Morphism Deployment Workflows

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Three deployment workflows that constitute Morphism's zero-dependency, tamper-evident runtime strategy.

Workflow 1: Vendored Validation Kernel

Instead of installing npm/pip schema validation packages, Morphism maintains a kernel/ folder:

  • Content: A single, pure TypeScript/Python file containing standard Draft-07 JSON Schema validation logic
  • Deployment: Compiles directly into the binary or ships as part of core source
  • Guarantee: Zero network calls at runtime. Validation logic is fixed, auditable, and version-controlled

Workflow 2: Cryptographic Tamper-Evident Schemas

  • Build phase: Every schema definition (e.g., proof-witness.schema.json) is SHA-256 hashed
  • Compile phase: Hash is hardcoded into categorical_encoder.ts
  • Runtime: Before validation, re-hash the local schema file. Any divergence halts governance_loop immediately
  • Protects against: Offline schema tampering, version drift between environments

Workflow 3: Proof Caching for Functor Law Verification

Problem: BehaviorFunctor.verifyLaws() evaluated lazily. For deep event chains (100k+ events), computationally expensive.

Solution: Local proof caching datastore:

  • Storage: Standard SQLite or JSON file logs in .morphism/cache/
  • Mechanism: Once F(A) is verified, cryptographic signature is saved. Subsequent executions load the signature.
  • Cache invalidation: Any change to governance baseline invalidates cache (detected via hash comparison)
  • Benefit: Dramatically reduces CPU cycles on edge deployments and resource-constrained environments

Related implementation work: Workflow 2 and the tamper-evident signature work (Task 3 in morphism-advanced-impl) are complementary — both use HMAC-SHA256 and structural hashing for tamper detection.