pi-reason-harness 1.0.1

package/harness/server.test.ts

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+/**
+ * pi-reason-harness — Server unit tests
+ *
+ * Tests the core algorithms: voting, soft scoring, feedback building,
+ * strategy adaptation, budget tracking, and model resolution.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import type { RoutedSubProblem, IterationAdaptation, ArcChallenge } from './server.js';
+import { applyIterationAdaptation } from './server.js';
+
+// We test the pure functions by extracting them for testability.
+// In production these live in server.ts; for tests we inline the critical ones.
+
+function ensure2D(arr: unknown): number[][] | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return null;
+  if (arr.length === 0) return [[]];
+  if (Array.isArray(arr[0])) return arr as number[][];
+  return [arr as unknown[] as number[]];
+}
+
+function gridShape(grid: number[][]): [number, number] {
+  return [grid.length, grid.length > 0 ? grid[0].length : 0];
+}
+
+function arrayDiff(pred: number[][], truth: number[][]): string {
+  const rows = truth.length;
+  const cols = truth.length > 0 ? truth[0].length : 0;
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
+    const row: string[] = [];
+    const pRow = i < pred.length ? pred[i] : [];
+    const tRow = truth[i];
+    for (let j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
+      const pVal = j < pRow.length ? pRow[j] : '?';
+      const tVal = tRow[j];
+      if (pVal === tVal) {
+        row.push(String(tVal));
+      } else {
+        row.push(`${pVal}/${tVal}`);
+      }
+    }
+    lines.push(row.join(' '));
+  }
+  return lines.join('\n');
+}
+
+function gridToDiagram(grid: number[][]): string {
+  return grid.map(row => row.join(' ')).join('\n');
+}
+
+function computeSoftScore(actual: string, expected: unknown): number {
+  try {
+    const actualArr = JSON.parse(actual);
+    const expectedArr = Array.isArray(expected) ? expected : JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected));
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(actualArr) || !Array.isArray(expectedArr)) return 0;
+
+    const pred2D = ensure2D(actualArr);
+    const truth2D = ensure2D(expectedArr);
+
+    if (!pred2D || !truth2D) return 0;
+
+    const [predRows, predCols] = gridShape(pred2D);
+    const [truthRows, truthCols] = gridShape(truth2D);
+
+    if (predRows !== truthRows || predCols !== truthCols) return 0;
+    if (truthRows === 0 || truthCols === 0) return 1;
+
+    let matches = 0;
+    const total = truthRows * truthCols;
+    for (let i = 0; i < truthRows; i++) {
+      for (let j = 0; j < truthCols; j++) {
+        if (pred2D[i][j] === truth2D[i][j]) matches++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return total > 0 ? matches / total : 0;
+  } catch {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+function compareOutputs(actual: string, expected: unknown): boolean {
+  try {
+    const actualParsed = JSON.parse(actual);
+    const expectedParsed = Array.isArray(expected) ? expected : JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected));
+
+    const pred2D = ensure2D(actualParsed);
+    const truth2D = ensure2D(expectedParsed);
+
+    if (pred2D && truth2D) {
+      const [pr, pc] = gridShape(pred2D);
+      const [tr, tc] = gridShape(truth2D);
+      if (pr !== tr || pc !== tc) return false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < tr; i++) {
+        for (let j = 0; j < tc; j++) {
+          if (pred2D[i][j] !== truth2D[i][j]) return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return JSON.stringify(actualParsed) === JSON.stringify(expectedParsed);
+  } catch {
+    return actual.trim() === String(expected).trim();
+  }
+}
+
+function parseCodeFromLLM(response: string): string | null {
+  const m = response.match(/```(?:javascript|js|typescript|ts)\s*(.*?)```/s);
+  return m ? m[1].trim() : null;
+}
+
+function createRNG(seed: number): () => number {
+  let s = seed;
+  return () => {
+    s = (s * 1103515245 + 12345) & 0x7fffffff;
+    return s / 0x7fffffff;
+  };
+}
+
+function formatProblem(
+  trainIn: number[][][],
+  trainOut: number[][][],
+  testIn: number[][][],
+  shuffle: boolean = true,
+  seed: number = 0
+): string {
+  const indices = trainIn.map((_, i) => i);
+  if (shuffle && indices.length > 1) {
+    const rng = createRNG(seed);
+    for (let i = indices.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+      const j = Math.floor(rng() * (i + 1));
+      [indices[i], indices[j]] = [indices[j], indices[i]];
+    }
+  }
+
+  let exampleStr = '';
+  let challengeStr = '';
+
+  for (let e = 0; e < indices.length; e++) {
+    const idx = indices[e];
+    exampleStr += `\nExample #${e + 1}\nInput:\n<Diagram>\n${gridToDiagram(trainIn[idx])}\n</Diagram>\n\nOutput:\n<Diagram>\n${gridToDiagram(trainOut[idx])}\n</Diagram>\n`;
+  }
+
+  for (let c = 0; c < testIn.length; c++) {
+    challengeStr += `\nChallenge #${c + 1}\nInput:\n<Diagram>\n${gridToDiagram(testIn[c])}\n</Diagram>\n`;
+  }
+
+  return exampleStr + challengeStr;
+}
+
+interface SolveResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  output: string;
+  softScore: number;
+  error: string | null;
+  code: string;
+}
+
+function buildDetailedFeedback(
+  trainResults: SolveResult[],
+  _trainInputs: unknown[],
+  trainOutputs: unknown[]
+): string {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < trainResults.length; i++) {
+    const rr = trainResults[i];
+    if (rr.success) {
+      parts.push(`Solves Example #${i + 1} correctly. `);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const msgLines: string[] = [`Solves Example #${i + 1} incorrectly. `];
+
+    let predArr: unknown = null;
+    try {
+      if (rr.output) {
+        predArr = JSON.parse(rr.output);
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
+    const truth = trainOutputs[i];
+    const truthArr = Array.isArray(truth) ? truth : null;
+
+    if (!predArr || !Array.isArray(predArr)) {
+      msgLines.push('\nThe output has to be a rectangular grid of numbers.\n');
+      if (rr.error) {
+        msgLines.push(`Your code produced the following error:\n${rr.error.slice(0, 300)}\n`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      const pred2D = ensure2D(predArr);
+      const truth2D = truthArr ? ensure2D(truthArr) : null;
+
+      if (!truth2D || !pred2D) {
+        msgLines.push('\nFailed to parse grids for comparison.\n');
+      } else {
+        const predShape = gridShape(pred2D);
+        const truthShape = gridShape(truth2D);
+
+        if (predShape[0] !== truthShape[0] || predShape[1] !== truthShape[1]) {
+          msgLines.push(
+            `\n\nShape mismatch: your prediction's shape was [${predShape}], ` +
+            `while the correct shape was [${truthShape}].`
+          );
+        } else {
+          msgLines.push(
+            '\nYour code\'s output does not match the expected output.' +
+            '\n\nBelow is a visualization of the 2D array your code produced as well as the expected output.\n' +
+            'Correctly predicted values are shown as-is while the incorrectly predicted values are shown ' +
+            "in the format 'prediction/correct':\n"
+          );
+          const diff = arrayDiff(pred2D, truth2D);
+          msgLines.push(`\n\`\`\`\n${diff}\n\`\`\`\n`);
+          msgLines.push(`Output accuracy: ${rr.softScore.toFixed(2)} (0 is worst, 1 is best).\n`);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (rr.error) {
+        msgLines.push(`\n\nYour code produced the following error:\n${rr.error.slice(0, 300)}\n`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    parts.push(msgLines.join(''));
+  }
+
+  return parts.join('\n\n');
+}
+
+function resolveModelId(modelId: string): { provider: string; id: string } | null {
+  const slashIdx = modelId.indexOf('/');
+  if (slashIdx === -1) return null;
+  return {
+    provider: modelId.slice(0, slashIdx),
+    id: modelId.slice(slashIdx + 1),
+  };
+}
+
+function buildFeedbackBlock(
+  solutions: Array<{ code: string; feedback: string; score: number }>,
+  maxExamples: number = 5,
+  improvingOrder: boolean = true
+): string {
+  if (solutions.length === 0) return '';
+
+  const sorted = [...solutions].sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+  const top = sorted.slice(0, maxExamples);
+  if (improvingOrder) top.reverse();
+
+  return top
+    .map((s, i) =>
+      `<solution_${i + 1}>
+<solution_score>
+${s.score.toFixed(2)}
+</solution_score>
+</solution_${i + 1}>`
+    )
+    .join('\n\n');
+}
+
+interface StrategyAdaptation {
+  insight: string;
+  taskType: string;
+  models: string[];
+  evidenceCount: number;
+  timestamp: number;
+  promptModifier?: string;
+}
+
+interface IterationResult {
+  iteration: number;
+  expertIndex: number;
+  code: string;
+  answer: string;
+  trainResults: Array<{ success: boolean; softScore: number }>;
+  testResults: unknown[];
+  passed: boolean;
+  score: number;
+  feedback: string;
+  promptTokens: number;
+  completionTokens: number;
+  durationMs: number;
+}
+
+function learnFromIterations(
+  iterations: IterationResult[],
+  models: string[],
+  taskType: string,
+  existingAdaptations: StrategyAdaptation[]
+): StrategyAdaptation[] {
+  const adaptations = [...existingAdaptations];
+  const passed = iterations.some((r) => r.passed);
+  const bestResult = iterations.reduce<IterationResult | null>(
+    (best, r) => (r.score > (best?.score ?? -1) ? r : best),
+    null
+  );
+
+  // 1. Successful model tracking
+  if (passed && bestResult) {
+    const successfulModel = models[bestResult.expertIndex % models.length];
+    const existing = adaptations.find(
+      (a) => a.taskType === taskType && a.models.includes(successfulModel)
+    );
+    if (existing) {
+      existing.evidenceCount++;
+    } else {
+      adaptations.push({
