feat(grpc): engines declare how decode constraints interact with reasoning - #2145
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The router cannot observe whether an engine enforces a decode constraint
(json_schema/regex/grammar) from the first output token or only after the
reasoning block — yet response parsing depends on it: a grammar bound from
token 0 makes reasoning in the completion impossible, while a reasoning-
aware grammar guarantees a think-end token precedes the payload. Today the
router infers this from chat-template heuristics.
Make it a declared capability instead: servicers advertise
constrained_decoding_mode ("from_first_token" | "after_reasoning") via
GetServerInfo, discovery carries it through the label pipeline onto worker
metadata, and dispatch resolves it per request onto DispatchMetadata from
the generating (decode) worker.
- sglang/tokenspeed servicers: declare via the existing server_args struct
(no proto change); both enforce grammars from the first token.
- vllm: new GetServerInfoResponse.constrained_decoding_mode field, derived
from structured_outputs_config (reasoning parser configured =>
after_reasoning); guarded for older smg-grpc-proto packages.
- gateway: extract the label for all backends, parse into
ConstrainedDecodingMode, resolve per dispatch.
The response pipeline's reasoning/tool decision sites consume this in a
follow-up (after #2122): declared from_first_token skips reasoning parsing
under a tool constraint outright; undeclared workers keep the
heuristic-plus-recovery fallback.
Signed-off-by: key4ng <rukeyang@gmail.com>
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WalkthroughThe PR adds constrained-decoding mode to gRPC server information, reports it from supported servicers, extracts it in the model gateway, and stores it in dispatch metadata. ChangesConstrained decoding metadata
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Mergeability Score: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR publishes constrained-decoding metadata, but SGLang and TokenSpeed can report from_first_token even when reasoning configuration allows reasoning before the constrained payload. Once consumed by response parsing, this could misclassify schema- or tool-constrained responses, so merge should wait for configuration-based declarations and corresponding tests. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ServerServicer
participant GrpcClient
participant GeneratingWorker
participant DispatchMetadataStage
participant DispatchMetadata
ServerServicer->>GrpcClient: Return constrained_decoding_mode
GrpcClient->>GeneratingWorker: Extract mode label
GeneratingWorker->>DispatchMetadataStage: Provide worker metadata
DispatchMetadataStage->>DispatchMetadata: Store parsed mode
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Clean plumbing PR. The new ConstrainedDecodingMode enum, label extraction across all backends, and the #[expect(dead_code)] on DispatchMetadata are all well-structured. Edge cases (older servicers, missing config, unknown label values) resolve gracefully to None. Tests provide good coverage across the Rust label pipeline and Python derivation logic.
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In `@grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.py`:
- Around line 571-575: Update the constrained-decoding metadata assignment in
the gRPC serialization path to use server_args.reasoning_parser: set
constrained_decoding_mode to after_reasoning when a reasoning parser is
configured and require_reasoning is true, otherwise retain from_first_token. Add
coverage for both resulting modes.
Apply the same fix in `@grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/tokenspeed/servicer.py`
around lines 538 - 543: The same hardcoded declaration conflicts with
TokenSpeed's reasoning-parser path.
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crates/grpc_client/proto/vllm_engine.protogrpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.pygrpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/tokenspeed/servicer.pygrpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/vllm/servicer.pygrpc_servicer/tests/test_constrained_decoding_mode.pymodel_gateway/src/routers/grpc/client.rsmodel_gateway/src/routers/grpc/common/stages/dispatch_metadata.rsmodel_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs
| # Decode constraints (json_schema/regex/ebnf) are enforced by the | ||
| # grammar backend from the first output token; `require_reasoning` | ||
| # does not delay grammar activation in gRPC mode. Declared so the | ||
| # router knows constrained completions cannot contain reasoning. | ||
| serializable_args["constrained_decoding_mode"] = "from_first_token" |
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🔴 Important: Derive constrained_decoding_mode from reasoning_parser in both the SGLang and TokenSpeed servicers instead of hardcoding from_first_token. With a reasoning parser configured, constrained payloads may follow a reasoning/channel preamble and should be declared as after_reasoning; otherwise the gateway can misclassify constrained responses when this capability is consumed by response parsing. Add coverage for both configurations in each servicer.
