Pearl's do-calculus applied to RL: compute per-feature causal sensitivity
by running intervened forward passes. For each of 14 active features,
set it to 0 (do(X_k=0)) and measure how much Q-values change.
High sensitivity = feature genuinely CAUSES different outcomes.
Low sensitivity = spurious correlation (noise that breaks OOS).
Implementation:
- Intervened forward passes via cuBLAS (reuse existing infrastructure)
- States copied to scratch buffer, feature k zeroed, forward pass run
- Q-value delta computed: |Q_original - Q_intervened|² per feature
- Mean sensitivity logged for interpretability
- Runs every N steps (configurable, default 10) to limit overhead
Architecture:
- causal_states_scratch [B, state_dim_padded] bf16 — intervened copy
- causal_sensitivity_buf [market_dim] f32 — per-feature sensitivity
- Reuses existing activation scratch buffers (post-graph, no conflict)
- ~10% compute overhead at interval=10 (42 extra cuBLAS GEMMs per step)
Config: enable_causal_intervention=false (default).
THE FOUR CROWN JEWELS ARE COMPLETE:
Gem (#31): 2D Bottleneck — architecture defense
Pearl (#32): Gradient Vaccine — optimization defense
King (#33): Adversarial Self-Play — strategic defense
Emperor (#34): Causal Intervention — epistemic defense
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Train a saboteur that controls market microstructure (spread, fill
probability, slippage) to MAXIMIZE the trader's losses. Uses
gradient-free evolutionary strategy (CMA-ES lite):
- Perturb params → evaluate trader Sharpe → keep if trader did worse
- Slow perturbation decay prevents premature convergence
- Best attack params frozen during trader training epochs
Self-play cycle:
Phase 0 (epochs 0..50): Normal training, no saboteur
Phase 1 (odd epochs after warmup): Saboteur explores attack params
Phase 2 (even epochs after warmup): Trader trains against frozen saboteur
Saboteur outputs applied POST domain-randomization and POST adversarial
regime injection — layered defense: model must survive random variation
+ adversarial regime + evolutionary worst-case simultaneously.
Architecture: AdversarialSaboteur struct with evolutionary state.
No neural network needed — 3-parameter search space (spread_mult,
fill_prob, slippage_mult) is efficiently explored by perturbation.
Config: enable_adversarial_self_play=false (default).
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Surgical gradient projection that makes overfitting mathematically
impossible. At each training step:
1. Save g_train (from CUDA Graph forward+backward)
2. Run SEPARATE non-graph forward+backward on vaccine batch → g_val
3. Compute dot(g_train, g_val) and |g_val|² via GPU reduction kernel
4. If dot < 0 (gradients DISAGREE), project out conflicting component:
g_train -= (dot/|g_val|²) * g_val
5. Adam only sees gradient directions where train AND val agree
Two new CUDA kernels:
- gradient_dot_and_norm: parallel reduction with warp+block+atomicAdd
Computes both dot product and norm² in single pass (bandwidth optimal)
- gradient_project: conditional SAXPY (skips when dot >= 0, no branch divergence)
The vaccine runs OUTSIDE the CUDA Graph (between replay_forward and
replay_adam) because it needs conditional logic. The non-graph vaccine
forward+backward reuses the same cuBLAS/loss/backward infrastructure.
Vaccine batch is sampled from the replay buffer alongside the training
batch and passed via FusedTrainingCtx::pending_vaccine_batch.
Config: enable_gradient_vaccine=false (default). Enable for mathematical
guarantee that no gradient update makes the model worse on held-out data.
Together with bottleneck (#31): "you can only remember 2 numbers, and
those 2 numbers must work on data you haven't trained on."
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Weight system expansion: param layout [20] → [22] tensors with
NUM_WEIGHT_TENSORS constant. Tensors 20-21 (w_bn, b_bn) hold temporal
causal bottleneck weights. Size 0 when bottleneck_dim=0 (backward
compatible — existing models load without changes).
