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The test added the owner's key by copying the file. It now adds it the way an operator does: POST /ext/key with the machine's button held. Without the button it is 409 and no file lands; a name with a space, a name that is a path, and no key at all are 400; a key that is no key is 409 from the host; with the button held it is added and listed with its id. Removed again, the same archive reads unverified, and removing a key that is not there is 409. The bench actuator's press was 200 ms, the firmware's default, and a request that must reach the machine while the button is down often missed it: the unverified install took three presses on one run and all ten on another. ctx.act() now takes `ms`, the fixture client passes it to the box (the firmware clamps it into 20 to 500), and the two button-held steps ask for 500. Both landed on the first or second press afterward. Proven. The unit suite: 451 tests, 0 undefined names (both stub fixtures take the new argument, and the fixture test pins that the box is asked for the longest press). On the bench reference, image 20260921161446 with the cross-built forgectrl and extension host mounted over the image's: exthost.panel-install PASS, exthost.package-routes PASS, exthost.hold-pause-tier PASS. Against the image's own daemons the install test FAILS, as it should. Acceptance. exthost.panel-install covers forgectrl's src/extpkg.*, src/main.c, src/auth.* and forgeext's src/main.c, src/install.*, src/pkg.*; the runner and the fixture client are harness, outside the suite and outside every fingerprint.
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.