A record of the search.
Cicada 3301, Liber Primus, and the evidence behind each lead. Seventy-three sessions of source research and bounded cryptanalysis.
Seventy-three sessions. One clear research map.
Follow the strongest evidence, see which earlier results were corrected, and separate open mechanisms from tested dead ends.
Explore the research guide →The opening section survives source comparison.
The reviewed 729-rune section retains four neighboring repeats, five singleton types and two words spanning page seams. No master correction is established. The rough first pass and its 136 minimum edits remain visible; the guided review supplies no independent confirmation or new plaintext.
Read the source audit and its limits · Inspect the resultsBlake, Emerson, Crowley.
Close parallels strengthen the source map. Their sequence does not supply a simple reading order, and the fixed-key probe produced no coherent plaintext.
Read the source map and experimentA journey that changes the solver?
Recruitment, independent judgment and emergence recur in the messaging. The hero's journey is a useful lens, with limits.
Explore ethos and intentRecent sessions
All 73 sessionsNo master correction established: 729 runes retain four repeats and five singleton types. The rough first pass and master-guided review remain visible, with no independent confirmation or new plaintext.
Seven mapped features show no clear concentration; 61 singletons outside red text lack those features and still span 26 symbols. Placement controls pass, with no new plaintext.
The three frozen rules fail the new full-alphabet screen; no small-bank 25–29-type case passes the references. Fifteen controls recover, while smaller and restricted alphabets remain open.
What the evidence supports
| Finding | Standing | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Known LP2 prime-based solution reproduced | Verified in our tests | Session 1 |
| Cuneiform-style groups read as 1033 and 3301 | Supported, with scale caveat | Session 9 |
| 2012 Agrippa book cipher reproduced | Exact known result | Session 12 |
| Literary echoes reveal an unsolved-page key | Not established | Session 15 |
| Early Bitcoin developers created Cicada | Not established | Session 10 |