+        insight: `Model ${successfulModel} successfully solved ${taskType} problems`,
+        taskType,
+        models: [successfulModel],
+        evidenceCount: 1,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        promptModifier: `Note: Model ${successfulModel} has been effective for ${taskType} tasks.`,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 2. Feedback effectiveness
+  if (passed && bestResult && bestResult.iteration > 0) {
+    const firstScore = iterations.find(
+      (r) => r.expertIndex === bestResult.expertIndex && r.iteration === 0
+    )?.score ?? 0;
+    const scoreDelta = bestResult.score - firstScore;
+    if (scoreDelta > 0.3) {
+      const existing = adaptations.find(
+        (a) => a.insight.includes('feedback-driven improvement')
+      );
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.evidenceCount++;
+      } else {
+        adaptations.push({
+          insight: 'Feedback-driven improvement is effective',
+          taskType: '*',
+          models,
+          evidenceCount: 1,
+          timestamp: Date.now(),
+          promptModifier: 'Pay careful attention to feedback from previous attempts.',
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 3. Timeout detection
+  const timeoutCount = iterations.filter(
+    (r) => r.feedback.includes('timeout') || r.feedback.includes('Too many timeouts')
+  ).length;
+  if (timeoutCount > 2) {
+    const existing = adaptations.find((a) => a.insight.includes('performance'));
+    if (existing) {
+      existing.evidenceCount++;
+    } else {
+      adaptations.push({
+        insight: 'Frequent timeouts suggest solutions need performance optimization',
+        taskType,
+        models,
+        evidenceCount: 1,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        promptModifier: 'IMPORTANT: Prioritize efficient algorithms.',
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return adaptations;
+}
+
+describe('computeSoftScore', () => {
+  it('returns 1.0 for perfect match', () => {
+    const actual = JSON.stringify([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
+    const expected = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    expect(computeSoftScore(actual, expected)).toBe(1.0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0.0 for completely wrong', () => {
+    const actual = JSON.stringify([[0, 0], [0, 0]]);
+    const expected = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    expect(computeSoftScore(actual, expected)).toBe(0.0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0.5 for half correct', () => {
+    const actual = JSON.stringify([[1, 2], [0, 0]]);
+    const expected = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    expect(computeSoftScore(actual, expected)).toBe(0.5);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0 for wrong-length arrays', () => {
+    const actual = JSON.stringify([[1, 2]]);
+    const expected = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    expect(computeSoftScore(actual, expected)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0 for invalid JSON', () => {
+    expect(computeSoftScore('not json', [[1]])).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0.25 for one cell correct in 2x2', () => {
+    const actual = JSON.stringify([[1, 0], [0, 0]]);
+    const expected = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    expect(computeSoftScore(actual, expected)).toBe(0.25);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('compareOutputs', () => {
+  it('returns true for identical JSON', () => {
+    expect(compareOutputs(JSON.stringify([1, 2, 3]), [1, 2, 3])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for different JSON', () => {
+    expect(compareOutputs(JSON.stringify([1, 2]), [1, 3])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns true for matching string when JSON parse fails', () => {
+    expect(compareOutputs('hello', 'hello')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for different strings', () => {
+    expect(compareOutputs('hello', 'world')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('parseCodeFromLLM', () => {
+  it('extracts javascript code block', () => {
+    const response = 'Here is my solution:\n```javascript\nfunction transform(grid) {\n    return grid;\n}\n```\nDone.';
+    expect(parseCodeFromLLM(response)).toBe('function transform(grid) {\n    return grid;\n}');
+  });
+
+  it('extracts js code block', () => {
+    const response = '```js\nfunction transform(grid) { return grid; }\n```';
+    expect(parseCodeFromLLM(response)).toBe('function transform(grid) { return grid; }');
+  });
+
+  it('extracts typescript code block', () => {
+    const response = '```typescript\nfunction transform(grid: number[][]) { return grid; }\n```';
+    expect(parseCodeFromLLM(response)).toBe('function transform(grid: number[][]) { return grid; }');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when no code block', () => {
+    expect(parseCodeFromLLM('No code here')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for non-js code block', () => {
+    expect(parseCodeFromLLM('```python\nprint(1)\n```')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('handles multi-line code', () => {
+    const response = '```javascript\nfunction transform(grid) {\n    return grid.map(row => row.map(v => v * 2));\n}\n```';
+    const parsed = parseCodeFromLLM(response);
+    expect(parsed).toContain('function transform');
+    expect(parsed).toContain('v * 2');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('createRNG', () => {
+  it('produces deterministic sequence for same seed', () => {
+    const rng1 = createRNG(42);
+    const rng2 = createRNG(42);
+    const seq1 = [rng1(), rng1(), rng1()];
+    const seq2 = [rng2(), rng2(), rng2()];
+    expect(seq1).toEqual(seq2);
+  });
+
+  it('produces different sequences for different seeds', () => {
+    const rng1 = createRNG(0);
+    const rng2 = createRNG(100);
+    expect(rng1()).not.toBe(rng2());
+  });
+
+  it('produces values between 0 and 1', () => {
+    const rng = createRNG(42);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      const val = rng();
+      expect(val).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(val).toBeLessThan(1);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('resolveModelId', () => {
+  it('parses provider/id format', () => {
+    expect(resolveModelId('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5')).toEqual({
+      provider: 'anthropic',
+      id: 'claude-sonnet-4-5',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('parses openai models', () => {
+    expect(resolveModelId('openai/gpt-4o')).toEqual({
+      provider: 'openai',
+      id: 'gpt-4o',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for invalid format', () => {
+    expect(resolveModelId('just-a-model')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('handles models with slashes in id', () => {
+    expect(resolveModelId('openai/gpt-4o-mini')).toEqual({
+      provider: 'openai',
+      id: 'gpt-4o-mini',
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('buildFeedbackBlock', () => {
+  it('returns empty string for no solutions', () => {
+    expect(buildFeedbackBlock([])).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('orders solutions by improving order (worst→best)', () => {
+    const solutions = [
+      { code: 'a', feedback: '', score: 0.9 },
+      { code: 'b', feedback: '', score: 0.5 },
+      { code: 'c', feedback: '', score: 0.7 },
+    ];
+    const block = buildFeedbackBlock(solutions, 5, true);
+    // Should contain scores in order: 0.5, 0.7, 0.9
+    const scores = [...block.matchAll(/(\d+\.\d+)/g)].map((m) => parseFloat(m[1]));
+    expect(scores).toEqual([0.5, 0.7, 0.9]);
+  });
+
+  it('orders solutions by decreasing order when improvingOrder=false', () => {
+    const solutions = [
+      { code: 'a', feedback: '', score: 0.5 },
+      { code: 'b', feedback: '', score: 0.9 },
+    ];
+    const block = buildFeedbackBlock(solutions, 5, false);
+    const scores = [...block.matchAll(/(\d+\.\d+)/g)].map((m) => parseFloat(m[1]));
+    expect(scores).toEqual([0.9, 0.5]);
+  });
+
+  it('limits to maxExamples', () => {
+    const solutions = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => ({
+      code: `c${i}`,
+      feedback: '',
+      score: i / 10,
+    }));
+    const block = buildFeedbackBlock(solutions, 3, true);
+    // Count opening tags only (not closing </solution_>)
+    const count = (block.match(/<solution_\d+>/g) || []).length;
+    expect(count).toBe(3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('learnFromIterations', () => {
+  it('learns from successful model', () => {
+    const iterations: IterationResult[] = [
+      {
+        iteration: 0,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'def f(): pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: true, softScore: 1.0 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: true,
+        score: 1.0,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 100,
+        completionTokens: 200,
+        durationMs: 5000,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const adaptations = learnFromIterations(iterations, ['anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5'], 'code-reasoning', []);
+    expect(adaptations).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(adaptations[0].insight).toContain('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5');
+    expect(adaptations[0].taskType).toBe('code-reasoning');
+  });
+
+  it('increments evidence for repeated model success', () => {
+    const iterations: IterationResult[] = [
+      {
+        iteration: 0,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: true, softScore: 1.0 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: true,
+        score: 1.0,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 0,
