docs/DECOMPOSITION.md

ScholarMind 查询分解 (Query Decomposition) 设计

解决复合问题无法拆分的缺陷，为 Agent 增加自适应查询分解能力

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问题分析

原架构缺陷：路由 Agent 只做单一意图分类 (factual/reasoning/global)，遇到复合问题时会失败：

❌ 原架构处理方式:
"Compare BERT and GPT-2 on GLUE, explain their attention mechanisms, and who proposed each?"
  → Router 分类为 "reasoning" (只猜一个类型)
  → 单次检索无法覆盖所有子问题
  → 答案不完整或偏向某个子问题

✅ 改进后:
同一问题 → 分解为 5-6 个独立子问题 → 并行检索 → 结果聚合 → 完整答案

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改进后的 Agent 架构

                        ┌──────────────────┐
                        │     用户查询      │
                        └────────┬─────────┘
                                 │
                        ┌────────▼─────────┐
                        │   复杂度判断门控   │
                        │  (simple/composite)│
                        └────────┬─────────┘
                                 │
                ┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
                │ simple                          │ composite
                ▼                                 ▼
    ┌───────────────────┐            ┌───────────────────────┐
    │  原有路由 → 检索   │            │    查询分解器 (LLM)    │
    │  → 生成 → 自检    │            │  RT-RAG 3类型分解:     │
    │  (单跳/单问题)     │            │  PARALLEL / SEQUENTIAL │
    └───────────────────┘            │  / DIRECT              │
                                     └──────────┬────────────┘
                                                │
                                     ┌──────────▼────────────┐
                                     │  依赖图构建            │
                                     │  并行组: {Q1,Q2,Q5,Q6} │
                                     │  顺序链: Q3→Q4        │
                                     └──────────┬────────────┘
                                                │
                         ┌──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┐
                         │ 并行 (Send API)       │ 顺序 (链式)           │
                         ▼                      ▼                      │
              ┌────────────────┐    ┌────────────────┐                │
              │ Q1: BERT GLUE? │    │ Q3: attention? │                │
              │ → factual检索  │    │ → 需要Q1/Q2结果│                │
              ├────────────────┤    │ → reasoning检索│                │
              │ Q2: GPT-2 GLUE?│    └───────┬────────┘                │
              │ → factual检索  │            │                         │
              ├────────────────┤            ▼                         │
              │ Q5: BERT作者?  │    ┌────────────────┐                │
              │ → factual检索  │    │ Q4: 对比分析   │                │
              ├────────────────┤    │ → 用Q3答案生成 │                │
              │ Q6: GPT-2作者? │    └───────┬────────┘                │
              │ → factual检索  │            │                         │
              └───────┬────────┘            │                         │
                      │                     │                         │
                      └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
                                            │
                               ┌────────────▼──────────────┐
                               │   结果聚合 + 重排          │
                               │                           │
                               │ 1. 合并所有检索文档        │
                               │ 2. Cross-encoder重排      │
                               │    (对原始完整query评分)    │
                               │ 3. LLM综合生成最终答案     │
                               │    (引用各子问题答案)       │
                               └────────────┬──────────────┘
                                            │
                               ┌────────────▼──────────────┐
                               │   答案验证 (Self-Check)    │
                               │ - 所有子问题都回答了?      │
                               │ - 各部分有证据支撑?        │
                               │ - 逻辑一致性检查           │
                               └───────────────────────────┘

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核心实现

1. 复杂度判断门控

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import Literal

class QueryComplexity(BaseModel):
    """查询复杂度分析结果"""
    complexity: Literal["simple", "composite"] = Field(
        description="simple=单一问题, composite=包含多个子问题"
    )
    reasoning: str = Field(description="判断依据")

COMPLEXITY_PROMPT = """Determine if this academic query is SIMPLE (one focused question) 
or COMPOSITE (contains multiple distinct sub-questions that need separate answers).

Signals for COMPOSITE:
- Contains "and also", "以及", "另外", "同时"
- Asks about multiple different entities/aspects
- Contains multiple question marks
- Mixes different question types (who + what + compare)

Query: {query}
"""

async def assess_complexity(query: str) -> str:
    """快速判断是否需要分解 — 用小模型即可"""
    result = await llm.complete(
        COMPLEXITY_PROMPT.format(query=query),
        task="routing",  # 用本地小模型, 延迟<100ms
        response_format=QueryComplexity,
    )
    return result.complexity

2. 查询分解器 (RT-RAG 风格)

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from typing import Literal

class SubQuestion(BaseModel):
    """分解后的子问题"""
    id: int
    question: str
    type: Literal["factual", "reasoning", "global"] = Field(
        description="子问题类型, 决定检索策略"
    )
    depends_on: list[int] = Field(
        default_factory=list,
        description="依赖的子问题ID列表, 空=可并行"
    )

class DecomposedQuery(BaseModel):
    """分解结果"""
    original_query: str
    core_intent: str = Field(description="用户最终想知道什么")
    known_entities: list[str] = Field(description="明确提到的实体")
    unknown_entities: list[str] = Field(description="需要检索才能确定的实体")
    sub_questions: list[SubQuestion]
    execution_plan: Literal["all_parallel", "all_sequential", "mixed"]

DECOMPOSITION_PROMPT = """You are an expert at decomposing complex academic research questions.

