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This PR proposes resolving the default model of the two AgentConfig factory helpers flagged in #1133 from the capability registry's default_model instead of hardcoded, retired model ids. We include this PR work along with a full history of your repo at https://eastagiletracker.com/projects/681. You can sign in with your GitHub ID to claim ownership of the project.

What changed and why

ConfigValidator lets a backend entry omit model when BACKEND_CAPABILITIES declares a default_model for it, which both backends touched here do. But create_agents_from_config (massgen/cli/backends.py) builds each agent's AgentConfig through the matching factory in massgen/agent_config.py, and the two factories at lines 1120 and 1303 hardcode their own defaults: the model ids listed in #1133, both of which the provider has since retired. ConfigurableAgent._get_backend_params() forwards that model to stream_with_tools, where it overrides the backend config, so an agent written without a model passes validation and then requests a model the API no longer serves, rather than the registry default the validator relied on.

Reproduction on main at 007bd85: a one-agent config with no model, run through the validator and create_agents_from_config, comparing what the agent forwards against the registry entry:

validator errors: 0
forwarded model == registry default_model: False
forwarded model listed in registry models: False

The fix makes model default to None in both factories and resolves it from get_capabilities(<backend>).default_model through a small helper (imported lazily, so agent_config does not pull in massgen.backend at import time). With the change the same script prints True / True. Because the default now comes from the registry, the feature checks keyed on registry model names keep applying (the concern raised in #1133 about swapping the id by hand), and the next registry bump updates the factories as well. Explicitly passed models are untouched, and an explicit model=None now resolves to the default instead of being forwarded as None.

Verification

  • New massgen/tests/test_agent_config_factory_default_models.py (9 tests): the default and model=None resolve to the registry default for both factories, explicit models are preserved, the other options (web search, code execution, cwd, reasoning) are unchanged, and an end-to-end check that a model-less agent from create_agents_from_config passes validation and forwards the registry default. With the agent_config.py change reverted, 7 of the 9 fail; the two explicit-model controls pass either way.
  • Full suite, pytest massgen/tests --run-integration -m "not live_api and not docker and not expensive and not snapshot", run before and after the change: identical failure set (13 pre-existing failures in test_video_extraction.py and test_web_quickstart_reasoning_sync.py, unrelated to this change), no new failures. black, isort and flake8 with the pre-commit settings are clean.

The example YAMLs under massgen/configs/ that pin a retired id, and the SKILL.md items in #1133, are left out of this change to keep it small and reviewable.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Claude and Claude Code configurations now use the model specified by the capability registry when no model is provided. Explicit model choices remain unchanged.
    • Claude agents without a specified model can now pass configuration validation using the registry default.

…gistry

create_claude_config defaulted to claude-3-sonnet-20240229 and
create_claude_code_config to claude-sonnet-4-20250514, both retired on the
Anthropic API. The config validator lets a claude/claude_code backend omit
model because the registry declares a default_model, but
create_agents_from_config then built the AgentConfig through these factories
and their hardcoded default was forwarded to stream_with_tools, overriding
the backend config. Fall back to the registry default_model instead.
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The Claude and Claude Code configuration factories now use their backend capability registry default when no model is supplied. Explicit model values remain unchanged. Tests cover default selection, explicit models, factory options, and Claude agent validation.

Changes

Claude model defaults

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve factory model defaults
massgen/agent_config.py
A helper retrieves a backend’s declared default model from the capability registry. Both Claude factories use that default when the model argument is None; explicit models remain unchanged.
Test factory model defaults
massgen/tests/test_agent_config_factory_default_models.py
Tests check registry default selection, explicit model preservation, other factory options, and validation of a model-less Claude agent.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8d1e8

The model-default change appears mergeable, with the documented Python convention still to address.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8d1e8

