Runtime Bundles

A runtime bundle is the unit of deployment.

compose-slms loads validated SLM packages, checks compatibility, derives routes, and writes a deterministic bundle that Runtime Core can consume directly.

slmcortex compose-slms \
  --slms slms/python_slm,slms/debugging_slm \
  --strategy routed \
  --output runtime/debugging_bundle

Bundle layout:

runtime/debugging_bundle/
├── composition.yaml
├── router_config.json
├── active_slms.json
├── compatibility_report.json
├── budget_report.json
├── checksums.json
└── README.md

The bundle is validated before inference or serving:

slmcortex validate-runtime --runtime runtime/debugging_bundle

Composition does not mutate source packages, adapters, datasets, registries, or benchmark artifacts.