chore: prepare AISimulate 0.13.0 release

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -642,10 +642,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
-        if: matrix.shard.suite == 'contracts'
-        with:
-          node-version: "22"
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
           name: application-test-wheel-${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -669,12 +665,14 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install pip-licenses==5.5.5
           python -m uv pip install --system "${AISIMULATE_TEST_WHEEL}[dev]" -r scripts/fpm_accuracy/requirements.in
           python -m pip check
+          python scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --fetch-baseline-only
           python scripts/check_application_test_inventory.py --output application-test-inventory.json
           python -m pytest -q \
             python/aisimulate/tests/unit/cli/test_aisimulate_compatibility.py \
             python/aisimulate/tests/cross_package
           aiconfigurator version
-          python -m pytest -q -c pytest.ini tests -n 4
+          python -m pytest -q -c pytest.ini tests -n 4 \
+            --ignore=tests/test_ci_workflow_contracts.py
       - name: Run unit tests
         if: matrix.shard.suite == 'unit'
         run: >-
@@ -834,7 +832,9 @@ jobs:
           -c python/aisimulate/pytest.ini
           crates/core/parity_tests/perfmodel/test_compile_engine_parity.py
       - name: Check native prediction numerical sentinels
-        run: python scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --output numerical-sentinels.json
+        run: |
+          python scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --fetch-baseline-only
+          python scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --output numerical-sentinels.json
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         if: always()
         with:
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ jobs:
           release-smoke/bin/python -c
           "import importlib.metadata as metadata;
           import aisimulate, aisimulate_core, aiconfigurator, aiconfigurator_core;
-          assert aisimulate.__version__ == aisimulate_core.__version__ == '0.12.0';
-          assert metadata.version('aisimulate') == '0.12.0';
+          assert aisimulate.__version__ == aisimulate_core.__version__ == '0.13.0';
+          assert metadata.version('aisimulate') == '0.13.0';
           installed = {dist.metadata['Name'].lower() for dist in metadata.distributions()};
           forbidden = {'aisimulate-core', 'aiconfigurator', 'aiconfigurator-core'};
           assert installed.isdisjoint(forbidden), installed & forbidden"

.github/workflows/fast-ci.yml

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
       - name: Check active workflow contracts
         run: |
+          python scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --fetch-baseline-only
           python -m pytest -c /dev/null tests/test_ci_workflow_contracts.py tests/test_ci_qualification.py tests/test_release_fpe.py -q \
             -p no:cacheprovider \
             --override-ini="addopts=" \

Cargo.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exclude = ["crates/tests/public-api"]
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Backend-neutral inference simulation and deployment configuration search"
 authors = ["NVIDIA Inc. <sw-dl-dynamo@nvidia.com>"]

README.md

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ contract.
 ## AIConfigurator compatibility CLI
 
 The `aisimulate` wheel preserves the established `aiconfigurator` command for
-workflows that have not yet moved to the unified CLI. AISimulate 0.12.0 keeps
+workflows that have not yet moved to the unified CLI. AISimulate 0.13.0 keeps
 this compatibility surface, while new prediction and search integrations
 should start with `aisimulate predict` and `aisimulate recommend`.
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ development, releases, issues, and pull requests; open all new issues and pull
 requests in this repository.
 
 The `aiconfigurator` compatibility command remains available from the
-`aisimulate` wheel in 0.12.0. It is targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.13.0,
+`aisimulate` wheel through 0.13.0. It is targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.14.0,
 after every remaining AIC workflow has a verified replacement in the unified
 `aisimulate` CLI. Until then, use the compatibility command for the workflows
 identified in the migration guide.

