From 3bbdf8ff0dc3246861a2b6f5fd6599a2a06546fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snider <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:32:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/18] chore(rocm): partial dappco.re migration + CLAUDE.md
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Internal package paths migrated to dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/*.
External imports (coreerr, go-inference) intentionally left on
forge.lthn.ai for now — the homelab factory will pick up the rest of
the migration as part of its dispatch loop.

Also: CLAUDE.md refresh with current architecture notes.

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 CLAUDE.md   | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 backend.go  |   2 +-
 discover.go |   2 +-
 model.go    |   2 +-
 rocm.go     |   2 +-
 server.go   |   2 +-
 6 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 69f4334..571d305 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,52 +1,108 @@
-# CLAUDE.md
+# go-rocm — AMD ROCm GPU Inference
 
 ## What This Is
 
-AMD ROCm GPU inference for Linux. Module: `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm`
+AMD ROCm GPU inference for Linux via managed `llama-server` subprocess. Module: `dappco.re/go/rocm`.
 
-Implements `inference.Backend` and `inference.TextModel` (from `core/go-inference`) using llama.cpp compiled with HIP/ROCm. Targets AMD RDNA 3+ GPUs.
+Implements `inference.Backend` and `inference.TextModel` (from `core/go-inference`) using llama.cpp compiled with `-DGGML_HIP=ON`. Targets AMD RDNA 2+ GPUs (tested on Radeon RX 7800 XT, gfx1100).
 
-## Target Hardware
+Sibling to `go-mlx` (Metal on macOS). Both expose the same interface; users select at runtime based on `Available()`.
 
-- **GPU**: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (gfx1100, RDNA 3, 16 GB VRAM) — confirmed gfx1100, not gfx1101
-- **OS**: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (linux/amd64)
-- **ROCm**: 7.2.0 installed
-- **Kernel**: 6.17.0
+## Key Facts
 
-## Commands
+- **Subprocess model:** llama-server runs as isolated process, communicates via HTTP/SSE
+- **GGUF parser:** Reads model metadata (v2/v3) without loading tensors — enables fast discovery
+- **VRAM monitoring:** sysfs-based (no ROCm runtime library dependency)
+- **iGPU masking:** `HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0` hardcoded — Ryzen 9 iGPU crashes llama-server if exposed
+- **Auto-register:** `init()` registers backend into `inference.Register()` on linux && amd64
+- **Platform stubs:** Exports no-op funcs on non-Linux/amd64 to avoid build failures
+- **Error wrapping:** All errors use `coreerr.E(scope, msg, cause)` from `go-log`
 
-```bash
-go test ./...                       # Unit tests (no GPU required)
-go test -tags rocm ./...            # Integration tests + benchmarks (GPU required)
-go test -tags rocm -v -run TestROCm ./...   # Full GPU tests only
-go test -tags rocm -bench=. -benchtime=3x ./...  # Benchmarks
-```
+## Hardware & OS
 
-## Architecture
+| Component | Value |
+|-----------|-------|
+| GPU | Radeon RX 7800 XT (gfx1100, RDNA 3, 16 GB) |
+| CPU | Ryzen 9 9950X |
+| OS | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
+| ROCm | 7.2.0 |
+| Kernel | 6.17.0 |
 
-See `docs/architecture.md` for full detail.
+## Architecture
 
 ```
-go-rocm/
-├── backend.go           inference.Backend (linux && amd64)
-├── model.go             inference.TextModel (linux && amd64)
-├── server.go            llama-server subprocess lifecycle
-├── vram.go              VRAM monitoring via sysfs
-├── discover.go          GGUF model discovery
-├── register_rocm.go     auto-registers via init() (linux && amd64)
-├── rocm_stub.go         stubs for non-linux/non-amd64
-└── internal/
-    ├── llamacpp/        llama-server HTTP client + health check
-    └── gguf/            GGUF v2/v3 binary metadata parser
+dappco.re/go/rocm/
+├── Public:
+│   ├── rocm.go              [VRAMInfo, ModelInfo types]
+│   ├── discover.go          [DiscoverModels(dir) -> []ModelInfo]
+│   ├── register_rocm.go     [init() register]
+│
+├── Backend/Model (linux && amd64):
+│   ├── backend.go           [rocmBackend impl]
+│   ├── model.go             [rocmModel impl, metrics, streaming]
+│   ├── server.go            [subprocess lifecycle, port mgmt]
+│   ├── vram.go              [GetVRAMInfo() via sysfs]
+│   ├── rocm_stub.go         [stubs for other platforms]
+│
+└── Internal:
+    ├── internal/gguf/
+    │   └── gguf.go          [GGUF v2/v3 binary header parser]
+    │
+    └── internal/llamacpp/
+        ├── client.go        [HTTP client, Complete, ChatComplete]
+        └── health.go        [/health endpoint polling]
 ```
 
-## Critical: iGPU Crash
+## Critical Rules
+
+1. **iGPU always masked:** `serverEnv()` enforces `HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0`. This is non-negotiable. Do not accept as config or env var override.
+
+2. **Platform-specific:** Build tags `linux && amd64` for GPU code. Stubs on other platforms prevent build errors.
+
+3. **Subprocess isolation:** llama-server is not trusted. Runs at default perms, minimal env, auto-killed on exit.
 
-The Ryzen 9 9950X iGPU appears as ROCm Device 1. llama-server crashes trying to split tensors across it. `serverEnv()` always sets `HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0`. Do not remove or weaken this.
+4. **Error scope:** All errors use `coreerr.E()`. No `fmt.Errorf`, no `errors.New`, no `log` package.
 
-## Building llama-server with ROCm
+5. **Banned imports:** `fmt`, `log`, `errors`, `os/exec` use their core.* equivalents. (Note: `os` used directly for file/env ops, justified by GPU module weight constraints.)
+
+6. **Metrics best-effort:** VRAM stats read non-atomically from sysfs. Under heavy churn, transient gaps expected. Recording is not real-time.
+
+## Spec Index
+
+See `/sessions/vibrant-sharp-fermat/mnt/plans/code/core/go/rocm/RFC.md`:
+
+- **§1–2:** Overview & package layout
+- **§3:** Type definitions (VRAMInfo, ModelInfo, rocmBackend, rocmModel, server)
+- **§4:** Inference pipeline (Load, Generate, Chat, metrics)
+- **§5:** GGUF parser internals
+- **§6:** llama-server HTTP bridge
+- **§7–9:** VRAM discovery, model discovery, platform support
+- **§10–16:** Error handling, config, quantisation, design notes, cross-refs
+
+## Working Commands
 
 ```bash
+# Unit tests (no GPU required)
+go test ./...
+
+# Integration tests + benchmarks (GPU required, gfx1100)
+go test -tags rocm ./...
+
+# Full GPU tests only
+go test -tags rocm -v -run TestROCm ./...
+
+# Benchmarks
+go test -tags rocm -bench=. -benchtime=3x ./...
+
+# Format & lint
+go fmt ./...
+```
+
+## Building llama-server
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp
+cd llama.cpp
 cmake -B build \
     -DGGML_HIP=ON \
     -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=gfx1100 \
@@ -56,34 +112,26 @@ cmake --build build --parallel $(nproc) -t llama-server
 sudo cp build/bin/llama-server /usr/local/bin/llama-server
 ```
 
-## Environment Variables
+## Coordination
 
-| Variable | Default | Purpose |
-|----------|---------|---------|
-| `ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH` | PATH lookup | Path to llama-server binary |
-| `HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES` | overridden to `0` | Always forced to 0 — do not rely on ambient value |
+- **Virgil** (forge.lthn.ai/core) — orchestrator, task writer, PR reviewer
+- **go-mlx** — sibling Metal backend (same interface contract)
+- **go-inference** — shared TextModel/Backend interface definitions
+- **go-ml** — scoring engine wrapping both backends
+- **LEM training** — uses go-rocm for model eval on Charon homelab
 
-## Coding Standards
+## Test Naming
 
-- UK English
-- Tests: testify assert/require
-- Build tags: `linux && amd64` for GPU code, `rocm` for integration tests
-- Errors: `coreerr.E("pkg.Func", "what failed", err)` via `go-log`, never `fmt.Errorf` or `errors.New`
-- File I/O: `os` package used directly — `go-io` not imported (its transitive deps are too heavy for a GPU inference module)
-- Conventional commits
-- Co-Author: `Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>`
-- Licence: EUPL-1.2
+Format: `TestFilename_Function_{Good,Bad,Ugly}` — all three categories mandatory.
 
-## Coordination
+Example: `TestModel_Generate_Good`, `TestModel_Generate_Bad`, `TestModel_Generate_Ugly`.
 
-- **Virgil** (core/go) is the orchestrator — writes tasks and reviews PRs
-- **go-mlx** is the sibling — Metal backend on macOS, same interface contract
-- **go-inference** defines the shared TextModel/Backend interfaces both backends implement
-- **go-ml** wraps both backends into the scoring engine
+## Commit Style
 
-## Documentation
+```
+type(scope): description
+
+Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
+```
 
-- `docs/architecture.md` — component design, data flow, interface contracts
-- `docs/development.md` — prerequisites, test commands, benchmarks, coding standards
-- `docs/history.md` — completed phases, commit hashes, known limitations
-- `docs/plans/` — phase design documents (read-only reference)
+Example: `feat(rocm): add VRAM monitoring via sysfs`
diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index 8f1bdcf..edb1ff6 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm/internal/gguf"
+	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
 // rocmBackend implements inference.Backend for AMD ROCm GPUs.
diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index 0d298ca..95c57b6 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm/internal/gguf"
+	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
 // DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 5ae5c47..ab25280 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm/internal/llamacpp"
+	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
 // rocmModel implements inference.TextModel using a llama-server subprocess.
diff --git a/rocm.go b/rocm.go
index bea7178..f09279a 100644
--- a/rocm.go
+++ b/rocm.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //
 //	import (
 //	    "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-//	    _ "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm" // auto-registers ROCm backend
+//	    _ "dappco.re/go/core/rocm" // auto-registers ROCm backend
 //	)
 //
 //	m, err := inference.LoadModel("/path/to/model.gguf")
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 071e759..4b507ee 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm/internal/llamacpp"
+	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
 // server manages a llama-server subprocess.

From 625adab006c20cb21eba096c934821b1b73be363 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:49:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/18] fix: align rocm startup and error handling with RFC

---
 discover.go                      |  3 ++-
 discover_test.go                 |  8 ++++++
 internal/gguf/gguf.go            |  4 +--
 internal/gguf/gguf_test.go       |  5 ++--
 internal/llamacpp/health.go      |  4 +--
 internal/llamacpp/health_test.go |  8 +++++-
 server.go                        | 44 +++++++++++++++++---------------
 server_test.go                   | 27 ++++++++++++++++++--
 8 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index 95c57b6..7286185 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/gguf"
+	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
 )
 
 // DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func DiscoverModels(dir string) ([]ModelInfo, error) {
 	matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(dir, "*.gguf"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.DiscoverModels", "glob gguf files", err)
 	}
 
 	var models []ModelInfo
diff --git a/discover_test.go b/discover_test.go
index 9a6ce1a..6c7c644 100644
--- a/discover_test.go
+++ b/discover_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ func TestDiscoverModels_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, models)
 }
 
+func TestDiscoverModels_BadPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "bad[")
+
+	_, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "glob gguf files")
+}
+
 func TestDiscoverModels_SkipsCorruptFile(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf.go b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
index 28a290e..74247aa 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ func FileTypeName(ft uint32) string {
 func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Metadata{}, err
+		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "open file", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	info, err := f.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
-		return Metadata{}, err
+		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "stat file", err)
 	}
 
 	r := bufio.NewReader(f)
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go b/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
index 5afb7b0..748330b 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func TestReadMetadata_InvalidMagic(t *testing.T) {
 func TestReadMetadata_FileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := ReadMetadata("/nonexistent/path/model.gguf")
 	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "open file")
 }
 
 func TestFileTypeName(t *testing.T) {
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ func TestReadMetadata_UnsupportedVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747))) // magic
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(99)))          // invalid version
+	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(99)))         // invalid version
 	f.Close()
 
 	_, err = ReadMetadata(path)
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func TestReadMetadata_SkipsUnknownValueTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	b8 := make([]byte, 8)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(b8, 3) // count: 3
 	arrBuf = append(arrBuf, b8...)
-	arrBuf = append(arrBuf, 10, 20, 30)  // 3 uint8 values
+	arrBuf = append(arrBuf, 10, 20, 30) // 3 uint8 values
 	writeRawKV(t, f, "custom.array_val", 9, arrBuf)
 
 	// 7-8. Interesting keys to verify parsing continued correctly.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index 33ec57b..6c31a4d 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ type healthResponse struct {
 func (c *Client) Health(ctx context.Context) error {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, c.baseURL+"/health", nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "create health request", err)
 	}
 	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "health request", err)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go b/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
index 38affcf..4ee677d 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
@@ -51,5 +51,11 @@ func TestHealth_Loading(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHealth_ServerDown(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:1") // nothing listening
 	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "health request")
+}
+
+func TestHealth_InvalidBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("http://%zz")
+	err := c.Health(context.Background())
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "create health request")
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 4b507ee..a268416 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
 	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
+	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+)
+
+var (
+	serverStartupTimeout    = 60 * time.Second
+	serverReadyPollInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 // server manages a llama-server subprocess.
@@ -64,13 +69,14 @@ func freePort() (int, error) {
 }
 
 // serverEnv returns the environment for the llama-server subprocess.
-// Filters any existing HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES and sets it to 0 to mask the iGPU.
-// This is critical — the Ryzen 9 iGPU crashes llama-server if not masked.
+// Filters any existing HIP_* settings and sets HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 to mask
+// the iGPU. This is critical — the Ryzen 9 iGPU crashes llama-server if not
+// masked, and inherited HIP variables can re-expose multi-GPU state.
 func serverEnv() []string {
 	environ := os.Environ()
 	env := make([]string, 0, len(environ)+1)
 	for _, e := range environ {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "HIP_") {
 			continue
 		}
 		env = append(env, e)
@@ -80,8 +86,8 @@ func serverEnv() []string {
 }
 
 // startServer spawns llama-server and waits for it to become ready.
-// It selects a free port automatically, retrying up to 3 times if the
-// process exits during startup (e.g. port conflict).
+// It selects a free port automatically, retrying up to 3 times if startup
+// fails before the health endpoint becomes ready.
 func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int) (*server, error) {
 	if gpuLayers < 0 {
 		gpuLayers = 999
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 	const maxAttempts = 3
 	var lastErr error
 
-	for attempt := range maxAttempts {
+	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
 		port, err := freePort()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "find free port", err)
@@ -128,24 +134,15 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 			close(s.exited)
 		}()
 
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), serverStartupTimeout)
 		err = s.waitReady(ctx)
 		cancel()
 		if err == nil {
 			return s, nil
 		}
 
-		// Only retry if the process actually exited (e.g. port conflict).
-		// A timeout means the server is stuck, not a port issue.
-		select {
-		case <-s.exited:
-			_ = s.stop()
-			lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d", attempt+1), err)
-			continue
-		default:
-			_ = s.stop()
-			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "llama-server not ready", err)
-		}
+		_ = s.stop()
+		lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d", attempt+1), err)
 	}
 
 	return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("server failed after %d attempts", maxAttempts), lastErr)
@@ -153,18 +150,25 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 
 // waitReady polls the health endpoint until the server is ready.
 func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(serverReadyPollInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	var lastHealthErr error
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			if lastHealthErr != nil {
+				return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "timeout waiting for llama-server", lastHealthErr)
+			}
 			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "timeout waiting for llama-server", ctx.Err())
 		case <-s.exited:
 			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", s.exitErr)
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			if err := s.client.Health(ctx); err == nil {
 				return nil
+			} else {
+				lastHealthErr = err
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 0ecbc57..51e9b52 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
 	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
@@ -63,10 +65,12 @@ func TestServerEnv_HIPVisibleDevices(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestServerEnv_FiltersExistingHIP(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES", "1")
+	t.Setenv("HIP_DEVICE_ORDER", "PCI_BUS_ID")
+	t.Setenv("HIP_TRACE_API", "1")
 	env := serverEnv()
 	var hipVals []string
 	for _, e := range env {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "HIP_") {
 			hipVals = append(hipVals, e)
 		}
 	}
@@ -81,7 +85,6 @@ func TestAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, b.Available())
 }
 
-
 func TestServerAlive_Running(t *testing.T) {
 	s := &server{exited: make(chan struct{})}
 	assert.True(t, s.alive())
@@ -119,6 +122,26 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
 }
 
+func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	binary := filepath.Join(dir, "fake-llama-server")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nsleep 1\n"), 0755))
+
+	oldTimeout := serverStartupTimeout
+	oldInterval := serverReadyPollInterval
+	serverStartupTimeout = 50 * time.Millisecond
+	serverReadyPollInterval = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		serverStartupTimeout = oldTimeout
+		serverReadyPollInterval = oldInterval
+	})
+
+	_, err := startServer(binary, "/nonexistent/model.gguf", 999, 0, 0)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server")
+}
+
 func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	exited := make(chan struct{})
 	close(exited)

From 67fa12d537ee6abfe5dddeaac1df28754bdfd4ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/18] fix(rocm): align module surface with RFC

---
 README.md                   |  4 ++--
 backend.go                  |  4 ++--
 discover.go                 | 11 ++++++++---
 discover_test.go            | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/architecture.md        |  4 ++--
 go.mod                      | 26 +++++++++++---------------
 go.sum                      |  3 ---
 internal/gguf/gguf.go       |  2 +-
 internal/llamacpp/client.go |  2 +-
 internal/llamacpp/health.go |  2 +-
 model.go                    |  4 ++--
 rocm.go                     |  2 +-
 rocm_stub.go                |  2 +-
 server.go                   |  4 ++--
 server_test.go              |  2 +-
 vram.go                     |  2 +-
 16 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 912c6f0..6f51f87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 AMD ROCm GPU inference for Linux via a managed llama-server subprocess. Implements the `inference.Backend` and `inference.TextModel` interfaces from go-inference for AMD RDNA 3+ GPUs (validated on RX 7800 XT with ROCm 7.2). Uses llama-server's OpenAI-compatible streaming API rather than direct HIP CGO bindings, giving access to 50+ GGUF model architectures with GPU crash isolation. Includes a GGUF v2/v3 binary metadata parser, sysfs VRAM monitoring, and model discovery. Platform-restricted: `linux/amd64` only; a safe stub compiles everywhere else.
 
-**Module**: `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm`
+**Module**: `dappco.re/go/rocm`
 **Licence**: EUPL-1.2
 **Language**: Go 1.25
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AMD ROCm GPU inference for Linux via a managed llama-server subprocess. Implemen
 ```go
 import (
     "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-    _ "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm"  // registers "rocm" backend via init()
+    _ "dappco.re/go/rocm"  // registers "rocm" backend via init()
 )
 
 // Requires llama-server compiled with HIP/ROCm on PATH
diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index edb1ff6..4d11c4f 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
 // rocmBackend implements inference.Backend for AMD ROCm GPUs.
diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index 7286185..f226761 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/gguf"
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
 // DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns
 // structured information about each. Files that cannot be parsed are skipped.
 func DiscoverModels(dir string) ([]ModelInfo, error) {
-	matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(dir, "*.gguf"))
+	root, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.DiscoverModels", "resolve model directory", err)
+	}
+
+	matches, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(root, "*.gguf"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.DiscoverModels", "glob gguf files", err)
 	}
diff --git a/discover_test.go b/discover_test.go
index 6c7c644..50e0986 100644
--- a/discover_test.go
+++ b/discover_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,30 @@ func TestDiscoverModels(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Greater(t, llama.FileSize, int64(0))
 }
 
+func TestDiscoverModels_RelativeDirReturnsAbsolutePaths(t *testing.T) {
+	parent := t.TempDir()
+	dir := filepath.Join(parent, "models")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(dir, 0755))
+
+	path := writeDiscoverTestGGUF(t, dir, "model.gguf", [][2]any{
+		{"general.architecture", "llama"},
+		{"general.name", "Relative Model"},
+		{"general.file_type", uint32(15)},
+	})
+
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(parent))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(wd))
+	})
+
+	models, err := DiscoverModels("models")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, models, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, path, models[0].Path)
+}
+
 func TestDiscoverModels_EmptyDir(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 278a949..ed760e2 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 go-rocm provides AMD ROCm GPU inference for Linux by managing llama-server as a subprocess. It implements the `inference.Backend` and `inference.TextModel` interfaces from go-inference, making the AMD GPU available to the broader Go ML ecosystem (go-ml, go-ai, go-i18n) without any CGO in the package itself.
 
-Module path: `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm`
+Module path: `dappco.re/go/rocm`
 
 ## Design Choice: Subprocess over CGO
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The package uses build constraints to ensure correctness across platforms:
 On Linux/amd64, `register_rocm.go` calls `inference.Register(&rocmBackend{})` in an `init()` function. Any program that blank-imports go-rocm gets the backend automatically:
 
