v2.3 plan: clients that manage their own slots (control calls, route affinity, queue = false, route listeners, llama-server ctx error); given tests

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/config/config_v23_test.go

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+package config_test
+
+// v2.3 task 02: the affinity and queue route keys.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/config"
+)
+
+const affinityBase = `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:1"
+[hosts.a]
+base_url = "http://a:1"
+models = { "m" = { } }
+[routes.plain]
+hosts = ["a"]
+[routes.convo]
+hosts = ["a"]
+affinity = "conversation"
+[routes.boxmaker]
+hosts = ["a"]
+affinity = "route"
+queue = false
+[routes."bm-*"]
+hosts = ["a"]
+affinity = "route"
+queue = false
+[routes.queued]
+hosts = ["a"]
+queue = true
+`
+
+func TestAffinityAndQueueKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := config.Parse(strings.NewReader(affinityBase))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		route            string
+		perRoute, queues bool
+	}{
+		{"plain", false, true}, // defaults: conversation affinity, queueing on
+		{"convo", false, true},
+		{"boxmaker", true, false},
+		{"bm-agent-1", true, false}, // a template's keys reach its concrete routes
+		{"queued", false, true},
+	} {
+		r, _, ok := c.Route(tc.route)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("route %q not found", tc.route)
+		}
+		if r.PerRoute() != tc.perRoute || r.Queues() != tc.queues {
+			t.Errorf("%s: PerRoute %v Queues %v, want %v %v", tc.route, r.PerRoute(), r.Queues(), tc.perRoute, tc.queues)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffinityRejectsUnknownValues(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, bad := range []string{`"session"`, `"Route"`, `1`} {
+		text := strings.Replace(affinityBase, `affinity = "conversation"`, "affinity = "+bad, 1)
+		_, err := config.Parse(strings.NewReader(text))
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "routes.convo.affinity") {
+			t.Errorf("affinity = %s: err %v, want one naming routes.convo.affinity", bad, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueueMustBeABool(t *testing.T) {
+	text := strings.Replace(affinityBase, "queue = true", `queue = "no"`, 1)
+	if _, err := config.Parse(strings.NewReader(text)); err == nil {
+		t.Error(`queue = "no" parsed; want an error`)
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/config/listen_test.go

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+package config_test
+
+// v2.3 task 03: a concrete route may own a dedicated listener. Every request that arrives on it is
+// that route, with the upstream path unprefixed, for clients that cannot put a route in the path
+// or a header (Boxmaker's inferproxy rewrites nothing).
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/config"
+)
+
+const listenBase = `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:7777"
+[hosts.a]
+base_url = "http://a:1"
+models = { "m" = { } }
+[routes.bm-a]
+hosts = ["a"]
+listen = "127.0.0.1:7801"
+[routes.bm-b]
+hosts = ["a"]
+listen = "127.0.0.1:7802"
+[routes.plain]
+hosts = ["a"]
+`
+
+func TestRouteListen(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := config.Parse(strings.NewReader(listenBase))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for route, want := range map[string]string{"bm-a": "127.0.0.1:7801", "bm-b": "127.0.0.1:7802", "plain": ""} {
+		if got := c.Routes[route].Listen; got != want {
+			t.Errorf("%s listen = %q, want %q", route, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRouteListenRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct{ name, text, want string }{
+		{"not host:port", strings.Replace(listenBase, `"127.0.0.1:7801"`, `"7801"`, 1), "routes.bm-a.listen"},
+		{"bad port", strings.Replace(listenBase, `"127.0.0.1:7801"`, `"127.0.0.1:http"`, 1), "routes.bm-a.listen"},
+		{"port zero", strings.Replace(listenBase, `"127.0.0.1:7801"`, `"127.0.0.1:0"`, 1), "routes.bm-a.listen"},
+		{"same as another route", strings.Replace(listenBase, `"127.0.0.1:7802"`, `"127.0.0.1:7801"`, 1), "listen"},
+		{"same as the main listener", strings.Replace(listenBase, `"127.0.0.1:7801"`, `"127.0.0.1:7777"`, 1), "routes.bm-a.listen"},
+		{"on a template", listenBase + "[routes.\"t-*\"]\nhosts = [\"a\"]\nlisten = \"127.0.0.1:7803\"\n", "t-*"},
+	} {
+		if _, err := config.Parse(strings.NewReader(tc.text)); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.want) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: err %v, want one containing %q", tc.name, err, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/identity/route_middleware_test.go

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+package identity_test
+
+// v2.3 task 03: on a route's dedicated listener the route is fixed, so the gate is that route's
+// peers for every request, whatever path or X-Crossbar-Route header the caller sends.
