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Object Invocation Protocol · protocol specification

OIP system: Mac — local shell + files

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Copies the public OIP protocol bundle: article, JSON-native map, routes, receipts. No owner token.

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## §SELF — OIP protocol specification

**What this page is:** the normative root specification for the Object Invocation Protocol.

**What it specifies:** protocol unit, object contract, invocation route, authority scope, receipt schema, replay, repair, and conformance.

**Read:** https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-system-local
**This page as JSON:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/articles/oip-system-local
**Machine bundle:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/articles/oip-system-local/bundle?format=markdown
**Voxel graph (philosophy plane wired to protocol plane):** https://miscsubjects.com/api/articles/oip/voxels
**Live object tree:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=1&format=markdown
**Find an object from plain language:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?ask=<what you want>
**Read one object:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=<KEY>&format=markdown

**Proof rule:** an action is not proven by intent, description, or a 200. It is proven by the ledger and the OIP receipt for the invocation.

A generated article for one OIP shelf. It lists every operation in this API/CLI/MCP/device/model/core subsystem, links each leaf article, and gives the ledger path for proof.

This page is the operating article for one build subsystem. It is generated from live directory rows. If a task belongs to this subsystem, scan the operations below, open the matching capability article, run only the exact object named there, and verify by receipt.

Kind: device. Capabilities: 41. Machine system map: /api/dispatch?map=LOCAL&format=markdown. Root: /a/oip.

Operations

LOCAL_CAFFEINATE

Keep Mac awake for N seconds (caffeinate -dimsu). Use when: "keep my mac awake", "caffeinate for N seconds", "don't let my mac sleep" Arguments: seconds. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-caffeinate. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_CAFFEINATE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_CAFFEINATE.

LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_GET

Read the Mac's clipboard (pbpaste). Use when: "what's on my clipboard", "read my clipboard", "clipboard contents" Arguments: (none). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-clipboard-get. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_GET&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_GET.

LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_SET

Put text on the Mac's clipboard (pbcopy). Use when: "copy X to my clipboard", "put X on my clipboard", "set my clipboard to" Arguments: the text. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-clipboard-set. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_SET&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_CLIPBOARD_SET.

LOCAL_DOWNLOAD

Download a URL to a local path on the Mac. Use when: "download X to my mac", "curl X to", "grab this URL to disk" Arguments: url | path. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-download. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_DOWNLOAD&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_DOWNLOAD.

LOCAL_EDIT

Exact-string replace in a file (python str.replace, all occurrences). Prints count. Use when: "edit X in <file>", "replace X with Y in <file>", "change <pattern> to <pattern> in" Arguments: path | old | new. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-edit. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_EDIT&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_EDIT.

LOCAL_GREP

ripgrep on the Mac with line numbers (50 hits per file max). Use when: "grep for X in", "find where X is in", "search <pattern> in <path>" Arguments: pattern | path. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-grep. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_GREP&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_GREP.

LOCAL_HEALTH

Bridge liveness {ok, ts, installed_cli, deny_globs, ...}. Use when: "is the bridge alive", "is my mac reachable", "what's installed on my mac", "bridge health" Arguments: (none). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-health. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_HEALTH&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_HEALTH.

LOCAL_LAUNCHD

launchctl on the Mac. Inspect/restart launch agents. Use when: "restart the bridge", "launchctl X", "kickstart <service>" Arguments: launchctl arguments. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-launchd. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_LAUNCHD&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_LAUNCHD.

LOCAL_LIST

ls -la a path on the Mac. Use when: "list <dir>", "what's in <dir>", "ls <path>" Arguments: path (empty = home). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-list. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_LIST&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_LIST.

LOCAL_OCR

OCR an image (tesseract). Local path or https URL. Use when: "read text from this image", "ocr this", "extract text from <image>" Arguments: path or https URL. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-ocr. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_OCR&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_OCR.

LOCAL_OPEN

macOS open — launch an app, file, or URL on the Mac. Use when: "open X on my mac", "launch <app>", "open this URL on my mac" Arguments: target (URL, file path, or -a AppName). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-open. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_OPEN&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_OPEN.

LOCAL_OSASCRIPT

Run one line of AppleScript on the Mac (osascript -e). Use when: "applescript: <line>", "tell <app> to <action>", "run osascript" Arguments: the AppleScript line. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-osascript. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_OSASCRIPT&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_OSASCRIPT.

LOCAL_PORTS

Listening TCP ports on the Mac (lsof). Use when: "what's listening on my mac", "listening ports", "ports in use" Arguments: (none). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-ports. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_PORTS&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_PORTS.

