yambda-discovery-ranking-v01 / grok-1-0-44-basic-r01-61e7dce0-20260929
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## 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>

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## Step 4 · user · Timestamp not recorded

<user_query>
# Build a music-discovery ranker

Build the strongest ranking model you can for the "Made for You" shelf of a
music streaming service. 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, fitted representation, example
submission, or modeling architecture is supplied. Build and tune the best model
you can, 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 builds the artifact and a concise
`/app/solution/README.md` in `/app/solution/`. 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.
- You have up to 30 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 available libraries so I can build a cutoff-correct ranker for the Made for You shelf.

### todo_write · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "todos": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "content": "Explore data, evaluation, and environment",
      "status": "in_progress"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "content": "Build validation-stage ranker and tune",
      "status": "pending"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "content": "Refit on train+val and write test submission",
      "status": "pending"
    }
  ],
  "merge": false
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
- [in_progress] 1: Explore data, evaluation, and environment
- [pending] 2: Build validation-stage ranker and tune
- [pending] 3: Refit on train+val and write test submission


### 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 third-party distribution inventory for yambda-discovery-ranking-v01.
#
# 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. The same inventory is used for source preparation,
# task building, reference scoring, judging, and solver attempts. Python itself
# is pinned by task.toml and both Harbor image Dockerfiles.
attrs==26.1.0
bleach==6.4.0
10→certifi==2026.7.22
chardet==7.6.0
charset-normalizer==3.5.1
fastjsonschema==2.22.2
idna==3.18
joblib==1.5.3
jsonschema==4.26.0
jsonschema-specifications==2025.9.1
jupyter-core==5.9.1
jupytext==1.19.5
20→kaggle==2.2.4
kagglesdk==0.1.37
markdown-it-py==4.2.0
mdit-py-plugins==0.6.1
mdurl==0.1.2
nbformat==5.11.1
numpy==2.2.6
packaging==26.3
pandas==2.3.3
pillow==12.3.0
30→pip==26.0.1
platformdirs==4.11.3
protobuf==7.35.1
pyarrow==18.1.0
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
python-dotenv==1.2.3
python-slugify==8.0.4
pytz==2026.3.post1
PyYAML==6.0.3
referencing==0.37.0
40→reportlab==4.2.5
requests==2.34.2
rpds-py==2026.6.3
scikit-learn==1.7.2
scipy==1.15.3
six==1.17.0
text-unidecode==1.3
threadpoolctl==3.6.0
tqdm==4.70.0
traitlets==5.16.1
50→typing-extensions==4.16.0
tzdata==2026.3
urllib3==2.7.0
webencodings==0.6.1


### 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),
    }


## Step 6 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
I will examine the data structure, schemas, and sample statistics.

The task spans a 30-minute gap, a 7-day public validation window, another 30-minute gap, and a hidden test period. Thirty thousand catalog tracks are available. Target users must have at least 20 positive listens in the 90 days before the training cutoff. Each user receives 100 eligible candidates to rank. The objective is graded NDCG@10 with grade 3 for organic likes and grade 1 for organic 80%+ listens.