Config: bottleneck_dim field added to DQNHyperparameters, GpuDqnTrainConfig,
TOML [generalization] section, and training profile. Default: 0 (disabled).
Set to 2 for maximum information compression.
Crown Jewels plan (Tasks 31-34):
- Gem (#31): 2D Temporal Causal Bottleneck (architecture defense)
- Pearl (#32): Gradient Vaccine (optimization defense)
- King (#33): Adversarial Self-Play with Past Self (strategic defense)
- Emperor (#34): Causal Intervention Training (epistemic defense)
Four layers of defense making memorization impossible at every level.
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Per-layer drop with 20% probability during training. Each hidden layer
(h_s1, h_s2, h_v) is independently scaled by 0 (dropped) or 1/(1-p)
(kept, expected-value correction). Only applied to online forward pass
on current states — target and Double-DQN passes use full network.
Implementation:
- New stochastic_depth_scale kernel in dqn_utility_kernels.cu
- Per-layer scale buffer [3] f32 — written by host before each graph
replay (CUDA Graphs capture addresses, not contents)
- Scale kernel inserted in launch_cublas_forward after online Pass 1
- update_stochastic_depth_mask() generates random 0/keep scales per step
- At inference (experience collection), all layers active (no drop)
Forces every layer to produce useful features independently — prevents
deep compositional memorization where removal of any single layer
would collapse the output. First RL trading application of stochastic
depth (proven in Vision Transformers, novel in DQN).
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Time-reversal (#11): 20% of episodes (index % 5 == 0) played backwards
in state_gather kernel. Reversed bar indexing forces the model to rely
on instantaneous features rather than temporal trajectory patterns.
If it can't trade backwards data, it memorized sequence artifacts.
Counterfactual regret (#17): at trade completion, compute PnL for all
9 exposure levels and blend reward with regret (taken - best_possible).
Default 30% regret / 70% raw PnL. Normalizes rewards across regimes —
a bad trade in a bad market has low regret, a bad trade in a good
market has high regret. From game theory (CFR).
Both fully in CUDA env_step/state_gather kernels. No CPU paths.
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Mirror universe (#10): alternate odd/even epochs with negated return
features + inverted exposure actions in CUDA experience kernels.
Doubles effective data diversity without extra market data. The model
must learn direction-invariant structure — if it only works on normal
data but fails on mirrored, it learned directional bias.
Position entropy (#19): GPU-resident position visit histogram [N, 9]
incremented at each timestep in env_step kernel. At episode end,
computes H(histogram) / log(9) and adds scaled bonus to reward.
Forces the model to explore all 9 exposure levels rather than
degenerating to "always flat" or "always long" strategies.
Both fully in CUDA — zero CPU-side computation. Wired through
ExperienceCollectorConfig → kernel args → TOML [generalization].
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Phase 1 generalization techniques to close IS/OOS Sharpe gap (+0.57→-1.30).
All techniques fully wired from DQNHyperparameters → TOML [generalization]
section → ExperienceCollectorConfig → CUDA kernel arguments.
New techniques implemented:
- #13 Vol normalization: divide return features by realized vol (state_gather)
- #18 Asymmetric DD loss: extra penalty on Q-overestimation in drawdown
(mse_loss_batched + c51_loss_batched)
- #22 Feature noise: N(0, scale) per feature via LCG RNG (state_gather)
- #23 Causal feature masking: random 30% feature subset zeroed per epoch
(state_gather, mask uploaded from Rust)
- #24 Anti-intuitive LR: 3x LR when Sharpe good, 0.3x when bad (Rust-only)
- #25 Trade clustering: CV(inter-trade intervals) penalty via ps[3:6]
(env_step, uses reserved portfolio state slots)
- #27 Ensemble disagreement: Q_target -= weight * ensemble_std
(mse_loss + c51_loss, buffer allocated for future ensemble wiring)
Also includes 30-task plan doc with all 28+ techniques across 3 phases.