crates/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "aisimulate-core"
 description = "Engine-neutral inference simulation, deterministic replay, and performance modeling"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true

crates/core/perfmodel/README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ crate's `embed-python` feature, which enables PyO3's `auto-initialize` support:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-aisimulate-core = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["embed-python"] }
+aisimulate-core = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["embed-python"] }
 ```
 
 Applications that embed Python in an existing host may initialize the

crates/core/src/perfmodel/engine/runtime.rs

@@ -1958,7 +1958,18 @@ mod tests {
 
     /// Build an `Engine` from the hand-built op lists over the real fixture DB.
     fn build_engine(nextn: Option<u32>) -> Engine {
-        let db = PerfDatabase::load(&systems_root(), "b200_sxm", "vllm", "0.24.0").unwrap();
+        // Match SILICON's shared-layer default and honor the declared reuse
+        // of graph-timed FP8-block GEMM measurements from vLLM 0.25.0.
+        let db = PerfDatabase::load_resolved(
+            &systems_root(),
+            "b200_sxm",
+            "vllm",
+            "0.24.0",
+            true,
+            false,
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         let spec = EngineSpec::new(
             fixture_engine_config(nextn),
             context_ops(),
@@ -2335,9 +2346,17 @@ mod tests {
 
         for mode in [DatabaseMode::Silicon, DatabaseMode::Sol] {
             let db = Arc::new(
-                PerfDatabase::load(&systems_root(), "b200_sxm", "vllm", "0.24.0")
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .with_mode(mode, TransferPolicy::default()),
+                PerfDatabase::load_resolved(
+                    &systems_root(),
+                    "b200_sxm",
+                    "vllm",
+                    "0.24.0",
+                    mode == DatabaseMode::Silicon,
+                    false,
+                    false,
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+                .with_mode(mode, TransferPolicy::default()),
             );
             let mut config = fixture_engine_config(Some(3));
             config.database_mode = mode;

crates/core/src/perfmodel/fpm/tests.rs

@@ -135,10 +135,7 @@ fn fixture_engine_config() -> EngineConfig {
 /// public `from_native` constructors compile via Python; `from_engine` lets
 /// the pure-Rust tests build the native variant directly.
 fn native_model(options: ForwardPassPerfOptions) -> ForwardPassPerfModel {
-    let db = PerfDatabase::load(&systems_root(), "b200_sxm", "vllm", "0.24.0").unwrap();
-    let spec = EngineSpec::new(fixture_engine_config(), context_ops(), generation_ops());
-    let engine = Engine::build(spec, Arc::new(db)).unwrap();
-    ForwardPassPerfModel::from_engine(Arc::new(engine), options)
+    ForwardPassPerfModel::from_engine(fixture_engine(), options)
 }
 
 fn regression_model(
@@ -149,7 +146,18 @@ fn regression_model(
 }
 
 fn fixture_engine() -> Arc<Engine> {
-    let db = PerfDatabase::load(&systems_root(), "b200_sxm", "vllm", "0.24.0").unwrap();
+    // Match SILICON's shared-layer default: 0.24.0 declares reuse of the
+    // corrected, graph-timed FP8-block GEMM measurements from 0.25.0.
+    let db = PerfDatabase::load_resolved(
+        &systems_root(),
+        "b200_sxm",
+        "vllm",
+        "0.24.0",
+        true,
+        false,
+        false,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     let spec = EngineSpec::new(fixture_engine_config(), context_ops(), generation_ops());
     Arc::new(Engine::build(spec, Arc::new(db)).unwrap())
 }

docs/artifact-contract.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # AISimulate artifact contract
 
-AISimulate 0.12.0 has one product version and exactly two release artifacts:
+AISimulate 0.13.0 has one product version and exactly two release artifacts:
 
 | Artifact | Build manifest | Public purpose |
 | --- | --- | --- |
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ live inside the `aisimulate` wheel and therefore do not add artifacts.
 builds and validates the output directory afterward. A release build fails if
 an additional wheel, source distribution, or crate appears.
 
-Both artifacts use version `0.12.0`. The wheel builds its native extension from
+Both artifacts use version `0.13.0`. The wheel builds its native extension from
 the same Rust source as the published crate; it does not install a second core
 distribution.
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ fails CI if either packaging copy differs byte-for-byte from its root original,
 and the release-artifact validator checks the bytes installed in the wheel.
 
 Nightly builds stamp a dev suffix with `scripts/apply_dev_version.py` before
-building: the wheel becomes `0.12.0.devYYYYMMDD` (PEP 440) and the crate
-`0.12.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` (SemVer — cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling, and the
+building: the wheel becomes `0.13.0.devYYYYMMDD` (PEP 440) and the crate
+`0.13.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` (SemVer — cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling, and the
 dotted date is a numeric identifier so pre-release versions order
 numerically). The wheel form follows the ai-dynamo/dynamo nightly
 convention. The release script accepts only this suffix pair and still

docs/ci.md

@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ marked it N/A.
 [Native numerical checks](../scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py) exercise
 eight frozen queries: dense Qwen3-32B and MoE MiniMax-M2.5, prefill/decode, and
 short/long sequences. The [manifest](../.github/prediction-numerical-sentinels.json)
-records a full baseline commit that must resolve in the checkout. Tolerances
+records a full baseline commit that must resolve in the checkout. CI runs