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In `@grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/sglang/servicer.py` around lines 571 - 575,
Update the constrained-decoding metadata assignment in the gRPC serialization
path to use server_args.reasoning_parser: set constrained_decoding_mode to
after_reasoning when a reasoning parser is configured and require_reasoning is
true, otherwise retain from_first_token. Add coverage for both resulting modes.
Apply the same fix in `@grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/tokenspeed/servicer.py`
around lines 538 - 543: The same hardcoded declaration conflicts with
TokenSpeed's reasoning-parser path.
B300 live validationValidated the full declaration chain (servicer →
The third row is the interesting one: in the Also verified: a worker whose servicer predates the field produces no label ( |
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Description
Problem
When the router sends an engine a decode constraint (
json_schema/regex/grammar, e.g. fortool_choice: "required"), it cannot observe how that engine applies it:--grpc-mode, tokenspeed, vLLM without a reasoning parser): the completion is pure constrained output — reasoning tokens cannot appear.structured_outputs_config.reasoning_parser): reasoning plus a think-end token precede the constrained payload.Response parsing depends directly on this distinction — it decides whether the reasoning parser should treat a constrained completion as potentially containing reasoning. Today the router has to infer it from chat-template heuristics, which is exactly the class of guesswork behind #2122 (
tool_choice: "required"payloads swallowed asreasoning_content).Solution
Turn the missing bit into a declared engine capability that travels SMG's existing label pipeline:
server_argsstruct — no proto change. Both enforce grammars from the first token (verified live for sglang, see Test Plan).GetServerInfoResponse.constrained_decoding_modeproto field, derived honestly from engine config (structured_outputs_config.reasoning_parserconfigured ⇒after_reasoning). Guarded via aDESCRIPTORcheck so the servicer keeps working with oldersmg-grpc-protopackages.server_argskeys for sglang/tokenspeed, flat field for vLLM), parses it into a typedConstrainedDecodingMode, and resolves it per dispatch from the generating worker (decode leg under PD disaggregation).Workers that don't declare (older servicers, TRT-LLM, failed
GetServerInfoat discovery) resolve toNone— the pipeline keeps its current capability-agnostic behavior for them.Relationship to #2122 and follow-up
This PR is deliberately plumbing only and shares no files with #2122. Once both merge, a small follow-up wires the decision sites in the response pipeline:
from_first_tokenafter_reasoningChanges
crates/grpc_client/proto/vllm_engine.proto:constrained_decoding_modefield onGetServerInfoResponse.grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/{sglang,tokenspeed}/servicer.py: declarefrom_first_tokeninserver_args.grpc_servicer/smg_grpc_servicer/vllm/servicer.py: derive the mode fromstructured_outputs_config; set guarded for older proto packages.model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/client.rs: label extraction for all backends + tests.model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/context.rs: typedConstrainedDecodingMode(+ parse test); carried onDispatchMetadata.model_gateway/src/routers/grpc/common/stages/dispatch_metadata.rs: resolve from the generating worker's labels.grpc_servicer/tests/test_constrained_decoding_mode.py: proto roundtrip + honest-derivation tests for the vLLM servicer.Test Plan
cargo test -p smg --lib(label extraction incl. absent-label case, mode parsing) — 1478 passed.pytest grpc_servicer/tests/test_constrained_decoding_mode.pycovers vLLM derivation (from_first_tokenwithout a reasoning parser / missing config,after_reasoningwith one) and proto roundtrip.lmsysorg/sglang:latest(--grpc-mode, Qwen3-0.6B) with the one-line declaration, pointed a gateway built from this branch at it —GET /workersreports"constrained_decoding_mode": "from_first_token"on the worker, and requests serve normally. End-to-end: servicer → gRPC → discovery → label → worker metadata.Checklist
cargo +nightly fmtpassescargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warningspasses