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On this tutorial, we work immediately with the A-Evolve framework in Colab and construct an entire evolutionary agent pipeline from the bottom up. We arrange the repository, configure an OpenAI-powered agent, outline a customized benchmark, and construct our personal evolution engine to see how A-Evolve really improves an agent by means of iterative workspace mutations. By way of the code, we use the framework’s core abstractions for prompts, expertise, reminiscence, benchmarking, and evolution, which assist us perceive not simply learn how to run A-Evolve, but in addition learn how to prolong it in a sensible, Colab-friendly means.

import os
import sys
import json
import textwrap
import subprocess
import shutil
from pathlib import Path
from getpass import getpass
from collections import Counter, defaultdict


subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-q", "openai>=1.30.0", "pyyaml>=6.0", "matplotlib>=3.8"])
REPO_DIR = Path("/content material/a-evolve")
if REPO_DIR.exists():
   shutil.rmtree(REPO_DIR)
subprocess.check_call(["git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git", str(REPO_DIR)])
sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_DIR))


if not os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"):
   os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = getpass("Enter your OpenAI API key: ").strip()


OPENAI_MODEL = "gpt-4o-mini"


import yaml
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


import agent_evolve as ae
from agent_evolve.protocol.base_agent import BaseAgent
from agent_evolve.benchmarks.base import BenchmarkAdapter
from agent_evolve.engine.base import EvolutionEngine
from agent_evolve.sorts import Process, Trajectory, Suggestions, StepResult
from agent_evolve.contract.workspace import AgentWorkspace
from openai import OpenAI


shopper = OpenAI(api_key=os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"])


WORKSPACE_ROOT = Path("/content material/a_evolve_demo_workspace")
if WORKSPACE_ROOT.exists():
   shutil.rmtree(WORKSPACE_ROOT)


(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "prompts").mkdir(dad and mom=True, exist_ok=True)
(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "expertise").mkdir(dad and mom=True, exist_ok=True)
(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "reminiscence").mkdir(dad and mom=True, exist_ok=True)
(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "instruments").mkdir(dad and mom=True, exist_ok=True)


manifest = {
   "title": "colab-aevolve-demo-agent",
   "model": "0.1.0",
   "contract_version": "1.0",
   "agent": {
       "sort": "customized",
       "entrypoint": None
   },
   "evolvable_layers": ["prompts", "skills", "memory"],
   "reload_strategy": "sizzling"
}
with open(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "manifest.yaml", "w") as f:
   yaml.dump(manifest, f, sort_keys=False)


initial_system_prompt = textwrap.dedent("""
You're a exact text-transformation agent.


Resolve the duty precisely.
Be concise.
Return solely the ultimate reply with no rationalization except the duty explicitly asks for JSON.
""").strip()


(WORKSPACE_ROOT / "prompts" / "system.md").write_text(initial_system_prompt)

We put together the complete Colab setting wanted to run the tutorial from begin to end. We set up the required packages, clone the A-Evolve repository, load the framework imports, and securely acquire the OpenAI API key for mannequin entry. We additionally outline the workspace construction and initialize the manifest and system immediate, offering our evolving agent with a legitimate place to begin inside the A-Evolve framework.

def build_dataset():
   practice = [
       {
           "id": "train-01",
           "rule": "json_sum",
           "input": "Numbers: 7, 11, 4",
           "answer": '{"sum":22}'
       },
       {
           "id": "train-02",
           "rule": "json_sum",
           "input": "Numbers: 20, 5, 3, 2",
           "answer": '{"sum":30}'
       },
       {
           "id": "train-03",
           "rule": "acronym_upper",
           "input": "Create the acronym from: retrieval augmented generation",
           "answer": "RAG"
       },
       {
           "id": "train-04",
           "rule": "acronym_upper",
           "input": "Create the acronym from: large language model",
           "answer": "LLM"
       },
       cherry"
       ,
       zebra"
       ,
       {
           "id": "train-07",
           "rule": "vowel_parity",
           "input": "Word: equation",
           "answer": "EVEN"
       },
       {
           "id": "train-08",
           "rule": "vowel_parity",
           "input": "Word: education",
           "answer": "ODD"
       },
   ]


   holdout = [
       {
           "id": "holdout-01",
           "rule": "json_sum",
           "input": "Numbers: 100, 1, 9",
           "answer": '{"sum":110}'
       },
       {
           "id": "holdout-02",
           "rule": "acronym_upper",
           "input": "Create the acronym from: artificial general intelligence",
           "answer": "AGI"
       },
       mango"
       ,
       {
           "id": "holdout-04",
           "rule": "vowel_parity",
           "input": "Word: aeroplane",
           "answer": "ODD"
       },
   ]
   return practice, holdout


