((a, b) => {
+        const av = sort === "updated" ? a.updated : a.created;
+        const bv = sort === "updated" ? b.updated : b.created;
+        if (av !== bv) return desc ? bv - av : av - bv;
+        return a.name < b.name ? -1 : a.name > b.name ? 1 : 0;
+      });
+
+      if (offset > 0) results = results.slice(offset);
+      if (limit !== undefined) results = results.slice(0, limit);
+      return results.map(cloneVarRecord);
+    },
+
+    history(name: string, schema?: Hash): HistoryEntry[] {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        const rec = records.get(varKey(name, schema));
+        return rec ? rec.history.map((e) => ({ ...e })) : [];
+      }
+      const set = byName.get(name);
+      if (!set || set.size !== 1) return [];
+      const onlyKey = set.values().next().value;
+      if (onlyKey === undefined) return [];
+      const rec = records.get(onlyKey);
+      return rec ? rec.history.map((e) => ({ ...e })) : [];
+    },
+
+    close(): void {
+      // no-op for in-memory store
+    },
+  };
+
+  return varStore;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build an in-memory `TagStore`. Exposed for composition with non-Memory CAS
+ * stores.
+ */
+export function createMemoryTagStoreImpl(): TagStore {
+  // target -> key -> Tag
+  const byTarget = new Map<Hash, Map<string, Tag>>();
+  // key -> set of targets
+  const byKey = new Map<string, Set<Hash>>();
+  // per-target ordering (created)
+  const targetOrder = new Map<Hash, number>();
+
+  function addKeyIndex(key: string, target: Hash): void {
+    let set = byKey.get(key);
+    if (!set) {
+      set = new Set();
+      byKey.set(key, set);
+    }
+    set.add(target);
+  }
+
+  function removeKeyIndex(key: string, target: Hash): void {
+    const set = byKey.get(key);
+    if (!set) return;
+    // only remove if this target no longer has that key in any tag
+    const tmap = byTarget.get(target);
+    if (tmap && tmap.has(key)) return;
+    set.delete(target);
+    if (set.size === 0) byKey.delete(key);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    tag(target: Hash, operations: TagOp[]): Tag[] {
+      let tmap = byTarget.get(target);
+      if (!tmap) {
+        tmap = new Map();
+        byTarget.set(target, tmap);
+      }
+      const now = Date.now();
+      for (const op of operations) {
+        if (op.op === "set") {
+          const tag: Tag = {
+            key: op.key,
+            value: op.value ?? null,
+            target,
+            created: tmap.get(op.key)?.created ?? now,
+          };
+          tmap.set(op.key, tag);
+          addKeyIndex(op.key, target);
+        } else {
+          tmap.delete(op.key);
+          removeKeyIndex(op.key, target);
+        }
+      }
+      if (!targetOrder.has(target)) {
+        targetOrder.set(target, now);
+      }
+      // return the current tags
+      return [...tmap.values()].sort((a, b) =>
+        a.key < b.key ? -1 : a.key > b.key ? 1 : 0,
+      );
+    },
+
+    untag(target: Hash, keys: string[]): void {
+      const tmap = byTarget.get(target);
+      if (!tmap) return;
+      for (const k of keys) {
+        tmap.delete(k);
+        removeKeyIndex(k, target);
+      }
+      if (tmap.size === 0) {
+        byTarget.delete(target);
+        targetOrder.delete(target);
+      }
+    },
+
+    tags(target: Hash): Tag[] {
+      const tmap = byTarget.get(target);
+      if (!tmap) return [];
+      return [...tmap.values()].sort((a, b) =>
+        a.key < b.key ? -1 : a.key > b.key ? 1 : 0,
+      );
+    },
+
+    listByTag(tag: string, options?: ListOptions): Hash[] {
+      // accept "key" or "key=value" form
+      let key = tag;
+      let value: string | null | undefined;
+      const eqIdx = tag.indexOf("=");
+      if (eqIdx >= 0) {
+        key = tag.slice(0, eqIdx);
+        value = tag.slice(eqIdx + 1);
+      }
+      const targets = byKey.get(key);
+      if (!targets) return [];
+      let entries: ListEntry[] = [];
+      for (const t of targets) {
+        const tmap = byTarget.get(t);
+        if (!tmap) continue;
+        const tagEntry = tmap.get(key);
+        if (!tagEntry) continue;
+        if (value !== undefined && tagEntry.value !== value) continue;
+        entries.push(casListEntry(t, tagEntry.created));
+      }
+      entries = applyListOptions(entries, options);
+      return entries.map((e) => e.hash);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory `Store` with three sub-stores: `cas`, `var`, `tag`.
+ *
+ * The `cas` sub-store also satisfies the legacy `BootstrapCapableStore`
+ * contract — it carries a `[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]` callable and a `listAll()`
+ * helper — so existing helpers (`bootstrap`, `gc`, `render`, …) can be
+ * called with `store.cas` until they are migrated to the unified surface.
+ */
+export function createMemoryStore(): Store & {
+  cas: MemoryCasStore;
+} {
+  const cas = createCasStore();
+  const varStore = createMemoryVarStoreFor(cas);
+  const tagStore = createMemoryTagStoreImpl();
+  return { cas, var: varStore, tag: tagStore };
+}

packages/core/src/tag-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
+
+const T1 = "AAAAAAAAAAAAA";
+const T2 = "BBBBBBBBBBBBB";
+
+describe("In-memory TagStore", () => {
+  test("D1. tag set with key/value round-trip", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    const result = tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0]?.key).toBe("env");
+    expect(result[0]?.value).toBe("prod");
+    expect(result[0]?.target).toBe(T1);
+    expect(typeof result[0]?.created).toBe("number");
+    expect(tag.tags(T1)).toEqual(result);
+  });
+
+  test("D2. label tag (value omitted) records value: null", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "pinned" }]);
+    const tags = tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(tags[0]?.key).toBe("pinned");
+    expect(tags[0]?.value).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("D3. multiple ops in one call, sorted by key", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    const result = tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "b", value: "2" },
+      { op: "set", key: "a", value: "1" },
+    ]);
+    expect(result.map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+    expect(tag.tags(T1).map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+  });
+
+  test("D4. update existing key overwrites value", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    const tags = tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(tags[0]?.value).toBe("dev");
+  });
+
+  test("D5. delete via tag op removes the entry", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "delete", key: "env" }]);
+    expect(tag.tags(T1)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("D6. untag removes listed keys; missing keys silently skipped", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "a", value: "1" },
+      { op: "set", key: "b", value: "2" },
+    ]);
+    tag.untag(T1, ["a", "missing"]);
+    expect(tag.tags(T1).map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["b"]);
+  });
+
+  test("D7. listByTag returns all targets with the bare key", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    tag.tag(T2, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    const listed = tag.listByTag("env").sort();
+    expect(listed).toEqual([T1, T2].sort());
+  });
+
+  test("D8. listByTag with key=value form filters by exact value", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    tag.tag(T2, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    expect(tag.listByTag("env=prod")).toEqual([T1]);
+  });
+
+  test("D9. ListOptions on listByTag (limit, offset, desc)", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    const targets: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      const t = `${"C".repeat(12)}${i}`;
+      targets.push(t);
+      tag.tag(t, [{ op: "set", key: "k", value: String(i) }]);
+    }
+    expect(tag.listByTag("k", { limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(tag.listByTag("k", { offset: 3 })).toHaveLength(2);
+    const desc = tag.listByTag("k", { desc: true });
+    expect(desc[0]).toBe(targets[targets.length - 1] as string);
+  });
+
+  test("D10. different targets are independent", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "k", value: "1" }]);
+    expect(tag.tags(T2)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("D11. each Tag returned has a created timestamp", () => {
+    const { tag } = createMemoryStore();
+    const before = Date.now();
+    const result = tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "k", value: "v" }]);
+    const after = Date.now();
+    expect(result[0]?.created).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(before);
+    expect(result[0]?.created).toBeLessThanOrEqual(after);
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/types-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import type {
+  CasNode,
+  CasStore,
+  Hash,
+  HistoryEntry,
+  ListEntry,
+  ListOptions,
+  Store,
+  Tag,
+  TagOp,
+  TagStore,
+  Variable,
+  VarListOptions,
+  VarSetOptions,
+  VarStore,
+} from "./index.js";
+
+describe("CasStore type", () => {
+  test("has all required methods with correct signatures", () => {
+    const stub: CasStore = {
+      get: (_h: Hash): CasNode | null => null,
+      put: (_t: Hash, _p: unknown): Hash => "0000000000000",
+      has: (_h: Hash): boolean => false,
+      delete: (_h: Hash): boolean => false,
+      listByType: (_t: Hash, _o?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] => [],
+      listMeta: (_o?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] => [],
+      listSchemas: (_o?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] => [],
+    };
+    expect(typeof stub.get).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.put).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.has).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.delete).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.listByType).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.listMeta).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.listSchemas).toBe("function");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("VarStore type", () => {
+  test("VarStore shape", () => {
+    const sample: Variable = {
+      name: "@x/y",
+      schema: "0",
+      value: "0",
+      created: 0,
+      updated: 0,
+      tags: {},
+      labels: [],
+    };
+    const stub: VarStore = {
+      set: (_n: string, _h: Hash, _o?: VarSetOptions): Variable => sample,
+      get: (_n: string, _s?: Hash): Variable | null => null,
+      remove: (_n: string, _s?: Hash): Variable[] => [],
+      update: (_n: string, _h: Hash, _o?: VarSetOptions): Variable => sample,
+      list: (_o?: VarListOptions): Variable[] => [],
+      history: (_n: string, _s?: Hash): HistoryEntry[] => [],
+      close: (): void => {},
+    };
+    expect(typeof stub.set).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.get).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.remove).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.update).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.list).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.history).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.close).toBe("function");
+  });
+
+  test("VarSetOptions shape", () => {
+    const opts: VarSetOptions = { tags: { k: "v" }, labels: ["l"] };
+    expect(opts.tags?.k).toBe("v");
+  });
+
+  test("VarListOptions extends ListOptions", () => {
+    const opts: VarListOptions = {
+      namePrefix: "@x/",
+      exactName: "@x/y",
+      schema: "0",
+      tags: { k: "v" },
+      labels: ["l"],
+      sort: "created",
+      desc: true,
+      limit: 10,
+      offset: 0,
+    };
+    expect(opts.namePrefix).toBe("@x/");
+  });
+
+  test("HistoryEntry shape", () => {
+    const e: HistoryEntry = { value: "0", position: 0, setAt: 0 };
+    expect(e.position).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("TagStore type", () => {
+  test("TagStore shape", () => {
+    const stub: TagStore = {
+      tag: (_t: Hash, _ops: TagOp[]): Tag[] => [],
+      untag: (_t: Hash, _k: string[]): void => {},
+      tags: (_t: Hash): Tag[] => [],
+      listByTag: (_t: string, _o?: ListOptions): Hash[] => [],
+    };
+    expect(typeof stub.tag).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.untag).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.tags).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof stub.listByTag).toBe("function");
+  });
+
+  test("Tag and TagOp shapes", () => {
+    const t: Tag = { key: "k", value: "v", target: "0", created: 0 };
+    const tNull: Tag = { key: "label", value: null, target: "0", created: 0 };
+    const op1: TagOp = { op: "set", key: "k", value: "v" };
+    const op2: TagOp = { op: "delete", key: "k" };
+    expect(t.value).toBe("v");
+    expect(tNull.value).toBeNull();
+    expect(op1.op).toBe("set");
+    expect(op2.op).toBe("delete");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("Aggregate Store type", () => {
+  test("has cas, var, tag fields", () => {
+    type _AssertCas = Store["cas"] extends CasStore ? true : false;
+    type _AssertVar = Store["var"] extends VarStore ? true : false;
+    type _AssertTag = Store["tag"] extends TagStore ? true : false;
+    const a: _AssertCas = true;
+    const b: _AssertVar = true;
+    const c: _AssertTag = true;
+    expect(a && b && c).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("source convention", () => {
+  test("types.ts uses 'type' not 'interface' for new types", () => {
+    const src = readFileSync(join(import.meta.dirname, "types.ts"), "utf8");
+    for (const name of ["CasStore", "VarStore", "TagStore"]) {
+      expect(src).toMatch(new RegExp(`export\\s+type\\s+${name}\\b`));
+      expect(src).not.toMatch(new RegExp(`interface\\s+${name}\\b`));
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("Exports surface", () => {
+  test("@ocas/core exports the new type names (compile-time only)", () => {
+    type _C = CasStore extends object ? true : never;
+    type _V = VarStore extends object ? true : never;
+    type _T = TagStore extends object ? true : never;
+    type _O = Store extends object ? true : never;
+    const _checks: [_C, _V, _T, _O] = [true, true, true, true];
+    expect(_checks.length).toBe(4);
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/types.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
+
 /**
  * 13-character uppercase Crockford Base32 string produced by XXH64.
  */
@@ -45,16 +47,95 @@ export type ListEntry = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Content-addressable store interface.
- * Self-referencing nodes are created only via bootstrap().
+ * Synchronous content-addressable store interface.
  */
-export type Store = {
-  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash>;
+export type CasStore = {
   get(hash: Hash): CasNode | null;
+  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash;
   has(hash: Hash): boolean;
+  delete(hash: Hash): boolean;
   listByType(typeHash: Hash, options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
-  listAll(): Hash[];
   listMeta(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
   listSchemas(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[];
-  delete(hash: Hash): void;
+  listAll(): Hash[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Options for setting/updating a variable.
+ */
+export type VarSetOptions = {
+  tags?: Record<string, string>;
+  labels?: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Options for listing variables.
+ */
+export type VarListOptions = ListOptions & {
+  namePrefix?: string;
+  exactName?: string;
+  schema?: Hash;
+  tags?: Record<string, string>;
+  labels?: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * One entry in a variable's history (most-recent-first per `position`).
+ */
+export type HistoryEntry = {
+  value: Hash;
+  position: number;
+  setAt: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Variable store interface — mutable bindings (name, schema) → hash.
+ */
+export type VarStore = {
+  set(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable;
+  get(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable | null;
+  remove(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable[];
+  update(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable;
+  list(options?: VarListOptions): Variable[];
+  history(name: string, schema?: Hash): HistoryEntry[];
+  close(): void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A tag attached to a CAS target. `value === null` indicates a label
+ * (bare identifier); otherwise a key-value tag.
+ */
+export type Tag = {
+  key: string;
+  value: string | null;
+  target: Hash;
+  created: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A tag mutation operation: set (with value) or delete (key only).
+ */
+export type TagOp = {
+  op: "set" | "delete";
+  key: string;
+  value?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tag store interface — manages key-value tags and labels on CAS targets.
+ */
+export type TagStore = {
+  tag(target: Hash, operations: TagOp[]): Tag[];
+  untag(target: Hash, keys: string[]): void;
+  tags(target: Hash): Tag[];
+  listByTag(tag: string, options?: ListOptions): Hash[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Aggregate OCAS store: bundles CAS, variable, and tag stores.
+ */
+export type Store = {
+  cas: CasStore;
+  var: VarStore;
+  tag: TagStore;
 };

packages/core/src/validation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { InvalidVariableNameError } from "./errors.js";
+
+/**
+ * Validate that a variable name follows the `@scope/name` format.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ * - Must start with `@<scope>/` where scope is `[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*`
+ * - Must have at least one segment after the scope
+ * - Each segment may contain only `[a-zA-Z0-9._-]`
+ * - No empty segments (consecutive slashes) or trailing slash
+ *
+ * Note: this function does NOT enforce reservation of the `@ocas/*` scope —
+ * that is enforced at the CLI / bootstrap layer.
+ *
+ * @throws InvalidVariableNameError when name is malformed
+ */
+export function validateName(name: string): void {
+  if (name === "") {
+    throw new InvalidVariableNameError(name, "Name cannot be empty");
+  }
+  const match = name.match(/^@([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*)\/(.+)$/);
+  if (!match) {
+    throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
+      name,
+      "Name must follow @scope/name format (e.g. @myapp/config)",
+    );
+  }
+  const rest = match[2] as string;
+  if (rest.endsWith("/")) {
+    throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
+      name,
+      "Name cannot end with trailing slash",
+    );
+  }
+  for (const segment of rest.split("/")) {
+    if (segment === "") {
+      throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
+        name,
+        "Name contains empty segment (consecutive slashes //)",
+      );
+    }
+    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$/.test(segment)) {
+      throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
+        name,
+        `Segment "${segment}" contains invalid characters (only a-z, A-Z, 0-9, ., _, - allowed)`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}

