The Lotus
The Lotus
16 papers. One algebra. One verifiable chain from source notation to rendered pixel.
Each petal represents a paper in the HoloScript research program. Bloom state is derived from real evidence — draft content, anchor receipts, and benchmark results — not self-reported status.
What is the Lotus?
The lotus is a structure where every part depends on every other part.
The roots — a parser, a multi-target compiler, and a provenance semiring — are already running in shipped code. The stalk is a family of formats (.hs, .hsplus, .holo) carrying provenance as a first-class semantic feature. The petals are projections — physics simulation, animation, agent reasoning, evidence retrieval — each a paper proving its subsystem operates under a provenance contract. The center is rendering: Dumb Glass, where every pixel can be traced algebraically back to the source notation that produced it.
16 papers. One algebra. One verifiable chain from source notation to rendered pixel.
The lotus stands.
Full Architecture
See The Lotus Architecture for the complete paper-by-paper breakdown, algebra, and competitive positioning.