diff --git a/spec/ecall.typ b/spec/ecall.typ
index 3bf2d3b69..9f2d96048 100644
--- a/spec/ecall.typ
+++ b/spec/ecall.typ
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#import "/book.typ": book-page
+#import "/book.typ": book-page, aside
 #import "/src.typ": load_config, load_chip
 #import "/chip.typ": (
   render_chip_column_table,
@@ -13,5 +13,45 @@
 
 #show: book-page("ecall.typ")
 
-*placeholder chapter: WIP*
+#let config = load_config()
+#let chip = load_chip("src/halt.toml", config)
+#let halt = raw(chip.name)
+== #halt chip
+
+=== Columns
+#let nr_variables = total_nr_variables(chip)
+#let nr_columns = total_nr_instantiated_columns(chip, config)
+
+The #halt chip leverages #nr_variables variable, spanning #nr_columns columns:
+#render_chip_column_table(chip, config)
+
+=== Assumptions
+It is assumed the input is range checked:
+#render_chip_assumptions(chip, config)
+
+=== Constraints
+The #halt chip:
++ makes sure register `x10` (containing the exit code) equals $0$ (@halt:c:read_zero_exit_code),
++ writes $0$ to all other registers (@halt:c:zeroize_registers_lo/@halt:c:zeroize_registers_hi), and
++ sets `pc` equal to $1$ (@halt:c:pc).
+Note that the writes performed by all these interactions are accompanied by the timestamp $2^64-1$; the maximum timestamp.
+This prevents any other operation involving memory from being executed hereafter.
+#render_constraint_table(chip, config, groups: "all")
+
+#aside("Note on register clean up",
+[
+  Observe that --- in its current state --- this solution puts the burden of verifying the register cleanup on the verifier inside of the lookup argument.
+  Alternatively, one could add 31 lookups to the "memory" table to remove the _known_ final tokens for the registers there.
+])
+
+==== Lookup
+The HALT chip contributes the following interaction to the lookup-argument:
+#render_constraint_table(chip, config, groups: "lookup")
+
+*Note*: #link("https://github.com/riscv-collab/riscv-gnu-toolchain/blob/master/linux-headers/include/asm-generic/unistd.h#L258")[$93$ is the system call number corresponding to `sys_exit`.]
+
+=== Padding
+This chip should only contain a single row.
+Given that $2^0 = 1$, this chip does not need to be padded.
+As such, no padding is defined.
 
diff --git a/spec/src/halt.toml b/spec/src/halt.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0606e3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/src/halt.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name = "HALT"
+
+[[variables.input]]
+name = "timestamp"
+type = "DWordWL"
+desc = "timestamp at which to halt the program"
+
+
+[[assumptions]]
+desc = "`IS_WORD[timestamp[i]]`"
+iter = ["i", 0, 1]
+
+
+[[constraint_groups]]
+name = "all"
+
+[[constraints.all]]
+kind = "interaction"
+tag = "MEMW"
+input = [1, ["*", 2, "i"], 0, ["-", ["^", 2, 64], 1], 1, 0, 0]
+iter = ["i", 1, 9]
+multiplicity = 1
+ref = "halt:c:zeroize_registers_lo"
+
+[[constraints.all]]
+kind = "interaction"
+tag = "MEMW"
+input = [1, ["*", 2, 10], 0, ["-", ["^", 2, 64], 1], 1, 0, 0]
+output = 0
+multiplicity = 1
+ref = "halt:c:read_zero_exit_code"
+
+[[constraints.all]]
+kind = "interaction"
+tag = "MEMW"
+input = [1, ["*", 2, "i"], 0, ["-", ["^", 2, 64], 1], 1, 0, 0]
+iter = ["i", 11, 31]
+multiplicity = 1
+ref = "halt:c:zeroize_registers_hi"
+
+[[constraints.all]]
+kind = "interaction"
+tag = "MEMW"
+input = [1, ["*", 2, 255], 1, ["-", ["^", 2, 64], 1], 1, 0, 0]
+multiplicity = 1
+ref = "halt:c:pc"
+
+[[constraint_groups]]
+name = "lookup"
+
+[[constraints.lookup]]
+kind = "interaction"
+tag = "ECALL"
+input = ["timestamp", 93]
+multiplicity = ["-", 1]
+ref = "halt:c:lookup"
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