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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in new we pass them alongside the request in run_stream where they go in the Driver.

Algorithms work with Category instead of ModelId. Later libsy selects a model from the list for that category. The mapping from Category to ModelId lives in the Driver.

See #588 for the originating idea.

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Start with crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs RuntimeModels. This is the type we thread through on every call with the available models.

Then look at Category in crates/protocol/src/category.rs. This is what an algorithm chooses now, not a specific ModelId. Usually we will use the first model id in the category, with fallback. Later we could consider making this a free text label, but there are downsides.

Then choose your favorite algorithm and review how it changes from returning a ModelId to Category.

All the rest is a result of the above change.

We lose some validation, because at startup we don't know what models will be available. That's great for a running system as backends can go down, be scaled up, etc, but it means we can't statically check everything at construction time.

Why did it end up so big

  1. We have 481 tests. RuntimeModels is on the algo calling path, that nearly all tests need to exercise.
  2. Our algorithms are complex. We have many, and they are connected. Fallthrough is in everything, Classifier has three variants including a "custom", Judge is generic and re-used, score is used more than route. Subagent routing uses a different set of models. None of that is bad, but it is complicated.
  3. The change touches almost every interaction, all the way from switchyard-server, bindings, and plugins, through to libsy itself.

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  • New Features

    • Added request-time model groups for any, judge, capable, and efficient categories.
    • Routing algorithms now select models dynamically from the supplied runtime configuration.
    • Added support for separate parent and sub-agent model groups.
    • Python and Rust APIs now accept model mappings when running algorithms.
  • Improvements

    • Random, fallback, stage, classifier, escalation, advisor, and sub-agent routing now use category-based model selection.
    • Updated routing profiles and examples to use semantic model categories.
  • Documentation

    • Updated configuration and routing guides with the new model-group format and behavior.

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@grahamking grahamking changed the title libsy: Pass models at runtime not construction time feat(libsy): Pass models at runtime not construction time Sep 4, 2026
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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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The change introduces request-time model categories and propagates runtime model catalogs through routing algorithms, runner routes, Rust APIs, Python bindings, tests, profiles, examples, and documentation.

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Runtime category routing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Category and runtime driver contract
crates/protocol/*, crates/libsy/src/core/*, crates/libsy-llm-client/*
Adds model categories, runtime model catalogs, driver lookups, category-aware scores and events, and runtime-model parameters to execution APIs.
Classifier and algorithm routing
crates/libsy/src/algorithms/*
Removes fixed model IDs from routing construction. Algorithms resolve models from runtime categories during requests.
Runner route wiring
crates/switchyard-runner/src/*, crates/switchyard-server/*
Validates categorized model configuration, builds RuntimeModels, stores it on routes, and forwards it to execution and decision calls.
Bindings and integrations
crates/switchyard-py/*, switchyard_rust/*, examples/litellm/*, crates/prefill-router/*
Updates public bindings and integrations to accept category-to-model mappings at execution time.
Profiles, documentation, and examples
benchmark/routing-profiles/*, docs/*, README.md, examples/libsy.py
Replaces target-name routing descriptions with semantic categories and request-time model provisioning.
Validation coverage
crates/*/tests/*, tests/*
Updates routing fixtures and assertions for categorized runtime model selection, fallbacks, prompts, and sub-agent isolation.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~90 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f7af6

This change moves model selection to request time, and several paths now fail a request when a model category is missing or when the first model in a category errors, instead of falling back as configured. A judge-only model can also be treated as a normal completion destination, and mismatched random routing weights are now only rejected while serving traffic rather than at startup. These behaviors should be resolved or explicitly accepted before merge; the rest of the outstanding items are documentation and test-coverage gaps on the new request-time model API.

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crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs (1)

647-652: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the runtime category mapping in the public Python API.

Document any, judge, capable, and efficient for PyAlgorithm::run_stream, switchyard_rust/libsy.py::Algorithm.run_stream, and SwitchyardRoutingPlugin.models. State the algorithm-specific candidate requirements and that an unknown category raises ValueError. Document the plugin defaults and candidate-pool invariant. Keep these docstrings consistent with the existing TOML reference.

