Use for SIMBA optimization, mini-batch introspective optimization, self-reflective rules, stochastic ascent, and numeric-metric optimization.
npx skills add https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-simba-optimizer
Optimize DSPy programs using stochastic mini-batch sampling, output variability, self-reflective rules, and successful demonstrations.
| Input | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| program | dspy.Module | Program to optimize |
| trainset | list[dspy.Example] | Training examples |
| metric | callable | Returns a numeric score |
| max_steps | int | Number of optimization steps |
| bsize | int | Mini-batch size |
| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| optimized_program | dspy.Module | SIMBA-optimized program |
SIMBA (Stochastic Introspective Mini-Batch Ascent):
prompt_model for introspectionComparison:
import dspy
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
# Program to optimize
class QAPipeline(dspy.Module):
def __init__(self):
self.generate = dspy.ChainOfThought("question -> answer")
def forward(self, question):
return self.generate(question=question)
# Metric returns a numeric score
def qa_metric(example, pred, trace=None):
correct = example.answer.lower() in pred.answer.lower()
return 1.0 if correct else 0.0
# SIMBA optimizer
optimizer = dspy.SIMBA(
metric=qa_metric,
max_steps=10, # Optimization iterations
bsize=5 # Mini-batch size
)
program = QAPipeline()
compiled = optimizer.compile(program, trainset=trainset)
compiled.save("qa_simba.json")
Use a graded numeric metric when exact match is too coarse:
import dspy
def detailed_metric(example, pred, trace=None):
"""Return a graded numeric score."""
expected = example.answer.lower()
actual = pred.answer.lower()
if expected == actual:
return 1.0
elif expected in actual:
return 0.7
else:
overlap = len(set(expected.split()) & set(actual.split()))
if overlap > 0:
return 0.3
return 0.0
optimizer = dspy.SIMBA(
metric=detailed_metric,
max_steps=20, # Optimization iterations
bsize=8 # Mini-batch size
)
compiled = optimizer.compile(program, trainset=trainset)
import dspy
from dspy.evaluate import Evaluate
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Define tools as functions
def search(query: str) -> str:
"""Search knowledge base for relevant information."""
retriever = dspy.ColBERTv2(url='http://20.102.90.50:2017/wiki17_abstracts')
results = retriever(query, k=3)
return "\n".join([r['text'] for r in results])
def calculate(expr: str) -> str:
"""Evaluate Python expressions safely."""
try:
with dspy.PythonInterpreter() as interp:
return str(interp.execute(expr))
except Exception as e:
return f"Error: {e}"
class ResearchAgent(dspy.Module):
def __init__(self):
self.agent = dspy.ReAct(
"question -> answer",
tools=[search, calculate]
)
def forward(self, question):
return self.agent(question=question)
def agent_metric(example, pred, trace=None):
"""Numeric metric for agent optimization."""
expected = example.answer.lower().strip()
actual = pred.answer.lower().strip() if pred.answer else ""
# Exact match
if expected == actual:
return 1.0
# Partial match
if expected in actual:
return 0.7
# Check key terms
expected_terms = set(expected.split())
actual_terms = set(actual.split())
overlap = len(expected_terms & actual_terms)
if overlap >= len(expected_terms) * 0.5:
return 0.5
return 0.0
def optimize_agent(trainset, devset):
"""Full SIMBA optimization pipeline."""
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
agent = ResearchAgent()
# Baseline evaluation
evaluator = dspy.Evaluate(devset=devset, metric=agent_metric, num_threads=4)
baseline = evaluator(agent)
logger.info(f"Baseline: {baseline:.2%}")
# SIMBA optimization
optimizer = dspy.SIMBA(
metric=agent_metric,
max_steps=25, # Optimization iterations
bsize=6 # Mini-batch size
)
compiled = optimizer.compile(agent, trainset=trainset)
# Evaluate optimized
optimized = evaluator(compiled)
logger.info(f"SIMBA optimized: {optimized:.2%}")
compiled.save("research_agent_simba.json")
return compiled
optimizer = dspy.SIMBA(
metric=metric_fn,
max_steps=20, # Optimization iterations
bsize=32, # Mini-batch size (default: 32)
num_candidates=6, # Candidates per iteration (default: 6)
max_demos=4, # Max demos per predictor (default: 4)
temperature_for_sampling=0.2, # Sampling temperature (default: 0.2)
temperature_for_candidates=0.2 # Candidate selection temperature (default: 0.2)
)
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