+`scripts/check_prediction_numerics.py --fetch-baseline-only` before contract
+tests and native qualification so historical PR commits remain available after
+squash merges. This fetch preserves the recorded SHA and expected values. Tolerances
 are 2% relative and 0.0001 ms absolute. Missing, duplicate, failed, nonfinite,
 nonpositive, or out-of-tolerance results fail. Intentional modeling changes
 need explained before/after evidence; do not refresh goldens merely to pass CI.
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ Main branch nightly CI builds the approved release surface: one `aisimulate` whe
 architecture and one `aisimulate-core` Rust source crate. A changes guard compares
 `main` with the last successful scheduled nightly. The build stamps a dev version using the original UTC run-creation date followed
 by its zero-padded ten-digit workflow run number, for example
-`0.12.0.dev202609170000001234`. Scheduled and manual runs have distinct versions;
+`0.13.0.dev202609170000001234`. Scheduled and manual runs have distinct versions;
 retries retain the same version, and later dates sort after earlier dates. Builds
 use pinned tooling and record checksums and provenance.
 

docs/cli/migrate-from-aiconfigurator.md

@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ aggregate-only SLA semantics, described in its feature guide.
 ### 6.2 Repository and release transition
 
 AISimulate is the home for ongoing development, issues, and releases. The standalone
-AIConfigurator repository is scheduled to archive after its final 0.12.0 release. AISimulate 0.12.0
-keeps the AIC compatibility command; removal is targeted for 0.13.0 after all remaining workflows
+AIConfigurator repository is scheduled to archive after its final 0.12.0 release. AISimulate 0.13.0
+keeps the AIC compatibility command; removal is targeted for 0.14.0 after all remaining workflows
 have verified unified-CLI replacements. See the [release transition policy](../../README.md#aiconfigurator-repository-transition)
 and [repository history](../repository-history.md).

docs/core-api.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and unified native PyO3 extension. It does not depend on another core
 distribution or on Dynamo. The crate owns the compiled engine, forward-pass
 model, Replay runtime, KV-cache request/response types, and the embedded
 Rust-to-Python construction path. The legacy `aiconfigurator_core` Python
-namespace remains available during the AIC 0.12.0 compatibility window.
+namespace remains available in AISimulate 0.13.0 for compatibility.
 
 ## Stable Python facade
 

docs/data/pr244/README.md

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ and row count match. Rejection leaves the existing manifest unchanged.
 All 85 tables have zero reported null cells, duplicate physical keys, and
 nonfinite or nonpositive latency values.
 
+The Collector backend-facts registry records 221 new vLLM 0.25.0 slices
+from these tables (49 each for B300, GB200, and GB300; 37 each for H100 and
+H200). Six direct vLLM 0.24.0 FP8-block GEMM facts are removed for the
+corrected tables described below. Their replacements remain identified as
+0.25.0 measurements. Existing backend/kernel mappings are unchanged; the
+registry check still compares every fact against the collected labels.
+
 Cases and rows are different units: a single MoE/GDN case can emit many rows.
 Zero unattempted cases means every **retained** case reached a final checkpoint
 outcome. It does not mean every possible shape succeeded or that capability

docs/installation.md

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ to the intended environment.
 ## Use an internal nightly
 
 The [nightly workflow](../.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml) produces a wheel
-version such as `0.12.0.devYYYYMMDD`, then stages artifacts to access-controlled
+version such as `0.13.0.devYYYYMMDD`, then stages artifacts to access-controlled
 Artifactory through the protected release environment. The run subsequently
 checks the downloaded wheel and qualifies its FPE support matrix. Use a
 successful completed nightly: a successful build, staging step, or dev suffix

docs/repository-history.md

@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ migration is tracked by
 
 ### API mapping
 
-| AIC 0.11 surface | AISimulate 0.12 surface | Compatibility |
+| AIC 0.11 surface | AISimulate 0.13 surface | Compatibility |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Python distribution `aiconfigurator` | `aisimulate` | The `aiconfigurator` command and import namespace ship inside `aisimulate` during the compatibility window |
 | CLI `aiconfigurator ...` | `aisimulate predict` / `aisimulate recommend` for new simulation workflows; `aiconfigurator ...` for compatibility-only workflows | See the [AIC migration guide](cli/migrate-from-aiconfigurator.md); this is not a flag-compatible rename |
 | Python distribution `aiconfigurator-core` | included in `aisimulate` | No separate core distribution is installed |
-| `aiconfigurator_core` | `aiconfigurator_core` from the `aisimulate` wheel | Existing import remains available in 0.12.0 |
-| `aiconfigurator_core.sdk` | `aisimulate_core.sdk` facade in the same wheel | Both import paths remain available in 0.12.0 |
+| `aiconfigurator_core` | `aiconfigurator_core` from the `aisimulate` wheel | Existing import remains available in 0.13.0 |
+| `aiconfigurator_core.sdk` | `aisimulate_core.sdk` facade in the same wheel | Both import paths remain available in 0.13.0 |
 | Rust package/import `aiconfigurator-core` / `aiconfigurator_core` | `aisimulate-core` / `aisimulate_core` | Cargo consumers may temporarily alias the new package under the old dependency key |
 
 Temporary Cargo alias:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-aiconfigurator-core = { package = "aisimulate-core", version = "0.12", features = ["python"] }
+aiconfigurator-core = { package = "aisimulate-core", version = "0.13", features = ["python"] }
 ```
 
