feat(chat): forward thread_id to backend for KV cache locality (#1095)

CLAUDE.md

@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ Tauri/Rust in the shell is a **delivery vehicle** (windowing, process lifecycle,
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src/openhuman/channels/providers/web.rs

@@ -408,7 +408,17 @@ async fn run_chat_task(
         request_id.to_string(),
     );
 
-    let result = match agent.run_single(message).await {
+    // Make `thread_id` ambient for any outbound provider call inside
+    // the agent loop. The OpenAI-compatible provider reads it via
+    // `thread_context::current_thread_id()` and forwards it on
+    // `/openai/v1/chat/completions` so the backend can group
+    // InferenceLog entries and reuse the KV cache for this thread.
+    let result = match crate::openhuman::providers::thread_context::with_thread_id(
+        thread_id.to_string(),
+        agent.run_single(message),
+    )
+    .await
+    {
         Ok(response) => {
             let citations = agent.take_last_turn_citations();
             Ok(WebChatTaskResult {

src/openhuman/providers/compatible.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ pub struct OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
     /// to the first `user` message, then drop the system messages.
     /// Required for providers that reject `role: system` (e.g. MiniMax).
     merge_system_into_user: bool,
+    /// When true, forward the OpenHuman backend extension `thread_id`
+    /// (read from `thread_context::current_thread_id`) on outbound
+    /// chat completions bodies. Off by default — only the
+    /// `OpenHumanBackendProvider` opts in, so third-party
+    /// OpenAI-compatible endpoints (Venice, Moonshot, Groq, GLM, …)
+    /// never see an unrecognized field that could trip strict input
+    /// validation.
+    emit_openhuman_thread_id: bool,
 }
 
 /// How the provider expects the API key to be sent.
@@ -121,6 +129,16 @@ impl OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
         Self::new_with_options(name, base_url, credential, auth_style, false, None, true)
     }
 
+    /// Opt this provider into emitting the OpenHuman backend extension
+    /// `thread_id` on outbound chat completions bodies. Only the
+    /// `OpenHumanBackendProvider` should call this — third-party
+    /// OpenAI-compatible providers must leave it off so they don't
+    /// receive an unknown field.
+    pub fn with_openhuman_thread_id(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.emit_openhuman_thread_id = true;
+        self
+    }
+
     fn new_with_options(
         name: &str,
         base_url: &str,
@@ -138,6 +156,19 @@ impl OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
             supports_responses_fallback,
             user_agent: user_agent.map(ToString::to_string),
             merge_system_into_user,
+            emit_openhuman_thread_id: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read the ambient `thread_id` only when this provider has been
+    /// opted in via [`with_openhuman_thread_id`]. Returns `None` for
+    /// every third-party provider so the field is omitted by
+    /// `skip_serializing_if`.
+    fn outbound_thread_id(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        if self.emit_openhuman_thread_id {
+            super::thread_context::current_thread_id()
+        } else {
+            None
         }
     }
 
@@ -1362,6 +1393,7 @@ impl Provider for OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
                 stream: Some(true),
                 tool_choice: tools.as_ref().map(|_| "auto".to_string()),
                 tools: tools.clone(),
+                thread_id: self.outbound_thread_id(),
             };
             let stream_dump_seq = reserve_dump_seq();
             dump_prompt_if_enabled(&self.name, model, stream_dump_seq, &native_request);
@@ -1381,6 +1413,13 @@ impl Provider for OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
             }
         }
 