TRAIN_DATA, HOLDOUT_DATA = build_dataset()


def normalize_text(x: str) -> str:
   return x.strip().exchange(" ", "")


class MiniTextBenchmark(BenchmarkAdapter):
   def __init__(self):
       self.practice = TRAIN_DATA
       self.holdout = HOLDOUT_DATA


   def get_tasks(self, break up: str = "practice", restrict: int = 10):
       knowledge = self.practice if break up == "practice" else self.holdout
       duties = []
       for row in knowledge[:limit]:
           duties.append(
               Process(
                   id=row["id"],
                   enter=row["input"],
                   metadata={
                       "rule": row["rule"],
                       "reply": row["answer"]
                   }
               )
           )
       return duties


   def consider(self, job: Process, trajectory: Trajectory):
       pred = trajectory.output.strip()
       gold = job.metadata["answer"].strip()
       success = normalize_text(pred) == normalize_text(gold)
       element = {
           "rule": job.metadata["rule"],
           "gold": gold,
           "pred": pred,
           "enter": job.enter,
           "success": success
       }
       rating = 1.0 if success else 0.0
       return Suggestions(
           success=success,
           rating=rating,
           element=json.dumps(element, ensure_ascii=False),
           uncooked=element
       )


SKILL_ROUTING = {
   "json_sum": ["json", "sum"],
   "acronym_upper": ["acronym", "uppercase"],
   "pipe_unique_sorted_lower": ["unique", "sorted", "lowercase", "pipe"],
   "vowel_parity": ["vowel", "odd", "even", "parity"]
}

We outline the coaching and holdout datasets used to measure the agent earlier than and after evolution. We construct a customized benchmark class that packages every instance into A-Evolve duties and evaluates predictions in opposition to actual anticipated outputs. We additionally arrange the routing hints for expertise, which prepares the system to attach totally different job sorts with the suitable behavioral patterns later within the workflow.

class ColabAEResolverAgent(BaseAgent):
   def __init__(self, workspace_dir: str | Path, mannequin: str = OPENAI_MODEL):
       self.mannequin = mannequin
       tremendous().__init__(workspace_dir)


   def _pick_relevant_skills(self, job: Process):
       rule = job.metadata.get("rule", "")
       chosen = []
       for ability in self.expertise:
           hay = f"{ability.title} {ability.description}".decrease()
           if rule == "json_sum" and ("json" in hay or "sum" in hay):
               chosen.append(ability)
           elif rule == "acronym_upper" and ("acronym" in hay or "uppercase" in hay):
               chosen.append(ability)
           elif rule == "pipe_unique_sorted_lower" and any(okay in hay for okay in ["unique", "sorted", "lowercase", "pipe"]):
               chosen.append(ability)
           elif rule == "vowel_parity" and any(okay in hay for okay in ["vowel", "odd", "even", "parity"]):
               chosen.append(ability)
       return chosen[:3]


   def remedy(self, job: Process) -> Trajectory:
       relevant_skills = self._pick_relevant_skills(job)
       relevant_skill_texts = []
       for s in relevant_skills:
           relevant_skill_texts.append(self.get_skill_content(s.title))


       memory_text = "n".be a part of(
           [f"- {m.get('content', '')}" for m in self.memories[-8:]]
       ).strip()


       skill_block = "nn".be a part of(relevant_skill_texts).strip()
       if not skill_block:
           skill_block = "(no expertise loaded but)"


       if not memory_text:
           memory_text = "(no reminiscence but)"


       user_prompt = textwrap.dedent(f"""
       TASK RULE: {job.metadata.get("rule")}
       TASK INPUT:
       {job.enter}


