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Exact agent profiles are cost and runtime-identity policies, so an executor that cannot attest the requested model now fails before inference instead of silently substituting its default. Explicit fallback and auto-fallback remain the only opt-in deviation paths, with durable evidence.

Important Changes

  • Enforce exact-model selection in the shared lifecycle start gate before the first prompt.
  • Isolate cross-step workflow sessions so stale runtime model state cannot leak into an exact lane.
  • Document strict failure and authorized fallback behavior for profiles and executors.

Validation

  • go test -run 'TestApplyStartModelPolicyExecutorAuthority|TestInitializeAndPromptWithLayers_UnadvertisedModelFailsBeforeInference' ./internal/agent/runtime/lifecycle
  • go test -run 'TestPrepareWorkflowStepSession_(QAToPRDoesNotReuseSolRuntime|HumanQAToWorkReplacesExactProfileRuntimeOverride|HumanQAToWorkKeepsAuthorizedFallbackSession)' ./internal/orchestrator
  • go test -run 'TestPersistSessionModel|TestPersistSessionModelAndRuntimeConfigPersistsSnapshotRuntimeConfigAndCache' ./internal/orchestrator
  • go test ./internal/backendapp
  • python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
  • node --test scripts/validate-public-docs.test.mjs
  • node scripts/validate-public-docs.mjs
  • cd apps/web && pnpm run i18n:check
  • cd apps/web && pnpm e2e:run --no-build tests/session/model-mismatch-warning.spec.ts -- --grep 'auto-fallback continues with the executor default and persists one warning after reload' --retries=0
  • cd apps/web && pnpm e2e:run --no-build --project mobile-chrome tests/session/mobile-model-mismatch-warning.spec.ts -- --retries=0

The initial full desktop E2E invocation had one isolated backend-fixture startup exit before health; its strict case passed, and the affected auto-fallback case passed in a fresh retries-disabled run.

Possible Improvements

Low risk: production-style H6 validation remains blocked until the deployed backend uses this branch; a fresh exact-profile session must still attest executor model availability after rollout.

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  • If my change touches UI files (apps/web/), I have added or updated Playwright e2e tests in apps/web/e2e/ and verified them with make test-e2e.
  • I checked whether this affects public docs in docs/public/** and updated them or noted why no docs change is needed.

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  • New Features

    • Added exact model identity enforcement for agent profiles.
    • Added support for explicit and automatic model fallback policies.
    • Added session handling that creates fresh sessions when the configured model does not match the persisted runtime model.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Sessions now fail before inference when an exact model is unavailable, with clear failure details.
    • Authorized fallback behavior now produces a visible warning and avoids unadvertised model requests.
  • Documentation

    • Updated public guidance and design decisions to describe model selection and fallback behavior.

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The change enforces exact profile model identity. Unavailable exact models now fail before inference. Auto-fallback and advertised explicit fallback remain supported. Workflow session reuse now checks persisted runtime model identity.

Changes

Exact model selection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Start model policy
apps/backend/internal/agent/runtime/lifecycle/start_model.go, apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/executor/executor.go, apps/backend/internal/backendapp/adapters.go, apps/backend/internal/agent/runtime/lifecycle/*_test.go
Unavailable requested models, fallbacks, empty catalogs, and unsupported selection now return errors unless auto-fallback is enabled. Profile fallback settings now reach the executor policy.
Workflow session identity
apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_workflow.go, apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_workflow_profile_session_policy_test.go
Workflow reuse now checks the persisted runtime model against the resolved model and authorized fallback. Mismatched sessions receive fresh sessions.
Lifecycle and browser validation
apps/backend/internal/agent/runtime/lifecycle/manager_interaction_test.go, apps/web/e2e/tests/session/*
Restart, reset, launch, mobile, and session tests cover strict failures, fallback warnings, model actions, and failed-session rendering.
Decision and behavior documentation
docs/decisions/*, docs/public/*, docs/specs/agents/*
The ADR, requirements, design specifications, and public documentation describe exact, explicit-fallback, and auto-fallback behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4a848

A workflow transition can still resume a session using an unauthorized model after a lookup failure. The fallback specifications should also be corrected before merge to preserve the intended launch and warning contracts.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Workflow
  participant ProfileResolver
  participant SessionManager
  participant ACP
  Workflow->>ProfileResolver: resolve destination profile
  ProfileResolver-->>Workflow: model, fallback, and auto-fallback policy
  Workflow->>SessionManager: inspect reusable session runtime model
  SessionManager-->>Workflow: matching or mismatched persisted model
  Workflow->>ACP: create fresh session when identity mismatches
  ACP-->>Workflow: advertised model catalog
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PR Review: fix(agents): enforce exact profile model identity

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Suggestion (recommended, doesn't block)

  1. Silent error swallow in workflowEntryRequiresFreshExactModelSessionevent_handlers_workflow.go:2834

    • Issue: When ResolveAgentProfile returns an error, the function returns false (permit reuse) with no log. The per-step isolation check can silently be bypassed under a transient DB error.
    • Why: This is the only code path that creates a fresh session to preserve exact model identity when the same profile is reused across steps. A silent failure here leaves operators with no observability signal that isolation didn't run, even though the downstream launch will still enforce the policy at applyStartModelPolicy. The log message on the true branch ("creating fresh workflow session…") already exists; the error branch needs a Warn counterpart.
    • Fix: Split the compound if so the error case logs before returning. See inline comment. Fix this →
  2. Missing nil-state coverage in TestApplyStartModelPolicyExecutorAuthoritystart_model_executor_authority_test.go

    • Issue: All test cases supply a non-nil *CachedModelState (including the empty &CachedModelState{}). A nil state (no ACP catalog yet) reaches advertisedModelIDs(nil) → nil → len=0 → catalog_empty path, same as the empty-catalog case, but the error message omits effective model. The current test only covers &CachedModelState{}.
    • Why: The nil-state and empty-state paths both hit ModelSelectionReasonCatalogEmpty, so behavior is identical, but an explicit nil test documents the contract and prevents a future refactor from breaking the nil guard in providerDefaultDecision.
    • Fix: Add a table entry {name: "nil state fails", state: nil, policy: StartModelPolicy{Model: "x"}, wantErr: "catalog_empty"}. Not a blocker; both paths produce the same error.

