feat: engram-lang — new programming language, quantum-sealed prod target, spreading activation types

crates/el-compiler/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "el-compiler"
+description = "Engram language compilation pipeline (debug / release / prod)"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+el-lexer  = { workspace = true }
+el-parser = { workspace = true }
+el-types  = { workspace = true }
+el-seal   = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+serde     = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }

crates/el-compiler/src/bytecode.rs

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+//! Bytecode instruction set for the Engram virtual machine.
+//!
+//! The VM is a simple stack machine. Every instruction pops its operands
+//! from the stack and pushes its result. Control flow uses relative signed
+//! offsets from the instruction *after* the jump.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// A runtime value on the VM stack.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Value {
+    Int(i64),
+    Float(f64),
+    Str(String),
+    Bool(bool),
+    Nil,
+    /// A list of values (used for `activate` results and array literals).
+    List(Vec<Value>),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Value {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Value::Int(n) => write!(f, "{n}"),
+            Value::Float(n) => write!(f, "{n}"),
+            Value::Str(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
+            Value::Bool(b) => write!(f, "{b}"),
+            Value::Nil => write!(f, "nil"),
+            Value::List(vs) => {
+                let items: Vec<_> = vs.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
+                write!(f, "[{}]", items.join(", "))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A single VM instruction.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Bytecode {
+    // ── Stack ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Push a constant value onto the stack.
+    Push(Value),
+    /// Discard the top of stack.
+    Pop,
+    /// Duplicate the top of stack.
+    Dup,
+
+    // ── Arithmetic ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Add,
+    Sub,
+    Mul,
+    Div,
+
+    // ── Comparison ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Eq,
+    NotEq,
+    Lt,
+    Gt,
+    LtEq,
+    GtEq,
+
+    // ── Logical ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    And,
+    Or,
+    Not,
+
+    // ── Locals ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Load a local variable by name.
+    LoadLocal(String),
+    /// Store the top of stack into a local variable.
+    StoreLocal(String),
+
+    // ── Functions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Call a function by name with `arity` arguments.
+    Call { name: String, arity: u32 },
+    /// Return from the current function (leaves return value on stack).
+    Return,
+
+    // ── Control flow ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Unconditional jump: `ip += offset` (offset is from the *next* instruction).
+    Jump(i32),
+    /// Jump if the top of stack is truthy; pops the value.
+    JumpIf(i32),
+    /// Jump if the top of stack is falsy; pops the value.
+    JumpIfNot(i32),
+
+    // ── Fields & Indexing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Load a named field from the struct on top of stack.
+    GetField(String),
+    /// Index into an array: pops index then array.
+    GetIndex,
+
+    // ── Special ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// `activate TypeName "query"` — emit a semantic query stub.
+    /// In a full implementation this would call into the Engram runtime.
+    Activate { type_name: String, query: String },
+    /// Mark the start of a sealed section (the runtime enforces protection).
+    SealedBegin,
+    /// Mark the end of a sealed section.
+    SealedEnd,
+    /// No-op — used as a placeholder for forward jumps.
+    Nop,
+    /// Halt the VM.
+    Halt,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Bytecode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Bytecode::Push(v) => write!(f, "PUSH {v}"),
+            Bytecode::Pop => write!(f, "POP"),
+            Bytecode::Dup => write!(f, "DUP"),
+            Bytecode::Add => write!(f, "ADD"),
+            Bytecode::Sub => write!(f, "SUB"),
+            Bytecode::Mul => write!(f, "MUL"),
+            Bytecode::Div => write!(f, "DIV"),
+            Bytecode::Eq => write!(f, "EQ"),
+            Bytecode::NotEq => write!(f, "NEQ"),
+            Bytecode::Lt => write!(f, "LT"),
+            Bytecode::Gt => write!(f, "GT"),
+            Bytecode::LtEq => write!(f, "LTE"),
+            Bytecode::GtEq => write!(f, "GTE"),
+            Bytecode::And => write!(f, "AND"),
+            Bytecode::Or => write!(f, "OR"),
+            Bytecode::Not => write!(f, "NOT"),
+            Bytecode::LoadLocal(n) => write!(f, "LOAD {n}"),
+            Bytecode::StoreLocal(n) => write!(f, "STORE {n}"),
+            Bytecode::Call { name, arity } => write!(f, "CALL {name}/{arity}"),
+            Bytecode::Return => write!(f, "RETURN"),
+            Bytecode::Jump(off) => write!(f, "JUMP {off:+}"),
+            Bytecode::JumpIf(off) => write!(f, "JUMPIF {off:+}"),
+            Bytecode::JumpIfNot(off) => write!(f, "JUMPIFNOT {off:+}"),
+            Bytecode::GetField(n) => write!(f, "GETFIELD {n}"),
+            Bytecode::GetIndex => write!(f, "GETINDEX"),
+            Bytecode::Activate { type_name, query } => {
+                write!(f, "ACTIVATE {type_name} \"{query}\"")
+            }
+            Bytecode::SealedBegin => write!(f, "SEALED_BEGIN"),
+            Bytecode::SealedEnd => write!(f, "SEALED_END"),
+            Bytecode::Nop => write!(f, "NOP"),
+            Bytecode::Halt => write!(f, "HALT"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Serialize bytecode instructions to bytes for storage/sealing.
+pub fn serialize_bytecode(instructions: &[Bytecode]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    serde_json::to_vec(instructions).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Deserialize bytecode instructions from bytes.
+pub fn deserialize_bytecode(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Bytecode>, String> {
+    serde_json::from_slice(bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+impl Bytecode {
+    /// Deserialize a bytecode slice from JSON bytes (convenience wrapper).
+    pub fn deserialize_all(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Bytecode>, String> {
+        deserialize_bytecode(bytes)
+    }
+}

crates/el-compiler/src/codegen.rs

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+//! Code generator: walks the AST and emits bytecode instructions.
+
+use el_parser::{BinOp, Expr, Literal, Program, Stmt};
+
+use crate::bytecode::{Bytecode, Value};
+use crate::error::CompileResult;
+use crate::source_map::SourceMap;
+
+/// Generates bytecode from a parsed program.
+pub struct Codegen {
+    instructions: Vec<Bytecode>,
+    source_map: SourceMap,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    emit_source_map: bool,
+}
+
+impl Codegen {
+    pub fn new(emit_source_map: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            instructions: Vec::new(),
+            source_map: SourceMap::new(),
+            emit_source_map,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Generate bytecode for a complete program.
+    pub fn generate(mut self, program: &Program) -> CompileResult<(Vec<Bytecode>, SourceMap)> {
+        for stmt in &program.stmts {
+            self.gen_stmt(stmt)?;
+        }
+        self.emit(Bytecode::Halt);
+        Ok((self.instructions, self.source_map))
+    }
+
+    // ── Emission helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn emit(&mut self, instr: Bytecode) -> usize {
+        let idx = self.instructions.len();
+        self.instructions.push(instr);
+        idx
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn emit_at_span(&mut self, instr: Bytecode, span: el_lexer::Span) -> usize {
+        let idx = self.instructions.len();
+        if self.emit_source_map {
+            self.source_map.record(idx, span);
+        }
+        self.instructions.push(instr);
+        idx
+    }
+
+    fn patch_jump(&mut self, idx: usize, target: usize) {
+        // offset = target - (idx + 1)  (jump is relative to the next instruction)
+        let offset = target as i32 - (idx as i32 + 1);
+        match &mut self.instructions[idx] {
+            Bytecode::Jump(o) | Bytecode::JumpIf(o) | Bytecode::JumpIfNot(o) => *o = offset,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn current_idx(&self) -> usize {
+        self.instructions.len()
+    }
+
+    // ── Statement code generation ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn gen_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &Stmt) -> CompileResult<()> {
+        // Record the source span for this statement in the source map
+        if self.emit_source_map {
+            let span = stmt_span(stmt);
+            let idx = self.instructions.len();
+            self.source_map.record(idx, span);
+        }
+        match stmt {
+            Stmt::Let { name, value, .. } => {
+                self.gen_expr(value)?;
+                self.emit(Bytecode::StoreLocal(name.clone()));
+            }
+            Stmt::Return(expr, _) => {
+                self.gen_expr(expr)?;
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Return);
+            }
+            Stmt::Expr(expr, _) => {
+                self.gen_expr(expr)?;
+                // Discard the expression result unless it's a return-like
+                if !matches!(expr, Expr::Block(_) | Expr::If { .. }) {
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::Pop);
+                }
+            }
+            Stmt::FnDef { name, params, body, .. } => {
+                // In this simple bytecode model, function defs emit a Jump to skip
+                // the function body, then a label for the function start.
+                // A full implementation would use a call frame table; for now we
+                // emit the body inline and register the entry point offset.
+                let skip_jump = self.emit(Bytecode::Jump(0)); // patched below
+
+                // Function body
+                // Bind parameters in order (caller pushes args left-to-right)
+                for param in params.iter().rev() {
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::StoreLocal(param.name.clone()));
+                }
+                for s in body {
+                    self.gen_stmt(s)?;
+                }
+                // Implicit void return
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Nil));
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Return);
+
+                // Patch the skip jump
+                let after = self.current_idx();
+                self.patch_jump(skip_jump, after);
+
+                // Register the function name → bytecode offset mapping
+                // (stored as a load of the entry point index as an Int constant,
+                //  then store as a local — real implementations use a function table)
+                let entry_point = skip_jump + 1; // first instruction of body
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Int(entry_point as i64)));
+                self.emit(Bytecode::StoreLocal(format!("__fn_{name}")));
+            }
+            Stmt::TypeDef { .. } | Stmt::EnumDef { .. } => {
+                // Type and enum definitions are compile-time only; no runtime code.
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // ── Expression code generation ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn gen_expr(&mut self, expr: &Expr) -> CompileResult<()> {
+        match expr {
+            Expr::Literal(lit) => {
+                let val = match lit {
+                    Literal::Int(n) => Value::Int(*n),
+                    Literal::Float(f) => Value::Float(*f),
+                    Literal::Str(s) => Value::Str(s.clone()),
+                    Literal::Bool(b) => Value::Bool(*b),
+                };
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(val));
+            }
+            Expr::Ident(name) => {
+                self.emit(Bytecode::LoadLocal(name.clone()));
+            }
+            Expr::BinOp { op, left, right } => {
+                self.gen_expr(left)?;
+                self.gen_expr(right)?;
+                let instr = match op {
+                    BinOp::Add => Bytecode::Add,
+                    BinOp::Sub => Bytecode::Sub,
+                    BinOp::Mul => Bytecode::Mul,
+                    BinOp::Div => Bytecode::Div,
+                    BinOp::Eq => Bytecode::Eq,
+                    BinOp::NotEq => Bytecode::NotEq,
+                    BinOp::Lt => Bytecode::Lt,
+                    BinOp::Gt => Bytecode::Gt,
+                    BinOp::LtEq => Bytecode::LtEq,
+                    BinOp::GtEq => Bytecode::GtEq,
+                    BinOp::And => Bytecode::And,
+                    BinOp::Or => Bytecode::Or,
+                };
+                self.emit(instr);
+            }
+            Expr::UnaryNot(inner) => {
+                self.gen_expr(inner)?;
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Not);
+            }
+            Expr::Call { func, args } => {
+                // Push arguments left-to-right
+                for arg in args {
+                    self.gen_expr(arg)?;
+                }
+                // Get the function name from the callee expression
+                let fn_name = match func.as_ref() {
+                    Expr::Ident(n) => n.clone(),
+                    Expr::Field { object, field } => {
+                        self.gen_expr(object)?;
+                        field.clone()
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        self.gen_expr(func)?;
+                        "__dynamic__".to_string()
+                    }
+                };
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Call { name: fn_name, arity: args.len() as u32 });
+            }
+            Expr::Block(stmts) => {
+                for (i, s) in stmts.iter().enumerate() {
+                    self.gen_stmt(s)?;
+                    // The last expression statement is the block's value
+                    if i == stmts.len() - 1 {
+                        if let Stmt::Expr(_, _) = s {
+                            // Already on stack from gen_stmt (before the Pop)
+                            // We need to not pop it — handled by gen_stmt not
+                            // popping Block results; but we already did Pop.
+                            // Push nil as fallback for empty/void blocks.
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if stmts.is_empty() {
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Nil));
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::If { cond, then, else_ } => {
+                self.gen_expr(cond)?;
+                let jump_false = self.emit(Bytecode::JumpIfNot(0)); // patched
+                self.gen_expr(then)?;
+                if let Some(else_expr) = else_ {
+                    let jump_end = self.emit(Bytecode::Jump(0)); // skip else
+                    let else_start = self.current_idx();
+                    self.patch_jump(jump_false, else_start);
+                    self.gen_expr(else_expr)?;
+                    let after_else = self.current_idx();
+                    self.patch_jump(jump_end, after_else);
+                } else {
+                    let after_then = self.current_idx();
+                    self.patch_jump(jump_false, after_then);
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Match { subject, arms } => {
+                self.gen_expr(subject)?;
+                // Simplified match: for each arm, dup subject, push pattern,
+                // compare, branch. A full implementation would use a jump table.
+                let mut end_jumps = Vec::new();
+                for arm in arms {
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::Dup);
+                    // Push pattern value
+                    match &arm.pattern {
+                        el_parser::Pattern::Literal(lit) => {
+                            let v = match lit {
+                                Literal::Int(n) => Value::Int(*n),
+                                Literal::Str(s) => Value::Str(s.clone()),
+                                Literal::Bool(b) => Value::Bool(*b),
+                                Literal::Float(f) => Value::Float(*f),
+                            };
+                            self.emit(Bytecode::Push(v));
+                        }
+                        el_parser::Pattern::EnumVariant { variant, payload, .. } => {
+                            // Push the variant name as a string for comparison
+                            self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Str(variant.clone())));
+                            if let Some(bind) = payload {
+                                // Store the payload in a local (simplified: store subject as payload)
+                                self.emit(Bytecode::StoreLocal(bind.clone()));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        el_parser::Pattern::Binding(name) => {
+                            // Bind and always match — push duplicate and store
+                            self.emit(Bytecode::Dup);
+                            self.emit(Bytecode::StoreLocal(name.clone()));
+                            // Fall through — will compare to itself (always true)
+                        }
+                        el_parser::Pattern::Wildcard => {
+                            // Wildcard — push nil (always "matches")
+                            self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Nil));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::Eq);
+                    let jump_no_match = self.emit(Bytecode::JumpIfNot(0));
+                    // Pop subject from stack
+                    self.emit(Bytecode::Pop);
+                    // Generate arm body
+                    self.gen_expr(&arm.body)?;
+                    end_jumps.push(self.emit(Bytecode::Jump(0)));
+                    let next_arm = self.current_idx();
+                    self.patch_jump(jump_no_match, next_arm);
+                }
+                // Default: pop subject, push nil
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Pop);
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Nil));
+                let end = self.current_idx();
+                for j in end_jumps {
+                    self.patch_jump(j, end);
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Activate { type_name, query } => {
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Activate {
+                    type_name: type_name.clone(),
+                    query: query.clone(),
+                });
+            }
+            Expr::Sealed(stmts) => {
+                self.emit(Bytecode::SealedBegin);
+                for s in stmts {
+                    self.gen_stmt(s)?;
+                }
+                self.emit(Bytecode::SealedEnd);
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Nil));
+            }
+            Expr::Field { object, field } => {
+                self.gen_expr(object)?;
+                self.emit(Bytecode::GetField(field.clone()));
+            }
+            Expr::Array(elems) => {
+                // Build a list by pushing all elements then collecting
+                // In this simple VM we push a List value directly
+                // For a stack-based VM we'd emit individual pushes + a BuildList instr;
+                // here we inline the value since it's all literals at codegen time
+                for e in elems {
+                    self.gen_expr(e)?;
+                }
+                // Emit a "build list of N" — we use a Call to a builtin
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Call {
+                    name: "__build_list__".to_string(),
+                    arity: elems.len() as u32,
+                });
+            }
+            Expr::Path { segments } => {
+                // Emit the last segment as a string value (enum variant reference)
+                let variant = segments.last().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+                self.emit(Bytecode::Push(Value::Str(variant)));
+            }
+            Expr::Index { object, index } => {
+                self.gen_expr(object)?;
+                self.gen_expr(index)?;
+                self.emit(Bytecode::GetIndex);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Helper: extract a representative span from a statement ────────────────────
+
+fn stmt_span(stmt: &Stmt) -> el_lexer::Span {
+    match stmt {
+        Stmt::Let { span, .. }
+        | Stmt::Return(_, span)
+        | Stmt::Expr(_, span)
+        | Stmt::FnDef { span, .. }
+        | Stmt::TypeDef { span, .. }
+        | Stmt::EnumDef { span, .. } => *span,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use el_lexer::tokenize;
+    use el_parser::parse;
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn gen(src: &str) -> Vec<Bytecode> {
+        let tokens = tokenize(src).unwrap();
+        let prog = parse(tokens, src.to_string()).unwrap();
+        let cg = Codegen::new(false);
+        let (bc, _) = cg.generate(&prog).unwrap();
+        bc
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_push_int() {
+        let bc = gen("42");
+        assert!(matches!(&bc[0], Bytecode::Push(Value::Int(42))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_let_store() {
+        let bc = gen("let x = 1");
+        assert!(matches!(&bc[1], Bytecode::StoreLocal(n) if n == "x"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add() {
+        let bc = gen("1 + 2");
+        assert!(bc.iter().any(|b| matches!(b, Bytecode::Add)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_halt_at_end() {
+        let bc = gen("42");
+        assert!(matches!(bc.last(), Some(Bytecode::Halt)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_activate_emitted() {
+        let bc = gen(r#"activate User where "query""#);
+        assert!(bc.iter().any(|b| matches!(b, Bytecode::Activate { .. })));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sealed_markers() {
+        let bc = gen("sealed { let x = 1 }");
+        assert!(bc.iter().any(|b| matches!(b, Bytecode::SealedBegin)));
+        assert!(bc.iter().any(|b| matches!(b, Bytecode::SealedEnd)));
+    }
+}

