[TRTLLM-16022][feat] Add sub-agent conversation affinity for disaggregated serving - #18684
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…gent co-location Add a disaggregated-serving config that names an HTTP header carrying a sub-agent's parent-session id (e.g. X-Dynamo-Parent-Session-ID, which an agent gateway attaches to every sub-agent request but not to a main-agent request). When set, the disagg frontend prefers that header over X-Session-ID when resolving a request's conversation id, so a sub-agent is routed to the same context/generation instance and attention-DP rank as its parent, maximizing shared-prefix (parent context/tools/system) KV reuse. A main-agent request lacks the header and falls back to the existing X-Session-ID resolution, preserving current behaviour. - conversation_id.py: resolver prefers the configured parent header. - DisaggServerConfig + extract_disagg_cfg: top-level disagg-YAML knob; the frontend applies it and forwards the resolved id in the body, so ctx/gen workers pin by it (both routing layers) without re-reading client headers. Scoped to disaggregated serving only; aggregated deployments are unaffected. Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang <24860335+xwang233@users.noreply.github.com>
…to CTX-only
conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents collapses a whole sub-agent tree
onto the parent's conversation_id for BOTH the ctx and gen disagg routers.
Co-locating the tree on one generation instance is harmful: gen runs a small
max_batch_size, so co-located siblings queue for its few decode slots and the
wait to first token (gen queue) grows, regressing TTFT. The shared-prefix
reuse benefit lives on the context side.
Add subagent_affinity_scope to the disagg server config (YAML top-level,
beside conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents):
- "context" (default): only the CONTEXT request pins to the parent id; the
GEN request keeps the sub-agent's own id and load-balances across the gen
fleet. The parent id is carried in
ConversationParams.subagent_ctx_affinity_id and applied to the ctx request
only, in the disagg service.
- "both": prior behavior -- the parent header overrides the conversation id
for both fleets.
Context-only scoping keeps the ctx prefill-KV reuse while avoiding the
gen-queue TTFT regression. Aggregated deployments are unaffected (no ctx/gen
split; the scope knob is disagg-only).
Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang <24860335+xwang233@users.noreply.github.com>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 12 included reviews per hour; 11 remain after this review. WalkthroughDisaggregated serving now supports configurable parent-session affinity for sub-agent requests. The affinity can apply to context routing only or to both context and generation routing. Header extraction, request resolution, configuration validation, and unit tests were updated. ChangesSub-agent affinity routing
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This change adds configurable sub-agent routing affinity, but an unresolved request-body configuration bypass could allow clients to alter affinity behavior without server opt-in. Resolve or explicitly accept this boundary issue before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Request as Disagg request
participant Server as openai_disagg_server
participant Context as Context fleet
participant Generation as Generation fleet
Request->>Server: Resolve body, parent-header, and conversation IDs
Server->>Context: Route with subagent_ctx_affinity_id when configured
Server->>Generation: Route with original conversation_id
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_cpis aConversationParamsinstance, andsubagent_ctx_affinity_idis declared on that model. Replacegetattr(_cp, "subagent_ctx_affinity_id", None)with_cp.subagent_ctx_affinity_id.As per coding guidelines: “Avoid reflection when ordinary explicit code is sufficient.”
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In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_disagg_service.py`:
- Around line 149-151: Update the generation-first scheduling path to copy and
replace conversation_params with subagent_ctx_affinity_id before context-router
selection, matching the behavior in _send_disagg_request_ctx_first. Ensure this
applies when subagent_affinity_scope is context without changing other
scheduling paths.
In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_protocol.py`:
- Around line 269-271: Prevent client-provided subagent_ctx_affinity_id in
ConversationParams from influencing routing when
conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents is unset. Keep the field
server-private, or clear it during request handling and assign it only after the
frontend extracts the configured parent-session header for context scope.
In `@tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_utils.py`:
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tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_utils.py at lines 238-238, 246-246,
263-263, and 279-279, and
tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_openai_disagg_server.py at lines 232-232,
247-247, 261-261, 274-274, 286-286, 298-298, and 314-314 with precise parameter
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In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_disagg_server.py`:
- Around line 312-316: Update the _extract_conversation_id function signature to
explicitly declare a None return type, preserving its existing parameters and
behavior.
In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_disagg_service.py`:
- Line 148: Update the condition in the ConversationParams handling to access
the declared subagent_ctx_affinity_id field directly via
_cp.subagent_ctx_affinity_id instead of using getattr, while preserving the
existing null-check behavior.