packages/core/src/var-store-helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import {
+  CasNodeNotFoundError,
+  MAX_HISTORY,
+  TagLabelConflictError,
+} from "./errors.js";
+import type { CasStore, Hash, HistoryEntry } from "./types.js";
+import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
+
+/**
+ * Internal record shape used by both Memory and Fs VarStore implementations.
+ * Persistence-specific code lives in each factory; pure operations on this
+ * shape live here so they aren't duplicated.
+ */
+export type VarRecord = {
+  name: string;
+  schema: Hash;
+  value: Hash;
+  created: number;
+  updated: number;
+  tags: Record<string, string>;
+  labels: string[];
+  history: HistoryEntry[];
+};
+
+/** Build the composite map key from `(name, schema)`. */
+export function varKey(name: string, schema: Hash): string {
+  return `${name}\u0000${schema}`;
+}
+
+/** Add `k` to the `byName[name]` index, creating the set if needed. */
+export function addNameIndex(
+  byName: Map<string, Set<string>>,
+  name: string,
+  k: string,
+): void {
+  let set = byName.get(name);
+  if (!set) {
+    set = new Set();
+    byName.set(name, set);
+  }
+  set.add(k);
+}
+
+/** Remove `k` from the `byName[name]` index, dropping empty sets. */
+export function removeNameIndex(
+  byName: Map<string, Set<string>>,
+  name: string,
+  k: string,
+): void {
+  const set = byName.get(name);
+  if (!set) return;
+  set.delete(k);
+  if (set.size === 0) byName.delete(name);
+}
+
+/** Resolve `hash → schema` (the type field of the stored CAS node). */
+export function extractSchema(cas: CasStore, hash: Hash): Hash {
+  const node = cas.get(hash);
+  if (node === null) throw new CasNodeNotFoundError(hash);
+  return node.type;
+}
+
+/** Reject `(tags, labels)` combinations where the same key appears in both. */
+export function checkTagLabelConflict(
+  tags: Record<string, string>,
+  labels: string[],
+): void {
+  for (const tk of Object.keys(tags)) {
+    if (labels.includes(tk)) {
+      throw new TagLabelConflictError(tk, "label", "tag");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Push a new value onto the variable's history. Returns true if the head
+ * changed (i.e. a new value was set), false when the head was already `value`.
+ */
+export function pushHistory(rec: VarRecord, value: Hash, now: number): boolean {
+  if (rec.history.length > 0 && rec.history[0]?.value === value) return false;
+  const existingIdx = rec.history.findIndex((e) => e.value === value);
+  if (existingIdx > 0) rec.history.splice(existingIdx, 1);
+  rec.history.unshift({ value, position: 0, setAt: now });
+  if (rec.history.length > MAX_HISTORY) rec.history.length = MAX_HISTORY;
+  for (let i = 0; i < rec.history.length; i++) {
+    const entry = rec.history[i];
+    if (entry !== undefined) entry.position = i;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/** Convert a stored `VarRecord` to the public `Variable` shape (deep copy). */
+export function cloneVarRecord(rec: VarRecord): Variable {
+  return {
+    name: rec.name,
+    schema: rec.schema,
+    value: rec.value,
+    created: rec.created,
+    updated: rec.updated,
+    tags: { ...rec.tags },
+    labels: [...rec.labels],
+  };
+}

packages/core/src/var-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import {
+  CasNodeNotFoundError,
+  InvalidVariableNameError,
+  MAX_HISTORY,
+  SchemaMismatchError,
+  TagLabelConflictError,
+  VariableNotFoundError,
+} from "./errors.js";
+import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
+import type { Hash } from "./types.js";
+import { validateName } from "./validation.js";
+
+function makeStoreWithSchema(): {
+  store: ReturnType<typeof createMemoryStore>;
+  schema: Hash;
+  meta: Hash;
+  put: (payload: unknown) => Hash;
+} {
+  const store = createMemoryStore();
+  const meta = store.cas[Symbol.for("@ocas/core/bootstrap-store")]({
+    type: "object",
+  }) as Hash;
+  const schema = store.cas.put(meta, { type: "string" });
+  return {
+    store,
+    schema,
+    meta,
+    put: (payload) => store.cas.put(schema, payload),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("In-memory VarStore", () => {
+  test("C1. set + get round-trip", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("hello");
+    const v = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    expect(v.name).toBe("@app/x");
+    expect(v.value).toBe(h);
+    expect(v.schema).toBe(schema);
+    expect(typeof v.created).toBe("number");
+    expect(typeof v.updated).toBe("number");
+    expect(v.tags).toEqual({});
+    expect(v.labels).toEqual([]);
+
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(got).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(got?.value).toBe(h);
+    expect(got?.schema).toBe(schema);
+  });
+
+  test("C2. name validation", () => {
+    const { store, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() => store.var.set("x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@/x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app//x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/x.y_z-1", h)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test("C3. set throws CasNodeNotFoundError if hash not in cas", () => {
+    const { store } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/x", "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ")).toThrow(
+      CasNodeNotFoundError,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("C4. idempotent same-value set", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    const v1 = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    const v2 = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    expect(v2.updated).toBe(v1.updated);
+    expect(store.var.history("@app/x", schema)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  test("C5. update via re-set with new value bumps updated and history", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h1 = put("v1");
+    const h2 = put("v2");
+    const v1 = store.var.set("@app/x", h1);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    const v2 = store.var.set("@app/x", h2);
+    expect(v2.updated).toBeGreaterThan(v1.updated);
+    const hist = store.var.history("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(hist.map((e) => e.value)).toEqual([h2, h1]);
+    expect(hist[0]?.position).toBe(0);
+    expect(hist[1]?.position).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test("C6. history bound to MAX_HISTORY (10)", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const hashes: Hash[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+      const h = put(`v${i}`);
+      hashes.push(h);
+      store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    }
+    const hist = store.var.history("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(hist).toHaveLength(MAX_HISTORY);
+    expect(hist[0]?.value).toBe(hashes[11] as string);
+  });
+
+  test("C7. history rotation when re-setting an older value", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h1 = put("v1");
+    const h2 = put("v2");
+    const h3 = put("v3");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h1);
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h2);
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h3);
+    expect(store.var.history("@app/x", schema).map((e) => e.value)).toEqual([
+      h3,
+      h2,
+      h1,
+    ]);
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h1);
+    expect(store.var.history("@app/x", schema).map((e) => e.value)).toEqual([
+      h1,
+      h3,
+      h2,
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("C8. tags + labels round-trip", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h, {
+      tags: { env: "prod" },
+      labels: ["pinned"],
+    });
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(got?.tags).toEqual({ env: "prod" });
+    expect(got?.labels).toEqual(["pinned"]);
+  });
+
+  test("C9. tag/label conflict throws TagLabelConflictError", () => {
+    const { store, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() =>
+      store.var.set("@app/x", h, {
+        tags: { x: "y" },
+        labels: ["x"],
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(TagLabelConflictError);
+  });
+
+  test("C10. update requires existing variable and matching schema", () => {
+    const { store, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() => store.var.update("@app/x", h)).toThrow(VariableNotFoundError);
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+
+    // Different schema for new value
+    const meta = store.cas[Symbol.for("@ocas/core/bootstrap-store")]({
+      type: "object",
+    }) as Hash;
+    const otherSchema = store.cas.put(meta, { type: "number" });
+    const h2 = store.cas.put(otherSchema, 42);
+    expect(() => store.var.update("@app/x", h2)).toThrow(SchemaMismatchError);
+  });
+
+  test("C11. remove with and without schema", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    const removed = store.var.remove("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(removed).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(removed[0]?.value).toBe(h);
+    expect(store.var.get("@app/x", schema)).toBeNull();
+
+    // remove(name) without schema returns array; empty if none
+    expect(store.var.remove("@app/none")).toEqual([]);
+
+    store.var.set("@app/y", put("y1"));
+    const removedAll = store.var.remove("@app/y");
+    expect(Array.isArray(removedAll)).toBe(true);
+    expect(removedAll).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  test("C12. list filters and ListOptions", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h1 = put("v1");
+    const h2 = put("v2");
+    store.var.set("@app/a", h1, { tags: { env: "prod" } });
+    store.var.set("@app/b", h2, { labels: ["pinned"] });
+
+    expect(() =>
+      store.var.list({ namePrefix: "@app", exactName: "@app/a" }),
+    ).toThrow();
+
+    const byPrefix = store.var.list({ namePrefix: "@app/" });
+    expect(byPrefix.map((v) => v.name).sort()).toEqual(["@app/a", "@app/b"]);
+
+    const exact = store.var.list({ exactName: "@app/a" });
+    expect(exact).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const byTag = store.var.list({ tags: { env: "prod" } });
+    expect(byTag.map((v) => v.name)).toEqual(["@app/a"]);
+
+    const byLabel = store.var.list({ labels: ["pinned"] });
+    expect(byLabel.map((v) => v.name)).toEqual(["@app/b"]);
+
+    const bySchema = store.var.list({ schema });
+    expect(bySchema).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    const limited = store.var.list({ limit: 1 });
+    expect(limited).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  test("C13. close() is a no-op", () => {
+    const { store } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    expect(() => store.var.close()).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test("C14. cas.delete does NOT cascade-delete the variable", () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = makeStoreWithSchema();
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    store.cas.delete(h);
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(got).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(got?.value).toBe(h);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("validateName (shared)", () => {
+  test("C-VN1. accepts well-formed names", () => {
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/x")).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/a.b_c-1")).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/nested/path")).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateName("@ocas/schema")).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test("C-VN2. rejects empty / missing-@ / @ -only / trailing slash / double slash", () => {
+    expect(() => validateName("")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => validateName("x")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => validateName("@/x")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => validateName("@app//x")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+  });
+
+  test("C-VN3. rejects invalid segment characters", () => {
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/foo bar")).toThrow(
+      InvalidVariableNameError,
+    );
+    expect(() => validateName("@app/foo!bar")).toThrow(
+      InvalidVariableNameError,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("C-VN4. scope must start with a letter", () => {
+    expect(() => validateName("@1bad/x")).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/variable-list-pagination.test.ts

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
-import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
-import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
-import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
-import type { Hash } from "./types.js";
-import { createVariableStore, type VariableStore } from "./variable-store.js";
-
-let dbDir: string;
-let dbPath: string;
-let casStore: ReturnType<typeof createMemoryStore>;
-let varStore: VariableStore;
-let stringHash: Hash;
-
-beforeEach(async () => {
-  dbDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-var-pagination-"));
-  dbPath = join(dbDir, "vars.db");
-  casStore = createMemoryStore();
-  const aliases = await bootstrap(casStore);
-  stringHash = aliases["@ocas/string"] as Hash;
-  varStore = createVariableStore(dbPath, casStore);
-});
-
-afterEach(() => {
-  varStore.close();
-  rmSync(dbDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-});
-
-async function setN(prefix: string, n: number, delayMs = 2): Promise<Hash[]> {
-  const hashes: Hash[] = [];
-  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    const h = await casStore.put(stringHash, `${prefix}-${i}`);
-    varStore.set(`@test/${prefix}-${i}`, h);
-    hashes.push(h);
-    if (delayMs > 0 && i < n - 1) {
-      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, delayMs));
-    }
-  }
-  return hashes;
-}
-
-describe("VariableStore.list - pagination + sort", () => {
-  test("D1. default sort = created ASC", async () => {
-    await setN("v", 3);
-    const list = varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/v-" });
-    for (let i = 1; i < list.length; i++) {
-      expect((list[i] as { created: number }).created).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
-        (list[i - 1] as { created: number }).created,
-      );
-    }
-  });
-
-  test("D2. sort: 'updated' differs after re-set", async () => {
-    await setN("u", 3);
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
-    // Re-set u-0 with a NEW value so updated changes
-    const newHash = await casStore.put(stringHash, "u-0-new");
-    varStore.set("@test/u-0", newHash);
-
-    const byUpdated = varStore.list({
-      namePrefix: "@test/u-",
-      sort: "updated",
-    });
-    // u-0 should be last when sorted updated ASC
-    const last = byUpdated[byUpdated.length - 1] as { name: string };
-    expect(last.name).toBe("@test/u-0");
-  });
-
-  test("D3. desc reverses both sort modes", async () => {
-    await setN("d", 3);
-    const asc = varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/d-" });
-    const desc = varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/d-", desc: true });
-    expect(desc[0]).toEqual(asc[asc.length - 1] as (typeof asc)[number]);
-  });
-
-  test("D4. limit/offset honored", async () => {
-    await setN("p", 5);
-    expect(varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/p-", limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(
-      varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/p-", offset: 2, limit: 10 }),
-    ).toHaveLength(3);
-  });
-
-  test("D5. core has no default limit (returns all)", async () => {
-    await setN("big", 105, 0);
-    const list = varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/big-" });
-    expect(list).toHaveLength(105);
-  });
-
-  test("D6. pagination applied AFTER namePrefix/schema filters", async () => {
-    await setN("filt", 5);
-    const list = varStore.list({
-      namePrefix: "@test/filt-",
-      schema: stringHash,
-      limit: 2,
-    });
-    expect(list).toHaveLength(2);
-    for (const v of list) {
-      expect((v as { name: string }).name.startsWith("@test/filt-")).toBe(true);
-    }
-  });
-
-  test("limit: 0 returns empty array", async () => {
-    await setN("z", 3, 0);
-    expect(varStore.list({ namePrefix: "@test/z-", limit: 0 })).toEqual([]);
-  });
-});

