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+# Metadata Schema Reference
+
+> **Generated**: 2026-03-17
+> **Source of truth**: `src/container/meta.rs`, `src/width_16k/schema.rs`
+> **Schema version**: 1 (`meta.rs:93`)
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Ladybug-rs uses a two-tier metadata system:
+
+1. **MetaView** (128 words = 1,024 bytes) — full-resolution canonical metadata in Container 0
+2. **SchemaSidecar** (32 words = 256 bytes) — compact summary in words 224-255
+
+Container 0 is **never searched** by Hamming distance. It holds structural information only.
+Content containers (1+) hold fingerprints for SIMD operations.
+
+---
+
+## MetaView — Container 0 Layout (W0-W127)
+
+Source: `src/container/meta.rs:1-93`
+
+```text
+Word(s)    Offset   Content
+─────────  ───────  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+W0         0        PackedDn address (THE identity, u64)
+W1         8        node_kind:u8 | container_count:u8 | geometry:u8
+                    | flags:u8 | schema_version:u16 | provenance_hash:u16
+W2         16       Timestamps: created_ms:u32 | modified_ms:u32
+W3         24       label_hash:u32 | tree_depth:u8 | branch:u8 | reserved:u16
+W4-7       32       NARS: freq:f32 | conf:f32 | pos_evidence:f32 | neg_evidence:f32
+W8-11      64       DN rung + 7-Layer compact + collapse gate
+W12-15     96       7-Layer markers (5 bytes x 7 = 35 bytes)
+W16-31     128      Inline edges (64 packed, 4 per word)
+W32-39     256      RL / Q-values / rewards
+W40-47     320      Bloom filter (512 bits)
+W48-55     384      Graph metrics (full precision f64)
+W56-63     448      Qualia (18 channels x f16 + 8 slots)
+W64-79     512      Rung history + collapse gate history
+W80-95     640      Representation language descriptor
+W96-111    768      DN-Sparse adjacency (compact inline CSR)
+W112-125   896      Reserved
+W126-127   1008     Checksum (CRC32:u32 | parity:u32) + schema version
+```
+
+### Word Constants (`meta.rs:35-93`)
+
+| Constant          | Value | Purpose                                   |
+|-------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
+| `W_DN_ADDR`       | 0     | PackedDn address                          |
+| `W_TYPE`          | 1     | Record type + geometry                    |
+| `W_TIME`          | 2     | Timestamps                                |
+| `W_LABEL`         | 3     | Label hash + tree metadata                |
+| `W_NARS_BASE`     | 4     | NARS truth values (4 words)               |
+| `W_DN_RUNG`       | 8     | DN rung + 7-layer compact                 |
+| `W_LAYER_BASE`    | 12    | 7-layer markers                           |
+| `W_EDGE_BASE`     | 16    | Inline edges start                        |
+| `W_EDGE_END`      | 31    | Inline edges end                          |
+| `W_RL_BASE`       | 32    | Reinforcement learning data               |
+| `W_BLOOM_BASE`    | 40    | Bloom filter (512 bits)                   |
+| `W_GRAPH_BASE`    | 48    | Graph metrics                             |
+| `W_QUALIA_BASE`   | 56    | Qualia channels                           |
+| `W_RUNG_HIST`     | 64    | Rung + collapse gate history              |
+| `W_REPR_BASE`     | 80    | Representation language descriptor        |
+| `W_ADJ_BASE`      | 96    | DN-Sparse adjacency (inline CSR)         |
+| `W_RESERVED`      | 112   | Reserved                                  |
+| `W_CHECKSUM`      | 126   | Checksum + version                        |
+| `MAX_INLINE_EDGES` | 64   | Maximum edges stored inline               |
+| `SCHEMA_VERSION`  | 1     | Current schema version                    |
+
+### MetaView API (`meta.rs:99+`)
+
+```rust
+pub struct MetaView<'a> { /* zero-copy borrow of &'a [u64; 128] */ }
+pub struct MetaViewMut<'a> { /* mutable borrow */ }
+```
+
+Both provide zero-copy access to the word layout above. No allocation on read.
+
+---
+
+## SchemaSidecar — Compact Summary (W224-W255)
+
+Source: `src/width_16k/schema.rs:1-299`
+
+The SchemaSidecar packs identity, reasoning, learning, and topology into the
+upper 32 words of the metadata container. It is a compressed snapshot useful
+for quick deserialization without parsing the full MetaView.
