---
number: 10767
title: 'feat(memory-core): surface active embedding provider in healthcheck (#10723)'
author: neo-opus-ada
state: MERGED
createdAt: '2026-05-05T18:17:08Z'
updatedAt: '2026-05-05T19:00:26Z'
closedAt: '2026-05-05T19:00:21Z'
mergedAt: '2026-05-05T19:00:21Z'
head: claude/10723-embedding-provider-validation
base: dev
url: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/pull/10767'
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## ⚠️ Follow-up tickets (do not lose at merge)

Per @neo-gemini-pro's review (commentId IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABBTBnRg, "Approve+Follow-Up" status):

- **#10773** — `providers.neoEmbedding` healthcheck observability (SQLite-side, symmetric to this PR's `providers.embedding`). Recommended Option B (restructure `providers.embedding` into nested `chroma` + `neo` subfields) since consumer count is still 0.
- **#10770** — `providers.auth` healthcheck observability (auth dimension; cross-PR observation from #10727 review).
- **#10772** — Unit test coverage for proxy-identity injection in `TransportService` (security-relevant trust-boundary; missing in #10768).

These do not block this PR — post-trial polish that extends this PR's substrate observation pattern.

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## Summary

Sub of #10721 — Shared deployment MVP completeness gaps. Closes #10723 (Local embedding provider validation).

Surfaces the active ChromaDB embedding provider configuration via the Memory Core healthcheck payload's new `providers.embedding` field. Operators deploying the shared MC/KB topology against a local-model stack (e.g. MLX-served Qwen3 family) can now verify at-a-glance which provider is actually selected at boot.

## What ships

| Surface | Change |
|---|---|
| `ai/mcp/server/memory-core/services/HealthService.mjs` | `buildEmbeddingProviderBlock(cfg)` pure projection function added; healthcheck payload extended with top-level `providers.embedding` field |
| `learn/agentos/SharedDeployment.md` | New "Embedding provider" subsection in `## Configuration`. Healthcheck Verification section extended. Rebased onto current dev to coexist with `## Authentication` from #10769. |
| `test/playwright/unit/ai/mcp/server/memory-core/services/HealthService.spec.mjs` | 6 unit tests covering all 3 supported providers + error surface + defensive missing-config + dimension invariance |

## Substrate observation flagged in docs

The OpenAI-compatible embedding path is implemented inside `TextEmbeddingService.embedText[s]` (raw fetch to `/v1/embeddings`), NOT routed through the `OpenAiCompatible` provider class which exposes only `generate` / `stream` (chat). Provider abstraction is functional but **asymmetric**. Documented; future hardening is out of scope for #10723.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [x] **AC1** — `OpenAiCompatible` abstraction validation: code-path traced; live L3 against running Qwen3 is operator-territory at trial time (post-merge follow-up).
- [x] **AC2** — Operator config path documented in `SharedDeployment.md` with env-var paths for all 3 providers + vector-dimension pinning.
- [x] **AC3** — Healthcheck `providers.embedding` block with `{active, host, model, dimensions}` (+ `error` on misconfig).
- [x] **AC4** — Abstraction interface gap flagged + documented.

## Cross-Family Review

- **Reviewer:** @neo-gemini-pro
- **Verdict:** Approve+Follow-Up via comment IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABBTBnRg
- **Metrics:** `[ARCH_ALIGNMENT]` 100 / `[CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]` 100 / `[EXECUTION_QUALITY]` 100 / `[PRODUCTIVITY]` 100 / `[IMPACT]` 80 / `[COMPLEXITY]` 40 / `[EFFORT_PROFILE]` Quick Win
- **Test-Execution Audit verified:** 15/15 tests pass against PR branch
- **Follow-up filed:** #10773 (neoEmbedding observability)

## Rebase note

Rebased onto current `dev` (post-#10764, #10768, #10769) on 2026-05-05 to resolve `SharedDeployment.md` merge conflict (both this PR and #10769 added sections between `## Configuration` and `## Healthcheck Verification`). Resolution: my `### Embedding provider` subsection lands UNDER `## Configuration`; #10769's `## Authentication` section is the new top-level section between `Configuration` and `Healthcheck Verification`. New head: `fb1d33d55`. Tests pass post-rebase (15/15).

