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"""
Context Compression Evaluation
Public API for evaluating context compression quality using probe-based
assessment. This module provides three composable components:
- **ProbeGenerator**: Extracts factual claims, file operations, and decisions
from conversation history, then generates typed probes for evaluation.
Use when: building a compression evaluation pipeline and needing to
automatically derive test questions from raw conversation history.
- **CompressionEvaluator**: Scores probe responses against a multi-dimensional
rubric (accuracy, context awareness, artifact trail, completeness,
continuity, instruction following). Use when: comparing compression methods
or validating that a compression strategy preserves critical information.
- **StructuredSummarizer**: Implements anchored iterative summarization with
explicit sections for session intent, file tracking, decisions, and next
steps. Use when: compressing long-running coding sessions where file
tracking and decision rationale must survive compression.
Top-level convenience function:
- **evaluate_compression_quality**: End-to-end pipeline that generates probes,
collects model responses, evaluates them, and returns a scored summary with
recommendations. Use when: running a one-shot compression quality check
without wiring up individual components.
PRODUCTION NOTES:
- The LLM judge calls are stubbed for demonstration. Production systems
should implement actual API calls to a frontier model.
- Token estimation uses simplified heuristics. Production systems should
use model-specific tokenizers.
- Ground truth extraction uses pattern matching. Production systems may
benefit from more sophisticated fact extraction.
"""
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Callable
from enum import Enum
import json
import re
__all__ = [
"ProbeType",
"Probe",
"CriterionResult",
"EvaluationResult",
"RUBRIC_CRITERIA",
"ProbeGenerator",
"CompressionEvaluator",
"StructuredSummarizer",
"evaluate_compression_quality",
]
class ProbeType(Enum):
"""Types of evaluation probes for compression quality assessment."""
RECALL = "recall"
ARTIFACT = "artifact"
CONTINUATION = "continuation"
DECISION = "decision"
@dataclass
class Probe:
"""A probe question for evaluating compression quality.
Use when: constructing evaluation inputs for CompressionEvaluator.
Each probe targets a specific information category that compression
may have lost.
"""
probe_type: ProbeType
question: str
ground_truth: Optional[str] = None
context_reference: Optional[str] = None
@dataclass
class CriterionResult:
"""Result for a single evaluation criterion."""
criterion_id: str
score: float
reasoning: str
@dataclass
class EvaluationResult:
"""Complete evaluation result for a probe response.
Contains per-criterion scores, per-dimension aggregates, and an
overall aggregate score.
"""
probe: Probe
response: str
criterion_results: List[CriterionResult]
aggregate_score: float
dimension_scores: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
# Evaluation Rubrics
RUBRIC_CRITERIA: Dict[str, List[Dict]] = {
"accuracy": [
{
"id": "accuracy_factual",
"question": "Are facts, file paths, and technical details correct?",
"weight": 0.6
},
{
"id": "accuracy_technical",
"question": "Are code references and technical concepts correct?",
"weight": 0.4
}
],
"context_awareness": [
{
"id": "context_conversation_state",
"question": "Does the response reflect current conversation state?",
"weight": 0.5
},
{
"id": "context_artifact_state",
"question": "Does the response reflect which files/artifacts were accessed?",
"weight": 0.5
}
],
"artifact_trail": [
{
"id": "artifact_files_created",
"question": "Does the agent know which files were created?",
"weight": 0.3
},
{
"id": "artifact_files_modified",
"question": "Does the agent know which files were modified?",
"weight": 0.4
},
{
"id": "artifact_key_details",
"question": "Does the agent remember function names, variable names, error messages?",
"weight": 0.3
}
],
"completeness": [
{
"id": "completeness_coverage",
"question": "Does the response address all parts of the question?",
"weight": 0.6
},
{
"id": "completeness_depth",
"question": "Is sufficient detail provided?",
"weight": 0.4
}
],
"continuity": [
{
"id": "continuity_work_state",
"question": "Can the agent continue without re-fetching information?",
"weight": 0.4
},
{
"id": "continuity_todo_state",
"question": "Does the agent maintain awareness of pending tasks?",
"weight": 0.3
},
{
"id": "continuity_reasoning",
"question": "Does the agent retain rationale behind previous decisions?",
"weight": 0.3
}
],
"instruction_following": [
{
"id": "instruction_format",
"question": "Does the response follow the requested format?",
"weight": 0.5
},
{
"id": "instruction_constraints",
"question": "Does the response respect stated constraints?",
"weight": 0.5
}
]
}
class ProbeGenerator:
"""Generate typed probes from conversation history.
