Polly Pads Architecture
“Clone Trooper Field Upgrade Stations for AI Agents”
Version: 1.0.0 Author: Issac Davis Date: January 31, 2026 Status: Design Phase
Executive Summary
Polly Pads are lightweight, hot-swappable mini-IDEs that run on each AI agent (“drone”) in the fleet. They enable:
- Real-time capability upgrades without restart
- SCBE-secured communication with Mother Ship
- Specialized loadouts per drone class
- Field repairs and self-healing
- Squad synchronization via shared memory
Why “Polly”?
From SCBE-AETHERMOORE’s Flux States:
- Polly (ν ≥ 0.9): Full dimensional engagement - maximum capability
- Quasi (0.5 ≤ ν < 0.9): Partial engagement - balanced mode
- Demi (0.1 ≤ ν < 0.5): Minimal engagement - power saving
- Collapsed (ν < 0.1): Dormant state
Polly Pads operate in Polly mode - full capability when active.
Architecture Overview
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MOTHER SHIP │
│ (AI-Workflow-Architect) │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ Fleet │ │ Capability │ │ SCBE │ │ Round Table │ │
│ │ Registry │ │ Store │ │ Gateway │ │ Consensus │ │
│ └──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └────────┬────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └────────────────┴────────────────┴───────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ SCBE Secure Channel │
│ H(d,R) = R^(d²) Validation │
└───────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┐
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌───────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐
│ POLLY PAD #1 │ │ POLLY PAD #2 │ │ POLLY PAD #3 │
│ ═══════════════ │ │ ═══════════════ │ │ ═══════════════ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │
│ │ DRONE CORE │ │ │ │ DRONE CORE │ │ │ │ DRONE CORE │ │
│ │ CT-7567 "REX" │ │ │ │ CT-5555 │ │ │ │ CT-21-0408 │ │
│ │ Class: RECON │ │ │ │ Class: CODER │ │ │ │ Class: DEPLOY │ │
│ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │
│ │ LOADOUT │ │ │ │ LOADOUT │ │ │ │ LOADOUT │ │
│ │ ☑ browser-use │ │ │ │ ☑ aider │ │ │ │ ☑ terraform │ │
│ │ ☑ playwright │ │ │ │ ☑ cline │ │ │ │ ☑ docker-cli │ │
│ │ ☑ screenshot │ │ │ │ ☑ claude-code │ │ │ │ ☑ aws-cli │ │
│ │ ☐ vision-llm │ │ │ │ ☐ copilot │ │ │ │ ☐ gcp-cli │ │
│ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ │
│ │ MINI-IDE │ │ │ │ MINI-IDE │ │ │ │ MINI-IDE │ │
│ │ [Monaco Edit] │ │ │ │ [Monaco Edit] │ │ │ │ [Monaco Edit] │ │
│ │ [Terminal] │ │ │ │ [Terminal] │ │ │ │ [Terminal] │ │
│ │ [Hot Reload] │ │ │ │ [Hot Reload] │ │ │ │ [Hot Reload] │ │
│ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │ │ └───────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ Trust: 0.95 (KO) │ │ Trust: 0.88 (AV) │ │ Trust: 0.72 (RU) │
└───────────────────┘ └───────────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
Core Components
1. Drone Core
The identity and base configuration of each agent.
interface DroneCore {
// Identity
id: string; // CT-XXXXX format
callsign: string; // "REX", "FIVES", etc.
class: DroneClass; // RECON | CODER | DEPLOY | RESEARCH | GUARD
// SCBE Security
spectralIdentity: {
tongue: SacredTongue; // KO, AV, RU, CA, UM, DR
phase: number; // 0-360 degrees
trustRadius: number; // 0-1 in Poincaré ball
};
// State
fluxState: 'Polly' | 'Quasi' | 'Demi' | 'Collapsed';
// Capabilities
loadout: Capability[];
maxLoadout: number; // Based on class
}
2. Drone Classes (Clone Trooper Specializations)
| Class | Designation | Max Loadout | Trust Tier | Primary Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECON | CT-7567 “REX” | 4 | KO (Intent) | browser-use, playwright, vision |
| CODER | CT-5555 “FIVES” | 6 | AV (Context) | aider, cline, claude-code |
| DEPLOY | CT-21-0408 “ECHO” | 5 | RU (Binding) | terraform, docker, aws-cli |
| RESEARCH | CT-27-5555 “ARC” | 8 | CA (Bitcraft) | perplexity, web-search, arxiv |
| GUARD | CT-99 “OMEGA” | 3 | DR (Structure) | scbe-validator, audit, firewall |
3. Capability Store
Hot-swappable modules that drones can load/unload.
