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llama-stage-patch-changes

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Use this skill when changing mesh-llm's llama-stage.cpp ABI shim, runtime hooks, model introspection, tensor filtering, activation-frame execution, GGUF writer surface, upstream pin, or stage patch queue.

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llama-stage-patch-changes

Use this skill when changing the stage ABI surface carried in third_party/llama-stage.cpp/patches.

Boundaries

  • Keep durable llama stage-side changes in third_party/llama-stage.cpp/patches/*.patch.
  • Keep the stage upstream pin in third_party/llama-stage.cpp/upstream.txt.
  • Do not edit .deps/llama-stage.cpp as the final artifact; regenerate the patch queue from commits.
  • Keep mesh orchestration, protocol compatibility, lifecycle, model management, and API status behavior in Rust.
  • Prefer one ABI capability per patch.

Local Flow

Prepare the pinned checkout and current patch queue:

scripts/prepare-llama-stage.sh pinned

For llama-side editing, work in .deps/llama-stage.cpp or another llama.cpp checkout where commits can be named and inspected. Base the branch on the pinned upstream, then carry the stage ABI patch commits on top.

After editing and committing in that checkout, regenerate the stage patch queue from the upstream base:

rm -rf /Users/jdumay/code/mesh-llm/third_party/llama-stage.cpp/patches
mkdir -p /Users/jdumay/code/mesh-llm/third_party/llama-stage.cpp/patches
git -C .deps/llama-stage.cpp format-patch \
  --output-directory /Users/jdumay/code/mesh-llm/third_party/llama-stage.cpp/patches \
  "$(cat .deps/llama-stage.cpp/.llama-stage-upstream-sha)..HEAD"

Validation

Validate patch application in a clean checkout:

tmp_llama="$(mktemp -d /tmp/mesh-llama-stage.XXXXXX)"
rm -rf "$tmp_llama"
LLAMA_WORKDIR="$tmp_llama" scripts/prepare-llama-stage.sh pinned

For Rust fallout, run cargo commands serially:

cargo fmt --all -- --check
cargo check -p mesh-llm
cargo test -p skippy-runtime --lib
cargo test -p skippy-server --lib
cargo test -p mesh-llm --lib

Patch files are mail-format artifacts. Do not hand-normalize them in a way that breaks git am.