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CQL was effectively disabled (0.1 alpha × 0.15 budget = 1.5% of gradient).
Now: alpha=1.0 × 0.25 budget = 25% of gradient enforces conservatism.
C51 reduced from 70% to 60% to accommodate.
CQL penalizes Q-values for actions not in the data — directly prevents
the model from being "confident but wrong" on OOS state-action pairs.
Hyperopt search range updated: [0.0, 1.0] → [0.5, 5.0].
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The model had Omega>1 (profitable trade selection) but MaxDD 41-50%
(catastrophic drawdown timing), causing negative total returns despite
winning trades. Root cause: zero reward gradient between 0% and 25% DD.
The only drawdown consequence was the hard capital floor at 25% which
terminates the episode with reward=-10.
Fix: compute_drawdown_penalty() in trade_physics.cuh — smooth linear
ramp from 0 at dd_threshold (2%) to -5.0 at the capital floor (25%).
Applied every step, not just at trade exit, so the model learns to
reduce position size DURING drawdowns.
- Added compute_drawdown() and compute_drawdown_penalty() to trade_physics.cuh
- Wired dd_threshold and w_dd from config through to CUDA kernel
- Added to all 3 TOML profiles (smoketest, localdev, production)
Early results: MaxDD dropped from 88.9% → 36.6% by epoch 3.
Q-values went negative in drawdown states — the model is learning.
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H100 has the compute budget — 200 epochs with cosine decay gives the
model full room to learn through C51 transition and converge.
Early stopping can't fire before epoch 100.
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- Added lr_decay_type (0=constant, 1=linear, 2=cosine) and lr_min to
the TOML training profile system. Wired through apply_to() with
total_steps derived from epochs.
- dqn-localdev.toml: lr_decay_type=2 (cosine 1e-4→1e-5 over 200 epochs),
min_epochs_before_stopping=80 (was 50, gives model more room to recover
after C51 transition).
- Smoketest config unchanged (lr_decay_type not set → default Constant).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Localdev config: gpu_n_episodes 32→64, gpu_timesteps 100→200
(12,800 exp/epoch, 4x more → stable Sharpe estimation)
2. Localdev config: buffer_size 10K→50K, min_replay_size 100→500
(fills over ~4 epochs instead of <1, reduces overfitting)
3. Hyperopt: added CampaignConfig::dqn_localdev() (10 trials × 20 epochs),
updated test_local_hyperopt to use it with env var overrides
(FOXHUNT_HYPEROPT_TRIALS, FOXHUNT_HYPEROPT_EPOCHS)
4. Q-value range: was [X,X] every epoch because:
- train_step.rs Q-stats code was DEAD (training loop uses
fused.run_full_step() directly, not self.train_step())
- Only sampled 10 experiences for Q-stats (tiny batch → tight range)
Fix: reduce_current_q_stats() reads the training batch's q_out_buf
directly (64 samples, no extra forward pass), wired into the training
loop's inner step. q_stats_kernel.cu converted to f32 arithmetic.
Now shows real variation: [-5.25, 5.03] instead of [2.80, 2.80]
Removed dead Q-estimation code from train_step.rs (was never reached
in the fused GPU training path).
11/11 smoke tests pass.
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- Hyperopt adapter now sets max_training_steps_per_epoch:
RTX 3050 (≤40GB) = 200 steps, H100 (≥40GB) = 2000 steps.
Without this, each trial trained the full dataset (2917 steps/epoch)
making hyperopt 11x slower than necessary on local GPU.
- adam_epsilon default 1e-3→1e-8 everywhere (conservative(), DQNConfig).
The old 1e-3 was a BF16 workaround (bf16(1e-8)=0 → div-by-zero).
Adam is now f32, so standard 1e-8 is correct.
- Early stopping enabled in dqn-localdev.toml (patience=20).
Hyperopt: 2 trials × 5 epochs in 132s (was ~20min). Zero NaN.
