command-center/agent/memories/sharpshooter/wt-20261015-030408-6d1fc1f-gkjisb70z0u1/product.md

Model Change Verification

• Live service verification replaces dedicated benching — A model change is verified by driving the live service (boot ledger, per-request timings/Server-Timing, one real request per harness role) rather than running a separate benchmarking window. Deliberate bench windows (flag A/Bs, shape sweeps) are separate operations on a live host and require stopping the production service first.