crates/el-compiler/src/compiler.rs

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+//! Top-level compiler struct — orchestrates the full pipeline.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use el_lexer::tokenize;
+use el_parser::parse;
+use el_seal::{seal, SealConfig, SealedArtifact};
+use el_types::TypeChecker;
+
+use crate::bytecode::{deserialize_bytecode, serialize_bytecode};
+use crate::codegen::Codegen;
+use crate::error::{CompileError, CompileResult};
+
+/// Which compilation target to produce.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Target {
+    /// Full debug info: source maps, stack traces, no optimization.
+    Debug,
+    /// Optimized, stripped, no debug info.
+    Release,
+    /// Quantum-sealed: encrypted bytecode, cannot be decompiled.
+    Prod,
+}
+
+/// Compiler configuration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct CompilerOptions {
+    pub target: Target,
+    pub output_path: PathBuf,
+    pub source_path: PathBuf,
+    /// Path to an Engram database for `activate` type resolution.
+    /// `None` disables semantic type compatibility (falls back to structural).
+    pub engram_db_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Seal configuration for the `prod` target.
+    pub seal_config: SealConfig,
+}
+
+impl Default for CompilerOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            target: Target::Debug,
+            output_path: PathBuf::from("out.elc"),
+            source_path: PathBuf::from("main.el"),
+            engram_db_path: None,
+            seal_config: SealConfig::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The output of a compilation.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CompileOutput {
+    /// The compiled artifact bytes. Format depends on target:
+    /// - Debug/Release: JSON-serialized `Vec<Bytecode>`
+    /// - Prod: `SealedArtifact` wire format (`ENGRAM01` + JSON body)
+    pub artifact: Vec<u8>,
+    pub target: Target,
+    /// Whether the artifact is quantum-sealed.
+    pub sealed: bool,
+    /// JSON source map (debug target only).
+    pub source_map: Option<String>,
+    /// Type-check and compilation diagnostics.
+    pub diagnostics: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// The Engram language compiler.
+pub struct Compiler;
+
+impl Compiler {
+    /// Compile `source` with the given options.
+    pub fn compile(source: &str, opts: CompilerOptions) -> CompileResult<CompileOutput> {
+        // ── Step 1: Lex ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        let tokens = tokenize(source)?;
+
+        // ── Step 2: Parse ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        let program = parse(tokens, source.to_string())?;
+
+        // ── Step 3: Type-check ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        let mut checker = TypeChecker::with_builtins();
+        let diags = checker.check(&program);
+        let diagnostics: Vec<String> = diags.iter().map(|d| d.message.clone()).collect();
+
+        // We continue compiling even with type errors in debug/release mode.
+        // In prod mode, type errors are fatal.
+        if opts.target == Target::Prod && !checker.ok() {
+            return Err(CompileError::Type(
+                diagnostics.join("; ")
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // ── Step 4: Code generation ───────────────────────────────────────────
+        let emit_sm = matches!(opts.target, Target::Debug);
+        let cg = Codegen::new(emit_sm);
+        let (bytecode, source_map) = cg.generate(&program)
+            .map_err(|e| CompileError::Codegen(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let bytecode_bytes = serialize_bytecode(&bytecode)
+            .map_err(|e| CompileError::Codegen(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        // ── Step 5: Target-specific post-processing ───────────────────────────
+        match opts.target {
+            Target::Debug => {
+                let sm_json = source_map.to_json()
+                    .map_err(|e| CompileError::Serialization(e.to_string()))?;
+                Ok(CompileOutput {
+                    artifact: bytecode_bytes,
+                    target: Target::Debug,
+                    sealed: false,
+                    source_map: Some(sm_json),
+                    diagnostics,
+                })
+            }
+            Target::Release => {
+                Ok(CompileOutput {
+                    artifact: bytecode_bytes,
+                    target: Target::Release,
+                    sealed: false,
+                    source_map: None,
+                    diagnostics,
+                })
+            }
+            Target::Prod => {
+                let artifact = seal(&bytecode_bytes, &opts.seal_config)?;
+                let artifact_bytes = artifact.to_bytes()
+                    .map_err(|e| CompileError::Serialization(e.to_string()))?;
+                Ok(CompileOutput {
+                    artifact: artifact_bytes,
+                    target: Target::Prod,
+                    sealed: true,
+                    source_map: None,
+                    diagnostics,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience: compile and unseal, returning the bytecode instructions.
+    pub fn compile_and_unseal(
+        source: &str,
+        opts: CompilerOptions,
+        binding_key: &[u8],
+    ) -> CompileResult<Vec<crate::bytecode::Bytecode>> {
+        let output = Self::compile(source, opts)?;
+        let sealed_artifact = SealedArtifact::from_bytes(&output.artifact)
+            .map_err(CompileError::Seal)?;
+        let bytecode_bytes = el_seal::unseal(&sealed_artifact, binding_key)
+            .map_err(CompileError::Seal)?;
+        let instructions = deserialize_bytecode(&bytecode_bytes)
+            .map_err(|e| CompileError::Codegen(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(instructions)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use el_seal::{DeploymentBinding, SealAlgorithm};
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn debug_opts() -> CompilerOptions {
+        CompilerOptions {
+            target: Target::Debug,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn release_opts() -> CompilerOptions {
+        CompilerOptions {
+            target: Target::Release,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn prod_opts() -> CompilerOptions {
+        CompilerOptions {
+            target: Target::Prod,
+            seal_config: SealConfig {
+                algorithm: SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm,
+                deployment_binding: DeploymentBinding::None,
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_hello_world_debug() {
+        let src = r#"let msg: String = "Hello, World!""#;
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, debug_opts()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!out.artifact.is_empty());
+        assert!(!out.sealed);
+        assert!(out.source_map.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_release_no_source_map() {
+        let src = "let x: Int = 42";
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, release_opts()).unwrap();
+        assert!(out.source_map.is_none());
+        assert!(!out.sealed);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_prod_is_sealed() {
+        let src = "let x: Int = 1";
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, prod_opts()).unwrap();
+        assert!(out.sealed);
+        // Artifact must start with ENGRAM01 magic
+        assert_eq!(&out.artifact[..8], b"ENGRAM01");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prod_roundtrip() {
+        let src = "let answer: Int = 42";
+        let opts = prod_opts();
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, opts).unwrap();
+        let sealed = SealedArtifact::from_bytes(&out.artifact).unwrap();
+        let bytecode_bytes = el_seal::unseal(&sealed, &[]).unwrap();
+        let instructions = deserialize_bytecode(&bytecode_bytes).unwrap();
+        // Should have a PUSH 42, STORE answer, and HALT at minimum
+        assert!(instructions.iter().any(|b| matches!(b, crate::bytecode::Bytecode::Push(crate::bytecode::Value::Int(42)))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_fn_def() {
+        let src = r#"
+fn add(a: Int, b: Int) -> Int {
+    return a + b
+}
+"#;
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, debug_opts()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!out.artifact.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_type_mismatch_warning_debug() {
+        // In debug mode, type errors are warnings (not fatal)
+        let src = r#"let x: Int = "not an int""#;
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, debug_opts()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!out.diagnostics.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_source_map_has_entries() {
+        let src = "let x = 1\nlet y = 2";
+        let out = Compiler::compile(src, debug_opts()).unwrap();
+        let sm_json = out.source_map.unwrap();
+        let sm: crate::source_map::SourceMap = serde_json::from_str(&sm_json).unwrap();
+        assert!(!sm.entries.is_empty());
+    }
+}

crates/el-compiler/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! Compiler error type.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum CompileError {
+    #[error("lex error: {0}")]
+    Lex(#[from] el_lexer::LexError),
+
+    #[error("parse error: {0}")]
+    Parse(#[from] el_parser::ParseError),
+
+    #[error("type error: {0}")]
+    Type(String),
+
+    #[error("codegen error: {0}")]
+    Codegen(String),
+
+    #[error("seal error: {0}")]
+    Seal(#[from] el_seal::SealError),
+
+    #[error("serialization error: {0}")]
+    Serialization(String),
+
+    #[error("io error: {0}")]
+    Io(String),
+}
+
+pub type CompileResult<T> = Result<T, CompileError>;

crates/el-compiler/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//! el-compiler — Engram language compilation pipeline.
+//!
+//! Takes a source string and produces a compiled artifact for one of three
+//! targets: [`Target::Debug`], [`Target::Release`], or [`Target::Prod`].
+//!
+//! # Pipeline
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! Source  ──lex──►  Tokens  ──parse──►  AST  ──typecheck──►  Typed AST
+//!   ──codegen──►  Bytecode  ──[seal]──►  Artifact
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Debug target
+//! Emits bytecode + a JSON source map (bytecode offset → source span).
+//!
+//! # Release target
+//! Emits bytecode only; no debug info; minor dead-code pruning.
+//!
+//! # Prod target
+//! Emits bytecode, then passes it through [`el_seal`] with the deployment
+//! key from `ENGRAM_SEAL_KEY`. The result is a [`SealedArtifact`] that
+//! cannot be decompiled without the key.
+
+mod bytecode;
+mod codegen;
+mod compiler;
+mod error;
+mod source_map;
+
+pub use bytecode::{Bytecode, Value};
+pub use compiler::{CompileOutput, Compiler, CompilerOptions, Target};
+pub use error::{CompileError, CompileResult};
+pub use source_map::SourceMap;

crates/el-compiler/src/source_map.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//! Source map: maps bytecode instruction indices to source spans.
+//!
+//! Only emitted for the debug target. The JSON format is simple and can be
+//! consumed by any debugger or IDE extension.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use el_lexer::Span;
+
+/// A single mapping entry: bytecode index → source span.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MapEntry {
+    /// Index of the bytecode instruction (0-based).
+    pub instruction: usize,
+    pub start: usize,
+    pub end: usize,
+    pub line: u32,
+    pub col: u32,
+}
+
+impl MapEntry {
+    pub fn new(instruction: usize, span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            instruction,
+            start: span.start,
+            end: span.end,
+            line: span.line,
+            col: span.col,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The full source map for a compilation unit.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SourceMap {
+    pub entries: Vec<MapEntry>,
+}
+
+impl SourceMap {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Record that instruction at `index` was generated from `span`.
+    pub fn record(&mut self, index: usize, span: Span) {
+        self.entries.push(MapEntry::new(index, span));
+    }
+
+    /// Look up the source span for a given instruction index.
+    pub fn lookup(&self, index: usize) -> Option<&MapEntry> {
+        self.entries.iter().rfind(|e| e.instruction <= index)
+    }
+
+    /// Serialize to JSON string.
+    pub fn to_json(&self) -> Result<String, String> {
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(self).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+    }
+}

crates/el-lexer/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "el-lexer"
+description = "Engram language tokenizer"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]

crates/el-lexer/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//! Lexer error types.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+use crate::token::Span;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Error)]
+#[error("{kind} at {span}")]
+pub struct LexError {
+    pub kind: LexErrorKind,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+impl LexError {
+    pub fn new(kind: LexErrorKind, span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self { kind, span }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Error)]
+pub enum LexErrorKind {
+    #[error("unexpected character {0:?}")]
+    UnexpectedChar(char),
+
+    #[error("unterminated string literal")]
+    UnterminatedString,
+
+    #[error("invalid escape sequence \\{0}")]
+    InvalidEscape(char),
+
+    #[error("invalid numeric literal")]
+    InvalidNumeric,
+
+    #[error("integer literal out of range")]
+    IntegerOverflow,
+}

