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Why and what changed

A grouped FPM profile cannot replay a prefill/decode (P/D) deployment today. A grouped profile is the KV cache of a hybrid-attention model, such as GLM-5.3-Flash, in several cache groups. vLLM runs P/D for these models. Its NIXL connector moves each cache group by its own rule. This PR and #792 simulate that for vLLM 0.31.0 and 0.32.0. This PR holds the transfer payload, the prefill side and the Rust gate. #792 holds the decode side, the replay evidence, the Python gates and the docs. The two PRs merge together.

• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs is new. It computes the bytes that vLLM moves for one request on one TP rank. The bytes of one block come from transfer_bytes_per_block of feat: mark prefix-cacheable cache groups, transfer bytes and checkpoint blocks in FPM profiles #779, not from the page, because a page holds padding that does not move.
  • A full-attention group moves every block of the transferred tokens, a partly filled last block included.
  • A sliding-window or convolution group moves the blocks of the transferred tokens that lie inside the window of the next token: cdiv(T, B) - floor((T - W + 1) / B). The vLLM decode rank allocates only those blocks, and its worker trims the prefill's clip of cdiv(W, B) + 1 blocks to them.
  • A state group moves one block: the running state of a Mamba-type group, or the one block of the tail ring.
  • A model with Mamba-type state stops the prefill one token short, as vLLM does. The decode rank computes the last prompt token. A prefix-cacheable state group marks such a model.
• The prefill side: a grouped prefill rank now holds its KV source for a handoff. It computes and prices N - 1 tokens for a model with Mamba-type state and N tokens otherwise. The source reports its transfer timing in units of one full-attention block. At completion, the source frees the blocks that vLLM frees before the transfer: a window group's blocks below the window, and every block of a Mamba-type state group except the running block, the 0.32.0 checkpoint blocks included.
• The Rust gate: a grouped prefill or decode rank needs vllm_version 0.31.0 or 0.32.0. Every group needs prefix_cacheable and transfer_bytes_per_block. The full-attention groups need one block size. Replay's topology check refuses a disaggregated spec whose two roles have different kv_cache_groups. A grouped rank counts the handoff in blocks, and a linear rank counts it in tokens. A grouped rank without transfer rules, such as an aggregated rank, refuses every handoff command, as before.

The consumers are users who replay grouped FPM profiles in P/D mode, after #792, and the reviewers of this stack.

Review map

• Risk level: high. The PR changes the scheduler's handoff path and the KV pool, which are simulation state.
• Start with: crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs (the rules and the oracle test). Then read crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs (the truncation and the source timing), crates/core/src/engine/config.rs (validate_grouped_transfer) and crates/core/src/replay/engine.rs (the topology check).
• Public or serialized contract changed: yes, in meaning only. For a grouped source, HandoffTransferTiming.full_prompt_tokens counts full-attention blocks. kv_bytes_per_token holds the bytes of one such block. state_bytes holds the bytes of the window and state groups. The fields, their types and the serde shape do not change, so the Dynamo adapter builds as before. A linear source keeps token units. The configuration now accepts a grouped prefill or decode rank that carries the markers and vllm_version.
• Compatibility or rollback concern: an aggregated grouped rank never builds the transfer rules, never truncates and refuses every handoff command. A linear rank takes the same paths as before. With this PR alone, a grouped decode rank still refuses destination commands, and the Python gates stay closed. So a native ReplaySpec with grouped prefill and decode ranks ends with Failed requests, and replay keeps no reason. feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 adds the decode side. Merge this PR and feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 together, in that order.
• Stack position: the base is test: prove grouped prefix caching on two vLLM versions and document it #782. feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 stacks on this PR.

Known limits

• The payload is the bytes that vLLM reads, not the bytes on the wire. On vLLM 0.31.0, the tail ring of GLM-5.3-Flash can read a whole attention row. No wire overhead is modeled for either version.
• When the decode rank already caches every full-attention block of the transferred prompt, vLLM moves nothing. The timing still charges the bytes of the window and state groups.
• feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 lists the differences on the decode side.