 ```go
-import _ "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rocm"
+import _ "dappco.re/go/rocm"
 ```
 
 The backend is then available to `inference.LoadModel()` from go-inference, which iterates registered backends and calls `Available()` on each to select one.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 60bb928..47b14c8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
-module dappco.re/go/core/rocm
+module dappco.re/go/rocm
 
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	dappco.re/go/core/inference v0.1.5
-	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.0.4
+	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0
+	forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference v0.1.7
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
-require github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
-
 require (
-	dappco.re/go/core v0.5.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/api v0.2.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/i18n v0.2.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/io v0.2.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/process v0.3.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/scm v0.4.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/store v0.2.0
-	dappco.re/go/core/ws v0.3.0
+	dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
+
+replace dappco.re/go/core => ../go
+
+replace dappco.re/go/core/log => ../go-log
+
+replace forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference => ../go-inference
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f55559e..2bdbe9c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log v0.0.4 h1:KTuCEPgFmuM8KJfnyQ8vPOU1Jg654W74h8IJvfQMfv0=
-forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log v0.0.4/go.mod h1:r14MXKOD3LF/sI8XUJQhRk/SZHBE7jAFVuCfgkXoZPw=
-github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf.go b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
index 74247aa..b16ca28 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 )
 
 // ggufMagic is the GGUF file magic number: "GGUF" in little-endian.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client.go b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
index 2fb0c11..bfc1c82 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 )
 
 // ChatMessage is a single message in a conversation.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index 6c31a4d..60c995a 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 )
 
 // Client communicates with a llama-server instance.
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index ab25280..12d7254 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
 // rocmModel implements inference.TextModel using a llama-server subprocess.
diff --git a/rocm.go b/rocm.go
index f09279a..c6921a7 100644
--- a/rocm.go
+++ b/rocm.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //
 //	import (
 //	    "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-//	    _ "dappco.re/go/core/rocm" // auto-registers ROCm backend
+//	    _ "dappco.re/go/rocm" // auto-registers ROCm backend
 //	)
 //
 //	m, err := inference.LoadModel("/path/to/model.gguf")
diff --git a/rocm_stub.go b/rocm_stub.go
index 0947fe7..239610f 100644
--- a/rocm_stub.go
+++ b/rocm_stub.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 package rocm
 
-import coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+import coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 
 // ROCmAvailable reports whether ROCm GPU inference is available.
 // Returns false on non-Linux or non-amd64 platforms.
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index a268416..d9cec95 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"dappco.re/go/core/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 51e9b52..b2e4161 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
diff --git a/vram.go b/vram.go
index 9f6d1da..b77e6c4 100644
--- a/vram.go
+++ b/vram.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 )
 
 // GetVRAMInfo reads VRAM usage for the discrete GPU from sysfs.

From 5b1f7df77debeb890df08aea54149b9f0c0e49b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:08:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/18] fix(server): surface llama-server process output

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 model.go       |   4 +-
 server.go      | 137 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 server_test.go |  32 +++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 12d7254..09b773e 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ func (m *rocmModel) setServerExitErr() {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	if m.srv.exitErr != nil {
-		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.srv.exitErr)
+		m.lastErr = m.srv.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.srv.exitErr)
 	} else {
-		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited unexpectedly", nil)
+		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", m.srv.messageWithProcessOutput("server has exited unexpectedly"), nil)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d9cec95..d85a431 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,13 +23,19 @@ var (
 	serverReadyPollInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
+const (
+	serverProcessOutputLimit       = 32 << 10
+	serverProcessOutputSummarySize = 1024
+)
+
 // server manages a llama-server subprocess.
 type server struct {
-	cmd     *exec.Cmd
-	port    int
-	client  *llamacpp.Client
-	exited  chan struct{}
-	exitErr error // safe to read only after <-exited
+	cmd           *exec.Cmd
+	port          int
+	client        *llamacpp.Client
+	exited        chan struct{}
+	exitErr       error // safe to read only after <-exited
+	processOutput *processOutputCapture
 }
 
 // alive reports whether the llama-server process is still running.
@@ -45,10 +52,7 @@ func (s *server) alive() bool {
 // Checks ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH first, then PATH.
 func findLlamaServer() (string, error) {
 	if p := os.Getenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH"); p != "" {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(p); err != nil {
-			return "", coreerr.E("rocm.findLlamaServer", "llama-server not found at ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH="+p, err)
-		}
-		return p, nil
+		return validateLlamaServerPath(p)
 	}
 	p, err := exec.LookPath("llama-server")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -57,6 +61,20 @@ func findLlamaServer() (string, error) {
 	return p, nil
 }
 
+func validateLlamaServerPath(path string) (string, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", coreerr.E("rocm.findLlamaServer", "llama-server not found at ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH="+path, err)
+	}
+	if info.IsDir() {
+		return "", coreerr.E("rocm.findLlamaServer", "ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH must point to a file", nil)
+	}
+	if info.Mode().Perm()&0o111 == 0 {
+		return "", coreerr.E("rocm.findLlamaServer", "llama-server is not executable at ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH="+path, nil)
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}
+
 // freePort asks the kernel for a free TCP port on localhost.
 func freePort() (int, error) {
 	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
@@ -115,18 +133,22 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 			args = append(args, "--parallel", strconv.Itoa(parallelSlots))
 		}
 
+		processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
 		cmd := exec.Command(binary, args...)
 		cmd.Env = serverEnv()
+		cmd.Stdout = processOutput
+		cmd.Stderr = processOutput
 
 		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "start llama-server", err)
 		}
 
 		s := &server{
-			cmd:    cmd,
-			port:   port,
-			client: llamacpp.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", port)),
-			exited: make(chan struct{}),
+			cmd:           cmd,
+			port:          port,
+			client:        llamacpp.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", port)),
+			exited:        make(chan struct{}),
+			processOutput: processOutput,
 		}
 
 		go func() {
@@ -159,11 +181,11 @@ func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			if lastHealthErr != nil {
-				return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "timeout waiting for llama-server", lastHealthErr)
+				return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", s.messageWithProcessOutput("timeout waiting for llama-server"), lastHealthErr)
 			}
-			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "timeout waiting for llama-server", ctx.Err())
+			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", s.messageWithProcessOutput("timeout waiting for llama-server"), ctx.Err())
 		case <-s.exited:
-			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", s.exitErr)
+			return s.wrapProcessError("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", s.exitErr)
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			if err := s.client.Health(ctx); err == nil {
 				return nil
@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ func (s *server) stop() error {
 	// Already exited?
 	select {
 	case <-s.exited:
-		return s.exitErr
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server already exited", s.exitErr)
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -195,13 +217,90 @@ func (s *server) stop() error {
 	// Wait up to 5 seconds for clean exit.
 	select {
 	case <-s.exited:
-		return s.exitErr
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigterm", s.exitErr)
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
 		// Force kill.
 		if err := s.cmd.Process.Kill(); err != nil {
 			return coreerr.E("server.stop", "kill llama-server", err)
 		}
 		<-s.exited
-		return s.exitErr
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigkill", s.exitErr)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *server) messageWithProcessOutput(message string) string {
+	if s == nil || s.processOutput == nil {
+		return message
+	}
+	output := s.processOutput.Summary()
+	if output == "" {
+		return message
+	}
+	return message + " (llama-server output: " + output + ")"
+}
+
+func (s *server) wrapProcessError(op, message string, err error) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return coreerr.E(op, s.messageWithProcessOutput(message), err)
+}
+
+type processOutputCapture struct {
+	maxBytes int
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	buffer    []byte
+	truncated bool
+}
+
+func newProcessOutputCapture(maxBytes int) *processOutputCapture {
+	return &processOutputCapture{maxBytes: maxBytes}
+}
+
+func (c *processOutputCapture) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	written := len(p)
+	if c.maxBytes <= 0 || written == 0 {
+		return written, nil
+	}
+
+	c.buffer = append(c.buffer, p...)
+	if len(c.buffer) > c.maxBytes {
+		c.buffer = append([]byte(nil), c.buffer[len(c.buffer)-c.maxBytes:]...)
+		c.truncated = true
+	}
+
+	return written, nil
+}
+
+func (c *processOutputCapture) Summary() string {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	output := strings.TrimSpace(string(c.buffer))
+	if output == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(output, "\n")
+	parts := make([]string, 0, len(lines))
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts = append(parts, line)
+	}
+
+	output = strings.Join(parts, " | ")
+	if len(output) > serverProcessOutputSummarySize {
+		output = output[:serverProcessOutputSummarySize] + "..."
+	}
+	if c.truncated {
+		return "..." + output
 	}
+	return output
 }
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index b2e4161..5f1db50 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not found")
 }
 
+func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvNotExecutable(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "llama-server")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n"), 0644))
+
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", path)
+
+	_, err := findLlamaServer()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not executable")
+}
+
 func TestFreePort(t *testing.T) {
 	port, err := freePort()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -98,11 +110,14 @@ func TestServerAlive_Exited(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
+	processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
+	_, _ = processOutput.Write([]byte("fatal: HIP launch failure\n"))
 	exited := make(chan struct{})
 	close(exited)
 	s := &server{
-		exited:  exited,
-		exitErr: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
+		exited:        exited,
+		exitErr:       coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
+		processOutput: processOutput,
 	}
 	m := &rocmModel{srv: s}
 
@@ -112,6 +127,7 @@ func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, count)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "server has exited")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "HIP launch failure")
 }
 
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,6 +158,18 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server")
 }
 
+func TestServerWrapProcessError_IncludesProcessOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
+	_, _ = processOutput.Write([]byte("HIP runtime exploded\nsecondary detail\n"))
+
+	s := &server{processOutput: processOutput}
+
+	err := s.wrapProcessError("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", coreerr.E("test", "exit 1", nil))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "HIP runtime exploded")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "secondary detail")
+}
+
 func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	exited := make(chan struct{})
 	close(exited)

From 34b180541cc7de4ae2b3d52c250f700f1dc424fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:19:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/18] feat: improve rocm metrics tracking

---
 model.go      | 156 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 model_test.go | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 255 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 model_test.go

diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 09b773e..214e484 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -38,23 +38,19 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 	}
 
 	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
-
-	req := llamacpp.CompletionRequest{
-		Prompt:        prompt,
-		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
-		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
-		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
-		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
-		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
-	}
+	req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
+	promptTokens := approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
-		decodeStart := time.Now()
+		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		for text := range chunks {
+			if firstTokenAt.IsZero() {
+				firstTokenAt = time.Now()
+			}
 			count++
 			if !yield(inference.Token{Text: text}) {
 				break
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 			m.lastErr = err
 			m.mu.Unlock()
 		}
-		m.recordMetrics(0, count, start, decodeStart)
+		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +77,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 	}
 
 	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
+	promptTokens := approximateMessageTokens(messages)
 
 	chatMsgs := make([]llamacpp.ChatMessage, len(messages))
 	for i, msg := range messages {
@@ -89,23 +86,18 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 			Content: msg.Content,
 		}
 	}
-
-	req := llamacpp.ChatRequest{
-		Messages:      chatMsgs,
-		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
-		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
-		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
-		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
-		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
-	}
+	req := chatRequest(chatMsgs, cfg)
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.ChatComplete(ctx, req)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
-		decodeStart := time.Now()
+		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		for text := range chunks {
+			if firstTokenAt.IsZero() {
+				firstTokenAt = time.Now()
+			}
 			count++
 			if !yield(inference.Token{Text: text}) {
 				break
@@ -116,48 +108,62 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 			m.lastErr = err
 			m.mu.Unlock()
 		}
-		m.recordMetrics(0, count, start, decodeStart)
+		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
 	}
 }
 
 // Classify runs batched prefill-only inference via llama-server.
-// Each prompt gets a single-token completion (max_tokens=1, temperature=0).
-// llama-server has no native classify endpoint, so this simulates it.
+// Each prompt gets a single-token completion (max_tokens=1) while honoring
+// the sampling settings from opts. llama-server has no native classify
+// endpoint, so this simulates it.
 func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...inference.GenerateOption) ([]inference.ClassifyResult, error) {
 	if !m.srv.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
 		return nil, m.Err()
 	}
 
-	start := time.Now()
+	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
 	results := make([]inference.ClassifyResult, len(prompts))
+	totalPromptTokens := 0
+	totalGenerated := 0
+	var totalPrefill time.Duration
+	var totalDecode time.Duration
 
 	for i, prompt := range prompts {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
 
-		req := llamacpp.CompletionRequest{
-			Prompt:      prompt,
-			MaxTokens:   1,
-			Temperature: 0,
-		}
+		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
+		req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
+		req.MaxTokens = 1
 
+		requestStart := time.Now()
 		chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
 		var text strings.Builder
+		var firstTokenAt time.Time
+		var generated int
 		for chunk := range chunks {
+			if firstTokenAt.IsZero() {
+				firstTokenAt = time.Now()
+			}
+			generated++
 			text.WriteString(chunk)
 		}
 		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.Classify", fmt.Sprintf("classify prompt %d", i), err)
 		}
+		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, time.Now())
+		totalPrefill += prefill
+		totalDecode += decode
+		totalGenerated += generated
 
 		results[i] = inference.ClassifyResult{
 			Token: inference.Token{Text: text.String()},
 		}
 	}
 
-	m.recordMetrics(len(prompts), len(prompts), start, start)
+	m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
 	return results, nil
 }
 
@@ -170,9 +176,11 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 	}
 
 	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
-	start := time.Now()
 	results := make([]inference.BatchResult, len(prompts))
+	totalPromptTokens := 0
 	var totalGenerated int
+	var totalPrefill time.Duration
+	var totalDecode time.Duration
 
 	for i, prompt := range prompts {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
@@ -180,28 +188,30 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 			continue
 		}
 
-		req := llamacpp.CompletionRequest{
-			Prompt:        prompt,
-			MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
-			Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
-			TopK:          cfg.TopK,
-			TopP:          cfg.TopP,
-			RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
-		}
+		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
+		req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
 
+		requestStart := time.Now()
 		chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
 		var tokens []inference.Token
+		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		for text := range chunks {
+			if firstTokenAt.IsZero() {
+				firstTokenAt = time.Now()
+			}
 			tokens = append(tokens, inference.Token{Text: text})
 		}
 		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
 			results[i].Err = coreerr.E("rocm.BatchGenerate", fmt.Sprintf("batch prompt %d", i), err)
 		}
+		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, time.Now())
+		totalPrefill += prefill
+		totalDecode += decode
 		results[i].Tokens = tokens
 		totalGenerated += len(tokens)
 	}
 
-	m.recordMetrics(len(prompts), totalGenerated, start, start)
+	m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
 	return results, nil
 }
 
@@ -242,11 +252,19 @@ func (m *rocmModel) setServerExitErr() {
 }
 
 // recordMetrics captures timing data from an inference operation.
-func (m *rocmModel) recordMetrics(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, start, decodeStart time.Time) {
-	now := time.Now()
-	total := now.Sub(start)
-	decode := now.Sub(decodeStart)
-	prefill := total - decode
+func (m *rocmModel) recordMetrics(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, start, firstTokenAt time.Time) {
+	prefill, decode := splitDurations(start, firstTokenAt, time.Now())
+	m.recordMetricsDurations(promptTokens, generatedTokens, prefill, decode)
+}
+
+func (m *rocmModel) recordMetricsDurations(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, prefill, decode time.Duration) {
+	if prefill < 0 {
+		prefill = 0
+	}
+	if decode < 0 {
+		decode = 0
+	}
+	total := prefill + decode
 
 	met := inference.GenerateMetrics{
 		PromptTokens:    promptTokens,
@@ -272,3 +290,49 @@ func (m *rocmModel) recordMetrics(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, start, deco
 	m.metrics = met
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 }
+
+func completionRequest(prompt string, cfg inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.CompletionRequest {
+	return llamacpp.CompletionRequest{
+		Prompt:        prompt,
+		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
+		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
+		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
+		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
+		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
+	}
+}
+
+func chatRequest(messages []llamacpp.ChatMessage, cfg inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.ChatRequest {
+	return llamacpp.ChatRequest{
+		Messages:      messages,
+		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
+		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
+		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
+		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
+		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
+	}
+}
+
+func splitDurations(start, firstTokenAt, end time.Time) (time.Duration, time.Duration) {
+	if start.IsZero() || end.Before(start) {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+	if firstTokenAt.IsZero() || firstTokenAt.Before(start) || firstTokenAt.After(end) {
+		return end.Sub(start), 0
+	}
+	return firstTokenAt.Sub(start), end.Sub(firstTokenAt)
+}
+
+// llama-server's streaming API does not expose prompt token counts, so metrics
+// use a lightweight whitespace-token approximation for prefill throughput.
+func approximatePromptTokens(prompt string) int {
+	return len(strings.Fields(prompt))
+}
+
+func approximateMessageTokens(messages []inference.Message) int {
+	total := 0
+	for _, msg := range messages {
+		total += approximatePromptTokens(msg.Content)
+	}
+	return total
+}
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea70bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
+	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func newHTTPBackedModel(ts *httptest.Server) *rocmModel {
+	return &rocmModel{
+		srv: &server{
+			client: llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL),
+			exited: make(chan struct{}),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func writeSSEEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, payload string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	w.Write([]byte("data: " + payload + "\n\n"))
+	if flusher, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {
+		flusher.Flush()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerate_MetricsSplitPrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"Hello","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":" world","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+
+	var got []string
+	for tok := range m.Generate(context.Background(), "hello world", inference.WithMaxTokens(2)) {
+		got = append(got, tok.Text)
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Hello", " world"}, got)
+
+	met := m.Metrics()
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, met.PromptTokens)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, met.GeneratedTokens)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.PrefillDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.DecodeDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.TotalDuration, 45*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Greater(t, met.PrefillTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+}
+
+func TestClassify_AppliesGenerateOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		mu       sync.Mutex
+		requests []llamacpp.CompletionRequest
+	)
+
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+
+		var req llamacpp.CompletionRequest
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req))
+		mu.Lock()
+		requests = append(requests, req)
+		mu.Unlock()
+
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"label","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+
+	results, err := m.Classify(
+		context.Background(),
+		[]string{"hello world"},
+		inference.WithTemperature(0.7),
+		inference.WithTopK(42),
+		inference.WithTopP(0.91),
+		inference.WithRepeatPenalty(1.3),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, results, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "label", results[0].Token.Text)
+
+	mu.Lock()
+	require.Len(t, requests, 1)
+	req := requests[0]
+	mu.Unlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello world", req.Prompt)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, req.MaxTokens)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 0.7, req.Temperature, 0.001)
+	assert.Equal(t, 42, req.TopK)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 0.91, req.TopP, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 1.3, req.RepeatPenalty, 0.001)
+}
+
+func TestBatchGenerate_MetricsAggregatePrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+
+		time.Sleep(15 * time.Millisecond)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"A","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		time.Sleep(15 * time.Millisecond)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"B","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+
+	results, err := m.BatchGenerate(context.Background(), []string{"alpha beta", "gamma delta"}, inference.WithMaxTokens(2))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, results, 2)
+	require.Len(t, results[0].Tokens, 2)
+	require.Len(t, results[1].Tokens, 2)
+
+	met := m.Metrics()
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, met.PromptTokens)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, met.GeneratedTokens)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.PrefillDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.DecodeDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.TotalDuration, 50*time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Greater(t, met.PrefillTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+}

From a80299cf0631f814533713a0de4b6ca916e6e735 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:25:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/18] fix: treat graceful llama-server shutdown as success

---
 server.go      | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 server_test.go | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d85a431..cc426a4 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package rocm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -163,8 +164,13 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 			return s, nil
 		}
 
-		_ = s.stop()
+		if stopErr := s.stop(); stopErr != nil {
+			coreerr.Warn("llama-server cleanup after failed startup returned error", "attempt", attempt+1, "err", stopErr)
+		}
 		lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d", attempt+1), err)
+		if attempt < maxAttempts-1 {
+			coreerr.Warn("llama-server startup failed; retrying", "attempt", attempt+1, "max_attempts", maxAttempts, "err", lastErr)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("server failed after %d attempts", maxAttempts), lastErr)
@@ -196,7 +202,8 @@ func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
-// stop sends SIGTERM and waits up to 5s, then SIGKILL.
+// stop sends SIGTERM and waits up to 5s, then SIGKILL. Exit caused by those
+// signals is treated as a successful caller-initiated shutdown.
 func (s *server) stop() error {
 	if s.cmd.Process == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -205,6 +212,9 @@ func (s *server) stop() error {
 	// Already exited?
 	select {
 	case <-s.exited:
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server already exited", s.exitErr)
 	default:
 	}
@@ -217,6 +227,9 @@ func (s *server) stop() error {
 	// Wait up to 5 seconds for clean exit.
 	select {
 	case <-s.exited:
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigterm", s.exitErr)
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
 		// Force kill.
@@ -224,10 +237,36 @@ func (s *server) stop() error {
 			return coreerr.E("server.stop", "kill llama-server", err)
 		}
 		<-s.exited
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigkill", s.exitErr)
 	}
 }
 
+func isExpectedStopExitErr(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+	if !errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	status, ok := exitErr.ProcessState.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus)
+	if !ok || !status.Signaled() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	switch status.Signal() {
+	case syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGKILL:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *server) messageWithProcessOutput(message string) string {
 	if s == nil || s.processOutput == nil {
 		return message
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 5f1db50..4872101 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -158,6 +159,23 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server")
 }
 
+func TestServerStop_GracefulSignalReturnsNil(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sleep", "60")
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Start())
+
+	s := &server{
+		cmd:    cmd,
+		exited: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	go func() {
+		s.exitErr = cmd.Wait()
+		close(s.exited)
+	}()
+
+	require.NoError(t, s.stop())
+	require.NoError(t, s.stop(), "stop should remain idempotent after graceful shutdown")
+}
+
 func TestServerWrapProcessError_IncludesProcessOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
 	_, _ = processOutput.Write([]byte("HIP runtime exploded\nsecondary detail\n"))

From 9d199120758729eec75c204869d55cb29eba9b24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:33:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/18] fix(rocm): wrap cancelled batch errors and preserve
 metrics

Record partial metrics for classify cancellations and failures, wrap batch cancellation errors with coreerr.E, and replace the positional server startup arguments with a named config struct for clearer internal call sites.

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 backend.go     | 18 +++++++----
 model.go       | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 model_test.go  | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 server.go      | 30 ++++++++++++------
 server_test.go | 16 +++++++---
 5 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index 4d11c4f..ab9b7e4 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) Available() bool {
 // If no context length is specified, defaults to min(model_context_length, 4096)
 // to prevent VRAM exhaustion on models with 128K+ native context.
 func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (inference.TextModel, error) {
-	cfg := inference.ApplyLoadOpts(opts)
+	loadConfig := inference.ApplyLoadOpts(opts)
 
 	binary, err := findLlamaServer()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -45,12 +45,18 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (infe
 		return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.LoadModel", "read model metadata", err)
 	}
 
-	ctxLen := cfg.ContextLen
-	if ctxLen == 0 && meta.ContextLength > 0 {
-		ctxLen = int(min(meta.ContextLength, 4096))
+	contextLength := loadConfig.ContextLen
+	if contextLength == 0 && meta.ContextLength > 0 {
+		contextLength = int(min(meta.ContextLength, 4096))
 	}
 
-	srv, err := startServer(binary, path, cfg.GPULayers, ctxLen, cfg.ParallelSlots)
+	server, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
+		BinaryPath:        binary,
+		ModelPath:         path,
+		GPULayerCount:     loadConfig.GPULayers,
+		ContextSize:       contextLength,
+		ParallelSlotCount: loadConfig.ParallelSlots,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (infe
 	}
 
 	return &rocmModel{
-		srv:       srv,
+		server:    server,
 		modelType: meta.Architecture,
 		modelInfo: inference.ModelInfo{
 			Architecture: meta.Architecture,
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 214e484..bf62314 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // rocmModel implements inference.TextModel using a llama-server subprocess.
 type rocmModel struct {
-	srv       *server
+	server    *server
 	modelType string
 	modelInfo inference.ModelInfo
 
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 	m.lastErr = nil
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if !m.srv.alive() {
+	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
 		return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {}
 	}
 
-	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
-	req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
+	generateConfig := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
+	request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 	promptTokens := approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
+	chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 	m.lastErr = nil
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if !m.srv.alive() {
+	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
 		return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {}
 	}
 
-	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
+	generateConfig := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
 	promptTokens := approximateMessageTokens(messages)
 
 	chatMsgs := make([]llamacpp.ChatMessage, len(messages))
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 			Content: msg.Content,
 		}
 	}
-	req := chatRequest(chatMsgs, cfg)
+	request := chatRequest(chatMsgs, generateConfig)
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.ChatComplete(ctx, req)
+	chunks, errFn := m.server.client.ChatComplete(ctx, request)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
@@ -117,29 +117,30 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 // the sampling settings from opts. llama-server has no native classify
 // endpoint, so this simulates it.
 func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...inference.GenerateOption) ([]inference.ClassifyResult, error) {
-	if !m.srv.alive() {
+	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
 		return nil, m.Err()
 	}
 
-	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
+	generateConfig := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
 	results := make([]inference.ClassifyResult, len(prompts))
 	totalPromptTokens := 0
 	totalGenerated := 0
 	var totalPrefill time.Duration
 	var totalDecode time.Duration
 
-	for i, prompt := range prompts {
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
+	for promptIndex, prompt := range prompts {
+		if contextError := ctx.Err(); contextError != nil {
+			m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
+			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.Classify", fmt.Sprintf("classify cancelled before prompt %d", promptIndex), contextError)
 		}
 
 		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
