Phase 1 left the backend halfway between legacy task payloads and the new executor boundary. This commit finishes the review-fix pass so missing protocol markers fail closed, timed-out subprocesses are killed, and successful analysis runs persist a result contract before task state is marked complete.
Constraint: env312 lacks pytest-asyncio so async executor tests must run without extra plugins
Rejected: Keep missing marker fallback as HOLD | masks protocol regressions as neutral signals
Rejected: Leave service success assembly in AnalysisService | breaks contract-first persistence and result_ref wiring
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Reversibility: clean
Directive: Keep backend success state driven by persisted result contracts; do not reintroduce raw stdout parsing in services
Tested: python -m compileall orchestrator tradingagents web_dashboard/backend
Tested: python -m pytest web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_executors.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_services_migration.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_api_smoke.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_main_api.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_portfolio_api.py -q
Tested: python -m pytest orchestrator/tests/test_application_service.py orchestrator/tests/test_trading_graph_config.py -q
Not-tested: real provider-backed MiniMax execution
Not-tested: full dashboard websocket/manual UI flow
This change set introduces a versioned result contract, shared config schema/loading, provider/data adapter seams, and a no-strategy application-service skeleton so the current research graph, orchestrator layer, and dashboard backend stop drifting further apart. It also keeps the earlier MiniMax compatibility and compact-prompt work aligned with the new contract shape and extends regression coverage so degradation, fallback, and service migration remain testable during the next phases.
Constraint: Must preserve existing FastAPI entrypoints and fallback behavior while introducing an application-service seam
Constraint: Must not turn application service into a new strategy or learning layer
Rejected: Full backend rewrite to service-only execution now | too risky before contract and fallback paths stabilize
Rejected: Leave provider/data/config logic distributed across scripts and endpoints | continues boundary drift and weakens verification
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: broad
Directive: Keep future application-service changes orchestration-only; move any scoring, signal fusion, or learning logic to orchestrator or tradingagents instead
Tested: python -m compileall orchestrator tradingagents web_dashboard/backend
Tested: python -m pytest orchestrator/tests/test_signals.py orchestrator/tests/test_llm_runner.py orchestrator/tests/test_quant_runner.py orchestrator/tests/test_contract_v1alpha1.py orchestrator/tests/test_application_service.py orchestrator/tests/test_provider_adapter.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_main_api.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_portfolio_api.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_api_smoke.py web_dashboard/backend/tests/test_services_migration.py -q
Not-tested: live MiniMax/provider execution against external services
Not-tested: full dashboard/manual websocket flow against a running frontend
Not-tested: omx team runtime end-to-end in the primary workspace