engram: runtime-native rewrite

Engram is now a thin HTTP face over the El runtime's in-process graph
store. The C runtime owns the data; engram_*_json builtins serialize
results directly. There is no SQL, no SQLite, no db layer, no state
machine — the runtime IS the database.

src/server.el (348 lines, replacing 5797 lines across 15 legacy files):
  GET  /health
  GET  /api/stats
  POST /api/nodes              (auth required)
  GET  /api/nodes
  GET  /api/nodes/:id
  DELETE /api/nodes/:id        (auth required)
  POST /api/edges              (auth required)
  GET  /api/neighbors/:id
  POST /api/activate
  GET  /api/activate
  POST /api/search
  GET  /api/search
  POST /api/strengthen         (auth required)
  POST /api/save               (auth required)
  POST /api/load               (auth required)

Auth: ENGRAM_API_KEY in env. GET routes pass through (read-only).
Mutating routes require {"_auth": "<key>"} in the JSON body until
http_serve surfaces request headers and we can switch to Bearer.

Persistence: engram_save / engram_load via JSON snapshot at
$ENGRAM_DATA_DIR/snapshot.json. Loaded best-effort on startup.

Build: dist/platform/elc src/server.el > dist/engram.c
       cc -std=c11 -O2 -I <runtime> -lcurl -lpthread -o dist/engram
       dist/engram.c <runtime>/el_runtime.c

Live: native binary at dist/engram (113 KB), running under
~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.neuron.engram.plist on :8742. Verified:
GET /api/stats returns counts; POST /api/nodes with auth creates
node with UUID; GET /api/search returns full node JSON; spreading
activation returns hop-decayed strengths (0.8 × edge × decay per
hop) with epistemic confidence filtering.

Legacy (5797 lines of SQLite-era src) sealed at
~/Archives/engram-src-legacy-20260430.tar.gz and removed from disk.

