feat: normalize auto model names and algorithm virtual slugs through entrypoints
#2,354 opened on Jul 5, 2026
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Description
Summary
Normalize the existing auto_model_name, auto_model_names, and algorithm virtual slugs into the new entrypoints/recipes model so compatibility behavior is explicit instead of scattered across request handling.
Parent roadmap: #2287
Parent issue: #2331
Related code: src/semantic-router/pkg/config/config.go, src/semantic-router/pkg/extproc, src/vllm-sr/cli, deploy/recipes, src/semantic-router/pkg/dsl
Motivation
Multiple recipe support should not leave old auto-model aliases and algorithm virtual slugs as special cases. The current config has AutoModelName and AutoModelNames, while Looper/MoM-style virtual names have historically acted like model names. These should map into entrypoints outside routing, then select a named recipe/profile.
Scope
Define compatibility and normalization for:
auto_model_nameandauto_model_namesmigration intoentrypoints;- algorithm virtual slugs such as MoM/Looper/Fusion-style request model names;
- default working recipe mapping for
vllm-sr/auto,auto, and existing aliases; - config dump/validate output that explains normalized entrypoints;
- CLI/dashboard/operator handling of compatibility fields.
Non-goals
- Do not remove legacy fields without migration and validation errors.
- Do not put
entrypointsinsiderouting; entrypoints select a recipe from above routing. - Do not couple algorithm slugs to signal definitions.
Acceptance criteria
- Existing auto model names continue to route through a normalized entrypoint representation.
- Multiple recipe configs can map different virtual model names to different recipes.
- Config validation detects ambiguous aliases and conflicting entrypoint mappings.
- Docs explain migration from old auto-model fields.