fix(consult): race a bounded VedAstro gateway on the chat path

Foreground still skips the heavy overview stack, but overlaps a timed
gateway so official evidence can merge when it finishes in budget.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

tests/test_api_server_security.py

@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ def test_consultation_workflow_uses_unified_orchestrator_contract(monkeypatch) -
     assert result['reference_transparency']['similar_public_cases']['does_not_predict_user_outcome'] is True
 
 
-def test_consultation_foreground_defers_optional_vedastro_calls(monkeypatch) -> None:
+def test_consultation_foreground_skips_vedastro_main_entry_overview(monkeypatch) -> None:
     handler = _handler()
     seen = {}
     fake_chart = {
@@ -2432,7 +2432,17 @@ def test_consultation_foreground_defers_optional_vedastro_calls(monkeypatch) ->
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         handler,
         '_compute_vedastro_gateway_run',
-        lambda body: pytest.fail('foreground consultation must not call VedAstro gateway'),
+        lambda body: {
+            'scope': 'vedastro_gateway_run',
+            'status': 'official_verified',
+            'official_closure_state': 'official_verified',
+            'official_raw_response': {
+                'request_id': 'fg-ok',
+                'natal': {'sun': 'Leo', 'moon': 'Taurus', 'ascendant': 'Cancer'},
+                'lat': 25.03,
+                'lon': 121.56,
+            },
+        },
     )
 
     result = handler._compute_consultation_workflow({
@@ -2452,10 +2462,95 @@ def test_consultation_foreground_defers_optional_vedastro_calls(monkeypatch) ->
 
     assert seen['chart_body']['skip_vedastro_main_entry_overview'] is True
     assert result['success'] is True
-    assert result['vedastro_gateway']['status'] == 'local_fallback'
-    assert result['vedastro_gateway']['official_closure_reason'] == 'foreground_optional_evidence_deferred'
+    assert result['vedastro_gateway']['official_closure_state'] == 'official_verified'
+    assert result['vedastro_official']['official_closure_state'] == 'official_verified'
+    assert result['consumer_context']['vedastro_cross_check']['status'] == 'executed'
+    assert result['consumer_context']['vedastro_cross_check']['natal'] == {
+        'sun': 'Leo',
+        'moon': 'Taurus',
+        'ascendant': 'Cancer',
+    }
+    assert 'lat' not in result['consumer_context']['vedastro_cross_check']
+    assert 'lon' not in result['consumer_context']['vedastro_cross_check']
     assert result['consumer_context']['answer_policy']['can_answer_direction'] is True
     assert result['consumer_context']['answer_policy']['provider_unavailable_is_fatal'] is False
+    audit = {
+        row['technique']: row['status']
+        for row in result['consumer_context']['technique_audit_table']
+        if isinstance(row, dict)
+    }
+    assert audit.get('VedAstro Cloud State') == 'executed'
+    assert audit.get('MEVG / Global Web Evidence') == 'blocked'
+
+
+def test_consultation_foreground_times_out_vedastro_without_failing_local(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    handler = _handler()
+    fake_chart = {
+        'success': True,
+        'birth_info': {'date': '1997-08-08', 'time': '05:00', 'tz': 8},
+        'ascendant': {'lon': 92.0, 'sign': 'Cancer', 'sign_idx': 3},
+        'planets': _sample_planets(),
+        'dasha': {'periods': [{'lord': 'Sun', 'start': '2026-01-01', 'end': '2027-01-01'}]},
+        'modules': {
+            'varga_full': {'D9': {}, 'D10': {}},
+            'arudha_padas': {'A10': {}, 'UL': {}},
+            'narayana_dasha': {'periods': []},
+            'ashtakavarga': {'sav': []},
+            'kp_cusps': {'houses': []},
+        },
+        'special_lagnas': {'precision': 'sunrise_correct'},
+    }
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv('JYOTISH_FOREGROUND_VEDASTRO_JOIN_SECONDS', '0.05')
+    monkeypatch.setenv('JYOTISH_FOREGROUND_VEDASTRO_BUDGET_SECONDS', '2')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(handler, '_compute_chart', lambda body: fake_chart)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(handler, '_compute_rectification_gate', lambda body: {
+        'success': True,
+        'summary': {'recommended_events': [], 'warned': [], 'disabled': []},
+    })
+    monkeypatch.setattr(handler, '_compute_thematic_report', lambda body: {
+        'success': True,
+        'endpoint': 'thematic_report',
+        'themes': {},
+    })
+
+    def slow_gateway(body):
+        time.sleep(0.4)
+        return {
+            'scope': 'vedastro_gateway_run',
+            'status': 'official_verified',
+            'official_closure_state': 'official_verified',
+            'official_raw_response': {'request_id': 'too-late'},
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(handler, '_compute_vedastro_gateway_run', slow_gateway)
+
+    result = handler._compute_consultation_workflow({
+        'entry_mode': 'direct_chart',
+        'question': '应期与阶段问题：深入看今日',
+        'theme': ['career'],
+        'year': 1997,
+        'month': 8,
+        'day': 8,
+        'hour': 5,
+        'minute': 0,
+        'lat': 36.420487,
+        'lon': 114.209936,
+        'tz': 8,
+        'defer_optional_external_evidence': True,
+    })
+
+    assert result['success'] is True
+    assert result['vedastro_gateway']['official_closure_reason'] == 'foreground_optional_evidence_timeout'
+    assert result['consumer_context']['vedastro_cross_check']['status'] == 'blocked'
+    assert result['consumer_context']['answer_policy']['can_answer_direction'] is True
+    audit = {
+        row['technique']: row['status']
+        for row in result['consumer_context']['technique_audit_table']
+        if isinstance(row, dict)
+    }
+    assert audit.get('VedAstro Cloud State') == 'blocked'
+    assert audit.get('MEVG / Global Web Evidence') == 'blocked'
 
 
 def test_consultation_workflow_accepts_western_oracle_payload(monkeypatch) -> None: