Fix 1: GPU leg degradation is not just SSH probe failure — it also covers gpu-no-port and gpu-ghost conditions. Rewrite to match check_gpu_ports reality. Fix 2: Add skipped and partial exemplars for all four legs (LiteLLM keys, GPU ports, CTs, Vault secrets) so the template covers the rule rather than only the happy path. Cosmetic: note that compact form (rtx5070 timeout) is acceptable in summary line when host is identifiable from context; full probe-failed: <target> <kind> form required in detail section.
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kind, name, description, title, version, runtime_contract, agent
| kind | name | description | title | version | runtime_contract | agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| responsibility | agent-health-check | Consolidated agent health verification for the LiteLLM + GPU + Zulip + gateway fleet. Wraps scripts/agent-health-check.py (v4). Runs every 4 hours via cron and on-demand via "run contract: agent-health-check". Verifies: LiteLLM key validity, GPU port conflicts, agent Zulip streaming, gateway liveness, CT liveness, gateway log health, config YAML integrity, wrapper/CLI integrity, vault secret non-emptiness. NEVER restarts anything. | Agent Health Check — Consolidated | 1.0.0 | 2 | abiba |
Agent Health Check
Consolidated health verification for the LiteLLM + GPU + Zulip + gateway fleet.
Runs every 4 hours (2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 UTC at :35) via cron (35 2,6,10,14,18,22 * * *) and on-demand. Never restarts anything — detects and reports only.
Cadence rationale (2026-08-28 decision): monitoring dispatches moved from hourly to every 4 hours to reduce probe load on GPU hosts while keeping detection latency acceptable (up to 4 hours).
Requires
- LiteLLM admin key for key validation (retrieved from
/root/.pi/agent/env.sh) - SSH access to GPU hosts (.8, .110, .15) and agent CTs (.122, .129, .114, .24)
- Python 3 for script execution
- Network access to LiteLLM (:4000), GPU exporters (:9400), and gateway endpoints
Maintains
- last_check: timestamp — When the last full diagnostic ran
- overall_severity: "healthy" | "degraded" | "critical"
- liteLLM_keys: map of agent → key validity
- gpu_ports: map of host → port conflict status
- agents: map of agent → streaming health + gateway liveness
- ct_liveness: map of CT → active status
- config_integrity: map of config file → valid/invalid
Execution
check-health
RUN LIVE, NEVER ECHO — every dispatch must execute the script with real tool calls; never repeat a prior report unless a live probe fails.
# Run the consolidated health check script
python3 /root/scripts/agent-health-check.py --json
Report format: Begin every report with the absolute path the script executed from so a stale-consumer report is distinguishable from a real fault at read time. Summarize actual results from each check. Apply the standing probe rules: any HTTP status = ALIVE; only 000/timeout/refused = probe-failed.
Expected output: JSON with overall_severity field. If healthy, report
"Agent health check: OK". If degraded or critical, report the specific
failures and their severity.
Mandatory report legs (2026-09-17 decision, 1295.msg): Every report line MUST include one clause per check leg, even when a leg is skipped or fails. A missing leg must never look the same as a healthy leg. Required legs and their templates in every state (healthy, skipped, partial):
LiteLLM keys: 4/4 (tanko, abiba, koby, koonimo) valid- partial:
LiteLLM keys: 3/4 (tanko valid; koby invalid; koonimo valid; abiba probe-failed: 192.168.68.116:4000 timeout)
- partial:
GPU ports: 3/3 (rtx3090, rtx5070, strixhalo) healthy- skipped:
GPU ports: SKIPPED (no SSH access to GPU hosts) - partial:
GPU ports: 2/3 (rtx3090 healthy; rtx5070 probe-failed: 192.168.68.110:9400 timeout; strixhalo healthy) - The GPU leg degrades when a probe fails OR when the port is not listening
(
gpu-no-port) OR when the port is owned by a process other than the service's (gpu-ghost) — in every case the failing host and reason must be named.
- skipped:
CTs: 4/4 running (tanko, abiba, koby, koonimo)- partial:
CTs: 3/4 (tanko running; abiba running; koby probe-failed: ssh root@192.168.68.129 timeout; koonimo running)
- partial:
Vault secrets: 3/3 present- partial:
Vault secrets: 2/3 (tanko present; koby present; koonimo missing)
- partial:
The compact form in the summary line is acceptable (e.g. rtx5070 timeout) as
long as the host is identifiable from context; the full probe-failed: <target> <kind> form is required when a leg reports a failure in the detail section.
Probe Shape (per standing rules from 1150.msg)
- Any HTTP status means ALIVE. 200, 301, 302, 401, 403, 404 all prove the service answered — report the code, never "down". A redirect is not a failure. Only a failed CONNECTION (curl status 000, timeout, refused) is a failed probe.
- A failed probe is never a service verdict. Print
probe-failed: <target> <kind>naming the exact URL/host/port and the failure kind (timeout, refused, no-route, dns), retry once at a longer timeout, and only then report. - Say which probe produced each number. "Grafana: 000" is unusable; "Grafana http://192.168.68.116:3001/api/health -> connection timeout after 10s (retried at 25s: also timeout)" is actionable.
Strategies
When LiteLLM keys are invalid
Report the specific agent + key name. Do not attempt to fix — credential rotation is a separate operation.
When GPU port conflicts are detected
Report the conflicting ports and processes. Do not kill processes — that's a destructive action requiring captain approval.
When gateway liveness is degraded
Report the specific CT + gateway status. Do not restart unless the restart debounce window has passed.
When CT liveness is down
Report the specific CT. Do not restart — that's a destructive action.
When config YAML is invalid
Report the specific file + parse error. Do not fix — that's a config change.
When gateway log health is degraded
Report the specific gateway + log health status (error patterns, stale connections, connectivity issues). Do not restart — that's a destructive action.
Note: the script may perform additional diagnostics beyond the seven contract checks listed under Execution.
Continuity
- Every 4 hours (2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 UTC at :35): Scheduled cron check while Abiba is running
- On
agent-healthcommand: Run on-demand and report to user - On critical alert: Escalate to relay message immediately