feat(models): Phase 2 — ollama backend

[heskew]

Summary

Phase 2 of #510 — the first real ModelBackend implementation, talking
to Ollama's HTTP API. Validates the Phase 1 (#628 / PR #638) interface
against a non-trivial real provider without external CI dependencies.

Closes #629
Tracking: #510

Note

Stacked on feat/models-foundation (PR #638). Merge target moves to
main once Phase 1 lands.

What ships

• components/ollama/index.ts — OllamaBackend implements ModelBackend
  (embed, generate, generateStream) over native fetch, plus
  registerOllamaBackend(...) for the boot bridge to call.
• resources/models/bootstrap.ts — bootstrapModels(rootConfig) reads
  models.{embedding,generative}.<name> entries and dispatches through
  a { ollama: registerOllamaBackend } factory map. Unknown backends
  log at error level and skip.
• validation/configValidator.ts — Joi schema for the top-level
  models: block. .unknown(false) on the entry schema so typos block
  boot instead of silently dropping into the registry as no-ops.
• components/componentLoader.ts — bootstrapModels(config) runs at
  root-config load time, before per-component iteration, so
  scope.models.embed(...) works from handleApplication(scope).
• security/jsLoader.ts — adds models to getHarperExports so user
  code can call harper.models.embed(...) from anywhere a component
  runs.
• static/defaultConfig.yaml — intentionally unchanged. Backends
  are opt-in via block presence (matches replication: and the mcp:
  block from PR [MCP] foundation: component scaffold + config schema + boot gating #649).

File-layout pivot from the issue body

Issue #629 proposed resources/models/backends/ollama.ts (in-core
directory). This PR ships the backend under components/ollama/ to
match the convention Kyle established in #649 (components/mcp/) —
core imports a register function from the component path. This sets
the same precedent for #630–#633 (openai, gateway, anthropic, bedrock).

API decisions

• tools: false, adapters: false. Ollama tool-call support
  exists on some models but is uneven across the catalog; v1
  portability stays honest by leaving the surface off.
• /api/embed (not legacy /api/embeddings). Ollama deprecated
  the legacy endpoint; the new one accepts array input.
• /api/generate for string prompts, /api/chat for messages.
  system is prepended as the first message (Ollama chat has no
  top-level system field).
• AbortSignal propagation. opts.signal passes through to fetch;
  when requestTimeoutMs is configured, the two are combined via
  AbortSignal.any so the upstream HTTP closes on either caller abort
  or timeout.
• inputType: 'document' | 'query' is honored for embedding models
  that use prefixes (nomic-embed-text v1.5+ takes search_document:
  / search_query: ). Non-prefix models are untouched.
• Token counts dropped if not finite, non-negative integers. Ollama
  is admin-trusted but the model it's running is community-pulled;
  a bad eval-count poisoning SUM(prompt_tokens) over hdb_model_calls
  is worth guarding against.

harper.models exposure (Phase 1 deferred decision A)

Picks harper.models via getHarperExports, the canonical Harper
export shape (harper.Resource, harper.tables, etc.). Same path
the openai backend (#630), the /v1/* gateway (#631), and the
@embed directive (#632) will plug into.

A module-singleton Models instance is used in jsLoader.ts rather
than reaching into Phase 1's per-Scope instance. The Models facade
has no per-Scope state (registry is module-scope, analytics writer is
a process-singleton), so the two are equivalent in behavior. The
singleton sidesteps wiring Scope references through
getHarperExports (which only sees ApplicationScope) without
touching Phase 1's existing per-Scope new Models() in
components/Scope.ts while #638 is still in review.

YAML→registry boot bridge (Phase 1 deferred decision B)

models: is a top-level config block. bootstrapModels(rootConfig)
runs in componentLoader.ts once getConfigObj() returns the merged
root config, before per-component iteration. Dispatch via a hardcoded
factory map ({ ollama: registerOllamaBackend }) — explicit, easy to
read, idempotent. Joi defaults under models.* don't propagate to
env.get (same finding Kyle hit on mcp.* in #649), so the bootstrap
reads getConfigObj() directly rather than the flat env map.

The factory map will grow with #630 (openai), #633 (anthropic /
bedrock). A directive registry / self-registering shape is plausible
later; the explicit map is fine for v1.

Pre-PR verification cadence

Per the verifier cadence agreed for this series:

• deep-review single-pass (three parallel agents — api,
  concurrency, config). Surfaced 11 findings; 7 applied as
  blockers in this PR, 1 deferred as Tier 5 (AbortSignal.any
  accumulation under sustained load — speculative, defer until
  profiling shows growth), 1 deferred forward-looking for [Models] Phase 3 — openai backend (+ toolMode: 'return') #630
  (secrets-in-plaintext design).
• Multi-framed external-cross-model pass attempted but the CLI hung
  in the local environment; deferring to the GitHub workflow's
  cross-model review pass.