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/identity"
+)
+
+func TestRouteMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	inner := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { w.WriteHeader(204) })
+	checker := identity.NewChecker(fakeResolver{"100.64.0.5": "talos", "100.64.0.9": "titan"})
+	locked := identity.RouteMiddleware(checker, []string{"talos"}, inner)
+	open := identity.RouteMiddleware(checker, nil, inner)
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		h         http.Handler
+		path, hdr string
+		addr      string
+		want      int
+	}{
+		{"right peer", locked, "/v1/chat/completions", "", "100.64.0.5:5", 204},
+		{"wrong peer", locked, "/v1/chat/completions", "", "100.64.0.9:5", 403},
+		{"not a peer", locked, "/slots", "", "203.0.113.1:5", 403},
+		{"a path that looks like an open route is still this route", locked, "/open/v1/models", "", "100.64.0.9:5", 403},
+		{"a header naming another route does not change the gate", locked, "/v1/models", "open", "100.64.0.9:5", 403},
+		{"admin-looking path is gated too (no admin on this listener)", locked, "/_crossbar/hosts", "", "100.64.0.9:5", 403},
+		{"open route, anyone", open, "/v1/models", "", "203.0.113.1:5", 204},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tc.path, nil)
+			req.RemoteAddr = tc.addr
+			if tc.hdr != "" {
+				req.Header.Set("X-Crossbar-Route", tc.hdr)
+			}
+			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			tc.h.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+			if rec.Code != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("%s = %d, want %d (%s)", tc.path, rec.Code, tc.want, rec.Body.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/limiter/track_test.go

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+package limiter_test
+
+// v2.3 task 02: Track counts a request without holding or refusing it. A route with queue = false
+// leaves queueing to llama-server's own slots, but its requests are still load on the host, so the
+// routes that do queue must see them.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/limiter"
+)
+
+func TestTrackNeverWaitsAndCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	l := limiter.New()
+	l.Configure("alpha", "m", 1, 0) // one slot, no waiting room
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	rel1 := l.Track("alpha", "m")
+	rel2 := l.Track("alpha", "m")
+	rel3 := l.Track("alpha", "m")
+	if d := time.Since(start); d > 50*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("Track waited %v", d)
+	}
+	if n := l.InFlight("alpha", "m"); n != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("in flight = %d, want 3 (Track may pass parallel)", n)
+	}
+	if n := l.FreeSlots("alpha"); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("free slots = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+	// A queueing request sees the host full: no waiting room, so it is refused.
+	if _, _, err := l.Acquire(context.Background(), "alpha", "m"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Acquire on an over-tracked pair succeeded; want ErrQueueFull")
+	}
+	rel1()
+	rel1() // idempotent
+	rel2()
+	rel3()
+	if n := l.InFlight("alpha", "m"); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("in flight after release = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+}
+
+// A waiter gets a slot only once in flight is back under parallel: releasing a tracked request
+// while the pair is still over its limit must not hand the slot on.
+func TestTrackReleaseHandsOverOnlyUnderTheLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	l := limiter.New()
+	l.Configure("alpha", "m", 1, 1)
+	relA := l.Track("alpha", "m")
+	relB := l.Track("alpha", "m") // in flight 2, parallel 1
+
+	got := make(chan func(), 1)
+	go func() {
+		rel, _, err := l.Acquire(context.Background(), "alpha", "m")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+			close(got)
+			return
+		}
+		got <- rel
+	}()
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return l.Queued("alpha", "m") == 1 })
+
+	relA() // in flight 1 == parallel: still no free slot
+	select {
+	case <-got:
+		t.Fatal("waiter got a slot while in flight was still at parallel")
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+	}
+	if n := l.InFlight("alpha", "m"); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("in flight = %d after one release, want 1", n)
+	}
+
+	relB() // now the slot is free: hand it to the waiter
+	select {
+	case rel := <-got:
+		if rel == nil {
+			t.Fatal("waiter failed")
+		}
+		if n := l.InFlight("alpha", "m"); n != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("in flight = %d with the waiter running, want 1", n)
+		}
+		rel()
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("waiter never got the freed slot")
+	}
+	if n := l.InFlight("alpha", "m"); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("in flight at the end = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/proxy/affinity_test.go

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+package proxy_test
+
+// v2.3 task 02: affinity = "route" puts every request on the route (every conversation, every
+// control call) on one lease, so one host; queue = false counts the route's requests on the host
+// without ever holding or refusing them, because the client pins its own llama-server slot and
+// the server's queue is the one that must show it.
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const affinityHosts = `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:1"
+queue_max = 0
+lease_idle = "30m"
+[hosts.alpha]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 1.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 1 } }
+[hosts.beta]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 1.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 1 } }
+[routes.r]
+hosts = ["alpha", "beta"]
+default_model = "shared"
+[routes.bm]
+hosts = ["alpha", "beta"]
+default_model = "shared"
+affinity = "route"
+queue = false
+[routes."agent-*"]
+hosts = ["alpha", "beta"]
+default_model = "shared"
+affinity = "route"
+`
+
+func TestRouteAffinityPutsEverythingOnOneHost(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+
+	seen := map[string]int{}
+	note := func(what string, resp *http.Response) {
+		body := drain(resp)
+		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %d %s", what, resp.StatusCode, body)
+		}
+		seen[resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host")]++
+	}
+	// Different conversations (different fingerprints), then control calls without any.