packages/core/src/variable-store.ts

@@ -1,884 +0,0 @@
-import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
-import type { Hash, ListSort, Store } from "./types.js";
-import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
-
-/**
- * Maximum number of historical values retained per (variable_name, variable_schema).
- * Position 0 is current; positions 1..MAX_HISTORY-1 are previous values (LRU).
- */
-export const MAX_HISTORY = 10;
-
-/**
- * Custom error types for variable operations
- */
-export class VariableNotFoundError extends Error {
-  constructor(
-    public variableName: string,
-    public variableSchema: Hash,
-  ) {
-    super(`Variable not found: name=${variableName}, schema=${variableSchema}`);
-    this.name = "VariableNotFoundError";
-  }
-}
-
-export class InvalidVariableNameError extends Error {
-  constructor(
-    public variableName: string,
-    public reason: string,
-  ) {
-    super(`Invalid variable name "${variableName}": ${reason}`);
-    this.name = "InvalidVariableNameError";
-  }
-}
-
-export class SchemaMismatchError extends Error {
-  constructor(
-    public expected: string,
-    public actual: string,
-  ) {
-    super(`Schema mismatch: expected ${expected}, got ${actual}`);
-    this.name = "SchemaMismatchError";
-  }
-}
-
-export class CasNodeNotFoundError extends Error {
-  constructor(
-    public readonly hash: string,
-    message?: string,
-  ) {
-    super(message ?? `CAS node not found: ${hash}`);
-    this.name = "CasNodeNotFoundError";
-  }
-}
-
-export class TagLabelConflictError extends Error {
-  constructor(
-    public conflictName: string,
-    public existingType: "tag" | "label",
-    public attemptedType: "tag" | "label",
-  ) {
-    super(`Conflict: '${conflictName}' already exists as a ${existingType}`);
-    this.name = "TagLabelConflictError";
-  }
-}
-
-export class InvalidTagFormatError extends Error {
-  constructor(tag: string) {
-    super(`Invalid tag format: ${tag}`);
-    this.name = "InvalidTagFormatError";
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Variable store with SQLite backend
- */
-export class VariableStore {
-  private db: Database;
-
-  constructor(
-    dbPath: string,
-    private casStore: Store,
-  ) {
-    this.db = new Database(dbPath, { create: true });
-    // Enable foreign keys
-    this.db.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON");
-    this.initDb();
-  }
-
-  private initDb(): void {
-    this.db.exec(`
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS variables (
-        name TEXT NOT NULL,
-        schema TEXT NOT NULL,
-        value TEXT NOT NULL,
-        created INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        updated INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        PRIMARY KEY (name, schema)
-      );
-
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_name ON variables(name);
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_value ON variables(value);
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_schema ON variables(schema);
-
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS variable_tags (
-        variable_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-        variable_schema TEXT NOT NULL,
-        key TEXT NOT NULL,
-        value TEXT NOT NULL,
-        PRIMARY KEY (variable_name, variable_schema, key),
-        FOREIGN KEY (variable_name, variable_schema) REFERENCES variables(name, schema) ON DELETE CASCADE
-      );
-
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS variable_labels (
-        variable_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-        variable_schema TEXT NOT NULL,
-        name TEXT NOT NULL,
-        PRIMARY KEY (variable_name, variable_schema, name),
-        FOREIGN KEY (variable_name, variable_schema) REFERENCES variables(name, schema) ON DELETE CASCADE
-      );
-
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_tag_key ON variable_tags(key);
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_tag_key_value ON variable_tags(key, value);
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_label_name ON variable_labels(name);
-
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS variable_history (
-        variable_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-        variable_schema TEXT NOT NULL,
-        value TEXT NOT NULL,
-        position INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        set_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        PRIMARY KEY (variable_name, variable_schema, position),
-        FOREIGN KEY (variable_name, variable_schema) REFERENCES variables(name, schema) ON DELETE CASCADE
-      );
-
-      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_history_value ON variable_history(value);
-    `);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Validate variable name format.
-   * All names must follow @scope/name pattern:
-   *   - scope: @[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]* (e.g. @myapp, @ocas)
-   *   - name: one or more segments of [a-zA-Z0-9._-]+ separated by /
-   * Examples: @myapp/config, @todo/schema, @ocas/schema
-   */
-  private validateName(name: string): void {
-    if (name === "") {
-      throw new InvalidVariableNameError(name, "Name cannot be empty");
-    }
-
-    // Must match @scope/name where scope starts with a letter
-    const match = name.match(/^@([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*)\/(.+)$/);
-    if (!match) {
-      throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
-        name,
-        "Name must follow @scope/name format (e.g. @myapp/config)",
-      );
-    }
-
-    const rest = match[2] as string;
-
-    // Validate remaining segments
-    if (rest.endsWith("/")) {
-      throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
-        name,
-        "Name cannot end with trailing slash",
-      );
-    }
-
-    const segments = rest.split("/");
-    for (const segment of segments) {
-      if (segment === "") {
-        throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
-          name,
-          "Name contains empty segment (consecutive slashes //)",
-        );
-      }
-      if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$/.test(segment)) {
-        throw new InvalidVariableNameError(
-          name,
-          `Segment "${segment}" contains invalid characters (only a-z, A-Z, 0-9, ., _, - allowed)`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Extract schema hash from CAS node
-   */
-  private extractSchema(hash: string): string {
-    const node = this.casStore.get(hash);
-    if (node === null) {
-      throw new CasNodeNotFoundError(hash);
-    }
-    return node.type;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Load tags for a variable
-   */
-  private loadTags(name: string, schema: Hash): Record<string, string> {
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-      SELECT key, value
-      FROM variable_tags
-      WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ?
-    `);
-
-    const rows = stmt.all(name, schema) as Array<{
-      key: string;
-      value: string;
-    }>;
-    const tags: Record<string, string> = {};
-    for (const row of rows) {
-      tags[row.key] = row.value;
-    }
-    return tags;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Load labels for a variable
-   */
-  private loadLabels(name: string, schema: Hash): string[] {
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-      SELECT name
-      FROM variable_labels
-      WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ?
-      ORDER BY name ASC
-    `);
-
-    const rows = stmt.all(name, schema) as Array<{ name: string }>;
-    return rows.map((row) => row.name);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Manage history for a variable on set().
-   *
-   * Rules:
-   *  - If new value equals current (position 0), no-op (idempotent).
-   *  - If new value already exists in history at position N, remove it; entries
-   *    with position < N shift +1; insert new value at position 0.
-   *  - Otherwise shift all entries +1, insert new at position 0, prune any
-   *    entries at position >= MAX_HISTORY.
-   *
-   * Caller must invoke inside a transaction.
-   * Returns true if history changed (i.e. value differs from current),
-   * false if it was a no-op.
-   */
-  private recordHistory(
-    name: string,
-    schema: Hash,
-    value: Hash,
-    now: number,
-  ): boolean {
-    // Check current value at position 0
-    const currentRow = this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `SELECT value FROM variable_history WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position = 0`,
-      )
-      .get(name, schema) as { value: string } | undefined | null;
-
-    if (currentRow && currentRow.value === value) {
-      // Idempotent: same value as current; do nothing
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    // Find existing position of this value (if any)
-    const existingRow = this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `SELECT position FROM variable_history WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND value = ?`,
-      )
-      .get(name, schema, value) as { position: number } | undefined | null;
-
-    if (existingRow) {
-      const existingPos = existingRow.position;
-      // Delete the existing entry first to free its position
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `DELETE FROM variable_history WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position = ?`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema, existingPos);
-
-      // Shift positions [0, existingPos) up by 1.
-      // Use a temporary offset to avoid PK conflicts during the shift.
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `UPDATE variable_history SET position = position + 1000000 WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position < ?`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema, existingPos);
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `UPDATE variable_history SET position = position - 1000000 + 1 WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position >= 1000000`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema);
-    } else {
-      // New value: shift everything +1 (using temp offset to avoid PK conflicts)
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `UPDATE variable_history SET position = position + 1000000 WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ?`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema);
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `UPDATE variable_history SET position = position - 1000000 + 1 WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position >= 1000000`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema);
-
-      // Prune any entries that ended up at position >= MAX_HISTORY
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `DELETE FROM variable_history WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND position >= ?`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema, MAX_HISTORY);
-    }
-
-    // Insert new value at position 0
-    this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `INSERT INTO variable_history (variable_name, variable_schema, value, position, set_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, ?)`,
-      )
-      .run(name, schema, value, now);
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set a variable (upsert: create or update)
-   */
-  set(
-    name: string,
-    value: string,
-    options?: {
-      tags?: Record<string, string>;
-      labels?: string[];
-    },
-  ): Variable {
-    // Validate name format
-    this.validateName(name);
-
-    const schema = this.extractSchema(value);
-
-    // Check if variable exists
-    const existing = this.get(name, schema);
-
-    if (existing !== null) {
-      // Update existing variable
-      const now = Date.now();
-
-      // If options provided, use them; otherwise preserve existing
-      const tags = options?.tags ?? existing.tags;
-      const labels = options?.labels ?? existing.labels;
-
-      // Check for tag/label conflicts when updating with new options
-      if (options !== undefined) {
-        const tagKeys = Object.keys(tags);
-        for (const key of tagKeys) {
-          if (labels.includes(key)) {
-            throw new TagLabelConflictError(key, "label", "tag");
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      this.db.exec("BEGIN TRANSACTION");
-
-      let changed = false;
-      try {
-        // Manage history (also detects idempotent same-value sets)
-        changed = this.recordHistory(name, schema, value, now);
-
-        // Update value and timestamp only if value changed
-        if (changed) {
-          const updateStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-            UPDATE variables
-            SET value = ?, updated = ?
-            WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
-          `);
-          updateStmt.run(value, now, name, schema);
-        }
-
-        // If options provided, update tags/labels
-        if (options !== undefined) {
-          // Delete existing tags and labels
-          this.db
-            .prepare(`
-            DELETE FROM variable_tags WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ?
-          `)
-            .run(name, schema);
-
-          this.db
-            .prepare(`
-            DELETE FROM variable_labels WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ?
-          `)
-            .run(name, schema);
-
-          // Insert new tags
-          const tagKeys = Object.keys(tags);
-          if (tagKeys.length > 0) {
-            const tagStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-              INSERT INTO variable_tags (variable_name, variable_schema, key, value)
-              VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-            `);
-            for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(tags)) {
-              tagStmt.run(name, schema, key, val);
-            }
-          }
-
-          // Insert new labels
-          if (labels.length > 0) {
-            const labelStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-              INSERT INTO variable_labels (variable_name, variable_schema, name)
-              VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-            `);
-            for (const labelName of labels) {
-              labelStmt.run(name, schema, labelName);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        this.db.exec("COMMIT");
-      } catch (e) {
-        this.db.exec("ROLLBACK");
-        throw e;
-      }
-
-      return {
-        name,
-        schema,
-        value,
-        created: existing.created,
-        updated: changed ? now : existing.updated,
-        tags,
-        labels: [...labels],
-      };
-    }
-
-    // Create new variable
-    const tags = options?.tags ?? {};
-    const labels = options?.labels ?? [];
-
-    // Check for tag/label conflicts
-    const tagKeys = Object.keys(tags);
-    for (const key of tagKeys) {
-      if (labels.includes(key)) {
-        throw new TagLabelConflictError(key, "label", "tag");
-      }
-    }
-
-    const now = Date.now();
-
-    this.db.exec("BEGIN TRANSACTION");
-
-    try {
-      const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-        INSERT INTO variables (name, schema, value, created, updated)
-        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-      `);
-
-      stmt.run(name, schema, value, now, now);
-
-      // Initialise history with this value at position 0
-      this.db
-        .prepare(
-          `INSERT INTO variable_history (variable_name, variable_schema, value, position, set_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, ?)`,
-        )
-        .run(name, schema, value, now);
-
-      // Insert tags
-      if (tagKeys.length > 0) {
-        const tagStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          INSERT INTO variable_tags (variable_name, variable_schema, key, value)
-          VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-        `);
-        for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(tags)) {
-          tagStmt.run(name, schema, key, val);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Insert labels
-      if (labels.length > 0) {
-        const labelStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          INSERT INTO variable_labels (variable_name, variable_schema, name)
-          VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-        `);
-        for (const labelName of labels) {
-          labelStmt.run(name, schema, labelName);
-        }
-      }
-
-      this.db.exec("COMMIT");
-    } catch (e) {
-      this.db.exec("ROLLBACK");
-      throw e;
-    }
-
-    return {
-      name,
-      schema,
-      value,
-      created: now,
-      updated: now,
-      tags,
-      labels: [...labels],
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get a variable by name, optionally with schema
-   */
-  /**
-   * Get a variable by name and schema
-   * @param name - Variable name
-   * @param schema - Schema hash (required)
-   * @returns Variable if found, null otherwise
-   */
-  get(name: string, schema: Hash): Variable | null {
-    // Precise match with schema
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-      SELECT name, schema, value, created, updated
-      FROM variables
-      WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
-    `);
-
-    const row = stmt.get(name, schema) as
-      | {
-          name: string;
-          schema: string;
-          value: string;
-          created: number;
-          updated: number;
-        }
-      | undefined
-      | null;
-
-    if (row === undefined || row === null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    const tags = this.loadTags(row.name, row.schema);
-    const labels = this.loadLabels(row.name, row.schema);
-
-    return {
-      name: row.name,
-      schema: row.schema,
-      value: row.value,
-      created: row.created,
-      updated: row.updated,
-      tags,
-      labels,
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Update a variable's value (with schema validation)
-   */
-  update(name: string, schema: Hash, value: string): Variable {
-    // Validate name format
-    this.validateName(name);
-
-    const existing = this.get(name, schema);
-    if (existing === null) {
-      throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, schema);
-    }
-
-    const newSchema = this.extractSchema(value);
-    if (newSchema !== existing.schema) {
-      throw new SchemaMismatchError(existing.schema, newSchema);
-    }
-
-    const now = Date.now();
-
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-      UPDATE variables
-      SET value = ?, updated = ?
-      WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
-    `);
-
-    stmt.run(value, now, name, schema);
-
-    return {
-      ...existing,
-      value,
-      updated: now,
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Remove a variable (or all variants if schema omitted)
-   */
-  remove(name: string): Variable[];
-  remove(name: string, schema: Hash): Variable;
-  remove(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable | Variable[] {
-    if (schema !== undefined) {
-      // Remove specific (name, schema) variant
-      const existing = this.get(name, schema);
-      if (existing === null) {
-        throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, schema);
-      }
-
-      const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-        DELETE FROM variables WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
-      `);
-
-      stmt.run(name, schema);
-
-      return existing;
-    }
-
-    // Remove all schema variants for this name
-    const variants = this.list({
-      exactName: name,
-    });
-
-    if (variants.length === 0) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
-      DELETE FROM variables WHERE name = ?
-    `);
-
-    stmt.run(name);
-
-    return variants;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * List variables with optional filters
-   */
-  list(options?: {
-    namePrefix?: string;
-    exactName?: string;
-    schema?: Hash;
-    tags?: Record<string, string>;
-    labels?: string[];
-    sort?: ListSort;
-    desc?: boolean;
-    limit?: number;
-    offset?: number;
-  }): Variable[] {
-    // Validate mutually exclusive options
-    if (options?.namePrefix !== undefined && options?.exactName !== undefined) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "namePrefix and exactName are mutually exclusive - cannot specify both",
-      );
-    }
-
-    const namePrefix = options?.namePrefix ?? "";
-    const exactName = options?.exactName;
-    const schema = options?.schema;
-    const filterTags = options?.tags ?? {};
-    const filterLabels = options?.labels ?? [];
-    const sort = options?.sort ?? "created";
-    const desc = options?.desc ?? false;
-    const limit = options?.limit;
-    const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
-
-    if (limit !== undefined && limit <= 0) return [];
-
-    // Build query with filters
-    let query = `
-      SELECT DISTINCT v.name, v.schema, v.value, v.created, v.updated
-      FROM variables v
-    `;
-
-    const params: (string | number)[] = [];
-
-    // Tag filters (AND logic)
-    const tagKeys = Object.keys(filterTags);
-    for (let i = 0; i < tagKeys.length; i++) {
-      const key = tagKeys[i] as string;
-      const value = filterTags[key] as string;
-      query += `
-        INNER JOIN variable_tags t${i} ON v.name = t${i}.variable_name
-          AND v.schema = t${i}.variable_schema
-          AND t${i}.key = ? AND t${i}.value = ?
-      `;
-      params.push(key, value);
-    }
-
-    // Label filters (AND logic)
-    for (let i = 0; i < filterLabels.length; i++) {
-      const label = filterLabels[i] as string;
-      query += `
-        INNER JOIN variable_labels l${i} ON v.name = l${i}.variable_name
-          AND v.schema = l${i}.variable_schema
-          AND l${i}.name = ?
-      `;
-      params.push(label);
-    }
-
-    // WHERE clause for name filters and schema
-    const whereClauses: string[] = [];
-
-    if (exactName !== undefined) {
-      whereClauses.push("v.name = ?");
-      params.push(exactName);
-    } else if (namePrefix !== "") {
-      whereClauses.push("v.name LIKE ? || '%'");
-      params.push(namePrefix);
-    }
-
-    if (schema !== undefined) {
-      whereClauses.push("v.schema = ?");
-      params.push(schema);
-    }
-
-    if (whereClauses.length > 0) {
-      query += ` WHERE ${whereClauses.join(" AND ")}`;
-    }
-
-    const sortColumn = sort === "updated" ? "v.updated" : "v.created";
-    const direction = desc ? "DESC" : "ASC";
-    // Tiebreaker: name ASC for stable ordering across same-ms timestamps
-    query += ` ORDER BY ${sortColumn} ${direction}, v.name ASC`;
-    if (limit !== undefined) {
-      query += " LIMIT ? OFFSET ?";
-      params.push(limit, offset);
-    } else if (offset > 0) {
-      // SQLite requires LIMIT when using OFFSET; use -1 to mean "no limit".
-      query += " LIMIT -1 OFFSET ?";
-      params.push(offset);
-    }
-
-    const stmt = this.db.prepare(query);
-    const rows = stmt.all(...params) as Array<{
-      name: string;
-      schema: string;
-      value: string;
-      created: number;
-      updated: number;
-    }>;
-
-    return rows.map((row) => ({
-      name: row.name,
-      schema: row.schema,
-      value: row.value,
-      created: row.created,
-      updated: row.updated,
-      tags: this.loadTags(row.name, row.schema),
-      labels: this.loadLabels(row.name, row.schema),
-    }));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Add/update/delete tags and labels
-   */
-  tag(
-    name: string,
-    schema: Hash,
-    operations: {
-      add?: Record<string, string>; // tags to add/update
-      addLabels?: string[]; // labels to add
-      delete?: string[]; // tag keys or label names to delete
-    },
-  ): Variable {
-    // Validate name format
-    this.validateName(name);
-
-    const existing = this.get(name, schema);
-    if (existing === null) {
-      throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, schema);
-    }
-
-    const addTags = operations.add ?? {};
-    const addLabels = operations.addLabels ?? [];
-    const deleteNames = operations.delete ?? [];
-
-    // Check for conflicts between tags and labels
-    const newTagKeys = Object.keys(addTags);
-    for (const key of newTagKeys) {
-      // Check if this key is being added as a label in the same operation
-      if (addLabels.includes(key)) {
-        throw new TagLabelConflictError(key, "label", "tag");
-      }
-      // Check if this key already exists as a label (and not being deleted)
-      if (existing.labels.includes(key) && !deleteNames.includes(key)) {
-        throw new TagLabelConflictError(key, "label", "tag");
-      }
-    }
-
-    for (const labelName of addLabels) {
-      // Check if this name is being added as a tag in the same operation
-      if (newTagKeys.includes(labelName)) {
-        throw new TagLabelConflictError(labelName, "tag", "label");
-      }
-      // Check if this name already exists as a tag key (and not being deleted)
-      if (
-        existing.tags[labelName] !== undefined &&
-        !deleteNames.includes(labelName)
-      ) {
-        throw new TagLabelConflictError(labelName, "tag", "label");
-      }
-    }
-
-    const now = Date.now();
-
-    this.db.exec("BEGIN TRANSACTION");
-
-    try {
-      // Update timestamp
-      const updateStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-        UPDATE variables SET updated = ? WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
-      `);
-      updateStmt.run(now, name, schema);
-
-      // Delete tags and labels
-      if (deleteNames.length > 0) {
-        const deleteTagStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          DELETE FROM variable_tags WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND key = ?
-        `);
-        const deleteLabelStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          DELETE FROM variable_labels WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? AND name = ?
-        `);
-        for (const deleteName of deleteNames) {
-          deleteTagStmt.run(name, schema, deleteName);
-          deleteLabelStmt.run(name, schema, deleteName);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Add or update tags
-      if (newTagKeys.length > 0) {
-        const tagStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          INSERT OR REPLACE INTO variable_tags (variable_name, variable_schema, key, value)
-          VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-        `);
-        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(addTags)) {
-          tagStmt.run(name, schema, key, value);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Add labels (with conflict handling)
-      if (addLabels.length > 0) {
-        const labelStmt = this.db.prepare(`
-          INSERT OR IGNORE INTO variable_labels (variable_name, variable_schema, name)
-          VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-        `);
-        for (const labelName of addLabels) {
-          labelStmt.run(name, schema, labelName);
-        }
-      }
-
-      this.db.exec("COMMIT");
-    } catch (e) {
-      this.db.exec("ROLLBACK");
-      throw e;
-    }
-
-    // Return updated variable
-    const updated = this.get(name, schema);
-    if (updated === null) {
-      throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, schema);
-    }
-    return updated;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the value history for a variable, ordered by position.
-   * Index 0 is the current value; subsequent entries are older.
-   * Returns an empty array if the variable does not exist.
-   */
-  history(name: string, schema: Hash): Hash[] {
-    const rows = this.db
-      .prepare(
-        `SELECT value, position FROM variable_history WHERE variable_name = ? AND variable_schema = ? ORDER BY position ASC`,
-      )
-      .all(name, schema) as Array<{ value: string; position: number }>;
-    return rows.map((r) => r.value as Hash);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Close the database connection
-   */
-  close(): void {
-    this.db.close();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Create a variable store
- */
-export function createVariableStore(
-  dbPath: string,
-  casStore: Store,
-): VariableStore {
-  return new VariableStore(dbPath, casStore);
-}

