modelrig 0.5.0 → 0.6.0

package/dist/query/grammar.js

@@ -1,25 +1,57 @@
 "use strict";
 /**
- * The telemetry query grammar — Phase 4 WS5 ("your exhaust is your data").
+ * The telemetry query grammar — Phase 4 WS5 ("your exhaust is your data"),
+ * extended for WI-1b (the attempt-envelope analytics surface).
+ *
  * A hand-rolled recursive-descent parser over a DELIBERATELY tiny SQL-ish
  * language:
  *
  *   SELECT item (, item)* FROM inferences
  *     [WHERE cond (AND cond)*] [GROUP BY col (, col)*] [LIMIT n]
  *   item := col | count(*) | sum(m)|avg(m)|min(m)|max(m)
- *   col  := route|provider|model|ts|failure_class|served_variant|tag.<name>
+ *   col  := route|provider|model|ts|failure_class|served_variant
+ *         | subject|feature|user|session|cost_center            (reserved dims)
+ *         | meta.<field>                                        (attempt envelope)
+ *         | tag.<name>
  *   m    := cost|tokens_in|tokens_out|tokens_cached|latency_ms|ttfb_ms
+ *         | meta.http_status|meta.reasoning_tokens|meta.response_chars
+ *         | meta.cost.in|meta.cost.out|meta.cost.cache_read|meta.cost.cache_write|meta.cost.other
  *   cond := col op literal      op := = != > < >= <=
  *
- * Security model = the allowlist: unknown tokens throw, string literals
- * only ever travel as bind parameters, the output is a single read-only
- * SELECT. There is no raw-SQL path — by construction, not by filtering.
- * Row scoping: a token's scope is ANDed into WHERE as one more bind
- * parameter; the caller cannot opt out of it.
+ * ── TWO EXECUTION TARGETS, ONE PARSER (S1: extend, don't twin) ────────────
+ * `parseQuery` produces a {@link QueryAst}. `compileQuery` renders that AST to a
+ * single read-only SQLite SELECT (the local `/query` surface, `runTelemetryQuery`).
+ * The server analytics surface (`/v1/analytics/query`) evaluates the SAME AST
+ * over PostgREST-read rows in JS (query/analytics.ts) — so the grammar, its
+ * SQLite semantics, and its multi-tenant semantics can never disagree.
+ *
+ * Security model = the allowlist (columns.ts): unknown tokens throw, string
+ * literals only ever travel as bind parameters, the SQLite output is a single
+ * read-only SELECT. There is no raw-SQL path — by construction, not by filtering.
+ * The metadata-safe invariant is structural: every selectable column is an
+ * enum/number/boolean/hash/identifier/timestamp (columns.ts), never content.
  */
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.QueryGrammarError = void 0;
+exports.QueryGrammarError = exports.RESERVED_DIMENSION_NAMES = exports.METRIC_COLUMNS = exports.DIMENSION_COLUMNS = exports.sinceIsoFor = exports.savedQueryById = exports.SAVED_QUERIES = exports.selectableColumnsAreMetaSafe = exports.ANALYTICS_SCAN_CAP = exports.planAnalyticsRead = exports.evaluateAnalyticsQuery = exports.describeAnalyticsSchema = void 0;
+exports.parseQuery = parseQuery;
 exports.compileQuery = compileQuery;
+const columns_1 = require("./columns");
+// Re-surface the analytics + saved-query symbols through this module so the
+// package barrel (index.ts) can name them without a new export line (LOC cap).
