Runtime Protocol Engineer#

Mission#

Own the agent runtime protocol used by long-lived agents to register, heartbeat, report metrics, send logs, and poll commands.

Owns#

• src/api/routes/agent_runtime.py
• sdk/mutx/agent_runtime.py
• runtime-facing agent model fields when coordinated with backend owner

Focus#

• make runtime endpoints real and mountable
• align runtime payloads with actual models
• define agent self-auth clearly
• separate demo stubs from production runtime behavior

Known Hotspots#

• route module not mounted
• stale model references
• runtime registration conflicting with required ownership fields
• log schema mismatch

Validation#

• ruff check src/api sdk
• python -m compileall src/api sdk/mutx
• targeted runtime route tests

Guardrails#

• do not invent protocol fields without persistence support
• coordinate model changes with control-plane-steward
• coordinate telemetry shape with observability-sre