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fips/docs/reference
Johnathan Corgan 823b830289 Merge branch 'master' into next
Forward-merge of the docs-overhaul squash (5abf9a9) and top-level
README rewrite (18019bb). Conflict resolution:

- README.md: master's rewritten feature lists adopted, with the encryption
  bullets reflecting next's two-layer Noise XX (replacing the IK/XK pair
  master describes for v0.3.0).
- 6 design/reference markdown files (fips-bloom-filters.md, fips-mesh-layer.md,
  fips-mesh-operation.md, fips-session-layer.md, fips-transport-layer.md,
  reference/wire-formats.md): master's reorg taken, next's protocol details
  preserved (XX handshake naming, bloom v2 RLE/delta wire format,
  v2 LookupRequest sizing).
- fips-intro.md modify/delete: accepted master's split into
  fips-architecture.md / fips-concepts.md / fips-prior-work.md, then
  re-applied next's IK/XK -> XX transition and spin-bit removal across
  the relevant split files. Same pass swept docs/reference/security.md,
  docs/design/fips-mmp.md, docs/design/fips-security.md,
  docs/design/fips-nostr-discovery.md,
  docs/design/port-advertisement-and-nat-traversal.md,
  docs/how-to/enable-nostr-discovery.md, and the affected tutorials so
  no IK/XK or spin-bit prose remains in current-state docs.
- Diagram path conflicts: noise-ik-msg{1,2}.svg removed (IK is gone);
  noise-xx-msg{1,2,3}.svg moved from docs/design/diagrams/ to
  docs/reference/diagrams/ to match master's diagram reorg. The
  wire-formats.md image references resolve correctly to the new path.

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Reference

Information-oriented technical descriptions for lookup on demand. Reference content describes what is: wire formats, configuration keys, command-line flags, control-socket commands, default values, file paths, exit codes. It is consulted, not read end-to-end.

Reference is austere by design: minimal narrative, no opinions, no guidance on when to use a feature. The "why" lives in design/; the "how do I accomplish X" lives in how-to/.

Available Reference

Document Scope
wire-formats.md All FMP and FSP message byte layouts, encapsulation walkthrough
configuration.md Full YAML configuration reference for the daemon and gateway
security.md nftables baseline, peer ACL, cryptographic primitives, rekey defaults, threat-resistance matrix
nostr-events.md Kind 37195 advert, Kind 21059 traversal signaling, Kind 10050 inbox relays
transports.md Per-transport statistics counter inventory
control-socket.md Line-delimited JSON control protocol for the daemon and gateway
cli-fips.md fips daemon CLI: options, exit codes, environment, files
cli-fipsctl.md fipsctl control-client: subcommands, options, exit codes
cli-fipstop.md fipstop live-status TUI: tabs, keybindings
cli-fips-gateway.md fips-gateway service CLI: options, exit codes, files