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19 changes: 17 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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access_log: true
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: <path-to-llama-stack-run.yaml-file>
# Unified mode (recommended): LCORE synthesizes the Llama Stack run.yaml.
# Point profile at a run.yaml-shaped file you author, or omit the config
# block and drive everything from the top-level inference.providers
# section over the built-in default baseline.
config:
profile: <path-to-llama-stack-run.yaml-file>
user_data_collection:
feedback_enabled: true
feedback_storage: "/tmp/data/feedback"
transcripts_enabled: true
transcripts_storage: "/tmp/data/transcripts"
```

> [!WARNING]
> The legacy two-file setup (`library_client_config_path:` pointing at an
> externally maintained `run.yaml`) is deprecated — it logs a startup
> warning since 0.6 and is removed in 0.7. See the
> [migration guide](docs/user_doc/deployment_guide.md#migrating-from-the-legacy-two-file-configuration).

## Llama Stack version check

During Lightspeed Core Stack service startup, the Llama Stack version is retrieved. The version is tested against two constants `MINIMAL_SUPPORTED_LLAMA_STACK_VERSION` and `MAXIMAL_SUPPORTED_LLAMA_STACK_VERSION` which are defined in `src/constants.py`. If the actual Llama Stack version is outside the range defined by these two constants, the service won't start and administrator will be informed about this problem.
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```yaml
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: /app-root/run.yaml
# Unified mode: the mounted run.yaml is the synthesis profile. (The
# legacy library_client_config_path equivalent is deprecated, removed
# in 0.7.)
config:
profile: /app-root/run.yaml
```

**Build and run**:
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access_log: true
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: run.yaml
# Unified mode (recommended): the run.yaml created above is consumed as
# the synthesis profile. The legacy library_client_config_path setup is
# deprecated and removed in 0.7 — see the migration guide:
# ../user_doc/deployment_guide.md#migrating-from-the-legacy-two-file-configuration
config:
profile: run.yaml
user_data_collection:
feedback_enabled: true
feedback_storage: "/tmp/data/feedback"
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"type": "null"
}
],
"title": "Llama Stack configuration path",
"description": "Path to configuration file used when Llama Stack is run in library mode"
"title": "Llama Stack configuration path (legacy, deprecated)",
"description": "Path to configuration file used when Llama Stack is run in library mode. DEPRECATED legacy two-file setup: logs a startup warning since 0.6 and is removed in 0.7 \u2014 use unified mode instead (the config block below, and/or the root-level inference.providers section); migrate with lightspeed-stack --migrate-config."
},
"timeout": {
"type": "integer",
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# Lightspeed Core Providers

Lightspeed Core Stack (LCS) builds on top of llama-stack and its provider system.
Any llama-stack provider can be enabled in LCS with minimal effort by installing the required dependencies and updating llama-stack configuration in `run.yaml` file.
Any llama-stack provider can be enabled in LCS with minimal effort by installing the required dependencies and updating the Llama Stack configuration — in unified mode that is your synthesis profile (or `native_override`) inside `lightspeed-stack.yaml`; in the deprecated legacy mode, the external `run.yaml` file.

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use one consistent unified-configuration contract.

The documentation must distinguish the lightspeed-stack.yaml schema from profile and Llama Stack run.yaml content.

  • docs/devel_doc/providers.md#L4-L4: document config.profile, config.native_override, and root-level inference.providers explicitly.
  • docs/user_doc/rag_guide.md#L230-L230: identify whether the vLLM block belongs in config.profile or in unified root configuration.
  • docs/user_doc/rag_guide.md#L253-L253: apply the same destination and nesting clarification to the OpenAI example.
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In `@docs/devel_doc/providers.md` at line 4, Clarify the unified-configuration
contract: in docs/devel_doc/providers.md lines 4-4, explicitly distinguish
config.profile, config.native_override, and root-level inference.providers in
lightspeed-stack.yaml from legacy run.yaml content; in
docs/user_doc/rag_guide.md lines 230-230 and 253-253, state whether the vLLM and
OpenAI blocks belong under config.profile or unified root configuration,
applying the same nesting guidance to both examples.


This document catalogs all available llama-stack providers and indicates which ones are officially supported in the current LCS version. It also provides a step-by-step guide on how to enable any llama-stack provider in LCS.

