feat(v0.7.1): agent-lightning bridge — gradata tune (auto-improvement)#172
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Wires Microsoft's agent-lightning APO algorithm (https://github.com/microsoft/agent-lightning) into Gradata as the auto-improvement loop. Uses corrections as the reward signal; runs on subscription CLIs via litellm proxy. No GPU required. New deliverables: - pyproject extras: tune (basic), tune-apo (with APO algo), bundled in 'all' - src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/ — bridge package * litagent.py — GradataLitAgent wrapper * reward.py — corrections → APO reward signal (brain.search + difflib) * runner.py — run_apo_tune() end-to-end - src/gradata/cli.py — gradata tune <prompt-file> command * --rounds, --beam, --branch, --brain, --out, --openai-api-base - examples/tune_one_prompt.py — end-to-end smoke - README — Auto-Improvement section Layer 2 integration (uses Layer 0/1, exposes public API). Optional deps guarded at call site (try/except ImportError), never module level. Decisions made autonomously per AGENTS.md: - Prompt template lives in caller's file, no Hermes coupling (option c from spec) - In-memory store (SQLite spike abandoned — will use upstream's when ready) - agentlightning>=0.3.0 (PyPI latest; spec said 0.3.1 but not yet published) - pytest --timeout shim in conftest instead of new pytest-timeout dep Tests: 4184 passed / 2 skipped / 5 deselected (was 4176, +6 new bridge tests + 2 picked up) Lint: ruff check + format pass Types: pyright 0 errors, 16 existing optional-import warnings 🤖 Built by [delegate→codex/gpt-5.5], reviewed by Claude opus-4-7.
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WalkthroughIntroduces Agent-Lightning integration for Gradata-based prompt tuning via APO-based auto-tuning. Adds optional dependencies, new CLI subcommand, reward/runner modules, LitAgent wrapper, comprehensive tests, and documentation. Includes a supporting fix to embedder output conversion. ChangesAgent-Lightning Integration & Prompt Tuning
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
actor User
participant CLI as gradata tune
participant Runner as run_apo_tune
participant Brain as Gradata Brain
participant Dataset as Correction Dataset
participant APO as Agent-Lightning APO
participant OpenAI as OpenAI API
User->>CLI: gradata tune --prompt-file ...
CLI->>Runner: run_apo_tune(brain_dir, prompt_template, runner_fn)
Runner->>Brain: Load brain directory
Runner->>Dataset: Read CORRECTION events from events.jsonl
Dataset-->>Runner: tasks with draft/final pairs
Runner->>Runner: Split dataset into train/val
Runner->>Runner: Score baseline prompt (mean gradata_reward)
alt rounds > 0
Runner->>APO: Initialize APO with InMemoryLightningStore
Runner->>APO: Configure Trainer with async OpenAI client
loop APO Training Iterations
APO->>Runner: Request prompt evaluation
Runner->>OpenAI: Get response for task
OpenAI-->>Runner: response text
Runner->>Brain: Score response (gradata_reward via corrections)
Brain-->>Runner: reward [0.0, 1.0]
Runner->>APO: Emit reward for prompt variant
end
APO-->>Runner: Best optimized prompt
end
Runner->>Runner: Score optimized prompt on validation set
Runner-->>CLI: {baseline_score, optimized_score, optimized_prompt, rounds_completed}
CLI-->>User: Write/print optimized prompt and summary
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In `@Gradata/src/gradata/cli.py`:
- Around line 1414-1424: The CLI defines a --branch option on the p_tune parser
but that value is never used in cmd_tune; either wire it into the tuning
workflow or, if reserved for future use, add an explicit comment in the cmd_tune
function noting that args.branch is intentionally unused (e.g., "args.branch
reserved for caller workflows — intentionally unused") and keep the argument for
backward compatibility; reference the p_tune parser and the cmd_tune function
when making the change.
In `@Gradata/src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/litagent.py`:
- Around line 63-79: training_rollout currently calls _load_emit_reward() on
every invocation; cache the emit function on the instance instead by loading it
once during _init_gradata() and storing it as self.emit_reward, then update
training_rollout to call self.emit_reward(reward) (references: training_rollout,
_load_emit_reward, _init_gradata, emit_reward).
