feat(libsy): prepare requests for routed candidates

[afourniernv]

Summary

Moves answer-target prompt policy into libsy, where the selected model and ordered fallbacks are known.

This is part 2 of 3 for #496 / SWITCH-1253. It builds on the request-preparation operation in #455.

Problem

A libsy host commonly prepared fallback requests by copying the routed request and replacing model:

candidate_request = {**outcome.request, "model": target}

That cannot safely apply a different system prompt to each candidate. If the first target fails, its prompt must not leak into the fallback request.

Behavior

The host asks libsy to prepare the candidate it is about to call:

candidate_request = outcome.request_for(target)
candidate_request = call.request_for(target)

• RoutingOutcome::request_for(...) handles the selected answer target and its fallbacks.
• CallModel::request_for(...) handles candidates in a routing-time call.
• with_target_prompts(...) is an execution decorator shared by router types.
• Answer-producing calls use Driver::call_answer_model(...).
• Classifier and judge calls continue to use Driver::call_model(...) and do not receive answer prompts.
• The built-in Rust client and Python host path use the same candidate-preparation contract.
• Stage's existing capable/efficient prompts move onto this common path without changing Stage's concrete classifier cascade.

Prompt maps are immutable and shared with Arc. The unprompted request snapshot is allocated only when the selected target has a prompt and fallbacks exist.

API impact

The Python methods and CallModel method are additive.

RoutingOutcome was added after the latest tagged release. This PR marks it #[non_exhaustive] and adds private preparation state, so Rust code tracking unreleased main that constructs it with a struct literal or exhaustively destructures it must use RoutingOutcome::route_to(...), RoutingOutcome::answered(...), or public field reads instead.

The newer aggregate-or-stream ModelCall.respond(...) binding contract from main is preserved.

Suggested review

1. Layer-only diff: #455 → #463
2. crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs
3. crates/libsy-llm-client/src/run.rs
4. crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs
5. PyO3/Python binding changes

Unique change: one signed commit, d6934c8a (18 files, +558/-153).

Validation

• Full workspace formatting, clippy, and Rust tests
• 260 libsy tests
• PyO3 crate tests
• ruff and mypy
• 113 non-integration Python tests with a rebuilt native extension
• Strict MkDocs build

Stack

PR	Layer	Responsibility
#455	Translation	Prepare one routed request without stale exact replay
#463	libsy	Prepare selected, fallback, and routing-time candidates
#464	Server	Add targets.*.system_prompt, compatibility, and integration coverage

[afourniernv]

One compatibility point I want to call out clearly before this merges: this PR makes the Rust RoutingOutcome struct #[non_exhaustive] and adds private state. Code tracking main that constructs RoutingOutcome with a struct literal will stop compiling and must use RoutingOutcome::route_to(...) or RoutingOutcome::answered(...). Exhaustive patterns will need ...

This change is permanent; #464 does not restore struct-literal construction. It is not a break from a tagged Switchyard release because RoutingOutcome was added after the latest release. The reason for doing it now is to let the outcome carry the pristine request and prompt policy needed to prepare each fallback candidate correctly, without exposing that state as public API.

Custom libsy hosts should also replace manual model rewriting with CallModel::request_for(...) and RoutingOutcome::request_for(...). Existing host code generally continues to compile, but it will not handle target-specific prompts and fallbacks correctly until it uses those methods.

The intermediate state after this PR is still usable: the native server and existing Stage prompt configuration continue to work. #464 adds the native [targets.*].system_prompt configuration on top.

[afourniernv]

Tracking issue: #496

[coderabbitai]

Walkthrough

Routing now prepares requests per target model. Target-specific prompts apply to answer calls and selected outcomes, while fallback and classifier calls use their own requests. Rust and Python APIs expose this behavior, with tests covering prompt isolation and replay preservation.

