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meta_rewarding.py — Self-improving critic via meta-judge loop.
From Meta-Rewarding LLMs (arxiv:2407.19594):
The Purpose Function judges agent actions. But who judges the judge?
A meta-judge evaluates the Purpose Function's own judgments, creating
preference pairs (good judgment vs bad judgment) that improve the critic.
Adaptation for Purpose Agent (no weight updates):
Instead of DPO fine-tuning, we store high-quality judgment examples
as critic_calibration memories. The Purpose Function's prompt gets
augmented with these calibration examples, improving scoring quality
over time through in-context learning.
Meta-judge loop:
1. Purpose Function scores a transition → produces (score, reasoning, evidence)
2. Meta-judge evaluates the judgment: was the reasoning sound? was evidence cited?
3. Good judgments → stored as critic_calibration memories (positive examples)
4. Bad judgments → stored as failure_pattern memories (negative examples)
5. Next time the Purpose Function runs, calibration memories are in its prompt
Result: the critic gets better at scoring without any weight updates.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
from typing import Any
from purpose_agent.llm_backend import LLMBackend, ChatMessage
from purpose_agent.types import PurposeScore
from purpose_agent.memory import MemoryCard, MemoryKind, MemoryStatus
from purpose_agent.v2_types import MemoryScope
from purpose_agent.memory_ci import MemoryCI
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
META_JUDGE_PROMPT = """\
You are a META-JUDGE. You evaluate the QUALITY of another AI's evaluation.
You will see:
- A state transition (before → action → after)
- The Purpose Function's judgment (Φ scores, reasoning, evidence)
Rate the judgment quality on these criteria:
1. EVIDENCE GROUNDING: Did the judgment cite specific, verifiable state changes? (0-10)
2. REASONING COHERENCE: Is the chain of reasoning logically sound? (0-10)
3. CALIBRATION: Are the Φ scores proportional to actual progress? (0-10)
4. ANTI-SYCOPHANCY: Did the judgment avoid inflating scores to be encouraging? (0-10)
5. CONSISTENCY: Would an identical state get the same score? (0-10)
Respond with JSON:
{
"evidence_grounding": <0-10>,
"reasoning_coherence": <0-10>,
"calibration": <0-10>,
"anti_sycophancy": <0-10>,
"consistency": <0-10>,
"overall": <0-10>,
"feedback": "<specific feedback on what was good or bad about this judgment>"
}
"""
META_JUDGE_SCHEMA = {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"evidence_grounding": {"type": "number"},
"reasoning_coherence": {"type": "number"},
"calibration": {"type": "number"},
"anti_sycophancy": {"type": "number"},
"consistency": {"type": "number"},
"overall": {"type": "number"},
"feedback": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["overall", "feedback"],
}
class MetaRewardingLoop:
"""
Evaluates and improves the Purpose Function through meta-judgment.
Usage:
meta = MetaRewardingLoop(meta_llm=strong_model, memory_ci=ci)
# After each Purpose Function evaluation:
meta.evaluate_judgment(
state_before_desc="Position (0,0)",
action_desc="move_east",
state_after_desc="Position (1,0)",
purpose="Reach (4,4)",
judgment=purpose_score,
)
# Good judgments become calibration examples in memory.
# Bad judgments become failure patterns.
# Purpose Function improves via in-context learning.
"""
def __init__(
self,
meta_llm: LLMBackend,
memory_ci: MemoryCI,
quality_threshold: float = 7.0,
):
self.meta_llm = meta_llm
self.memory_ci = memory_ci
self.quality_threshold = quality_threshold
self._eval_log: list[dict] = []
def evaluate_judgment(
self,
state_before_desc: str,
action_desc: str,
state_after_desc: str,
purpose: str,
judgment: PurposeScore,
trace_id: str = "",
) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""
Have the meta-judge evaluate a Purpose Function judgment.
If the judgment is high quality → create a positive calibration memory.
If low quality → create a negative calibration memory.
"""
context = (
f"Purpose: {purpose}\n"
f"State before: {state_before_desc}\n"
f"Action: {action_desc}\n"
f"State after: {state_after_desc}\n\n"
f"Purpose Function's judgment:\n"
f" Φ_before={judgment.phi_before:.1f}, Φ_after={judgment.phi_after:.1f}, Δ={judgment.delta:+.2f}\n"
f" Confidence: {judgment.confidence:.2f}\n"
f" Reasoning: {judgment.reasoning}\n"
f" Evidence: {judgment.evidence}"
)
messages = [
ChatMessage(role="system", content=META_JUDGE_PROMPT),
ChatMessage(role="user", content=context),
]
try:
result = self.meta_llm.generate_structured(messages, schema=META_JUDGE_SCHEMA)
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Meta-judge failed: {e}")
return {"error": str(e)}
overall = float(result.get("overall", 5.0))
feedback = str(result.get("feedback", ""))
log_entry = {
"trace_id": trace_id,
"overall_quality": overall,
"feedback": feedback,
"components": {k: result.get(k, 0) for k in META_JUDGE_SCHEMA["properties"] if k not in ("overall", "feedback")},
}
self._eval_log.append(log_entry)
# Create calibration memory
if overall >= self.quality_threshold:
card = MemoryCard(
kind=MemoryKind.CRITIC_CALIBRATION,
status=MemoryStatus.CANDIDATE,
content=(
f"GOOD judgment example (quality={overall:.0f}/10): "
f"For Δ={judgment.delta:+.2f}, evidence was: '{judgment.evidence[:200]}'. "
f"Meta-judge feedback: {feedback[:200]}"
),
pattern=f"When scoring transitions with delta ~{judgment.delta:+.1f}",
strategy=f"Follow this example: {judgment.reasoning[:200]}",
trust_score=min(overall / 10.0, 1.0),
source_trace_id=trace_id,
created_by="meta_judge",
)
self.memory_ci.submit(card)
logger.info(f"MetaRewarding: Good judgment (quality={overall:.0f}) → calibration memory")
elif overall < 4.0:
card = MemoryCard(
kind=MemoryKind.FAILURE_PATTERN,
status=MemoryStatus.CANDIDATE,
content=(
f"BAD judgment example (quality={overall:.0f}/10): "
f"Avoid this pattern: {feedback[:300]}"
),
pattern="When scoring state transitions",
strategy=f"Do NOT: {feedback[:200]}",
trust_score=0.8,
source_trace_id=trace_id,
created_by="meta_judge",
scope=MemoryScope(agent_roles=["critic"]),
)
self.memory_ci.submit(card)
logger.info(f"MetaRewarding: Bad judgment (quality={overall:.0f}) → failure pattern memory")
return log_entry
@property
def eval_log(self) -> list[dict]:
return self._eval_log
def summary(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
if not self._eval_log:
return {"evaluations": 0}
scores = [e["overall_quality"] for e in self._eval_log]
return {
"evaluations": len(scores),
"avg_quality": round(sum(scores) / len(scores), 2),
"min_quality": min(scores),
"max_quality": max(scores),
}
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