+        completionTokens: 0,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const existing: StrategyAdaptation[] = [{
+      insight: 'Model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5 successfully solved code-reasoning problems',
+      taskType: 'code-reasoning',
+      models: ['anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5'],
+      evidenceCount: 2,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      promptModifier: 'Note.',
+    }];
+
+    const adaptations = learnFromIterations(iterations, ['anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5'], 'code-reasoning', existing);
+    const match = adaptations.find((a) => a.taskType === 'code-reasoning');
+    expect(match?.evidenceCount).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it('detects feedback-driven improvement', () => {
+    const iterations: IterationResult[] = [
+      {
+        iteration: 0,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: false, softScore: 0.1 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: false,
+        score: 0.1,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 0,
+        completionTokens: 0,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        iteration: 1,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: true, softScore: 1.0 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: true,
+        score: 1.0,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 0,
+        completionTokens: 0,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const adaptations = learnFromIterations(iterations, ['openai/gpt-4o'], 'code-reasoning', []);
+    // Should have a model success adaptation and a feedback-driven improvement adaptation
+    const feedbackAdaptation = adaptations.find((a) => a.insight.includes('Feedback-driven improvement'));
+    expect(feedbackAdaptation).toBeDefined();
+    expect(feedbackAdaptation?.taskType).toBe('*');
+  });
+
+  it('detects timeout patterns', () => {
+    const iterations: IterationResult[] = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, i) => ({
+      iteration: i,
+      expertIndex: 0,
+      code: 'pass',
+      answer: '',
+      trainResults: [{ success: false, softScore: 0 }],
+      testResults: [],
+      passed: false,
+      score: 0,
+      feedback: 'Too many timeouts. Code may have infinite loop.',
+      promptTokens: 0,
+      completionTokens: 0,
+      durationMs: 0,
+    }));
+
+    const adaptations = learnFromIterations(iterations, ['openai/gpt-4o'], 'code-reasoning', []);
+    const perfAdaptation = adaptations.find((a) => a.insight.includes('performance'));
+    expect(perfAdaptation).toBeDefined();
+    expect(perfAdaptation?.promptModifier).toContain('efficient algorithms');
+  });
+
+  it('does not add feedback adaptation when improvement is small', () => {
+    const iterations: IterationResult[] = [
+      {
+        iteration: 0,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: false, softScore: 0.8 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: false,
+        score: 0.8,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 0,
+        completionTokens: 0,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        iteration: 1,
+        expertIndex: 0,
+        code: 'pass',
+        answer: '',
+        trainResults: [{ success: true, softScore: 1.0 }],
+        testResults: [],
+        passed: true,
+        score: 1.0,
+        feedback: '',
+        promptTokens: 0,
+        completionTokens: 0,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const adaptations = learnFromIterations(iterations, ['openai/gpt-4o'], 'code-reasoning', []);
+    const feedbackAdaptation = adaptations.find((a) => a.insight.includes('feedback-driven improvement'));
+    // Score delta is 0.2, which is < 0.3 threshold
+    expect(feedbackAdaptation).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('voting algorithm (simulated)', () => {
+  // Simplified voting test with mock data
+  it('ranks passing solutions before failing ones', () => {
+    type SimpleResult = { key: string; passed: boolean; score: number };
+
+    const results: SimpleResult[] = [
+      { key: 'A', passed: false, score: 0.5 },
+      { key: 'B', passed: true, score: 1.0 },
+      { key: 'C', passed: false, score: 0.3 },
+    ];
+
+    // Simple ranking: passers first, then failures sorted by score desc
+    const ranked = results.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (a.passed && !b.passed) return -1;
+      if (!a.passed && b.passed) return 1;
+      return b.score - a.score;
+    });
+
+    expect(ranked[0].key).toBe('B');
+    expect(ranked[1].key).toBe('A');
+    expect(ranked[2].key).toBe('C');
+  });
+
+  it('groups by output and sorts by vote count', () => {
+    const outputs = [
+      { output: 'X', passed: true },
+      { output: 'X', passed: true },
+      { output: 'Y', passed: true },
+      { output: 'Z', passed: false },
+    ];
+
+    const groups = new Map<string, number>();
+    for (const o of outputs) {
+      if (o.passed) {
+        groups.set(o.output, (groups.get(o.output) || 0) + 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const sorted = [...groups.entries()].sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
+    expect(sorted[0]).toEqual(['X', 2]);
+    expect(sorted[1]).toEqual(['Y', 1]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('budget tracking', () => {
+  it('stops when cost budget exceeded', () => {
+    const budget = { maxCost: 0.01, costSoFar: 0 };
+    let iterations = 0;
+
+    while (budget.costSoFar < (budget.maxCost ?? Infinity) && iterations < 100) {
+      budget.costSoFar += 0.005;
+      iterations++;
+    }
+
+    expect(iterations).toBe(2); // 0.005 + 0.005 = 0.01
+  });
+
+  it('stops when time budget exceeded', () => {
+    const startTime = Date.now() - 5000; // 5 seconds ago
+    const maxTime = 3; // 3 seconds
+    const elapsed = (Date.now() - startTime) / 1000;
+
+    expect(elapsed).toBeGreaterThan(maxTime);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('vm sandbox', () => {
+  // We replicate the vm sandbox logic here for testing
+  async function runInSandbox(code: string, input: unknown, timeoutS: number = 5): Promise<{ ok: boolean; output: string; timedOut: boolean }> {
+    const vm = await import('node:vm');
+    try {
+      const context = vm.createContext({
+        console: { log: () => {}, error: () => {}, warn: () => {} },
+        Math,
+        JSON,
+        Array,
+        Object,
+        String,
+        Number,
+        Boolean,
+        Date,
+        Map,
+        Set,
+        parseInt,
+        parseFloat,
+        isNaN,
+        isFinite,
+        RegExp,
+        Error,
+        TypeError,
+        RangeError,
+        __input__: input,
+        __output__: null,
+      });
+
+      const wrappedCode = `
+${code}
+
+if (typeof transform === 'function') {
+  try {
+    __output__ = transform(__input__);
+  } catch (e) {
+    __output__ = { __error__: e.message || String(e) };
+  }
+}
+`;
+
+      const script = new vm.Script(wrappedCode, { filename: 'sandbox.js' });
+      script.runInContext(context, { timeout: timeoutS * 1000 });
+
+      const result = context.__output__;
+      if (result && typeof result === 'object' && result.__error__) {
+        return { ok: false, output: result.__error__, timedOut: false };
+      }
+      return { ok: true, output: JSON.stringify(result), timedOut: false };
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      const isTimeout = e.code === 'ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT' || (e.message && e.message.includes('timeout'));
+      return { ok: false, output: isTimeout ? 'timeout' : (e.message || String(e)), timedOut: isTimeout };
+    }
+  }
+
+  it('executes a simple transform function', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid) { return grid.map(row => row.map(v => v * 2)); }';
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.output)).toEqual([[2, 4], [6, 8]]);
+  });
+
+  it('catches runtime errors', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid) { return grid.foo.bar; }';
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[1]]);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.output).toContain('Cannot read');
+  });
+
+  it('catches syntax errors', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid { return grid; }';  // missing closing paren
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[1]]);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('detects timeouts', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid) { while(true) {} }';
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[1]], 1);  // 1 second timeout
+    expect(result.timedOut).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('provides standard JS builtins', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid) { return grid.flat().sort((a,b) => a - b); }';
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[3, 1], [2, 4]]);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.output)).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+  });
+
+  it('isolates the sandbox from Node globals', async () => {
+    const code = 'function transform(grid) { return typeof process; }';
+    const result = await runInSandbox(code, [[1]]);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.output)).toBe('undefined');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('formatProblem', () => {
+  it('formats grids into <Diagram> text', () => {
+    const result = formatProblem(
+      [[[1, 2], [3, 4]]],  // trainIn
+      [[[5, 6], [7, 8]]],  // trainOut
+      [[[9, 10]]],         // testIn
+      false,               // shuffle
+      0                    // seed
+    );
+    expect(result).toContain('<Diagram>');
+    expect(result).toContain('Example #1');
+    expect(result).toContain('Challenge #1');
+    expect(result).toContain('1 2');
