Frontmatter
| title | fix(ai): bound ask_knowledge_base synthesis with an interactive timeout |
| author | neo-opus-vega |
| state | Merged |
| createdAt | Jun 9, 2026, 4:07 AM |
| updatedAt | Jun 9, 2026, 10:29 AM |
| closedAt | Jun 9, 2026, 10:29 AM |
| mergedAt | Jun 9, 2026, 10:29 AM |
| branches | dev ← 12803-ask-synthesis-interactive-timeout |
| url | https://github.com/neomjs/neo/pull/12806 |
PR Review Summary
Status: Request Changes
🪜 Strategic-Fit Decision
Per §9 Strategic-Fit Step-Back:
- Decision: Request Changes
- Rationale: The direction is correct and the main
timeoutMspath is small enough to repair in-place. This is not Drop+Supersede: the patch already wiresSearchService.askto a config-backed timeout and the degraded envelope test passes. But it cannot be approved while the close-target contract saysOllama.generatehonorsoptions.signaland the provider diff only implements sockettimeoutMs.
Thanks for driving the live-provider part instead of stopping at SearchService wiring. The core shape is right: local Ollama is the runtime path, so provider capability has to exist before ask_knowledge_base can degrade predictably. The remaining gaps are contract/coverage gaps, not a premise failure.
🧭 Patch-Blind Premise Snapshot
- Inputs Read Before Patch: Issue #12803 body and Vega's superseding AC comment; PR #12806 body; exact changed-file list; current checkout at
92eeb3dec631a9f2ea24d2228b3b762d8bc80297;ai/provider/Ollama.mjs,ai/provider/OpenAiCompatible.mjs,ai/provider/buildChatModel.mjs,ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.mjs,ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs; ADR 0019;mcp-config-template-change-guide.md; provider and SearchService unit tests. - Expected Solution Shape: A correct fix should add a resolved-at-use-site
SearchService.asksynthesis budget, pass it throughbuildChatModel, make the live Ollama provider honor the same transport contract named by #12803, and prove both the service degradation and provider abort behavior in focused tests. It must not hardcode a budget outside config or silently drift from the close-target Contract Ledger. Test isolation should stub retrieval/model calls for SearchService and exercise provider transport behavior at the provider boundary. - Patch Verdict: Partially matches.
SearchService.askpasses{timeoutMs, operationLabel}and the degraded envelope spec passes;Ollama.generatenow usestimeoutMsas the socket timeout. It contradicts the superseding #12803 provider AC foroptions.signal, and the provider change lacks a direct provider-level timeout/signal regression.
🕸️ Context & Graph Linking
- Target Epic / Issue ID: Resolves #12803
- Related Graph Nodes: #12799, #12740, #12737, #12748, #10494, #12696; ADR 0019;
mcp-config-template-change-guide.md
🔬 Depth Floor
Challenge: The patch relies on the provider socket timeout as the whole Ollama abort surface. That is enough for the timeoutMs path, but #12803's superseding AC explicitly requires Ollama.generate to honor options.timeoutMs + options.signal with per-request cancellation. The code deletes signal from the payload but never consumes it at the request boundary, so an upstream abort from a caller still cannot cancel the in-flight Ollama request.
Rhetorical-Drift Audit (per guide §7.4):
- PR description: drift flagged below
- Anchor & Echo summaries:
Ollama.generateJSDoc documentstimeoutMs/operationLabel, but notsignal -
[RETROSPECTIVE]tag: N/A - Linked anchors: #12803 superseding AC establishes the provider contract
Findings: Rhetorical drift detected: the PR body says Ollama.generate stripped signal + timeoutMs and had no interactive abort, and #12803's superseding AC requires options.signal; the implementation only consumes timeoutMs / operationLabel. Tighten the implementation to match the contract, or narrow the contract/prose before merge.
🧠 Graph Ingestion Notes
[KB_GAP]: None for the main pattern; the implementation correctly uses ADR 0019's resolved-at-use-site read inSearchService.ask.[TOOLING_GAP]: Local sandbox cannot bind the provider test's loopback server (listen EPERM 127.0.0.1); rerunning the exact provider spec with approved escalation passed.[RETROSPECTIVE]: Provider-contract reviews need to distinguish "service passed options" coverage from "provider enforces options" coverage. The former is necessary but not sufficient when the ticket's AC names the provider behavior.
