cto/.sot/03-PROTOCOLS/CTO-CASE-LOCAL-PROVIDER-ROUTE-ISSUES.md

title	status	lifecycle_classification	owner	created	last_reviewed	core_promotion_status	route
CTO Case Local Provider Route Issues	draft	sot	jp	2026-05-31	2026-05-31	not-promoted	cto

CTO Case Local Provider Route Issues

Local planning SOT only. Not a Core Protocol. Not active Core authority.

CTO-WORK-021 - Case-Compatible Local Provider Adapter Route PRD

Status: validated.

Register the local-provider adapter route as the autonomous option if CTO-WORK-020 is resolved with decision_status=local_provider_required.

Acceptance:

• States that this route applies only when decision_status=local_provider_required.
• Requires provider class local_case_compatible.
• Uses CTO-WORK-020 admission JSON gate as authority instead of redefining admission.
• Requires CTO_HARNESS_CASE_MODEL_ADMISSION_FILE.
• Requires no external fallback to anthropic or claude-sonnet-4-6.
• Requires negative gates for missing local adapter config, admission JSON mismatch, and decision_status != local_provider_required.
• Completion of this route does not admit a provider/model and does not change CTO-WORK-020 status.
• Keeps CTO-WORK-020 blocked until admitted provider/model and real Case Stage 2 pass evidence exist.
• Does not approve or implement any provider.

CTO-WORK-022 - Case-Compatible Local Provider Adapter Route

Status: validated.

Build or supply one Case-compatible local provider adapter path after the decision record selects local_provider_required.

Acceptance:

• Decision record has decision_status=local_provider_required.
• Provider class is local_case_compatible.
• Provider/model admission remains owned by CTO-WORK-020.
• Missing local adapter config blocks before case_process_started.
• Admission JSON mismatch blocks before case_process_started.
• External provider fallback blocks before case_process_started.
• Harness report proves case_model_provider, case_model, and case_model_admission_status.
• Harness report proves no fallback to anthropic or claude-sonnet-4-6.
• No secret is written to SOT, argv, task file, backend logs, report, trace, generated config, or commit.
• Real Case Stage 2 produces a pass report only through the Harness Evidence Interface.

Blocked by:

• CTO-WORK-020 decision record selecting local_provider_required.
• CTO-WORK-030 supplying explicit Spark local provider endpoint config.

Current unblock:

• Decision record now selects local_provider_required.
• Harness route blocks before case_process_started unless CTO_HARNESS_CASE_LOCAL_BASE_URL is supplied.
• Remaining blocker is cleared for Stage 2 artificial fixture only.

Validation evidence:

• Hermes commit: 5c5448b Bridge Case Qwen through OpenAI-compatible runtime.
• Hermes commit: fc54680 Complete Case lifecycle after committed proof.
• Real Case Qwen Stage 2 pass artifact: /home/svrnty/.hermes/profiles/cto-planb/harness-runs/20260601T025817Z-r1-string-slugify-2907822.
• Report status: pass.
• CTO admission identity: qwen-local / qwen3.6-35b-a3b.
• Case runtime bridge provider: openai.
• Tests passed: true.
• Required events passed: true.
• No external provider fallback was used.
• Endpoint value was runtime-only and is not recorded in SOT.
• This route remains scoped to Stage 2 artificial fixture proof.