Add an opt-in 'centralized' sidecar storage mode alongside the default
'alongside' layout. In centralized mode, .metadata.json sidecars and
preview assets live under a configurable root (sidecar_storage_path,
default <settings_dir>/sidecars), mirroring the library-relative
directory structure: <root>/<library>/<root_basename>/<rel_dir>/.
Backend:
- settings: sidecar_storage_mode / sidecar_storage_path with validation;
changing either refreshes the preview allowlist
- config: centralized root added to preview-serving allowlist
- lifecycle: delete / move / rename / folder-rename / folder-delete and
undoable-delete staging all operate on the mirror tree in centralized
mode (model files themselves never move); EXDEV-tolerant cross-
filesystem moves
- scanners: pending-hash filesystem scan walks the mirror tree in
centralized mode; preview discovery reads from the sidecar dir;
.civitai.info stays co-located in both modes
- migration: SidecarMigrationUseCase moves sidecars+previews between
layouts both directions (keep-newer conflict resolution, preview_url
rewriting, WebSocket progress), exposed as POST+GET
/api/lm/sidecars/migrate with a mode guard (force=true for the
settings-first flow)
Frontend:
- settings modal: sidecar storage section (mode select + path input with
browse/validation), mode-change confirmation offering immediate
migration (force=true), and a 'Migrate Sidecars Now' action
- i18n keys synced to all locales ([TODO: Translate] placeholders)
Docs: metadata-json-schema.md gains a storage-location section;
AGENTS.md records the sidecar_paths helper convention.
Phase 1 of #1045 (optional centralized sidecar storage): introduce
py/utils/sidecar_paths.py as the single place that resolves .metadata.json
and preview locations, and replace all inline splitext-based derivations
across scanners, services, download manager, and route handlers.
No behavior change: the default 'alongside' storage mode resolves every
path exactly as before. .civitai.info (third-party sidecar) derivation is
intentionally left co-located.
_Previous_ _find_scanner_for_model and identify_model_type contained ~25 lines
of identical scanner-iteration + path-matching logic. Factor it into
_find_model_entry() so a new scanner type or edge-case fix can't drift apart.
- Rename py/agent_cli/ -> py/metadata_ops/ (module was never agent-related)
- Rename tests/agent_cli/ -> tests/metadata_ops/
- Remove 9 low-value/debug INFO log points across agent_handlers.py,
agent_service.py, llm_service.py, and metadata_ops/__init__.py
- Keep LLM raw response at DEBUG level for diagnostics
- Consolidate per-model progress + LLM result into single concise
log line with basename instead of full path
- Update package/class/method docstrings to clarify this is a
pipeline infrastructure, not a true agent loop
Will Miao