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Preserve Astra prompt prefixes across reasoning-effort changes by retaining the initial request-level effort and adding ordered configuration_update items before new user turns. This runs automatically for canonical ChatGPT Codex forwarding with gpt-6-astra in supported single-agent mode; no configuration switch is added.

State is scoped by distinct client thread and serving account. The private SQLite store bounds conversation count, retained payload, database size, and retention. Missing or conflicting history and unavailable state preserve the requested effort. Unsupported modes, compaction, public API destinations, and other models retain request-level behavior.

Add local measurements to the existing usage ledger, a sanitized aggregate report, and a synthetic performance harness. Phase timings separate ownership/database setup, transaction/history processing, and close. The report counts each attempt once and distinguishes reported cached tokens from missing or estimated usage. HTTP and WebSocket integration tests exercise both upstream transports, response-ID continuation, reconnection, compact, concurrent clients, and busy-state fallback.

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Head 98cb59428a79691386ba6826e8338387d09ebe46 includes dev at babb76449fd38b7bdace024a3781ea97f0ce513f.

  • 99 focused tests passed across effort-state, proxy integration, usage ledger, measurement reporting, and test-layout guards.
  • bun run typecheck, a separate strict TypeScript check of the new scripts/helpers, bun run privacy:scan, and git diff --check passed.
  • Documentation frozen-lockfile dependency installation and 425-page build passed.
  • Independent review-agent reviewed the complete merge-base diff, including the measurement changes: No findings. It reviewed code and evidence; local tests were author-run.
  • Bundled Bun 1.4.2 crashes inside JSC module loading during test-isolation transitions. Reproduced on clean dev with bun test --isolate --parallel=1 tests/routing/routing-profile.test.ts tests/routing/combo-stream-preflight.test.ts; both files pass separately.
  • Official Bun 1.4.3-canary.1+97c191b7c passes that two-file reproducer (46 tests). The fixed binary is used only for local testing; bundled runtime and dependencies remain unchanged. Invoke the binary directly on scripts/test.ts: bun run test can select the pinned dependency again through package-script PATH handling.
  • Final full-suite validation with that isolated test binary: 22,692 passed, 39 skipped, zero failures or crashes, across the complete main and serial test lanes.
  • Both Astra HTTP/WebSocket integration cases also pass on stable Bun 1.4.2, which exercises native upstream WebSocket transport. Canary intentionally exercises HTTP fallback through the existing runtime capability gate. The existing provider-option integration spine now uses the same gate for its transport expectation and passes on both runtimes. No scenarios or assertions are skipped; every captured non-compact request must use the expected transport.
  • Benchmark reports now distinguish fixture WebSocket availability from observed transports, and record Bun's full version/build identity. Independent review of this test/report fix and the local launcher: No findings. Stable/canary benchmark smoke runs confirm the transport labels.

Related upstream test-isolation fixes: retired-realm completion fence, deferred-work fence. The canary remedy is verified by execution; the individual fixing commit was not bisected. Pinned-runtime prepush remains failing, so local-CI readiness is not attested against the project's default toolchain.

Synthetic macOS arm64 / Bun 1.4.2 benchmark against a clean checkout of the same dev base:

bun scripts/astra-effort-cache-eval.ts .tmp/astra-effort-eval 40 4 /path/to/clean-dev-worktree
bun scripts/astra-effort-cache-report.ts 1000

The trial at 0d666d604 reports (cache runtime code is unchanged by this follow-up):

Workload Observation
Single-writer hook, 1 KiB / 64 KiB / 1 MiB text Median 0.42 / 0.50 / 1.06 ms; p99 3.44 / 3.34 / 4.24 ms, including cold samples
Four independent SQLite writers 90–95% busy fallbacks; requests retain requested effort
Four clients through one proxy All 640 treatment attempts committed; no busy fallback
HTTP/SSE upstream, mixed HTTP/WS clients Treatment median/p95 10.42/17.42 ms; control 4.81/8.90 ms
WebSocket upstream, mixed HTTP/WS clients Treatment median/p95 11.09/16.26 ms; control 5.35/9.64 ms

These measurements show meaningful local overhead. They do not establish a net performance benefit or justify the default rollout. The harness writes report.json and raw samples.jsonl with source provenance, statuses, and timing data. Its fake usage tokens are protocol fixtures, never evidence of model cache savings. Timings describe the final adapter preparation per attempt; history time is included in transaction time.