+
+### Block 14: Identity + Reasoning + Learning (W224-W239)
+
+```text
+[224]     depth:u8 | rung:u8 | qidx:u16 | access_count:u32
+[225]     ttl:u16 | sigma_q:u16 | node_type:u32
+[226]     label_hash:u64
+[227]     edge_type:u32 | version:u8 | reserved:u24
+[228-229] ANI levels: 8 x u16 = 128 bits
+[230]     NARS truth:u32 | budget_lo:u32 (priority + durability)
+[231]     budget_hi:u32 (quality + reserved) | reserved:u32
+[232-233] Q-values: 16 x i8 = 128 bits
+[234-235] Rewards: 8 x i16 = 128 bits
+[236-237] STDP: 8 x u16 = 128 bits
+[238-239] Hebbian: 8 x u16 = 128 bits
+```
+
+### Block 15: Graph Topology + Edges (W240-W255)
+
+```text
+[240-243] DN address: 32 x u8 = 256 bits
+[244-247] Neighbor bloom: 4 x u64 = 256 bits (3-hash bloom filter)
+[248]     Graph metrics: packed u64
+[249-255] Inline edges: 7 words = up to 28 edges at 16 bits each
+```
+
+### Key Structs
+
+#### NodeIdentity (`schema.rs:46-65`)
+
+```rust
+pub struct NodeIdentity {
+    pub depth: u8,           // Tree depth (0 = root)
+    pub rung: u8,            // Pearl's causal rung: 0=SEE, 1=DO, 2=IMAGINE
+    pub qidx: u16,           // Quantization index (codebook entry)
+    pub access_count: u32,   // LRU/frequency tracking
+    pub ttl: u16,            // Time-to-live in ticks (0 = permanent)
+    pub sigma_q: u16,        // Uncertainty: sigma * 1000 as u16
+    pub node_type: NodeTypeMarker,
+    pub label_hash: u64,
+    pub edge_type: EdgeTypeMarker,
+}
+```
+
+#### AniLevels (`schema.rs:78-89`) — 8 cognitive reasoning levels
+
+```rust
+pub struct AniLevels {
+    pub reactive: u16,   // Layer 0: stimulus-response
+    pub memory: u16,     // Layer 1: episodic recall
+    pub analogy: u16,    // Layer 2: structural mapping
+    pub planning: u16,   // Layer 3: multi-step lookahead
+    pub meta: u16,       // Layer 4: self-reflection
+    pub social: u16,     // Layer 5: theory of mind
+    pub creative: u16,   // Layer 6: generative novelty
+    pub abstract: u16,   // Layer 7: formal reasoning
+}
+```
+
+Packed as `u128` (16 bits each). `dominant()` returns the index of the highest level.
+
+#### NarsTruth (`schema.rs:137-185`) — NARS truth value
+
+```rust
+pub struct NarsTruth {
+    pub frequency: u16,   // Quantized 0.0-1.0 as 0-65535
+    pub confidence: u16,  // Quantized 0.0-0.9999 as 0-65535
+}
+```
+
+Methods: `from_floats()`, `f()`, `c()`, `revision()`, `deduction()`, `pack()/unpack()`.
+Packed as `u32` (frequency in low 16 bits, confidence in high 16 bits).
+
+#### NarsBudget (`schema.rs:188-222`) — NARS resource allocation
+
+```rust
+pub struct NarsBudget {
+    pub priority: u16,
+    pub durability: u16,
+    pub quality: u16,
+    pub _reserved: u16,
+}
+```
+
+Packed as `u64`.
+
+#### EdgeTypeMarker (`schema.rs:225-258`)
+
+```rust
+pub struct EdgeTypeMarker {
+    pub verb_id: u8,      // Cognitive verb identifier
+    pub direction: u8,    // Edge direction
+    pub weight: u8,       // Edge weight
+    pub flags: u8,        // Bit 0: temporal, Bit 1: causal, Bit 2: hierarchical
+}
+```
+
+#### NodeTypeMarker (`schema.rs:280-298`)
+
+```rust
+pub struct NodeTypeMarker {
+    pub kind: u8,         // See NodeKind enum
+    pub subtype: u8,
+    pub provenance: u16,
+}
+```
+
+#### NodeKind (`schema.rs:262-276`)
+
+```rust
+pub enum NodeKind {
+    Entity = 0,
+    Concept = 1,
+    Event = 2,
+    Rule = 3,
+    Goal = 4,
+    Query = 5,
+    Hypothesis = 6,
+    Observation = 7,
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Auxiliary Metadata Types
+
+### EnvelopeMetadata (`src/contract/types.rs`)
+
+Wire-format metadata for cross-runtime data envelopes:
+
+```rust
+pub struct EnvelopeMetadata {
+    pub agent_id: Option<String>,
+    pub confidence: Option<f64>,
+    pub epoch: Option<i64>,
+    pub version: Option<String>,
+}
+```
+
+Part of the `DataEnvelope` struct shared across ada-n8n, crewai-rust, and ladybug-rs.
+
+### DocumentMeta (`src/storage/corpus.rs`)
+
+Metadata for scent-indexed training corpora. Arrow columns:
+- `chunk_id: u64`
+- `doc_id: string`
+- `text: string`
+- `fingerprint: binary[48]` (384-bit scent)
+- `position: u32`
+- `metadata: json`
+
+### Unified Execution Contract (`src/contract/types.rs`)
+
+```rust
+pub struct UnifiedStep {
+    pub step_id: String,
+    pub execution_id: String,
+    pub step_type: String,    // "n8n.*" | "crew.*" | "lb.*" | "core.*"
+    pub runtime: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub status: StepStatus,   // Pending | Running | Completed | Failed | Skipped
+    pub input: Value,
+    pub output: Value,
+    pub error: Option<String>,
+    pub started_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub finished_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub sequence: i32,
+    pub reasoning: Option<String>,
+    pub confidence: Option<f64>,
+    pub alternatives: Option<Value>,
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Invariants
+
+1. **Container 0 = metadata ONLY** — never included in Hamming search
+2. **Schema version** in `W127` — currently version 1
+3. **Checksum**: CRC32 of content (W126 bits 0-31) + XOR parity of W0-W125 (W126 bits 32-63)
+4. **Hot/Cold separation**: cold path metadata NEVER modifies hot path state
+5. **Zero-copy access**: MetaView borrows `&[u64; 128]` directly — no allocation
+6. **64-byte alignment**: cache-line aligned for SIMD safety
+
+---
+
+## Record Geometry
+
+```text
+Full record: 2,048 bytes = 256 x u64
+├── Container 0 (metadata):  1,024 bytes = 128 x u64 (W0-W127)
+└── Container 1+ (content):  1,024 bytes = 128 x u64 (fingerprints)
+
+16K-bit upgrade record: 16,384 bytes = 2,048 x u64
+├── Container 0 (metadata):  1,024 bytes = 128 x u64 (W0-W127)
+├── SchemaSidecar:            256 bytes =  32 x u64 (W224-W255)
+└── Content containers:       Variable
+```