yambda-discovery-ranking-two-tower-base / grok-1-0-44-base-r01-61e7dce0-20260929
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<dangerous_actions>
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</work_policy>

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Verifying means more than confirming that the changed screen renders:
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3. Actively hunt for regressions in existing behavior; do not stop at the happy path.
4. When layout or styling changed, check both desktop and mobile viewport sizes.

If verification reveals a problem, fix it and verify again before ending your turn.
</browser_verification>

## Step 2 · user · Timestamp not recorded

<user_info>
OS Version: linux
Shell: /bin/sh
Workspace Path: /app
Today's date: 2026-09-29
</user_info>

<rules>
The rules section has a number of possible rules/memories/context that you should consider. In each subsection, we provide instructions about what information the subsection contains and how you should consider/follow the contents of the subsection.


<user_rules description="These are rules set by the user that you should follow if appropriate.">
<user_rule>
State points directly in affirmative language. Avoid unnecessary contrastive negation such as “X, not Y,” especially clarifications about alternatives the user did not mention.
</user_rule>

<user_rule>
When implementing or fixing anything in a web application (UI, layout, styling, routing, client state, or rendered data), verify your work in the browser before declaring the task complete.

**Use this verification workflow:**
- Open the app with the available browser tools and exercise the changed feature end to end the way a real user would: click, type, submit, navigate.
- A single render screenshot of the changed screen is NOT verification. Confirm behavior, not just appearance.
- Check every page and route that shares the state, data, or components you touched. Application state must stay consistent across pages: if you changed how state is written or derived, verify the other surfaces that read it.
- Hunt for regressions. The most common failure mode is a change that works in isolation but breaks existing behavior elsewhere in the app. Navigate the surrounding flows and look for what broke.
- Verify the paths and edge states your change touches (empty states, error states, route and flag variants), not only the main path.
- When layout or styling changed, check both desktop and mobile viewports.
- If verification finds a problem, fix it and re-verify. Do not finish with unverified UI work.

If no browser tools are available, verify through the closest available substitute (tests, curl against the dev server, rendering scripts) and say what you could not verify.
</user_rule>
</user_rules>
</rules>

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</system-reminder>

## Step 4 · user · Timestamp not recorded

<user_query>
# Build a latency-efficient PyTorch two-tower neural-network ranker

Build a two-tower neural network in CPU PyTorch for the "Made for You" shelf of
a music streaming service. Although the supplied benchmark is small, it
represents a production system with millions of users and millions of items;
the training approach must scale to that setting and therefore must not
construct or decompose a global user-item interaction matrix. The production
shelf has a strict request-time latency budget. Candidate item embeddings are
computed offline and stored in a nearest-neighbor index. At request time, the
system computes one user embedding and retrieves items by maximum inner-product
search.

The model must therefore decompose exactly into a user vector and an
independently precomputable item vector of the same dimensionality, with the
final relevance score equal to their dot product. Both vectors must be produced
by separate trainable user and item towers implemented as PyTorch neural
networks. The user tower must derive its representation from interaction
history rather than a user-ID lookup. Per-user candidate eligibility,
cutoff-specific explicit preference state, and a temporal backtest are
provided. Candidate eligibility is platform-owned; all modeling within that
candidate boundary is in scope.

## Data

All inputs are under `/task/data/`. Training data ends at timestamp `24786800`.
A 30-minute gap precedes a seven-day public validation window. The hidden test
is the following seven-day window after another 30-minute gap.

For each event family there is a `train_*.parquet` and `val_*.parquet` file:

| Family | Meaning | Columns |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `listens` | Playback events | `uid`, `timestamp`, `item_id`, `is_organic`, `played_ratio_pct`, `track_length_seconds` |
| `likes` | Explicit positive actions | `uid`, `timestamp`, `item_id`, `is_organic` |
| `dislikes` | Explicit negative actions | `uid`, `timestamp`, `item_id`, `is_organic` |
| `unlikes` | Reversal of a prior like | `uid`, `timestamp`, `item_id`, `is_organic` |
| `undislikes` | Reversal of a prior dislike | `uid`, `timestamp`, `item_id`, `is_organic` |

`is_organic=1` means the listener sought out the track; `0` means the action
came through a recommendation surface. A listen is a conventional positive at
50% completion. The discovery-quality objective below uses the stronger 80%
threshold.

The two public windows have different roles:

1. Build and tune a validation ranker using only `train_*` as history and
   `val_*` as subsequent outcomes.
2. After selecting the approach, refit it on `train_* + val_*`. At hidden-test
   time the validation events are observed history, not recommendable outcomes.

Do not use `val_*` events as features when measuring a validation ranking. They
may and should be used when refitting the final hidden-test ranker.

Additional files under `/task/data/`:

- `candidate_catalog.parquet`: the 30,000 retrieval-catalog tracks, ordered by
  training positive-listen popularity.
- `target_users.parquet`: users with at least 20 positive listens in the 90 days
  before the training cutoff, selected without future labels.
- `validation_preference_state.parquet`: active explicit state at the training
  cutoff, for validation ranking.
- `test_preference_state.parquet`: active explicit state after validation, for
  the final hidden-test ranking. State is `liked` or `disliked`; a pair may have
  both active channels.
- `validation_eligible_candidates.npz` and `test_eligible_candidates.npz`:
  cutoff-correct candidate sets for every target user. Each contains aligned
  arrays `uids`, `item_ids`, and `packed_eligible`. For user row `r`, recover
  the Boolean item mask with `np.unpackbits(packed_eligible[r],
  count=len(item_ids), bitorder="little")`.

The exact available Python distribution inventory is listed in
`/task/requirements.txt`. Future test interactions are hidden and used only by
the separate Harbor verifier.

## Discovery objective

Rank only the candidates returned for the relevant cutoff. Relevance is based
on organic behavior in the immediately following window:

- grade 3: the user organically likes the track;
- grade 1: the user organically listens to at least 80% of the track;
- grade 0: otherwise.

If both positive events occur, grade 3 wins. Ranking quality is measured with
graded NDCG@10. DCG uses gain `2^grade - 1` and discount
`1/log2(rank + 1)`, then averages per-user NDCG over users with at least one
relevant item.

The public evaluator reports this objective for development, but its score is
not a separate acceptance stage. Final acceptance is determined on the hidden
test using the same objective.

The Yambda logs contain interactions, not impression propensities. Treat the
organic objective as a robust offline target, not as a causal estimate of
online lift.

## Public tools

`/task/evaluate_public.py` scores a validation-stage ranking against the public
window. Pass the path to a ranking with the same schema as the final
deliverable:

```sh
python /task/evaluate_public.py solution/validation.parquet
```

Stage-independent evaluation helpers are available in
`/task/ranking_evaluation.py`. The builder installs the same checked-in module
in the public agent image and private verifier image so scoring mechanics cannot
drift. The public copy contains no hidden labels, evaluator-owned data paths, or
pass thresholds.

The public evaluator uses `validation_eligible_candidates.npz`; it is not a
validator for the final artifact. No model implementation, fitted
representation, or example submission is supplied. Design and tune the
required PyTorch neural two-tower model, then refit the selected approach as
described above.

## Deliverable

Write `/app/solution/submission.parquet` or
`/app/solution/submission.csv`, with exactly 100 rows for every target user and
columns `uid`, `item_id`, `rank`. Ranks must be the integers 1-100 with no ties
or duplicate items. Every submitted item must be present in that user's
`test_eligible_candidates.npz` candidate set.

Leave the code that defines, trains, and applies both towers, along with a
concise `/app/solution/README.md`, in `/app/solution/`. The README should state
the model architecture, training objective, public validation score, and final
submission command. Keep the best valid submission saved throughout the
attempt so it survives the deadline.

## Constraints

- Write deliverables and intermediate artifacts only under `/app/solution/`.
- Treat `/task/` and the installed Python environment as read-only.
- Do not invoke nested agents or attempt to access verifier files, credentials,
  other trials, or host paths.
- Do not install packages or use network access except for the model provider
  connection managed by Harbor.
- The environment includes CPU PyTorch 2.8.0. No accelerator is available.
- You have up to 60 minutes. Improve the model as much as possible within that
  limit. Structural validity alone is not sufficient; the final submission is
  also evaluated for ranking quality.
</user_query>

## Step 5 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Thinking unavailable — no text recorded


I'll start by inspecting the data layout, evaluation helpers, and environment so the two-tower ranker can be designed against the actual constraints.

### todo_write · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "todos": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "content": "Explore data, evaluation, and environment",
      "status": "in_progress"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "content": "Design two-tower architecture and training pipeline",
      "status": "pending"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "content": "Train/validate on train-only, measure public NDCG@10",
      "status": "pending"
    },
    {
      "id": "4",
      "content": "Refit on train+val and produce test submission",
      "status": "pending"
    },
    {
      "id": "5",
      "content": "Write README and keep best artifacts",
      "status": "pending"
    }
  ],
  "merge": false
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
- [in_progress] 1: Explore data, evaluation, and environment
- [pending] 2: Design two-tower architecture and training pipeline
- [pending] 3: Train/validate on train-only, measure public NDCG@10
- [pending] 4: Refit on train+val and produce test submission
- [pending] 5: Write README and keep best artifacts


### list_dir · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_directory": "/task"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
- /task/
  - data/
    - candidate_catalog.parquet
    - target_users.parquet
    - test_eligible_candidates.npz
    - test_preference_state.parquet
    - train_dislikes.parquet
    - train_likes.parquet
    - train_listens.parquet
    - train_undislikes.parquet
    - train_unlikes.parquet
    - val_dislikes.parquet
    - val_likes.parquet
    - val_listens.parquet
    - val_undislikes.parquet
    - val_unlikes.parquet
    - validation_eligible_candidates.npz
    - validation_preference_state.parquet
  - evaluate_public.py
  - ranking_evaluation.py
  - requirements.txt

### list_dir · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_directory": "/app"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
- /app/
  - solution/

### read_file · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_file": "/task/requirements.txt"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
1→# Exact distribution inventory for the Yambda two-tower task family.
#
# This is an input to `uv pip sync`, not a list of minimum requirements. A
# conforming task environment contains exactly these third-party Python
# distributions and no others. Python itself is pinned by task.toml and both
# Harbor image Dockerfiles.
attrs==26.1.0
bleach==6.4.0
certifi==2026.7.22
10→chardet==7.6.0
charset-normalizer==3.5.1
fastjsonschema==2.22.2
filelock==3.32.3
fsspec==2026.7.0
idna==3.18
Jinja2==3.1.6
joblib==1.5.3
jsonschema==4.26.0
jsonschema-specifications==2025.9.1
20→jupyter-core==5.9.1
jupytext==1.19.5
kaggle==2.2.4
kagglesdk==0.1.37
markdown-it-py==4.2.0
MarkupSafe==3.0.3
mdit-py-plugins==0.6.1
mdurl==0.1.2
mpmath==1.3.0
nbformat==5.11.1
30→networkx==3.6.1
numpy==2.2.6
packaging==26.3
pandas==2.3.3
pillow==12.3.0
pip==26.0.1
platformdirs==4.11.3
protobuf==7.35.1
pyarrow==18.1.0
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
40→python-dotenv==1.2.3
python-slugify==8.0.4
pytz==2026.3.post1
PyYAML==6.0.3
referencing==0.37.0
reportlab==4.2.5
requests==2.34.2
rpds-py==2026.6.3
scikit-learn==1.7.2
scipy==1.15.3
50→setuptools==84.0.0
six==1.17.0
sympy==1.14.0
text-unidecode==1.3
threadpoolctl==3.6.0
torch==2.8.0
tqdm==4.70.0
traitlets==5.16.1
typing-extensions==4.16.0
tzdata==2026.3
60→urllib3==2.7.0
webencodings==0.6.1


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### read_file · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_file": "/task/evaluate_public.py"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
1→#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Score a validation-stage ranking against public discovery labels.

``build_task.py`` publishes this module with the solver-visible task files. It
loads target users, validation eligibility, and validation-window events from
the adjacent ``data`` directory, then evaluates one ranking supplied on the
command line. Stage-independent mechanics come from the adjacent public
``ranking_evaluation.py`` module. The builder installs the same checked-in
module in the private judge, so public and private scoring mechanics cannot
10→drift. A relevant candidate receives grade 3 for an organic like or grade 1 for
an organic listen with at least 80 percent completion; a like takes precedence
when both events exist.

Before scoring, the ranking must contain exactly 100 distinct eligible items
for every target user, with integer-valued ``uid``, ``item_id``, and ``rank``
columns and ranks 1 through 100 exactly once per user. Extra columns are
ignored. Quality is graded NDCG@10, averaged only over users who have at least
one eligible relevant item in the validation window.

20→The evaluator prints a JSON object containing the model path and scores. It
does not apply the task's pass threshold; its purpose is model development and
selection. The private judge applies the threshold to the final submission.

Usage::

    python evaluate_public.py <validation-ranking.parquet|csv>
"""
from __future__ import annotations

30→import json
import sys
from pathlib import Path

import pandas as pd

from ranking_evaluation import (
    CandidateSet,
    RankingValidationError,
    ranked_items,
40→    read_ranking,
    score_rankings,
    validate_ranking,
)


HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
DATA = HERE / "data"
LISTEN_STRONG = 80

50→
def validation_truth(
    eligibility: CandidateSet, targets: set[int]
) -> dict[int, dict[int, int]]:
    """Build cutoff-correct graded relevance from public validation events.

    Only target-user events for eligible candidates are retained. Organic
    listens completed to at least 80 percent receive grade 1, and organic likes
    receive grade 3. Repeated user-item events are collapsed, and processing
    likes second ensures that grade 3 wins over grade 1.
60→
    Args:
        eligibility: Validation-cutoff candidate membership service.
        targets: Complete set of target user IDs.

    Returns:
        A nested ``uid -> item_id -> grade`` mapping. Users without an eligible
        relevant event are omitted.
    """
    listens = pd.read_parquet(DATA / "val_listens.parquet")
70→    likes = pd.read_parquet(DATA / "val_likes.parquet")
    strong = listens[
        listens.uid.isin(targets)
        & (listens.is_organic == 1)
        & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= LISTEN_STRONG)
    ][["uid", "item_id"]].drop_duplicates()
    organic_likes = likes[
        likes.uid.isin(targets) & (likes.is_organic == 1)
    ][["uid", "item_id"]].drop_duplicates()

80→    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}
    for raw_uid, raw_item in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):
        uid, item = int(raw_uid), int(raw_item)
        if eligibility.is_eligible(uid, item):
            graded.setdefault(uid, {})[item] = 1
    for raw_uid, raw_item in organic_likes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):
        uid, item = int(raw_uid), int(raw_item)
        if eligibility.is_eligible(uid, item):
            graded.setdefault(uid, {})[item] = 3
    return graded
90→

def load_submission(
    path: Path, eligibility: CandidateSet, targets: set[int]
) -> dict[int, list[int]]:
    """Load and validate a public validation ranking.

    Files ending in ``.parquet`` are read as parquet; every other suffix is
    read as CSV. The required columns must be integer-valued, cover exactly the
    target-user set, contain 100 rows and ranks 1 through 100 per user, avoid
100→    duplicate user-item pairs, and contain only cutoff-eligible items.

    Args:
        path: Ranking file to read.
        eligibility: Validation-cutoff candidate membership service.
        targets: Exact set of users the ranking must cover.

    Returns:
        A ``uid -> ranked item IDs`` mapping ordered by ascending rank.

110→    Raises:
        ValueError: If the ranking violates the required schema or invariants.
    """
    frame = validate_ranking(read_ranking(path), targets)
    if not all(
        eligibility.is_eligible(uid, item)
        for uid, item in frame[["uid", "item_id"]].itertuples(index=False, name=None)
    ):
        raise RankingValidationError(
            "submission contains an item rejected by eligibility service"
120→        )
    return ranked_items(frame)


def score(
    ranked: dict[int, list[int]],
    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]],
) -> dict[str, float | int]:
    """Aggregate per-user NDCG@10 over users with public relevance labels.

130→    Args:
        ranked: Ranked item IDs for every target user.
        graded: Eligible validation relevance keyed by user and item.

    Returns:
        The six-decimal ``quality_ndcg@10`` value and number of scored users.
    """
    return score_rankings(ranked, graded)


140→def main() -> None:
    """Run the public evaluator CLI and print its JSON score report."""
    targets_frame = pd.read_parquet(DATA / "target_users.parquet")
    targets = set(targets_frame.uid.astype(int))
    eligibility = CandidateSet(DATA / "validation_eligible_candidates.npz")
    graded = validation_truth(eligibility, targets)

    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        raise SystemExit(
            "usage: evaluate_public.py <validation-ranking.parquet|csv>"
150→        )
    path = Path(sys.argv[1])
    ranked = load_submission(path, eligibility, targets)
    print(json.dumps({"model": str(path), "scores": score(ranked, graded)}, indent=2))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


### read_file · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_file": "/task/ranking_evaluation.py"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
1→"""Shared public primitives for Yambda discovery-ranking evaluation.

Both the solver-visible validation evaluator and the private submission judge
import this module from the generated task's ``public`` directory. It owns the
stage-independent contract: reading a ranking, validating its shape, converting
it to per-user rank order, looking up packed candidate eligibility, and
computing graded NDCG@10.

The module deliberately contains no event-derived labels, private artifact
10→paths, or pass thresholds. Each evaluator supplies its own relevance data and
per-cutoff eligibility checks around these common operations.
"""
from __future__ import annotations

from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

20→
__all__ = [
    "CandidateSet",
    "QUALITY_K",
    "RankingValidationError",
    "REQUIRED_COLUMNS",
    "TOP_N",
    "ndcg_at_k",
    "ranked_items",
    "read_ranking",
30→    "score_rankings",
    "validate_ranking",
]

TOP_N = 100
QUALITY_K = 10
REQUIRED_COLUMNS = ("uid", "item_id", "rank")


class RankingValidationError(ValueError):
40→    """Report a ranking-schema or structural-contract violation."""


class CandidateSet:
    """Provide membership lookups over one packed candidate-set archive.

    The archive contains aligned ``uids``, ``item_ids``, and
    ``packed_eligible`` arrays. Candidate column ``c`` is represented by bit
    ``c % 8`` of byte ``c // 8`` using little-endian bit order. Arrays are
    copied into memory so they remain valid after the archive is closed.
50→    """

    def __init__(self, path: Path):
        """Load an eligibility archive and build ID-to-position indexes.

        Args:
            path: Path to a ``.npz`` archive with the candidate-set schema.
        """
        with np.load(path, allow_pickle=False) as artifact:
            self.uids = artifact["uids"].astype(np.int64, copy=True)
60→            self.item_ids = artifact["item_ids"].astype(np.int64, copy=True)
            self.packed = artifact["packed_eligible"].astype(np.uint8, copy=True)
        self.uid_row = {int(uid): row for row, uid in enumerate(self.uids)}
        self.item_column = {
            int(item): column for column, item in enumerate(self.item_ids)
        }

    def is_eligible(self, uid: int, item_id: int) -> bool:
        """Return whether ``item_id`` is eligible for ``uid``.

70→        IDs absent from the target-user or candidate-item arrays are treated as
        ineligible rather than raising an exception.

        Args:
            uid: Target user ID to query.
            item_id: Candidate item ID to query.

        Returns:
            ``True`` only when the corresponding packed eligibility bit is set.
        """
80→        row = self.uid_row.get(int(uid))
        column = self.item_column.get(int(item_id))
        if row is None or column is None:
            return False
        byte, bit = divmod(column, 8)
        return bool((int(self.packed[row, byte]) >> bit) & 1)


def read_ranking(path: Path) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Read a parquet or CSV ranking into a pandas frame.
90→
    Args:
        path: Input path. A ``.parquet`` suffix selects parquet; every other
            suffix is interpreted as CSV.

    Returns:
        The ranking frame as loaded by pandas.
    """
    return pd.read_parquet(path) if path.suffix == ".parquet" else pd.read_csv(path)

100→
def validate_ranking(
    frame: pd.DataFrame,
    targets: set[int],
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Normalize and validate the stage-independent ranking contract.

    Required values must be finite integers. The user set must exactly match
    ``targets``; every user must have 100 rows, distinct items, and each rank
    from 1 through 100 exactly once. Cutoff-specific candidate eligibility is
110→    intentionally left to the calling evaluator.

    Args:
        frame: Raw ranking frame. Extra columns are discarded from an internal
            copy; the caller's frame is not modified.
        targets: Exact set of target user IDs the ranking must cover.

    Returns:
        A normalized frame containing only the required ``int64`` columns.

120→    Raises:
        RankingValidationError: If the ranking violates the shared contract.
    """
    required = list(REQUIRED_COLUMNS)
    if not all(column in frame for column in required):
        raise RankingValidationError(f"submission requires columns {required}")

    normalized = frame[required].copy()
    for column in required:
        numeric = pd.to_numeric(normalized[column], errors="coerce")
130→        values = numeric.to_numpy(dtype=float)
        if numeric.isna().any() or not np.isfinite(values).all():
            raise RankingValidationError(
                f"submission {column} must be finite numeric values"
            )
        if not np.equal(numeric, np.floor(numeric)).all():
            raise RankingValidationError(
                f"submission {column} must contain integers"
            )
        normalized[column] = numeric.astype(np.int64)
140→
    submitted_users = set(map(int, normalized.uid.unique()))
    if submitted_users != targets:
        raise RankingValidationError(
            f"submission user set mismatch: missing={len(targets - submitted_users)} "
            f"extra={len(submitted_users - targets)}"
        )
    counts = normalized.groupby("uid").size()
    if not (counts == TOP_N).all():
        raise RankingValidationError(
150→            f"submission must contain exactly {TOP_N} rows for every target user"
        )
    if normalized.duplicated(["uid", "item_id"]).any():
        raise RankingValidationError(
            "submission contains duplicate (uid, item_id) pairs"
        )
    valid_ranks = set(range(1, TOP_N + 1))
    ranks_are_valid = normalized.groupby("uid")["rank"].apply(
        lambda values: set(map(int, values)) == valid_ranks
    )
160→    if not ranks_are_valid.all():
        raise RankingValidationError(
            f"each user must have every rank from 1 through {TOP_N} exactly once"
        )
    return normalized


def ranked_items(frame: pd.DataFrame) -> dict[int, list[int]]:
    """Convert a validated ranking frame to ordered items keyed by user.

170→    Args:
        frame: Frame that has passed :func:`validate_ranking`.

    Returns:
        A ``uid -> item IDs`` mapping ordered by ascending rank.
    """
    ordered = frame.sort_values(["uid", "rank"])
    return {
        int(uid): list(map(int, values))
        for uid, values in ordered.groupby("uid").item_id
180→    }


def ndcg_at_k(ranked: list[int], gold: dict[int, int], k: int) -> float:
    """Compute graded normalized discounted cumulative gain at ``k``.

    Relevance gain is ``2**grade - 1`` and the discount at one-based rank
    ``r`` is ``1 / log2(r + 1)``. Items absent from ``gold`` have grade zero.

    Args:
190→        ranked: Item IDs in predicted rank order.
        gold: Mapping from relevant item IDs to integer relevance grades.
        k: Maximum number of predicted positions to score.

    Returns:
        For a valid duplicate-free ranking, NDCG in ``[0, 1]``; returns
        ``0.0`` when the ideal gain is zero.
    """
    gains = np.asarray([gold.get(item, 0) for item in ranked[:k]], dtype=np.float64)
    discounts = 1.0 / np.log2(np.arange(2, len(gains) + 2))
200→    dcg = float(np.sum((np.power(2.0, gains) - 1.0) * discounts))
    ideal = np.asarray(sorted(gold.values(), reverse=True)[:k], dtype=np.float64)
    ideal_discounts = 1.0 / np.log2(np.arange(2, len(ideal) + 2))
    idcg = float(np.sum((np.power(2.0, ideal) - 1.0) * ideal_discounts))
    return dcg / idcg if idcg else 0.0


def score_rankings(
    ranked: dict[int, list[int]],
    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]],
210→) -> dict[str, float | int]:
    """Aggregate per-user NDCG@10 over users with relevance labels.

    Args:
        ranked: Ranked item IDs for every target user.
        graded: Relevant item grades keyed by user and item.

    Returns:
        The six-decimal ``quality_ndcg@10`` value and number of scored users.
    """
220→    quality = float(
        np.mean(
            [
                ndcg_at_k(ranked[uid], gold, QUALITY_K)
                for uid, gold in graded.items()
            ]
        )
    )
    return {
        "quality_ndcg@10": round(quality, 6),
230→        "quality_users": len(graded),
    }


### list_dir · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_directory": "/app/solution"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
- /app/solution/


### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "python3 - <<'PY'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path('/task/data')\nfiles = [\n    'candidate_catalog.parquet',\n    'target_users.parquet',\n    'validation_preference_state.parquet',\n    'test_preference_state.parquet',\n    'train_listens.parquet',\n    'train_likes.parquet',\n    'train_dislikes.parquet',\n    'train_unlikes.parquet',\n    'train_undislikes.parquet',\n    'val_listens.parquet',\n    'val_likes.parquet',\n    'val_dislikes.parquet',\n    'val_unlikes.parquet',\n    'val_undislikes.parquet',\n]\nfor f in files:\n    p = data / f\n    df = pd.read_parquet(p)\n    print('='*80)\n    print(f, 'shape=', df.shape, 'cols=', list(df.columns))\n    print(df.head(3).to_string())\n    print(df.dtypes)\n    if 'timestamp' in df.columns:\n        print('ts min/max', df.timestamp.min(), df.timestamp.max())\n    if 'uid' in df.columns:\n        print('n_uid', df.uid.nunique())\n    if 'item_id' in df.columns:\n        print('n_item', df.item_id.nunique())\n    if 'played_ratio_pct' in df.columns:\n        print('played_ratio describe', df.played_ratio_pct.describe().to_string())\n    if 'is_organic' in df.columns:\n        print('is_organic value_counts', df.is_organic.value_counts().to_dict())\n    print()\n\n# eligible candidates\nfor name in ['validation_eligible_candidates.npz', 'test_eligible_candidates.npz']:\n    z = np.load(data / name)\n    print(name, z.files)\n    for k in z.files:\n        a = z[k]\n        print(k, a.shape, a.dtype, a[:3] if a.ndim==1 else a[:2])\n    print()\nPY\n",
  "description": "Inspect all data files schemas and sizes"
}
### Tool error · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pandas'


## Step 7 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Thinking unavailable — no text recorded




### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "which python python3; ls /usr/bin/python*; echo '---'; python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.executable, sys.version)'; echo '---'; ls /usr/local/bin 2>/dev/null | head; echo PATH=$PATH; type python; type python3",
  "description": "Find the correct Python interpreter"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
/usr/local/bin/python
/usr/local/bin/python3
ls: cannot access '/usr/bin/python*': No such file or directory
---
/usr/local/bin/python3 3.12.13 (main, Aug  5 2026, 01:11:46) [GCC 12.2.0]
---
2to3
2to3-3.12
idle
idle3
idle3.12
pip
pip3
pip3.12
pydoc
pydoc3
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/home/agent/.grok/bin:/opt/task-venv/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
python is /usr/local/bin/python
python3 is hashed (/usr/local/bin/python3)


## Step 8 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
A virtual environment exists at /opt/task-venv/bin.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "ls /opt/task-venv/bin | head -50; /opt/task-venv/bin/python -c 'import pandas, torch, numpy, sklearn, pyarrow; print(pandas.__version__, torch.__version__, numpy.__version__, sklearn.__version__)'",
  "description": "Inspect task venv and package versions"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
Activate.ps1
activate
activate.csh
activate.fish
chardetect
dotenv
f2py
idna
isympy
jsonschema
jupyter
jupyter-migrate
jupyter-troubleshoot
jupyter-trust
jupytext
jupytext-config
kaggle
markdown-it
normalizer
numpy-config
pip
pip3
pip3.12
python
python3
python3.12
slugify
torchfrtrace
torchrun
tqdm
2.3.3 2.8.0+cpu 2.2.6 1.7.2


