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The extensions work, merged into each component's default branch and pushed, is what the recipes now fetch: - forgectrl 55bfae9 (0.1.27 -> 0.1.28): the machine lease, the job runner, the controller port client and motion routes, scoped tokens, the event stream, the built-in registry, the operator's door to extension packages and the Extension packages card, the catalog from its own repository, and privacy advisory revision 4. - forgeext 711f099 (first pin, 0.1.0): the extension host, and ffx new making a package's repository. - grblHAL-glowforge 0da0fe6 (0.1.18 -> 0.1.19): manual homing, the X and Y motor release, the controller port, custom M-codes, the envelope rule, and the homing runner's report secret. - forgefirm-app 021323d (0.1.30 -> 0.1.31): the report secret, and a homing motion cut short failing the home. - kas lock: meta-openglow 71fad52 -> 2978522, the kernel's sandbox options (NF_TABLES, LANDLOCK, MEMCG, the cgroup scheduler) and their notes. Proof: bitbake -c fetch of forgectrl, forgeext, grblhal-glowforge, python3-gfhardware, gfhome, gfcloud and python3-ffmachine from these pins succeeds (14 tasks), with kas moving layers/meta-openglow to 2978522. The tree manifest from these pins holds forgectrl at 55bfae9 (211 files), forgeext at 711f099 (90) and the driver at 0da0fe6 (175), and the coverage lint over it finds no uncovered path (124 tests). Acceptance: the meta-openglow move is a platform change, so the whole catalog runs again on the image built from these pins.
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.