+var analytics_1 = require("./analytics");
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "describeAnalyticsSchema", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return analytics_1.describeAnalyticsSchema; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "evaluateAnalyticsQuery", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return analytics_1.evaluateAnalyticsQuery; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "planAnalyticsRead", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return analytics_1.planAnalyticsRead; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "ANALYTICS_SCAN_CAP", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return analytics_1.ANALYTICS_SCAN_CAP; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "selectableColumnsAreMetaSafe", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return analytics_1.selectableColumnsAreMetaSafe; } });
+var saved_1 = require("./saved");
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "SAVED_QUERIES", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return saved_1.SAVED_QUERIES; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "savedQueryById", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return saved_1.savedQueryById; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "sinceIsoFor", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return saved_1.sinceIsoFor; } });
+var columns_2 = require("./columns");
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "DIMENSION_COLUMNS", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return columns_2.DIMENSION_COLUMNS; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "METRIC_COLUMNS", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return columns_2.METRIC_COLUMNS; } });
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "RESERVED_DIMENSION_NAMES", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return columns_2.RESERVED_DIMENSION_NAMES; } });
 class QueryGrammarError extends Error {
     constructor(message) {
         super(message);
@@ -27,22 +59,6 @@ class QueryGrammarError extends Error {
     }
 }
 exports.QueryGrammarError = QueryGrammarError;
-const PLAIN_COLUMNS = {
-    route: "route",
-    provider: "provider",
-    model: "model",
-    ts: "ts",
-    failure_class: "failure_class",
-    served_variant: "served_variant",
-};
-const METRICS = {
-    cost: "cost_estimate_usd",
-    tokens_in: "tokens_in",
-    tokens_out: "tokens_out",
-    tokens_cached: "tokens_cached",
-    latency_ms: "latency_ms",
-    ttfb_ms: "ttfb_ms",
-};
 const FUNCTIONS = new Set(["sum", "avg", "min", "max", "count"]);
 const OPERATORS = new Set(["=", "!=", ">", "<", ">=", "<="]);
 const TAG_NAME = /^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/;
@@ -121,23 +137,69 @@ function tokenize(input) {
     }
     return tokens;
 }
-/** Column reference → SQL expression. tag.<name> compiles to a
- * json_extract over tags_json with a VALIDATED identifier (never
- * interpolated user text beyond the identifier alphabet). */
-function columnSql(word) {
+/** The alias a column reads out under — `tag.client`/`meta.finish_reason` lose
+ * their prefix so result keys read naturally (`client`, `finish_reason`). */
+function aliasFor(word) {
+    if (word.startsWith("tag."))
+        return word.slice(4);
+    if (word.startsWith("meta."))
+        return word.slice(5);
+    return word;
+}
+/** Resolve a grammar word to a DIMENSION reference (group/filter), or throw. A
+ * `tag.<name>` compiles to a validated tags key; every other name must be a
+ * registered dimension (columns.ts). */
+function resolveDimension(word) {
     if (word.startsWith("tag.")) {
         const tag = word.slice(4);
         if (!TAG_NAME.test(tag))
             throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad tag name: ${tag}`);
-        return `json_extract(tags_json, '$.${tag}')`;
+        return { name: word, source: "tag", key: tag, classification: "identifier", numeric: false, alias: tag };
     }
-    const column = PLAIN_COLUMNS[word];
-    if (column === undefined) {
-        throw new QueryGrammarError(`unknown column "${word}" — allowed: ${Object.keys(PLAIN_COLUMNS).join(", ")}, tag.<name>`);
+    const def = columns_1.DIMENSIONS_BY_NAME.get(word);
+    if (def === undefined) {
+        throw new QueryGrammarError(`unknown column "${word}" — allowed: ${[...columns_1.DIMENSIONS_BY_NAME.keys()].join(", ")}, tag.<name>`);
     }
-    return column;
+    return refOf(def);
 }
-function compileQuery(input, scope) {
+/** Resolve a grammar word to a METRIC reference (aggregate target), or throw. */
+function resolveMetric(word) {
+    const def = columns_1.METRICS_BY_NAME.get(word);
+    if (def === undefined) {
+        throw new QueryGrammarError(`unknown metric "${word}" — allowed: ${[...columns_1.METRICS_BY_NAME.keys()].join(", ")}`);
+    }
+    return refOf(def);
+}
+/**
+ * Resolve the argument of an aggregate. `sum`/`avg` require a NUMERIC metric.
+ * `min`/`max` also accept a dimension (e.g. `min(ts)` for first-seen) — MIN/MAX
+ * over an ordered non-numeric column is well-defined (SQL + the JS fold agree).
