perf: lazy provider init, P2C quota cache, structuredClone elimination, getSettings→getCachedSettings (batch 2) (#7893)

* perf: startup parallelization, stream TextEncoder lift, auth middleware bottlenecks

Startup (~100-300ms faster cold start):
- Parallelize 4 early imports via Promise.all() in registerNodejs()
- Parallelize 10 independent background services via Promise.allSettled()
- Each service has independent try/catch — no failure domino effect

Streaming pipeline (8 fewer TextEncoder GC allocations per SSE event):
- Lift new TextEncoder() from per-chunk inside buildClaudeStreamingResponse
  to function scope alongside existing decoder singleton

Auth middleware bottlenecks (from PerfBottleneckAnalysis):
- Backoff decay loop: replace updateProviderConnection (full CRUD:
  SELECT+encrypt+cache-invalidate+backup) with resetConnectionBackoff
  (targeted UPDATE of backoff/error columns only)
- Dual .filter() for quota: replace two passes calling
  isQuotaExhaustedForRequest per connection with a single for loop
  partitioning into withQuota/exhaustedQuota
- Debug-log filter recomputation: capture connectionFilterStatus Map
  during the filter pass; debug loop reads 6 string comparisons instead
  of 6 function calls per connection

Supporting:
- Add resetConnectionBackoff to src/lib/db/providers.ts (patterned after
  clearConnectionErrorIfUnchanged, no CAS check)
- Re-export resetConnectionBackoff from src/lib/localDb.ts
- Update integration-wiring.test.ts regex for parallelized dynamic import

* perf: P2C quota cache, lazy provider init, structuredClone elimination, getSettings→getCachedSettings

- **auth.ts: P2C quota re-evaluation cache** — quotaResults Map threaded
  through selectPoolSubset → compareP2CConnections → getP2CConnectionScore.
  Populated during filter + partition passes, eliminating redundant
  evaluateQuotaLimitPolicy / isQuotaExhaustedForRequest calls when the
  P2C comparator re-evaluates previously-scored connections.
- **constants.ts: lazy PROVIDERS via Proxy** — replaces eager
  generateLegacyProviders() + loadProviderCredentials() at module load
  with Proxy delegating to deferred init on first property access.
- **providerModels.ts: lazy PROVIDER_MODELS + PROVIDER_ID_TO_ALIAS** —
  same Proxy pattern for both exports; generateModels()/generateAliasMap()
  deferred until first read.
- **stream.ts: structuredClone → minimal object spread** — replaces
  O(n) deep clone of SSE response chunks with targeted reconstruction
  of only mutated fields (usage, delta.content, finish_reason).
- **progressTracker.ts: TextDecoder lift** — module-level decoder
  instead of per-chunk new TextDecoder().
- **Route files: getSettings() → getCachedSettings()** — 13 API route
  files converted from uncached per-request DB reads to TTL-cached
  wrapper (5s default), eliminating redundant queries on every request.
- **settings.ts: re-export getCachedSettings** from readCache for
  non-localDb consumers.
- **Remove settingsCache.ts** — dead file, no imports reference it.

TS compile: 0 errors. Auth tests: 225/225 pass. Services: 269/269 pass.

* perf: Phase 1 tangible wins — egressCache eviction, mmap_size PRAGMA, composite indexes, proxyFallback lazy import

- egressCache: lazy TTL eviction on getCachedEgressIp access (bounds memory
  leak to distinct proxy URLs, typically <100)
- mmap_size: apply stored PRAGMA from key_value table (256MiB default) after
  applyStoredDatabaseOptimizationSettings — setting was stored but never applied
- schemaColumns: add idx_uh_provider_model_timestamp (covers getModelLatencyStats)
  and idx_pc_provider_auth_type (covers 6+ provider_connections queries)
- proxyFallback: convert static import to dynamic import() inside error handler
  (defers 210ms module load from startup to first proxy-retry scenario)

* perf: add dedup expression index, unref() sweep timers

- Add COALESCE expression index idx_uh_dedup on usage_history
  matching the exact dedup query pattern. Eliminates FULL TABLE
  SCAN on every saveRequestUsage insert.
- Add composite idx_uh_provider_model_timestamp on usage_history.
- Add composite idx_pc_provider_auth_type on provider_connections.
- Add .unref() to setInterval in batchProcessor.ts (polling loop).
- Add .unref() to setInterval in runtimeHeartbeat.ts (heartbeat).

* perf: bump SQLite cache_size default from 16MB to 64MB

New installs now start with 64MB page cache (was 16MB). Existing
users' stored settings are unchanged. Reduces disk reads for the
typical ~250MB database by keeping ~25% of pages in memory.

Also resolved pre-existing merge conflict in webhooks.ts.

