Each leaves for a host proof that forgectrl's build.yml runs at the pinned 22a2cfc, and that run passed (38728407038): - forgectrl.panel-serves: tests/host_routes.sh serves the panel page bundled, with the theme and the save bar and the policy frame-src 'none', and answers /status, /cam/status and the dose-curve reads. Rows: src/ui.h. - setup.ssh-until-reboot: tests/host_routes.sh, GET and POST /system/ssh with the flag in the run directory and sshd's init a stand-in told start and stop; enable=2 refused. Rows: src/paths.h. - setup.first-run-flow: tests/host_setup.sh, the first run in the page's order: the four documents accepted at their hashes, the press step breathing teal on a scratch LED tree, the press taken as the acceptance, the account and its cookie, the gate's reason after each form step, the run completed. Rows: src/advisories.*, src/button.*, src/led.*, src/hooks.h and the four first-run documents, one row each (docs/advisories/extensions.md stays with exthost.service); src/sheetid.* to tests/sheetid_test.c, the golden ids, because host_setup.sh does not read the sheet id. - logs.routing: tests/fflog_e2e.sh, the image's rsyslog.conf and the rendered rules, each logger in its own file at its level, a stray tag in system/, the kern facility in kernel/. Rows: src/fflog.*. logs.py held logs.routing alone and goes with its import. The five camera tests no longer require forgectrl.panel-serves. test_setup_suite.py keeps setup.account-login and setup.machine-name in its ids; the cases that described setup.first-run-flow (takeover, fixture, covers) go, with the cases of the helpers that left with the two tests (breathes_teal, first_run_record, sshd_policy). test_manifest's behavioral-path case runs the report with no host-tested rows: the real table now names the first-run documents, and the case is about the allowlist. exthost.motion-job stays. It is the only catalog test that grants motion.job and posts /v0/motion/job, the path that reads machine_host_token() on the default token file, and it stays the bench proof of that path until an image carries forgeext's token-file change. src/jobpost.* stays in its covers, with no row. Fingerprints: every test in forgectrl.py, setup.py and camera.py moves with the module text. The next image cannot inherit a campaign. Proof: the coverage lint over the tree manifest from the pins finds 0 uncovered paths and 0 host-tested row problems (49 tests); pyflakes on the touched files is clean; forgetest's unit suite under Linux passes.
OpenGlow / ForgeFIRM firmware for Glowforge
BETA
ForgeFIRM is in beta. Every release below 0.1.0 is a beta release. It's stable, but you may still hit the occasional bug, and expect frequent updates. Upgrade whenever a newer release is available, and report what you find on the community forum.
Open firmware for Glowforge brand CNC lasers. ForgeFIRM replaces the cloud-dependent factory software on the stock control board, with no hardware modification, and gives the machine a local controller, a local web control panel, and a standard Grbl interface. The factory cloud experience stays available as an option.
This repository is the base of the build and of the release: the
meta-forgefirm Yocto layer, the kas configuration, the image recipes, the
install and release scripts, the acceptance tool (forgetest/), the bench
tools (scripts/bench/), the bench actuator firmware (fixture/), and the
release artifacts (releases/).
Start here
https://docs.forgefirm.org/ is the documentation, and the source of truth for every fact about the machine and the firmware.
| Read this first | Safety |
| Put it on a machine | Installation |
| Use it | Usage, LightBurn |
| How the machine works | Technical |
| How ForgeFIRM works with it | ForgeFIRM internals |
| Build, test, release | Developers |
| Downloads | Releases |
| Questions | Community forum |
Build
kas build kas/forgefirm-glowforge.yml
Build covers the host setup, the two images, the source variant and the debug kernel. Release flow covers the pins, the push order and the signing pipeline.
Test
cd forgetest && python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
The acceptance catalog that gates a release, and the bench tools, are on Acceptance and The bench.
Contributing
AGENTS.md carries the rules for this repository and for the project: safety ordering, proof before done, the push order, and the writing rules. They apply to human contributors too, and Contribute is the same set on the site.
What this costs
Nothing. ForgeFIRM is free in both senses, under MIT and GPL licenses. There is no paid tier, no license key, no subscription and no Pro edition. If someone offers to sell it to you, the licenses allow it, but what you take home is their build rather than this one: get it from the source.
Safety
These machines contain a CO2 laser: it burns, blinds, and starts fires. Never defeat the lid switches or the interlock. Never leave a running job unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher within reach. Read Safety before you cut your first job, and Regulatory and legal before you install.
This is experimental software. Use of it could seriously maim or kill you or others, and it may void your warranty. Use it at your own risk.
Glowforge is a trademark of Glowforge, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Glowforge, Inc.