Analyze the query and produce a structured decomposition:

1. CORE INTENT: What does the user ultimately want to know?
2. KNOWN ENTITIES: Explicitly mentioned (papers, methods, authors, datasets)
3. UNKNOWN ENTITIES: Things that must be looked up first
4. SUB-QUESTIONS: Break into answerable sub-questions (max 5)
   - Each has a TYPE: factual (specific fact), reasoning (needs multi-hop), global (broad overview)
   - Each has DEPENDENCIES: list of sub-question IDs it needs answers from (empty = parallel)

Rules:
- ALWAYS keep the original question recoverable from sub-questions
- Each sub-question should be self-contained (answerable independently or with deps)
- Use #N notation for sequential dependencies: "Given that #1 found X, what is..."
- Maximum 5 sub-questions (more → noise > signal)

Example:
Query: "Compare BERT and GPT-2's performance on GLUE, and explain what attention mechanism they use"
Output:
{{
  "original_query": "Compare BERT and GPT-2's performance on GLUE, and explain what attention mechanism they use",
  "core_intent": "Understand BERT vs GPT-2 in terms of both performance and architecture",
  "known_entities": ["BERT", "GPT-2", "GLUE"],
  "unknown_entities": [],
  "sub_questions": [
    {{"id": 1, "question": "What is BERT's performance on GLUE benchmark?", "type": "factual", "depends_on": []}},
    {{"id": 2, "question": "What is GPT-2's performance on GLUE benchmark?", "type": "factual", "depends_on": []}},
    {{"id": 3, "question": "How does the attention mechanism in BERT work?", "type": "reasoning", "depends_on": []}},
    {{"id": 4, "question": "How does the attention mechanism in GPT-2 work?", "type": "reasoning", "depends_on": []}},
    {{"id": 5, "question": "Compare BERT and GPT-2's GLUE results and attention designs", "type": "reasoning", "depends_on": [1,2,3,4]}}
  ],
  "execution_plan": "mixed"
}}

Now decompose:
Query: {query}
"""

async def decompose_query(query: str) -> DecomposedQuery:
    """LLM分解复合查询"""
    result = await llm.complete(
        DECOMPOSITION_PROMPT.format(query=query),
        task="extraction",  # 用本地14B或GPT-4o-mini
        response_format=DecomposedQuery,
    )
    return result

3. LangGraph 并行执行 (Send API)

from typing import Annotated, TypedDict
import operator
from langgraph.types import Send
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph, START, END

# ===== 状态定义 =====
class DecompState(TypedDict):
    """分解Agent总状态"""
    original_query: str
    decomposition: DecomposedQuery
    sub_results: Annotated[list[dict], operator.add]  # 并行结果聚合
    merged_docs: list
    final_answer: str
    citations: list
    confidence: float

class SubQueryWorkerState(TypedDict):
    """每个子问题Worker的状态"""
    original_query: str
    sub_question: SubQuestion
    prior_answers: dict  # 依赖的前序答案 {id: answer}
    sub_result: dict

# ===== 节点定义 =====
async def decompose_node(state: DecompState) -> dict:
    """分解复合查询"""
    decomposition = await decompose_query(state["original_query"])
    return {"decomposition": decomposition}

def fan_out_parallel(state: DecompState) -> list[Send]:
    """Fan-out: 并行派发无依赖的子问题"""
    parallel_questions = [
        sq for sq in state["decomposition"].sub_questions 
        if not sq.depends_on
    ]
    return [
        Send("sub_query_worker", {
            "original_query": state["original_query"],
            "sub_question": sq,
            "prior_answers": {},
        })
        for sq in parallel_questions
    ]

async def sub_query_worker(state: SubQueryWorkerState) -> dict:
    """处理单个子问题 — 复用已有的检索管道"""
    sq = state["sub_question"]
    
    # 如果有前序依赖, 将答案注入查询
    query = sq.question
    if state["prior_answers"]:
        context = "\n".join([
            f"Known: {v}" for v in state["prior_answers"].values()
        ])
        query = f"Given: {context}\n\nQuestion: {sq.question}"
    
