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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+
+from agents.replay_arena import ReplayArena
+from control_plane.agents.management.commands.seed_core_agents import Command as SeedAgentsCommand
+from control_plane.agents.models import ImprovementCandidate
+from control_plane.projects.models import Milestone, Project, ProjectPlan, Task, TaskStatus
+from control_plane.resources.models import Resource
+from graph.bootstrap import champion_task_execution_graph_v1
+from model_router.providers import QwenProvider
+from model_router.router import ModelRouter
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Opt-in smoke test: run a tiny real-Qwen Replay Arena champion/challenger experiment."
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument("--cases", type=int, default=2)
+        parser.add_argument("--root", default="/tmp/artifex-replay-arena-smoke")
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        case_count = int(options["cases"])
+        if case_count < 1:
+            raise CommandError("--cases must be at least 1")
+        resource = Resource.objects.filter(provider="local_inference", is_active=True).first()
+        if resource is None:
+            raise CommandError("No Qwen/local_inference resource configured. Run seed_spark_resources first.")
+        SeedAgentsCommand().handle()
+        arena = ReplayArena(ModelRouter({"qwen": QwenProvider(resource)}, persist_requests=True), test_command=["python", "manage.py", "test"])
+        dataset = arena.create_dataset(
+            "qwen-replay-arena-smoke",
+            description="Real Qwen Replay Arena smoke",
+            selection_criteria={"source": "bounded smoke", "case_count": case_count},
+        )
+        root = Path(options["root"])
+        cases = []
+        for index in range(case_count):
+            repo = root / f"case-{index}"
+            if repo.exists():
+                shutil.rmtree(repo)
+            call_command("create_disposable_django_repo", str(repo), verbosity=0)
+            goal = 'Add a /health endpoint returning JSON {"status": "ok"} and add tests.'
+            project = Project.objects.create(name=f"Replay Source {index}", goal=goal, repository_path=str(repo))
+            plan = ProjectPlan.objects.create(project=project, version=1, goal=goal)
+            milestone = Milestone.objects.create(project=project, plan=plan, key="R", title="Replay", goal="Replay")
+            task = Task.objects.create(
+                project=project,
+                milestone=milestone,
+                task_type="implementation",
+                status=TaskStatus.COMPLETE,
+                goal=goal,
+                acceptance_criteria=["/health returns ok", "tests pass"],
+            )
+            cases.append(arena.add_case_from_task(dataset, task))
+        arena.freeze_dataset(dataset)
+        candidate = ImprovementCandidate.objects.create(
+            target_type="EXECUTION_GRAPH",
+            hypothesis="Insert deterministic static-analysis node before Reviewer to reduce rework risk",
+            recommended_route="Progeny Graph Evolution",
+        )
+        experiment = arena.create_experiment(candidate, dataset, success_criteria={"minimum_replay_cases": 3})
+        champion = arena.add_champion(experiment, graph_version=champion_task_execution_graph_v1())
+        challenger = arena.add_challenger(experiment, graph_version=arena.ensure_static_analysis_graph_challenger())
+        arena.run_experiment(experiment, max_cases=case_count)
+        comparison = experiment.comparison
+        payload = {
+            "dataset_id": str(dataset.id),
+            "dataset_version": dataset.version,
+            "case_count": dataset.cases.count(),
+            "frozen": dataset.status,
+            "experiment_id": str(experiment.id),
+            "hypothesis": experiment.hypothesis,
+            "target_type": experiment.target_type,
+            "champion": f"{champion.configuration_snapshot['graph']} v{champion.configuration_snapshot['version']}",
+            "challenger": f"{challenger.configuration_snapshot['graph']} v{challenger.configuration_snapshot['version']}",
+            "case_ids": [str(case.id) for case in cases],
+            "source_task_ids": [str(case.source_task_id) for case in cases],
+            "baseline_shas": [case.repository_baseline_ref for case in cases],
+            "metrics": comparison.aggregate_metrics,
+            "paired": comparison.paired_outcomes,
+            "regressions": comparison.regression_cases,
+            "verdict": comparison.verdict,
+            "reasons": comparison.reasons,
+        }
+        self.stdout.write(json.dumps(payload, indent=2, default=str))