+	for id := 1; id <= 4; id++ {
+		note("chat", r.do(http.MethodPost, "/bm/v1/chat/completions", conversation(id, 1)))
+	}
+	note("slots", r.do(http.MethodGet, "/bm/slots?model=shared", ""))
+	note("props", r.do(http.MethodGet, "/bm/props?model=shared", ""))
+	note("control", r.do(http.MethodPost, "/bm/v1/chat/completions/control", `{"id":"chatcmpl-1","action":"reasoning_end","model":"shared"}`))
+	if len(seen) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("route-affinity requests spread over %v, want one host", seen)
+	}
+
+	// Templated concrete routes each get their own route lease, and each is internally sticky.
+	for _, route := range []string{"agent-a", "agent-b", "agent-c"} {
+		hosts := map[string]bool{}
+		for id := 1; id <= 3; id++ {
+			resp := r.do(http.MethodPost, "/"+route+"/v1/chat/completions", conversation(id, 1))
+			drain(resp)
+			hosts[resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host")] = true
+		}
+		if len(hosts) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("%s spread over %v, want one host", route, hosts)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueueFalseNeitherHoldsNorRefuses(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	alpha.delay, beta.delay = 400*time.Millisecond, 400*time.Millisecond
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+
+	// parallel = 1 and queue_max = 0: a queueing route would refuse the second and third.
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	codes := make(chan int, 3)
+	start := time.Now()
+	for id := 1; id <= 3; id++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			resp := r.do(http.MethodPost, "/bm/v1/chat/completions", conversation(id, 1))
+			drain(resp)
+			codes <- resp.StatusCode
+		}(id)
+	}
+	// While they run, the host carries all three and a queueing route sees it full.
+	var host string
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool {
+		for _, h := range []string{"alpha", "beta"} {
+			if r.lim.InFlight(h, "shared") == 3 {
+				host = h
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	})
+	if n := r.lim.FreeSlots(host); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("free slots on %s = %d while bm runs three, want 0", host, n)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(codes)
+	for c := range codes {
+		if c != 200 {
+			t.Errorf("queue = false request: %d, want 200", c)
+		}
+	}
+	// Concurrent, not serialised behind one slot: three 400 ms answers well under 1.2 s.
+	if d := time.Since(start); d > 1100*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("three queue = false requests took %v; they were held", d)
+	}
+	if n := r.lim.InFlight(host, "shared"); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("in flight after = %d, want 0", n)
+	}
+	// Accounting is unchanged: each chat is still a row.
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.rows("bm") == 3 })
+}
+
+// The default is unchanged: two conversations on a conversation-affinity route may land on
+// different hosts (they start where there is most room).
+func TestConversationAffinityStillSpreads(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	alpha.delay, beta.delay = 300*time.Millisecond, 300*time.Millisecond
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	hosts := map[string]bool{}
+	for id := 1; id <= 2; id++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			resp := r.do(http.MethodPost, "/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(id, 1))
+			drain(resp)
+			mu.Lock()
+			hosts[resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host")] = true
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}(id)
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // let the first take its slot so the second sees one host full
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if len(hosts) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("two concurrent conversations on route r used %v, want both hosts", hosts)
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/proxy/control_test.go

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+package proxy_test
+
+// v2.3 task 01: control-plane requests. A client that manages its own slots (Boxmaker) polls
+// /slots, reads /props, tokenizes and steers a running completion through
+// /v1/chat/completions/control. Those calls follow the route's lease like any other request but
+// must never wait for, or take, a slot: /control is sent while the client's own stream holds one.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// controlClient gives every control call a short deadline: a call that queues behind a full host
+// is the bug, and it must fail the test rather than hang it.
+var controlClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
+
+func (r *rig) do(method, path, body string) *http.Response {
+	r.t.Helper()
+	var rd *strings.Reader
+	if body != "" {
+		rd = strings.NewReader(body)
+	}
+	var req *http.Request
+	var err error
+	if rd != nil {
+		req, err = http.NewRequest(method, r.front.URL+path, rd)
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	} else {
+		req, err = http.NewRequest(method, r.front.URL+path, nil)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		r.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp, err := controlClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.t.Fatalf("%s %s: %v", method, path, err)
+	}
+	return resp
+}
+
+func (r *rig) rows(route string) int64 {
+	r.t.Helper()
+	counts, err := r.store.StatusCounts(time.Time{})
+	if err != nil {
+		r.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var n int64
+	for _, c := range counts {
+		if c.Route == route {
+			n += c.Count
+		}
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// A GET names its model in the query string: /slots?model=alpha-only must reach the host that
+// has alpha-only loaded, not whichever host the route's default model would pick.
+func TestGetModelComesFromTheQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+
+	resp := r.do(http.MethodGet, "/r/slots?model=alpha-only", "")
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host") != "alpha" {
+		t.Fatalf("GET /r/slots?model=alpha-only: %d on %q, want 200 on alpha", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host"))
+	}
+	if got := alpha.lastReq(); got.method != "GET" || got.path != "/slots?model=alpha-only" {
+		t.Errorf("alpha saw %s %s, want GET /slots?model=alpha-only", got.method, got.path)
+	}
+	// The same for beta-only, so a lucky default cannot pass the test.
+	resp = r.do(http.MethodGet, "/r/slots?model=beta-only", "")
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host") != "beta" {
+		t.Errorf("GET /r/slots?model=beta-only went to %q, want beta", resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host"))
+	}
+}
+
+// /slots and /tokenize are proxied; the per-slot actions under /slots/ (save, restore, erase)
+// are not.
+func TestControlPathsAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		method, path, body string
+		want               int
+	}{
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/slots", "", 200},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/slots?model=shared", "", 200},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/tokenize", `{"model":"shared","content":"hello"}`, 200},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/v1/chat/completions/control", `{"id":"chatcmpl-1","action":"reasoning_end","model":"shared"}`, 200},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/slots/0", "", 404},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/slots/0?action=erase", "", 404},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/slots/0?action=save", `{"filename":"x"}`, 404},
+	} {
+		resp := r.do(tc.method, tc.path, tc.body)
+		body := drain(resp)
+		if resp.StatusCode != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s %s: %d %s, want %d", tc.method, tc.path, resp.StatusCode, body, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// With every slot on both hosts taken and the queue full, control-plane calls still go straight
+// through: no 503, no wait, no slot taken, no accounting row.
+func TestControlRequestsNeverTakeASlot(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+
+	// Take every "shared" slot (parallel 2 on each host) and the one queue place per host.
+	var releases []func()
+	for _, host := range []string{"alpha", "beta"} {
+		for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+			rel, _, err := r.lim.Acquire(context.Background(), host, "shared")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			releases = append(releases, rel)
+		}
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+		go func() { _, _, _ = r.lim.Acquire(ctx, host, "shared") }()
+		waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.lim.Queued(host, "shared") == 1 })
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		for _, rel := range releases {
+			rel()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct{ method, path, body string }{
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/slots?model=shared", ""},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/props?model=shared", ""},
+		{http.MethodHead, "/r/props?model=shared", ""},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/v1/models", ""},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/tokenize", `{"model":"shared","content":"hello"}`},
+		{http.MethodPost, "/r/v1/chat/completions/control", `{"id":"chatcmpl-1","action":"reasoning_end","model":"shared"}`},
+	} {
+		resp := r.do(tc.method, tc.path, tc.body)
+		body := drain(resp)
+		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+			t.Errorf("%s %s with the host full: %d %s, want 200", tc.method, tc.path, resp.StatusCode, body)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, host := range []string{"alpha", "beta"} {
+		if n := r.lim.InFlight(host, "shared"); n != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("%s in flight = %d after control calls, want 2 (control takes no slot)", host, n)
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // a row is written after the answer; give a stray one time to land
+	if n := r.rows("r"); n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("control calls wrote %d accounting rows, want 0", n)
+	}
+
+	// A chat completion on the same full route still queues or is refused as before: the bypass
+	// is for control calls only.
+	resp := r.do(http.MethodPost, "/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Errorf("chat on a full route: %d, want 503 (queue full)", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+// A chat completion is not a control call just because its path starts the same way.
+func TestChatIsNotControl(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	resp := r.do(http.MethodPost, "/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("chat: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.rows("r") == 1 }) // the row lands just after the answer
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/proxy/ctxguard_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package proxy_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/proxy"
+)
+
+// ctxUpstream is a fake router that reports a context size in /props and echoes completions.
+func ctxUpstream(t *testing.T, name string, nCtx, slots int) *upstream {
+	u := &upstream{name: name}
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { fmt.Fprint(w, `{"status":"ok"}`) })
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/models", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { fmt.Fprint(w, `{"data":[{"id":"shared"}]}`) })
+	mux.HandleFunc("/props", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"default_generation_settings":{"n_ctx":%d},"total_slots":%d}`, nCtx, slots)
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		u.hits.Add(1)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"choices":[{"message":{"role":"assistant","content":"ok"}}],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":1,"completion_tokens":1}}`)
+	})
+	u.srv = httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	t.Cleanup(u.srv.Close)
+	return u
+}
+
+const ctxHosts = `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:1"
+queue_max = 2
+[hosts.small]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 10.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 2 } }
+[hosts.big]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 1.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 1 } }
+[routes.r]
+hosts = ["small", "big"]
+default_model = "shared"
+`
+
+// bodyOfTokens builds a chat body whose byte size implies roughly n tokens under the guard's
+// estimate (bytes/4 × 1.2): n tokens ≈ 3.33 n bytes ≈ 2n/3 five-byte words.
