[ksriv001]

Overview:

When the KV router bypasses remote prefill, the prefill router prepends the router-internal x-bypass-remote-prefill annotation to the response stream. The HTTP layer writes it to the client as an event: frame with no data: line. The OpenAI Python and Node SDKs abort the stream on that frame, so every bypassed request fails for those clients.

This PR forwards the marker only when the client asked for it in nvext.annotations, the same contract as request_id. Default clients never see it.

Details:

• prefill_router/mod.rs: the existing guard still strips client-supplied copies of the marker (clients cannot force the bypass); whether anything was stripped is remembered as the opt-in. with_bypass_marker prepends the frame only when that flag is set.
• The request-side annotation that tells the decode hop to prefill locally is unchanged.
• Tests: bypass_marker_frame_precedes_engine_output_when_requested (pins the frame shape: event: name, no data, : true comment, ahead of engine output) and generate_forwards_bypass_marker_only_to_opted_in_clients (end to end: process-local runtime, real KV router and routing host over a recording dispatch; asserts the opted-in client gets the marker first, the default client gets none, and the decode hop sees the router-owned marker exactly once in both cases).

Repro: stream the same chat request twice on a disaggregated deployment so the second run has a cached prefix. The second run's first frame is event: x-bypass-remote-prefill / : true; openai-python 2.28.0 raises JSONDecodeError, openai-node 6.9.0 raises SyntaxError.

Where should the reviewer start?

with_bypass_marker, the client_requested_bypass_marker capture in generate, then the end-to-end test.

Related Issues

• Closes [BUG]: conditional-disagg x-bypass-remote-prefill annotation leaks into the client SSE stream and aborts OpenAI SDK streams #17267

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Walkthrough

The prefill router now prepends the bypass annotation to conditional-disaggregation bypass responses only when the client requested it through nvext.annotations. Tests cover both opted-in and default response streams.

Changes

Conditional bypass response

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Opt-in handling and response stream lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs	generate records whether the client requested the bypass marker. The bypass path conditionally prepends the marker, and tests verify the stream with and without opt-in.

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Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The change is mergeable, with integration coverage recommended for the new opt-in behavior.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 12.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 1 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: forwarding the conditional-disaggregation bypass marker only when requested.
Linked Issues check		[Issue #17267] The PR records whether the client requested x-bypass-remote-prefill before removing client-supplied markers. It prepends the response marker only for that opt-in case and leaves the s…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reported changes are limited to lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs. They add opt-in marker forwarding, preserve existing bypass routing behavior, and add a focused regression test. The …
Description check		The PR description follows the repository template. It has Overview, Details, Where should the reviewer start, and Related Issues sections. It explains the problem (the data-less event: frame breaks…

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[Issue #17267] The PR records whether the client requested x-bypass-remote-prefill before removing client-supplied markers. It prepends the response marker only for that opt-in case and leaves the stream unchanged by default. This prevents the data-less SSE frame for normal requests. The reported unit test covers both default and opt-in behavior. The request-side annotation remains unchanged.

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The reported changes are limited to lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs. They add opt-in marker forwarding, preserve existing bypass routing behavior, and add a focused regression test. The supplied change summary shows no unrelated production or test changes.

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The PR description follows the repository template. It has Overview, Details, Where should the reviewer start, and Related Issues sections. It explains the problem (the data-less event: frame breaks OpenAI Python and Node SDK streams on bypassed requests), the fix (forward the marker only when the client opts in through nvext.annotations), the changed code, the tests, and a repro. The Related Issues section links Closes #17267, which satisfies the required issue reference. The template's Overview checklist is not fully ticked, but the content is complete enough for review.

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lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs: 1

403-411: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add generate-level coverage for the opt-in marker.

bypass_marker_is_withheld_unless_the_client_opted_in passes false or true directly to with_bypass_marker. It does not exercise PreprocessedRequest.annotations, generate, or the retain call. The test can therefore pass if annotation capture, marker removal, or the conditional-bypass call site regresses.

Extend the test near lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs:1374 to drive the conditional-bypass generate path with and without x-bypass-remote-prefill, then assert the resulting response streams.

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Review comment at @lib/llm/src/kv_router/prefill_router/mod.rs around lines 403
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Extend the test near `bypass_marker_is_withheld_unless_the_client_opted_in` to
exercise the conditional-bypass `generate` path with `x-bypass-remote-prefill`
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response streams so the test covers annotation capture, marker removal, and the
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`bypass_marker_is_withheld_unless_the_client_opted_in` to exercise the
conditional-bypass `generate` path with `x-bypass-remote-prefill` present and
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[ksriv001]

@rmccorm4 @ishandhanani could one of you take a look / vet for CI? This is a small gate in the prefill router so the x-bypass-remote-prefill annotation only enters the response stream when a caller opted in. In production it currently leaks as a data-less SSE event and aborts OpenAI Python/Node SDK streams on every warm short request (repro in #17267 ). GitHub-hosted checks are green.