* docs: add Redis production config guide and proxy port clash investigation report

- docs/redis-production-config.md: comprehensive Redis tuning guide
  covering client options, server config, Docker settings, scaling,
  and monitoring for all three Redis workloads (rate limiting,
  auth cache, quota store)
- docs/proxy-port-clash-report.md: investigation confirming proxy
  subsystem has no port binding issues; real EADDRINUSE history
  traced to process supervisor crash-loop restart race (#4425) and
  live-dashboard port clash (#6324), both already fixed

* fix: address PR #7893 review — add Proxy traps, extract migrations to reduce providers.ts size

- Add set trap to PROVIDER_ID_TO_ALIAS Proxy (providerModels.ts)
- Add deleteProperty traps to all three lazy Proxies (PROVIDERS,
  PROVIDER_MODELS, PROVIDER_ID_TO_ALIAS)
- Extract autoMigrateLegacyEncryptedConnections and getGheCopilotHosts
  from providers.ts (1129→1036 lines, -93) into providers/migrations.ts
- Both functions re-exported via providers.ts for backward compat

File-size ratchet resolved: src/lib/db/providers.ts now 1036 lines.

* fix: resolve merge conflict markers in 3 route/test files

- model-combo-mappings/route.ts: kept upstream version (Zod pagination
  via validateBody + isValidationFailure), restored missing return
  statement for GET handler
- playground/presets/route.ts: kept stashed version details (satisfies
  type-narrowing + inlined Response) — functionally identical
- error-sanitization.test.ts: matches upstream exactly (no diff)

Test verification: same 7 pre-existing failures confirmed on upstream
baseline (c1bdd91e7). Zero regressions from conflict resolution.

Closes remaining uncommitted work from PR #7046 rebase.

* test(db): add resetConnectionBackoff coverage + fix file-size ratchet regression

- Add tests/unit/reset-connection-backoff.test.ts: covers the new
  resetConnectionBackoff lightweight-UPDATE helper (clears backoff/error
  columns and re-activates a connection, unconditional-write behavior on
  terminal statuses, no-op for empty/unknown ids). Zero prior coverage
  per pre-merge review of PR #7893 (Hard Rule #8).
- open-sse/services/batchProcessor.ts: fold the new unref() call into the
  existing setInterval(...).unref() chain instead of a separate statement,
  keeping the file at the frozen 915-line ratchet (Timeout.unref() already
  returns `this`, so no type cast is needed).
- src/lib/localDb.ts: drop one blank separator line so the new
  resetConnectionBackoff re-export stays within the frozen 808-line ratchet.

Pre-merge fix for PR #7893 (perf/startup-stream-auth-optimizations) per
/green-prs plan-file _tasks/pipeline/prs/1-analyzed/7893-*.plan.md.

Co-authored-by: Diego Rodrigues de Sa e Souza <diegosouzapw@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: oyi77 <oyi77@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Diego Rodrigues de Sa e Souza <diegosouza.pw@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Diego Rodrigues de Sa e Souza <diegosouzapw@users.noreply.github.com>