+    expect(result).toContain('5 6');
+    expect(result).toContain('9 10');
+  });
+
+  it('shuffles training examples with different seeds', () => {
+    const trainIn = [[[1]], [[2]], [[3]], [[4]], [[5]]];
+    const trainOut = [[[10]], [[20]], [[30]], [[40]], [[50]]];
+
+    const result1 = formatProblem(trainIn, trainOut, [], true, 0);
+    const result2 = formatProblem(trainIn, trainOut, [], true, 42);
+
+    // Same seed should produce same order
+    const result1b = formatProblem(trainIn, trainOut, [], true, 0);
+    expect(result1).toBe(result1b);
+
+    // Different seeds *may* produce different order (probabilistic, but very likely with 5 items)
+    // Just verify they're both valid
+    expect(result1).toContain('<Diagram>');
+    expect(result2).toContain('<Diagram>');
+  });
+
+  it('handles single training example (no shuffle possible)', () => {
+    const result = formatProblem([[[0]]], [[[1]]], [], false, 0);
+    expect(result).toContain('Example #1');
+    expect(result).toContain('0');
+    expect(result).toContain('1');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('arrayDiff', () => {
+  it('shows matching values as-is, mismatches as pred/truth', () => {
+    const pred = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
+    const truth = [[1, 9], [3, 8]];
+    const diff = arrayDiff(pred, truth);
+    expect(diff).toContain('1');    // match
+    expect(diff).toContain('2/9'); // mismatch
+    expect(diff).toContain('3');    // match
+    expect(diff).toContain('4/8'); // mismatch
+  });
+
+  it('handles fully matching grids', () => {
+    const diff = arrayDiff([[1, 2]], [[1, 2]]);
+    expect(diff).toBe('1 2');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('buildDetailedFeedback (Poetiq parity)', () => {
+  it('reports shape mismatch when dimensions differ', () => {
+    const trainResults: SolveResult[] = [
+      { success: false, output: '[[1,2]]', softScore: 0, error: null, code: '' },
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [[[1, 2], [3, 4]]];
+
+    const feedback = buildDetailedFeedback(trainResults, [], trainOutputs);
+    expect(feedback).toContain('Shape mismatch');
+  });
+
+  it('shows diff grid when shapes match but values differ', () => {
+    const trainResults: SolveResult[] = [
+      { success: false, output: '[[1,9],[3,8]]', softScore: 0.5, error: null, code: '' },
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [[[1, 2], [3, 4]]];
+
+    const feedback = buildDetailedFeedback(trainResults, [], trainOutputs);
+    expect(feedback).toContain('9/2');
+    expect(feedback).toContain('8/4');
+    expect(feedback).toContain('0.50');
+  });
+
+  it('reports bad JSON output', () => {
+    const trainResults: SolveResult[] = [
+      { success: false, output: 'not json', softScore: 0, error: 'parse error', code: '' },
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [[[1]]];
+
+    const feedback = buildDetailedFeedback(trainResults, [], trainOutputs);
+    expect(feedback).toContain('rectangular grid');
+  });
+
+  it('reports execution errors', () => {
+    const trainResults: SolveResult[] = [
+      { success: false, output: '', softScore: 0, error: 'TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined', code: '' },
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [[[1]]];
+
+    const feedback = buildDetailedFeedback(trainResults, [], trainOutputs);
+    expect(feedback).toContain('TypeError');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('PromptDelta', () => {
+  const { applyPromptDelta } = (() => {
+    // Inline applyPromptDelta for testing
+    function applyPromptDelta(basePrompt: string, delta: any): string {
+      let result = basePrompt;
+      for (const [section, replacement] of Object.entries(delta.sectionReplacements || {})) {
+        result = result.replace(section, replacement as string);
+      }
+      if (delta.preProblemInsert) {
+        const problemIdx = result.indexOf('$$problem$$');
+        if (problemIdx !== -1) {
+          result = result.slice(0, problemIdx) +
+            '\n\n**Problem-Specific Strategy:**\n' + delta.preProblemInsert + '\n\n' +
+            result.slice(problemIdx);
+        }
+      }
+      if (delta.postProblemInsert) {
+        result = result.replace('$$problem$$', () => '$$problem$$\n\n**Critical Reminders:**\n' + delta.postProblemInsert);
+      }
+      if (delta.antiPatterns && delta.antiPatterns.length > 0) {
+        result += '\n\n**DO NOT:**\n' + delta.antiPatterns.map((a: string, i: number) => `${i + 1}. ${a}`).join('\n');
+      }
+      if (delta.additionalExamples && delta.additionalExamples.length > 0) {
+        const examplesStr = delta.additionalExamples
+          .map((e: any, i: number) => `**Custom Example ${i + 1}:**\nProblem: ${e.problem}\nSolution: ${e.solution}`)
+          .join('\n\n');
+        result = result.replace('$$problem$$', () => examplesStr + '\n\n$$problem$$');
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+    return { applyPromptDelta };
+  })();
+
+  it('applies preProblemInsert before $$problem$$', () => {
+    const base = 'Hello $$problem$$ goodbye';
+    const delta = { preProblemInsert: 'STRATEGY HINT', postProblemInsert: null, sectionReplacements: {}, additionalExamples: [], antiPatterns: [] };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('**Problem-Specific Strategy:**');
+    expect(result).toContain('STRATEGY HINT');
+    expect(result.indexOf('STRATEGY HINT')).toBeLessThan(result.indexOf('$$problem$$'));
+  });
+
+  it('applies postProblemInsert after $$problem$$', () => {
+    const base = 'Hello $$problem$$ goodbye';
+    const delta = { preProblemInsert: null, postProblemInsert: 'NO CONSOLE.LOG', sectionReplacements: {}, additionalExamples: [], antiPatterns: [] };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('**Critical Reminders:**');
+    expect(result).toContain('NO CONSOLE.LOG');
+  });
+
+  it('appends anti-patterns', () => {
+    const base = 'Hello $$problem$$';
+    const delta = { preProblemInsert: null, postProblemInsert: null, sectionReplacements: {}, additionalExamples: [], antiPatterns: ['No brute force', 'No hardcoded values'] };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('**DO NOT:**');
+    expect(result).toContain('No brute force');
+    expect(result).toContain('No hardcoded values');
+  });
+
+  it('inserts additional examples before $$problem$$', () => {
+    const base = 'Hello $$problem$$';
+    const delta = {
+      preProblemInsert: null, postProblemInsert: null, sectionReplacements: {},
+      additionalExamples: [{ problem: 'rotate grid', solution: 'use transpose' }],
+      antiPatterns: [],
+    };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('Custom Example 1');
+    expect(result).toContain('rotate grid');
+  });
+
+  it('applies section replacements', () => {
+    const base = 'Old text $$problem$$';
+    const delta = {
+      preProblemInsert: null, postProblemInsert: null,
+      sectionReplacements: { 'Old text': 'New text' },
+      additionalExamples: [], antiPatterns: [],
+    };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('New text');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('Old text');
+  });
+
+  it('combines all delta types', () => {
+    const base = 'Start $$problem$$ End';
+    const delta = {
+      preProblemInsert: 'HINT',
+      postProblemInsert: 'REMINDER',
+      sectionReplacements: { Start: 'Beginning' },
+      additionalExamples: [{ problem: 'p', solution: 's' }],
+      antiPatterns: ['no x'],
+    };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toContain('HINT');
+    expect(result).toContain('REMINDER');
+    expect(result).toContain('Beginning');
+    expect(result).toContain('Custom Example');
+    expect(result).toContain('no x');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves prompt unchanged with empty delta', () => {
+    const base = 'Hello $$problem$$';
+    const delta = { preProblemInsert: null, postProblemInsert: null, sectionReplacements: {}, additionalExamples: [], antiPatterns: [] };
+    const result = applyPromptDelta(base, delta);
+    expect(result).toBe(base);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Budget bandit', () => {
+  const { shouldStopEarly, shouldReExplore } = (() => {
+    function shouldStopEarly(history: Array<{ score: number; passed: boolean }>, minIterations = 3) {
+      if (history.length < minIterations) return { stop: false, reason: '' };
+      const last3 = history.slice(-3);
+      const allFailed = last3.every((r) => !r.passed);
+      const noProgress = last3.every((r) => r.score === last3[0].score) && last3[0].score < 0.5;
+      if (allFailed && noProgress) return { stop: true, reason: `No progress after ${history.length} iterations` };
+      if (history.length >= 4) {
+        const last4 = history.slice(-4);
+        const decreasing = last4.every((r, i) => i === 0 || r.score <= last4[i - 1].score);
+        if (decreasing && last4[3].score < 0.3) return { stop: true, reason: 'Score decreasing' };
+      }
+      return { stop: false, reason: '' };
+    }
+
+    function shouldReExplore(allResults: any[][], totalIterations: number) {
+      const allStuck = allResults.every((results) => {
+        const last3 = results.slice(-3);
+        return last3.length >= 3 && last3.every((r: any) => r.score === 0);
+      });
+      if (allStuck && totalIterations >= 5) return { reExplore: true, reason: 'All experts stuck' };
+      return { reExplore: false, reason: '' };
+    }
+
+    return { shouldStopEarly, shouldReExplore };
+  })();
+
+  it('stops early when score is stuck at 0', () => {
+    const history = [
+      { score: 0, passed: false },
+      { score: 0, passed: false },
+      { score: 0, passed: false },
+    ];
+    const result = shouldStopEarly(history);
+    expect(result.stop).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not stop early with fewer than 3 iterations', () => {
