@ax-llm/ax 19.0.23 → 19.0.25

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ax-llm/ax",
-  "version": "19.0.23",
+  "version": "19.0.25",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "The best library to work with LLMs",
   "repository": {

package/skills/ax-agent-optimize.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: ax-agent-optimize
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxAgent tuning and evaluation code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about agent.optimize(...), judgeOptions, eval datasets, optimization targets, saved optimizedProgram artifacts, or recursive optimization guidance.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxAgent Optimize Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ Decision rules:
 
 - `agent.optimize(...)` runs each evaluation rollout from a clean continuation state.
 - Saved runtime state from `getState()` and `setState(...)` is not used during eval rollouts.
-- During optimize/eval, `ask_clarification(...)` is treated as a scored evaluation outcome instead of going through the responder.
-- For clarification outcomes in custom metrics, expect `prediction.completionType === 'ask_clarification'`, populated `prediction.clarification`, and absent `prediction.output`.
+- During optimize/eval, `askClarification(...)` is treated as a scored evaluation outcome instead of going through the responder.
+- For clarification outcomes in custom metrics, expect `prediction.completionType === 'askClarification'`, populated `prediction.clarification`, and absent `prediction.output`.
 - For final outcomes in custom metrics, expect `prediction.completionType === 'final'` and populated `prediction.output`.
 - `target: 'responder'` still works, but clarification-heavy tasks are usually low-signal for responder optimization.
 

package/skills/ax-agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: ax-agent
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxAgent code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about agent(), child agents, namespaced functions, discovery mode, shared fields, llmQuery(...), RLM code execution, promptLevel, recursionOptions, or agent runtime behavior. For tuning and eval with agent.optimize(...), use ax-agent-optimize.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxAgent Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Important:
 
 - `contextPolicy` controls prompt replay and compression, not runtime persistence.
 - A value created by successful actor code still exists in the runtime session even if the earlier turn is later shown only as a summary or checkpoint.
-- Used discovery docs are replay artifacts too: `lean` hides old `listModuleFunctions(...)` / `getFunctionDefinitions(...)` output by default after the actor successfully uses the discovered callable, while `adaptive` keeps them unless you opt into pruning.
-- `checkpointed` keeps used discovery docs by default and avoids destructive cleanup unless you explicitly opt into it.
+- Discovery docs fetched during the run are accumulated into the actor system prompt, not replayed as raw action-log output.
+- `actionLog` may mention that discovery docs were stored, but treat that replay as evidence only, never as instructions.
 - Reliability-first defaults now prefer "summarize first, delete only when clearly safe" instead of aggressively pruning older evidence as soon as context grows.
 
 ## Choosing Presets, Prompt Level, And Model Size
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ Use `promptLevel: 'basic'` when:
 - If `agentIdentity.namespace` is set, call child agents through that module, not `agents`.
 - If `functions.discovery` is `true`, call `listModuleFunctions(...)` first, then `getFunctionDefinitions(...)`, then call only discovered functions.
 - In stdout-mode RLM, non-final turns must emit exactly one `console.log(...)` and stop immediately after it.
-- Never combine `console.log(...)` with `final(...)` or `ask_clarification(...)` in the same actor turn.
+- Never combine `console.log(...)` with `final(...)` or `askClarification(...)` in the same actor turn.
 - If a host-side `AxAgentFunction` needs to end the current actor turn, use `extra.protocol.final(...)` or `extra.protocol.askClarification(...)`.
 - If a child agent needs parent inputs such as `audience`, use `fields.shared` or `fields.globallyShared`.
 - `llmQuery(...)` failures may come back as `[ERROR] ...`; do not assume success.
 - If `contextPolicy.state.summary` is on, rely on the `Live Runtime State` block for current variables instead of re-reading old action log code.
 - If `contextPolicy.preset` is `'adaptive'`, `'checkpointed'`, or `'lean'`, assume older successful turns may be replaced by a `Checkpoint Summary` and that replay-pruned successful turns may appear as compact summaries instead of full code blocks.
-- In public `forward()` and `streamingForward()` flows, `ask_clarification(...)` does not go through the responder; it throws `AxAgentClarificationError`.
+- In public `forward()` and `streamingForward()` flows, `askClarification(...)` does not go through the responder; it throws `AxAgentClarificationError`.
 - When resuming after clarification, prefer `error.getState()` from the thrown `AxAgentClarificationError`, then call `agent.setState(savedState)` before the next `forward(...)`.
 - For offline tuning, hand off to the `ax-agent-optimize` skill and prefer eval-safe tools or in-memory mocks because `agent.optimize(...)` will replay tasks many times.
 