What the review covered

start_model.goapplyStartModelPolicy correctly fails closed for exact profiles (non-empty model, no AutoFallback, no FallbackModel) when the executor catalog doesn't advertise the requested model. unavailableStartModel returns an error for exact profiles and passes through for auto-fallback. applyAdvertisedFallback correctly handles methodNotFound via unavailableStartModel. No issues found.

session_test.go — New TestInitializeAndPromptWithLayers_UnadvertisedModelFailsBeforeInference correctly verifies that both profile-model and runtime-override absence stop the session before sessionInitialized, before SetModel, and before any warning event is published. The once-only SetModel test and auto-fallback retry suppression test are well-structured.

Orchestrator workflowEntryRequiresFreshExactModelSession — The new function cleanly handles same-step, nil-input, and auto-fallback/explicit-fallback early exits before fetching the profile. The three new tests (QAToPR, HumanQAToWork, HumanQAToWorkFallback) cover the key isolation transitions. The authorized-fallback pass-through (session reuse when FallbackModel != "") is correctly tested and passes.

executor.AgentProfileInfo + adapterFallbackModel and AutoFallback are correctly added to the DTO and mapped through lifecycleAdapter.ResolveAgentProfile. The mapping is complete (no field left behind).

ADR 2026-09-06-exact-profile-model-identity.md — Accurate, appropriately concise. Status accepted is correct for an already-implemented decision. The three rejected alternatives are the right ones to document.

Spec and public docs — Requirements updated with exact-profile amendment. agents-and-profiles.md and executors.md describe the strict failure and authorized fallback paths consistently with the code.

E2E tests — New strict-mismatch cases and mobile-parallel spec additions are properly structured using the established createStrictMismatchedProfile helper.


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Suggestion 2

Verdict: Ready to merge with suggestions — the two findings are debuggability/test-coverage improvements; neither affects correctness.

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This PR changes configured profile models from a best-effort preference into an executor-attested runtime identity policy.

  • Exact and explicit-fallback profiles now fail before inference when no authorized model can be selected.
  • Auto-fallback remains an explicit provider-default continuation path with durable warnings.
  • Workflow transitions inspect persisted runtime models and create fresh sessions when reuse would cross exact-model lanes.
  • Public documentation, architecture decisions, lifecycle tests, orchestrator tests, and desktop/mobile E2E coverage are updated.

Confidence Score: 4/5

The PR should not merge until reusable-session inspection fails closed, because a transient lookup failure can still promote an unchecked stale-model session into an exact workflow lane.

One blocking workflow-session defect remains: the new model-identity preflight discards its repository error, while the downstream reuse path repeats the lookup and can promote the returned session without validating its persisted model.

Files Needing Attention: apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_workflow.go

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
apps/backend/internal/agent/runtime/lifecycle/start_model.go Enforces strict executor-attested model selection while retaining explicitly authorized fallback behavior.
apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_workflow.go Adds exact-model session isolation, but its reusable-session inspection can fail open and be bypassed by the downstream lookup.
apps/backend/internal/backendapp/adapters.go Propagates fallback-model and auto-fallback policy fields through profile resolution.
apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/executor/executor.go Extends resolved profile information with fallback policy fields.
apps/web/e2e/tests/session/model-mismatch-warning.spec.ts Covers strict launch failure and authorized auto-fallback warning persistence.
docs/decisions/2026-09-06-exact-profile-model-identity.md Records the exact-model identity policy and authorized deviation paths.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
  A[Workflow enters profile lane] --> B{Reuse policy?}
  B -- No --> C[Create fresh session]
  B -- Yes --> D[Find reusable session]
  D --> E{Persisted model authorized?}
  E -- No --> C
  E -- Yes --> F[Promote reusable session]
  F --> G[Resume ACP identity]
  G --> H[Lifecycle model attestation]
  H --> I{Requested or fallback model selectable?}
  I -- Yes --> J[Dispatch first prompt]
  I -- No, auto-fallback --> K[Use executor default and persist warning]
  I -- No, strict --> L[Fail before inference]
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Inline comments:
In `@apps/backend/internal/orchestrator/event_handlers_workflow.go`:
- Line 2843: Update exactModelWorkflowStartPolicy to return New, rather than
Reuse, when reusable-session inspection fails; preserve Reuse only when
inspection succeeds and confirms reuse is valid, so
switchSessionForStepWithPolicies cannot bypass
workflowEntryRequiresFreshExactModelSession.

In `@docs/specs/agents/requirements/no-silent-model-fallback.md`:
- Around line 30-31: Update AC-AGENTS-NO-SILENT-MODEL-FALLBACK-001.2 so
provider-default continuation with auto_fallback=true requires exactly one
persisted task-chat warning that survives reload and includes the effective
model when known, rather than only requiring visible authorization.

In `@docs/specs/agents/system-design/no-silent-model-fallback-01.md`:
- Around line 59-61: Update the explicit-fallback launch rule in the policy text
so the configured start model is applied first when available; use the
configured fallback only if that start model is unavailable and the fallback is
advertised and applicable. Preserve the existing failure behavior when neither
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