karenina.integrations.gepa.feedback¶
feedback
¶
LLM-based feedback generation for GEPA optimization.
This module provides rich diagnostic feedback by using an LLM to analyze verification failures. It supports: - Single trajectory analysis (when only one model fails) - Differential analysis (comparing successful vs failed traces) - Rubric-specific feedback (when rubrics are attached to questions) - Async/parallel feedback generation for improved performance
Classes¶
LLMFeedbackGenerator
¶
Generates rich diagnostic feedback using an LLM.
This class provides LLM-powered analysis of verification failures to produce more actionable feedback than simple programmatic string concatenation.
Example
from karenina.schemas.config import ModelConfig config = ModelConfig( ... id="feedback-llm", ... model_provider="openai", ... model_name="gpt-4o-mini", ... temperature=0.7, ... ) generator = LLMFeedbackGenerator(config) feedback = generator.generate_complete_feedback( ... failed_trajectory=traj, ... successful_trajectories=successes, ... rubric_scores=traj.rubric_scores, ... )
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
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Functions¶
__init__
¶
__init__(model_config: ModelConfig)
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
model_config
¶ |
ModelConfig
|
Configuration for the feedback LLM. |
required |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ValueError
|
If model_config is missing required fields. |
RuntimeError
|
If LLM initialization fails. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_complete_feedback
¶
generate_complete_feedback(
failed_trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
successful_trajectories: list[KareninaTrajectory]
| None,
rubric_scores: dict[str, Any] | None,
) -> str
Generate combined template verification + rubric feedback.
This is the main entry point for feedback generation. It generates: 1. Template verification feedback (differential if successes exist, single otherwise) 2. Rubric evaluation feedback (if rubrics are present)
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
failed_trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory that failed verification. |
required |
successful_trajectories
¶ |
list[KareninaTrajectory] | None
|
Optional list of trajectories that passed. |
required |
rubric_scores
¶ |
dict[str, Any] | None
|
Optional per-trait rubric scores. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
Combined feedback string with both template and rubric analysis. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_complete_feedback_async
async
¶
generate_complete_feedback_async(
failed_trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
successful_trajectories: list[KareninaTrajectory]
| None,
rubric_scores: dict[str, Any] | None,
) -> str
Async version of generate_complete_feedback with parallel LLM calls.
This method runs template and rubric feedback generation in parallel when both are needed, providing significant speedup.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
failed_trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory that failed verification. |
required |
successful_trajectories
¶ |
list[KareninaTrajectory] | None
|
Optional list of trajectories that passed. |
required |
rubric_scores
¶ |
dict[str, Any] | None
|
Optional per-trait rubric scores. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
Combined feedback string with both template and rubric analysis. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_differential_feedback
¶
generate_differential_feedback(
failed_trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
successful_trajectories: list[KareninaTrajectory],
) -> str
Generate feedback by comparing failed vs successful traces.
This method performs differential analysis to identify what successful models did differently that allowed them to pass verification.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
failed_trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory that failed verification. |
required |
successful_trajectories
¶ |
list[KareninaTrajectory]
|
List of trajectories that passed verification. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback with differential analysis. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_differential_feedback_async
async
¶
generate_differential_feedback_async(
failed_trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
successful_trajectories: list[KareninaTrajectory],
) -> str
Async version of generate_differential_feedback.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
failed_trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory that failed verification. |
required |
successful_trajectories
¶ |
list[KareninaTrajectory]
|
List of trajectories that passed verification. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback with differential analysis. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_rubric_feedback
¶
generate_rubric_feedback(
trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
rubric_scores: dict[str, Any],
) -> str
Generate feedback for rubric evaluation results.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory with rubric evaluation. |
required |
rubric_scores
¶ |
dict[str, Any]
|
Per-trait rubric scores. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback explaining rubric failures. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_rubric_feedback_async
async
¶
generate_rubric_feedback_async(
trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
rubric_scores: dict[str, Any],
) -> str
Async version of generate_rubric_feedback.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The trajectory with rubric evaluation. |
required |
rubric_scores
¶ |
dict[str, Any]
|
Per-trait rubric scores. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback explaining rubric failures. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_single_feedback
¶
generate_single_feedback(
trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
) -> str
Generate feedback for a single failed trajectory.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The failed trajectory to analyze. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback explaining the failure and suggesting improvements. |
Source code in src/karenina/integrations/gepa/feedback.py
generate_single_feedback_async
async
¶
generate_single_feedback_async(
trajectory: KareninaTrajectory,
) -> str
Async version of generate_single_feedback.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
trajectory
¶ |
KareninaTrajectory
|
The failed trajectory to analyze. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
LLM-generated feedback explaining the failure and suggesting improvements. |