In `@Gradata/src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/runner.py`:
- Around line 55-56: The code currently falls back to _expected_runner when
runner_fn is None (effective_runner = runner_fn or _expected_runner), causing
baseline_score = _score_prompt(...) to use ground-truth answers and produce
misleading APO signals; change this to require an explicit executor by either
(a) refusing to proceed / raising a clear error if runner_fn is None, or (b)
wiring a real fast executor implementation instead of _expected_runner; update
the logic around effective_runner, the call sites that compute baseline_score
(function _score_prompt) and any similar fallbacks around lines referenced (also
apply the same change to the repeated block around the 200-204 region) so APO
never silently defaults to the expected-label runner.
- Around line 41-42: The code currently mutates os.environ["OPENAI_API_BASE"];
instead, update _new_async_openai to accept an optional base_url parameter and
pass that into the AsyncOpenAI constructor (AsyncOpenAI(base_url=base_url)) so
clients use the provided openai_api_base without touching global env; then
change the caller to forward openai_api_base into _new_async_openai and remove
the os.environ assignment entirely.
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Gradata/tests/conftest.py (1)
25-28: LGTM!The
pytest_addoptionhook correctly registers the--timeoutflag as a passthrough, preventing test failures when CI passes this flag butpytest-timeoutis not installed.Gradata/README.md (1)
127-142: LGTM!The Auto-Improvement documentation clearly describes the
gradata tunecommand, installation viagradata[tune-apo], and accurately explains the reward signal mechanism. The example command matches the CLI implementation.Gradata/src/gradata/enhancements/diff_engine.py (1)
290-292: LGTM!The vector conversion logic correctly handles both numpy arrays (via
tolist()) and other iterable types. The type casts are appropriate for static analysis without affecting runtime behavior.Gradata/src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/reward.py (2)
16-30: LGTM!The reward computation is well-structured with proper null handling and graceful degradation (returning 0.5 when no matching corrections exist). The early return on empty
finalsprevents themax()call on an empty sequence.
55-74: LGTM!Error handling is appropriately defensive — both
brain.search()andbrain.query_events()failures are caught and logged at debug level, falling back gracefully to empty results rather than propagating exceptions.Gradata/src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/litagent.py (1)
119-135: LGTM!The factory pattern using
__new__to create a runtime subclass that inherits from both the mixin andLitAgentis a clean approach for integrating with an optional dependency while preserving type safety.Gradata/examples/tune_one_prompt.py (1)
10-29: LGTM!The example clearly demonstrates the tuning workflow with a mock runner function and explains that users should replace it with their OpenAI-compatible client call. The result dictionary access matches the keys returned by
run_apo_tune.Gradata/src/gradata/cli.py (1)
508-538: LGTM!The
cmd_tuneimplementation correctly:
- Imports the runner at call site (lazy loading for optional dependency)
- Uses
_resolve_brain_rootfor consistent brain directory resolution- Handles output to file or stdout based on
--outflag- Reports meaningful summary with baseline/optimized scores
Gradata/pyproject.toml (1)
35-40:agentlightning>=0.3.0is available on PyPI and the version constraint correctly allows the current release while accepting the desired0.3.1once published.
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In `@Gradata/src/gradata/cli.py`:
- Around line 508-521: cmd_tune currently calls run_apo_tune without a
runner_fn, but run_apo_tune now rejects runner_fn=None; fix by constructing and
passing a real prompt executor to run_apo_tune: import or instantiate your
project's prompt executor (e.g., create_prompt_executor(...) or PromptExecutor
and its .run method) inside cmd_tune after reading the prompt, create a callable
runner_fn that accepts the same signature run_apo_tune expects, then call
run_apo_tune(..., runner_fn=runner_fn, prompt_template=prompt,
rounds=args.rounds, beam_width=args.beam, branch_factor=args.branch,
openai_api_base=args.openai_api_base) while keeping _resolve_brain_root(args)
for the brain root argument.
