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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion k9-svc/GUIDE.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ let component_pedigree = {
metadata = {
name = "example-config",
version = "1.0.0",
breed = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number = "K9!",
},
security = {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion k9-svc/README.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ K9 takes security seriously. Self-executing components require careful design an
|`K9!` (`\x4B\x39\x21`)

|MIME Type
|`application/vnd.k9+nickel`
|`application/vnd.k9`

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the machine-readable README.

k9-svc/README.adoc now advertises application/vnd.k9, but .machine_readable/svc/k9/README.adoc still advertises application/vnd.k9+nickel at Lines 161-166. Update or regenerate that document so all consumer-facing declarations use application/vnd.k9.

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In `@k9-svc/README.adoc` at line 191, Update or regenerate the machine-readable
README associated with the k9 service so its media-type declaration uses
application/vnd.k9 instead of application/vnd.k9+nickel, matching the
consumer-facing declaration in the service README.


|Extensions
|`.k9`, `.k9.ncl`
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions k9-svc/SPEC.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ word `must` appears in both and means different things; never conflate them.

[cols="1,2"]
|===
|Standard ID |`application/vnd.k9+nickel`
|Standard ID |`application/vnd.k9`
|Version |1.0.0
|Stability |Stable
|Magic Number |`K9!` (`\x4B\x39\x21`)
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[source,xml]
----
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9+nickel">
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9">
<comment>K9 Self-Validating Component</comment>
<magic priority="50">
<match value="K9!" type="string" offset="0"/>
Expand All @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ Location: `/usr/share/mime/packages/k9.xml`
<key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
<string>org.k9-svc.component</string>
<key>public.mime-type</key>
<string>application/vnd.k9+nickel</string>
<string>application/vnd.k9</string>
----

=== Minix
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[source]
----
application/vnd.k9+nickel k9
application/vnd.k9 k9
----

== Philosophy
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions k9-svc/docs/IANA-MEDIA-TYPE.adoc
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
= IANA Media Type Registration: application/vnd.k9+nickel

[WARNING]
====
*SUPERSEDED (2026-09-01) — historical record only.*

This document registers `application/vnd.k9+nickel`. That form was withdrawn:
the current application registers *`application/vnd.k9`*, without a
structured-syntax suffix. Structured-syntax suffixes are intended for widely
registered base syntaxes, and `+nickel` is not one.

*What replaced it:* link:../IANA-MEDIA-TYPE-APPLICATION.adoc[`IANA-MEDIA-TYPE-APPLICATION.adoc`].

The `+nickel` form remains reserved as a possible future companion type. The
text below is retained unedited for provenance — do not cite it as current.
====


This is the formal IANA media type registration for K9 SVC (Self-Validating Component) format.

[source]
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Expand Up @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let Architecture = [| 'Linux, 'Minix, 'MacOS, 'Android, 'PC, 'ASIC, 'Unknown |]
Metadata = {
name | String,
version | String | default = "1.0.0",
breed | String | default = "application/vnd.k9+nickel",
breed | String | default = "application/vnd.k9",
magic_number | String | default = "K9!",
description | String | optional,
},
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions k9-svc/register.ncl
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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let OS = [| 'Linux, 'Minix, 'MacOS |] in
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 -->
<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9+nickel">
<mime-type type="application/vnd.k9">
<comment>K9 Self-Validating Component</comment>
<comment xml:lang="en">K9 Self-Validating Component (Alpha Breed)</comment>
<magic priority="50">
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<string>k9.ncl</string>
</array>
<key>public.mime-type</key>
<string>application/vnd.k9+nickel</string>
<string>application/vnd.k9</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</array>
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Verification:
file --mime-type example.k9
# Should output: application/vnd.k9+nickel
# Should output: application/vnd.k9

Manual registration:
Linux: Copy k9.xml to /usr/share/mime/packages/ then run update-mime-database
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