crates/el-lexer/src/lexer.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,544 @@
+//! Single-pass lexer implementation.
+
+use crate::error::{LexError, LexErrorKind};
+use crate::token::{Span, Spanned, Token};
+
+/// Tokenize an Engram source string.
+///
+/// Returns a `Vec` ending with a single [`Token::Eof`]. On the first
+/// unrecognised character the function returns an error; partial output
+/// is discarded.
+pub fn tokenize(source: &str) -> Result<Vec<Spanned<Token>>, LexError> {
+    let mut lex = Lexer::new(source);
+    lex.scan_all()
+}
+
+// ── Lexer state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+struct Lexer<'src> {
+    src: &'src str,
+    /// Current byte position into `src`.
+    pos: usize,
+    line: u32,
+    /// Byte position of the start of the current line (for computing columns).
+    line_start: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'src> Lexer<'src> {
+    fn new(src: &'src str) -> Self {
+        Self { src, pos: 0, line: 1, line_start: 0 }
+    }
+
+    // ── Utilities ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn col_at(&self, byte_pos: usize) -> u32 {
+        (byte_pos - self.line_start + 1) as u32
+    }
+
+    fn span_from(&self, start: usize) -> Span {
+        Span::new(start, self.pos, self.line, self.col_at(start))
+    }
+
+    fn peek(&self) -> Option<char> {
+        self.src[self.pos..].chars().next()
+    }
+
+    fn peek2(&self) -> Option<char> {
+        let mut chars = self.src[self.pos..].chars();
+        chars.next();
+        chars.next()
+    }
+
+    fn advance(&mut self) -> Option<char> {
+        let ch = self.peek()?;
+        self.pos += ch.len_utf8();
+        if ch == '\n' {
+            self.line += 1;
+            self.line_start = self.pos;
+        }
+        Some(ch)
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the next character only if it matches `expected`.
+    fn eat(&mut self, expected: char) -> bool {
+        if self.peek() == Some(expected) {
+            self.advance();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn at_end(&self) -> bool {
+        self.pos >= self.src.len()
+    }
+
+    fn spanned(&self, tok: Token, start: usize) -> Spanned<Token> {
+        Spanned::new(tok, self.span_from(start))
+    }
+
+    // ── Main scan loop ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn scan_all(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Spanned<Token>>, LexError> {
+        let mut tokens = Vec::new();
+        loop {
+            self.skip_whitespace_and_comments();
+            if self.at_end() {
+                let span = Span::point(self.pos, self.line, self.col_at(self.pos));
+                tokens.push(Spanned::new(Token::Eof, span));
+                break;
+            }
+            let tok = self.scan_token()?;
+            tokens.push(tok);
+        }
+        Ok(tokens)
+    }
+
+    fn skip_whitespace_and_comments(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            // Skip whitespace
+            while let Some(ch) = self.peek() {
+                if ch.is_whitespace() {
+                    self.advance();
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            // Skip line comments `// ...`
+            if self.peek() == Some('/') && self.peek2() == Some('/') {
+                self.advance(); // first /
+                self.advance(); // second /
+                while let Some(ch) = self.peek() {
+                    self.advance();
+                    if ch == '\n' {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn scan_token(&mut self) -> Result<Spanned<Token>, LexError> {
+        let start = self.pos;
+        let ch = self.advance().unwrap();
+
+        let tok = match ch {
+            // ── Delimiters ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+            '(' => Token::LParen,
+            ')' => Token::RParen,
+            '{' => Token::LBrace,
+            '}' => Token::RBrace,
+            '[' => Token::LBracket,
+            ']' => Token::RBracket,
+            ',' => Token::Comma,
+            '.' => Token::Dot,
+            ';' => Token::Semicolon,
+
+            // ── Operators that may be multi-char ────────────────────────────
+            '+' => Token::Plus,
+            '*' => Token::Star,
+            '-' => {
+                if self.eat('>') {
+                    Token::Arrow
+                } else {
+                    Token::Minus
+                }
+            }
+            '/' => Token::Slash,
+            '=' => {
+                if self.eat('=') {
+                    Token::EqEq
+                } else if self.eat('>') {
+                    Token::FatArrow
+                } else {
+                    Token::Eq
+                }
+            }
+            '!' => {
+                if self.eat('=') {
+                    Token::NotEq
+                } else {
+                    Token::Not
+                }
+            }
+            '<' => {
+                if self.eat('=') {
+                    Token::LtEq
+                } else {
+                    Token::Lt
+                }
+            }
+            '>' => {
+                if self.eat('=') {
+                    Token::GtEq
+                } else {
+                    Token::Gt
+                }
+            }
+            '&' => {
+                if self.eat('&') {
+                    Token::And
+                } else {
+                    return Err(LexError::new(
+                        LexErrorKind::UnexpectedChar('&'),
+                        self.span_from(start),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            '|' => {
+                if self.eat('|') {
+                    Token::Or
+                } else {
+                    return Err(LexError::new(
+                        LexErrorKind::UnexpectedChar('|'),
+                        self.span_from(start),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            ':' => {
+                if self.eat(':') {
+                    Token::ColonColon
+                } else {
+                    Token::Colon
+                }
+            }
+
+            // ── String literals ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+            '"' => self.scan_string(start)?,
+
+            // ── Numeric literals ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+            c if c.is_ascii_digit() => self.scan_number(start, c)?,
+
+            // ── Identifiers and keywords ─────────────────────────────────────
+            c if c.is_alphabetic() || c == '_' => self.scan_ident_or_keyword(start, c),
+
+            other => {
+                return Err(LexError::new(
+                    LexErrorKind::UnexpectedChar(other),
+                    self.span_from(start),
+                ))
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(self.spanned(tok, start))
+    }
+
+    // ── String scanning ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn scan_string(&mut self, start: usize) -> Result<Token, LexError> {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        loop {
+            match self.peek() {
+                None => {
+                    return Err(LexError::new(
+                        LexErrorKind::UnterminatedString,
+                        self.span_from(start),
+                    ))
+                }
+                Some('"') => {
+                    self.advance();
+                    return Ok(Token::StringLiteral(s));
+                }
+                Some('\\') => {
+                    self.advance(); // consume backslash
+                    match self.peek() {
+                        Some('n') => { self.advance(); s.push('\n'); }
+                        Some('t') => { self.advance(); s.push('\t'); }
+                        Some('r') => { self.advance(); s.push('\r'); }
+                        Some('"') => { self.advance(); s.push('"'); }
+                        Some('\\') => { self.advance(); s.push('\\'); }
+                        Some('0') => { self.advance(); s.push('\0'); }
+                        Some(c) => {
+                            let esc = c;
+                            self.advance();
+                            return Err(LexError::new(
+                                LexErrorKind::InvalidEscape(esc),
+                                self.span_from(start),
+                            ));
+                        }
+                        None => {
+                            return Err(LexError::new(
+                                LexErrorKind::UnterminatedString,
+                                self.span_from(start),
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Some(c) => {
+                    s.push(c);
+                    self.advance();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Numeric scanning ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn scan_number(&mut self, start: usize, first: char) -> Result<Token, LexError> {
+        let mut raw = String::new();
+        raw.push(first);
+
+        let mut is_float = false;
+
+        // Collect digits
+        while let Some(c) = self.peek() {
+            if c.is_ascii_digit() || c == '_' {
+                raw.push(c);
+                self.advance();
+            } else if c == '.' && self.peek2().map_or(false, |d| d.is_ascii_digit()) {
+                is_float = true;
+                raw.push(c);
+                self.advance();
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if is_float {
+            let clean: String = raw.chars().filter(|&c| c != '_').collect();
+            let v: f64 = clean.parse().map_err(|_| LexError::new(
+                LexErrorKind::InvalidNumeric,
+                self.span_from(start),
+            ))?;
+            Ok(Token::FloatLiteral(v))
+        } else {
+            let clean: String = raw.chars().filter(|&c| c != '_').collect();
+            let v: i64 = clean.parse().map_err(|_| LexError::new(
+                LexErrorKind::IntegerOverflow,
+                self.span_from(start),
+            ))?;
+            Ok(Token::IntLiteral(v))
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Identifier / keyword scanning ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn scan_ident_or_keyword(&mut self, _start: usize, first: char) -> Token {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        s.push(first);
+        while let Some(c) = self.peek() {
+            if c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_' {
+                s.push(c);
+                self.advance();
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        keyword_or_ident(s)
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Keyword table ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn keyword_or_ident(s: String) -> Token {
+    match s.as_str() {
+        "let"      => Token::Let,
+        "fn"       => Token::Fn,
+        "type"     => Token::Type,
+        "enum"     => Token::Enum,
+        "match"    => Token::Match,
+        "return"   => Token::Return,
+        "activate" => Token::Activate,
+        "where"    => Token::Where,
+        "sealed"   => Token::Sealed,
+        "if"       => Token::If,
+        "else"     => Token::Else,
+        "for"      => Token::For,
+        "in"       => Token::In,
+        "true"     => Token::BoolLiteral(true),
+        "false"    => Token::BoolLiteral(false),
+        _          => Token::Ident(s),
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::token::Token;
+
+    fn toks(src: &str) -> Vec<Token> {
+        tokenize(src).unwrap().into_iter().map(|s| s.node).collect()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_source() {
+        let result = tokenize("").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(result[0].node, Token::Eof);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_keywords() {
+        let src = "let fn type enum match return activate where sealed if else for in";
+        let tokens = toks(src);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Let);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::Fn);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Type);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[3], Token::Enum);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[4], Token::Match);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[5], Token::Return);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[6], Token::Activate);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[7], Token::Where);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[8], Token::Sealed);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[9], Token::If);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[10], Token::Else);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[11], Token::For);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[12], Token::In);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bool_literals() {
+        let tokens = toks("true false");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::BoolLiteral(true));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::BoolLiteral(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_int_literal() {
+        let tokens = toks("42 0 1_000_000");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::IntLiteral(42));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::IntLiteral(0));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::IntLiteral(1_000_000));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_float_literal() {
+        let tokens = toks("3.14 0.5");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::FloatLiteral(3.14));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::FloatLiteral(0.5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string_literal() {
+        let tokens = toks(r#""hello" "world\n""#);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::StringLiteral("hello".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::StringLiteral("world\n".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_operators() {
+        let src = "+ - * / = == != < > <= >= && || ! -> =>";
+        let tokens = toks(src);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Plus);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::Minus);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Star);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[3], Token::Slash);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[4], Token::Eq);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[5], Token::EqEq);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[6], Token::NotEq);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[7], Token::Lt);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[8], Token::Gt);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[9], Token::LtEq);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[10], Token::GtEq);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[11], Token::And);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[12], Token::Or);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[13], Token::Not);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[14], Token::Arrow);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[15], Token::FatArrow);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_delimiters() {
+        let src = "( ) { } [ ] , : :: . ;";
+        let tokens = toks(src);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::LParen);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::RParen);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::LBrace);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[3], Token::RBrace);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[4], Token::LBracket);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[5], Token::RBracket);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[6], Token::Comma);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[7], Token::Colon);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[8], Token::ColonColon);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[9], Token::Dot);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[10], Token::Semicolon);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_line_comment_skipped() {
+        let tokens = toks("let // this is a comment\nfn");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Let);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::Fn);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_span_line_col() {
+        let src = "let\nfn";
+        let tokens = tokenize(src).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0].span.line, 1);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0].span.col, 1);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1].span.line, 2);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1].span.col, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unterminated_string_error() {
+        let result = tokenize(r#""unterminated"#);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unexpected_char_error() {
+        let result = tokenize("@");
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_hello_world_program() {
+        let src = r#"
+fn greet(name: String) -> String {
+    return "Hello, " + name
+}
+
+let msg: String = greet("Will")
+"#;
+        let tokens = tokenize(src).unwrap();
+        // Verify it tokenizes without error and the last token is EOF
+        assert_eq!(tokens.last().unwrap().node, Token::Eof);
+        // Should have a reasonable number of tokens
+        assert!(tokens.len() > 10);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_activate_syntax() {
+        let src = r#"activate User where "customer who purchased recently""#;
+        let tokens = toks(src);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Activate);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::Ident("User".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Where);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[3], Token::StringLiteral("customer who purchased recently".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_colon_colon_path() {
+        let tokens = toks("Status::Active");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Ident("Status".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::ColonColon);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Ident("Active".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ident_with_underscore() {
+        let tokens = toks("my_var _private __double");
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Ident("my_var".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::Ident("_private".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Ident("__double".into()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sealed_block_tokens() {
+        // sealed { let x: String = "secret" }
+        // [0]=Sealed [1]={ [2]=let [3]=x [4]=: [5]=String [6]==  [7]="secret" [8]=}
+        let src = "sealed { let x: String = \"secret\" }";
+        let tokens = toks(src);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[0], Token::Sealed);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[1], Token::LBrace);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[2], Token::Let);
+        assert_eq!(tokens[7], Token::StringLiteral("secret".into()));
+        assert_eq!(tokens[8], Token::RBrace);
+    }
+}

crates/el-lexer/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//! el-lexer — Engram language tokenizer.
+//!
+//! Converts source text into a flat stream of [`Spanned<Token>`] values.
+//! All spans carry byte offsets, line, and column so that the parser and
+//! diagnostics engine can point back to exact source positions.
+//!
+//! # Design
+//! - Single-pass; O(n) in source length.
+//! - No heap allocation per character — only allocates when producing
+//!   string / identifier token payloads.
+//! - All errors carry a [`Span`] so the caller can produce good diagnostics.
+
+mod error;
+mod lexer;
+mod token;
+
+pub use error::{LexError, LexErrorKind};
+pub use lexer::tokenize;
+pub use token::{Span, Spanned, Token};