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Prevent request bodies from enabling internal context affinity.
subagent_ctx_affinity_id is an accepted ConversationParams field. A client can send it while conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents is unset. The context-first service then uses that value to replace the context request routing ID. This bypasses the opt-in configuration boundary.
Keep this value server-private, or clear and set it only after the frontend extracts a configured parent-session header in context scope.
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In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/openai_protocol.py` around lines 269 - 271, Prevent
client-provided subagent_ctx_affinity_id in ConversationParams from influencing
routing when conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents is unset. Keep the field
server-private, or clear it during request handling and assign it only after the
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Annotate the eleven disaggregated tests.
Add precise parameter annotations and -> None to each listed function. Use dict[str, Any] for sample_yaml_config, Path for tmp_path, str | None for value, and str for scope.
Test coverage is sufficient. The tests cover affinity defaults, opt-in behavior, YAML persistence, scope validation, conversation-ID precedence and fallback, feature-off behavior, and parent-ID edge cases. Both files are covered by tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml through unittest/disaggregated.
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| # "both": the parent header overrides the conversation id for BOTH fleets. | ||
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| subagent_affinity_scope: Literal['context', 'both'] = 'context' |
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Could we make the prerequisites explicit in both the config field comment and the user-facing docs? Instance affinity only applies when the relevant router is conversation (CTX for context; CTX and GEN for both), while rank affinity also requires kv_cache_routing_conversation_affinity=True. If practical, please emit a startup warning when this header is configured but a relevant router is not conversation, clarifying that instance affinity is inactive rather than rejecting the configuration.
| resolve_request_conversation_id(req, raw_req.headers) | ||
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For a request with a body conversation_id and the parent header, context scope routes CTX by the parent, while both scope ignores the parent because the body wins in resolve_request_conversation_id. Which precedence is intended? Could we make the two scopes and the "body is canonical" documentation consistent, and add a test that asserts the conversation_id the CTX and GEN routers actually receive?
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This also makes the CTX worker see all siblings under the parent conversation_id. Existing AgentX CTX configs use V2 policy=per_conversation; concurrent siblings would then be treated as overlapping turns, causing ConversationManager to warn and omit all but one from drop-plan tracking. Is this an intentional tradeoff for preserving ADP-rank affinity? If so, could we document it and add a concurrent-sibling test; otherwise, the ADP affinity key and conversation-bookkeeping ID may need to be represented separately.
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Summary
Adds two opt-in fields to the disaggregated server config that route a sub-agent's requests to the same context/generation instance (and attention-DP rank) as its parent, maximizing shared-prefix (parent context/tools/system prompt) KV reuse.
conversation_affinity_header_for_subagents(default: unset — feature off): the name of an HTTP header carrying a sub-agent's parent-session id (e.g.X-Dynamo-Parent-Session-ID). When a request carries this header, its value is used as the conversation id so the sub-agent co-locates with its parent. A main-agent request lacks the header and gracefully falls back to the defaultX-Session-IDresolution.subagent_affinity_scope: "context" | "both"(default:"context"): which disaggregated fleets honor the header.context(default, recommended): only the context request pins to the parent; the generation request keeps the sub-agent's own id and load-balances across the generation fleet.both: the parent header overrides the conversation id for both fleets.Both fields live at the top level of the disaggregated server config YAML. Aggregated deployments are unaffected.
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contextis the defaultApplying the affinity to both fleets collapses an entire sub-agent tree onto a single generation instance. Generation runs with a small
max_batch_size, so a burst of co-located siblings queues for its few decode slots and the wait to first token roughly doubles — a TTFT regression. The shared-prefix reuse benefit lives on the context (prefill) side, so scoping the affinity to context keeps the reuse while letting the generation fleet load-balance.Measured on GLM-5.2 disaggregated inference on GB300 (context-only vs. the no-affinity baseline): TTFT improved ~2–9% across disaggregated configurations, with throughput and interactivity flat. The
both-fleets behavior regressed one configuration by ~+23% TTFT; context-only scoping removes that regression while preserving the reuse gains.Tests
tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_openai_disagg_server.py— header resolution, context/both scoping, main-agent fallback, and body-id precedence.tests/unittest/disaggregated/test_disagg_utils.py— config parsing, defaults, YAML round-trip, and scope validation.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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