Use for composing DSPy modules with Ensemble, MultiChainComparison, ensemble voting, sequential pipelines, and multi-program workflows.
npx skills add https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-advanced-module-composition
Compose complex DSPy programs using the Ensemble optimizer, MultiChainComparison for reasoning synthesis, and sequential module patterns.
| Input | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| modules | list[dspy.Module] | Modules to compose |
| composition_type | str | "ensemble", "sequential", "comparison" |
| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| composed_program | dspy.Module | Composed multi-module program |
Combine multiple programs using the Ensemble optimizer:
import dspy
from dspy.teleprompt import Ensemble
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
# Define a signature for the task
class BasicQA(dspy.Signature):
"""Answer questions with short factoid answers."""
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField()
# Create multiple program instances (should be optimized/compiled programs)
# For simple demonstration, we'll use different predictors
program1 = dspy.Predict(BasicQA)
program2 = dspy.ChainOfThought(BasicQA)
program3 = dspy.Predict(BasicQA)
# Ensemble is an optimizer that compiles programs together
ensemble = Ensemble(reduce_fn=dspy.majority)
ensembled_program = ensemble.compile([program1, program2, program3])
# Use the ensembled program
result = ensembled_program(question="What is 2 + 2?")
print(result.answer) # Voted answer
Compare multiple reasoning attempts:
import dspy
class BasicQA(dspy.Signature):
"""Answer questions with short factoid answers."""
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField(desc="often between 1 and 5 words")
class ComparisonPipeline(dspy.Module):
def __init__(self):
# Generate multiple reasoning attempts
self.cot = dspy.ChainOfThought(BasicQA)
# Compare M attempts and select best
# Must pass a Signature class, not a string
self.compare = dspy.MultiChainComparison(
BasicQA,
M=3, # Number of attempts to compare
temperature=0.7
)
def forward(self, question):
# Generate multiple completions to compare
# Each completion must have rationale/reasoning field
completions = [
self.cot(question=question)
for _ in range(3)
]
# MultiChainComparison synthesizes them into best answer
# Pass completions as positional arg, not keyword arg
return self.compare(completions, question=question)
# Usage
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
pipeline = ComparisonPipeline()
result = pipeline(question="Explain quantum computing")
print(f"Best answer: {result.answer}")
print(f"Rationale: {result.rationale}")
Chain modules for multi-step workflows:
import dspy
# Define signatures for each step
class QueryRewrite(dspy.Signature):
"""Rewrite a question for better retrieval."""
question = dspy.InputField()
refined_query: str = dspy.OutputField()
class GenerateAnswer(dspy.Signature):
"""Generate answer from context and question."""
context = dspy.InputField()
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField()
class ValidateAnswer(dspy.Signature):
"""Validate answer quality."""
answer = dspy.InputField()
question = dspy.InputField()
is_valid: bool = dspy.OutputField()
confidence: float = dspy.OutputField()
class SequentialRAG(dspy.Module):
"""Multi-step RAG pipeline."""
def __init__(self):
# Step 1: Query rewriting
self.rewrite = dspy.Predict(QueryRewrite)
# Step 2: Retrieval
self.retrieve = dspy.Retrieve(k=5)
# Step 3: Answer generation
self.generate = dspy.ChainOfThought(GenerateAnswer)
# Step 4: Validation
self.validate = dspy.Predict(ValidateAnswer)
def forward(self, question):
# Sequential execution
refined = self.rewrite(question=question)
passages = self.retrieve(refined.refined_query).passages
answer_pred = self.generate(
context=passages,
question=question
)
validation = self.validate(
answer=answer_pred.answer,
question=question
)
return dspy.Prediction(
answer=answer_pred.answer,
is_valid=validation.is_valid,
confidence=validation.confidence
)
# Usage
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
rag = SequentialRAG()
result = rag(question="What causes lightning?")
print(f"Answer: {result.answer} (valid: {result.is_valid})")
Handle failures with fallback modules:
import dspy
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class BasicQA(dspy.Signature):
"""Answer questions with short factoid answers."""
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField()
class RobustQA(dspy.Module):
"""Fallback strategy for errors."""
def __init__(self):
self.primary = dspy.ChainOfThought(BasicQA)
self.fallback = dspy.Predict(BasicQA)
def forward(self, question):
try:
result = self.primary(question=question)
if result.answer and len(result.answer) > 10:
return result
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Primary failed: {e}")
return self.fallback(question=question)
import dspy
from dspy.teleprompt import BootstrapFewShot, Ensemble
class GenerateAnswer(dspy.Signature):
"""Generate answer from context and question."""
context = dspy.InputField()
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField()
class MultiStrategyQA(dspy.Module):
"""Production QA with retrieval."""
def __init__(self):
self.retrieve = dspy.Retrieve(k=3)
self.generate = dspy.ChainOfThought(GenerateAnswer)
def forward(self, question: str):
context = self.retrieve(question).passages
return self.generate(context=context, question=question)
# Usage with optimization
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
qa = MultiStrategyQA()
# First, optimize the base program
optimizer = BootstrapFewShot(
metric=lambda ex, pred, trace: ex.answer in pred.answer,
max_bootstrapped_demos=3
)
compiled_qa = optimizer.compile(qa, trainset=trainset)
# Then create ensemble from multiple optimized programs
# (train with different seeds or optimizers to get diversity)
program1 = optimizer.compile(qa, trainset=trainset)
program2 = optimizer.compile(qa, trainset=trainset)
program3 = optimizer.compile(qa, trainset=trainset)
ensemble = Ensemble(reduce_fn=dspy.majority)
final_program = ensemble.compile([program1, program2, program3])
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