Evidence

• Tests: at cbc217d06, cargo check --locked -p aisim-core --all-targets passes with only the two dead-code warnings of main, is_leaf and slot_layouts. cargo test --locked -p aisim-core --lib -- grouped gives 95 passed, and --test runtime_contract gives 31 passed. At the stack head, cargo test --locked -p aisim-core passes with 3,302 passed and 3 ignored: lib 3,051 and runtime_contract 42. feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 gives that run and the Python suites. cbc217d06 is the local commit of this PR before two docs-only changes of test: prove grouped prefix caching on two vLLM versions and document it #782, in implementation.md and kv-cache.md. Its code equals this head.
• Fast CI: passed at e1f220024 (run 42630575669).
• Full CI: passed at e1f220024 (run 42630582070).
• CodeRabbit reviewed commit: e1f220024, after a manual review command (review 5827068294). It posted one comment: a grouped decode rank accepts the source commands through the engine API. No supported caller sends them there, and a linear decode rank accepts them too. The thread has a reply. AISIM-2362 holds a role check of handoff commands for every rank.
• Codex reviewed commit: cbc217d06, whose code equals this head. The last local Codex round found no actionable defect.
• Negative or boundary cases: the rules refuse a group without a marker, a group that fails FpmCacheGroup::validate and two full-attention groups with different blocks. The gate refuses a rank without vllm_version, another version and a missing marker, and each text names the role. The topology check refuses a grouped prefill rank next to a linear decode rank, and the reverse. A prompt that is not longer than the backoff keeps all its tokens. An aggregated grouped rank refuses SubmitHandoffPrefill, ReleaseSource and CancelSource with its text. After a 1,024-token prefill, a source with a 32-token window keeps 2 of its 64 window blocks. A 0.32.0 source of 8,192 tokens frees its 4 checkpoint blocks at completion and holds 9 blocks.
• Expected-value derivation: GLM-5.3-Flash at TP 4 with an fp8 cache.
  • Group bytes per block: full attention 11 × 1,114,112 + 11 × 71,808 = 13,045,120, the ring 11 × 2,048 = 22,528, two KDA groups 9 × 1,085,440 = 9,768,960 and two 8 × 1,085,440 = 8,683,520. The fixed bytes are 22,528 + 2 × 9,768,960 + 2 × 8,683,520 = 36,927,488.
  • Payload per rank for a prompt of N tokens: 13,045,120 × ceil((N - 1) / 2,176) + 36,927,488. N 1,000 and N 2,177 give 49,972,608 bytes, N 8,192 gives 89,107,968 and N 131,072 gives 832,679,808. At 1 GB/s these are 49.972608, 89.107968 and 832.679808 ms.
  • A payload from the profile pages is 78,270,720 bytes at N 1,000. The oracle test fails on that value.
  • Window rule: W 33, B 16 and T 1,000 give cdiv(1000, 16) - floor(968 / 16) = 63 - 60 = 3 blocks. The prefill clip is 4 blocks. W 32, B 16 and T 1,024, a block boundary, give 2 blocks.
• Before/after output: feat: simulate P/D disaggregation for grouped FPM profiles #792 gives the replay-parity digests. They are byte-identical on main c31fe8101, at test: prove grouped prefix caching on two vLLM versions and document it #782 and at the stack head.

Modeling or data provenance

The rules come from a static reading of the pinned vLLM trees: 0.31.0 at db9527a4 and 0.32.0 at 5df63a72. grouped_transfer.rs names the adapted files at both commits, and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and its packaged copy carry the entry. The payload is equal in both versions, so the rules take no version. Two rules differ in code: the bounded-replay term of the backoff and the truncation guard for a request that skips the prefix cache. Neither applies to GLM-5.3-Flash or to a request that replay sends.