## Step 9 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The task environment requires using `/opt/task-venv/bin/python`.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path('/task/data')\nfiles = [\n    'candidate_catalog.parquet',\n    'target_users.parquet',\n    'validation_preference_state.parquet',\n    'test_preference_state.parquet',\n    'train_listens.parquet',\n    'train_likes.parquet',\n    'train_dislikes.parquet',\n    'train_unlikes.parquet',\n    'train_undislikes.parquet',\n    'val_listens.parquet',\n    'val_likes.parquet',\n    'val_dislikes.parquet',\n    'val_unlikes.parquet',\n    'val_undislikes.parquet',\n]\nfor f in files:\n    p = data / f\n    df = pd.read_parquet(p)\n    print('='*80)\n    print(f, 'shape=', df.shape, 'cols=', list(df.columns))\n    print(df.head(3).to_string())\n    print(df.dtypes.to_dict())\n    if 'timestamp' in df.columns:\n        print('ts min/max', int(df.timestamp.min()), int(df.timestamp.max()))\n    if 'uid' in df.columns:\n        print('n_uid', df.uid.nunique(), 'uid min/max', int(df.uid.min()), int(df.uid.max()))\n    if 'item_id' in df.columns:\n        print('n_item', df.item_id.nunique(), 'item min/max', int(df.item_id.min()), int(df.item_id.max()))\n    if 'played_ratio_pct' in df.columns:\n        print('played_ratio describe', df.played_ratio_pct.describe().to_dict())\n    if 'is_organic' in df.columns:\n        print('is_organic value_counts', df.is_organic.value_counts().to_dict())\n    print()\n\n# eligible candidates\nfor name in ['validation_eligible_candidates.npz', 'test_eligible_candidates.npz']:\n    z = np.load(data / name)\n    print(name, z.files)\n    for k in z.files:\n        a = z[k]\n        print(k, a.shape, a.dtype)\n        if a.ndim==1:\n            print('  sample', a[:5], 'min', a.min(), 'max', a.max())\n        else:\n            print('  packed shape', a.shape, 'nbytes', a.nbytes)\n    print()\nPY\n",
  "description": "Inspect all data files with task venv"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
================================================================================
candidate_catalog.parquet shape= (30000, 4) cols= ['item_id', 'positive_listens', 'organic_positive_listens', 'popularity_rank']
   item_id  positive_listens  organic_positive_listens  popularity_rank
0  5862961             26615                     20620                1
1  6901374             25536                     17347                2
2  5635052             24691                     17194                3
{'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'positive_listens': dtype('int64'), 'organic_positive_listens': dtype('uint64'), 'popularity_rank': dtype('int32')}
n_item 30000 item min/max 206 9390294

================================================================================
target_users.parquet shape= (8456, 3) cols= ['uid', 'recent_positive_listens', 'history_positive_listens']
   uid  recent_positive_listens  history_positive_listens
0  100                    844.0                      2604
1  200                     50.0                       286
2  300                    168.0                       359
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'recent_positive_listens': dtype('float64'), 'history_positive_listens': dtype('int64')}
n_uid 8456 uid min/max 100 1000000

================================================================================
validation_preference_state.parquet shape= (469124, 3) cols= ['uid', 'item_id', 'state']
   uid  item_id  state
0  100   410868  liked
1  100   732449  liked
2  100   982903  liked
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'state': dtype('O')}
n_uid 7038 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 28814 item min/max 206 9390294

================================================================================
test_preference_state.parquet shape= (484776, 3) cols= ['uid', 'item_id', 'state']
   uid  item_id  state
0  100   410868  liked
1  100   732449  liked
2  100   982903  liked
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'state': dtype('O')}
n_uid 7092 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 28863 item min/max 206 9390294

================================================================================
train_listens.parquet shape= (43484159, 6) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic', 'played_ratio_pct', 'track_length_seconds']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic  played_ratio_pct  track_length_seconds
0  100      39420  8326270           0               100                   170
1  100      39420  1441281           0               100                   105
2  100      39625   286361           0               100                   185
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8'), 'played_ratio_pct': dtype('uint16'), 'track_length_seconds': dtype('uint32')}
ts min/max 0 24786795
n_uid 9238 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 845395 item min/max 22 9390623
played_ratio describe {'count': 43484159.0, 'mean': 64.65020705586143, 'std': 44.12182686755735, 'min': 0.0, '25%': 7.0, '50%': 100.0, '75%': 100.0, 'max': 159.0}
is_organic value_counts {1: 22477622, 0: 21006537}

================================================================================
train_likes.parquet shape= (814831, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100      44755   732449           1
1  100    1155860  6568592           0
2  100    1259125  5411243           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 80 24786790
n_uid 8144 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 172303 item min/max 26 9390522
is_organic value_counts {1: 461839, 0: 352992}

================================================================================
train_dislikes.parquet shape= (101075, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100    3087560  9170134           1
1  100    3936560  8661238           1
2  100   20432825  4927727           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 75 24786580
n_uid 5732 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 50876 item min/max 105 9390541
is_organic value_counts {1: 52278, 0: 48797}

================================================================================
train_unlikes.parquet shape= (292665, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100    3087555  5038504           1
1  100    3087555  9170134           1
2  100    4012270  7833676           0
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 250 24786570
n_uid 6197 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 113072 item min/max 26 9390601
is_organic value_counts {1: 277065, 0: 15600}

================================================================================
train_undislikes.parquet shape= (19960, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
    uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0   100    7895900  9170134           1
1   100    7895900  5038504           1
2  1400    8317355  6175319           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 15950 24785395
n_uid 2769 uid min/max 100 999900
n_item 14725 item min/max 178 9390240
is_organic value_counts {1: 17751, 0: 2209}

================================================================================
val_listens.parquet shape= (1501697, 6) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic', 'played_ratio_pct', 'track_length_seconds']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic  played_ratio_pct  track_length_seconds
0  100   24943430  9321269           0               100                   195
1  100   24943605  5452713           0               100                   175
2  100   24943765  6448777           0               100                   160
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8'), 'played_ratio_pct': dtype('uint16'), 'track_length_seconds': dtype('uint32')}
ts min/max 24788600 25393395
n_uid 8196 uid min/max 100 1000000
n_item 191747 item min/max 50 9390541
played_ratio describe {'count': 1501697.0, 'mean': 65.68327698596987, 'std': 43.72571955409413, 'min': 0.0, '25%': 9.0, '50%': 100.0, '75%': 100.0, 'max': 159.0}
is_organic value_counts {1: 776486, 0: 725211}

================================================================================
val_likes.parquet shape= (37795, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100   25249855  3526521           1
1  300   25046245  4867327           1
2  300   25046970  2674136           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 24788815 25393390
n_uid 4114 uid min/max 100 999900
n_item 22902 item min/max 209 9390461
is_organic value_counts {1: 25181, 0: 12614}

================================================================================
val_dislikes.parquet shape= (3563, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
    uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  1600   25163525  6747257           0
1  1900   24877510  5832822           1
2  4900   25081160  3237642           0
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 24789920 25393280
n_uid 955 uid min/max 1600 998800
n_item 3135 item min/max 651 9388630
is_organic value_counts {1: 1835, 0: 1728}

================================================================================
val_unlikes.parquet shape= (9346, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
    uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  1100   24861880  6901050           1
1  1100   24861880  5421761           1
2  1100   24861880  4400472           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 24789005 25393385
n_uid 1313 uid min/max 1100 998800
n_item 8080 item min/max 1928 9390163
is_organic value_counts {1: 8905, 0: 441}

================================================================================
val_undislikes.parquet shape= (606, 4) cols= ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  900   25364045  6092542           1
1  900   25364045  6501913           1
2  900   25364045  3628099           1
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
ts min/max 24810715 25393035
n_uid 205 uid min/max 900 998800
n_item 579 item min/max 15149 9385279
is_organic value_counts {1: 527, 0: 79}

validation_eligible_candidates.npz ['uids', 'item_ids', 'packed_eligible']
uids (8456,) uint32
  sample [100 200 300 600 700] min 100 max 1000000
item_ids (30000,) uint32
  sample [5862961 6901374 5635052 3542184 9378983] min 206 max 9390294
packed_eligible (8456, 3750) uint8
  packed shape (8456, 3750) nbytes 31710000

test_eligible_candidates.npz ['uids', 'item_ids', 'packed_eligible']
uids (8456,) uint32
  sample [100 200 300 600 700] min 100 max 1000000
item_ids (30000,) uint32
  sample [5862961 6901374 5635052 3542184 9378983] min 206 max 9390294
packed_eligible (8456, 3750) uint8
  packed shape (8456, 3750) nbytes 31710000



## Step 10 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
I am analyzing the requirements for the two-tower PyTorch ranker.

The architecture uses a user tower built from interaction history and an independent item tower. Scores are dot products of the two vectors. The dataset contains 43 million training listens across 8,400 users and 30,000 items. Validation spans a 7-day window with a 30-minute gap. The design must avoid any global user-item matrix construction.

The user tower will aggregate history embeddings via mean pooling, similar to SASRec. The item tower will use an item-ID embedding plus any precomputed features. User-ID embeddings are excluded from the user tower.

Training will use sampled softmax or in-batch negatives on positive interactions. Scoring requires precomputing all 30,000 item embeddings and computing one user embedding per of the 8,456 target users from their history.

Scoring will use a user vector multiplied by the item embedding matrix, masked for ineligible items, then top-100 selection. The 43 million listens require efficient CPU data loading within the 60-minute budget. History contains 845,000 unique items, so the item tower must embed both catalog and out-of-catalog history items.

The embedding table for 845,000 items is only about 216–432 MB, so it fits comfortably in memory. Training will focus on the 8,456 target users rather than all 9,238 unique users in the training data. The user tower will look up embeddings of the most recent positive interactions and aggregate them with recency weighting or self-attention.

The user tower will also incorporate like/dislike embeddings, organic versus recency statistics, and time-decay features before an MLP produces the final user vector. Training targets organic likes and strong listens as positives, using in-batch negatives plus random catalog items for negatives. Eligibility filtering applies to candidates.

Validation will use only training data, scoring eligible candidates and evaluating NDCG@10. The final model will be refit on the combined train-validation set for submission.

The user tower will aggregate the last 50–200 positive interactions, plus separate means for liked and disliked items. Item embeddings will use 64–128 dimensions.

I’ll pull interaction-volume, overlap, and eligibility stats next so the towers and sampling match the actual data scale.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path('/task/data')\ntargets = pd.read_parquet(data/'target_users.parquet')\nprint('targets', len(targets), targets.describe().to_string())\nprint('recent_positive_listens quantiles', targets.recent_positive_listens.quantile([0,0.1,0.25,0.5,0.75,0.9,0.99,1]).to_dict())\nprint('history_positive_listens quantiles', targets.history_positive_listens.quantile([0,0.1,0.25,0.5,0.75,0.9,0.99,1]).to_dict())\n\ncat = pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet')\nprint('catalog pop', cat.positive_listens.describe().to_dict())\nprint('catalog organic pop', cat.organic_positive_listens.describe().to_dict())\n\n# eligibility density\nz = np.load(data/'validation_eligible_candidates.npz')\nuids, items, packed = z['uids'], z['item_ids'], z['packed_eligible']\n# unpack bits\nmasks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little')\nprint('val eligible per user', masks.sum(1).min(), masks.sum(1).mean(), np.median(masks.sum(1)), masks.sum(1).max())\nprint('val eligible per item', masks.sum(0).min(), masks.sum(0).mean(), np.median(masks.sum(0)), masks.sum(0).max())\n\nz2 = np.load(data/'test_eligible_candidates.npz')\nmasks2 = np.unpackbits(z2['packed_eligible'], axis=1, count=len(z2['item_ids']), bitorder='little')\nprint('test eligible per user', masks2.sum(1).min(), masks2.sum(1).mean(), np.median(masks2.sum(1)), masks2.sum(1).max())\nprint('same item_ids', np.array_equal(items, z2['item_ids']))\nprint('same uids', np.array_equal(uids, z2['uids']))\nprint('mask overlap frac', (masks==masks2).mean(), 'users with identical', (masks==masks2).all(1).mean())\n\npref_val = pd.read_parquet(data/'validation_preference_state.parquet')\nprint('val pref states', pref_val.state.value_counts().to_dict())\nprint('val pref per user', pref_val.groupby('uid').size().describe().to_dict())\npref_test = pd.read_parquet(data/'test_preference_state.parquet')\nprint('test pref states', pref_test.state.value_counts().to_dict())\n\n# check if ineligible mostly disliked/liked\nitem_to_col = {int(i):c for c,i in enumerate(items)}\nuid_to_row = {int(u):r for r,u in enumerate(uids)}\n\n# sample: are liked items ineligible?\nliked = pref_val[pref_val.state=='liked']\ndisliked = pref_val[pref_val.state=='disliked']\n\ndef frac_eligible(df, masks):\n    ok=0; tot=0; miss=0\n    for u,i in zip(df.uid.to_numpy(), df.item_id.to_numpy()):\n        r = uid_to_row.get(int(u)); c = item_to_col.get(int(i))\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            miss += 1\n            continue\n        tot += 1\n        ok += int(masks[r,c])\n    return ok, tot, miss, ok/tot if tot else None\n\nprint('val liked eligible', frac_eligible(liked, masks))\nprint('val disliked eligible', frac_eligible(disliked, masks))\nprint('test liked eligible', frac_eligible(pref_test[pref_test.state=='liked'], masks2))\nprint('test disliked eligible', frac_eligible(pref_test[pref_test.state=='disliked'], masks2))\nPY\n",
  "description": "Analyze eligibility, targets, preference overlap"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
targets 8456                   uid  recent_positive_listens  history_positive_listens
count     8456.000000              8456.000000               8456.000000
mean    502289.108325              1251.076750               3236.440752
std     287953.395912              1414.340904               3697.575286
min        100.000000                20.000000                 20.000000
25%     254375.000000               281.000000                630.000000
50%     503850.000000               784.500000               1920.500000
75%     751725.000000              1706.250000               4494.250000
max    1000000.000000             19592.000000              26597.000000
recent_positive_listens quantiles {0.0: 20.0, 0.1: 101.0, 0.25: 281.0, 0.5: 784.5, 0.75: 1706.25, 0.9: 3004.0, 0.99: 6541.450000000001, 1.0: 19592.0}
history_positive_listens quantiles {0.0: 20.0, 0.1: 204.0, 0.25: 630.0, 0.5: 1920.5, 0.75: 4494.25, 0.9: 8096.5, 0.99: 16804.050000000254, 1.0: 26597.0}
catalog pop {'count': 30000.0, 'mean': 668.5443, 'std': 1053.3895528352798, 'min': 163.0, '25%': 228.0, '50%': 354.0, '75%': 669.25, 'max': 26615.0}
catalog organic pop {'count': 30000.0, 'mean': 313.9264333333333, 'std': 636.0399016674681, 'min': 0.0, '25%': 93.0, '50%': 162.0, '75%': 309.0, 'max': 20620.0}
val eligible per user 24657 29067.306291390727 29242.0 30000
val eligible per item 3413 8193.104733333334 8303.0 8455
test eligible per user 24552 29041.3178807947 29220.0 30000
same item_ids True
same uids True
mask overlap frac 0.9991337196467991 users with identical 0.19276253547776726
val pref states {'liked': 418435, 'disliked': 50689}
val pref per user {'count': 7038.0, 'mean': 66.65586814435919, 'std': 108.6863506794777, 'min': 1.0, '25%': 7.0, '50%': 30.0, '75%': 81.0, 'max': 1847.0}
test pref states {'liked': 432659, 'disliked': 52117}
val liked eligible (0, 418435, 0, 0.0)
val disliked eligible (0, 50689, 0, 0.0)
test liked eligible (0, 432659, 0, 0.0)
test disliked eligible (0, 52117, 0, 0.0)


## Step 11 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Liked and disliked items are completely ineligible.

The dataset appears to be Yandex Music (Yambda). I will examine validation labels, catalog coverage in user histories, repeat consumption patterns, and a popularity baseline NDCG to gauge the target.

A SASRec-style two-tower with mean-pooled user embeddings and sampled softmax is the leading candidate. The plan uses 64-dimensional embeddings, a history window of 50–100 items, in-batch negatives, and logQ popularity correction to keep the model efficient on CPU.

The item tower will be a small MLP that takes an embedding plus features such as log popularity and organic ratio. The user tower will pool history embeddings into a fixed vector before scoring. I am weighing three strategies for the embedding table: using all 845,000 items, restricting it to catalog items with a generic out-of-catalog bucket, or hashing long-tail items while keeping dedicated embeddings for the catalog.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path('/task/data')\ntargets = set(pd.read_parquet(data/'target_users.parquet').uid.astype(int))\ncat = set(pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet').item_id.astype(int))\n\n# validation labels\nlistens = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_listens.parquet')\nlikes = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_likes.parquet')\nfrom numpy import load\nz = np.load(data/'validation_eligible_candidates.npz')\nuids, items, packed = z['uids'], z['item_ids'], z['packed_eligible']\nmasks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little')\nuid_row = {int(u):i for i,u in enumerate(uids)}\nitem_col = {int(it):i for i,it in enumerate(items)}\n\nstrong = listens[(listens.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens.is_organic==1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct>=80)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()\nolikes = likes[(likes.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes.is_organic==1)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()\nprint('val strong organic listens unique pairs', len(strong), 'users', strong.uid.nunique(), 'in catalog', strong.item_id.isin(cat).mean())\nprint('val organic likes unique pairs', len(olikes), 'users', olikes.uid.nunique(), 'in catalog', olikes.item_id.isin(cat).mean())\n\n# eligible relevant\ndef eligible_count(df):\n    n=0; users=set()\n    for u,i in zip(df.uid.to_numpy(), df.item_id.to_numpy()):\n        r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))\n        if r is None or c is None: continue\n        if masks[r,c]:\n            n+=1; users.add(int(u))\n    return n, len(users)\nprint('eligible strong', eligible_count(strong))\nprint('eligible likes', eligible_count(olikes))\n\n# how many relevant per scored user\nfrom collections import defaultdict\ngraded=defaultdict(dict)\nfor u,i in zip(strong.uid.to_numpy(), strong.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))\n    if r is None or c is None: continue\n    if masks[r,c]:\n        graded[int(u)][int(i)]=1\nfor u,i in zip(olikes.uid.to_numpy(), olikes.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))\n    if r is None or c is None: continue\n    if masks[r,c]:\n        graded[int(u)][int(i)]=3\nnrel=np.array([len(v) for v in graded.values()])\nprint('scored users', len(graded), 'nrel mean/median/max', nrel.mean(), np.median(nrel), nrel.max())\nprint('grade 3 count', sum(1 for g in graded.values() for v in g.values() if v==3))\nprint('grade 1 count', sum(1 for g in graded.values() for v in g.values() if v==1))\n\n# popularity baseline: rank eligible by popularity\ncat_df = pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet')\npop_order = cat_df.sort_values('popularity_rank').item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()\n# organic pop\norg_order = cat_df.sort_values('organic_positive_listens', ascending=False).item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()\n\nfrom ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K\nimport sys\nsys.path.insert(0,'/task')\nfrom ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K\n\nitem_pos = {int(i):p for i,p in zip(cat_df.item_id, cat_df.popularity_rank)}\n\ndef score_order(order):\n    scores=[]\n    col_of = item_col\n    for uid, gold in graded.items():\n        r = uid_row[uid]\n        mask = masks[r]\n        ranked=[]\n        for it in order:\n            c = col_of[int(it)]\n            if mask[c]:\n                ranked.append(int(it))\n            if len(ranked)>=100:\n                break\n        scores.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked, gold, 10))\n    return float(np.mean(scores))\n\nprint('pop NDCG', score_order(pop_order))\nprint('org pop NDCG', score_order(org_order))\nPY\n",
  "description": "Analyze validation labels and popularity baseline"
}
### Tool error · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 1
val strong organic listens unique pairs 255608 users 6325 in catalog 0.6681754874651811
val organic likes unique pairs 17195 users 2714 in catalog 0.4959581273626054
eligible strong (35597, 4042)
eligible likes (4417, 1431)
scored users 4263 nrel mean/median/max 8.859723199624677 4.0 442
grade 3 count 4417
grade 1 count 33352
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 60, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ranking_evaluation'


## Step 12 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The popularity baseline failed due to an import path issue.

Only 35,000 strong listens and 4,400 likes are eligible from a 30,000-item catalog. 4,263 of 8,456 scored users were evaluated. I will compute the popularity baseline and examine repeat listening and co-occurrence signals. A simple item-item embedding for the two-tower model looks promising. I also need to decide whether already-consumed eligible items should be recommended.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport sys\nsys.path.insert(0,'/task')\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\nfrom ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K\n\ndata = Path('/task/data')\ntargets = set(pd.read_parquet(data/'target_users.parquet').uid.astype(int))\ncat_df = pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet')\ncat = set(cat_df.item_id.astype(int))\n\nlistens = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_listens.parquet')\nlikes = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_likes.parquet')\nz = np.load(data/'validation_eligible_candidates.npz')\nuids, items, packed = z['uids'], z['item_ids'], z['packed_eligible']\nmasks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little').astype(bool)\nuid_row = {int(u):i for i,u in enumerate(uids)}\nitem_col = {int(it):i for i,it in enumerate(items)}\n\nstrong = listens[(listens.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens.is_organic==1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct>=80)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()\nolikes = likes[(likes.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes.is_organic==1)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()\ngraded={}\nfor u,i in zip(strong.uid.to_numpy(), strong.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))\n    if r is None or c is None: continue\n    if masks[r,c]:\n        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=1\nfor u,i in zip(olikes.uid.to_numpy(), olikes.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))\n    if r is None or c is None: continue\n    if masks[r,c]:\n        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=3\nprint('scored', len(graded))\n\ndef score_order(order, name):\n    scores=[]\n    for uid, gold in graded.items():\n        r = uid_row[uid]\n        mask = masks[r]\n        ranked=[]\n        for it in order:\n            c = item_col[int(it)]\n            if mask[c]:\n                ranked.append(int(it))\n            if len(ranked)>=100:\n                break\n        scores.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked, gold, 10))\n    print(name, float(np.mean(scores)))\n\npop_order = cat_df.sort_values('popularity_rank').item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()\norg_order = cat_df.sort_values('organic_positive_listens', ascending=False).item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()\nscore_order(pop_order, 'pop')\nscore_order(org_order, 'orgpop')\n\n# train positive history of target users on catalog\nprint('loading train listens...')\ntl = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_listens.parquet', columns=['uid','item_id','is_organic','played_ratio_pct','timestamp'])\ntl = tl[tl.uid.isin(targets)]\nprint('target train listens', len(tl))\npos = tl[(tl.played_ratio_pct>=50)]\nprint('pos listens', len(pos))\n# last occurrence per user-item\npos_cat = pos[pos.item_id.isin(cat)]\nprint('pos catalog listens', len(pos_cat), 'unique pairs', pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).ngroups)\n\n# how many val relevant items were in train history (any listen, pos listen, organic pos)\n# build sets\nfrom collections import defaultdict\nhist_any=defaultdict(set)\nhist_pos=defaultdict(set)\nhist_strong_org=defaultdict(set)\n# subsample? it's still large. Use numpy\n# filter catalog only\npos_cat_u = pos_cat.uid.to_numpy()\npos_cat_i = pos_cat.item_id.to_numpy()\nfor u,i in zip(pos_cat_u, pos_cat_i):\n    hist_pos[int(u)].add(int(i))\n\nany_cat = tl[tl.item_id.isin(cat)]\nprint('any catalog listens', len(any_cat))\nfor u,i in zip(any_cat.uid.to_numpy(), any_cat.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    hist_any[int(u)].add(int(i))\n\norg_strong = tl[(tl.is_organic==1)&(tl.played_ratio_pct>=80)&(tl.item_id.isin(cat))]\nfor u,i in zip(org_strong.uid.to_numpy(), org_strong.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    hist_strong_org[int(u)].add(int(i))\n\nn=0; n_any=0; n_pos=0; n_sorg=0; n_like_future_seen=0\nfor uid, gold in graded.items():\n    hs=hist_any.get(uid,set()); hp=hist_pos.get(uid,set()); ho=hist_strong_org.get(uid,set())\n    for item,g in gold.items():\n        n+=1\n        n_any += item in hs\n        n_pos += item in hp\n        n_sorg += item in ho\nprint('relevant in hist any/pos/orgstrong', n_any/n, n_pos/n, n_sorg/n, 'n', n)\n\n# likes history\nlikes_tr = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_likes.parquet')\nlikes_tr = likes_tr[likes_tr.uid.isin(targets)]\nhist_like=defaultdict(set)\nfor u,i in zip(likes_tr.uid.to_numpy(), likes_tr.item_id.to_numpy()):\n    hist_like[int(u)].add(int(i))\nn_like=0\nfor uid, gold in graded.items():\n    hs=hist_like.get(uid,set())\n    for item,g in gold.items():\n        n_like += item in hs\nprint('relevant previously liked (even if currently not in pref state / ineligible?)', n_like/n)\n\n# repeat-based ranker: score = recency of last positive listen, unseen last\n# user-item last timestamp\nlast_ts = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).timestamp.max()\n# also count\ncnt = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).size()\n\nscores_recency=[]\nscores_count=[]\nscores_count_rec=[]\nCUTOFF=24786800\nfor uid, gold in graded.items():\n    r = uid_row[uid]\n    mask = masks[r]\n    # candidates\n    # recency scores\n    rec_scores = np.full(len(items), -1e18)\n    cnt_scores = np.zeros(len(items))\n    if uid in last_ts.index.get_level_values(0):\n        s = last_ts.loc[uid]\n        for it, ts in s.items():\n            c = item_col.get(int(it))\n            if c is not None:\n                rec_scores[c] = ts\n        s2 = cnt.loc[uid]\n        for it, nct in s2.items():\n            c = item_col.get(int(it))\n            if c is not None:\n                cnt_scores[c] = nct\n    rec_scores = np.where(mask, rec_scores, -1e18)\n    cnt_scores = np.where(mask, cnt_scores, -1e18)\n    # rank\n    rec_rank = np.argsort(-rec_scores)[:100]\n    cnt_rank = np.argsort(-cnt_scores)[:100]\n    # mix: count * recency\n    mix = cnt_scores * (1.0 + (rec_scores - (CUTOFF-90*86400)) / (90*86400))\n    mix = np.where(mask, mix, -1e18)\n    mix_rank = np.argsort(-mix)[:100]\n    ranked_rec = items[rec_rank].astype(int).tolist()\n    ranked_cnt = items[cnt_rank].astype(int).tolist()\n    ranked_mix = items[mix_rank].astype(int).tolist()\n    scores_recency.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_rec, gold, 10))\n    scores_count.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_cnt, gold, 10))\n    scores_count_rec.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_mix, gold, 10))\nprint('repeat recency NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_recency)))\nprint('repeat count NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count)))\nprint('repeat mix NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count_rec)))\nPY\n",
  "description": "Baselines: popularity, repeat recency, history overlap"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Command "Baselines: popularity, repeat recency, history overlap" is still running after 30s (block_until_ms) and has been moved to the background as task call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13.</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13"] when you need the output.

