commit d8125655e662f679d152f6e1ee89c4b2cb14878b
Author: Justin Visser <justinfvisser@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 10 11:57:10 2026 +0200

    batman
    
    go.mod declares the module path (github.com/JustinZeus/spreadlab); every
    import inside the repo is spelled relative to it. Layout follows the
    standard Go shape: cmd/<binary>/main.go per executable, internal/ for
    packages other modules may not import (the compiler enforces this).
    No engine code yet, just a placeholder main that proves 'go build' works.

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# binary from `go build ./cmd/spreadlab`
+/spreadlab
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Justin Visser
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# spreadlab
+
+Self-hosted dashboard that runs an agent-based deepfake-spread model live:
+change the levers, watch the spread, and (later) search for the best
+intervention under a budget. Output is illustrative, not validated.
+
+Status: milestone 1, porting the simulation engine.
+
+Layout:
+
+- `internal/engine/` - the pure simulation engine (no web dependencies)
+- `cmd/spreadlab/` - the server binary (milestone 2)
+- `web/` - Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend (milestone 2+)
+
+MIT licensed.
diff --git a/cmd/spreadlab/main.go b/cmd/spreadlab/main.go
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+// Command spreadlab will serve the spreadlab dashboard. For now it only
+// proves the module builds; the HTTP server arrives in milestone 2.
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("spreadlab: engine under construction (milestone 1)")
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module github.com/JustinZeus/spreadlab
+
+go 1.26.3