# KORA v0.2.0-alpha Merge Candidate Validation

Status: merge candidate validation / not released

Historical status at time of writing; `v0.2.0-alpha` has since been published: https://github.com/Krako-Labs/KORA/releases/tag/v0.2.0-alpha

Base `origin/main` commit: `17d0665b6e9eb48bd54a83ae2dda2e59f416a40f`

Merge source branch: `origin/task108_pre_merge_self_review`

Merge source commit: `77e2279ebc40a6f10185bbbdef4701ddb6704022`

Merge candidate branch: `task109_v020_alpha_merge_candidate`

Merge candidate merge commit: `94eafafa2fc45f773fb6e00c4e64645693f7fcbc`

Report date: 2026-05-05

## Summary

This report validates a clean merge candidate branch created from `origin/main` and merged with the Task 101-108 branch chain. The merge completed without conflicts and was validated from the merge candidate branch.

No merge to `main`, Git tag, GitHub Release, package version update, or raw benchmark artifact commit was performed.

## Included Task Chain

| Task | Commit | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Task 101 | `04d6dd6710ff202765d6debc034c2dfa2557cdad` | Yes |
| Task 102 | `c35fd7a6f5f6bed40e65c76217ee453f066cdddb` | Yes |
| Task 103 | `b7e9d59533056e900fcaa3b272878138936f099a` | Yes |
| Task 104 | `37b4cbd71b086e2b161a874dbc255972d1bb28c9` | Yes |
| Task 105 | `7fc346976be6502d87cb8108a2670ea163215659` | Yes |
| Task 106 | `5eeba65f1c17901c16a978f3615f2882a03e2049` | Yes |
| Task 107 | `4ac9c2c8b4359ac023bf415ed838a996c84e898d` | Yes |
| Task 108 | `77e2279ebc40a6f10185bbbdef4701ddb6704022` | Yes |

## Validation Results

| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| `python3 -m pytest` | Passed, `50 passed` |
| `python3 -m kora --help` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora examples list` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run hello_kora` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run retry_demo` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run direct_vs_kora -- --offline` | Passed |
| Regenerate `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` under `/tmp` and compare with tracked workload | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode dry-run` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode direct-baseline` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode kora-controlled` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/summarize_benchmark_results.py` using `/tmp` artifacts | Passed |

Fresh generated summary path:

```text
/tmp/kora_deterministic_heavy_v1_100.summary.task109.md
```

## Benchmark Evidence Counters

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| Workload | `experiments/workloads/deterministic_heavy_v1_100.json` |
| Generator | `experiments/generate_workload.py` |
| Seed | `42` |
| Total tasks | `100` |
| Deterministic/no-model tasks | `80` |
| Fallback/model-candidate tasks | `20` |
| Direct-baseline simulated model invocations | `100` |
| KORA-controlled simulated model invocations | `20` |
| Avoided simulated model invocations | `80` |
| Avoided invocation rate | `80%` |
| Deterministic outputs checked | `80` |
| Deterministic expected-output mismatches | `0` |
| Fallback/model-candidate tasks skipped for deterministic output validation | `20` |

## Artifact and Release Hygiene Checks

| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Merge candidate created from latest fetched `origin/main` | Passed |
| Task 101-108 commits included | Passed |
| Local dirty `main` worktree untouched | Passed |
| No merge or push to `main` | Passed |
| No Git tag created | Passed |
| No GitHub Release created | Passed |
| No package version update | Passed |
| No `CHANGELOG.md` update in this task | Passed |
| No raw generated benchmark JSON artifacts tracked | Passed |
| Generated benchmark result JSON/JSONL paths remain ignored | Passed |
| Workload definitions remain trackable | Passed |

Tracked benchmark-related JSON files remain source fixtures or workload definitions, including `experiments/workloads/deterministic_heavy_v1_100.json`.

Raw generated benchmark artifacts used for validation were written under `/tmp` and were not committed.

## Safe Claim Boundary

Safe claim:

> In a reproducible 100-task deterministic-heavy benchmark workload, KORA-controlled execution avoided 80 of 100 simulated model invocations versus a naive direct baseline.

## Explicit Non-Claims

This merge candidate validation does not claim:

- production cost reduction proof
- real API-cost reduction proof
- production benchmark proof
- full runtime-integrated benchmark evidence
- broad workload superiority proof
- energy reduction evidence

## Remaining Blockers

- Merge candidate still needs PR review before any merge to `main`.
- Final validation still needs to run from public `origin/main` after merge.
- `CHANGELOG.md` still needs reviewed `v0.2.0-alpha` wording after merge readiness is confirmed.
- Raw artifact freeze decision remains open.
- Git tag approval remains open.
- GitHub Release approval remains open.

## Recommended Next Action

Open a PR from `task109_v020_alpha_merge_candidate` to `main`. After PR review and merge, run final validation from public `origin/main` before changelog, tag, or GitHub Release work.

## Release Actions Not Performed

- No merge to `main`.
- No Git tag.
- No GitHub Release.
- No package version update.
- No raw benchmark JSON artifacts committed.