## Step 13 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 120000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'
import sys
sys.path.insert(0,'/task')
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from pathlib import Path
from ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K

data = Path('/task/data')
targets = set(pd.read_parquet(data/'target_users.parquet').uid.astype(int))
cat_df = pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet')
cat = set(cat_df.item_id.astype(int))

listens = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_listens.parquet')
likes = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_likes.parquet')
z = np.load(data/'validation_eligible_candidates.npz')
uids, items, packed = z['uids'], z['item_ids'], z['packed_eligible']
masks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little').astype(bool)
uid_row = {int(u):i for i,u in enumerate(uids)}
item_col = {int(it):i for i,it in enumerate(items)}

strong = listens[(listens.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens.is_organic==1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct>=80)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()
olikes = likes[(likes.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes.is_organic==1)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()
graded={}
for u,i in zip(strong.uid.to_numpy(), strong.item_id.to_numpy()):
    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))
    if r is None or c is None: continue
    if masks[r,c]:
        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=1
for u,i in zip(olikes.uid.to_numpy(), olikes.item_id.to_numpy()):
    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))
    if r is None or c is None: continue
    if masks[r,c]:
        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=3
print('scored', len(graded))

def score_order(order, name):
    scores=[]
    for uid, gold in graded.items():
        r = uid_row[uid]
        mask = masks[r]
        ranked=[]
        for it in order:
            c = item_col[int(it)]
            if mask[c]:
                ranked.append(int(it))
            if len(ranked)>=100:
                break
        scores.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked, gold, 10))
    print(name, float(np.mean(scores)))

pop_order = cat_df.sort_values('popularity_rank').item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()
org_order = cat_df.sort_values('organic_positive_listens', ascending=False).item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()
score_order(pop_order, 'pop')
score_order(org_order, 'orgpop')

# train positive history of target users on catalog
print('loading train listens...')
tl = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_listens.parquet', columns=['uid','item_id','is_organic','played_ratio_pct','timestamp'])
tl = tl[tl.uid.isin(targets)]
print('target train listens', len(tl))
pos = tl[(tl.played_ratio_pct>=50)]
print('pos listens', len(pos))
# last occurrence per user-item
pos_cat = pos[pos.item_id.isin(cat)]
print('pos catalog listens', len(pos_cat), 'unique pairs', pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).ngroups)

# how many val relevant items were in train history (any listen, pos listen, organic pos)
# build sets
from collections import defaultdict
hist_any=defaultdict(set)
hist_pos=defaultdict(set)
hist_strong_org=defaultdict(set)
# subsample? it's still large. Use numpy
# filter catalog only
pos_cat_u = pos_cat.uid.to_numpy()
pos_cat_i = pos_cat.item_id.to_numpy()
for u,i in zip(pos_cat_u, pos_cat_i):
    hist_pos[int(u)].add(int(i))

any_cat = tl[tl.item_id.isin(cat)]
print('any catalog listens', len(any_cat))
for u,i in zip(any_cat.uid.to_numpy(), any_cat.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_any[int(u)].add(int(i))

org_strong = tl[(tl.is_organic==1)&(tl.played_ratio_pct>=80)&(tl.item_id.isin(cat))]
for u,i in zip(org_strong.uid.to_numpy(), org_strong.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_strong_org[int(u)].add(int(i))

n=0; n_any=0; n_pos=0; n_sorg=0; n_like_future_seen=0
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    hs=hist_any.get(uid,set()); hp=hist_pos.get(uid,set()); ho=hist_strong_org.get(uid,set())
    for item,g in gold.items():
        n+=1
        n_any += item in hs
        n_pos += item in hp
        n_sorg += item in ho
print('relevant in hist any/pos/orgstrong', n_any/n, n_pos/n, n_sorg/n, 'n', n)

# likes history
likes_tr = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_likes.parquet')
likes_tr = likes_tr[likes_tr.uid.isin(targets)]
hist_like=defaultdict(set)
for u,i in zip(likes_tr.uid.to_numpy(), likes_tr.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_like[int(u)].add(int(i))
n_like=0
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    hs=hist_like.get(uid,set())
    for item,g in gold.items():
        n_like += item in hs
print('relevant previously liked (even if currently not in pref state / ineligible?)', n_like/n)

# repeat-based ranker: score = recency of last positive listen, unseen last
# user-item last timestamp
last_ts = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).timestamp.max()
# also count
cnt = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).size()

scores_recency=[]
scores_count=[]
scores_count_rec=[]
CUTOFF=24786800
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    r = uid_row[uid]
    mask = masks[r]
    # candidates
    # recency scores
    rec_scores = np.full(len(items), -1e18)
    cnt_scores = np.zeros(len(items))
    if uid in last_ts.index.get_level_values(0):
        s = last_ts.loc[uid]
        for it, ts in s.items():
            c = item_col.get(int(it))
            if c is not None:
                rec_scores[c] = ts
        s2 = cnt.loc[uid]
        for it, nct in s2.items():
            c = item_col.get(int(it))
            if c is not None:
                cnt_scores[c] = nct
    rec_scores = np.where(mask, rec_scores, -1e18)
    cnt_scores = np.where(mask, cnt_scores, -1e18)
    # rank
    rec_rank = np.argsort(-rec_scores)[:100]
    cnt_rank = np.argsort(-cnt_scores)[:100]
    # mix: count * recency
    mix = cnt_scores * (1.0 + (rec_scores - (CUTOFF-90*86400)) / (90*86400))
    mix = np.where(mask, mix, -1e18)
    mix_rank = np.argsort(-mix)[:100]
    ranked_rec = items[rec_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    ranked_cnt = items[cnt_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    ranked_mix = items[mix_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    scores_recency.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_rec, gold, 10))
    scores_count.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_cnt, gold, 10))
    scores_count_rec.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_mix, gold, 10))
print('repeat recency NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_recency)))
print('repeat count NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count)))
print('repeat mix NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count_rec)))
PY

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Duration: 151.69s
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=== Output ===


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=== Task call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'
import sys
sys.path.insert(0,'/task')
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from pathlib import Path
from ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K

data = Path('/task/data')
targets = set(pd.read_parquet(data/'target_users.parquet').uid.astype(int))
cat_df = pd.read_parquet(data/'candidate_catalog.parquet')
cat = set(cat_df.item_id.astype(int))

listens = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_listens.parquet')
likes = pd.read_parquet(data/'val_likes.parquet')
z = np.load(data/'validation_eligible_candidates.npz')
uids, items, packed = z['uids'], z['item_ids'], z['packed_eligible']
masks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little').astype(bool)
uid_row = {int(u):i for i,u in enumerate(uids)}
item_col = {int(it):i for i,it in enumerate(items)}

strong = listens[(listens.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens.is_organic==1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct>=80)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()
olikes = likes[(likes.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes.is_organic==1)][['uid','item_id']].drop_duplicates()
graded={}
for u,i in zip(strong.uid.to_numpy(), strong.item_id.to_numpy()):
    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))
    if r is None or c is None: continue
    if masks[r,c]:
        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=1
for u,i in zip(olikes.uid.to_numpy(), olikes.item_id.to_numpy()):
    r=uid_row.get(int(u)); c=item_col.get(int(i))
    if r is None or c is None: continue
    if masks[r,c]:
        graded.setdefault(int(u), {})[int(i)]=3
print('scored', len(graded))

def score_order(order, name):
    scores=[]
    for uid, gold in graded.items():
        r = uid_row[uid]
        mask = masks[r]
        ranked=[]
        for it in order:
            c = item_col[int(it)]
            if mask[c]:
                ranked.append(int(it))
            if len(ranked)>=100:
                break
        scores.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked, gold, 10))
    print(name, float(np.mean(scores)))

pop_order = cat_df.sort_values('popularity_rank').item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()
org_order = cat_df.sort_values('organic_positive_listens', ascending=False).item_id.astype(int).to_numpy()
score_order(pop_order, 'pop')
score_order(org_order, 'orgpop')

# train positive history of target users on catalog
print('loading train listens...')
tl = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_listens.parquet', columns=['uid','item_id','is_organic','played_ratio_pct','timestamp'])
tl = tl[tl.uid.isin(targets)]
print('target train listens', len(tl))
pos = tl[(tl.played_ratio_pct>=50)]
print('pos listens', len(pos))
# last occurrence per user-item
pos_cat = pos[pos.item_id.isin(cat)]
print('pos catalog listens', len(pos_cat), 'unique pairs', pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).ngroups)

# how many val relevant items were in train history (any listen, pos listen, organic pos)
# build sets
from collections import defaultdict
hist_any=defaultdict(set)
hist_pos=defaultdict(set)
hist_strong_org=defaultdict(set)
# subsample? it's still large. Use numpy
# filter catalog only
pos_cat_u = pos_cat.uid.to_numpy()
pos_cat_i = pos_cat.item_id.to_numpy()
for u,i in zip(pos_cat_u, pos_cat_i):
    hist_pos[int(u)].add(int(i))

any_cat = tl[tl.item_id.isin(cat)]
print('any catalog listens', len(any_cat))
for u,i in zip(any_cat.uid.to_numpy(), any_cat.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_any[int(u)].add(int(i))

org_strong = tl[(tl.is_organic==1)&(tl.played_ratio_pct>=80)&(tl.item_id.isin(cat))]
for u,i in zip(org_strong.uid.to_numpy(), org_strong.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_strong_org[int(u)].add(int(i))

n=0; n_any=0; n_pos=0; n_sorg=0; n_like_future_seen=0
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    hs=hist_any.get(uid,set()); hp=hist_pos.get(uid,set()); ho=hist_strong_org.get(uid,set())
    for item,g in gold.items():
        n+=1
        n_any += item in hs
        n_pos += item in hp
        n_sorg += item in ho
print('relevant in hist any/pos/orgstrong', n_any/n, n_pos/n, n_sorg/n, 'n', n)

# likes history
likes_tr = pd.read_parquet(data/'train_likes.parquet')
likes_tr = likes_tr[likes_tr.uid.isin(targets)]
hist_like=defaultdict(set)
for u,i in zip(likes_tr.uid.to_numpy(), likes_tr.item_id.to_numpy()):
    hist_like[int(u)].add(int(i))
n_like=0
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    hs=hist_like.get(uid,set())
    for item,g in gold.items():
        n_like += item in hs
print('relevant previously liked (even if currently not in pref state / ineligible?)', n_like/n)

# repeat-based ranker: score = recency of last positive listen, unseen last
# user-item last timestamp
last_ts = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).timestamp.max()
# also count
cnt = pos_cat.groupby(['uid','item_id']).size()

scores_recency=[]
scores_count=[]
scores_count_rec=[]
CUTOFF=24786800
for uid, gold in graded.items():
    r = uid_row[uid]
    mask = masks[r]
    # candidates
    # recency scores
    rec_scores = np.full(len(items), -1e18)
    cnt_scores = np.zeros(len(items))
    if uid in last_ts.index.get_level_values(0):
        s = last_ts.loc[uid]
        for it, ts in s.items():
            c = item_col.get(int(it))
            if c is not None:
                rec_scores[c] = ts
        s2 = cnt.loc[uid]
        for it, nct in s2.items():
            c = item_col.get(int(it))
            if c is not None:
                cnt_scores[c] = nct
    rec_scores = np.where(mask, rec_scores, -1e18)
    cnt_scores = np.where(mask, cnt_scores, -1e18)
    # rank
    rec_rank = np.argsort(-rec_scores)[:100]
    cnt_rank = np.argsort(-cnt_scores)[:100]
    # mix: count * recency
    mix = cnt_scores * (1.0 + (rec_scores - (CUTOFF-90*86400)) / (90*86400))
    mix = np.where(mask, mix, -1e18)
    mix_rank = np.argsort(-mix)[:100]
    ranked_rec = items[rec_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    ranked_cnt = items[cnt_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    ranked_mix = items[mix_rank].astype(int).tolist()
    scores_recency.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_rec, gold, 10))
    scores_count.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_cnt, gold, 10))
    scores_count_rec.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked_mix, gold, 10))
print('repeat recency NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_recency)))
print('repeat count NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count)))
print('repeat mix NDCG', float(np.mean(scores_count_rec)))
PY

Status: completed
Duration: 285.34s
Exit Code: 0
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-31385e60-c613-4b93-b768-a01236598fcb-13.log

=== Output ===
scored 4263
pop 0.010709951701903768
orgpop 0.010578040571542274
loading train listens...
target train listens 43222297
pos listens 27367343
pos catalog listens 19959853 unique pairs 5514505
any catalog listens 31062540
relevant in hist any/pos/orgstrong 0.0 0.0 0.0 n 37769
relevant previously liked (even if currently not in pref state / ineligible?) 0.0
repeat recency NDCG 0.00010773539879317972
repeat count NDCG 8.556541721030868e-05
repeat mix NDCG 8.556541721030868e-05


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### Recorded reasoning summary
This is a discovery objective.

No relevant items appear in user training history. Eligibility excludes liked and disliked tracks, leaving roughly 29,000 candidates per user from a 30,000-item catalog.

Eligibility likely excludes recently played items as well. This creates a cold-start discovery problem where users have never heard the relevant tracks. The near-zero repeat ranker NDCG is expected. Popularity baseline NDCG is only 0.0107.

Random NDCG is roughly 0.001. Popularity at 0.0107 is ten times random. A two-tower architecture will embed users from their listening history and items from the catalog. The dot product will predict whether a user will like a new track.

In-batch negatives are effective. Eligibility filtering at inference is already handled.

The user tower will pool recent item embeddings, possibly with attention or multiple channels for likes, organic listens, recommendation listens, and dislikes. The item tower needs independent precomputation and will combine an item ID embedding with popularity features through an MLP. Training pairs each user with a future organic like or strong listen on the catalog.

Training will use only recent positives, prioritizing organic likes and long listens on catalog items. Events will be sorted by time per user, with earlier history predicting later catalog positives. Multiple training examples per user will use different cutoffs. Random negatives will be drawn from the catalog while excluding any item already in the user's history.

Three embedding strategies are being weighed for the 845,000 unique history items. Catalog-only embeddings would be small but ignore non-catalog taste signals. A hybrid approach with top 100,000 frequent items plus hashing the rest is another option. Full embedding of all items would require roughly 216 MB and could slow CPU training. The proportion of catalog items in each user's history is also being estimated.

About 73% of positive listens are catalog items, leaving 27% from non-catalog sources. A shared item embedding table is the standard design for two-tower models, so history items must also be embedded.

Dislikes will serve as explicit negative examples, while likes carry high weight and organic listens at 80% or higher play ratio carry medium weight. Skips and weakly played items will act as negatives. Weighted sampled softmax will train the model.

Only about ten minutes of the sixty-minute budget have been spent so far. The remaining work is to build an efficient data pipeline, train and validate the model, evaluate results, iterate if necessary, refit on combined train and validation data, and generate the final submission.

The data pipeline will use NumPy instead of pandas loops. Each user’s last fifty to one hundred history items will form the input sequence. Training examples will be sampled from catalog positives within the last ninety days, with weights and organic flags precomputed per user.

The 90-day window is fixed at 7,776,000 seconds. Recent history is prioritized as more predictive.

The ItemTower architecture is being drafted with an embedding layer and a small MLP that optionally concatenates item features.

The ItemTower will normalize its MLP output. The UserTower will share the item embedding table and pool recent history through mean pooling or attention across four channels: recent positive listens, likes, organic positives, and dislikes. A simple working version is preferred.

The user tower will pool the last fifty positive embeddings with recency weights, plus mean like and dislike embeddings, concatenate them, and pass through an MLP before L2 normalization. Training will use in-batch sampled softmax with a log-Q correction for popularity bias, plus extra random catalog negatives. Downweighting popular items or using mixed negatives may be needed to reduce discovery bias.

The evaluation metric is NDCG@10 on organic future interactions among eligible catalog items. Popularity baseline is only 0.011, so capturing user taste should yield strong gains.

Item features will include log1p(positive_listens), log1p(organic_positive_listens), organic_ratio, and popularity rank percentile. Every catalog item has at least 163 positive listens, so sparse features are still meaningful.

To keep the embedding table small, only catalog items and padding will be embedded directly. Non-catalog history items will use a hash embedding of size 16,000.

A concrete embedding layout is chosen: catalog items occupy IDs 1 through 30,000, a hash bucket of 16,384 IDs covers the rest, and zero is padding. Hash collisions would degrade quality, so the alternative of embedding every unique item appearing in each user's history is being weighed instead; target users have roughly 800,000 or more unique items.

All items appearing in positive events will be embedded directly, with compact IDs assigned. This yields roughly 800,000 embeddings, which is memory-safe; a batch of 512 users with 50-item histories touches only about 25,000 embedding rows.

The implementation plan is to preprocess once into NumPy files under /app/solution/, then train with a simple DataLoader. At inference, all 30,000 catalog item vectors will be precomputed and cached. Each user vector will be computed from their full listening history, scores will be produced by a dot product against the catalog, and ineligible tracks will be masked out.

Training is expected to finish in a few minutes on CPU with a 64-dimensional embedding, batch size 256, and fifty-item history. The training period spans roughly 287 days, so the temporal split will use a longer history window rather than the last seven days.

Validation will use only train events, with user features drawn from all train history and no validation events included. The final refit will concatenate train and validation data, using that combined history for test-time user features. Training examples will be sampled after each user’s 20th positive event, with up to 50 recent high-grade catalog positives per user. A popularity component in the score is also being considered.

Popularity can be absorbed into the item tower rather than handled separately. Item vectors may carry a component aligned with a popularity direction that user vectors project onto. A simple bias trick is also noted: appending a 1 to the user vector and an extra dimension to the item vector yields a pure dot product plus bias.

The code will be organized into train_two_tower.py, model.py, data_utils.py, and two Parquet files for validation and submission. To prevent in-batch negatives from incorrectly masking other positives of the same user, at most one example per user will be included per batch.

Training will use Adam with a learning rate of 1e-3 and weight decay of 1e-5. Cosine softmax temperature will be set to 0.05–0.1. The item tower will receive log-popularity features, assigning zero or computed values to hashed non-catalog items.

Dislikes will be appended as explicit negative examples within the sampled softmax objective. Preprocessing will avoid slow pandas groupby apply by sorting listens by user ID and timestamp, then splitting with NumPy; loading the 43-million-row file takes roughly ten to twenty seconds. Memory will be reduced by filtering columns and using compact dtypes.

The preprocessor will load listens in a streaming style, filtering for played_ratio of at least fifty and building item indices from the catalog plus all unique positive, like, and dislike items. Full user history sequences will be precomputed as lists of arrays.

Full histories would be too slow, so the network will truncate to roughly 100–200 recent positive listens and all active likes and dislikes. At serving time, inference will use the explicit preference state rather than raw like events, because unlikes are already accounted for there.

Training will use raw like events as positives, while inference will rely on the preference state files to reconstruct the true preference state at cutoff time. The architecture is being inspired by YouTube DNN, with the user tower aggregating watch and search embeddings alongside example age before an MLP, and the item tower using a simple embedding layer.

Only the user tower will be L2-normalized. The item tower will remain unnormalized so that item magnitude encodes popularity. A learned temperature will be used for the softmax.

nn.EmbeddingBag will replace gather-and-mask mean pooling for history sequences, since it supports per-sample weights and is the fastest CPU path. The training loop will use torch.set_num_threads and a NumPy-based dataset to keep CPU overhead low. A strong two-tower should push NDCG@10 well above the 0.011 popularity baseline.

A linear two-tower based on implicit ALS would be too weak, so a neural MLP is required. EASE or item-item matrix factorization was considered but rejected because it constructs a global item-item matrix, which violates the no-global-matrix constraint. Initializing item embeddings with an SVD of item-item co-occurrence is being explored instead; this avoids building a user-item matrix while still leveraging global item relationships.

Item embeddings will be static and precomputed offline, so item features will not depend on request time. The user tower will instead use the recency of each history event relative to the cutoff time. To avoid any global matrix construction, training will rely purely on sampled softmax over interaction triples.

History embeddings will be weighted by an exponential decay with half-lives of 7 and 90 days, producing two pooled user vectors. The implementation must carefully align catalog item IDs with embedding indices, apply eligibility masking, and rank the top 100 items without leaking validation data into training features. A popularity bias is forbidden; any popularity signal must live inside the item vector itself.

The training objective is being refined to use a time cutoff within the training period rather than strict next-item prediction, because the evaluation window spans seven days of newly released items. Positives will be drawn from catalog listens with organic playback and played ratio at least eighty percent, or from explicit likes.

The training objective is being restructured to match the evaluation protocol. Instead of strict next-item prediction, each example will use a fixed 7-day label window drawn from the final portion of the training period, with history truncated to 30 minutes before that window. Four weekly backtest folds will be created by sliding this window backward through the training data.

Training examples will use the final 7-day label window as the primary objective, with a secondary next-item signal drawn from mid-history events to increase data volume.

The temporal window objective will be the primary training signal, with sampled next-item examples kept only as a secondary auxiliary signal. Four weekly folds are expected to yield roughly 160,000 examples. A weighting scheme is being considered that assigns higher weights to organic likes and lower weights to weaker catalog listens, though a cleaner approach using only evaluation-like labels is also being weighed.



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  "description": "Check CPU cores, memory, torch threads"
}
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exit: 0
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### Recorded reasoning summary
The environment has 8 CPU cores and 15GB RAM. The training Parquet file is estimated at 1–2GB.

Memory is tight with 14GB available for 43 million rows. The dataset will be processed in chunks and unused frames deleted to stay within limits. Item IDs will be mapped to a vocabulary where 0 is padding, 1–30000 covers catalog items in catalog order, and rare items above 30000 are capped at frequency five or higher.

The user tower will use a shared item embedding. Listen histories are pooled with two half-lives for recency. Likes and dislikes are pooled by mean. The concatenated vectors pass through LayerNorm, Linear, ReLU, and Linear layers. L2 normalization is optional. The item tower embeds the item index and combines it with log1p popularity features. It then passes through Linear, ReLU, and Linear layers.

The item tower will share embeddings with the user tower for sample efficiency. Scoring uses a dot product between user and item representations. The loss is cross-entropy on in-batch logits plus sampled extra negatives from the catalog, weighted by positive weights.

A sampler will prevent duplicate users within a batch. Hard negatives come from other users' positives in the same batch. Extra negatives are sampled by square-root popularity with logQ correction. Temperature is set to 20. Float32 training runs on eight CPU threads.

A lightweight self-attention layer was considered for the user encoder but set aside for recency-weighted pooling, which is faster and more robust. The two half-lives will be 7 and 90 days to capture both short-term and long-term listening taste.

All 9,238 users in the logs will be used for training rather than only target users. Each user must have at least five history items. Recency buckets—0–1 day, 1–7 days, 7–30 days, 30–90 days, and 90+ days—will be added as positional embeddings inside the user tower only. Item vectors remain independent and precomputable.

A source embedding will distinguish organic from recommended items inside the user tower. Training is estimated at five to fifteen minutes for ten epochs, plus two to three minutes of preprocessing and seconds for validation. The full pipeline should fit within the sixty-minute limit.

PyArrow will load the Parquet data and extract columns as NumPy arrays to avoid slow Pandas filtering. Boolean lookup tables will be built for catalog membership and target users, keeping memory usage minimal.

A single training script will handle both validation and test ranking. The plan is to train on the training set, evaluate the validation model, iterate quickly if performance is poor, then refit for the final submission. Checkpoints will be saved throughout. Initial hyperparameters are 64-dimensional embeddings, 128-unit hidden layers, history lengths of 80, 40, and 20, batch size 512, learning rate 1e-3, and eight epochs.

The two half-lives are now 7 and 60 days. Extra negatives will be 128, and both towers will use L2 normalization for cosine scoring. The user MLP input is four times the embedding dimension, mapping to 128 then 64 units. A fifth recent-history pool of the last ten items may be added. Embeddings initialize with N(0, 0.05) or Xavier, padding at index zero stays zero, and gradients clip at 1.0. A simple mean of history embeddings will serve as a fallback user vector.

The user vector will be computed as an MLP applied to the item-tower outputs of history items. Item embeddings can therefore be precomputed for all items, not only catalog items, because each item tower independently maps its input.

GRU4Rec was rejected as too slow on CPU for long histories. The embedding table will be shared between towers, while the item tower MLP is reserved for candidate items and the user tower keeps its own pooling MLP. History will be deduplicated by unique item, keeping only the most recent occurrence to prevent repeated songs from dominating.

Training windows will mirror the evaluation setup. History ends at a cutoff timestamp, and labels are drawn from a gap period plus one week after that cutoff. The first training fold starts at 24180200 and the validation window begins at 24788600.

Six weekly folds will span the training data. Each fold uses its own cutoff timestamp, so no future labels leak into history. The validation model trains on all folds within the training set. For the test model, an additional fold anchored at the final training cutoff will be added using validation labels to maximize alignment with the evaluation period.

The refit will train from scratch on the combined training and validation folds rather than resume from a checkpoint. The entire implementation will live in a single file for reliability. A potential bug was spotted: if two users share the same positive item, the cross-entropy loss with an identity target matrix would incorrectly penalize that item twice.

Duplicate items in a batch are treated as duplicate negatives, which is acceptable for sampled softmax. LogQ correction is skipped initially because NDCG does not penalize popularity. Inference will score all 30,000 catalog items per user with a simple matrix multiplication.

A reproducibility seed will be set. The inference step will use a single vectorized matrix multiplication of user and item embeddings, masking ineligible items to negative infinity before selecting the top one hundred per user.

Jagged arrays for user histories will be built by sorting listens with `np.lexsort` and slicing via `np.unique`. A helper will merge training and validation files to prepare the test stage. At inference, the user tower will pool the last eighty unique positive listens before the cutoff, plus liked and disliked items from preference state.

Vocabulary size is estimated at roughly 800,000 items, yielding about 200 MB of embeddings and 600 MB of Adam optimizer states. To reduce noise from long-tail items, non-catalog items will be filtered to a minimum frequency of three while all catalog items are always retained. Item index zero is reserved as padding.

Eligibility item IDs will serve as the canonical catalog order, confirmed to match the catalog parquet. Item feature vectors will be filled from the catalog file for catalog items and derived from training counts or zeroed for non-catalog items. A log1p of history count will be added as an extra user-tower input.

Mean organic rate and mean played ratio will be computed by the user tower from history rather than passed as fixed features. The loss will use sampled softmax with 256–512 uniform catalog negatives per batch, and hard negatives drawn from the same batch will provide sufficient contrast for a 64-dimensional embedding. A dropout rate of 0.1 will regularize the user MLP. Each training epoch will iterate over every example defined by a user-cutoff pair, label item, and weight.

History arrays will be precomputed per example to avoid recomputation during training. Each user’s last eighty unique positive listens before the cutoff, plus their labels and weights, will be stored in dense NumPy arrays. This keeps memory usage low and maximizes training speed. Users without history or labels in a fold will be skipped.

Multiple labels per user per fold would create duplicate user vectors in the same batch. The plan is to precompute all (user, fold, label) examples and use a batch sampler that limits each user to one positive per batch.

The same user may appear in multiple folds with different histories. Multiple positives per user are treated as separate examples for in-batch softmax, which is a known approximation; collisions are rare at batch size 512. A listwise alternative is also considered, where each row represents one user-fold and all positives are scored together against in-batch and catalog negatives.

Labels will be restricted to catalog items. History may include non-catalog items. The code will be kept configurable for quick hyperparameter tuning. Validation ranking will be saved and evaluated with the public script. A validation NDCG near 0.02 signals a popularity baseline; above 0.04 indicates strong performance.

L2 normalization with a large temperature will be used. Hard negative mixing and longer training with learning-rate decay are planned. History items will be weighted by play count. Item features will be standardized and fed into the item tower MLP to boost popular items. The embedding dimension will start at 64 and may rise to 96 or 128 if training remains fast. A single-file structure with helper functions is preferred. Whether to include all listens or only positives in user history is still being weighed.

A skip channel for low-completion listens was considered but deferred to keep the first version simple. History will use only positive listens with 50%+ completion, plus likes and dislikes. Play count weights will be computed as played_ratio/100 multiplied by recency and a 1.5 organic bonus. The fold preprocessor is being drafted with a fixed training end timestamp, a 1800-second gap, and weekly intervals.

The test-stage fold will anchor at the validation window end, using only validation events. torch.compile is being skipped to avoid CPU overhead and preserve reliability.

The DataLoader will use TensorDataset with zero workers and batch size 512, shuffling each epoch. AdamW will run at 1e-3 with weight decay of 1e-4 on the MLP layers only; embeddings will receive no decay. A cosine or step decay schedule is planned after half the epochs. Loss will be printed every N steps. A popularity baseline will be blended into the item vector by appending a fixed bias dimension to the user embedding.

The item vector will append a learned scalar bias drawn from the item tower MLP, and the embedding dimension is fixed at 64 for cosine similarity. Empty like and dislike histories will be masked to zero vectors. The first training run will use four to six epochs on validation data before deciding whether to proceed. Labels may be restricted to items the user has never interacted with.

Label items will be filtered to exclude any that appear in the user's history before the cutoff, preventing the model from ranking consumed items as relevant. During fold construction, positive events are sorted by user ID and sliced via `np.unique` indices to build per-user arrays without loading all 27 million events into memory at once.

A unified event stream will merge listens, likes, and dislikes into a single per-user array. Organic likes will be treated as explicit labels even when they do not appear in the listen history.

Likes will be merged into the positive listen history with a high implicit weight. The explicit like channel stays separate for inference preference state. Reconstructing exact like events from unlikes is too complex, so the plan approximates likes as events before the cutoff unless a later unlike occurs.

Reconstructing exact preference states from ordered like and unlike events is now the chosen approach. This is more accurate than using raw like events alone because unlikes outnumber likes by roughly a third. The training pipeline will walk each user’s event stream to determine active likes and dislikes at every cutoff. Inference will instead use the official preference state.

The item tower will be a shallow embedding-to-features MLP. The user tower will pool history embeddings into a dense vector before passing it through linear layers with ReLU activation.

The item tower will use a residual block so its output stays close to the embedding space. The user and item towers will share the same base embedding table, which is standard practice. A quick unit test for scoring shapes will be added, and the final submission will be saved to `/app/solution/submission.parquet`.

Validation and submission parquets will both be written. Model weights will be saved as well. The embedding dimension is set to 96, history length to 64, and batch size to 256 or 512. CPU thread limits will be capped at eight for PyTorch and OpenMP. Training will run in PyTorch while inference will use NumPy after exporting embeddings. The script is now being drafted.

The user tower will be larger than the item tower because the user side carries more features. The item side stays simple to keep precomputation fast.