packages/core/src/variable.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import type { Variable } from "./variable.js";
 
 describe("Variable Type", () => {

packages/core/src/wrap-envelope.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap.js";
 import { createMemoryStore } from "./store.js";
 import { wrapEnvelope } from "./wrap-envelope.js";
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { wrapEnvelope } from "./wrap-envelope.js";
 describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
   test("resolves @ocas/output/put alias and returns envelope", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     const envelope = await wrapEnvelope(
       store,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
 
   test("resolves @ocas/output/has alias with boolean value", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     const envelope = await wrapEnvelope(store, "@ocas/output/has", true);
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
 
   test("resolves @ocas/output/gc alias with object value", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     const gcStats = { total: 100, reachable: 80, collected: 20, scanned: 5 };
     const envelope = await wrapEnvelope(store, "@ocas/output/gc", gcStats);
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
     expect(envelope.value).toEqual(gcStats);
   });
 
-  test("resolves primitive alias @string", async () => {
+  test("resolves primitive alias @ocas/string", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+    const aliases = bootstrap(store);
 
     const envelope = await wrapEnvelope(store, "@ocas/string", "hello");
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
 
   test("throws for unknown alias", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     await expect(
       wrapEnvelope(store, "@ocas/output/nonexistent", "value"),
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe("wrapEnvelope", () => {
 
   test("preserves complex object values without mutation", async () => {
     const store = createMemoryStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const original = {
       name: "test",

packages/core/src/wrap-envelope.ts

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import type { Hash, Store } from "./types.js";
 
 /**
  * Resolve a schema alias (e.g. "@ocas/output/put") to its hash via bootstrap,
- * then return a typed envelope ready for store.put() or direct rendering.
+ * then return a typed envelope ready for store.cas.put() or direct rendering.
  */
 export async function wrapEnvelope(
   store: Store,
   schemaAlias: string,
   value: unknown,
 ): Promise<{ type: Hash; value: unknown }> {
-  const aliases = await bootstrap(store);
+  const aliases = bootstrap(store);
   const typeHash = aliases[schemaAlias];
   if (typeHash === undefined) {
     throw new Error(`Unknown schema alias: ${schemaAlias}`);

packages/core/tests/schema-validation.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import { bootstrap } from "../src/bootstrap.js";
 import { MemStore } from "../src/mem-store.js";
 import type { JSONSchema } from "../src/schema.js";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type { CasNode } from "../src/types.js";
 describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
   test("1.1: Meta-schema is a valid JSON Schema", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaNode = store.get(metaHash);
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
 
   test("1.2: Meta-schema self-validates", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaNode = store.get(metaHash);
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
 
   test("1.3: Meta-schema defines all supported keywords", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaSchema = getSchema(store, metaHash);
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
 
   test("1.4: Meta-schema does not include unsupported keywords", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaSchema = getSchema(store, metaHash);
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
 
   test("1.5: Meta-schema node type equals its own hash", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaNode = store.get(metaHash);
 
@@ -110,22 +110,22 @@ describe("Test Suite 1: Meta-Schema Structure and Self-Validation", () => {
 describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
   test("2.1: Accept minimal valid schema (empty object)", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {});
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {});
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test("2.2: Accept schema with type constraint", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test("2.3: Accept schema with properties", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: { name: { type: "string" } },
     });
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.4: Accept schema with required fields", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       required: ["id"],
       properties: { id: { type: "string" } },
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.5: Accept schema with additionalProperties = false", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       additionalProperties: false,
     });
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.6: Accept schema with additionalProperties = schema", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       additionalProperties: { type: "string" },
     });
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.7: Accept schema with anyOf", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       anyOf: [{ type: "string" }, { type: "null" }],
     });
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.7b: Accept schema with oneOf", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       oneOf: [
         { properties: { status: { const: "ready" } }, required: ["status"] },
         { properties: { status: { const: "failed" } }, required: ["status"] },
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.8: Accept schema with array items", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "array",
       items: { type: "number" },
     });
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.9: Accept schema with format constraint", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       format: "ocas_ref",
     });
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.10: Accept schema with enum", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       enum: ["red", "green", "blue"],
     });
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.11: Accept schema with const", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, { const: "FIXED_VALUE" });
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, { const: "FIXED_VALUE" });
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test("2.12: Accept schema with title and description", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "string",
       title: "User Name",
       description: "The user's full name",
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 
   test("2.13: Accept complex nested schema", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, {
+    bootstrap(store);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       required: ["type", "payload"],
       properties: {
@@ -257,193 +257,181 @@ describe("Test Suite 2: putSchema Validation - Valid Schemas", () => {
 describe("Test Suite 3: putSchema Validation - Invalid Schemas", () => {
   test("3.1: Reject schema with invalid type value", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(async () => await putSchema(store, { type: "garbage" })).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, { type: "garbage" }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.2: Reject schema with type as number", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.3: Reject schema with properties not an object", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "object",
-          properties: "not-an-object",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "object",
+        properties: "not-an-object",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.4: Reject schema with required not an array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "object",
-          required: "name",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "object",
+        required: "name",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.5: Reject schema with required containing non-strings", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "object",
-          required: ["name", 123, true],
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "object",
+        required: ["name", 123, true],
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.6: Reject schema with additionalProperties as string", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "object",
-          additionalProperties: "yes",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "object",
+        additionalProperties: "yes",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.7: Reject schema with anyOf not an array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          anyOf: { type: "string" },
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        anyOf: { type: "string" },
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.8: Reject schema with empty anyOf array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(async () => await putSchema(store, { anyOf: [] })).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () => putSchema(store, { anyOf: [] })).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.9: Reject schema with items not an object", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "array",
-          items: "string",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "array",
+        items: "string",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.10: Reject schema with format not a string", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "string",
-          format: 123,
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "string",
+        format: 123,
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.11: Reject schema with enum not an array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "string",
-          enum: "red",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "string",
+        enum: "red",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.12: Reject schema with empty enum array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () => await putSchema(store, { type: "string", enum: [] }),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, { type: "string", enum: [] }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.13: Reject schema with title not a string", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "string",
-          title: 123,
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "string",
+        title: 123,
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.14: Reject schema with description not a string", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "string",
-          description: ["not a string"],
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "string",
+        description: ["not a string"],
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.15: Reject schema with unsupported $ref keyword", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          $ref: "#/definitions/user",
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        $ref: "#/definitions/user",
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.16: Reject completely invalid data (non-object)", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, "not-a-schema" as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, "not-a-schema" as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   test("3.17: Reject nested invalid schema in properties", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, {
-          type: "object",
-          properties: {
-            name: { type: "invalid-type" },
-          },
-        } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    bootstrap(store);
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, {
+        type: "object",
+        properties: {
+          name: { type: "invalid-type" },
+        },
+      } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 });
 
 describe("Test Suite 4: Error Messages and Debugging", () => {
   test("4.1: Error includes schema validation details", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
     try {
-      await putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema);
+      putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema);
       expect(true).toBe(false); // Should not reach here
     } catch (error) {
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(SchemaValidationError);
@@ -453,9 +441,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 4: Error Messages and Debugging", () => {
 
   test("4.2: Error distinguishes schema validation from data validation", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
     try {
-      await putSchema(store, { type: "invalid-type" } as unknown as JSONSchema);
+      putSchema(store, { type: "invalid-type" } as unknown as JSONSchema);
       expect(true).toBe(false); // Should not reach here
     } catch (error) {
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(SchemaValidationError);
@@ -468,7 +456,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 5: Backward Compatibility and Migration", () => {
   test("5.1: Bootstrap hash changes (breaking change)", async () => {
     // This is a documentation test - the old hash was different
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const newMetaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     // The new hash should be different from the old system metadata hash
@@ -479,10 +467,10 @@ describe("Test Suite 5: Backward Compatibility and Migration", () => {
   test("5.2: Existing tests compatibility", async () => {
     // This test ensures our changes don't break existing valid schema usage
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // This is the kind of schema that existed before
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         name: { type: "string" },
@@ -494,9 +482,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 5: Backward Compatibility and Migration", () => {
 
   test("5.3: Data nodes with valid schemas still validate", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       required: ["name"],
       properties: {
@@ -512,9 +500,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 5: Backward Compatibility and Migration", () => {
 
   test("5.4: Invalid data still fails validation", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       required: ["name"],
       properties: {
@@ -534,10 +522,10 @@ describe("Test Suite 5: Backward Compatibility and Migration", () => {
 describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
   test("6.1: getSchema works with validated schemas", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const originalSchema = { type: "string", title: "Test" };
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, originalSchema);
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, originalSchema);
     const retrieved = getSchema(store, schemaHash);
 
     expect(retrieved).toEqual(originalSchema);
@@ -545,9 +533,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
 
   test("6.2: validate() works with schemas validated by meta-schema", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, { type: "number" });
     const validNode = store.get(await store.put(schemaHash, 42));
     const invalidNode = store.get(await store.put(schemaHash, "not a number"));
 
@@ -557,9 +545,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
 
   test("6.3: refs() works with validated schemas containing ocas_ref", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         ref: { type: "string", format: "ocas_ref" },
@@ -575,9 +563,9 @@ describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
 
   test("6.4: walk() works with graphs using validated schemas", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
-    const schemaHash = await putSchema(store, {
+    const schemaHash = putSchema(store, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
         next: {
@@ -598,11 +586,11 @@ describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
 
   test("6.5: Idempotency preserved for putSchema", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const schema = { type: "string", title: "Test" };
-    const hash1 = await putSchema(store, schema);
-    const hash2 = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash1 = putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash2 = putSchema(store, schema);
 
     expect(hash1).toBe(hash2);
   });
@@ -611,7 +599,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 6: Integration with Existing Functionality", () => {
 describe("Test Suite 7: Meta-Schema Content Validation", () => {
   test("7.1: Meta-schema allows recursive schema definitions", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
     const metaSchema = getSchema(store, metaHash);
 
@@ -624,11 +612,11 @@ describe("Test Suite 7: Meta-Schema Content Validation", () => {
 
   test("7.2: Meta-schema restricts additionalProperties", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // Schema with unknown keyword should be rejected if meta-schema is strict
     try {
-      await putSchema(store, {
+      putSchema(store, {
         type: "string",
         unknownKeyword: "value",
       } as unknown as JSONSchema);
@@ -642,30 +630,29 @@ describe("Test Suite 7: Meta-Schema Content Validation", () => {
 
   test("7.3: Meta-schema validates type as string OR array", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // Single string type
-    const hash1 = await putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
+    const hash1 = putSchema(store, { type: "string" });
     expect(hash1).toBeTruthy();
 
     // Array of types
-    const hash2 = await putSchema(store, {
+    const hash2 = putSchema(store, {
       type: ["string", "null"],
     } as unknown as JSONSchema);
     expect(hash2).toBeTruthy();
 
     // Invalid type (number)
-    expect(
-      async () =>
-        await putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema),
-    ).toThrow();
+    await expect(async () =>
+      putSchema(store, { type: 123 } as unknown as JSONSchema),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 });
 
 describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
   test("8.1: Validation performance is acceptable", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const complexSchema = {
       type: "object",
@@ -686,7 +673,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
 
     const start = performance.now();
     for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-      await putSchema(store, complexSchema);
+      putSchema(store, complexSchema);
     }
     const duration = performance.now() - start;
 
@@ -696,7 +683,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
 
   test("8.2: Large schemas are handled correctly", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     const largeSchema: Record<string, unknown> = {
       type: "object",
@@ -709,13 +696,13 @@ describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
       props[`prop${i}`] = { type: "string" };
     }
 
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, largeSchema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, largeSchema);
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test("8.3: Deeply nested schemas validate correctly", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // Build a 5-level deep schema
     let schema: Record<string, unknown> = { type: "string" };
@@ -726,13 +713,13 @@ describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
       };
     }
 
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   test("8.4: Circular-like schemas don't cause infinite loops", async () => {
     const store = new MemStore();
-    await bootstrap(store);
+    bootstrap(store);
 
     // Schema where additionalProperties has same structure as parent
     const schema = {
@@ -748,7 +735,7 @@ describe("Test Suite 8: Performance and Edge Cases", () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const hash = await putSchema(store, schema);
+    const hash = putSchema(store, schema);
     expect(hash).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });

packages/fs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
 # @ocas/fs
 
+## 0.4.0 — 2026-06-07
+
+- `FsStore` now uses lazy loading: at startup it scans only filenames in the `nodes/` subdirectory (no CBOR decoding) and reads each node from disk on first `get()`. This makes startup O(filenames) instead of O(decoded-bytes), keeps memory usage bounded by what's actually accessed, and avoids paying the full-load cost for stores with many nodes. Behaviour is unchanged: `has()`, `listAll()`, `listByType()`, `listMeta()`, and `listSchemas()` return the same results as before. Index/meta migration paths still work — they perform a one-time scan + decode when `_index/` is missing.
+- Move CAS node files from the store root into a `nodes/` subdirectory. Pre-existing flat-layout stores are auto-migrated on first open: any `<HASH>.bin` files in the store root are renamed into `nodes/`. Metadata (`_index/`, `_store.db`, `_meta`) remain at the store root unchanged.
+
+## 0.3.0 — 2026-06-03
+
+- Migrate from better-sqlite3 to built-in node:sqlite — zero native addon dependencies, no more NODE_MODULE_VERSION mismatch across Node upgrades.
+
+## 0.2.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- `Store` is now `{ cas: CasStore, var: VarStore, tag: TagStore }` — all sub-stores accessed via properties
+- `bootstrap(store)` and `putSchema(store, schema)` are now **synchronous** (were async)
+- `VariableStore` class removed from `@ocas/core` — SQLite implementation moved to `@ocas/fs`
+- `createVariableStore()` removed from `@ocas/core`
+- `openStoreAndVarStore()` removed — use `openStore()` returning unified `Store`
+- `RenderOptions.varStore` removed — templates resolved via `store.var` internally
+- `@ocas/core` has zero `bun:sqlite` imports — pure TypeScript
+- `ocas var tag` subcommand removed — use `ocas tag` / `ocas untag` instead
+
+### New Features
+
+- `CasStore`, `VarStore`, `TagStore` sub-store types
+- `TagStore` — first-class tags on any CAS node (not just variables)
+- Top-level `ocas tag <target> <tag>...` and `ocas untag <target> <tag>...` commands
+- `ocas get` and `ocas var get` now include tag info in output
+- `ocas list --tag` and `ocas var list --tag` filter support
+- `var-store-helpers.ts` — shared validation/history logic
+- `validation.ts` — shared `validateName()` exported from core
+
+## 0.1.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies:
+  - @ocas/core@0.1.2
+
 ## 0.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
@@ -7,71 +46,6 @@
 - Updated dependencies:
   - @ocas/core@0.1.1
 
-## 0.6.0
+## 0.1.0
 
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Unified `{ type, value }` envelope output for all CLI commands (RFC [#67](https://github.com/uncaged/json-cas/issues/67)).
-
-  ### Breaking Changes
-
-  - Removed `init`, `bootstrap`, `cat`, `schema put/get/list/validate` commands
-  - All CLI command outputs now wrapped in `{ type, value }` envelope (except `render`)
-  - `openStore()` is now async and auto-bootstraps
-
-  ### New Features
-
-  - 18 `@output/*` schemas registered at bootstrap
-  - `list --type <hash-or-alias>` command (replaces `schema list`)
-  - `verify` now checks both hash integrity and schema validation
-  - `wrapEnvelope()` helper exported from `@uncaged/json-cas`
-  - `openStore()` in `@uncaged/json-cas-fs` — async, auto mkdir + bootstrap
-  - Default LiquidJS templates for all output schemas
-  - Pipe composition: any command output can be piped to `render -p`
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.6.0
-
-## 0.5.3
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- feat: add oneOf support to meta-schema validation
-
-  Added `oneOf` to `ALLOWED_SCHEMA_KEYS` and corresponding validation logic
-  in `isValidSchema`. This enables workflow frontmatter schemas that use
-  `oneOf` discriminated unions for multi-exit role definitions.
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.5.3
-
-## 0.3.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Disallow self-referencing nodes in put(). typeHash is now required (no null). Self-ref only via bootstrap().
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.3.0
-
-## 0.2.0
-
-### Minor Changes
-
-- Add listByType(typeHash) to Store interface for O(1) type-based queries, with append-only fs index
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.2.0
-
-## 0.1.3
-
-### Patch Changes
-
-- Updated dependencies []:
-  - @uncaged/json-cas@0.1.3
+Initial release as `@ocas/fs`. Filesystem-backed CAS store with SQLite indexing and auto-bootstrap.

packages/fs/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Filesystem-backed CAS store.
 