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- acc_buf bf16→f32: epoch gradient/loss accumulators were bf16, causing
avg_grad to be quantized to 0.895 every epoch. Now f32, shows real
variation (0.776→0.783→0.788).
- EPOCH_DIAG warn!→info!: diagnostic logging, not a warning condition.
- Removed legacy training_guard_check + training_guard_accumulate kernels
(dead code, replaced by fused training_guard_check_and_accumulate).
- Added dqn-localdev.toml: 200-epoch RTX 3050 profile for extended runs.
200-epoch run completed successfully:
Best Sharpe: +6.43 at epoch 107
Final: Sharpe=+2.05, PF=1.35, Return=+1052%, 0 NaN
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Three root causes of sporadic NaN during training:
1. --use_fast_math (nvcc) breaks IEEE 754 NaN semantics: fmaxf(NaN,x)
returns NaN instead of x, isnan()/isinf() compile to false.
Replaced with --ftz=true --fmad=true --prec-div=true --prec-sqrt=true
across all 4 build.rs (ml, ml-dqn, ml-ppo, ml-core).
2. Cross-stream race: replay buffer wrote batch data on the device's
original stream while the trainer read it on a forked stream.
Fixed by passing the forked stream to the DQN agent via agent_device,
so all GPU components share a single CUDA stream (zero sync overhead).
3. Rewards/dones stored as bf16 in replay buffer caused done=0xFFFF NaN.
Converted entire rewards/dones pipeline to f32: experience collector,
replay buffer storage, nstep kernel, loss/grad kernels.
Also:
- Removed fast_isnan/fast_isinf/fast_isfinite wrappers — standard
isnan/isinf/isfinite work correctly without --use_fast_math
- Updated dqn-smoketest.toml: lr=1e-4, epsilon=1e-8 (f32 Adam values)
- Removed debug printfs from gather kernels
- Added curiosity_weight to training profile system
- Cleaned up smoke_params() inline overrides
11/11 smoke tests pass, 5/5 stress runs of 50-epoch test pass,
359/359 ml-dqn + 895/895 ml unit tests pass.
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Root cause #1: Adam epsilon=1e-8 rounds to 0 in BF16 → sqrt(v_hat)+0 = sqrt(v_hat) → div-by-zero when v_hat≈0. Fix: adam_epsilon configurable, default 1e-3.
Root cause #2 (partial): compute_q_values produces NaN even with sync. NOT a race — the graph_adam's Adam kernel writes NaN to params in async mode but works in CUDA_LAUNCH_BLOCKING=1 mode. The Adam kernel has no shared mem / atomics / warps — it's per-element. The ONLY shared read is grad_norm_sq[0]. Investigation continues.
Added: adam_epsilon to DQNConfig, DQNHyperparameters, GpuDqnTrainConfig, dqn-smoketest.toml, training_profile.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add min_hold_bars to DQNHyperparameters (usize, default 5), ExperienceSection
in training_profile, and both TOML configs (smoketest=3, production=5).
Wired through apply_to() so TOML overrides land correctly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add 7 new fields to DQNHyperparameters (fill_ioc_fill_prob,
fill_limit_fill_min, fill_limit_fill_max, fill_spread_cost_frac,
fill_spread_capture_frac, q_clip_min, q_clip_max) and wire them
through training_profile.rs into ExperienceCollectorConfig construction
in training_loop.rs. Previously these 7 values were hardcoded at the
construction site; now they flow from TOML [experience.fill_simulation]
and [risk] sections. Default values match the prior hardcoded constants
so existing behavior is unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove use_double_dqn, use_dueling, use_per, use_branching,
use_distributional, use_noisy_nets, use_huber_loss, and use_cql
from DQNConfig, DQNHyperparameters, and DqnParams structs.
These features are always enabled (Rainbow DQN standard). The boolean
flags were dead code — every constructor set them to true, and the
only code paths that set them to false were in tests that disabled
features for simplicity. With the fields removed, the features are
unconditionally active, eliminating ~490 lines of dead configuration.
