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forgectrl gains a table of built-in extensions, with cloud mode as entry one, GET /extensions to serve it, and POST /settings asking it which selections point at the cloud, how to refuse them, and what they fall back to. It also gains an example client under examples/, and its test tokens lose the names of clients nobody is building. setup.cloud-disabled-surface is the gate for "nothing points at the cloud while it is off", so it now holds the list to the settings three times: as found (enabled as cloud_enabled says, the two roles with their providers and fallbacks, each active exactly when its setting selects it), with the cloud off (not enabled, no role active), and as restored. The two refusals are held to the table's words. Its covers name src/builtin.*. The helper lives inside the test's own function, so no other test of the module changes its fingerprint. The unit test's fake daemon serves the route the way builtin.c does, and gains a case with two lists that lie (enabled after the cloud went off; a role that stays active), each of which must fail the test. forgectrl.tokens: the jog token is "forgetest jogger". manifest: forgectrl's examples/** joins the non-behavioral paths. They are clients that run on another computer: outside the image, outside every fingerprint, and outside the coverage lint. Proven. The unit suite passes (421) with no undefined name; the two lying lists fail the test as they should. On the bench reference, forgectrl's registry daemon hot-deployed over image 20260920152153, on a machine with cloud mode on: setup.cloud-disabled-surface PASS through the whole path (off, the sweep, the refusals, the restore), and forgectrl.tokens PASS with the renamed token. Acceptance. setup.cloud-disabled-surface is the gate for forgectrl's built-in table through the settings route.
OpenGlow / ForgeFIRM firmware for Glowforge
BETA
ForgeFIRM is in beta. Every release below 0.1.0 is a beta release. Expect problems, 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.