+ */
+function resolveAggArg(fn, word) {
+    if (fn === "sum" || fn === "avg")
+        return resolveMetric(word);
+    const metric = columns_1.METRICS_BY_NAME.get(word);
+    if (metric !== undefined)
+        return refOf(metric);
+    return resolveDimension(word);
+}
+function refOf(def) {
+    return {
+        name: def.name,
+        source: def.source,
+        key: def.key,
+        classification: def.classification,
+        numeric: def.numeric,
+        alias: aliasFor(def.name),
+    };
+}
+/**
+ * Parse a query string into a {@link QueryAst}. Pure and total: every path
+ * either returns a validated AST or throws {@link QueryGrammarError}. This is
+ * the single parser — both the SQLite compiler (below) and the PostgREST
+ * evaluator (analytics.ts) consume its output.
+ */
+function parseQuery(input) {
     const tokens = tokenize(input);
     let pos = 0;
     const peek = () => tokens[pos];
@@ -161,7 +223,7 @@ function compileQuery(input, scope) {
         }
     }
     expectWord("select");
-    const selectSql = [];
+    const select = [];
     for (;;) {
         const token = next();
         if (token.kind !== "word")
@@ -175,22 +237,19 @@ function compileQuery(input, scope) {
                 if (arg.kind !== "punct" || arg.text !== "*") {
                     throw new QueryGrammarError("count takes exactly count(*)");
                 }
-                selectSql.push(`COUNT(*) AS "count"`);
+                select.push({ kind: "count", alias: "count" });
             }
             else {
                 if (arg.kind !== "word")
                     throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad metric in ${lower}()`);
-                const metric = METRICS[arg.text.toLowerCase()];
-                if (metric === undefined) {
-                    throw new QueryGrammarError(`unknown metric "${arg.text}" — allowed: ${Object.keys(METRICS).join(", ")}`);
-                }
-                selectSql.push(`${lower.toUpperCase()}(${metric}) AS "${lower}_${arg.text.toLowerCase()}"`);
+                const fn = lower;
+                const metric = resolveAggArg(fn, arg.text.toLowerCase());
+                const aliasBase = metric.alias.replace(/\./g, "_");
+                select.push({ kind: "aggregate", fn, metric, alias: `${fn}_${aliasBase}` });
             }
         }
         else {
-            // tag.client aliases to "client" — result keys read naturally.
-            const alias = token.text.startsWith("tag.") ? token.text.slice(4) : token.text;
-            selectSql.push(`${columnSql(token.text)} AS "${alias}"`);
+            select.push({ kind: "column", column: resolveDimension(token.text) });
         }
         if (peek()?.kind === "punct" && peek()?.text === ",") {
             pos += 1;
@@ -203,32 +262,35 @@ function compileQuery(input, scope) {
     if (table.kind !== "word" || table.text.toLowerCase() !== "inferences") {
         throw new QueryGrammarError(`only "inferences" is queryable, got "${table.text}"`);
     }
-    const whereSql = [];
-    const params = [];
+    const where = [];
     if (peek()?.kind === "word" && peek()?.text.toLowerCase() === "where") {
         pos += 1;
         for (;;) {
-            const column = next();
-            if (column.kind !== "word")
+            const columnTok = next();
+            if (columnTok.kind !== "word")
                 throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad condition column`);
-            const columnExpr = METRICS[column.text.toLowerCase()] !== undefined
-                ? METRICS[column.text.toLowerCase()]
-                : columnSql(column.text);
+            // A condition may target a metric (cost > 0.01) or a dimension (route = 'x').