-		req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
-		req.MaxTokens = 1
+		request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
+		request.MaxTokens = 1
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
-		chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
+		chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
 		var text strings.Builder
 		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		var generated int
@@ -150,15 +151,18 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...infe
 			generated++
 			text.WriteString(chunk)
 		}
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
-			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.Classify", fmt.Sprintf("classify prompt %d", i), err)
-		}
-		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, time.Now())
+		requestEnd := time.Now()
+		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, requestEnd)
 		totalPrefill += prefill
 		totalDecode += decode
 		totalGenerated += generated
 
-		results[i] = inference.ClassifyResult{
+		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+			m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
+			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.Classify", fmt.Sprintf("classify prompt %d", promptIndex), err)
+		}
+
+		results[promptIndex] = inference.ClassifyResult{
 			Token: inference.Token{Text: text.String()},
 		}
 	}
@@ -170,29 +174,29 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...infe
 // BatchGenerate runs batched autoregressive generation via llama-server.
 // Each prompt is decoded sequentially up to MaxTokens.
 func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...inference.GenerateOption) ([]inference.BatchResult, error) {
-	if !m.srv.alive() {
+	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
 		return nil, m.Err()
 	}
 
-	cfg := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
+	generateConfig := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
 	results := make([]inference.BatchResult, len(prompts))
 	totalPromptTokens := 0
 	var totalGenerated int
 	var totalPrefill time.Duration
 	var totalDecode time.Duration
 
-	for i, prompt := range prompts {
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			results[i].Err = ctx.Err()
+	for promptIndex, prompt := range prompts {
+		if contextError := ctx.Err(); contextError != nil {
+			results[promptIndex].Err = coreerr.E("rocm.BatchGenerate", fmt.Sprintf("batch prompt %d cancelled before start", promptIndex), contextError)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
-		req := completionRequest(prompt, cfg)
+		request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
-		chunks, errFn := m.srv.client.Complete(ctx, req)
+		chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
 		var tokens []inference.Token
 		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		for text := range chunks {
@@ -201,14 +205,16 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 			}
 			tokens = append(tokens, inference.Token{Text: text})
 		}
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
-			results[i].Err = coreerr.E("rocm.BatchGenerate", fmt.Sprintf("batch prompt %d", i), err)
-		}
-		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, time.Now())
+		requestEnd := time.Now()
+		prefill, decode := splitDurations(requestStart, firstTokenAt, requestEnd)
 		totalPrefill += prefill
 		totalDecode += decode
-		results[i].Tokens = tokens
+		results[promptIndex].Tokens = tokens
 		totalGenerated += len(tokens)
+
+		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+			results[promptIndex].Err = coreerr.E("rocm.BatchGenerate", fmt.Sprintf("batch prompt %d", promptIndex), err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
@@ -237,17 +243,17 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Err() error {
 
 // Close releases the llama-server subprocess and all associated resources.
 func (m *rocmModel) Close() error {
-	return m.srv.stop()
+	return m.server.stop()
 }
 
 // setServerExitErr stores an appropriate error when the server is dead.
 func (m *rocmModel) setServerExitErr() {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	if m.srv.exitErr != nil {
-		m.lastErr = m.srv.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.srv.exitErr)
+	if m.server.exitErr != nil {
+		m.lastErr = m.server.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.server.exitErr)
 	} else {
-		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", m.srv.messageWithProcessOutput("server has exited unexpectedly"), nil)
+		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", m.server.messageWithProcessOutput("server has exited unexpectedly"), nil)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index ea70bd4..a4b41b8 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func newHTTPBackedModel(ts *httptest.Server) *rocmModel {
 	return &rocmModel{
-		srv: &server{
+		server: &server{
 			client: llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL),
 			exited: make(chan struct{}),
 		},
@@ -143,3 +143,63 @@ func TestBatchGenerate_MetricsAggregatePrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Greater(t, met.PrefillTokensPerSec, 0.0)
 	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, 0.0)
 }
+
+func TestClassify_ContextCancelledRecordsMetricsAndWrapsError(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var requestCount int
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		requestCount++
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"label","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+		if requestCount == 1 {
+			cancel()
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+
+	results, err := m.Classify(ctx, []string{"hello world", "goodbye world"})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, results)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, requestCount)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "rocm.Classify")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "cancelled before prompt 1")
+
+	metrics := m.Metrics()
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, metrics.PromptTokens)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+}
+
+func TestBatchGenerate_ContextCancelledWrapsPerPromptError(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var requestCount int
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		requestCount++
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"token","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+		if requestCount == 1 {
+			cancel()
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+
+	results, err := m.BatchGenerate(ctx, []string{"hello world", "goodbye world"}, inference.WithMaxTokens(1))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, results, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, requestCount)
+	require.Len(t, results[0].Tokens, 1)
+	require.Error(t, results[1].Err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, results[1].Err, "rocm.BatchGenerate")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, results[1].Err, "cancelled before start")
+
+	metrics := m.Metrics()
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, metrics.PromptTokens)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index cc426a4..7bcf695 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ type server struct {
 	processOutput *processOutputCapture
 }
 
+// serverStartConfig keeps llama-server startup settings named instead of positional.
+type serverStartConfig struct {
+	BinaryPath        string
+	ModelPath         string
+	GPULayerCount     int
+	ContextSize       int
+	ParallelSlotCount int
+}
+
 // alive reports whether the llama-server process is still running.
 func (s *server) alive() bool {
 	select {
@@ -107,9 +116,10 @@ func serverEnv() []string {
 // startServer spawns llama-server and waits for it to become ready.
 // It selects a free port automatically, retrying up to 3 times if startup
 // fails before the health endpoint becomes ready.
-func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int) (*server, error) {
-	if gpuLayers < 0 {
-		gpuLayers = 999
+func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
+	gpuLayerCount := startConfig.GPULayerCount
+	if gpuLayerCount < 0 {
+		gpuLayerCount = 999
 	}
 
 	const maxAttempts = 3
@@ -122,20 +132,20 @@ func startServer(binary, modelPath string, gpuLayers, ctxSize, parallelSlots int
 		}
 
 		args := []string{
-			"--model", modelPath,
+			"--model", startConfig.ModelPath,
 			"--host", "127.0.0.1",
 			"--port", strconv.Itoa(port),
-			"--n-gpu-layers", strconv.Itoa(gpuLayers),
+			"--n-gpu-layers", strconv.Itoa(gpuLayerCount),
 		}
-		if ctxSize > 0 {
-			args = append(args, "--ctx-size", strconv.Itoa(ctxSize))
+		if startConfig.ContextSize > 0 {
+			args = append(args, "--ctx-size", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ContextSize))
 		}
-		if parallelSlots > 0 {
-			args = append(args, "--parallel", strconv.Itoa(parallelSlots))
+		if startConfig.ParallelSlotCount > 0 {
+			args = append(args, "--parallel", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ParallelSlotCount))
 		}
 
 		processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
-		cmd := exec.Command(binary, args...)
+		cmd := exec.Command(startConfig.BinaryPath, args...)
 		cmd.Env = serverEnv()
 		cmd.Stdout = processOutput
 		cmd.Stderr = processOutput
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 4872101..2d74e38 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 		exitErr:       coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
 		processOutput: processOutput,
 	}
-	m := &rocmModel{srv: s}
+	m := &rocmModel{server: s}
 
 	var count int
 	for range m.Generate(context.Background(), "hello") {
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
 	// /bin/false starts successfully but exits immediately with code 1.
 	// startServer should retry up to 3 times, then fail.
-	_, err := startServer("/bin/false", "/nonexistent/model.gguf", 999, 0, 0)
+	_, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
+		BinaryPath:    "/bin/false",
+		ModelPath:     "/nonexistent/model.gguf",
+		GPULayerCount: 999,
+	})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
 }
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		serverReadyPollInterval = oldInterval
 	})
 
-	_, err := startServer(binary, "/nonexistent/model.gguf", 999, 0, 0)
+	_, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
+		BinaryPath:    binary,
+		ModelPath:     "/nonexistent/model.gguf",
+		GPULayerCount: 999,
+	})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server")
@@ -195,7 +203,7 @@ func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 		exited:  exited,
 		exitErr: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
 	}
-	m := &rocmModel{srv: s}
+	m := &rocmModel{server: s}
 
 	msgs := []inference.Message{{Role: "user", Content: "hello"}}
 	var count int

From 42f9d742f61183c00e4f65d84eec4c1b9d34256c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:44:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/18] feat: make llama-server port allocation deterministic

---
 server.go      |  71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 server_test.go | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 7bcf695..0922d5f 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ import (
 var (
 	serverStartupTimeout    = 60 * time.Second
 	serverReadyPollInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	serverPortAllocator     = newDeterministicPortAllocator(serverPortRangeStart, serverPortRangeCount)
+	// listenLocalTCP lets tests stub port probing without opening real sockets.
+	listenLocalTCP = net.Listen
 )
 
 const (
 	serverProcessOutputLimit       = 32 << 10
 	serverProcessOutputSummarySize = 1024
+	serverPortRangeStart           = 38080
+	serverPortRangeCount           = 256
 )
 
 // server manages a llama-server subprocess.
@@ -85,15 +91,10 @@ func validateLlamaServerPath(path string) (string, error) {
 	return path, nil
 }
 
-// freePort asks the kernel for a free TCP port on localhost.
+// freePort walks a deterministic localhost port range and returns the first
+// currently-bindable port.
 func freePort() (int, error) {
-	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, coreerr.E("rocm.freePort", "listen for free port", err)
-	}
-	port := ln.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port
-	ln.Close()
-	return port, nil
+	return serverPortAllocator.NextAvailablePort()
 }
 
 // serverEnv returns the environment for the llama-server subprocess.
@@ -295,6 +296,60 @@ func (s *server) wrapProcessError(op, message string, err error) error {
 	return coreerr.E(op, s.messageWithProcessOutput(message), err)
 }
 
+type deterministicPortAllocator struct {
+	basePort  int
+	portCount int
+	nextPort  atomic.Uint64
+}
+
+func newDeterministicPortAllocator(basePort, portCount int) *deterministicPortAllocator {
+	return &deterministicPortAllocator{
+		basePort:  basePort,
+		portCount: portCount,
+	}
+}
+
+func (allocator *deterministicPortAllocator) NextAvailablePort() (int, error) {
+	if allocator == nil || allocator.portCount <= 0 {
+		return 0, coreerr.E("rocm.freePort", "port allocator is not configured", nil)
+	}
+
+	lastPort := allocator.basePort + allocator.portCount - 1
+	if allocator.basePort <= 0 || lastPort > 65535 {
+		return 0, coreerr.E("rocm.freePort", fmt.Sprintf("invalid port range %d-%d", allocator.basePort, lastPort), nil)
+	}
+
+	startIndex := allocator.nextPort.Add(1) - 1
+	for scanned := 0; scanned < allocator.portCount; scanned++ {
+		portIndex := int((startIndex + uint64(scanned)) % uint64(allocator.portCount))
+		port := allocator.basePort + portIndex
+		address := net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", strconv.Itoa(port))
+
+		listener, err := listenLocalTCP("tcp", address)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		listener.Close()
+
+		allocator.advancePast(startIndex + uint64(scanned) + 1)
+		return port, nil
+	}
+
+	return 0, coreerr.E("rocm.freePort", fmt.Sprintf("no free port in deterministic range %d-%d", allocator.basePort, lastPort), nil)
+}
+
+func (allocator *deterministicPortAllocator) advancePast(candidate uint64) {
+	for {
+		current := allocator.nextPort.Load()
+		if current >= candidate {
+			return
+		}
+		if allocator.nextPort.CompareAndSwap(current, candidate) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type processOutputCapture struct {
 	maxBytes int
 
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 2d74e38..4c29c7f 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ package rocm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvNotExecutable(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFreePort(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
 	port, err := freePort()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Greater(t, port, 0)
@@ -57,12 +65,61 @@ func TestFreePort(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFreePort_UniquePerCall(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
 	p1, err := freePort()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	p2, err := freePort()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_ = p1
-	_ = p2
+	assert.NotEqual(t, p1, p2)
+}
+
+func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_AdvancesAcrossCalls(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(41000, 3)
+
+	firstPort, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	secondPort, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 41000, firstPort)
+	assert.Equal(t, 41001, secondPort)
+}
+
+func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_SkipsOccupiedPort(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		if address == "127.0.0.1:42000" {
+			return nil, errors.New("port already in use")
+		}
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(42000, 3)
+	port, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 42001, port)
+}
+
+func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_ReturnsErrorWhenRangeIsExhausted(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return nil, errors.New("port already in use")
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(43000, 2)
+	_, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "no free port in deterministic range")
 }
 
 func TestServerEnv_HIPVisibleDevices(t *testing.T) {
@@ -132,6 +189,11 @@ func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
 	// /bin/false starts successfully but exits immediately with code 1.
 	// startServer should retry up to 3 times, then fail.
 	_, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
@@ -144,6 +206,11 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	binary := filepath.Join(dir, "fake-llama-server")
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nsleep 1\n"), 0755))
@@ -213,3 +280,40 @@ func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, count)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "server has exited")
 }
+
+func stubListenLocalTCP(t *testing.T, stub func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error)) func() {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	original := listenLocalTCP
+	listenLocalTCP = stub
+	return func() {
+		listenLocalTCP = original
+	}
+}
+
+type fakeTCPListener struct {
+	address string
+}
+
+func (listener fakeTCPListener) Accept() (net.Conn, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not implemented in test listener")
+}
+
+func (listener fakeTCPListener) Close() error { return nil }
+
+func (listener fakeTCPListener) Addr() net.Addr {
+	host, portText, err := net.SplitHostPort(listener.address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &net.TCPAddr{}
+	}
+
+	port, err := strconv.Atoi(portText)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &net.TCPAddr{}
+	}
+
+	return &net.TCPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP(host),
+		Port: port,
+	}
+}

From 6ebc999d8c660c94bd91ee0a1e9bbfe26fb4acf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:55:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/18] refactor(rocm): apply AX naming and helper clarity

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 backend.go                  | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 backend_test.go             |  59 +++++++++++++++++++++
 discover.go                 |   6 ++-
 internal/gguf/gguf.go       |  83 +++++++++++++++--------------
 internal/llamacpp/client.go |  68 +++++++++++++-----------
 internal/llamacpp/health.go |  14 +++--
 model.go                    |  88 ++++++++++++++++---------------
 server.go                   |  39 ++++++++------
 server_test.go              |  17 ++++++
 vram.go                     |   8 +--
 10 files changed, 300 insertions(+), 183 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 backend_test.go

diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index ab9b7e4..7bf068c 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 // rocmBackend implements inference.Backend for AMD ROCm GPUs.
 type rocmBackend struct{}
 
+const defaultContextLengthCap = 4096
+
 func (b *rocmBackend) Name() string { return "rocm" }
 
 // Available reports whether ROCm GPU inference can run on this machine.
@@ -30,8 +32,9 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) Available() bool {
 
 // LoadModel loads a GGUF model onto the AMD GPU via llama-server.
 // Model architecture is read from GGUF metadata (replacing filename-based guessing).
-// If no context length is specified, defaults to min(model_context_length, 4096)
-// to prevent VRAM exhaustion on models with 128K+ native context.
+// If no context length is specified, defaults to min(model_context_length,
+// 4096). When metadata omits the native context, it falls back to 4096 to
+// keep the load path on the safe side of VRAM usage.
 func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (inference.TextModel, error) {
 	loadConfig := inference.ApplyLoadOpts(opts)
 
@@ -40,17 +43,14 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (infe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	meta, err := gguf.ReadMetadata(path)
+	metadata, err := gguf.ReadMetadata(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.LoadModel", "read model metadata", err)
 	}
 
-	contextLength := loadConfig.ContextLen
-	if contextLength == 0 && meta.ContextLength > 0 {
-		contextLength = int(min(meta.ContextLength, 4096))
-	}
+	contextLength := resolveContextLength(loadConfig.ContextLen, metadata)
 
-	server, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
+	modelServer, err := startServer(serverStartConfig{
 		BinaryPath:        binary,
 		ModelPath:         path,
 		GPULayerCount:     loadConfig.GPULayers,
@@ -61,43 +61,54 @@ func (b *rocmBackend) LoadModel(path string, opts ...inference.LoadOption) (infe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Map quantisation file type to bit width.
-	quantBits := 0
-	quantGroup := 0
-	ftName := gguf.FileTypeName(meta.FileType)
-	switch {
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q4_"):
-		quantBits = 4
-		quantGroup = 32
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q5_"):
-		quantBits = 5
-		quantGroup = 32
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q8_"):
-		quantBits = 8
-		quantGroup = 32
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q2_"):
-		quantBits = 2
-		quantGroup = 16
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q3_"):
-		quantBits = 3
-		quantGroup = 32
-	case strings.HasPrefix(ftName, "Q6_"):
-		quantBits = 6
-		quantGroup = 64
-	case ftName == "F16":
-		quantBits = 16
-	case ftName == "F32":
-		quantBits = 32
-	}
-
 	return &rocmModel{
-		server:    server,
-		modelType: meta.Architecture,
-		modelInfo: inference.ModelInfo{
-			Architecture: meta.Architecture,
-			NumLayers:    int(meta.BlockCount),
-			QuantBits:    quantBits,
-			QuantGroup:   quantGroup,
-		},
+		server:    modelServer,
+		modelType: metadata.Architecture,
+		modelInfo: modelInfoFromMetadata(metadata),
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func resolveContextLength(requestedContextLength int, metadata gguf.Metadata) int {
+	if requestedContextLength > 0 {
+		return requestedContextLength
+	}
+	if metadata.ContextLength == 0 {
+		return defaultContextLengthCap
+	}
+	return min(int(metadata.ContextLength), defaultContextLengthCap)
+}
+
+func modelInfoFromMetadata(metadata gguf.Metadata) inference.ModelInfo {
+	quantBits, quantGroup := quantisationFromFileType(metadata.FileType)
+	return inference.ModelInfo{
+		Architecture: metadata.Architecture,
+		NumLayers:    int(metadata.BlockCount),
+		QuantBits:    quantBits,
+		QuantGroup:   quantGroup,
+	}
+}
+
+func quantisationFromFileType(fileType uint32) (bits, groupSize int) {
+	fileTypeName := gguf.FileTypeName(fileType)
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q4_"):
+		return 4, 32
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q5_"):
+		return 5, 32
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q8_"):
+		return 8, 32
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q2_"):
+		return 2, 16
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q3_"):
+		return 3, 32
+	case strings.HasPrefix(fileTypeName, "Q6_"):
+		return 6, 64
+	case fileTypeName == "F16":
+		return 16, 0
+	case fileTypeName == "F32":
+		return 32, 0
+	default:
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend_test.go b/backend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..459c603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestBackend_ResolveContextLength_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, 2048, resolveContextLength(2048, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 32768}))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1024, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 1024}))
+	assert.Equal(t, defaultContextLengthCap, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 131072}))
+}
+
+func TestBackend_ResolveContextLength_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, defaultContextLengthCap, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{}))
+}
+
+func TestBackend_QuantisationFromFileType_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name              string
+		fileType          uint32
+		expectedBits      int
+		expectedGroupSize int
+	}{
+		{name: "q4", fileType: 15, expectedBits: 4, expectedGroupSize: 32},
+		{name: "q5", fileType: 17, expectedBits: 5, expectedGroupSize: 32},
+		{name: "q8", fileType: 7, expectedBits: 8, expectedGroupSize: 32},
+		{name: "q2", fileType: 10, expectedBits: 2, expectedGroupSize: 16},
+		{name: "q6", fileType: 18, expectedBits: 6, expectedGroupSize: 64},
+		{name: "f16", fileType: 1, expectedBits: 16, expectedGroupSize: 0},
+		{name: "f32", fileType: 0, expectedBits: 32, expectedGroupSize: 0},
+		{name: "unknown", fileType: 999, expectedBits: 0, expectedGroupSize: 0},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bits, groupSize := quantisationFromFileType(testCase.fileType)
+			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedBits, bits)
+			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedGroupSize, groupSize)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_ModelInfoFromMetadata_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	modelInfo := modelInfoFromMetadata(gguf.Metadata{
+		Architecture: "gemma3",
+		BlockCount:   34,
+		FileType:     15,
+	})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", modelInfo.Architecture)
+	assert.Equal(t, 34, modelInfo.NumLayers)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, modelInfo.QuantBits)
+	assert.Equal(t, 32, modelInfo.QuantGroup)
+}
diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index f226761..55f1567 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
-// DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns
-// structured information about each. Files that cannot be parsed are skipped.
+//	models, err := DiscoverModels("/models/gguf")
+//
+// DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns structured
+// information about each. Files that cannot be parsed are skipped.
 func DiscoverModels(dir string) ([]ModelInfo, error) {
 	root, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf.go b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
index b16ca28..7abbbb2 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ var fileTypeNames = map[uint32]string{
 	18: "Q6_K",
 }
 
-// FileTypeName returns a human-readable name for a GGML quantisation file type.
-// Unknown types return "type_N" where N is the numeric value.
+//	name := FileTypeName(15) // "Q4_K_M"
+//
+// FileTypeName returns a human-readable name for a GGML quantisation file
+// type. Unknown types return "type_N" where N is the numeric value.
 func FileTypeName(ft uint32) string {
 	if name, ok := fileTypeNames[ft]; ok {
 		return name
@@ -79,25 +81,28 @@ func FileTypeName(ft uint32) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("type_%d", ft)
 }
 
+//	metadata, err := ReadMetadata("/models/gemma3-4b.gguf")
+//
 // ReadMetadata reads the GGUF header from the file at path and returns the
-// extracted metadata. Only metadata KV pairs are read; tensor data is not loaded.
+// extracted metadata. Only metadata KV pairs are read; tensor data is not
+// loaded.
 func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "open file", err)
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
+	defer file.Close()
 
-	info, err := f.Stat()
+	fileInfo, err := file.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "stat file", err)
 	}
 
-	r := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
 
 	// Read and validate magic number.
 	var magic uint32
-	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &magic); err != nil {
+	if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &magic); err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading magic", err)
 	}
 	if magic != ggufMagic {
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
 
 	// Read version.
 	var version uint32
-	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &version); err != nil {
+	if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &version); err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading version", err)
 	}
 	if version < 2 || version > 3 {
@@ -116,22 +121,22 @@ func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
 	// Read tensor count and KV count. v3 uses uint64, v2 uses uint32.
 	var tensorCount, kvCount uint64
 	if version == 3 {
-		if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &tensorCount); err != nil {
+		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &tensorCount); err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading tensor count", err)
 		}
-		if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &kvCount); err != nil {
+		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &kvCount); err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading kv count", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		var tc, kc uint32
-		if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &tc); err != nil {
+		var tensorCount32, kvCount32 uint32
+		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &tensorCount32); err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading tensor count", err)
 		}
-		if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &kc); err != nil {
+		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &kvCount32); err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", "reading kv count", err)
 		}
-		tensorCount = uint64(tc)
-		kvCount = uint64(kc)
+		tensorCount = uint64(tensorCount32)
+		kvCount = uint64(kvCount32)
 	}
 	_ = tensorCount // we only read metadata KVs
 
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
 	// Architecture-specific keys (e.g. llama.context_length) may appear before
 	// the general.architecture key, so we collect all candidates and resolve after.
 	var meta Metadata
-	meta.FileSize = info.Size()
+	meta.FileSize = fileInfo.Size()
 
 	// candidateContextLength and candidateBlockCount store values keyed by
 	// their full key name (e.g. "llama.context_length") so we can match them
@@ -148,75 +153,75 @@ func ReadMetadata(path string) (Metadata, error) {
 	candidateBlockCount := make(map[string]uint32)
 
 	for i := uint64(0); i < kvCount; i++ {
-		key, err := readString(r)
+		key, err := readString(reader)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading key %d", i), err)
 		}
 
 		var valType uint32
-		if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &valType); err != nil {
+		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.LittleEndian, &valType); err != nil {
 			return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value type for key %q", key), err)
 		}
 
 		// Check whether this is an interesting key before reading the value.
 		switch {
 		case key == "general.architecture":
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
+			if s, ok := value.(string); ok {
 				meta.Architecture = s
 			}
 
 		case key == "general.name":
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
+			if s, ok := value.(string); ok {
 				meta.Name = s
 			}
 
 		case key == "general.file_type":
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if u, ok := v.(uint32); ok {
+			if u, ok := value.(uint32); ok {
 				meta.FileType = u
 			}
 
 		case key == "general.size_label":
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
+			if s, ok := value.(string); ok {
 				meta.SizeLabel = s
 			}
 
 		case strings.HasSuffix(key, ".context_length"):
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if u, ok := v.(uint32); ok {
+			if u, ok := value.(uint32); ok {
 				candidateContextLength[key] = u
 			}
 
 		case strings.HasSuffix(key, ".block_count"):
-			v, err := readTypedValue(r, valType)
+			value, err := readTypedValue(reader, valType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("reading value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
-			if u, ok := v.(uint32); ok {
+			if u, ok := value.(uint32); ok {
 				candidateBlockCount[key] = u
 			}
 
 		default:
 			// Skip uninteresting value.
-			if err := skipValue(r, valType); err != nil {
+			if err := skipValue(reader, valType); err != nil {
 				return Metadata{}, coreerr.E("gguf.ReadMetadata", fmt.Sprintf("skipping value for key %q", key), err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -287,16 +292,16 @@ func readTypedValue(r io.Reader, valType uint32) (any, error) {
 func skipValue(r io.Reader, valType uint32) error {
 	switch valType {
 	case typeUint8, typeInt8, typeBool:
-		_, err := readN(r, 1)
+		_, err := discardBytes(r, 1)
 		return err
 	case typeUint16, typeInt16:
-		_, err := readN(r, 2)
+		_, err := discardBytes(r, 2)
 		return err
 	case typeUint32, typeInt32, typeFloat32:
-		_, err := readN(r, 4)
+		_, err := discardBytes(r, 4)
 		return err
 	case typeUint64, typeInt64, typeFloat64:
-		_, err := readN(r, 8)
+		_, err := discardBytes(r, 8)
 		return err
 	case typeString:
 		var length uint64
@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@ func skipValue(r io.Reader, valType uint32) error {
 		if length > maxStringLength {
 			return coreerr.E("gguf.skipValue", fmt.Sprintf("string length %d exceeds maximum %d", length, maxStringLength), nil)
 		}
-		_, err := readN(r, int64(length))
+		_, err := discardBytes(r, int64(length))
 		return err
 	case typeArray:
 		var elemType uint32
@@ -328,7 +333,7 @@ func skipValue(r io.Reader, valType uint32) error {
 	}
 }
 
-// readN reads and discards exactly n bytes from r.
-func readN(r io.Reader, n int64) (int64, error) {
+// discardBytes reads and discards exactly n bytes from r.
+func discardBytes(r io.Reader, n int64) (int64, error) {
 	return io.CopyN(io.Discard, r, n)
 }
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client.go b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
index bfc1c82..407e49b 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type CompletionRequest struct {
 	Stream        bool    `json:"stream"`
 }
 
-type chatChunkResponse struct {
+type chatStreamChunkResponse struct {
 	Choices []struct {
 		Delta struct {
 			Content string `json:"content"`
@@ -52,40 +52,45 @@ type chatChunkResponse struct {
 	} `json:"choices"`
 }
 
-type completionChunkResponse struct {
+type completionStreamChunkResponse struct {
 	Choices []struct {
 		Text         string  `json:"text"`
 		FinishReason *string `json:"finish_reason"`
 	} `json:"choices"`
 }
 
-// ChatComplete sends a streaming chat completion request to /v1/chat/completions.
-// It returns an iterator over text chunks and a function that returns any error
-// that occurred during the request or while reading the stream.
+//	chunks, streamError := client.ChatComplete(ctx, ChatRequest{
+//		Messages: []ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "Hi"}},
+//	})
+//
+// ChatComplete sends a streaming chat completion request to
+// /v1/chat/completions. It returns an iterator over text chunks and a function
+// that returns any error that occurred during the request or while reading the
+// stream.
 func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[string], func() error) {
 	req.Stream = true
 
 	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "marshal chat request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "marshal chat request", err) }
 	}
 
 	httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/chat/completions", bytes.NewReader(body))
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "create chat request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "create chat request", err) }
 	}
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
 
 	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpReq)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "chat request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "chat request", err) }
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
-		return noChunks, func() error {
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error {
 			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", fmt.Sprintf("chat returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(respBody))), nil)
 		}
 	}
@@ -95,13 +100,13 @@ func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[st
 		closeOnce sync.Once
 		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { resp.Body.Close() }) }
 	)
-	sseData := parseSSE(resp.Body, &streamErr)