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In `@crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs` around lines 647 - 652, Document
the runtime category mapping consistently in PyAlgorithm::run_stream,
Algorithm.run_stream, and SwitchyardRoutingPlugin.models, covering any, judge,
capable, and efficient, their algorithm-specific candidate requirements,
unknown-category ValueError behavior, plugin defaults, and candidate-pool
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Inline comments:
In `@benchmark/routing-profiles/tau2-telecom-custom-opus-qwen-aggressive.toml`:
- Around line 76-79: Update both classifier prompts to replace all legacy
WEAK/STRONG and weak/strong routing labels with the schema values efficient and
capable, using efficient for routine requests and capable for escalation; keep
the response_schema and direct route-output requirement consistent.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/fall_through.rs`:
- Line 121: Update FallThrough::route to validate score.target with
ensure_model_is_target against driver.models_for(Category::Any) before decision
replay and RoutingOutcome construction; propagate the validation error and
preserve the existing fallback routing behavior.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/rand.rs`:
- Line 42: Validate the configured weight count against options.len() before
constructing the distribution or sampling indices in RandomClassifier. Return
LibsyError::AlgorithmError when the counts differ, while preserving the existing
behavior for matching counts and uniform sampling.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs`:
- Around line 252-260: Move the Driver::set_evidence call that records
"retained" until after the assignment availability check in the
assignment-resolution flow, so it runs only when the assignment survives and is
returned. Preserve eviction behavior for unavailable models, and add a test
verifying an evicted assignment produces no retained evidence.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/llm_judge.rs`:
- Around line 356-361: The custom classifier route setup must reject
configurations with an empty Category::Judge model list before constructing or
invoking JudgeClassifier. Add validation for custom routes that require at least
one judge model, while preserving the existing no-model error behavior and
leaving capability/escalation routes unchanged.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/target_selector.rs`:
- Around line 49-53: Update TargetSelectorPolicy’s category classification
branch to check models_for(category) before selecting a model; return
Classification::Ambiguous for parseable categories with no mapped models instead
of propagating first_model_for errors, allowing FallThrough to reach
DefaultCategoryClassifier. Add a test covering an unmapped category and
verifying the default target is used.

In `@crates/switchyard-runner/src/algorithm.rs`:
- Around line 476-479: Update custom-mode handling in
SubagentRouteConfig::routing_target_names to derive only completion targets,
excluding judge-only names rather than using CategoryModelConfig::all_names.
Update callable_target_names to append the custom mode’s judge names so judge
calls still receive clients while routing consumers never treat judges as
completion destinations.
- Around line 659-666: Update merge_category_models to deduplicate model names
while merging each category, preserving their first-seen order so repeated
parent and sub-agent targets appear only once.

In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/lib.rs`:
- Line 197: Update the ServerState::new call to pass the runtime
category-to-model map instead of HashMap::new(), ensuring each Route receives
the models used by Route::execute and Passthrough. Change the constructor and
relevant state initialization to accept and retain this map, without deriving it
from ClientRouter.

In `@README.md`:
- Line 174: Update the README algorithm example around algorithm.run_stream so
it passes the request-time category-to-model mapping described earlier. Adjust
the surrounding example as needed to define or obtain that runtime model
catalog, while preserving the existing request execution flow.

---

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In `@crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs`:
- Around line 647-652: Document the runtime category mapping consistently in
PyAlgorithm::run_stream, Algorithm.run_stream, and
SwitchyardRoutingPlugin.models, covering any, judge, capable, and efficient,
their algorithm-specific candidate requirements, unknown-category ValueError
behavior, plugin defaults, and candidate-pool invariant; align wording with the
existing TOML reference.

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grahamking added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 10, 2026
Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT 5.6 Sol high
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grahamking added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 10, 2026
Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT 5.6 Sol high
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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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See #588

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switchyard_rust/libsy.py (1)

177-178: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the request-time category contract.