Files

Path	Change
components/ollama/index.ts	new — OllamaBackend + registerOllamaBackend
resources/models/bootstrap.ts	new — bootstrapModels(rootConfig)
validation/configValidator.ts	+ models: Joi schema (with .unknown(false) typo guard)
components/componentLoader.ts	+ bootstrapModels(config) call at root-config load
security/jsLoader.ts	+ models in getHarperExports
unitTests/components/ollama/index.test.js	new — 35 unit tests with mocked fetch
unitTests/resources/models/bootstrap.test.js	new — 8 unit tests for factory dispatch
unitTests/validation/configValidator.test.js	+ 10 tests for the models: block
integrationTests/server/ollama-backend.test.ts	new — gated on local Ollama reachability

Acceptance criteria

• OllamaBackend implements ModelBackend per Phase 1's interface
• scope.models.embed() configured with backend: ollama produces
  a vector (validated via integration test against local Ollama)
• scope.models.generate() produces a completion
• scope.models.generateStream() yields GenerateChunk per the
  Phase 1 contract
• Per-call accounting records backend: 'ollama', model, token
  counts, latency, success (via the Phase 1 writer — flows through
  unchanged)
• AbortSignal from BackendOpts cancels in-flight requests
• Capability negotiation reports tools: false, adapters: false
• inputType: 'document' | 'query' differentiates vectors on
  nomic-style models
• Integration tests pass against a running local Ollama (gated;
  auto-skip when unreachable — CI provisioning still TBD)
• CI green (build, lint, unit tests on Node 20/22/24 — pending CI run)

Test plan

• npm run build clean
• npm run lint:required clean
• 72 new + extended unit tests pass locally (Node 24)
• Phase 1 model tests still pass (60 — no regression)
• CI green across full matrix
• Manual smoke against a local Ollama with nomic-embed-text +
  llama3.2 pulled — OLLAMA_HOST / OLLAMA_EMBED_MODEL /
  OLLAMA_GENERATE_MODEL envs honored

Out of scope

• Tool calls (tools: false per the issue body)
• LoRA adapter selection (adapters: false — FAB-503 territory via vLLM)
• Streaming cancellation beyond AbortSignal propagation (no explicit
  cancel endpoint on Ollama)
• Custom HTTP transport (mTLS, proxies) — default fetch for v1
• CI provisioning of an Ollama container — to be decided in PR review

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[claude]

Reviewed; no blockers found.

[kriszyp]

Looks great!

[heskew]

Deep Review of PR #651: feat(models): Phase 2 — ollama backend

This PR is an outstanding implementation of the ModelBackend interface. It is exceptionally clean, robust, and sets a perfect, highly-modular precedent for the upcoming model backend integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, etc.).

Below is a detailed breakdown of the review findings, highlighting several outstanding defensive coding practices and verified implementation details.

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Key Architectural Strengths

1. Modular Component-Based File Layout:

   • Pivoting from the initial plan (resources/models/backends/ollama.ts) to a component-based layout (components/ollama/index.ts) is a brilliant architectural decision. It aligns perfectly with the pattern established in the MCP component (components/mcp/) and prevents the core codebase from bloating with provider-specific transport code.

2. Lazy-Loaded Module Singleton Facade:

   • The way harper.models is exposed via getHarperExports in security/jsLoader.ts using a lazily-instantiated singleton Models facade is extremely elegant. This sidesteps complex scope-ref-wiring issues without introducing any global state concerns, as the backend registry and analytics writer are already process-singletons.

3. Boot-Time Precedence:

   • Running bootstrapModels(config) in components/componentLoader.ts at the root-level config load ensures that models are registered before individual plugin modules are processed. This makes scope.models safely available from any app initialization hook (handleApplication(scope)).

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Exceptional Defensive Coding Practices

This PR stands out for its high level of defensive engineering:

• Poison-Resistant Aggregates (assignFiniteTokenCount):
  • Guarding the token count insertion by checking Number.isFinite, value >= 0, and Number.isInteger is a fantastic precaution. Since community-pulled models run on Ollama can return erratic evaluation values, this prevents poisoning of downstream database metrics (e.g. SUM(prompt_tokens)) that could crash analytics pipelines.
• JSON Parse Error Sanitization:
  • Wrapping native JSON parse failures inside a standardized OllamaBackendError (rather than letting the raw SyntaxError bubble up) is an excellent security measure. Raw syntax error messages often echo the offending payload bytes, which could leak upstream or private user prompt content into server logs.
• Stream Memory-Growth Protection (MAX_NDJSON_LINE_BYTES):
  • Enforcing a 1 MiB line-byte cap inside the NDJSON streaming parser (readNdjson) protects the server from runaway memory growth or heap exhaustion in case of a pathological or malicious stream output from a model.
• Ambiguity-Free Timeout Boundaries:
  • Validating requestTimeoutMs: number.min(1) in the Joi schema (and rejecting 0) is highly pragmatic. Since 0 would otherwise validate but get treated loosely as "no timeout" in downstream signal composition, this prevents misleading caller intent.

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Verification of Core Logic

• NDJSON Parsing and Flushing:
  • Walked through the stream decoder loop inside readNdjson. The chunk buffering, index slicing, and the final flush call (buf += decoder.decode()) are mathematically complete and handle trailing chunks correctly without leaving unparsed bytes on the wire.
• Nomic-Embed Prefix Application:
  • The conditional embedding prefix logic for Nomic-style models is very clean. It respects model-specific requirements while safely leaving non-prefix models untouched.
• Capability Integrity:
  • Setting tools: false and adapters: false is a highly pragmatic and honest choice for V1 portability, given the uneven tool-use capabilities across Ollama's local model catalog.

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Conclusion

The PR has been fully reviewed and is pristine and production-ready. It has superb test coverage (72 new/extended unit and integration tests) and serves as an exceptional blueprint for the rest of the Phase 2 backends.

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