interface Capability {
id: string;
name: string;
version: string;
// Requirements
minTrust: number; // Minimum trust radius
requiredTongue?: SacredTongue;
dependencies: string[];
// Resource costs (Harmonic Scaling)
baseCost: number; // Base resource units
harmonicDepth: number; // d in H(d,R) = R^(d²)
// Code
entryPoint: string; // Main module path
wasmBundle?: string; // Optional WebAssembly for speed
// Metadata
author: string;
license: string;
scbeSignature: string; // PHDM-validated signature
}
4. Mini-IDE (The Polly Pad Interface)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ POLLY PAD v1.0 - CT-7567 "REX" [RECON] [─][□][×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Status: 🟢 POLLY Trust: 0.95 Tongue: KO Phase: 0° │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ LOADOUT │ ACTIVE MISSION │ │
│ │ ───────────── │ ──────────────── │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ ☑ browser-use │ Target: https://example.com │ │
│ │ v0.1.40 │ Task: Extract product prices │ │
│ │ │ Progress: ████████░░ 80% │ │
│ │ ☑ playwright │ │ │
│ │ v1.40.0 │ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ │
│ │ │ │ async function scrape() { │ │ │
│ │ ☑ screenshot │ │ const page = await browser │ │ │
│ │ v1.0.0 │ │ .newPage(); │ │ │
│ │ │ │ await page.goto(url); │ │ │
│ │ ☐ vision-llm │ │ // Extract prices... │ │ │
│ │ [+ Install] │ │ } │ │ │
│ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │ │
│ │ [+ Add Module] │ │ │
│ │ │ [▶ Run] [⏸ Pause] [↻ Reset] [💾 Save] │ │
│ └─────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TERMINAL [^] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ $ polly status │
│ Drone CT-7567 "REX" operational │
│ Flux: Polly (ν=0.95) │
│ Trust: 0.95 (Center zone - low overhead) │
│ Loadout: 3/4 slots used │
│ │
│ $ polly install vision-llm │
│ Checking SCBE authorization... │
│ ✓ Trust sufficient (0.95 > 0.80 required) │
│ ✓ Tongue compatible (KO allows vision) │
│ ✓ PHDM path validated │
│ Downloading vision-llm@1.2.0... │
│ Installing... Done in 847ms │
│ ✓ Capability activated │
│ $ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Hot-Swap Protocol
How drones upgrade capabilities in the field:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ HOT-SWAP SEQUENCE │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 1. DRONE REQUESTS CAPABILITY │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Drone │ ──── "I need vision-llm" ───▶│ Mother Ship │ │
│ │ CT-7567 │ │ (Registry) │ │
│ └─────────┘ └──────┬──────┘ │
│ │ │
│ 2. SCBE VALIDATES REQUEST ▼ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ H(d, R) Check: │ │
│ │ - Drone trust radius: 0.95 (center zone) │ │
│ │ - Capability requires: 0.80 minimum │ │
│ │ - Cost at d=2: 1.5^4 = 5.06 units │ │
│ │ - Decision: ALLOW │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ 3. PHDM VALIDATES LOGIC PATH ▼ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Hamiltonian Path Check: │ │
│ │ - Current node: Cube (stable facts) │ │
│ │ - Requested transition: → Cuboctahedron (complex reasoning)│ │
│ │ - Path valid: YES (single-visit maintained) │ │
│ │ - HMAC chain: Verified │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ 4. CAPABILITY DOWNLOADED ▼ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Drone │ ◀──── vision-llm.wasm ───────│ Capability │ │
│ │ CT-7567 │ (signed bundle) │ Store │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
│ 5. HOT ACTIVATION (<100ms) │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ - Load WASM module into sandbox │ │
│ │ - Register API endpoints │ │
│ │ - Update loadout manifest │ │
│ │ - Notify Mother Ship of new capability │ │
│ │ - Resume mission with new tool │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Squad Synchronization
Drones share context via the Round Table:
interface SquadSync {
// Shared Memory
sharedContext: {
currentMission: string;
sharedFiles: Map<string, FileRef>;
decisions: Decision[];
artifacts: Artifact[];
};
// Cross-Drone Communication
sendToSquad(message: SquadMessage): void;
requestBackup(task: Task): Promise<Drone>;
shareDiscovery(finding: Finding): void;
// Consensus (for critical operations)
proposeAction(action: CriticalAction): Promise<boolean>;