The LlmClassifierConfig documentation still refers to target-name parameters. Algorithm.run_stream also adds two public parameters without a method docstring.

Document that models maps category names to ordered model IDs. Document that subagent_models supplies the isolated delegated-work categories.

As per coding guidelines, “Add docstrings for public functions, classes, methods, and API entry points.”

Also applies to: 219-220

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In `@switchyard_rust/libsy.py` around lines 177 - 178, Update the
LlmClassifierConfig documentation to describe models as mapping category names
to ordered model IDs and subagent_models as providing isolated delegated-work
categories. Add a method docstring to Algorithm.run_stream documenting its
public request-time parameters, including the category mapping and
delegated-work model configuration.

Source: Coding guidelines

crates/libsy/src/algorithms/rand.rs (1)

32-36: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the constructor documentation for request-time models.

The documentation says that RandomClassifier::new creates a classifier over ordered target names. The constructor no longer receives target names.

State that each weight corresponds by index to a request-time Category::Any model. Also state that score rejects a weight-count mismatch.

As per coding guidelines, “Add docstrings for public functions, classes, methods, and API entry points.”

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/rand.rs` around lines 32 - 36, The documentation
for RandomClassifier::new must describe request-time Category::Any models rather
than ordered target names. State that weights map by index to those models and
that score rejects mismatched weight counts, while retaining the existing
defaults, relative-weight, zero-weight, and seed behavior.

Source: Coding guidelines

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crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs (1)

38-41: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a comment for TierPromptProcessor.

The struct encodes a non-obvious contract: it applies a prompt only when the deciding classifier populated Score::category, and it runs on the decision replay so the prompt reaches the outbound request. State that in one or two lines.

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+/// Hands the routed tier its configured system prompt on the decision replay.
+///
+/// The tier comes from the deciding classifier's `Score::category`; a decision
+/// that carries no tier category gets no prompt.
 struct TierPromptProcessor {
     capable: Option<String>,
     efficient: Option<String>,
 }

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs` around lines 38 - 41, Add a concise
one- or two-line comment directly above the private struct TierPromptProcessor
documenting that prompts apply only when the deciding classifier populates
Score::category and are executed during decision replay so they reach the
outbound request.

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crates/libsy/src/algorithms/composite.rs (1)

42-48: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document why tier_for discards the other categories.

The _ => None arm silently drops Category::Judge, Category::Any, and None. The consequence is not local: the caller at line 86 then falls through to the retained-tier path. Add one line stating that only the two tier categories map to a Tier, and that anything else means the judge produced no tier verdict.

♻️ Proposed comment
 impl TierSetter {
+    /// The tier a verdict names, or `None` when the verdict carries no tier
+    /// category (`judge`, `any`, or absent) — the caller then keeps the last tier.
     fn tier_for(category: Option<Category>) -> Option<Tier> {

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/composite.rs` around lines 42 - 48, Update the
private helper tier_for with a concise comment explaining that only
Category::Capable and Category::Efficient map to a Tier, while Category::Judge,
Category::Any, and None indicate that the judge produced no tier verdict and
therefore return None.

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crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/prompts.rs (1)

54-65: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover prepend_system_prompt with tests, including the exact-replay assertion.

The tests that this change removed covered instruction ordering and the exact-replay invariant for the old processor. The new helper has no test. The module documentation at lines 6-11 states that a helper which mutates the request and forgets drop_exact_replay reintroduces SWITCH-1224 "silently and without a failing test". The append_note tests guard that invariant with replays_exactly; this helper does not.

Add two tests: one asserting the prompt lands at index 0 ahead of an existing instruction, and one asserting !replays_exactly(&request).

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/prompts.rs` around lines 54 - 65, Add tests
for prepend_system_prompt covering both required behaviors: verify the inserted
system prompt appears at index 0 before any existing instruction, and verify the
mutated request is not an exact replay using replays_exactly. Follow the
existing append_note test setup and assertions, reusing the established request
fixtures and helper symbols.
crates/protocol/src/category.rs (1)

33-47: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use a typed error for Category::from_str.