The group bytes are those of the GLM-5.3-Flash TP 4 probe of #677 with the transfer_bytes_per_block of #779. No live NIXL run measured the bytes on the wire.

Tracking

• Closes AISIM-2290

#792 stacks on this PR.

AISIM-2293 holds the decode side, the replay evidence, the Python gates and the docs.

AISIM-2354 holds the full-hit corner under Known limits.

AISIM-2362 holds the role check of handoff commands.

• Related PRs or issues: test: prove grouped prefix caching on two vLLM versions and document it #782 is the base of this PR. feat: simulate grouped prefix caching in the vLLM scheduler and plan it from probe evidence #781, feat: add the grouped prefix cache coordinator and its block pool for vLLM 0.31.0 and 0.32.0 #780, feat: mark prefix-cacheable cache groups, transfer bytes and checkpoint blocks in FPM profiles #779, feat: collect GLM-5.3-Flash through FPM self-service onboarding on vLLM 0.33.0 #700, feat: import vLLM 0.33.0 hybrid cache groups through the runtime probe #677, feat: add state cache groups to the FPM profile #657 and fix: unwrap llm_config decoder configurations in FPM onboarding #656 are below it. fix(vllm): admit circular-buffer cache groups in the native KV warm-up dynamo#18315 is the Dynamo adapter PR for grouped cache groups.

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Summary

Risk: High. Three areas need the most human attention:

1. Grouped transfer pricing. GroupedTransferRules classifies full, windowed, and state groups, then computes payload bytes and handoff timing. Its tests document a known difference: timing can charge fixed state bytes even when the decode rank already holds every full-attention block and vLLM would transfer nothing.
2. Handoff scope. Grouped prefill sources can truncate prompts, price transfers, and release skipped blocks. Grouped destination handoff commands remain unsupported, so this change alone does not complete grouped prefill/decode replay.
3. Configuration and replay gates. Grouped prefill/decode ranks require vLLM 0.31.0 or 0.32.0 and per-group markers and transfer-byte values. Replay also requires identical kv_cache_groups on prefill and decode roles.

Changed behavior and contracts

• Grouped caches are no longer limited to aggregated vLLM workers. Grouped prefill/decode ranks build transfer rules; aggregated ranks do not.
• Group transfer calculations use each group’s transfer_bytes_per_block. Full-attention groups must share a block-token size for timing.
• Grouped prefill/decode may specify transfer bandwidth without linear kv_transfer_bytes_per_token; they still cannot use linear cache or transfer byte geometry.
• The change adds grouped transfer APIs to the KV managers and rejects disaggregated replay specs with different cache groups.

Evidence and merge readiness

• The merge-base diff contains 12 files, with 1,580 additions and 20 deletions.
• The supplied objective reports cargo check --locked -p aisim-core --all-targets passed with two dead-code warnings; grouped library tests reported 95 passed; runtime_contract reported 31 passed. It also reports 3,302 passed and 3 ignored for the full library suite at the stack head. These are reported results, not independently verified here.
• Fast and full CI were reported pending. Current-head CI status is not available.
• The supplied notes say Python gates remain closed and grouped prefill/decode replay ends with failed requests when this PR is used alone. Merge readiness therefore depends on companion work and passing checks for the intended stack.
• Current review finding counts are not available. The CodeRabbit comment reports a review trigger, not an approval.

The change adds grouped KV transfer rules for supported vLLM versions, enables grouped-cache prefill and decode handoffs, releases skipped source blocks, and validates matching cache groups in disaggregated replay.

