## Description
Adds an optional external provider for the information-preserving
compaction of protected (excluded) tool output, mirroring the existing
`proxy_extension` / `compressor` extension seams. Lets an out-of-tree
extension supply its own reversible compaction for excluded tools
without forking the router. Default behavior is unchanged.
Closes #
## Type of Change
- [x] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
## Changes Made
- New `headroom/transforms/lossless_provider.py`:
`set_lossless_provider` / `get_lossless_provider`. Contract: `content ->
(compacted, kind) | None`, where `compacted` must be byte-recoverable
(or data-lossless for structured data), and the provider must be
deterministic and per-block so the prefix cache stays byte-stable across
turns.
- `ContentRouter._lossless_compact_excluded` consults a registered
provider first and is **authoritative** when one is set; it falls back
to the built-in folds only if the provider raises. With no provider
registered (the default) behavior is byte-for-byte identical to before.
## Testing
- [x] Unit tests pass (`pytest`)
- [x] Linting passes (`ruff check .`)
- [x] Type checking passes (`mypy headroom`)
- [x] New tests added for new functionality
### Test Output
```text
$ python -m pytest tests/test_lossless_excluded_compaction.py -q
tests/test_lossless_excluded_compaction.py ........... [100%]
11 passed in 0.60s
$ ruff check headroom/transforms/lossless_provider.py headroom/transforms/content_router.py
All checks passed!
$ mypy headroom/transforms/lossless_provider.py headroom/transforms/content_router.py
Success: no issues found in 2 source files
```
## Real Behavior Proof
- Environment: local, Python 3.12 venv,
`ContentRouter(ContentRouterConfig())`.
- Exact command / steps: (1) default — call
`_lossless_compact_excluded(GREP)` with no provider; (2) register
`set_lossless_provider(lambda c: ("<<folded>>","custom"))` and call
again; (3) register a provider that raises.
- Observed result: (1) built-in search-heading fold `("…","search")`;
(2) returns `("<<folded>>","custom")` — provider is authoritative,
built-in not run; provider returning `None` yields `None` (no built-in
fallback); (3) provider exception → falls back to the built-in fold.
Covered by the 3 new tests.
- Not tested: the broad `tests/test_transforms/test_content_router.py`
suite stalls locally on model downloads (HF/ONNX); CI runs it.
## Review Readiness
- [x] I have performed a self-review
- [x] This PR is ready for human review
## Checklist
- [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] I did **not** edit `CHANGELOG.md`
Builds on the now-merged personas (#1732). Two pieces:
### 1. Lossless compaction for EXCLUDED tool output
Excluded tools (Read/Grep/Glob/Write/Edit) stay out of *lossy*
compression, but their output is compacted by detected shape:
| shape | transform | guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| grep (SEARCH) | ripgrep --heading fold | **byte-lossless**
(`search_unheading` recovers) |
| log (BUILD_OUTPUT) | ANSI strip + run-collapse | **byte-lossless**
modulo non-semantic ANSI |
| json | whitespace-minify | **data-lossless** (`json.loads` equal), NOT
byte-exact |
Source code + glob path-lists → verbatim. grep gated on
`_try_detect_search` (the general/Magika classifier calls grep-over-code
SOURCE_CODE and would miss it). Off by default
(`compact_excluded_lossless`).
### 2. Enable it in the coding/general personas
`compact_excluded_lossless=True` on the coding + general profiles,
threaded via `proxy_env` + `proxy_pipeline_kwargs` + a per-request
`ContentRouter.apply` override. So `HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE=coding`
auto-folds excluded grep/log/json.
## Why
The coding persona was getting ~2.5% on OpenCode because its dominant
traffic (Grep/Read) is excluded, and RTK (shell-only, lossy) never sees
OpenCode's *native* tools. This recovers those savings losslessly.
## Measured (end-to-end via coding-persona kwargs, real `rg` output)
41,589 → 26,562 chars (**−36%**), `router:excluded:lossless_search`,
byte-recoverable.
## Accuracy
grep/log = byte-lossless → edit-safe. json = data-lossless (edit-caveat
for read-then-edit-JSON, documented). Read of source code → untouched
(tested).
47 tests (personas + all three tiers + persona-enablement + end-to-end).
ruff + mypy clean. **No personas duplication** — rebased onto main after
#1732 landed. Supersedes #1755.
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