registry: replace_slug instead of append — one entry per slug, preserves soul_daemon_url

src/install.el

@@ -215,12 +215,61 @@ fn registry_append(new_entry: String) -> Void {
     }
 }
 
-// registry_update_root_id — append a fully-installed entry for the slug.
+// registry_replace_slug — replace all existing entries for slug with new_entry.
-// Because El has no in-place JSON mutation, we append a new entry with the
+// Rebuilds the registry from scratch, dropping every occurrence of the slug and
-// updated root_id. Most tools (registry_find_by_slug, soul tools) scan from
+// appending new_entry as the single canonical entry. Prevents bloat on reinstalls.
-// the start and break on first match — the original stub entry is effectively
+fn registry_replace_slug(slug: String, new_entry: String) -> Void {
-// shadowed by the new fully-installed entry appended at the end.
+    let existing_reg: String = fs_read(FORGE_DIR + "/registry.json")
+    if str_eq(existing_reg, "") {
+        fs_write(FORGE_DIR + "/registry.json",
+            "{\"version\":\"1.0\",\"imprints\":[" + new_entry + "]}")
+        return
+    }
+
+    // Count total entries
+    let total: Int = 0
+    let ci: Int = 0
+    while ci < 60 {
+        let e: String = json_get(existing_reg, "imprints." + int_to_str(ci))
+        if str_eq(e, "") {
+            let total = ci
+            let ci = 60
+        } else {
+            let ci = ci + 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Rebuild: accumulate all entries except those matching slug
+    let parts: String = ""
+    let j: Int = 0
+    while j < total {
+        let e: String = json_get(existing_reg, "imprints." + int_to_str(j))
+        let s: String = json_get_string(e, "slug")
+        if !str_eq(s, slug) {
+            if str_eq(parts, "") {
+                let parts = e
+            } else {
+                let parts = parts + "," + e
+            }
+        }
+        let j = j + 1
+    }
+
+    // Append the new canonical entry
+    let all: String = if str_eq(parts, "") {
+        new_entry
+    } else {
+        parts + "," + new_entry
+    }
+
+    fs_write(FORGE_DIR + "/registry.json",
+        "{\"version\":\"1.0\",\"imprints\":[" + all + "]}")
+}
+
+// registry_update_root_id — replace the registry entry for slug with a fully-installed
+// record. Uses registry_replace_slug so there is always exactly one entry per slug.
 fn registry_update_root_id(subject: String, slug: String, root_id: String, seed_file: String, target_url: String, api_key: String, port: Int) -> Void {
+    let soul_port: Int = port + 100
     let new_entry: String = "{\"subject\":\"" + str_escape_json(subject) +
         "\",\"slug\":\"" + slug +
         "\",\"seed_file\":\"" + str_escape_json(seed_file) +
@@ -229,8 +278,9 @@ fn registry_update_root_id(subject: String, slug: String, root_id: String, seed_
         ",\"engram_url\":\"" + target_url +
         "\",\"engram_root_id\":\"" + root_id +
         "\",\"installed\":true,\"installed_at\":\"2026-05-03\"" +
-        ",\"engram_api_key\":\"" + api_key + "\"}"
+        ",\"engram_api_key\":\"" + api_key +
-    registry_append(new_entry)
+        "\",\"soul_daemon_url\":\"http://localhost:" + int_to_str(soul_port) + "\"}"
+    registry_replace_slug(slug, new_entry)
 }
 
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