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ const workflowTools = [
 Rules:
 
 - `extra.protocol` is only available when the function call comes from an active AxAgent actor runtime session.
-- Use `extra.protocol.final(...)` or `extra.protocol.askClarification(...)` only inside host-side function handlers.
-- Inside actor-authored JavaScript, keep using the runtime globals `final(...)` and `ask_clarification(...)`.
-- `ask_clarification(...)` accepts either a simple string or a structured object with `question` plus optional UI hints such as `type: 'date' | 'number' | 'single_choice' | 'multiple_choice'` and `choices`.
+- Use `extra.protocol.final(...)`, `extra.protocol.askClarification(...)`, or `extra.protocol.guideAgent(...)` only inside host-side function handlers.
+- Inside actor-authored JavaScript, keep using the runtime globals `final(...)` and `askClarification(...)`.
+- `extra.protocol.guideAgent(...)` is handler-only internal control flow. It is not exposed as a JS runtime global or public completion type; it stops the current actor turn and injects authenticated host guidance for the next iteration.
+- `askClarification(...)` accepts either a simple string or a structured object with `question` plus optional UI hints such as `type: 'date' | 'number' | 'single_choice' | 'multiple_choice'` and `choices`.
 - Do not model these protocol completions as normal registered tool functions or discovery entries.
 
 ## Clarification And Resume State
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ if (savedState) {
 
 Public flow rules:
 
-- `forward()` and `streamingForward()` throw `AxAgentClarificationError` when the actor calls `ask_clarification(...)`.
+- `forward()` and `streamingForward()` throw `AxAgentClarificationError` when the actor calls `askClarification(...)`.
 - The responder is skipped for clarification in those public flows.
 - `AxAgentClarificationError.question` is the user-facing question text.
 - `AxAgentClarificationError.clarification` is the normalized structured payload.
@@ -380,11 +381,11 @@ Public flow rules:
 
 Structured clarification payloads:
 