+func bodyOfTokens(n int) string {
+	text := strings.Repeat("word ", n*2/3)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"model":"shared","stream":false,"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"%s"}]}`, text)
+}
+
+func TestOversizedPromptMovesToAHostWhereItFits(t *testing.T) {
+	small := ctxUpstream(t, "small", 8192, 2) // 4096 per slot
+	big := ctxUpstream(t, "big", 131072, 1)   // 131072 per slot
+	r := newRig(t, ctxHosts, small, big)
+	// A small prompt starts on `small` (weight 10).
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", bodyOfTokens(100))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "small" {
+		t.Fatalf("small prompt went to %q, want small", resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader))
+	}
+	// A new conversation with ~10k tokens does not fit small's 4096-token slot: it must be
+	// placed on big, with the reason visible in a header.
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", bodyOfTokens(10000))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "big" {
+		t.Fatalf("oversized prompt: %d from %q, want 200 from big", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader))
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get(proxy.CtxHeader); !strings.HasPrefix(got, "moved") {
+		t.Errorf("%s = %q, want moved:… ", proxy.CtxHeader, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOversizedPromptWithNoFitIs400(t *testing.T) {
+	small := ctxUpstream(t, "small", 8192, 2)
+	tiny := ctxUpstream(t, "big", 4096, 2) // also too small
+	r := newRig(t, ctxHosts, small, tiny)
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", bodyOfTokens(10000))
+	body := drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("status %d body %s, want 400", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+	// v2.3: llama-server's own shape for this error, so a client handles crossbar's refusal the
+	// way it handles the server's (Boxmaker keys on error.type; the error JSON must come first).
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(body, `{"error":`) {
+		t.Errorf("body must start with the error object: %s", body)
+	}
+	var e struct {
+		Error struct {
+			Code          int     `json:"code"`
+			Type          string  `json:"type"`
+			Message       string  `json:"message"`
+			NPromptTokens float64 `json:"n_prompt_tokens"`
+			NCtx          float64 `json:"n_ctx"`
+		} `json:"error"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &e); err != nil || e.Error.Code != 400 || e.Error.Type != "exceed_context_size_error" || e.Error.Message != "prompt too large" {
+		t.Fatalf("body = %s, want {\"error\":{\"code\":400,\"type\":\"exceed_context_size_error\",\"message\":\"prompt too large\",…}}", body)
+	}
+	if est := e.Error.NPromptTokens; est < 8000 || est > 13000 {
+		t.Errorf("n_prompt_tokens = %v, want roughly 10000 tokens", est)
+	}
+	if max := e.Error.NCtx; max != 4096 {
+		t.Errorf("n_ctx = %v, want the largest per-slot context among the route's hosts (4096)", max)
+	}
+	if ct := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); !strings.HasPrefix(ct, "application/json") {
+		t.Errorf("Content-Type = %q, want application/json", ct)
+	}
+	if small.hits.Load()+tiny.hits.Load() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("a refused prompt must not reach any upstream")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnknownContextNeverBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	// /props missing on both hosts: NCtx 0 means "unknown", and the guard must stay out of the way.
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", bodyOfTokens(50000))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get(proxy.CtxHeader) != "" {
+		t.Errorf("unknown context: %d %q, want 200 and no ctx header", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get(proxy.CtxHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+// grow appends later turns to a conversation body without touching its system prompt or first
+// user message, so the fingerprint — and therefore the lease — stays the same.
+func grow(body string, words int) string {
+	turn := `,{"role":"assistant","content":"ok"},{"role":"user","content":"` + strings.Repeat("x ", words) + `"}`
+	return strings.Replace(body, `]}`, turn+`]}`, 1)
+}
+
+func TestStickyLeaseSurvivesGrowthUntilItDoesNotFit(t *testing.T) {
+	small := ctxUpstream(t, "small", 8192, 2)
+	big := ctxUpstream(t, "big", 131072, 1)
+	r := newRig(t, ctxHosts, small, big)
+	body := bodyOfTokens(100)
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", body)
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "small" {
+		t.Fatal("setup: first turn must be on small")
+	}
+	// Same conversation, a later turn well under 4096 tokens: stays.
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", grow(body, 500))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "small" || resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader) != "reused" {
+		t.Errorf("turn 2: %q %q, want small reused", resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader), resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader))
+	}
+	// A turn that outgrows the slot moves the lease — once — and the move is visible in the header.