+    const history = [
+      { score: 0, passed: false },
+      { score: 0, passed: false },
+    ];
+    const result = shouldStopEarly(history);
+    expect(result.stop).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('does not stop when making progress', () => {
+    const history = [
+      { score: 0.2, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.5, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.7, passed: false },
+    ];
+    const result = shouldStopEarly(history);
+    expect(result.stop).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('does not stop when stuck at high score', () => {
+    const history = [
+      { score: 0.8, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.8, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.8, passed: false },
+    ];
+    const result = shouldStopEarly(history);
+    expect(result.stop).toBe(false); // 0.8 >= 0.5
+  });
+
+  it('stops when score is decreasing', () => {
+    const history = [
+      { score: 0.3, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.2, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.1, passed: false },
+      { score: 0.0, passed: false },
+    ];
+    const result = shouldStopEarly(history);
+    expect(result.stop).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('triggers re-explore when all experts are stuck', () => {
+    const allResults = [
+      [{ score: 0 }, { score: 0 }, { score: 0 }],
+      [{ score: 0 }, { score: 0 }, { score: 0 }],
+    ];
+    const result = shouldReExplore(allResults, 6);
+    expect(result.reExplore).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not re-explore when an expert is making progress', () => {
+    const allResults = [
+      [{ score: 0 }, { score: 0.5 }, { score: 0.8 }],
+      [{ score: 0 }, { score: 0 }, { score: 0 }],
+    ];
+    const result = shouldReExplore(allResults, 6);
+    expect(result.reExplore).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Thompson sampling', () => {
+  it('returns the only available model', () => {
+    // We can't easily test the real thompsonSampleModel without mocking,
+    // so test the Beta sampling primitives
+    const { betaSample, gammaVariate, randn } = (() => {
+      function randn() {
+        const u1 = Math.random();
+        const u2 = Math.random();
+        return Math.sqrt(-2 * Math.log(u1)) * Math.cos(2 * Math.PI * u2);
+      }
+      function gammaVariate(shape: number): number {
+        if (shape < 1) return gammaVariate(shape + 1) * Math.pow(Math.random(), 1 / shape);
+        const d = shape - 1 / 3;
+        const c = 1 / Math.sqrt(9 * d);
+        while (true) {
+          let x, v;
+          do { x = randn(); v = 1 + c * x; } while (v <= 0);
+          v = v * v * v;
+          const u = Math.random();
+          if (u < 1 - 0.0331 * (x * x) * (x * x)) return d * v;
+          if (Math.log(u) < 0.5 * x * x + d * (1 - v + Math.log(v))) return d * v;
+        }
+      }
+      function betaSample(alpha: number, beta: number): number {
+        const x = gammaVariate(alpha);
+        const y = gammaVariate(beta);
+        return x / (x + y);
+      }
+      return { betaSample, gammaVariate, randn };
+    })();
+
+    // Beta(1,1) should produce uniform-ish values
+    const samples = Array.from({ length: 100 }, () => betaSample(1, 1));
+    const mean = samples.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / samples.length;
+    expect(mean).toBeGreaterThan(0.2);
+    expect(mean).toBeLessThan(0.8);
+
+    // Beta(10,1) should produce values near 1
+    const highAlpha = Array.from({ length: 100 }, () => betaSample(10, 1));
+    const highMean = highAlpha.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / highAlpha.length;
+    expect(highMean).toBeGreaterThan(0.7);
+
+    // Beta(1,10) should produce values near 0
+    const highBeta = Array.from({ length: 100 }, () => betaSample(1, 10));
+    const lowMean = highBeta.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / highBeta.length;
+    expect(lowMean).toBeLessThan(0.3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Meta-rule engine', () => {
+  it('validates meta-rules by category', () => {
+    // Simulate the validation function inline
+    function validateMetaRule(rule: any, category: string, improved: boolean) {
+      rule.testCount++;
+      if (improved) rule.improvementCount++;
+      if (!rule.validatedCategories.includes(category)) rule.validatedCategories.push(category);
+      rule.lastValidated = Date.now();
+    }
+
+    const rule = {
+      id: 'test',
+      principle: 'Add worked examples',
+      validatedCategories: [],
+      improvementCount: 0,
+      testCount: 0,
+      suggestedDelta: {},
+      sourceStrategyId: null,
+      created: Date.now(),
+      lastValidated: 0,
+    };
+
+    validateMetaRule(rule, 'grid-transformation', true);
+    expect(rule.testCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rule.improvementCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rule.validatedCategories).toContain('grid-transformation');
+
+    validateMetaRule(rule, 'knowledge-synthesis', false);
+    expect(rule.testCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(rule.improvementCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rule.validatedCategories).toContain('knowledge-synthesis');
+  });
+
+  it('applies meta-rules filtered by category and freshness', () => {
+    // Test the filtering logic
+    const rules = [
+      {
+        id: 'r1', principle: 'Test', validatedCategories: ['grid-transformation'],
+        improvementCount: 2, testCount: 3, lastValidated: Date.now(),
+        suggestedDelta: { preProblemInsert: 'grid hint' },
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'r2', principle: 'Universal', validatedCategories: [],
+        improvementCount: 1, testCount: 2, lastValidated: Date.now(),
+        suggestedDelta: { preProblemInsert: 'universal hint' },
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'r3', principle: 'Stale', validatedCategories: ['grid-transformation'],
+        improvementCount: 0, testCount: 10, lastValidated: 0, // stale
+        suggestedDelta: { preProblemInsert: 'stale hint' },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const category = 'grid-transformation';
+    const STALE_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const now = Date.now();
+
+    const relevant = rules.filter((r) => {
+      const isCategoryMatch = r.validatedCategories.includes(category) || r.validatedCategories.length === 0;
+      const isFresh = now - r.lastValidated < STALE_MS || r.lastValidated === 0;
+      const hasPositiveEvidence = r.improvementCount > 0 || r.testCount < 5;
+      return isCategoryMatch && isFresh && hasPositiveEvidence;
+    });
+
+    // r1 matches category and is fresh with positive evidence
+    expect(relevant.some(r => r.id === 'r1')).toBe(true);
+    // r2 is universal (empty categories) and fresh
+    expect(relevant.some(r => r.id === 'r2')).toBe(true);
+    // r3 has testCount=10 with 0 improvements and lastValidated=0 → no positive evidence
+    expect(relevant.some(r => r.id === 'r3')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Prompt quality metrics', () => {
+  it('tracks code parse rate and sandbox success rate', () => {
+    function recordPromptQuality(metrics: any, codeParsed: boolean, sandboxOk: boolean, firstIterScore: number) {
+      const n = metrics.observationCount;
+      metrics.codeParseRate = (metrics.codeParseRate * n + (codeParsed ? 1 : 0)) / (n + 1);
+      metrics.sandboxSuccessRate = (metrics.sandboxSuccessRate * n + (sandboxOk ? 1 : 0)) / (n + 1);
+      metrics.avgFirstIterationScore = (metrics.avgFirstIterationScore * n + firstIterScore) / (n + 1);
+      metrics.observationCount = n + 1;
+    }
+
+    const metrics = { codeParseRate: 0, sandboxSuccessRate: 0, avgFirstIterationScore: 0, observationCount: 0 };
+
+    recordPromptQuality(metrics, true, true, 0.8);
+    expect(metrics.observationCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(metrics.codeParseRate).toBe(1);
+    expect(metrics.sandboxSuccessRate).toBe(1);
+    expect(metrics.avgFirstIterationScore).toBe(0.8);
+
+    recordPromptQuality(metrics, false, true, 0.4);
+    expect(metrics.observationCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(metrics.codeParseRate).toBe(0.5);
+    expect(metrics.sandboxSuccessRate).toBe(1);
+    expect(metrics.avgFirstIterationScore).toBeCloseTo(0.6, 10);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Harness spec generation', () => {
+  it('creates specs with correct types', () => {
+    const spec = {
+      id: 'test1',
+      category: 'grid-transformation',
+      approach: 'code-sandbox' as const,
+      solverPrompt: 'Solve $$problem$$',
+      feedbackPrompt: 'Feedback $$feedback$$',
+      configOverrides: { temperature: 0.8 },
+      validationScore: 0,
+      validationTests: 0,
+      validated: false,
+      parentId: null,
+      generation: 0,
+      created: Date.now(),
+      useCount: 0,
+      successCount: 0,
+      avgScore: 0,
+    };
+    expect(spec.approach).toBe('code-sandbox');
+    expect(spec.solverPrompt).toContain('$$problem$$');
+  });
+
+  it('supports multiple approach types', () => {
+    const approaches = ['code-sandbox', 'decomposition', 'chain-of-questions', 'analogy', 'counter-factual', 'exhaustive-search'] as const;
+    expect(approaches.length).toBe(6);
+    for (const a of approaches) {
+      expect(typeof a).toBe('string');
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Ensemble diversification', () => {
+  it('assigns different approaches per expert', () => {
+    const APPROACH_SOLVER_PROMPTS: Record<string, string> = {
+      'code-sandbox': 'Code approach $$problem$$',
+      'decomposition': 'Decompose $$problem$$',
+      'analogy': 'Analogy $$problem$$',
+    };
+
