test(cli): verify layer selection reaches local and remote execution

tests/test_cli_boundaries.py

@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ def test_remote_cli_accepts_valid_ssh_port_and_dispatches(monkeypatch):
     assert dispatch.call_args.args[0].ssh_port == 2222
 
 
-def test_abliterate_pipeline_callbacks_residue_and_contribution(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("layer_selection", [None, "all", "middle60"])
+def test_abliterate_pipeline_callbacks_residue_and_contribution(monkeypatch, tmp_path, layer_selection):
     import obliteratus.abliterate
     import obliteratus.community
     import obliteratus.hard_negative
@@ -604,9 +605,11 @@ def test_abliterate_pipeline_callbacks_residue_and_contribution(monkeypatch, tmp
         quantization=None, gpu_memory_utilization=0.95, large_model=False,
         verify_sample_size=3, refusal_max_tokens=512,
         residue_file=["audit.json"], dataset="builtin", residue_weight=2, residue_max=4,
-        contribute=True, contribute_notes="fixture",
+        contribute=True, contribute_notes="fixture", layer_selection=layer_selection,
     )
     cli._cmd_abliterate(args)
+    assert factory.call_args.kwargs["layer_selection"] == layer_selection
+    pipeline.run.assert_called_once_with()
     assert factory.call_args.kwargs["refusal_max_tokens"] == 512
     assert factory.call_args.kwargs["gpu_memory_utilization"] == 0.95
     assert factory.call_args.kwargs["trust_remote_code"] is False
@@ -614,7 +617,8 @@ def test_abliterate_pipeline_callbacks_residue_and_contribution(monkeypatch, tmp
     telemetry.assert_called_once_with(pipeline)
 
 
-def test_self_improve_dry_run_and_pipeline(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("layer_selection", [None, "all", "middle60"])
+def test_self_improve_dry_run_and_pipeline(monkeypatch, tmp_path, layer_selection):
     import obliteratus.abliterate
     import obliteratus.hard_negative
     import obliteratus.model_profile
@@ -651,7 +655,7 @@ def test_self_improve_dry_run_and_pipeline(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         direction_method="svd", min_layer_fraction=None, max_layer_fraction=None,
         harmless_pc_count=None, shield_concept_count=None, shield_ridge=None,
         shield_residualize=None, shield_layer_penalty=None, projection_target=None,
-        device="cpu", dry_run=True,
+        device="cpu", dry_run=True, layer_selection=layer_selection,
     )
     cli._cmd_self_improve(args)
     assert (output / "self_improve_plan.json").is_file()
@@ -660,7 +664,10 @@ def test_self_improve_dry_run_and_pipeline(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     result.mkdir()
     pipeline = MagicMock()
     pipeline.run.return_value = str(result)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(obliteratus.abliterate, "AbliterationPipeline", Mock(return_value=pipeline))
+    factory = Mock(return_value=pipeline)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(obliteratus.abliterate, "AbliterationPipeline", factory)
     args.dry_run = False
     cli._cmd_self_improve(args)
+    assert factory.call_args.kwargs["layer_selection"] == layer_selection
+    pipeline.run.assert_called_once_with()
     assert (result / "hard_negative_residue.json").is_file()

tests/test_cli_layer_selection.py

@@ -123,3 +123,25 @@ def test_every_offered_strategy_is_one_distill_actually_dispatches_on():
     assert branches | {"knee_cosmic"} == EXPECTED_CHOICES, (
         f"_distill dispatches on {branches | {'knee_cosmic'}}, CLI offers {EXPECTED_CHOICES}"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("strategy", [None, "all", "middle60"])
+def test_remote_cli_preserves_override_and_method_default(strategy, monkeypatch):
+    from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+    runner = Mock()
+    runner.run_obliterate.return_value = "result"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_make_remote_runner", lambda args: runner)
+    argv = ["obliterate", "org/model", "--remote", "operator@example.invalid",
+            "--method", "optimized"]
+    if strategy is not None:
+        argv += ["--layer-selection", strategy]
+
+    cli.main(argv)
+
+    forwarded = runner.run_obliterate.call_args.kwargs
+    assert forwarded["method"] == "optimized"
+    if strategy is None:
+        assert "layer_selection" not in forwarded
+    else:
+        assert forwarded["layer_selection"] == strategy