       ACTIVE SYSTEM PROMPT:
       {self.system_prompt}


       RELEVANT SKILLS:
       {skill_block}


       RECENT MEMORIES:
       {memory_text}


       Resolve the duty precisely.
       Return solely the ultimate reply.
       """).strip()


       response = shopper.chat.completions.create(
           mannequin=self.mannequin,
           temperature=0,
           messages=[
               {"role": "system", "content": "You are an exact text-transformation agent."},
               {"role": "user", "content": user_prompt}
           ]
       )


       output = (response.selections[0].message.content material or "").strip()


       self.keep in mind(
           content material=f"Process {job.id} underneath rule {job.metadata.get('rule')} produced output: {output}",
           class="episodic"
       )


       return Trajectory(
           task_id=job.id,
           output=output,
           steps=[
               {
                   "rule": task.metadata.get("rule"),
                   "used_skills": [s.name for s in relevant_skills],
                   "system_prompt_chars": len(self.system_prompt),
                   "memory_items_seen": len(self.recollections)
               }
           ]
       )


SKILL_TEMPLATES = {
   "json_sum": textwrap.dedent("""
       ---
       title: json-sum-exact
       description: Add all integers and output strict compact JSON with the one key sum.
       ---
       # JSON Sum Precise


       Process:
       1. Extract all integers from the duty enter.
       2. Add them.
       3. Return precisely one compact JSON object on this format:
          {"sum":NUMBER}
       4. Don't add areas, explanations, markdown, or further keys.
   """).strip(),


   "acronym_upper": textwrap.dedent("""
       ---
       title: acronym-upper-exact
       description: Construct an uppercase acronym by taking the primary letter of every phrase.
       ---
       # Acronym Higher Precise


       Process:
       1. Determine the phrase after the colon.
       2. Take the primary letter of every phrase.
       3. Convert each letter to uppercase.
       4. Return solely the ultimate acronym, with no punctuation or rationalization.
   """).strip(),


   "pipe_unique_sorted_lower": textwrap.dedent("""
       ---
       title: pipe-unique-sorted-lower
       description: Normalize tokens to lowercase, deduplicate them, kind ascending, and be a part of them with pipes.
       ---
       # Pipe Distinctive Sorted Decrease


       Process:
       1. Learn the token checklist after the colon.
       2. Break up by commas.
       3. Trim areas and lowercase each token.
       4. Take away duplicates.
       5. Kind alphabetically ascending.
       6. Be a part of with "|" and return solely the ultimate string.
   """).strip(),


   "vowel_parity": textwrap.dedent("""
       ---
       title: vowel-parity-exact
       description: Depend vowels within the phrase and output ODD or EVEN solely.
       ---
       # Vowel Parity Precise


       Process:
       1. Learn the goal phrase after the colon.
       2. Depend vowels utilizing a, e, i, o, u.
       3. If the rely is odd, output ODD.
       4. If the rely is even, output EVEN.
       5. Return solely ODD or EVEN with no further textual content.
   """).strip(),
}


PROMPT_APPENDIX = textwrap.dedent("""
## STRICT OUTPUT CONTRACT
- Output solely the ultimate reply.
- By no means clarify your reasoning.
- If a job expects JSON, return compact JSON with actual keys solely.
- When a related ability exists, observe it actually.
- Precise format is extra vital than being conversational.
""").strip()

We implement the customized A-Evolve agent that reads the lively immediate, expertise, and reminiscence from the workspace and makes use of OpenAI to resolve every job. We design the agent so it selects related expertise, injects latest reminiscence, and returns trajectories within the construction anticipated by the framework. We additionally outline the ability templates and the strict output contract, which function the primary components that the evolution engine can add to enhance efficiency over time.

class ColabMutationEngine(EvolutionEngine):
   def __init__(self):
       self.cycle_count = 0


   def step(self, workspace: AgentWorkspace, observations, historical past, trial):
       self.cycle_count += 1


       failed_by_rule = defaultdict(checklist)
       for obs in observations:
           if not obs.suggestions.success:
               failed_by_rule[obs.task.metadata["rule"]].append({
                   "task_id": obs.job.id,
                   "enter": obs.job.enter,
                   "gold": obs.job.metadata["answer"],
                   "pred": obs.trajectory.output
               })


       mutated = False
       summaries = []