Use when: automatically deriving evaluation questions from raw
conversation history at compression points. Extracts facts, file
operations, and decisions via pattern matching, then produces
one probe per category.
For production systems, replace the regex-based extraction with
an LLM-based extractor for higher recall.
"""
def __init__(self, conversation_history: str) -> None:
self.history = conversation_history
self.extracted_facts = self._extract_facts()
self.extracted_files = self._extract_files()
self.extracted_decisions = self._extract_decisions()
def generate_probes(self) -> List[Probe]:
"""Generate all probe types for evaluation.
Use when: preparing evaluation inputs at a compression point.
Returns one probe per category (recall, artifact, continuation,
decision) based on extractable content from the history.
"""
probes: List[Probe] = []
# Recall probes
if self.extracted_facts:
probes.append(Probe(
probe_type=ProbeType.RECALL,
question="What was the original error or issue that started this session?",
ground_truth=self.extracted_facts.get("original_error"),
context_reference="session_start"
))
# Artifact probes
if self.extracted_files:
probes.append(Probe(
probe_type=ProbeType.ARTIFACT,
question="Which files have we modified? Describe what changed in each.",
ground_truth=json.dumps(self.extracted_files),
context_reference="file_operations"
))
# Continuation probes
probes.append(Probe(
probe_type=ProbeType.CONTINUATION,
question="What should we do next?",
ground_truth=self.extracted_facts.get("next_steps"),
context_reference="task_state"
))
# Decision probes
if self.extracted_decisions:
probes.append(Probe(
probe_type=ProbeType.DECISION,
question="What key decisions did we make and why?",
ground_truth=json.dumps(self.extracted_decisions),
context_reference="decision_points"
))
return probes
def _extract_facts(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
"""Extract factual claims from history."""
facts: Dict[str, str] = {}
# Extract error patterns
error_patterns = [
r"error[:\s]+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"(\d{3})\s+(Unauthorized|Not Found|Internal Server Error)",
r"exception[:\s]+(.+?)(?:\n|$)"
]
for pattern in error_patterns:
match = re.search(pattern, self.history, re.IGNORECASE)
if match:
facts["original_error"] = match.group(0).strip()
break
# Extract next steps
next_step_patterns = [
r"next[:\s]+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"TODO[:\s]+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"remaining[:\s]+(.+?)(?:\n|$)"
]
for pattern in next_step_patterns:
match = re.search(pattern, self.history, re.IGNORECASE)
if match:
facts["next_steps"] = match.group(0).strip()
break
return facts
def _extract_files(self) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
"""Extract file operations from history."""
files: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
# Common file patterns
file_patterns = [
r"(?:modified|changed|updated|edited)\s+([^\s]+\.[a-z]+)",
r"(?:created|added)\s+([^\s]+\.[a-z]+)",
r"(?:read|examined|opened)\s+([^\s]+\.[a-z]+)"
]
for pattern in file_patterns:
matches = re.findall(pattern, self.history, re.IGNORECASE)
for match in matches:
if match not in [f["path"] for f in files]:
files.append({
"path": match,
"operation": "modified" if "modif" in pattern else "created" if "creat" in pattern else "read"
})
return files
def _extract_decisions(self) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
"""Extract decision points from history."""