+            const column = columns_1.METRICS_BY_NAME.has(columnTok.text.toLowerCase())
+                ? resolveMetric(columnTok.text.toLowerCase())
+                : resolveDimension(columnTok.text);
             const op = next();
             if (op.kind !== "punct" || !OPERATORS.has(op.text)) {
                 throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad operator "${op.text}" — allowed: ${[...OPERATORS].join(" ")}`);
             }
             const value = next();
-            if (value.kind === "string") {
-                params.push(value.text);
-            }
-            else if (value.kind === "number") {
-                params.push(Number(value.text));
-            }
-            else {
+            let literal;
+            if (value.kind === "string")
+                literal = value.text;
+            else if (value.kind === "number")
+                literal = Number(value.text);
+            else
                 throw new QueryGrammarError(`condition value must be a 'string' or number, got "${value.text}"`);
+            // A `ts` bound is pushed down to PostgREST by the hosted read: validate it
+            // here so a bad literal is a 422 teaching error, never an upstream 400.
+            if (column.source === "plain" && column.key === "ts" && typeof literal === "string" && Number.isNaN(Date.parse(literal))) {
+                throw new QueryGrammarError(`ts bound must be an ISO-8601 timestamp (got '${literal}')`);
             }
-            whereSql.push(`${columnExpr} ${op.text} ?`);
+            where.push({ column, op: op.text, value: literal });
             if (peek()?.kind === "word" && peek()?.text.toLowerCase() === "and") {
                 pos += 1;
                 continue;
@@ -236,22 +298,15 @@ function compileQuery(input, scope) {
             break;
         }
     }
-    // Row scoping — ANDed in unconditionally; the caller cannot remove it.
-    if (scope.kind === "tag") {
-        if (!TAG_NAME.test(scope.tag))
-            throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad scope tag: ${scope.tag}`);
-        whereSql.push(`json_extract(tags_json, '$.${scope.tag}') = ?`);
-        params.push(scope.value);
-    }
-    const groupSql = [];
+    const groupBy = [];
     if (peek()?.kind === "word" && peek()?.text.toLowerCase() === "group") {
         pos += 1;
         expectWord("by");
         for (;;) {
-            const column = next();
-            if (column.kind !== "word")
+            const columnTok = next();
+            if (columnTok.kind !== "word")
                 throw new QueryGrammarError("bad GROUP BY column");
-            groupSql.push(columnSql(column.text));
+            groupBy.push(resolveDimension(columnTok.text));
             if (peek()?.kind === "punct" && peek()?.text === ",") {
                 pos += 1;
                 continue;
@@ -271,9 +326,62 @@ function compileQuery(input, scope) {
     if (pos !== tokens.length) {
         throw new QueryGrammarError(`unexpected trailing input: "${tokens[pos].text}"`);
     }
+    return { select, where, groupBy, limit };
+}
+// ── SQLite rendering (the local `/query` surface) ────────────────────────────
+/** A column reference → SQLite expression. `meta.<field>` and reserved dims read
+ * out of `meta_json` / `tags_json` via json_extract with a VALIDATED path. */
+function sqliteColumnSql(ref) {
+    if (ref.source === "tag")
+        return `json_extract(tags_json, '$.${ref.key}')`;
+    if (ref.source === "meta")
+        return `json_extract(meta_json, '$.${ref.key}')`;
+    return ref.key;
+}
+/** An aggregate's SQLite argument. A `meta.*` value under a NUMERIC aggregate
+ * (`sum`/`avg`) is cast to REAL so the fold is numeric on the json_extract text;
+ * `min`/`max` over an ordered column (ts, a snapshot id) keep the raw expression
+ * so the comparison stays lexicographic — matching the JS fold. */
+function sqliteAggArgSql(fn, ref) {
+    if ((fn === "sum" || fn === "avg") && ref.source === "meta") {
+        return `CAST(json_extract(meta_json, '$.${ref.key}') AS REAL)`;
+    }
+    return sqliteColumnSql(ref);
+}
+/**
+ * Compile a query string to a single read-only SQLite SELECT (the local
+ * telemetry store). Row scoping is ANDed into WHERE unconditionally — the caller
+ * cannot opt out of it.
