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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.causal_runtime_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` is set from `SchedulerStats.kv_cache_usage` rather than incremented from completed requests.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1070–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.guarded_guidance

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` use it as a pressure signal alongside waiting and progress metrics; do not infer cache effectiveness from it alone.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1070–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.interpretation_composition

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` describes active used capacity and is not a counter of reusable cached prefixes or completed work.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1070–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.labels

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` is registered with the label names `model_name`, engine.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

the set of values any of these labels takes at runtime
label cardinality in a deployment

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:519–524

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.measurement_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` is a point-in-time gauge where 1 represents fully used KV block capacity.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1070–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.observes_kv_pressure

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` is set from `SchedulerStats.kv_cache_usage` and observes KV-cache usage pressure.

vLLM v0.23.0when V1 scheduler statswhen PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisher

Limitations

actual preemption occurrence by itself
the correct tuning action for a workload
quantitative benchmark outcomes

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics stats.pyvllm/v1/metrics/stats.py:171–188

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1081–1081

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factclaim.vllm.metric.kv_cache_usage_perc.v0230.prometheus_gauge

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:kv_cache_usage_perc` is a Prometheus gauge for KV-cache usage where 1 means 100 percent usage.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

how much free KV cache remains for a specific model
whether a workload will preempt
a universal alert threshold

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:519–527

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.causal_runtime_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` increments from `SchedulerStats.prefix_cache_stats.hits` on each scheduler-stats logging update.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docsdocs/design/metrics.md:405–432

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.guarded_guidance

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` divide same-window hit and query rates; no universal healthy percentage follows because reuse is workload-dependent.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docsdocs/design/metrics.md:405–432

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.hit_rate_interpretation

The vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docs state the metric of interest is the prefix cache hit rate (hits per query): the counters are exposed raw so operators compute the rate over an interval of their choosing with PromQL (`rate(hits)/rate(queries)`); vLLM's own logging equivalent aggregates `hit_rate` over the most recent queries.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a healthy or target hit rate (workload-dependent)
how to increase hit rate for a given workload

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docsdesign/metrics.md:405–432

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.interpretation_composition

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` is the token numerator for a same-label, same-window prefix-cache hit ratio.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docsdocs/design/metrics.md:405–432

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.labels

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` is registered with the label names `model_name`, engine.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

the set of values any of these labels takes at runtime
label cardinality in a deployment

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:553–557

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.measurement_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` counts queried tokens found in the first-party prefix cache, accumulated as a counter.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 metrics design docsdocs/design/metrics.md:405–432

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.observes_prefix_cache_reuse

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` is incremented from `SchedulerStats.prefix_cache_stats.hits` on each logging update and observes prefix-cache token reuse for the first-party prefix cache (KV-connector prefix-cache reuse is reported by the separate `vllm:external_prefix_cache_*` counters).

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

why reuse is high or low for a given workload
connector/external prefix-cache reuse

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1083–1088

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics stats.pyvllm/v1/metrics/stats.py:24–33

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0230.prometheus_counter

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` is a Prometheus counter measured in cached (hit) tokens — it counts tokens, not requests or cache blocks.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a healthy hit-rate threshold
request-level cache behavior (the unit is tokens, not requests)
cache sizing guidance

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:553–561

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1083–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.causal_runtime_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` increments from `SchedulerStats.prefix_cache_stats.queries` on each scheduler-stats logging update.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.guarded_guidance

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` use rate or increase over a chosen window with `prefix_cache_hits`; do not interpret the cumulative total as a rate.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.interpretation_composition

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` is the token denominator for a same-label, same-window prefix-cache hit ratio.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.labels

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` is registered with the label names `model_name`, engine.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

the set of values any of these labels takes at runtime
label cardinality in a deployment

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:542–548

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.measurement_semantics

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` counts tokens presented to the first-party prefix-cache lookup, accumulated as a counter.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.observes_prefix_cache_reuse

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` is incremented from `SchedulerStats.prefix_cache_stats.queries` on each logging update and observes prefix-cache token reuse for the first-party prefix cache (KV-connector prefix-cache reuse is reported by the separate `vllm:external_prefix_cache_*` counters).