I’ll inspect schemas, sizes, and interaction patterns next so the ranker can use cutoff-correct history.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "python3 - << 'EOF'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path(\"/task/data\")\nfiles = sorted(data.glob(\"*\"))\nfor f in files:\n    print(f\"{f.name:45s} {f.stat().st_size/1e6:8.2f} MB\")\n\nprint(\"\\n=== target_users ===\")\ntu = pd.read_parquet(data/\"target_users.parquet\")\nprint(tu.head())\nprint(tu.describe())\nprint(\"n users\", len(tu), \"unique\", tu.uid.nunique())\n\nprint(\"\\n=== candidate_catalog ===\")\ncc = pd.read_parquet(data/\"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\nprint(cc.head(10))\nprint(cc.columns.tolist())\nprint(cc.dtypes)\nprint(\"n\", len(cc), \"unique items\", cc.item_id.nunique() if \"item_id\" in cc.columns else \"n/a\")\nprint(cc.describe())\n\nprint(\"\\n=== validation_preference_state ===\")\nps = pd.read_parquet(data/\"validation_preference_state.parquet\")\nprint(ps.head())\nprint(ps.columns.tolist(), ps.dtypes)\nprint(\"n\", len(ps), ps.describe(include=\"all\"))\nprint(ps.state.value_counts() if \"state\" in ps.columns else ps.head())\n\nprint(\"\\n=== test_preference_state ===\")\ntps = pd.read_parquet(data/\"test_preference_state.parquet\")\nprint(tps.head())\nprint(tps.columns.tolist())\nprint(\"n\", len(tps))\nif \"state\" in tps.columns:\n    print(tps.state.value_counts())\nEOF\n",
  "description": "Inspect 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 \"---\"; cat /task/requirements.txt | head -5; echo \"---\"; python3 -c \"import sys; print(sys.path)\"; ls /usr/local/; find / -name \"pandas\" -type d 2>/dev/null | head; ls /opt 2>/dev/null; echo PATH=$PATH",
  "description": "Find Python environment with pandas"
}
### 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
---
# Exact third-party distribution inventory for yambda-discovery-ranking-v01.
#
# 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. The same inventory is used for source preparation,
---
['', '/usr/local/lib/python312.zip', '/usr/local/lib/python3.12', '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload', '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages']
bin
etc
games
include
lib
man
sbin
share
src
/opt/task-venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas
task-venv
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


## Step 8 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - << 'EOF'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path(\"/task/data\")\nfiles = sorted(data.glob(\"*\"))\nfor f in files:\n    print(f\"{f.name:45s} {f.stat().st_size/1e6:8.2f} MB\")\n\nprint(\"\\n=== target_users ===\")\ntu = pd.read_parquet(data/\"target_users.parquet\")\nprint(tu.head())\nprint(tu.columns.tolist())\nprint(\"n users\", len(tu), \"unique\", tu.uid.nunique())\n\nprint(\"\\n=== candidate_catalog ===\")\ncc = pd.read_parquet(data/\"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\nprint(cc.head(10))\nprint(cc.columns.tolist())\nprint(cc.dtypes)\nprint(\"n\", len(cc), \"unique items\", cc.item_id.nunique() if \"item_id\" in cc.columns else \"n/a\")\n\nprint(\"\\n=== validation_preference_state ===\")\nps = pd.read_parquet(data/\"validation_preference_state.parquet\")\nprint(ps.head())\nprint(ps.columns.tolist())\nprint(ps.dtypes)\nprint(\"n\", len(ps))\nprint(ps.describe(include=\"all\"))\nif \"state\" in ps.columns:\n    print(ps.state.value_counts())\n\nprint(\"\\n=== test_preference_state ===\")\ntps = pd.read_parquet(data/\"test_preference_state.parquet\")\nprint(tps.head())\nprint(tps.columns.tolist())\nprint(\"n\", len(tps))\nif \"state\" in tps.columns:\n    print(tps.state.value_counts())\nEOF\n",
  "description": "Inspect parquet schemas with venv Python"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
candidate_catalog.parquet                         0.35 MB
target_users.parquet                              0.08 MB
test_eligible_candidates.npz                      7.74 MB
test_preference_state.parquet                     1.09 MB
train_dislikes.parquet                            0.86 MB
train_likes.parquet                               5.37 MB
train_listens.parquet                           319.18 MB
train_undislikes.parquet                          0.16 MB
train_unlikes.parquet                             1.86 MB
val_dislikes.parquet                              0.04 MB
val_likes.parquet                                 0.30 MB
val_listens.parquet                               9.95 MB
val_undislikes.parquet                            0.01 MB
val_unlikes.parquet                               0.07 MB
validation_eligible_candidates.npz                7.57 MB
validation_preference_state.parquet               1.06 MB

