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Summary

Fix the Customizer container regressions exposed by Platform-Deploy by keeping model metadata schema-safe, running Customizer task steps on container execution profiles, tolerating job-storage path skew, and preserving persistent job storage until the final platform step. Before, a successful intermediate download step could be cleaned up and delete the shared job directory before training; after, task storage remains per-step while persistent job storage is removed only when final-step cleanup is eligible.

Changes

  • Convert core model specs through model_dump(mode="json") before plugin model-entity updates.
  • Forward Automodel compile profile into the canonical compiler and apply resolved profiles to Automodel task steps.
  • Apply the resolved Unsloth profile to download, training, upload, and model-entity task steps.
  • Add shared customization path helpers that read current and legacy job-storage env vars and remap known job-storage roots to the mounted runtime path.
  • Normalize Automodel and Unsloth training config paths before training consumes them, including compatible storage env lookup in the Unsloth entrypoint.
  • Add a shared persistent-storage cleanup eligibility check and wire it into Docker, Kubernetes Job, and Volcano cleanup so intermediate successful steps cannot delete shared job storage.
  • Add regression tests for DTO conversion, task-step profile propagation, path skew handling, compatible storage env aliases, and final-step-only persistent storage cleanup.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
  • Code change with documentation updates
  • Documentation only
  • Contributor tooling or automation
  • CI, build, or test infrastructure

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
  • Tests not applicable — justification:
  • Documentation updated for user-visible behavior
  • Documentation not applicable — justification: internal job-compilation/runtime fixes with no user-facing API or CLI change.

Verification

  • Pull request title follows the repository's Conventional Commit format
  • Every commit includes an appropriate Signed-off-by: trailer
  • uv run pre-commit run -a passes, or any blocked checks are identified below
  • Targeted tests pass, or tests are marked not applicable above
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials are included

Targeted validation:

  • PASS: uv run --frozen pytest services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_docker_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_kubernetes_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_volcano_backend.py -v (210 passed)
  • PASS: uv run --frozen pytest services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py services/unsloth/tests/test_main.py -v (10 passed)
  • PASS: uv run --frozen pytest services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py packages/nmp_customization_common/tests/tasks/test_file_io_utils.py services/unsloth/tests/test_main.py services/automodel/tests/tasks/training/test_runner.py services/automodel/tests/test_compiler.py services/unsloth/tests/test_compiler_validation_path.py plugins/nemo-automodel/tests/test_jobs.py plugins/nemo-unsloth/tests/test_jobs.py packages/nmp_customization_common/tests/tasks/test_file_io.py -v (47 passed)
  • PASS: uv run --frozen pytest services/core/models/tests/unit/tasks/model_spec/test_run.py -v
  • PASS: uv run ruff check services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/base.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/docker.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/kubernetes/kubernetes_job.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/kubernetes/volcano_job.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_docker_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_kubernetes_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_volcano_backend.py
  • PASS: uv run ruff format --check services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/base.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/docker.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/kubernetes/kubernetes_job.py services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/kubernetes/volcano_job.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_docker_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_kubernetes_backend.py services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_volcano_backend.py
  • PASS: uv run ruff check services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py services/unsloth/src/nmp/unsloth/tasks/training/__main__.py services/unsloth/tests/test_main.py
  • PASS: uv run ruff format --check services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py services/unsloth/src/nmp/unsloth/tasks/training/__main__.py services/unsloth/tests/test_main.py
  • PASS: flox activate -- uv run pre-commit run -a
  • PASS: git diff --check origin/main...HEAD
  • PASS: git diff --check
  • PASS: DCO audit over origin/main..HEAD.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Training and customization jobs now consistently resolve storage and configuration paths, including legacy environment settings.
    • Legacy storage paths are safely remapped to the active runtime mount while unknown absolute paths remain blocked.
    • Execution profiles are applied consistently across download, training, upload, and model steps.
    • Persistent storage is retained for intermediate steps and cleaned up only when the final eligible step completes.

Signed-off-by: Matt Kornfield <mkornfield@nvidia.com>
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The change converts core ModelSpec instances before plugin validation, propagates execution profiles to generated task steps, remaps current and legacy job-storage paths, and restricts persistent-storage cleanup to eligible job steps.

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ModelSpec conversion

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add ModelSpec conversion helper
services/core/models/src/nmp/core/models/tasks/model_spec/run.py, services/core/models/tests/unit/tasks/model_spec/test_run.py
The helper serializes a core ModelSpec before constructing a plugin ModelSpec. Model updates use the helper, and tests verify validation and field preservation.