decisions: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
decision_patterns = [
r"decided to\s+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"chose\s+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"going with\s+(.+?)(?:\n|$)",
r"will use\s+(.+?)(?:\n|$)"
]
for pattern in decision_patterns:
matches = re.findall(pattern, self.history, re.IGNORECASE)
for match in matches:
decisions.append({
"decision": match.strip(),
"context": pattern.split("\\s+")[0]
})
return decisions[:5] # Limit to 5 decisions
class CompressionEvaluator:
"""Evaluate compression quality using probes and LLM judge.
Use when: comparing compression methods or validating that a specific
compression pass preserved critical information. Scores responses
across six dimensions (accuracy, context awareness, artifact trail,
completeness, continuity, instruction following) and produces an
aggregate quality score.
The evaluate() method is the primary entry point. Call it once per
probe, then call get_summary() to retrieve aggregated results.
"""
def __init__(self, model: str = "gpt-5.2") -> None:
self.model = model
self.results: List[EvaluationResult] = []
def evaluate(self,
probe: Probe,
response: str,
compressed_context: str) -> EvaluationResult:
"""Evaluate a single probe response against the rubric.
Use when: scoring how well a model's response (given compressed
context) answers a probe question. Returns per-criterion scores,
per-dimension aggregates, and an overall score.
Args:
probe: The probe question with expected ground truth.
response: The model's response to evaluate.
compressed_context: The compressed context that was provided
to the model when generating the response.
Returns:
EvaluationResult with scores and reasoning across all
applicable dimensions.
"""
# Get relevant criteria based on probe type
criteria = self._get_criteria_for_probe(probe.probe_type)
# Evaluate each criterion
criterion_results: List[CriterionResult] = []
for criterion in criteria:
result = self._evaluate_criterion(
criterion,
probe,
response,
compressed_context
)
criterion_results.append(result)
# Calculate dimension scores
dimension_scores = self._calculate_dimension_scores(criterion_results)
# Calculate aggregate score
aggregate_score = sum(dimension_scores.values()) / len(dimension_scores) if dimension_scores else 0.0
result = EvaluationResult(
probe=probe,
response=response,
criterion_results=criterion_results,
aggregate_score=aggregate_score,
dimension_scores=dimension_scores
)
self.results.append(result)
return result
def get_summary(self) -> Dict:
"""Get summary of all evaluation results.
Use when: all probes have been evaluated and an aggregate
report is needed to compare methods or make a go/no-go
decision on a compression strategy.
Returns:
Dictionary with total evaluations, average score,
per-dimension averages, and weakest/strongest dimensions.
"""
if not self.results:
return {"error": "No evaluations performed"}
avg_score = sum(r.aggregate_score for r in self.results) / len(self.results)
# Average dimension scores
dimension_totals: Dict[str, float] = {}
dimension_counts: Dict[str, int] = {}
for result in self.results:
for dim, score in result.dimension_scores.items():
dimension_totals[dim] = dimension_totals.get(dim, 0) + score
dimension_counts[dim] = dimension_counts.get(dim, 0) + 1
avg_dimensions = {
dim: dimension_totals[dim] / dimension_counts[dim]
for dim in dimension_totals
}
return {
"total_evaluations": len(self.results),
"average_score": avg_score,
"dimension_averages": avg_dimensions,
"weakest_dimension": min(avg_dimensions, key=avg_dimensions.get) if avg_dimensions else None,
"strongest_dimension": max(avg_dimensions, key=avg_dimensions.get) if avg_dimensions else None,
}
def _get_criteria_for_probe(self, probe_type: ProbeType) -> List[Dict]:
"""Get relevant criteria for probe type."""
criteria: List[Dict] = []
# All probes get accuracy and completeness
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["accuracy"])
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["completeness"])
# Add type-specific criteria
if probe_type == ProbeType.ARTIFACT:
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["artifact_trail"])
elif probe_type == ProbeType.CONTINUATION:
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["continuity"])
elif probe_type == ProbeType.RECALL:
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["context_awareness"])
elif probe_type == ProbeType.DECISION:
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["context_awareness"])
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["continuity"])
criteria.extend(RUBRIC_CRITERIA["instruction_following"])
return criteria
def _evaluate_criterion(self,
criterion: Dict,
probe: Probe,
response: str,
context: str) -> CriterionResult:
"""
Evaluate a single criterion using LLM judge.