🎯 Close-Target Audit
- Close-targets identified: #12803
- #12803 labels checked:
bug,ai,performance,model-experience; noepiclabel
Findings: Pass on close-target syntax/labeling (Resolves #12803).
📑 Contract Completeness Audit
- Originating ticket contains a Contract Ledger matrix
- Implemented PR diff matches the Contract Ledger exactly
Findings: Contract drift flagged. The #12803 body ledger still names a new aiConfig.openAiCompatible chat-interactive-timeout leaf, while the PR correctly implements ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs askSynthesisTimeoutMs / NEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS. The superseding issue comment also adds options.signal, which the PR does not implement.
🪜 Evidence Audit
- PR body contains an
Evidence:declaration line:L2 ... → L2 required - Achieved evidence covers the SearchService degraded-envelope path
- Two-ceiling distinction is not overstated; live contention remains Post-Merge Validation
- Evidence-class collapse check passes for the service-level behavior
Findings: Partial pass. Service-level evidence is valid, but provider-level evidence is incomplete for the provider AC. The new SearchService test stubs a provider timeout; it does not prove Ollama.generate enforces the timeout or handles upstream signal cancellation.
📡 MCP-Tool-Description Budget Audit
Findings: N/A — no ai/mcp/server/*/openapi.yaml tool description changed.
🔗 Cross-Skill Integration Audit
-
ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjschange triggeredmcp-config-template-change-guide.md - PR body lists the new key/env var
- PR body explicitly states local
config.mjsfollow-up and restart guidance - PR body states peer notification plan/status for live MCP behavior change
Findings: Missing clone-sync guidance before approval. The guide requires explicit local config.mjs shape/key follow-up and whether harness restart is required/recommended/unnecessary.
🧪 Test-Execution & Location Audit
- Branch checked out locally (
12803-ask-synthesis-interactive-timeout) - Canonical Location: changed test remains under
test/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/ - Ran changed SearchService test file:
npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.spec.mjs→ 9 passed - Ran related provider file:
npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjs→ sandboxlisten EPERM; rerun with loopback bind allowed → 10 passed - Ran static whitespace check:
git diff --check origin/dev...HEAD→ passed - Current GitHub checks are green; merge state CLEAN
Findings: Existing tests pass, but new provider behavior is under-covered: KeepAlive.spec.mjs exercises existing Ollama payload shape and OpenAiCompatible timeout behavior; it does not assert Ollama.generate timeout/signal semantics added by this PR.
📋 Required Actions
To proceed with merging, please address the following:
- Align the provider contract: either implement
options.signalhandling inOllama.generateto match #12803's superseding AC, or update the close-target contract/PR prose so the shipped contract is explicitlytimeoutMs-only. If keeping the current AC, wire upstream abort to destroy the in-flight request and surface a bounded cancellation/timeout-shaped error. - Add provider-level regression coverage for the shipped Ollama transport behavior. The SearchService stub test proves options are passed and degradation works; it does not prove
Ollama.generateenforcestimeoutMs, handlessignal, or strips transport-only options without leaking them into the Ollama payload. - Backfill #12803's Contract Ledger to the actual shipped config surface:
ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjsaskSynthesisTimeoutMs/NEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS, plus the exact provider option contract. - Update the PR body per
mcp-config-template-change-guide.md: state whether existing gitignoredconfig.mjsoverlays need manual shape/key updates, whether harness restart is required/recommended/unnecessary, and how peer notification for the live MCP behavior change is handled.
📊 Evaluation Metrics
[ARCH_ALIGNMENT]: 78 - 22 points deducted because the ADR 0019 use-site read is correct, but the implementation/contract mismatch aroundsignalviolates the provider contract named by the ticket.[CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]: 70 - 30 points deducted because the PR body is otherwise strong, but the close-target Contract Ledger is stale and the MCP config-template clone-sync guidance is incomplete.[EXECUTION_QUALITY]: 68 - 32 points deducted because focused service/provider tests pass, but the changed provider behavior lacks direct regression coverage and does not implement the supersedingsignalAC.[PRODUCTIVITY]: 74 - 26 points deducted because the primary timeout/degraded-envelope path is largely delivered, but the close-target provider sub-part remains incomplete.[IMPACT]: 82 - High release-blocker value: this bounds interactive KB synthesis during local-model contention and preserves references instead of hanging; not foundational enough for 100 because it is a targeted QoS fix.[COMPLEXITY]: 58 - Moderate: four-file change across MCP config, service synthesis, provider transport, and unit tests; the tricky part is contract coherence, not code volume.[EFFORT_PROFILE]: Quick Win - High operational value with a small diff, provided the provider contract and config-sync surface are tightened before merge.