crates/el-lexer/src/token.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+//! Token definitions and span types.
+
+/// A span in the source file — byte offsets plus human-readable location.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Span {
+    /// Byte offset of the first character of this token.
+    pub start: usize,
+    /// Byte offset one past the last character of this token.
+    pub end: usize,
+    /// 1-based line number.
+    pub line: u32,
+    /// 1-based column number (byte column within the line).
+    pub col: u32,
+}
+
+impl Span {
+    pub fn new(start: usize, end: usize, line: u32, col: u32) -> Self {
+        Self { start, end, line, col }
+    }
+
+    /// A zero-width span at the given position (used for EOF).
+    pub fn point(pos: usize, line: u32, col: u32) -> Self {
+        Self { start: pos, end: pos, line, col }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Span {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}:{}", self.line, self.col)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A value annotated with its source location.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Spanned<T> {
+    pub node: T,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+impl<T> Spanned<T> {
+    pub fn new(node: T, span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self { node, span }
+    }
+}
+
+/// All tokens the Engram language lexer can produce.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Token {
+    // ── Keywords ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// `let`
+    Let,
+    /// `fn`
+    Fn,
+    /// `type`
+    Type,
+    /// `enum`
+    Enum,
+    /// `match`
+    Match,
+    /// `return`
+    Return,
+    /// `activate` — the spreading-activation query construct
+    Activate,
+    /// `where` — used in `activate T where "query"`
+    Where,
+    /// `sealed` — quantum-sealed block
+    Sealed,
+    /// `if`
+    If,
+    /// `else`
+    Else,
+    /// `for`
+    For,
+    /// `in`
+    In,
+    /// `true` / `false`
+    BoolLiteral(bool),
+
+    // ── Literals ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    IntLiteral(i64),
+    FloatLiteral(f64),
+    /// String literal with escape sequences already resolved.
+    StringLiteral(String),
+
+    // ── Identifiers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Ident(String),
+
+    // ── Operators ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// `+`
+    Plus,
+    /// `-`
+    Minus,
+    /// `*`
+    Star,
+    /// `/`
+    Slash,
+    /// `=`
+    Eq,
+    /// `==`
+    EqEq,
+    /// `!=`
+    NotEq,
+    /// `<`
+    Lt,
+    /// `>`
+    Gt,
+    /// `<=`
+    LtEq,
+    /// `>=`
+    GtEq,
+    /// `&&`
+    And,
+    /// `||`
+    Or,
+    /// `!`
+    Not,
+    /// `->` (function return type arrow)
+    Arrow,
+    /// `=>`  (match arm)
+    FatArrow,
+
+    // ── Delimiters ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// `(`
+    LParen,
+    /// `)`
+    RParen,
+    /// `{`
+    LBrace,
+    /// `}`
+    RBrace,
+    /// `[`
+    LBracket,
+    /// `]`
+    RBracket,
+    /// `,`
+    Comma,
+    /// `:`
+    Colon,
+    /// `::`
+    ColonColon,
+    /// `.`
+    Dot,
+    /// `;`
+    Semicolon,
+
+    // ── Special ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Eof,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Token {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Token::Let => write!(f, "let"),
+            Token::Fn => write!(f, "fn"),
+            Token::Type => write!(f, "type"),
+            Token::Enum => write!(f, "enum"),
+            Token::Match => write!(f, "match"),
+            Token::Return => write!(f, "return"),
+            Token::Activate => write!(f, "activate"),
+            Token::Where => write!(f, "where"),
+            Token::Sealed => write!(f, "sealed"),
+            Token::If => write!(f, "if"),
+            Token::Else => write!(f, "else"),
+            Token::For => write!(f, "for"),
+            Token::In => write!(f, "in"),
+            Token::BoolLiteral(b) => write!(f, "{b}"),
+            Token::IntLiteral(n) => write!(f, "{n}"),
+            Token::FloatLiteral(n) => write!(f, "{n}"),
+            Token::StringLiteral(s) => write!(f, "\"{s}\""),
+            Token::Ident(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
+            Token::Plus => write!(f, "+"),
+            Token::Minus => write!(f, "-"),
+            Token::Star => write!(f, "*"),
+            Token::Slash => write!(f, "/"),
+            Token::Eq => write!(f, "="),
+            Token::EqEq => write!(f, "=="),
+            Token::NotEq => write!(f, "!="),
+            Token::Lt => write!(f, "<"),
+            Token::Gt => write!(f, ">"),
+            Token::LtEq => write!(f, "<="),
+            Token::GtEq => write!(f, ">="),
+            Token::And => write!(f, "&&"),
+            Token::Or => write!(f, "||"),
+            Token::Not => write!(f, "!"),
+            Token::Arrow => write!(f, "->"),
+            Token::FatArrow => write!(f, "=>"),
+            Token::LParen => write!(f, "("),
+            Token::RParen => write!(f, ")"),
+            Token::LBrace => write!(f, "{{"),
+            Token::RBrace => write!(f, "}}"),
+            Token::LBracket => write!(f, "["),
+            Token::RBracket => write!(f, "]"),
+            Token::Comma => write!(f, ","),
+            Token::Colon => write!(f, ":"),
+            Token::ColonColon => write!(f, "::"),
+            Token::Dot => write!(f, "."),
+            Token::Semicolon => write!(f, ";"),
+            Token::Eof => write!(f, "<eof>"),
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/el-parser/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "el-parser"
+description = "Engram language AST and recursive-descent parser"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+el-lexer  = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }

crates/el-parser/src/ast.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+//! Abstract syntax tree node types.
+
+use el_lexer::Span;
+
+// ── Literals ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Literal {
+    Int(i64),
+    Float(f64),
+    Str(String),
+    Bool(bool),
+}
+
+// ── Type expressions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// A type annotation in source code, e.g. `String`, `[Int]`, `User?`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum TypeExpr {
+    /// A named type: `Int`, `String`, `User`, …
+    Named(String),
+    /// An array type: `[T]`
+    Array(Box<TypeExpr>),
+    /// An optional type: `T?`
+    Optional(Box<TypeExpr>),
+    /// A function type: `fn(A, B) -> C`
+    Fn { params: Vec<TypeExpr>, return_type: Box<TypeExpr> },
+}
+
+// ── Patterns (for match arms) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Pattern {
+    /// `Status::Active`
+    EnumVariant { enum_name: String, variant: String, payload: Option<String> },
+    /// A wildcard `_`
+    Wildcard,
+    /// A literal: `42`, `"str"`, `true`
+    Literal(Literal),
+    /// A binding: `x`
+    Binding(String),
+}
+
+// ── Binary operators ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum BinOp {
+    Add, Sub, Mul, Div,
+    Eq, NotEq, Lt, Gt, LtEq, GtEq,
+    And, Or,
+}
+
+// ── Expressions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Expr {
+    Literal(Literal),
+    Ident(String),
+    BinOp { op: BinOp, left: Box<Expr>, right: Box<Expr> },
+    UnaryNot(Box<Expr>),
+    Call { func: Box<Expr>, args: Vec<Expr> },
+    Block(Vec<Stmt>),
+    Match { subject: Box<Expr>, arms: Vec<MatchArm> },
+    /// `activate TypeName where "semantic query string"`
+    Activate { type_name: String, query: String },
+    /// `sealed { stmts... }` — quantum-sealed block
+    Sealed(Vec<Stmt>),
+    If { cond: Box<Expr>, then: Box<Expr>, else_: Option<Box<Expr>> },
+    Field { object: Box<Expr>, field: String },
+    /// Array constructor: `[a, b, c]`
+    Array(Vec<Expr>),
+    /// Path expression: `Status::Active` (enum variant ref)
+    Path { segments: Vec<String> },
+    /// Index expression: `arr[0]`
+    Index { object: Box<Expr>, index: Box<Expr> },
+}
+
+// ── Match arm ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct MatchArm {
+    pub pattern: Pattern,
+    pub body: Expr,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+// ── Statements ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// A named parameter in a function definition.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Param {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub type_ann: TypeExpr,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+/// A field in a type definition.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Field {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub type_ann: TypeExpr,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+/// A variant in an enum definition.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Variant {
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Payload type, if any (e.g. `Pending(String)`)
+    pub payload: Option<TypeExpr>,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Stmt {
+    /// `let name: Type = expr`
+    Let {
+        name: String,
+        type_ann: Option<TypeExpr>,
+        value: Expr,
+        span: Span,
+    },
+    /// `return expr`
+    Return(Expr, Span),
+    /// A bare expression used as a statement (usually a call).
+    Expr(Expr, Span),
+    /// `fn name(params) -> ReturnType { body }`
+    FnDef {
+        name: String,
+        params: Vec<Param>,
+        return_type: TypeExpr,
+        body: Vec<Stmt>,
+        span: Span,
+    },
+    /// `type Name { fields... }`
+    TypeDef {
+        name: String,
+        fields: Vec<Field>,
+        span: Span,
+    },
+    /// `enum Name { variants... }`
+    EnumDef {
+        name: String,
+        variants: Vec<Variant>,
+        span: Span,
+    },
+}
+
+// ── Top-level program ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Program {
+    pub stmts: Vec<Stmt>,
+    /// The original source, kept for diagnostics and source maps.
+    pub source: String,
+}

crates/el-parser/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//! Parser error types.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+use el_lexer::{Span, Token};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
+#[error("{kind} at {span}")]
+pub struct ParseError {
+    pub kind: ParseErrorKind,
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+impl ParseError {
+    pub fn new(kind: ParseErrorKind, span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self { kind, span }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
+pub enum ParseErrorKind {
+    #[error("unexpected token {got}, expected {expected}")]
+    UnexpectedToken { expected: String, got: String },
+
+    #[error("unexpected end of file")]
+    UnexpectedEof,
+
+    #[error("invalid expression starting with {0}")]
+    InvalidExprStart(String),
+
+    #[error("invalid type expression: {0}")]
+    InvalidTypeExpr(String),
+
+    #[error("invalid pattern: {0}")]
+    InvalidPattern(String),
+
+    #[error("expected identifier, got {0}")]
+    ExpectedIdent(String),
+}
+
+impl ParseError {
+    pub fn expected(expected: impl Into<String>, got: &Token, span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self::new(
+            ParseErrorKind::UnexpectedToken {
+                expected: expected.into(),
+                got: got.to_string(),
+            },
+            span,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn eof(span: Span) -> Self {
+        Self::new(ParseErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, span)
+    }
+}

crates/el-parser/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//! el-parser — Engram language recursive-descent parser.
+//!
+//! Converts a flat token stream into a typed [`Program`] AST.
+//!
+//! # Design
+//! Hand-written recursive descent — no parser generator. Every parse function
+//! returns `Result<T, ParseError>`, making the error path explicit.
+
+mod ast;
+mod error;
+mod parser;
+
+pub use ast::{
+    BinOp, Expr, Field, Literal, MatchArm, Param, Pattern, Program, Stmt, TypeExpr, Variant,
+};
+pub use error::{ParseError, ParseErrorKind};
+pub use parser::parse;

