chore: make core kv-router its own crate

Cargo.toml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ members = [
     "lib/runtime",
     "lib/config",
     "lib/tokens",
+    "lib/kv-router",
     "lib/memory",
     "lib/async-openai",
     "lib/parsers",
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ dynamo-runtime = { path = "lib/runtime", version = "0.9.0" }
 dynamo-llm = { path = "lib/llm", version = "0.9.0" }
 dynamo-config = { path = "lib/config", version = "0.9.0" }
 dynamo-tokens = { path = "lib/tokens", version = "0.9.0" }
+dynamo-kv-router = { path = "lib/kv-router", version = "0.9.0", features = ["metrics"] }
 dynamo-async-openai = { path = "lib/async-openai", version = "0.9.0", features = [
     "byot",
     "rustls",

lib/kv-router/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+[package]
+name = "dynamo-kv-router"
+description = "KV Router - Radix tree for LLM KV cache routing"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+default = []
+metrics = ["dep:dynamo-runtime"]
+bench = ["dep:clap", "dep:indicatif"]
+
+[dependencies]
+# repo
+dynamo-runtime = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+dynamo-tokens = { workspace = true }
+
+# workspace
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+prometheus = { workspace = true }
+rand = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+tokio-util = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+xxhash-rust = { workspace = true }
+
+# bench (optional)
+clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+indicatif = { version = "0.18.0", optional = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+rstest = "0.18.2"
+rstest_reuse = "0.7.0"
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "macros", "time"] }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "radix_tree_microbench"
+harness = false
+required-features = ["bench"]

lib/llm/benches/radix_tree_microbench.rs → lib/kv-router/benches/radix_tree_microbench.rs

@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
 //! Size is defined as total (worker, block) pairs in the tree.
 //! Depth is the number of blocks per sequence (depth = (isl + osl) / block_size).
 //!
-//! Run with: cargo run --package dynamo-llm --bin radix_tree_microbench --features kv-router-stress -- --help
+//! Run with: cargo bench --package dynamo-kv-router --bench radix_tree_microbench --features bench -- --help
 
 use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
-use dynamo_llm::kv_router::{
+use dynamo_kv_router::{
+    compute_block_hash_for_seq,
     indexer::{RadixTree, RouterEvent},
     protocols::{
         ExternalSequenceBlockHash, KvCacheEvent, KvCacheEventData, KvCacheRemoveData,
         KvCacheStoreData, KvCacheStoredBlockData, LocalBlockHash, WorkerId,
-        compute_block_hash_for_seq,
     },
 };
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;

lib/llm/src/kv_router/approx.rs → lib/kv-router/src/approx.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use std::collections::{BinaryHeap, HashMap};
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use crate::kv_router::indexer::KvRouterError;
-use crate::kv_router::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, WorkerWithDpRank};
+use crate::indexer::KvRouterError;
+use crate::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, WorkerWithDpRank};
 
 /// Block entry to be inserted in the [`PruneManager::expirations`] heap.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ impl<K: Clone + Hash + Eq + Ord> PruneManager<K> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::kv_router::indexer::{KvIndexer, KvIndexerInterface, KvIndexerMetrics};
-    use crate::kv_router::protocols::{TokensWithHashes, WorkerId, WorkerWithDpRank};
+    use crate::indexer::{KvIndexer, KvIndexerInterface, KvIndexerMetrics};
+    use crate::protocols::{TokensWithHashes, WorkerId, WorkerWithDpRank};
     use std::sync::Arc;
     use tokio::time::{self, Duration, Instant};
     use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;

