Skillscript

The runtime gains a real, enforced execution boundary. The Draft → Approved
status gate applies in both runtime modes; the mode decides whether an Approved
skill must be cryptographically keyed.

• Secured mode (SKILLSCRIPT_SECURED_MODE=true) — an Approved skill executes
  effectfully only if its body carries a valid Ed25519 operator signature.
  Asymmetric by design: the private key signs at approve-time and never reaches
  the runtime; the public key verifies on every execution. An unapproved or
  tampered skill cannot perform a single effectful op, regardless of how it's
  dispatched (CLI, cron, /event, MCP, in-skill composition).
• Unsecured mode (default) — approval is unkeyed: a bare
  # Status: Approved runs. The trusted-author / single-operator convenience
  posture. (The legacy v1 CRC32 hash-token scheme + the per-version approval
  registry are retired.)
• Three default-deny operator allowlists, always enforced in both modes:
  shell binaries (SKILLSCRIPT_SHELL_ALLOWLIST), MCP connector tools, and
  filesystem paths (SKILLSCRIPT_FS_ALLOWLIST, new — gates file_read/
  file_write, canonicalized against ../symlink escape).
• Approve flow — skillfile approve <name> (review + sign), skillfile reapprove [--apply] (batch re-bless), and the dashboard Approvals queue
  (review surface only — signing happens at the operator's terminal; the
  network-facing runtime never holds the private key). skill_write /
  skill_status cannot grant approval in secured mode.
• Bundled examples ship # Status: Draft (no shipped token can validate on
  another install); skillfile init locally approves the seeded demos with the
  machine's own authority (secured → provision keypair + sign; unsecured → bare
  Approved). First-run keypair provisioning is automatic; the default key path
  moved to ~/.config/skillscript/ (outside SKILLSCRIPT_HOME).
• Enforcement parity across surfaces: CLI by-name dispatch refuses an unapproved
  skill outright (matching scheduler/MCP); by-path stays the ad-hoc escape with
  effects gated. SqliteSkillStore reaches secured-mode parity with the
  filesystem store.