feat(libsy): pin the classifier target across a user turn

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Adds a new algorithm utility (turn_pin.rs) that enables detection of whether the last message in the conversation was the user, and then re-runs the LLM classifier on that user message. If the classifier is not re-run you use the prior routed model selected. This feature will be useful when using the LLM Classifier algorithm in interactive agent settings.

Setting can be enabled via classify_trigger = user_turn | new_session | every_request within the routing config TOML. And session_affinity is removed from the config options which can now be achieved via classify_trigger = new_session.

This PR addresses the core of #347.

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• New Features

  • Added optional reclassify = "on_user_turn" routing for capability, custom LLM, and stage classifiers.
  • Classifier decisions persist across tool-call continuations and refresh on new user turns.
  • Abstentions clear the retained routing decision.

• Bug Fixes

  • Added validation preventing reclassification with session affinity or escalation mode.

• Documentation

  • Documented configuration, behavior, limitations, and follow-up turn handling.

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Walkthrough

The change adds ReclassifyPolicy configuration for capability and custom classifiers. TurnPin retains classifier targets across tool calls and reclassifies on new user turns. Route validation rejects combinations with session_affinity and escalation mode. Documentation covers the new setting.

Changes

Classifier reclassification

Layer / File(s)	Summary
TurnPin runtime behavior crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/turn_pin.rs, crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util.rs, crates/libsy/src/lib.rs	Adds TurnPin and ReclassifyPolicy. The wrapper pins decisive targets across tool continuations and reclassifies on new user turns. Tests cover reuse, reclassification, abstention, and turn detection.
Classifier configuration and construction crates/libsy/src/algorithms/llm_class.rs	Adds optional reclassification fields to capability and custom classifier configurations. The setting is deserialized, validated, propagated, and applied through TurnPin.
Server route configuration crates/switchyard-server/src/config.rs, crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs	Adds route-level configuration and propagation. Escalation and session-affinity combinations are rejected. Python bindings default the field to None.
Configuration documentation docs/reference/toml_schema.md, docs/routing_algorithms/llm_classifier_routing.md	Documents reclassify = "on_user_turn", target retention across tool calls, and incompatibility with session_affinity.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 75f17

This change reclassifies the target model on user turns, but some paths may retain the previous model after classifier abstention, while certain escalation routes may silently ignore the new setting; the configuration schema is also incomplete. These bounded issues can cause follow-up requests to route incorrectly or make the feature ineffective, so merge should wait for fixes or explicit owner acceptance.

Poem

I’m a rabbit with a pinned route,
Through tool calls I hop in pursuit.
New user turns make choices anew,
Abstentions clear the pin from view.
Session affinity stays out of the chute.

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In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/turn_pin.rs`:
- Around line 99-106: Update the pinning logic after classification in the
turn-scoring flow: when classification.argmax(false) returns None, remove
PINNED_TARGET_KEY from state.extra so no prior target remains; preserve the
existing insertion behavior when a score is present.
- Around line 17-18: Update PINNED_TARGET_KEY and its read/write usage so the
pinned target is namespaced per classifier or route rather than shared across
all LlmTaskClassifier instances. Ensure each classifier reads and writes only
its own key while preserving the existing pinning behavior.

In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/config.rs`:
- Around line 552-553: Update the stage_router classifier section in
docs/reference/toml_schema.md to document routes.<name>.classifier.reclassify,
including its default value and restriction that it is only supported with
session_affinity. Keep the schema documentation aligned with the reclassify
field in StageClassifierConfig.
- Around line 789-790: Update the validation condition in the route
configuration parsing logic to reject reclassify.is_some() independently of
mode.is_some(), including inferred escalation routes with no explicit mode. Add
a regression case covering escalation configuration with reclassify set and
omitted mode, while preserving existing validation for explicit modes.

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1519-1532: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Add positive regression cases for the supported route shapes.

The new cases cover only rejection. Add successful configuration cases for custom mode and nested stage_router.classifier mode with reclassify = "on_user_turn". This verifies deserialization and propagation, not only downstream rejection.

Add a short comment before these cases because they encode important route restrictions.

As per coding guidelines: “For Rust changes, add concise comments for module/file intent, public structs/enums, public methods, private helpers with non-obvious behavior, and tests that encode important behavior.”

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In `@crates/switchyard-server/src/config.rs` around lines 1519 - 1532, The
configuration tests around the existing reclassify rejection cases need positive
regression coverage. Add successful cases for custom mode and nested
stage_router.classifier mode with reclassify set to "on_user_turn", verifying
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