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| url | string | URL to Llama Stack service; used when library mode is disabled. Must be a valid HTTP or HTTPS URL. |
| api_key | string | API key to access Llama Stack service |
| use_as_library_client | boolean | When set to true Llama Stack will be used in library mode, not in server mode (default) |
| library_client_config_path | string | Path to configuration file used when Llama Stack is run in library mode |
| library_client_config_path | string | DEPRECATED legacy two-file setup: path to an external run.yaml used in library mode. Logs a startup warning since 0.6; removed in 0.7 — use unified mode instead (the config field below and/or the root-level inference.providers section); migrate with `lightspeed-stack --migrate-config` |
| timeout | integer | Timeout in seconds for requests to Llama Stack service. Default is 180 seconds (3 minutes) to accommodate long-running RAG queries. |
| max_retries | integer | Maximum number of connection attempts before giving up. Used on startup to connect to Llama Stack and retrieve its version. Connection attempts are retried with a fixed delay to handle the case where Llama Stack is still starting up (e.g., when running as a sidecar in the same pod). |
| retry_delay | integer | Delay in seconds between retry attempts. Used on startup to connect to Llama Stack and retrieve its version. Connection attempts are retried with a fixed delay to handle the case where Llama Stack is still starting up (e.g., when running as a sidecar in the same pod). |
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## Configuration modes

*LCS* reads one operator-facing file: `lightspeed-stack.yaml`. There are two
ways it can drive the underlying Llama Stack:

1. **Unified mode (recommended).** The single `lightspeed-stack.yaml` is the
only configuration file you maintain. LCORE *synthesizes* the Llama Stack
`run.yaml` from it at startup — from a built-in default baseline, an
optional [profile](#profiles) you author, the high-level
`inference.providers` section, and a raw `native_override` escape hatch.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify that unified mode can use a user-maintained profile.

The guide describes lightspeed-stack.yaml as the only maintained configuration file and says only legacy mode requires a hand-maintained run.yaml. Unified mode with config.profile also uses a file authored by the operator.

  • docs/user_doc/deployment_guide.md#L87-L91: describe lightspeed-stack.yaml as the primary configuration file and state that an optional profile is separately maintained.
  • docs/user_doc/deployment_guide.md#L118-L122: distinguish the generated synthesized run.yaml from the optional hand-maintained run.yaml-shaped profile.
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In `@docs/user_doc/deployment_guide.md` around lines 87 - 91, Update the
unified-mode documentation near the introductory configuration description to
call lightspeed-stack.yaml the primary configuration file and explicitly state
that an optional user-authored profile is maintained separately. Also revise the
corresponding run.yaml explanation to distinguish the generated synthesized
run.yaml from the optional hand-maintained run.yaml-shaped profile, while
preserving the legacy-mode guidance.

All examples in this guide show unified mode first.
2. **Legacy two-file mode (deprecated).** `llama_stack.library_client_config_path`
points at an external, hand-maintained `run.yaml`. This path is deprecated:
since release 0.6 it logs a startup warning, and it is **removed in
release 0.7**. See
[Migrating from the legacy two-file configuration](#migrating-from-the-legacy-two-file-configuration).

The two modes are mutually exclusive in one file — configuration loading
fails if a unified synthesis input and `library_client_config_path` are both
present.



## Integration with Llama Stack framework

The Llama Stack framework can be run as a standalone server and accessed via its the REST API. However, instead of direct communication via the REST API (and JSON format), there is an even better alternative. It is based on the so-called Llama Stack Client. It is a library available for Python, Swift, Node.js or Kotlin, which "wraps" the REST API stack in a suitable way, which is easier for many applications.
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![Llama Stack as library](./llama_stack_as_library.svg)

> [!NOTE]
> Even when Llama Stack is used as a library, it still requires the configuration file `run.yaml` to be presented. This configuration file is loaded during initialization phase.
> Even when Llama Stack is used as a library, it still requires a `run.yaml`
> configuration during the initialization phase. In unified mode (the
> recommended default) LCORE synthesizes that file for you from
> `lightspeed-stack.yaml`; only the deprecated legacy mode requires you to
> maintain `run.yaml` by hand.



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## Migrating from the legacy two-file configuration

Three migration paths, per deployment:

| Path | Effort | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Do nothing | none | Legacy keeps working until removal in 0.7 (with a startup deprecation warning) |
| Lift-and-shift | seconds — `--migrate-config` | Single file, byte-equivalent Llama Stack behavior |
| Re-express | hours+ | Single file; high-level sections and/or a profile replace the lifted `run.yaml` |

### Step-by-step: lift-and-shift with `--migrate-config`

Given a legacy pair — a hand-maintained `run.yaml` plus a
`lightspeed-stack.yaml` that points at it:

```yaml
# lightspeed-stack.yaml (legacy, deprecated)
name: LCS
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: ./run.yaml
# ... rest ...
```

1. Run the migration tool:

```bash
lightspeed-stack --migrate-config \
--run-yaml run.yaml \
-c lightspeed-stack.yaml \
--migrate-output lightspeed-stack-unified.yaml
```

2. Inspect the output. Everything from your `lightspeed-stack.yaml` is
preserved; only the `llama_stack` section changes —
`library_client_config_path` is removed and your entire `run.yaml` is
lifted into the unified config block:

```yaml
# lightspeed-stack-unified.yaml
name: LCS
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
config:
baseline: empty
native_override:
# ... your run.yaml content, verbatim ...
```

3. Replace literal secrets. If your `run.yaml` contained secret values
directly, replace them with `${env.MY_VAR}` environment references —
the migrated file otherwise carries them onto disk verbatim (the
synthesized output is written owner-only, mode 0600, as a safety net).