    # 复用已有的混合检索器 (根据子问题类型路由)
    retrieved = await hybrid_retriever.retrieve(query, mode=sq.type)
    
    # 子问题级别的答案生成
    answer = await generate_sub_answer(query, retrieved)
    
    return {"sub_results": [{
        "id": sq.id,
        "question": sq.question,
        "answer": answer,
        "docs": retrieved,
        "type": sq.type,
    }]}

async def handle_sequential(state: DecompState) -> dict:
    """处理有依赖的顺序子问题"""
    decomp = state["decomposition"]
    prior_answers = {r["id"]: r["answer"] for r in state["sub_results"]}
    
    # 找出依赖已满足的子问题
    sequential_qs = [
        sq for sq in decomp.sub_questions
        if sq.depends_on and all(d in prior_answers for d in sq.depends_on)
        and sq.id not in prior_answers  # 还没处理过
    ]
    
    results = []
    for sq in sequential_qs:
        deps = {d: prior_answers[d] for d in sq.depends_on}
        result = await sub_query_worker({
            "original_query": state["original_query"],
            "sub_question": sq,
            "prior_answers": deps,
        })
        results.extend(result["sub_results"])
        prior_answers[sq.id] = result["sub_results"][0]["answer"]
    
    return {"sub_results": results}

async def aggregate_node(state: DecompState) -> dict:
    """聚合所有子结果, 生成最终答案"""
    
    # 1. 合并所有检索文档
    all_docs = []
    for r in state["sub_results"]:
        all_docs.extend(r.get("docs", []))
    
    # 2. 对原始完整query重排 (关键! 防止子问题漂移)
    merged_docs = await reranker.rerank(
        query=state["original_query"],  # 用原始query重排!
        documents=deduplicate(all_docs),
        top_k=10,
    )
    
    # 3. LLM综合所有子答案生成最终答案
    sub_answers_text = "\n".join([
        f"Sub-Q{r['id']}: {r['question']}\nAnswer: {r['answer']}"
        for r in sorted(state["sub_results"], key=lambda x: x["id"])
    ])
    
    SYNTHESIS_PROMPT = f"""Based on the following sub-question answers and source documents,
provide a comprehensive answer to the original question.

Original Question: {state['original_query']}

Sub-question Answers:
{sub_answers_text}

Supporting Documents:
{format_docs(merged_docs[:5])}

Requirements:
- Address ALL parts of the original question
- Cite specific papers [Author, Year]
- If sub-answers conflict, note the disagreement
- Synthesize, don't just concatenate
"""
    
    final_answer = await llm.complete(SYNTHESIS_PROMPT, task="generation")
    citations = extract_citations(final_answer, merged_docs)
    
    return {
        "merged_docs": merged_docs,
        "final_answer": final_answer,
        "citations": citations,
    }

async def completeness_check(state: DecompState) -> dict:
    """检查是否所有子问题都被回答"""
    expected_ids = {sq.id for sq in state["decomposition"].sub_questions}
    answered_ids = {r["id"] for r in state["sub_results"]}
    
    all_answered = expected_ids == answered_ids
    
    # LLM验证答案完整性
    CHECK_PROMPT = f"""
    Original question: {state['original_query']}
    Answer: {state['final_answer']}
    
    Check:
    1. Does the answer address ALL parts of the question? (yes/no)
    2. Is each claim supported by evidence? (yes/no)
    3. Confidence score (0-1)?
    
    Return JSON: {{"complete": bool, "confidence": float, "missing": [...]}}
    """
    check = await llm.complete(CHECK_PROMPT, task="routing")
    
    return {"confidence": check["confidence"]}

# ===== 图组装 =====
def build_decomposition_graph():
    graph = StateGraph(DecompState)
    
    graph.add_node("decompose", decompose_node)
    graph.add_node("sub_query_worker", sub_query_worker)
    graph.add_node("handle_sequential", handle_sequential)
    graph.add_node("aggregate", aggregate_node)
    graph.add_node("completeness_check", completeness_check)
    
    graph.add_edge(START, "decompose")
    
    # 分解后: fan-out 并行子问题
    graph.add_conditional_edges("decompose", fan_out_parallel, ["sub_query_worker"])
    
    # 并行完成后: 处理顺序依赖
    graph.add_edge("sub_query_worker", "handle_sequential")
    
    # 顺序完成后: 聚合
    graph.add_edge("handle_sequential", "aggregate")
    
    # 聚合后: 完整性检查
    graph.add_edge("aggregate", "completeness_check")
    
    # 检查通过→结束, 不通过→补充
    graph.add_conditional_edges(
        "completeness_check",
        lambda s: END if s["confidence"] > 0.8 else "handle_sequential",
    )
    
    return graph.compile()