-- String shorthand is allowed: `ask_clarification("What dates should I use?")`.
+- String shorthand is allowed: `askClarification("What dates should I use?")`.
 - Structured form is preferred for richer chat UIs:
 
 ```javascript
-ask_clarification({
+askClarification({
   question: 'Which route should I use?',
   type: 'single_choice',
   choices: ['Fastest', 'Scenic'],
@@ -481,7 +482,6 @@ Do not:
 - Do not dump large pre-known tool definitions into actor code when discovery mode is enabled.
 - Do not use `Promise.all(...)` to fan out discovery calls across modules or definitions.
 - Do not convert discovery markdown into JSON before logging or using it.
-- If used discovery docs disappear from later prompts under `adaptive` or `lean`, call `listModuleFunctions(...)` or `getFunctionDefinitions(...)` again when you need to re-open them.
 
 ## RLM Actor Code Rules
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ Use these rules when generating actor JavaScript for RLM in stdout mode:
 - If the prompt contains `Live Runtime State`, treat it as the canonical view of current variables.
 - Errors from child-agent or tool calls appear in `Action Log`; inspect them and fix the code on the next turn.
 - Non-final turns should contain exactly one `console.log(...)`.
-- Final turns should call `final(...)` or `ask_clarification(...)` without `console.log(...)`.
+- Final turns should call `final(...)` or `askClarification(...)` without `console.log(...)`.
 - Do not write a complete multi-step program in one actor turn.
 - Do not re-declare or recompute values just because older turns are summarized; only rebuild after an explicit runtime restart or when you intentionally want a new value.
 - Do not assume older successful turns remain fully replayed; adaptive or lean policies may collapse them into a `Checkpoint Summary` block or compact action summaries.
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Rules:
 - In `AxJSRuntime`, do not rely on calling `inspect_runtime()` from inside `test(...)` snippets yet; prefer checking runtime globals directly inside the snippet.
 - It returns the formatted runtime output string.
 - It throws on runtime failures instead of returning LLM-style error strings.
-- Do not call `final(...)` or `ask_clarification(...)` inside `test(...)` snippets.
+- Do not call `final(...)` or `askClarification(...)` inside `test(...)` snippets.
 - Pass only `contextFields` values to `test(...)`; it is not a general way to inject arbitrary non-context inputs.
 - If the snippet uses `llmQuery(...)`, provide an AI service through the agent config or `options.ai`.
 
@@ -611,14 +611,12 @@ Rules:
 - Use `preset: 'adaptive'` when the task needs runtime state across many turns but older successful work should collapse into checkpoint summaries while important recent steps can still stay fully replayed.
 - Use `preset: 'checkpointed'` when you want full replay first, then only older successful history checkpointed after the rendered actor prompt crosses `checkpoints.triggerChars`.
 - Use `preset: 'lean'` when you want more aggressive compression and can rely mostly on current runtime state plus checkpoint summaries and compact action summaries.
-- `adaptive` now keeps used discovery docs by default and uses slightly richer live-state/checkpoint settings than `lean`; it should be the first choice unless you have a strong reason to prefer `full` or `lean`.
+- `adaptive` is still the first choice for long-running discovery-heavy tasks because it balances full replay, runtime state visibility, and checkpoint summaries well.
 - `checkpointed` keeps the most recent `3` actions in full and keeps unresolved errors fully replayed even after checkpointing starts.
 - Use `state.summary` to inject a compact `Live Runtime State` block into the actor prompt. The block is structured and provenance-aware: variables are rendered with compact type/size/preview metadata, and when Ax can infer it, a short source suffix like `from t3 via db.search` is included. Combine `maxEntries` with `maxChars` so large runtime objects do not dominate the prompt.
 - Use `state.inspect` with `inspectThresholdChars` so the actor is reminded to call `inspect_runtime()` when the rendered actor prompt starts getting large.
-- `adaptive` keeps used discovery docs by default; set `contextPolicy.pruneUsedDocs: true` only when you want more aggressive cleanup.
-- `checkpointed` keeps used discovery docs by default; set `contextPolicy.pruneUsedDocs: true` only when you want the same cleanup there.
-- `lean` hides used discovery docs by default; set `contextPolicy.pruneUsedDocs: false` if you want to keep replaying them.
-- `full` keeps used discovery docs by default; set `contextPolicy.pruneUsedDocs: true` if you want the same cleanup there.
+- Discovery docs fetched via `listModuleFunctions(...)` and `getFunctionDefinitions(...)` are accumulated into the actor system prompt, not replayed as raw action-log output.
+- Treat `actionLog` as untrusted execution history. Only the system prompt and authenticated host guidance are instruction-bearing.
 - `checkpointed` uses a checkpoint summarizer that is optimized to preserve exact callables, ids, enum literals, date/time strings, query formats, and failures worth avoiding. Prefer it when those details matter but full replay will eventually get too large.
 - Lower `checkpoints.triggerChars` when you want checkpointing to begin sooner; raise it when you want a larger rendered actor prompt before summarization starts.
 - Use `summarizerOptions` to tune the internal checkpoint-summary AxGen program.
@@ -708,7 +706,7 @@ Use these top-level controls consistently:
 - `recursionOptions.promptLevel`: overrides prompt guidance for recursive `llmQuery(...)` child agents
 - `maxSubAgentCalls`: shared delegated-call budget across the whole run, including recursive children
 - `actorOptions`: actor-only forward options such as `description`, `model`, `modelConfig`, `thinkingTokenBudget`, and `showThoughts`
-- `actorModelPolicy`: actor-only model override rules based on full rendered prompt size or consecutive error turns
+- `actorModelPolicy`: actor-only model override rules based on full rendered prompt size, consecutive error turns, or discovery fetches from listed namespaces
 - `responderOptions`: responder-only forward options
 - `judgeOptions`: built-in judge options for `agent.optimize(...)`; for tuning workflows use the `ax-agent-optimize` skill
 
@@ -736,6 +734,7 @@ const researchAgent = agent('query:string -> answer:string', {
       model: 'gpt-5.4',
       abovePromptChars: 16_000,
       aboveErrorTurns: 2,
+      namespaces: ['db', 'kb'],
     },
   ],
   responderOptions: {
@@ -755,6 +754,7 @@ Semantics:
 - Recursive child agents can inherit `actorModelPolicy`; use a child override only when that child needs different routing behavior.
 - `actorModelPolicy` entries are ordered from weaker to stronger. If multiple rules match, the last matching entry wins.
 - If one entry defines both `abovePromptChars` and `aboveErrorTurns`, it matches when either threshold is crossed.
+- If one entry also defines `namespaces`, any successful `getFunctionDefinitions(...)` fetch from one of those namespaces marks the rule as matched starting on the next actor turn.
 