 ## Overview
 
-`@ocas/fs` implements a persistent `Store` on disk. Each node is stored as `<hash>.bin` (CBOR-encoded `CasNode`). A `_index/` directory maps type hashes to content hashes for `listByType`. Stores support bootstrap via the same `BOOTSTRAP_STORE` symbol as the in-memory implementation.
+`@ocas/fs` implements a persistent `Store` backed by `node:sqlite` (`DatabaseSync`). Nodes are stored as CBOR blobs in SQLite tables. Stores support bootstrap via the same `BOOTSTRAP_STORE` symbol as the in-memory implementation.
 
 Depends on `@ocas/core` for hashing, CBOR encoding, and types.
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Depends on `@ocas/core` for hashing, CBOR encoding, and types.
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
-bun add @ocas/fs
+pnpm add @ocas/fs
 ```
 
 ## API
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@ bun add @ocas/fs
 Exported from `src/index.ts`:
 
 ```typescript
-function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore;
+function openStore(path: string): Promise<Store>;
 ```
 
-Returns a `BootstrapCapableStore` from `@ocas/core`. The store loads existing `.bin` files on open and migrates or builds the type index on first use.
+Returns a unified `Store` with `cas`, `var`, and `tag` sub-stores, backed by SQLite. Bootstraps automatically on open.
 
 ### Example
 
 ```typescript
-import { bootstrap, putSchema } from "@ocas/core";
-import { createFsStore } from "@ocas/fs";
+import { putSchema } from "@ocas/core";
+import { openStore } from "@ocas/fs";
 
-const store = createFsStore("./my-cas-store");
-await bootstrap(store);
+const store = await openStore("./my-cas-store");
 