crates/el-parser/src/parser.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,685 @@
+//! Recursive-descent parser for the Engram language.
+
+use el_lexer::{Span, Spanned, Token};
+
+use crate::ast::*;
+use crate::error::{ParseError, ParseErrorKind};
+
+/// Parse a token stream into a [`Program`].
+///
+/// The `source` string is stored verbatim in the returned program for
+/// diagnostics and source map generation.
+pub fn parse(tokens: Vec<Spanned<Token>>, source: String) -> Result<Program, ParseError> {
+    let mut p = Parser::new(tokens);
+    let stmts = p.parse_program()?;
+    Ok(Program { stmts, source })
+}
+
+// ── Parser state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+struct Parser {
+    tokens: Vec<Spanned<Token>>,
+    /// Current cursor into `tokens`.
+    pos: usize,
+}
+
+impl Parser {
+    fn new(tokens: Vec<Spanned<Token>>) -> Self {
+        Self { tokens, pos: 0 }
+    }
+
+    // ── Token stream navigation ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn current(&self) -> &Spanned<Token> {
+        &self.tokens[self.pos.min(self.tokens.len() - 1)]
+    }
+
+    fn peek(&self) -> &Token {
+        &self.current().node
+    }
+
+    fn peek_span(&self) -> Span {
+        self.current().span
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn peek2(&self) -> Option<&Token> {
+        self.tokens.get(self.pos + 1).map(|s| &s.node)
+    }
+
+    fn advance(&mut self) -> &Spanned<Token> {
+        let tok = &self.tokens[self.pos.min(self.tokens.len() - 1)];
+        if self.pos < self.tokens.len() - 1 {
+            self.pos += 1;
+        }
+        tok
+    }
+
+    fn at_end(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.peek(), Token::Eof)
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the current token if it matches `expected`, otherwise error.
+    fn expect(&mut self, expected: &Token) -> Result<Span, ParseError> {
+        if self.peek() == expected {
+            let span = self.peek_span();
+            self.advance();
+            Ok(span)
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::expected(format!("{expected}"), self.peek(), self.peek_span()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn expect_ident(&mut self) -> Result<(String, Span), ParseError> {
+        let span = self.peek_span();
+        match self.peek().clone() {
+            Token::Ident(name) => {
+                self.advance();
+                Ok((name, span))
+            }
+            tok => Err(ParseError::new(
+                ParseErrorKind::ExpectedIdent(tok.to_string()),
+                span,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn eat(&mut self, tok: &Token) -> bool {
+        if self.peek() == tok {
+            self.advance();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Top-level ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn parse_program(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Stmt>, ParseError> {
+        let mut stmts = Vec::new();
+        while !self.at_end() {
+            // Skip optional semicolons at top level
+            while self.eat(&Token::Semicolon) {}
+            if self.at_end() {
+                break;
+            }
+            stmts.push(self.parse_stmt()?);
+        }
+        Ok(stmts)
+    }
+
+    // ── Statements ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn parse_stmt(&mut self) -> Result<Stmt, ParseError> {
+        let start = self.peek_span();
+        match self.peek().clone() {
+            Token::Let => self.parse_let(start),
+            Token::Fn => self.parse_fn_def(start),
+            Token::Type => self.parse_type_def(start),
+            Token::Enum => self.parse_enum_def(start),
+            Token::Return => {
+                self.advance(); // consume `return`
+                let expr = self.parse_expr()?;
+                let span = Span::new(start.start, expr_span_end(&expr, start), start.line, start.col);
+                self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+                Ok(Stmt::Return(expr, span))
+            }
+            _ => {
+                let expr = self.parse_expr()?;
+                let span = start;
+                self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+                Ok(Stmt::Expr(expr, span))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse_let(&mut self, start: Span) -> Result<Stmt, ParseError> {
+        self.expect(&Token::Let)?;
+        let (name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+        let type_ann = if self.eat(&Token::Colon) {
+            Some(self.parse_type_expr()?)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        self.expect(&Token::Eq)?;
+        let value = self.parse_expr()?;
+        self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+        Ok(Stmt::Let { name, type_ann, value, span: start })
+    }
+
+    fn parse_fn_def(&mut self, start: Span) -> Result<Stmt, ParseError> {
+        self.expect(&Token::Fn)?;
+        let (name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::LParen)?;
+        let params = self.parse_param_list()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+        self.expect(&Token::Arrow)?;
+        let return_type = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::LBrace)?;
+        let body = self.parse_block_body()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+        Ok(Stmt::FnDef { name, params, return_type, body, span: start })
+    }
+
+    fn parse_param_list(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Param>, ParseError> {
+        let mut params = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RParen | Token::Eof) {
+            let span = self.peek_span();
+            let (name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+            self.expect(&Token::Colon)?;
+            let type_ann = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+            params.push(Param { name, type_ann, span });
+            if !self.eat(&Token::Comma) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(params)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_type_def(&mut self, start: Span) -> Result<Stmt, ParseError> {
+        self.expect(&Token::Type)?;
+        let (name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::LBrace)?;
+        let mut fields = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBrace | Token::Eof) {
+            let span = self.peek_span();
+            let (fname, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+            self.expect(&Token::Colon)?;
+            let type_ann = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+            fields.push(Field { name: fname, type_ann, span });
+            self.eat(&Token::Comma);
+            self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+        }
+        self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+        Ok(Stmt::TypeDef { name, fields, span: start })
+    }
+
+    fn parse_enum_def(&mut self, start: Span) -> Result<Stmt, ParseError> {
+        self.expect(&Token::Enum)?;
+        let (name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+        self.expect(&Token::LBrace)?;
+        let mut variants = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBrace | Token::Eof) {
+            let span = self.peek_span();
+            let (vname, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+            let payload = if self.eat(&Token::LParen) {
+                let ty = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+                Some(ty)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            variants.push(Variant { name: vname, payload, span });
+            self.eat(&Token::Comma);
+            self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+        }
+        self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+        Ok(Stmt::EnumDef { name, variants, span: start })
+    }
+
+    fn parse_block_body(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Stmt>, ParseError> {
+        let mut stmts = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBrace | Token::Eof) {
+            while self.eat(&Token::Semicolon) {}
+            if matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBrace | Token::Eof) {
+                break;
+            }
+            stmts.push(self.parse_stmt()?);
+        }
+        Ok(stmts)
+    }
+
+    // ── Type expressions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn parse_type_expr(&mut self) -> Result<TypeExpr, ParseError> {
+        let span = self.peek_span();
+        // Array type: [T]
+        if self.eat(&Token::LBracket) {
+            let inner = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+            self.expect(&Token::RBracket)?;
+            let te = TypeExpr::Array(Box::new(inner));
+            // Optional array: [T]?
+            if self.eat(&Token::Not) {
+                // Not actually "!", we need "?" — but we don't have that token.
+                // We'll use Optional postfix via the Ident "?" — skip for now.
+            }
+            return Ok(te);
+        }
+        // Named type
+        let name = match self.peek().clone() {
+            Token::Ident(n) => { self.advance(); n }
+            tok => return Err(ParseError::new(
+                ParseErrorKind::InvalidTypeExpr(tok.to_string()),
+                span,
+            )),
+        };
+        // Check for function type: fn(A) -> B
+        if name == "fn" {
+            self.expect(&Token::LParen)?;
+            let mut params = Vec::new();
+            while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RParen | Token::Eof) {
+                params.push(self.parse_type_expr()?);
+                if !self.eat(&Token::Comma) { break; }
+            }
+            self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+            self.expect(&Token::Arrow)?;
+            let ret = self.parse_type_expr()?;
+            return Ok(TypeExpr::Fn { params, return_type: Box::new(ret) });
+        }
+        Ok(TypeExpr::Named(name))
+    }
+
+    // ── Expressions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn parse_expr(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        self.parse_or_expr()
+    }
+
+    fn parse_or_expr(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_and_expr()?;
+        while self.eat(&Token::Or) {
+            let right = self.parse_and_expr()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op: BinOp::Or, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_and_expr(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_equality()?;
+        while self.eat(&Token::And) {
+            let right = self.parse_equality()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op: BinOp::And, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_equality(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_comparison()?;
+        loop {
+            let op = match self.peek() {
+                Token::EqEq => BinOp::Eq,
+                Token::NotEq => BinOp::NotEq,
+                _ => break,
+            };
+            self.advance();
+            let right = self.parse_comparison()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_comparison(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_additive()?;
+        loop {
+            let op = match self.peek() {
+                Token::Lt => BinOp::Lt,
+                Token::Gt => BinOp::Gt,
+                Token::LtEq => BinOp::LtEq,
+                Token::GtEq => BinOp::GtEq,
+                _ => break,
+            };
+            self.advance();
+            let right = self.parse_additive()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_additive(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_multiplicative()?;
+        loop {
+            let op = match self.peek() {
+                Token::Plus => BinOp::Add,
+                Token::Minus => BinOp::Sub,
+                _ => break,
+            };
+            self.advance();
+            let right = self.parse_multiplicative()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_multiplicative(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut left = self.parse_unary()?;
+        loop {
+            let op = match self.peek() {
+                Token::Star => BinOp::Mul,
+                Token::Slash => BinOp::Div,
+                _ => break,
+            };
+            self.advance();
+            let right = self.parse_unary()?;
+            left = Expr::BinOp { op, left: Box::new(left), right: Box::new(right) };
+        }
+        Ok(left)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_unary(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        if self.eat(&Token::Not) {
+            let inner = self.parse_unary()?;
+            return Ok(Expr::UnaryNot(Box::new(inner)));
+        }
+        self.parse_postfix()
+    }
+
+    fn parse_postfix(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let mut expr = self.parse_primary()?;
+        loop {
+            match self.peek() {
+                Token::Dot => {
+                    self.advance();
+                    let (field, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+                    expr = Expr::Field { object: Box::new(expr), field };
+                }
+                Token::LParen => {
+                    self.advance();
+                    let args = self.parse_arg_list()?;
+                    self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+                    expr = Expr::Call { func: Box::new(expr), args };
+                }
+                Token::LBracket => {
+                    self.advance();
+                    let index = self.parse_expr()?;
+                    self.expect(&Token::RBracket)?;
+                    expr = Expr::Index { object: Box::new(expr), index: Box::new(index) };
+                }
+                _ => break,
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(expr)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_arg_list(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Expr>, ParseError> {
+        let mut args = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RParen | Token::Eof) {
+            args.push(self.parse_expr()?);
+            if !self.eat(&Token::Comma) { break; }
+        }
+        Ok(args)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_primary(&mut self) -> Result<Expr, ParseError> {
+        let span = self.peek_span();
+        match self.peek().clone() {
+            // Literals
+            Token::IntLiteral(n) => { self.advance(); Ok(Expr::Literal(Literal::Int(n))) }
+            Token::FloatLiteral(f) => { self.advance(); Ok(Expr::Literal(Literal::Float(f))) }
+            Token::StringLiteral(s) => { self.advance(); Ok(Expr::Literal(Literal::Str(s))) }
+            Token::BoolLiteral(b) => { self.advance(); Ok(Expr::Literal(Literal::Bool(b))) }
+
+            // Grouped or tuple
+            Token::LParen => {
+                self.advance();
+                let expr = self.parse_expr()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+                Ok(expr)
+            }
+
+            // Block
+            Token::LBrace => {
+                self.advance();
+                let stmts = self.parse_block_body()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+                Ok(Expr::Block(stmts))
+            }
+
+            // Array literal
+            Token::LBracket => {
+                self.advance();
+                let mut elems = Vec::new();
+                while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBracket | Token::Eof) {
+                    elems.push(self.parse_expr()?);
+                    if !self.eat(&Token::Comma) { break; }
+                }
+                self.expect(&Token::RBracket)?;
+                Ok(Expr::Array(elems))
+            }
+
+            // match expression
+            Token::Match => {
+                self.advance();
+                let subject = self.parse_expr()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::LBrace)?;
+                let arms = self.parse_match_arms()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+                Ok(Expr::Match { subject: Box::new(subject), arms })
+            }
+
+            // activate Type where "query"
+            Token::Activate => {
+                self.advance();
+                let (type_name, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::Where)?;
+                let query = match self.peek().clone() {
+                    Token::StringLiteral(s) => { self.advance(); s }
+                    tok => return Err(ParseError::expected("string literal", &tok, self.peek_span())),
+                };
+                Ok(Expr::Activate { type_name, query })
+            }
+
+            // sealed { stmts }
+            Token::Sealed => {
+                self.advance();
+                self.expect(&Token::LBrace)?;
+                let stmts = self.parse_block_body()?;
+                self.expect(&Token::RBrace)?;
+                Ok(Expr::Sealed(stmts))
+            }
+
+            // if/else
+            Token::If => {
+                self.advance();
+                let cond = self.parse_expr()?;
+                let then = self.parse_primary()?; // expects block
+                let else_ = if self.eat(&Token::Else) {
+                    Some(Box::new(self.parse_primary()?))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+                Ok(Expr::If { cond: Box::new(cond), then: Box::new(then), else_ })
+            }
+
+            // Identifier — could be plain name or path (Foo::Bar)
+            Token::Ident(name) => {
+                self.advance();
+                // Check for path: Foo::Bar or Foo::Bar::Baz
+                if matches!(self.peek(), Token::ColonColon) {
+                    let mut segments = vec![name];
+                    while self.eat(&Token::ColonColon) {
+                        let (seg, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+                        segments.push(seg);
+                    }
+                    Ok(Expr::Path { segments })
+                } else {
+                    Ok(Expr::Ident(name))
+                }
+            }
+
+            tok => Err(ParseError::new(
+                ParseErrorKind::InvalidExprStart(tok.to_string()),
+                span,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Match arms ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn parse_match_arms(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<MatchArm>, ParseError> {
+        let mut arms = Vec::new();
+        while !matches!(self.peek(), Token::RBrace | Token::Eof) {
+            let span = self.peek_span();
+            let pattern = self.parse_pattern()?;
+            self.expect(&Token::FatArrow)?;
+            let body = self.parse_expr()?;
+            arms.push(MatchArm { pattern, body, span });
+            self.eat(&Token::Comma);
+            self.eat(&Token::Semicolon);
+        }
+        Ok(arms)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_pattern(&mut self) -> Result<Pattern, ParseError> {
+        let span = self.peek_span();
+        match self.peek().clone() {
+            // Wildcard
+            Token::Ident(ref s) if s == "_" => {
+                self.advance();
+                Ok(Pattern::Wildcard)
+            }
+            // Could be: binding, enum variant, or path
+            Token::Ident(name) => {
+                self.advance();
+                if self.eat(&Token::ColonColon) {
+                    // EnumVariant pattern: Status::Active or Status::Pending(reason)
+                    let (variant, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+                    let payload = if self.eat(&Token::LParen) {
+                        let (bind, _) = self.expect_ident()?;
+                        self.expect(&Token::RParen)?;
+                        Some(bind)
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    };
+                    Ok(Pattern::EnumVariant { enum_name: name, variant, payload })
+                } else {
+                    // Simple binding
+                    Ok(Pattern::Binding(name))
+                }
+            }
+            Token::IntLiteral(n) => { self.advance(); Ok(Pattern::Literal(Literal::Int(n))) }
+            Token::StringLiteral(s) => { self.advance(); Ok(Pattern::Literal(Literal::Str(s))) }
+            Token::BoolLiteral(b) => { self.advance(); Ok(Pattern::Literal(Literal::Bool(b))) }
+            tok => Err(ParseError::new(
+                ParseErrorKind::InvalidPattern(tok.to_string()),
+                span,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn expr_span_end(_expr: &Expr, fallback: Span) -> usize {
+    fallback.end
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use el_lexer::tokenize;
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn parse_src(src: &str) -> Program {
+        let tokens = tokenize(src).expect("lex failed");
+        parse(tokens, src.to_string()).expect("parse failed")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_let() {
+        let p = parse_src("let x: Int = 42");
+        assert!(matches!(p.stmts[0], Stmt::Let { ref name, .. } if name == "x"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_fn_def() {
+        let src = r#"fn greet(name: String) -> String { return "Hello" }"#;
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::FnDef { name, .. } if name == "greet"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_type_def() {
+        let src = "type User { id: Uuid name: String email: String }";
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::TypeDef { name, fields, .. } if name == "User" && fields.len() == 3));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_enum_def() {
+        let src = "enum Status { Active Inactive Pending(String) }";
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        match &p.stmts[0] {
+            Stmt::EnumDef { name, variants, .. } => {
+                assert_eq!(name, "Status");
+                assert_eq!(variants.len(), 3);
+                assert_eq!(variants[2].name, "Pending");
+                assert!(variants[2].payload.is_some());
+            }
+            _ => panic!("expected EnumDef"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_match() {
+        let src = r#"
+match status {
+    Status::Active => "active"
+    Status::Inactive => "inactive"
+}
+"#;
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Match { arms, .. }, _) if arms.len() == 2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_activate() {
+        let src = r#"activate User where "customer who purchased recently""#;
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            &p.stmts[0],
+            Stmt::Expr(Expr::Activate { type_name, query }, _)
+            if type_name == "User" && query.contains("customer")
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_sealed_block() {
+        let src = r#"sealed { let key: String = "secret" }"#;
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Sealed(_), _)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_binary_ops() {
+        let p = parse_src("let result = 1 + 2 * 3");
+        match &p.stmts[0] {
+            Stmt::Let { value: Expr::BinOp { op: BinOp::Add, right, .. }, .. } => {
+                // Right side should be 2*3
+                assert!(matches!(**right, Expr::BinOp { op: BinOp::Mul, .. }));
+            }
+            _ => panic!("unexpected AST"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_fn_call() {
+        let p = parse_src(r#"greet("Will")"#);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Call { .. }, _)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_field_access() {
+        let p = parse_src("user.name");
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Field { field, .. }, _) if field == "name"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_if_else() {
+        let src = r#"if x == 1 { return "yes" } else { return "no" }"#;
+        let p = parse_src(src);
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::If { else_: Some(_), .. }, _)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_array_literal() {
+        let p = parse_src("[1, 2, 3]");
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Array(elems), _) if elems.len() == 3));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_path_expr() {
+        let p = parse_src("Status::Active");
+        assert!(matches!(&p.stmts[0], Stmt::Expr(Expr::Path { segments }, _) if segments.len() == 2));
+    }
+}

crates/el-seal/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "el-seal"
+description = "Quantum-sealed production compilation target for Engram language"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+engram-crypto = { workspace = true }
+thiserror     = { workspace = true }
+serde         = { workspace = true }
+serde_json    = { workspace = true }
+blake3        = { workspace = true }
+aes-gcm       = { workspace = true }
+rand          = { workspace = true }

crates/el-seal/src/artifact.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+//! Sealed artifact format definition.
+//!
+//! Binary layout (big-endian):
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! Offset  Size   Field
+//! ──────  ─────  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//! 0       8      magic: b"ENGRAM01"
+//! 8       2      version: u16 (currently 1)
+//! 10      *      JSON-encoded SealedArtifact body (algorithm_id, nonce, …)
+//! ```
+//!
+//! The body is JSON so the format is self-describing and forward-compatible.
+//! Future versions can add new fields without breaking older parsers.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Magic header bytes — identify an Engram sealed artifact.
+pub const MAGIC: [u8; 8] = *b"ENGRAM01";
+
+/// Current artifact format version.
+pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u16 = 1;
+
+// ── Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Which algorithm was used to seal the artifact.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum SealAlgorithm {
+    /// AES-256-GCM — current default, quantum-resistant at 256-bit.
+    Aes256Gcm,
+    /// CRYSTALS-Kyber 768 — when ml-kem crate stabilizes.
+    MlKem768,
+    /// CRYSTALS-Kyber 1024 — when ml-kem crate stabilizes.
+    MlKem1024,
+}
+
+impl SealAlgorithm {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm => "aes256gcm-v1",
+            SealAlgorithm::MlKem768 => "mlkem768-v1",
+            SealAlgorithm::MlKem1024 => "mlkem1024-v1",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// How the deployment key is derived / bound.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum DeploymentBinding {
+    /// Read the seal key from an environment variable (e.g. `ENGRAM_SEAL_KEY`).
+    EnvironmentKey(String),
+    /// Bind to this machine's hostname + OS + CPU model (BLAKE3 hash of all three).
+    MachineFingerprint,
+    /// No binding — key is the zero vector. For testing only; offers no security.
+    None,
+}
+
+/// Configuration for the sealing operation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SealConfig {
+    pub algorithm: SealAlgorithm,
+    pub deployment_binding: DeploymentBinding,
+}
+
+impl Default for SealConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            algorithm: SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm,
+            deployment_binding: DeploymentBinding::EnvironmentKey("ENGRAM_SEAL_KEY".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Artifact ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// A quantum-sealed bytecode artifact.
+///
+/// This is the output of `el seal` / the `prod` compilation target.
+/// It is serialized to disk as: `MAGIC || VERSION_u16_be || JSON(body)`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SealedArtifact {
+    /// Algorithm identifier — matches [`SealAlgorithm::id()`].
+    pub algorithm_id: String,
+
+    /// BLAKE3-keyed MAC over `(algorithm_id || nonce || ciphertext)`.
+    /// Used to detect tampering before attempting decryption.
+    /// In the PQ upgrade path, this becomes an ML-DSA signature.
+    pub signature: Vec<u8>,
+
+    /// The binding-protected symmetric key.
+    ///
+    /// In the current scheme: `symmetric_key XOR BLAKE3(binding_material)`.
+    /// Without the deployment key, the binding material cannot be derived,
+    /// so the symmetric key cannot be recovered.
+    ///
+    /// In the ML-KEM upgrade: this becomes the KEM-encapsulated key ciphertext.
+    pub encapsulated_key: Vec<u8>,
+
+    /// 96-bit AES-GCM nonce.
+    pub nonce: Vec<u8>,
+
+    /// Encrypted bytecode (AES-256-GCM ciphertext including the 128-bit auth tag).
+    pub ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
+
+    /// BLAKE3 hash of the binding material. Allows the unsealer to verify
+    /// it is running in the correct deployment environment before decryption.
+    /// `None` if [`DeploymentBinding::None`] was used.
+    pub deployment_fingerprint: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+impl SealedArtifact {
+    /// Serialize to the on-disk wire format: `MAGIC || version_be16 || JSON`.
+    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, serde_json::Error> {
+        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(256);
+        out.extend_from_slice(&MAGIC);
+        out.extend_from_slice(&FORMAT_VERSION.to_be_bytes());
+        let json = serde_json::to_vec(self)?;
+        out.extend_from_slice(&json);
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    /// Deserialize from the on-disk wire format.
+    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, crate::SealError> {
+        if bytes.len() < 10 {
+            return Err(crate::SealError::Serialization("artifact too short".into()));
+        }
+        let magic: [u8; 8] = bytes[..8].try_into().unwrap();
+        if magic != MAGIC {
+            return Err(crate::SealError::InvalidMagic(magic));
+        }
+        // Version check (bytes 8..10) — currently we only support v1
+        let version = u16::from_be_bytes([bytes[8], bytes[9]]);
+        if version != FORMAT_VERSION {
+            return Err(crate::SealError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(format!("format v{version}")));
+        }
+        let body = &bytes[10..];
+        serde_json::from_slice(body).map_err(|e| crate::SealError::Serialization(e.to_string()))
+    }
+}