Windows execution, actual Codex Desktop behavior on this head, and live upstream cache savings remain unverified. Earlier protocol/cache observations used the preceding persistence implementation and are not validation of this head. Upstream acceptance and cache hit rates require separate real usage evidence.

The new metadata contains only allowlisted status codes, bounded numeric fields, and timings; it adds no request text, raw thread/account identifiers, credentials, or external telemetry. State isolation and protocol compatibility still require maintainer review. No credential destinations, admission rules, or workflow permissions change.

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Adds Astra effort-cache preservation for supported Responses requests. The cache rewrites effort changes, stores bounded per-conversation state in SQLite, integrates with the OpenAI Responses adapter, adds end-to-end tests, and documents fallback behavior.

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Astra effort cache

Layer / File(s) Summary
Durable Astra state storage
src/adapters/astra-effort-state.ts
Adds guarded SQLite storage with directory and file permissions, transactional updates, seven-day retention, session and payload limits, and eviction.
Request validation and effort rewriting
src/adapters/astra-effort-cache.ts
Validates supported requests, matches conversation prefixes, handles retries and fallbacks, persists snapshots, and inserts configuration_update items when effort changes.
OpenAI Responses integration and validation
src/adapters/openai-responses.ts, tests/responses/astra-effort-cache.test.ts, scripts/test-layout/layout.json, tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json
Enables the cache for canonical OpenAI forwarding when configured. Tests cover rewriting, persistence, unsupported inputs, framing, diagnostics, isolation, and lifecycle limits.
Configuration reference
docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/configuration/server.md
Documents supported conditions, state limits, diagnostics, and fallback behavior.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant OpenAIResponses
  participant AstraEffortCache
  participant SQLiteState
  Client->>OpenAIResponses: send Responses request
  OpenAIResponses->>AstraEffortCache: apply cache when supported
  AstraEffortCache->>SQLiteState: load and update conversation snapshot
  SQLiteState-->>AstraEffortCache: return prior state
  AstraEffortCache-->>OpenAIResponses: return rewritten request and diagnostics
  OpenAIResponses-->>Client: forward request and reasoning log
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In `@src/adapters/astra-effort-cache.ts`:
- Around line 47-59: Update applyAstraEffortCache and unsupported to use the
provider registry’s gpt-6-astra model identifier and exact effort ladder instead
of duplicating those values locally. Pass the registry-derived metadata through
the cache validation flow, or explicitly document the intentional coupling and
identify the registry symbols that must remain synchronized.

In `@src/adapters/openai-responses.ts`:
- Around line 2525-2526: Replace the console.info call in the Astra effort-cache
diagnostic with debugProviderDiagnostic, preserving the existing allowlisted
status, baseline, and effective fields while routing output through the shared
debug filtering, redaction, buffering, and stderr path.

