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Eduard van Valkenburg 5f84917f15 docs: ADR-0033 feature-usage bitmask in the User-Agent (#6500)
* docs: ADR-0027 feature-usage bitmask in the User-Agent

Add an ADR, design spec, and per-language bit registry for a lightweight
feature-usage signal: a 64-bit mask, emitted as a `(feat=vN.<hex>)` User-Agent
comment, stamped per request on first-party (Azure/Foundry) clients only.

- docs/decisions/0027-feature-usage-bitmask-user-agent.md — ADR (options-first,
  with Limitations, Open Questions, and v1->v2 migration)
- docs/specs/002-feature-usage-telemetry.md — design spec + implementation plan
- docs/specs/feature-usage-bit-registry.md — per-language bit tables + governance

Granularity is per package with core broken out per feature (each orchestration
pattern and built-in context/history provider). Registries are per language
(decoder selects by the language already in the UA). OpenTelemetry emission is
deferred (privacy). Docs only; no code changes.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* docs: fix dead links to removed registry JSON in ADR-0027

The registry JSON was consolidated into feature-usage-bit-registry.md; point
the ADR's two remaining links at the markdown instead of the deleted file
(fixes markdown-link-check 404s).

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* docs: address review — drop JSON-parity wording, clarify per-language decode

- ADR option J: the parity test compares the enum against the per-language table
  in the registry doc, not a (now-removed) JSON file.
- Spec .NET mapping: the wire format is shared, but the mask is decoded
  per-language (select the table via the UA product token) — fixes the
  "decoded numbers mean the same thing in both SDKs" wording that conflicted
  with the per-language, non-synchronized bit indexes.

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* docs: add dedicated mask-only opt-out env var (AGENT_FRAMEWORK_FEATURE_MASK_DISABLED)

Re-introduce a dedicated opt-out that disables only the feature mask while keeping
the base agent-framework-<lang>/{version} User-Agent, alongside the existing
AGENT_FRAMEWORK_USER_AGENT_DISABLED (whole UA). Updates the spec accumulator gate,
API surface, opt-out table and examples; the registry opt-out section; and the
ADR (decision outcome, consequences, open questions -> decided).

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* docs: add prior-art comparison (AWS botocore m/, Stainless, Azure, etc.)

Add a Prior art section to ADR-0027 surveying how comparable SDKs encode
identity/usage in the User-Agent or sidecar headers, with citations:

- AWS botocore `m/` feature-code list — the direct analog (per-request,
  usage-based feature flags in the UA); contrasts short-code set vs our hex
  bitmask.
- OpenAI/Anthropic Stainless `X-Stainless-*` headers (static identity).
- Azure azure-core UserAgentPolicy + AZURE_TELEMETRY_DISABLED.
- Google x-goog-api-client; LangSmith version token + tracing opt-in.

Also add an Open Question on honoring the cross-tool DO_NOT_TRACK convention.

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* docs: fold in botocore lessons; record accumulation-scope decision

botocore's m/ feature list scopes features to a per-request contextvars set that
resets between calls — clean per-call attribution, but it assumes every feature
lives inside a service request. That holds for an SDK natively bound to its own
services; it does not for us, where many features (agent/workflow/provider
construction, session setup) are not bound to any request.

- ADR: add Accumulation scope options — P (process-global monotonic, chosen) vs
  Q (botocore per-request set, rejected) with the request-binding rationale;
  reference P in the decision; reframe the "no per-call attribution" limitation
  as a deliberate scope choice.
- ADR Prior art: bitmask gives bounded token size for free (vs botocore's
  1024-byte cap + truncation); mechanism is private, wire format is the contract;
  fix a duplicated phrase.
- Spec: note the mask is process-global, monotonic, never reset (intentional,
  lock/Interlocked.Or-safe), the token is safe-by-construction (no sanitization),
  and the helpers are private API.

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* docs: update feature mask ADR

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* docs: refresh feature usage telemetry design

Rebase the proposal on current main, renumber it to ADR-0033/SPEC-004, and reconcile the registry and implementation notes with current Python and .NET surfaces.

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* docs: expand feature usage mask to 128 bits

Repartition the v1 registries with additional skill categories, define the bit-allocation tenet, and document the two-lane .NET accumulator and 128-bit decoder contract.

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: tighten feature telemetry activation and scoping

Require approved pipeline and actual-origin classification, preserve OpenAI transport defaults, use activation-based marking, and move index ownership into packages with parity and no-overlap validation.

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: preserve SDK transport defaults for telemetry

Record the transport-preservation requirement at the ADR decision level.

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: split declarative agent and workflow usage

Allocate separate adjacent v1 indexes for declarative agents and declarative workflows in Python and .NET, shifting later unreleased rows.

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: accept feature usage telemetry ADR

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: record feature telemetry ADR participants

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: expand feature telemetry ADR consultation

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

* docs: clarify feature telemetry semantics

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Copilot-Session: 346bf168-b668-4c4a-a8db-a67282ee5e5f

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Architectural Decision Records (ADRs)

An Architectural Decision (AD) is a justified software design choice that addresses a functional or non-functional requirement that is architecturally significant. An Architectural Decision Record (ADR) captures a single AD and its rationale.

For more information see

How are we using ADRs to track technical decisions?

  1. Copy docs/decisions/adr-template.md to docs/decisions/NNNN-title-with-dashes.md, where NNNN indicates the next number in sequence.
    1. Check for existing PR's to make sure you use the correct sequence number.
    2. There is also a short form template docs/decisions/adr-short-template.md
  2. Edit NNNN-title-with-dashes.md.
    1. Status must initially be proposed
    2. List of deciders must include the github ids of the people who will sign off on the decision.
    3. The relevant EM and architect must be listed as deciders or informed of all decisions.
    4. You should list the names or github ids of all partners who were consulted as part of the decision.
    5. Keep the list of deciders short. You can also list people who were consulted or informed about the decision.
  3. For each option list the good, neutral and bad aspects of each considered alternative.
    1. Detailed investigations can be included in the More Information section inline or as links to external documents.
  4. Share your PR with the deciders and other interested parties.
    1. Deciders must be listed as required reviewers.
    2. The status must be updated to accepted once a decision is agreed and the date must also be updated.
    3. Approval of the decision is captured using PR approval.
  5. Decisions can be changed later and superseded by a new ADR. In this case it is useful to record any negative outcomes in the original ADR.