Changes

Target-specific request routing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Request preparation contracts crates/switchyard-translation/..., crates/libsy/src/core/target_prompts.rs, crates/libsy/src/core.rs, crates/libsy/src/lib.rs	Added shared target request preparation and the public TargetPrompts policy. Prompt insertion clears preserved provider bodies; model-only changes preserve replay data.
Core routing and prompt policy crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs, crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/prompts.rs, crates/libsy/src/core/testing.rs, crates/libsy/README.md	Added request_for, call_answer_model, layered prompt policies, target validation, and selected-request preparation. Updated prompt processing and host guidance.
Routing and fallback execution crates/libsy/src/algorithms/*, crates/libsy-llm-client/src/run.rs	Stage, advisor, classifier, and candidate execution now apply prompts only to answer targets and build requests per candidate. Tests capture prompt delivery and fallback order.
Python binding integration crates/switchyard-py/..., switchyard_rust/libsy.py, tests/test_libsy_minimal_bindings.py	Exposed target request construction and prompt wrappers in Python. Routing outcomes retain synchronized Rust state and support response extraction and request conversion.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to e9a30

Fallback requests may reach the wrong model when the fallback target has no prompt, so merge should wait for this request-construction bug to be fixed or explicitly accepted. The remaining documentation follow-up is non-blocking.

Poem

I’m a rabbit with prompts in a neat little row,
Each target gets only the words it should know.
Fallbacks hop onward with requests freshly spun,
Replay stays safe when no prompt has begun.
Rust and Python now share the same trail—
Carrots for tests, and a prompt-friendly tale!

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crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs (1)

32-34: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the precedence rule in target_prompt.

target_prompt returns the first matching layer. That single line defines the whole outer-over-inner policy. RoutingOutcome::with_target_prompts (Line 166) uses insert(0, ..) while Driver::with_target_prompts (Line 215) uses push. Both produce outer-first order only because the two call sites run in opposite directions: the driver is decorated on the way in, and the outcome is decorated on the way out.

Add a short comment on target_prompt stating that the first layer wins, and note on each with_target_prompts why the insertion position differs. This is required for private helpers with non-obvious behavior.

As per coding guidelines: "For Rust changes, add concise comments for module/file intent, public structs/enums, public methods, private helpers with non-obvious behavior".

📝 Proposed comments

+// The first layer that names `target` wins, so callers must store outer layers first.
 fn target_prompt<'a>(prompts: &'a [Arc<TargetPrompts>], target: &ModelId) -> Option<&'a str> {
     prompts.iter().find_map(|prompts| prompts.get(target))
 }

+    // Outcomes are decorated on the way out, so the outer layer arrives last and must lead.
     pub(crate) fn with_target_prompts(mut self, prompts: Arc<TargetPrompts>) -> Self {
         self.target_prompts.insert(0, prompts);
         self
     }

+    // Drivers are decorated on the way in, so the outer layer arrives first and already leads.
     pub(crate) fn with_target_prompts(mut self, prompts: Arc<TargetPrompts>) -> Self {
         self.target_prompts.push(prompts);
         self
     }

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In `@crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs` around lines 32 - 34, Add concise
comments documenting that target_prompt selects the first matching prompt layer,
and explain the differing insertion positions in
RoutingOutcome::with_target_prompts and Driver::with_target_prompts: each must
preserve outer-first precedence given its decoration order.

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Inline comments:
In `@crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs`:
- Around line 149-162: Update prepare_request_for_target usage in the fallback
request path so changing the target model also clears or regenerates the
preserved raw_request body; ensure the bare fallback encodes the selected
fallback model rather than the original auto model, and extend the relevant test
to assert the encoded model.

In `@crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs`:
- Around line 387-398: Document the public request_for and with_target_prompts
APIs: in crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs lines 387-398, 471-478, and
532-545, state that request_for accepts only a current candidate and errors for
completed calls or unknown targets, and that with_target_prompts affects answer
calls only, not classifier or judge calls. Add concise matching docstrings in
switchyard_rust/libsy.py lines 92, 109, and 197 for ModelCall.request_for,
RoutingOutcome.request_for, and Algorithm.with_target_prompts.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs`:
- Around line 32-34: Add concise comments documenting that target_prompt selects
the first matching prompt layer, and explain the differing insertion positions
in RoutingOutcome::with_target_prompts and Driver::with_target_prompts: each
must preserve outer-first precedence given its decoration order.

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• crates/libsy-llm-client/src/run.rs
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• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/advisor_gate.rs
• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/advisor_gate/tests.rs
• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/llm_class.rs
• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/stage.rs
• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/prompts.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core/target_prompts.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core/testing.rs
• crates/libsy/src/lib.rs
• crates/switchyard-py/Cargo.toml
• crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs
• crates/switchyard-translation/src/lib.rs
• crates/switchyard-translation/src/util.rs
• crates/switchyard-translation/tests/request_translation.rs
• switchyard_rust/libsy.py
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