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- Around line 75-76: Update the retry assertions around run(first) and
run(second, "low") to assert that low.status is "updated" before unconditionally
expecting the returned value to equal low with status "replay"; remove the
ternary fallback. In the payload-limit assertion, match withAstraEffortState and
measure the state size using length(CAST(state AS BLOB)) so the test validates
byte length.
- Around line 252-260: Update the child-process readiness handling around
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이 PR은 gpt-6-astra로 긴 대화를 이어 갈 때, 요청마다 reasoning.effort를 바꾸면 프롬프트 캐시 접두가 깨지는 문제를 줄이려는 실험용 옵트인입니다. 환경 변수 OCX_ASTRA_EFFORT_CACHE=1일 때만 켜지고, 기본은 꺼져 있습니다. 지금 dev HEAD 6101140ff(package 2.51.0, 직전 머지 #4223 wp4 feasibility 문서)에는 src/adapters/astra-effort-cache.tsastra-effort-state.ts가 없습니다. 제품 런타임 tip은 여전히 freeze 6d3ad12e3 쪽이고, 지금 tip이 하는 일은 레인 소유·범위·실현 가능성 문서 정리입니다. 그래서 이 PR은 급한 버그픽스가 아니라, Astra 캐시 보존을 프로토콜 방식으로 시험해 보려는 후순위 실험입니다. #4222(사이드 채팅 접두 재사용)와도 작성자가 명시한 대로 독립입니다.

동작 요지는 단순합니다. 같은 스레드·같은 ChatGPT 계정에서 처음 본 effort를 기준(baseline)으로 고정하고, 이후 요청의 effort가 바뀌면 요청 본문의 reasoning.effort는 baseline으로 두고, 새 사용자 메시지 앞에 configuration_update 아이템을 끼워 넣습니다. 예전에 넣었던 업데이트는 원래 자리에 다시 재생합니다. 같은 effort 재시도는 업데이트를 또 만들지 않습니다. 스레드 정체성은 thread-id 헤더 또는 client_metadata.thread_id만 인정하고, parent/session/공유 캐시 키만으로는 켜지지 않습니다. 상태는 $OPENCODEX_HOME/astra-effort-cache/state.sqlite에 해시·위치·effort만 남기고, 대화 본문·계정 원문·자격 증명은 쓰지 않습니다. 대화당 스냅샷·바이트 한도, 전체 128개/16MiB, 7일 만료, 32MiB DB 상한, 크래시 후 락 복구, uninstall ownership 등록까지 테스트에 잡혀 있습니다. 훅 지점은 src/adapters/openai-responses.ts의 canonical ChatGPT Codex forward 패스스루에서 stripDisabledVerbosity 직후입니다. 커스텀 게이트웨이·Luna·Pro·multi-agent·compaction·자동 truncation은 그대로 요청 effort를 씁니다.

품질 면에서는 #4222보다 정리가 잘 되어 있습니다. hygiene/label/enforce-target는 통과했고, 파일도 문서·어댑터 두 개·패스스루 한 줄·테스트·레이아웃 정도로 범위가 좁습니다. types.ts/config.ts 분할 캠페인과 충돌하는 config 스키마 추가는 피했고(환경 변수만 사용), 기본 off라서 플래그를 안 켠 사용자는 경로가 거의 무해합니다. 작성자가 밝힌 Bun 1.4.2 병렬 SIGSEGV는 routing-policy-surface-parity.test.ts에서 dev 깨끗한 트리에서도 재현된다고 하니, 이 PR만의 회귀로 단정하긴 어렵습니다. 다만 Cross-platform CI는 포크라 메인테이너 승인이 필요하고, 체크리스트도 "ready for review"가 아직 비어 있으며 DRAFT입니다. 지금 레인 wp4·제품 freeze 게이트 위에서는 실험 옵트인을 바로 착륙시킬 자리가 아닙니다.

