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Remote routing should not hide local provider bugs.
This boundary is important. If a local Cursor integration fails, routing through a remote node should not make the local Cursor test look successful. If VS Code MCP config is broken locally, a remote provider reply does not prove the local VS Code surface works.
AxiOwl needs to keep those paths separate.
Local provider support means the provider surface on the current machine can receive and reply through the expected local path. Remote routing means a message was delivered to another node that has its own registry, providers, and delivery behavior.
Both are useful. They are not interchangeable.
This distinction helps release validation. A clean local provider test should use local targets. A remote node test should report remote node id, remote target, SSH evidence, and remote provider result. The report should not merge them into one vague "works" claim.
It also helps support. If local install failed, the fix is local installer, bridge, MCP, patch, PATH, or registry logic. If remote relay failed, the fix is node registry, SSH, remote command availability, or remote provider state.
Blurring these boundaries creates loops. A fallback that hides a failure may make a demo pass while leaving the real bug alive.
AxiOwl should fail loudly when the selected path fails. It can offer alternate paths, but it should label them clearly.
Remote routing is a feature. It should never be used as camouflage for a broken local provider integration.