# VectraYX — Reproducibility Release **Paper:** *VectraYX-Nano: A 42M-Parameter Spanish Cybersecurity Language Model with Curriculum Learning and Native Tool Use* This repository contains the code, datasets, and pre-computed results needed to reproduce the key experiments from the paper. - **Author website:** https://jsantillana.com --- ## Repository Structure ``` release/ ├── Makefile ← make repro / make bench-nano / make lora-nano ├── requirements.txt ← exact package versions ├── configs/ │ ├── nano.json ← Nano 42M architecture (GQA 8q/2kv, d_model=512) │ └── base.json ← Base 260M architecture (GQA 16q/4kv, d_model=1024) ├── training/ │ ├── transformer.py ← VectraYXNano model (GQA + QK-Norm + Z-loss + RoPE) │ ├── pretrain.py ← 3-phase curriculum pre-training driver │ ├── finetune_sft.py ← SFT with assistant-only loss masking + mini-curriculum │ ├── finetune_lora_tools.py ← LoRA adapter injection + merge (key experiment) │ ├── finetune_tools.py ← Full fine-tune (baseline comparison) │ ├── sft_dataset.py ← JSONL → tokenized dataset with loss masking │ ├── utils.py ← AdamW, cosine LR, checkpoint save/load │ ├── aws_lora_nano_tools_s3.py ← SageMaker launcher: Nano LoRA (S3-only) │ └── aws_lora_base_tools_s3.py ← SageMaker launcher: Base LoRA (S3-only) ├── eval/ │ ├── benchmark.py ← VectraYX-Bench B1–B5 harness │ ├── run_inference_lora.py ← Inference with LoRA adapter loaded │ ├── run_inference_base.py ← Inference with base checkpoint │ └── red_team_eval.py ← Adversarial probe script ├── eval_data/ │ ├── b1_cveqa.jsonl ← 500 CVE Q&A prompts + expected keywords │ ├── b2_classification.jsonl ← 200 threat classification examples │ ├── b3_commands.jsonl ← 35 command-line completion prompts │ ├── b4_tooluse.jsonl ← 25 tool-selection prompts (v2: 50 prompts) │ └── b5_conversational.jsonl ← 10 conversational gate prompts ├── corpus/ │ ├── tool_sft_mini_v1.jsonl ← 2,801 tool-use examples (ratio 1:21) ← KEY │ ├── tool_sft_v3_bash.jsonl ← 296 bash-focused examples │ ├── tool_sft_v2_simple.jsonl ← 115 simple bash examples │ ├── b4_tooluse_v2.jsonl ← B4 benchmark v2 (50 questions, 60% bash) │ ├── build_mini_tool_corpus.py ← Regenerate tool_sft_mini_v1 from scratch │ ├── build_tool_sft_corpus.py ← Full tool-use corpus generator │ └── build_v3_and_bench.py ← v3 corpus + benchmark builder ├── results/ │ ├── bench_nano_baseline_multiseed.json ← Nano baseline N=4 seeds (paper Table 2) │ ├── bench_nano_lora_multiseed.json ← Nano LoRA N=4 seeds (paper Table 3) │ └── bench_base_lora_s42.json ← Base LoRA seed=42 (paper Table 3) └── paper/ └── main.pdf ← Paper PDF ``` --- ## Key Finding: Tool-Use Corpus Density The B4=0.000 floor in mixed SFT is a **corpus-density artifact**, not a capacity gate. | Model | Corpus | Ratio | B4 | |---|---|---|---| | Nano 42M (mixed SFT, N=4 seeds) | 62K examples | 1:211 | **0.000** | | **Nano 42M + LoRA (N=4 seeds)** | **2,801 examples** | **1:21** | **0.145 ± 0.046** | | Base 260M (mixed SFT) | 62K examples | 1:211 | **0.000** | | **Base 260M + LoRA** | **2,801 examples** | **1:21** | **0.580** | | Pro 3B + LoRA-64 | 62K examples | ~1:10 | 0.600 | | Pro 7B + QLoRA-32 | 62K examples | ~1:10 | 0.880 | ### Nano LoRA Multi-Seed Results (N=4, Table 3 in paper) | Seed | B1 KW | B2 F1 | B3 TM | **B4** | B5 | |------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-----| | 42 | 0.008 | 0.200 | 0.029 | **0.220** | 0.500 | | 7 | 0.017 | 0.200 | 0.029 | **0.140** | 0.600 | | 13 | 0.006 | 0.200 | 0.000 | **0.120** | 0.600 | | 23 | 0.014 | 0.205 | 0.029 | **0.100** | 0.600 | | **Mean ± std** | **0.011 ± 0.004** | **0.201 ± 0.002** | **0.021 ± 0.012** | **0.145 ± 0.046** | **0.575 ± 0.043** | --- ## Quick Start ### 1. Install dependencies ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ### 2. Download checkpoints ```bash mkdir -p checkpoints # From HuggingFace (links TBD — see paper for GCS paths) # Nano 42M post-SFT (503 MB) # wget https://huggingface.co/vectrayx/nano-sft-v5/resolve/main/nano_sft_v5.pt \ # -O checkpoints/nano_sft_v5.pt # Base 260M post-Phase3 (3.1 GB) # wget https://huggingface.co/vectrayx/base-phase3/resolve/main/base_phase3_last.pt \ # -O checkpoints/base_phase3_last.pt # Tokenizer (474 KB) # wget https://huggingface.co/vectrayx/tokenizer/resolve/main/vectrayx_bpe.model \ # -O checkpoints/vectrayx_bpe.model ``` ### 