headroom/docs
Shubham Srivastava f9f3162d38
docs(proxy): document HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE and correct --mode default (#2031) (#2040)
## Description

`HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE` is an implemented env var
(`headroom/agent_savings.py`) that selects a named profile bundling
Headroom's whole compression posture (proxy mode, keep-ratio, which
messages are compressed, `force_kompress`, etc.) at proxy startup. It
was entirely undocumented — `grep` over `docs/` found zero mentions.

Related, the proxy docs were **misleading about the default optimization
mode**: `docs/content/docs/proxy.mdx` stated `--mode` defaults to
`token`, but the code default is `cache`:

```python
# headroom/cli/proxy.py — the Click option has no default
@click.option("--mode", default=None, ...)
# ... mode resolution (default is CACHE):
effective_mode = normalize_proxy_mode(mode or os.environ.get("HEADROOM_MODE") or PROXY_MODE_CACHE)
```

A bare `headroom proxy` (no `--mode`, no `HEADROOM_MODE`) runs in
**cache** mode, and the default `coding` savings profile also sets
`proxy_mode="cache"` — which is exactly what the issue reporter found
confusing.

This documents `HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE` and corrects the `--mode`
default rows so the doc is accurate and internally consistent.

Closes #2031

## Type of Change

- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [x] Documentation update
- [ ] Performance improvement
- [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes)

## Changes Made

`docs/content/docs/proxy.mdx` only:

- Corrected the `--mode` default in the Core-options table and the
Context-management table (`token` → `cache`), each pointing to the new
Savings profiles section for the reason.
- Added a `### Savings profiles` section documenting: the
`HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE` env var; a table of the four built-in
profiles (`coding` default, `balanced` fallback, `agent-90`, `general`)
with target savings, mode, and `force_kompress`; the unset→`coding`
default; the unknown-value→`balanced` warning-and-fallback (proxy never
fails to start); and the mode precedence (explicit `--mode` >
`HEADROOM_MODE` seeded by a profile > `cache` default), with an example.

No code change. Every documented value is pinned to
`headroom/agent_savings.py` (profile definitions) and
`headroom/cli/proxy.py` (default-mode resolution).

## Testing

- [x] Unit tests not run; docs-only source verification performed
- [x] Linting not run; docs-only MDX/source verification performed
- [x] Type checking not applicable; no Python code changed
- [x] New tests not applicable; documentation-only correction
- [x] Manual testing performed

### Test Output

Docs-only change; verification is cross-checking every documented value
against the source of truth:

```text
$ grep -n "DEFAULT_PROFILE = \|FALLBACK_PROFILE = " headroom/agent_savings.py
14:FALLBACK_PROFILE = "balanced"
18:DEFAULT_PROFILE = "coding"

# profile modes / knobs (agent_savings.py):
#   coding   → proxy_mode="cache",  force_kompress=False, target_ratio=None (emergent)
#   balanced → proxy_mode="token",  force_kompress=False, target_ratio=0.30
#   agent-90 → proxy_mode="token",  force_kompress=True,  target_ratio=0.10
#   general  → proxy_mode="token",  force_kompress=False, target_ratio=None (emergent)

$ grep -n "effective_mode\|PROXY_MODE_CACHE" headroom/cli/proxy.py
# effective_mode = normalize_proxy_mode(mode or os.environ.get("HEADROOM_MODE") or PROXY_MODE_CACHE)
# → confirms the real default optimization mode is cache, not token
```

MDX sanity: code fences balance (even count) and the `### Savings
profiles` heading slugifies to `#savings-profiles`, matching the two
in-page anchor links added to the mode rows.

## Real Behavior Proof

- **Environment:** Windows 11; docs source inspected against the working
tree at the current `main` base.
- **Exact command / steps:** Each documented fact is grounded in code —
profile names, modes, `force_kompress`, and target ratios come from
`headroom/agent_savings.py:_PROFILES`; the default profile (`coding`)
from the `os.environ.get("HEADROOM_SAVINGS_PROFILE") or "coding"` reads
in `headroom/cli/proxy.py` and `headroom/proxy/server.py`; the `cache`
default mode from `headroom/cli/proxy.py`'s `mode or HEADROOM_MODE or
PROXY_MODE_CACHE`; the unknown-value fallback from
`get_agent_savings_profile` (`agent_savings.py`).
- **Observed result:** The new section's table and prose match those
sources exactly, and the previously-wrong `--mode` default rows now
state `cache`.
- **Not tested:** A live render of the Fumadocs/Next.js docs site (no
local docs build run here) — the change is MDX-syntax-valid (balanced
fences, well-formed table, standard heading-anchor slug).

## 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] Code comments not applicable; documentation-only change
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] Tests not applicable; docs-only facts verified against source
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] CHANGELOG not applicable; documentation-only correction

## Screenshots (if applicable)

N/A (docs prose/table addition; a rendered screenshot can be added if
the docs site is built for preview).

## Additional Notes

- Test/tests-added checklist items are N/A — this is a
documentation-only change.
- Out of scope (intentionally): the `--mode` Click **help text** in
`headroom/cli/proxy.py` also says "default: token" and is likewise
inaccurate, but correcting Python help text is a code change beyond this
docs issue — noted as a possible follow-up.

---------

Co-authored-by: JerrettDavis <mxjerrett@gmail.com>
2026-07-14 14:10:28 -04:00
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