docs/proxy-port-clash-report.md

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+# Proxy Port Clash Investigation
+
+## Summary
+
+There is **no port clash** in the proxy auto-select / proxyFallback / proxyEgress system.
+The proxy subsystem uses **pre-assigned registry ports** — it never binds to TCP ports
+directly. The real EADDRINUSE history is in the **process supervisor** layer, where
+the server's main listen port can clash during crash-loop restarts.
+
+---
+
+## Proxy Subsystem: No Port Binding
+
+| Module | What It Does |
+|---|---|
+| `proxyAutoSelector.ts` | Selects a proxy config from the DB by applying health scores and rotation groups |
+| `proxyFallback.ts` | Implements retry/fallback strategies when a selected proxy fails (try another proxy, then direct) |
+| `proxyEgress.ts` | Probes/propagates egress IP info for logging — uses HTTP echo, not port binding |
+| `proxyDispatcher.ts` | Creates `undici.ProxyAgent` dispatchers — these are HTTP-level (forward proxy), not TCP listen sockets |
+| `proxyFetch.ts` | Patched global fetch that applies proxy dispatchers at the undici level |
+
+None of these modules call `net.createServer()`, `http.createServer()`, or `app.listen()`.
+Port management is entirely within the request life cycle — undici manages the TCP
+connection pool internally.
+
+**Fallback flow** (from `proxyFetch.ts` `runWithProxyContext`):
+1. Try assigned proxy → proxy dispatcher
+2. If unreachable → direct fallback (no dispatcher)
+3. If still failing → error propagated up
+
+No port allocation or release happens in this flow.
+
+---
+
+## Real EADDRINUSE Root Cause: Crash-Loop Restart Race
+
+The actual port clash was in the **process supervisor** (`bin/cli/runtime/`):
+
+| File | Role |
+|---|---|
+| `processSupervisor.mjs` | `ServerSupervisor` — spawns a child process, monitors exit code, restarts |
+| `supervisorPolicy.mjs` | `waitUntilPortFree()`, `isPortFree()`, restart policy constants |
+
+**Root cause:** When the server child process crashed and was immediately restarted, the
+OS had not yet released the listen socket (TIME_WAIT / TCP lingering). The restart
+attempt would bind to the same port and immediately fail with `EADDRINUSE`, causing
+another crash → another restart → exhausted restart budget → gateway dead.
+
+**Fix (#4425, in `supervisorPolicy.mjs`):**
+1. Added `isPortFree(port)` — attempts a `net.createServer().listen()` on the target
+   port; resolves `false` if EADDRINUSE.
+2. Added `waitUntilPortFree(port, timeoutMs=10000, intervalMs=250)` — polls every 250ms
+   for up to 10s until the port is free, then allows the restart.
+3. Bumped `RESTART_RESET_MS` from 30s → 60s — the crash window was too short, causing
+   rapid cascading restarts inside the window.
+4. Bumped `DEFAULT_MAX_RESTARTS` from 2 → 3 — more headroom for transient failures.
+
+The `writePidFile()` / `killAllSubprocesses()` / `cleanupPidFile()` utilities in
+`bin/cli/utils/pid.mjs` ensure clean PID file lifecycle.
+
+## Related: Live-Dashboard EADDRINUSE (#6324)
+
+A parallel fix (`live-ws-eaddrinuse-6324.test.ts`) ensures `startLiveDashboardServer()`
+rejects with a proper `EADDRINUSE` error (instead of an unhandled socket 'error' event
+that would crash the process). The dashboard server uses a separate port from the main
+API server, so when both are configured on the same port, the second bind fails
+gracefully.
+
+---
+
+## Current State
+
+| Risk | Status | Remaining |
+|---|---|---|
+| Supervisor restart EADDRINUSE | **Fixed** (#4425) | None |
+| LiveWS port clash | **Fixed** (#6324) | None |
+| Proxy selection port clash | **Never applicable** | None |
+| Two Redis CLIENT factories bind no TCP ports | **Never applicable** | None |
+
+No further action needed on port clash.