+    const approaches = ['code-sandbox', 'decomposition', 'analogy'];
+    expect(approaches.length).toBe(3);
+    expect(approaches[0]).not.toBe(approaches[1]);
+    expect(approaches[1]).not.toBe(approaches[2]);
+  });
+
+  it('knowledge-extraction uses chain-of-questions', () => {
+    const approaches = ['chain-of-questions', 'decomposition', 'counter-factual'];
+    expect(approaches[0]).toBe('chain-of-questions');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Budget optimization via marginal ROI', () => {
+  it('estimates high ROI for improving experts', () => {
+    function estimateMarginalROI(history: Array<{ score: number; iteration: number; cost: number }>, costPerIteration: number): number {
+      if (history.length < 2) return 1.0;
+      const recentWindow = Math.min(5, history.length);
+      const recent = history.slice(-recentWindow);
+      let totalImprovement = 0;
+      let improvementCount = 0;
+      for (let i = 1; i < recent.length; i++) {
+        const delta = recent[i].score - recent[i - 1].score;
+        if (delta > 0) {
+          totalImprovement += delta;
+          improvementCount++;
+        }
+      }
+      const avgImprovement = improvementCount > 0 ? totalImprovement / improvementCount : 0;
+      const pImprove = improvementCount / (recent.length - 1);
+      const expectedImprovement = pImprove * avgImprovement;
+      return costPerIteration > 0 ? expectedImprovement / costPerIteration : expectedImprovement;
+    }
+
+    // Expert improving steadily
+    const improving = [
+      { score: 0.2, iteration: 0, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.5, iteration: 1, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.8, iteration: 2, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 1.0, iteration: 3, cost: 0.001 },
+    ];
+    const roi = estimateMarginalROI(improving, 0.001);
+    expect(roi).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // Expert stuck at same score
+    const stuck = [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 1, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 2, cost: 0.001 },
+    ];
+    const stuckRoi = estimateMarginalROI(stuck, 0.001);
+    expect(stuckRoi).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('reallocates budget to high-ROI experts', () => {
+    function reallocateBudget(
+      expertHistories: Map<number, Array<{ score: number; iteration: number; cost: number }>>,
+      totalRemainingIterations: number,
+      totalRemainingBudget: number
+    ): Map<number, number> {
+      const allocation = new Map<number, number>();
+      if (expertHistories.size === 0) return allocation;
+
+      const rois = new Map<number, number>();
+      for (const [expertId, history] of expertHistories) {
+        const avgCost = history.length > 0
+          ? history.reduce((s, r) => s + r.cost, 0) / history.length
+          : 0.001;
+        // Simplified ROI for testing
+        const lastScore = history.length > 0 ? history[history.length - 1].score : 0;
+        const firstScore = history.length > 0 ? history[0].score : 0;
+        const roi = Math.max(lastScore - firstScore, 0.01);
+        rois.set(expertId, roi);
+      }
+
+      const sorted = [...rois.entries()].sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
+      const totalROI = sorted.reduce((s, [, roi]) => s + Math.max(roi, 0.01), 0);
+
+      for (const [expertId, roi] of sorted) {
+        const proportion = Math.max(roi, 0.01) / totalROI;
+        const iters = Math.max(1, Math.round(proportion * totalRemainingIterations));
+        allocation.set(expertId, iters);
+      }
+
+      for (const [expertId] of expertHistories) {
+        if (!allocation.has(expertId)) allocation.set(expertId, 1);
+      }
+
+      return allocation;
+    }
+
+    const histories = new Map<number, Array<{ score: number; iteration: number; cost: number }>>();
+    histories.set(0, [
+      { score: 0.2, iteration: 0, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.5, iteration: 1, cost: 0.001 },
+    ]);
+    histories.set(1, [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0, cost: 0.001 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 1, cost: 0.001 },
+    ]);
+
+    const allocation = reallocateBudget(histories, 10, 1);
+    expect(allocation.get(0)).toBeGreaterThan(allocation.get(1)!);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Cross-domain transfer', () => {
+  it('finds analogous categories', () => {
+    const CATEGORY_ANALOGIES: Record<string, string[]> = {
+      'grid-transformation': ['pattern-completion', 'spatial-reasoning', 'sequence-prediction'],
+      'pattern-completion': ['grid-transformation', 'sequence-prediction'],
+      'knowledge-synthesis': ['logical-inference', 'mathematical'],
+    };
+
+    expect(CATEGORY_ANALOGIES['grid-transformation']).toContain('pattern-completion');
+    expect(CATEGORY_ANALOGIES['pattern-completion']).toContain('grid-transformation');
+    expect(CATEGORY_ANALOGIES['knowledge-synthesis']).toContain('logical-inference');
+  });
+
+  it('category descriptions are comprehensive', () => {
+    const descs: Record<string, string> = {
+      'grid-transformation': '2D array transformations',
+      'pattern-completion': 'Completing partial patterns',
+      'knowledge-synthesis': 'Synthesizing fragmented knowledge',
+    };
+    expect(Object.keys(descs).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+    for (const desc of Object.values(descs)) {
+      expect(desc.length).toBeGreaterThan(5);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Confidence-weighted voting', () => {
+  it('weights passed solutions by iteration efficiency', () => {
+    // A solution that passes in 1 iteration should rank higher than one that passes in 5
+    // even if they produce the same output
+    const confidenceWeight = (res: { score: number; iteration: number; passed: boolean; trainResults: Array<{ softScore: number }> }) => {
+      let weight = res.score;
+      if (res.passed) {
+        weight *= Math.max(0.5, 1 - res.iteration * 0.05);
+      }
+      const avgSoft = res.trainResults.length > 0
+        ? res.trainResults.reduce((s, r) => s + r.softScore, 0) / res.trainResults.length
+        : 0;
+      if (avgSoft > 0.8) weight *= 1.2;
+      return weight;
+    };
+
+    const fastSolution = { score: 1.0, iteration: 0, passed: true, trainResults: [{ softScore: 1.0 }] };
+    const slowSolution = { score: 1.0, iteration: 5, passed: true, trainResults: [{ softScore: 1.0 }] };
+
+    const fastWeight = confidenceWeight(fastSolution);
+    const slowWeight = confidenceWeight(slowSolution);
+    expect(fastWeight).toBeGreaterThan(slowWeight);
+  });
+
+  it('boosts high soft-score solutions', () => {
+    const confidenceWeight = (res: { score: number; iteration: number; passed: boolean; trainResults: Array<{ softScore: number }> }) => {
+      let weight = res.score;
+      const avgSoft = res.trainResults.length > 0
+        ? res.trainResults.reduce((s, r) => s + r.softScore, 0) / res.trainResults.length
+        : 0;
+      if (avgSoft > 0.8) weight *= 1.2;
+      return weight;
+    };
+
+    const highSoft = { score: 0.9, iteration: 0, passed: false, trainResults: [{ softScore: 0.9 }] };
+    const lowSoft = { score: 0.9, iteration: 0, passed: false, trainResults: [{ softScore: 0.3 }] };
+
+    expect(confidenceWeight(highSoft)).toBeGreaterThan(confidenceWeight(lowSoft));
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Progressive difficulty', () => {
+  it('orders training examples from easiest to hardest', () => {
+    function flatten(arr: unknown[]): number[] {
+      const result: number[] = [];
+      const stack: unknown[] = [arr];
+      while (stack.length > 0) {
+        const item = stack.pop()!;
+        if (Array.isArray(item)) {
+          for (let i = item.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) stack.push(item[i]);
+        } else if (typeof item === 'number') {
+          result.push(item);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+
+    function gridSize(arr: unknown[]): number {
+      return flatten(arr).length;
+    }
+
+    function orderByDifficulty(trainInputs: unknown[], trainOutputs: unknown[]): number[] {
+      const indices = trainInputs.map((_, i) => i);
+      const difficulty = (input: unknown, output: unknown): number => {
+        const inArr = Array.isArray(input) ? input : [];
+        const outArr = Array.isArray(output) ? output : [];
+        const inSize = gridSize(inArr);
+        const outSize = gridSize(outArr);
+        const sizeScore = Math.max(inSize, outSize);
+        const uniqueVals = new Set(flatten(outArr)).size;
+        const asymmetry = Math.abs(inSize - outSize);
+        return sizeScore + uniqueVals * 2 + asymmetry * 3;
+      };
+      const scored = indices.map(i => ({ index: i, diff: difficulty(trainInputs[i], trainOutputs[i]) }));
+      scored.sort((a, b) => a.diff - b.diff);
+      return scored.map(s => s.index);
+    }
+
+    // Small grid should come before large grid
+    const trainInputs = [
+      [[1, 2], [3, 4]],
+      [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]],
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [
+      [[5, 6], [7, 8]],
+      [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]],
+    ];
+
+    const order = orderByDifficulty(trainInputs, trainOutputs);
+    expect(order[0]).toBe(0); // 2x2 grid before 3x3
+  });
+
+  it('simplest example is first', () => {
+    function flatten(arr: unknown[]): number[] {
+      const result: number[] = [];
+      const stack: unknown[] = [arr];
+      while (stack.length > 0) {
+        const item = stack.pop()!;
+        if (Array.isArray(item)) {
+          for (let i = item.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) stack.push(item[i]);
+        } else if (typeof item === 'number') {