Changes: Grouped KV handoff

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Transfer rules and configuration crates/core/src/engine/config.rs, crates/core/src/engine/handoff.rs, crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs, crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/mod.rs, THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md, python/aisimulate/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md	Configuration accepts grouped prefill and decode roles with vLLM 0.31.0 or 0.32.0 and validates each group’s transfer geometry. GroupedTransferRules calculates transferable tokens, block counts, payload bytes, and handoff timing. Tests cover full-attention, window, and state groups.
Manager configuration and block release crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/g1_manager.rs, crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/vllm_backend.rs, THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md, python/aisimulate/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md	The KV managers store and expose grouped transfer rules. The vLLM manager releases skipped grouped blocks through the coordinator when configured, or updates the grouped lease directly.
Scheduler handoff flow crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs, crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/grouped_tests.rs, crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs	VllmCore truncates handoff-prefill prompts using the transfer rules, calculates grouped source timing, and releases skipped blocks before holding a completed source. Tests cover command support, transfer pricing, cache retention, preemption, and release behavior.
Replay cache-group validation crates/core/src/replay/engine.rs, crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs	Disaggregated replay rejects prefill and decode roles with different kv_cache_groups. Runtime tests cover grouped and linear cache-group mismatches.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• ai-dynamo/aisimulate#683: Changes when vLLM releases blocks from completed or in-flight requests during asynchronous scheduling; this PR also changes the block-release point for completed grouped sources.

Merge Risk: Low · up to e1f22

Grouped decode ranks can accept prefill-source commands through the engine API and hold blocks that vLLM would have freed. Normal replay never issues these commands, so the practical impact is small. Tightening the guard to prefill ranks before or soon after merge is advisable.

Pre-merge checks: 6 · 2

Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Cross-Layer Contract		The new grouped P/D contract is not propagated across layers. - crates/core/src/engine/config.rs:1462-1495 accepts grouped prefill and decode ranks, but `crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.r…	Land the decode-side implementation with this change, or keep grouped P/D replay rejected until it is available. Coordinate the Python gates, documentation and end-to-end replay tests with that release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract to…
Compatibility Boundaries		The compatibility surfaces are not synchronized. config.rs:1462-1495 now accepts grouped prefill and decode ranks, while python/aisimulate/src/aisimulate/config/engine.py:1276-1278 still rejects t…	Keep grouped P/D behind a native Replay gate until destination handoff is supported, or deliver the decode implementation and synchronize the Python gates and documentation in the same release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract and adapter…

Passed checks: 6 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "feat: price grouped KV handoff transfers by vLLM group rules" matches the main change. The PR adds grouped transfer rules (grouped_transfer.rs) that compute per-request, per-rank transfer p…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Modeling And Data Evidence		The PR provides pinned vLLM source provenance and a reproducible, hand-derived payload oracle. grouped_transfer.rs:332-433 gives the profile inputs, expected byte counts, and a comparison with page-…
Review Evidence		The description reports test commands and results, boundary cases, and static-model provenance. It identifies CI as pending, attributes parity evidence to #792, and states that no live NIXL measuremen…
Description check		The description follows the repository template closely. It covers the problem and behavior change, a review map with risk level, start-with files, public contract changes, and compatibility notes. Th…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title "feat: price grouped KV handoff transfers by vLLM group rules" matches the main change. The PR adds grouped transfer rules (grouped_transfer.rs) that compute per-request, per-rank transfer payloads from each cache group's transfer_bytes_per_block, and it adds grouped-prefill source handling and the Rust gate for vLLM 0.31.0 and 0.32.0. The title states the behavioral change precisely and stays within the 60-character scope. It does not mention the Rust gate or the source block release, but those are secondary to the pricing change.

Full details: Modeling And Data Evidence

Explanation

The PR provides pinned vLLM source provenance and a reproducible, hand-derived payload oracle. grouped_transfer.rs:332-433 gives the profile inputs, expected byte counts, and a comparison with page-based pricing. grouped_tests.rs:557-650 checks source retention and timing against derived values. The PR also documents the full-cache-hit limitation; the oracle is not a live NIXL measurement.

Full details: Review Evidence

Explanation

The description reports test commands and results, boundary cases, and static-model provenance. It identifies CI as pending, attributes parity evidence to #792, and states that no live NIXL measurement was made. It does not cite inactive nested workflows as hosted CI evidence.