lib/llm/src/kv_router/indexer.rs → lib/kv-router/src/indexer.rs

@@ -32,28 +32,42 @@
 //! This module provides a scalable and efficient way to manage and retrieve data blocks for LLM inference, leveraging a global KV cache to optimize performance.
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+pub use dynamo_runtime::protocols::maybe_error::MaybeError;
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
 use dynamo_runtime::{
     component::Component,
     metrics::{MetricsHierarchy, prometheus_names::kvrouter},
-    protocols::maybe_error::MaybeError,
 };
 use prometheus::{IntCounterVec, Opts};
+
+/// Trait for types that may represent an error response.
+/// Used for RPC-style responses that can indicate success or failure.
+#[cfg(not(feature = "metrics"))]
+pub trait MaybeError {
+    /// Construct an instance from an error.
+    fn from_err(err: Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>) -> Self;
+    /// Convert to an error instance if this represents an error.
+    fn err(&self) -> Option<anyhow::Error>;
+}
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
     iter,
     rc::Rc,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock},
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
     thread::JoinHandle,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 use tokio::sync::{broadcast, mpsc, oneshot};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
-use crate::kv_router::approx::{BlockEntry, PruneConfig, PruneManager};
-use crate::kv_router::protocols::*;
-use crate::tokens::SequenceHash;
+use crate::approx::{BlockEntry, PruneConfig, PruneManager};
+use crate::protocols::*;
+use dynamo_tokens::SequenceHash;
 
 /// Errors that can occur in the KV Router.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -622,9 +636,14 @@ pub const METRIC_EVENT_STORED: &str = "stored";
 pub const METRIC_EVENT_REMOVED: &str = "removed";
 pub const METRIC_EVENT_CLEARED: &str = "cleared";
 
+/// Metric name for KV cache events applied counter.
+const KV_CACHE_EVENTS_APPLIED_NAME: &str = "dynamo_kvrouter_kv_cache_events_applied";
+
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
 static KV_INDEXER_METRICS: OnceLock<Arc<KvIndexerMetrics>> = OnceLock::new();
 
 impl KvIndexerMetrics {
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
     fn new(kv_cache_events_applied: IntCounterVec) -> Self {
         Self {
             kv_cache_events_applied,
@@ -633,6 +652,7 @@ impl KvIndexerMetrics {
 
     /// Creates a new KvIndexerMetrics from a Component, memoizing the result in
     /// KV_INDEXER_METRICS to avoid duplicate registration issues.
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
     pub fn from_component(component: &Component) -> Arc<Self> {
         KV_INDEXER_METRICS.get_or_init(|| {
             match component.metrics().create_intcountervec(
@@ -656,7 +676,7 @@ impl KvIndexerMetrics {
         Self {
             kv_cache_events_applied: IntCounterVec::new(
                 Opts::new(
-                    kvrouter::KV_CACHE_EVENTS_APPLIED,
+                    KV_CACHE_EVENTS_APPLIED_NAME,
                     "Total number of KV cache events applied to index",
                 ),
                 &["event_type", "status"],
@@ -2038,14 +2058,14 @@ impl Drop for KvIndexerSharded {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::kv_router::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, LocalBlockHash};
+    use crate::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, LocalBlockHash};
     use rstest::rstest;
     use rstest_reuse::{self, *};
     use tokio::time;
     use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
     fn setup() {
-        dynamo_runtime::logging::init();
+        // Logging init removed to avoid dynamo-runtime dependency
     }
 
     fn make_blocks(hashes: Vec<u64>) -> Vec<KvCacheStoredBlockData> {

lib/kv-router/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//! KV Router - Radix tree data structures for LLM KV cache routing.
+//!
+//! This crate provides the core radix tree implementation and protocols for
+//! efficient KV cache lookup and routing in distributed LLM inference systems.
+
+pub mod approx;
+pub mod indexer;
+pub mod protocols;
+
+// Re-export key types for convenience
+pub use indexer::{MaybeError, RadixTree, RouterEvent};
+pub use protocols::{LocalBlockHash, WorkerId, compute_block_hash_for_seq};

lib/llm/src/kv_router/protocols.rs → lib/kv-router/src/protocols.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use crate::tokens::{SequenceHash, Token};
+use dynamo_tokens::{SequenceHash, Token};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use xxhash_rust::xxh3;
 

lib/llm/Cargo.toml

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ required-features = ["block-manager", "testing-cuda"]
 [dependencies]
 # repo
 dynamo-runtime = { workspace = true }
+dynamo-tokens = { workspace = true }
+dynamo-kv-router = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 dynamo-memory = { path = "../memory", optional = true }
 