 const typeHash = await putSchema(store, {
   type: "object",
@@ -46,18 +45,6 @@ const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { id: "item-1" });
 console.log(store.has(hash)); // true after restart if same dir
 ```
 
-### On-disk layout
-
-```
-my-cas-store/
-├── <hash>.bin          # CBOR CasNode
-├── _index/
-│   └── <typeHash>      # newline-separated content hashes
-└── ...
-```
-
-Writes use atomic rename (`<hash>.tmp` → `<hash>.bin`).
-
 ## Internal Structure
 
 | File | Purpose |

packages/fs/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocas/fs",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "description": "Filesystem-backed CAS store with SQLite",
+  "keywords": [
+    "cas",
+    "filesystem",
+    "sqlite",
+    "storage"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.5.0"
+  },
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -14,13 +24,9 @@
     "dist",
     "src"
   ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "bun test",
-    "prepublishOnly": "bash ../../scripts/check-workspace-deps.sh"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "cborg": "^4.2.3",
-    "@ocas/core": "0.1.1"
+    "@ocas/core": "workspace:*",
+    "cborg": "^4.2.3"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -30,5 +36,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/tree/main/packages/fs",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/shazhou-ww/ocas/issues"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^25.9.1"
   }
 }

packages/fs/src/index.ts

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+export { createSqliteVarStore } from "./sqlite-store.js";
 export { createFsStore, openStore, prepareStore } from "./store.js";

packages/fs/src/sqlite-store.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,686 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
+import type {
+  CasStore,
+  Hash,
+  HistoryEntry,
+  ListOptions,
+  Tag,
+  TagOp,
+  TagStore,
+  Variable,
+  VarListOptions,
+  VarSetOptions,
+  VarStore,
+} from "@ocas/core";
+import {
+  addNameIndex,
+  checkTagLabelConflict,
+  extractSchema,
+  MAX_HISTORY,
+  removeNameIndex,
+  SchemaMismatchError,
+  VariableNotFoundError,
+  type VarRecord,
+  validateName,
+  varKey,
+} from "@ocas/core";
+
+function transaction<T>(db: DatabaseSync, fn: () => T): T {
+  db.exec("BEGIN");
+  try {
+    const r = fn();
+    db.exec("COMMIT");
+    return r;
+  } catch (e) {
+    db.exec("ROLLBACK");
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+const DB_FILE = "_store.db";
+const VARS_FILE = "_vars.jsonl";
+const TAGS_FILE = "_tags.jsonl";
+
+function openDb(dir: string): DatabaseSync {
+  mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  const db = new DatabaseSync(join(dir, DB_FILE));
+  db.exec("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL");
+  db.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON");
+  return db;
+}
+
+function initVarTables(db: DatabaseSync): void {
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vars (
+      name     TEXT NOT NULL,
+      schema   TEXT NOT NULL,
+      value    TEXT NOT NULL,
+      created  INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      updated  INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      tags     TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+      labels   TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+      PRIMARY KEY (name, schema)
+    );
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS var_history (
+      name     TEXT NOT NULL,
+      schema   TEXT NOT NULL,
+      value    TEXT NOT NULL,
+      position INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      set_at   INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      PRIMARY KEY (name, schema, position),
+      FOREIGN KEY (name, schema) REFERENCES vars(name, schema) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_vars_name ON vars(name);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_vars_created ON vars(created);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_vars_updated ON vars(updated);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_var_history_pos_desc ON var_history(name, schema, position DESC);
+  `);
+}
+
+function initTagTables(db: DatabaseSync): void {
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tags (
+      target   TEXT NOT NULL,
+      key      TEXT NOT NULL,
+      value    TEXT,
+      created  INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      PRIMARY KEY (target, key)
+    );
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tags_key ON tags(key);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tags_key_value ON tags(key, value);
+  `);
+}
+
+// ── JSONL migration ──
+
+type StoredTag = {
+  key: string;
+  value: string | null;
+  target: Hash;
+  created: number;
+};
+
+function migrateJsonlVars(db: DatabaseSync, dir: string, _cas: CasStore): void {
+  const path = join(dir, VARS_FILE);
+  if (!existsSync(path)) return;
+
+  const records = new Map<string, VarRecord>();
+  const byName = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
+
+  const content = readFileSync(path, "utf8");
+  for (const line of content.split("\n")) {
+    if (line.length === 0) continue;
+    try {
+      const rec = JSON.parse(line) as VarRecord & { __op?: string };
+      if (rec.__op === "remove") {
+        const k = varKey(rec.name, rec.schema);
+        records.delete(k);
+        removeNameIndex(byName, rec.name, k);
+      } else {
+        const k = varKey(rec.name, rec.schema);
+        records.set(k, rec);
+        addNameIndex(byName, rec.name, k);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // skip malformed
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (records.size === 0) return;
+
+  const insertVar = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT OR REPLACE INTO vars (name, schema, value, created, updated, tags, labels)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+  const insertHistory = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT OR REPLACE INTO var_history (name, schema, value, position, set_at)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+
+  transaction(db, () => {
+    for (const rec of records.values()) {
+      insertVar.run(
+        rec.name,
+        rec.schema,
+        rec.value,
+        rec.created,
+        rec.updated,
+        JSON.stringify(rec.tags),
+        JSON.stringify(rec.labels),
+      );
+      for (const h of rec.history) {
+        insertHistory.run(rec.name, rec.schema, h.value, h.position, h.setAt);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function migrateJsonlTags(db: DatabaseSync, dir: string): void {
+  const path = join(dir, TAGS_FILE);
+  if (!existsSync(path)) return;
+
+  const byTarget = new Map<Hash, Map<string, Tag>>();
+
+  const content = readFileSync(path, "utf8");
+  for (const line of content.split("\n")) {
+    if (line.length === 0) continue;
+    try {
+      const ent = JSON.parse(line) as
+        | (StoredTag & { __op?: "set" | "untag" })
+        | { __op: "untag"; target: Hash; key: string };
+      if ((ent as { __op?: string }).__op === "untag") {
+        const e = ent as { target: Hash; key: string };
+        const tm = byTarget.get(e.target);
+        if (tm) {
+          tm.delete(e.key);
+          if (tm.size === 0) byTarget.delete(e.target);
+        }
+      } else {
+        const t = ent as StoredTag;
+        let tm = byTarget.get(t.target);
+        if (!tm) {
+          tm = new Map();
+          byTarget.set(t.target, tm);
+        }
+        tm.set(t.key, {
+          key: t.key,
+          value: t.value,
+          target: t.target,
+          created: t.created,
+        });
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // skip
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (byTarget.size === 0) return;
+
+  const insertTag = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT OR REPLACE INTO tags (target, key, value, created)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+
+  transaction(db, () => {
+    for (const tm of byTarget.values()) {
+      for (const tag of tm.values()) {
+        insertTag.run(tag.target, tag.key, tag.value, tag.created);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// ── Row helpers ──
+
+function toVariable(row: Record<string, unknown>): Variable {
+  return {
+    name: row.name as string,
+    schema: row.schema as Hash,
+    value: row.value as Hash,
+    created: row.created as number,
+    updated: row.updated as number,
+    tags: JSON.parse(row.tags as string) as Record<string, string>,
+    labels: JSON.parse(row.labels as string) as string[],
+  };
+}
+
+function toHistoryEntry(r: Record<string, unknown>): HistoryEntry {
+  return {
+    value: r.value as Hash,
+    position: r.position as number,
+    setAt: r.set_at as number,
+  };
+}
+
+function toTag(r: Record<string, unknown>, target: Hash): Tag {
+  return {
+    key: r.key as string,
+    value: r.value as string | null,
+    target,
+    created: r.created as number,
+  };
+}
+
+// ── Main factory ──
+
+export function createSqliteVarStore(
+  dir: string,
+  cas: CasStore,
+): { var: VarStore; tag: TagStore; close: () => void } {
+  const db = openDb(dir);
+  initVarTables(db);
+  initTagTables(db);
+
+  // Migrate JSONL if present (one-time, idempotent)
+  migrateJsonlVars(db, dir, cas);
+  migrateJsonlTags(db, dir);
+
+  let closed = false;
+
+  // ── Prepared statements (var) ──
+  const stmtGetVar = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT * FROM vars WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?",
+  );
+  const stmtGetByName = db.prepare("SELECT * FROM vars WHERE name = ?");
+  const stmtInsertVar = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO vars (name, schema, value, created, updated, tags, labels)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+  const stmtUpdateVar = db.prepare(`
+    UPDATE vars SET value = ?, updated = ?, tags = ?, labels = ?
+    WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?
+  `);
+  const stmtDeleteVar = db.prepare(
+    "DELETE FROM vars WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?",
+  );
+  const stmtDeleteVarByName = db.prepare("DELETE FROM vars WHERE name = ?");
+  const stmtInsertHistory = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO var_history (name, schema, value, position, set_at)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+  const stmtGetHistory = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT value, position, set_at FROM var_history WHERE name = ? AND schema = ? ORDER BY position DESC",
+  );
+  const stmtMaxPosition = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT MAX(position) as max_pos FROM var_history WHERE name = ? AND schema = ?",
+  );
+  const stmtDeleteOldHistory = db.prepare(
+    "DELETE FROM var_history WHERE name = ? AND schema = ? AND position NOT IN (SELECT position FROM var_history WHERE name = ? AND schema = ? ORDER BY position DESC LIMIT ?)",
+  );
+
+  // ── Prepared statements (tag) ──
+  const stmtUpsertTag = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO tags (target, key, value, created) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+    ON CONFLICT(target, key) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value
+  `);
+  const stmtDeleteTag = db.prepare(
+    "DELETE FROM tags WHERE target = ? AND key = ?",
+  );
+  const stmtGetTagsByTarget = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT * FROM tags WHERE target = ? ORDER BY key",
+  );
+  const stmtGetTagsByKey = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT target, key, value, created FROM tags WHERE key = ? ORDER BY created ASC",
+  );
+  const stmtGetTagsByKeyValue = db.prepare(
+    "SELECT target, key, value, created FROM tags WHERE key = ? AND value = ? ORDER BY created ASC",
+  );
+
+  // ── Transactional helpers ──
+
+  function txnSetVar(
+    name: string,
+    schema: Hash,
+    hash: Hash,
+    now: number,
+    tagsJson: string,
+    labelsJson: string,
+    isNew: boolean,
+    valueChanged: boolean,
+  ): void {
+    transaction(db, () => {
+      if (isNew) {
+        stmtInsertVar.run(name, schema, hash, now, now, tagsJson, labelsJson);
+        stmtInsertHistory.run(name, schema, hash, 0, now);
+      } else if (valueChanged) {
+        const maxRow = stmtMaxPosition.get(name, schema) as {
+          max_pos: number | null;
+        };
+        const nextPos = (maxRow.max_pos ?? -1) + 1;
+        stmtInsertHistory.run(name, schema, hash, nextPos, now);
+        stmtDeleteOldHistory.run(name, schema, name, schema, MAX_HISTORY);
+        stmtUpdateVar.run(hash, now, tagsJson, labelsJson, name, schema);
+      } else {
+        stmtUpdateVar.run(hash, now, tagsJson, labelsJson, name, schema);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  function txnTagOps(target: Hash, operations: TagOp[], now: number): void {
+    transaction(db, () => {
+      for (const op of operations) {
+        if (op.op === "set") {
+          // Use ON CONFLICT to preserve created time — but we need existing created
+          const existing = db
+            .prepare("SELECT created FROM tags WHERE target = ? AND key = ?")
+            .get(target, op.key) as { created: number } | undefined;
+          const created = existing?.created ?? now;
+          stmtUpsertTag.run(target, op.key, op.value ?? null, created);
+        } else {
+          stmtDeleteTag.run(target, op.key);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  function txnUntag(target: Hash, keys: string[]): void {
+    transaction(db, () => {
+      for (const k of keys) {
+        stmtDeleteTag.run(target, k);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ── VarStore implementation ──
+  const varStore: VarStore = {
+    set(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable {
+      validateName(name);
+      const schema = extractSchema(cas, hash);
+      const existing = stmtGetVar.get(name, schema) as
+        | Record<string, unknown>
+        | undefined;
+      const now = Date.now();
+
+      if (existing) {
+        const v = toVariable(existing);
+        const tags = options?.tags ?? v.tags;
+        const labels = options?.labels ?? v.labels;
+        if (options !== undefined) checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+
+        const valueChanged = v.value !== hash;
+        const newTags = options !== undefined ? tags : v.tags;
+        const newLabels = options !== undefined ? labels : v.labels;
+
+        if (valueChanged || options !== undefined) {
+          txnSetVar(
+            name,
+            schema,
+            hash,
+            valueChanged ? now : v.updated,
+            JSON.stringify(newTags),
+            JSON.stringify(newLabels),
+            false,
+            valueChanged,
+          );
+        }
+
+        return {
+          name,
+          schema,
+          value: hash,
+          created: v.created,
+          updated: valueChanged ? now : v.updated,
+          tags: { ...newTags },
+          labels: [...newLabels],
+        };
+      }
+
+      // New variable
+      const tags = options?.tags ?? {};
+      const labels = options?.labels ?? [];
+      checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+      txnSetVar(
+        name,
+        schema,
+        hash,
+        now,
+        JSON.stringify(tags),
+        JSON.stringify(labels),
+        true,
+        false,
+      );
+      return {
+        name,
+        schema,
+        value: hash,
+        created: now,
+        updated: now,
+        tags: { ...tags },
+        labels: [...labels],
+      };
+    },
+
+    get(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable | null {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        const row = stmtGetVar.get(name, schema) as
+          | Record<string, unknown>
+          | undefined;
+        return row ? toVariable(row) : null;
+      }
+      const rows = stmtGetByName.all(name) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+      if (rows.length !== 1) return null;
+      return toVariable(rows[0]!);
+    },
+
+    remove(name: string, schema?: Hash): Variable[] {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        const row = stmtGetVar.get(name, schema) as
+          | Record<string, unknown>
+          | undefined;
+        if (!row) return [];
+        const v = toVariable(row);
+        stmtDeleteVar.run(name, schema);
+        return [v];
+      }
+      const rows = stmtGetByName.all(name) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+      if (rows.length === 0) return [];
+      const removed = rows.map(toVariable);
+      stmtDeleteVarByName.run(name);
+      return removed;
+    },
+
+    update(name: string, hash: Hash, options?: VarSetOptions): Variable {
+      validateName(name);
+      const newSchema = extractSchema(cas, hash);
+      const rows = stmtGetByName.all(name) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+      if (rows.length === 0) throw new VariableNotFoundError(name, newSchema);
+
+      const existing = stmtGetVar.get(name, newSchema) as
+        | Record<string, unknown>
+        | undefined;
+      if (!existing) {
+        const first = toVariable(rows[0]!);
+        throw new SchemaMismatchError(first.schema, newSchema);
+      }
+
+      const v = toVariable(existing);
+      const now = Date.now();
+      const tags = options?.tags ?? v.tags;
+      const labels = options?.labels ?? v.labels;
+      if (options !== undefined) checkTagLabelConflict(tags, labels);
+
+      const valueChanged = v.value !== hash;
+      const newTags = options !== undefined ? tags : v.tags;
+      const newLabels = options !== undefined ? labels : v.labels;
+
+      if (valueChanged || options !== undefined) {
+        txnSetVar(
+          name,
+          newSchema,
+          hash,
+          valueChanged ? now : v.updated,
+          JSON.stringify(newTags),
+          JSON.stringify(newLabels),
+          false,
+          valueChanged,
+        );
+      }
+
+      return {
+        name,
+        schema: newSchema,
+        value: hash,
+        created: v.created,
+        updated: valueChanged ? now : v.updated,
+        tags: { ...newTags },
+        labels: [...newLabels],
+      };
+    },
+
+    list(options?: VarListOptions): Variable[] {
+      if (
+        options?.namePrefix !== undefined &&
+        options?.exactName !== undefined
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "namePrefix and exactName are mutually exclusive - cannot specify both",
+        );
+      }
+
+      const limit = options?.limit;
+      if (limit !== undefined && limit <= 0) return [];
+
+      // Build dynamic query
+      const conditions: string[] = [];
+      const params: (string | number | null)[] = [];
+
+      if (options?.exactName !== undefined) {
+        conditions.push("name = ?");
+        params.push(options.exactName);
+      }
+      if (options?.namePrefix !== undefined) {
+        conditions.push("name LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\'");
+        const escaped = options.namePrefix
+          .replace(/\\/g, "\\\\")
+          .replace(/%/g, "\\%")
+          .replace(/_/g, "\\_");
+        params.push(`${escaped}%`);
+      }
+      if (options?.schema !== undefined) {
+        conditions.push("schema = ?");
+        params.push(options.schema);
+      }
+
+      const sortCol = options?.sort === "updated" ? "updated" : "created";
+      const sortDir = options?.desc ? "DESC" : "ASC";
+      const where =
+        conditions.length > 0 ? `WHERE ${conditions.join(" AND ")}` : "";
+
+      // Post-filter by tags and labels (stored as JSON)
+      const filterTags = options?.tags ?? {};
+      const filterLabels = options?.labels ?? [];
+      const needsPostFilter =
+        Object.keys(filterTags).length > 0 || filterLabels.length > 0;
+
+      // When post-filtering, fetch all matching rows (no SQL LIMIT)
+      // then apply limit/offset after filtering
+      let sql: string;
+      if (needsPostFilter) {
+        sql = `SELECT * FROM vars ${where} ORDER BY ${sortCol} ${sortDir}, name ASC`;
+      } else {
+        sql = `SELECT * FROM vars ${where} ORDER BY ${sortCol} ${sortDir}, name ASC`;
+        if (limit !== undefined || (options?.offset ?? 0) > 0) {
+          sql += ` LIMIT ${limit ?? -1} OFFSET ${options?.offset ?? 0}`;
+        }
+      }
+
+      const rows = db.prepare(sql).all(...params) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+
+      if (!needsPostFilter) return rows.map(toVariable);
+
+      let results: Variable[] = [];
+      for (const row of rows) {
+        const v = toVariable(row);
+        let ok = true;
+        for (const [tk, tv] of Object.entries(filterTags)) {
+          if (v.tags[tk] !== tv) {
+            ok = false;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!ok) continue;
+        for (const lb of filterLabels) {
+          if (!v.labels.includes(lb)) {
+            ok = false;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (ok) results.push(v);
+      }
+
+      // Apply limit/offset after post-filter
+      const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
+      if (offset > 0) results = results.slice(offset);
+      if (limit !== undefined) results = results.slice(0, limit);
+
+      return results;
+    },
+
+    history(name: string, schema?: Hash): HistoryEntry[] {
+      if (schema !== undefined) {
+        return (
+          stmtGetHistory.all(name, schema) as Record<string, unknown>[]
+        ).map(toHistoryEntry);
+      }
+      const vars = stmtGetByName.all(name) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+      if (vars.length !== 1) return [];
+      const v = vars[0]!;
+      return (
+        stmtGetHistory.all(v.name as string, v.schema as string) as Record<
+          string,
+          unknown
+        >[]
+      ).map(toHistoryEntry);
+    },
+
+    close(): void {
+      if (closed) return;
+      closed = true;
+      db.close();
+    },
+  };
+
+  // ── TagStore implementation ──
+  const tagStore: TagStore = {
+    tag(target: Hash, operations: TagOp[]): Tag[] {
+      const now = Date.now();
+      txnTagOps(target, operations, now);
+      return (stmtGetTagsByTarget.all(target) as Record<string, unknown>[]).map(
+        (r) => toTag(r, target),
+      );
+    },
+
+    untag(target: Hash, keys: string[]): void {
+      txnUntag(target, keys);
+    },
+
+    tags(target: Hash): Tag[] {
+      return (stmtGetTagsByTarget.all(target) as Record<string, unknown>[]).map(
+        (r) => toTag(r, target),
+      );
+    },
+
+    listByTag(tag: string, options?: ListOptions): Hash[] {
+      let key = tag;
+      let value: string | null | undefined;
+      const eqIdx = tag.indexOf("=");
+      if (eqIdx >= 0) {
+        key = tag.slice(0, eqIdx);
+        value = tag.slice(eqIdx + 1);
+      }
+
+      // Build SQL with sort/limit/offset pushed down
+      const sortCol = "created"; // tags only have created
+      const sortDir = options?.desc ? "DESC" : "ASC";
+      const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
+      const limit = options?.limit;
+
+      let sql: string;
+      const params: (string | number | null)[] = [key];
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        sql = `SELECT target FROM tags WHERE key = ? AND value = ? ORDER BY ${sortCol} ${sortDir}`;
+        params.push(value);
+      } else {
+        sql = `SELECT target FROM tags WHERE key = ? ORDER BY ${sortCol} ${sortDir}`;
+      }
+      if (limit !== undefined || offset > 0) {
+        sql += ` LIMIT ${limit ?? -1} OFFSET ${offset}`;
+      }
+
+      const rows = db.prepare(sql).all(...params) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+      return rows.map((r) => r.target as Hash);
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    var: varStore,
+    tag: tagStore,
+    close: () => {
+      if (closed) return;
+      closed = true;
+      db.close();
+    },
+  };
+}

packages/fs/src/store.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import {
   existsSync,
   mkdtempSync,
   readdirSync,
   readFileSync,
+  renameSync,
   rmSync,
+  statSync,
   writeFileSync,
 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   computeSelfHash,
   verify,
 } from "@ocas/core";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 
 import { createFsStore, openStore } from "./store.js";
 
@@ -50,24 +52,24 @@ describe("createFsStore – init and bootstrap", () => {
   });
 
   test("bootstrap returns a valid 13-char self-referencing hash", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(dir);
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const hash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     expect(hash).toHaveLength(13);
     expect(hash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{13}$/);
 
-    const node = store.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    const node = store.cas.get(hash) as CasNode;
     expect(node.type).toBe(hash);
   });
 
   test("bootstrap is idempotent across calls", async () => {
-    const store = createFsStore(dir);
-    const h1 = await bootstrap(store);
-    const h2 = await bootstrap(store);
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const h1 = bootstrap(store);
+    const h2 = bootstrap(store);
 
     expect(h1).toEqual(h2);
-    expect(store.listByType(h1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "")).toHaveLength(29);
+    expect(store.cas.listByType(h1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "")).toHaveLength(32);
   });
 });
 
@@ -112,8 +114,8 @@ describe("createFsStore – persistence round-trip", () => {
   });
 
   test("bootstrap survives round-trip: self-referencing node reloads correctly", async () => {
-    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store1);
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store1);
     const hash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
@@ -260,8 +262,8 @@ describe("createFsStore – listByType", () => {
   });
 
   test("bootstrap node is listed under its self type after reload", async () => {
-    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store1);
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store1);
     const hash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