+        let thread_id = self.outbound_thread_id();
+        log::debug!(
+            "[provider:{}] chat() outbound thread_id={} model={}",
+            self.name,
+            thread_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("<none>"),
+            model
+        );
         let native_request = NativeChatRequest {
             model: model.to_string(),
             messages: Self::convert_messages_for_native(&effective_messages),
@@ -1388,6 +1427,7 @@ impl Provider for OpenAiCompatibleProvider {
             stream: Some(false),
             tool_choice: tools.as_ref().map(|_| "auto".to_string()),
             tools,
+            thread_id,
         };
         let dump_seq = reserve_dump_seq();
         dump_prompt_if_enabled(&self.name, model, dump_seq, &native_request);

src/openhuman/providers/compatible_tests.rs

@@ -50,6 +50,64 @@ async fn chat_fails_without_key() {
         .contains("Venice API key not set"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn native_request_emits_thread_id_when_present() {
+    let req = super::NativeChatRequest {
+        model: "sonnet".to_string(),
+        messages: Vec::new(),
+        temperature: 0.7,
+        stream: Some(false),
+        tools: None,
+        tool_choice: None,
+        thread_id: Some("thread-abc".to_string()),
+    };
+    let json = serde_json::to_value(&req).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        json.get("thread_id").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+        Some("thread-abc"),
+        "thread_id must be forwarded so the backend can group InferenceLog + KV cache by chat thread"
+    );
+
+    let req_no_thread = super::NativeChatRequest {
+        model: "sonnet".to_string(),
+        messages: Vec::new(),
+        temperature: 0.7,
+        stream: Some(false),
+        tools: None,
+        tool_choice: None,
+        thread_id: None,
+    };
+    let json_no_thread = serde_json::to_value(&req_no_thread).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        json_no_thread.get("thread_id").is_none(),
+        "absent thread_id must not be serialized so non-OpenHuman backends don't reject the field"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn outbound_thread_id_is_gated_per_provider() {
+    use crate::openhuman::providers::thread_context::with_thread_id;
+
+    let third_party = make_provider("Venice", "https://api.venice.ai", None);
+    let openhuman =
+        make_provider("OpenHuman", "https://api.openhuman.test", None).with_openhuman_thread_id();
+
+    with_thread_id("thread-xyz", async {
+        assert!(
+            third_party.outbound_thread_id().is_none(),
+            "third-party OpenAI-compatible providers must NOT see the OpenHuman thread_id extension \
+             — unknown fields can trip strict input validation on Venice/Moonshot/Groq/etc."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            openhuman.outbound_thread_id().as_deref(),
+            Some("thread-xyz"),
+            "the OpenHuman backend provider opts in via with_openhuman_thread_id() and must \
+             forward the ambient id so InferenceLog grouping + KV cache locality work"
+        );
+    })
+    .await;
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn request_serializes_correctly() {
     let req = ApiChatRequest {

src/openhuman/providers/compatible_types.rs

@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ pub(crate) struct NativeChatRequest {
     pub(crate) tools: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub(crate) tool_choice: Option<String>,
+    /// OpenHuman backend extension: stable conversation identifier so the
+    /// server can group `InferenceLog` entries and align KV-cache keys
+    /// with the same logical chat thread the user sees in the UI. Skipped
+    /// when serialising for vanilla OpenAI-compatible providers that
+    /// don't recognise it (most reject only unknown *required* fields,
+    /// but emitting it here is gated on the ambient task-local being
+    /// set — see `crate::openhuman::providers::thread_context`).
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(crate) thread_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]

src/openhuman/providers/mod.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod openhuman_backend;
 pub mod ops;
 pub mod reliable;
 pub mod router;
+pub mod thread_context;
 pub mod traits;
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]

src/openhuman/providers/openhuman_backend.rs

@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ impl OpenHumanBackendProvider {
     fn inner(&self, token: &str) -> anyhow::Result<OpenAiCompatibleProvider> {
         // Hosted OpenHuman API is chat-completions only; skip /v1/responses fallback so transport
         // errors stay a single clear message (fallback would duplicate the same connection failure).
+        // Opt into the `thread_id` extension so the backend can group
+        // InferenceLog entries and align KV-cache keys with the same
+        // logical chat thread the user sees — third-party providers
+        // never see this field (see `with_openhuman_thread_id`).
         Ok(OpenAiCompatibleProvider::new_no_responses_fallback(
             PROVIDER_LABEL,
             &self.base_url()?,
             Some(token),
             AuthStyle::Bearer,
-        ))
+        )
+        .with_openhuman_thread_id())
     }
 }
 