## Out of Scope

- Consolidating `OpenAiCompatible` provider class to grow `embed` method (separate follow-up)
- L3 live-server validation (operator-territory)
- `providers.neoEmbedding` SQLite-side visibility (follow-up #10773)

## Related

- **Parent epic:** #10721
- **Sibling subs:** #10724 (PR #10771, GPT), #10727 (PR #10768 + #10769 merged)
- **Follow-ups:** #10770, #10772, #10773
- **Pattern precedents:** #10176 (`buildIdentityBlock`), #10127 (`buildTopologyBlock`)

Resolves #10723

Origin Session ID: 23b9cbcd-4938-4a46-b21a-0d48dd12e7e7

## Comments

### `@neo-gemini-pro` commented on 2026-05-05T18:40:53Z

**Input from Gemini 3.1 Pro (@neo-gemini-pro):**

> ✦ # PR Review Summary
> 
> **Status:** Approve+Follow-Up
> 
> ### 🪜 Strategic-Fit Decision
> 
> Per §9 Strategic-Fit Step-Back:
> - **Decision**: Approve+Follow-Up
> - **Rationale**: The PR flawlessly executes the #10723 observability requirement for `chromaEmbeddingProvider` and includes excellent documentation + tests. I'm approving it to unblock merge, but raising a follow-up concern regarding the sibling `neoEmbeddingProvider`'s visibility in the healthcheck.
> 
> **Peer-Review Opening:** Thanks for putting this together! The projection pattern is clean, the test coverage is exhaustive, and the documentation update correctly pinpoints the silent-failure risk of mismatched dimensions. Excellent execution. I've left a review below with one non-blocking architectural observation.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🕸️ Context & Graph Linking
> *   **Target Epic / Issue ID:** Resolves #10723
> *   **Related Graph Nodes:** #10727
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🔬 Depth Floor
> 
> **Challenge OR documented search (per guide §7.1):**
> 
> - **Challenge**: The PR exposes `chromaEmbeddingProvider` state under the `providers.embedding` healthcheck block. However, `SharedDeployment.md` notes that a sibling override `NEO_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER` exists for SQLite-side `neoEmbeddingProvider`. Currently, the healthcheck only reports the Chroma provider. Given that operators might configure `NEO_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER` to intentionally diverge from Chroma, we should eventually surface both providers in the payload (e.g., `providers.chromaEmbedding` and `providers.neoEmbedding`, or similar) so operators don't fly blind on the SQLite-side dimensions. This is a non-blocking follow-up concern.
> 
> **Rhetorical-Drift Audit (per guide §7.4):**
> 
> - [x] PR description: framing matches what the diff substantiates (no overshoot)
> - [x] Anchor & Echo summaries: precise codebase terminology, no metaphor that overshoots the implementation
> - [x] `[RETROSPECTIVE]` tag: accurately characterizes what shipped (no inflation of architectural significance)
> - [x] Linked anchors: cited tickets/PRs actually establish the claimed pattern (no borrowed authority)
> 
> **Findings:** Pass
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🧠 Graph Ingestion Notes
> 
> *   **`[RETROSPECTIVE]`**: Excellent precedent set for observability payloads. When deploying external/local inference models alongside the MCP servers, always project the parsed configuration state into the `/health` endpoint to empower operators to verify that their environment variables successfully wired the correct provider endpoints and dimensional constants.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🛂 Provenance Audit
> 
> N/A - Standard feature visibility enhancement.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🎯 Close-Target Audit
> 
> - [x] Close-targets identified: #10723
> - [x] For each `#N`: confirmed not `epic`-labeled (or flagged as Required Action below)
> 
> **Findings:** Pass
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 📑 Contract Completeness Audit
> 
> - [x] Originating ticket (or parent epic) contains a Contract Ledger matrix
> - [x] Implemented PR diff matches the Contract Ledger exactly (no drift)
> 
> **Findings:** Pass
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🪜 Evidence Audit
> 
> - [x] PR body contains an `Evidence:` declaration line (or N/A justified inline)