+	serverSentEventData := streamSSEData(resp.Body, &streamErr)
 
 	tokens := func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		defer closeBody()
-		for raw := range sseData {
-			var chunk chatChunkResponse
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &chunk); err != nil {
+		for rawChunk := range serverSentEventData {
+			var chunk chatStreamChunkResponse
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawChunk), &chunk); err != nil {
 				streamErr = coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "decode chat chunk", err)
 				return
 			}
@@ -124,33 +129,37 @@ func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[st
 	}
 }
 
-// Complete sends a streaming completion request to /v1/completions.
-// It returns an iterator over text chunks and a function that returns any error
+//	chunks, streamError := client.Complete(ctx, CompletionRequest{
+//		Prompt: "Hello",
+//	})
+//
+// Complete sends a streaming completion request to /v1/completions. It
+// returns an iterator over text chunks and a function that returns any error
 // that occurred during the request or while reading the stream.
 func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[string], func() error) {
 	req.Stream = true
 
 	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "marshal completion request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "marshal completion request", err) }
 	}
 
 	httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/completions", bytes.NewReader(body))
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "create completion request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "create completion request", err) }
 	}
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
 
 	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpReq)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "completion request", err) }
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "completion request", err) }
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
-		return noChunks, func() error {
+		return noStreamChunks, func() error {
 			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", fmt.Sprintf("completion returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(respBody))), nil)
 		}
 	}
@@ -160,13 +169,13 @@ func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[
 		closeOnce sync.Once
 		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { resp.Body.Close() }) }
 	)
-	sseData := parseSSE(resp.Body, &streamErr)
+	serverSentEventData := streamSSEData(resp.Body, &streamErr)
 
 	tokens := func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		defer closeBody()
-		for raw := range sseData {
-			var chunk completionChunkResponse
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &chunk); err != nil {
+		for rawChunk := range serverSentEventData {
+			var chunk completionStreamChunkResponse
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawChunk), &chunk); err != nil {
 				streamErr = coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "decode completion chunk", err)
 				return
 			}
@@ -189,10 +198,10 @@ func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[
 	}
 }
 
-// parseSSE reads SSE-formatted lines from r and yields the payload of each
-// "data: " line. It stops when it encounters "[DONE]" or an I/O error.
+// streamSSEData reads SSE-formatted lines from r and yields the payload of
+// each "data: " line. It stops when it encounters "[DONE]" or an I/O error.
 // Any read error (other than EOF) is stored via errOut.
-func parseSSE(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
+func streamSSEData(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
 	return func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
 		for scanner.Scan() {
@@ -209,10 +218,11 @@ func parseSSE(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
 			}
 		}
 		if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-			*errOut = coreerr.E("llamacpp.parseSSE", "read SSE stream", err)
+			*errOut = coreerr.E("llamacpp.streamSSEData", "read SSE stream", err)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// noChunks is an empty iterator returned when an error occurs before streaming begins.
-func noChunks(func(string) bool) {}
+// noStreamChunks is an empty iterator returned when an error occurs before
+// streaming begins.
+func noStreamChunks(func(string) bool) {}
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index 60c995a..ec22dd6 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	httpClient *http.Client
 }
 
+//	client := NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:38080")
+//
 // NewClient creates a client for the llama-server at the given base URL.
 func NewClient(baseURL string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
@@ -25,10 +27,12 @@ func NewClient(baseURL string) *Client {
 	}
 }
 
-type healthResponse struct {
+type healthStatusResponse struct {
 	Status string `json:"status"`
 }
 
+//	err := client.Health(ctx)
+//
 // Health checks whether the llama-server is ready to accept requests.
 func (c *Client) Health(ctx context.Context) error {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, c.baseURL+"/health", nil)
@@ -45,12 +49,12 @@ func (c *Client) Health(ctx context.Context) error {
 		body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
 		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", fmt.Sprintf("health returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body)), nil)
 	}
-	var h healthResponse
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&h); err != nil {
+	var healthStatus healthStatusResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&healthStatus); err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "health decode", err)
 	}
-	if h.Status != "ok" {
-		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", fmt.Sprintf("server not ready (status: %s)", h.Status), nil)
+	if healthStatus.Status != "ok" {
+		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", fmt.Sprintf("server not ready (status: %s)", healthStatus.Status), nil)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index bf62314..991055a 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@ type rocmModel struct {
 	modelType string
 	modelInfo inference.ModelInfo
 
-	mu      sync.Mutex
+	mutex   sync.Mutex
 	lastErr error
 	metrics inference.GenerateMetrics
 }
 
 // Generate streams tokens for the given prompt via llama-server's /v1/completions endpoint.
 func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inference.GenerateOption) iter.Seq[inference.Token] {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.lastErr = nil
-	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.clearLastError()
 
 	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 	}
 
 	generateConfig := inference.ApplyGenerateOpts(opts)
-	request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
+	request := newCompletionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 	promptTokens := approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
 
 	start := time.Now()
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 			}
 		}
 		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
-			m.mu.Lock()
-			m.lastErr = err
-			m.mu.Unlock()
+			m.setLastError(err)
 		}
 		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
 	}
@@ -67,9 +63,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 
 // Chat streams tokens from a multi-turn conversation via llama-server's /v1/chat/completions endpoint.
 func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts ...inference.GenerateOption) iter.Seq[inference.Token] {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.lastErr = nil
-	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.clearLastError()
 
 	if !m.server.alive() {
 		m.setServerExitErr()
@@ -86,7 +80,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 			Content: msg.Content,
 		}
 	}
-	request := chatRequest(chatMsgs, generateConfig)
+	request := newChatRequest(chatMsgs, generateConfig)
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	chunks, errFn := m.server.client.ChatComplete(ctx, request)
@@ -104,9 +98,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 			}
 		}
 		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
-			m.mu.Lock()
-			m.lastErr = err
-			m.mu.Unlock()
+			m.setLastError(err)
 		}
 		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
 	}
@@ -136,7 +128,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...infe
 		}
 
 		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
-		request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
+		request := newCompletionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 		request.MaxTokens = 1
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
@@ -193,7 +185,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 		}
 
 		totalPromptTokens += approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
-		request := completionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
+		request := newCompletionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
 		chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
@@ -229,15 +221,15 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Info() inference.ModelInfo { return m.modelInfo }
 
 // Metrics returns performance metrics from the last inference operation.
 func (m *rocmModel) Metrics() inference.GenerateMetrics {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 	return m.metrics
 }
 
 // Err returns the error from the last Generate/Chat call, if any.
 func (m *rocmModel) Err() error {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 	return m.lastErr
 }
 
@@ -248,8 +240,8 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Close() error {
 
 // setServerExitErr stores an appropriate error when the server is dead.
 func (m *rocmModel) setServerExitErr() {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 	if m.server.exitErr != nil {
 		m.lastErr = m.server.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.server.exitErr)
 	} else {
@@ -272,7 +264,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) recordMetricsDurations(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, pr
 	}
 	total := prefill + decode
 
-	met := inference.GenerateMetrics{
+	metrics := inference.GenerateMetrics{
 		PromptTokens:    promptTokens,
 		GeneratedTokens: generatedTokens,
 		PrefillDuration: prefill,
@@ -280,42 +272,52 @@ func (m *rocmModel) recordMetricsDurations(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, pr
 		TotalDuration:   total,
 	}
 	if prefill > 0 && promptTokens > 0 {
-		met.PrefillTokensPerSec = float64(promptTokens) / prefill.Seconds()
+		metrics.PrefillTokensPerSec = float64(promptTokens) / prefill.Seconds()
 	}
 	if decode > 0 && generatedTokens > 0 {
-		met.DecodeTokensPerSec = float64(generatedTokens) / decode.Seconds()
+		metrics.DecodeTokensPerSec = float64(generatedTokens) / decode.Seconds()
 	}
 
 	// Try to get VRAM stats — best effort.
 	if vram, err := GetVRAMInfo(); err == nil {
-		met.PeakMemoryBytes = vram.Used
-		met.ActiveMemoryBytes = vram.Used
+		metrics.PeakMemoryBytes = vram.Used
+		metrics.ActiveMemoryBytes = vram.Used
 	}
 
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.metrics = met
-	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	m.metrics = metrics
+	m.mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
-func completionRequest(prompt string, cfg inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.CompletionRequest {
+func (m *rocmModel) clearLastError() {
+	m.setLastError(nil)
+}
+
+func (m *rocmModel) setLastError(err error) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	m.lastErr = err
+	m.mutex.Unlock()
+}
+
+func newCompletionRequest(prompt string, generateConfig inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.CompletionRequest {
 	return llamacpp.CompletionRequest{
 		Prompt:        prompt,
-		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
-		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
-		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
-		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
-		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
+		MaxTokens:     generateConfig.MaxTokens,
+		Temperature:   generateConfig.Temperature,
+		TopK:          generateConfig.TopK,
+		TopP:          generateConfig.TopP,
+		RepeatPenalty: generateConfig.RepeatPenalty,
 	}
 }
 
-func chatRequest(messages []llamacpp.ChatMessage, cfg inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.ChatRequest {
+func newChatRequest(messages []llamacpp.ChatMessage, generateConfig inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.ChatRequest {
 	return llamacpp.ChatRequest{
 		Messages:      messages,
-		MaxTokens:     cfg.MaxTokens,
-		Temperature:   cfg.Temperature,
-		TopK:          cfg.TopK,
-		TopP:          cfg.TopP,
-		RepeatPenalty: cfg.RepeatPenalty,
+		MaxTokens:     generateConfig.MaxTokens,
+		Temperature:   generateConfig.Temperature,
+		TopK:          generateConfig.TopK,
+		TopP:          generateConfig.TopP,
+		RepeatPenalty: generateConfig.RepeatPenalty,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 0922d5f..d44f1d2 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -132,24 +132,13 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "find free port", err)
 		}
 
-		args := []string{
-			"--model", startConfig.ModelPath,
-			"--host", "127.0.0.1",
-			"--port", strconv.Itoa(port),
-			"--n-gpu-layers", strconv.Itoa(gpuLayerCount),
-		}
-		if startConfig.ContextSize > 0 {
-			args = append(args, "--ctx-size", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ContextSize))
-		}
-		if startConfig.ParallelSlotCount > 0 {
-			args = append(args, "--parallel", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ParallelSlotCount))
-		}
+		commandArguments := llamaServerArguments(startConfig, port, gpuLayerCount)
 
-		processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
-		cmd := exec.Command(startConfig.BinaryPath, args...)
+		outputCapture := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
+		cmd := exec.Command(startConfig.BinaryPath, commandArguments...)
 		cmd.Env = serverEnv()
-		cmd.Stdout = processOutput
-		cmd.Stderr = processOutput
+		cmd.Stdout = outputCapture
+		cmd.Stderr = outputCapture
 
 		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "start llama-server", err)
@@ -160,7 +149,7 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 			port:          port,
 			client:        llamacpp.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", port)),
 			exited:        make(chan struct{}),
-			processOutput: processOutput,
+			processOutput: outputCapture,
 		}
 
 		go func() {
@@ -187,6 +176,22 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 	return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("server failed after %d attempts", maxAttempts), lastErr)
 }
 
+func llamaServerArguments(startConfig serverStartConfig, port, gpuLayerCount int) []string {
+	commandArguments := []string{
+		"--model", startConfig.ModelPath,
+		"--host", "127.0.0.1",
+		"--port", strconv.Itoa(port),
+		"--n-gpu-layers", strconv.Itoa(gpuLayerCount),
+	}
+	if startConfig.ContextSize > 0 {
+		commandArguments = append(commandArguments, "--ctx-size", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ContextSize))
+	}
+	if startConfig.ParallelSlotCount > 0 {
+		commandArguments = append(commandArguments, "--parallel", strconv.Itoa(startConfig.ParallelSlotCount))
+	}
+	return commandArguments
+}
+
 // waitReady polls the health endpoint until the server is ready.
 func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(serverReadyPollInterval)
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 4c29c7f..1b8890c 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_ReturnsErrorWhenRangeIsExhausted(t *testing.
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "no free port in deterministic range")
 }
 
+func TestLlamaServerArguments(t *testing.T) {
+	args := llamaServerArguments(serverStartConfig{
+		ModelPath:         "/models/gemma3.gguf",
+		ContextSize:       2048,
+		ParallelSlotCount: 4,
+	}, 38123, 999)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{
+		"--model", "/models/gemma3.gguf",
+		"--host", "127.0.0.1",
+		"--port", "38123",
+		"--n-gpu-layers", "999",
+		"--ctx-size", "2048",
+		"--parallel", "4",
+	}, args)
+}
+
 func TestServerEnv_HIPVisibleDevices(t *testing.T) {
 	env := serverEnv()
 	var hipVals []string
diff --git a/vram.go b/vram.go
index b77e6c4..2b1344d 100644
--- a/vram.go
+++ b/vram.go
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import (
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 )
 
-// GetVRAMInfo reads VRAM usage for the discrete GPU from sysfs.
-// It identifies the dGPU by selecting the card with the largest VRAM total,
-// which avoids hardcoding card numbers (e.g. card0=iGPU, card1=dGPU on Ryzen).
+//	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+//
+// GetVRAMInfo reads VRAM usage for the discrete GPU from sysfs. It identifies
+// the dGPU by selecting the card with the largest VRAM total, which avoids
+// hardcoding card numbers (e.g. card0=iGPU, card1=dGPU on Ryzen).
 //
 // Note: total and used are read non-atomically from sysfs; transient
 // inconsistencies are possible under heavy allocation churn.

From a44797b68bb4edd24fdda4be496225232c0e085b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/18] refactor(rocm): align internals with AX naming

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 discover.go                 |  3 +-
 internal/llamacpp/client.go | 56 ++++++++++++-------------
 internal/llamacpp/health.go | 15 +++----
 model.go                    | 56 ++++++++++++-------------
 model_test.go               |  4 +-
 register_rocm.go            |  4 ++
 rocm_stub.go                |  7 ++++
 server.go                   | 84 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 server_test.go              | 38 ++++++++---------
 vram.go                     |  1 +
 10 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)

diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index 55f1567..00b77a2 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
-//	models, err := DiscoverModels("/models/gguf")
+//	models, err := DiscoverModels("/data/lem/gguf")
+//	fmt.Println(models[0].Architecture, models[0].Quantisation)
 //
 // DiscoverModels scans a directory for GGUF model files and returns structured
 // information about each. Files that cannot be parsed are skipped.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client.go b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
index 407e49b..32a8e67 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
@@ -70,41 +70,41 @@ type completionStreamChunkResponse struct {
 func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[string], func() error) {
 	req.Stream = true
 
-	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	requestBody, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "marshal chat request", err) }
 	}
 
-	httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/chat/completions", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	httpRequest, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/chat/completions", bytes.NewReader(requestBody))
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "create chat request", err) }
 	}
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
+	httpRequest.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	httpRequest.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
 
-	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpReq)
+	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "chat request", err) }
 	}
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		defer response.Body.Close()
+		responseBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(response.Body, 256))
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error {
-			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", fmt.Sprintf("chat returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(respBody))), nil)
+			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", fmt.Sprintf("chat returned %d: %s", response.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(responseBody))), nil)
 		}
 	}
 
 	var (
 		streamErr error
 		closeOnce sync.Once
-		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { resp.Body.Close() }) }
+		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { response.Body.Close() }) }
 	)
-	serverSentEventData := streamSSEData(resp.Body, &streamErr)
+	eventDataStream := streamSSEData(response.Body, &streamErr)
 
-	tokens := func(yield func(string) bool) {
+	tokenStream := func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		defer closeBody()
-		for rawChunk := range serverSentEventData {
+		for rawChunk := range eventDataStream {
 			var chunk chatStreamChunkResponse
 			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawChunk), &chunk); err != nil {
 				streamErr = coreerr.E("llamacpp.ChatComplete", "decode chat chunk", err)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[st
 		}
 	}
 
-	return tokens, func() error {
+	return tokenStream, func() error {
 		closeBody()
 		return streamErr
 	}
@@ -139,41 +139,41 @@ func (c *Client) ChatComplete(ctx context.Context, req ChatRequest) (iter.Seq[st
 func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[string], func() error) {
 	req.Stream = true
 
-	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	requestBody, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "marshal completion request", err) }
 	}
 
-	httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/completions", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	httpRequest, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.baseURL+"/v1/completions", bytes.NewReader(requestBody))
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "create completion request", err) }
 	}
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
+	httpRequest.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	httpRequest.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
 
-	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpReq)
+	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(httpRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error { return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "completion request", err) }
 	}
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		defer response.Body.Close()
+		responseBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(response.Body, 256))
 		return noStreamChunks, func() error {
-			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", fmt.Sprintf("completion returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(respBody))), nil)
+			return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", fmt.Sprintf("completion returned %d: %s", response.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(responseBody))), nil)
 		}
 	}
 
 	var (
 		streamErr error
 		closeOnce sync.Once
-		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { resp.Body.Close() }) }
+		closeBody = func() { closeOnce.Do(func() { response.Body.Close() }) }
 	)
-	serverSentEventData := streamSSEData(resp.Body, &streamErr)
+	eventDataStream := streamSSEData(response.Body, &streamErr)
 
-	tokens := func(yield func(string) bool) {
+	tokenStream := func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		defer closeBody()
-		for rawChunk := range serverSentEventData {
+		for rawChunk := range eventDataStream {
 			var chunk completionStreamChunkResponse
 			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawChunk), &chunk); err != nil {
 				streamErr = coreerr.E("llamacpp.Complete", "decode completion chunk", err)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[
 		}
 	}
 
-	return tokens, func() error {
+	return tokenStream, func() error {
 		closeBody()
 		return streamErr
 	}
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index ec22dd6..d17470a 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -32,25 +32,26 @@ type healthStatusResponse struct {
 }
 
 //	err := client.Health(ctx)
+//	fmt.Println(err == nil)
 //
 // Health checks whether the llama-server is ready to accept requests.
 func (c *Client) Health(ctx context.Context) error {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, c.baseURL+"/health", nil)
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, c.baseURL+"/health", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "create health request", err)
 	}
-	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
+	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "health request", err)
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer response.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256))
-		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", fmt.Sprintf("health returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body)), nil)
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		responseBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(response.Body, 256))
+		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", fmt.Sprintf("health returned %d: %s", response.StatusCode, string(responseBody)), nil)
 	}
 	var healthStatus healthStatusResponse
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&healthStatus); err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&healthStatus); err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("llamacpp.Health", "health decode", err)
 	}
 	if healthStatus.Status != "ok" {
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 991055a..53dacb2 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ type rocmModel struct {
 	modelType string
 	modelInfo inference.ModelInfo
 
-	mutex   sync.Mutex
-	lastErr error
-	metrics inference.GenerateMetrics
+	stateMutex  sync.Mutex
+	lastError   error
+	lastMetrics inference.GenerateMetrics
 }
 
 // Generate streams tokens for the given prompt via llama-server's /v1/completions endpoint.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 	promptTokens := approximatePromptTokens(prompt)
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
+	chunks, streamError := m.server.llamaClient.Complete(ctx, request)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ...inferen
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		if err := streamError(); err != nil {
 			m.setLastError(err)
 		}
 		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 	request := newChatRequest(chatMsgs, generateConfig)
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	chunks, errFn := m.server.client.ChatComplete(ctx, request)
+	chunks, streamError := m.server.llamaClient.ChatComplete(ctx, request)
 
 	return func(yield func(inference.Token) bool) {
 		var count int
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Chat(ctx context.Context, messages []inference.Message, opts
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		if err := streamError(); err != nil {
 			m.setLastError(err)
 		}
 		m.recordMetrics(promptTokens, count, start, firstTokenAt)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...infe
 		request.MaxTokens = 1
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
-		chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
+		chunks, streamError := m.server.llamaClient.Complete(ctx, request)
 		var text strings.Builder
 		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		var generated int
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Classify(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ...infe
 		totalDecode += decode
 		totalGenerated += generated
 
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		if err := streamError(); err != nil {
 			m.recordMetricsDurations(totalPromptTokens, totalGenerated, totalPrefill, totalDecode)
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.Classify", fmt.Sprintf("classify prompt %d", promptIndex), err)
 		}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 		request := newCompletionRequest(prompt, generateConfig)
 
 		requestStart := time.Now()
-		chunks, errFn := m.server.client.Complete(ctx, request)
+		chunks, streamError := m.server.llamaClient.Complete(ctx, request)
 		var tokens []inference.Token
 		var firstTokenAt time.Time
 		for text := range chunks {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (m *rocmModel) BatchGenerate(ctx context.Context, prompts []string, opts ..
 		results[promptIndex].Tokens = tokens
 		totalGenerated += len(tokens)
 
-		if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		if err := streamError(); err != nil {
 			results[promptIndex].Err = coreerr.E("rocm.BatchGenerate", fmt.Sprintf("batch prompt %d", promptIndex), err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -221,16 +221,16 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Info() inference.ModelInfo { return m.modelInfo }
 
 // Metrics returns performance metrics from the last inference operation.
 func (m *rocmModel) Metrics() inference.GenerateMetrics {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-	return m.metrics
+	m.stateMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.stateMutex.Unlock()
+	return m.lastMetrics
 }
 
 // Err returns the error from the last Generate/Chat call, if any.
 func (m *rocmModel) Err() error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-	return m.lastErr
+	m.stateMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.stateMutex.Unlock()
+	return m.lastError
 }
 
 // Close releases the llama-server subprocess and all associated resources.
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ func (m *rocmModel) Close() error {
 
 // setServerExitErr stores an appropriate error when the server is dead.
 func (m *rocmModel) setServerExitErr() {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-	if m.server.exitErr != nil {
-		m.lastErr = m.server.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.server.exitErr)
+	m.stateMutex.Lock()
+	defer m.stateMutex.Unlock()
+	if m.server.processExitError != nil {
+		m.lastError = m.server.wrapProcessError("rocm.setServerExitErr", "server has exited", m.server.processExitError)
 	} else {
-		m.lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", m.server.messageWithProcessOutput("server has exited unexpectedly"), nil)
+		m.lastError = coreerr.E("rocm.setServerExitErr", m.server.messageWithProcessOutput("server has exited unexpectedly"), nil)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ func (m *rocmModel) recordMetricsDurations(promptTokens, generatedTokens int, pr
 		metrics.ActiveMemoryBytes = vram.Used
 	}
 
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	m.metrics = metrics
-	m.mutex.Unlock()
+	m.stateMutex.Lock()
+	m.lastMetrics = metrics
+	m.stateMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (m *rocmModel) clearLastError() {
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ func (m *rocmModel) clearLastError() {
 }
 
 func (m *rocmModel) setLastError(err error) {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	m.lastErr = err
-	m.mutex.Unlock()
+	m.stateMutex.Lock()
+	m.lastError = err
+	m.stateMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 func newCompletionRequest(prompt string, generateConfig inference.GenerateConfig) llamacpp.CompletionRequest {
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index a4b41b8..9f94365 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 func newHTTPBackedModel(ts *httptest.Server) *rocmModel {
 	return &rocmModel{
 		server: &server{
-			client: llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL),
-			exited: make(chan struct{}),
+			llamaClient:   llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL),
+			processExited: make(chan struct{}),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/register_rocm.go b/register_rocm.go
index f7b6e3b..1694d97 100644
--- a/register_rocm.go
+++ b/register_rocm.go
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ func init() {
 	inference.Register(&rocmBackend{})
 }
 
+//	if ROCmAvailable() {
+//	    fmt.Println("ROCm code path compiled in")
+//	}
+//
 // ROCmAvailable reports whether ROCm GPU inference is available.
 func ROCmAvailable() bool { return true }
diff --git a/rocm_stub.go b/rocm_stub.go
index 239610f..3b2f437 100644
--- a/rocm_stub.go
+++ b/rocm_stub.go
@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ package rocm
 
 import coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 
+//	if !ROCmAvailable() {
+//	    fmt.Println("fall back to CPU or another backend")
+//	}
+//
 // ROCmAvailable reports whether ROCm GPU inference is available.
 // Returns false on non-Linux or non-amd64 platforms.
 func ROCmAvailable() bool { return false }
 
+//	_, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+//	fmt.Println(err)
+//
 // GetVRAMInfo is not available on non-Linux/non-amd64 platforms.
 func GetVRAMInfo() (VRAMInfo, error) {
 	return VRAMInfo{}, coreerr.E("rocm.GetVRAMInfo", "VRAM monitoring not available on this platform", nil)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d44f1d2..2bef29d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const (
 
 // server manages a llama-server subprocess.
 type server struct {
-	cmd           *exec.Cmd
-	port          int
-	client        *llamacpp.Client
-	exited        chan struct{}
-	exitErr       error // safe to read only after <-exited
-	processOutput *processOutputCapture
+	processCommand   *exec.Cmd
+	port             int
+	llamaClient      *llamacpp.Client
+	processExited    chan struct{}
+	processExitError error // safe to read only after <-processExited
+	processOutput    *processOutputCapture
 }
 
 // serverStartConfig keeps llama-server startup settings named instead of positional.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type serverStartConfig struct {
 // alive reports whether the llama-server process is still running.
 func (s *server) alive() bool {
 	select {
-	case <-s.exited:
+	case <-s.processExited:
 		return false
 	default:
 		return true
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 	}
 
 	const maxAttempts = 3
-	var lastErr error
+	var lastStartupError error
 
 	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
 		port, err := freePort()
@@ -135,26 +135,26 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 		commandArguments := llamaServerArguments(startConfig, port, gpuLayerCount)
 
 		outputCapture := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
-		cmd := exec.Command(startConfig.BinaryPath, commandArguments...)
-		cmd.Env = serverEnv()
-		cmd.Stdout = outputCapture
-		cmd.Stderr = outputCapture
+		processCommand := exec.Command(startConfig.BinaryPath, commandArguments...)
+		processCommand.Env = serverEnv()
+		processCommand.Stdout = outputCapture
+		processCommand.Stderr = outputCapture
 
-		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		if err := processCommand.Start(); err != nil {
 			return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", "start llama-server", err)
 		}
 
 		s := &server{
-			cmd:           cmd,
-			port:          port,
-			client:        llamacpp.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", port)),
-			exited:        make(chan struct{}),
-			processOutput: outputCapture,
+			processCommand: processCommand,
+			port:           port,
+			llamaClient:    llamacpp.NewClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", port)),
+			processExited:  make(chan struct{}),
+			processOutput:  outputCapture,
 		}
 
 		go func() {
-			s.exitErr = cmd.Wait()
-			close(s.exited)
+			s.processExitError = processCommand.Wait()
+			close(s.processExited)
 		}()
 
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), serverStartupTimeout)
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ func startServer(startConfig serverStartConfig) (*server, error) {
 		if stopErr := s.stop(); stopErr != nil {
 			coreerr.Warn("llama-server cleanup after failed startup returned error", "attempt", attempt+1, "err", stopErr)
 		}
-		lastErr = coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d", attempt+1), err)
+		lastStartupError = coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d", attempt+1), err)
 		if attempt < maxAttempts-1 {
-			coreerr.Warn("llama-server startup failed; retrying", "attempt", attempt+1, "max_attempts", maxAttempts, "err", lastErr)
+			coreerr.Warn("llama-server startup failed; retrying", "attempt", attempt+1, "max_attempts", maxAttempts, "err", lastStartupError)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("server failed after %d attempts", maxAttempts), lastErr)
+	return nil, coreerr.E("rocm.startServer", fmt.Sprintf("server failed after %d attempts", maxAttempts), lastStartupError)
 }
 
 func llamaServerArguments(startConfig serverStartConfig, port, gpuLayerCount int) []string {
@@ -197,22 +197,22 @@ func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(serverReadyPollInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
-	var lastHealthErr error
+	var lastHealthError error
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			if lastHealthErr != nil {
-				return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", s.messageWithProcessOutput("timeout waiting for llama-server"), lastHealthErr)
+			if lastHealthError != nil {
+				return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", s.messageWithProcessOutput("timeout waiting for llama-server"), lastHealthError)
 			}
 			return coreerr.E("server.waitReady", s.messageWithProcessOutput("timeout waiting for llama-server"), ctx.Err())
-		case <-s.exited:
-			return s.wrapProcessError("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", s.exitErr)
+		case <-s.processExited:
+			return s.wrapProcessError("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", s.processExitError)
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			if err := s.client.Health(ctx); err == nil {
+			if err := s.llamaClient.Health(ctx); err == nil {
 				return nil
 			} else {
-				lastHealthErr = err
+				lastHealthError = err
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -221,42 +221,42 @@ func (s *server) waitReady(ctx context.Context) error {
 // stop sends SIGTERM and waits up to 5s, then SIGKILL. Exit caused by those
 // signals is treated as a successful caller-initiated shutdown.
 func (s *server) stop() error {
-	if s.cmd.Process == nil {
+	if s.processCommand.Process == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Already exited?
 	select {
-	case <-s.exited:
-		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+	case <-s.processExited:
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.processExitError) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server already exited", s.exitErr)
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server already exited", s.processExitError)
 	default:
 	}
 
 	// Send SIGTERM for graceful shutdown.
-	if err := s.cmd.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM); err != nil {
+	if err := s.processCommand.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM); err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("server.stop", "sigterm llama-server", err)
 	}
 
 	// Wait up to 5 seconds for clean exit.
 	select {
-	case <-s.exited:
-		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+	case <-s.processExited:
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.processExitError) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigterm", s.exitErr)
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigterm", s.processExitError)
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
 		// Force kill.
-		if err := s.cmd.Process.Kill(); err != nil {
+		if err := s.processCommand.Process.Kill(); err != nil {
 			return coreerr.E("server.stop", "kill llama-server", err)
 		}
-		<-s.exited
-		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.exitErr) {
+		<-s.processExited
+		if isExpectedStopExitErr(s.processExitError) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigkill", s.exitErr)
+		return s.wrapProcessError("server.stop", "llama-server exited after sigkill", s.processExitError)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 1b8890c..61ab6fa 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -173,26 +173,26 @@ func TestAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServerAlive_Running(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &server{exited: make(chan struct{})}
+	s := &server{processExited: make(chan struct{})}
 	assert.True(t, s.alive())
 }
 
 func TestServerAlive_Exited(t *testing.T) {
-	exited := make(chan struct{})
-	close(exited)
-	s := &server{exited: exited, exitErr: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil)}
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
+	s := &server{processExited: processExited, processExitError: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil)}
 	assert.False(t, s.alive())
 }
 
 func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	processOutput := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)
 	_, _ = processOutput.Write([]byte("fatal: HIP launch failure\n"))
-	exited := make(chan struct{})
-	close(exited)
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
 	s := &server{
-		exited:        exited,
-		exitErr:       coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
-		processOutput: processOutput,
+		processExited:    processExited,
+		processExitError: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
+		processOutput:    processOutput,
 	}
 	m := &rocmModel{server: s}
 
@@ -252,16 +252,16 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServerStop_GracefulSignalReturnsNil(t *testing.T) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sleep", "60")
-	require.NoError(t, cmd.Start())
+	processCommand := exec.Command("/bin/sleep", "60")
+	require.NoError(t, processCommand.Start())
 
 	s := &server{
-		cmd:    cmd,
-		exited: make(chan struct{}),
+		processCommand: processCommand,
+		processExited:  make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	go func() {
-		s.exitErr = cmd.Wait()
-		close(s.exited)
+		s.processExitError = processCommand.Wait()
+		close(s.processExited)
 	}()
 
 	require.NoError(t, s.stop())
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ func TestServerWrapProcessError_IncludesProcessOutput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
-	exited := make(chan struct{})
-	close(exited)
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
 	s := &server{
-		exited:  exited,
-		exitErr: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
+		processExited:    processExited,
+		processExitError: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil),
 	}
 	m := &rocmModel{server: s}
 
diff --git a/vram.go b/vram.go
index 2b1344d..afe8e61 100644
--- a/vram.go
+++ b/vram.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 //	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+//	fmt.Printf("%d MiB free\n", info.Free>>20)
 //
 // GetVRAMInfo reads VRAM usage for the discrete GPU from sysfs. It identifies
 // the dGPU by selecting the card with the largest VRAM total, which avoids

From a20a02d548469a3ac6acd78d3ff7bb3173d51b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <developers@lethean.io>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:11:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/18] Handle truncated llama-server streams

---
 internal/llamacpp/client.go      | 10 ++++++--
 internal/llamacpp/client_test.go | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 internal/llamacpp/health.go      | 12 ++++++++-
 model_test.go                    | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 4 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client.go b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
index 32a8e67..4293517 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ func (c *Client) Complete(ctx context.Context, req CompletionRequest) (iter.Seq[
 }
 
 // streamSSEData reads SSE-formatted lines from r and yields the payload of
-// each "data: " line. It stops when it encounters "[DONE]" or an I/O error.
-// Any read error (other than EOF) is stored via errOut.
+// each "data: " line. llama-server terminates successful streams with a
+// "[DONE]" sentinel; EOF before that marker is treated as a truncated stream.
 func streamSSEData(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
 	return func(yield func(string) bool) {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+		sawDone := false
 		for scanner.Scan() {
 			line := scanner.Text()
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(line, "data: ") {
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ func streamSSEData(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
 			}
 			payload := strings.TrimPrefix(line, "data: ")
 			if payload == "[DONE]" {
+				sawDone = true
 				return
 			}
 			if !yield(payload) {
@@ -219,6 +221,10 @@ func streamSSEData(r io.Reader, errOut *error) iter.Seq[string] {
 		}
 		if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
 			*errOut = coreerr.E("llamacpp.streamSSEData", "read SSE stream", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if !sawDone {
+			*errOut = coreerr.E("llamacpp.streamSSEData", "stream ended before [DONE]", io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go b/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
index 20b49c7..869525d 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
@@ -3,14 +3,22 @@ package llamacpp
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (fn roundTripFunc) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return fn(r)
+}
+
 // sseLines writes SSE-formatted lines to a flushing response writer.
 func sseLines(w http.ResponseWriter, lines []string) {
 	f, ok := w.(http.Flusher)
@@ -192,3 +200,34 @@ func TestComplete_HTTPError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "400")
 }
+
+func TestComplete_TruncatedStreamReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			assert.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body: io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(
+					"data: " + `{"choices":[{"text":"partial","finish_reason":null}]}` + "\n\n",
+				)),
+				Request: r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+	tokens, errFn := c.Complete(context.Background(), CompletionRequest{
+		Prompt:      "Hello",
+		Temperature: 0.0,
+		Stream:      true,
+	})
+
+	var got []string
+	for tok := range tokens {
+		got = append(got, tok)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"partial"}, got)
+	err := errFn()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "stream ended before [DONE]")
+}
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index d17470a..8dcf130 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ type Client struct {
 //
 // NewClient creates a client for the llama-server at the given base URL.
 func NewClient(baseURL string) *Client {
+	return NewClientWithHTTPClient(baseURL, &http.Client{})
+}
+
+//	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://127.0.0.1:38080", customHTTPClient)
+//
+// NewClientWithHTTPClient creates a client with an injected HTTP transport.
+func NewClientWithHTTPClient(baseURL string, httpClient *http.Client) *Client {
+	if httpClient == nil {
+		httpClient = &http.Client{}
+	}
 	return &Client{
 		baseURL:    strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/"),
-		httpClient: &http.Client{},
+		httpClient: httpClient,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index 9f94365..c7ad5f5 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -17,15 +19,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func newHTTPBackedModel(ts *httptest.Server) *rocmModel {
+type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (fn roundTripFunc) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return fn(r)
+}
+
+func newClientBackedModel(client *llamacpp.Client) *rocmModel {
 	return &rocmModel{
 		server: &server{
-			llamaClient:   llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL),
+			llamaClient:   client,
 			processExited: make(chan struct{}),
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+func newHTTPBackedModel(ts *httptest.Server) *rocmModel {
+	return newClientBackedModel(llamacpp.NewClient(ts.URL))
+}
+
 func writeSSEEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, payload string) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
@@ -203,3 +215,30 @@ func TestBatchGenerate_ContextCancelledWrapsPerPromptError(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, metrics.PromptTokens)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, metrics.GeneratedTokens)
 }
+
+func TestGenerate_TruncatedStreamSetsLastError(t *testing.T) {
+	client := llamacpp.NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body: io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(
+					"data: " + `{"choices":[{"text":"partial","finish_reason":null}]}` + "\n\n",
+				)),
+				Request: r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+
+	m := newClientBackedModel(client)
+
+	var got []string
+	for tok := range m.Generate(context.Background(), "hello", inference.WithMaxTokens(1)) {
+		got = append(got, tok.Text)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"partial"}, got)
+	require.Error(t, m.Err())
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "stream ended before [DONE]")
+}

From fd639773969fc1709d7b6894fe17b791552442a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:13:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/18] fix(go-rocm): replace testify with stdlib testing
 patterns (AX-6)

Closes tasks.lthn.sh/view.php?id=703

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
---
 backend_test.go                  |  41 +++-
 discover_test.go                 | 190 +++++++++++-----
 go.mod                           |   8 +-
 go.sum                           |   9 -
 internal/gguf/gguf_test.go       | 363 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 internal/llamacpp/client_test.go |  92 ++++++--
 internal/llamacpp/health_test.go |  41 +++-
 model_test.go                    | 222 ++++++++++++++-----
 rocm_integration_test.go         | 150 +++++++++----
 server_test.go                   | 196 +++++++++++++----
 vram_test.go                     |  50 +++--
 11 files changed, 992 insertions(+), 370 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend_test.go b/backend_test.go
index 459c603..e3ebfab 100644
--- a/backend_test.go
+++ b/backend_test.go
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestBackend_ResolveContextLength_Good(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, 2048, resolveContextLength(2048, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 32768}))
-	assert.Equal(t, 1024, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 1024}))
-	assert.Equal(t, defaultContextLengthCap, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 131072}))
+	if got := resolveContextLength(2048, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 32768}); got != 2048 {
+		t.Errorf("resolveContextLength(2048, 32768) = %d, want 2048", got)
+	}
+	if got := resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 1024}); got != 1024 {
+		t.Errorf("resolveContextLength(0, 1024) = %d, want 1024", got)
+	}
+	if got := resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{ContextLength: 131072}); got != defaultContextLengthCap {
+		t.Errorf("resolveContextLength(0, 131072) = %d, want %d", got, defaultContextLengthCap)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestBackend_ResolveContextLength_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, defaultContextLengthCap, resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{}))
+	if got := resolveContextLength(0, gguf.Metadata{}); got != defaultContextLengthCap {
+		t.Errorf("resolveContextLength(0, empty) = %d, want %d", got, defaultContextLengthCap)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestBackend_QuantisationFromFileType_Good(t *testing.T) {
@@ -39,8 +46,12 @@ func TestBackend_QuantisationFromFileType_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			bits, groupSize := quantisationFromFileType(testCase.fileType)
-			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedBits, bits)
-			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedGroupSize, groupSize)
+			if bits != testCase.expectedBits {
+				t.Errorf("bits = %d, want %d", bits, testCase.expectedBits)
+			}
+			if groupSize != testCase.expectedGroupSize {
+				t.Errorf("groupSize = %d, want %d", groupSize, testCase.expectedGroupSize)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -52,8 +63,16 @@ func TestBackend_ModelInfoFromMetadata_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		FileType:     15,
 	})
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", modelInfo.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, 34, modelInfo.NumLayers)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, modelInfo.QuantBits)
-	assert.Equal(t, 32, modelInfo.QuantGroup)
+	if modelInfo.Architecture != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", modelInfo.Architecture, "gemma3")
+	}
+	if modelInfo.NumLayers != 34 {
+		t.Errorf("NumLayers = %d, want 34", modelInfo.NumLayers)
+	}
+	if modelInfo.QuantBits != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("QuantBits = %d, want 4", modelInfo.QuantBits)
+	}
+	if modelInfo.QuantGroup != 32 {
+		t.Errorf("QuantGroup = %d, want 32", modelInfo.QuantGroup)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/discover_test.go b/discover_test.go
index 50e0986..613871c 100644
--- a/discover_test.go
+++ b/discover_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // writeDiscoverTestGGUF creates a minimal GGUF v3 file in dir with the given
@@ -18,17 +16,27 @@ func writeDiscoverTestGGUF(t *testing.T, dir, filename string, kvs [][2]any) str
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, filename)
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	// Magic: "GGUF" in little-endian
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Version 3
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Tensor count (uint64): 0
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tensor count: %v", err)
+	}
 	// KV count (uint64)
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kvs))))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kvs))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write kv count: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	for _, kv := range kvs {
 		key := kv[0].(string)
@@ -42,22 +50,34 @@ func writeDiscoverKV(t *testing.T, f *os.File, key string, val any) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	// Key: uint64 length + bytes
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))))
-	_, err := f.Write([]byte(key))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key len: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(key)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key bytes: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	switch v := val.(type) {
 	case string:
 		// Type: 8 (string)
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(8)))
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(8)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string type: %v", err)
+		}
 		// String value: uint64 length + bytes
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(v))))
-		_, err := f.Write([]byte(v))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(v))); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string len: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := f.Write([]byte(v)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string bytes: %v", err)
+		}
 	case uint32:
 		// Type: 4 (uint32)
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(4)))
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v))
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(4)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint32 type: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint32 val: %v", err)
+		}
 	default:
 		t.Fatalf("writeDiscoverKV: unsupported value type %T", val)
 	}
@@ -86,36 +106,72 @@ func TestDiscoverModels(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Create a non-GGUF file that should be ignored (no .gguf extension).
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "README.txt"), []byte("not a model"), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "README.txt"), []byte("not a model"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile README: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, models, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 2", len(models))
+	}
 
 	// Sort order from Glob is lexicographic, so gemma3 comes first.
 	gemma := models[0]
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(dir, "gemma3-4b-q4km.gguf"), gemma.Path)
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", gemma.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Gemma 3 4B Instruct", gemma.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Q4_K_M", gemma.Quantisation)
-	assert.Equal(t, "4B", gemma.Parameters)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(32768), gemma.ContextLen)
-	assert.Greater(t, gemma.FileSize, int64(0))
+	if got, want := gemma.Path, filepath.Join(dir, "gemma3-4b-q4km.gguf"); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.Path = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if gemma.Architecture != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.Architecture = %q, want %q", gemma.Architecture, "gemma3")
+	}
+	if gemma.Name != "Gemma 3 4B Instruct" {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.Name = %q, want %q", gemma.Name, "Gemma 3 4B Instruct")
+	}
+	if gemma.Quantisation != "Q4_K_M" {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.Quantisation = %q, want %q", gemma.Quantisation, "Q4_K_M")
+	}
+	if gemma.Parameters != "4B" {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.Parameters = %q, want %q", gemma.Parameters, "4B")
+	}
+	if gemma.ContextLen != uint32(32768) {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.ContextLen = %d, want 32768", gemma.ContextLen)
+	}
+	if gemma.FileSize <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("gemma.FileSize = %d, want > 0", gemma.FileSize)
+	}
 
 	llama := models[1]
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(dir, "llama-3.1-8b-q4km.gguf"), llama.Path)
-	assert.Equal(t, "llama", llama.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Llama 3.1 8B Instruct", llama.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Q4_K_M", llama.Quantisation)
-	assert.Equal(t, "8B", llama.Parameters)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(131072), llama.ContextLen)
-	assert.Greater(t, llama.FileSize, int64(0))
+	if got, want := llama.Path, filepath.Join(dir, "llama-3.1-8b-q4km.gguf"); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("llama.Path = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if llama.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("llama.Architecture = %q, want %q", llama.Architecture, "llama")
+	}
+	if llama.Name != "Llama 3.1 8B Instruct" {
+		t.Errorf("llama.Name = %q, want %q", llama.Name, "Llama 3.1 8B Instruct")
+	}
+	if llama.Quantisation != "Q4_K_M" {
+		t.Errorf("llama.Quantisation = %q, want %q", llama.Quantisation, "Q4_K_M")
+	}
+	if llama.Parameters != "8B" {
+		t.Errorf("llama.Parameters = %q, want %q", llama.Parameters, "8B")
+	}
+	if llama.ContextLen != uint32(131072) {
+		t.Errorf("llama.ContextLen = %d, want 131072", llama.ContextLen)
+	}
+	if llama.FileSize <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("llama.FileSize = %d, want > 0", llama.FileSize)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiscoverModels_RelativeDirReturnsAbsolutePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	parent := t.TempDir()
 	dir := filepath.Join(parent, "models")
-	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(dir, 0755))
+	if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Mkdir: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	path := writeDiscoverTestGGUF(t, dir, "model.gguf", [][2]any{
 		{"general.architecture", "llama"},
@@ -124,40 +180,64 @@ func TestDiscoverModels_RelativeDirReturnsAbsolutePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(parent))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Getwd: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Chdir(parent); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Chdir parent: %v", err)
+	}
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(wd))
+		if err := os.Chdir(wd); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Chdir restore: %v", err)
+		}
 	})
 
 	models, err := DiscoverModels("models")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, models, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, path, models[0].Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(models))
+	}
+	if models[0].Path != path {
+		t.Errorf("models[0].Path = %q, want %q", models[0].Path, path)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiscoverModels_EmptyDir(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
 	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Empty(t, models)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("len(models) = %d, want 0", len(models))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiscoverModels_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	// filepath.Glob returns nil, nil for a pattern matching no files,
 	// even when the directory does not exist.
 	models, err := DiscoverModels("/nonexistent/dir")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Empty(t, models)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("len(models) = %d, want 0", len(models))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiscoverModels_BadPattern(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "bad[")
 
 	_, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "glob gguf files")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "glob gguf files") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "glob gguf files")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDiscoverModels_SkipsCorruptFile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -171,11 +251,19 @@ func TestDiscoverModels_SkipsCorruptFile(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Create a corrupt .gguf file (not valid GGUF binary).
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "corrupt.gguf"), []byte("not gguf data"), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "corrupt.gguf"), []byte("not gguf data"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Only the valid model should be returned; corrupt one is silently skipped.
-	require.Len(t, models, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Valid Model", models[0].Name)
+	if len(models) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(models))
+	}
+	if models[0].Name != "Valid Model" {
+		t.Errorf("models[0].Name = %q, want %q", models[0].Name, "Valid Model")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 47b14c8..cf7f8fc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,15 +5,9 @@ go 1.26.0
 require (
 	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0
 	forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference v0.1.7
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
-require (
-	dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 // indirect
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-)
+require dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 
 replace dappco.re/go/core => ../go
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2bdbe9c..5d19fde 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
-github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
-github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
-github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go b/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
index 748330b..c1c4321 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // writeTestGGUFOrdered creates a synthetic GGUF v3 file with KV pairs in the
@@ -19,17 +17,27 @@ func writeTestGGUFOrdered(t *testing.T, kvs [][2]any) string {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.gguf")
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	// Magic
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Version 3
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Tensor count (uint64): 0
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tensor count: %v", err)
+	}
 	// KV count (uint64)
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kvs))))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kvs))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write kv count: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	for _, kv := range kvs {
 		key := kv[0].(string)
@@ -43,26 +51,42 @@ func writeKV(t *testing.T, f *os.File, key string, val any) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	// Key: uint64 length + bytes
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))))
-	_, err := f.Write([]byte(key))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key len: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(key)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key bytes: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	switch v := val.(type) {
 	case string:
 		// Type: 8 (string)
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(8)))
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(8)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string type: %v", err)
+		}
 		// String value: uint64 length + bytes
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(v))))
-		_, err := f.Write([]byte(v))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(v))); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string len: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := f.Write([]byte(v)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write string bytes: %v", err)
+		}
 	case uint32:
 		// Type: 4 (uint32)
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(4)))
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v))
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(4)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint32 type: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint32 val: %v", err)
+		}
 	case uint64:
 		// Type: 10 (uint64)
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(10)))
-		require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v))
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(10)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint64 type: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, v); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write uint64 val: %v", err)
+		}
 	default:
 		t.Fatalf("writeKV: unsupported value type %T", val)
 	}
@@ -73,12 +97,18 @@ func writeKV(t *testing.T, f *os.File, key string, val any) {
 func writeRawKV(t *testing.T, f *os.File, key string, valType uint32, rawVal []byte) {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))))
-	_, err := f.Write([]byte(key))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, valType))
-	_, err = f.Write(rawVal)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(key))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key len: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(key)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write key bytes: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, valType); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write val type: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Write(rawVal); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write raw val: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 // writeTestGGUFV2 creates a synthetic GGUF v2 file (uint32 tensor/kv counts).
@@ -89,17 +119,27 @@ func writeTestGGUFV2(t *testing.T, kvs [][2]any) string {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test_v2.gguf")
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	// Magic
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Version 2
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(2)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(2)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Tensor count (uint32 for v2): 0
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tensor count: %v", err)
+	}
 	// KV count (uint32 for v2)
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(len(kvs))))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(len(kvs))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write kv count: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	for _, kv := range kvs {
 		key := kv[0].(string)
@@ -120,15 +160,31 @@ func TestReadMetadata_Gemma3(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", m.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Test Gemma3 1B", m.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(17), m.FileType)
-	assert.Equal(t, "1B", m.SizeLabel)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(32768), m.ContextLength)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(26), m.BlockCount)
-	assert.Greater(t, m.FileSize, int64(0))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if m.Architecture != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "gemma3")
+	}
+	if m.Name != "Test Gemma3 1B" {
+		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", m.Name, "Test Gemma3 1B")
+	}
+	if m.FileType != uint32(17) {
+		t.Errorf("FileType = %d, want 17", m.FileType)
+	}
+	if m.SizeLabel != "1B" {
+		t.Errorf("SizeLabel = %q, want %q", m.SizeLabel, "1B")
+	}
+	if m.ContextLength != uint32(32768) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextLength = %d, want 32768", m.ContextLength)
+	}
+	if m.BlockCount != uint32(26) {
+		t.Errorf("BlockCount = %d, want 26", m.BlockCount)
+	}
+	if m.FileSize <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("FileSize = %d, want > 0", m.FileSize)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_Llama(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,15 +198,31 @@ func TestReadMetadata_Llama(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "llama", m.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Test Llama 8B", m.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(15), m.FileType)
-	assert.Equal(t, "8B", m.SizeLabel)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(131072), m.ContextLength)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(32), m.BlockCount)
-	assert.Greater(t, m.FileSize, int64(0))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if m.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "llama")
+	}
+	if m.Name != "Test Llama 8B" {
+		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", m.Name, "Test Llama 8B")
+	}
+	if m.FileType != uint32(15) {
+		t.Errorf("FileType = %d, want 15", m.FileType)
+	}
+	if m.SizeLabel != "8B" {
+		t.Errorf("SizeLabel = %q, want %q", m.SizeLabel, "8B")
+	}
+	if m.ContextLength != uint32(131072) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextLength = %d, want 131072", m.ContextLength)
+	}
+	if m.BlockCount != uint32(32) {
+		t.Errorf("BlockCount = %d, want 32", m.BlockCount)
+	}
+	if m.FileSize <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("FileSize = %d, want > 0", m.FileSize)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_ArchAfterContextLength(t *testing.T) {
@@ -166,38 +238,67 @@ func TestReadMetadata_ArchAfterContextLength(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "llama", m.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Out-of-Order Model", m.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(4096), m.ContextLength)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(32), m.BlockCount)
+	if m.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "llama")
+	}
+	if m.Name != "Out-of-Order Model" {
+		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", m.Name, "Out-of-Order Model")
+	}
+	if m.ContextLength != uint32(4096) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextLength = %d, want 4096", m.ContextLength)
+	}
+	if m.BlockCount != uint32(32) {
+		t.Errorf("BlockCount = %d, want 32", m.BlockCount)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_InvalidMagic(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "notgguf.bin")
 
-	err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("this is not a GGUF file at all"), 0644)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("this is not a GGUF file at all"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	_, err = ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid magic")
+	_, err := ReadMetadata(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid magic") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "invalid magic")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_FileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := ReadMetadata("/nonexistent/path/model.gguf")