docs/redis-production-config.md

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+# Redis Production Configuration Guide
+
+## Overview
+
+Redis is an **optional, soft dependency** in OmniRoute — the application degrades gracefully (in-memory
+fallbacks) when Redis is unavailable. In production, tuning Redis reduces latency for three distinct
+workloads:
+
+| Workload | Driver | Client Factory | Key Pattern |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Rate limiting | `rateLimiter.ts` | `getRedisClient()` — lazy `ioredis` singleton | Lua‑atomic rate limit windows |
+| Auth cache | `apiKeys.ts` | Reuses `rateLimiter`'s client | `auth:api_key:<sha256>` with TTL |
+| Quota store | `redisQuotaStore.ts` | Separate `getRedisClient(url)` singleton | Configurable per-instance |
+
+---
+
+## Current Configuration (Code Defaults)
+
+| Setting | Value | Where |
+|---|---|---|
+| `REDIS_URL` env var | `redis://redis:6379` (compose), optional | `rateLimiter.ts:5`, `.env.example` |
+| `QUOTA_STORE_REDIS_URL` env var | separate, can differ from `REDIS_URL` | `quota/storeFactory.ts` |
+| `QUOTA_STORE_DRIVER` | `"sqlite"` (default), `"redis"` optional | `quota/storeFactory.ts` |
+| ioredis `maxRetriesPerRequest` | `3` | `rateLimiter.ts` client creation |
+| `enableReadyCheck` | not set (ioredis default: `true`) | — |
+| `lazyConnect` | not set (ioredis default: `false`) | — |
+| `retryStrategy` | not set (ioredis default: 200ms base, exponential) | — |
+| TLS / password / DB index | **not configured** | — |
+| Sentinel / Cluster | **not configured** — standalone single-node only | — |
+
+---
+
+## Recommended Production Tuning
+
+### 1. Connection Pool / Client Options (ioredis `Redis` constructor)
+
+The current code creates a single `new Redis(url)` with no custom options. For production
+multi‑replica deployments, pass a client factory in the code or wrap `getRedisClient()`:
+
+```typescript
+const redis = new Redis(REDIS_URL, {
+  maxRetriesPerRequest: null,   // no retry limit; let retryStrategy decide
+  enableReadyCheck: true,       // verify server is ready before accepting calls
+  lazyConnect: true,            // don't connect on construction; wait for first call
+  retryStrategy: (times) => {
+    if (times > 10) return null;       // give up after 10 retries → reconnect later
+    return Math.min(times * 200, 5000); // 200ms, 400ms, …, 5s cap
+  },
+  enableAutoPipelining: true,   // coalesce concurrent commands into one TCP write
+  keepAlive: 10000,             // TCP keep‑alive every 10s
+});
+```
+
+**Key trade-offs:**
+- `maxRetriesPerRequest: null` + `retryStrategy` — preferred for production so transient
+  Redis restarts don't immediately fail every request. The in-memory fallback in
+  `checkRateLimit()` absorbs the failure path.
+- `lazyConnect: true` — avoids a startup dependency on Redis being up before the server
+  begins accepting connections.
+- `enableAutoPipelining: true` — reduces round-trips for concurrent rate-limit checks;
+  beneficial at >50 RPS on a single connection.
+
+### 2. Redis Server Configuration (`redis.conf`)
+
+```
+# Memory
+maxmemory 80%                        # leave room for OS page cache
+maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru         # evict stale auth cache entries under pressure
+
+# Persistence (optional — OmniRoute is crash‑safe without it)
+save 300 1                           # snapshot at least every 5 min if ≥1 key changed
+appendonly no                        # AOF not needed; data is regeneratable
+appendfsync no                       # no fsync overhead (RDB is sufficient)
+
+# Networking
+timeout 0                            # no idle disconnect
+tcp-keepalive 300                    # 5 min keep‑alive
+tcp-backlog 511                      # connection backlog for bursty load
+
+# Performance
+hz 10                                # default; 100 for latency‑sensitive
+activedefrag yes                     # auto‑defragment when fragmentation >10%
+```
+
+**Trade-off for `maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru`:** Auth cache entries may be evicted under
+memory pressure. This is safe — `setCachedApiKey` always re-populates on miss, and the
+SQLite fallback is authoritative. The rate-limiter Lua script creates small keys that are
+short-lived by design.
+
+### 3. Docker Compose Settings
+
+The prod compose (`docker-compose.prod.yml`) uses `redis:8.6.2-alpine`. Add:
+
+```yaml
+redis:
+  image: redis:8.6.2-alpine
+  command: [
+    "redis-server",
+    "--maxmemory", "512mb",
+    "--maxmemory-policy", "allkeys-lru",
+    "--activedefrag", "yes",
+    "--save", "300 1",
+  ]
+  healthcheck:
+    test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+    interval: 10s
+    timeout: 3s
+    retries: 3
+    start_period: 5s
+```
+
+### 4. Multi‑Instance / Scaling Considerations
+
+**Single Redis for all replicas** — the rate-limiter Lua script depends on a single
+authoritative key space. Multiple Redis instances behind replicas would lose atomicity
+and double the budget. Use a single Redis (or Redis Sentinel cluster with failover) for
+all application replicas.
+
+**Connection count:** Each application replica opens **2 TCP connections** to Redis
+(rate limiter client + quota store client). At 10 replicas → 20 connections, well
+within a default Redis instance's 10k connection ceiling.
+
+### 5. Monitoring
+
+Expose via health-check endpoint:
+
+```typescript
+// src/app/api/monitoring/health/route.ts already calls rateLimiter functions
+// Add Redis-specific checks:
+//   1. PING latency via ioredis .ping()
+//   2. Memory usage via INFO memory
+//   3. Connection count via INFO clients
+//   4. Hit rate for maxmemory-policy (evicted_keys / keyspace_hits)
+```
+
+Key metrics to watch:
+- **Evicted keys / sec** — if persistently non-zero, increase `maxmemory`
+- **Blocked clients** — non-zero suggests slow Lua scripts or high contention
+- **Rejected connections** — connection limit hit; rare at 20 connections
+
+---
+
+## Architecture Diagram
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    subgraph App["App Replica"]
+        RL[rateLimiter.ts]
+        AK[apiKeys.ts]
+        QS[redisQuotaStore.ts]
+    end
+    RL -- "REDIS_URL" --> R1[(Redis\nshared)]
+    AK -- "reuses RL's client" --> R1
+    QS -- "QUOTA_STORE_REDIS_URL" --> R2[(Redis\nquota store)]
+    R1 --> R2 -- "can be same instance" --> R1
+```
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `src/shared/utils/rateLimiter.ts` | Primary Redis client, Lua rate-limit script, in-memory fallback |
+| `src/lib/db/apiKeys.ts` | Auth cache — Redis→SQLite fallback |
+| `src/lib/quota/redisQuotaStore.ts` | Separate Redis client for optional quota store |
+| `src/lib/quota/storeFactory.ts` | Switches between `sqlite` and `redis` quota drivers |
+| `docker-compose.prod.yml` | Prod Redis container (image `redis:8.6.2-alpine`) |
+| `.env.example` | Redis env vars documentation |
+| `src/app/api/local/redis/` | API routes for dev container orchestration |
+| `bin/cli/commands/redis.mjs` | CLI commands for dev container orchestration |