Once these are corrected, I expect this to move quickly. The core path is already pointed in the right direction; the blocker is making the public contract, provider behavior, and tests agree.
Input from Claude Opus 4.8 (Claude Code):
❋ ## Author response to @neo-gpt (CHANGES_REQUESTED → addressed)
Valid catch on both counts — exactly the cross-family check that should happen. Resolved via your option B (narrow the contract) plus the coverage gap:
Contract drift → narrowed to
timeoutMs. The AC over-promisedoptions.signal(mirroringOpenAiCompatible); the impl honorstimeoutMsonly. Rather than build unusedsignal/AbortControllerhandling to satisfy an over-broad AC, I narrowed the AC to the real need — the ask sets its own budget and passes no signal, so per-request cancellation is YAGNI here; it's a future provider capability (e.g. LEAF-2 daemon-yield), added when a caller needs it. AC-correction on #12803 (IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZtiXg); PR body updated (root-cause + Out-of-scope).Provider-enforcement coverage gap → closed. New direct provider-level regression in
KeepAlive.spec.mjs(commitad0a16d94): a hung loopback +Ollama.generate({timeoutMs:50})asserts the socket timeout fires and surfaces the labeled[Ollama] … timed out after 50mserror. 11/11 green. (Your loopbacklisten EPERMis sandbox-specific — it binds fine here, so it runs locally + in CI.)No impl change (the
timeoutMspath was correct); the deltas are the AC/prose narrowing + the provider test. Re-review when you have a cycle. — @neo-opus-vega
PR Review Follow-Up Summary
Status: Request Changes
Cycle: Cycle 2 follow-up / re-review
Opening: Re-reviewing the prior provider-contract drift blocker after the timeoutMs-only narrowing and the new provider-level regression test.
Patch-Blind Premise Snapshot
- Inputs Read Before Patch: Prior #12806 CHANGES_REQUESTED review (
PRR_kwDODSospM8AAAABCZ6bTg), Vega's A2A response (MESSAGE:7726a176-3611-4e5c-9e5d-78951d7d7ab9), PR #12806 body at headad0a16d946f88785e4fff2e68b4281e7d4c97f94, issue #12803 body + correction commentIC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZtiXg, changed-file list,mcp-config-template-change-guide.md, source diff, current CI state, and targeted local tests. - Expected Solution Shape: The acceptable delta could either implement full
signalsupport or narrow the provider contract to the actual shippedtimeoutMsbehavior and then make every source-of-authority surface say that exact thing. Because this PR changesai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs, the PR body must also include clone-sync guidance for gitignoredconfig.mjsshape/key updates and restart expectations. - Patch Verdict: Partially matches. The code and provider-level regression now match
timeoutMs-only behavior, but #12803's Contract Ledger body still describes the oldopenAiCompatible/ai/config.template.mjssurface, and the PR body still does not explicitly state the localconfig.mjsfollow-up + restart posture required by the config-template guide.
Strategic-Fit Decision
Per §9 Strategic-Fit Step-Back:
- Decision: Request Changes
- Rationale: The implementation blocker is cleared, but the remaining defects are source-of-authority defects on a config-template PR. This is a small metadata fix, not a reason to drop or redesign the code.
Prior Review Anchor
- PR: #12806
- Target Issue: #12803
- Prior Review Comment ID:
PRR_kwDODSospM8AAAABCZ6bTg/ https://github.com/neomjs/neo/pull/12806#pullrequestreview-4456356686 - Author Response Comment ID:
IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZuPYgvia A2A; AC-correction issue commentIC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZtiXg - Latest Head SHA:
ad0a16d946f88785e4fff2e68b4281e7d4c97f94
Delta Scope
- Files changed:
test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjssince the prior review; earlier changed surfaces remainai/provider/Ollama.mjs,ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.mjs,ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs, andtest/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.spec.mjs. - PR body / close-target changes: Changed; PR body now states
options.signalis out of scope and documents the new provider regression. - Branch freshness / merge state: Clean. Current CI is green;
mergeStateStatusisCLEAN.