PRODUCTION NOTE: This is a stub implementation.
Production systems should call the actual LLM API:
```python
result = openai.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.2",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": JUDGE_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{"role": "user", "content": self._format_judge_input(criterion, probe, response, context)}
]
)
return self._parse_judge_output(result)
```
"""
# Stub implementation - in production, call LLM judge
score = self._heuristic_score(criterion, response, probe.ground_truth)
reasoning = f"Evaluated {criterion['id']} based on response content."
return CriterionResult(
criterion_id=criterion["id"],
score=score,
reasoning=reasoning
)
def _heuristic_score(self,
criterion: Dict,
response: str,
ground_truth: Optional[str]) -> float:
"""
Heuristic scoring for demonstration.
Production systems should use LLM judge instead.
"""
score = 3.0 # Base score
# Adjust based on response length and content
if len(response) < 50:
score -= 1.0 # Too short
elif len(response) > 500:
score += 0.5 # Detailed
# Check for technical content
if any(ext in response for ext in [".ts", ".py", ".js", ".md"]):
score += 0.5 # Contains file references
overlap_ratio = self._ground_truth_overlap_ratio(response, ground_truth)
if overlap_ratio >= 0.75:
score += 1.0
elif overlap_ratio >= 0.4:
score += 0.5
elif ground_truth:
score -= 0.5
return min(5.0, max(0.0, score))
def _ground_truth_overlap_ratio(self,
response: str,
ground_truth: Optional[str]) -> float:
if not ground_truth:
return 0.0
terms = self._extract_ground_truth_terms(ground_truth)
if not terms:
return 1.0 if ground_truth.lower() in response.lower() else 0.0
response_lower = response.lower()
matches = sum(1 for term in terms if term in response_lower)
return matches / len(terms)
def _extract_ground_truth_terms(self, ground_truth: str) -> List[str]:
try:
parsed = json.loads(ground_truth)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
return [ground_truth.lower()] if ground_truth.strip() else []
terms: List[str] = []
def collect(value) -> None:
if isinstance(value, str):
normalized = value.strip().lower()
if normalized:
terms.append(normalized)
elif isinstance(value, dict):
for nested in value.values():
collect(nested)
elif isinstance(value, list):
for nested in value:
collect(nested)
collect(parsed)
return list(dict.fromkeys(terms))
def _calculate_dimension_scores(self,
criterion_results: List[CriterionResult]) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""Calculate dimension scores from criterion results."""
dimension_scores: Dict[str, float] = {}
for dimension, criteria in RUBRIC_CRITERIA.items():
criterion_ids = [c["id"] for c in criteria]
relevant_results = [
r for r in criterion_results
if r.criterion_id in criterion_ids
]
if relevant_results:
# Weighted average
total_weight = sum(
c["weight"] for c in criteria
if c["id"] in [r.criterion_id for r in relevant_results]
)
weighted_sum = sum(
r.score * next(c["weight"] for c in criteria if c["id"] == r.criterion_id)
for r in relevant_results
)
dimension_scores[dimension] = weighted_sum / total_weight if total_weight > 0 else 0.0
return dimension_scores
class StructuredSummarizer:
"""Generate structured summaries with explicit sections.
Use when: implementing anchored iterative summarization for
long-running coding sessions. Maintains a persistent summary
with dedicated sections for session intent, file modifications,
decisions, current state, and next steps.