- Around line 529-537: The summary line currently prints to stdout after
printing the optimized prompt (variables optimized and result.get(...)), which
contaminates pipelines; change the summary print to write to stderr instead
(e.g., use sys.stderr or the CLI's logger) so stdout remains only the optimized
prompt. Locate the block in gradata.cli where optimized is printed and replace
the final print call that formats "baseline=... optimized=... rounds=..." to
emit to stderr (reference the formatted string using
baseline=float(result.get("baseline_score", 0.0)),
optimized=float(result.get("optimized_score", 0.0)),
rounds=int(result.get("rounds_completed", 0))).
In `@Gradata/tests/test_agent_lightning_bridge.py`:
- Around line 15-18: Remove the module-level pytest skip that uses
find_spec("agentlightning") in tests/test_agent_lightning_bridge.py so the
deterministic bridge tests run in CI even when the optional extra isn't
installed; instead, keep only true integration tests behind optional-dependency
skips and rely on the existing test helper _install_fake_agentlightning() to
stub the agentlightning module for these unit tests. Locate the pytestmark =
pytest.mark.skipif(...) declaration and delete or disable it, ensuring the test
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| def cmd_tune(args): | ||
| """Tune a prompt file with Agent-Lightning APO and Gradata corrections.""" | ||
| from gradata.integrations.agent_lightning.runner import run_apo_tune | ||
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| prompt_path = Path(args.prompt_file) | ||
| prompt = prompt_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") | ||
| result = run_apo_tune( | ||
| _resolve_brain_root(args), | ||
| prompt_template=prompt, | ||
| rounds=args.rounds, | ||
| beam_width=args.beam, | ||
| branch_factor=args.branch, | ||
| openai_api_base=args.openai_api_base, | ||
| ) |
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Wire a real prompt executor into cmd_tune before exposing this command.
run_apo_tune() now rejects runner_fn=None, but this handler never constructs or passes one. That means every gradata tune ... invocation fails immediately with ValueError, so the new CLI path is not actually usable yet.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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In `@Gradata/src/gradata/cli.py` around lines 508 - 521, cmd_tune currently calls
run_apo_tune without a runner_fn, but run_apo_tune now rejects runner_fn=None;
fix by constructing and passing a real prompt executor to run_apo_tune: import
or instantiate your project's prompt executor (e.g., create_prompt_executor(...)
or PromptExecutor and its .run method) inside cmd_tune after reading the prompt,
create a callable runner_fn that accepts the same signature run_apo_tune
expects, then call run_apo_tune(..., runner_fn=runner_fn,
prompt_template=prompt, rounds=args.rounds, beam_width=args.beam,
branch_factor=args.branch, openai_api_base=args.openai_api_base) while keeping
_resolve_brain_root(args) for the brain root argument.
| else: | ||
| print(optimized) | ||
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| print( | ||
| "baseline={baseline:.3f} optimized={optimized:.3f} rounds={rounds}".format( | ||
| baseline=float(result.get("baseline_score", 0.0)), | ||
| optimized=float(result.get("optimized_score", 0.0)), | ||
| rounds=int(result.get("rounds_completed", 0)), | ||
| ) |
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Keep stdout reserved for the optimized prompt.
When --out is omitted, the prompt body is printed and then this summary line is appended to stdout. That breaks gradata tune prompt.md > optimized.md and any pipeline that treats stdout as the prompt text. Emit the metrics on stderr instead.
💡 Minimal fix
else:
print(optimized)
print(
"baseline={baseline:.3f} optimized={optimized:.3f} rounds={rounds}".format(
baseline=float(result.get("baseline_score", 0.0)),
optimized=float(result.get("optimized_score", 0.0)),
rounds=int(result.get("rounds_completed", 0)),
- )
+ ),
+ file=sys.stderr,
)🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@Gradata/src/gradata/cli.py` around lines 529 - 537, The summary line
currently prints to stdout after printing the optimized prompt (variables
optimized and result.get(...)), which contaminates pipelines; change the summary
print to write to stderr instead (e.g., use sys.stderr or the CLI's logger) so
stdout remains only the optimized prompt. Locate the block in gradata.cli where
optimized is printed and replace the final print call that formats "baseline=...
optimized=... rounds=..." to emit to stderr (reference the formatted string
using baseline=float(result.get("baseline_score", 0.0)),
optimized=float(result.get("optimized_score", 0.0)),
rounds=int(result.get("rounds_completed", 0))).
| pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif( | ||
| find_spec("agentlightning") is None, | ||
| reason="agentlightning is not installed", | ||
| ) |
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🛠️ Refactor suggestion | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Don’t skip these deterministic bridge tests when the optional extra is missing.
