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Add -page-type-model (-ptm) and Options.PageTypeModel to select a locally provisioned dit model when using -kb, -fpt, or deprecated -fep. This lets environments without Hugging Face access initialize page classification from a copied model file.

Related to #2568. This provides a local-model option for the restricted-network use case; it does not bundle the model or change its hosting.

An explicit path bypasses automatic discovery/download. Missing, unreadable, or invalid JSON files fail initialization before output-file setup or runner resource allocation, without falling back to a download. Classification remains opt-in: setting the path alone does not enable it. Without this option, model discovery and downloading are unchanged. The inference panic handler applies to both local and default models: a dependency panic now omits classification for that response instead of terminating the scan. README examples cover provisioning and CLI/SDK usage.

Explicit models also undergo a page/form classification readiness check, including two named fields to exercise an optional field classifier. Dependency errors or panics during loading and this check become initialization errors before output setup. Runtime inference also converts dependency panics into the existing classification-error path, since a sample cannot exercise every input-dependent feature. A failed response has no page-type classification and emits a debug diagnostic; the shared classifier remains unchanged for later responses. This is an operational readiness check, not exhaustive validation of model contents.

Proof

Tests train a tiny local model and verify page/form classification, all three enabling options, explicit-path precedence, missing/invalid JSON models, preservation of existing response/screenshot indexes on loading failure, opt-in behavior, and existing default discovery. Tests require no model download.

Further regression cases cover absent/empty models, missing classes/coefficients/intercepts/vectorizers, malformed optional field models, valid optional field classification, and a corrupt vocabulary entry that passes startup but panics only on a later matching page. The runtime guard contains that failure and subsequent valid inference still works. Tests reproduced initialization acceptance and dependency panics before the fix.

Passed on Windows with GOMAXPROCS=2:

  • go test -p 2 ./...
  • go vet -p 2 ./...
  • go build -p 2 ./cmd/httpx
  • CLI help and explicit missing-model failure checks

The additional Linux focused race run reports an existing rate-limiter initialization race (runner.New copies the active limiter). It also reproduces on untouched upstream dev using the existing TestRunner_duplicate test:

GOMAXPROCS=2 go test -p 2 -race ./runner -run TestRunner_duplicate -count=10

That independent issue is fixed separately in #2654. With its pointer fix temporarily applied through a Go build overlay, this feature's focused race tests pass for three repetitions:

GOMAXPROCS=2 go test -p 2 -race -overlay ../artifacts/httpx-feature-race-overlay.json ./runner -run 'TestLocalPageTypeModel|TestPageTypeModel|TestClassifyPage.*Model' -count=3

The overlay changes only limiter initialization/storage and is not part of this feature branch.

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  • All checks passed (lint, unit/integration/regression tests etc.) with my changes
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • I have added necessary documentation

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  • New Features

    • Added the -ptm option to specify a local page-classification model when using -kb or -fpt. An explicit model path takes precedence over automatic discovery and skips model downloads.
    • Without a custom path, existing model discovery and download behavior remains unchanged. Setting -ptm alone does not enable classification.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Initialization now stops with an error if an explicitly specified model is missing, unreadable, or invalid. Failed initialization preserves existing response and screenshot index contents.
    • If classification fails during scanning, the response omits page-type information; diagnostic details are available with -debug.

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Walkthrough

Adds a local model path option for page classification. When classification is enabled, Runner.New loads the specified model or uses the default classifier when no path is set. Tests cover path errors and default model discovery.

Changes

Local Page Classification Model

Layer / File(s) Summary
Model option and usage
runner/options.go, README.md
Adds the PageTypeModel option and -page-type-model (-ptm) flag. Documents the classification options that enable model use and the unchanged default discovery and download behavior.
Classifier loading and validation
runner/runner.go, runner/classifier_test.go
Runner.New loads the configured model when classification is enabled and otherwise uses the default classifier. Tests cover explicit model use, initialization errors, classification remaining disabled without an enabling option, and default model discovery.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: mzack9999

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 536d1

The local-model option appears mergeable after normal checks. Invalid explicit models stop initialization, while later classification errors omit page-type data without stopping the scan.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 536d1

The local-model option remains opt-in, and invalid models fail before scanning begins. No new attacker-controlled route to select a model was established, but who can supply model paths in deployed integrations remains unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The visible new exposure is local model parsing within an opted-in runner and the resulting page-classification metadata. The evidence does not establish a new service, credential, or network authority for model contents.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — A fetched page can influence classification input but cannot select the local model through the inspected caller. Whether an integration allows a less-trusted party to set Options.PageTypeModel is not established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Loading requires classification to be enabled. The startup probe rejects tested malformed models, while a per-page wrapper converts later dependency panics into classification errors rather than terminating that scan result.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The probe cannot exercise every model feature: a test demonstrates a later input-dependent extraction panic, containment for that page, and successful classification of a subsequent page.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — If an integration accepts configuration from less-trusted users, keep model-path selection and provisioning under trusted operator control; the visible runner path does not establish that integration’s authorization policy.
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Validate structurally invalid model files so initialization fails as documented.

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What changed in this PR

Adds support for selecting locally provisioned dit page-classification models while preserving opt-in behavior and automatic discovery.

Changes:

  • Adds Options.PageTypeModel and -ptm/-page-type-model.
  • Loads explicit local models without fallback downloads.
  • Adds tests and README documentation.
File Summary
runner/​runner.go Loads configured models; structurally empty JSON models require validation.
runner/​options.go Adds the SDK option and CLI flag.
runner/​classifier_test.go Tests local-model behavior and error cases.
README.md Documents provisioning and usage.

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The model validation concern is addressed in 536d1cd. Explicit models now have to complete a page/form classification check before initialization changes output files. Tests cover empty and malformed models, including a corrupt feature that only fails on later input.

The startup check can't validate every possible input, so inference panics are also caught per response. That applies to default models too; I've corrected the PR description, which was too broad about unchanged behavior without -ptm.

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