Call update_from_span() each time a new content span is truncated.
The summarizer merges new information into existing sections rather
than regenerating, preventing cumulative detail loss.
"""
TEMPLATE = """## Session Intent
{intent}
## Files Modified
{files_modified}
## Files Read (Not Modified)
{files_read}
## Decisions Made
{decisions}
## Current State
{current_state}
## Next Steps
{next_steps}
"""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.sections: Dict = {
"intent": "",
"files_modified": [],
"files_read": [],
"decisions": [],
"current_state": "",
"next_steps": []
}
def update_from_span(self, new_content: str) -> str:
"""Update summary from newly truncated content span.
Use when: a compression trigger fires and a portion of
conversation history is about to be discarded. Pass the
content that will be truncated; the summarizer extracts
structured information and merges it with prior state.
Args:
new_content: The conversation span being truncated.
Returns:
Formatted summary string with all sections populated.
"""
# Extract information from new content
new_info = self._extract_from_content(new_content)
# Merge with existing sections
self._merge_sections(new_info)
# Generate formatted summary
return self._format_summary()
def _extract_from_content(self, content: str) -> Dict:
"""Extract structured information from content."""
extracted: Dict = {
"intent": "",
"files_modified": [],
"files_read": [],
"decisions": [],
"current_state": "",
"next_steps": []
}
# Extract file modifications
mod_pattern = r"(?:modified|changed|updated|fixed)\s+([^\s]+\.[a-z]+)[:\s]*(.+?)(?:\n|$)"
for match in re.finditer(mod_pattern, content, re.IGNORECASE):
extracted["files_modified"].append({
"path": match.group(1),
"change": match.group(2).strip()[:100]
})
# Extract file reads
read_pattern = r"(?:read|examined|opened|checked)\s+([^\s]+\.[a-z]+)"
for match in re.finditer(read_pattern, content, re.IGNORECASE):
file_path = match.group(1)
if file_path not in [f["path"] for f in extracted["files_modified"]]:
extracted["files_read"].append(file_path)
# Extract decisions
decision_pattern = r"(?:decided|chose|going with|will use)\s+(.+?)(?:\n|$)"
for match in re.finditer(decision_pattern, content, re.IGNORECASE):
extracted["decisions"].append(match.group(1).strip()[:150])
return extracted
def _merge_sections(self, new_info: Dict) -> None:
"""Merge new information with existing sections."""
# Update intent if empty
if new_info["intent"] and not self.sections["intent"]:
self.sections["intent"] = new_info["intent"]
# Merge file lists (deduplicate by path)
existing_mod_paths = [f["path"] for f in self.sections["files_modified"]]
for file_info in new_info["files_modified"]:
if file_info["path"] not in existing_mod_paths:
self.sections["files_modified"].append(file_info)
# Merge read files
for file_path in new_info["files_read"]:
if file_path not in self.sections["files_read"]:
self.sections["files_read"].append(file_path)
# Append decisions
self.sections["decisions"].extend(new_info["decisions"])
# Update current state (latest wins)
if new_info["current_state"]:
self.sections["current_state"] = new_info["current_state"]
# Merge next steps
self.sections["next_steps"].extend(new_info["next_steps"])
def _format_summary(self) -> str:
"""Format sections into summary string."""
files_modified_str = "\n".join(
f"- {f['path']}: {f['change']}"
for f in self.sections["files_modified"]
) or "None"
files_read_str = "\n".join(
f"- {f}" for f in self.sections["files_read"]
) or "None"
decisions_str = "\n".join(
f"- {d}" for d in self.sections["decisions"][-5:] # Keep last 5
) or "None"
next_steps_str = "\n".join(
f"{i+1}. {s}" for i, s in enumerate(self.sections["next_steps"][-5:])
) or "None"
return self.TEMPLATE.format(
intent=self.sections["intent"] or "Not specified",
files_modified=files_modified_str,
files_read=files_read_str,
decisions=decisions_str,
current_state=self.sections["current_state"] or "In progress",
next_steps=next_steps_str
)
def evaluate_compression_quality(
original_history: str,
compressed_context: str,
model_response_fn: Callable[[str, str], str],
) -> Dict:
"""Evaluate compression quality for a conversation end-to-end.