Category is public, but type Err = String exposes only unstructured text and does not implement std::error::Error. Define a dedicated error type so callers can match it and preserve it in typed error chains. The protocol crate already depends on thiserror.

♻️ Proposed change
+/// Error returned when a string does not name a [`Category`].
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("Invalid Category '{0}'")]
+pub struct InvalidCategory(pub String);
+
 impl FromStr for Category {
-    type Err = String;
+    type Err = InvalidCategory;
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         let c = match s {
             "capable" => Self::Capable,
             "efficient" => Self::Efficient,
             "judge" => Self::Judge,
             "any" => Self::Any,
             x => {
-                return Err(format!("Invalid Category '{x}'"));
+                return Err(InvalidCategory(x.to_string()));
             }
         };
         Ok(c)
     }
 }
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Align the heuristic vocabulary with the classifier labels.

The prompt still uses weak and strong on lines 99–101, while the classifier returns efficient and capable. Replace those heuristic terms and examples with the classifier labels.

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In `@benchmark/routing-profiles/tau2-telecom-custom-opus-qwen-balanced.toml` at
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Add coverage for the model-availability eviction branch.

The current driver() exposes every retained model, so no test reaches the branch that removes unavailable assignments. Retain a model, then score the request with a Driver whose Category::Any omits that model. Assert that the classifier returns no scores and that the assignment is removed from router.assignments.

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Inline comments:
In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/advisor_gate.rs`:
- Line 352: Update the Judge advisor lookup in the consult flow so failure to
resolve Category::Judge is routed through the existing advisor error-handling
path instead of propagating immediately via ?. When fail_open is enabled,
preserve and return the buffered executor response; retain the current failure
behavior when fail_open is disabled.
- Line 208: Update the executor and advisor/judge call paths around call_model
to pass each complete ordered category list from RuntimeModels instead of
reducing it to one model. Preserve the remaining executor candidates in
RoutingOutcome::route_to, and attribute any buffered response to the model that
actually served it. Apply the same behavior at all indicated call sites.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/llm_class.rs`:
- Around line 236-247: Update the classification flow around the selected
category and first_model_for so it checks whether driver.models_for(category) is
empty before selecting a target; return Classification::Ambiguous(vec![]) for an
empty category, otherwise preserve the existing Classification::Scores result.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs`:
- Line 111: Validate caller-supplied model groups at the request-time boundary
before routing, using the route’s requirements to reject incomplete maps. Update
the request flow around PyAlgorithm::run_stream and the related affinity
handling in crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs:111 and
crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs:249; runner-provided complete
groups for stage and composite routes must remain supported.

In `@crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs`:
- Around line 662-668: Document request-time model provisioning in the public
Python run_stream API near its signature, covering models, subagent_models,
category validation, delegated scope, and ValueError behavior. Also update the
public routing plugin API at the specified site to document ordered category
mappings and require selected models to belong to the current LiteLLM candidate
pool; apply these changes in both named files and preserve existing behavior.

In `@crates/switchyard-runner/src/algorithm.rs`:
- Around line 1066-1067: Update the AlgorithmSpec::Random branch in
build_algorithm to compare weights.len() with the configured route target count
before constructing Random, returning the existing configuration error for
mismatches. Add a configuration test covering unequal weight and route-target
counts.
- Around line 486-510: Update routing_target_names for LlmClassifier in Custom
mode to return only completion-category model names, excluding the judge from
decision_targets, completion setup, and auxiliary-target selection. Keep
callable_target_names based on CategoryModelConfig::all_names so configured
judge models remain available for verdict calls.

In `@docs/reference/toml_schema.md`:
- Around line 240-241: Update the TOML schema documentation and its
corresponding page to treat judge as non-routable: list only any, capable, and
efficient as routable labels, state that judge does not fall back to
default_target, and change references to four runtime categories to three.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/rand.rs`:
- Around line 32-36: The documentation for RandomClassifier::new must describe
request-time Category::Any models rather than ordered target names. State that
weights map by index to those models and that score rejects mismatched weight
counts, while retaining the existing defaults, relative-weight, zero-weight, and
seed behavior.