Unknown items at inference will be mapped to an UNK embedding index. The vocabulary will reserve index 0 for padding and index 1 for unknown items. Catalog items will occupy indices 2 through 30001.

The vocabulary will reserve indices 0 and 1 for padding and unknown items, with catalog items occupying indices 2 through 30001. A strict assertion will verify that catalog item IDs match the embedding table order. Debug prints for data statistics will be added during preprocessing. Preference states will be reconstructed exactly from ordered like and unlike events rather than approximated by raw likes, since the preference event streams are small enough to process efficiently.

A smaller embedding table is being considered: only catalog items would have dedicated embeddings, while non-catalog history items would be hashed into 8192 buckets. This would shrink the table from roughly 500k to about 38k entries and speed up training. The trade-off is that rare non-catalog artists or tracks could be hashed to the same bucket and lose distinct user signals.

The embedding table will include all catalog items plus non-catalog items that appear at least 20 times. The total vocabulary size will be computed during preprocessing. A sampled softmax loss is being drafted, using a shared negative-item embedding matrix across the batch.

The sampled softmax loss will concatenate in-batch positive scores with extra negative-item embeddings and apply cross-entropy. Both user and item vectors will be L2-normalized before scoring to stabilize CPU training, with temperature set to 0.07.

Discovery labels are unseen catalog tracks, so I’ll train a history-based two-tower with eval-style temporal folds and keep item vectors independently precomputable.

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- [completed] 1: Explore data, evaluation, and environment
- [in_progress] 2: Design two-tower architecture and training pipeline
- [pending] 3: Train/validate on train-only, measure public NDCG@10
- [pending] 4: Refit on train+val and produce test submission
- [pending] 5: Write README and keep best artifacts


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{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport pyarrow.parquet as pq\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=Path('/task/data/train_listens.parquet')\nprint('listens size mb', p.stat().st_size/1e6)\n# schema\nprint(pq.read_schema(p))\nprint('rows', pq.read_metadata(p).num_rows)\nPY\n",
  "description": "Check parquet size and schema"
}
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exit: 0
listens size mb 319.183255
uid: uint32
timestamp: uint32
item_id: uint32
is_organic: uint8
played_ratio_pct: uint16
track_length_seconds: uint32
-- schema metadata --
pandas: '{"index_columns": [], "column_indexes": [], "columns": [{"name":' + 797
rows 43484159


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### Recorded reasoning summary
Writing a comprehensive, efficient training script.

The two-tower architecture pools user history into embeddings rather than using raw user IDs. Items are scored with dot products. The item tower is precomputable independently. Eligibility filtering already handles consumed and disliked items. Popularity baseline is 0.011 NDCG.

A frequency threshold will filter the item vocabulary. The user tower uses an EmbeddingBag, dense features, a 512-256-128 MLP with LayerNorm, and L2 normalization. The item tower uses an embedding, a 256-128 MLP, and L2 normalization. LayerNorm replaces BatchNorm to avoid inference-time batch statistics issues on CPU.

Preprocessing will cache raw numpy arrays to /app/solution/cache. This avoids reloading 43 million rows on every retrain. The data module will contain functions for loading events, building vocabularies, user timelines, training examples, and eligibility data. The goal is to generate as many high-quality training examples as possible.

A YouTube-style random-time split will supplement the discovery folds. Each user gets ten random catalog positives sampled from their history. Only first-time plays are kept as labels to avoid repeats. This yields roughly 5.5 million training pairs and stronger collaborative filtering signal.

Training examples are capped at 300k for speed. The user tower will use a 64-dimensional embedding. A simple attention mechanism is being added to the UserTower.

The attention mechanism uses a learned query vector and log-count weights to score history items. It pools embeddings via softmax into a single user representation. Five feature streams are being weighed for the user tower: 7-day recency mean, 90-day recency mean, attention-pooled embedding, like mean, and dislike mean. The author suspects this may be overkill and is considering a simpler configuration.

The user tower will use a simpler three-stream architecture: a 30-day recency-weighted mean, like mean, dislike mean, and dense features. This yields 200 dimensions before the MLP. Dense user features include log-transformed play counts, organic fraction, played ratio, unique items, catalog fraction, and recency. Item features include log-transformed listens, organic fraction, rank, and unique user count.

Item statistics will be computed from the training data for every vocabulary item. The script will run validation training first. An internal validation NDCG@10 will be computed after each epoch using full user histories and eligible items. The best epoch will be saved automatically.

Validation labels will be built using the same logic as the public evaluation. After finding the best validation epoch, the model will be refit on the combined training and validation data with that chosen epoch count. The internal evaluation will avoid writing parquet files every epoch by computing NDCG directly from dense score matrices. Scoring is extremely fast: an 8456-by-64 user matrix multiplied by a 30000-by-64 item matrix is instant, and top-100 retrieval uses argpartition followed by sorting. This allows full validation NDCG to run after each training epoch.

Validation labels will be drawn from validation events only, while training features remain strictly from training events. The script will use compact dtypes to save memory. Users with no vocabulary history will default to zero embeddings and rely on dense features. Constants will be placed at the top of the file. A sampled negative may occasionally match a true positive, but this is considered acceptable noise.

All likes will be treated as positives with a 2.0 weight, while organic likes receive 3.0 and organic 80% listens receive 1.0. Non-organic 80% listens may get a 0.4 weight. The loss will use `reduction='none'` and apply these sample weights before averaging.

Eight weekly discovery folds will be used instead of twelve. First-occurrence discovery samples were considered but rejected to avoid diluting the training signal. Old history will still serve as features, while labels remain limited to recent folds.

The recency half-life is set to 14 days for taste and 90 days for long-term history. The code will be written as a single `train_ranker.py` file to avoid import issues. Memory peak during data loading is estimated at roughly 1.9 GB.

Memory will be managed carefully to stay within the 15 GB limit. Pandas copies and pyarrow to_numpy arrays will be deleted immediately after conversion. The combined training and validation dataset is only about 1.5 million extra rows, so it fits easily.

Eligibility bitmasks will be unpacked in a single vectorized call using np.unpackbits with axis=1. The ranking output loop is being drafted to iterate over target users.

The ranking output will be built with vectorized numpy operations instead of a Python loop. User IDs, item IDs, and ranks will be broadcast into flat arrays using repeat and tile. Top-100 retrieval will use argpartition followed by sorting to assign correct ranks without a Python loop.

Dropout of 0.1 will be applied to both towers during training and evaluation. The item tower concatenates the embedding with dense features, normalizes them, and runs a small MLP before L2 normalization. Item features for non-catalog items default to zeros, though they are still computed from training counts; only catalog items pass through the item tower at serving time. There is concern that these features might leak training popularity and hurt discovery of tail items.

Popularity features will be included in the item tower despite the weak baseline. The MLP can learn to ignore them if needed.

A residual user centroid in item space is being added to improve gradient flow to embeddings. It pools history embeddings with a weighted mean, projects them linearly without ReLU, and adds them back to the MLP output.

The user tower will concatenate the listen, like, and dislike pools with dense features, pass them through an MLP, add a skip connection from the listen pool, and normalize. The training script will be kept between 500 and 700 lines of clean code. Training examples will be built by collecting variable-length histories into lists and padding to a fixed length before stacking.

A list-of-lists approach will collect variable-length user histories before padding to a fixed length. To avoid slow per-user Counter operations on large arrays, play counts will be computed by slicing the full timeline with searchsorted at each fold cutoff.

A Python loop over 3000-item histories for 8,000 users across eight folds would need roughly 192 million iterations. That is too slow. The author is now exploring a vectorized NumPy approach using `np.unique` on the reversed history to find first occurrences without a Python loop.

The author abandoned the vectorized `np.unique` approach for collapsing histories. Computing play counts via `return_counts=True` would require a slow dictionary lookup, so the first-occurrence logic is being dropped entirely. Only recency decay will be used for history features in the first version. The organic flag will be taken from the reversed organic array at the selected indices.

The author returned to a vectorized NumPy approach for collapsing user histories. Reversing the history array and applying `np.unique` with `return_index=True` efficiently finds first occurrences without a Python loop. The indices are sorted by recency, truncated to length L, and mapped back to original positions to build the history segment.

Ages will be computed from the original indices after collapsing history. Label items in each fold window will be extracted using searchsorted on timestamps. The author is weighing whether to store event types as a single integer array or as separate boolean flags for organic status, play ratio, and interaction type.

Listen and like events will be stored in separate timelines. Labels will come from organic likes and organic 80% listens within each fold window, provided the item is catalog and absent from the user's pre-cutoff history set. The author estimates that building these sets for eight folds across eight thousand users will take only a few seconds.

The author abandoned a dictionary-of-arrays layout for timelines. Instead, they will use a single large array with start and count offsets per user to save memory. A Jagged class is being drafted to compute unique user IDs and their corresponding slice boundaries from sorted UID arrays.

The Jagged class now maps user IDs to row indices and returns per-user slices from the arrays. Listen and like timelines will be merged into a single sorted history per user, combining 80% listens and likes by timestamp for the user tower.

The author will merge listens and likes into a single sorted positive timeline by concatenating their arrays and sorting with lexsort. Dislikes will remain separate. This global merge simplifies example building.

Unlike events will be excluded from the training history pool to avoid noise. The like channel will use only likes before the cutoff, keeping the most recent 32 unique items. Listens will be filtered to those with a play ratio of at least 50 percent.

The vocabulary will include all catalog items plus any item that appears at least five times in positive events. A 400,000-item embedding table is estimated at roughly 100 MB, which fits comfortably within memory limits.

The training script will be a single file with an `if __name__ == '__main__'` entry point and argparse to run validation, testing, or both stages.

I’ll implement the two-tower trainer next: shared item embeddings, a history-pooling user tower, and temporal discovery folds that match evaluation.

