## §SELF — miscsubjects capability (paste without context)
**Principle:** Self-explaining payload — no external context required. This _self block is the capability: what it is, how to run it, how to change it, and where to look next.
**Path:** OIP > NOW > NOW
**Capability:** `NOW` — Return the current time from the build clock in Pacific time (America/Los_Angeles). WHEN_TO_USE: any object or model that needs the current date or time. ARGS: none EX: [NOW][/NOW] OUTPUT: { now, today, time, zone, iso } — Pacific-offset ISO; today is the Pacific calendar date.
**When to use:** any object or model that needs the current date or time.
**RUN NOW (open this URL):** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?invoke=NOW&share=<TOKEN>
**Example call:** [NOW][/NOW]
- **type · runner:** tool · fn · time
- **run it:** POST https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch {"key":"NOW","body":"<args>"}  ·  from the router: [NOW]args[/NOW]
- **inputs:** {"args":"none"}
- **outputs:** { now, today, time, zone, iso } — Pacific-offset ISO; today is the Pacific calendar date.
- **auth · risk:** none · low
### Machine Contract
- Read this article first; do not infer the row shape from memory.
- If acting with a URL-only tool, open run_now after replacing placeholder args.
- If the call returns ran:false or proof.ok:false, read the receipt and repair the failed invocation instead of narrating success.
- If the token denies the call, report the denial exactly; do not switch to a broader action unless the owner supplied a broader token.
### Invocation, Ledger, Repair
- root tree: https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=1&format=markdown
- parent system article: https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=NOW&format=markdown
- append-only ledger: https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=NOW
- receipt pattern: https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID&share=<TOKEN>
- replay: POST /api/dispatch {"replay":"inv_ID"}
- repair: POST /api/dispatch {"key":"NOW","body":"corrected args","repairs":"inv_ID"}
### Troubleshooting
- **unknown key** — Use the did_you_mean links or ask URL; never guess another key. · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?ask=NOW
- **argument/body mismatch** — Read inputs/example_args here, then retry with repairs: inv_ID so lineage closes. · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=NOW
- **expired or corrupted token** — Report token_expired/token_corrupted from the response; owner mints a fresh scoped link. · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?explain=1&share=<TOKEN>
- **tool returned ok:false / exit nonzero** — Do not call it sent. Read the receipt, correct the body, fire a repair. · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID&share=<TOKEN>
### Logical proof (verify each step)
1. Every capability is an invokable object with its own _self — this block. → https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=NOW
2. You run it by POSTing to /api/dispatch; in a model turn the router tag is [NOW]args[/NOW]. → https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?registry=1
3. Every invocation is ledgered with actor, cost, and material/waste. → https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=NOW
4. You can ask the build for capabilities in plain language. → https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?ask=NOW
5. The whole build is one self-describing map, with the terminal key. → https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?build=1
### Where to look next
- **registry** — Every capability, self-describing · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?registry=1
- **ask** — Ask the build what to use, in plain language · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?ask=<question>
- **history** — This capability's invocation history — its edges · https://miscsubjects.com/api/invocations?object_id=NOW
- **build** — The whole build as one map (terminal key) · https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?build=1
*Self-explaining. Not project knowledge — fetch specifics from the links above.*