engram/src/server.el

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+// server.el — Engram HTTP server.
+//
+// Engram is the in-process graph store. The runtime owns the data; this
+// file is the thin HTTP face. Every route maps to one or two engram_*
+// builtins. There is no SQL, no db layer, no SQLite — the runtime IS the
+// database.
+//
+// Built and linked with:
+//   elc src/server.el > server.c
+//   cc -std=c11 -O2 -lcurl -lpthread -o engram server.c el_runtime.c
+//   ./engram
+//
+// Configuration via environment:
+//   ENGRAM_BIND       — host:port (default :8742)
+//   ENGRAM_API_KEY    — bearer auth (optional)
+//   ENGRAM_DATA_DIR   — snapshot location (default ~/.neuron/engram)
+
+// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn parse_port(bind: String) -> Int {
+    // ":8742" → 8742; "0.0.0.0:8742" → 8742; bare "8742" → 8742
+    let colon: Int = str_index_of(bind, ":")
+    if colon < 0 {
+        return str_to_int(bind)
+    }
+    let after: String = str_slice(bind, colon + 1, str_len(bind))
+    return str_to_int(after)
+}
+
+fn ok_json() -> String {
+    "{\"ok\":true}"
+}
+
+fn err_json(msg: String) -> String {
+    "{\"error\":\"" + msg + "\"}"
+}
+
+fn strip_query(path: String) -> String {
+    let q: Int = str_index_of(path, "?")
+    if q < 0 { return path }
+    str_slice(path, 0, q)
+}
+
+fn query_param(path: String, key: String) -> String {
+    let q: Int = str_index_of(path, "?")
+    if q < 0 { return "" }
+    let qs: String = str_slice(path, q + 1, str_len(path))
+    let needle: String = key + "="
+    let pos: Int = str_index_of(qs, needle)
+    if pos < 0 { return "" }
+    let after: String = str_slice(qs, pos + str_len(needle), str_len(qs))
+    let amp: Int = str_index_of(after, "&")
+    if amp < 0 { return after }
+    str_slice(after, 0, amp)
+}
+
+fn query_int(path: String, key: String, default_val: Int) -> Int {
+    let v: String = query_param(path, key)
+    if str_eq(v, "") { return default_val }
+    str_to_int(v)
+}
+
+// Extract last path segment after a known prefix: extract_id("/api/nodes/abc-123", "/api/nodes/") → "abc-123"
+fn extract_id(path: String, prefix: String) -> String {
+    let clean: String = strip_query(path)
+    if !str_starts_with(clean, prefix) { return "" }
+    let after: String = str_slice(clean, str_len(prefix), str_len(clean))
+    let slash: Int = str_index_of(after, "/")
+    if slash < 0 { return after }
+    str_slice(after, 0, slash)
+}
+
+// ── Routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn route_stats(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    engram_stats_json()
+}
+
+fn route_create_node(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let content: String = json_get_string(body, "content")
+    let node_type: String = json_get_string(body, "node_type")
+    if str_eq(node_type, "") { let node_type = "Memory" }
+    let salience: Float = json_get_float(body, "salience")
+    if salience == 0.0 { let salience = 0.5 }
+    let id: String = engram_node(content, node_type, salience)
+    "{\"id\":\"" + id + "\",\"content\":\"" + content + "\",\"node_type\":\"" + node_type + "\"}"
+}
+
+fn route_get_node(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let id: String = extract_id(path, "/api/nodes/")
+    if str_eq(id, "") { return err_json("missing id") }
+    return engram_get_node_json(id)
+}
+
+fn route_scan_nodes(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let limit: Int = query_int(path, "limit", 50)
+    let offset: Int = query_int(path, "offset", 0)
+    return engram_scan_nodes_json(limit, offset)
+}
+
+fn route_search(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let q: String = ""
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") {
+        let q = query_param(path, "q")
+    } else {
+        let q = json_get_string(body, "query")
+    }
+    let limit: Int = query_int(path, "limit", 20)
+    if limit == 0 { let limit = json_get_int(body, "limit") }
+    if limit == 0 { let limit = 20 }
+    return engram_search_json(q, limit)
+}
+
+fn route_activate(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let q: String = ""
+    let depth: Int = 3
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") {
+        let q = query_param(path, "q")
+        let depth = query_int(path, "depth", 3)
+    } else {
+        let q = json_get_string(body, "query")
+        let bd: Int = json_get_int(body, "depth")
+        if bd > 0 { let depth = bd }
+    }
+    return "{\"results\":" + engram_activate_json(q, depth) + "}"
+}
+
+fn route_create_edge(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let from_id: String = json_get_string(body, "from_id")
+    let to_id: String = json_get_string(body, "to_id")
+    let relation: String = json_get_string(body, "relation")
+    if str_eq(relation, "") { let relation = "associates" }
+    let weight: Float = json_get_float(body, "weight")
+    if weight == 0.0 { let weight = 0.5 }
+    engram_connect(from_id, to_id, weight, relation)
+    "{\"ok\":true,\"from_id\":\"" + from_id + "\",\"to_id\":\"" + to_id + "\",\"relation\":\"" + relation + "\"}"
+}
+
+fn route_neighbors(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let id: String = extract_id(path, "/api/neighbors/")
+    if str_eq(id, "") { return err_json("missing id") }
+    let depth: Int = query_int(path, "depth", 1)
+    return engram_neighbors_json(id, depth, "both")
+}
+
+fn route_strengthen(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let id: String = json_get_string(body, "node_id")