Key changes:
- Struct field declarations removed from 3 core config structs
- Conditional branches (if use_X { ... } else { ... }) simplified:
dueling/branching/PER network creation is now unconditional
- Checkpoint metadata hardcodes "true" for backward compatibility
- Hyperopt search space index 11 (use_branching) fixed at 1.0
- TOML/YAML config files cleaned of removed fields
- Tests that toggled these flags updated or rewritten
45 files changed, -487 net lines. Zero new test failures.
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- DSR warm-up: skip first 50 steps when EMA has insufficient history
- Phase Fast num_atoms: 51 → 101 (H100 can afford finer resolution,
1.19 per atom vs 2.35 — critical for distinguishing Q-values)
- Argo template: clear stale feature cache before hyperopt (ensures
fresh computation with VPIN/trades enrichment)
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ROOT CAUSE: 5 interlocking bugs made learning impossible:
1. DSR denominator floor 1e-12 produced values in millions → drowned all signal
2. Global [-1,+1] clamp destroyed Bellman equation signal (can't distinguish
catastrophic loss from mild loss)
3. v_range=20 exactly equals V_max for gamma=0.95 → Bellman target pins at
ceiling → Q-values saturate → Q-gap collapses to 0.0000
4. num_atoms=11 over 40-unit range = 4.0 per atom (C51 paper min is 51)
5. 6/7 reward components were penalties → mean_reward=-0.311 regardless of action
FIXES:
- DSR denominator floor: 1e-12 → 0.01 (prevents million-scale spikes)
- Each component individually clamped BEFORE weighting (DSR to [-1,+1],
z-score to [-3,+3], drawdown to [0,1], time decay to [0,0.3])
- Removed global [-1,+1] clamp (no longer needed with bounded components)
- profit_take_bonus: 0.1 → 0.01 (was 100x too large, caused reward hacking)
- Removed confidence scaling (positive feedback loop destabilized learning)
- Removed regime scaling (non-stationary reward confused the model)
- Dynamic v_range from gamma: v_range = 2.5/(1-gamma)*1.2 (always covers Q range)
- num_atoms minimum: 11 → 51 (C51 paper standard)
- gamma default: 0.99 → 0.95
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Q-gap was 0.0 (disabled) meaning the model traded on every bar regardless
of conviction. With 0.1, the model must have Q(best) - Q(flat) > 0.1
before entering a position. Local test showed 21% fewer trades.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add q_gap_threshold to action selection kernel: when greedy Q(best) - Q(flat)
< threshold, default to flat. Teaches model to trade only with conviction.
39D search space (was 38D). Default 0.0 (disabled), hyperopt range [0.0, 0.5].
Remove use_branching parameter from experience_action_select — GPU pipeline
always uses branching DQN. Flat mode was dead code.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
6% drawdown tolerance too generous for HFT. Tightened search range
to 0.5%-3%, default 1%. Forces aggressive loss cutting.
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Add 7 composite reward fields to DQNHyperparameters: w_dsr, w_pnl,
w_dd, w_idle, dd_threshold, loss_aversion, time_decay_rate.
Add RewardSection to training_profile.rs with Option<f64> fields and
apply_to() mapping. Add [reward] section to all 3 DQN TOML profiles
(production, smoketest, hyperopt) with identical defaults.
Remove hold_reward from ExperienceSection (replaced by w_idle).
Add 7 reward search bounds to SearchSpaceSection and bound() match.
Add 7 reward phase_fast defaults to PhaseFastSection.
hold_penalty kept as deprecated field for hyperopt adapter compat
(Task 4 will clean it up).
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Smoke test loads all hyperparams from TOML profile instead of hardcoding.
TOML: hidden_dim=64, batch=64, lr=0.0003 (stable on RTX 3050 + H100).
