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Summary

Migrates the NeMo Guardrails plugin from generated nemo_platform SDK shapes to the in-repo nemo_platform_plugin typed clients. IGW now injects a request-scoped typed platform client into middleware so Guardrails can resolve stored configs during VirtualModel validation while preserving caller trace/delegation headers.

Changes

  • Expanded typed Guardrails DTOs for rails config, generation logs, stats, activated rails, and guardrails response data.
  • Added typed client provider helpers and middleware context plumbing for request-scoped client access in IGW middleware.
  • Updated Guardrails middleware, cache and rails helpers, request/response transforms, LLM client header forwarding, benchmark seeding, and the Guardrails plugin skill example to use typed-client APIs.
  • Dropped the Guardrails plugin runtime dependency on nemo-platform.
  • Documented and tested c=8 and c=16 benchmark delta-p50 tolerance overrides.
  • Added and updated package, plugin, and IGW coverage around typed DTOs, middleware config lookup, header forwarding, benchmark behavior, config caching, and rail execution.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
  • Code change with documentation updates
  • Documentation only
  • Contributor tooling or automation
  • CI, build, or test infrastructure

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  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
  • Tests not applicable — justification:
  • Documentation updated for user-visible behavior
  • Documentation not applicable — justification:

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  • Every commit includes an appropriate Signed-off-by: trailer
  • uv run pre-commit run -a passes, or any blocked checks are identified below
  • Targeted tests pass, or tests are marked not applicable above
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials are included

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The plugin migrates legacy platform integrations to typed NeMo clients. It adds transport ownership, guardrail validation, forwarding headers, injected middleware clients, typed benchmark tooling, and updated tests.

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NeMo client migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Client lifecycle and forwarding headers
packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/client/*, packages/nmp_common/src/nmp/common/client_factory.py, packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/client_provider.py, packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/inference_middleware.py
Clients track transport ownership, preserve borrowed transports, expose copied forwarding headers, and support injected asynchronous clients.
Guardrail contracts and endpoint validation
packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/guardrail/*, packages/nemo_platform_plugin/tests/guardrail/*
Guardrail mappings validate nested models, retain explicit None values, and cover typed CRUD, pagination, errors, checks, and asynchronous retrieval.
Runtime and benchmark client adoption
plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/*, plugins/nemo-guardrails/pyproject.toml, plugins/nemo-guardrails/benchmarks/*, services/core/inference-gateway/src/nmp/core/inference_gateway/*
Runtime code, benchmark tooling, plugin loading, documentation, and dependencies use typed clients instead of legacy platform APIs.
Integration utilities and migrated integration tests
plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/integration/*
Shared utilities provide typed middleware calls, normalized HTTP errors, and guardrail configuration lifecycle helpers.
Typed unit-test fixtures and lifecycle coverage
plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/unit/*, packages/nemo_platform_plugin/tests/*, packages/nmp_common/tests/*, services/core/inference-gateway/tests/unit/*
Tests cover transport ownership, typed requests, middleware lifecycle, client injection, header propagation, benchmark retries, and plugin wiring.

Suggested reviewers: aleckhoury, ajaythorve

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Change: Refactor

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6e43d

Nested rail model calls may run under the service identity instead of the requesting caller’s delegated identity. Resolve or explicitly accept this authorization-context risk before merge.

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In `@packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/guardrail/types.py`:
- Line 23: Update the model configuration for _GuardrailValue to enable
assignment validation while preserving the existing extra-field behavior, so
__setitem__ validates dictionary-style updates through setattr and
RailsConfig.rails remains a Rails instance.
- Line 26: Update the mapping conversion in _GuardrailValue to use
exclude_unset=True instead of exclude_none=True, preserving explicitly supplied
None values while still omitting fields absent from the payload.

In `@plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/benchmarks/run.py`:
- Line 209: Update _smoke_test to catch httpx.RequestError separately from
httpx.HTTPStatusError, recording the transport error without accessing response
so retries continue. Add a regression test covering httpx.ConnectError on one
attempt followed by a successful response.

