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Switches the stage-router picker to think in probability instead of raw score.

Today it scores a turn as a signed value in (-1, 1) and checks |score| against a threshold. This maps that onto a (0, 1) probability with p = (score + 1) / 2: above 0.5 + t/2 goes capable, below 0.5 - t/2 goes efficient, in between is ambiguous. Same decisions as before, just relabeled — the one edge case is the exact boundary (score == threshold), which now reads ambiguous instead of resolving, but that basically never happens.

probability carries all the way out: renamed the field on PickOutcome, the exported metric (...stage_router.score -> ...stage_router.probability, buckets now 0..1), and its stats/Prometheus projection in switchyard-server. Hard-rule decisions (override, tests-passed) report a neutral 0.5 instead of the old 0.0 placeholder.

Also fixed a bug I found while tracing this: the classifier was reporting confidence as score.abs() instead of the confidence the picker already computed, which silently zeroed out confidence on override/tests-passed decisions that should've been maximally confident.

Dashboard heads up: switchyard_stage_router_score is renamed to ..._probability and its buckets move from [-1,1] to [0,1].

Signed-off-by: Sabhatina Selvam <sabhatinas@nvidia.com>
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The stage utility maps signed scores to probabilities. Tier resolution now uses strict probability bands around 0.5. Tests cover endpoint mapping, threshold boundaries, and equivalence with prior behavior away from boundaries.

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Tier probability resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Score probability mapping
crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/stage.rs
ScoreResult::probability maps scores from (-1, 1) to probabilities in (0, 1). Unit tests cover endpoint and midpoint values.
Strict confidence resolution
crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/stage.rs
pick_tier compares probabilities outside a band around 0.5. Exact threshold endpoints remain ambiguous. Parameterized tests compare the new behavior with the previous score-based behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ffc5e

The picker now treats exact confidence-threshold matches as ambiguous, but those boundary cases are not tested through the production path. Merge should wait for focused positive, negative, and zero-threshold boundary assertions, or explicit owner acceptance of this verification gap.

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A rabbit maps each score with care
From signed roots to chances fair
At half, the tier waits still
Boundaries test the quiet hill
Clear paths guide the hop ahead

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/stage.rs`:
- Around line 754-797: The test
pick_tier_agrees_with_the_pre_probability_score_based_decision_off_the_boundary
skips the intentional equality cases and validates a duplicated predicate
instead of the production pick_tier path. Add focused assertions covering exact
positive-threshold, negative-threshold, and zero-threshold boundaries by calling
pick_tier directly and checking the intended tiers; retain the existing
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#[test]
fn pick_tier_agrees_with_the_pre_probability_score_based_decision_off_the_boundary() {
// Away from the exact `score == ±threshold` boundary, deciding on the
// probability `p = (score+1)/2` against `0.5 ± t/2` must pick the same
// tier as the original `confidence >= threshold` check on `score`.
for score_millis in -999..=999 {
let score = score_millis as f64 / 1000.0;
for threshold_millis in (0..=1000).step_by(50) {
let threshold = threshold_millis as f64 / 1000.0;
let confidence = score.abs();
if (confidence - threshold).abs() < 1e-9 {
continue; // exact boundary: deliberately reclassified, see above.
}
let old_decisive = confidence >= threshold;
let old_tier = if score > 0.0 {
Tier::Capable
} else {
Tier::Efficient
};

let probability = (score + 1.0) / 2.0;
let half_threshold = threshold / 2.0;
let new_decisive =
probability > 0.5 + half_threshold || probability < 0.5 - half_threshold;
let new_tier = if probability > 0.5 {
Tier::Capable
} else {
Tier::Efficient
};

assert_eq!(
old_decisive, new_decisive,
"decisiveness disagreement at score={score} threshold={threshold}"
);
if old_decisive {
assert_eq!(
old_tier, new_tier,
"tier disagreement at score={score} threshold={threshold}"
);
}
}
}
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Test the exact picker boundaries through the production path.

The loop skips every score.abs() == threshold case at Line 764 through Line 766. These cases contain the intentional behavior change. The test also recomputes the new predicate at Line 774 through Line 777 instead of exercising pick_tier. Add focused assertions for exact positive, negative, and zero-threshold equality cases.

As per coding guidelines, files matching **/*.{py,rs} must write focused unit tests for new behavior and bug fixes.

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/stage.rs` around lines 754 - 797, The test
pick_tier_agrees_with_the_pre_probability_score_based_decision_off_the_boundary
skips the intentional equality cases and validates a duplicated predicate
instead of the production pick_tier path. Add focused assertions covering exact
positive-threshold, negative-threshold, and zero-threshold boundaries by calling
pick_tier directly and checking the intended tiers; retain the existing
off-boundary coverage.

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@sabhatinas address coderabbit first and then merge

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That test.

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}

#[test]
fn probability_remaps_the_score_brackets_onto_zero_point_five_plus_or_minus_half_threshold() {

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actually we don't need this test

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Is this change need to reflected in the docs as well ??

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Dropped the trivial remap test and replaced the score-based sweep with a small test that exercises pick_tier directly at the exact boundary — 52f59ef.

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now looks good. Please add any doc changes in the routing algorithms if required

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