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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "content": "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"Train and apply a CPU PyTorch two-tower ranker for Yambda discovery.\n\nUser tower: recency-weighted pooling of interaction history (no user-ID lookup).\nItem tower: independently precomputable MLP over a shared item embedding plus\nstatic catalog features. Relevance score is exactly the user-item dot product.\n\"\"\"\nfrom __future__ import annotations\n\nimport argparse\nimport json\nimport time\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nimport pyarrow.parquet as pq\nimport torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\nfrom torch.utils.data import DataLoader, TensorDataset\n\nimport sys\n\nsys.path.insert(0, \"/task\")\nfrom ranking_evaluation import QUALITY_K, ndcg_at_k  # noqa: E402\n\n\nDATA = Path(\"/task/data\")\nOUT = Path(\"/app/solution\")\nTRAIN_END = np.int64(24_786_800)\nGAP = np.int64(1_800)\nWEEK = np.int64(7 * 86_400)\nDAY = np.float32(86_400.0)\n\nLISTEN_POS = 50\nLISTEN_STRONG = 80\nHIST_LEN = 64\nLIKE_LEN = 32\nDISLIKE_LEN = 16\nEMBED_DIM = 64\nHIDDEN = 128\nBATCH = 384\nEXTRA_NEGS = 192\nMAX_EPOCHS = 10\nPATIENCE = 3\nLR = 1.2e-3\nSEED = 7\nN_FOLDS_VAL = 8\nN_FIRST_OCC = 12\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 280_000\nHALF_LIFE_SHORT = 14.0\nHALF_LIFE_LONG = 90.0\nSCALE = 16.0  # cosine logits multiplier\n\n\ndef log(msg: str) -> None:\n    print(msg, flush=True)\n\n\ndef set_seed(seed: int) -> None:\n    np.random.seed(seed)\n    torch.manual_seed(seed)\n\n\ndef read_cols(path: Path, columns: list[str]) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    table = pq.read_table(path, columns=columns)\n    out: dict[str, np.ndarray] = {}\n    for name in columns:\n        col = table.column(name).to_numpy()\n        out[name] = np.asarray(col)\n    return out\n\n\ndef concat_events(paths: list[Path], columns: list[str]) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    chunks = [read_cols(p, columns) for p in paths if p.exists()]\n    if len(chunks) == 1:\n        return chunks[0]\n    return {k: np.concatenate([c[k] for c in chunks], axis=0) for k in columns}\n\n\nclass Jagged:\n    \"\"\"Sorted-by-uid ragged event table with O(1) user slices.\"\"\"\n\n    def __init__(self, uid: np.ndarray, **fields: np.ndarray):\n        order = np.lexsort((fields[\"ts\"], uid))\n        self.uid = uid[order]\n        self.fields = {k: v[order] for k, v in fields.items()}\n        self.uniq, self.starts, self.cnts = np.unique(\n            self.uid, return_index=True, return_counts=True\n        )\n        self.row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(self.uniq)}\n\n    def get(self, uid: int) -> dict[str, np.ndarray] | None:\n        i = self.row.get(int(uid))\n        if i is None:\n            return None\n        s = int(self.starts[i])\n        e = s + int(self.cnts[i])\n        return {k: v[s:e] for k, v in self.fields.items()}\n\n\ndef build_bool_mask(ids: np.ndarray, universe_max: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    mask = np.zeros(int(universe_max) + 1, dtype=np.bool_)\n    mask[ids.astype(np.int64, copy=False)] = True\n    return mask\n\n\ndef recency_unique(\n    items: np.ndarray,\n    ts: np.ndarray,\n    extra: dict[str, np.ndarray],\n    cutoff: int,\n    max_len: int,\n) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    \"\"\"Most-recent unique items before cutoff, most recent first.\"\"\"\n    end = int(np.searchsorted(ts, cutoff, side=\"right\"))\n    if end <= 0:\n        return {}\n    seg_items = items[:end]\n    seg_ts = ts[:end]\n    rev = seg_items[::-1]\n    uniq, first = np.unique(rev, return_index=True)\n    order = np.argsort(first, kind=\"mergesort\")\n    take = min(max_len, uniq.shape[0])\n    sel = order[:take]\n    first_sel = first[sel]\n    orig = end - 1 - first_sel\n    out = {\n        \"item\": uniq[sel].astype(np.int64, copy=False),\n        \"age_days\": (np.float32(cutoff) - seg_ts[orig].astype(np.float32)) / DAY,\n    }\n    for name, arr in extra.items():\n        out[name] = arr[:end][orig]\n    return out\n\n\nclass TwoTower(nn.Module):\n    \"\"\"User history tower + independently scored item tower.\"\"\"\n\n    def __init__(\n        self,\n        n_items: int,\n        n_catalog: int,\n        dim: int,\n        hidden: int,\n        n_item_feat: int,\n        n_user_dense: int,\n    ):\n        super().__init__()\n        self.dim = dim\n        self.n_catalog = n_catalog\n        self.emb = nn.Embedding(n_items, dim, padding_idx=0)\n        nn.init.normal_(self.emb.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.04)\n        with torch.no_grad():\n            self.emb.weight[0].zero_()\n\n        self.recency_emb = nn.Embedding(6, dim)\n        self.source_emb = nn.Embedding(2, dim)\n        nn.init.normal_(self.recency_emb.weight, std=0.02)\n        nn.init.normal_(self.source_emb.weight, std=0.02)\n\n        user_in = dim * 4 + n_user_dense\n        self.user_norm = nn.LayerNorm(user_in)\n        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Dropout(0.1),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )\n        self.user_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n\n        item_in = dim + n_item_feat\n        self.item_feat_proj = nn.Linear(n_item_feat, dim)\n        self.item_norm = nn.LayerNorm(item_in)\n        self.item_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(item_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Dropout(0.05),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )\n        self.item_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n        self.item_bias = nn.Linear(n_item_feat, 1)\n\n    def recency_bucket(self, age_days: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        # 0-1d, 1-7d, 7-30d, 30-90d, 90-365d, 365d+\n        b = torch.zeros_like(age_days, dtype=torch.long)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 1.0, torch.tensor(1, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 7.0, torch.tensor(2, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 30.0, torch.tensor(3, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 90.0, torch.tensor(4, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 365.0, torch.tensor(5, device=age_days.device), b)\n        return b\n\n    def _pool(\n        self,\n        idx: torch.Tensor,\n        age: torch.Tensor,\n        organic: torch.Tensor,\n        mask: torch.Tensor,\n        half_life: float,\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)\n        e = e + self.recency_emb(self.recency_bucket(age))\n        e = e + self.source_emb(organic.clamp(0, 1))\n        decay = torch.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age / half_life)\n        w = decay * mask.float()\n        w = w / (w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        return (e * w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)\n\n    def encode_users(\n        self,\n        hist_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        hist_age: torch.Tensor,\n        hist_org: torch.Tensor,\n        hist_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        like_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        like_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        dislike_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        dislike_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        dense: torch.Tensor,\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        short = self._pool(hist_idx, hist_age, hist_org, hist_mask, HALF_LIFE_SHORT)\n        long = self._pool(hist_idx, hist_age, hist_org, hist_mask, HALF_LIFE_LONG)\n        like_e = self.emb(like_idx)\n        like_w = like_mask.float()\n        like_w = like_w / (like_w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        likes = (like_e * like_w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)\n        dis_e = self.emb(dislike_idx)\n        dis_w = dislike_mask.float()\n        dis_w = dis_w / (dis_w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        dislikes = (dis_e * dis_w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)\n        z = torch.cat([short, long, likes, dislikes, dense], dim=1)\n        u = self.user_mlp(self.user_norm(z)) + self.user_skip(short)\n        return F.normalize(u, dim=-1)\n\n    def encode_items(self, idx: torch.Tensor, feat: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)\n        raw = torch.cat([e, feat], dim=1)\n        v = self.item_mlp(self.item_norm(raw)) + self.item_skip(e) + self.item_feat_proj(feat)\n        v = F.normalize(v, dim=-1)\n        # Fold a learned popularity/item bias into an extra affine direction by\n        # rescaling: still a vector independently produced by the item tower.\n        # Keep unit-norm so score remains a pure cosine dot product.\n        return v\n\n    def forward(self, batch: dict[str, torch.Tensor], item_feat_table: torch.Tensor):\n        user = self.encode_users(\n            batch[\"hist_idx\"],\n            batch[\"hist_age\"],\n            batch[\"hist_org\"],\n            batch[\"hist_mask\"],\n            batch[\"like_idx\"],\n            batch[\"like_mask\"],\n            batch[\"dislike_idx\"],\n            batch[\"dislike_mask\"],\n            batch[\"dense\"],\n        )\n        pos_feat = item_feat_table[batch[\"pos_idx\"]]\n        pos = self.encode_items(batch[\"pos_idx\"], pos_feat)\n        return user, pos\n\n\ndef sampled_softmax(\n    user: torch.Tensor,\n    pos: torch.Tensor,\n    extra: torch.Tensor,\n    weight: torch.Tensor,\n    scale: float,\n) -> torch.Tensor:\n    logits = scale * user @ pos.t()\n    extra_logits = scale * user @ extra.t()\n    logits = torch.cat([logits, extra_logits], dim=1)\n    targets = torch.arange(user.size(0), device=user.device)\n    loss = F.cross_entropy(logits, targets, reduction=\"none\")\n    w = weight / (weight.mean() + 1e-8)\n    return (loss * w).mean()\n\n\n@dataclass\nclass RankData:\n    item_to_idx: dict[int, int]\n    idx_to_item: np.ndarray\n    catalog_items: np.ndarray\n    catalog_idx: np.ndarray\n    item_feat: np.ndarray\n    n_items: int\n    positives: Jagged\n    likes: Jagged\n    dislikes: Jagged\n    target_uids: np.ndarray\n\n\ndef load_stage(include_val: bool) -> tuple[list[Path], list[Path], list[Path]]:\n    listen = [DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\"]\n    like = [DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\"]\n    dislike = [DATA / \"train_dislikes.parquet\"]\n    if include_val:\n        listen.append(DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\")\n        like.append(DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\")\n        dislike.append(DATA / \"val_dislikes.parquet\")\n    return listen, like, dislike\n\n\ndef prepare_data(include_val: bool) -> RankData:\n    t0 = time.time()\n    catalog = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\n    catalog_items = catalog.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    n_catalog = int(catalog_items.shape[0])\n    pop = catalog.positive_listens.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n    org_pop = catalog.organic_positive_listens.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n    pop_rank = catalog.popularity_rank.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n\n    targets = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"target_users.parquet\")\n    target_uids = targets.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n\n    listen_paths, like_paths, dislike_paths = load_stage(include_val)\n    log(f\"loading listens include_val={include_val}\")\n    listens = concat_events(\n        listen_paths,\n        [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\", \"played_ratio_pct\"],\n    )\n    likes = concat_events(like_paths, [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"])\n    dislikes = concat_events(dislike_paths, [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"])\n\n    uid_l = listens[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_l = listens[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_l = listens[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    org_l = listens[\"is_organic\"].astype(np.int8, copy=False)\n    ratio = listens[\"played_ratio_pct\"].astype(np.int16, copy=False)\n    del listens\n\n    pos_mask = ratio >= LISTEN_POS\n    uid_p = uid_l[pos_mask]\n    ts_p = ts_l[pos_mask]\n    item_p = item_l[pos_mask]\n    org_p = org_l[pos_mask]\n    ratio_p = ratio[pos_mask]\n    strong_mask = (org_l == 1) & (ratio >= LISTEN_STRONG)\n    # Keep strong-organic arrays for label mining (subset of all listens).\n    uid_s = uid_l[strong_mask]\n    ts_s = ts_l[strong_mask]\n    item_s = item_l[strong_mask]\n    del uid_l, ts_l, item_l, org_l, ratio, pos_mask, strong_mask\n\n    uid_k = likes[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_k = likes[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_k = likes[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    org_k = likes[\"is_organic\"].astype(np.int8, copy=False)\n    del likes\n\n    uid_d = dislikes[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_d = dislikes[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_d = dislikes[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    del dislikes\n\n    # Merge listens-positives and likes into one positive stream.\n    uid_pos = np.concatenate([uid_p, uid_k])\n    ts_pos = np.concatenate([ts_p, ts_k])\n    item_pos = np.concatenate([item_p, item_k])\n    org_pos = np.concatenate([org_p, org_k])\n    is_like = np.concatenate(\n        [\n            np.zeros(uid_p.shape[0], dtype=np.int8),\n            np.ones(uid_k.shape[0], dtype=np.int8),\n        ]\n    )\n    ratio_pos = np.concatenate(\n        [ratio_p, np.full(uid_k.shape[0], 100, dtype=np.int16)]\n    )\n    del uid_p, ts_p, item_p, org_p, ratio_p\n\n    max_item = int(\n        max(\n            int(catalog_items.max()),\n            int(item_pos.max()),\n            int(item_k.max()) if item_k.size else 0,\n            int(item_d.max()) if item_d.size else 0,\n            int(item_s.max()) if item_s.size else 0,\n        )\n    )\n    is_catalog = build_bool_mask(catalog_items, max_item)\n\n    # Vocab: PAD=0, UNK=1, catalog in eligibility order, then frequent others.\n    item_to_idx: dict[int, int] = {}\n    idx_to_item = [0, 0]\n    for i, it in enumerate(catalog_items):\n        item_to_idx[int(it)] = i + 2\n        idx_to_item.append(int(it))\n\n    freq = np.bincount(item_pos, minlength=max_item + 1)\n    other = np.where((freq >= 8) & (~is_catalog[: freq.shape[0]]))[0]\n    for it in other:\n        if int(it) not in item_to_idx:\n            item_to_idx[int(it)] = len(idx_to_item)\n            idx_to_item.append(int(it))\n    idx_to_item_arr = np.asarray(idx_to_item, dtype=np.int64)\n    n_items = int(idx_to_item_arr.shape[0])\n    log(\n        f\"vocab items={n_items} catalog={n_catalog} other={n_items - n_catalog - 2} \"\n        f\"load_s={time.time()-t0:.1f}\"\n    )\n\n    def map_items(arr: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n        out = np.empty(arr.shape[0], dtype=np.int32)\n        mapping = item_to_idx\n        unk = 1\n        for i, it in enumerate(arr):\n            out[i] = mapping.get(int(it), unk)\n        return out\n\n    # Mapping 27M items in Python is slow; use a dense lookup table.\n    lut = np.ones(max_item + 1, dtype=np.int32)  # UNK=1\n    lut[0] = 0\n    for it, idx in item_to_idx.items():\n        lut[it] = idx\n    item_pos_idx = lut[item_pos]\n    item_k_idx = lut[item_k]\n    item_d_idx = lut[item_d]\n    item_s_idx = lut[item_s]\n\n    positives = Jagged(\n        uid_pos,\n        ts=ts_pos,\n        item=item_pos,\n        idx=item_pos_idx,\n        org=org_pos,\n        is_like=is_like,\n        ratio=ratio_pos,\n    )\n    likes_j = Jagged(uid_k, ts=ts_k, item=item_k, idx=item_k_idx, org=org_k)\n    dislikes_j = Jagged(uid_d, ts=ts_d, item=item_d, idx=item_d_idx)\n    strong_j = Jagged(uid_s, ts=ts_s, item=item_s, idx=item_s_idx)\n    # Attach strong listens onto RankData via likes/dislikes plus a hidden field.\n    positives.strong = strong_j  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.lut = lut  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.is_catalog = is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.max_item = max_item  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n\n    # Item features for the full vocab. Catalog rows use provided stats;\n    # others use empirical positive counts.\n    item_feat = np.zeros((n_items, 4), dtype=np.float32)\n    cat_feat = np.stack(\n        [\n            np.log1p(pop),\n            np.log1p(org_pop),\n            np.divide(org_pop, np.maximum(pop, 1.0)),\n            np.log1p(pop_rank),\n        ],\n        axis=1,\n    ).astype(np.float32)\n    item_feat[2 : 2 + n_catalog] = cat_feat\n    emp = np.log1p(freq.astype(np.float32))\n    for it, idx in item_to_idx.items():\n        if idx >= 2 + n_catalog and it < emp.shape[0]:\n            item_feat[idx, 0] = emp[it]\n            item_feat[idx, 3] = emp[it]\n    # Standardize catalog-like columns.\n    mu = item_feat.mean(axis=0, keepdims=True)\n    sd = item_feat.std(axis=0, keepdims=True) + 1e-6\n    item_feat = (item_feat - mu) / sd\n\n    catalog_idx = np.arange(2, 2 + n_catalog, dtype=np.int64)\n    log(f\"prepare done in {time.time()-t0:.1f}s positives={uid_pos.shape[0]}\")\n    return RankData(\n        item_to_idx=item_to_idx,\n        idx_to_item=idx_to_item_arr,\n        catalog_items=catalog_items,\n        catalog_idx=catalog_idx,\n        item_feat=item_feat,\n        n_items=n_items,\n        positives=positives,\n        likes=likes_j,\n        dislikes=dislikes_j,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n    )\n\n\ndef fold_cutoffs(history_end_max: int, n_folds: int) -> list[tuple[int, int, int]]:\n    folds = []\n    c = int(history_end_max)\n    for _ in range(n_folds):\n        hist_end = c - int(GAP) - int(WEEK)\n        if hist_end < 2_000_000:\n            break\n        label_start = hist_end + int(GAP)\n        label_end = c\n        folds.append((hist_end, label_start, label_end))\n        c = hist_end\n    return folds\n\n\ndef pad_row(vals: np.ndarray, max_len: int, dtype) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    out = np.zeros(max_len, dtype=dtype)\n    mask = np.zeros(max_len, dtype=np.bool_)\n    n = min(max_len, int(vals.shape[0]))\n    if n:\n        out[:n] = vals[:n]\n        mask[:n] = True\n    return out, mask\n\n\ndef user_dense_features(\n    n_hist: int,\n    n_like: int,\n    n_dis: int,\n    org_frac: float,\n    last_age: float,\n    uniq: int,\n) -> np.ndarray:\n    return np.asarray(\n        [\n            np.log1p(n_hist),\n            np.log1p(n_like),\n            np.log1p(n_dis),\n            org_frac,\n            np.log1p(uniq),\n            np.tanh(last_age / 30.0),\n        ],\n        dtype=np.float32,\n    )\n\n\nN_USER_DENSE = 6\n\n\ndef encode_history_pack(\n    data: RankData,\n    uid: int,\n    cutoff: int,\n) -> dict[str, np.ndarray] | None:\n    pos = data.positives.get(uid)\n    if pos is None:\n        return None\n    hist = recency_unique(\n        pos[\"item\"],\n        pos[\"ts\"],\n        {\"idx\": pos[\"idx\"], \"org\": pos[\"org\"], \"is_like\": pos[\"is_like\"]},\n        cutoff,\n        HIST_LEN,\n    )\n    if not hist:\n        return None\n    likes = data.likes.get(uid)\n    if likes is not None:\n        like_h = recency_unique(\n            likes[\"item\"], likes[\"ts\"], {\"idx\": likes[\"idx\"]}, cutoff, LIKE_LEN\n        )\n    else:\n        like_h = {}\n    dis = data.dislikes.get(uid)\n    if dis is not None:\n        dis_h = recency_unique(\n            dis[\"item\"], dis[\"ts\"], {\"idx\": dis[\"idx\"]}, cutoff, DISLIKE_LEN\n        )\n    else:\n        dis_h = {}\n\n    hist_idx, hist_mask = pad_row(hist[\"idx\"].astype(np.int64), HIST_LEN, np.int64)\n    hist_age, _ = pad_row(hist[\"age_days\"].astype(np.float32), HIST_LEN, np.float32)\n    hist_org, _ = pad_row(hist[\"org\"].astype(np.int64), HIST_LEN, np.int64)\n    if like_h:\n        like_idx, like_mask = pad_row(like_h[\"idx\"].astype(np.int64), LIKE_LEN, np.int64)\n        n_like = int(like_h[\"idx\"].shape[0])\n    else:\n        like_idx = np.zeros(LIKE_LEN, dtype=np.int64)\n        like_mask = np.zeros(LIKE_LEN, dtype=np.bool_)\n        n_like = 0\n    if dis_h:\n        dis_idx, dis_mask = pad_row(dis_h[\"idx\"].astype(np.int64), DISLIKE_LEN, np.int64)\n        n_dis = int(dis_h[\"idx\"].shape[0])\n    else:\n        dis_idx = np.zeros(DISLIKE_LEN, dtype=np.int64)\n        dis_mask = np.zeros(DISLIKE_LEN, dtype=np.bool_)\n        n_dis = 0\n    org_frac = float(hist[\"org\"].mean()) if hist[\"org\"].size else 0.0\n    last_age = float(hist[\"age_days\"][0]) if hist[\"age_days\"].size else 30.0\n    dense = user_dense_features(\n        int(hist[\"idx\"].shape[0]),\n        n_like,\n        n_dis,\n        org_frac,\n        last_age,\n        int(hist[\"idx\"].shape[0]),\n    )\n    return {\n        \"hist_idx\": hist_idx,\n        \"hist_age\": hist_age,\n        \"hist_org\": hist_org,\n        \"hist_mask\": hist_mask,\n        \"like_idx\": like_idx,\n        \"like_mask\": like_mask,\n        \"dislike_idx\": dis_idx,\n        \"dislike_mask\": dis_mask,\n        \"dense\": dense,\n        \"raw_hist_items\": hist[\"item\"],\n    }\n\n\ndef collect_labels(\n    data: RankData,\n    uid: int,\n    label_start: int,\n    label_end: int,\n    hist_items: np.ndarray,\n) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:\n    seen = set(map(int, hist_items.tolist()))\n    is_catalog = data.positives.is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    labels: dict[int, float] = {}\n\n    strong = data.positives.strong.get(uid)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    if strong is not None:\n        a = int(np.searchsorted(strong[\"ts\"], label_start, side=\"left\"))\n        b = int(np.searchsorted(strong[\"ts\"], label_end, side=\"right\"))\n        for item, idx in zip(strong[\"item\"][a:b], strong[\"idx\"][a:b]):\n            item_i = int(item)\n            if item_i in seen:\n                continue\n            if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n                continue\n            if int(idx) <= 1:\n                continue\n            labels[int(idx)] = max(labels.get(int(idx), 0.0), 1.0)\n\n    likes = data.likes.get(uid)\n    if likes is not None:\n        a = int(np.searchsorted(likes[\"ts\"], label_start, side=\"left\"))\n        b = int(np.searchsorted(likes[\"ts\"], label_end, side=\"right\"))\n        org = likes[\"org\"][a:b]\n        for item, idx, o in zip(likes[\"item\"][a:b], likes[\"idx\"][a:b], org):\n            if int(o) != 1:\n                continue\n            item_i = int(item)\n            if item_i in seen:\n                continue\n            if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n                continue\n            if int(idx) <= 1:\n                continue\n            labels[int(idx)] = max(labels.get(int(idx), 0.0), 3.0)\n    return list(labels.items())\n\n\ndef first_occurrence_labels(\n    data: RankData,\n    uid: int,\n    hist_end: int,\n    rng: np.random.Generator,\n    k: int,\n) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:\n    \"\"\"Sample first-time catalog discoveries before hist_end as extra labels.\"\"\"\n    pos = data.positives.get(uid)\n    if pos is None:\n        return []\n    end = int(np.searchsorted(pos[\"ts\"], hist_end, side=\"right\"))\n    if end < 20:\n        return []\n    is_catalog = data.positives.is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    items = pos[\"item\"][:end]\n    idx = pos[\"idx\"][:end]\n    org = pos[\"org\"][:end]\n    ratio = pos[\"ratio\"][:end]\n    is_like = pos[\"is_like\"][:end]\n    seen: set[int] = set()\n    cands: list[tuple[int, float, int]] = []\n    for i in range(end):\n        item_i = int(items[i])\n        if item_i in seen:\n            continue\n        seen.add(item_i)\n        if i < 10:\n            continue\n        if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n            continue\n        idxi = int(idx[i])\n        if idxi <= 1:\n            continue\n        if int(is_like[i]) == 1 and int(org[i]) == 1:\n            w = 3.0\n        elif int(org[i]) == 1 and int(ratio[i]) >= LISTEN_STRONG:\n            w = 1.0\n        else:\n            continue\n        cands.append((idxi, w, i))\n    if not cands:\n        return []\n    # Prefer later first-occurrences.\n    take = min(k, len(cands))\n    p = np.linspace(0.4, 1.6, num=len(cands), dtype=np.float64)\n    p = p / p.sum()\n    chosen = rng.choice(len(cands), size=take, replace=False, p=p)\n    return [(cands[j][0], cands[j][1]) for j in chosen]\n\n\ndef build_examples(data: RankData, folds: list[tuple[int, int, int]], seed: int):\n    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)\n    users = [int(u) for u in data.positives.uniq]\n    packs: dict[tuple[int, int], dict[str, np.ndarray]] = {}\n    rows = []\n    t0 = time.time()\n    for hist_end, label_start, label_end in folds:\n        n_lab = 0\n        for uid in users:\n            pack = encode_history_pack(data, uid, hist_end)\n            if pack is None:\n                continue\n            labs = collect_labels(\n                data, uid, label_start, label_end, pack[\"raw_hist_items\"]\n            )\n            if not labs:\n                continue\n            key = (uid, hist_end)\n            packs[key] = pack\n            for idx, w in labs:\n                rows.append((key, idx, w))\n                n_lab += 1\n        log(f\"fold hist_end={hist_end} labels={n_lab}\")\n\n    # Extra first-occurrence samples on the most recent training fold cutoff.\n    extra = 0\n    hist_end = folds[0][0]\n    for uid in users:\n        pack = packs.get((uid, hist_end))\n        if pack is None:\n            pack = encode_history_pack(data, uid, hist_end)\n            if pack is None:\n                continue\n            packs[(uid, hist_end)] = pack\n        labs = first_occurrence_labels(data, uid, hist_end, rng, N_FIRST_OCC)\n        for idx, w in labs:\n            rows.append(((uid, hist_end), idx, 0.45 * w))\n            extra += 1\n    log(f\"first-occurrence extra={extra} total_rows={len(rows)} build_s={time.time()-t0:.1f}\")\n\n    if len(rows) > MAX_EXAMPLES:\n        pick = rng.choice(len(rows), size=MAX_EXAMPLES, replace=False)\n        rows = [rows[i] for i in pick]\n        log(f\"downsampled to {len(rows)}\")\n\n    n = len(rows)\n    hist_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_age = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_org = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dislike_idx = np.zeros((n, DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    dislike_mask = np.zeros((n, DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((n, N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    pos_idx = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.int64)\n    weight = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.float32)\n    for i, (key, idx, w) in enumerate(rows):\n        p = packs[key]\n        hist_idx[i] = p[\"hist_idx\"]\n        hist_age[i] = p[\"hist_age\"]\n        hist_org[i] = p[\"hist_org\"]\n        hist_mask[i] = p[\"hist_mask\"]\n        like_idx[i] = p[\"like_idx\"]\n        like_mask[i] = p[\"like_mask\"]\n        dislike_idx[i] = p[\"dislike_idx\"]\n        dislike_mask[i] = p[\"dislike_mask\"]\n        dense[i] = p[\"dense\"]\n        pos_idx[i] = idx\n        weight[i] = w\n    tensors = {\n        \"hist_idx\": torch.from_numpy(hist_idx),\n        \"hist_age\": torch.from_numpy(hist_age),\n        \"hist_org\": torch.from_numpy(hist_org),\n        \"hist_mask\": torch.from_numpy(hist_mask),\n        \"like_idx\": torch.from_numpy(like_idx),\n        \"like_mask\": torch.from_numpy(like_mask),\n        \"dislike_idx\": torch.from_numpy(dislike_idx),\n        \"dislike_mask\": torch.from_numpy(dislike_mask),\n        \"dense\": torch.from_numpy(dense),\n        \"pos_idx\": torch.from_numpy(pos_idx),\n        \"weight\": torch.from_numpy(weight),\n    }\n    return tensors\n\n\ndef make_loader(tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor], shuffle: bool) -> DataLoader:\n    ds = TensorDataset(\n        tensors[\"hist_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_age\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_org\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"like_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"like_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dense\"],\n        tensors[\"pos_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"weight\"],\n    )\n    return DataLoader(ds, batch_size=BATCH, shuffle=shuffle, drop_last=True)\n\n\ndef batch_from_tuple(batch) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:\n    keys = [\n        \"hist_idx\",\n        \"hist_age\",\n        \"hist_org\",\n        \"hist_mask\",\n        \"like_idx\",\n        \"like_mask\",\n        \"dislike_idx\",\n        \"dislike_mask\",\n        \"dense\",\n        \"pos_idx\",\n        \"weight\",\n    ]\n    return dict(zip(keys, batch))\n\n\ndef load_eligibility(path: Path) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    with np.load(path, allow_pickle=False) as z:\n        uids = z[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n        item_ids = z[\"item_ids\"].astype(np.int64)\n        packed = z[\"packed_eligible\"].astype(np.uint8)\n    masks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(item_ids), bitorder=\"little\").astype(\n        np.bool_\n    )\n    return uids, item_ids, masks\n\n\ndef preference_channels(path: Path, data: RankData, uids: np.ndarray, cutoff: int):\n    \"\"\"Override like/dislike channels with cutoff-correct explicit state.\"\"\"\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(path)\n    like_map: dict[int, list[int]] = {}\n    dis_map: dict[int, list[int]] = {}\n    lut = data.positives.lut  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    max_item = int(data.positives.max_item)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    for uid, item, state in pref.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        uid_i, item_i = int(uid), int(item)\n        idx = int(lut[item_i]) if 0 <= item_i <= max_item else 1\n        if state == \"liked\":\n            like_map.setdefault(uid_i, []).append(idx)\n        elif state == \"disliked\":\n            dis_map.setdefault(uid_i, []).append(idx)\n    n = uids.shape[0]\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dis_idx = np.zeros((n, DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    dis_mask = np.zeros((n, DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    for i, uid in enumerate(uids):\n        likes = like_map.get(int(uid), [])[:LIKE_LEN]\n        dis = dis_map.get(int(uid), [])[:DISLIKE_LEN]\n        if likes:\n            like_idx[i, : len(likes)] = np.asarray(likes, dtype=np.int64)\n            like_mask[i, : len(likes)] = True\n        if dis:\n            dis_idx[i, : len(dis)] = np.asarray(dis, dtype=np.int64)\n            dis_mask[i, : len(dis)] = True\n    return like_idx, like_mask, dis_idx, dis_mask\n\n\n@torch.no_grad()\ndef encode_all_users(\n    model: TwoTower,\n    data: RankData,\n    uids: np.ndarray,\n    cutoff: int,\n    pref_path: Path | None,\n    device: torch.device,\n) -> np.ndarray:\n    model.eval()\n    packs = []\n    valid = np.ones(len(uids), dtype=np.bool_)\n    for i, uid in enumerate(uids):\n        pack = encode_history_pack(data, int(uid), cutoff)\n        if pack is None:\n            valid[i] = False\n            packs.append(None)\n        else:\n            packs.append(pack)\n    if pref_path is not None:\n        like_idx, like_mask, dis_idx, dis_mask = preference_channels(\n            pref_path, data, uids, cutoff\n        )\n    else:\n        like_idx = like_mask = dis_idx = dis_mask = None\n\n    hist_idx = np.zeros((len(uids), HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_age = np.zeros((len(uids), HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_org = np.zeros((len(uids), HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((len(uids), HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_i = np.zeros((len(uids), LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_m = np.zeros((len(uids), LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dis_i = np.zeros((len(uids), DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    dis_m = np.zeros((len(uids), DISLIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((len(uids), N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    for i, pack in enumerate(packs):\n        if pack is None:\n            continue\n        hist_idx[i] = pack[\"hist_idx\"]\n        hist_age[i] = pack[\"hist_age\"]\n        hist_org[i] = pack[\"hist_org\"]\n        hist_mask[i] = pack[\"hist_mask\"]\n        like_i[i] = pack[\"like_idx\"]\n        like_m[i] = pack[\"like_mask\"]\n        dis_i[i] = pack[\"dislike_idx\"]\n        dis_m[i] = pack[\"dislike_mask\"]\n        dense[i] = pack[\"dense\"]\n    if like_idx is not None:\n        like_i, like_m, dis_i, dis_m = like_idx, like_mask, dis_idx, dis_mask\n\n    user_mat = np.zeros((len(uids), model.dim), dtype=np.float32)\n    bs = 512\n    feat_table = torch.from_numpy(data.item_feat).to(device)\n    _ = feat_table  # item features unused on the user path\n    for start in range(0, len(uids), bs):\n        sl = slice(start, min(start + bs, len(uids)))\n        user = model.encode_users(\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_idx[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_age[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_org[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_mask[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(like_i[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(like_m[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(dis_i[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(dis_m[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(dense[sl]).to(device),\n        )\n        user_mat[sl] = user.cpu().numpy()\n    user_mat[~valid] = 0.0\n    return user_mat\n\n\n@torch.no_grad()\ndef encode_catalog_items(model: TwoTower, data: RankData, device: torch.device) -> np.ndarray:\n    model.eval()\n    idx = torch.from_numpy(data.catalog_idx).to(device)\n    feat = torch.from_numpy(data.item_feat[data.catalog_idx]).to(device)\n    outs = []\n    bs = 2048\n    for start in range(0, idx.size(0), bs):\n        sl = slice(start, start + bs)\n        outs.append(model.encode_items(idx[sl], feat[sl]).cpu().numpy())\n    return np.concatenate(outs, axis=0)\n\n\ndef topk_rankings(\n    user_mat: np.ndarray,\n    item_mat: np.ndarray,\n    masks: np.ndarray,\n    item_ids: np.ndarray,\n    k: int = 100,\n) -> np.ndarray:\n    scores = user_mat @ item_mat.T\n    scores = np.where(masks, scores, np.float32(-1e9))\n    part = np.argpartition(-scores, kth=k - 1, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    part_scores = np.take_along_axis(scores, part, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part_scores, axis=1)\n    top_idx = np.take_along_axis(part, order, axis=1)\n    return item_ids[top_idx]\n\n\ndef validation_graded(el_uids: np.ndarray, el_items: np.ndarray, masks: np.ndarray):\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(el_uids)}\n    item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(el_items)}\n    targets = set(map(int, el_uids.tolist()))\n    listens = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\")\n    likes = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\")\n    strong = listens[\n        listens.uid.isin(targets)\n        & (listens.is_organic == 1)\n        & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= LISTEN_STRONG)\n    ][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    olikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(targets) & (likes.is_organic == 1)][\n        [\"uid\", \"item_id\"]\n    ].drop_duplicates()\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}\n    for uid, item in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        r, c = uid_row.get(int(uid)), item_col.get(int(item))\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            continue\n        if masks[r, c]:\n            graded.setdefault(int(uid), {})[int(item)] = 1\n    for uid, item in olikes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        r, c = uid_row.get(int(uid)), item_col.get(int(item))\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            continue\n        if masks[r, c]:\n            graded.setdefault(int(uid), {})[int(item)] = 3\n    return graded\n\n\ndef score_ndcg(top_items: np.ndarray, uids: np.ndarray, graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]]):\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\n    vals = []\n    for uid, gold in graded.items():\n        ranked = top_items[uid_row[int(uid)]].tolist()\n        vals.append(ndcg_at_k(ranked, gold, QUALITY_K))\n    return float(np.mean(vals)) if vals else 0.0\n\n\ndef write_ranking(path: Path, uids: np.ndarray, top_items: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    n, k = top_items.shape\n    out = pd.DataFrame(\n        {\n            \"uid\": np.repeat(uids.astype(np.int64), k),\n            \"item_id\": top_items.reshape(-1).astype(np.int64),\n            \"rank\": np.tile(np.arange(1, k + 1, dtype=np.int64), n),\n        }\n    )\n    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n    out.to_parquet(path, index=False)\n    log(f\"wrote {path} rows={len(out)}\")\n\n\ndef train_model(\n    data: RankData,\n    tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor],\n    device: torch.device,\n    eval_ctx: dict | None,\n    epochs: int,\n    patience: int,\n) -> tuple[TwoTower, int, float]:\n    model = TwoTower(\n        n_items=data.n_items,\n        n_catalog=int(data.catalog_items.shape[0]),\n        dim=EMBED_DIM,\n        hidden=HIDDEN,\n        n_item_feat=data.item_feat.shape[1],\n        n_user_dense=N_USER_DENSE,\n    ).to(device)\n    opt = torch.optim.AdamW(model.parameters(), lr=LR, weight_decay=1e-5)\n    sched = torch.optim.lr_scheduler.CosineAnnealingLR(opt, T_max=max(epochs, 1))\n    loader = make_loader(tensors, shuffle=True)\n    feat_table = torch.from_numpy(data.item_feat).to(device)\n    catalog_idx = torch.from_numpy(data.catalog_idx).to(device)\n    best_state = None\n    best_score = -1.0\n    best_epoch = 0\n    bad = 0\n\n    for epoch in range(1, epochs + 1):\n        model.train()\n        t0 = time.time()\n        losses = []\n        for raw in loader:\n            batch = batch_from_tuple(raw)\n            batch = {k: v.to(device) for k, v in batch.items()}\n            user, pos = model(batch, feat_table)\n            extra_ids = catalog_idx[torch.randint(0, catalog_idx.size(0), (EXTRA_NEGS,), device=device)]\n            extra = model.encode_items(extra_ids, feat_table[extra_ids])\n            loss = sampled_softmax(user, pos, extra, batch[\"weight\"], SCALE)\n            opt.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)\n            loss.backward()\n            nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), 2.0)\n            opt.step()\n            losses.append(float(loss.item()))\n        sched.step()\n        mean_loss = float(np.mean(losses)) if losses else 0.0\n        msg = f\"epoch {epoch} loss={mean_loss:.4f} time={time.time()-t0:.1f}s\"\n        score = -1.0\n        if eval_ctx is not None:\n            user_mat = encode_all_users(\n                model,\n                data,\n                eval_ctx[\"uids\"],\n                eval_ctx[\"cutoff\"],\n                eval_ctx[\"pref\"],\n                device,\n            )\n            item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n            top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, eval_ctx[\"masks\"], eval_ctx[\"items\"])\n            score = score_ndcg(top, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"graded\"])\n            msg += f\" val_ndcg@10={score:.6f}\"\n            if score > best_score + 1e-5:\n                best_score = score\n                best_epoch = epoch\n                best_state = {k: v.detach().cpu().clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}\n                bad = 0\n                eval_ctx[\"best_top\"] = top\n            else:\n                bad += 1\n        else:\n            best_epoch = epoch\n            best_state = {k: v.detach().cpu().clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}\n            best_score = mean_loss\n        log(msg)\n        if eval_ctx is not None and bad >= patience:\n            log(f\"early stop at epoch {epoch}, best={best_score:.6f} @ {best_epoch}\")\n            break\n\n    if best_state is not None:\n        model.load_state_dict(best_state)\n    return model, best_epoch, best_score\n\n\ndef run_val(device: torch.device) -> tuple[int, float]:\n    log(\"=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===\")\n    data = prepare_data(include_val=False)\n    folds = fold_cutoffs(int(TRAIN_END), N_FOLDS_VAL)\n    log(f\"folds={folds}\")\n    tensors = build_examples(data, folds, SEED)\n    el_uids, el_items, masks = load_eligibility(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    assert np.array_equal(el_items, data.catalog_items)\n    graded = validation_graded(el_uids, el_items, masks)\n    log(f\"val scored users={len(graded)}\")\n    eval_ctx = {\n        \"uids\": el_uids,\n        \"items\": el_items,\n        \"masks\": masks,\n        \"graded\": graded,\n        \"cutoff\": int(TRAIN_END),\n        \"pref\": DATA / \"validation_preference_state.parquet\",\n        \"best_top\": None,\n    }\n    model, best_epoch, best_score = train_model(\n        data, tensors, device, eval_ctx, MAX_EPOCHS, PATIENCE\n    )\n    top = eval_ctx[\"best_top\"]\n    if top is None:\n        user_mat = encode_all_users(\n            model, data, el_uids, int(TRAIN_END), eval_ctx[\"pref\"], device\n        )\n        item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n        top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, el_items)\n        best_score = score_ndcg(top, el_uids, graded)\n    write_ranking(OUT / \"validation.parquet\", el_uids, top)\n    ckpt = {\n        \"state\": model.state_dict(),\n        \"best_epoch\": best_epoch,\n        \"best_score\": best_score,\n        \"n_items\": data.n_items,\n        \"item_feat\": data.item_feat,\n        \"idx_to_item\": data.idx_to_item,\n    }\n    torch.save(ckpt, OUT / \"val_model.pt\")\n    with open(OUT / \"val_metrics.json\", \"w\") as f:\n        json.dump({\"quality_ndcg@10\": best_score, \"best_epoch\": best_epoch}, f, indent=2)\n    log(f\"validation NDCG@10={best_score:.6f} best_epoch={best_epoch}\")\n    return best_epoch, best_score\n\n\ndef run_test(device: torch.device, epochs: int) -> None:\n    log(\"=== hidden-test training (train+val history) ===\")\n    data = prepare_data(include_val=True)\n    # Folds that stay inside the combined event stream. The most recent fold\n    # uses the public validation window as labels with train-only history.\n    val_end = int(TRAIN_END + GAP + WEEK)\n    folds = fold_cutoffs(val_end, N_FOLDS_VAL + 1)\n    log(f\"test folds={folds}\")\n    tensors = build_examples(data, folds, SEED + 1)\n    model, _, _ = train_model(data, tensors, device, None, epochs, patience=99)\n    el_uids, el_items, masks = load_eligibility(DATA / \"test_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    assert np.array_equal(el_items, data.catalog_items)\n    cutoff = val_end\n    user_mat = encode_all_users(\n        model,\n        data,\n        el_uids,\n        cutoff,\n        DATA / \"test_preference_state.parquet\",\n        device,\n    )\n    item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n    top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, el_items)\n    write_ranking(OUT / \"submission.parquet\", el_uids, top)\n    torch.save(\n        {\"state\": model.state_dict(), \"n_items\": data.n_items, \"epochs\": epochs},\n        OUT / \"test_model.pt\",\n    )\n\n\ndef main() -> None:\n    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()\n    parser.add_argument(\"--stage\", choices=[\"val\", \"test\", \"both\"], default=\"both\")\n    parser.add_argument(\"--epochs\", type=int, default=None)\n    args = parser.parse_args()\n    OUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n    set_seed(SEED)\n    torch.set_num_threads(8)\n    device = torch.device(\"cpu\")\n    log(f\"torch={torch.__version__} threads={torch.get_num_threads()}\")\n    best_epoch = 6\n    if args.stage in (\"val\", \"both\"):\n        best_epoch, _ = run_val(device)\n    if args.stage in (\"test\", \"both\"):\n        epochs = args.epochs if args.epochs is not None else max(best_epoch, 4) + 1\n        run_test(device, epochs=epochs)\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been created.

## Step 18 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Replacing the 27-million-item loop with a lookup table is a good optimization.

`first_occurrence_labels` loops over 27 million events and could be very slow. `encode_history_pack` is lightweight at only 64k calls. The unused loop in `map_items` can remain.

`recency_bucket` should use vectorized boolean comparisons instead of repeated `torch.where` calls to avoid tensor creation overhead. The `first_occurrence_labels` loop will be rewritten in NumPy. The item tower comment about bias is harmless since L2 normalization removes it.

Memory footprint is small: the 9.4-million-item lookup table and frequency bincount each consume about 37 MB. Jagged correctly re-sorts timestamps when concatenating listens and likes. The next step is to optimize `recency_bucket` and `first_occurrence_labels`, then run.

`first_occurrence_labels` will use `np.unique` with `return_index=True` to find first occurrences in a single pass. This avoids the 27-million-event Python loop entirely. The recency bucketing will also be vectorized.

Item tower dropout is correctly disabled during evaluation and applied to extra negatives in training. A potential issue was noted: first-occurrence labels may reference items that occurred before the history window end, since they are drawn from the full user history rather than just the current fold.

First-occurrence labels leak information because they reference items already present in the user's history. The simplest fix is to remove these extra labels entirely.

First-occurrence labels will be kept but fixed to use history strictly before each label event, preventing leakage. This creates extra packs but is acceptable. `build_examples` and `recency_bucket` will be rewritten carefully. An unused `item_bias` parameter in `TwoTower.encode_items` also needs removal.

Baking item bias into the item vector magnitude is being considered by skipping L2 normalization on items while keeping user vectors normalized. This would preserve popularity information in the vector length for faster retrieval, though it may require different temperature scaling. Both towers will remain fully normalized for now to prioritize training stability.

CPU float32 matmul precision settings are unnecessary. Jagged timestamp and strong-event fields are correctly wired. The next step is to optimize `first_occurrence` and `recency_unique`, then run a quick validation test of `prepare_data` plus one training epoch.

Recency thresholds will be registered buffers. Organic history indices are correctly 0/1. Preference states at inference replace like and dislike channels entirely, while listen history still comes from events. When validation is included, test users' history cutoff covers both training and validation events.

`recency_bucket` will be rewritten with a single tensor of boolean comparisons instead of repeated `torch.where` calls. The DataLoader will keep `drop_last=True` to avoid training on incomplete batches, since the 280k example limit makes this safe.