In `@switchyard_rust/libsy.py`:
- Around line 177-178: Update the LlmClassifierConfig documentation to describe
models as mapping category names to ordered model IDs and subagent_models as
providing isolated delegated-work categories. Add a method docstring to
Algorithm.run_stream documenting its public request-time parameters, including
the category mapping and delegated-work model configuration.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@benchmark/routing-profiles/tau2-telecom-custom-opus-qwen-balanced.toml`:
- Line 91: Update the routing heuristic prompt associated with the “capable”
route to use the classifier labels “efficient” and “capable” instead of “weak”
and “strong,” including all related examples.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/composite.rs`:
- Around line 42-48: Update the private helper tier_for with a concise comment
explaining that only Category::Capable and Category::Efficient map to a Tier,
while Category::Judge, Category::Any, and None indicate that the judge produced
no tier verdict and therefore return None.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs`:
- Around line 38-41: Add a concise one- or two-line comment directly above the
private struct TierPromptProcessor documenting that prompts apply only when the
deciding classifier populates Score::category and are executed during decision
replay so they reach the outbound request.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs`:
- Around line 298-312: Extend the affinity tests around driver() to retain a
model, then score the request using a Driver whose Category::Any model list
omits that retained model. Assert that classification returns no scores and that
the unavailable assignment is removed from router.assignments, covering the
model-availability eviction branch.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/prompts.rs`:
- Around line 54-65: Add tests for prepend_system_prompt covering both required
behaviors: verify the inserted system prompt appears at index 0 before any
existing instruction, and verify the mutated request is not an exact replay
using replays_exactly. Follow the existing append_note test setup and
assertions, reusing the established request fixtures and helper symbols.

In `@crates/protocol/src/category.rs`:
- Around line 33-47: Update the public Category FromStr implementation to use a
dedicated typed error that derives the standard error traits via the existing
thiserror dependency, preserving the invalid input in its diagnostic message.
Replace the String error alias and return the new error type from the
invalid-match branch while keeping valid category parsing unchanged.

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@grahamking I think it has one regression in custom-classifier use-case. Earlier with the custom prompt and schema defination, users were able to configure more than 2 categories
Eg

reviewer → model-a
coder    → model-b
research → model-c
math     → model-d

Earlier we were able to do this

[routes.smart]
id = "smart"
type = "llm_classifier"
mode = "custom"
classifier_target = "classifier"
targets = ["fast", "balanced", "reasoning", "premium"]
default_target = "premium"
prompt = """
Choose the best configured target for this request.
Return JSON matching:
{{RESPONSE_SCHEMA}}
"""
response_schema = '''
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "decision": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "target": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["fast", "balanced", "reasoning", "premium"]
        }
      },
      "required": ["target"],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "required": ["decision"],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
'''

[routes.smart.policy]
type = "target_selector"
selector = "/decision/target"

Reference: https://github.com/NVIDIA-NeMo/Switchyard/blob/49a62c527e42329b126e6887014e4d326b4f00e0/docs/routing_algorithms/llm_classifier_routing.md#custom-multi-target-routing

Instead of giving the available models to the algorithm in `new` we pass them alongside the request in `run_stream` where they go in the `Driver`.

See #588

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I think it has one regression in custom-classifier use-case. Earlier with the custom prompt and schema defination, users were able to configure more than 2 categories

Fixed. Thanks.

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Looks good to me. Great feature

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linj-glitch added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 12, 2026
Adapts the gate to the category-based routing that landed in #630: the
gate's forecaster is a JudgeClassifier that can take its models from a named
category (escalation_gate_judge) instead of Judge, tiers come from the
driver's categories, and the runner registers gate.classifier_target under
that category.

Signed-off-by: Lin Jia <linj@nvidia.com>
ayushag-nv pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 15, 2026
Follow up to #630.

Also try adding LiteLLM plugin tests to CI.

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