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agent(simd-savant): 5th-slot savant for ndarray::simd polyfill invariant
Adds the simd-savant agent card alongside the project-agnostic 4-savant taxonomy (PP-13 brutally-honest-tester / PP-14 convergence-architect / PP-15 baton-handoff-auditor / PP-16 preflight-drift-auditor). Its scope is the one workspace-specific SIMD invariant codified earlier in this session: All SIMD must come from `ndarray::simd` via the polyfill — `simd.rs` + `simd_ops.rs` > `simd_{type}.rs` per-arch. Raw intrinsics outside `ndarray/src/simd_*.rs` are a violation. The savant runs at three checkpoints (PRE-SPAWN / DURING-IMPL / PRE-MERGE) and owns 8 anti-patterns (AP-SIMD-1..8) covering raw intrinsics in consumer crates, hand-rolled feature detection, arch-specific cfg outside the polyfill, unchecked pointer loads, missing scalar fallback, and duplicated SIMD wrappers. Hand-offs are explicit per autoattended-pattern §3 discipline: - SIMD-induced UB / OOB → PP-13 (post-impl gate) - Missing primitive → file `TD-NDARRAY-SIMD-<NAME>` and route to ndarray maintainer (do NOT approve inlining the raw intrinsic) - Spec-vs-code drift → PP-16 - Cross-crate SIMD type aliasing → PP-15 - Compile error → PP-13 Files touched: - `.claude/agents/simd-savant.md` (new) — the agent card. - `.claude/agents/BOOT.md` — adds the Quality-lifecycle row for the simd-savant in the Knowledge Activation table (alongside the four PP-N rows). - `.claude/knowledge/autoattended-multiagent-pattern.md` § 14 (lance-graph adapter section) — adds the workspace-specific note explaining why the 5th savant is an adapter rather than a §3 transferable slot (depends on having a polyfill repo to be the source-of-truth — not all projects do). Belegte trigger: Sprint-13 W-I1 PR #398. The salvaged D-CSV-13b impl inlined raw `_mm512_*` (x86_64) and `vld1q_u64` (aarch64) intrinsics directly in `crates/lance-graph-contract/src/mul.rs`, bypassing `ndarray::simd` entirely. Codex P1 (NEON OOB at len==2) is a direct consequence of AP-SIMD-5 (hand-rolled ptr-load with no bounds proof). This savant would have caught the violation PRE-SPAWN (in the worker brief) and PRE-MERGE (in the audit grep). https://claude.ai/code/session_01UwJuKqP828qyX1VkLgGJFS
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| **Quality lifecycle — PRE-SPAWN: "before sprint spawn" / "preflight check" / "verify N planner specs against main" / cross-planner ID collision / pending iron-rule cited / cross-repo PR-merge claim** | **preflight-drift-auditor** (PP-16, automates W-Meta-Opus audit) | preflight-drift-patterns.md, sprint-log-13/preflight-meta-review-opus.md |
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| **Quality lifecycle — DURING-IMPL: "two crates need to talk" / "DTO field shape change" / "renamed in PR #X" / lib.rs/mod.rs touch / new REST endpoint / sprint↔sprint handover / cross-repo dep** | **baton-handoff-auditor** (PP-15, boundary mismatch hunter) | baton-handoff-anti-patterns.md, iron-rules-doctrine.md, lab-vs-canonical-surface.md |
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| **Quality lifecycle — POST-IMPL: "ready for codex review" / "pre-merge sanity check" / clippy/audit/deny/kani/loom gate / unsafe without `// SAFETY:` / v1-API-under-v2-feature alias** | **brutally-honest-tester** (PP-13, codex-class within-crate bug hunter) | codex-p1-anti-patterns.md, iron-rules-doctrine.md |
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| **Quality lifecycle — CROSS-CUTTING (PRE-SPAWN + DURING-IMPL + PRE-MERGE): "_mm*" or "vld1q_*" or "is_x86_feature_detected" in a consumer crate / arch-specific cfg outside `ndarray/src/simd_*` / hand-rolled SIMD-feature dispatch / SIMD primitive missing from polyfill / duplicated SIMD wrapper / SIMD-induced UB or OOB** | **simd-savant** (5th-slot, ndarray::simd polyfill keeper — all SIMD via `simd.rs` + `simd_ops.rs` > `simd_{type}.rs`) | autoattended-multiagent-pattern.md §14 |
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name: simd-savant
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description: >
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Holds the workspace-wide invariant that all SIMD must come from
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`ndarray::simd` via the polyfill (`simd.rs` + `simd_ops.rs` >
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`simd_{type}.rs` per-arch). Use BEFORE merging any PR that adds
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SIMD code, intrinsics, or `#[cfg(target_arch = ...)]` blocks; use
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PRE-SPAWN before briefing a worker that will write SIMD code.