src/openhuman/providers/thread_context.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+//! Ambient `thread_id` propagation for outbound provider requests.
+//!
+//! The web channel keys runtime sessions by `(client_id, thread_id)` and the
+//! backend's `/openai/v1/chat/completions` endpoint accepts an optional
+//! `thread_id` field so it can group inference logs and align KV-cache keys
+//! with the same logical chat the user sees on screen.
+//!
+//! Threading the identifier through every layer (`Agent` → tool loop →
+//! sub-agent runner → `Provider` impl) would touch dozens of call sites
+//! and tests. Instead, the channel sets a [`tokio::task_local`] before
+//! invoking the agent loop, and the OpenAI-compatible provider reads it
+//! when serializing the request body. Other call paths see `None` and
+//! omit the field — backward-compatible with backends that don't accept
+//! it.
+//!
+//! ```ignore
+//! use crate::openhuman::providers::thread_context::{with_thread_id, current_thread_id};
+//!
+//! with_thread_id("abc123", async {
+//!     // any provider.chat() call inside this future sees thread_id=Some("abc123")
+//!     assert_eq!(current_thread_id().as_deref(), Some("abc123"));
+//! }).await;
+//! ```
+
+use std::future::Future;
+
+tokio::task_local! {
+    static THREAD_ID: Option<String>;
+}
+
+/// Run `fut` with the given `thread_id` available to any descendant task
+/// that calls [`current_thread_id`]. Empty / whitespace-only ids are
+/// normalized to `None` so callers can pass through user input without
+/// guarding for it.
+pub async fn with_thread_id<F, T>(thread_id: impl Into<String>, fut: F) -> T
+where
+    F: Future<Output = T>,
+{
+    let id = thread_id.into();
+    let trimmed = id.trim();
+    let value = if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(trimmed.to_string())
+    };
+    log::debug!(
+        "[thread-context] entering scope thread_id={}",
+        value.as_deref().unwrap_or("<none>")
+    );
+    THREAD_ID.scope(value, fut).await
+}
+
+/// Return the ambient `thread_id` set by an enclosing [`with_thread_id`]
+/// scope, or `None` when called outside one (tests, CLI, sub-systems
+/// that don't participate in chat sessions).
+pub fn current_thread_id() -> Option<String> {
+    THREAD_ID
+        .try_with(|v| v.clone())
+        .ok()
+        .flatten()
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn scope_sets_and_clears_thread_id() {
+        assert!(current_thread_id().is_none(), "baseline outside scope");
+        with_thread_id("thread-123", async {
+            assert_eq!(current_thread_id().as_deref(), Some("thread-123"));
+        })
+        .await;
+        assert!(
+            current_thread_id().is_none(),
+            "thread_id must not leak past scope"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn empty_or_whitespace_id_normalizes_to_none() {
+        with_thread_id("   ", async {
+            assert!(current_thread_id().is_none());
+        })
+        .await;
+        with_thread_id("", async {
+            assert!(current_thread_id().is_none());
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn nested_scope_overrides_outer() {
+        with_thread_id("outer", async {
+            assert_eq!(current_thread_id().as_deref(), Some("outer"));
+            with_thread_id("inner", async {
+                assert_eq!(current_thread_id().as_deref(), Some("inner"));
+            })
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(current_thread_id().as_deref(), Some("outer"));
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn spawned_task_inherits_via_explicit_propagation() {
+        // tokio::task_local does not propagate across spawn by default.
+        // Document the expected pattern: capture before spawning.
+        with_thread_id("propagated", async {
+            let captured = current_thread_id();
+            let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+                with_thread_id(captured.unwrap_or_default(), async { current_thread_id() }).await
+            });
+            let observed = handle.await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(observed.as_deref(), Some("propagated"));
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+}