+	huge := grow(body, 30000)
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", huge)
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "big" || !strings.HasPrefix(resp.Header.Get(proxy.CtxHeader), "moved") {
+		t.Fatalf("outgrown turn: %d %q ctx=%q, want 200 from big with a moved header", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader), resp.Header.Get(proxy.CtxHeader))
+	}
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", huge)
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "big" || resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader) != "reused" {
+		t.Errorf("after the move the lease is on big: %q %q", resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader), resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader))
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/proxy/listener_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package proxy_test
+
+// v2.3 task 03: Handler.ForRoute serves one route with unprefixed paths, for a route's dedicated
+// listener.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/proxy"
+)
+
+// dedicated serves r's route on its own test server, sharing r's health, leases, limiter and
+// store, as main does for a route with listen set.
+func dedicated(t *testing.T, r *rig, route string) *httptest.Server {
+	p := proxy.New(r.cfg, r.health, r.leases, r.lim, r.store, nil)
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(p.ForRoute(route))
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+	return srv
+}
+
+func call(t *testing.T, method, url, body string, hdr ...string) (*http.Response, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	var req *http.Request
+	if body != "" {
+		req, _ = http.NewRequest(method, url, strings.NewReader(body))
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	} else {
+		req, _ = http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i+1 < len(hdr); i += 2 {
+		req.Header.Set(hdr[i], hdr[i+1])
+	}
+	resp, err := controlClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s %s: %v", method, url, err)
+	}
+	return resp, drain(resp)
+}
+
+func TestForRouteServesUnprefixedPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+	srv := dedicated(t, r, "bm")
+
+	resp, body := call(t, http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1))
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("chat on the dedicated listener: %d %s", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+	host := resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host")
+	up := map[string]*upstream{"alpha": alpha, "beta": beta}[host]
+	if up == nil || up.lastReq().path != "/v1/chat/completions" {
+		t.Fatalf("upstream %q saw %+v, want /v1/chat/completions unchanged", host, up.lastReq())
+	}
+	resp, _ = call(t, http.MethodGet, srv.URL+"/slots?model=shared", "")
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host") != host || up.lastReq().path != "/slots?model=shared" {
+		t.Errorf("/slots: %d on %q (last %+v), want 200 on %q", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host"), up.lastReq(), host)
+	}
+	resp, _ = call(t, http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/v1/chat/completions/control", `{"id":"chatcmpl-1","action":"reasoning_end","model":"shared"}`)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host") != host {
+		t.Errorf("/control: %d on %q, want 200 on %q", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host"), host)
+	}
+	// The chat is accounted to the route the listener serves.
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.rows("bm") == 1 })
+	// The same route through the main listener shares the lease: same host.
+	resp = r.do(http.MethodPost, "/bm/v1/chat/completions", conversation(2, 1))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host") != host {
+		t.Errorf("main listener /bm went to %q, dedicated to %q; one route, one lease", resp.Header.Get("X-Crossbar-Host"), host)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestForRouteRefusals(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+	srv := dedicated(t, r, "bm")
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name, method, path string
+		hdr                []string
+		want               int
+		msg                string
+	}{
+		{"a prefixed path is not stripped", http.MethodGet, "/bm/v1/models", nil, 404, "not found"},
+		{"no admin here", http.MethodGet, "/_crossbar/hosts", nil, 404, "not found"},
+		{"root", http.MethodGet, "/", nil, 404, "not found"},
+		{"header naming another route", http.MethodGet, "/v1/models", []string{"X-Crossbar-Route", "r"}, 400, "conflicting route"},
+	} {
+		resp, body := call(t, tc.method, srv.URL+tc.path, "", tc.hdr...)
+		var e map[string]string
+		if resp.StatusCode != tc.want || json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &e) != nil || e["error"] != tc.msg {
+			t.Errorf("%s: %d %s, want %d %q", tc.name, resp.StatusCode, body, tc.want, tc.msg)
+		}
+	}
+	// A header naming this same route is harmless.
+	resp, body := call(t, http.MethodGet, srv.URL+"/v1/models", "", "X-Crossbar-Route", "bm")
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("header naming the listener's own route: %d %s, want 200", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestForRouteUnknownRoute(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, affinityHosts, alpha, beta)
+	srv := dedicated(t, r, "nope")
+	resp, body := call(t, http.MethodGet, srv.URL+"/v1/models", "")
+	if resp.StatusCode != 404 || !strings.Contains(body, "unknown route") {
+		t.Errorf("ForRoute(unknown): %d %s, want 404 unknown route", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+}

docs/plans/v2.3/_files/internal/proxy/proxy_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+package proxy_test
+
+// v1 acceptance tests for the proxy: leases, queueing, accounting, header route override.
+// They drive the whole handler over real HTTP against fake upstreams; only what a client or an
+// operator can observe is asserted (status codes, headers, the accounting rows, the health table).