라인 약 84–86 (src/adapters/astra-effort-cache.ts) - ASTRA_MODELEFFORTS가 레지스트리 문자열을 하드코딩합니다. 주석으로 PROVIDER_REGISTRY 정렬을 말했지만, openai forward 쪽 Astra 사다리가 바뀌면 여기가 조용히 어긋날 수 있습니다.
경로 applyAstraEffortCache / openai-responses.ts 훅 - 플래그 on일 때만 SQLite를 열고 트랜잭션합니다. 실험 단계에선 괜찮지만, 나중에 기본에 가깝게 넓히면 요청 경로 지연·락 경합을 다시 재야 합니다.
경로 missing_thread_identity / Desktop - 문서도 Desktop은 updated 진단을 확인하라고 합니다. thread-id를 안 주는 클라이언트는 영원히 무효화되므로, "켰는데 효과가 없다" 이슈가 나올 수 있습니다.
경로 conflicting_retry / baseline_reset - 같은 입력에 다른 effort 재시도나 히스토리 공백은 요청 effort로 떨어집니다. 의도된 안전장치지만, 운영자가 캐시가 안 남는다고 느낄 수 있습니다.
경로 /responses/compact - 프록시가 넣은 업데이트를 compact 단독 경로에 자동 재주입하지 않습니다. 문서와 일치하지만, compact 이후 effort 보존은 후속 작업입니다.
경로 #4222와의 관계 - 둘 다 캐시 접두 실험이지만 문제 공간이 다릅니다. 함께 켜는 조합·순서 테스트는 아직 없습니다.
경로 CI readiness - DRAFT + Cross-platform CI 승인 대기. 로컬 분할 스위트 증거는 충분해 보이지만, 메인테이너 승인 CI 그린 전에는 ready가 아닙니다.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

  • wp4/레인 freeze가 끝난 뒤에야 이 실험 옵트인을 dev에 들일지, 아니면 지금 DRAFT로만 유지할지
  • effort 사다리를 레지스트리에서 import할지, 지금처럼 하드코딩+주석으로 둘지
  • Desktop/클라이언트가 안정적인 thread-id를 주는지 실측 확인을 머지 조건에 넣을지
  • #4222와 동시 옵트인 시 상호작용을 별도 이슈로 받을지, 이 PR 범위 밖으로 명확히 닫을지
  • Cross-platform CI를 메인테이너가 승인·실행한 뒤에만 ready로 올릴지

너의 추천
DRAFT를 유지하세요. 기본 off·범위 좁음·문서/테스트 밀도는 좋지만, 지금 dev tip(6101140ff)의 우선순위는 레인 feasibility·lane PR이지 Astra 캐시 실험이 아닙니다. Cross-platform CI 승인·그린과 Desktop thread-id 실측이 오기 전에는 Ready로 올리지 마세요. types/config 분할에 치일 위험은 환경 변수 방식이라 낮습니다. #4222와 묶지 말고, 필요하면 랜딩 순서를 메인테이너가 따로 정하세요. 실사용 버그(#4210, #4203 등)와 레인 착륙이 먼저입니다.

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@nahuelb nahuelb changed the title feat: preserve Astra prompt prefixes across reasoning effort changes feat: Change Astra reasoning mid-conversation without breaking cache Sep 10, 2026
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Current-head correction at 82cf472: the earlier bot review describes an experimental OCX_ASTRA_EFFORT_CACHE=1 gate, but that is no longer the patch. createResponsesPassthroughAdapter invokes this automatically for supported canonical Astra requests, and the new docs explicitly say there is no enable/disable setting. Please do not base acceptance on the earlier default-off assessment.

I checked the linked official reasoning guide: configuration_update is a documented Astra standard/single-agent mechanism, so this is not being rejected as an invented API field. That protocol support does not by itself justify automatic proxy-owned history rewriting and persistent state for every eligible user. @lidge-jun please explicitly decide the default/opt-out policy before sponsorship or merge; my recommendation is to retain an opt-in rollout until the real caller path and performance are demonstrated.

withAstraEffortState performs synchronous ownership/permission work, opens SQLite, runs schema/pruning/transaction work, and closes it on each eligible call. Please measure that enabled hot path, including Windows permission handling and concurrent calls, and supply exact-head product checks plus HTTP/WS continuation and standalone-compaction acceptance evidence. The unit transformer/state tests are useful but do not establish all those caller contracts. No live account probe or local state creation was performed.

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