+ */
+function compileQuery(input, scope) {
+    const ast = parseQuery(input);
+    const params = [];
+    const selectSql = ast.select.map((item) => {
+        if (item.kind === "count")
+            return `COUNT(*) AS "count"`;
+        if (item.kind === "aggregate") {
+            return `${item.fn.toUpperCase()}(${sqliteAggArgSql(item.fn, item.metric)}) AS "${item.alias}"`;
+        }
+        return `${sqliteColumnSql(item.column)} AS "${item.column.alias}"`;
+    });
+    const whereSql = ast.where.map((cond) => {
+        params.push(cond.value);
+        return `${sqliteColumnSql(cond.column)} ${cond.op} ?`;
+    });
+    // Live rows only — bake-off replay rows (`tags.replay`) never move a route's
+    // numbers; mirrored in the JS fold (evaluateAnalyticsQuery).
+    whereSql.push("json_extract(tags_json, '$.replay') IS NULL");
+    // Row scoping — ANDed in unconditionally; the caller cannot remove it.
+    if (scope.kind === "tag") {
+        if (!TAG_NAME.test(scope.tag))
+            throw new QueryGrammarError(`bad scope tag: ${scope.tag}`);
+        whereSql.push(`json_extract(tags_json, '$.${scope.tag}') = ?`);
+        params.push(scope.value);
+    }
+    const groupSql = ast.groupBy.map((ref) => sqliteColumnSql(ref));
     const sql = `SELECT ${selectSql.join(", ")} FROM inferences` +
         (whereSql.length > 0 ? ` WHERE ${whereSql.join(" AND ")}` : "") +
         (groupSql.length > 0 ? ` GROUP BY ${groupSql.join(", ")}` : "") +
-        ` LIMIT ${limit}`;
+        ` LIMIT ${ast.limit}`;
     return { sql, params };
 }

package/dist/query/saved.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * The three saved analytics questions — WI-1b (spec §5). ONE shared module the
+ * server, console, and CLI import, so the console chip, the CLI `--saved <id>`,
+ * and any docs answer the SAME grammar. Each question is a trailing-window
+ * query; the ts bound is filled at call time (`grammar(sinceIso)`) so the module
+ * stays pure and testable — the caller computes `sinceIso = now − windowDays`.
+ *
+ * The questions return COUNTS and components; a RATE (truncation %, refusal %)
+ * is derived by the surface from those counts — the grammar measures, it never
+ * editorializes (F5: measured-only).
+ */
+export interface SavedQuery {
+    readonly id: string;
+    readonly title: string;
+    readonly description: string;
+    /** The trailing window the question asks over, in days. */
+    readonly windowDays: number;
+    /** The grammar string with the `ts` lower bound filled in. */
+    grammar(sinceIso: string): string;
+}
+export declare const SAVED_QUERIES: readonly SavedQuery[];
+/** Look up a saved question by id, or null. */
+export declare function savedQueryById(id: string): SavedQuery | null;
+/** The ISO lower bound for a trailing window of `windowDays` ending at `now`. */
+export declare function sinceIsoFor(windowDays: number, now: Date): string;
+//# sourceMappingURL=saved.d.ts.map

package/dist/query/saved.d.ts.map

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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package/dist/query/saved.js

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"use strict";
+/**
+ * The three saved analytics questions — WI-1b (spec §5). ONE shared module the
+ * server, console, and CLI import, so the console chip, the CLI `--saved <id>`,
+ * and any docs answer the SAME grammar. Each question is a trailing-window
+ * query; the ts bound is filled at call time (`grammar(sinceIso)`) so the module
+ * stays pure and testable — the caller computes `sinceIso = now − windowDays`.
+ *
+ * The questions return COUNTS and components; a RATE (truncation %, refusal %)
+ * is derived by the surface from those counts — the grammar measures, it never
+ * editorializes (F5: measured-only).