I’ll tighten a few training-path bottlenecks, then start a short run to confirm the pipeline.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "        self.item_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n        self.item_bias = nn.Linear(n_item_feat, 1)\n\n    def recency_bucket(self, age_days: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        # 0-1d, 1-7d, 7-30d, 30-90d, 90-365d, 365d+\n        b = torch.zeros_like(age_days, dtype=torch.long)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 1.0, torch.tensor(1, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 7.0, torch.tensor(2, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 30.0, torch.tensor(3, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 90.0, torch.tensor(4, device=age_days.device), b)\n        b = torch.where(age_days >= 365.0, torch.tensor(5, device=age_days.device), b)\n        return b",
  "new_string": "        self.item_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n\n    def recency_bucket(self, age_days: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        # 0-1d, 1-7d, 7-30d, 30-90d, 90-365d, 365d+\n        b = (age_days >= 1.0).long()\n        b = b + (age_days >= 7.0).long()\n        b = b + (age_days >= 30.0).long()\n        b = b + (age_days >= 90.0).long()\n        b = b + (age_days >= 365.0).long()\n        return b"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "def first_occurrence_labels(\n    data: RankData,\n    uid: int,\n    hist_end: int,\n    rng: np.random.Generator,\n    k: int,\n) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:\n    \"\"\"Sample first-time catalog discoveries before hist_end as extra labels.\"\"\"\n    pos = data.positives.get(uid)\n    if pos is None:\n        return []\n    end = int(np.searchsorted(pos[\"ts\"], hist_end, side=\"right\"))\n    if end < 20:\n        return []\n    is_catalog = data.positives.is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    items = pos[\"item\"][:end]\n    idx = pos[\"idx\"][:end]\n    org = pos[\"org\"][:end]\n    ratio = pos[\"ratio\"][:end]\n    is_like = pos[\"is_like\"][:end]\n    seen: set[int] = set()\n    cands: list[tuple[int, float, int]] = []\n    for i in range(end):\n        item_i = int(items[i])\n        if item_i in seen:\n            continue\n        seen.add(item_i)\n        if i < 10:\n            continue\n        if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n            continue\n        idxi = int(idx[i])\n        if idxi <= 1:\n            continue\n        if int(is_like[i]) == 1 and int(org[i]) == 1:\n            w = 3.0\n        elif int(org[i]) == 1 and int(ratio[i]) >= LISTEN_STRONG:\n            w = 1.0\n        else:\n            continue\n        cands.append((idxi, w, i))\n    if not cands:\n        return []\n    # Prefer later first-occurrences.\n    take = min(k, len(cands))\n    p = np.linspace(0.4, 1.6, num=len(cands), dtype=np.float64)\n    p = p / p.sum()\n    chosen = rng.choice(len(cands), size=take, replace=False, p=p)\n    return [(cands[j][0], cands[j][1]) for j in chosen]",
  "new_string": "def first_occurrence_examples(\n    data: RankData,\n    uid: int,\n    hist_end: int,\n    rng: np.random.Generator,\n    k: int,\n) -> list[tuple[int, int, float]]:\n    \"\"\"Return (history_cutoff, item_idx, weight) for first-time catalog discoveries.\n\n    History is truncated *before* the labelled event so the item is not already\n    inside the user tower (eval-style discovery).\n    \"\"\"\n    pos = data.positives.get(uid)\n    if pos is None:\n        return []\n    end = int(np.searchsorted(pos[\"ts\"], hist_end, side=\"right\"))\n    if end < 20:\n        return []\n    is_catalog = data.positives.is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    items = pos[\"item\"][:end]\n    idx = pos[\"idx\"][:end]\n    org = pos[\"org\"][:end]\n    ratio = pos[\"ratio\"][:end]\n    is_like = pos[\"is_like\"][:end]\n    ts = pos[\"ts\"][:end]\n    uniq, first = np.unique(items, return_index=True)\n    keep = first >= 10\n    uniq = uniq[keep]\n    first = first[keep]\n    if uniq.size == 0:\n        return []\n    in_cat = (uniq >= 0) & (uniq < is_catalog.shape[0]) & is_catalog[np.clip(uniq, 0, is_catalog.shape[0] - 1)]\n    idxi = idx[first]\n    valid = in_cat & (idxi > 1)\n    like_hit = (is_like[first] == 1) & (org[first] == 1)\n    strong_hit = (org[first] == 1) & (ratio[first] >= LISTEN_STRONG)\n    valid = valid & (like_hit | strong_hit)\n    if not np.any(valid):\n        return []\n    first = first[valid]\n    idxi = idxi[valid]\n    w = np.where(like_hit[valid], 3.0, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    # Prefer later discoveries.\n    take = min(k, first.shape[0])\n    p = np.linspace(0.35, 1.8, num=first.shape[0], dtype=np.float64)\n    p = p / p.sum()\n    chosen = rng.choice(first.shape[0], size=take, replace=False, p=p)\n    out = []\n    for j in chosen:\n        i = int(first[j])\n        cutoff = int(ts[i])\n        if cutoff <= 0:\n            continue\n        out.append((cutoff, int(idxi[j]), float(0.5 * w[j])))\n    return out"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    # Extra first-occurrence samples on the most recent training fold cutoff.\n    extra = 0\n    hist_end = folds[0][0]\n    for uid in users:\n        pack = packs.get((uid, hist_end))\n        if pack is None:\n            pack = encode_history_pack(data, uid, hist_end)\n            if pack is None:\n                continue\n            packs[(uid, hist_end)] = pack\n        labs = first_occurrence_labels(data, uid, hist_end, rng, N_FIRST_OCC)\n        for idx, w in labs:\n            rows.append(((uid, hist_end), idx, 0.45 * w))\n            extra += 1\n    log(f\"first-occurrence extra={extra} total_rows={len(rows)} build_s={time.time()-t0:.1f}\")",
  "new_string": "    extra = 0\n    hist_end = folds[0][0]\n    for uid in users:\n        extras = first_occurrence_examples(data, uid, hist_end, rng, N_FIRST_OCC)\n        for cutoff, idx, w in extras:\n            key = (uid, cutoff)\n            if key not in packs:\n                pack = encode_history_pack(data, uid, cutoff)\n                if pack is None:\n                    continue\n                # Drop the example if the labelled item is already in history.\n                if int(data.idx_to_item[idx]) in set(map(int, pack[\"raw_hist_items\"].tolist())):\n                    continue\n                packs[key] = pack\n            rows.append((key, idx, w))\n            extra += 1\n    log(f\"first-occurrence extra={extra} total_rows={len(rows)} build_s={time.time()-t0:.1f}\")"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

## Step 19 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
A bug was found in `first_occurrence_examples`: `like_hit[valid]` incorrectly indexes a boolean array against a filtered validity mask.

Tracing the code shows `like_hit[valid]` is actually correct. The boolean array was computed on the unfiltered `first`, so indexing it with the validity mask yields the proper result.

The catalog indexing logic is sound. The first-occurrence extra path adds roughly 100,000 encode calls across 12 cutoffs. Each call runs np.unique on 3000 items, adding an estimated 10–20 seconds of overhead.

The first-occurrence history check is redundant because the item cannot appear in its own history, though it handles ordering differences between likes and listens. The make_loader fix for smaller batches and the unused map_items removal are being skipped. np.unique with return_index correctly returns the first occurrence in the original array. The next steps are fixing DataLoader drop_last and adding a quick smoke test.



### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "def make_loader(tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor], shuffle: bool) -> DataLoader:\n    ds = TensorDataset(\n        tensors[\"hist_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_age\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_org\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"like_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"like_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dense\"],\n        tensors[\"pos_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"weight\"],\n    )\n    return DataLoader(ds, batch_size=BATCH, shuffle=shuffle, drop_last=True)",
  "new_string": "def make_loader(tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor], shuffle: bool) -> DataLoader:\n    n = int(tensors[\"pos_idx\"].shape[0])\n    bs = min(BATCH, max(32, n // 4))\n    ds = TensorDataset(\n        tensors[\"hist_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_age\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_org\"],\n        tensors[\"hist_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"like_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"like_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"dislike_mask\"],\n        tensors[\"dense\"],\n        tensors[\"pos_idx\"],\n        tensors[\"weight\"],\n    )\n    return DataLoader(ds, batch_size=bs, shuffle=shuffle, drop_last=n > bs)"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK",
  "description": "Syntax-check the two-tower training script"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
OK


## Step 20 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Syntax checks passed. Starting validation training.

Running validation first to check NDCG before committing to test training. Memory footprint for the 27M user arrays is roughly 1 GB. Training will begin now.

Peak memory during Jagged construction reaches roughly 1.7 GB. Original arrays are copied during lexsort and remain in scope until the function returns.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val\n",
  "description": "Train two-tower on train-only, score public val",
  "block_until_ms": 0
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-bf7f4bde-57af-4d9a-90b4-46d7e22b2e65-25.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Background task 01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6 started</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6"] when you need the output.

## Step 21 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Thinking unavailable — no text recorded




### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 60000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6 ===
Command: export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 61.39s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-bf7f4bde-57af-4d9a-90b4-46d7e22b2e65-25.log

=== Output ===
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307 load_s=2.0
prepare done in 7.5s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200), (19934000, 19935800, 20540600)]
fold hist_end=24180200 labels=133671
fold hist_end=23573600 labels=129094
fold hist_end=22967000 labels=128339
fold hist_end=22360400 labels=124912
fold hist_end=21753800 labels=123117
fold hist_end=21147200 labels=118846
fold hist_end=20540600 labels=121935
fold hist_end=19934000 labels=121914
first-occurrence extra=286 total_rows=1002114 build_s=46.7
downsampled to 280000
val scored users=4263


Waited the requested 60s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 22 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Vocabulary size is 213k. Data preparation completed quickly.



### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6 ===
Command: export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 244.20s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-bf7f4bde-57af-4d9a-90b4-46d7e22b2e65-25.log

=== Output ===
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307 load_s=2.0
prepare done in 7.5s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200), (19934000, 19935800, 20540600)]
fold hist_end=24180200 labels=133671
fold hist_end=23573600 labels=129094
fold hist_end=22967000 labels=128339
fold hist_end=22360400 labels=124912
fold hist_end=21753800 labels=123117
fold hist_end=21147200 labels=118846
fold hist_end=20540600 labels=121935
fold hist_end=19934000 labels=121914
first-occurrence extra=286 total_rows=1002114 build_s=46.7
downsampled to 280000
val scored users=4263
epoch 1 loss=6.0298 time=123.3s val_ndcg@10=0.010002


Waited the requested 180s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 23 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The initial NDCG score of 0.010 is essentially flat, matching the popularity baseline.

The loss of 6.03 is only slightly below random, indicating the model is not yet learning meaningful personalization. Training takes roughly 123 seconds per epoch, so ten epochs would total about twenty minutes. Several potential causes are being considered: temperature scaling, history pooling noise, downsampling signal loss, in-batch negative difficulty, L2 normalization, and recency encoding.

The MLP in the item tower may be too difficult to train early on. A simpler model using mean history embeddings, direct dot products, and sampled softmax is being considered instead. Using all one million examples without downsampling, removing L2 normalization from items, and increasing the embedding learning rate are also under review.



### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6 ===
Command: export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 439.65s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-bf7f4bde-57af-4d9a-90b4-46d7e22b2e65-25.log

=== Output ===
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307 load_s=2.0
prepare done in 7.5s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200), (19934000, 19935800, 20540600)]
fold hist_end=24180200 labels=133671
fold hist_end=23573600 labels=129094
fold hist_end=22967000 labels=128339
fold hist_end=22360400 labels=124912
fold hist_end=21753800 labels=123117
fold hist_end=21147200 labels=118846
fold hist_end=20540600 labels=121935
fold hist_end=19934000 labels=121914
first-occurrence extra=286 total_rows=1002114 build_s=46.7
downsampled to 280000
val scored users=4263
epoch 1 loss=6.0298 time=123.3s val_ndcg@10=0.010002
epoch 2 loss=5.5654 time=127.1s val_ndcg@10=0.009805


Waited the requested 180s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 24 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Loss is dropping from 6.03 to 5.57, but NDCG is slightly worse.

A bug was found in label collection. Items heard more than 64 unique times ago are incorrectly treated as unseen. This explains the poor validation NDCG.

Labels must be filtered against the full history set, not just the last 64 unique items. The user tower can still use only recent history for representation.

The two-tower mean pooling may need more training or larger batches to improve. A simpler item2vec-style approach is being considered: train skip-gram embeddings on full unique history, then predict co-occurring items via sampled softmax. This would capture collaborative filtering signals for new item discovery.

The current two-tower design is essentially a word2vec skip-gram model with an identity item tower and mean-pooling user tower. Implicit ALS and FISM are equivalent to item-item factorization, which is disallowed because the user tower must derive from history alone. The next step is to identify why NDCG remains at popularity-level baseline.

User vectors are likely collapsing to a popularity-like centroid because embeddings have not specialized after only one or two epochs. The plan is to wait until epoch three, then rewrite the architecture with full-history seen sets for labels, a simpler user tower using L2-normalized mean history plus recency, and larger batches for more in-batch negatives.

A 128-item history window is being considered. BPR against random catalog items not in the user's history could improve training. Hard negative sampling from popular items is also under review. The leading candidate is a skip-gram item2vec model with recency-weighted mean pooling for users, since simple embeddings often outperform complex MLPs on sparse recommendation data.

In-batch negatives are too similar to the positive because they come from other users' histories, so the model collapses to a popularity-based ranking. The plan is to switch to uniform catalog negatives or popularity-weighted sampled softmax with logQ correction instead.

The rewrite will begin immediately while training continues. The new version will use 256–512 uniform catalog negatives per positive, with negatives excluded if they appear in the user’s history. Item embeddings will be 64-dimensional, and the item tower will be a small linear layer or MLP followed by L2 normalization.

The user tower will pool the last 128 unique positive item embeddings with recency weighting, then pass them through a small MLP before L2 normalization. Labels will be organic likes and strong listens on catalog items never seen before the cutoff. Training will use all weekly fold labels, batch size 512, and no attention or item MLP dropout for speed.

FISM with BPR is being reconsidered as a fast neural two-tower using a single-layer MLP on the mean history embedding. InfoNCE with 1024 easy negatives is also under consideration for retrieval. Item frequency features may be overwhelming the model and causing popularity bias.

Item features will be dropped in the next version to force collaborative filtering. Item vectors will remain unnormalized so popular tracks can grow larger norms naturally. Only user vectors will be L2-normalized. This avoids popularity bias while still allowing the item tower to learn some baseline signal. A standard two-tower training pattern is sampled softmax with mixed in-batch and random negatives.

The current architecture may be overparameterized for one or two epochs. A train-versus-eval dropout mismatch is also suspected. A popularity fallback submission will be prepared in case the neural net fails to improve. A hybrid item vector combining collaborative filtering embeddings with log-popularity features is being considered.



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  "task_ids": [
    "01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 150000
}
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=== Task 01a0edfb-486c-7932-80cd-4db62d577ff6 ===
Command: export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: completed
Duration: 580.39s
Exit Code: 0
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-bf7f4bde-57af-4d9a-90b4-46d7e22b2e65-25.log

=== Output ===
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307 load_s=2.0
prepare done in 7.5s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200), (19934000, 19935800, 20540600)]
fold hist_end=24180200 labels=133671
fold hist_end=23573600 labels=129094
fold hist_end=22967000 labels=128339
fold hist_end=22360400 labels=124912
fold hist_end=21753800 labels=123117
fold hist_end=21147200 labels=118846
fold hist_end=20540600 labels=121935
fold hist_end=19934000 labels=121914
first-occurrence extra=286 total_rows=1002114 build_s=46.7
downsampled to 280000
val scored users=4263
epoch 1 loss=6.0298 time=123.3s val_ndcg@10=0.010002
epoch 2 loss=5.5654 time=127.1s val_ndcg@10=0.009805
epoch 3 loss=5.1829 time=121.3s val_ndcg@10=0.008309
epoch 4 loss=4.8119 time=123.5s val_ndcg@10=0.008710
early stop at epoch 4, best=0.010002 @ 1
wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
validation NDCG@10=0.010002 best_epoch=1


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### Recorded reasoning summary
The model is overfitting to training loss while NDCG degrades.

The current architecture is fundamentally mismatched for discovery. Labels are not filtered against full history, so the model learns to repeat items already heard. The MLP is overparameterized, in-batch softmax on popular positives fails to retrieve across the catalog, and L2-normalized cosine may discard popularity structure. Downsampling and a truncated last-64-item history also ignore long-term taste.

A simpler FISM-style two-tower with BPR against random catalog negatives is the right direction. Item-item similarity should capture what users liked alongside their history. History pooling must expand to 256 unique items or a full hashed bag via EmbeddingBag. L2-normalization should be removed, and popularity should be preserved through a dimension trick. The plan is to train longer with this lightweight model.

A half-history split is the right training signal: predict held-out catalog items from the first half using the second half as context. The 64-item history window is far too short for weekly discovery; it captures only a recent binge and discards most of the user's taste profile.

The user tower will use a single EmbeddingBag over up to 512 unique history items with recency decay. Separate EmbeddingBags will handle likes and dislikes. A small MLP will project the combined embedding to the item dimension. Log-popularity affinity may be concatenated.

The item tower will use a small MLP with learned bias and log-popularity features, making it independently precomputable. Scores will be dot products between user and item embeddings. The loss will switch to sampled softmax over 512 uniform catalog negatives drawn from outside the user's history, replacing the in-batch approach. Training data will use weekly discovery folds with full-history exclusion.

A simpler item2vec skip-gram approach is now under consideration. Item embeddings would be learned from user sequences, and the user tower would average them into a mean vector for ranking. The item tower would use the raw item embeddings directly. This avoids the EmbeddingBag overhead while still capturing item-item similarity. The author has begun drafting a clean PyTorch v2 implementation.

The v2 architecture is now concrete. It uses a single embedding table for all items, with the user tower computing a weighted mean of history and likes before passing them through an MLP. The item tower also passes through an MLP. Both towers output embeddings of dimension 64.

The user tower concatenates history, likes, and dense features before passing them through the MLP. It normalizes the output embedding and appends a learned item bias. The item tower does the same with raw embeddings and dense features, then adds a learned bias.

The appended bias is a global popularity term that would be identical for every user. It must be scaled by a learned weight alpha so the score becomes u·v + alpha·bias rather than a fixed linear blend.

The popularity gate alpha is now a learnable user-tower parameter. The loss will use sampled softmax over shared catalog negatives, never in-batch positives. History length is fixed at 256 items with a 30-day recency half-life; counts may be log-weighted when collapsing to unique items. Labels will exclude the full seen set.

The seen set must be computed from the full timeline, not just the last 256 items. A Python set of roughly 2000 unique items is feasible, but `np.unique` over the entire history per user per fold will add a few seconds to example building. The author plans to filter labels with `np.isin` against this full seen set.

Training will use 128-item histories, a 48–64-dimensional embedding, batch size 512, and 400k examples across eight epochs. No dropout is used. The same 256 uniform catalog negatives are shared across all users in each batch. Seen items are not excluded from negatives to keep training fast; the noise level is small.

A learning rate of 2e-3 and smaller embedding initialization standard deviation will accelerate embedding convergence. The loss will combine 128 uniform catalog negatives with 64 popular items as hard negatives, forcing the model to beat popularity with collaborative filtering rather than defaulting to top tracks.

Multiple positives per user will be kept as separate training examples. The 400k training batch will be drawn from all folds, weighted by recency and label weight, rather than a single recent fold. A popularity baseline is considered but rejected in favor of quality. Precomputing a full 30k×30k item-item co-occurrence matrix was deemed too memory-intensive.

Sparse co-occurrence initialization is skipped. The history will be a top-128 weighted sample of unique items, with weights combining exponential recency decay and log-popularity counts.

The author is now implementing the history pooling. They want to keep both old favorites and recent items, so they will collapse unique items with their counts and last timestamps, then select the top 128 by a weight combining recency decay and log-popularity. They are working out how to vectorize the reverse scan for last timestamps without Python loops.

The author found a vectorized way to compute last timestamps and original counts for unique history items. Since `np.unique` sorts its output, the reverse scan of timestamps and original indices aligns perfectly with the sorted unique items. This avoids Python loops entirely.

The author realized the bug in label collection: it was filtering against only the last 256 history items instead of the full unique history. They will now use the complete unique history set as the seen set, and labels will be catalog items outside that full set. They are also checking how many labels remain after this filter.

The author estimates roughly 50,000–80,000 true discovery labels per week once repeats are removed from the last 64 history items. Eight folds will yield about 480,000 training examples.

The script will be rewritten comprehensively while keeping data preparation similar. Training will use a simpler forward pass, and evaluation will reuse the same encoding path.

Item features will feed only into the learned bias head rather than being mixed into the collaborative filtering embedding.

The item bias will be initialized to log-popularity so the first epoch already ranks by popularity. The user gate will start at 1.0, meaning the initial score is purely popularity-based. As the collaborative filtering signal improves, the gate learns to override that baseline and beat popularity.

The item bias will be a small MLP on the raw standardized log1p(popularity) feature. It starts initialized to copy that feature directly, so the first epoch already scores by popularity. Collaborative filtering then learns to override that baseline.

The item bias head will be initialized with zero weights and a bias of 1.0 so it copies the standardized log-popularity feature directly. The user gate will start at 1.0 or use a softplus activation. Only the collaborative-filtering embedding will be L2-normalized; the appended popularity bias will not be normalized. Training will use sampled softmax over the positive item and a fixed set of shared catalog negatives, either popular or random.

The author estimates roughly 35 minutes remain. The revised plan targets about 40 seconds per epoch, with six epochs for validation and five for testing. Key speedups include reducing history length to 96 items, using 256 extra negatives, removing the recency embedding table, and switching user history encoding to torch EmbeddingBag. The entire model and training script will be rewritten as a clean replacement.

The author will keep all one million downsampled training examples rather than dropping first-occurrence folds. Recent folds will be preferred when downsampling to recent weeks. The simpler model should run about twice as fast as the old one, cutting epoch time from roughly 123 seconds to around 40 seconds.

The author will add an untrained popularity-blend evaluation at epoch zero to verify the bias initialization yields roughly 0.011. The final test submission will train on both training and validation folds combined. They are also weighing whether to average all unique history items without truncation, since the typical user has about 650 unique items while some reach 5000, versus keeping a fixed 128-item weighted sample.

The author will keep the full unique history items for label filtering rather than only the last 128. The new script will be written as a single file. Empty likes are handled, and inference preference state will use official likes and dislikes for channels plus listen history from events.

Validation NDCG is stuck at the popularity baseline, so I’m switching to a simpler retrieval-style two-tower: full-history discovery labels, a popularity bias channel, and sampled catalog negatives.

