Image Analysis Pipeline
A bounded orchestrator-worker runtime keeps image-analysis results linked to their source records and validates them before durable save.
Large analysis runs need more than background execution: work must remain connected to its originating media, and an empty response must never be mistaken for useful evidence.
The orchestrator selects a bounded set of pending source records, resolves readable media, and dispatches source-linked work to an analysis worker. Returned results retain the synthetic source key used throughout the public trace, allowing a validated result to be applied to the corresponding durable record.
Empty or structurally incomplete output fails explicitly and does not enter the normal save path. Format issues take a visible media-recovery route; a fresh derivative can be retried, while exhausted recovery becomes a permanent source outcome.
Selection is bounded but not exclusive. The trace therefore shows duplicate processing as an operational risk instead of implying exclusive queue ownership.