+ */
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.SAVED_QUERIES = void 0;
+exports.savedQueryById = savedQueryById;
+exports.sinceIsoFor = sinceIsoFor;
+exports.SAVED_QUERIES = [
+    {
+        id: "cost-per-subject",
+        title: "Cost per subject this week",
+        description: "Total estimated spend grouped by the reserved `subject` dimension over the last 7 days.",
+        windowDays: 7,
+        grammar: (since) => `SELECT subject, sum(cost), count(*) FROM inferences WHERE ts >= '${since}' GROUP BY subject`,
+    },
+    {
+        id: "truncation-refusal",
+        title: "Truncation & refusal rate by task × model",
+        description: "Attempt counts grouped by route (task), model, and finish reason over the last 7 days — the surface " +
+            "derives truncation (finish_reason=length) and refusal rates from the counts.",
+        windowDays: 7,
+        grammar: (since) => `SELECT route, model, meta.finish_reason, count(*) FROM inferences ` +
+            `WHERE ts >= '${since}' GROUP BY route, model, meta.finish_reason`,
+    },
+    {
+        id: "snapshots-seen",
+        title: "Model snapshots seen per route (28 d)",
+        description: "Distinct provider-reported model snapshots per route over the last 28 days, with first-seen (min ts) and " +
+            "last-seen (max ts) and the attempt count — a drift signal, not proof (spec §7).",
+        windowDays: 28,
+        grammar: (since) => `SELECT route, meta.model_snapshot, min(ts), max(ts), count(*) FROM inferences ` +
+            `WHERE ts >= '${since}' GROUP BY route, meta.model_snapshot`,
+    },
+];
+/** Look up a saved question by id, or null. */
+function savedQueryById(id) {
+    return exports.SAVED_QUERIES.find((q) => q.id === id) ?? null;
+}
+/** The ISO lower bound for a trailing window of `windowDays` ending at `now`. */
+function sinceIsoFor(windowDays, now) {
+    return new Date(now.getTime() - windowDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+}

package/dist/routes/loader.js

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ const template_1 = require("./template");
 const cache_lint_1 = require("./cache-lint");
 const sampling_config_1 = require("./sampling-config");
 const loader_warnings_1 = require("./loader-warnings");
-// Re-exported so existing importers of "./loader" keep resolving these pure
-// advisories (they now live in ./loader-warnings to hold loader.ts under the
-// 700-LOC cap).
+const objective_loader_1 = require("./objective-loader");
+// Re-exported so existing importers of "./loader" keep resolving these advisories
+// (they live in ./loader-warnings to hold loader.ts under the 700-LOC cap).
 var loader_warnings_2 = require("./loader-warnings");
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "arrayRootSchemaWarning", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return loader_warnings_2.arrayRootSchemaWarning; } });
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "unreferencedTrialCandidatesWarning", { enumerable: true, get: function () { return loader_warnings_2.unreferencedTrialCandidatesWarning; } });
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const RETRYABLE_CLASSES = new Set([
     "network",
     "refusal",
     "cache_invalid",
-    "timeout",
+    "timeout", "quality_rejected",
 ].filter((c) => !failures_1.TERMINAL_CLASSES.has(c)));
 function isRecord(v) {
     return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && !Array.isArray(v);
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ function parseVariants(raw, routeCandidates, problems) {
             problems.push(`${field}.name "default" is reserved (the route's base config)`);
             continue;
         }
+        if (v.name.startsWith("__")) {
+            problems.push(`${field}.name "${v.name}" is reserved ("__" names are synthetic bake-off arms, e.g. "__reference__")`);
+            continue;
+        }
         if (seen.has(v.name)) {
             problems.push(`duplicate variant name "${v.name}"`);
             continue;
@@ -393,6 +397,9 @@ function loadBundleFile(filePath) {
             groundingQuery = doc.grounding.query;
         }
     }
+    // RB-1 (near-optimal spec §3): objective knob, reference arm + judge, value
+    // checks — all additive; candidate-set invariant enforced in parseRb1Fields.