Compiler profile propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve profiles in the AutoModel compiler
services/automodel/src/nmp/automodel/compile.py, services/automodel/src/nmp/automodel/app/jobs/compiler.py, services/automodel/tests/test_compiler.py
The compiler forwards optional job_name and profile values, resolves the requested or default profile, and applies it to generated task steps.
Resolve profiles in the Unsloth compiler
services/unsloth/src/nmp/unsloth/app/jobs/compiler.py, services/unsloth/tests/test_compiler_validation_path.py
The compiler applies the requested or default profile to download, training, upload, and model-entity steps. The test verifies propagation.

Storage path normalization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve and remap job storage paths
packages/nmp_customization_common/src/nmp/customization_common/service/path_utils.py, packages/nmp_customization_common/src/nmp/customization_common/service/context.py, packages/nmp_customization_common/src/nmp/customization_common/tasks/file_io_utils.py, packages/nmp_customization_common/tests/tasks/test_file_io_utils.py, services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py
Shared utilities resolve current and legacy environment variables and remap recognized job-storage roots. Job context and safe-path validation use the resolved paths.
Normalize AutoModel training paths
services/automodel/src/nmp/automodel/tasks/training/runner.py, services/automodel/tests/tasks/training/test_runner.py
Training configuration loading remaps model, dataset, teacher-model, workspace, and output paths. Tests verify the normalized configuration.
Normalize Unsloth training paths
services/unsloth/src/nmp/unsloth/tasks/training/__main__.py, services/unsloth/tests/test_main.py
The training entrypoint remaps model, dataset, validation, and output paths before calling train_sft. Tests verify the runtime paths.

Persistent-storage cleanup eligibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add step-aware cleanup eligibility
services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/base.py
JobBackend permits persistent-storage cleanup for missing entities, jobs without configured steps, and final configured steps after terminal-state checks. Intermediate steps remain protected.
Apply eligibility across backends
services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/docker.py, services/core/jobs/src/nmp/core/jobs/controllers/backends/kubernetes/...
Docker, Kubernetes, and Volcano cleanup paths use step-aware eligibility checks and include step names in skip logs.
Validate backend cleanup behavior
services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_docker_backend.py, services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_kubernetes_backend.py, services/core/jobs/tests/controllers/test_volcano_backend.py
Tests cover intermediate-step retention, final-step cleanup, orphaned entities, and step-specific eligibility calls.

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The PR prevents normal intermediate steps from deleting shared job storage, but certain missing-step and cleanup-failure paths can still remove the workload without reliably proving final-step ownership or preserving a recovery path. This can cause premature loss of training data or leave persistent job data behind, so merge requires explicit owner awareness or follow-up.

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@mckornfield mckornfield changed the title fix(models): serialize model spec for plugin update fix(customizer): repair model specs and task profiles Sep 2, 2026
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In `@services/automodel/tests/test_job_context.py`:
- Line 42: Update the test setup and precedence cases around from_env() to clear
both current and legacy persistent-storage and job-step-config environment
variables before each assertion. In the precedence test, explicitly set
CURRENT_PERSISTENT_JOB_STORAGE_PATH_ENVVAR so it is the intended
higher-precedence value, while preserving the existing legacy alias coverage.

In `@services/unsloth/src/nmp/unsloth/tasks/training/__main__.py`:
- Line 120: Initialize persistent_root with get_job_storage_path_from_env()
instead of the current environment lookup before calling remap_job_storage_path,
preserving the compatibility behavior that resolves the mounted job storage root
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if self.check_job_persistent_storage_cleanup_allowed(
job=job_id, step_name=step_name, workspace=workspace_id
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep final-step storage cleanup retryable.

If the final Volcano step completes before the aggregate job becomes terminal, the helper returns False. Both branches then delete the Volcano job. Later cleanup cannot retry the persistent-storage deletion, so the job PVC can leak.

Distinguish a non-final-step denial from an aggregate-status delay. Retain a retryable cleanup record for the final step before deleting its Volcano job.

Also applies to: 520-522

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around lines 471 - 473, Update the cleanup logic around
check_job_persistent_storage_cleanup_allowed so a False result caused by the
aggregate job not yet being terminal preserves a retryable cleanup record for
the final step before deleting the Volcano job. Continue denying cleanup without
retaining a retry record for genuinely non-final steps.

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