Merge commit '0b14b87d7c20cb753b94b96854dd7b45306fc696' into concedo_experimental

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/build-cpu.yml
#	.github/workflows/release.yml
#	AGENTS.md
#	ggml/src/ggml-opencl/ggml-opencl.cpp
#	ggml/src/ggml-sycl/common.hpp
#	ggml/src/ggml-sycl/ggml-sycl.cpp
#	ggml/src/ggml-webgpu/ggml-webgpu-shader-lib.hpp
#	ggml/src/ggml-webgpu/ggml-webgpu.cpp
#	ggml/src/ggml-webgpu/wgsl-shaders/repeat.wgsl
#	src/models/qwen3next.cpp
#	tests/test-backend-ops.cpp
#	tests/test-chat-peg-parser.cpp
#	tests/test-chat.cpp
#	tests/test-llama-archs.cpp
#	tests/test-recurrent-state-rollback.cpp

common/arg.cpp

@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ common_models_handler common_models_handler_init(const common_params & params, l
                                            params.speculative.types.end(),
                                            COMMON_SPECULATIVE_TYPE_DRAFT_EAGLE3) != params.speculative.types.end();
 
+    const bool spec_type_draft_dspark = std::find(params.speculative.types.begin(),
+                                           params.speculative.types.end(),
+                                           COMMON_SPECULATIVE_TYPE_DRAFT_DSPARK) != params.speculative.types.end();
+
     // only download mmproj if the current example is using it
     bool use_mmproj = false;
     for (const auto & ex : mmproj_examples) {
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ common_models_handler common_models_handler_init(const common_params & params, l
     opts.download_mtp    = spec_type_draft_mtp;
     opts.download_eagle3 = spec_type_draft_eagle3;
     opts.download_dflash = spec_type_draft_dflash;
+    opts.download_dspark = spec_type_draft_dspark;
     opts.download_mmproj = use_mmproj && !params.no_mmproj
                         && params.mmproj.path.empty() && params.mmproj.url.empty();
 
@@ -403,6 +408,7 @@ common_models_handler common_models_handler_init(const common_params & params, l
             opts_spec.download_mtp    = true;
             opts_spec.download_dflash = true;
             opts_spec.download_eagle3 = true;
+            opts_spec.download_dspark = true;
         }
         plan_spec = common_download_get_hf_plan(params.speculative.draft.mparams, opts_spec);
     }
@@ -545,12 +551,19 @@ void common_models_handler_apply(common_models_handler & handler, common_params
         plan_spec.mtp    = {};
         plan_spec.dflash = {};
         plan_spec.eagle3 = {};
+        plan_spec.dspark = {};
     }
 
     // infer the speculative type from the sidecar shipped by the draft repo when none is requested
     if (spec_types_is_default(params)) {
         if (!plan_spec.mtp.local_path.empty()) {
             params.speculative.types = { COMMON_SPECULATIVE_TYPE_DRAFT_MTP };
+            plan_spec.dspark = {};
+            plan_spec.dflash = {};
+            plan_spec.eagle3 = {};
+        } else if (!plan_spec.dspark.local_path.empty()) {
+            // dspark outranks dflash, its sidecar carries the extra Markov head
+            params.speculative.types = { COMMON_SPECULATIVE_TYPE_DRAFT_DSPARK };
             plan_spec.dflash = {};
             plan_spec.eagle3 = {};
         } else if (!plan_spec.dflash.local_path.empty()) {
@@ -564,7 +577,8 @@ void common_models_handler_apply(common_models_handler & handler, common_params
     // when a sidecar type is requested, the draft repo resolves to its sidecar instead of a full model
     const bool spec_sidecar_found = !plan_spec.mtp.local_path.empty() ||
                                     !plan_spec.dflash.local_path.empty() ||
-                                    !plan_spec.eagle3.local_path.empty();
+                                    !plan_spec.eagle3.local_path.empty() ||
+                                    !plan_spec.dspark.local_path.empty();
     if (!plan_spec.mtp.local_path.empty() && !had_spec_url) {
         tasks.emplace_back(plan_spec.mtp, opts, [&]() {
             // only use the discovered MTP head when no draft path is set yet
@@ -595,6 +609,16 @@ void common_models_handler_apply(common_models_handler & handler, common_params
             }
         });
     }
+    if (!plan_spec.dspark.local_path.empty() && !had_spec_url) {
+        tasks.emplace_back(plan_spec.dspark, opts, [&]() {
+            // only use the discovered DSpark sidecar when no draft path is set yet
+            if (params.speculative.draft.mparams.path.empty()) {
+                params.speculative.draft.mparams.path = hf_cache::finalize_file(plan_spec.dspark);
+            } else {
+                hf_cache::finalize_file(plan_spec.dspark);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 
     // a wired draft sidecar counts as an explicit draft for the main plan fallback below
     if (spec_sidecar_found) {
@@ -650,6 +674,16 @@ void common_models_handler_apply(common_models_handler & handler, common_params
             }
         });
     }
+    if (!plan.dspark.local_path.empty() && !had_spec_url) {
+        tasks.emplace_back(plan.dspark, opts, [&]() {
+            // only fall back to the discovered DSpark sidecar when no draft was explicitly provided
+            if (params.speculative.draft.mparams.empty()) {
+                params.speculative.draft.mparams.path = hf_cache::finalize_file(plan.dspark);
+            } else {
+                hf_cache::finalize_file(plan.dspark);
+            }
+        });
+    }
     if (!plan.preset.local_path.empty()) {
         tasks.emplace_back(plan.preset, opts, [&]() {
             // if HF repo is a preset repo, we simply run server in router mode with the preset.ini file