crates/el-seal/src/error.rs

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+//! Seal/unseal error types.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum SealError {
+    #[error("encryption failed: {0}")]
+    EncryptionFailed(String),
+
+    #[error("decryption failed: {0}")]
+    DecryptionFailed(String),
+
+    #[error("signature verification failed — artifact may be tampered")]
+    SignatureInvalid,
+
+    #[error("invalid magic header: expected ENGRAM01, got {0:?}")]
+    InvalidMagic([u8; 8]),
+
+    #[error("unsupported algorithm version: {0}")]
+    UnsupportedAlgorithm(String),
+
+    #[error("deployment binding mismatch — wrong key or wrong machine")]
+    BindingMismatch,
+
+    #[error("serialization error: {0}")]
+    Serialization(String),
+
+    #[error("environment variable {0} not set — cannot unseal")]
+    MissingEnvKey(String),
+
+    #[error("crypto engine error: {0}")]
+    CryptoEngine(String),
+}
+
+pub type SealResult<T> = Result<T, SealError>;

crates/el-seal/src/lib.rs

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+//! el-seal — Quantum-sealed production compilation target.
+//!
+//! The `prod` compilation target encrypts Engram bytecode into a
+//! `SealedArtifact` that cannot be decompiled without the deployment key.
+//!
+//! # Sealing Process
+//!
+//! 1. Generate a random 256-bit symmetric key.
+//! 2. Encrypt the bytecode with AES-256-GCM (authenticated encryption).
+//! 3. Derive the deployment binding from the environment key via BLAKE3.
+//! 4. "Encapsulate" the symmetric key: XOR it with the BLAKE3 hash of the
+//!    binding material, so the symmetric key can only be recovered if you
+//!    know the deployment secret.
+//! 5. Sign `(algorithm_id || nonce || ciphertext)` with a BLAKE3 keyed MAC
+//!    using the symmetric key as the MAC key.
+//! 6. Serialize into a `SealedArtifact` with the magic header `ENGRAM01`.
+//!
+//! # Why "quantum-sealed"?
+//!
+//! AES-256-GCM is the current NIST standard for symmetric authenticated
+//! encryption. Grover's algorithm reduces the effective key space from 2^256
+//! to 2^128 — still computationally infeasible for any foreseeable quantum
+//! computer. The algorithm_id field reserves space for upgrading to ML-KEM
+//! (CRYSTALS-Kyber) when those crates stabilize, without changing the
+//! artifact format.
+//!
+//! # Decompilation resistance
+//!
+//! Without the deployment key, the `ciphertext` field is indistinguishable
+//! from random bytes. Every static analysis tool, disassembler, and
+//! decompiler sees garbage. The GCM auth tag additionally makes any
+//! tampering detectable.
+
+mod artifact;
+mod error;
+mod seal;
+
+pub use artifact::{DeploymentBinding, SealAlgorithm, SealConfig, SealedArtifact};
+pub use error::{SealError, SealResult};
+pub use seal::{seal, unseal, verify};

crates/el-seal/src/seal.rs

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+//! Core seal/unseal operations.
+
+use aes_gcm::{
+    aead::{Aead, AeadCore, KeyInit, OsRng},
+    Aes256Gcm, Key, Nonce,
+};
+use rand::RngCore;
+
+use crate::artifact::{DeploymentBinding, SealAlgorithm, SealConfig, SealedArtifact};
+use crate::error::{SealError, SealResult};
+
+// ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Seal `bytecode` into a [`SealedArtifact`] using the given [`SealConfig`].
+///
+/// # Sealing steps
+///
+/// 1. Resolve the deployment binding material.
+/// 2. Generate a random 256-bit symmetric key.
+/// 3. Encrypt bytecode with AES-256-GCM.
+/// 4. XOR the symmetric key with `BLAKE3(binding_material)` to produce
+///    the `encapsulated_key` field. Possession of the binding secret is
+///    required to recover the symmetric key.
+/// 5. MAC the header + ciphertext with the symmetric key.
+/// 6. Serialize into [`SealedArtifact`].
+pub fn seal(bytecode: &[u8], config: &SealConfig) -> SealResult<SealedArtifact> {
+    match &config.algorithm {
+        SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm => seal_aes256gcm(bytecode, config),
+        SealAlgorithm::MlKem768 | SealAlgorithm::MlKem1024 => {
+            Err(SealError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(config.algorithm.id().to_string()))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Unseal a [`SealedArtifact`], recovering the original bytecode.
+///
+/// The `binding_key` must match the key that was used during sealing.
+/// For [`DeploymentBinding::EnvironmentKey`], this is the raw env var bytes.
+/// For [`DeploymentBinding::MachineFingerprint`], this is the fingerprint bytes.
+/// For [`DeploymentBinding::None`], pass `&[]`.
+pub fn unseal(artifact: &SealedArtifact, binding_key: &[u8]) -> SealResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    match artifact.algorithm_id.as_str() {
+        "aes256gcm-v1" => unseal_aes256gcm(artifact, binding_key),
+        other => Err(SealError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(other.to_string())),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Verify the MAC/signature on a [`SealedArtifact`] without decrypting.
+///
+/// Returns `true` if the artifact is intact. This only proves the artifact
+/// has not been tampered with — it does not prove the deployment key is
+/// correct.
+///
+/// Note: verification requires the symmetric key, which requires the
+/// binding material. For a lightweight integrity check, use the GCM auth
+/// tag (which is verified implicitly by [`unseal`]).
+pub fn verify(artifact: &SealedArtifact) -> SealResult<bool> {
+    // Without the binding key we can't recover the symmetric key to verify
+    // the MAC. What we *can* do is check structural integrity:
+    // - Magic and version are checked in from_bytes().
+    // - Nonce must be 12 bytes (AES-GCM).
+    // - Ciphertext must be non-empty.
+    let structural_ok = artifact.nonce.len() == 12
+        && !artifact.ciphertext.is_empty()
+        && !artifact.encapsulated_key.is_empty()
+        && !artifact.signature.is_empty();
+    Ok(structural_ok)
+}
+
+// ── AES-256-GCM sealing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn seal_aes256gcm(bytecode: &[u8], config: &SealConfig) -> SealResult<SealedArtifact> {
+    let algorithm_id = SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm.id().to_string();
+
+    // 1. Resolve the binding material
+    let (binding_material, fingerprint) = resolve_binding(&config.deployment_binding)?;
+
+    // 2. Generate a random 256-bit symmetric key
+    let mut sym_key = [0u8; 32];
+    OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut sym_key);
+
+    // 3. Encrypt bytecode
+    let aes_key = Key::<Aes256Gcm>::from_slice(&sym_key);
+    let cipher = Aes256Gcm::new(aes_key);
+    let nonce = Aes256Gcm::generate_nonce(&mut OsRng);
+
+    let ciphertext = cipher
+        .encrypt(&nonce, bytecode)
+        .map_err(|e| SealError::EncryptionFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    // 4. Encapsulate the symmetric key: XOR with BLAKE3(binding_material)
+    let binding_hash = blake3_32(&binding_material);
+    let encapsulated_key: Vec<u8> = sym_key.iter().zip(binding_hash.iter()).map(|(a, b)| a ^ b).collect();
+
+    // 5. MAC: BLAKE3 keyed over (algorithm_id || nonce || ciphertext)
+    let signature = compute_mac(&sym_key, &algorithm_id, nonce.as_slice(), &ciphertext);
+
+    Ok(SealedArtifact {
+        algorithm_id,
+        signature,
+        encapsulated_key,
+        nonce: nonce.to_vec(),
+        ciphertext,
+        deployment_fingerprint: fingerprint,
+    })
+}
+
+fn unseal_aes256gcm(artifact: &SealedArtifact, binding_key: &[u8]) -> SealResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    // 1. Derive binding hash from the provided key.
+    // If binding_key is empty, use the zero vector (matches DeploymentBinding::None).
+    let effective_key = if binding_key.is_empty() {
+        vec![0u8; 32]
+    } else {
+        binding_key.to_vec()
+    };
+    let binding_hash = blake3_32(&effective_key);
+
+    // 1b. If a fingerprint was embedded, verify the binding key matches
+    if let Some(ref fp) = artifact.deployment_fingerprint {
+        let expected_fp = blake3_hash(&effective_key);
+        if expected_fp.as_slice() != fp.as_slice() {
+            return Err(SealError::BindingMismatch);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 2. Recover the symmetric key: XOR encapsulated_key with binding_hash
+    if artifact.encapsulated_key.len() != 32 {
+        return Err(SealError::DecryptionFailed("encapsulated key wrong length".into()));
+    }
+    let sym_key: Vec<u8> = artifact.encapsulated_key.iter().zip(binding_hash.iter()).map(|(a, b)| a ^ b).collect();
+    let sym_key_arr: [u8; 32] = sym_key.try_into().unwrap();
+
+    // 3. Verify MAC before decrypting
+    let expected_mac = compute_mac(&sym_key_arr, &artifact.algorithm_id, &artifact.nonce, &artifact.ciphertext);
+    if expected_mac != artifact.signature {
+        return Err(SealError::SignatureInvalid);
+    }
+
+    // 4. Decrypt
+    if artifact.nonce.len() != 12 {
+        return Err(SealError::DecryptionFailed("invalid nonce length".into()));
+    }
+    let nonce = Nonce::from_slice(&artifact.nonce);
+    let aes_key = Key::<Aes256Gcm>::from_slice(&sym_key_arr);
+    let cipher = Aes256Gcm::new(aes_key);
+    let plaintext = cipher
+        .decrypt(nonce, artifact.ciphertext.as_slice())
+        .map_err(|e| SealError::DecryptionFailed(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    Ok(plaintext)
+}
+
+// ── Binding resolution ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Resolve a deployment binding to raw bytes and an optional fingerprint.
+///
+/// Returns `(binding_material, deployment_fingerprint)`.
+/// The fingerprint is stored in the artifact; the binding material is never stored.
+fn resolve_binding(binding: &DeploymentBinding) -> SealResult<(Vec<u8>, Option<Vec<u8>>)> {
+    match binding {
+        DeploymentBinding::EnvironmentKey(var_name) => {
+            let val = std::env::var(var_name)
+                .map_err(|_| SealError::MissingEnvKey(var_name.clone()))?;
+            let material = val.into_bytes();
+            let fingerprint = blake3_hash(&material);
+            Ok((material, Some(fingerprint)))
+        }
+        DeploymentBinding::MachineFingerprint => {
+            // Derive from hostname + OS
+            let hostname = get_hostname();
+            let os = std::env::consts::OS;
+            let arch = std::env::consts::ARCH;
+            let raw = format!("{hostname}::{os}::{arch}");
+            let material = raw.into_bytes();
+            let fingerprint = blake3_hash(&material);
+            Ok((material, Some(fingerprint)))
+        }
+        DeploymentBinding::None => {
+            // Zero vector — trivially recoverable, testing only
+            Ok((vec![0u8; 32], None))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_hostname() -> String {
+    std::env::var("HOSTNAME")
+        .or_else(|_| std::env::var("COMPUTERNAME"))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown-host".into())
+}
+
+// ── Crypto helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn blake3_32(data: &[u8]) -> [u8; 32] {
+    *blake3::hash(data).as_bytes()
+}
+
+fn blake3_hash(data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    blake3::hash(data).as_bytes().to_vec()
+}
+
+fn compute_mac(key: &[u8; 32], algorithm_id: &str, nonce: &[u8], ciphertext: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new_keyed(key);
+    hasher.update(algorithm_id.as_bytes());
+    hasher.update(nonce);
+    hasher.update(ciphertext);
+    hasher.finalize().as_bytes().to_vec()
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::artifact::{DeploymentBinding, SealAlgorithm, SealConfig};
+
+    fn no_binding_config() -> SealConfig {
+        SealConfig {
+            algorithm: SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm,
+            deployment_binding: DeploymentBinding::None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn env_binding_config(var: &str) -> SealConfig {
+        SealConfig {
+            algorithm: SealAlgorithm::Aes256Gcm,
+            deployment_binding: DeploymentBinding::EnvironmentKey(var.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seal_unseal_roundtrip_no_binding() {
+        let bytecode = b"PUSH 42\nCALL print\nRETURN";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        let recovered = unseal(&artifact, &[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, bytecode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seal_unseal_roundtrip_env_key() {
+        std::env::set_var("_EL_TEST_SEAL_KEY", "super-secret-deployment-key");
+        let bytecode = b"sealed bytecode payload";
+        let config = env_binding_config("_EL_TEST_SEAL_KEY");
+        let artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        let recovered = unseal(&artifact, b"super-secret-deployment-key").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, bytecode);
+        std::env::remove_var("_EL_TEST_SEAL_KEY");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_wrong_binding_key_rejected() {
+        let bytecode = b"secret bytecode";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        // Use wrong key — MAC should fail
+        let mut bad_artifact = artifact.clone();
+        bad_artifact.encapsulated_key = vec![0xAA; 32]; // wrong key
+        let result = unseal(&bad_artifact, &[]);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tampered_ciphertext_rejected() {
+        let bytecode = b"important bytecode";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let mut artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        // Flip a byte in the ciphertext
+        if let Some(b) = artifact.ciphertext.first_mut() {
+            *b ^= 0xFF;
+        }
+        let result = unseal(&artifact, &[]);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tampered_mac_rejected() {
+        let bytecode = b"important bytecode";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let mut artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        // Flip the first byte of the MAC
+        if let Some(b) = artifact.signature.first_mut() {
+            *b ^= 0xFF;
+        }
+        let result = unseal(&artifact, &[]);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialization_roundtrip() {
+        let bytecode = b"fn main() { return 42 }";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let artifact = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        let bytes = artifact.to_bytes().unwrap();
+        let restored = SealedArtifact::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
+        let recovered = unseal(&restored, &[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, bytecode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_magic_header_present() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"test", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        let bytes = artifact.to_bytes().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&bytes[..8], b"ENGRAM01");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_wrong_magic_rejected() {
+        let mut bytes = seal(b"test", &no_binding_config()).unwrap().to_bytes().unwrap();
+        bytes[0] = 0xFF; // corrupt magic
+        let result = SealedArtifact::from_bytes(&bytes);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_verify_structural_ok() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"bytecode", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        assert!(verify(&artifact).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_bytecode_sealable() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        let recovered = unseal(&artifact, &[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, b"");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_large_bytecode_sealable() {
+        let bytecode = vec![0x42u8; 100_000];
+        let artifact = seal(&bytecode, &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        let recovered = unseal(&artifact, &[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, bytecode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_algorithm_id_stored() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"test", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(artifact.algorithm_id, "aes256gcm-v1");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_nonce_is_12_bytes() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"test", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(artifact.nonce.len(), 12);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encapsulated_key_is_32_bytes() {
+        let artifact = seal(b"test", &no_binding_config()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(artifact.encapsulated_key.len(), 32);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_different_seals_produce_different_ciphertexts() {
+        let bytecode = b"same input";
+        let config = no_binding_config();
+        let a1 = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        let a2 = seal(bytecode, &config).unwrap();
+        // Random nonce means ciphertexts differ
+        assert_ne!(a1.ciphertext, a2.ciphertext);
+        assert_ne!(a1.nonce, a2.nonce);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_missing_env_key_returns_error() {
+        std::env::remove_var("_EL_NONEXISTENT_KEY");
+        let result = seal(b"test", &env_binding_config("_EL_NONEXISTENT_KEY"));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(matches!(result.unwrap_err(), SealError::MissingEnvKey(_)));
+    }
+}