+// The rig, the fake upstream and the request helpers live in helpers_test.go.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/proxy"
+	"git.wntrmute.dev/kyle/crossbar/internal/store"
+)
+
+func TestConversationIsStickyAndLeaseHeaderTellsWhy(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	first := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1))
+	drain(first)
+	host := first.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader)
+	if first.StatusCode != 200 || host != "beta" { // beta: same free slots, double weight
+		t.Fatalf("first turn: %d from %q, want 200 from beta", first.StatusCode, host)
+	}
+	if got := first.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader); got != "new" {
+		t.Errorf("%s = %q on the first turn, want new", proxy.LeaseHeader, got)
+	}
+	// Take alpha's slots away as a "better host" signal: it must not matter, the lease holds.
+	for turn := 2; turn <= 6; turn++ {
+		resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, turn))
+		drain(resp)
+		if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != host || resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader) != "reused" {
+			t.Fatalf("turn %d: host %q lease %q, want %q reused", turn, resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader), resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader), host)
+		}
+	}
+	if alpha.hits.Load() != 0 || beta.hits.Load() != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("hits alpha=%d beta=%d, want 0 and 6", alpha.hits.Load(), beta.hits.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+// spreadHosts: beta is preferred (weight 10) until both of its "shared" slots are busy; then
+// alpha (2 free × 1) beats beta (0 free × 10), and a new conversation must start on alpha.
+const spreadHosts = `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:1"
+queue_max = 4
+lease_idle = "30m"
+[hosts.alpha]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 1.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 2 } }
+[hosts.beta]
+base_url = %q
+weight = 10.0
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 2 } }
+[routes.r]
+hosts = ["alpha", "beta"]
+default_model = "shared"
+`
+
+func TestDifferentConversationsSpreadByFreeSlots(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	beta.delay = 400 * time.Millisecond
+	r := newRig(t, spreadHosts, alpha, beta)
+	// Two slow conversations occupy beta's two "shared" slots…
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 1; i <= 2; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) { defer wg.Done(); drain(r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(i, 1))) }(i)
+		// arrive one after the other so both pick beta (10 > 2): wait until beta holds i slots
+		waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.lim.InFlight("beta", "shared") == i })
+	}
+	// …so a third conversation starting now is sent to alpha (beta has 0 free slots, alpha 2).
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(3, 1))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "alpha" {
+		t.Errorf("third conversation went to %q, want alpha (free slots beat weight)", resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader))
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if beta.hits.Load() != 2 || alpha.hits.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hits beta=%d alpha=%d, want 2 and 1", beta.hits.Load(), alpha.hits.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+// waitUntil polls cond every 5 ms for up to two seconds and fails the test if it never holds.
+func waitUntil(t *testing.T, cond func() bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if cond() {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatal("condition not reached within two seconds")
+}
+
+func TestQueueFullIs503(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha := newUpstream(t, "alpha")
+	alpha.delay = 400 * time.Millisecond
+	r := newRig(t, `
+listen = "127.0.0.1:1"
+queue_max = 1
+[hosts.alpha]
+base_url = %q
+models = { "shared" = { parallel = 1 } }
+[routes.r]
+hosts = ["alpha"]
+default_model = "shared"
+`, alpha)
+	codes := make(chan int, 3)
+	fire := func(i int) {
+		go func() {
+			resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(i, 1))
+			drain(resp)
+			codes <- resp.StatusCode
+		}()
+	}
+	// Arrival order is enforced by watching the limiter, not by sleeping: 1 runs, 2 queues,
+	// 3 finds the queue full.
+	fire(1)
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.lim.InFlight("alpha", "shared") == 1 })
+	fire(2)
+	waitUntil(t, func() bool { return r.lim.Queued("alpha", "shared") == 1 })
+	fire(3)
+	got := map[int]int{}
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		got[<-codes]++
+	}
+	if got[200] != 2 || got[503] != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("status counts = %v, want two 200 and one 503", got)
+	}
+	// Rows are written after each response completes; allow the store a moment to catch up.
