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startup-chain-change

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Modifies the local startup chain including image build, container serve/bootstrap logic, and canonical smoke test behavior. Use when changing `vllm-sr serve` behavior, image selection or pull policy, container startup sequences, local Docker/Make bootstrap, or canonical smoke config.

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Startup Chain Change

Trigger

  • Change vllm-sr serve, image selection, pull policy, or container startup behavior
  • Change canonical local smoke config or agent smoke flow
  • Change local Docker or Make bootstrap behavior

Workflow

  1. Read environment docs for startup chain context
  2. Modify serve, bootstrap, image selection, or smoke config
  3. Run make agent-report ENV=cpu|amd CHANGED_FILES="..." to identify impacted surfaces
  4. Run make agent-feature-gate ENV=cpu|amd CHANGED_FILES="..." to validate startup behavior
  5. Verify the canonical local serve path works with the default smoke config

Gotchas

  • Do not introduce an alternate local serve path; the local image flow remains the canonical local-dev contract.
  • A smoke-only green run is not enough when CLI orchestration or image selection semantics changed.

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Standard Commands

  • make agent-report ENV=cpu|amd CHANGED_FILES="..."
  • make agent-feature-gate ENV=cpu|amd CHANGED_FILES="..."

Acceptance

  • The canonical local serve path works with the default smoke config
  • Startup-chain changes include local smoke plus relevant CLI or integration coverage