In `@plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/middleware.py`:
- Line 554: Extend InferenceMiddlewareContext with a trusted request-scoped
client, propagate it through lease preparation, and pass it to
platform_headers_context in both rail-call paths instead of relying only on the
startup client, preserving delegated identity and trace context for nested
calls.
- Around line 195-210: The on_shutdown lifecycle in the middleware must
explicitly close the provider-created HTTP transport because
AsyncNemoClient.aclose skips transports it does not own. Update the
initialization and shutdown flow around get_async_nemo_client and on_shutdown to
retain the transport ownership reference and close it exactly once after client
shutdown, while preserving the existing cache cleanup and partial-teardown
safety.

In
`@plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/skills/guardrails-plugin/SKILL.md`:
- Around line 231-237: Add a tested CLI example alongside the existing Python
NemoClient example in the same documentation tab set, demonstrating equivalent
guardrail configuration listing through the CLI and preserving the existing
API-resource usage.

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  • packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/client/client.py
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  • packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/guardrail/types.py
  • packages/nemo_platform_plugin/tests/client/test_client.py
  • packages/nemo_platform_plugin/tests/guardrail/test_client.py
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  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/pyproject.toml
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  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/benchmarks/seeding.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/llm_clients.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/llmrails_cache.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/middleware.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/rails.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/requests.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/responses.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/skills/guardrails-plugin/SKILL.md
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  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/integration/test_multimodal_rails.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/integration/test_parallel_rails.py
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Comment thread packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/guardrail/types.py Outdated
Comment on lines +195 to +210
self._client = get_async_nemo_client(as_service=PLUGIN_NAME, internal=True)
self._rails_cache = LLMRailsCache(builder=DefaultLLMRailsBuilder())
self._stable_cache = StabilizedRailsConfigCache()

async def on_shutdown(self) -> None:
# Detach attributes before awaiting close so a partial close can't
# leave a half-torn-down cache visible to a later request.
cache, self._rails_cache = self._rails_cache, None
self._sdk = None
client, self._client = self._client, None
self._stable_cache = None
if cache is not None:
await cache.close()
try:
if cache is not None:
await cache.close()
finally:
if client is not None:
await client.aclose()

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Close the provider-created transport at its lifecycle boundary. In the platform provider path, get_async_nemo_client() passes a newly created ImmutableDefaultAsyncHttpxClient to AsyncNemoClient. The explicit transport makes _owns_http_client false, so client.aclose() does nothing. Each middleware restart can therefore leave the transport open. Make ownership explicit and close the transport exactly once at the provider lifecycle boundary.

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In `@plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/middleware.py` around
lines 195 - 210, The on_shutdown lifecycle in the middleware must explicitly
close the provider-created HTTP transport because AsyncNemoClient.aclose skips
transports it does not own. Update the initialization and shutdown flow around
get_async_nemo_client and on_shutdown to retain the transport ownership
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Unit Tests 42788/54596 78.4% 62.3%
Integration Tests 26251/51721 50.8% 22.6%

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packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/inference_middleware.py (1)

80-80: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Move AsyncNemoClient to a regular import.

The package guideline requires regular imports for runtime-available same-package types. Postponed annotations prevent a runtime annotation failure, but the current placement violates the guideline.

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In
`@packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/inference_middleware.py`
at line 80, Move the AsyncNemoClient import in inference_middleware.py from its
deferred or conditional placement to the module’s regular runtime imports, while
preserving its existing usage and avoiding duplicate imports.
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In
`@packages/nemo_platform_plugin/src/nemo_platform_plugin/inference_middleware.py`:
- Line 80: Move the AsyncNemoClient import in inference_middleware.py from its
deferred or conditional placement to the module’s regular runtime imports, while
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  • packages/nmp_common/src/nmp/common/client_factory.py
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  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/middleware.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/src/nemo_guardrails_plugin/skills/guardrails-plugin/SKILL.md
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/unit/benchmarks/test_run.py
  • plugins/nemo-guardrails/tests/unit/test_middleware.py
  • services/core/inference-gateway/src/nmp/core/inference_gateway/api/middleware_registry.py
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