4. Swap the file in (`mv lightspeed-stack-unified.yaml
lightspeed-stack.yaml`), delete the now-unused external `run.yaml`
mount/copy, and restart. Llama Stack behavior is identical: synthesis
starts from an empty baseline and deep-merges only your lifted
`run.yaml`.

Later, at your own pace, you can slim the `native_override` down by moving
providers into the high-level `inference.providers` section or into a
[profile](#profiles) — that is the "re-express" path.

### Deprecation schedule

Unified mode shipped in release 0.6 with legacy mode fully functional plus
a startup deprecation warning; the legacy two-file path is removed in
release 0.7.



## Local deployment

In this chapter it will be shown how to run LCS locally. This mode is especially useful for developers, as it is possible to work with the latest versions of source codes, including locally made changes and improvements. And last but not least, it is possible to trace, monitor and debug the entire system from within integrated development environment etc.
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#### LCS configuration to use Llama Stack in library mode
Copy the example LCS config file from examples/lightspeed-stack-library.yaml to the project directory:
Copy the example LCS config file from examples/lightspeed-stack-lls-library.yaml to the project directory:

```bash
cp examples/lightspeed-stack-lls-library.yaml lightspeed-stack.yaml
```

The example is a unified-mode configuration: the `run.yaml` you created above
is consumed as the synthesis [profile](#profiles) via
`llama_stack.config.profile` — there is no deprecated
`library_client_config_path` in it.


#### Start LCS

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### LCS configuration

Create file `lightspeed-stack.yaml` with the following content:
Create file `lightspeed-stack.yaml` with the following content (unified
mode — the `run.yaml` created above is consumed as the synthesis
[profile](#profiles)):

```yaml
name: Lightspeed Core Service (LCS)
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access_log: true
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: ./run.yaml
config:
profile: ./run.yaml
api_key: xyzzy
user_data_collection:
feedback_enabled: true
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module: "noop"
```

> [!WARNING]
> The legacy equivalent — `library_client_config_path: ./run.yaml` instead
> of the `config:` block — is deprecated and will be removed in release
> 0.7. See
> [Migrating from the legacy two-file configuration](#migrating-from-the-legacy-two-file-configuration).


### Start *Lightspeed Core Service* from a container

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chunk_filter_query: "product:*openshift* AND product_version:4.21"
```

When you launch Lightspeed stack it will augment the Llamastack run.yaml with
When you launch Lightspeed stack it will augment the Llama Stack configuration (the synthesized run.yaml in unified mode, or your external run.yaml in the deprecated legacy mode) with
configuration for OKP.

### Dynamic Metadata Filtering
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Then launch Lightspeed Stack using your Lightspeed Stack
config(`lightspeed-stack.yaml`) which references the provided default
Llamastack config file (`run.yaml`):
Effective Llama Stack config (the synthesized `run.yaml` — in legacy mode, your external `run.yaml`):

```bash
make run
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> For other supported models and configuration options, see the vLLM documentation:
> [vLLM: Tool Calling](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/stable/features/tool_calling.html)

After starting the container, configure the vLLM provider in your `run.yaml`, matching `model_id` with the model provided in the `podman run` command.
After starting the container, configure the vLLM provider in your synthesis profile / baseline `run.yaml` (unified mode) or external `run.yaml` (deprecated legacy mode), matching `model_id` with the model provided in the `podman run` command.

```yaml
[...]
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### OpenAI example

Add a provider for your language model in your `run.yaml` (e.g., OpenAI):
Add a provider for your language model in your synthesis profile / baseline `run.yaml` (e.g., OpenAI):

```yaml
models:
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access_log: true
llama_stack:
use_as_library_client: true
library_client_config_path: run.yaml
# Unified mode: the run.yaml next to this file is consumed as the
# synthesis profile (legacy library_client_config_path is deprecated,
# removed in 0.7).
config:
profile: run.yaml
user_data_collection:
feedback_enabled: true
feedback_storage: "/tmp/data/feedback"
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library_client_config_path: Optional[str] = Field(
None,
title="Llama Stack configuration path",
description="Path to configuration file used when Llama Stack is run in library mode",
title="Llama Stack configuration path (legacy, deprecated)",
description="Path to configuration file used when Llama Stack is run "
"in library mode. DEPRECATED legacy two-file setup: logs a startup "
"warning since 0.6 and is removed in 0.7 — use unified mode instead "
"(the config block below, and/or the root-level inference.providers "
"section); migrate with lightspeed-stack --migrate-config.",
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