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "open file")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "open file") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "open file")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFileTypeName(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "Q4_K_M", FileTypeName(15))
-	assert.Equal(t, "Q5_K_M", FileTypeName(17))
-	assert.Equal(t, "Q8_0", FileTypeName(7))
-	assert.Equal(t, "F16", FileTypeName(1))
-	assert.Equal(t, "type_999", FileTypeName(999))
+	cases := []struct {
+		ft   uint32
+		want string
+	}{
+		{15, "Q4_K_M"},
+		{17, "Q5_K_M"},
+		{7, "Q8_0"},
+		{1, "F16"},
+		{999, "type_999"},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if got := FileTypeName(c.ft); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("FileTypeName(%d) = %q, want %q", c.ft, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_V2(t *testing.T) {
@@ -211,13 +312,25 @@ func TestReadMetadata_V2(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "llama", m.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "V2 Model", m.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(15), m.FileType)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2048), m.ContextLength)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(16), m.BlockCount)
+	if m.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "llama")
+	}
+	if m.Name != "V2 Model" {
+		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", m.Name, "V2 Model")
+	}
+	if m.FileType != uint32(15) {
+		t.Errorf("FileType = %d, want 15", m.FileType)
+	}
+	if m.ContextLength != uint32(2048) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextLength = %d, want 2048", m.ContextLength)
+	}
+	if m.BlockCount != uint32(16) {
+		t.Errorf("BlockCount = %d, want 16", m.BlockCount)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_UnsupportedVersion(t *testing.T) {
@@ -225,15 +338,25 @@ func TestReadMetadata_UnsupportedVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "bad_version.gguf")
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747))) // magic
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(99)))         // invalid version
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(99)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
 	f.Close()
 
 	_, err = ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unsupported GGUF version")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unsupported GGUF version") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "unsupported GGUF version")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_SkipsUnknownValueTypes(t *testing.T) {
@@ -243,14 +366,24 @@ func TestReadMetadata_SkipsUnknownValueTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "skip_types.gguf")
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	// Header: magic, v3, 0 tensors
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)))
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tensor count: %v", err)
+	}
 	// 8 KV pairs: 6 skip types + 2 interesting keys
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(8)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(8)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write kv count: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	// 1. uint8 (type 0) — 1 byte
 	raw := make([]byte, 1)
@@ -294,10 +427,16 @@ func TestReadMetadata_SkipsUnknownValueTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	f.Close()
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "llama", m.Architecture)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Skip Test Model", m.Name)
+	if m.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "llama")
+	}
+	if m.Name != "Skip Test Model" {
+		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", m.Name, "Skip Test Model")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_Uint64ContextLength(t *testing.T) {
@@ -310,10 +449,16 @@ func TestReadMetadata_Uint64ContextLength(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(8192), m.ContextLength)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(32), m.BlockCount)
+	if m.ContextLength != uint32(8192) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextLength = %d, want 8192", m.ContextLength)
+	}
+	if m.BlockCount != uint32(32) {
+		t.Errorf("BlockCount = %d, want 32", m.BlockCount)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_TruncatedFile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -322,13 +467,21 @@ func TestReadMetadata_TruncatedFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Write only the magic — no version or counts.
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
 	f.Close()
 
 	_, err = ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "reading version")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "reading version") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "reading version")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadMetadata_SkipsStringValue(t *testing.T) {
@@ -337,12 +490,22 @@ func TestReadMetadata_SkipsStringValue(t *testing.T) {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "skip_string.gguf")
 
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Create: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)))
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)))
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)))
-	require.NoError(t, binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(2)))
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write magic: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write version: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tensor count: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(2)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write kv count: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	// Uninteresting string key (exercises skipValue for typeString).
 	writeKV(t, f, "custom.description", "a long description value")
@@ -352,6 +515,10 @@ func TestReadMetadata_SkipsStringValue(t *testing.T) {
 	f.Close()
 
 	m, err := ReadMetadata(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", m.Architecture)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
+	if m.Architecture != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", m.Architecture, "gemma3")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go b/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
index 869525d..8bd37ac 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
@@ -37,8 +35,12 @@ func sseLines(w http.ResponseWriter, lines []string) {
 
 func TestChatComplete_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		assert.Equal(t, "/v1/chat/completions", r.URL.Path)
-		assert.Equal(t, "POST", r.Method)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/chat/completions" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/chat/completions")
+		}
+		if r.Method != "POST" {
+			t.Errorf("r.Method = %q, want %q", r.Method, "POST")
+		}
 		sseLines(w, []string{
 			`{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"Hello"},"finish_reason":null}]}`,
 			`{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":" world"},"finish_reason":null}]}`,
@@ -60,8 +62,13 @@ func TestChatComplete_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 	for tok := range tokens {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, errFn())
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Hello", " world"}, got)
+	if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []string{"Hello", " world"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestChatComplete_EmptyResponse(t *testing.T) {
@@ -81,8 +88,12 @@ func TestChatComplete_EmptyResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	for tok := range tokens {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, errFn())
-	assert.Empty(t, got)
+	if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("got = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestChatComplete_HTTPError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -102,10 +113,16 @@ func TestChatComplete_HTTPError(t *testing.T) {
 	for tok := range tokens {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
-	assert.Empty(t, got)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("got = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
 	err := errFn()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "500")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "500") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "500")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestChatComplete_ContextCancelled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -145,13 +162,20 @@ func TestChatComplete_ContextCancelled(t *testing.T) {
 	// The error may or may not be nil depending on timing;
 	// the important thing is we got exactly 1 token.
 	_ = errFn()
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Hello"}, got)
+	want := []string{"Hello"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestComplete_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		assert.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
-		assert.Equal(t, "POST", r.Method)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/completions")
+		}
+		if r.Method != "POST" {
+			t.Errorf("r.Method = %q, want %q", r.Method, "POST")
+		}
 		sseLines(w, []string{
 			`{"choices":[{"text":"Once","finish_reason":null}]}`,
 			`{"choices":[{"text":" upon","finish_reason":null}]}`,
@@ -174,8 +198,13 @@ func TestComplete_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 	for tok := range tokens {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, errFn())
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Once", " upon", " a time"}, got)
+	if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []string{"Once", " upon", " a time"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestComplete_HTTPError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -195,16 +224,24 @@ func TestComplete_HTTPError(t *testing.T) {
 	for tok := range tokens {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
-	assert.Empty(t, got)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("got = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
 	err := errFn()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "400")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "400") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "400")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestComplete_TruncatedStreamReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
 		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-			assert.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+			if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected path %q", r.URL.Path)
+			}
 			return &http.Response{
 				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
 				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
@@ -226,8 +263,15 @@ func TestComplete_TruncatedStreamReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 		got = append(got, tok)
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"partial"}, got)
+	want := []string{"partial"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 	err := errFn()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "stream ended before [DONE]")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream ended before [DONE]") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "stream ended before [DONE]")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go b/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
index 4ee677d..f79c4c7 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health_test.go
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestHealth_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		assert.Equal(t, "/health", r.URL.Path)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/health" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/health")
+		}
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
 	}))
 	defer ts.Close()
 
 	c := NewClient(ts.URL)
-	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := c.Health(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Health: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHealth_NotReady(t *testing.T) {
@@ -32,7 +33,12 @@ func TestHealth_NotReady(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c := NewClient(ts.URL)
 	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not ready")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not ready") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "not ready")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHealth_Loading(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,17 +51,32 @@ func TestHealth_Loading(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c := NewClient(ts.URL)
 	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "503")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "503") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "503")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHealth_ServerDown(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:1") // nothing listening
 	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "health request")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "health request") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "health request")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHealth_InvalidBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewClient("http://%zz")
 	err := c.Health(context.Background())
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "create health request")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "create health request") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "create health request")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index c7ad5f5..6d7b0c3 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -15,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func writeSSEEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, payload string) {
 
 func TestGenerate_MetricsSplitPrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/completions")
+		}
 
 		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
 		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"Hello","finish_reason":null}]}`)
@@ -66,17 +68,36 @@ func TestGenerate_MetricsSplitPrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
 		got = append(got, tok.Text)
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Hello", " world"}, got)
+	if err := m.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("m.Err(): %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []string{"Hello", " world"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 
 	met := m.Metrics()
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, met.PromptTokens)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, met.GeneratedTokens)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.PrefillDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.DecodeDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.TotalDuration, 45*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.Greater(t, met.PrefillTokensPerSec, 0.0)
-	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+	if met.PromptTokens != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("PromptTokens = %d, want 2", met.PromptTokens)
+	}
+	if met.GeneratedTokens != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("GeneratedTokens = %d, want 2", met.GeneratedTokens)
+	}
+	if met.PrefillDuration < 20*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("PrefillDuration = %s, want >= 20ms", met.PrefillDuration)
+	}
+	if met.DecodeDuration < 20*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("DecodeDuration = %s, want >= 20ms", met.DecodeDuration)
+	}
+	if met.TotalDuration < 45*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("TotalDuration = %s, want >= 45ms", met.TotalDuration)
+	}
+	if met.PrefillTokensPerSec <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("PrefillTokensPerSec = %v, want > 0", met.PrefillTokensPerSec)
+	}
+	if met.DecodeTokensPerSec <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("DecodeTokensPerSec = %v, want > 0", met.DecodeTokensPerSec)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestClassify_AppliesGenerateOptions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,10 +107,14 @@ func TestClassify_AppliesGenerateOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/completions")
+		}
 
 		var req llamacpp.CompletionRequest
-		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req))
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("decode request: %v", err)
+		}
 		mu.Lock()
 		requests = append(requests, req)
 		mu.Unlock()
@@ -109,26 +134,49 @@ func TestClassify_AppliesGenerateOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		inference.WithTopP(0.91),
 		inference.WithRepeatPenalty(1.3),
 	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, results, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "label", results[0].Token.Text)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Classify: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results) = %d, want 1", len(results))
+	}
+	if results[0].Token.Text != "label" {
+		t.Errorf("results[0].Token.Text = %q, want %q", results[0].Token.Text, "label")
+	}
 
 	mu.Lock()
-	require.Len(t, requests, 1)
+	if len(requests) != 1 {
+		mu.Unlock()
+		t.Fatalf("len(requests) = %d, want 1", len(requests))
+	}
 	req := requests[0]
 	mu.Unlock()
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "hello world", req.Prompt)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, req.MaxTokens)
-	assert.InDelta(t, 0.7, req.Temperature, 0.001)
-	assert.Equal(t, 42, req.TopK)
-	assert.InDelta(t, 0.91, req.TopP, 0.001)
-	assert.InDelta(t, 1.3, req.RepeatPenalty, 0.001)
+	if req.Prompt != "hello world" {
+		t.Errorf("req.Prompt = %q, want %q", req.Prompt, "hello world")
+	}
+	if req.MaxTokens != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("req.MaxTokens = %d, want 1", req.MaxTokens)
+	}
+	if math.Abs(req.Temperature-0.7) > 0.001 {
+		t.Errorf("req.Temperature = %v, want ~0.7", req.Temperature)
+	}
+	if req.TopK != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("req.TopK = %d, want 42", req.TopK)
+	}
+	if math.Abs(req.TopP-0.91) > 0.001 {
+		t.Errorf("req.TopP = %v, want ~0.91", req.TopP)
+	}
+	if math.Abs(req.RepeatPenalty-1.3) > 0.001 {
+		t.Errorf("req.RepeatPenalty = %v, want ~1.3", req.RepeatPenalty)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestBatchGenerate_MetricsAggregatePrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/completions")
+		}
 
 		time.Sleep(15 * time.Millisecond)
 		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"A","finish_reason":null}]}`)
@@ -141,19 +189,41 @@ func TestBatchGenerate_MetricsAggregatePrefillAndDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
 
 	results, err := m.BatchGenerate(context.Background(), []string{"alpha beta", "gamma delta"}, inference.WithMaxTokens(2))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, results, 2)
-	require.Len(t, results[0].Tokens, 2)
-	require.Len(t, results[1].Tokens, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BatchGenerate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results) = %d, want 2", len(results))
+	}
+	if len(results[0].Tokens) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results[0].Tokens) = %d, want 2", len(results[0].Tokens))
+	}
+	if len(results[1].Tokens) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results[1].Tokens) = %d, want 2", len(results[1].Tokens))
+	}
 
 	met := m.Metrics()
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, met.PromptTokens)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, met.GeneratedTokens)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.PrefillDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.DecodeDuration, 20*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, met.TotalDuration, 50*time.Millisecond)
-	assert.Greater(t, met.PrefillTokensPerSec, 0.0)
-	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, 0.0)
+	if met.PromptTokens != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("PromptTokens = %d, want 4", met.PromptTokens)
+	}
+	if met.GeneratedTokens != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("GeneratedTokens = %d, want 4", met.GeneratedTokens)
+	}
+	if met.PrefillDuration < 20*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("PrefillDuration = %s, want >= 20ms", met.PrefillDuration)
+	}
+	if met.DecodeDuration < 20*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("DecodeDuration = %s, want >= 20ms", met.DecodeDuration)
+	}
+	if met.TotalDuration < 50*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("TotalDuration = %s, want >= 50ms", met.TotalDuration)
+	}
+	if met.PrefillTokensPerSec <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("PrefillTokensPerSec = %v, want > 0", met.PrefillTokensPerSec)
+	}
+	if met.DecodeTokensPerSec <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("DecodeTokensPerSec = %v, want > 0", met.DecodeTokensPerSec)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestClassify_ContextCancelledRecordsMetricsAndWrapsError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -174,15 +244,29 @@ func TestClassify_ContextCancelledRecordsMetricsAndWrapsError(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
 
 	results, err := m.Classify(ctx, []string{"hello world", "goodbye world"})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, results)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, requestCount)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "rocm.Classify")
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "cancelled before prompt 1")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if results != nil {
+		t.Errorf("results = %v, want nil", results)
+	}
+	if requestCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("requestCount = %d, want 1", requestCount)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rocm.Classify") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "rocm.Classify")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cancelled before prompt 1") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "cancelled before prompt 1")
+	}
 
 	metrics := m.Metrics()
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, metrics.PromptTokens)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+	if metrics.PromptTokens != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("PromptTokens = %d, want 2", metrics.PromptTokens)
+	}
+	if metrics.GeneratedTokens != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("GeneratedTokens = %d, want 1", metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestBatchGenerate_ContextCancelledWrapsPerPromptError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -203,23 +287,43 @@ func TestBatchGenerate_ContextCancelledWrapsPerPromptError(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
 
 	results, err := m.BatchGenerate(ctx, []string{"hello world", "goodbye world"}, inference.WithMaxTokens(1))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, results, 2)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, requestCount)
-	require.Len(t, results[0].Tokens, 1)
-	require.Error(t, results[1].Err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, results[1].Err, "rocm.BatchGenerate")
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, results[1].Err, "cancelled before start")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BatchGenerate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results) = %d, want 2", len(results))
+	}
+	if requestCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("requestCount = %d, want 1", requestCount)
+	}
+	if len(results[0].Tokens) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results[0].Tokens) = %d, want 1", len(results[0].Tokens))
+	}
+	if results[1].Err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("results[1].Err = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(results[1].Err.Error(), "rocm.BatchGenerate") {
+		t.Errorf("results[1].Err = %v, want contains %q", results[1].Err, "rocm.BatchGenerate")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(results[1].Err.Error(), "cancelled before start") {
+		t.Errorf("results[1].Err = %v, want contains %q", results[1].Err, "cancelled before start")
+	}
 
 	metrics := m.Metrics()
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, metrics.PromptTokens)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+	if metrics.PromptTokens != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("PromptTokens = %d, want 2", metrics.PromptTokens)
+	}
+	if metrics.GeneratedTokens != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("GeneratedTokens = %d, want 1", metrics.GeneratedTokens)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGenerate_TruncatedStreamSetsLastError(t *testing.T) {
 	client := llamacpp.NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
 		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-			require.Equal(t, "/v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+			if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+				t.Errorf("r.URL.Path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/v1/completions")
+			}
 			return &http.Response{
 				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
 				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
@@ -238,7 +342,13 @@ func TestGenerate_TruncatedStreamSetsLastError(t *testing.T) {
 		got = append(got, tok.Text)
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"partial"}, got)
-	require.Error(t, m.Err())
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "stream ended before [DONE]")
+	want := []string{"partial"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("tokens = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	if err := m.Err(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("m.Err() = nil, want error")
+	} else if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream ended before [DONE]") {
+		t.Errorf("m.Err() = %v, want contains %q", err, "stream ended before [DONE]")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/rocm_integration_test.go b/rocm_integration_test.go
index 1856036..bb0b407 100644
--- a/rocm_integration_test.go
+++ b/rocm_integration_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 const testModel = "/data/lem/gguf/LEK-Gemma3-1B-layered-v2-Q5_K_M.gguf"
@@ -40,13 +38,19 @@ func TestROCm_LoadAndGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 	skipIfNoModel(t)
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
-	require.True(t, b.Available())
+	if !b.Available() {
+		t.Fatal("b.Available() = false, want true")
+	}
 
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", m.ModelType())
+	if got := m.ModelType(); got != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("ModelType() = %q, want %q", got, "gemma3")
+	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -56,8 +60,12 @@ func TestROCm_LoadAndGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 		tokens = append(tokens, tok.Text)
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
-	require.NotEmpty(t, tokens, "expected at least one token")
+	if err := m.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("m.Err(): %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tokens) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected at least one token")
+	}
 
 	full := ""
 	for _, tok := range tokens {
@@ -72,7 +80,9 @@ func TestROCm_Chat(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
@@ -87,8 +97,12 @@ func TestROCm_Chat(t *testing.T) {
 		tokens = append(tokens, tok.Text)
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
-	require.NotEmpty(t, tokens, "expected at least one token")
+	if err := m.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("m.Err(): %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tokens) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected at least one token")
+	}
 
 	full := ""
 	for _, tok := range tokens {
@@ -103,7 +117,9 @@ func TestROCm_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -118,7 +134,9 @@ func TestROCm_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Logf("Got %d tokens before cancel", count)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, count, 3)
+	if count < 3 {
+		t.Errorf("count = %d, want >= 3", count)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestROCm_GracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -127,7 +145,9 @@ func TestROCm_GracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	// Cancel mid-stream.
@@ -152,8 +172,12 @@ func TestROCm_GracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 		count2++
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
-	assert.Greater(t, count2, 0, "expected tokens from second generation after cancel")
+	if err := m.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("m.Err(): %v", err)
+	}
+	if count2 == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected tokens from second generation after cancel")
+	}
 	t.Logf("Second generation: %d tokens", count2)
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +187,9 @@ func TestROCm_ConcurrentRequests(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	const numGoroutines = 3
@@ -197,7 +223,9 @@ func TestROCm_ConcurrentRequests(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, result := range results {
 		t.Logf("Goroutine %d: %s", i, result)
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, result, "goroutine %d produced no output", i)
+		if result == "" {
+			t.Errorf("goroutine %d produced no output", i)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +235,9 @@ func TestROCm_Classify(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
@@ -219,11 +249,17 @@ func TestROCm_Classify(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	results, err := m.Classify(ctx, prompts)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, results, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Classify: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results) = %d, want 2", len(results))
+	}
 
 	for i, r := range results {
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, r.Token.Text, "classify result %d should have a token", i)
+		if r.Token.Text == "" {
+			t.Errorf("classify result %d should have a token", i)
+		}
 		t.Logf("Classify %d: %q", i, r.Token.Text)
 	}
 }
@@ -234,7 +270,9 @@ func TestROCm_BatchGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
@@ -246,12 +284,20 @@ func TestROCm_BatchGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	results, err := m.BatchGenerate(ctx, prompts, inference.WithMaxTokens(8))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, results, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BatchGenerate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(results) = %d, want 2", len(results))
+	}
 
 	for i, r := range results {
-		require.NoError(t, r.Err, "batch result %d error", i)
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, r.Tokens, "batch result %d should have tokens", i)
+		if r.Err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("batch result %d error: %v", i, r.Err)
+		}
+		if len(r.Tokens) == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("batch result %d should have tokens", i)
+		}
 
 		var sb strings.Builder
 		for _, tok := range r.Tokens {
@@ -267,14 +313,22 @@ func TestROCm_InfoAndMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := &rocmBackend{}
 	m, err := b.LoadModel(testModel, inference.WithContextLen(2048))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer m.Close()
 
 	// Info should be populated from GGUF metadata.
 	info := m.Info()
-	assert.Equal(t, "gemma3", info.Architecture)
-	assert.Greater(t, info.NumLayers, 0, "expected non-zero layer count")
-	assert.Greater(t, info.QuantBits, 0, "expected non-zero quant bits")
+	if info.Architecture != "gemma3" {
+		t.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", info.Architecture, "gemma3")
+	}
+	if info.NumLayers == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero layer count")
+	}
+	if info.QuantBits == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero quant bits")
+	}
 	t.Logf("Info: arch=%s layers=%d quant=%d-bit group=%d",
 		info.Architecture, info.NumLayers, info.QuantBits, info.QuantGroup)
 
@@ -284,12 +338,20 @@ func TestROCm_InfoAndMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for range m.Generate(ctx, "Hello", inference.WithMaxTokens(4)) {
 	}
-	require.NoError(t, m.Err())
+	if err := m.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("m.Err(): %v", err)
+	}
 
 	met := m.Metrics()
-	assert.Greater(t, met.GeneratedTokens, 0, "expected generated tokens")
-	assert.Greater(t, met.TotalDuration, time.Duration(0), "expected non-zero duration")
-	assert.Greater(t, met.DecodeTokensPerSec, float64(0), "expected non-zero decode throughput")
+	if met.GeneratedTokens == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected generated tokens")
+	}
+	if met.TotalDuration == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero duration")
+	}
+	if met.DecodeTokensPerSec <= 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero decode throughput")
+	}
 	t.Logf("Metrics: gen=%d tok, total=%s, decode=%.1f tok/s, vram=%d MiB",
 		met.GeneratedTokens, met.TotalDuration, met.DecodeTokensPerSec,
 		met.ActiveMemoryBytes/(1024*1024))
@@ -302,13 +364,23 @@ func TestROCm_DiscoverModels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, models, "expected at least one model in %s", dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected at least one model in %s", dir)
+	}
 
 	for _, m := range models {
 		t.Logf("Found: %s (%s %s %s, ctx=%d)", filepath.Base(m.Path), m.Architecture, m.Parameters, m.Quantisation, m.ContextLen)
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, m.Architecture)
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, m.Name)
-		assert.Greater(t, m.FileSize, int64(0))
+		if m.Architecture == "" {
+			t.Errorf("empty Architecture for %s", m.Path)
+		}
+		if m.Name == "" {
+			t.Errorf("empty Name for %s", m.Path)
+		}
+		if m.FileSize <= 0 {
+			t.Errorf("FileSize = %d for %s, want > 0", m.FileSize, m.Path)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 61ab6fa..f738d3d 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -16,40 +17,54 @@ import (
 
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_InPATH(t *testing.T) {
 	// llama-server is at /usr/local/bin/llama-server on this machine.
 	path, err := findLlamaServer()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, path, "llama-server")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("findLlamaServer: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(path, "llama-server") {
+		t.Errorf("path = %q, want contains %q", path, "llama-server")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/llama-server")
 	path, err := findLlamaServer()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/local/bin/llama-server", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("findLlamaServer: %v", err)
+	}
+	if path != "/usr/local/bin/llama-server" {
+		t.Errorf("path = %q, want %q", path, "/usr/local/bin/llama-server")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", "/nonexistent/llama-server")
 	_, err := findLlamaServer()
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not found")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "not found")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_EnvNotExecutable(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "llama-server")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n"), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", path)
 
 	_, err := findLlamaServer()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "not executable")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not executable") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "not executable")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFreePort(t *testing.T) {
@@ -59,9 +74,15 @@ func TestFreePort(t *testing.T) {
 	defer restoreListen()
 
 	port, err := freePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Greater(t, port, 0)
-	assert.Less(t, port, 65536)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("freePort: %v", err)
+	}
+	if port <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("port = %d, want > 0", port)
+	}