+          result.push(item);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+    function gridSize(arr: unknown[]): number { return flatten(arr).length; }
+
+    function orderByDifficulty(trainInputs: unknown[], trainOutputs: unknown[]): number[] {
+      const indices = trainInputs.map((_, i) => i);
+      const difficulty = (input: unknown, output: unknown): number => {
+        const inArr = Array.isArray(input) ? input : [];
+        const outArr = Array.isArray(output) ? output : [];
+        const inSize = gridSize(inArr);
+        const outSize = gridSize(outArr);
+        return Math.max(inSize, outSize) + new Set(flatten(outArr)).size * 2;
+      };
+      const scored = indices.map(i => ({ index: i, diff: difficulty(trainInputs[i], trainOutputs[i]) }));
+      scored.sort((a, b) => a.diff - b.diff);
+      return scored.map(s => s.index);
+    }
+
+    // 3 examples of increasing complexity
+    const trainInputs = [
+      [[1]],
+      [[1, 2], [3, 4]],
+      [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]],
+    ];
+    const trainOutputs = [
+      [[1]],
+      [[1, 2], [3, 4]],
+      [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]],
+    ];
+
+    const order = orderByDifficulty(trainInputs, trainOutputs);
+    expect(order).toEqual([0, 1, 2]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Decomposition', () => {
+  it('produces sub-problems with valid structure', () => {
+    const subProblem = {
+      id: 1,
+      description: 'Identify the rotation angle',
+      input: '[[1,2],[3,4]]',
+      expectedOutput: '[[3,1],[4,2]]',
+      combineOrder: 1,
+    };
+    expect(subProblem.id).toBe(1);
+    expect(subProblem.description.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(subProblem.input.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it('combine strategies are valid', () => {
+    const strategies = ['sequential', 'parallel', 'hierarchical'] as const;
+    expect(strategies.length).toBe(3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 14: Per-problem prompt synthesis', () => {
+  it('computes problem fingerprints by structural features', () => {
+    function flatten(arr: unknown[]): number[] {
+      const result: number[] = [];
+      const stack: unknown[] = [arr];
+      while (stack.length > 0) {
+        const item = stack.pop()!;
+        if (Array.isArray(item)) {
+          for (let i = item.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) stack.push(item[i]);
+        } else if (typeof item === 'number') {
+          result.push(item);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+
+    function problemFingerprint(problem: string, trainInputs: unknown[], trainOutputs: unknown[]): string {
+      const features: string[] = [];
+      if (trainInputs.length > 0) {
+        const input = trainInputs[0];
+        if (Array.isArray(input)) {
+          const flat = flatten(input);
+          features.push(`grid:${flat.length}`);
+          features.push(`unique:${new Set(flat).size}`);
+        }
+      }
+      const lower = problem.toLowerCase();
+      if (lower.includes('rotate')) features.push('op:rotate');
+      if (lower.includes('count')) features.push('op:count');
+      if (lower.includes('fill')) features.push('op:fill');
+      // Size class
+      if (trainInputs.length > 0 && Array.isArray(trainInputs[0])) {
+        const size = flatten(trainInputs[0]);
+        features.push(size.length <= 4 ? 'size:tiny' : size.length <= 16 ? 'size:small' : 'size:medium');
+      }
+      return features.join('|');
+    }
+
+    // Grid problem with rotation
+    const fp1 = problemFingerprint(
+      'Rotate the grid 90 degrees clockwise',
+      [[[1,2],[3,4]]],
+      [[[3,1],[4,2]]]
+    );
+    expect(fp1).toContain('grid:4');
+    expect(fp1).toContain('op:rotate');
+    expect(fp1).toContain('size:tiny');
+
+    // Counting problem
+    const fp2 = problemFingerprint(
+      'Count the number of connected components',
+      [[[1]]],
+      [[[1]]]
+    );
+    expect(fp2).toContain('op:count');
+    expect(fp2).toContain('size:tiny');
+
+    // Different problems of the same type should have similar fingerprints
+    const fp3 = problemFingerprint(
+      'Rotate this grid 90 degrees',
+      [[[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]]],
+      [[[7,4,1],[8,5,2],[9,6,3]]]
+    );
+    expect(fp3).toContain('op:rotate');
+  });
+
+  it('SynthesizedPrompt structure is valid', () => {
+    const synth = {
+      id: 'test1',
+      category: 'grid-transformation',
+      problemFingerprint: 'grid:4|unique:4|op:rotate|size:small',
+      solverPrompt: 'Specialized rotate solver $$problem$$',
+      feedbackPrompt: 'Feedback $$feedback$$',
+      configOverrides: { temperature: 0.8 },
+      validationScore: 0.8,
+      validationTests: 2,
+      validated: true,
+      created: Date.now(),
+      useCount: 0,
+      successCount: 0,
+      avgScore: 0,
+    };
+    expect(synth.solverPrompt).toContain('$$problem$$');
+    expect(synth.problemFingerprint).toContain('op:rotate');
+    expect(synth.validated).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 15: Meta-meta level', () => {
+  it('MetaHarness structure is valid', () => {
+    const mh = {
+      id: 'mh1',
+      name: 'pattern-code-hybrid',
+      description: 'Combines pattern recognition with code execution',
+      solverPrompt: 'Analyze the pattern first, then write code $$problem$$',
+      configOverrides: { temperature: 0.9 },
+      rationale: 'Code-only approaches miss spatial patterns; pattern-only lacks precision',
+      parentId: null,
+      generation: 1,
+      created: Date.now(),
+      useCount: 0,
+      successCount: 0,
+      avgScore: 0,
+    };
+    expect(mh.solverPrompt).toContain('$$problem$$');
+    expect(mh.generation).toBe(1);
+    expect(mh.rationale.length).toBeGreaterThan(10);
+  });
+
+  it('child meta-harness has incremented generation', () => {
+    const parent = { id: 'mh1', generation: 1 };
+    const child = {
+      id: 'mh2',
+      parentId: 'mh1',
+      generation: parent.generation + 1,
+    };
+    expect(child.generation).toBe(2);
+    expect(child.parentId).toBe('mh1');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 16: Gradient-based budget optimization', () => {
+  it('estimates positive gradient for improving trajectories', () => {
+    function estimateImprovementGradient(history: Array<{ score: number; iteration: number }>) {
+      if (history.length < 2) return { gradient: 0, acceleration: 0, expectedNextScore: 0, confidence: 0 };
+      const window = Math.min(5, history.length);
+      const recent = history.slice(-window);
+      let gradientSum = 0, gradientCount = 0;
+      for (let i = 1; i < recent.length; i++) {
+        const ds = recent[i].score - recent[i - 1].score;
+        const di = recent[i].iteration - recent[i - 1].iteration;
+        if (di > 0) { gradientSum += ds / di; gradientCount++; }
+      }
+      const gradient = gradientCount > 0 ? gradientSum / gradientCount : 0;
+      const gradients: number[] = [];
+      for (let i = 1; i < recent.length; i++) {
+        gradients.push(recent[i].score - recent[i - 1].score);
+      }
+      let accelSum = 0, accelCount = 0;
+      for (let i = 1; i < gradients.length; i++) {
+        accelSum += gradients[i] - gradients[i - 1];
+        accelCount++;
+      }
+      const acceleration = accelCount > 0 ? accelSum / accelCount : 0;
+      const currentScore = history[history.length - 1].score;
+      const expectedNextScore = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, currentScore + gradient + 0.5 * acceleration));
+      const confidence = Math.min(1, recent.length / 5);
+      return { gradient, acceleration, expectedNextScore, confidence };
+    }
+
+    // Improving trajectory
+    const improving = [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.3, iteration: 1 },
+      { score: 0.6, iteration: 2 },
+      { score: 0.8, iteration: 3 },
+      { score: 1.0, iteration: 4 },
+    ];
+    const g = estimateImprovementGradient(improving);
+    expect(g.gradient).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(g.confidence).toBe(1);
+
+    // Stuck trajectory
+    const stuck = [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 1 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 2 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 3 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 4 },
+    ];
+    const sg = estimateImprovementGradient(stuck);
+    expect(sg.gradient).toBe(0);
+
+    // Decelerating trajectory (acceleration < 0)
+    const decel = [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.5, iteration: 1 },
+      { score: 0.7, iteration: 2 },
+      { score: 0.75, iteration: 3 },
+      { score: 0.78, iteration: 4 },
+    ];
+    const dg = estimateImprovementGradient(decel);
+    expect(dg.acceleration).toBeLessThan(0); // slowing down
+  });
+
+  it('gradient allocation favors improving experts', () => {
+    function gradientBudgetAllocation(
+      trajectories: Array<{ expertId: number; history: Array<{ score: number; iteration: number }> }>,
+      totalRemainingIterations: number
+    ): Map<number, number> {
+      const allocation = new Map<number, number>();
+      if (trajectories.length === 0) return allocation;
+      const weights = trajectories.map(t => {
+        if (t.history.length < 2) return 0.01;
+        const recent = t.history.slice(-5);
+        const lastScore = recent[recent.length - 1].score;
+        const firstScore = recent[0].score;
+        const improvement = Math.max(0, lastScore - firstScore);
+        const confidence = Math.min(1, recent.length / 5);
+        return improvement * confidence + 0.01;
+      });
+      const totalWeight = weights.reduce((s, w) => s + w, 0);
+      for (const [i, t] of trajectories.entries()) {
+        const proportion = weights[i] / totalWeight;
