PackOS Manifest

Reference fields for package identity, channels, lockfiles, snapshots, validation, and release gates.

Purpose

A PackOS manifest describes an official experience package in a way that can be validated, installed, repaired, and released through ECHO tooling.

This reference is intentionally early. It captures the shape of the information PackOS should own without claiming every field is final.

Expected Areas

Package identity.
Experience name.
Release channel.
Runtime target.
Module list.
Dependency graph.
Artifact list.
Lockfile reference.
Snapshot reference.
Integrity data.
Release notes.
Known issues.
Launcher compatibility.

Example Shape

{
  "id": "ashfall",
  "name": "Ashfall",
  "channel": "public",
  "runtime": "minecraft-neoforge",
  "modules": ["echocore", "echoterminal", "echolens"],
  "lockfile": "packos.lock.json"
}

Validation Intent

PackOS should help answer whether a package is complete, compatible, expected, and safe for the selected channel.

If a player install is broken, the manifest and lockfile should give the launcher enough information to repair or explain the problem.