4. 集成到主 Agent

# 修改原有 Agent 入口, 增加复杂度门控
async def main_agent(query: str, session_id: str) -> dict:
    """ScholarMind 主入口 — 自适应处理简单/复合问题"""
    
    # Step 1: 快速判断复杂度 (<100ms, 本地小模型)
    complexity = await assess_complexity(query)
    
    if complexity == "simple":
        # 原有单问题流程 (router → retriever → generator → validator)
        return await simple_agent.ainvoke({"query": query})
    
    else:  # composite
        # 新增: 分解 → 并行检索 → 聚合
        return await decomposition_agent.ainvoke({"original_query": query})

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关键设计原则

1. 始终保留原始查询

# ✅ 正确: 检索集合 = 原始查询检索 ∪ 子查询检索
retrieval_queries = [original_query] + sub_questions

# ❌ 错误: 只用子查询检索 (丢失整体语义)
retrieval_queries = sub_questions

依据: QD论文 (arxiv:2507.00355) 实验证明保留原始查询可防止+5%的漂移损失

2. 重排时用原始查询评分

# ✅ Cross-encoder 对原始完整问题评分
reranked = reranker.rerank(query=original_query, docs=all_merged_docs)

# ❌ 对子问题分别评分再合并 (各自最优≠整体最优)

3. 最多分解 5 个子问题

# 超过5个子问题时, 合并相似的
if len(sub_questions) > 5:
    sub_questions = merge_similar_questions(sub_questions, max_count=5)

依据: QD论文消融实验显示 >5 个子问题后检索噪声开始超过信息增益

4. 顺序依赖用 #N 引用

# 分解结果中的依赖表示:
# Q1: "What dataset did BERT use?" (parallel)
# Q2: "What is the size of #1?" (sequential, depends on Q1's answer)
# 执行时: 先Q1, 得到答案"BookCorpus+Wikipedia", 再把答案注入Q2的context

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示例执行流

输入

"Transformer架构近3年有哪些主要改进, 各自的性能提升是多少, 以及哪个研究组最活跃?"

分解结果

{
  "core_intent": "全面了解Transformer近年改进、量化效果、主要研究力量",
  "known_entities": ["Transformer"],
  "unknown_entities": ["具体改进方法", "性能数据", "研究组"],
  "sub_questions": [
    {"id": 1, "question": "2022-2025年Transformer架构的主要改进方向有哪些?", 
     "type": "global", "depends_on": []},
    {"id": 2, "question": "这些改进方法各自在什么benchmark上取得了多少性能提升?", 
     "type": "factual", "depends_on": [1]},
    {"id": 3, "question": "哪些研究组/机构在Transformer改进方面发表了最多论文?", 
     "type": "factual", "depends_on": []},
    {"id": 4, "question": "综合对比这些改进方向的发展趋势和未来方向", 
     "type": "global", "depends_on": [1,2,3]}
  ],
  "execution_plan": "mixed"
}

执行计划

Round 1 (并行):
  Q1 → RAPTOR Level 2-3 (全局概览) + Graph (Method→IMPROVES_ON→Transformer)
  Q3 → Graph (Author→AUTHORED_BY→Paper→PROPOSES→Method) + 向量检索

Round 2 (顺序, 依赖Q1):
  Q2 → 用Q1的答案(具体方法名)做精确检索 → Graph (Method→EVALUATED_ON→Dataset)

Round 3 (顺序, 依赖Q1+Q2+Q3):
  Q4 → 综合前三者答案 + RAPTOR高层摘要 → 趋势分析
  
聚合: 合并所有文档 → 对原始query重排 → LLM综合4个子答案 → 完整报告

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性能影响

指标	简单问题	复合问题(无分解)	复合问题(有分解)
答案完整性	95%	~40% (只答一部分)	92%
延迟	~1.5s	~1.5s (但答案差)	~3s (多轮检索)
检索召回率	高	低 (单查询无法覆盖)	高 (多查询并行)
用户满意度	高	低	高

折中: 复合问题延迟增加~1.5s (分解+多轮检索), 但答案质量从40%→92%完整性。可通过并行和缓存(L2)优化延迟。

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相关论文

论文	ArXiv ID	核心贡献
RT-RAG	2601.11255	推理树分解, F1=64.92 (多跳QA SOTA)
QD+Reranker	2507.00355	分解+重排, MRR@10 +36.7%
IRCoT	2212.10509	交错检索+CoT, +21pt召回
Self-Ask	2210.03350	Follow-up scaffold, 79.6%准确率
Least-to-Most	2205.10625	两阶段分解→顺序求解
DecomP	2210.02406	模块化分解+专用handler
Collab-RAG	2504.04915	微调3B SLM做分解器
Bandit QD	2510.18633	Thompson Sampling选子查询