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The description follows the repository template closely. It covers the problem and behavior change, a review map with risk level, start-with files, public contract changes, and compatibility notes. The Evidence section lists exact commands, results, the tested commit, CI runs, and CodeRabbit and Codex reviewed commits. It includes boundary cases, expected-value derivations, a Modeling or data provenance section, and tracking links. The Feature Support Matrix line is absent from the review map, and the 'Codex reviewed commit' field is filled but the template's 'Before/after output' is described only through #792. These gaps are minor.

Full details: Cross-Layer Contract

Explanation

The new grouped P/D contract is not propagated across layers. - crates/core/src/engine/config.rs:1462-1495 accepts grouped prefill and decode ranks, but crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs:1113-1123 rejects destination handoffs. The new runtime test confirms that an accepted replay ends with a failed request (crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs:342-366). Python still rejects grouped P/D profiles (python/aisimulate/src/aisimulate/config/engine.py:1264-1278), and the documentation still says grouped caches require aggregated workers (docs/replay/engine/kv-cache.md:597-602). - The new source timing puts window and state bytes in state_bytes (crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs:274-295). The linked Dynamo adapter drops that field and reconstructs it as zero (ai-dynamo/dynamo at b0280f7da8a444f11cfb09b72eca8d51c47fe2b1, lib/mocker/src/grouped_scheduler/compatibility.rs:170-190 and lib/mocker/src/common/handoff.rs:249-264). If it consumes the new timing, it underprices the transfer. The unchanged struct shape does not establish behavioral compatibility.

Resolution

Land the decode-side implementation with this change, or keep grouped P/D replay rejected until it is available. Coordinate the Python gates, documentation and end-to-end replay tests with that release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract to preserve fixed bytes and grouped block units, and test the adapter with grouped source timing.

Full details: Compatibility Boundaries

Explanation

The compatibility surfaces are not synchronized. config.rs:1462-1495 now accepts grouped prefill and decode ranks, while python/aisimulate/src/aisimulate/config/engine.py:1276-1278 still rejects them. Native Replay accepts a matching grouped topology but fails the request at destination reservation (crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs:343-367,421-430). The published handoff contract also changes units: grouped sources emit block counts and fixed bytes (crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs:274-295). The Dynamo adapter drops the fixed bytes and reconstructs them as zero (ai-dynamo/dynamo commit b0280f7da8a444f11cfb09b72eca8d51c47fe2b1, lib/mocker/src/grouped_scheduler/compatibility.rs:171-190, lib/mocker/src/common/handoff.rs:249-263).

Resolution

Keep grouped P/D behind a native Replay gate until destination handoff is supported, or deliver the decode implementation and synchronize the Python gates and documentation in the same release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract and adapter to preserve fixed bytes and distinguish block units from token units, or reject grouped source handoffs at that boundary until it supports them.

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Failed pre-merge checks:
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Land the decode-side implementation with this change, or keep grouped P/D replay
rejected until it is available. Coordinate the Python gates, documentation and
end-to-end replay tests with that release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract to
preserve fixed bytes and grouped block units, and test the adapter with grouped
source timing.

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Keep grouped P/D behind a native Replay gate until destination handoff is
supported, or deliver the decode implementation and synchronize the Python gates
and documentation in the same release. Update the Dynamo handoff contract and
adapter to preserve fixed bytes and distinguish block units from token units, or
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• crates/core/src/replay/engine.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/handoff.rs
• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• python/aisimulate/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/vllm_backend.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/g1_manager.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/config.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/grouped_tests.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs

Source excerpt: Python describes and orchestrates work.

