{"slug":"oip-system-file","title":"OIP system: FILE","body":"## FILE\n\nA 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nKind: `core`. Capabilities: `5`. Machine system map: [/api/dispatch?map=FILE&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=FILE&format=markdown). Root: [/a/oip](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip).\n\n## Operations\n\n### FILE_GET\nRead a repo file by path via GitHub Contents API. Returns {path,sha,size,content}\nUse when: you need to file get\nArguments: `path`.\nHuman article: [/a/oip-capability-file-get](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-capability-file-get). Machine doc: [?key=FILE_GET&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=FILE_GET&format=markdown). Invocation history: [/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_GET](https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_GET).\n\n### FILE_PUT\nWrite a repo file via GitHub Contents API. Creates or overwrites.\nUse when: you need to file put\nArguments: `$1 = path (e.g. functions/api/dispatch.js), $2 = file content (raw text), $3 = commit message (optional), $4 = sha (optional, auto-resolved if omitted), $5 = ref (optional, default main)`.\nHuman article: [/a/oip-capability-file-put](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-capability-file-put). Machine doc: [?key=FILE_PUT&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=FILE_PUT&format=markdown). Invocation history: [/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_PUT](https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_PUT).\n\n### FILE_LIST\nList every file in the repo tree\nUse when: you need to file list\nArguments: `see content`.\nHuman article: [/a/oip-capability-file-list](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-capability-file-list). Machine doc: [?key=FILE_LIST&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=FILE_LIST&format=markdown). Invocation history: [/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_LIST](https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_LIST).\n\n### FILE_PATCH\nPatch a repo file — replace one string with another. Safer than FILE_PUT for small edits\nUse when: you need to file patch\nArguments: `$1 = path (e.g. functions/api/dispatch.js), $2 = old_string, $3 = new_string, $4 = commit message (optional), $5 = ref (optional, default main)`.\nHuman article: [/a/oip-capability-file-patch](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-capability-file-patch). Machine doc: [?key=FILE_PATCH&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=FILE_PATCH&format=markdown). Invocation history: [/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_PATCH](https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_PATCH).\n\n### FILE_CLAIM\nAdvisory write-locks so coding agents stop double-editing the same file. KV-backed, TTL auto-expires.\nUse when: BEFORE editing any repo file: claim it. AFTER finishing: release it. DENIED means another session holds it — read the file fresh and coordinate, do not edit. See AGENTS.md \"WRITE LAW\".\nArguments: `op(claim|release|check|list) | file path | holder as agent:session | ttl minutes (default 90)`.\nHuman article: [/a/oip-capability-file-claim](https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-capability-file-claim). Machine doc: [?key=FILE_CLAIM&format=markdown](https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=FILE_CLAIM&format=markdown). Invocation history: [/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_CLAIM](https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=FILE_CLAIM).\n","hero":null,"images":[],"style":{"accent":"#16324f","measure":860},"tags":["oip","object-invocation-protocol","protocol-specification","machine-native-json","system"],"model":null,"ledger":null,"embeds":[],"widgets":[{"type":"stat","value":5,"label":"capabilities"},{"type":"note","title":"Zero-context rule","text":"A reader should understand the protocol unit, object contract, invocation route, receipt schema, and repair path from this page plus its machine bundle."},{"type":"note","title":"Machine-native rule","text":"The JSON is the executable map: object, routes, inputs, proof loop, ledger, and next article to open."}],"home":false,"claims":[{"id":"oip-c1","tier":"system","text":"The OIP article layer is generated from live directory rows, so it documents the objects that actually run the reference implementation.","who_claims":"system/oip_articles","source_ids":["oip-s3","oip-s4"]},{"id":"oip-c2","tier":"system","text":"The OIP operating path is caller to directory object to dispatch runner to invocation ledger to receipt.","who_claims":"system/oip_articles","source_ids":["oip-s1"]},{"id":"oip-c3","tier":"system","text":"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.","who_claims":"system/oip_articles","source_ids":["oip-s2","oip-s3"]},{"id":"oip-c4","tier":"system","text":"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.","who_claims":"system/oip_articles","source_ids":["oip-s2"]},{"id":"oip-c5","tier":"system","text":"OIP receipts are the proof object for actions: they record request, response, actor, links, replay, repair, and lineage.","who_claims":"system/oip_articles","source_ids":["oip-s2","oip-s5"]}],"sources":[{"id":"oip-s1","type":"protocol","title":"BUILD_SPEC object invocation path","url":"https://miscsubjects.com/api/file/docs/BUILD_SPEC.md","summary":"Defines directory rows, dispatch, ledger, and the escalation path for changing the build.","quote":"Run anything: POST https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch {key, body}","claim_ids":["oip-c2"],"link_status":"ok","hash":"oipbuildspec0001"},{"id":"oip-s2","type":"protocol","title":"Object Invocation Protocol spec","url":"https://miscsubjects.com/api/file/docs/OIP.md","summary":"Defines OIP surfaces, invariant loop, receipt/replay/repair, and invocation envelopes.","quote":"identify, explain, invoke, ledger, yield","claim_ids":["oip-c3","oip-c4","oip-c5"],"link_status":"ok","hash":"oipspec00000002"},{"id":"oip-s3","type":"protocol","title":"Live OIP capability tree","url":"https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=1&format=markdown","summary":"Public recursive capability tree.","quote":"root > shelf > system article > capability article > receipt","claim_ids":["oip-c1","oip-c3"],"link_status":"ok","hash":"oipmap0000000002"},{"id":"oip-s4","type":"protocol","title":"Directory row documentation","url":"https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=OIP_TREE&format=markdown","summary":"Capability articles are generated from live rows.","quote":"Machine Contract","claim_ids":["oip-c1"],"link_status":"ok","hash":"oiprow0000000003"},{"id":"oip-s5","type":"protocol","title":"Invocation ledger","url":"https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations","summary":"Append-only invocation records and receipt links.","quote":"invocations","claim_ids":["oip-c5"],"link_status":"ok","hash":"oipinvocations0005"}],"reviews":[],"extra":{"oip_virtual":true,"oip_type":"system","count":5,"system":"FILE","metric":"capabilities"},"register":"oip_protocol","status":"published","revisions":0,"contributions":[],"provenance":[{"action":"generate","model":"system/oip_articles","ts":"2026-07-03T00:22:33-07:00","hash":"virtual-oip","tokens_in":0,"tokens_out":0}],"energy":{"passes":1,"tokens_in":0,"tokens_out":0,"tokens_total":0,"cost_usd":0,"models":{"system/oip_articles":1},"head":"virtual-oip"},"posted_at":"2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2026-07-03T00:22:33-07:00"}