voteOnProposal(proposalId: string, vote: boolean): void;
}
Cymatic Voxel Storage Integration
From your Aethermoore Constants - data access based on agent state:
/**
* Cymatic Voxel Storage
* Data readable ONLY at nodal lines (zero points)
*
* cos(n·π·x)·cos(m·π·y) - cos(m·π·x)·cos(n·π·y) = 0
*
* Where:
* - n = drone's velocity dimension
* - m = drone's security dimension
*/
function canAccessVoxel(drone: DroneCore, voxel: Voxel): boolean {
const n = drone.spectralIdentity.phase / 60; // velocity mode
const m = drone.spectralIdentity.trustRadius * 6; // security mode
const x = voxel.position[0];
const y = voxel.position[1];
// Chladni equation - must equal zero for access
const chladni =
Math.cos(n * Math.PI * x) * Math.cos(m * Math.PI * y) -
Math.cos(m * Math.PI * x) * Math.cos(n * Math.PI * y);
// Access granted at nodal lines (within epsilon)
return Math.abs(chladni) < 0.001;
}
Technology Stack
Frontend (Polly Pad UI)
- Monaco Editor - VS Code’s editor component
- xterm.js - Terminal emulator
- React - Component framework
- WebSocket - Real-time sync with Mother Ship
Backend (Per-Drone Runtime)
- Deno or Node.js - JavaScript runtime
- WASM - Sandboxed capability execution
- SQLite - Local state persistence
- WebRTC - P2P drone communication
Security Layer
- SCBE-AETHERMOORE - Geometric trust validation
- PHDM - Control flow integrity
- SS1 Tokenizer - Sacred Tongues encoding
File Structure
polly-pads/
├── packages/
│ ├── core/ # Shared drone core
│ │ ├── src/
│ │ │ ├── drone.ts # DroneCore implementation
│ │ │ ├── loadout.ts # Capability management
│ │ │ ├── sync.ts # Squad synchronization
│ │ │ └── scbe.ts # SCBE integration
│ │ └── package.json
│ │
│ ├── ui/ # Polly Pad interface
│ │ ├── src/
│ │ │ ├── components/
│ │ │ │ ├── Editor.tsx # Monaco wrapper
│ │ │ │ ├── Terminal.tsx # xterm wrapper
│ │ │ │ ├── Loadout.tsx # Capability selector
│ │ │ │ └── Status.tsx # Drone status display
│ │ │ ├── App.tsx
│ │ │ └── main.tsx
│ │ └── package.json
│ │
│ ├── runtime/ # Capability execution runtime
│ │ ├── src/
│ │ │ ├── sandbox.ts # WASM sandbox
│ │ │ ├── hotswap.ts # Hot-swap protocol
│ │ │ └── bridge.ts # Capability API bridge
│ │ └── package.json
│ │
│ └── capabilities/ # Built-in capabilities
│ ├── browser-use/
│ ├── aider/
│ ├── terraform/
│ └── ...
│
├── apps/
│ ├── mother-ship/ # Central orchestrator (AI-Workflow-Architect)
│ └── polly-pad/ # Standalone drone app
│
├── docs/
│ ├── ARCHITECTURE.md # This file
│ ├── CAPABILITY_SPEC.md # How to build capabilities
│ └── DEPLOYMENT.md # Deployment guide
│
└── package.json # Monorepo root
Comparison: Polly Pads vs Current Solutions
| Feature | Polly Pads | Cursor | Cline | Aider | Devin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-agent fleet | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Hot-swap capabilities | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| SCBE security | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Shared memory | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Edge deployable | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Squad consensus | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Self-healing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cost controls | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Implementation Phases
Phase 1: Core Foundation (Week 1-2)
- DroneCore implementation
- Basic Polly Pad UI (Monaco + xterm)
- SCBE integration
- Local capability loading
Phase 2: Fleet Infrastructure (Week 3-4)
- Mother Ship connection
- Squad synchronization
- Shared memory layer
- Hot-swap protocol
Phase 3: Capability Ecosystem (Week 5-6)
- Capability store API
- WASM sandbox runtime
- Built-in capabilities (browser-use, aider)
- Third-party capability SDK
Phase 4: Advanced Features (Week 7-8)
- Cymatic voxel storage
- PHDM control flow validation
- Squad consensus protocol
- Self-healing mechanisms
Next Steps
- Create monorepo structure in SCBE-AETHERMOORE or new repo
- Implement DroneCore with SCBE spectral identity
- Build Polly Pad UI with Monaco + xterm
- Integrate with AI-Workflow-Architect as Mother Ship
“Same DNA, different specializations. The drones are identical at birth, but their loadouts make them unique in the field.”
- Clone Trooper Fleet Doctrine