### write · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "content": "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"CPU PyTorch two-tower ranker for Yambda \"Made for You\" discovery.\n\nUser tower: recency- and count-weighted pooling of interaction history\n(no user-ID embedding). Item tower: MLP over a shared item embedding plus\nstatic catalog features. The serving score is exactly the dot product of\nthe two tower outputs, so catalog item vectors can be precomputed offline.\n\"\"\"\nfrom __future__ import annotations\n\nimport argparse\nimport json\nimport time\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nimport pyarrow.parquet as pq\nimport torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\nfrom torch.utils.data import DataLoader, TensorDataset\n\nimport sys\n\nsys.path.insert(0, \"/task\")\nfrom ranking_evaluation import QUALITY_K, ndcg_at_k  # noqa: E402\n\nDATA = Path(\"/task/data\")\nOUT = Path(\"/app/solution\")\nTRAIN_END = np.int64(24_786_800)\nGAP = np.int64(1_800)\nWEEK = np.int64(7 * 86_400)\nDAY = np.float32(86_400.0)\n\nLISTEN_POS = 50\nLISTEN_STRONG = 80\nHIST_LEN = 96\nLIKE_LEN = 48\nDISLIKE_LEN = 16\nEMBED_DIM = 64\nHIDDEN = 96\nBATCH = 512\nEXTRA_NEGS = 384\nPOP_NEGS = 64\nMAX_EPOCHS = 8\nPATIENCE = 3\nSEED = 7\nN_FOLDS_VAL = 7\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 360_000\nHALF_LIFE = 45.0\nSCALE = 12.0\nN_USER_DENSE = 6\nN_ITEM_FEAT = 4\n\n\ndef log(msg: str) -> None:\n    print(msg, flush=True)\n\n\ndef set_seed(seed: int) -> None:\n    np.random.seed(seed)\n    torch.manual_seed(seed)\n\n\ndef read_cols(path: Path, columns: list[str]) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    table = pq.read_table(path, columns=columns)\n    return {name: np.asarray(table.column(name).to_numpy()) for name in columns}\n\n\ndef concat_events(paths: list[Path], columns: list[str]) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    chunks = [read_cols(p, columns) for p in paths if p.exists()]\n    if len(chunks) == 1:\n        return chunks[0]\n    return {k: np.concatenate([c[k] for c in chunks], axis=0) for k in columns}\n\n\nclass Jagged:\n    def __init__(self, uid: np.ndarray, **fields: np.ndarray):\n        order = np.lexsort((fields[\"ts\"], uid))\n        self.uid = uid[order]\n        self.fields = {k: v[order] for k, v in fields.items()}\n        self.uniq, self.starts, self.cnts = np.unique(\n            self.uid, return_index=True, return_counts=True\n        )\n        self.row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(self.uniq)}\n\n    def get(self, uid: int) -> dict[str, np.ndarray] | None:\n        i = self.row.get(int(uid))\n        if i is None:\n            return None\n        s = int(self.starts[i])\n        e = s + int(self.cnts[i])\n        return {k: v[s:e] for k, v in self.fields.items()}\n\n\ndef build_bool_mask(ids: np.ndarray, universe_max: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    mask = np.zeros(int(universe_max) + 1, dtype=np.bool_)\n    mask[ids.astype(np.int64, copy=False)] = True\n    return mask\n\n\ndef weighted_unique_history(\n    items: np.ndarray,\n    ts: np.ndarray,\n    idx: np.ndarray,\n    org: np.ndarray,\n    cutoff: int,\n    max_len: int,\n    half_life: float,\n) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:\n    \"\"\"Most informative unique items before cutoff, most recent first.\"\"\"\n    end = int(np.searchsorted(ts, cutoff, side=\"right\"))\n    if end <= 0:\n        return {}\n    seg_items = items[:end]\n    seg_ts = ts[:end]\n    seg_idx = idx[:end]\n    seg_org = org[:end]\n    uniq, cnts = np.unique(seg_items, return_counts=True)\n    rev = seg_items[::-1]\n    uniq_r, first = np.unique(rev, return_index=True)\n    # both uniq arrays are sorted, so they align\n    last_ts = seg_ts[::-1][first]\n    last_org = seg_org[::-1][first]\n    last_idx = seg_idx[::-1][first]\n    age = (np.float32(cutoff) - last_ts.astype(np.float32)) / DAY\n    age = np.clip(age, 0.0, 5000.0)\n    weight = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age / np.float32(half_life)) * np.log1p(cnts.astype(np.float32))\n    n = int(uniq.shape[0])\n    take = min(max_len, n)\n    if n > take:\n        top = np.argpartition(-weight, take - 1)[:take]\n    else:\n        top = np.arange(n)\n    order = top[np.argsort(-last_ts[top], kind=\"mergesort\")]\n    return {\n        \"item\": uniq[order].astype(np.int64, copy=False),\n        \"idx\": last_idx[order].astype(np.int64, copy=False),\n        \"age_days\": age[order].astype(np.float32, copy=False),\n        \"org\": last_org[order].astype(np.int64, copy=False),\n        \"weight\": weight[order].astype(np.float32, copy=False),\n        \"seen\": uniq.astype(np.int64, copy=False),\n        \"n_hist\": np.int32(n),\n    }\n\n\nclass TwoTower(nn.Module):\n    \"\"\"History user tower + precomputable item tower, score = dot product.\n\n    Vectors are (EMBED_DIM + 1)-dimensional: a unit CF direction plus a\n    popularity coordinate so the model can fall back to catalog popularity\n    while still learning collaborative signal.\n    \"\"\"\n\n    def __init__(self, n_items: int, dim: int, hidden: int, n_item_feat: int, n_user_dense: int):\n        super().__init__()\n        self.dim = dim\n        self.out_dim = dim + 1\n        self.emb = nn.Embedding(n_items, dim, padding_idx=0)\n        nn.init.normal_(self.emb.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.05)\n        with torch.no_grad():\n            self.emb.weight[0].zero_()\n\n        user_in = dim * 3 + n_user_dense\n        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )\n        self.user_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n        # Scalar mixing weight for the popularity coordinate (same for every\n        # user at init; the MLP can also move CF mass around).\n        self.pop_gate = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(1.0))\n\n        item_in = dim + n_item_feat\n        self.item_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(item_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )\n        self.item_skip = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False)\n        # Popularity / catalog-prior coordinate. Copy standardized log-pop\n        # at init so an untrained model already ranks like popularity.\n        self.item_bias = nn.Linear(n_item_feat, 1)\n        nn.init.zeros_(self.item_bias.weight)\n        nn.init.zeros_(self.item_bias.bias)\n        with torch.no_grad():\n            self.item_bias.weight[0, 0] = 1.0\n\n    def _weighted_mean(\n        self, idx: torch.Tensor, weight: torch.Tensor, mask: torch.Tensor\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)\n        w = weight.clamp(min=0.0) * mask.float()\n        w = w / (w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        return (e * w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)\n\n    def encode_users(\n        self,\n        hist_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        hist_w: torch.Tensor,\n        hist_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        org_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        org_w: torch.Tensor,\n        org_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        like_idx: torch.Tensor,\n        like_w: torch.Tensor,\n        like_mask: torch.Tensor,\n        dense: torch.Tensor,\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        h_all = self._weighted_mean(hist_idx, hist_w, hist_mask)\n        h_org = self._weighted_mean(org_idx, org_w, org_mask)\n        h_like = self._weighted_mean(like_idx, like_w, like_mask)\n        z = torch.cat([h_all, h_org, h_like, dense], dim=1)\n        u = self.user_mlp(z) + self.user_skip(h_all)\n        u = F.normalize(u, dim=-1)\n        gate = self.pop_gate.view(1, 1).expand(u.size(0), 1)\n        return torch.cat([u, gate], dim=1)\n\n    def encode_items(self, idx: torch.Tensor, feat: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)\n        v = self.item_mlp(torch.cat([e, feat], dim=1)) + self.item_skip(e)\n        v = F.normalize(v, dim=-1)\n        bias = self.item_bias(feat)\n        return torch.cat([v, bias], dim=1)\n\n\ndef retrieval_loss(\n    user: torch.Tensor,\n    pos: torch.Tensor,\n    extra: torch.Tensor,\n    weight: torch.Tensor,\n    scale: float,\n) -> torch.Tensor:\n    pos_logits = scale * (user * pos).sum(dim=-1, keepdim=True)\n    neg_logits = scale * (user @ extra.t())\n    logits = torch.cat([pos_logits, neg_logits], dim=1)\n    targets = torch.zeros(user.size(0), dtype=torch.long, device=user.device)\n    loss = F.cross_entropy(logits, targets, reduction=\"none\")\n    w = weight / (weight.mean() + 1e-8)\n    return (loss * w).mean()\n\n\n@dataclass\nclass RankData:\n    item_to_idx: dict[int, int]\n    idx_to_item: np.ndarray\n    catalog_items: np.ndarray\n    catalog_idx: np.ndarray\n    item_feat: np.ndarray\n    pop_order: np.ndarray\n    n_items: int\n    positives: Jagged\n    likes: Jagged\n    dislikes: Jagged\n    target_uids: np.ndarray\n\n\ndef load_stage(include_val: bool) -> tuple[list[Path], list[Path], list[Path]]:\n    listen = [DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\"]\n    like = [DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\"]\n    dislike = [DATA / \"train_dislikes.parquet\"]\n    if include_val:\n        listen.append(DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\")\n        like.append(DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\")\n        dislike.append(DATA / \"val_dislikes.parquet\")\n    return listen, like, dislike\n\n\ndef prepare_data(include_val: bool) -> RankData:\n    t0 = time.time()\n    catalog = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\n    catalog_items = catalog.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    n_catalog = int(catalog_items.shape[0])\n    pop = catalog.positive_listens.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n    org_pop = catalog.organic_positive_listens.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n    pop_rank = catalog.popularity_rank.to_numpy(dtype=np.float32)\n    pop_order = np.argsort(pop_rank).astype(np.int64)  # most popular catalog rows\n\n    targets = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"target_users.parquet\")\n    target_uids = targets.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n\n    listen_paths, like_paths, dislike_paths = load_stage(include_val)\n    log(f\"loading listens include_val={include_val}\")\n    listens = concat_events(\n        listen_paths,\n        [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\", \"played_ratio_pct\"],\n    )\n    likes = concat_events(like_paths, [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"])\n    dislikes = concat_events(dislike_paths, [\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"])\n\n    uid_l = listens[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_l = listens[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_l = listens[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    org_l = listens[\"is_organic\"].astype(np.int8, copy=False)\n    ratio = listens[\"played_ratio_pct\"].astype(np.int16, copy=False)\n    del listens\n\n    pos_mask = ratio >= LISTEN_POS\n    uid_p, ts_p, item_p, org_p, ratio_p = (\n        uid_l[pos_mask],\n        ts_l[pos_mask],\n        item_l[pos_mask],\n        org_l[pos_mask],\n        ratio[pos_mask],\n    )\n    strong_mask = (org_l == 1) & (ratio >= LISTEN_STRONG)\n    uid_s, ts_s, item_s = uid_l[strong_mask], ts_l[strong_mask], item_l[strong_mask]\n    del uid_l, ts_l, item_l, org_l, ratio, pos_mask, strong_mask\n\n    uid_k = likes[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_k = likes[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_k = likes[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    org_k = likes[\"is_organic\"].astype(np.int8, copy=False)\n    del likes\n\n    uid_d = dislikes[\"uid\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts_d = dislikes[\"timestamp\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item_d = dislikes[\"item_id\"].astype(np.int64, copy=False)\n    del dislikes\n\n    uid_pos = np.concatenate([uid_p, uid_k])\n    ts_pos = np.concatenate([ts_p, ts_k])\n    item_pos = np.concatenate([item_p, item_k])\n    org_pos = np.concatenate([org_p, org_k])\n    is_like = np.concatenate(\n        [np.zeros(uid_p.shape[0], dtype=np.int8), np.ones(uid_k.shape[0], dtype=np.int8)]\n    )\n    ratio_pos = np.concatenate([ratio_p, np.full(uid_k.shape[0], 100, dtype=np.int16)])\n    del uid_p, ts_p, item_p, org_p, ratio_p\n\n    max_item = int(\n        max(\n            int(catalog_items.max()),\n            int(item_pos.max()),\n            int(item_d.max()) if item_d.size else 0,\n            int(item_s.max()) if item_s.size else 0,\n        )\n    )\n    is_catalog = build_bool_mask(catalog_items, max_item)\n\n    item_to_idx: dict[int, int] = {}\n    idx_to_item = [0, 0]\n    for it in catalog_items:\n        item_to_idx[int(it)] = len(idx_to_item)\n        idx_to_item.append(int(it))\n\n    freq = np.bincount(item_pos, minlength=max_item + 1)\n    other = np.where((freq >= 8) & (~is_catalog[: freq.shape[0]]))[0]\n    for it in other:\n        ii = int(it)\n        if ii not in item_to_idx:\n            item_to_idx[ii] = len(idx_to_item)\n            idx_to_item.append(ii)\n    idx_to_item_arr = np.asarray(idx_to_item, dtype=np.int64)\n    n_items = int(idx_to_item_arr.shape[0])\n    log(f\"vocab items={n_items} catalog={n_catalog} other={n_items - n_catalog - 2}\")\n\n    lut = np.ones(max_item + 1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[0] = 0\n    for it, idx in item_to_idx.items():\n        lut[it] = idx\n\n    positives = Jagged(\n        uid_pos,\n        ts=ts_pos,\n        item=item_pos,\n        idx=lut[item_pos],\n        org=org_pos,\n        is_like=is_like,\n        ratio=ratio_pos,\n    )\n    likes_j = Jagged(uid_k, ts=ts_k, item=item_k, idx=lut[item_k], org=org_k)\n    dislikes_j = Jagged(uid_d, ts=ts_d, item=item_d, idx=lut[item_d])\n    strong_j = Jagged(uid_s, ts=ts_s, item=item_s, idx=lut[item_s])\n    positives.strong = strong_j  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.lut = lut  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.is_catalog = is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    positives.max_item = max_item  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n\n    item_feat = np.zeros((n_items, N_ITEM_FEAT), dtype=np.float32)\n    cat_feat = np.stack(\n        [\n            np.log1p(pop),\n            np.log1p(org_pop),\n            np.divide(org_pop, np.maximum(pop, 1.0)),\n            -np.log1p(pop_rank),\n        ],\n        axis=1,\n    ).astype(np.float32)\n    # Standardize using catalog stats so bias init (copy feat0) ranks by pop.\n    mu = cat_feat.mean(axis=0)\n    sd = cat_feat.std(axis=0) + 1e-6\n    cat_feat = (cat_feat - mu) / sd\n    item_feat[2 : 2 + n_catalog] = cat_feat\n    emp = (np.log1p(freq.astype(np.float32)) - mu[0]) / sd[0]\n    for it, idx in item_to_idx.items():\n        if idx >= 2 + n_catalog and it < emp.shape[0]:\n            item_feat[idx, 0] = emp[it]\n\n    catalog_idx = np.arange(2, 2 + n_catalog, dtype=np.int64)\n    log(f\"prepare done in {time.time()-t0:.1f}s positives={uid_pos.shape[0]}\")\n    return RankData(\n        item_to_idx=item_to_idx,\n        idx_to_item=idx_to_item_arr,\n        catalog_items=catalog_items,\n        catalog_idx=catalog_idx,\n        item_feat=item_feat,\n        pop_order=pop_order,\n        n_items=n_items,\n        positives=positives,\n        likes=likes_j,\n        dislikes=dislikes_j,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n    )\n\n\ndef fold_cutoffs(history_end_max: int, n_folds: int) -> list[tuple[int, int, int]]:\n    folds = []\n    c = int(history_end_max)\n    for _ in range(n_folds):\n        hist_end = c - int(GAP) - int(WEEK)\n        if hist_end < 2_000_000:\n            break\n        folds.append((hist_end, hist_end + int(GAP), c))\n        c = hist_end\n    return folds\n\n\ndef pad_vals(vals: np.ndarray, max_len: int, dtype) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    out = np.zeros(max_len, dtype=dtype)\n    mask = np.zeros(max_len, dtype=np.bool_)\n    n = min(max_len, int(vals.shape[0]))\n    if n:\n        out[:n] = vals[:n]\n        mask[:n] = True\n    return out, mask\n\n\ndef user_dense(n_hist: int, n_like: int, org_frac: float, last_age: float, n_seen: int, n_org: int):\n    return np.asarray(\n        [\n            np.log1p(n_hist),\n            np.log1p(n_like),\n            org_frac,\n            np.tanh(last_age / 30.0),\n            np.log1p(n_seen),\n            np.log1p(n_org),\n        ],\n        dtype=np.float32,\n    )\n\n\ndef encode_history_pack(data: RankData, uid: int, cutoff: int) -> dict[str, np.ndarray] | None:\n    pos = data.positives.get(uid)\n    if pos is None:\n        return None\n    hist = weighted_unique_history(\n        pos[\"item\"], pos[\"ts\"], pos[\"idx\"], pos[\"org\"], cutoff, HIST_LEN, HALF_LIFE\n    )\n    if not hist:\n        return None\n    # Organic-only view of the same history (zeros if none).\n    org_sel = hist[\"org\"] == 1\n    if np.any(org_sel):\n        org_idx, org_mask = pad_vals(hist[\"idx\"][org_sel], HIST_LEN, np.int64)\n        org_w, _ = pad_vals(hist[\"weight\"][org_sel], HIST_LEN, np.float32)\n        n_org = int(org_sel.sum())\n    else:\n        org_idx = np.zeros(HIST_LEN, dtype=np.int64)\n        org_mask = np.zeros(HIST_LEN, dtype=np.bool_)\n        org_w = np.zeros(HIST_LEN, dtype=np.float32)\n        n_org = 0\n\n    likes = data.likes.get(uid)\n    if likes is not None:\n        like_h = weighted_unique_history(\n            likes[\"item\"],\n            likes[\"ts\"],\n            likes[\"idx\"],\n            likes[\"org\"],\n            cutoff,\n            LIKE_LEN,\n            HALF_LIFE,\n        )\n    else:\n        like_h = {}\n    if like_h:\n        like_idx, like_mask = pad_vals(like_h[\"idx\"], LIKE_LEN, np.int64)\n        like_w, _ = pad_vals(like_h[\"weight\"], LIKE_LEN, np.float32)\n        n_like = int(like_h[\"idx\"].shape[0])\n    else:\n        like_idx = np.zeros(LIKE_LEN, dtype=np.int64)\n        like_mask = np.zeros(LIKE_LEN, dtype=np.bool_)\n        like_w = np.zeros(LIKE_LEN, dtype=np.float32)\n        n_like = 0\n\n    hist_idx, hist_mask = pad_vals(hist[\"idx\"], HIST_LEN, np.int64)\n    hist_w, _ = pad_vals(hist[\"weight\"], HIST_LEN, np.float32)\n    org_frac = float((hist[\"org\"] == 1).mean())\n    last_age = float(hist[\"age_days\"][0]) if hist[\"age_days\"].size else 30.0\n    dense = user_dense(\n        int(hist[\"idx\"].shape[0]), n_like, org_frac, last_age, int(hist[\"n_hist\"]), n_org\n    )\n    return {\n        \"hist_idx\": hist_idx,\n        \"hist_w\": hist_w,\n        \"hist_mask\": hist_mask,\n        \"org_idx\": org_idx,\n        \"org_w\": org_w,\n        \"org_mask\": org_mask,\n        \"like_idx\": like_idx,\n        \"like_w\": like_w,\n        \"like_mask\": like_mask,\n        \"dense\": dense,\n        \"seen\": hist[\"seen\"],\n    }\n\n\ndef collect_labels(\n    data: RankData, uid: int, label_start: int, label_end: int, seen: np.ndarray\n) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:\n    seen_set = set(map(int, seen.tolist()))\n    is_catalog = data.positives.is_catalog  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    labels: dict[int, float] = {}\n\n    strong = data.positives.strong.get(uid)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    if strong is not None:\n        a = int(np.searchsorted(strong[\"ts\"], label_start, side=\"left\"))\n        b = int(np.searchsorted(strong[\"ts\"], label_end, side=\"right\"))\n        for item, idx in zip(strong[\"item\"][a:b], strong[\"idx\"][a:b]):\n            item_i = int(item)\n            if item_i in seen_set:\n                continue\n            if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n                continue\n            if int(idx) <= 1:\n                continue\n            labels[int(idx)] = max(labels.get(int(idx), 0.0), 1.0)\n\n    likes = data.likes.get(uid)\n    if likes is not None:\n        a = int(np.searchsorted(likes[\"ts\"], label_start, side=\"left\"))\n        b = int(np.searchsorted(likes[\"ts\"], label_end, side=\"right\"))\n        for item, idx, o in zip(likes[\"item\"][a:b], likes[\"idx\"][a:b], likes[\"org\"][a:b]):\n            if int(o) != 1:\n                continue\n            item_i = int(item)\n            if item_i in seen_set:\n                continue\n            if item_i >= is_catalog.shape[0] or not bool(is_catalog[item_i]):\n                continue\n            if int(idx) <= 1:\n                continue\n            labels[int(idx)] = max(labels.get(int(idx), 0.0), 3.0)\n    return list(labels.items())\n\n\ndef build_examples(data: RankData, folds: list[tuple[int, int, int]], seed: int):\n    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)\n    users = [int(u) for u in data.positives.uniq]\n    packs: dict[tuple[int, int], dict[str, np.ndarray]] = {}\n    rows: list[tuple[tuple[int, int], int, float, int]] = []\n    t0 = time.time()\n    for fold_i, (hist_end, label_start, label_end) in enumerate(folds):\n        n_lab = 0\n        for uid in users:\n            pack = encode_history_pack(data, uid, hist_end)\n            if pack is None:\n                continue\n            labs = collect_labels(data, uid, label_start, label_end, pack[\"seen\"])\n            if not labs:\n                continue\n            key = (uid, hist_end)\n            packs[key] = pack\n            recency_boost = 1.0 + 0.15 * (len(folds) - fold_i)\n            for idx, w in labs:\n                rows.append((key, idx, w * recency_boost, fold_i))\n                n_lab += 1\n        log(f\"fold hist_end={hist_end} discovery_labels={n_lab}\")\n    log(f\"total discovery rows={len(rows)} build_s={time.time()-t0:.1f}\")\n\n    if len(rows) > MAX_EXAMPLES:\n        ww = np.asarray([r[2] for r in rows], dtype=np.float64)\n        ww = ww / ww.sum()\n        pick = rng.choice(len(rows), size=MAX_EXAMPLES, replace=False, p=ww)\n        rows = [rows[i] for i in pick]\n        log(f\"downsampled to {len(rows)}\")\n\n    n = len(rows)\n    hist_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    org_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    org_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    org_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_w = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((n, N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    pos_idx = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.int64)\n    weight = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.float32)\n    for i, (key, idx, w, _) in enumerate(rows):\n        p = packs[key]\n        hist_idx[i] = p[\"hist_idx\"]\n        hist_w[i] = p[\"hist_w\"]\n        hist_mask[i] = p[\"hist_mask\"]\n        org_idx[i] = p[\"org_idx\"]\n        org_w[i] = p[\"org_w\"]\n        org_mask[i] = p[\"org_mask\"]\n        like_idx[i] = p[\"like_idx\"]\n        like_w[i] = p[\"like_w\"]\n        like_mask[i] = p[\"like_mask\"]\n        dense[i] = p[\"dense\"]\n        pos_idx[i] = idx\n        weight[i] = w\n    return {\n        \"hist_idx\": torch.from_numpy(hist_idx),\n        \"hist_w\": torch.from_numpy(hist_w),\n        \"hist_mask\": torch.from_numpy(hist_mask),\n        \"org_idx\": torch.from_numpy(org_idx),\n        \"org_w\": torch.from_numpy(org_w),\n        \"org_mask\": torch.from_numpy(org_mask),\n        \"like_idx\": torch.from_numpy(like_idx),\n        \"like_w\": torch.from_numpy(like_w),\n        \"like_mask\": torch.from_numpy(like_mask),\n        \"dense\": torch.from_numpy(dense),\n        \"pos_idx\": torch.from_numpy(pos_idx),\n        \"weight\": torch.from_numpy(weight),\n    }\n\n\nKEYS = [\n    \"hist_idx\",\n    \"hist_w\",\n    \"hist_mask\",\n    \"org_idx\",\n    \"org_w\",\n    \"org_mask\",\n    \"like_idx\",\n    \"like_w\",\n    \"like_mask\",\n    \"dense\",\n    \"pos_idx\",\n    \"weight\",\n]\n\n\ndef make_loader(tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor]) -> DataLoader:\n    n = int(tensors[\"pos_idx\"].shape[0])\n    bs = min(BATCH, max(64, n // 4))\n    ds = TensorDataset(*[tensors[k] for k in KEYS])\n    return DataLoader(ds, batch_size=bs, shuffle=True, drop_last=n > bs)\n\n\ndef load_eligibility(path: Path):\n    with np.load(path, allow_pickle=False) as z:\n        uids = z[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n        item_ids = z[\"item_ids\"].astype(np.int64)\n        packed = z[\"packed_eligible\"].astype(np.uint8)\n    masks = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, count=len(item_ids), bitorder=\"little\").astype(np.bool_)\n    return uids, item_ids, masks\n\n\ndef preference_likes(path: Path, data: RankData, uids: np.ndarray):\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(path)\n    like_map: dict[int, list[tuple[int, float]]] = {}\n    lut = data.positives.lut  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    max_item = int(data.positives.max_item)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]\n    for uid, item, state in pref.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        if state != \"liked\":\n            continue\n        uid_i, item_i = int(uid), int(item)\n        idx = int(lut[item_i]) if 0 <= item_i <= max_item else 1\n        like_map.setdefault(uid_i, []).append((idx, 1.0))\n    n = uids.shape[0]\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_w = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    for i, uid in enumerate(uids):\n        likes = like_map.get(int(uid), [])[:LIKE_LEN]\n        if likes:\n            like_idx[i, : len(likes)] = [x[0] for x in likes]\n            like_w[i, : len(likes)] = 1.0\n            like_mask[i, : len(likes)] = True\n    return like_idx, like_w, like_mask\n\n\n@torch.no_grad()\ndef encode_all_users(\n    model: TwoTower,\n    data: RankData,\n    uids: np.ndarray,\n    cutoff: int,\n    pref_path: Path | None,\n    device: torch.device,\n) -> np.ndarray:\n    model.eval()\n    n = len(uids)\n    hist_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    org_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    org_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    org_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_w = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((n, N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    valid = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.bool_)\n    for i, uid in enumerate(uids):\n        pack = encode_history_pack(data, int(uid), cutoff)\n        if pack is None:\n            continue\n        valid[i] = True\n        hist_idx[i] = pack[\"hist_idx\"]\n        hist_w[i] = pack[\"hist_w\"]\n        hist_mask[i] = pack[\"hist_mask\"]\n        org_idx[i] = pack[\"org_idx\"]\n        org_w[i] = pack[\"org_w\"]\n        org_mask[i] = pack[\"org_mask\"]\n        like_idx[i] = pack[\"like_idx\"]\n        like_w[i] = pack[\"like_w\"]\n        like_mask[i] = pack[\"like_mask\"]\n        dense[i] = pack[\"dense\"]\n    if pref_path is not None:\n        like_idx, like_w, like_mask = preference_likes(pref_path, data, uids)\n\n    user_mat = np.zeros((n, model.out_dim), dtype=np.float32)\n    bs = 512\n    for start in range(0, n, bs):\n        sl = slice(start, min(start + bs, n))\n        user = model.encode_users(\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_idx[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_w[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(hist_mask[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(org_idx[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(org_w[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(org_mask[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(like_idx[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(like_w[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(like_mask[sl]).to(device),\n            torch.from_numpy(dense[sl]).to(device),\n        )\n        user_mat[sl] = user.cpu().numpy()\n    user_mat[~valid] = 0.0\n    user_mat[~valid, -1] = 1.0\n    return user_mat\n\n\n@torch.no_grad()\ndef encode_catalog_items(model: TwoTower, data: RankData, device: torch.device) -> np.ndarray:\n    model.eval()\n    idx = torch.from_numpy(data.catalog_idx).to(device)\n    feat = torch.from_numpy(data.item_feat[data.catalog_idx]).to(device)\n    outs = []\n    for start in range(0, idx.size(0), 2048):\n        sl = slice(start, start + 2048)\n        outs.append(model.encode_items(idx[sl], feat[sl]).cpu().numpy())\n    return np.concatenate(outs, axis=0)\n\n\ndef topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, item_ids, k=100):\n    scores = user_mat @ item_mat.T\n    scores = np.where(masks, scores, np.float32(-1e9))\n    part = np.argpartition(-scores, kth=k - 1, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    part_scores = np.take_along_axis(scores, part, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part_scores, axis=1)\n    top_idx = np.take_along_axis(part, order, axis=1)\n    return item_ids[top_idx]\n\n\ndef validation_graded(el_uids, el_items, masks):\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(el_uids)}\n    item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(el_items)}\n    targets = set(map(int, el_uids.tolist()))\n    listens = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\")\n    likes = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\")\n    strong = listens[\n        listens.uid.isin(targets)\n        & (listens.is_organic == 1)\n        & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= LISTEN_STRONG)\n    ][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    olikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(targets) & (likes.is_organic == 1)][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}\n    for uid, item in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        r, c = uid_row.get(int(uid)), item_col.get(int(item))\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            continue\n        if masks[r, c]:\n            graded.setdefault(int(uid), {})[int(item)] = 1\n    for uid, item in olikes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        r, c = uid_row.get(int(uid)), item_col.get(int(item))\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            continue\n        if masks[r, c]:\n            graded.setdefault(int(uid), {})[int(item)] = 3\n    return graded\n\n\ndef score_ndcg(top_items, uids, graded):\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\n    vals = [ndcg_at_k(top_items[uid_row[int(uid)]].tolist(), gold, QUALITY_K) for uid, gold in graded.items()]\n    return float(np.mean(vals)) if vals else 0.0\n\n\ndef write_ranking(path: Path, uids: np.ndarray, top_items: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    n, k = top_items.shape\n    out = pd.DataFrame(\n        {\n            \"uid\": np.repeat(uids.astype(np.int64), k),\n            \"item_id\": top_items.reshape(-1).astype(np.int64),\n            \"rank\": np.tile(np.arange(1, k + 1, dtype=np.int64), n),\n        }\n    )\n    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n    out.to_parquet(path, index=False)\n    log(f\"wrote {path} rows={len(out)}\")\n\n\ndef sample_negatives(data: RankData, device: torch.device) -> torch.Tensor:\n    cat = data.catalog_idx\n    n = cat.shape[0]\n    uni = np.random.randint(0, n, size=EXTRA_NEGS)\n    pop = data.pop_order[: max(POP_NEGS * 8, POP_NEGS)]\n    pop_s = np.random.choice(pop, size=POP_NEGS, replace=False)\n    ids = np.concatenate([cat[uni], cat[pop_s]])\n    return torch.from_numpy(ids.astype(np.int64)).to(device)\n\n\ndef train_model(\n    data: RankData,\n    tensors: dict[str, torch.Tensor],\n    device: torch.device,\n    eval_ctx: dict | None,\n    epochs: int,\n    patience: int,\n):\n    model = TwoTower(\n        n_items=data.n_items,\n        dim=EMBED_DIM,\n        hidden=HIDDEN,\n        n_item_feat=N_ITEM_FEAT,\n        n_user_dense=N_USER_DENSE,\n    ).to(device)\n    emb_params = list(model.emb.parameters())\n    other = [p for n, p in model.named_parameters() if not n.startswith(\"emb.\")]\n    opt = torch.optim.AdamW(\n        [\n            {\"params\": emb_params, \"lr\": 2.0e-3, \"weight_decay\": 1e-6},\n            {\"params\": other, \"lr\": 8.0e-4, \"weight_decay\": 1e-5},\n        ]\n    )\n    sched = torch.optim.lr_scheduler.CosineAnnealingLR(opt, T_max=max(epochs, 1))\n    loader = make_loader(tensors)\n    feat_table = torch.from_numpy(data.item_feat).to(device)\n    best_state = None\n    best_score = -1.0\n    best_epoch = 0\n    bad = 0\n\n    def evaluate(tag: str) -> float:\n        if eval_ctx is None:\n            return -1.0\n        user_mat = encode_all_users(\n            model, data, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"cutoff\"], eval_ctx[\"pref\"], device\n        )\n        item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n        top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, eval_ctx[\"masks\"], eval_ctx[\"items\"])\n        score = score_ndcg(top, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"graded\"])\n        log(f\"{tag} val_ndcg@10={score:.6f}\")\n        return score, top\n\n    if eval_ctx is not None:\n        score, top = evaluate(\"epoch 0\")\n        best_score, best_epoch, eval_ctx[\"best_top\"] = score, 0, top\n        best_state = {k: v.detach().cpu().clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}\n\n    for epoch in range(1, epochs + 1):\n        model.train()\n        t0 = time.time()\n        losses = []\n        for raw in loader:\n            batch = {k: v.to(device) for k, v in zip(KEYS, raw)}\n            user = model.encode_users(\n                batch[\"hist_idx\"],\n                batch[\"hist_w\"],\n                batch[\"hist_mask\"],\n                batch[\"org_idx\"],\n                batch[\"org_w\"],\n                batch[\"org_mask\"],\n                batch[\"like_idx\"],\n                batch[\"like_w\"],\n                batch[\"like_mask\"],\n                batch[\"dense\"],\n            )\n            pos = model.encode_items(batch[\"pos_idx\"], feat_table[batch[\"pos_idx\"]])\n            extra_ids = sample_negatives(data, device)\n            extra = model.encode_items(extra_ids, feat_table[extra_ids])\n            loss = retrieval_loss(user, pos, extra, batch[\"weight\"], SCALE)\n            opt.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)\n            loss.backward()\n            nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), 2.0)\n            opt.step()\n            losses.append(float(loss.item()))\n        sched.step()\n        mean_loss = float(np.mean(losses)) if losses else 0.0\n        log(f\"epoch {epoch} loss={mean_loss:.4f} time={time.time()-t0:.1f}s\")\n        if eval_ctx is not None:\n            score, top = evaluate(f\"epoch {epoch}\")\n            if score > best_score + 1e-5:\n                best_score = score\n                best_epoch = epoch\n                best_state = {k: v.detach().cpu().clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}\n                eval_ctx[\"best_top\"] = top\n                bad = 0\n            else:\n                bad += 1\n                if bad >= patience:\n                    log(f\"early stop, best={best_score:.6f} @ epoch {best_epoch}\")\n                    break\n        else:\n            best_epoch = epoch\n            best_state = {k: v.detach().cpu().clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}\n            best_score = mean_loss\n\n    if best_state is not None:\n        model.load_state_dict(best_state)\n    return model, best_epoch, best_score\n\n\ndef run_val(device: torch.device) -> tuple[int, float]:\n    log(\"=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===\")\n    data = prepare_data(include_val=False)\n    folds = fold_cutoffs(int(TRAIN_END), N_FOLDS_VAL)\n    log(f\"folds={folds}\")\n    tensors = build_examples(data, folds, SEED)\n    el_uids, el_items, masks = load_eligibility(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    assert np.array_equal(el_items, data.catalog_items)\n    graded = validation_graded(el_uids, el_items, masks)\n    log(f\"val scored users={len(graded)}\")\n    eval_ctx = {\n        \"uids\": el_uids,\n        \"items\": el_items,\n        \"masks\": masks,\n        \"graded\": graded,\n        \"cutoff\": int(TRAIN_END),\n        \"pref\": DATA / \"validation_preference_state.parquet\",\n        \"best_top\": None,\n    }\n    model, best_epoch, best_score = train_model(\n        data, tensors, device, eval_ctx, MAX_EPOCHS, PATIENCE\n    )\n    top = eval_ctx[\"best_top\"]\n    write_ranking(OUT / \"validation.parquet\", el_uids, top)\n    torch.save(\n        {\"state\": model.state_dict(), \"best_epoch\": best_epoch, \"best_score\": best_score},\n        OUT / \"val_model.pt\",\n    )\n    with open(OUT / \"val_metrics.json\", \"w\") as f:\n        json.dump({\"quality_ndcg@10\": best_score, \"best_epoch\": best_epoch}, f, indent=2)\n    log(f\"validation NDCG@10={best_score:.6f} best_epoch={best_epoch}\")\n    return best_epoch, best_score\n\n\ndef run_test(device: torch.device, epochs: int) -> None:\n    log(\"=== hidden-test training (train+val history) ===\")\n    data = prepare_data(include_val=True)\n    val_end = int(TRAIN_END + GAP + WEEK)\n    folds = fold_cutoffs(val_end, N_FOLDS_VAL + 1)\n    log(f\"test folds={folds}\")\n    tensors = build_examples(data, folds, SEED + 1)\n    model, _, _ = train_model(data, tensors, device, None, epochs, patience=99)\n    el_uids, el_items, masks = load_eligibility(DATA / \"test_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    assert np.array_equal(el_items, data.catalog_items)\n    user_mat = encode_all_users(\n        model, data, el_uids, val_end, DATA / \"test_preference_state.parquet\", device\n    )\n    item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n    top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, el_items)\n    write_ranking(OUT / \"submission.parquet\", el_uids, top)\n    torch.save({\"state\": model.state_dict(), \"epochs\": epochs}, OUT / \"test_model.pt\")\n\n\ndef main() -> None:\n    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()\n    parser.add_argument(\"--stage\", choices=[\"val\", \"test\", \"both\"], default=\"both\")\n    parser.add_argument(\"--epochs\", type=int, default=None)\n    args = parser.parse_args()\n    OUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n    set_seed(SEED)\n    torch.set_num_threads(8)\n    device = torch.device(\"cpu\")\n    log(f\"torch={torch.__version__} threads={torch.get_num_threads()}\")\n    best_epoch = 5\n    if args.stage in (\"val\", \"both\"):\n        best_epoch, _ = run_val(device)\n    if args.stage in (\"test\", \"both\"):\n        epochs = args.epochs if args.epochs is not None else max(int(best_epoch), 3) + 1\n        run_test(device, epochs=epochs)\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
}
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### Recorded reasoning summary
A bug was found in the `evaluate()` function.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
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  "description": "Train revised two-tower and score public val",
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    "01a0ee07-980e-7370-840e-f509a1e6cd39"
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=== Task 01a0ee07-980e-7370-840e-f509a1e6cd39 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 121.71s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-506cb3fa-9e20-4d0a-aca4-b358b2fd7e35-31.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=296095 build_s=34.4
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010769


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=== Task 01a0ee07-980e-7370-840e-f509a1e6cd39 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: failed
Duration: 153.00s
Exit Code: 137
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-506cb3fa-9e20-4d0a-aca4-b358b2fd7e35-31.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=296095 build_s=34.4
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010769
epoch 1 loss=8.4320 time=90.1s
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## Step 29 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The run was likely killed by an out-of-memory error during the first epoch's evaluation.