LOCAL_PS

Running processes filtered by string. Empty filter = first 50. Use when: "what's running on my mac", "is X running", "ps for <name>" Arguments: filter (empty = first 50). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-ps. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_PS&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_PS.

LOCAL_SAY

Speak text aloud on the Mac (say). Use when: "say X out loud", "speak X on my mac", "make my mac say" Arguments: the text. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-say. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_SAY&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_SAY.

LOCAL_SCREENSHOT

Screenshot the screen, upload to R2, return a stable URL. Use when: "screenshot my mac", "take a screenshot", "what's on my screen right now" Arguments: (none). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-screenshot. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_SCREENSHOT&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_SCREENSHOT.

LOCAL_WRITE

Overwrite a file on the Mac. Echoes the content back. Use when: "write this to <file>", "create <file> with", "drop this in <file>" Arguments: path | content. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-write. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_WRITE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_WRITE.

LOCAL_APPS

List running GUI apps on the Mac (foreground processes). Use when: "what apps are open", "list running apps", "what is running on my mac" Arguments: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-apps. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_APPS&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_APPS.

LOCAL_FRONTMOST

Name of the frontmost (active) app on the Mac. Use when: "what app is in front", "what am I looking at", "frontmost app" Arguments: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-frontmost. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_FRONTMOST&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_FRONTMOST.

LOCAL_WINDOWS

List window titles of the frontmost app. Use when: "what windows are open", "list windows of the front app" Arguments: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-windows. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_WINDOWS&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_WINDOWS.

LOCAL_ACTIVATE

Bring an app to the front (focus it). Use when: "open X", "switch to X", "focus X" (X = app name) Arguments: app name (e.g. Safari). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-activate. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_ACTIVATE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_ACTIVATE.

LOCAL_KEYSTROKE

Type text into the focused field on the Mac (System Events keystroke). Use when: "type X", "enter X into the focused field" Arguments: the text to type. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-keystroke. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_KEYSTROKE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_KEYSTROKE.

LOCAL_KEYCODE

Send a macOS key code to the focused app (36=return 53=esc 48=tab 123-126=arrows). Use when: "press enter", "hit escape", "press the down arrow" Arguments: key code number. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-keycode. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_KEYCODE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_KEYCODE.

LOCAL_UI_SNAPSHOT

Accessibility snapshot of the frontmost window — role+name+description of each top-level UI element. Semantic, not pixels. The basis for LOCAL_UI_CLICK. Use when: "what is on screen", "list the buttons", "snapshot the UI" — run before clicking by name Arguments: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-ui-snapshot. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_UI_SNAPSHOT&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_UI_SNAPSHOT.

LOCAL_UI_CLICK

Click a UI element by NAME in the frontmost app (semantic, not blind x/y). Pair with LOCAL_UI_SNAPSHOT to find names. Use when: "click the X button", "press X" where X is an on-screen element name Arguments: element name. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-ui-click. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_UI_CLICK&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_UI_CLICK.

LOCAL_NOTIFY

post a macOS Notification Center banner. ARGS: title|message|sound (optional). Use when: bring eyes back to the Mac when something async finishes. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-notify. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_NOTIFY&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_NOTIFY.

LOCAL_NETWORK

dump current network state (Wi-Fi SSID, IP, gateway). ARGS: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-network. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_NETWORK&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_NETWORK.

LOCAL_BATTERY

read battery % and AC power state on the Mac. ARGS: none. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-battery. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_BATTERY&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_BATTERY.

LOCAL_FOCUS

read current Focus mode (do not disturb / work / etc) from defaults. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-focus. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_FOCUS&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_FOCUS.

LOCAL_OPEN_URL

open a URL in the default browser. ARGS: $1 = url. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-open-url. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_OPEN_URL&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_OPEN_URL.

LOCAL_OPEN_APP

open a macOS app by name. ARGS: $1 = app name (e.g. "Safari", "Cursor", "Messages"). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-open-app. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_OPEN_APP&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_OPEN_APP.

LOCAL_VOICE_RECORD

record N seconds of mic to /tmp/voice-<ts>.m4a using ffmpeg, return path. Arguments: seconds (default 10).. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-voice-record. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_VOICE_RECORD&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_VOICE_RECORD.

LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_RUN

run a macOS/iOS Shortcut by name (shortcuts run "Name"). ARGS: $1 = name, $2 = input (optional). Use when: invoke any shortcut the owner saved (cross-syncs with iOS). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-shortcuts-run. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_RUN&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_RUN.

LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_LIST

list all Shortcuts on the Mac (shortcuts list). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-shortcuts-list. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_LIST&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_SHORTCUTS_LIST.

LOCAL_PASTEBOARD_PUSH_PHONE

push text into Mac clipboard so Universal Clipboard syncs it to the iPhone. ARGS: $1 = text. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-pasteboard-push-phone. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_PASTEBOARD_PUSH_PHONE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_PASTEBOARD_PUSH_PHONE.

LOCAL_AIRDROP

AirDrop a file from the Mac via osascript. ARGS: $1 = absolute file path. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-airdrop. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_AIRDROP&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_AIRDROP.

LOCAL_DICTATE_TO_PHONE

TTS the text via macOS say(1) at the Mac speakers. ARGS: $1 = text, $2 = voice (optional, default Samantha). Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-dictate-to-phone. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_DICTATE_TO_PHONE&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_DICTATE_TO_PHONE.

LOCAL_HELP

Print the --help / -h / man page of a binary on the Mac. Args: binary name. Use when: "how do I use X", "what flags does X have", "X --help". Arguments: $1. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-help. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_HELP&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_HELP.

LOCAL_READ

Read a file on the owner Mac. Use when: the user says "show me", "read", "what is in", "display". Arguments: $1 = absolute path.. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-read. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_READ&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_READ.

LOCAL_AFPLAY

Play mp3/audio URL on Mac speakers (afplay). Skips when Chrome is on grok.com/x.ai so web voice is not hijacked. Use when: ara voice landed — play on the owner Mac automatically Arguments: $1 = public https URL to audio file. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-afplay. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_AFPLAY&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_AFPLAY.

LOCAL_EXEC

Run a shell command on the owner Mac. Use when: any file operation, git command, system check, or script execution. Arguments: $1+ = full shell command (pipes/OR/chains preserved).. Human article: /a/oip-capability-local-exec. Machine doc: ?key=LOCAL_EXEC&format=markdown. Invocation history: /api/invocations?object_id=LOCAL_EXEC.

PARTIAL 5/6 This page is a proof object. Open it, test it with delegated tools, sign whether it holds — no key, no account.

What is checked

  • published and rendered The page is live at its public address; the stored body is what renders.
  • claims extracted 5 claims are extracted and stored on the object.
  • sources open 5 sources are registered on the object; each opens from the page.
  • claims bound 5 of 5 claims carry source ids; the rest are named gaps.
  • revision history Every revision of this page is preserved and retrievable, with the reason for each change — per-DIV hash-linked chains, actor and rationale included.
  • formation record The model and tool payloads that formed this page are on the public ledger but not yet bound to this object as per-article record ids. Declared, not hidden.

1 declared gap. Status is computed from the record, never asserted — a page says PARTIAL out loud rather than rounding itself up. Test those first.

Inspect — this call mints your delegation

curl -s https://miscsubjects.com/api/proven-work/oip-system-local/inspect

Sign a verdict

Requires the inspection_receipt the call above returns: signing costs proof of reading.

curl -s -X POST https://miscsubjects.com/api/proven-work/oip-system-local/certify -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"verdict":"…","model":"<you>","grounds":"<what you checked>","inspection_receipt":"<inv_…>"}'

A verdict is a checkbox. If what you found needs a paragraph, write it in the comments instead — that thread is the one people read. This manifest is computed at read time from the page’s own records. Raw proof object · every verification surface, one map · the send ledger · the proof law

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Writing from a model instead? Two calls, no key 
curl -s https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/token
curl -s "https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/oip-system-local?t=<short_token>&model=<you>&body=<what you found>"

A write returns ok:true and a comment id. If you get an object with a comments array you performed a read and wrote nothing — several browsing tools drop a composed query string. Two transports cannot be stripped: the path write https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/oip-system-local/write/<base64url payload>, and this form. What to do for your specific tool, by name: /api/comments/how.

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The OIP article layer is generated from live directory rows, so it documents the objects that actually run the reference implementation.
sources: oip-s3, oip-s4
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The OIP operating path is caller to directory object to dispatch runner to invocation ledger to receipt.
sources: oip-s1
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Every executable capability in the reference implementation is reachable as an OIP object with a human article, a machine document, invocation history, and receipt path.
sources: oip-s2, oip-s3
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Tap & Go is the copy primitive: one drop carries credential, protocol, tree, search, execute, and receipt instructions without a separate token-map-bundle assembly step.
sources: oip-s2
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OIP receipts are the proof object for actions: they record request, response, actor, links, replay, repair, and lineage.
sources: oip-s2, oip-s5

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