       current_prompt = workspace.read_prompt()
       if "STRICT OUTPUT CONTRACT" not in current_prompt:
           workspace.write_prompt(current_prompt.rstrip() + "nn" + PROMPT_APPENDIX + "n")
           mutated = True
           summaries.append("immediate hardened")


       existing_skill_names = {s.title for s in workspace.list_skills()}


       needed_rule_to_skill_name = {
           "json_sum": "json-sum-exact",
           "acronym_upper": "acronym-upper-exact",
           "pipe_unique_sorted_lower": "pipe-unique-sorted-lower",
           "vowel_parity": "vowel-parity-exact",
       }


       for rule, fails in failed_by_rule.gadgets():
           skill_name = needed_rule_to_skill_name[rule]
           if skill_name not in existing_skill_names:
               workspace.write_skill(skill_name, SKILL_TEMPLATES[rule])
               mutated = True
               summaries.append(f"added ability {skill_name}")


           workspace.add_memory({
               "content material": f"Cycle {self.cycle_count}: rule={rule} failed {len(fails)} time(s). Widespread failure sample: output formatting or process mismatch. Gold examples have to be adopted precisely.",
               "rule": rule,
               "examples": fails[:2]
           }, class="episodic")


       if not failed_by_rule:
           workspace.add_memory({
               "content material": f"Cycle {self.cycle_count}: all present coaching duties succeeded. Protect actual formatting conduct."
           }, class="episodic")


       abstract = " | ".be a part of(summaries) if summaries else "no mutation wanted"
       return StepResult(
           mutated=mutated,
           abstract=abstract,
           metadata={
               "failed_rules": checklist(failed_by_rule.keys()),
               "num_failed_rules": len(failed_by_rule),
               "cycle": self.cycle_count
           }
       )


def evaluate_split(agent, benchmark, break up="practice"):
   duties = benchmark.get_tasks(break up=break up, restrict=100)
   rows = []
   complete = 0
   appropriate = 0
   for job in duties:
       traj = agent.remedy(job)
       fb = benchmark.consider(job, traj)
       rows.append({
           "task_id": job.id,
           "rule": job.metadata["rule"],
           "enter": job.enter,
           "gold": job.metadata["answer"],
           "pred": traj.output,
           "rating": fb.rating,
           "success": fb.success
       })
       complete += 1
       appropriate += int(fb.success)
   rating = appropriate / max(complete, 1)
   return rating, rows


def print_table(rows, title, max_rows=20):
   print("n" + "=" * 110)
   print(title)
   print("=" * 110)
   proven = rows[:max_rows]
   for r in proven:
       print(f"[{r['task_id']}] rule={r['rule']}")
       print(f"  enter : {r['input']}")
       print(f"  gold  : {r['gold']}")
       print(f"  pred  : {r['pred']}")
       print(f"  rating : {r['score']}  success={r['success']}")
       print("-" * 110)


def show_workspace(root: Path):
   print("n" + "=" * 110)
   print("EVOLVED WORKSPACE SNAPSHOT")
   print("=" * 110)
   for path in sorted(root.rglob("*")):
       rel = path.relative_to(root)
       if path.is_dir():
           print(f"[DIR ] {rel}/")
       else:
           print(f"[FILE] {rel}")


def show_skill_contents(root: Path):
   skill_files = sorted((root / "expertise").glob("*/SKILL.md"))
   print("n" + "=" * 110)
   print("SKILL FILES")
   print("=" * 110)
   if not skill_files:
       print("No ability information but.")
   for sf in skill_files:
       print(f"n--- {sf.mother or father.title}/SKILL.md ---")
       print(sf.read_text())

We construct a customized evolution engine that inspects failures and decides learn how to mutate the workspace. We use it to harden the immediate, add lacking expertise, and retailer episodic reminiscence in order that the agent step by step learns higher formatting and task-specific conduct throughout cycles. We additionally outline analysis and reporting utilities that assist us rating the agent, examine predictions, and look at the advanced workspace clearly.