+    const rb1 = (0, objective_loader_1.parseRb1Fields)(doc, route, candidates, problems);
     let systemTemplate = "";
     let variables = [];
     if (!isRecord(doc.prompt) || typeof doc.prompt.system !== "string") {
@@ -446,22 +453,19 @@ function loadBundleFile(filePath) {
     // and is sent as declared, but Google recommends 1.0 for the family — warn so
     // the choice is deliberate, never silent (spec §3/§6).
     const geminiTempWarning = (0, sampling_config_1.gemini3LowTemperatureWarning)(route, policy, candidates);
-    if (geminiTempWarning !== null) {
+    if (geminiTempWarning !== null)
         console.warn(`modelrig: ${geminiTempWarning}`);
-    }
     // CE-2 A5 co-item: an array-root schema cannot use OpenAI strict enforcement —
     // warn once at load so the incompatibility is deliberate, never silent.
     const arrayRootWarning = (0, loader_warnings_1.arrayRootSchemaWarning)(route, outputSchema);
-    if (arrayRootWarning !== null) {
+    if (arrayRootWarning !== null)
         console.warn(`modelrig: ${arrayRootWarning}`);
-    }
     // Declare-first dead-declaration warning (spec §4.4): a trial candidate no
     // variant references is unreachable — warn so the dangling declaration is
     // deliberate, never silent.
     const trialWarning = (0, loader_warnings_1.unreferencedTrialCandidatesWarning)(route, candidates, variants);
-    if (trialWarning !== null) {
+    if (trialWarning !== null)
         console.warn(`modelrig: ${trialWarning}`);
-    }
     return Object.freeze({
         route: route,
         version: version,
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ function loadBundleFile(filePath) {
         // Network-effect instrumentation (spec WS6): computed once at load,
         // stamped on every telemetry row for this route.
         fingerprintCell: (0, fingerprint_1.fingerprintSchema)(outputSchema)?.cellKey ?? null,
+        ...rb1, // RB-1 regret-bounded objective (objective/bakeoff/valueChecks, additive)
     });
 }
 /**

package/dist/routes/objective-loader.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * Route-bundle parsing for the RB-1 regret-bounded objective (near-optimal spec
+ * §3). Extracted from loader.ts (kept it under the 700-LOC cap). Each parser
+ * pushes teaching problems into the shared `problems` array — a non-empty array
+ * fails the bundle load, exactly like every other loader field. Pure functions,
+ * unit-tested directly.
+ */
+import type { BakeoffConfig, CandidateSpec, RouteObjective, ValueCheck } from "../types/route";
+/** All three RB-1 route fields parsed in one call (keeps loader.ts under the
+ * 700-LOC cap): objective, bakeoff (reference arm + judge), value_checks. Pushes
+ * any problems into the shared array; emits the missing-bound advisory. */
+export declare function parseRb1Fields(doc: Record<string, unknown>, route: string, candidates: readonly CandidateSpec[], problems: string[]): {
+    objective?: RouteObjective;
+    bakeoff?: BakeoffConfig;
+    valueChecks?: readonly ValueCheck[];
+};
+/** Parse the `objective:` block. Absent ⇒ undefined (the engine defaults to
+ * quality-first with no bound: regret shown, nothing proposed). */
+export declare function parseObjective(raw: unknown, problems: string[]): RouteObjective | undefined;
+/** Parse the `bakeoff:` block (reference arm + judge). `candidates` is the
+ * route's declared set — the candidate-set invariant is enforced here (#223 F3
+ * for the judge; the reference must be declared unless allow-external). */
+export declare function parseBakeoffConfig(raw: unknown, candidates: readonly CandidateSpec[], problems: string[]): BakeoffConfig | undefined;
+/** Parse `value_checks:` — a list of {path, expect}. `path` is a JSON pointer;
+ * `expect` is a literal or {regex}. */
+export declare function parseValueChecks(raw: unknown, problems: string[]): readonly ValueCheck[] | undefined;
+/**
+ * Non-fatal advisory (CE-2 teaching-hint style): a route declares an objective
+ * with NEITHER a regret bound NOR a price ceiling, so a bake-off will REPORT
+ * regret but never propose anything. Warn so the missing bound is deliberate.
+ * Returns the warning line, or null. Only meaningful for quality-first/balanced
+ * (cost-first has its own gate and needs no bound).
+ */
+export declare function missingBoundWarning(route: string, objective: RouteObjective | undefined): string | null;
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