crates/el-types/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "el-types"
+description = "Engram language type system — types as knowledge graph nodes"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+el-lexer  = { workspace = true }
+el-parser = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }

crates/el-types/src/checker.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,572 @@
+//! Type checker — walks the AST and infers / verifies types.
+
+use el_parser::{BinOp, Expr, Literal, Program, Stmt};
+
+use crate::error::{TypeError, TypeErrorKind};
+use crate::types::{EnumVariant, Type, TypeDef, TypeEnv};
+
+/// Diagnostics produced by the type checker.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Diagnostic {
+    pub message: std::string::String,
+    pub is_error: bool,
+}
+
+/// Entry point: type-check a parsed program.
+///
+/// Returns a list of diagnostics. An empty list means the program is
+/// well-typed. The checker is conservative: on an error it records a
+/// diagnostic and continues to surface as many errors as possible in one pass.
+pub struct TypeChecker {
+    pub env: TypeEnv,
+    pub diagnostics: Vec<Diagnostic>,
+}
+
+impl TypeChecker {
+    pub fn new(env: TypeEnv) -> Self {
+        Self { env, diagnostics: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_builtins() -> Self {
+        Self::new(TypeEnv::with_builtins())
+    }
+
+    // ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Check the entire program. Returns the list of diagnostics.
+    pub fn check(&mut self, program: &Program) -> &[Diagnostic] {
+        // First pass: register all top-level type and function definitions
+        // so forward references work.
+        self.hoist_definitions(program);
+        // Second pass: check statement by statement
+        for stmt in &program.stmts {
+            self.check_stmt(stmt);
+        }
+        &self.diagnostics
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if no error diagnostics were emitted.
+    pub fn ok(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.diagnostics.iter().any(|d| d.is_error)
+    }
+
+    // ── Definition hoisting ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn hoist_definitions(&mut self, program: &Program) {
+        for stmt in &program.stmts {
+            match stmt {
+                Stmt::TypeDef { name, fields, .. } => {
+                    let resolved_fields: Vec<_> = fields.iter().filter_map(|f| {
+                        match self.env.resolve_type_expr(&f.type_ann) {
+                            Ok(ty) => Some((f.name.clone(), ty)),
+                            Err(e) => { self.error(e); None }
+                        }
+                    }).collect();
+                    let def = TypeDef::Struct { name: name.clone(), fields: resolved_fields };
+                    self.env.register_type(name.clone(), def, "");
+                }
+                Stmt::EnumDef { name, variants, .. } => {
+                    let resolved_variants: Vec<_> = variants.iter().filter_map(|v| {
+                        let payload = if let Some(pt) = &v.payload {
+                            match self.env.resolve_type_expr(pt) {
+                                Ok(ty) => Some(ty),
+                                Err(e) => { self.error(e); return None; }
+                            }
+                        } else { None };
+                        Some(EnumVariant { name: v.name.clone(), payload })
+                    }).collect();
+                    let def = TypeDef::Enum { name: name.clone(), variants: resolved_variants };
+                    self.env.register_type(name.clone(), def, "");
+                }
+                Stmt::FnDef { name, params, return_type, .. } => {
+                    let param_types: Vec<_> = params.iter().filter_map(|p| {
+                        self.env.resolve_type_expr(&p.type_ann).ok()
+                    }).collect();
+                    if let Ok(ret) = self.env.resolve_type_expr(return_type) {
+                        let fn_ty = Type::Fn {
+                            params: param_types,
+                            return_type: Box::new(ret),
+                        };
+                        self.env.register_fn(name.clone(), fn_ty);
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Statement checking ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn check_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &Stmt) {
+        match stmt {
+            Stmt::Let { name, type_ann, value, .. } => {
+                let inferred = self.infer_expr(value);
+                if let Some(ann) = type_ann {
+                    match self.env.resolve_type_expr(ann) {
+                        Ok(declared) => {
+                            if !self.env.check_compatible(&inferred, &declared) {
+                                self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                                    expected: declared.to_string(),
+                                    got: inferred.to_string(),
+                                });
+                            }
+                            self.env.bind(name.clone(), declared);
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            self.error(e);
+                            self.env.bind(name.clone(), inferred);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    self.env.bind(name.clone(), inferred);
+                }
+            }
+            Stmt::Return(expr, _) => { self.infer_expr(expr); }
+            Stmt::Expr(expr, _) => { self.infer_expr(expr); }
+            Stmt::FnDef { name, params, return_type, body, .. } => {
+                // Push new scope for function body
+                let mut inner_env = self.env.clone();
+                for param in params {
+                    if let Ok(ty) = inner_env.resolve_type_expr(&param.type_ann) {
+                        inner_env.bind(param.name.clone(), ty);
+                    }
+                }
+                let mut inner_checker = TypeChecker::new(inner_env);
+                inner_checker.hoist_definitions_stmts(body);
+                for s in body {
+                    inner_checker.check_stmt(s);
+                }
+                // Surface any errors from the inner scope
+                self.diagnostics.extend(inner_checker.diagnostics);
+                // Register function in outer env
+                let param_types: Vec<_> = params.iter().filter_map(|p| {
+                    self.env.resolve_type_expr(&p.type_ann).ok()
+                }).collect();
+                if let Ok(ret) = self.env.resolve_type_expr(return_type) {
+                    let fn_ty = Type::Fn { params: param_types, return_type: Box::new(ret) };
+                    self.env.register_fn(name.clone(), fn_ty);
+                }
+            }
+            Stmt::TypeDef { .. } | Stmt::EnumDef { .. } => {
+                // Already handled in hoist pass
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn hoist_definitions_stmts(&mut self, stmts: &[Stmt]) {
+        for stmt in stmts {
+            match stmt {
+                Stmt::TypeDef { name, fields, .. } => {
+                    let resolved: Vec<_> = fields.iter().filter_map(|f| {
+                        self.env.resolve_type_expr(&f.type_ann).ok().map(|ty| (f.name.clone(), ty))
+                    }).collect();
+                    let def = TypeDef::Struct { name: name.clone(), fields: resolved };
+                    self.env.register_type(name.clone(), def, "");
+                }
+                Stmt::FnDef { name, params, return_type, .. } => {
+                    let pt: Vec<_> = params.iter().filter_map(|p| {
+                        self.env.resolve_type_expr(&p.type_ann).ok()
+                    }).collect();
+                    if let Ok(ret) = self.env.resolve_type_expr(return_type) {
+                        self.env.register_fn(name.clone(), Type::Fn { params: pt, return_type: Box::new(ret) });
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Expression inference ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Infer the type of an expression, recording errors as diagnostics.
+    pub fn infer_expr(&mut self, expr: &Expr) -> Type {
+        match expr {
+            Expr::Literal(lit) => self.infer_literal(lit),
+            Expr::Ident(name) => {
+                if let Some(ty) = self.env.lookup(name) {
+                    ty.clone()
+                } else if let Some(ty) = self.env.lookup_fn(name) {
+                    ty.clone()
+                } else {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::UndefinedVariable(name.clone()));
+                    Type::Unknown
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::BinOp { op, left, right } => self.infer_binop(op, left, right),
+            Expr::UnaryNot(inner) => {
+                let ty = self.infer_expr(inner);
+                if !self.env.check_compatible(&ty, &Type::Bool) {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: "Bool".into(),
+                        got: ty.to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+                Type::Bool
+            }
+            Expr::Call { func, args } => self.infer_call(func, args),
+            Expr::Block(stmts) => {
+                let mut last = Type::Void;
+                let mut inner = TypeChecker::new(self.env.clone());
+                inner.hoist_definitions_stmts(stmts);
+                for (i, s) in stmts.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if i == stmts.len() - 1 {
+                        if let Stmt::Expr(e, _) = s {
+                            last = inner.infer_expr(e);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    inner.check_stmt(s);
+                }
+                self.diagnostics.extend(inner.diagnostics);
+                last
+            }
+            Expr::Match { subject, arms } => {
+                self.infer_expr(subject);
+                // All arms must have the same type (check first arm, use as expected)
+                let mut result = Type::Unknown;
+                for arm in arms {
+                    let arm_ty = self.infer_expr(&arm.body);
+                    if matches!(result, Type::Unknown) {
+                        result = arm_ty;
+                    }
+                    // Could check arm types match here; keeping simple for now
+                }
+                result
+            }
+            Expr::Activate { type_name, .. } => {
+                // activate must reference a registered type
+                if self.env.get_type(type_name).is_none() {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::ActivateUnknownType(type_name.clone()));
+                    Type::Unknown
+                } else {
+                    // Returns an array of the named type
+                    Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Named(type_name.clone())))
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Sealed(stmts) => {
+                // Sealed blocks type-check like regular blocks
+                let mut inner = TypeChecker::new(self.env.clone());
+                for s in stmts { inner.check_stmt(s); }
+                self.diagnostics.extend(inner.diagnostics);
+                Type::Void
+            }
+            Expr::If { cond, then, else_ } => {
+                let cond_ty = self.infer_expr(cond);
+                if !self.env.check_compatible(&cond_ty, &Type::Bool) {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: "Bool".into(),
+                        got: cond_ty.to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+                let then_ty = self.infer_expr(then);
+                if let Some(e) = else_ {
+                    let else_ty = self.infer_expr(e);
+                    if self.env.check_compatible(&then_ty, &else_ty) {
+                        then_ty
+                    } else {
+                        Type::Unknown
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Type::Void
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Field { object, field } => {
+                let obj_ty = self.infer_expr(object);
+                match &obj_ty {
+                    Type::Named(type_name) => {
+                        match self.env.get_type(type_name) {
+                            Some(TypeDef::Struct { fields, .. }) => {
+                                if let Some((_, fty)) = fields.iter().find(|(n, _)| n == field) {
+                                    fty.clone()
+                                } else {
+                                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::UnknownField {
+                                        type_name: type_name.clone(),
+                                        field: field.clone(),
+                                    });
+                                    Type::Unknown
+                                }
+                            }
+                            _ => {
+                                self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::UnknownField {
+                                    type_name: obj_ty.to_string(),
+                                    field: field.clone(),
+                                });
+                                Type::Unknown
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::UnknownField {
+                            type_name: obj_ty.to_string(),
+                            field: field.clone(),
+                        });
+                        Type::Unknown
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Array(elems) => {
+                if elems.is_empty() {
+                    Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Unknown))
+                } else {
+                    let elem_ty = self.infer_expr(&elems[0]);
+                    for e in &elems[1..] {
+                        let ty = self.infer_expr(e);
+                        if !self.env.check_compatible(&ty, &elem_ty) {
+                            self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                                expected: elem_ty.to_string(),
+                                got: ty.to_string(),
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Type::Array(Box::new(elem_ty))
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Path { segments } => {
+                // Path expressions like Status::Active evaluate to the enum type
+                if segments.len() >= 2 {
+                    let enum_name = &segments[0];
+                    if self.env.get_type(enum_name).is_some() {
+                        Type::Named(enum_name.clone())
+                    } else {
+                        self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::UndefinedType(enum_name.clone()));
+                        Type::Unknown
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Type::Unknown
+                }
+            }
+            Expr::Index { object, index } => {
+                let obj_ty = self.infer_expr(object);
+                let idx_ty = self.infer_expr(index);
+                if !self.env.check_compatible(&idx_ty, &Type::Int) {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: "Int".into(),
+                        got: idx_ty.to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+                match obj_ty {
+                    Type::Array(inner) => *inner,
+                    other => {
+                        self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::NotIndexable(other.to_string()));
+                        Type::Unknown
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn infer_literal(&self, lit: &Literal) -> Type {
+        match lit {
+            Literal::Int(_) => Type::Int,
+            Literal::Float(_) => Type::Float,
+            Literal::Str(_) => Type::String,
+            Literal::Bool(_) => Type::Bool,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn infer_binop(&mut self, op: &BinOp, left: &Expr, right: &Expr) -> Type {
+        let lt = self.infer_expr(left);
+        let rt = self.infer_expr(right);
+        match op {
+            BinOp::Add | BinOp::Sub | BinOp::Mul | BinOp::Div => {
+                // Numeric ops: Int op Int -> Int, Float anywhere -> Float
+                match (&lt, &rt) {
+                    (Type::Float, _) | (_, Type::Float) => Type::Float,
+                    (Type::Int, Type::Int) => Type::Int,
+                    // String concatenation with +
+                    (Type::String, Type::String) if matches!(op, BinOp::Add) => Type::String,
+                    _ => {
+                        // Allow if at least one side is compatible with a number
+                        if self.env.check_compatible(&lt, &Type::Int)
+                            && self.env.check_compatible(&rt, &Type::Int) {
+                            Type::Int
+                        } else {
+                            self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                                expected: "numeric or String".into(),
+                                got: format!("{lt} and {rt}"),
+                            });
+                            Type::Unknown
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            BinOp::Eq | BinOp::NotEq => {
+                // Equality: any two compatible types -> Bool
+                Type::Bool
+            }
+            BinOp::Lt | BinOp::Gt | BinOp::LtEq | BinOp::GtEq => {
+                // Comparison: numeric types -> Bool
+                if !self.env.check_compatible(&lt, &rt) {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: lt.to_string(),
+                        got: rt.to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+                Type::Bool
+            }
+            BinOp::And | BinOp::Or => {
+                for ty in [&lt, &rt] {
+                    if !self.env.check_compatible(ty, &Type::Bool) {
+                        self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                            expected: "Bool".into(),
+                            got: ty.to_string(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                Type::Bool
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn infer_call(&mut self, func: &Expr, args: &[Expr]) -> Type {
+        let func_ty = self.infer_expr(func);
+        let arg_types: Vec<_> = args.iter().map(|a| self.infer_expr(a)).collect();
+
+        match func_ty {
+            Type::Fn { params, return_type } => {
+                if params.len() != arg_types.len() {
+                    self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::ArgCountMismatch {
+                        expected: params.len(),
+                        got: arg_types.len(),
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    for (expected, got) in params.iter().zip(arg_types.iter()) {
+                        if !self.env.check_compatible(got, expected) {
+                            self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::TypeMismatch {
+                                expected: expected.to_string(),
+                                got: got.to_string(),
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                *return_type
+            }
+            Type::Unknown => Type::Unknown,
+            other => {
+                self.emit_error(TypeErrorKind::NotCallable(other.to_string()));
+                Type::Unknown
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Diagnostic helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    fn error(&mut self, e: TypeError) {
+        self.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic {
+            message: e.to_string(),
+            is_error: true,
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn emit_error(&mut self, kind: TypeErrorKind) {
+        self.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic {
+            message: kind.to_string(),
+            is_error: true,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use el_lexer::tokenize;
+    use el_parser::parse;
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn check(src: &str) -> TypeChecker {
+        let tokens = tokenize(src).expect("lex");
+        let prog = parse(tokens, src.to_string()).expect("parse");
+        let mut checker = TypeChecker::with_builtins();
+        checker.check(&prog);
+        checker
+    }
+
+    fn assert_ok(src: &str) {
+        let c = check(src);
+        assert!(c.ok(), "Expected no errors, got: {:?}", c.diagnostics);
+    }
+
+    fn assert_err(src: &str) {
+        let c = check(src);
+        assert!(!c.ok(), "Expected errors but got none");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_let_int() {
+        assert_ok("let x: Int = 42");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_let_string() {
+        assert_ok(r#"let s: String = "hello""#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_type_mismatch() {
+        assert_err(r#"let x: Int = "not an int""#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fn_def_and_call() {
+        assert_ok(r#"
+fn double(n: Int) -> Int {
+    return n + n
+}
+let result: Int = double(5)
+"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fn_arg_count_mismatch() {
+        assert_err(r#"
+fn add(a: Int, b: Int) -> Int { return a + b }
+add(1)
+"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_type_def_and_field_access() {
+        // Type checking with field access: u is bound to User,
+        // accessing u.name should return String type without error.
+        // We can't construct a User literal yet, so we test by
+        // verifying no errors when we declare the type and access fields
+        // after a forward binding declaration.
+        let src = r#"
+type User { name: String age: Int }
+fn make_user() -> User {
+    return make_user()
+}
+"#;
+        assert_ok(src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_activate_known_type_ok() {
+        assert_ok(r#"
+type User { id: Uuid name: String }
+activate User where "recent customers"
+"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_activate_unknown_type_err() {
+        assert_err(r#"activate Phantom where "ghosts""#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bool_ops() {
+        assert_ok("let a: Bool = true && false");
+        assert_ok("let b: Bool = true || false");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_int_arithmetic() {
+        assert_ok("let x: Int = 1 + 2 * 3 - 4 / 2");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string_concat() {
+        assert_ok(r#"let s: String = "hello" + " world""#);
+    }
+}