benchmark = MiniTextBenchmark()
agent = ColabAEResolverAgent(WORKSPACE_ROOT, mannequin=OPENAI_MODEL)
engine = ColabMutationEngine()


baseline_train_score, baseline_train_rows = evaluate_split(agent, benchmark, break up="practice")
baseline_holdout_score, baseline_holdout_rows = evaluate_split(agent, benchmark, break up="holdout")


print(f"Baseline practice rating   : {baseline_train_score:.3f}")
print(f"Baseline holdout rating : {baseline_holdout_score:.3f}")


print_table(baseline_train_rows, "BASELINE TRAIN RESULTS")
print_table(baseline_holdout_rows, "BASELINE HOLDOUT RESULTS")


config = ae.EvolveConfig(
   batch_size=8,
   max_cycles=4,
   egl_window=2
)


evolver = ae.Evolver(
   agent=agent,
   benchmark=benchmark,
   config=config,
   engine=engine
)


end result = evolver.run(cycles=4)


print("n" + "=" * 110)
print("A-EVOLVE RUN SUMMARY")
print("=" * 110)
print(f"Cycles accomplished : {end result.cycles_completed}")
print(f"Last practice rating: {end result.final_score:.3f}")
print(f"Rating historical past    : {end result.score_history}")
print(f"Converged        : {end result.converged}")


agent.reload_from_fs()
final_train_score, final_train_rows = evaluate_split(agent, benchmark, break up="practice")
final_holdout_score, final_holdout_rows = evaluate_split(agent, benchmark, break up="holdout")


print(f"nFinal practice rating   : {final_train_score:.3f}")
print(f"Last holdout rating : {final_holdout_score:.3f}")


print_table(final_train_rows, "FINAL TRAIN RESULTS")
print_table(final_holdout_rows, "FINAL HOLDOUT RESULTS")


show_workspace(WORKSPACE_ROOT)
show_skill_contents(WORKSPACE_ROOT)


print("n" + "=" * 110)
print("FINAL SYSTEM PROMPT")
print("=" * 110)
print((WORKSPACE_ROOT / "prompts" / "system.md").read_text())


episodic_path = WORKSPACE_ROOT / "reminiscence" / "episodic.jsonl"
if episodic_path.exists():
   print("n" + "=" * 110)
   print("RECENT EPISODIC MEMORY")
   print("=" * 110)
   traces = episodic_path.read_text().strip().splitlines()
   for line in traces[-10:]:
       print(line)


plt.determine(figsize=(8, 4))
plt.plot(vary(1, len(end result.score_history) + 1), end result.score_history, marker="o")
plt.xlabel("Evolution cycle")
plt.ylabel("Prepare rating")
plt.title("A-Evolve rating historical past")
plt.grid(True)
plt.present()


print("n" + "=" * 110)
print("COMPARISON")
print("=" * 110)
print(f"Prepare   : {baseline_train_score:.3f} -> {final_train_score:.3f}")
print(f"Holdout : {baseline_holdout_score:.3f} -> {final_holdout_score:.3f}")


improved_rules = []
for earlier than, after in zip(sorted(baseline_train_rows, key=lambda x: x["task_id"]), sorted(final_train_rows, key=lambda x: x["task_id"])):
   if (not earlier than["success"]) and after["success"]:
       improved_rules.append(after["rule"])


print(f"Improved practice circumstances by rule: {dict(Counter(improved_rules))}")


print("nDone. This pocket book used the actual A-Evolve framework and demonstrated:")
print("1) a legitimate agent workspace")
print("2) a BaseAgent subclass")
print("3) a BenchmarkAdapter subclass")
print("4) an EvolutionEngine subclass")
print("5) immediate / ability / reminiscence mutations throughout A-Evolve cycles")

We put every thing collectively and run the complete A-Evolve loop from baseline analysis to post-evolution evaluation. We measure the agent earlier than coaching, execute a number of evolution cycles, reload the workspace, after which evaluate the ultimate practice and holdout efficiency to see what improves. We additionally examine the advanced immediate, expertise, reminiscence, and rating historical past, which lets us clearly observe how the framework transforms the agent step-by-step.

In conclusion, we efficiently constructed and ran a full A-Evolve workflow relatively than simply inspecting the repository at a floor degree. We created a legitimate workspace, plugged in a customized agent, benchmarked it on structured duties, after which advanced its conduct by modifying prompts, including expertise, and storing reminiscence throughout cycles. Additionally, we noticed how A-Evolve’s design allows us to deal with agent enchancment as a repeatable engineering course of, by which we are able to measure baseline efficiency, apply managed mutations, and observe how the system turns into extra correct over time.


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