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

why reuse is high or low for a given workload
connector/external prefix-cache reuse

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1083–1088

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics stats.pyvllm/v1/metrics/stats.py:24–33

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:562–588

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0230.prometheus_counter

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` is a Prometheus counter measured in queried tokens — it counts tokens, not requests or cache blocks.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a healthy hit-rate threshold
request-level cache behavior (the unit is tokens, not requests)
cache sizing guidance

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:542–551

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vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1083–1088

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factclaim.vllm.metric.prompt_tokens_cached.v0230.interpretation_composition

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:prompt_tokens_cached` is aggregate saved prompt-token work and is not by itself a per-request cache-hit percentage.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLoggerwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

a workload-independent healthy threshold
semantics in any vLLM version other than v0.23.0

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:1149–1166

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factclaim.vllm.metric.request_prefill_kv_computed_tokens.v0230.prometheus_type

In vLLM v0.23.0, `vllm:request_prefill_kv_computed_tokens` is registered as a Prometheus histogram.

vLLM v0.23.0when PrometheusStatLogger metrics publisherwhen V1 metrics

Limitations

the metric's unit of measure
what the metric measures semantically
a healthy or expected value range

Evidence

vLLM v0.23.0 v1 metrics loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:920–928

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metricresult.metric.entity.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_hits.v0.23.0

At v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_hits` counts prefix-cache activity in tokens.

vLLM v0.23.0

present · counter · counts tokens · vllm:prefix_cache_hits

Evidence

vLLM vllm/v1/metrics/loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:553–557

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        counter_prefix_cache_hits = self._counter_cls(
            name="vllm:prefix_cache_hits",
            documentation=("Prefix cache hits, in terms of number of cached tokens."),
            labelnames=labelnames,
        )

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vLLM vllm/v1/metrics/stats.pyvllm/v1/metrics/stats.py:119–119

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- `queries`: Refers to the number of tokens that were queried.

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metricresult.metric.entity.vllm.metric.prefix_cache_queries.v0.23.0

At v0.23.0, `vllm:prefix_cache_queries` counts prefix-cache activity in tokens.

vLLM v0.23.0

present · counter · counts tokens · vllm:prefix_cache_queries

Evidence

vLLM vllm/v1/metrics/loggers.pyvllm/v1/metrics/loggers.py:542–548

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        counter_prefix_cache_queries = self._counter_cls(
            name="vllm:prefix_cache_queries",
            documentation=(
                "Prefix cache queries, in terms of number of queried tokens."
            ),
            labelnames=labelnames,
        )

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vLLM vllm/v1/metrics/stats.pyvllm/v1/metrics/stats.py:119–119

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- `queries`: Refers to the number of tokens that were queried.

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use casescenario.vllm.issue-12077-kv-use-versus-cache-residency

Semantics resolve the interpretation; actual reuse requires same-window hit/query observations.

vLLM v0.23.0

Limitations

Same-label same-window prefix hit/query rates
Controlled repeated-prefix request before eviction

Exact supporting evidence is not available for this result yet.

use casescenario.vllm.issue-38194-prefix-hit-rate-comparability

Schema defines the vLLM side; the other system and matched runtime data are required for comparison.

vLLM v0.23.0

Limitations

Both formulas and scopes
Identical rendered token streams and routing
Matched warm-up and windows

Exact supporting evidence is not available for this result yet.

use casescenario.vllm.issue-40696-full-block-cache-cliff

Semantics explain the mechanism; model geometry and net impact require version-matched measurement.

vLLM v0.23.0

Limitations

Effective block geometry
Boundary sweep of cached and computed tokens plus QPS and latency

Exact supporting evidence is not available for this result yet.

Coverage gaps

A gap means Schema does not yet hold enough knowledge here; it is not evidence that the thing is absent.

vllm:external_prefix_cache_queries/hits (KV-connector prefix cache) are availability-inventoried but carry no semantic claims. — Existence answers are available for the external counters; interpretation claims are not.
The corpus has no benchmark or operator evidence for healthy prefix-cache hit-rate ranges; hit rate is workload-dependent (prompt-prefix sharing). — Schema.ai can explain how to compute the hit rate but must not grade an observed value as good or bad.