Port Resurrection Markets

Derive service ports from Gay.jl color sequence. Key space reduction via deterministic but externally-unpredictable port assignment.

Trigger Conditions

• User mentions port configuration, service discovery
• Starting MCP servers, Ghidra, NATS, or other networked services
• Security through port unpredictability
• Behavior resurrection across worlds (same seed = same ports)

Core Concept

Port = 8000 + (color_int % 2000)

Each service gets a color index. Same seed + index = same port across all instances.

Without seed: Attacker must scan 2000 ports per service. With seed: Deterministic resurrection across worlds.

Quick Reference

# Show all port assignments
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py

# Source into shell (auto-export all ports)
eval $(python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --export)

# Generate MCP config
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --mcp

# Rotate to next color set
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --seed $(date +%s)

# Specific service
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py -s ghidra_mcp

Shell Integration

# Add to ~/.zshrc
source /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect_hook.sh

# Available commands:
port_resurrect    # Reload ports
port_rotate       # Advance to next color
port_show         # Display table
port_of ghidra    # Get specific port
port_start ghidra # Start service on its port
port_discover     # Find running services

Service Registry

Service	Color Index	Env Var
ghidra_mcp	1	GHIDRA_MCP_PORT
radare2_mcp	2	RADARE2_MCP_PORT
nats	3	NATS_PORT
localsend	4	LOCALSEND_PORT
duckdb_http	5	DUCKDB_HTTP_PORT
gay_mcp	6	GAY_MCP_PORT
catcolab	7	CATCOLAB_PORT
music_topos	8	MUSIC_TOPOS_PORT
tailscale_derp	9	TAILSCALE_DERP_PORT
arkhai	10	ARKHAI_PORT
exo	11	EXO_PORT
iroh	12	IROH_PORT

Nickel Integration

# Regenerate Nickel config
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --nickel

# Evaluate
nickel eval /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrection.ncl

Flox Activation

Add to

.flox/env/manifest.toml

:

[hook]
on-activate = """
  eval $(python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --export)
"""

MCP Config Generation

# Generate and merge with existing config
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --mcp >> ~/.config/amp/servers.json

GF(3) Trit Assignment

Component	Trit	Role
port_resurrect.py	0	ERGODIC - coordinator
port_resurrection.ncl	+1	PLUS - config generation
port_resurrect_hook.sh	-1	MINUS - shell integration

Sum: 0 ✓ (GF(3) conserved)

Files

• /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py

  - Python implementation

• /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.bb

  - Babashka implementation (faster)

• /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrection.ncl

  - Nickel config

• /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect_hook.sh

  - Shell hook

• /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect_flox.toml

  - Flox manifest

• ~/.gay_port_state.json

  - Persistent state

Command Reference

# Show all ports (either works, bb is faster)
bb /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.bb
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py

# Export to shell
eval $(bb /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.bb --export)

# Discover listening ports
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --discover

# Check for conflicts
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --conflicts

# Generate MCP config
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --mcp

# Generate Nickel
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --nickel

# Show flox manifest
python3 /Users/bob/ies/port_resurrect.py --flox

Related Skills

• gay-mcp

  - Color generation

• nickel

  - Configuration language

• ghidra-mcp

  - Reverse engineering

• localsend-mcp

  - P2P transfer

• shell-guard

  - Safe shell execution

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Autopoietic Marginalia

The interaction IS the skill improving itself.

Every use of this skill is an opportunity for worlding:

• MEMORY (-1): Record what was learned
• REMEMBERING (0): Connect patterns to other skills
• WORLDING (+1): Evolve the skill based on use

Add Interaction Exemplars here as the skill is used.