Use when: running a one-shot quality check on a compression pass.
Generates probes from original history, collects model responses
using the compressed context, evaluates each response, and returns
a scored summary with actionable recommendations.
Args:
original_history: The full conversation before compression.
compressed_context: The compressed version to evaluate.
model_response_fn: Callable that takes (compressed_context, question)
and returns the model's response string.
Returns:
Dictionary with total evaluations, average score, per-dimension
averages, weakest/strongest dimensions, and recommendations list.
"""
# Generate probes
generator = ProbeGenerator(original_history)
probes = generator.generate_probes()
# Evaluate each probe
evaluator = CompressionEvaluator()
for probe in probes:
# Get model response using compressed context
response = model_response_fn(compressed_context, probe.question)
# Evaluate response
evaluator.evaluate(probe, response, compressed_context)
# Get summary
summary = evaluator.get_summary()
# Add recommendations
summary["recommendations"] = []
if summary.get("weakest_dimension") == "artifact_trail":
summary["recommendations"].append(
"Consider implementing separate artifact tracking outside compression"
)
if summary.get("average_score", 0) < 3.5:
summary["recommendations"].append(
"Compression quality is below threshold - consider less aggressive compression"
)
return summary
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Demo: generate probes and evaluate a sample compression
sample_history = """
User reported error: 401 Unauthorized on /api/auth/login endpoint.
Examined auth.controller.ts - JWT generation looks correct.
Examined middleware/cors.ts - no issues found.
Modified config/redis.ts: Fixed connection pooling configuration.
Modified services/session.service.ts: Added retry logic for transient failures.
Decided to use Redis connection pool instead of per-request connections.
Modified tests/auth.test.ts: Updated mock setup for new config.
14 tests passing, 2 failing (mock setup issues).
Next: Fix remaining test failures in session service mocks.
"""
sample_compressed = """
## Session Intent
Debug 401 Unauthorized on /api/auth/login.
## Root Cause
Stale Redis connection in session store.
## Files Modified
- config/redis.ts: Fixed connection pooling
- services/session.service.ts: Added retry logic
- tests/auth.test.ts: Updated mock setup
## Test Status
14 passing, 2 failing
## Next Steps
1. Fix remaining test failures
"""
# Stub model response function
def mock_model_response(context: str, question: str) -> str:
if "error" in question.lower():
return "The original error was a 401 Unauthorized on /api/auth/login."
if "files" in question.lower():
return "Modified config/redis.ts, services/session.service.ts, tests/auth.test.ts."
if "next" in question.lower():
return "Fix remaining test failures in session service mocks."
if "decision" in question.lower():
return "Decided to use Redis connection pool instead of per-request connections."
return "No specific information available."
# Run evaluation
result = evaluate_compression_quality(
original_history=sample_history,
compressed_context=sample_compressed,
model_response_fn=mock_model_response,
)
print("=== Compression Quality Evaluation ===")
print(f"Total evaluations: {result['total_evaluations']}")
print(f"Average score: {result['average_score']:.2f}")
print()
print("Dimension averages:")
for dim, score in result.get("dimension_averages", {}).items():
print(f" {dim}: {score:.2f}")
print()
print(f"Weakest dimension: {result.get('weakest_dimension')}")
print(f"Strongest dimension: {result.get('strongest_dimension')}")
print()
if result.get("recommendations"):
print("Recommendations:")
for rec in result["recommendations"]:
print(f" - {rec}")
else:
print("No recommendations - compression quality looks acceptable.")