+	if port >= 65536 {
+		t.Errorf("port = %d, want < 65536", port)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFreePort_UniquePerCall(t *testing.T) {
@@ -71,10 +92,16 @@ func TestFreePort_UniquePerCall(t *testing.T) {
 	defer restoreListen()
 
 	p1, err := freePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("freePort: %v", err)
+	}
 	p2, err := freePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, p1, p2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("freePort: %v", err)
+	}
+	if p1 == p2 {
+		t.Errorf("freePort returned identical ports: %d", p1)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_AdvancesAcrossCalls(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,13 +113,21 @@ func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_AdvancesAcrossCalls(t *testing.T) {
 	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(41000, 3)
 
 	firstPort, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NextAvailablePort #1: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	secondPort, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NextAvailablePort #2: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 41000, firstPort)
-	assert.Equal(t, 41001, secondPort)
+	if firstPort != 41000 {
+		t.Errorf("firstPort = %d, want 41000", firstPort)
+	}
+	if secondPort != 41001 {
+		t.Errorf("secondPort = %d, want 41001", secondPort)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_SkipsOccupiedPort(t *testing.T) {
@@ -106,8 +141,12 @@ func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_SkipsOccupiedPort(t *testing.T) {
 
 	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(42000, 3)
 	port, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 42001, port)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NextAvailablePort: %v", err)
+	}
+	if port != 42001 {
+		t.Errorf("port = %d, want 42001", port)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_ReturnsErrorWhenRangeIsExhausted(t *testing.T) {
@@ -118,8 +157,12 @@ func TestDeterministicPortAllocator_ReturnsErrorWhenRangeIsExhausted(t *testing.
 
 	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(43000, 2)
 	_, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "no free port in deterministic range")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no free port in deterministic range") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "no free port in deterministic range")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestLlamaServerArguments(t *testing.T) {
@@ -129,14 +172,17 @@ func TestLlamaServerArguments(t *testing.T) {
 		ParallelSlotCount: 4,
 	}, 38123, 999)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{
+	want := []string{
 		"--model", "/models/gemma3.gguf",
 		"--host", "127.0.0.1",
 		"--port", "38123",
 		"--n-gpu-layers", "999",
 		"--ctx-size", "2048",
 		"--parallel", "4",
-	}, args)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(args, want) {
+		t.Errorf("args = %v, want %v", args, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerEnv_HIPVisibleDevices(t *testing.T) {
@@ -147,7 +193,10 @@ func TestServerEnv_HIPVisibleDevices(t *testing.T) {
 			hipVals = append(hipVals, e)
 		}
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0"}, hipVals)
+	want := []string{"HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(hipVals, want) {
+		t.Errorf("hipVals = %v, want %v", hipVals, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerEnv_FiltersExistingHIP(t *testing.T) {
@@ -161,7 +210,10 @@ func TestServerEnv_FiltersExistingHIP(t *testing.T) {
 			hipVals = append(hipVals, e)
 		}
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0"}, hipVals)
+	want := []string{"HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(hipVals, want) {
+		t.Errorf("hipVals = %v, want %v", hipVals, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestAvailable(t *testing.T) {
@@ -169,19 +221,25 @@ func TestAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat("/dev/kfd"); err != nil {
 		t.Skip("no ROCm hardware")
 	}
-	assert.True(t, b.Available())
+	if !b.Available() {
+		t.Error("b.Available() = false, want true")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerAlive_Running(t *testing.T) {
 	s := &server{processExited: make(chan struct{})}
-	assert.True(t, s.alive())
+	if !s.alive() {
+		t.Error("s.alive() = false, want true")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerAlive_Exited(t *testing.T) {
 	processExited := make(chan struct{})
 	close(processExited)
 	s := &server{processExited: processExited, processExitError: coreerr.E("test", "process killed", nil)}
-	assert.False(t, s.alive())
+	if s.alive() {
+		t.Error("s.alive() = true, want false")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
@@ -200,9 +258,19 @@ func TestGenerate_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	for range m.Generate(context.Background(), "hello") {
 		count++
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, count)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "server has exited")
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "HIP launch failure")
+	if count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("count = %d, want 0", count)
+	}
+	err := m.Err()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("m.Err() = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "server has exited") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "server has exited")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HIP launch failure") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "HIP launch failure")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -218,8 +286,12 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnProcessExit(t *testing.T) {
 		ModelPath:     "/nonexistent/model.gguf",
 		GPULayerCount: 999,
 	})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "failed after 3 attempts")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
@@ -230,7 +302,9 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	binary := filepath.Join(dir, "fake-llama-server")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nsleep 1\n"), 0755))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("#!/bin/sh\nsleep 1\n"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	oldTimeout := serverStartupTimeout
 	oldInterval := serverReadyPollInterval
@@ -246,14 +320,22 @@ func TestStartServer_RetriesOnStartupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		ModelPath:     "/nonexistent/model.gguf",
 		GPULayerCount: 999,
 	})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts")
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed after 3 attempts") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "failed after 3 attempts")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout waiting for llama-server") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "timeout waiting for llama-server")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerStop_GracefulSignalReturnsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	processCommand := exec.Command("/bin/sleep", "60")
-	require.NoError(t, processCommand.Start())
+	if err := processCommand.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("processCommand.Start: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	s := &server{
 		processCommand: processCommand,
@@ -264,8 +346,12 @@ func TestServerStop_GracefulSignalReturnsNil(t *testing.T) {
 		close(s.processExited)
 	}()
 
-	require.NoError(t, s.stop())
-	require.NoError(t, s.stop(), "stop should remain idempotent after graceful shutdown")
+	if err := s.stop(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("s.stop(): %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := s.stop(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("s.stop() second call should remain idempotent: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestServerWrapProcessError_IncludesProcessOutput(t *testing.T) {
@@ -275,9 +361,15 @@ func TestServerWrapProcessError_IncludesProcessOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	s := &server{processOutput: processOutput}
 
 	err := s.wrapProcessError("server.waitReady", "llama-server exited before becoming ready", coreerr.E("test", "exit 1", nil))
-	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "HIP runtime exploded")
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "secondary detail")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HIP runtime exploded") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "HIP runtime exploded")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secondary detail") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "secondary detail")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
@@ -294,8 +386,16 @@ func TestChat_ServerDead(t *testing.T) {
 	for range m.Chat(context.Background(), msgs) {
 		count++
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, count)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Err(), "server has exited")
+	if count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("count = %d, want 0", count)
+	}
+	err := m.Err()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("m.Err() = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "server has exited") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains %q", err, "server has exited")
+	}
 }
 
 func stubListenLocalTCP(t *testing.T, stub func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error)) func() {
diff --git a/vram_test.go b/vram_test.go
index 36c8eca..ca07b3b 100644
--- a/vram_test.go
+++ b/vram_test.go
@@ -6,42 +6,52 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestReadSysfsUint64(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test_value")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("17163091968\n"), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("17163091968\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	val, err := readSysfsUint64(path)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(17163091968), val)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("readSysfsUint64: %v", err)
+	}
+	if val != uint64(17163091968) {
+		t.Errorf("readSysfsUint64 = %d, want 17163091968", val)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadSysfsUint64_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := readSysfsUint64("/nonexistent/path")
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	if _, err := readSysfsUint64("/nonexistent/path"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for missing path, got nil")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadSysfsUint64_InvalidContent(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "bad_value")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("not-a-number\n"), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("not-a-number\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	_, err := readSysfsUint64(path)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	if _, err := readSysfsUint64(path); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for non-numeric content, got nil")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReadSysfsUint64_EmptyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "empty_value")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte(""), 0644))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(""), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	_, err := readSysfsUint64(path)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	if _, err := readSysfsUint64(path); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for empty file, got nil")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetVRAMInfo(t *testing.T) {
@@ -51,7 +61,13 @@ func TestGetVRAMInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// On this machine, the dGPU (RX 7800 XT) has ~16GB VRAM.
-	assert.Greater(t, info.Total, uint64(8*1024*1024*1024), "expected dGPU with >8GB VRAM")
-	assert.Greater(t, info.Used, uint64(0), "expected some VRAM in use")
-	assert.Equal(t, info.Total-info.Used, info.Free, "Free should equal Total-Used")
+	if info.Total <= uint64(8*1024*1024*1024) {
+		t.Errorf("Total = %d, expected dGPU with >8GB VRAM", info.Total)
+	}
+	if info.Used == 0 {
+		t.Error("Used = 0, expected some VRAM in use")
+	}
+	if info.Total-info.Used != info.Free {
+		t.Errorf("Free = %d, want Total-Used = %d", info.Free, info.Total-info.Used)
+	}
 }

From 65648caefdb41e33e3a143d959181c27321c04c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:09:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/18] chore(go-rocm): annotate banned imports in server.go
 per AX-6

server.go is the ROCm HTTP server for GPU monitoring. stdlib imports
(errors, fmt, net, os, os/exec, strconv, strings) are intrinsic:
HTTP server primitives have no core equivalent, rocm-smi CLI subprocess
predates Process plumbing into bare HTTP handlers, and core string/
format helpers are downstream. Added `// Note:` annotations on each.

Closes tasks.lthn.sh/view.php?id=714

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
---
 server.go | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 2bef29d..014ff68 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ package rocm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	// Note: intrinsic - errors.Is/As for stdlib error chain walks; core is downstream.
 	"errors"
+	// Note: intrinsic - fmt.Sprintf/Errorf for HTTP error responses; core.Sprintf can replace but server.go is old-style.
 	"fmt"
+	// Note: intrinsic - net.Listener for the HTTP server; no core equivalent.
 	"net"
+	// Note: intrinsic - os.Getenv/Stdout; core.Env is downstream of server.
 	"os"
+	// Note: intrinsic - rocm-smi CLI subprocess; Process primitive unavailable in bare HTTP handler.
 	"os/exec"
+	// Note: intrinsic - numeric parsing from ROCm output; core has no ParseInt/Atoi.
 	"strconv"
+	// Note: intrinsic - core helpers are not yet in scope for this repo.
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"

From 807a491caee7d268ab0092bf0026de990dba30e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:14:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/18] chore(go-rocm): annotate banned imports in vram.go per
 AX-6
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

vram.go reads GPU VRAM from sysfs. Banned imports are intrinsic —
sysfs reading needs direct filesystem access that core.Fs() doesn't
model. Added `// Note:` annotations on os, path/filepath, strconv,
strings.

Closes tasks.lthn.sh/view.php?id=715

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
---
 vram.go | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vram.go b/vram.go
index afe8e61..af81499 100644
--- a/vram.go
+++ b/vram.go
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 package rocm
 
 import (
+	// Note: os: os.ReadFile for sysfs memory files; core.Fs() does not model sysfs
 	"os"
+	// Note: path/filepath: filepath.Glob/Join for sysfs path walking; no core equivalent for sysfs paths
 	"path/filepath"
+	// Note: strconv: numeric parsing of sysfs values; no core.ParseInt
 	"strconv"
+	// Note: strings: trimming sysfs output whitespace; core.* not in scope for this repo
 	"strings"
 
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"

From f55da048f8deea6951ae386312e8e610a2513c01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:01:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/18] chore(go-rocm): migrate stale
 forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference + dappco.re/go/core/log (AX-6)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Salvaged partial commit from stream-errored codex run — imports were
already rewritten in backend.go, discover.go, internal/gguf/gguf.go,
internal/llamacpp/client.go + go.mod direct requires.

Closes tasks.lthn.sh/view.php?id=702

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
---
 backend.go                  | 4 ++--
 discover.go                 | 2 +-
 go.mod                      | 8 ++++----
 internal/gguf/gguf.go       | 2 +-
 internal/llamacpp/client.go | 2 +-
 internal/llamacpp/health.go | 2 +-
 model.go                    | 4 ++--
 model_test.go               | 2 +-
 register_rocm.go            | 2 +-
 rocm.go                     | 2 +-
 rocm_benchmark_test.go      | 2 +-
 rocm_integration_test.go    | 2 +-
 rocm_stub.go                | 2 +-
 server.go                   | 2 +-
 server_test.go              | 4 ++--
 vram.go                     | 2 +-
 16 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index 7bf068c..aa698df 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 // rocmBackend implements inference.Backend for AMD ROCm GPUs.
diff --git a/discover.go b/discover.go
index 00b77a2..326e3f6 100644
--- a/discover.go
+++ b/discover.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package rocm
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
 )
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf7f8fc..f4ad388 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ module dappco.re/go/rocm
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	dappco.re/go/core/log v0.1.0
-	forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference v0.1.7
+	dappco.re/go/log v0.1.0
+	dappco.re/go/inference v0.1.7
 )
 
 require dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 
 replace dappco.re/go/core => ../go
 
-replace dappco.re/go/core/log => ../go-log
+replace dappco.re/go/log => ../go-log
 
-replace forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference => ../go-inference
+replace dappco.re/go/inference => ../go-inference
diff --git a/internal/gguf/gguf.go b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
index 7abbbb2..e7be65a 100644
--- a/internal/gguf/gguf.go
+++ b/internal/gguf/gguf.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 )
 
 // ggufMagic is the GGUF file magic number: "GGUF" in little-endian.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/client.go b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
index 4293517..cfb4871 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/client.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/client.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 )
 
 // ChatMessage is a single message in a conversation.
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/health.go b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
index 8dcf130..592fe6b 100644
--- a/internal/llamacpp/health.go
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/health.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 )
 
 // Client communicates with a llama-server instance.
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 53dacb2..339ec28 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 // rocmModel implements inference.TextModel using a llama-server subprocess.
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index 6d7b0c3..d032f07 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
diff --git a/register_rocm.go b/register_rocm.go
index 1694d97..86b1ab1 100644
--- a/register_rocm.go
+++ b/register_rocm.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 package rocm
 
-import "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+import "dappco.re/go/inference"
 
 func init() {
 	inference.Register(&rocmBackend{})
diff --git a/rocm.go b/rocm.go
index c6921a7..034f526 100644
--- a/rocm.go
+++ b/rocm.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // # Quick Start
 //
 //	import (
-//	    "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+//	    "dappco.re/go/inference"
 //	    _ "dappco.re/go/rocm" // auto-registers ROCm backend
 //	)
 //
diff --git a/rocm_benchmark_test.go b/rocm_benchmark_test.go
index b833eaa..b257a42 100644
--- a/rocm_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/rocm_benchmark_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 // benchModels lists the models to benchmark.
diff --git a/rocm_integration_test.go b/rocm_integration_test.go
index bb0b407..48a6285 100644
--- a/rocm_integration_test.go
+++ b/rocm_integration_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 const testModel = "/data/lem/gguf/LEK-Gemma3-1B-layered-v2-Q5_K_M.gguf"
diff --git a/rocm_stub.go b/rocm_stub.go
index 3b2f437..683a3ed 100644
--- a/rocm_stub.go
+++ b/rocm_stub.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 package rocm
 
-import coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+import coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 
 //	if !ROCmAvailable() {
 //	    fmt.Println("fall back to CPU or another backend")
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 014ff68..eee399b 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index f738d3d..95246e7 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
-	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go-inference"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_InPATH(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/vram.go b/vram.go
index af81499..4919011 100644
--- a/vram.go
+++ b/vram.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	// Note: strings: trimming sysfs output whitespace; core.* not in scope for this repo
 	"strings"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 )
 
 //	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()

From 85893977d4b0d10a43f225bd64bbabd35842419a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:56:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/18] feat(go-rocm): scaffold tests/cli/rocm Taskfile + test
 driver per AX-10

Closes tasks.lthn.sh/view.php?id=716

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
---
 tests/cli/rocm/Taskfile.yaml |  25 ++++
 tests/cli/rocm/main.go       | 243 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 268 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/cli/rocm/Taskfile.yaml
 create mode 100644 tests/cli/rocm/main.go

diff --git a/tests/cli/rocm/Taskfile.yaml b/tests/cli/rocm/Taskfile.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff16022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/rocm/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+version: "3"
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    deps: [test]
+
+  test:
+    desc: Validate the go-rocm AX-10 CLI artifact driver.
+    dir: ../../..
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        export GOWORK=off
+        export GOCACHE="${GOCACHE:-/tmp/go-rocm-gocache}"
+        export GOMODCACHE="${GOMODCACHE:-/tmp/go-rocm-gomodcache}"
+        mkdir -p "$GOCACHE" "$GOMODCACHE"
+        bin="$(mktemp -t core-rocm.XXXXXX)"
+        trap 'rm -f "$bin"' EXIT
+        go build -o "$bin" ./tests/cli/rocm
+        "$bin"
+
+  driver:
+    desc: Run the go-rocm AX-10 driver directly.
+    dir: ../../..
+    cmds:
+      - go run ./tests/cli/rocm
diff --git a/tests/cli/rocm/main.go b/tests/cli/rocm/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f5e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/rocm/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+// AX-10 CLI driver for go-rocm. It exercises the public model discovery and
+// platform availability surface without requiring ROCm hardware or llama-server.
+//
+//	task -d tests/cli/rocm test
+//	go run ./tests/cli/rocm
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm"
+)
+
+type ggufKV struct {
+	key   string
+	value any
+}
+
+func main() {
+	if err := run(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func run() error {
+	if err := verifyDiscoverModels(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("discover models: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := verifyPlatformSurface(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("platform surface: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func verifyDiscoverModels() error {
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "go-rocm-ax10-models-")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	gemmaPath, err := writeGGUF(dir, "gemma3-1b-q5km.gguf", []ggufKV{
+		{key: "general.architecture", value: "gemma3"},
+		{key: "general.name", value: "AX-10 Gemma3"},
+		{key: "general.file_type", value: uint32(17)},
+		{key: "general.size_label", value: "1B"},
+		{key: "gemma3.context_length", value: uint32(32768)},
+		{key: "gemma3.block_count", value: uint32(26)},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	llamaPath, err := writeGGUF(dir, "llama-8b-q4km.gguf", []ggufKV{
+		{key: "general.architecture", value: "llama"},
+		{key: "general.name", value: "AX-10 Llama"},
+		{key: "general.file_type", value: uint32(15)},
+		{key: "general.size_label", value: "8B"},
+		{key: "llama.context_length", value: uint32(131072)},
+		{key: "llama.block_count", value: uint32(32)},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "corrupt.gguf"), []byte("not gguf"), 0644); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "README.txt"), []byte("not a model"), 0644); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	models, err := rocm.DiscoverModels(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(models) != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("len(models) = %d, want 2", len(models))
+	}
+
+	if err := expectModel(models[0], rocm.ModelInfo{
+		Path:         gemmaPath,
+		Architecture: "gemma3",
+		Name:         "AX-10 Gemma3",
+		Quantisation: "Q5_K_M",
+		Parameters:   "1B",
+		ContextLen:   32768,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("gemma model: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := expectModel(models[1], rocm.ModelInfo{
+		Path:         llamaPath,
+		Architecture: "llama",
+		Name:         "AX-10 Llama",
+		Quantisation: "Q4_K_M",
+		Parameters:   "8B",
+		ContextLen:   131072,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("llama model: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	emptyModels, err := rocm.DiscoverModels(filepath.Join(dir, "missing"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(emptyModels) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing directory returned %d models, want 0", len(emptyModels))
+	}
+
+	_, err = rocm.DiscoverModels(filepath.Join(dir, "bad["))
+	if err == nil {
+		return errors.New("bad glob pattern returned nil error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "glob gguf files") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("bad glob error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func expectModel(got rocm.ModelInfo, want rocm.ModelInfo) error {
+	if got.Path != want.Path {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Path = %q, want %q", got.Path, want.Path)
+	}
+	if got.Architecture != want.Architecture {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Architecture = %q, want %q", got.Architecture, want.Architecture)
+	}
+	if got.Name != want.Name {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", got.Name, want.Name)
+	}
+	if got.Quantisation != want.Quantisation {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Quantisation = %q, want %q", got.Quantisation, want.Quantisation)
+	}
+	if got.Parameters != want.Parameters {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Parameters = %q, want %q", got.Parameters, want.Parameters)
+	}
+	if got.ContextLen != want.ContextLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ContextLen = %d, want %d", got.ContextLen, want.ContextLen)
+	}
+	if got.FileSize <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("FileSize = %d, want > 0", got.FileSize)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func verifyPlatformSurface() error {
+	compiledForROCm := runtime.GOOS == "linux" && runtime.GOARCH == "amd64"
+	if got := rocm.ROCmAvailable(); got != compiledForROCm {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ROCmAvailable() = %v, want %v", got, compiledForROCm)
+	}
+
+	info, err := rocm.GetVRAMInfo()
+	if !compiledForROCm {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("GetVRAMInfo() on non-ROCm platform returned nil error")
+		}
+		if info != (rocm.VRAMInfo{}) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("GetVRAMInfo() on non-ROCm platform = %+v, want zero value", info)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if info.Total == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("VRAM Total = %d, want > 0", info.Total)
+	}
+	if info.Used > info.Total {
+		return fmt.Errorf("VRAM Used = %d, want <= Total %d", info.Used, info.Total)
+	}
+	if info.Free > info.Total {
+		return fmt.Errorf("VRAM Free = %d, want <= Total %d", info.Free, info.Total)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeGGUF(dir, filename string, kvs []ggufKV) (string, error) {
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, filename)
+
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x46554747)); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(3)); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(0)); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kvs))); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for _, kv := range kvs {
+		if err := writeKV(file, kv); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+func writeKV(file *os.File, kv ggufKV) error {
+	if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(kv.key))); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := file.Write([]byte(kv.key)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch value := kv.value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(8)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(value))); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err := file.Write([]byte(value))
+		return err
+	case uint32:
+		if err := binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(4)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return binary.Write(file, binary.LittleEndian, value)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported GGUF value type %T for %q", kv.value, kv.key)
+	}
+}

From 08c26dc91df4713379107da4f73bafcad577a7eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snider <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:47:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 17/18] feat(ax-10): bring go-rocm to v0.8.0-alpha.1 + CLI test
 scaffold

- Bump dappco.re/go/* deps to v0.8.0-alpha.1 in go.mod (any forge.lthn.ai/core/* paths migrated to canonical dappco.re/go/* form)

Co-Authored-By: Athena <athena@lthn.ai>
---
 go.mod | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f4ad388..761f3c7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ module dappco.re/go/rocm
 go 1.26.0
 
 require (
-	dappco.re/go/log v0.1.0
-	dappco.re/go/inference v0.1.7
+	dappco.re/go/log v0.8.0-alpha.1
+	dappco.re/go/inference v0.8.0-alpha.1
 )
 
 require dappco.re/go/core v0.8.0-alpha.1 // indirect

From bfd5b3a621e0ef3b752fb10aa0b6d76e2ffb22d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snider <snider@host.uk.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:55:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 18/18] refactor(core): full v0.9.0 compliance against core/go
 reference
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

bash /tmp/v090/audit.sh . → verdict: COMPLIANT (all 7 dimensions zero).

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
---
 backend.go                    |   2 +-
 backend_ax7_test.go           | 173 ++++++++++++++++
 discover_ax7_test.go          |  62 ++++++
 discover_test.go              |  12 +-
 internal/gguf/ax7_test.go     |  84 ++++++++
 internal/llamacpp/ax7_test.go | 252 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 model.go                      |   2 +-
 model_ax7_test.go             | 380 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 model_test.go                 |   2 +-
 rocm_linux_ax7_test.go        |  77 +++++++
 rocm_stub_ax7_test.go         |  74 +++++++
 server_ax7_test.go            | 132 ++++++++++++
 server_test.go                |   2 +-
 13 files changed, 1248 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 backend_ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 discover_ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 internal/gguf/ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 internal/llamacpp/ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 model_ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 rocm_linux_ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 rocm_stub_ax7_test.go
 create mode 100644 server_ax7_test.go

diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index aa698df..d08e700 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/gguf"
-	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 // rocmBackend implements inference.Backend for AMD ROCm GPUs.
diff --git a/backend_ax7_test.go b/backend_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c62aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	if os.Getenv("ROCM_FAKE_LLAMA_SERVER") == "1" {
+		runFakeLlamaServer()
+		return
+	}
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
+
+func runFakeLlamaServer() {
+	port := ""
+	for i, arg := range os.Args {
+		if arg == "--port" && i+1 < len(os.Args) {
+			port = os.Args[i+1]
+		}
+	}
+	if port == "" {
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/completions", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"ok","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/chat/completions", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"ok"},"finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	})
+
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe("127.0.0.1:"+port, mux); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(3)
+	}
+}
+
+func useFakeLlamaServer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_FAKE_LLAMA_SERVER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", os.Args[0])
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Name_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	name := (&rocmBackend{}).Name()
+	if name != "rocm" {
+		t.Fatalf("Name() = %q, want rocm", name)
+	}
+	if len(name) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Name() returned an empty backend name")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Name_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	var backend *rocmBackend
+	name := backend.Name()
+	if name != "rocm" {
+		t.Fatalf("nil receiver Name() = %q, want rocm", name)
+	}
+	if name == "cpu" {
+		t.Fatal("Name() returned the wrong backend family")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Name_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	backend := &rocmBackend{}
+	first := backend.Name()
+	second := backend.Name()
+	if first != second {
+		t.Fatalf("Name() changed from %q to %q", first, second)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Available_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	backend := &rocmBackend{}
+	available := backend.Available()
+	if available {
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/dev/kfd"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Available() = true but /dev/kfd stat failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if available != backend.Available() {
+		t.Fatal("Available() changed between adjacent calls")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Available_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing-llama-server"))
+	available := (&rocmBackend{}).Available()
+	if available {
+		t.Fatal("Available() = true with missing llama-server override")
+	}
+	if ROCmAvailable() != true {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() should still report compiled support")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_Available_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", dir)
+	available := (&rocmBackend{}).Available()
+	if available {
+		t.Fatal("Available() = true with directory llama-server override")
+	}
+	if _, err := validateLlamaServerPath(dir); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("validateLlamaServerPath(directory) error = nil, want error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_LoadModel_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	useFakeLlamaServer(t)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	modelPath := writeDiscoverTestGGUF(t, dir, "model.gguf", [][2]any{
+		{"general.architecture", "llama"},
+		{"general.name", "AX Model"},
+		{"general.file_type", uint32(15)},
+		{"llama.context_length", uint32(4096)},
+		{"llama.block_count", uint32(32)},
+	})
+
+	model, err := (&rocmBackend{}).LoadModel(modelPath, inference.WithContextLen(1024))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadModel: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer model.Close()
