fix(frontend): send inline media once on the TCP request plane

[Sumit884-byte]

Summary

• Large inline data: images were forwarded twice on the TCP request plane (multi_modal_data and extra_args.messages). That doubled frame could exceed the 32 MiB DYN_TCP_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE cap, the worker dropped the connection, and the frontend surfaced HTTP 500.
• The preprocessor now always strips inline data: URLs from extra_args.messages when multi_modal_data is present (not only with --frontend-decoding). HTTP(S) URLs, message structure, and formatted_prompt stay for chat-template / LLaVA / TRT-LLM paths.
• TensorRT-LLM EPD/encode handlers now prefer media URLs from multi_modal_data after the strip. Docs note the HTTP body limit vs TCP cap relationship.

Fixes #14794

Validation

• cargo test --no-default-features -p dynamo-llm preprocessor
• cargo test --no-default-features -p dynamo-runtime tcp_client
• Preprocessor cases: strip when multi_modal_data is present, text-only no-op, HTTPS URL preserved, two inline images, single-copy size under 32 MiB when a doubled copy would exceed it
• python3 docs/fern/scripts/docs_lint.py --scan docs
• TRT-LLM / SGLang unit tests — not done
• cargo test --all-features -p dynamo-llm preprocessor — not done
• pytest tests/runtime/test_sample_multimodal_smoke.py — not done

Test plan

• Confirm CI dynamo-llm / dynamo-runtime jobs pass with default features
• Confirm a large inline data: image that previously reset the TCP connection now succeeds (single copy under 32 MiB) or returns HTTP 400 if still over the cap
• Confirm HTTPS-only and text-only chat completions are unchanged
• Confirm TRT-LLM EPD/encode and SGLang still load the image from multi_modal_data

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved multimodal request handling when image URLs are retained separately from message content.
  • Prevented duplicated inline media payloads while preserving text and external image URLs.
  • Improved filtering of requested image URLs and fallback handling for incomplete or legacy multimodal data.
  • Added validation for oversized request frames, returning a clear client error when limits are exceeded.

• Documentation

  • Documented inline media forwarding and TCP request-size limits.
  • Clarified the relationship between HTTP body limits and downstream TCP frame limits, including configuration guidance.

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Walkthrough

The change removes duplicated inline media from copied messages, adds request-level multimodal extraction, updates TRT-LLM integrations and tests, and documents and validates TCP request-frame size limits.

Changes

Multimodal request flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Strip duplicated inline media lib/llm/src/preprocessor.rs	Inline data: URLs are removed from copied extra_args.messages while remaining in multi_modal_data. Tests cover malformed messages, multiple images, URL preservation, text-only requests, and request-size reduction.
Extract request-level media components/src/dynamo/trtllm/multimodal_processor.py, components/src/dynamo/trtllm/multimodal/embedding_fetcher.py, components/src/dynamo/trtllm/encode_helper.py, components/src/dynamo/trtllm/request_handlers/*	Request-aware extraction reads messages from extra_args or the top-level request and uses valid multi_modal_data image URLs and embedding paths when present. Request-copying logic retains only requested multimodal URLs.
Wire and validate extraction components/src/dynamo/trtllm/tests/*, components/src/dynamo/sglang/tests/test_sglang_multimodal_utils.py	Mocks and handlers use the new extraction API. Tests cover multimodal data, legacy fallback, malformed data, and retained image URLs.
Document and test TCP limits lib/runtime/src/pipeline/network/egress/tcp_client.rs, docs/fern/pages/...	Documentation distinguishes HTTP and TCP limits and describes oversized inline-media handling. TCP tests validate the default boundary and oversized-frame error classification.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 94033

Embedding requests using signed or uppercase safetensors URLs can be processed as images and fail. Correct the URL classification before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing duplicate inline media transmission on the TCP request plane.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the problem, implementation, affected paths, linked issue, validation results, and remaining test plan. It does not include the template's explicit "Where should the reviewer …
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#14794]. The preprocessor keeps inline media in multi_modal_data and removes only inline data: URLs from copied extra_args.messages. It preserves …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed TRT-LLM and SGLang code, tests, TCP validation test, preprocessor tests, and documentation all support [#14794]. The changes address media-source selection, duplicate payload removal, down…

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In `@components/src/dynamo/trtllm/multimodal_processor.py`:
- Line 120: Update the embedding URL classification in the multimodal processor
to parse the URL path and compare its lowercase value with the .safetensors
suffix, matching load_tensor_from_path_or_url. Preserve the existing image
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• components/src/dynamo/sglang/tests/test_sglang_multimodal_utils.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/encode_helper.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/multimodal/embedding_fetcher.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/multimodal_processor.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/request_handlers/aggregated_handler.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/request_handlers/handlers.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/tests/request_handlers/utils.py
• components/src/dynamo/trtllm/tests/test_trtllm_multimodal_processor.py
• docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/knowledge-base/modular-components/backends/vllm/multimodal.md
• docs/fern/pages/reference/components/frontend-configuration.mdx
• docs/fern/pages/reference/components/runtime-configuration.mdx
• lib/llm/src/preprocessor.rs
• lib/runtime/src/pipeline/network/egress/tcp_client.rs

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[indrajit96]

/ok to test ad35e19

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/ok to test 9664ee9

[indrajit96]

LGTM!
Ran some E2E tests all pass
Tested:

• Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct across E/P/D, E/PD, and P/D multimodal topologies.
• Text-only control requests.
• Inline base64 images.
• Inline images with detail: high.
• Streaming multimodal responses.
• Multiple inline images with ordering preserved.
• HTTPS-only images.
• Mixed inline and HTTPS images.
• LLaVA precomputed .safetensors embeddings using both local-file and signed remote URLs.

Responses were semantically correct, logs reported the expected image counts, and no TCP-size, connection-reset, or backend errors occurred.

Thanks for adding this @Sumit884-byte !

[Sumit884-byte]

Hi @ai-dynamo/dynamo-docs-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-runtime-codeowners — this PR fixes #14794 (inline media duplication exceeding the 32 MiB TCP cap) and has an approval from @indrajit96, with all checks passing.

Since it touches runtime (tcp_client.rs) and docs (frontend-configuration.mdx, runtime-configuration.mdx), it needs a code owner review to merge. Would appreciate a look when you have a chance — happy to address any feedback. I'll update the branch against main now as well.

[KrishnanPrash]

Stamped to unblock

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/ok to test 5f677a8

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/ok to test 7a35497

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/ok to test f48635a