@@ -294,8 +296,8 @@ describe("createFsStore – verify on disk-loaded nodes", () => {
   });
 
   test("verify passes on a disk-loaded bootstrap node", async () => {
-    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store1);
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store1);
     const hash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
 
     const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
@@ -336,8 +338,8 @@ describe("openStore – async with auto-bootstrap", () => {
   test("openStore returns Promise<Store>", async () => {
     const store = await openStore(dir);
     expect(store).toBeDefined();
-    expect(typeof store.put).toBe("function");
-    expect(typeof store.get).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.cas.put).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.cas.get).toBe("function");
   });
 
   test("openStore auto-creates directory when it doesn't exist", async () => {
@@ -349,19 +351,19 @@ describe("openStore – async with auto-bootstrap", () => {
 
     // Verify store works
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
-    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
-    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(true);
+    const hash = store.cas.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+    expect(store.cas.has(hash)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("openStore works when directory already exists", async () => {
     // Pre-create the directory
     const store1 = await openStore(dir);
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
-    await store1.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+    store1.cas.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
 
     // Open again
     const store2 = await openStore(dir);
-    expect(store2.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(store2.cas.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
   test("openStore throws error when path exists but is not a directory", async () => {
@@ -375,29 +377,29 @@ describe("openStore – async with auto-bootstrap", () => {
     const store = await openStore(dir);
 
     // Check that bootstrap schemas exist
-    const builtinSchemas = await bootstrap(store);
+    const builtinSchemas = bootstrap(store);
     const metaHash = builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"];
 
     expect(metaHash).toBeDefined();
-    expect(store.has(metaHash as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(metaHash as string)).toBe(true);
 
     // Verify all core schemas exist
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/string"] as string)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/number"] as string)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/object"] as string)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/array"] as string)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/bool"] as string)).toBe(true);
-    expect(store.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/string"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/number"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/object"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/array"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/bool"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.cas.has(builtinSchemas["@ocas/schema"] as string)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test("openStore bootstrap is idempotent on subsequent opens", async () => {
     const store1 = await openStore(dir);
-    const schemas1 = await bootstrap(store1);
-    const count1 = store1.listAll().length;
+    const schemas1 = bootstrap(store1);
+    const count1 = store1.cas.listAll().length;
 
     const store2 = await openStore(dir);
-    const schemas2 = await bootstrap(store2);
-    const count2 = store2.listAll().length;
+    const schemas2 = bootstrap(store2);
+    const count2 = store2.cas.listAll().length;
 
     // Same schemas, same count
     expect(schemas1).toEqual(schemas2);
@@ -405,30 +407,30 @@ describe("openStore – async with auto-bootstrap", () => {
   });
 
   test("openStore works on already-bootstrapped store", async () => {
-    // Bootstrap manually first
-    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
-    const schemas1 = await bootstrap(store1);
+    // Open + bootstrap
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const schemas1 = bootstrap(store1);
 
-    // Open with openStore
+    // Open again
     const store2 = await openStore(dir);
-    const schemas2 = await bootstrap(store2);
+    const schemas2 = bootstrap(store2);
 
     expect(schemas1).toEqual(schemas2);
   });
 
   test("openStore auto-bootstraps old store without bootstrap", async () => {
-    // Create a store with some data but no bootstrap
-    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    // Create a CAS store with some data but no bootstrap
+    const cas1 = createFsStore(dir);
     const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "custom" });
-    await store1.put(typeHash, { data: "old" });
+    cas1.put(typeHash, { data: "old" });
 
     // Open with openStore - should auto-bootstrap
     const store2 = await openStore(dir);
-    const schemas = await bootstrap(store2);
+    const schemas = bootstrap(store2);
 
-    expect(store2.has(schemas["@ocas/schema"] as string)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.cas.has(schemas["@ocas/schema"] as string)).toBe(true);
     // Old data still exists
-    expect(store2.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(store2.cas.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 });
 
@@ -558,3 +560,568 @@ describe("createFsStore – listMeta and listSchemas", () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// E2. Store shape from openStore
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+describe("openStore – Store shape", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = makeTmpDir();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("E2. returns object with cas, var, tag sub-stores", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    expect(typeof store.cas).toBe("object");
+    expect(typeof store.var).toBe("object");
+    expect(typeof store.tag).toBe("object");
+    expect(typeof store.cas.put).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.cas.get).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.cas.has).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.var.set).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.var.get).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.var.list).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.var.history).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.tag.tag).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.tag.tags).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof store.tag.listByTag).toBe("function");
+  });
+});
+
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// nodes/ subdirectory layout (#84)
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+describe("createFsStore – nodes/ subdirectory layout", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = makeTmpDir();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  // A. New layout – nodes written to nodes/ subdirectory
+
+  test("A1. put() writes .bin file to dir/nodes/, not dir/", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
+    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("A2. putSelfReferencing (BOOTSTRAP_STORE) writes to dir/nodes/", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const hash = await store[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("A3. nodes/ directory auto-created on first put", async () => {
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes"))).toBe(false);
+
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "t" });
+    await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(statSync(join(dir, "nodes")).isDirectory()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // B. Round-trip with new layout
+
+  test("B1. second createFsStore instance reads nodes from dir/nodes/", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "B1" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1.put(typeHash, { msg: "hello" });
+    const h2 = await store1.put(typeHash, { msg: "world" });
+
+    // Confirm files are in nodes/, not root
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h1}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h2}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    expect(store2.has(h1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.has(h2)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.listByType(typeHash)).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  test("B2. openStore round-trip: bootstrap + put + reload all intact", async () => {
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const schemas1 = bootstrap(store1);
+    const schemaHash = schemas1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "B2" });
+    const userHash = store1.cas.put(typeHash, { x: 42 });
+
+    // All node files should be in nodes/
+    const nodeEntries = readdirSync(join(dir, "nodes"));
+    expect(nodeEntries.some((e) => e === `${schemaHash}.bin`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(nodeEntries.some((e) => e === `${userHash}.bin`)).toBe(true);
+
+    const store2 = await openStore(dir);
+    expect(store2.cas.has(schemaHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.cas.has(userHash)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // C. Migration from old flat layout
+
+  test("C1. old-layout .bin files in dir/ root are moved to dir/nodes/ on createFsStore", async () => {
+    // Manually build an "old" layout by writing nodes via a fresh store first
+    // then renaming files from nodes/ back to root, simulating pre-#84 stores.
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "C1" });
+    const tmp = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    const h2 = await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+
+    // Simulate old flat layout: move .bin files from nodes/ to root
+    const nodesDir = join(dir, "nodes");
+    for (const f of readdirSync(nodesDir)) {
+      renameSync(join(nodesDir, f), join(dir, f));
+    }
+    rmSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${h1}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${h2}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(nodesDir)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Now open the store; migration should run
+    const _store = createFsStore(dir);
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h1}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h2}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("C2. after migration, no .bin files remain in dir/ root", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "C2" });
+    const tmp = createFsStore(dir);
+    await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+
+    // Simulate old flat layout
+    const nodesDir = join(dir, "nodes");
+    for (const f of readdirSync(nodesDir)) {
+      renameSync(join(nodesDir, f), join(dir, f));
+    }
+    rmSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+    const _store = createFsStore(dir);
+
+    const rootEntries = readdirSync(dir);
+    const binFilesInRoot = rootEntries.filter((e) => e.endsWith(".bin"));
+    expect(binFilesInRoot).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("C3. after migration, all nodes accessible via get() and listByType()", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "C3" });
+    const tmp = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    const h2 = await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+    const h3 = await tmp.put(typeHash, { i: 3 });
+
+    // Simulate old flat layout: move .bin to root, drop _index so we re-build
+    const nodesDir = join(dir, "nodes");
+    for (const f of readdirSync(nodesDir)) {
+      renameSync(join(nodesDir, f), join(dir, f));
+    }
+    rmSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    rmSync(join(dir, "_index"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    expect(store.has(h1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.has(h2)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.has(h3)).toBe(true);
+    const listed = store.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(listed).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(listed).toContain(h1);
+    expect(listed).toContain(h2);
+    expect(listed).toContain(h3);
+  });
+
+  test("C4. migration is idempotent: re-opening already-migrated store is no-op", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "C4" });
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+
+    const nodesDirBefore = readdirSync(join(dir, "nodes")).sort();
+    const rootEntriesBefore = readdirSync(dir).sort();
+
+    // Re-open — should be a no-op (no migration occurs)
+    const _store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+
+    const nodesDirAfter = readdirSync(join(dir, "nodes")).sort();
+    const rootEntriesAfter = readdirSync(dir).sort();
+
+    expect(nodesDirAfter).toEqual(nodesDirBefore);
+    expect(rootEntriesAfter).toEqual(rootEntriesBefore);
+    // Sanity: file from before migration is still in nodes/
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h1}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("C5. openStore on old layout: migrates, bootstraps, put/get all work", async () => {
+    // Build an "old" store: bootstrap then move .bin to root
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const schemas1 = bootstrap(store1);
+    const schemaHash = schemas1["@ocas/schema"] ?? "";
+
+    const nodesDir = join(dir, "nodes");
+    for (const f of readdirSync(nodesDir)) {
+      renameSync(join(nodesDir, f), join(dir, f));
+    }
+    rmSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${schemaHash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+
+    // Re-open with openStore — should migrate + bootstrap idempotently
+    const store2 = await openStore(dir);
+    expect(store2.cas.has(schemaHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${schemaHash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${schemaHash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+
+    // put/get works after migration
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "C5" });
+    const newHash = store2.cas.put(typeHash, { hello: "world" });
+    expect(store2.cas.has(newHash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${newHash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // D. Delete
+
+  test("D1. delete() removes dir/nodes/<hash>.bin (not dir/<hash>.bin)", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "D1" });
+    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+
+    const removed = store.delete(hash);
+    expect(removed).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // E. Metadata location unchanged
+
+  test("E1. _index/ stays in dir/ (not inside nodes/)", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "E1" });
+    await store.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "_index"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(statSync(join(dir, "_index")).isDirectory()).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", "_index"))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("E2. _store.db stays in dir/ (not inside nodes/)", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "E2" });
+    store.cas.put(typeHash, { x: 1 });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "_store.db"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", "_store.db"))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // F. Index rebuild with new layout
+
+  test("F1. removing _index/ then re-opening rebuilds index from dir/nodes/ .bin files", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "F1" });
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1.put(typeHash, { a: 1 });
+    const h2 = await store1.put(typeHash, { a: 2 });
+
+    rmSync(join(dir, "_index"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "_index"))).toBe(false);
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const list = store2.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(list).toContain(h1);
+    expect(list).toContain(h2);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "_index", typeHash))).toBe(true);
+
+    // sanity: .bin files still in nodes/
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h1}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${h2}.bin`))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Lazy loading (#85)
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+describe("createFsStore – lazy loading (#85)", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = makeTmpDir();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("L1. createFsStore does NOT CBOR-decode nodes at startup", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L1" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    const h2 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+    const h3 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 3 });
+
+    // Corrupt h2 by overwriting its .bin file with garbage CBOR
+    const corruptedPath = join(dir, "nodes", `${h2}.bin`);
+    writeFileSync(corruptedPath, Buffer.from([0xff, 0xfe, 0xfd, 0xfc]));
+
+    // Opening the store should NOT throw, even though h2 is corrupted —
+    // because nothing is decoded at startup.
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+
+    // has() should return true for all three (filename-based)
+    expect(store2.has(h1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.has(h2)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store2.has(h3)).toBe(true);
+
+    // listAll() reads filenames, so all three appear
+    const all = store2.listAll();
+    expect(all).toContain(h1);
+    expect(all).toContain(h2);
+    expect(all).toContain(h3);
+
+    // Non-corrupted nodes load fine
+    expect(store2.get(h1)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(store2.get(h3)).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // Corrupted node fails to load (returns null)
+    expect(store2.get(h2)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("L2. get() loads node from disk on demand (cache miss)", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L2" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const hash = await store1.put(typeHash, { value: 42, label: "answer" });
+    const original = store1.get(hash) as CasNode;
+
+    // Lazy-load instance
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const loaded1 = store2.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    expect(loaded1.type).toBe(typeHash);
+    expect(loaded1.payload).toEqual({ value: 42, label: "answer" });
+    expect(loaded1.timestamp).toBe(original.timestamp);
+
+    // Second get should return the same data (from cache)
+    const loaded2 = store2.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    expect(loaded2).toEqual(loaded1);
+  });
+
+  test("L3. has() works without loading node data", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L3" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const hashes: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      hashes.push(await store1.put(typeHash, { i }));
+    }
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    for (const hash of hashes) {
+      expect(store2.has(hash)).toBe(true);
+    }
+
+    // Non-existent hash returns false
+    expect(store2.has("0000000000000")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("L4. listAll() returns hashes from filenames without decoding", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L4" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const realHashes: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      realHashes.push(await store1.put(typeHash, { i }));
+    }
+
+    // Add a corrupted .bin file with valid filename but garbage content
+    const corruptedHash = "ABCDEFGHJKMNP";
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(dir, "nodes", `${corruptedHash}.bin`),
+      Buffer.from([0xff, 0xee, 0xdd]),
+    );
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const all = store2.listAll();
+    expect(all).toHaveLength(realHashes.length + 1);
+    for (const h of realHashes) {
+      expect(all).toContain(h);
+    }
+    expect(all).toContain(corruptedHash);
+
+    // Real nodes still readable
+    for (const h of realHashes) {
+      expect(store2.get(h)).not.toBeNull();
+    }
+    // Corrupted one returns null
+    expect(store2.get(corruptedHash)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("L5. put() makes node immediately available without re-reading disk", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L5" });
+
+    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { written: true });
+
+    // Immediately available via get(), has(), and listAll()
+    const node = store.get(hash) as CasNode;
+    expect(node.type).toBe(typeHash);
+    expect(node.payload).toEqual({ written: true });
+    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.listAll()).toContain(hash);
+  });
+
+  test("L6. delete() removes node from cache and disk", async () => {
+    const store = createFsStore(dir);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L6" });
+
+    const hash = await store.put(typeHash, { temporary: true });
+    // populate cache by getting once
+    expect(store.get(hash)).not.toBeNull();
+
+    expect(store.delete(hash)).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(store.get(hash)).toBeNull();
+    expect(store.has(hash)).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.listAll()).not.toContain(hash);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "nodes", `${hash}.bin`))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("L7. listByType works with lazy loading (loads timestamps on demand)", async () => {
+    const typeA = await computeSelfHash({ name: "typeA-L7" });
+    const typeB = await computeSelfHash({ name: "typeB-L7" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const aHashes: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      aHashes.push(await store1.put(typeA, { i }));
+    }
+    const bHashes: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      bHashes.push(await store1.put(typeB, { i }));
+    }
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const aList = store2.listByType(typeA);
+    expect(aList).toHaveLength(3);
+    for (const e of aList) {
+      expect(aHashes).toContain(e.hash);
+      expect(typeof e.created).toBe("number");
+      expect(e.created).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+
+    const bList = store2.listByType(typeB);
+    expect(bList).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    expect(store2.listByType("0000000000000")).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("L8. listMeta works with lazy loading", async () => {
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const m1 = await store1[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", v: "L8a" });
+    const m2 = await store1[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", v: "L8b" });
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const meta = store2.listMeta();
+    const metaHashes = meta.map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(metaHashes).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(metaHashes).toContain(m1);
+    expect(metaHashes).toContain(m2);
+    for (const e of meta) {
+      expect(typeof e.created).toBe("number");
+      expect(e.created).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("L9. listSchemas works with lazy loading", async () => {
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const m = await store1[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object" });
+    const s1 = await store1.put(m, { type: "string" });
+    const s2 = await store1.put(m, { type: "number" });
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const schemas = store2.listSchemas().map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(schemas).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(schemas).toContain(m);
+    expect(schemas).toContain(s1);
+    expect(schemas).toContain(s2);
+  });
+
+  test("L10. index migration still works with lazy loading", async () => {
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L10" });
+
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 1 });
+    const h2 = await store1.put(typeHash, { i: 2 });
+
+    rmSync(join(dir, "_index"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+    // Re-open: should rebuild type index by scanning + decoding nodes on disk
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const list = store2.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(list).toContain(h1);
+    expect(list).toContain(h2);
+    expect(existsSync(join(dir, "_index", typeHash))).toBe(true);
+
+    // Re-open again: index already on disk, no re-scan needed
+    const store3 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const list3 = store3.listByType(typeHash).map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(list3).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  test("L11. meta migration still works with lazy loading", async () => {
+    const store1 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const h1 = await store1[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", v: "L11a" });
+    const h2 = await store1[BOOTSTRAP_STORE]({ type: "object", v: "L11b" });
+
+    const metaPath = join(dir, "_index", "_meta");
+    rmSync(metaPath, { force: true });
+    expect(existsSync(metaPath)).toBe(false);
+
+    const store2 = createFsStore(dir);
+    const meta = store2.listMeta().map((e) => e.hash);
+    expect(meta).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(meta).toContain(h1);
+    expect(meta).toContain(h2);
+    expect(existsSync(metaPath)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("L12. bootstrap round-trip works with lazy store", async () => {
+    const store1 = await openStore(dir);
+    const schemas1 = bootstrap(store1);
+    const typeHash = await computeSelfHash({ name: "L12-user" });
+    const userHash = store1.cas.put(typeHash, { user: "data" });
+
+    const store2 = await openStore(dir);