+	if model.ModelType() != "llama" {
+		t.Fatalf("ModelType() = %q, want llama", model.ModelType())
+	}
+	if model.Info().NumLayers != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("Info().NumLayers = %d, want 32", model.Info().NumLayers)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_LoadModel_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ROCM_LLAMA_SERVER_PATH", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing-llama-server"))
+	model, err := (&rocmBackend{}).LoadModel("/missing/model.gguf")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadModel() error = nil, want missing llama-server error")
+	}
+	if model != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("model = %v, want nil", model)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_Backend_LoadModel_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	useFakeLlamaServer(t)
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "corrupt.gguf")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("not gguf"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	model, err := (&rocmBackend{}).LoadModel(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadModel() error = nil, want metadata error")
+	}
+	if model != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("model = %v, want nil", model)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/discover_ax7_test.go b/discover_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad54de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discover_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDiscover_DiscoverModels_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	modelPath := writeDiscoverTestGGUF(t, dir, "agent.gguf", [][2]any{
+		{"general.architecture", "llama"},
+		{"general.name", "Agent Model"},
+		{"general.file_type", uint32(15)},
+		{"general.size_label", "8B"},
+		{"llama.context_length", uint32(8192)},
+	})
+
+	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(models))
+	}
+	if models[0].Path != modelPath {
+		t.Errorf("models[0].Path = %q, want %q", models[0].Path, modelPath)
+	}
+	if models[0].Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Errorf("models[0].Architecture = %q, want llama", models[0].Architecture)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscover_DiscoverModels_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "corrupt.gguf"), []byte("not a gguf header"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DiscoverModels: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(models) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("len(models) = %d, want 0", len(models))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscover_DiscoverModels_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "bad[")
+	models, err := DiscoverModels(dir)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected glob error, got nil")
+	}
+	if models != nil {
+		t.Errorf("models = %v, want nil", models)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "glob gguf files") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want contains glob gguf files", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/discover_test.go b/discover_test.go
index 613871c..e3df239 100644
--- a/discover_test.go
+++ b/discover_test.go
@@ -199,8 +199,16 @@ func TestDiscoverModels_RelativeDirReturnsAbsolutePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(models) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(models))
 	}
-	if models[0].Path != path {
-		t.Errorf("models[0].Path = %q, want %q", models[0].Path, path)
+	gotPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(models[0].Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EvalSymlinks got path: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EvalSymlinks want path: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotPath != wantPath {
+		t.Errorf("models[0].Path = %q, want %q", gotPath, wantPath)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/gguf/ax7_test.go b/internal/gguf/ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f93210e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gguf/ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package gguf
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGGUF_FileTypeName_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	name := FileTypeName(15)
+	if name != "Q4_K_M" {
+		t.Fatalf("FileTypeName(15) = %q, want Q4_K_M", name)
+	}
+	if FileTypeName(17) != "Q5_K_M" {
+		t.Fatalf("FileTypeName(17) = %q, want Q5_K_M", FileTypeName(17))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUF_FileTypeName_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	name := FileTypeName(999)
+	if name != "type_999" {
+		t.Fatalf("FileTypeName(999) = %q, want type_999", name)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(name, "type_") {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown file type name = %q, want type_ prefix", name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUF_FileTypeName_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	zero := FileTypeName(0)
+	large := FileTypeName(^uint32(0))
+	if zero != "F32" {
+		t.Fatalf("FileTypeName(0) = %q, want F32", zero)
+	}
+	if large != "type_4294967295" {
+		t.Fatalf("FileTypeName(MaxUint32) = %q, want generated name", large)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUF_ReadMetadata_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	path := writeTestGGUFOrdered(t, [][2]any{
+		{"general.architecture", "llama"},
+		{"general.name", "AX Llama"},
+		{"general.file_type", uint32(15)},
+		{"general.size_label", "8B"},
+		{"llama.context_length", uint32(4096)},
+		{"llama.block_count", uint32(32)},
+	})
+
+	metadata, err := ReadMetadata(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadMetadata: %v", err)
+	}
+	if metadata.Architecture != "llama" || metadata.Name != "AX Llama" {
+		t.Fatalf("metadata = %+v, want llama metadata", metadata)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUF_ReadMetadata_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	metadata, err := ReadMetadata(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing.gguf"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ReadMetadata() error = nil, want open error")
+	}
+	if metadata != (Metadata{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("metadata = %+v, want zero value", metadata)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUF_ReadMetadata_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "truncated.gguf")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("GGUF"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	metadata, err := ReadMetadata(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ReadMetadata() error = nil, want truncated header error")
+	}
+	if metadata != (Metadata{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("metadata = %+v, want zero value", metadata)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/llamacpp/ax7_test.go b/internal/llamacpp/ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28dcddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/llamacpp/ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+package llamacpp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestClient_NewClient_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:38080")
+	if client.baseURL != "http://127.0.0.1:38080" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want trimmed base URL", client.baseURL)
+	}
+	if client.httpClient == nil {
+		t.Fatal("httpClient = nil, want default client")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_NewClient_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClient("")
+	if client.baseURL != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want empty base URL preserved", client.baseURL)
+	}
+	if client.httpClient == nil {
+		t.Fatal("httpClient = nil, want default client")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_NewClient_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:38080///")
+	if client.baseURL != "http://127.0.0.1:38080" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want all trailing slashes trimmed", client.baseURL)
+	}
+	if client.httpClient == nil {
+		t.Fatal("httpClient = nil, want default client")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_NewClientWithHTTPClient_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	httpClient := &http.Client{}
+	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test/", httpClient)
+	if client.httpClient != httpClient {
+		t.Fatal("httpClient was not preserved")
+	}
+	if client.baseURL != "http://llama.test" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want trimmed base URL", client.baseURL)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_NewClientWithHTTPClient_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", nil)
+	if client.httpClient == nil {
+		t.Fatal("httpClient = nil, want default client")
+	}
+	if client.baseURL != "http://llama.test" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want original base URL", client.baseURL)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_NewClientWithHTTPClient_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unused")
+	})}
+	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test////", httpClient)
+	if client.baseURL != "http://llama.test" {
+		t.Fatalf("baseURL = %q, want deeply trimmed base URL", client.baseURL)
+	}
+	if client.httpClient.Transport == nil {
+		t.Fatal("transport = nil, want injected transport")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Health_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/health" {
+			t.Fatalf("path = %q, want /health", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	if err := client.Health(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Health() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Health_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "loading", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	err := client.Health(context.Background())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Health() error = nil, want non-200 error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "503") {
+		t.Fatalf("Health() = %v, want 503", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Health_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClient("http://%zz")
+	err := client.Health(context.Background())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Health() error = nil, want request creation error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "create health request") {
+		t.Fatalf("Health() = %v, want create health request", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Complete_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Fatalf("path = %q, want /v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		sseLines(w, []string{
+			`{"choices":[{"text":"A","finish_reason":null}]}`,
+			`{"choices":[{"text":"B","finish_reason":null}]}`,
+			"[DONE]",
+		})
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	tokens, errFn := client.Complete(context.Background(), CompletionRequest{Prompt: "go"})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"A", "B"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want A/B", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Complete_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	tokens, errFn := client.Complete(context.Background(), CompletionRequest{Prompt: "go"})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if err := errFn(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "400") {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want 400", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_Complete_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("data: {\"choices\":[{\"text\":\"partial\"}]}\n\n")),
+				Request:    r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+
+	tokens, errFn := client.Complete(context.Background(), CompletionRequest{Prompt: "go"})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"partial"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want partial", got)
+	}
+	if err := errFn(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream ended before [DONE]") {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want truncated stream", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_ChatComplete_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/chat/completions" {
+			t.Fatalf("path = %q, want /v1/chat/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		sseLines(w, []string{
+			`{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"hi"},"finish_reason":null}]}`,
+			`{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":" there"},"finish_reason":null}]}`,
+			"[DONE]",
+		})
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	tokens, errFn := client.ChatComplete(context.Background(), ChatRequest{Messages: []ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "hi"}}})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if err := errFn(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"hi", " there"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want chat chunks", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_ChatComplete_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "chat failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(ts.URL)
+	tokens, errFn := client.ChatComplete(context.Background(), ChatRequest{Messages: []ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "hi"}}})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if err := errFn(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "500") {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want 500", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClient_Client_ChatComplete_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("data: {\"choices\":[{\"delta\":{\"content\":\"partial\"}}]}\n\n")),
+				Request:    r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+
+	tokens, errFn := client.ChatComplete(context.Background(), ChatRequest{Messages: []ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "hi"}}})
+	got := collectStringSeq(tokens)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"partial"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want partial", got)
+	}
+	if err := errFn(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream ended before [DONE]") {
+		t.Fatalf("errFn() = %v, want truncated stream", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func collectStringSeq(seq func(func(string) bool)) []string {
+	var got []string
+	for token := range seq {
+		got = append(got, token)
+	}
+	return got
+}
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 339ec28..71a53a7 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
-	"dappco.re/go/inference"
 )
 
 // rocmModel implements inference.TextModel using a llama-server subprocess.
diff --git a/model_ax7_test.go b/model_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f3fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os/exec"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"dappco.re/go/inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
+)
+
+func TestModel_Model_Generate_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Fatalf("r.URL.Path = %q, want /v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"Hello","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":" ROCm","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	model := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+	var got []string
+	for token := range model.Generate(context.Background(), "hello rocm", inference.WithMaxTokens(2)) {
+		got = append(got, token.Text)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"Hello", " ROCm"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want Hello ROCm chunks", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Generate_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processExited: processExited}}
+
+	var count int
+	for range model.Generate(context.Background(), "hello") {
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("token count = %d, want 0", count)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Err() = nil, want server exit error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Generate_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := llamacpp.NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("data: {\"choices\":[{\"text\":\"partial\"}]}\n\n")),
+				Request:    r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+	model := newClientBackedModel(client)
+
+	var got []string
+	for token := range model.Generate(context.Background(), "hello") {
+		got = append(got, token.Text)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"partial"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want partial token", got)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream ended before [DONE]") {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want truncated stream error", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Chat_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/chat/completions" {
+			t.Fatalf("r.URL.Path = %q, want /v1/chat/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"Ready"},"finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	model := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+	var got []string
+	for token := range model.Chat(context.Background(), []inference.Message{{Role: "user", Content: "status"}}) {
+		got = append(got, token.Text)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{"Ready"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want Ready", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Chat_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processExited: processExited}}
+
+	var count int
+	for range model.Chat(context.Background(), []inference.Message{{Role: "user", Content: "hello"}}) {
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("token count = %d, want 0", count)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Err() = nil, want server exit error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Chat_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "chat failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	model := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+	var got []string
+	for token := range model.Chat(context.Background(), []inference.Message{{Role: "user", Content: "hello"}}) {
+		got = append(got, token.Text)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("tokens = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if err := model.Err(); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "chat returned 500") {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want chat returned 500", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Classify_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/v1/completions" {
+			t.Fatalf("r.URL.Path = %q, want /v1/completions", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"positive","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	model := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+	results, err := model.Classify(context.Background(), []string{"good"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Classify: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 1 || results[0].Token.Text != "positive" {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want positive label", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Classify_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processExited: processExited}}
+
+	results, err := model.Classify(context.Background(), []string{"bad"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Classify error = nil, want server exit error")
+	}
+	if results != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want nil", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Classify_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	client := llamacpp.NewClientWithHTTPClient("http://llama.test", &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/event-stream"}},
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("data: {\"choices\":[{\"text\":\"partial\"}]}\n\n")),
+				Request:    r,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	})
+	model := newClientBackedModel(client)
+
+	results, err := model.Classify(context.Background(), []string{"edge"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Classify error = nil, want truncated stream error")
+	}
+	if results != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want nil", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_BatchGenerate_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		writeSSEEvent(w, `{"choices":[{"text":"A","finish_reason":null}]}`)
+		writeSSEEvent(w, "[DONE]")
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	model := newHTTPBackedModel(ts)
+	results, err := model.BatchGenerate(context.Background(), []string{"one", "two"}, inference.WithMaxTokens(1))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BatchGenerate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 2 || len(results[0].Tokens) != 1 || len(results[1].Tokens) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want one token per prompt", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_BatchGenerate_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	processExited := make(chan struct{})
+	close(processExited)
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processExited: processExited}}
+
+	results, err := model.BatchGenerate(context.Background(), []string{"bad"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("BatchGenerate error = nil, want server exit error")
+	}
+	if results != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want nil", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_BatchGenerate_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := newClientBackedModel(llamacpp.NewClient("http://127.0.0.1:1"))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	results, err := model.BatchGenerate(ctx, []string{"cancelled"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BatchGenerate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(results) != 1 || results[0].Err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("results = %+v, want per-prompt cancellation error", results)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_ModelType_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{modelType: "gemma3"}
+	got := model.ModelType()
+	if got != "gemma3" {
+		t.Fatalf("ModelType() = %q, want gemma3", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_ModelType_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	got := model.ModelType()
+	if got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("ModelType() = %q, want empty string", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_ModelType_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{modelType: "vendor.experimental"}
+	first := model.ModelType()
+	second := model.ModelType()
+	if first != second {
+		t.Fatalf("ModelType() changed from %q to %q", first, second)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Info_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{modelInfo: inference.ModelInfo{Architecture: "llama", NumLayers: 32, QuantBits: 4}}
+	info := model.Info()
+	if info.Architecture != "llama" {
+		t.Fatalf("Info().Architecture = %q, want llama", info.Architecture)
+	}
+	if info.NumLayers != 32 || info.QuantBits != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("Info() = %+v, want layer and quant metadata", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Info_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	info := model.Info()
+	if info != (inference.ModelInfo{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("Info() = %+v, want zero value", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Info_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{modelInfo: inference.ModelInfo{Architecture: "qwen2", NumLayers: 28}}
+	info := model.Info()
+	info.Architecture = "mutated"
+	if model.Info().Architecture != "qwen2" {
+		t.Fatalf("Info() returned mutable internal state: %+v", model.Info())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Metrics_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	model.recordMetricsDurations(2, 3, 10*time.Millisecond, 20*time.Millisecond)
+	metrics := model.Metrics()
+	if metrics.PromptTokens != 2 || metrics.GeneratedTokens != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("Metrics() = %+v, want prompt and generated token counts", metrics)
+	}
+	if metrics.TotalDuration != 30*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalDuration = %s, want 30ms", metrics.TotalDuration)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Metrics_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	metrics := model.Metrics()
+	if metrics != (inference.GenerateMetrics{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("Metrics() = %+v, want zero value", metrics)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Metrics_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	model.recordMetricsDurations(1, 1, -time.Second, -time.Second)
+	metrics := model.Metrics()
+	if metrics.TotalDuration != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalDuration = %s, want clamped zero", metrics.TotalDuration)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Err_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	sentinel := errors.New("decode failed")
+	model.setLastError(sentinel)
+	if !errors.Is(model.Err(), sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want sentinel", model.Err())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Err_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	model.setLastError(errors.New("temporary"))
+	model.clearLastError()
+	if model.Err() != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Err() = %v, want nil", model.Err())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Err_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processOutput: newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputLimit)}}
+	model.setServerExitErr()
+	if model.Err() == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Err() = nil, want server exit error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Close_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processCommand: &exec.Cmd{}}}
+	err := model.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Close() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Close_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{}
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Fatal("Close() panic = nil, want panic for missing server")
+		}
+	}()
+	_ = model.Close()
+}
+
+func TestModel_Model_Close_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	model := &rocmModel{server: &server{processCommand: &exec.Cmd{}}}
+	first := model.Close()
+	second := model.Close()
+	if first != nil || second != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Close() errors = %v, %v; want nil", first, second)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index d032f07..c00c762 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 	"dappco.re/go/inference"
+	"dappco.re/go/rocm/internal/llamacpp"
 )
 
 type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
diff --git a/rocm_linux_ax7_test.go b/rocm_linux_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7496ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocm_linux_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	available := ROCmAvailable()
+	if !available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = false, want true for linux/amd64 build")
+	}
+	if ROCmAvailable() != available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() changed between calls")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	available := ROCmAvailable()
+	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if !available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = false, want compiled ROCm path")
+	}
+	if err == nil && info.Total == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("GetVRAMInfo() succeeded with zero total VRAM")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	first := ROCmAvailable()
+	second := ROCmAvailable()
+	if first != second {
+		t.Fatalf("ROCmAvailable() changed from %v to %v", first, second)
+	}
+	if !first {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = false, want stable true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		if info != (VRAMInfo{}) {
+			t.Errorf("info = %+v, want zero when error is returned", info)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if info.Total == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("info.Total = 0, want positive VRAM total")
+	}
+	if info.Free > info.Total {
+		t.Fatalf("info.Free = %d, want <= total %d", info.Free, info.Total)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rocm.GetVRAMInfo") {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want rocm.GetVRAMInfo scope", err)
+	}
+	if err == nil && info.Used > info.Total && info.Free != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("info = %+v, want free clamped to zero when used exceeds total", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	first, firstErr := GetVRAMInfo()
+	second, secondErr := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if (firstErr == nil) != (secondErr == nil) {
+		t.Fatalf("error stability changed from %v to %v", firstErr, secondErr)
+	}
+	if firstErr == nil && (first.Total == 0 || second.Total == 0) {
+		t.Fatalf("totals = %d, %d; want positive totals", first.Total, second.Total)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rocm_stub_ax7_test.go b/rocm_stub_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4220869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocm_stub_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//go:build !linux || !amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	available := ROCmAvailable()
+	if available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = true, want false on this platform")
+	}
+	if ROCmAvailable() != available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() changed between calls")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	available := ROCmAvailable()
+	if available {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = true, want false when platform stub is active")
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetVRAMInfo() error = nil, want platform error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestROCm_ROCmAvailable_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	first := ROCmAvailable()
+	second := ROCmAvailable()
+	if first != second {
+		t.Fatalf("ROCmAvailable() changed from %v to %v", first, second)
+	}
+	if first {
+		t.Fatal("ROCmAvailable() = true, want false for repeated stub calls")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetVRAMInfo() error = nil, want unsupported-platform error")
+	}
+	if info != (VRAMInfo{}) {
+		t.Errorf("info = %+v, want zero VRAMInfo", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	info, err := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetVRAMInfo() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not available on this platform") {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want platform unavailable message", err)
+	}
+	if info.Total != 0 || info.Used != 0 || info.Free != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("info = %+v, want all fields zero", info)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVRAM_GetVRAMInfo_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	first, firstErr := GetVRAMInfo()
+	second, secondErr := GetVRAMInfo()
+	if firstErr == nil || secondErr == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("errors = %v, %v; want both non-nil", firstErr, secondErr)
+	}
+	if first != second {
+		t.Fatalf("GetVRAMInfo() changed from %+v to %+v", first, second)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server_ax7_test.go b/server_ax7_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf42aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_ax7_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+
+package rocm
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Write_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(32)
+	n, err := capture.Write([]byte("llama ready\n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if n != len("llama ready\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() n = %d, want %d", n, len("llama ready\n"))
+	}
+	if capture.Summary() != "llama ready" {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want llama ready", capture.Summary())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Write_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(0)
+	n, err := capture.Write([]byte("ignored"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if n != len("ignored") {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() n = %d, want %d", n, len("ignored"))
+	}
+	if capture.Summary() != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want empty", capture.Summary())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Write_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(5)
+	n, err := capture.Write([]byte("abcdef"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if n != len("abcdef") {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() n = %d, want %d", n, len("abcdef"))
+	}
+	if capture.Summary() != "...bcdef" {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want truncated tail", capture.Summary())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Summary_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(128)
+	_, err := capture.Write([]byte(" first line \n\n second line \n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if capture.Summary() != "first line | second line" {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want joined trimmed lines", capture.Summary())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Summary_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(128)
+	summary := capture.Summary()
+	if summary != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want empty", summary)
+	}
+	if capture.truncated {
+		t.Fatal("new capture should not be marked truncated")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_OutputCapture_Summary_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	capture := newProcessOutputCapture(serverProcessOutputSummarySize + 128)
+	_, err := capture.Write([]byte(strings.Repeat("x", serverProcessOutputSummarySize+32)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	summary := capture.Summary()
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(summary, "...") {
+		t.Fatalf("Summary() = %q, want ellipsis suffix", summary)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_PortAllocator_NextAvailablePort_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(41000, 2)
+	port, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NextAvailablePort() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if port != 41000 {
+		t.Fatalf("port = %d, want 41000", port)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_PortAllocator_NextAvailablePort_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(0, 2)
+	port, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NextAvailablePort() error = nil, want invalid range error")
+	}
+	if port != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("port = %d, want 0", port)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServer_PortAllocator_NextAvailablePort_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
+	restoreListen := stubListenLocalTCP(t, func(network, address string) (net.Listener, error) {
+		if address == "127.0.0.1:42000" {
+			return nil, errors.New("occupied")
+		}
+		return fakeTCPListener{address: address}, nil
+	})
+	defer restoreListen()
+
+	allocator := newDeterministicPortAllocator(42000, 2)
+	port, err := allocator.NextAvailablePort()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NextAvailablePort() = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if port != 42001 {
+		t.Fatalf("port = %d, want skipped occupied port 42001", port)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 95246e7..224f34c 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 	"dappco.re/go/inference"
+	coreerr "dappco.re/go/log"
 )
 
 func TestFindLlamaServer_InPATH(t *testing.T) {