fix(trial): resolve hosted control routes before execution

argus_skill/core/knobs.py

@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ def resolve_manager_reply_model(
 
 #: Backends whose model catalog IS the OpenAI catalog, so Argus may name a
 #: specific OpenAI id for its cheap control-plane routes without asking the
-#: operator. ``copilot`` qualifies by construction.  Codex normally does too,
-#: except when its own config selects a non-OpenAI custom provider such as
+#: operator. Personal ``copilot`` qualifies; hosted trial has its own selector.
+#: Codex normally qualifies too, except when its config selects a provider such as
 #: DeepSeek; :func:`backend_uses_openai_catalog` handles that exception.
 _OPENAI_CATALOG_BACKENDS = frozenset({"codex", "copilot"})
 
@@ -854,8 +854,12 @@ def backend_uses_openai_catalog(
     normalized = str(backend or "").strip().casefold()
     if normalized not in _OPENAI_CATALOG_BACKENDS:
         return False
-    if normalized != "codex":
-        return True
+    if normalized == "copilot":
+        from ..trial.client import trial_enabled
+
+        # Normalize control-plane defaults before accounting and execution,
+        # rather than relying on the later CLI worker model override.
+        return not trial_enabled(env)
     try:
         from ..tools.capability_vault import read_codex_provider_config
 

tests/core/test_trial_control_routes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""Hosted control routes resolve the provider selector before execution/accounting."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from argus_skill import trial
+from argus_skill.core import knobs
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def isolated_trial(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    for name in list(os.environ):
+        if name.startswith("ARGUS_SKILL_"):
+            monkeypatch.delenv(name)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ARGUS_SKILL_HOME", str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ARGUS_SKILL_RUNNER_BACKEND", "copilot")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ARGUS_SKILL_COPILOT_TRIAL", "1")
+    # A distinct selector exposes rewrite's accidental match with a built-in
+    # default too. No model, provider profile or network is used by these tests.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(trial, "CLIENT_MODEL", "hosted-test-selector")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("sentinel", ["", "auto", "inherit", "default"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["classify", "dag", "plan", "rewrite"])
+def test_all_automatic_control_routes_resolve_the_hosted_selector(monkeypatch, route, sentinel):
+    from argus_skill.manager.dispatch import _bounded_dag_model
+    from argus_skill.webapi.manager_bridge import _plan_preview_model, _rewrite_model_and_effort
+
+    routes = {
+        "classify": ("ARGUS_SKILL_FRONTDOOR_MODEL", knobs.resolve_manager_classify_model),
+        "dag": ("ARGUS_SKILL_BOUNDED_DAG_MODEL", _bounded_dag_model),
+        "plan": ("ARGUS_SKILL_PLAN_PREVIEW_MODEL", _plan_preview_model),
+        "rewrite": ("ARGUS_SKILL_REWRITE_MODEL", lambda: _rewrite_model_and_effort()[0]),
+    }
+    name, resolve = routes[route]
+    monkeypatch.setenv(name, sentinel)
+    assert resolve() == trial.CLIENT_MODEL
+
+
+def test_hosted_copilot_does_not_advertise_the_personal_catalog():
+    assert not knobs.backend_uses_openai_catalog("copilot")
+
+
+def test_personal_copilot_keeps_existing_cheap_route_defaults(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ARGUS_SKILL_COPILOT_TRIAL", "0")
+    assert knobs.backend_uses_openai_catalog("copilot")
+    assert knobs.resolve_manager_classify_model() == "gpt-5.4-mini"
+
+
+def test_persisted_trial_mode_is_honored_without_mutating_settings(monkeypatch):
+    from argus_skill.core import knob_store
+
+    saved = {"ARGUS_SKILL_COPILOT_TRIAL": "1"}
+    monkeypatch.delenv("ARGUS_SKILL_COPILOT_TRIAL")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(knob_store, "read_persisted_knobs", lambda: saved)
+    assert knobs.resolve_manager_classify_model(backend="copilot") == trial.CLIENT_MODEL
+    assert saved == {"ARGUS_SKILL_COPILOT_TRIAL": "1"}