3. Run the full reproducibility suite ```bash make repro ``` This runs: 1. `make bench-nano` — B1–B5 on Nano baseline (expected B4=0.000) 2. `make bench-base` — B1–B5 on Base baseline (expected B4=0.000) 3. `make lora-nano` — LoRA fine-tune Nano + eval (expected B4≈0.220 for seed=42) 4. `make lora-base` — LoRA fine-tune Base + eval (expected B4≈0.580 for seed=42) ### 4. Run individual experiments ```bash # Benchmark only (no training) make bench-nano make bench-base # LoRA fine-tune + benchmark make lora-nano # ~30 min on A10G make lora-base # ~45 min on A10G # Regenerate corpus make corpus ``` --- ## Reproducing the Pre-Training Pipeline The full from-scratch pre-training pipeline (Phases 1–3 + SFT) is described in `training_v2/README.md` in the main repository. The key entry points are: ```bash # 1. Train tokenizer (BPE-16384, 50/50 conv/tech balance) python -m training.tokenizer.train_spm_bpe \ --config configs/nano.json \ --corpus-root /path/to/corpus \ --out-dir checkpoints/tokenizer # 2. Tokenize corpus → binary shards python -m training.data.prepare_corpus \ --tokenizer checkpoints/tokenizer/vectrayx_bpe.model \ --corpus-root /path/to/corpus \ --out-root data/bins # 3. Pre-train (3 phases with replay buffer) python training/pretrain.py --config configs/nano.json \ --bins data/bins --out checkpoints --phase 1 \ --batch-size 16 --grad-accum 8 --epochs 2 python training/pretrain.py --config configs/nano.json \ --bins data/bins --out checkpoints --phase 2 \ --resume checkpoints/phase1/last.pt python training/pretrain.py --config configs/nano.json \ --bins data/bins --out checkpoints --phase 3 \ --resume checkpoints/phase2/last.pt # 4. SFT with mini-curriculum python training/finetune_sft.py \ --config configs/nano.json \ --tokenizer checkpoints/tokenizer/vectrayx_bpe.model \ --resume checkpoints/phase3/last.pt \ --out checkpoints/sft_v5 \ --batch-size 16 --grad-accum 4 --epochs 3 --lr 2e-5 # 5. Benchmark python eval/benchmark.py \ --config configs/nano.json \ --tokenizer checkpoints/tokenizer/vectrayx_bpe.model \ --checkpoint checkpoints/sft_v5/final.pt \ --data-dir eval_data \ --out results/bench_nano_baseline.json ``` **Estimated cost:** ~$12 USD on GCP L4 for 3 full runs (v2/v4/v6 ablations). --- ## SageMaker Experiments (LoRA) The LoRA experiments were run on AWS SageMaker `ml.g5.xlarge` (NVIDIA A10G 24GB). ```bash # Prerequisites: AWS CLI configured, S3 bucket with assets # See training/aws_lora_nano_tools_s3.py for full setup # Upload assets to S3 aws s3 cp checkpoints/nano_sft_v5.pt s3://YOUR_BUCKET/checkpoints/ aws s3 cp checkpoints/vectrayx_bpe.model s3://YOUR_BUCKET/tokenizers/ aws s3 cp corpus/tool_sft_mini_v1.jsonl s3://YOUR_BUCKET/training-data/ # Launch Nano LoRA (seed=42) bash corpus/launch_nano_lora_mini_ondemand.sh # Launch Base LoRA (seed=42) bash corpus/launch_base_lora_mini_ondemand.sh ``` **Estimated cost per run:** ~$1.50 USD (ml.g5.xlarge on-demand, ~45 min). --- ## Model Checkpoints | Checkpoint | Size | Description | Link | |---|---|---|---| | `nano_sft_v5.pt` | 503 MB | Nano 42M post-SFT (base for LoRA) | HuggingFace (TBD) | | `nano_lora_mini_s42.pt` | ~5 MB | Nano LoRA adapter (seed=42) | HuggingFace (TBD) | | `base_phase3_last.pt` | 3.1 GB | Base 260M post-Phase3 (base for LoRA) | HuggingFace (TBD) | | `base_lora_mini_s42.pt` | ~20 MB | Base LoRA adapter (seed=42) | HuggingFace (TBD) | | `vectrayx_bpe.model` | 474 KB | BPE-16384 tokenizer | HuggingFace (TBD) | --- ## Environment Experiments were run with: | Package | Version | |---|---| | Python | 3.10 | | PyTorch | 2.11.0 | | sentencepiece | 0.2.1 | | numpy | 2.4.2 | | CUDA | 12.1 | | boto3 | 1.42.93 | | sagemaker | 3.10.0 | Hardware: - Pre-training: GCP `g2-standard-4` (NVIDIA L4 24GB), `us-west1-a` - LoRA experiments: AWS SageMaker `ml.g5.xlarge` (NVIDIA A10G 24GB), `us-east-1` - Multi-seed runs: AWS EC2 `g4dn.xlarge` (NVIDIA T4 16GB) --- ## Citation ```bibtex @inproceedings{santillana2026vectrayx, title = {VectraYX-Nano: A 42M-Parameter Spanish Cybersecurity Language Model with Curriculum Learning and Native Tool Use}, author = {Santillana, Juan S.}, booktitle = {Preprint}, year = {2026} } ``` --- ## License | Component | License | |---|---| | Training code | MIT | | Evaluation datasets (B1–B5) | CC-BY-4.0 | | Model weights | Apache 2.0 | | Paper | CC-BY-4.0 |