+        const iters = Math.max(1, Math.round(proportion * totalRemainingIterations));
+        allocation.set(t.expertId, iters);
+      }
+      return allocation;
+    }
+
+    const improving = {
+      expertId: 0,
+      history: [
+        { score: 0.2, iteration: 0 },
+        { score: 0.5, iteration: 1 },
+        { score: 0.8, iteration: 2 },
+      ],
+    };
+    const stuck = {
+      expertId: 1,
+      history: [
+        { score: 0.0, iteration: 0 },
+        { score: 0.0, iteration: 1 },
+        { score: 0.0, iteration: 2 },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const alloc = gradientBudgetAllocation([improving, stuck], 10);
+    expect(alloc.get(0)).toBeGreaterThan(alloc.get(1)!);
+  });
+
+  it('shouldSwitchApproach detects stuck experts', () => {
+    function shouldSwitchApproach(history: Array<{ score: number; iteration: number }>): boolean {
+      if (history.length < 3) return false;
+      // Check if gradient ≈ 0 and decelerating
+      const recent = history.slice(-5);
+      let gradientSum = 0, gradientCount = 0;
+      for (let i = 1; i < recent.length; i++) {
+        const ds = recent[i].score - recent[i - 1].score;
+        gradientSum += ds;
+        gradientCount++;
+      }
+      const gradient = gradientCount > 0 ? gradientSum / gradientCount : 0;
+      const gradients: number[] = [];
+      for (let i = 1; i < recent.length; i++) {
+        gradients.push(recent[i].score - recent[i - 1].score);
+      }
+      let accelSum = 0, accelCount = 0;
+      for (let i = 1; i < gradients.length; i++) {
+        accelSum += gradients[i] - gradients[i - 1];
+        accelCount++;
+      }
+      const acceleration = accelCount > 0 ? accelSum / accelCount : 0;
+      const confidence = Math.min(1, recent.length / 5);
+      return confidence > 0.6 && gradient < 0.01 && acceleration < -0.01;
+    }
+
+    // Stuck expert
+    const stuck = [
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 1 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 2 },
+      { score: 0.0, iteration: 3 },
+    ];
+    // Not stuck (zero gradient but no negative acceleration)
+    expect(shouldSwitchApproach(stuck)).toBe(false); // gradient=0, acceleration=0, not < -0.01
+
+    // Decelerating expert (stuck then declining)
+    const decel = [
+      { score: 0.6, iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.6, iteration: 1 },
+      { score: 0.6, iteration: 2 },
+      { score: 0.6, iteration: 3 },
+      { score: 0.55, iteration: 4 },
+    ];
+    expect(shouldSwitchApproach(decel)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 17: Recursive meta-meta nesting', () => {
+  it('selectMetaHarnessExpertConfig returns null when no meta-harnesses exist', () => {
+    // With empty meta-harnesses array, should return null
+    const baseConfig = {
+      solverPrompt: 'Test $$problem$$',
+      feedbackPrompt: 'Feedback $$feedback$$',
+      temperature: 1.0,
+      maxIterations: 10,
+    } as any;
+    // No meta-harnesses loaded → null
+    expect(true).toBe(true); // placeholder for structural validation
+  });
+
+  it('meta-harnesses can evolve recursively', () => {
+    const parent = { id: 'mh1', generation: 1, useCount: 3, avgScore: 0.3 };
+    const child = { id: 'mh2', parentId: 'mh1', generation: 2 };
+    // Recursive: child can itself have a child
+    const grandchild = { id: 'mh3', parentId: 'mh2', generation: 3 };
+    expect(grandchild.generation).toBe(3);
+    expect(grandchild.parentId).toBe('mh2');
+  });
+
+  it('recursiveMetaEvolve only evolves underperforming meta-harnesses', () => {
+    // Only evolve if useCount >= 2 AND avgScore < 0.5 AND generation < maxGenerations
+    const eligible = [
+      { useCount: 3, avgScore: 0.3, generation: 1 }, // eligible
+      { useCount: 1, avgScore: 0.3, generation: 1 }, // too few uses
+      { useCount: 5, avgScore: 0.8, generation: 1 }, // performing well
+      { useCount: 5, avgScore: 0.3, generation: 3 }, // max generation
+    ].filter(m => m.useCount >= 2 && m.avgScore < 0.5 && m.generation < 3);
+    expect(eligible.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 18: Multi-model decomposition', () => {
+  it('RoutedSubProblem structure is valid', () => {
+    const sub: RoutedSubProblem = {
+      id: 1,
+      description: 'Identify rotation angle',
+      model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5',
+      dependsOn: null,
+      input: 'Grid: [[1,2],[3,4]]',
+    };
+    expect(sub.id).toBe(1);
+    expect(sub.model).toContain('/');
+  });
+
+  it('model strength heuristics cover common providers', () => {
+    const strengths: Record<string, string[]> = {
+      anthropic: ['complex reasoning', 'code generation', 'long-context analysis'],
+      openai: ['general reasoning', 'math', 'code', 'creative tasks'],
+      google: ['multimodal', 'long context', 'factual knowledge'],
+      groq: ['fast inference', 'simple reasoning', 'classification'],
+      wafer: ['reasoning with thinking', 'Chinese+English', 'code'],
+      deepseek: ['code', 'math', 'reasoning'],
+    };
+    expect(Object.keys(strengths).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(6);
+    for (const [provider, caps] of Object.entries(strengths)) {
+      expect(caps.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('decomposeAndRoute returns null for single model', () => {
+    // With only 1 model, no routing benefit
+    expect(true).toBe(true); // structural validation
+  });
+
+  it('dependency ordering works correctly', () => {
+    const subs: RoutedSubProblem[] = [
+      { id: 1, description: 'Step 1', model: 'openai/gpt-4o', dependsOn: null, input: '' },
+      { id: 2, description: 'Step 2', model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5', dependsOn: 1, input: '' },
+      { id: 3, description: 'Step 3', model: 'openai/gpt-4o', dependsOn: 2, input: '' },
+    ];
+    const sorted = [...subs].sort((a, b) => {
+      if (a.dependsOn === null && b.dependsOn !== null) return -1;
+      if (a.dependsOn !== null && b.dependsOn === null) return 1;
+      return 0;
+    });
+    expect(sorted[0].id).toBe(1); // Independent task first
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 19: Per-iteration prompt adaptation', () => {
+  it('IterationAdaptation types are valid', () => {
+    const adaptations: IterationAdaptation[] = [
+      { type: 'pre-insert', content: 'Focus on spatial patterns', rationale: 'Grid problems benefit from spatial analysis' },
+      { type: 'anti-pattern', content: 'Do not use nested loops for simple transforms', rationale: 'Performance issue' },
+      { type: 'section-replace', content: 'Use Map/Set for lookups', section: 'Part 2', rationale: 'Better pattern matching' },
+    ];
+    expect(adaptations.length).toBe(3);
+    for (const a of adaptations) {
+      expect(['pre-insert', 'anti-pattern', 'section-replace']).toContain(a.type);
+      expect(a.content.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('applyIterationAdaptation: pre-insert adds content before problem', () => {
+    const prompt = 'Solve this: $$problem$$ Good luck!';
+    const adaptation: IterationAdaptation = {
+      type: 'pre-insert',
+      content: 'Focus on rotation patterns.',
+      rationale: 'test',
+    };
+    const result = applyIterationAdaptation(prompt, adaptation);
+    expect(result).toContain('Focus on rotation patterns.');
+    expect(result).toContain('$$problem$$');
+  });
+
+  it('applyIterationAdaptation: anti-pattern adds warning after problem', () => {
+    const prompt = 'Solve this: $$problem$$ Good luck!';
+    const adaptation: IterationAdaptation = {
+      type: 'anti-pattern',
+      content: 'Avoid nested loops.',
+      rationale: 'test',
+    };
+    const result = applyIterationAdaptation(prompt, adaptation);
+    expect(result).toContain('Anti-pattern to avoid: Avoid nested loops.');
+  });
+
+  it('adaptPromptMidSolve only triggers after 3 failed iterations', () => {
+    // Less than 3 failures → no adaptation
+    const fewFailures = [
+      { score: 0.0, feedback: 'wrong', iteration: 0 },
+      { score: 0.8, feedback: 'almost', iteration: 1 }, // Not a failure
+    ];
+    const recentFailures = fewFailures.filter(h => h.score < 0.5);
+    expect(recentFailures.length).toBeLessThan(2); // Need >=2 recent failures
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Layer 20: ARC-AGI benchmark integration', () => {
+  it('ArcChallenge structure is valid', () => {
+    const challenge: ArcChallenge = {
+      id: 'test-001',
+      trainInputs: [[[1, 2], [3, 4]]],
+      trainOutputs: [[[3, 1], [4, 2]]],
+      testInputs: [[[5, 6], [7, 8]]],
+      testOutputs: [[[7, 5], [8, 6]]],
+    };
+    expect(challenge.id).toBe('test-001');
+    expect(challenge.trainInputs.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(challenge.testOutputs).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('loadArcChallenges handles missing files gracefully', () => {
+    // Should return empty array for non-existent file
+    const fs = require('fs');
+    const exists = fs.existsSync('/tmp/nonexistent_arc.json');
+    expect(exists).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('benchmark metrics are computed correctly', () => {
+    const results = [
+      { id: '001', passed: true, bestScore: 1.0, cost: 0.01, time: 10 },
+      { id: '002', passed: false, bestScore: 0.5, cost: 0.02, time: 20 },
+      { id: '003', passed: false, bestScore: 0.0, cost: 0.015, time: 15 },
+    ];
+    const total = results.length;
+    const solved = results.filter(r => r.passed).length;
+    const partialSolved = results.filter(r => r.bestScore > 0.5).length;
+    const avgBestScore = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.bestScore, 0) / total;
+    expect(solved).toBe(1);
+    expect(partialSolved).toBe(1); // only the solved one has score > 0.5
+    expect(avgBestScore).toBeCloseTo(0.5, 5);
+  });
+});