+    // All bootstrap schemas accessible
+    for (const name of [
+      "@ocas/schema",
+      "@ocas/string",
+      "@ocas/number",
+      "@ocas/object",
+      "@ocas/array",
+      "@ocas/bool",
+    ]) {
+      const h = schemas1[name] as string;
+      expect(store2.cas.has(h)).toBe(true);
+      expect(store2.cas.get(h)).not.toBeNull();
+    }
+    // User data still accessible
+    expect(store2.cas.has(userHash)).toBe(true);
+    const userNode = store2.cas.get(userHash) as CasNode;
+    expect(userNode.payload).toEqual({ user: "data" });
+  });
+});

packages/fs/src/store.ts

@@ -10,46 +10,85 @@ import {
   writeFileSync,
 } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import type {
-  BootstrapCapableStore,
-  CasNode,
-  Hash,
-  ListEntry,
-  ListOptions,
-  VariableStore,
-} from "@ocas/core";
-
 import {
   applyListOptions,
   BOOTSTRAP_STORE,
+  type BootstrapCapableStore,
   bootstrap,
+  type CasNode,
   casListEntry,
   cborEncode,
-  computeHash,
-  computeSelfHash,
+  computeHashSync,
+  computeSelfHashSync,
+  type Hash,
+  initHasher,
+  type ListEntry,
+  type ListOptions,
+  type Store,
 } from "@ocas/core";
 import { decode } from "cborg";
+import { createSqliteVarStore } from "./sqlite-store.js";
 
 const INDEX_DIR = "_index";
 const META_FILE = "_meta";
+const NODES_DIR = "nodes";
 
-function loadDir(dir: string, data: Map<Hash, CasNode>): void {
+// Initialise the xxhash WASM instance once at module load so the FS CAS
+// store can use the synchronous hashing functions.
+await initHasher();
+
+/**
+ * Migrate any pre-#84 flat-layout `.bin` files at the store root into the
+ * `nodes/` subdirectory. Idempotent — does nothing if no `.bin` files are
+ * present at the root.
+ */
+function migrateFlatLayoutToNodes(dir: string): void {
   let entries: string[];
   try {
     entries = readdirSync(dir);
   } catch {
     return;
   }
+  const binFiles = entries.filter((name) => name.endsWith(".bin"));
+  if (binFiles.length === 0) return;
+
+  const nodesDir = join(dir, NODES_DIR);
+  mkdirSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true });
+  for (const name of binFiles) {
+    renameSync(join(dir, name), join(nodesDir, name));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Scan `nodes/` directory for `.bin` filenames and return the set of hashes
+ * present on disk. Does NOT read or decode any node content — this is the
+ * cheap O(n) startup operation that replaces the legacy full-load.
+ */
+function loadHashSet(dir: string): Set<Hash> {
+  const hashes = new Set<Hash>();
+  let entries: string[];
+  try {
+    entries = readdirSync(dir);
+  } catch {
+    return hashes;
+  }
   for (const name of entries) {
     if (!name.endsWith(".bin")) continue;
-    const hash = name.slice(0, -4) as Hash;
-    try {
-      const buf = readFileSync(join(dir, name));
-      const node = decode(new Uint8Array(buf)) as CasNode;
-      data.set(hash, node);
-    } catch {
-      // skip corrupted files
-    }
+    hashes.add(name.slice(0, -4) as Hash);
+  }
+  return hashes;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read and CBOR-decode a single node from disk. Returns `null` if the file
+ * is missing or its content is corrupted.
+ */
+function readNodeFromDisk(nodesDir: string, hash: Hash): CasNode | null {
+  try {
+    const buf = readFileSync(join(nodesDir, `${hash}.bin`));
+    return decode(new Uint8Array(buf)) as CasNode;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
   }
 }
 
@@ -77,9 +116,19 @@ function loadTypeIndex(indexDir: string): Map<Hash, Hash[]> {
   return typeIndex;
 }
 
-function buildTypeIndexFromNodes(data: Map<Hash, CasNode>): Map<Hash, Hash[]> {
+/**
+ * Migration helper: scan all `.bin` files on disk, decoding each one to read
+ * its `type` field, and rebuild the type index. Used only when `_index/` is
+ * missing — a one-time cost.
+ */
+function buildTypeIndexFromDisk(
+  nodesDir: string,
+  hashSet: Set<Hash>,
+): Map<Hash, Hash[]> {
   const typeIndex = new Map<Hash, Hash[]>();
-  for (const [hash, node] of data) {
+  for (const hash of hashSet) {
+    const node = readNodeFromDisk(nodesDir, hash);
+    if (!node) continue;
     const list = typeIndex.get(node.type) ?? [];
     list.push(hash);
     typeIndex.set(node.type, list);
@@ -97,11 +146,12 @@ function writeTypeIndex(indexDir: string, typeIndex: Map<Hash, Hash[]>): void {
 
 function loadOrMigrateTypeIndex(
   dir: string,
-  data: Map<Hash, CasNode>,
+  nodesDir: string,
+  hashSet: Set<Hash>,
 ): Map<Hash, Hash[]> {
   const indexDir = join(dir, INDEX_DIR);
   if (!existsSync(indexDir)) {
-    const typeIndex = buildTypeIndexFromNodes(data);
+    const typeIndex = buildTypeIndexFromDisk(nodesDir, hashSet);
     if (typeIndex.size > 0) {
       writeTypeIndex(indexDir, typeIndex);
     }
@@ -112,7 +162,8 @@ function loadOrMigrateTypeIndex(
 
 function loadOrMigrateMetaSet(
   dir: string,
-  data: Map<Hash, CasNode>,
+  nodesDir: string,
+  hashSet: Set<Hash>,
 ): Set<Hash> {
   const indexDir = join(dir, INDEX_DIR);
   const metaPath = join(indexDir, META_FILE);
@@ -124,10 +175,11 @@ function loadOrMigrateMetaSet(
       return new Set();
     }
   }
-  // Migration: scan loaded nodes for self-referencing nodes (type === hash)
+  // Migration: scan nodes on disk for self-referencing nodes (type === hash)
   const metaSet = new Set<Hash>();
-  for (const [hash, node] of data) {
-    if (node.type === hash) {
+  for (const hash of hashSet) {
+    const node = readNodeFromDisk(nodesDir, hash);
+    if (node && node.type === hash) {
       metaSet.add(hash);
     }
   }
@@ -178,34 +230,60 @@ function appendToTypeIndex(
   typeIndex.set(type, list);
 }
 
-function hashesToEntries(
-  data: Map<Hash, CasNode>,
-  hashes: Iterable<Hash>,
-): ListEntry[] {
-  const result: ListEntry[] = [];
-  for (const h of hashes) {
-    const node = data.get(h);
-    if (node) result.push(casListEntry(h, node.timestamp));
-  }
-  return result;
-}
+/**
+ * The CAS sub-store of an FS-backed `Store` — also satisfies the legacy
+ * `BootstrapCapableStore` interface so `bootstrap()` can run against it.
+ */
+export type FsCasStore = BootstrapCapableStore & {
+  put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash;
+  delete(hash: Hash): boolean;
+};
 
-export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
-  const data = new Map<Hash, CasNode>();
-  loadDir(dir, data);
+export function createFsStore(dir: string): FsCasStore {
+  // Migrate any pre-#84 flat-layout .bin files at the root into nodes/.
+  migrateFlatLayoutToNodes(dir);
+
+  const nodesDir = join(dir, NODES_DIR);
+  // Lazy loading (#85): only scan filenames at startup — do NOT decode.
+  const hashSet = loadHashSet(nodesDir);
+  // In-memory cache of decoded nodes. Populated on first get() of each hash.
+  const cache = new Map<Hash, CasNode>();
   const indexDir = join(dir, INDEX_DIR);
-  const typeIndex = loadOrMigrateTypeIndex(dir, data);
-  const metaSet = loadOrMigrateMetaSet(dir, data);
+  const typeIndex = loadOrMigrateTypeIndex(dir, nodesDir, hashSet);
+  const metaSet = loadOrMigrateMetaSet(dir, nodesDir, hashSet);
 
-  async function putSelfReferencing(payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-    const hash = await computeSelfHash(payload);
-    if (!data.has(hash)) {
+  /**
+   * Look up a node by hash, loading from disk on cache miss. Returns `null`
+   * if the hash is unknown or the file is corrupted.
+   */
+  function loadNode(hash: Hash): CasNode | null {
+    const cached = cache.get(hash);
+    if (cached) return cached;
+    if (!hashSet.has(hash)) return null;
+    const node = readNodeFromDisk(nodesDir, hash);
+    if (node) cache.set(hash, node);
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  function hashesToEntries(hashes: Iterable<Hash>): ListEntry[] {
+    const result: ListEntry[] = [];
+    for (const h of hashes) {
+      const node = loadNode(h);
+      if (node) result.push(casListEntry(h, node.timestamp));
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  function putSelfReferencing(payload: unknown): Hash {
+    const hash = computeSelfHashSync(payload);
+    if (!hashSet.has(hash)) {
       const node: CasNode = { type: hash, payload, timestamp: Date.now() };
-      data.set(hash, node);
+      hashSet.add(hash);
+      cache.set(hash, node);
 
-      mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-      const tmp = join(dir, `${hash}.tmp`);
-      const dest = join(dir, `${hash}.bin`);
+      mkdirSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true });
+      const tmp = join(nodesDir, `${hash}.tmp`);
+      const dest = join(nodesDir, `${hash}.bin`);
       writeFileSync(
         tmp,
         cborEncode({ type: hash, payload, timestamp: node.timestamp }),
@@ -218,21 +296,22 @@ export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
     return hash;
   }
 
-  const store: BootstrapCapableStore = {
-    async put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Promise<Hash> {
-      const hash = await computeHash(typeHash, payload);
+  const store: FsCasStore = {
+    put(typeHash: Hash, payload: unknown): Hash {
+      const hash = computeHashSync(typeHash, payload);
 
-      if (!data.has(hash)) {
+      if (!hashSet.has(hash)) {
         const node: CasNode = {
           type: typeHash,
           payload,
           timestamp: Date.now(),
         };
-        data.set(hash, node);
+        hashSet.add(hash);
+        cache.set(hash, node);
 
-        mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-        const tmp = join(dir, `${hash}.tmp`);
-        const dest = join(dir, `${hash}.bin`);
+        mkdirSync(nodesDir, { recursive: true });
+        const tmp = join(nodesDir, `${hash}.tmp`);
+        const dest = join(nodesDir, `${hash}.bin`);
         writeFileSync(
           tmp,
           cborEncode({ type: typeHash, payload, timestamp: node.timestamp }),
@@ -246,25 +325,25 @@ export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
     },
 
     get(hash: Hash): CasNode | null {
-      return data.get(hash) ?? null;
+      return loadNode(hash);
     },
 
     has(hash: Hash): boolean {
-      return data.has(hash);
+      return hashSet.has(hash);
     },
 
     listByType(typeHash: Hash, options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
       const list = typeIndex.get(typeHash);
       if (!list) return [];
-      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(data, list), options);
+      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(list), options);
     },
 
     listAll(): Hash[] {
-      return Array.from(data.keys());
+      return Array.from(hashSet);
     },
 
     listMeta(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
-      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(data, metaSet), options);
+      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(metaSet), options);
     },
 
     listSchemas(options?: ListOptions): ListEntry[] {
@@ -276,20 +355,23 @@ export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
           for (const h of list) result.add(h);
         }
       }
-      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(data, result), options);
+      return applyListOptions(hashesToEntries(result), options);
     },
 
-    delete(hash: Hash): void {
-      const node = data.get(hash);
+    delete(hash: Hash): boolean {
+      if (!hashSet.has(hash)) return false;
+      // Need the node's type to clean up the type index. Lazy-load if needed.
+      const node = loadNode(hash);
+      hashSet.delete(hash);
+      cache.delete(hash);
+      // Delete file
+      try {
+        unlinkSync(join(nodesDir, `${hash}.bin`));
+      } catch {
+        // ignore if file doesn't exist
+      }
+      // Remove from type index (only if we could decode the node)
       if (node) {
-        data.delete(hash);
-        // Delete file
-        try {
-          unlinkSync(join(dir, `${hash}.bin`));
-        } catch {
-          // ignore if file doesn't exist
-        }
-        // Remove from type index
         const list = typeIndex.get(node.type);
         if (list) {
           const idx = list.indexOf(hash);
@@ -310,12 +392,13 @@ export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
             writeFileSync(join(indexDir, node.type), body, "utf8");
           }
         }
-        // Remove from meta set if applicable
-        if (metaSet.has(hash)) {
-          metaSet.delete(hash);
-          rewriteMetaSet(indexDir, metaSet);
-        }
       }
+      // Remove from meta set if applicable
+      if (metaSet.has(hash)) {
+        metaSet.delete(hash);
+        rewriteMetaSet(indexDir, metaSet);
+      }
+      return true;
     },
 
     [BOOTSTRAP_STORE]: putSelfReferencing,
@@ -325,19 +408,16 @@ export function createFsStore(dir: string): BootstrapCapableStore {
 }
 
 /**
- * Prepare a filesystem-backed CAS store: create the directory (if needed),
+ * Prepare a filesystem-backed CAS sub-store: create the directory (if needed),
  * validate that the path is a directory, and instantiate the store. Does NOT
  * run bootstrap — callers that want bootstrap should either use {@link openStore}
- * or call `bootstrap` themselves (useful when wiring a varStore before
- * bootstrap to avoid running it twice).
+ * or call `bootstrap` themselves.
  *
  * @param dir - The directory path for the store
- * @returns A Promise resolving to the BootstrapCapableStore
+ * @returns A Promise resolving to the FsCasStore
  * @throws Error if the path exists but is not a directory
  */
-export async function prepareStore(
-  dir: string,
-): Promise<BootstrapCapableStore> {
+export async function prepareStore(dir: string): Promise<FsCasStore> {
   // Create directory if it doesn't exist
   try {
     mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
@@ -374,25 +454,22 @@ export async function prepareStore(
 }
 
 /**
- * Open a filesystem-backed CAS store with automatic directory creation and bootstrap.
- * This is an async function that:
- * 1. Creates the directory (with recursive: true) if it doesn't exist
- * 2. Validates that the path is actually a directory (not a file)
- * 3. Creates the store
- * 4. Runs bootstrap (which is idempotent)
+ * Open a filesystem-backed `Store` with automatic directory creation and
+ * bootstrap. The CAS sub-store is FS-backed; the variable and tag sub-stores
+ * are in-memory (provided by `@ocas/core`).
  *
- * @param dir - The directory path for the store
- * @param varStore - Optional variable store; when provided, builtin schema
- *   aliases are written to it during bootstrap
- * @returns A Promise resolving to the BootstrapCapableStore
+ * @param dir - The directory path for the CAS store
+ * @returns A Promise resolving to the Store
  * @throws Error if the path exists but is not a directory
  */
-export async function openStore(
-  dir: string,
-  varStore?: VariableStore,
-): Promise<BootstrapCapableStore> {
-  const store = await prepareStore(dir);
-  // Bootstrap (idempotent)
-  await bootstrap(store, varStore);
-  return store;
+export async function openStore(dir: string): Promise<Store> {
+  const cas = await prepareStore(dir);
+  const sqlite = createSqliteVarStore(dir, cas);
+  const ocas: Store = {
+    cas,
+    var: sqlite.var,
+    tag: sqlite.tag,
+  };
+  bootstrap(ocas);
+  return ocas;
 }

packages/fs/src/tag-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { openStore } from "./store.js";
+
+const T1 = "AAAAAAAAAAAAA";
+const T2 = "BBBBBBBBBBBBB";
+
+describe("FsTagStore", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-fs-tag-"));
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("B1. set tag with key/value round-trip + SQLite persisted", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const result = store.tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" },
+    ]);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0]?.key).toBe("env");
+    expect(result[0]?.value).toBe("prod");
+    expect(store.tag.tags(T1)).toEqual(result);
+
+    const dbFile = join(dir, "_store.db");
+    expect(existsSync(dbFile)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("B2. label tag (no value) records value: null", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "pinned" }]);
+    const tags = store.tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(tags[0]?.value).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("B3. multiple ops in one call sorted by key", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const result = store.tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "b", value: "2" },
+      { op: "set", key: "a", value: "1" },
+    ]);
+    expect(result.map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+  });
+
+  test("B4. update existing key overwrites value", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    const tags = store.tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(tags[0]?.value).toBe("dev");
+  });
+
+  test("B5. delete via tag op removes the entry", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "delete", key: "env" }]);
+    expect(store.tag.tags(T1)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("B6. untag removes listed keys; missing keys silently skipped", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "a", value: "1" },
+      { op: "set", key: "b", value: "2" },
+    ]);
+    store.tag.untag(T1, ["a", "missing"]);
+    expect(store.tag.tags(T1).map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["b"]);
+  });
+
+  test("B7. listByTag bare key returns all tagged targets", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T2, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    const listed = store.tag.listByTag("env").sort();
+    expect(listed).toEqual([T1, T2].sort());
+  });
+
+  test("B8. listByTag key=value filters by exact value", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T2, [{ op: "set", key: "env", value: "dev" }]);
+    expect(store.tag.listByTag("env=prod")).toEqual([T1]);
+  });
+
+  test("B9. ListOptions on listByTag (limit, offset)", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    const targets: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      const t = `${"C".repeat(12)}${i}`;
+      targets.push(t);
+      store.tag.tag(t, [{ op: "set", key: "k", value: String(i) }]);
+    }
+    expect(store.tag.listByTag("k", { limit: 2 })).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  test("B10. persistence across reopen", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [
+      { op: "set", key: "env", value: "prod" },
+      { op: "set", key: "team", value: "platform" },
+    ]);
+    const reopened = await openStore(dir);
+    const tags = reopened.tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags.map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["env", "team"]);
+    expect(tags.map((t) => t.value)).toEqual(["prod", "platform"]);
+  });
+
+  test("B11. SQLite replay fidelity (set/delete/untag mix)", async () => {
+    const store = await openStore(dir);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "a", value: "1" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "b", value: "2" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "set", key: "c", value: "3" }]);
+    store.tag.tag(T1, [{ op: "delete", key: "b" }]);
+    store.tag.untag(T1, ["a"]);
+
+    const reopened = await openStore(dir);
+    const tags = reopened.tag.tags(T1);
+    expect(tags.map((t) => t.key)).toEqual(["c"]);
+    expect(tags[0]?.value).toBe("3");
+  });
+});

packages/fs/src/var-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import type { Hash, Store } from "@ocas/core";
+import {
+  CasNodeNotFoundError,
+  InvalidVariableNameError,
+  MAX_HISTORY,
+  SchemaMismatchError,
+  TagLabelConflictError,
+  VariableNotFoundError,
+} from "@ocas/core";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { openStore } from "./store.js";
+
+const META_TYPE_KEY = Symbol.for("@ocas/core/bootstrap-store");
+
+async function setupStore(dir: string): Promise<{
+  store: Store;
+  schema: Hash;
+  put: (payload: unknown) => Hash;
+}> {
+  const store = await openStore(dir);
+  // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: bootstrap symbol access
+  const meta = (store.cas as any)[META_TYPE_KEY]({ type: "object" }) as Hash;
+  const schema = store.cas.put(meta, { type: "string" });
+  return {
+    store,
+    schema,
+    put: (payload) => store.cas.put(schema, payload),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("FsVarStore", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ocas-fs-var-"));
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("A1. set + get round-trip persists to SQLite", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("hello");
+    const v = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    expect(v.name).toBe("@app/x");
+    expect(v.value).toBe(h);
+    expect(v.schema).toBe(schema);
+
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(got?.value).toBe(h);
+
+    const dbFile = join(dir, "_store.db");
+    expect(existsSync(dbFile)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("A2. name validation", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() => store.var.set("x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@/x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app//x", h)).toThrow(InvalidVariableNameError);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/x.y_z-1", h)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test("A3. set throws CasNodeNotFoundError if hash absent", async () => {
+    const { store } = await setupStore(dir);
+    expect(() => store.var.set("@app/x", "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ")).toThrow(
+      CasNodeNotFoundError,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("A4. idempotent same-value set", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    const v1 = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    const v2 = store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    expect(v2.updated).toBe(v1.updated);
+    expect(store.var.history("@app/x", schema)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  test("A5. update via re-set bumps updated and appends history", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h1 = put("v1");
+    const h2 = put("v2");
+    const v1 = store.var.set("@app/x", h1);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    const v2 = store.var.set("@app/x", h2);
+    expect(v2.updated).toBeGreaterThan(v1.updated);
+    const hist = store.var.history("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(hist.map((e) => e.value)).toEqual([h2, h1]);
+  });
+
+  test("A6. SchemaMismatchError on update with different schema", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: bootstrap symbol access
+    const meta = (store.cas as any)[META_TYPE_KEY]({ type: "object" }) as Hash;
+    const otherSchema = store.cas.put(meta, { type: "number" });
+    const h2 = store.cas.put(otherSchema, 42);
+    expect(() => store.var.update("@app/x", h2)).toThrow(SchemaMismatchError);
+  });
+
+  test("A7. remove clears get and list", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    const removed = store.var.remove("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(removed).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(store.var.get("@app/x", schema)).toBeNull();
+    const listed = store.var.list({ exactName: "@app/x" });
+    expect(listed).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  test("A8. list with ListOptions: sort/limit/offset/desc", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h1 = put("v1");
+    const h2 = put("v2");
+    store.var.set("@user/a", h1);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    store.var.set("@user/b", h2);
+
+    const limited = store.var.list({ namePrefix: "@user/", limit: 1 });
+    expect(limited).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const offset = store.var.list({ namePrefix: "@user/", offset: 1 });
+    expect(offset.map((v) => v.name)).toContain("@user/b");
+
+    const desc = store.var.list({ namePrefix: "@user/", desc: true });
+    expect(desc[0]?.name).toBe("@user/b");
+  });
+
+  test("A9. persistence across reopen", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v-persist");
+    store.var.set("@app/p", h);
+    store.var.close();
+
+    const reopened = await openStore(dir);
+    const got = reopened.var.list({ exactName: "@app/p" });
+    expect(got).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(got[0]?.value).toBe(h);
+  });
+
+  test("A10. MAX_HISTORY truncation", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    for (let i = 0; i < MAX_HISTORY + 3; i++) {
+      const h = put(`v${i}`);
+      store.var.set("@app/x", h);
+    }
+    const hist = store.var.history("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(hist).toHaveLength(MAX_HISTORY);
+  });
+
+  test("A11. labels round-trip", async () => {
+    const { store, schema, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    store.var.set("@app/x", h, { labels: ["pinned"] });
+    const got = store.var.get("@app/x", schema);
+    expect(got?.labels).toEqual(["pinned"]);
+  });
+
+  test("A12. TagLabelConflictError when labels and tags overlap", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() =>
+      store.var.set("@app/x", h, {
+        tags: { env: "prod" },
+        labels: ["env"],
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(TagLabelConflictError);
+  });
+
+  test("A13. update on missing variable throws VariableNotFoundError", async () => {
+    const { store, put } = await setupStore(dir);
+    const h = put("v");
+    expect(() => store.var.update("@app/missing", h)).toThrow(
+      VariableNotFoundError,
+    );
+  });
+});

pnpm-workspace.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+packages:
+  - "packages/*"
+
+minimumReleaseAge: 0
+
+allowBuilds:
+  esbuild: true
+  sharp: true
+  workerd: true

proman.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: "@ocas/workspace"
+runtime: node
+packages:
+  - name: "@ocas/core"
+    path: packages/core
+    type: lib
+  - name: "@ocas/fs"
+    path: packages/fs
+    type: lib
+  - name: "@ocas/cli"
+    path: packages/cli
+    type: cli
+changeset:
+  fixed: true
+release:
+  registry: https://registry.npmjs.org
+  access: public
+  gitTagPrefix: v