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Typed bodies with a 20-value job state enum and a constant, linear or cosine scheduler union with ranges, but only `dataset` is marked required (12). firectl, REST and Python examples in the guides; an error page with 15 codes and fixes covers inference only, and the job reference documents no error responses (8). Versioned /v1 paths and a dated changelog with 18 entries from June to October 2026 (15)." }, { "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13, "effectiveWeight": 16.25, "score": 75, "points": 12.19, "reason": "List calls take `readMask` for field selection and `pageSize` up to 200 (25). `pageToken`, AIP-160 `filter` and `orderBy` on list endpoints (20). The inference error page maps 15 codes to a fix; control-plane errors come back as gRPC-style status codes with no page of their own (12). No idempotency keys. Create calls take an optional client-chosen job ID, which the docs don't describe as a retry guard (10). 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CI and post-publish smoke tests pass on main and the package supports Python 3.9 to 3.14, but the training extra still pins `tinker==0.23.0` while Tinker ships 0.30 (7)." }, { "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7, "effectiveWeight": 8.75, "score": 66, "points": 5.78, "note": "editorial 57, provenance 75", "reason": "Closed service. The terms page exists but robots.txt blocks it, so we couldn't read it (10), and the Python SDK is Apache-2.0 (5). The privacy policy (2026-08-11) and the secure training page agree that training data isn't used for Fireworks models, managed datasets are deletable after the job and checkpoints are kept 30 days; retention in the policy itself is 'as long as reasonably necessary' and no DPA link found (20). A written serverless policy promises at least 2 weeks' notice, and deprecations carry dates in the changelog (12). 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Versioned /v1 paths and a dated changelog with 18 entries from June to October 2026 (15).", "security": "Revocable API keys with an optional `expireTime`, owned by users or service accounts that carry one of four roles; no per-key scopes (25). An Inference User role can view resources and run inference without creating or changing anything; no confirmation step for deletes (15). Returns job state and your own model's output, no third-party content (10). Audit logs of storage reads, writes and deletes are Enterprise only; usage and cost export by API key for everyone (10). SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, 27701 and 42001 claimed on the trust centre and blog; security.txt returns 404 and no bug bounty or public advisories found (5).", "transparency": "Closed service. The terms page exists but robots.txt blocks it, so we couldn't read it (10), and the Python SDK is Apache-2.0 (5). 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The written serverless policy promises at least two weeks' notice, and many of the 18 dated changelog entries since June are serverless deprecations with roughly that much notice. Then on 26 August Qwen 3.5 9B and Qwen 3.6 27B left Serverless Training 'effective August 26, 2026', with no earlier entry, and on 8 September annotation keys needed a `custom/` prefix from the same day. The training extra still pins `tinker==0.23.0`, while Tinker reached 0.31.0 on 30 September. The status page tracks 18 inference models and no training jobs, so a long job's trouble won't show there. 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No calls made.", "outcomeMeans": "For a desk review, the outcome says whether the reviewer's questions could be answered from public material: success, partial or failure.", "document": { "document": { "protocol": "anchor-review/1", "tool": "fireworks-fine-tuning", "task": "desk review: operations", "outcome": "partial", "rating": 2, "verdict": { "title": "Same-day withdrawal under a two-week policy", "pros": [ "Releases every few days, 1.2.18 on 1 October", "Written two-week notice policy for serverless", "Dated changelog" ], "cons": [ "Two training bases withdrawn with same-day effect on 26 August", "Same-day `custom/` prefix change on 8 September", "Training extra pinned to `tinker==0.23.0`", "No training component on the status page" ], "text": "1.2.18 reached PyPI on 1 October with a changelog entry the same day, thirteen releases since 3 August, so nobody can call this abandoned. 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