Configurations that omit a selection will now follow a shared default rather than a fixed value. The review did not establish a new access path or permission change, but deployed behavior has not been verified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The behavioral change reaches callers that omit a model or pass None to these two factories. The registry currently supplies the same default identifier for both; the changed test functions add no runtime entrypoint.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Configuration validation checks backend type, supplied model type, tool filtering, and the working-directory requirement for Claude Code. The factory change does not remove those checks or alter its separate tool-policy parameters.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — For deployments whose tool policy depends on predictable provider behavior, pin an explicit selection and review future registry-default changes alongside that policy. This is a precaution, not an observed bypass.
🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 6 | ❌ 1 | ❓ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 10 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Capabilities Registry Check ❓ Inconclusive The pull request changes model-default resolution in massgen/agent_config.py, but it does not introduce a new model or capability. massgen/backend/capabilities.py is unchanged, and both claude a… Run uv run pytest massgen/tests/test_backend_capabilities.py -v in an environment with the project dependencies installed. Confirm whether pricing for claude-opus-4-6 is available through the intended LiteLLM path or add a token-manager…
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title follows the required : format and clearly identifies the change to resolve factory default models from the capability registry.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the problem, scope, implementation, tests, expected results, and known pre-existing failures. It does not reproduce every template heading or checklist item, but it pr…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Documentation Updated ✅ Passed Documentation is appropriate for this internal behavior fix. The new _registry_default_model helper has a docstring, and both changed factory methods retain Google-style Args sections that documen…
Config Parameter Sync ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds no YAML parameters and changes no YAML files. It changes the Python factory model defaults and adds tests only. The diff for both massgen/backend/base.py and `massgen/api…
Full details: Capabilities Registry Check

Explanation

The pull request changes model-default resolution in massgen/agent_config.py, but it does not introduce a new model or capability. massgen/backend/capabilities.py is unchanged, and both claude and claude_code already listed claude-opus-4-6 as the default model in the base revision. massgen/token_manager/token_manager.py is also unchanged; it provides LiteLLM pricing lookup with fallback logic, although it has no exact hardcoded entry for claude-opus-4-6. The required test could not run because uv and pytest are unavailable, and importing the project also requires unavailable dependencies such as loguru.

Resolution

Run uv run pytest massgen/tests/test_backend_capabilities.py -v in an environment with the project dependencies installed. Confirm whether pricing for claude-opus-4-6 is available through the intended LiteLLM path or add a token-manager pricing entry if the fallback must work without LiteLLM.

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Complete the Google-style docstrings for the new functions.

The repository convention applies to all new or changed functions in **/*.py. It does not exempt pytest functions. Add Args and Returns sections to _registry_default_model, and add concise docstrings to the five tests. Include Args sections for the three parametrized test methods.

Suggested docstring updates
 def _registry_default_model(backend_type: str) -> str:
     """Return the default model a backend declares in its capability registry.

     Factory methods fall back to this when no model is given, so a backend
     config that omits ``model`` (which the config validator allows for backends
     with a registry default) resolves to the same model everywhere.
+
+    Args:
+        backend_type: Backend type whose capabilities to inspect.
+
+    Returns:
+        The default model declared by the backend capability registry.
     """
...
     def test_default_model_matches_registry(self, backend_type, factory):
+        """Assert that the factory default matches the registry default.
+
+        Args:
+            backend_type: Backend type under test.
+            factory: Agent configuration factory under test.
+        """
...
     def test_explicit_none_uses_registry_default(self, backend_type, factory):
+        """Assert that an explicit ``None`` uses the registry default.
+
+        Args:
+            backend_type: Backend type under test.
+            factory: Agent configuration factory under test.
+        """
...
     def test_explicit_model_is_preserved(self, backend_type, factory):
+        """Assert that an explicit model is preserved.
+
+        Args:
+            backend_type: Backend type under test.
+            factory: Agent configuration factory under test.
+        """
...
 def test_claude_config_keeps_tool_flags_with_default_model():
+    """Assert that tool flags are preserved with the registry default."""
...
 def test_claude_code_config_keeps_options_with_default_model():
+    """Assert that options are preserved with the registry default."""
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