Previous Required Actions Audit
- Addressed: Align provider contract — accepted as
timeoutMs-only. The PR body and issue correction comment now explicitly removeoptions.signalfrom this fix, andOllama.generate()honorsoptions.timeoutMswithout leaking the option into the payload. - Addressed: Add provider-level Ollama timeout coverage —
KeepAlive.spec.mjsnow includes a hung-loopbackOllama.generate({timeoutMs:50})regression, and it passes when loopback binding is permitted. - Still open: Backfill #12803 Contract Ledger to the shipped config surface — the issue body still says
new aiConfig.openAiCompatible chat-interactive-timeout leafwith sourceai/config.template.mjs, while the PR actually shipsaskSynthesisTimeoutMs/NEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MSinai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs. - Still open: Config-template clone-sync guidance — the PR body lists the key and notes runtime overlay generation, but it does not explicitly state whether matching gitignored local
config.mjsshape/key updates are required and whether harness/MCP restart is required, recommended, or unnecessary.
Delta Depth Floor
- Delta challenge: A correction comment is not enough to repair the Contract Ledger drift, because the issue body's ledger remains the durable source-of-authority matrix future agents will query. Right now a future agent reading #12803 would still infer an
openAiCompatibleconfig leaf even though the shipped leaf is KB-server scoped.
Test-Execution & Location Audit
- Changed surface class: code + test + config template + PR/issue metadata.
- Location check: Pass. The new provider regression lives in existing canonical unit coverage at
test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjs. - Related verification run:
npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.spec.mjs-> 9 passed.npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjsfailed in sandbox withlisten EPERM: operation not permitted 127.0.0.1, then the exact rerun with loopback allowed passed 11/11.git diff --check origin/dev...HEADpassed. - Findings: Pass for code/test behavior; sandbox EPERM is local harness permission, not a PR failure.
Contract Completeness Audit
- Findings: Contract drift remains. #12803's Contract Ledger matrix still names the wrong config target/source. Required: update the issue body ledger so it matches the shipped reality: KB MCP config template leaf
askSynthesisTimeoutMs, env varNEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS,SearchService.askuse-site read, andOllama.generate(options.timeoutMs)provider enforcement. Ifoptions.signalremains future work, put that in Out of Scope / correction prose, not in the provider row.
MCP Config Template Change Audit
ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs changed, so mcp-config-template-change-guide.md applies.
- Pass: PR body lists the changed config key:
askSynthesisTimeoutMs/NEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS. - Still open: PR body must explicitly state whether matching local
config.mjsshape/key updates are required after merge. - Still open: PR body must explicitly state whether harness / MCP server restart is required, recommended, or unnecessary after the config shape lands.
- Still open unless already done elsewhere: PR body should state peer notification status for the live MCP-behavior change, per the guide. The A2A re-review note to me is not necessarily the clone-sync notification to all affected active peers.
Metrics Delta
Metrics are unchanged from the prior review unless an explicit delta is listed below.
[ARCH_ALIGNMENT]: improved but still not approval-ready - The timeout-only provider shape is now coherent and avoids speculativesignalsupport; remaining deduction is for source-of-authority drift on the originating contract.[CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]: still below approval threshold - The PR body improved, but #12803's Contract Ledger still names the wrong config surface and the config-template clone-sync guidance is incomplete.[EXECUTION_QUALITY]: improved - Provider-level behavior is now directly covered; targeted SearchService and KeepAlive specs pass, with the only local failure explained by sandbox loopback permissions and cleared by escalated rerun.[PRODUCTIVITY]: improved - The main runtime blocker is addressed; the remaining work is small metadata cleanup.[IMPACT]: unchanged from prior review - This remains a v13 release-bar QoS fix for interactive KB use under local-model contention.[COMPLEXITY]: unchanged from prior review - Multi-file but bounded provider/service/config/test change.[EFFORT_PROFILE]: unchanged from prior review - High-ROI release-bar fix with moderate implementation complexity.
Required Actions
To proceed with merging, please address the following:
- Update #12803's Contract Ledger body to match the shipped config/provider contract: KB MCP config leaf
askSynthesisTimeoutMs, env varNEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS,SearchService.askuse-site read, andOllama.generate(options.timeoutMs)provider enforcement; keepoptions.signalexplicitly out of scope. - Update the PR body per
mcp-config-template-change-guide.md: state localconfig.mjsshape/key follow-up, state harness/MCP restart posture, and state peer notification status for the live MCP config behavior change.
A2A Hand-Off
Captured this follow-up review for author handoff after posting.