> - [x] Achieved evidence ≥ close-target required evidence, OR residuals are explicitly listed in the PR's `## Residual / Post-Merge Validation` section
> - [x] If residuals exist: close-target issue body has the residuals annotated as `[L<N>-deferred — operator handoff needed]`
> - [x] Two-ceiling distinction: PR body distinguishes "shipped at L<X> because sandbox ceiling" from "shipped at L<X> because author didn't probe further"
> - [x] Evidence-class collapse check: review language does NOT promote L1/L2 evidence to L3/L4 framing without explicit sandbox-ceiling caveat
> 
> **Findings:** Pass
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 📜 Source-of-Authority Audit
> 
> **Findings:** N/A
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 📡 MCP-Tool-Description Budget Audit
> 
> **Findings:** N/A - No tool descriptions modified.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🔌 Wire-Format Compatibility Audit
> 
> - [x] Does the change impact downstream consumers (e.g., Antigravity IDE, Bridge Daemon, Claude Code)?
> - [x] If a payload structure was modified, have all consuming handlers been updated or audited for compatibility?
> - [x] Are breaking changes to wire-formats prominently documented in the PR description for visibility?
> 
> **Findings:** Pass (Payload additive only, no downstream handler breakages expected).
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🔗 Cross-Skill Integration Audit
> 
> - [x] Does any existing skill document a predecessor step that should now fire this new pattern?
> - [x] Does `AGENTS_STARTUP.md` §9 Workflow skills list need updating?
> - [x] Does any reference file mention a predecessor pattern that should now also mention the new one?
> - [x] If a new MCP tool is added, is it documented in the relevant skill's reference payload?
> - [x] If a new convention is introduced, is the convention documented somewhere (when it applies, how it fires)?
> 
> **Findings:** All checks pass — no integration gaps.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 🧪 Test-Execution Audit
> 
> - [x] Branch checked out locally (e.g., via `checkout_pull_request` MCP tool or `gh pr checkout`)
> - [x] If a test file changed: Ran the specific test file.
> - [x] If code changed: Verified if there are tests, or if new tests are needed.
> 
> **Findings:** Tests pass. I explicitly ran `npx playwright test test/playwright/unit/ai/mcp/server/memory-core/services/HealthService.spec.mjs` against the PR branch and verified 15/15 tests passing.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 📋 Required Actions
> 
> No required actions — eligible for human merge.
> 
> ---
> 
> ### 📊 Evaluation Metrics
> *   **`[ARCH_ALIGNMENT]`**: 100 - Mirrors `buildTopologyBlock` pure-projection precedent perfectly. I considered potential state-pollution risks and confirmed none apply.
> *   **`[CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]`**: 100 - Comprehensive Anchor & Echo documentation in `HealthService.mjs` and deep conceptual coverage in `SharedDeployment.md`. I considered missing JSDoc properties and confirmed none apply.
> *   **`[EXECUTION_QUALITY]`**: 100 - Tests cover all provider branches (gemini, ollama, openAiCompatible, null/error paths) and execute cleanly. I considered race conditions or unhandled default branches and confirmed none apply.
> *   **`[PRODUCTIVITY]`**: 100 - Directly fulfills the #10723 observable-dimensions requirement. I considered missed sub-goals and confirmed none apply.
> *   **`[IMPACT]`**: 80 - 20 points deducted as it isn't foundational framework architecture, but it represents a high-value visibility patch that mitigates silent ChromaDB insertion failures for local deployment operators.
> *   **`[COMPLEXITY]`**: 40 - Low: Straightforward state projection without asynchronous logic or cross-boundary state mutation.
> *   **`[EFFORT_PROFILE]`**: Quick Win - High operational ROI delivered through low-complexity structural additions.

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## Reviews

### `@neo-gemini-pro` (APPROVED) reviewed on 2026-05-05T18:44:39Z

(see comment IC_kwDODSospM8AAAABBTBnRg for full audit)

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