+	var rows []store.UsageRow
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		rows, _ = r.store.Usage(time.Time{}, store.ByRoute)
+		if len(rows) == 1 && rows[0].Requests == 3 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if len(rows) != 1 || rows[0].Requests != 3 || rows[0].Errors != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("usage = %+v, want 3 requests, 1 error (the 503 is recorded too)", rows)
+	}
+	if rows[0].QueuedMs <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("the queued request must record its wait: %+v", rows[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnhealthyHostReleasesAndMoves(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	drain(r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1))) // lands on beta
+	beta.srv.Close()
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 2))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusBadGateway {
+		t.Fatalf("first request after beta died: %d, want 502", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if s, _ := r.health.Get("beta"); s.Healthy {
+		t.Fatalf("beta must be marked down after the 502")
+	}
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 3))
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "alpha" || resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader) != "new" {
+		t.Errorf("after the move: %d from %q lease %q, want 200 alpha new", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader), resp.Header.Get(proxy.LeaseHeader))
+	}
+	ev, _ := r.store.Events(time.Time{}, 10)
+	var reasons []string
+	for _, e := range ev {
+		reasons = append(reasons, e.Reason)
+	}
+	if len(reasons) != 2 || reasons[0] != store.ReasonNew || reasons[1] != store.ReasonUnhealthy {
+		t.Errorf("lease events = %v, want [new unhealthy]", reasons)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAccountingRowsFromUsageAndTimings(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	drain(r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1)))                                                        // non-streamed
+	drain(r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", strings.Replace(conversation(1, 2), `"stream":false`, `"stream":true`, 1))) // streamed
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	var rows []store.UsageRow
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		rows, _ = r.store.Usage(time.Time{}, store.ByHost)
+		if len(rows) == 1 && rows[0].Requests == 2 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if len(rows) != 1 || rows[0].Requests != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("usage by host = %+v, want one host with 2 requests (rows may be written after the response completes, within 2 s)", rows)
+	}
+	u := rows[0]
+	if u.PromptTokens != 300 || u.CachedTokens != 240 || u.CompletionTokens != 30 {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = prompt %d cached %d completion %d, want 300/240/30 (100+200, 90+150, 10+20)", u.PromptTokens, u.CachedTokens, u.CompletionTokens)
+	}
+	if u.BusyMs <= 0 || u.Errors != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("busy %d errors %d", u.BusyMs, u.Errors)
+	}
+	if got := u.CacheHitRatio(); got < 0.79 || got > 0.81 {
+		t.Errorf("cache hit ratio = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamIsUnalteredWhileTeed(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", strings.Replace(conversation(9, 1), `"stream":false`, `"stream":true`, 1))
+	body := drain(resp)
+	want := 0
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(body, "\n") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "data: ") {
+			want++
+		}
+	}
+	if want != 5 || !strings.HasSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(body), "data: [DONE]") {
+		t.Errorf("client must receive every SSE line untouched (3 deltas, usage, DONE); got %d data lines:\n%s", want, body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderRouteOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	// The header names the route; the path has none.
+	resp := r.post("/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1), proxy.RouteHeader, "other")
+	drain(resp)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 || resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader) != "alpha" {
+		t.Errorf("header route 'other' (alpha only): %d from %q", resp.StatusCode, resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader))
+	}
+	if alpha.lastReq().path != "/v1/chat/completions" {
+		t.Errorf("upstream path = %q", alpha.lastReq().path)
+	}
+	// A path route and a header route that disagree: the header is the operator's intent → 400.
+	resp = r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1), proxy.RouteHeader, "other")
+	if drain(resp); resp.StatusCode != 400 {
+		t.Errorf("conflicting route in path and header: %d, want 400", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	resp = r.post("/v1/chat/completions", conversation(1, 1), proxy.RouteHeader, "nope")
+	if drain(resp); resp.StatusCode != 404 {
+		t.Errorf("unknown header route: %d, want 404", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestV0BehaviourStillHolds(t *testing.T) {
+	alpha, beta := newUpstream(t, "alpha"), newUpstream(t, "beta")
+	r := newRig(t, twoHosts, alpha, beta)
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		method, path string
+		want         int
+		msg          string
+	}{
+		{http.MethodGet, "/", 400, "missing route"},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/nope/v1/models", 404, "unknown route"},
+		// v2.3: /slots itself is proxied (a control-plane path); its per-slot actions are not.
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/slots/0", 404, "not found"},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/metrics", 404, "not found"},
+		{http.MethodGet, "/r/_crossbar/hosts", 404, "not found"},
+	} {
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest(tc.method, r.front.URL+tc.path, nil)
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		body := drain(resp)
+		var e map[string]string
+		if resp.StatusCode != tc.want || json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &e) != nil || e["error"] != tc.msg {
+			t.Errorf("%s: %d %s, want %d %q", tc.path, resp.StatusCode, body, tc.want, tc.msg)
+		}
+	}
+	big := strings.Repeat("x", proxy.MaxBody+1)
+	resp := r.post("/r/v1/chat/completions", big)
+	if drain(resp); resp.StatusCode != 413 {
+		t.Errorf("oversize body: %d, want 413", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	// GET pass-through with query string, Host and X-Forwarded-For as in v0.
+	resp, err := http.Get(r.front.URL + "/r/v1/models?x=1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	drain(resp)
+	host := resp.Header.Get(proxy.HostHeader)
+	u := map[string]*upstream{"alpha": alpha, "beta": beta}[host]
+	if u == nil || u.lastReq().path != "/v1/models?x=1" || u.lastReq().host != strings.TrimPrefix(u.srv.URL, "http://") || u.lastReq().xff == "" {
+		t.Errorf("GET pass-through: host %q last %+v", host, u.lastReq())
+	}
+}