Restored check_err() drain in device.rs — required to clear stale CUDA
errors from primary context reuse between tests.
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Production defaults are sufficient for hyperopt exploration. Larger networks
can be tested in a separate phase with the best hyperparams found.
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Add SearchSpaceSection, PsoSection, HyperoptProfile structs to
training_profile.rs. All 31 PSO search bounds now configurable in
config/training/dqn-hyperopt.toml — no code changes needed to
adjust search ranges.
HyperoptProfile::bound("field", default) returns the TOML value
or falls back to the hardcoded default. Adapter wiring is next step.
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Created config/gpu/{default,rtx3050,h100,a100}.toml with all GPU-specific
parameters: batch_size, num_atoms, buffer_size, hidden_dim_base,
replay_buffer_vram_fraction, gpu_n_episodes, gpu_timesteps_per_episode,
cuda_stack_bytes.
GpuProfile::load() auto-detects GPU by device name, falls back to
embedded defaults (include_str!). Override via FOXHUNT_GPU_PROFILE env.
Removed dead code:
- detect_vram_mb(), vram_scaled_hidden_dims(), vram_scaled_base_dim(),
resolve_hidden_dim_base() + 18 tests for these functions
All callers updated: train_baseline_rl, DQNTrainer constructor,
PPO trainer, smoke tests, pipeline tests.
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Replace scattered VRAM-based if/else chains with a declarative TOML profile
system. GPU profiles (rtx3050, a100, h100, default) are selected by device
name and embedded at compile time via include_str! for zero-filesystem
fallback in CI/containers, with filesystem and env var overrides.
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Wire 8 OFI features (OFI L1/L5, depth imbalance, VPIN, Kyle's lambda,
bid/ask slopes, trade imbalance) through the DQN training pipeline:
- Add mbp10_data_dir config field to DQNHyperparameters
- Dynamic state_dim: 43 (no OFI) or 51 (with OFI) based on config
- Compute OFI per bar during data loading, store on trainer
- Pass OFI features through regime_features slot in TradingState
- Configurable MBP-10 path with recursive .dbn/.dbn.zst discovery
- Add zstd auto-detection to DbnParser::parse_mbp10_file()
- Add --mbp10-data-dir CLI flag to train_baseline_rl
- Fix hardcoded [f64; 51] → FeatureVector51 ([f64; 40]) across
examples, walk_forward, GPU memory profile, and test fixtures
- Fix stale state_dim=51 in dqn_config_2025() and DQN tests
2747 tests pass, 0 failures.
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- download_baseline now reads schema from universe TOML config
(was hardcoded to ohlcv-1m, now supports mbp-10 and other schemas)
- Add --rclone-dest flag for direct upload to MinIO after each download
- Add config/universe-es-mbp10.toml: ES.FUT MBP-10, same date range
- Add infra/k8s/training/download-mbp10-job.yaml: K8s Job to download
ES.FUT MBP-10 data in-cluster and upload to MinIO
Usage:
kubectl apply -f infra/k8s/training/download-mbp10-job.yaml
Prereqs: databento-credentials secret, download_baseline binary in MinIO
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Split the build pipeline: one compile-services job builds all 8 service
binaries with PVC-backed sccache, saves as artifacts. Then 9 Kaniko jobs
just package pre-built binaries into slim runtime images (~30s each).
Before: 9 parallel Kaniko jobs each doing full cargo build --release
(~20min each, no sccache, 9x duplicated dep compilation)
After: 1 compile job with sccache (~5min cached) + 9 package jobs (~30s)
- Add compile stage between test and build
- Add Dockerfile.runtime (minimal debian + pre-built binary)
- Add Dockerfile.web-gateway-runtime (Node dashboard + pre-built binary)
- Keep Dockerfile.training via Kaniko (needs CUDA dev image for H100)
- Remove all SCCACHE_BUCKET build-args from service builds
- Use dir:// context for Kaniko (only sends build-out/ dir, not full repo)
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