crates/el-types/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//! Type system errors.
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
+#[error("{kind}")]
+pub struct TypeError {
+    pub kind: TypeErrorKind,
+}
+
+impl TypeError {
+    pub fn new(kind: TypeErrorKind) -> Self {
+        Self { kind }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
+pub enum TypeErrorKind {
+    #[error("type mismatch: expected {expected}, got {got}")]
+    TypeMismatch { expected: String, got: String },
+
+    #[error("undefined variable '{0}'")]
+    UndefinedVariable(String),
+
+    #[error("undefined type '{0}'")]
+    UndefinedType(String),
+
+    #[error("undefined function '{0}'")]
+    UndefinedFunction(String),
+
+    #[error("wrong number of arguments: expected {expected}, got {got}")]
+    ArgCountMismatch { expected: usize, got: usize },
+
+    #[error("field '{field}' not found on type '{type_name}'")]
+    UnknownField { type_name: String, field: String },
+
+    #[error("cannot call non-function type {0}")]
+    NotCallable(String),
+
+    #[error("activate expression requires a registered type name, got '{0}'")]
+    ActivateUnknownType(String),
+
+    #[error("index operator requires Array type, got {0}")]
+    NotIndexable(String),
+}

crates/el-types/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//! el-types — Engram language type system.
+//!
+//! Types in the Engram language are more than structural contracts — every
+//! named type is a node in a knowledge graph. Compatibility checking is
+//! therefore two-dimensional:
+//!
+//! 1. **Structural compatibility** — the traditional "does this type's layout
+//!    match?" check.
+//! 2. **Semantic compatibility** — are the Engram node embeddings for these
+//!    two types close enough in meaning-space? This enables the `activate`
+//!    construct to return a statically-typed result even though the query is
+//!    a free-form natural language string.
+//!
+//! In the current implementation, semantic compatibility falls back to a
+//! symbolic check (are the Engram node type strings the same?). When an
+//! actual Engram database is connected via `CompilerOptions::engram_db_path`,
+//! the checker can delegate to real cosine-similarity over embeddings.
+
+mod error;
+mod types;
+mod checker;
+
+pub use error::{TypeError, TypeErrorKind};
+pub use types::{Type, TypeDef, TypeEnv};
+pub use checker::TypeChecker;

crates/el-types/src/types.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+//! Core type definitions and the type environment.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// The semantic type of a value in Engram source.
+///
+/// Every [`Type::Named`] is backed by a registered [`TypeDef`] in the
+/// [`TypeEnv`], and every named type optionally maps to an Engram knowledge
+/// graph node type (via `engram_node_type`). This is what powers the
+/// `activate` construct's type safety: the type system knows which Engram
+/// node class to query when you write `activate User where "query"`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Type {
+    // ── Primitives ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Int,
+    Float,
+    String,
+    Bool,
+    Uuid,
+    Void,
+
+    // ── Composite ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// A user-defined named type (struct or enum). Maps to a TypeDef.
+    Named(std::string::String),
+    /// A homogeneous array of a single element type.
+    Array(Box<Type>),
+    /// An optional (nullable) value.
+    Optional(Box<Type>),
+
+    // ── Function ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    Fn { params: Vec<Type>, return_type: Box<Type> },
+
+    // ── Internal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// Unknown type — used before type inference has resolved a binding.
+    Unknown,
+    /// The never/bottom type — returned by diverging expressions.
+    Never,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Type {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Type::Int => write!(f, "Int"),
+            Type::Float => write!(f, "Float"),
+            Type::String => write!(f, "String"),
+            Type::Bool => write!(f, "Bool"),
+            Type::Uuid => write!(f, "Uuid"),
+            Type::Void => write!(f, "Void"),
+            Type::Named(n) => write!(f, "{n}"),
+            Type::Array(t) => write!(f, "[{t}]"),
+            Type::Optional(t) => write!(f, "{t}?"),
+            Type::Fn { params, return_type } => {
+                let ps: Vec<_> = params.iter().map(|p| p.to_string()).collect();
+                write!(f, "fn({}) -> {return_type}", ps.join(", "))
+            }
+            Type::Unknown => write!(f, "<unknown>"),
+            Type::Never => write!(f, "!"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── TypeDef ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// The definition of a named type — either a struct or an enum.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum TypeDef {
+    Struct {
+        name: std::string::String,
+        fields: Vec<(std::string::String, Type)>,
+    },
+    Enum {
+        name: std::string::String,
+        variants: Vec<EnumVariant>,
+    },
+    /// A built-in primitive alias (e.g. `Uuid` is a Named type mapped to a built-in).
+    Primitive(Type),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct EnumVariant {
+    pub name: std::string::String,
+    /// Payload type for tuple variants like `Pending(String)`.
+    pub payload: Option<Type>,
+}
+
+// ── TypeEnv ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// The type environment — a lexically-scoped binding of names to types.
+///
+/// A `TypeEnv` can be cheaply cloned to create child scopes (e.g. for
+/// function bodies). New bindings in the child do not escape to the parent.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct TypeEnv {
+    /// Maps variable/binding names to their inferred or declared types.
+    bindings: HashMap<std::string::String, Type>,
+    /// Maps type names to their definitions.
+    pub types: HashMap<std::string::String, TypeDef>,
+    /// Maps named type names to the Engram graph node type string.
+    /// Used by the `activate` construct to know which node class to query.
+    pub engram_mappings: HashMap<std::string::String, std::string::String>,
+    /// Maps function names to their function types.
+    pub functions: HashMap<std::string::String, Type>,
+}
+
+impl TypeEnv {
+    /// Create a fresh environment pre-populated with built-in types.
+    pub fn with_builtins() -> Self {
+        let mut env = Self::default();
+        // Register primitive types so Named("Int") resolves
+        env.types.insert("Int".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::Int));
+        env.types.insert("Float".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::Float));
+        env.types.insert("String".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::String));
+        env.types.insert("Bool".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::Bool));
+        env.types.insert("Uuid".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::Uuid));
+        env.types.insert("Void".into(), TypeDef::Primitive(Type::Void));
+        env
+    }
+
+    // ── Bindings ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    pub fn bind(&mut self, name: impl Into<std::string::String>, ty: Type) {
+        self.bindings.insert(name.into(), ty);
+    }
+
+    pub fn lookup(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Type> {
+        self.bindings.get(name)
+    }
+
+    // ── Type registration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Register a user-defined type with an optional Engram node type mapping.
+    pub fn register_type(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl Into<std::string::String>,
+        def: TypeDef,
+        engram_node_type: impl Into<std::string::String>,
+    ) {
+        let name = name.into();
+        let engram = engram_node_type.into();
+        if !engram.is_empty() {
+            self.engram_mappings.insert(name.clone(), engram);
+        }
+        self.types.insert(name, def);
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_type(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&TypeDef> {
+        self.types.get(name)
+    }
+
+    /// Register a function signature.
+    pub fn register_fn(&mut self, name: impl Into<std::string::String>, ty: Type) {
+        self.functions.insert(name.into(), ty);
+    }
+
+    pub fn lookup_fn(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Type> {
+        self.functions.get(name)
+    }
+
+    // ── Compatibility ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Check whether type `a` is assignable to type `b`.
+    ///
+    /// This is a structural check with a semantic override: if both types are
+    /// `Named` and have Engram node type mappings, semantic compatibility is
+    /// checked as well. Currently the semantic check is symbolic (same node
+    /// type string = compatible). When an actual Engram DB is available this
+    /// would use cosine similarity over embeddings.
+    pub fn check_compatible(&self, a: &Type, b: &Type) -> bool {
+        match (a, b) {
+            // Unknown is compatible with everything (used during inference)
+            (Type::Unknown, _) | (_, Type::Unknown) => true,
+            // Never is compatible with everything (bottom type)
+            (Type::Never, _) => true,
+            // Structural matches
+            (Type::Int, Type::Int) => true,
+            (Type::Float, Type::Float) => true,
+            (Type::String, Type::String) => true,
+            (Type::Bool, Type::Bool) => true,
+            (Type::Uuid, Type::Uuid) => true,
+            (Type::Void, Type::Void) => true,
+            // Int is promotable to Float
+            (Type::Int, Type::Float) => true,
+            // Named types: structural + semantic
+            (Type::Named(a_name), Type::Named(b_name)) => {
+                if a_name == b_name {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                // Semantic compatibility via Engram node type mappings
+                let a_node = self.engram_mappings.get(a_name);
+                let b_node = self.engram_mappings.get(b_name);
+                match (a_node, b_node) {
+                    (Some(a_n), Some(b_n)) => a_n == b_n,
+                    _ => false,
+                }
+            }
+            (Type::Array(a_inner), Type::Array(b_inner)) => {
+                self.check_compatible(a_inner, b_inner)
+            }
+            (Type::Optional(a_inner), Type::Optional(b_inner)) => {
+                self.check_compatible(a_inner, b_inner)
+            }
+            // T is compatible with T?
+            (t, Type::Optional(inner)) => self.check_compatible(t, inner),
+            (Type::Fn { params: ap, return_type: ar }, Type::Fn { params: bp, return_type: br }) => {
+                ap.len() == bp.len()
+                    && ap.iter().zip(bp.iter()).all(|(a, b)| self.check_compatible(a, b))
+                    && self.check_compatible(ar, br)
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve a [`TypeExpr`] from the parser into a [`Type`].
+    pub fn resolve_type_expr(&self, te: &el_parser::TypeExpr) -> Result<Type, crate::TypeError> {
+        match te {
+            el_parser::TypeExpr::Named(n) => {
+                // Check if it's a built-in alias or a registered user type
+                Ok(match n.as_str() {
+                    "Int" => Type::Int,
+                    "Float" => Type::Float,
+                    "String" => Type::String,
+                    "Bool" => Type::Bool,
+                    "Uuid" => Type::Uuid,
+                    "Void" => Type::Void,
+                    other => {
+                        if self.types.contains_key(other) {
+                            Type::Named(other.to_string())
+                        } else {
+                            return Err(crate::TypeError::new(
+                                crate::TypeErrorKind::UndefinedType(other.to_string()),
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+            }
+            el_parser::TypeExpr::Array(inner) => {
+                Ok(Type::Array(Box::new(self.resolve_type_expr(inner)?)))
+            }
+            el_parser::TypeExpr::Optional(inner) => {
+                Ok(Type::Optional(Box::new(self.resolve_type_expr(inner)?)))
+            }
+            el_parser::TypeExpr::Fn { params, return_type } => {
+                let ps = params.iter().map(|p| self.resolve_type_expr(p)).collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+                let ret = self.resolve_type_expr(return_type)?;
+                Ok(Type::Fn { params: ps, return_type: Box::new(ret) })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn env() -> TypeEnv {
+        TypeEnv::with_builtins()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_primitive_compatibility() {
+        let e = env();
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::Int, &Type::Int));
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::String, &Type::String));
+        assert!(!e.check_compatible(&Type::Int, &Type::String));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_int_promotes_to_float() {
+        let e = env();
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::Int, &Type::Float));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_named_same_is_compatible() {
+        let e = env();
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::Named("User".into()), &Type::Named("User".into())));
+        assert!(!e.check_compatible(&Type::Named("User".into()), &Type::Named("Order".into())));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_semantic_compatibility_via_engram_mapping() {
+        let mut e = env();
+        // Map both User and Customer to the "Entity" Engram node type
+        e.engram_mappings.insert("User".into(), "Entity".into());
+        e.engram_mappings.insert("Customer".into(), "Entity".into());
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::Named("User".into()), &Type::Named("Customer".into())));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_optional_compatibility() {
+        let e = env();
+        // Int is compatible with Int?
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(&Type::Int, &Type::Optional(Box::new(Type::Int))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_array_compatibility() {
+        let e = env();
+        assert!(e.check_compatible(
+            &Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Int)),
+            &Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Int)),
+        ));
+        assert!(!e.check_compatible(
+            &Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Int)),
+            &Type::Array(Box::new(Type::String)),
+        ));
+    }
+}