+    if str_eq(id, "") { return err_json("missing node_id") }
+    engram_strengthen(id)
+    ok_json()
+}
+
+fn route_forget(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let id: String = extract_id(path, "/api/nodes/")
+    if str_eq(id, "") { return err_json("missing id") }
+    engram_forget(id)
+    ok_json()
+}
+
+fn route_save(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let p: String = json_get_string(body, "path")
+    if str_eq(p, "") {
+        let dir: String = env("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR")
+        if str_eq(dir, "") { let dir = "/tmp/engram" }
+        let p = dir + "/snapshot.json"
+    }
+    engram_save(p)
+    "{\"ok\":true,\"path\":\"" + p + "\"}"
+}
+
+fn route_load(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let p: String = json_get_string(body, "path")
+    if str_eq(p, "") {
+        let dir: String = env("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR")
+        if str_eq(dir, "") { let dir = "/tmp/engram" }
+        let p = dir + "/snapshot.json"
+    }
+    engram_load(p)
+    ok_json()
+}
+
+fn route_health(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    "{\"status\":\"ok\",\"engine\":\"engram-runtime-native\"}"
+}
+
+// ── Auth ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn check_auth_ok(method: String, body: String) -> Bool {
+    let key: String = env("ENGRAM_API_KEY")
+    if str_eq(key, "") { return true }
+    // Read-only methods don't require auth. Until http_serve surfaces
+    // request headers we can't accept a Bearer token cleanly; mutating
+    // requests must include "_auth": "<key>" in the JSON body.
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") { return true }
+    let provided: String = json_get_string(body, "_auth")
+    if str_eq(provided, key) { return true }
+    return false
+}
+
+// ── Dispatcher ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn handle_request(method: String, path: String, body: String) -> String {
+    let clean: String = strip_query(path)
+
+    // Health is always reachable
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") {
+        if str_eq(clean, "/health") || str_eq(clean, "/") {
+            return route_health(method, path, body)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Auth (when ENGRAM_API_KEY is set)
+    if !check_auth_ok(method, body) {
+        return err_json("unauthorized")
+    }
+
+    // Stats
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/stats") || str_eq(clean, "/stats")) {
+        return route_stats(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    // Nodes
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes")) {
+        return route_create_node(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/nodes") || str_eq(clean, "/nodes")) {
+        return route_scan_nodes(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && str_starts_with(clean, "/api/nodes/") {
+        return route_get_node(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "DELETE") && str_starts_with(clean, "/api/nodes/") {
+        return route_forget(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    // Edges
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/edges") || str_eq(clean, "/edges")) {
+        return route_create_edge(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && str_starts_with(clean, "/api/neighbors/") {
+        return route_neighbors(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    // Activation + Search
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/activate") || str_eq(clean, "/activate")) {
+        return route_activate(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && str_starts_with(clean, "/api/activate") {
+        return route_activate(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/search") || str_eq(clean, "/search")) {
+        return route_search(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "GET") && str_starts_with(clean, "/api/search") {
+        return route_search(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    // Strengthen
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/strengthen") || str_eq(clean, "/strengthen")) {
+        return route_strengthen(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    // Persistence
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/save") || str_eq(clean, "/save")) {
+        return route_save(method, path, body)
+    }
+    if str_eq(method, "POST") && (str_eq(clean, "/api/load") || str_eq(clean, "/load")) {
+        return route_load(method, path, body)
+    }
+
+    "{\"error\":\"not found\",\"path\":\"" + clean + "\"}"
+}
+
+// ── Entry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let bind_str: String = env("ENGRAM_BIND")
+if str_eq(bind_str, "") { let bind_str = ":8742" }
+let port: Int = parse_port(bind_str)
+
+// On startup, try to load any existing snapshot (best effort).
+let data_dir: String = env("ENGRAM_DATA_DIR")
+if str_eq(data_dir, "") { let data_dir = "/tmp/engram" }
+let snapshot_path: String = data_dir + "/snapshot.json"
+engram_load(snapshot_path)
+
+println("[engram] runtime-native graph engine")
+println("[engram] data_dir=" + data_dir)
+println("[engram] node_count=" + int_to_str(engram_node_count()))
+println("[engram] edge_count=" + int_to_str(engram_edge_count()))
+println("[engram] listening on " + int_to_str(port))
+
+http_set_handler("handle_request")
+http_serve(port, "handle_request")