CodeRabbit inference engine (REVIEW.md)

Files:

• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/mod.rs
• crates/core/src/replay/engine.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/handoff.rs
• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• python/aisimulate/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/vllm_backend.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/g1_manager.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/config.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/grouped_tests.rs
• crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs

Learnings: 2

Learning: 2026-11-03T19:53:16.018Z

Learnt from: CR
Repo: ai-dynamo/aisimulate PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-11-03T19:53:16.018Z
Learning: Source excerpt:
# AGENTS

## Required Third-Party Attribution

Before adding code or other content copied, adapted, translated, or
substantially derived from an external project, MUST:

- Record the source URL and revision in the file header or an adjacent README.
  For formats that cannot carry comments, use an adjacent attribution or
  license file included in distributions, or the canonical
  `THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md` when its packaged copy identifies each derived file,
  source URL, immutable revision, license, owner, and modification status.
  Do not duplicate those records in a separate README solely for attribution.
  Preserve any additional file placement required by the upstream license.

Applied to files:

• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

Learning: 2026-11-04T05:44:00.163Z

Learnt from: CR
Repo: ai-dynamo/aisimulate PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-11-04T05:44:00.163Z
Learning: Source excerpt:
# AGENTS

## Required Third-Party Attribution

Before adding code or other content copied, adapted, translated, or
substantially derived from an external project, MUST:

- Identify the upstream repository, immutable commit or tag, original path,
  and applicable license. This applies to source code, tests, configuration
  files, patches, fixtures, documentation, and generated derivatives.

Applied to files:

• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

Multi-repo context ai-dynamo/dynamo

ai-dynamo/dynamo

Inspected ref: refs/pull/18315/head.

• Dynamo distinguishes pull-based NIXL, push-based Mooncake, and cache-mediated LMCache handoffs. The modeled transfer rules should be reviewed against the intended connector scope. [::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/vllm/kv_connector_protocols.py:4-13]
• The branch’s GLM-5.3-Flash fixture includes a non-prefix-cacheable circular-buffer group alongside attention and Mamba groups. Consider this layout when assessing grouped-cache coverage. [::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/vllm/instrumented_scheduler.py:5638-5642] [::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/vllm/tests/test_vllm_instrumented_scheduler.py:5524-5535]

Additional comments: 13

crates/core/src/engine/config.rs: 1

22-24: LGTM!

Also applies to: 927-929, 1189-1216, 1464-1465, 1481-1481, 1494-1496, 1606-1613, 2012-2012, 2350-2482

crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/grouped_transfer.rs: 1

1-548: LGTM!

crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/mod.rs: 1

40-40: LGTM!

Also applies to: 54-54

THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md: 2

537-574: LGTM!

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501-502: Maintainability & Code Quality

The surrounding notice already records the requested attribution.

python/aisimulate/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md: 1

501-502: LGTM!

Also applies to: 537-574

crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/g1_manager.rs: 1

16-16: LGTM!

Also applies to: 96-104, 285-294

crates/core/src/engine/kv_manager/vllm_backend.rs: 1

23-23: LGTM!

Also applies to: 411-412, 442-450, 461-464, 495-495, 1512-1557

crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/core.rs: 2

987-992: LGTM!

Also applies to: 1115-1124, 1175-1181, 1671-1686

---

1652-1660: Data Integrity & Integration

The claimed fallback path is contradicted. Replay uses SourceHeld.transfer_timing, not OutputSignal.handoff_delay_ms, to calculate transfer delay.

crates/core/src/engine/scheduler/vllm/grouped_tests.rs: 1

8-14: LGTM!

Also applies to: 110-137, 151-194, 227-241, 511-513, 522-530, 532-554, 556-585, 587-652, 654-678, 680-768, 770-818, 820-851, 853-867

crates/core/tests/runtime_contract.rs: 1

6-13: LGTM!

Also applies to: 97-145, 342-433, 435-469

crates/core/src/engine/handoff.rs: 1

64-68: Data Integrity & Integration

The inspected paths do not establish a grouped source reaching the token-unit destination calculation. The unit mismatch remains a concern for the future destination implementation, not a demonstrated failure in this PR.