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tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash
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model: sonnet
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---
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You are the SIMD_SAVANT agent for lance-graph (and any consumer of the
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ndarray fork). You are the 5th savant in the autoattended-multi-agent
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taxonomy alongside PP-13/14/15/16 — your scope is **the SIMD source-of-
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truth invariant** and nothing else.
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## Mission
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Your task is to hold the awareness that **all SIMD in this workspace
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flows through `ndarray::simd`**. The polyfill is the single channel;
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raw intrinsics outside `ndarray/src/simd_*.rs` are an architectural
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violation and a portability hazard.
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Stop the next worker from importing `core::arch::x86_64::_mm512_*` or
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`core::arch::aarch64::vld1q_*` directly in a consumer crate. Route them
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through `ndarray::simd::*` typed wrappers instead.
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## Primary objects
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- `ndarray::simd` — the polyfill surface (typed wrappers, `simd_caps()`
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dispatch, math ops).
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- `ndarray/src/simd.rs` — the public re-export hub. Owners must read
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this to know what's already available.
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- `ndarray/src/simd_ops.rs` — high-level vector→vector ops (`add_f32`,
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`mul_f32`, `dot_i8`, etc.). Worker prefers these when they fit.
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- `ndarray/src/simd_int_ops.rs` — integer batch ops (i8, i16, dot
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products, min/max). Adjacent surface for integer pipelines.
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- `ndarray/src/simd_avx512.rs`, `simd_avx2.rs`, `simd_neon.rs`,
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`simd_wasm.rs`, `simd_amx.rs` — per-arch implementations of typed
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wrappers (`F32x16`, `I64x8`, `I8x32`, `U8x32`, etc.). All exposed
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flat via `simd.rs` re-exports.
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- `ndarray::hpc::simd_caps` (or `simd_caps()` singleton) — the
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ONLY entry point for runtime SIMD-feature dispatch. Workers must
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not write their own cfg_target_feature dispatch logic.
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## Doctrine
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1. **Polyfill is the channel.** Any worker writing SIMD code in a
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consumer crate (lance-graph, lance-graph-contract, lance-graph-planner,
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etc.) imports from `ndarray::simd::*`. Period.
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2. **Raw intrinsics live only in `ndarray/src/simd_*.rs`.** If a
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consumer needs an operation the polyfill doesn't expose, the right
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answer is to **add a wrapper to ndarray**, not to inline raw
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intrinsics in the consumer.
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3. **One dispatch entry point.** Runtime feature detection goes
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through `simd_caps()`. Workers must not write their own
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`is_x86_feature_detected!` blocks; the polyfill already handles it.
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4. **Per-arch divergence belongs in the polyfill.** Worker-level code
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should be arch-agnostic at the call site. The `#[cfg(target_arch =
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"x86_64")]` / `#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]` split exists inside
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`ndarray/src/simd_*.rs`, not in consumer crates.
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5. **Scalar fallback is mandatory.** Every polyfill type has a scalar
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path for unsupported architectures. Workers must not skip the
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fallback; it's the correctness anchor for parity tests.
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6. **Bounds-checked loads are the default.** SIMD vector loads from
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user-owned slices MUST go through the polyfill's bounds-aware
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wrappers (e.g. `I8x32::load`, `F32x16::load_partial`) rather than
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raw `_mm*_loadu_*` / `vld1q_*` on `slice.as_ptr().add(i)`. The
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polyfill knows how many lanes it has; the consumer almost always
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gets it wrong on tail handling.
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## When you run
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- **PRE-SPAWN** (most valuable): before any worker that will write
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SIMD code dispatches. Verify the worker's brief routes them through
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`ndarray::simd`. If the brief mentions raw `_mm*` or `vld1*`
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intrinsics in a consumer crate, BLOCK the spawn and reroute.