The evaluation score matrix alone consumes about 1 GB. Combined with embeddings and optimizer states, the total likely exceeds 15 GB. I will compute top-k scores in chunks to avoid materializing the full matrix, free example tensors during evaluation, reduce vocabulary size, and use float32 embeddings.

The jagged history arrays are roughly 900 MB. Training tensors add another 600 MB. These fixed costs consume most of the available memory.

NumPy-to-torch conversion shares memory, so the 2.2 GB tensor footprint is not duplicated. Adam states add only about 162 MB. The evaluation score matrix alone is roughly 1 GB, and the total memory likely hits the 15 GB limit once combined with other tensors. The previous model performed the same large matmul without crashing, so the OOM may stem from a different source.

The previous model used 280k examples with history length 64 and survived. The current configuration uses 296k examples with history length 96 and includes duplicate organization tensors, raising the training tensor footprint to roughly 920 MB. Combined with the 1 GB evaluation score matrix and 900 MB jagged positives, peak memory during evaluation likely exceeds the 15 GB limit.

Autograd graph fragmentation and argpartition copies may also contribute to the OOM. I will implement chunked top-k scoring with a batch size of 512.

Chunked scoring will use 512-user batches, keeping each intermediate score matrix under 61 MB. Organization history can be stored as a mask on the main sequence instead of a second 96-length array. Training tensors will use int32 indices and uint8 masks. I will call garbage collection before evaluation and avoid holding both PyTorch and NumPy copies of training tensors simultaneously.

I will cap the training set at 200k examples and reduce history length to 64 as an extra safety margin. The evaluation loop may retain a final autograd graph from the last batch, so I will explicitly free it with garbage collection before scoring.

A popularity-only baseline is being prepared as a fallback if the neural model keeps running out of memory. The current loss of 8.43 is worse than random chance, which is roughly 6.11. This suggests the neural network is not learning and may need a different architecture.

The loss is high because the scale factor of 12 amplifies random collaborative-filtering noise to roughly standard deviation 1.5, drowning out the popularity bias signal. At inference, the noise drops to about 0.125 while the bias remains near one, so popularity ranking still dominates.

I will lower the scale factor from 12 to 8 and initialize embeddings with a smaller standard deviation so collaborative filtering starts weaker. The score formula will be split so the popularity bias is no longer multiplied by the same global scale, preventing the bias channel from being destroyed by amplified noise.

The serving score will use the raw dot product without any global scale factor, while the scale is applied only inside the training loss. This keeps the popularity bias at order one and prevents the collaborative-filtering noise from overwhelming it during training.

I will keep the global scale factor on full logits but initialize embeddings with a smaller standard deviation of 0.02 to reduce noise. History length will be reduced to 80, and organization history will be stored as a boolean mask on the main sequence rather than as a separate array.

The user tower will be simplified to two channels: all-history and likes. Organic items will be weighted 1.5× higher in the main pool instead of using a separate organization channel. This removes the duplicate organization tensor entirely and reduces memory usage.

Training was killed by memory pressure during full-matrix scoring. I’ll chunk retrieval and shrink the training tensors, then rerun.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "import argparse\nimport json\nimport time\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\nfrom pathlib import Path",
  "new_string": "import argparse\nimport gc\nimport json\nimport time\nfrom dataclasses import dataclass\nfrom pathlib import Path"
}
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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "        nn.init.normal_(self.emb.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.05)",
  "new_string": "        nn.init.normal_(self.emb.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.02)"
}
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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    hist_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    hist_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    org_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    org_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    org_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int64)\n    like_w = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((n, N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    pos_idx = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.int64)\n    weight = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.float32)",
  "new_string": "    hist_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int32)\n    hist_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    hist_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    org_idx = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.int32)\n    org_w = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    org_mask = np.zeros((n, HIST_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    like_idx = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.int32)\n    like_w = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.float32)\n    like_mask = np.zeros((n, LIKE_LEN), dtype=np.bool_)\n    dense = np.zeros((n, N_USER_DENSE), dtype=np.float32)\n    pos_idx = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.int64)\n    weight = np.zeros(n, dtype=np.float32)"
}
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The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "def topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, item_ids, k=100):\n    scores = user_mat @ item_mat.T\n    scores = np.where(masks, scores, np.float32(-1e9))\n    part = np.argpartition(-scores, kth=k - 1, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    part_scores = np.take_along_axis(scores, part, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part_scores, axis=1)\n    top_idx = np.take_along_axis(part, order, axis=1)\n    return item_ids[top_idx]",
  "new_string": "def topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, masks, item_ids, k=100, chunk=256):\n    n = user_mat.shape[0]\n    tops = np.empty((n, k), dtype=item_ids.dtype)\n    for start in range(0, n, chunk):\n        end = min(start + chunk, n)\n        scores = user_mat[start:end] @ item_mat.T\n        scores = np.where(masks[start:end], scores, np.float32(-1e9))\n        part = np.argpartition(-scores, kth=k - 1, axis=1)[:, :k]\n        part_scores = np.take_along_axis(scores, part, axis=1)\n        order = np.argsort(-part_scores, axis=1)\n        top_idx = np.take_along_axis(part, order, axis=1)\n        tops[start:end] = item_ids[top_idx]\n        del scores, part, part_scores, order, top_idx\n    return tops"
}
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The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    def evaluate(tag: str) -> float:\n        if eval_ctx is None:\n            return -1.0\n        user_mat = encode_all_users(\n            model, data, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"cutoff\"], eval_ctx[\"pref\"], device\n        )\n        item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n        top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, eval_ctx[\"masks\"], eval_ctx[\"items\"])\n        score = score_ndcg(top, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"graded\"])\n        log(f\"{tag} val_ndcg@10={score:.6f}\")\n        return score, top",
  "new_string": "    def evaluate(tag: str):\n        gc.collect()\n        user_mat = encode_all_users(\n            model, data, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"cutoff\"], eval_ctx[\"pref\"], device\n        )\n        item_mat = encode_catalog_items(model, data, device)\n        top = topk_rankings(user_mat, item_mat, eval_ctx[\"masks\"], eval_ctx[\"items\"])\n        score = score_ndcg(top, eval_ctx[\"uids\"], eval_ctx[\"graded\"])\n        log(f\"{tag} val_ndcg@10={score:.6f}\")\n        del user_mat, item_mat\n        gc.collect()\n        return score, top"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

## Step 30 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
I need to convert input tensors to int64 before passing them to PyTorch embeddings, since embedding layers require LongTensor.



### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    def _weighted_mean(\n        self, idx: torch.Tensor, weight: torch.Tensor, mask: torch.Tensor\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)",
  "new_string": "    def _weighted_mean(\n        self, idx: torch.Tensor, weight: torch.Tensor, mask: torch.Tensor\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx.long())"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    def encode_items(self, idx: torch.Tensor, feat: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx)",
  "new_string": "    def encode_items(self, idx: torch.Tensor, feat: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx.long())"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK\nexport OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val\n",
  "description": "Retrain memory-safe two-tower on validation",
  "block_until_ms": 0
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4089bb09-f2d7-4421-8e55-31d8b7824bae-41.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Background task 01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653 started</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653"] when you need the output.

## Step 31 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
A popularity baseline will be prepared as a safety net.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\n# Write a valid popularity ranking as a safety-net submission (overwritten later).\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom pathlib import Path\nDATA=Path('/task/data'); OUT=Path('/app/solution'); OUT.mkdir(exist_ok=True)\n\ndef rank(el_path, pref_path, out_path):\n    z=np.load(el_path)\n    uids=z['uids'].astype(np.int64); items=z['item_ids'].astype(np.int64)\n    masks=np.unpackbits(z['packed_eligible'], axis=1, count=len(items), bitorder='little').astype(bool)\n    cat=pd.read_parquet(DATA/'candidate_catalog.parquet')\n    # lower popularity_rank is more popular\n    pop = cat.set_index('item_id').loc[items, 'popularity_rank'].to_numpy()\n    scores = -pop.astype(np.float32)\n    n,k=len(uids),100\n    tops=np.empty((n,k), dtype=np.int64)\n    for i in range(n):\n        s=np.where(masks[i], scores, np.float32(-1e9))\n        part=np.argpartition(-s, k-1)[:k]\n        part=part[np.argsort(-s[part])]\n        tops[i]=items[part]\n    df=pd.DataFrame({\n        'uid': np.repeat(uids,k),\n        'item_id': tops.reshape(-1),\n        'rank': np.tile(np.arange(1,k+1), n)\n    })\n    df.to_parquet(out_path, index=False)\n    print('wrote', out_path, len(df))\n\nrank(DATA/'test_eligible_candidates.npz', DATA/'test_preference_state.parquet', OUT/'submission.parquet')\nprint('backup submission ready')\nPY\n",
  "description": "Write popularity-ranking safety-net submission"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
wrote /app/solution/submission.parquet 845600
backup submission ready


### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 120000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 128.68s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4089bb09-f2d7-4421-8e55-31d8b7824bae-41.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=296095 build_s=34.3
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010743


Waited the requested 120s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 32 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 313.39s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4089bb09-f2d7-4421-8e55-31d8b7824bae-41.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=296095 build_s=34.3
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010743
epoch 1 loss=8.3683 time=91.2s
epoch 1 val_ndcg@10=0.023036
epoch 2 loss=4.9422 time=85.4s
epoch 2 val_ndcg@10=0.030311


Waited the requested 180s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 33 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 300000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee0b-0212-7e22-935b-fc09a015e653 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: completed
Duration: 536.03s
Exit Code: 0
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4089bb09-f2d7-4421-8e55-31d8b7824bae-41.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=296095 build_s=34.3
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010743
epoch 1 loss=8.3683 time=91.2s
epoch 1 val_ndcg@10=0.023036
epoch 2 loss=4.9422 time=85.4s
epoch 2 val_ndcg@10=0.030311
epoch 3 loss=4.4578 time=91.6s
epoch 3 val_ndcg@10=0.027004
epoch 4 loss=4.0379 time=88.5s
epoch 4 val_ndcg@10=0.027428
epoch 5 loss=3.6585 time=89.0s
epoch 5 val_ndcg@10=0.023276
early stop, best=0.030311 @ epoch 2
wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
validation NDCG@10=0.030311 best_epoch=2


## Step 34 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The best NDCG score reached 0.030311 at epoch 2.

The best NDCG is roughly three times the popularity baseline. The model overfits after epoch 2. I will try stronger regularization, a smaller training set drawn from recent folds, larger embeddings, better negative sampling, and shorter training runs.

Stale correlations from older training data are likely hurting validation performance. I will try a tighter training window of just the three most recent folds, plus 0.1 dropout on the user MLP and 15% history item dropout. Embedding dimension may rise to 80. With about twenty minutes left, I can run a few quick validation experiments before finalizing the test setup.

Harder in-batch negatives mixed with uniform sampling should reduce overfitting to train-week items. A smaller learning rate will let the model train longer past epoch 2.

A quick validation run with four recent folds, a smaller learning rate, and stronger dropout is planned to test whether the NDCG can exceed 0.030. If not, the current architecture will be used for the final test training.

Averaging two independently trained towers would still be a valid two-tower architecture. I will also try reducing the softmax scale to 8 and applying label smoothing of 0.1.

History length will increase to 128 to capture more diverse listening taste. The existing validation checkpoint is preserved as a fallback if the next experiment underperforms.

I will first run evaluate_public.py on the current validation checkpoint to confirm the baseline. The next validation experiment will use four recent folds with 20% history dropout. Training and evaluation must run sequentially because they share CPU, memory, and GPU resources.

Public NDCG reached 0.030 at epoch 2. I’ll add history dropout and recency-focused folds next, then confirm with the public evaluator.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "N_FOLDS_VAL = 7\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 360_000\nHALF_LIFE = 45.0\nSCALE = 12.0",
  "new_string": "N_FOLDS_VAL = 4\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 360_000\nHALF_LIFE = 45.0\nSCALE = 10.0\nHIST_DROPOUT = 0.15"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "        user_in = dim * 3 + n_user_dense\n        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )",
  "new_string": "        user_in = dim * 3 + n_user_dense\n        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Dropout(0.1),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    def _weighted_mean(\n        self, idx: torch.Tensor, weight: torch.Tensor, mask: torch.Tensor\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx.long())\n        w = weight.clamp(min=0.0) * mask.float()\n        w = w / (w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        return (e * w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)",
  "new_string": "    def _weighted_mean(\n        self, idx: torch.Tensor, weight: torch.Tensor, mask: torch.Tensor\n    ) -> torch.Tensor:\n        e = self.emb(idx.long())\n        m = mask\n        if self.training and HIST_DROPOUT > 0:\n            keep = torch.rand(mask.shape, device=mask.device) > HIST_DROPOUT\n            m = mask & keep\n        w = weight.clamp(min=0.0) * m.float()\n        w = w / (w.sum(dim=1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)\n        return (e * w.unsqueeze(-1)).sum(dim=1)"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "            {\"params\": emb_params, \"lr\": 2.0e-3, \"weight_decay\": 1e-6},\n            {\"params\": other, \"lr\": 8.0e-4, \"weight_decay\": 1e-5},",
  "new_string": "            {\"params\": emb_params, \"lr\": 1.5e-3, \"weight_decay\": 1e-5},\n            {\"params\": other, \"lr\": 7.0e-4, \"weight_decay\": 1e-4},"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python /task/evaluate_public.py /app/solution/validation.parquet\n",
  "description": "Score saved validation ranking with public evaluator"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
{
  "model": "/app/solution/validation.parquet",
  "scores": {
    "quality_ndcg@10": 0.030311,
    "quality_users": 4263
  }
}


## Step 35 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Confirmed the validation metric at 0.030311. Proceeding to run the improved validation training.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "cp /app/solution/validation.parquet /app/solution/validation_best.parquet\ncp /app/solution/val_metrics.json /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK\nexport OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val\n",
  "description": "Retrain with dropout and recent-only folds",
  "block_until_ms": 0
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4c1b7f7c-2051-4545-977e-6d4af7c11d95-51.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Background task 01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1 started</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1"] when you need the output.

## Step 36 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 300000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1 ===
Command: cp /app/solution/validation.parquet /app/solution/validation_best.parquet
cp /app/solution/val_metrics.json /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json
/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: running
Duration: 301.79s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4c1b7f7c-2051-4545-977e-6d4af7c11d95-51.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
total discovery rows=176289 build_s=20.9
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010743
epoch 1 loss=9.9613 time=53.3s
epoch 1 val_ndcg@10=0.024439
epoch 2 loss=5.1639 time=43.8s
epoch 2 val_ndcg@10=0.027911
epoch 3 loss=4.7499 time=51.6s
epoch 3 val_ndcg@10=0.028719
epoch 4 loss=4.3375 time=52.9s
epoch 4 val_ndcg@10=0.027213


Waited the requested 300s. Unless the user specified, do not kill this task just because this wait returned. It is still working. You will be notified automatically when it completes. Do other work, or wait again with a longer timeout_ms.

## Step 37 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The latest run peaked at 0.0287 in epoch 3, performing worse than the baseline.



### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee13-d24b-7733-89be-e17a024325b1 ===
Command: cp /app/solution/validation.parquet /app/solution/validation_best.parquet
cp /app/solution/val_metrics.json /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json
/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val

Status: completed
Duration: 389.37s
Exit Code: 0
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-4c1b7f7c-2051-4545-977e-6d4af7c11d95-51.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== validation-stage training (train history only) ===
loading listens include_val=False
vocab items=213309 catalog=30000 other=183307
prepare done in 7.4s positives=28315586
folds=[(24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000)]
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
total discovery rows=176289 build_s=20.9
val scored users=4263
epoch 0 val_ndcg@10=0.010743
epoch 1 loss=9.9613 time=53.3s
epoch 1 val_ndcg@10=0.024439
epoch 2 loss=5.1639 time=43.8s
epoch 2 val_ndcg@10=0.027911
epoch 3 loss=4.7499 time=51.6s
epoch 3 val_ndcg@10=0.028719
epoch 4 loss=4.3375 time=52.9s
epoch 4 val_ndcg@10=0.027213
epoch 5 loss=3.9485 time=53.9s
epoch 5 val_ndcg@10=0.025273
epoch 6 loss=3.6551 time=51.1s
epoch 6 val_ndcg@10=0.024511
early stop, best=0.028719 @ epoch 3
wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
validation NDCG@10=0.028719 best_epoch=3


## Step 38 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The second run performed worse than the first.

The dropout/fewer-folds run was weaker, so I’m restoring the 0.0303 validation ranking and refitting the winning setup on train+val.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "N_FOLDS_VAL = 4\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 360_000\nHALF_LIFE = 45.0\nSCALE = 10.0\nHIST_DROPOUT = 0.15",
  "new_string": "N_FOLDS_VAL = 7\nMAX_EXAMPLES = 360_000\nHALF_LIFE = 45.0\nSCALE = 12.0\nHIST_DROPOUT = 0.0"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Dropout(0.1),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )",
  "new_string": "        self.user_mlp = nn.Sequential(\n            nn.Linear(user_in, hidden),\n            nn.ReLU(),\n            nn.Linear(hidden, dim),\n        )"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/train_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "            {\"params\": emb_params, \"lr\": 1.5e-3, \"weight_decay\": 1e-5},\n            {\"params\": other, \"lr\": 7.0e-4, \"weight_decay\": 1e-4},",
  "new_string": "            {\"params\": emb_params, \"lr\": 2.0e-3, \"weight_decay\": 1e-6},\n            {\"params\": other, \"lr\": 8.0e-4, \"weight_decay\": 1e-5},"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/train_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "cp /app/solution/validation_best.parquet /app/solution/validation.parquet\ncp /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json /app/solution/val_metrics.json\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK\nexport OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage test --epochs 3\n",
  "description": "Refit winning two-tower on train+val for test",
  "block_until_ms": 0
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>01a0ee19-f5ff-7dd1-84d5-ad68ca522e54</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-59012a3b-22a0-4c72-9d26-5e0844375001-57.log</output-file>
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Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["01a0ee19-f5ff-7dd1-84d5-ad68ca522e54"] when you need the output.

## Step 39 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
Training is running. I will write the README and a short inference note.



### write · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/README.md",
  "content": "# Two-tower neural ranker for Made for You\n\nCPU PyTorch two-tower model for the Yambda discovery shelf. Candidate item\nvectors are produced by the item tower alone and can be stored in a MIPS\nindex. At request time the user tower emits one vector from interaction\nhistory; relevance is the dot product of the two vectors.\n\n## Architecture\n\n**Shared item embedding** (padding index 0, unknown index 1, 30k catalog ids,\nthen items with at least 8 positive events). Dimension 64.\n\n**User tower** (no user-ID lookup):\n\n- Recency- and count-weighted mean of the 96 most informative unique positive\n  history items (45-day half-life).\n- Same pooling restricted to organic events.\n- Weighted mean of explicit likes (cutoff-correct preference state at serve).\n- Six history-summary dense features (log counts, organic fraction, recency).\n- Two-layer MLP with a residual skip from the full-history pool.\n- L2-normalized collaborative vector, concatenated with a learned popularity\n  gate. Output dimension 65.\n\n**Item tower** (independent of the request user):\n\n- Shared embedding plus four static catalog features (log positive listens,\n  log organic listens, organic fraction, negative log popularity rank).\n- Two-layer MLP with a residual skip from the embedding.\n- L2-normalized collaborative vector, concatenated with a linear popularity\n  bias (initialized to copy standardized log-popularity). Output dimension 65.\n\nServing score is exactly `user · item`.\n\n## Training objective\n\nDiscovery-aligned sampled softmax. For each of seven weekly backtests inside\nthe training window, the label is an organic like (weight 3) or organic ≥80%\nlisten (weight 1) on a *catalog item the user had never consumed before that\ncutoff*. History for that example uses only events at or before the cutoff.\n\nLoss: softmax over the positive item plus 384 uniform catalog negatives and 64\npopular catalog negatives. Training scale is 12. Optimizer is AdamW (embedding\nlr `2e-3`, other lr `8e-4`). Best public checkpoint is epoch 2; later epochs\noverfit the backtests.\n\nValidation ranking uses `train_*` history only and\n`validation_eligible_candidates.npz`. The hidden-test ranker is refit on\n`train_* + val_*` with the same recipe plus one extra fold whose labels are\nthe public validation window.\n\n## Public validation score\n\n```\nquality_ndcg@10 = 0.030311\nquality_users   = 4263\n```\n\nMeasured by `python /task/evaluate_public.py /app/solution/validation.parquet`\n(about 3× a popularity ranking on the same eligible sets).\n\n## Commands\n\n```sh\n# validation-stage model (train history only)\npython /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage val\n\n# hidden-test ranker (train+val history), then write submission.parquet\npython /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage test --epochs 3\n```\n\nFinal artifact: `/app/solution/submission.parquet` with columns\n`uid, item_id, rank`, 100 distinct eligible items per target user.\n"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/README.md has been created.

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### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
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### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee19-f5ff-7dd1-84d5-ad68ca522e54 ===
Command: cp /app/solution/validation_best.parquet /app/solution/validation.parquet
cp /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json /app/solution/val_metrics.json
/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage test --epochs 3

Status: running
Duration: 200.71s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-59012a3b-22a0-4c72-9d26-5e0844375001-57.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== hidden-test training (train+val history) ===
loading listens include_val=True
vocab items=218023 catalog=30000 other=188021
prepare done in 7.9s positives=29318340
test folds=[(24786800, 24788600, 25393400), (24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24786800 discovery_labels=46716
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=342811 build_s=40.5
epoch 1 loss=7.9737 time=104.1s


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### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task 01a0ee19-f5ff-7dd1-84d5-ad68ca522e54 ===
Command: cp /app/solution/validation_best.parquet /app/solution/validation.parquet
cp /app/solution/val_metrics_best.json /app/solution/val_metrics.json
/opt/task-venv/bin/python -m py_compile /app/solution/train_ranker.py && echo OK
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8
/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage test --epochs 3

Status: completed
Duration: 379.11s
Exit Code: 0
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/3f03fc67-711d-448e-98ed-4a3a45cb98b6/terminal/call-59012a3b-22a0-4c72-9d26-5e0844375001-57.log

=== Output ===
OK
torch=2.8.0+cpu threads=8
=== hidden-test training (train+val history) ===
loading listens include_val=True
vocab items=218023 catalog=30000 other=188021
prepare done in 7.9s positives=29318340
test folds=[(24786800, 24788600, 25393400), (24180200, 24182000, 24786800), (23573600, 23575400, 24180200), (22967000, 22968800, 23573600), (22360400, 22362200, 22967000), (21753800, 21755600, 22360400), (21147200, 21149000, 21753800), (20540600, 20542400, 21147200)]
fold hist_end=24786800 discovery_labels=46716
fold hist_end=24180200 discovery_labels=46696
fold hist_end=23573600 discovery_labels=44543
fold hist_end=22967000 discovery_labels=44166
fold hist_end=22360400 discovery_labels=40884
fold hist_end=21753800 discovery_labels=41696
fold hist_end=21147200 discovery_labels=38979
fold hist_end=20540600 discovery_labels=39131
total discovery rows=342811 build_s=40.5
epoch 1 loss=7.9737 time=104.1s
epoch 2 loss=4.8893 time=106.7s
epoch 3 loss=4.3973 time=104.3s
wrote /app/solution/submission.parquet rows=845600


## Step 42 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The test submission is complete. I am now validating the submission schema.

Validation checks confirm 100 unique ranks per user within the eligible set. The validation loss peaked at epoch 2 and plateaued, so three training epochs may slightly overfit. A two-epoch alternative is being considered.

Validation peaked at epoch 2, so I’ll refit the test ranker for two epochs and check the submission schema.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - <<'PY'\nimport sys\nsys.path.insert(0,'/task')\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom pathlib import Path\nfrom ranking_evaluation import validate_ranking, CandidateSet, RankingValidationError\n\nDATA=Path('/task/data')\ntargets=set(pd.read_parquet(DATA/'target_users.parquet').uid.astype(int))\nframe=pd.read_parquet('/app/solution/submission.parquet')\nprint(frame.head(), frame.shape, frame.dtypes.to_dict())\ntry:\n    norm=validate_ranking(frame, targets)\n    print('schema OK', len(norm))\nexcept RankingValidationError as e:\n    print('SCHEMA ERROR', e)\n\nel=CandidateSet(DATA/'test_eligible_candidates.npz')\nbad=0\nfor uid, item in frame[['uid','item_id']].itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n    if not el.is_eligible(int(uid), int(item)):\n        bad += 1\n        if bad < 5:\n            print('ineligible', uid, item)\nprint('ineligible rows', bad)\n\n# rank uniqueness already in validate\nprint('users', frame.uid.nunique(), 'items', frame.item_id.nunique())\nprint('ranks', sorted(frame.groupby('uid')['rank'].min().unique()), sorted(frame.groupby('uid')['rank'].max().unique()))\nPY\n",
  "description": "Validate submission schema and test eligibility"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
   uid  item_id  rank
0  100  8250570     1
1  100  3972057     2
2  100  5488609     3
3  100  9321740     4
4  100  6043575     5 (845600, 3) {'uid': dtype('int64'), 'item_id': dtype('int64'), 'rank': dtype('int64')}
schema OK 845600
ineligible rows 0
users 8456 items 10759
ranks [np.int64(1)] [np.int64(100)]


## Step 43 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The schema is valid. The dataset contains 10,759 unique items across user top-100s, confirming personalization rather than a fixed popular-item list.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "cp /app/solution/submission.parquet /app/solution/submission_ep3.parquet\nexport OMP_NUM_THREADS=8 MKL_NUM_THREADS=8 OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=8\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/train_ranker.py --stage test --epochs 2\n",
  "description": "Refit hidden-test ranker for two epochs",
  "block_until_ms": 0
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
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## Step 44 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
I will clean up unused dislike channel remnants and verify the README is accurate.

Dislike signals remain in the data loader but are unused in the current user tower. I will keep them as documentation of available signals rather than re-validate a negative channel. Dead code and intermediate backups are unnecessary to remove.



### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
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### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
No response recorded.