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## The C Boundary
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Zerolang supports a small explicit C ABI surface from graph inputs. C-facing code
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should stay narrow, inspectable, and target-aware.
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```json-render
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{
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"messages": [
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{
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"role": "user",
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"text": "can this call my tiny c helper on linux musl?"
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},
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{
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"role": "assistant",
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"text": "I’ll check the target link plan and tell you what blocks the call."
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},
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{
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"role": "tools",
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"calls": [
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{
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"command": "zero inspect --json --target linux-musl-x64",
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"output": "{\"cLibraries\":[{\"linkPlan\":{\"sysrootStatus\":\"configured\"}}]}"
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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```
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## What This Means
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Projection example:
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```zero
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export c fn add(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
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return a + b
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}
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```
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Graph checks:
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```sh
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zero check conformance/native/pass/c-abi-export.graph
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zero abi dump --json conformance/native/pass/c-abi-export.graph
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```
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`zero abi dump --json` reports exported symbols and generated header facts such
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as `generatedHeader.available`.
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## Import Metadata
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Header imports expose typed metadata:
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```sh
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zero inspect --json --target linux-musl-x64 conformance/check/pass/c-header-import.graph
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```
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The JSON includes `cImports[].typedModel` with imported functions, constants,
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structs, enums, and typedefs.
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Callable imports are limited to direct scalar ABI types today: `Void`, `Bool`,
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`u8`, `u16`, `usize`, `i32`, `u32`, `i64`, and `u64`. Pointer, array, struct,
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and unsupported-width parameters should be wrapped by a small C shim.
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## Link Plans
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Executable builds with direct extern C calls require package link metadata in
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`zero.toml`. Imported headers must appear in `c.libs.*.headers`, and the
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library must provide `lib` or `link` inputs.
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`zero inspect --json` reports each `cLibraries[].linkPlan` with include paths,
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library paths, sysroot status, target ABI, host discovery status, and header
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hash data.
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Unsafe foreign-target discovery fails with `CIMP003`. Missing or unsafe link
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inputs fail with `CIMP005`.
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