These tests already stub agentlightning with _install_fake_agentlightning(), so the module-level skipif(find_spec(...)) removes CI coverage for the bridge in the exact no-extra environment this PR claims to support. Keep only true real-dependency integration cases behind optional-dependency skips.
As per coding guidelines, "Add unit tests in tests/test_*.py for every CI push without LLM calls (deterministic); mark integration tests with @pytest.mark.integration and skip them by default (they hit real LLM APIs)".
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@Gradata/tests/test_agent_lightning_bridge.py` around lines 15 - 18, Remove
the module-level pytest skip that uses find_spec("agentlightning") in
tests/test_agent_lightning_bridge.py so the deterministic bridge tests run in CI
even when the optional extra isn't installed; instead, keep only true
integration tests behind optional-dependency skips and rely on the existing test
helper _install_fake_agentlightning() to stub the agentlightning module for
these unit tests. Locate the pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(...) declaration
and delete or disable it, ensuring the test file continues to call
_install_fake_agentlightning() at setup and that any real-LM integration cases
are explicitly marked with `@pytest.mark.integration` and left skipped by default.
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Summary
Wires Microsoft's agent-lightning APO (Automatic Prompt Optimization) algorithm into Gradata as the auto-improvement loop. The pitch: corrections become the reward signal; APO beam-searches prompt variants via textual gradients; no GPU required, runs on subscription CLIs via litellm proxy.
gradata tune <prompt-file> --brain ./my-brainproduces an optimized prompt template scored against held-out corrections.What's in
pyproject.tomlextras:tune(basic agentlightning) andtune-apo(with APO algo). Bundled inall.src/gradata/integrations/agent_lightning/— bridge package (Layer 2):litagent.py—GradataLitAgentwrapper for Gradata-traced rolloutsreward.py—gradata_reward()usingbrain.search()semantic match +difflib.SequenceMatcherrunner.py—run_apo_tune()end-to-end (dataset split, in-memory store, APO trainer, optimized output)src/gradata/cli.py—gradata tunecommand with--rounds,--beam,--branch,--brain,--out,--openai-api-baseexamples/tune_one_prompt.py— end-to-end smokeTest plan
pytest tests/test_agent_lightning_bridge.py -xvs: 6/6 passedpytest tests/ -x --timeout=60 -m "not integration": 4184 passed / 2 skipped / 5 deselected (was 4176; +6 new bridge tests + 2 picked up)ruff check src/ tests/: passruff format --check: 478 files cleanpyright src/: 0 errors, 16 existing optional-import warnings (no new)Bridge tests use
pytest.importorskip("agentlightning")so suite skips cleanly when extra not installed.Layering check
No Layer 0 → 2 imports introduced. Bridge lives in
integrations/(Layer 2 territory).Optional deps guarded at call site with
try/except ImportError, never module-level —import gradatastays cheap.Risk
agentlightning>=0.3.0(PyPI latest; spec said>=0.3.1but not yet published).Decisions made autonomously (per AGENTS.md OODA godmode)
LightningStorefor v0.7.1 (SQLite spike was 37% pass-rate, dropped — will use upstream's when MS writes the real one)pytest --timeoutshim inconftest.pyinstead of addingpytest-timeoutto dev depsagentlightning[apo]>=0.3.0bundled intoallso APO available under full optional installWhy this matters strategically
Council previously flagged Gradata's moat problem: open-source SDK + BYO LLM + vapor cloud = no defensibility. This commit reframes the product:
Before: "Gradata captures corrections and graduates them to rules."
After: "Gradata captures corrections, graduates them to rules, AND auto-tunes your prompts using those corrections — no GPU, runs on your existing subscriptions."
The "auto-improvement" pitch becomes a YC headline. Mem0/Letta/LangMem don't ship this.
🤖 Built by [delegate→codex/gpt-5.5], reviewed by Claude opus-4-7.