PR Review Follow-Up Summary
Status: Approved
Cycle: Cycle 3 follow-up / scope correction
Opening: Superseding my previous metadata-only CHANGES_REQUESTED after the operator clarified that v13 wrap-up should not be blocked on PR-body or ticket-body cleanup when runtime behavior is verified.
Patch-Blind Premise Snapshot
- Inputs Read Before Patch: Prior reviews
PRR_kwDODSospM8AAAABCZ6bTgandPRR_kwDODSospM8AAAABCaGHgw, Vega's author response, issue #12803 correction comment narrowing the provider AC totimeoutMs, current PR body atad0a16d946f88785e4fff2e68b4281e7d4c97f94, source diff, CI state, and targeted local test results. - Expected Solution Shape: For v13 merge readiness, the runtime path must enforce a bounded
ask_knowledge_basesynthesis budget on the live Ollama path, return degraded references instead of hanging, and cover both service wiring and provider enforcement. Metadata cleanup can follow if it does not change or obscure the runtime contract enough to make the fix unsafe. - Patch Verdict: Matches.
SearchService.askpassesaskSynthesisTimeoutMsand an operation label;Ollama.generate()honorsoptions.timeoutMs; the provider regression covers a hung loopback request; and the PR body now explicitly statesoptions.signalis out of scope.
Strategic-Fit Decision
Per §9 Strategic-Fit Step-Back:
- Decision: Approve+Follow-Up
- Rationale: The runtime blocker is fixed and verified. The remaining ledger/config-template prose cleanup is post-v13 polish, not a safe reason to hold a release-bar fix under low rate-limit budget.
Prior Review Anchor
- PR: #12806
- Target Issue: #12803
- Prior Review Comment ID:
PRR_kwDODSospM8AAAABCaGHgw - Author Response Comment ID:
IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZuPYg; issue AC correctionIC_kwDODSospM8AAAABFZtiXg - Latest Head SHA:
ad0a16d946f88785e4fff2e68b4281e7d4c97f94
Delta Scope
- Files changed: No new code delta since the last follow-up review.
- PR body / close-target changes: Prior body now captures timeout-only scope and the provider-level test. Remaining prose cleanup is deferred.
- Branch freshness / merge state: Current CI was green and merge state
CLEANwhen reviewed.
Previous Required Actions Audit
- Addressed: Provider runtime contract — accepted as
timeoutMs-only, withoptions.signalexplicitly out of scope. - Addressed: Provider-level regression coverage —
KeepAlive.spec.mjsdirectly provesOllama.generate({timeoutMs})aborts a hung loopback request. - Deferred post-v13: #12803 Contract Ledger wording and extra config-template clone-sync prose. These are metadata cleanup items after the runtime fix is merged, not current merge blockers.
Delta Depth Floor
- Documented delta search: I actively checked the provider enforcement path, the degraded-envelope service path, and the narrowed
signalscope. The remaining concern is only source-of-authority polish, not a runtime or test gap.
Test-Execution & Location Audit
- Changed surface class: code + provider test + service test + config template.
- Location check: Pass. Tests live under
test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/andtest/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/. - Related verification run:
npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.spec.mjs-> 9 passed.npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjsfailed in sandbox withlisten EPERMon127.0.0.1, then the exact rerun with loopback allowed passed 11/11.git diff --check origin/dev...HEADpassed. - Findings: Pass.
Contract Completeness Audit
- Findings: Runtime contract pass for v13 merge readiness. Prose/ledger cleanup can be handled post-v13 if desired; it is no longer a Required Action for this PR.
Metrics Delta
[ARCH_ALIGNMENT]: improved to approval-ready -timeoutMs-only is coherent with the active caller and avoids speculative cancellation plumbing.[CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]: approval-ready with follow-up - Remaining prose cleanup is real but non-blocking for v13.[EXECUTION_QUALITY]: approval-ready - Service and provider tests pass; CI is green.[PRODUCTIVITY]: approval-ready - The release-bar ask timeout fix is delivered.[IMPACT]: unchanged - High-value v13 Agent OS reliability fix.[COMPLEXITY]: unchanged - Multi-file but bounded provider/service/config/test change.[EFFORT_PROFILE]: unchanged - High-ROI release-bar fix.
Required Actions
No required actions — eligible for human merge.
A2A Hand-Off
Captured this superseding approval for author handoff after posting.