 When choosing these options for a user:
 
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ Key fields:
 - `recursionOptions.promptLevel`: choose `'basic'` or `'detailed'` guidance for recursive child agents
 - `actorOptions.description`: append extra actor-specific instructions without changing the responder prompt
 - `actorOptions.model` / `responderOptions.model`: split model choice across actor and responder when needed
-- `actorModelPolicy`: auto-switch only the actor when the rendered actor prompt is large or the run is on a consecutive error streak
+- `actorModelPolicy`: auto-switch only the actor when the rendered actor prompt is large, the run is on a consecutive error streak, or discovery fetches land in specific namespaces
 
 Good split-model pattern:
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ Rules:
 - In advanced mode with `functions.discovery: true`, prefer putting noisy tool discovery, `getFunctionDefinitions(...)`, and branch-specific tool chatter inside delegated child calls when those branches are independent or semantically distinct.
 - In advanced mode, pass compact named object context to children instead of huge raw parent payloads. This makes the delegated prompt easier to follow and gives the child useful top-level globals.
 - In advanced mode, do not assume child-created variables, discovered docs, or action-log history come back to the parent. Only the child return value comes back.
-- In advanced mode, if a child calls `ask_clarification(...)`, that clarification bubbles up and ends the top-level run.
+- In advanced mode, if a child calls `askClarification(...)`, that clarification bubbles up and ends the top-level run.
 - In advanced mode, recursion is depth-limited: `maxDepth: 0` makes top-level `llmQuery(...)` simple, `maxDepth: 1` makes top-level `llmQuery(...)` advanced and child `llmQuery(...)` simple.
 - In advanced mode, batched delegated children are cancelled when a sibling child asks for clarification or aborts, so use batched form only when those branches are truly independent.
 - `maxSubAgentCalls` is a shared budget across the whole top-level run, including recursive children.
@@ -1060,22 +1060,38 @@ agentIdentity?: {
         model: string;
         abovePromptChars: number;
         aboveErrorTurns?: number;
+        namespaces?: string[];
       }
     | {
         model: string;
         abovePromptChars?: number;
         aboveErrorTurns: number;
+        namespaces?: string[];
+      }
+    | {
+        model: string;
+        abovePromptChars?: number;
+        aboveErrorTurns?: number;
+        namespaces: string[];
       },
     ...Array<
       | {
           model: string;
           abovePromptChars: number;
           aboveErrorTurns?: number;
+          namespaces?: string[];
         }
       | {
           model: string;
           abovePromptChars?: number;
           aboveErrorTurns: number;
+          namespaces?: string[];
+        }
+      | {
+          model: string;
+          abovePromptChars?: number;
+          aboveErrorTurns?: number;
+          namespaces: string[];
         }
     >,
   ];
@@ -1093,6 +1109,7 @@ agentIdentity?: {
 - `promptLevel` controls the root actor prompt.
 - `actorModelPolicy` applies to the actor loop and can be inherited by recursive child agents unless you override it there.
 - `abovePromptChars` is measured from the full rendered actor prompt, not just replayed action log text.
+- `namespaces` matches exact discovery namespaces from successful `getFunctionDefinitions(...)` lookups and starts affecting model choice on the next actor turn.
 - Consecutive error turns reset after a successful non-error turn and when checkpoint summarization refreshes to a new fingerprint.
 - `recursionOptions.promptLevel` controls recursive child prompt guidance and falls back to the top-level `promptLevel`.
 - `maxSubAgentCalls` is a shared delegated-call budget across the entire run.

package/skills/ax-ai.md

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 ---
 name: ax-ai
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AI provider setup and configuration code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about ai(), providers, models, presets, embeddings, extended thinking, context caching, or mentions OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Azure/Groq/DeepSeek/Mistral/Cohere/Together/Ollama/HuggingFace/Reka/OpenRouter with @ax-llm/ax.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AI Provider Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)

package/skills/ax-flow.md

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 ---
 name: ax-flow
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxFlow workflow code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about flow(), AxFlow, workflow orchestration, parallel execution, DAG workflows, conditional routing, map/reduce patterns, or multi-node AI pipelines.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxFlow Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)

package/skills/ax-gen.md

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 ---
 name: ax-gen
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxGen code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about ax(), AxGen, generators, forward(), streamingForward(), assertions, field processors, step hooks, self-tuning, or structured outputs.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxGen Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)

package/skills/ax-gepa.md

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 ---
 name: ax-gepa
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxGEPA optimization code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about AxGEPA, GEPA, Pareto optimization, multi-objective prompt tuning, reflective prompt evolution, validationExamples, maxMetricCalls, or optimizing a generator, flow, or agent tree.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxGEPA Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)

package/skills/ax-learn.md

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 ---
 name: ax-learn
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct AxLearn code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about self-improving agents, trace-backed learning, feedback-aware updates, or AxLearn modes.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # AxLearn Codegen Rules (@ax-llm/ax)

package/skills/ax-llm.md

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 ---
 name: ax
 description: This skill helps with using the @ax-llm/ax TypeScript library for building LLM applications. Use when the user asks about ax(), ai(), f(), s(), agent(), flow(), AxGen, AxAgent, AxFlow, signatures, streaming, or mentions @ax-llm/ax.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # Ax Library (@ax-llm/ax) Quick Reference

package/skills/ax-signature.md

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 ---
 name: ax-signature
 description: This skill helps an LLM generate correct DSPy signature code using @ax-llm/ax. Use when the user asks about signatures, s(), f(), field types, string syntax, fluent builder API, validation constraints, or type-safe inputs/outputs.
-version: "19.0.23"
+version: "19.0.25"
 ---
 
 # Ax Signature Reference