 # workspace
@@ -208,8 +210,3 @@ name = "bench_local_transfer_v2"
 path = "bin/bench_local_transfer_v2.rs"
 required-features = ["block-manager-bench"]
 
-[[bench]]
-name = "radix_tree_microbench"
-path = "benches/radix_tree_microbench.rs"
-harness = false
-required-features = ["kv-router-stress"]

lib/llm/src/kv_router.rs

@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ use rand::Rng;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 
-pub mod approx;
-pub mod indexer;
+// Re-export from dynamo-kv-router crate
+pub use dynamo_kv_router::approx;
+pub use dynamo_kv_router::indexer;
+pub use dynamo_kv_router::protocols;
+
 pub mod prefill_router;
-pub mod protocols;
 pub mod publisher;
 pub mod recorder;
 pub mod scheduler;

lib/llm/src/kv_router/scheduler.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use super::indexer::OverlapScores;
 use super::protocols::{DpRank, WorkerId, WorkerSelectionResult, WorkerWithDpRank};
 use super::sequence::{ActiveSequencesMultiWorker, SequenceError};
 
-use crate::tokens::SequenceHash;
+use dynamo_tokens::SequenceHash;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct KVHitRateEvent {

lib/llm/src/kv_router/sequence.rs

@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 //! requests share common prefixes (e.g., system prompts, few-shot examples).
 
 use crate::kv_router::indexer::OverlapScores;
-use crate::tokens::SequenceHash;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use derive_getters::Getters;
 use dynamo_runtime::component::Component;
 use dynamo_runtime::traits::DistributedRuntimeProvider;
 use dynamo_runtime::transports::event_plane::{EventPublisher, EventSubscriber};
+use dynamo_tokens::SequenceHash;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
 use std::sync::Arc;

lib/llm/src/mocker/kv_manager.rs

@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ use crate::kv_router::publisher::KvEventPublisher;
 use crate::mocker::evictor::LRUEvictor;
 use crate::mocker::protocols::{MoveBlock, PrefillCost};
 use crate::mocker::sequence::ActiveSequence;
-use crate::tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
-use crate::tokens::{BlockHash, SequenceHash};
 use derive_getters::Getters;
 use dynamo_runtime::component::Component;
+use dynamo_tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
+use dynamo_tokens::{BlockHash, SequenceHash};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 

lib/llm/src/mocker/protocols.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::mocker::perf_model::PerfModel;
-use crate::tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
-use crate::tokens::{BlockHash, SequenceHash, Token};
+use dynamo_tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
+use dynamo_tokens::{BlockHash, SequenceHash, Token};
 
 pub type NumBlocks = usize;
 

lib/llm/src/mocker/scheduler.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use crate::mocker::protocols::{
 };
 use crate::mocker::running_mean::RunningMean;
 use crate::mocker::sequence::ActiveSequence;
-use crate::tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
+use dynamo_tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::time::Duration;

lib/llm/src/mocker/sequence.rs

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::mocker::protocols::MoveBlock;
-use crate::tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
-use crate::tokens::{TokenBlockSequence, Tokens};
 use derive_getters::Getters;
+use dynamo_tokens::blocks::UniqueBlock;
+use dynamo_tokens::{TokenBlockSequence, Tokens};
 use rand::random;
 
 /// Create unique blocks from a TokenBlockSequence

lib/llm/src/tokens.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ use derive_getters::Dissolve;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use std::ops::Range;
 
-pub mod blocks;
-
 /// A token is represented as a 32-bit unsigned integer.
 pub type Token = u32;
 

lib/tokens/Cargo.toml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dashmap = { workspace = true }
 derive-getters = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
+uuid = { workspace = true }
 xxhash-rust = { workspace = true }
 bs58 = "0.5"