 The former AIC crate-root types and builders remain available through this
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ will publish its final 0.12.0 `aiconfigurator` and `aiconfigurator-core`
 artifacts and then be archived; ongoing development, releases, issues, and pull
 requests move to AISimulate.
 
-The compatibility command remains in the AISimulate 0.12.0 wheel and is
-targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.13.0. Removal is gated on verified unified
+The compatibility command remains in the AISimulate 0.13.0 wheel and is
+targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.14.0. Removal is gated on verified unified
 CLI replacements for every remaining workflow in the migration guide.
 
 For features already implemented by the standalone Sweeper, see

python/aisimulate/README.md

@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # AISimulate application (AIConfigurator compatibility source)
 
 > This directory contains the complete AIConfigurator application migrated to
-> the standalone AISimulate repository. It builds the `aisimulate` 0.12.0
+> the standalone AISimulate repository. It builds the `aisimulate` 0.13.0
 > wheel, not a separate `aiconfigurator` wheel. The legacy import namespace and
 > `aiconfigurator` executable remain compatibility surfaces alongside the public
-> `aisimulate` prediction CLI. The original AIC
+> `aisimulate` prediction CLI. Command removal is targeted for AISimulate 0.14.0,
+> after every remaining workflow has a verified unified-CLI replacement. The original AIC
 > documentation below is retained so existing workflows remain discoverable
 > during the CLI parity and deprecation window.