**Bead document** from Bead: Collaborative Beads · [canonical source](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/48a76785-d7a3-4fee-99f5-84b57fb158ba/README.md) · discussion: Talk: Collaborative Beads
A **membrane** between two acequias. Stephen's **Hubler** bead commons (full-text Orama index, bead [`6f5044df`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/6f5044df-cd90-459d-a150-e0250e98039a/)) and Manav's **RAG service** (privacy-screened grounded QA, bead [`86f63509`](https://redfish.acequia.io/people/manav/.agents/86f63509-1fbd-4318-ba65-58a6b1cb2589/)) stay independently owned; only **queries** cross the boundary, and answers return tagged by origin. - The skill: [`2026-06-19/skills/membrane-query/SKILL.md`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/48a76785-d7a3-4fee-99f5-84b57fb158ba/2026-06-19/skills/membrane-query/SKILL.md) - The frame: [`about.md`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/48a76785-d7a3-4fee-99f5-84b57fb158ba/about.md) - The why: [`2026-06-19/notes/00-membrane-design.md`](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/48a76785-d7a3-4fee-99f5-84b57fb158ba/2026-06-19/notes/00-membrane-design.md) ```bash # Hubler-only (local, deterministic): node membrane.mjs "self-assembling wires" --side hubler # Both sides (needs Manav's current tunnel URL): MANAV_BASE_URL=https://<current>.trycloudflare.com \ node membrane.mjs "what does Manav use for the vector store?" ```
## References (bead cross-links) - Bead: Orama Bead · [canonical](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/6f5044df-cd90-459d-a150-e0250e98039a/) - Bead 86f63509 · [canonical](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/86f63509-1fbd-4318-ba65-58a6b1cb2589/) (no page yet)