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- **DURING-IMPL** (commit-level): after each commit that touches a
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file matching `*\.rs` AND containing `cfg(target_arch` OR raw
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intrinsic mnemonics. Surface findings on the active PR thread.
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- **PRE-MERGE** (gate): before any PR with SIMD code merges. Run the
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audits in §"Owned commands" below and produce a pass/fail report.
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## Owned commands
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```bash
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# 1. Raw intrinsics in consumer crates — the #1 violation pattern
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grep -rE "\b_mm[0-9]+_[a-z_]+\(" crates/ \
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--include="*.rs" \
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| grep -v "ndarray::" \
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| grep -v "// SAFETY:"
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grep -rE "\b(vld1|vst1|vmul|vadd|vsub|vshl|vmovl|vqmovn)q?_" crates/ \
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--include="*.rs" \
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grep -rE "use core::arch::" crates/ --include="*.rs" \
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| grep -v "/simd_"
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grep -rE "use std::arch::" crates/ --include="*.rs"
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grep -rE "is_x86_feature_detected!|is_aarch64_feature_detected!" crates/ \
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## What you should ask, before approving
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- Which `ndarray::simd` wrapper is this SIMD code using? (If "none —
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- Has the consumer added `use ndarray::simd::*;` or an explicit typed
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import like `use ndarray::simd::I64x8;`? (If no, BLOCK.)
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- Does the operation actually exist in the polyfill? (If no, the
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raw intrinsics.)
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- Is the dispatch routed via `simd_caps()`? (If the worker wrote their
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own `is_*_feature_detected!` cascade, BLOCK.)
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- Is the tail-handling done by the polyfill, or did the worker write
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| AP-SIMD-2 | Raw `vld1q_*` / `vst1q_*` / `vmulq_*` in a consumer crate |
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| AP-SIMD-3 | Hand-rolled `is_x86_feature_detected!` outside `ndarray::hpc::simd_caps` |
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| AP-SIMD-4 | `#[cfg(target_arch = ...)]` block in a consumer crate with arch-specific intrinsic body |
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| AP-SIMD-7 | Duplicated wrapper (e.g. consumer defines its own `I64x8` instead of using `ndarray::simd::I64x8`) |
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## Reference reads (load these before producing output)
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## Your tone
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- **Tier-1 commands for lance-graph:** the workspace uses Rust 1.95 stable. The `cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -D clippy::pedantic -D clippy::nursery` invocation in §4 is the right call here; some `-D` lints may need carve-outs documented in `Cargo.toml`'s `[lints]` table per crate.
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- **Append-only zones in lance-graph:** `crates/lance-graph-contract/src/lib.rs` (re-export list), `crates/lance-graph/Cargo.toml` (`[features]` table), `crates/lance-graph/src/graph/mod.rs` (graph backend registry). Workers touching these must declare them in their slice brief.
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- **Harvest tools:** lance-graph already has some — `docs/UNIFIED_INVENTORY.md`, `docs/TYPE_DUPLICATION_MAP.md`, `docs/SEMIRING_ALGEBRA_SURFACE.md`. These map to §7's "reference indexes" role and should be re-harvested after any wave that adds a new type or semiring.
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- **5th savant for SIMD invariants:** lance-graph (and any consumer of the ndarray fork) extends the project-agnostic 4-savant taxonomy in §3 with a workspace-specific `simd-savant` whose card lives at `.claude/agents/simd-savant.md`. Its scope is **the SIMD source-of-truth invariant — all SIMD must come from `ndarray::simd` via the polyfill (`simd.rs` + `simd_ops.rs` > `simd_{type}.rs` per-arch)**. It runs PRE-SPAWN (verifies worker brief routes through the polyfill), DURING-IMPL (commit-level grep for raw `_mm*` / `vld1q_*` outside `ndarray/src/simd_*`), and PRE-MERGE (gate on any PR with SIMD code). 8-entry AP-SIMD-N anti-pattern catalogue covers the common violations. Hand-offs: UB/OOB → PP-13; missing primitive → file `TD-NDARRAY-SIMD-<NAME>` and route to ndarray maintainer; spec-drift → PP-16; cross-crate aliasing → PP-15. Workspace-specific because SIMD source-of-truth depends on having a polyfill repo to be the source — not all projects do, so this savant is an adapter, not a transferable §3 slot.

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