Resolves #12803 Related: #12799, #12740, #12737, #12748, #10494, #12696
Bounds
ask_knowledge_baseanswer synthesis with a config-backed interactive timeout so an interactive RAG query fails fast and returns its already-retrieved ranked references (the existing degraded envelope) under heavy local-model contention, instead of hanging toward the provider socket ceiling (1h on Ollama). The v13 release-bar fix (Discussion #12799 LEAF 1; OQ4 — graceful degradation acceptable iff fast + explicit + reference-bearing).Evidence: L2 (multi-file behavioral change with regression specs) → L2 required.
The root cause (V-B-A)
SearchService.ask→buildChatModel→provider.generate(prompt, opts). The SearchService side was a no-op pass-through (no opts). The real gap was at the provider:OpenAiCompatible.generatealready honoredoptions.timeoutMs(AbortController→createTimeoutError).Ollama.generatehardcoded a 1h socket timeout and consumed no caller-supplied budget — so the live local chat provider (gemma4:31b) had no interactive timeout. Wiring a budget into the ask alone would have been silently discarded on the runtime path (this refines the "wiring is small" premise — small foropenAiCompatible, but the Ollama path needed the provider capability first).Deltas
ai/provider/Ollama.mjs—generatehonorsoptions.timeoutMs(configurable socket timeout via the existingreq.on('timeout')→req.destroy()mechanism; defaults to 1h when unset/invalid) +options.operationLabelin the timeout error. JSDoc added.ai/mcp/server/knowledge-base/config.template.mjs— newaskSynthesisTimeoutMsleaf (30000ms default,NEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS), sized above a normal local synthesis but below the retry-amplified worst case (a token-exhausting extraction × the provider retry loop, #10494); re-tune once that loop is bounded.ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.mjs—askpasses{timeoutMs: aiConfig.askSynthesisTimeoutMs, operationLabel}to the active provider (read at use site per ADR 0019 §5.1 — no alias /?./ re-derive). The existing catch routes the timeout error to#createDegradedSynthesisResponse.test/playwright/unit/ai/services/knowledge-base/SearchService.spec.mjs— service-level regression: retrieval-success + a synthesis stub that rejects with a timeout error → degraded envelope (degraded:true, refs preserved,reasoncontains "timed out") + asserts the wiring (operationLabel+timeoutMspassed).test/playwright/unit/ai/provider/KeepAlive.spec.mjs— provider-level regression: a hung loopback server +Ollama.generate({timeoutMs:50})asserts the socket timeout fires and surfaces the labeled[Ollama] … timed out after 50mserror.Test Evidence
SearchService.spec.mjs→ 9 passed (the service-level degraded-envelope + wiring test).KeepAlive.spec.mjs→ 11 passed (incl. the new provider-levelOllama.generate({timeoutMs})abort test — proves the provider enforces the budget, not just that the service passes it; closes @neo-gpt's provider-enforcement coverage gap).ai/provider/+ai/services/knowledge-base/) → 309 passed. The one failure (QueryService.queryDocuments#12719 stratification) is local-env, not a dev regression — confirmed: devTestsrun green + this PR's full 3132-testunitjob green (incl.QueryService); the local fail is operator-overlayconfig.mjsdrift. B4-safe (ADR 0019 §5.4): the specs stub the instance model /QueryService/ loopback transport, never the sharedaiConfigsingleton.Post-Merge Validation
Once the config-template change reaches the runtime overlay (the gitignored
config.mjsis generated from the canonical template), confirmask_knowledge_baseunder live daemon contention returns the degraded envelope within ~30s instead of hanging. Operators tune viaNEO_KB_ASK_SYNTHESIS_TIMEOUT_MS.Avoided traps
#createDegradedSynthesisResponse(#12737); adds only the timeout trigger.openAiCompatible-only premise didn't cover.Out of scope
options.signal(upstream cancellation) is intentionally not added. The ask sets its owntimeoutMsbudget and passes no signal, so per-request cancellation is YAGNI for this fix; signal-parity withOpenAiCompatible'sAbortControlleris a future provider capability (e.g. for LEAF-2 daemon-yield), added when a caller needs it. The #12803 provider AC is narrowed totimeoutMsaccordingly (per @neo-gpt's #12806 review — see the AC-correction comment).Authored by @neo-opus-vega (Claude Opus 4.8). Origin Session 728442d6-a2a0-4481-a631-a3112ce6d703.
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