=== target_users ===
   uid  recent_positive_listens  history_positive_listens
0  100                    844.0                      2604
1  200                     50.0                       286
2  300                    168.0                       359
3  600                   1985.0                      2423
4  700                   1776.0                      6114
['uid', 'recent_positive_listens', 'history_positive_listens']
n users 8456 unique 8456

=== candidate_catalog ===
   item_id  positive_listens  organic_positive_listens  popularity_rank
0  5862961             26615                     20620                1
1  6901374             25536                     17347                2
2  5635052             24691                     17194                3
3  3542184             24075                     17699                4
4  9378983             24036                     18195                5
5  5463340             22746                     17398                6
6  8213481             22505                     17071                7
7   906358             22238                     17183                8
8  2859641             18380                     13704                9
9  3033749             16682                     12267               10
['item_id', 'positive_listens', 'organic_positive_listens', 'popularity_rank']
item_id                     uint32
positive_listens             int64
organic_positive_listens    uint64
popularity_rank              int32
dtype: object
n 30000 unique items 30000

=== validation_preference_state ===
   uid  item_id  state
0  100   410868  liked
1  100   732449  liked
2  100   982903  liked
3  100  1730273  liked
4  100  2621343  liked
['uid', 'item_id', 'state']
uid        uint32
item_id    uint32
state      object
dtype: object
n 469124
                   uid       item_id   state
count    469124.000000  4.691240e+05  469124
unique             NaN           NaN       2
top                NaN           NaN   liked
freq               NaN           NaN  418435
mean     504385.907138  4.713535e+06     NaN
std      288319.228881  2.700276e+06     NaN
min         100.000000  2.060000e+02     NaN
25%      251100.000000  2.395349e+06     NaN
50%      505400.000000  4.721761e+06     NaN
75%      756900.000000  7.037358e+06     NaN
max     1000000.000000  9.390294e+06     NaN
state
liked       418435
disliked     50689
Name: count, dtype: int64

=== test_preference_state ===
   uid  item_id  state
0  100   410868  liked
1  100   732449  liked
2  100   982903  liked
3  100  1730273  liked
4  100  2621343  liked
['uid', 'item_id', 'state']
n 484776
state
liked       432659
disliked     52117
Name: count, dtype: int64


## Step 9 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
I am inspecting the training and validation event files to understand their timestamps, distributions, and unique users and items.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - << 'EOF'\nimport pandas as pd\nimport numpy as np\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndata = Path(\"/task/data\")\nTRAIN_CUTOFF = 24786800\n\ndef inspect(name):\n    df = pd.read_parquet(data/name)\n    print(f\"\\n=== {name} n={len(df)} ===\")\n    print(\"cols\", df.columns.tolist())\n    print(df.dtypes.to_dict())\n    print(df.head(3))\n    print(\"ts min/max\", df.timestamp.min(), df.timestamp.max())\n    print(\"unique uid\", df.uid.nunique(), \"item\", df.item_id.nunique())\n    if \"is_organic\" in df.columns:\n        print(\"organic\", df.is_organic.value_counts().to_dict())\n    if \"played_ratio_pct\" in df.columns:\n        print(\"played_ratio describe\", df.played_ratio_pct.describe().to_dict())\n        print(\">=50\", (df.played_ratio_pct>=50).mean(), \">=80\", (df.played_ratio_pct>=80).mean())\n    return df\n\nfor n in [\"train_listens.parquet\",\"train_likes.parquet\",\"train_dislikes.parquet\",\"train_unlikes.parquet\",\"train_undislikes.parquet\",\n          \"val_listens.parquet\",\"val_likes.parquet\",\"val_dislikes.parquet\"]:\n    inspect(n)\n\nprint(\"\\n=== eligibility ===\")\nval_el = np.load(data/\"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\nprint(val_el.files)\nprint(\"uids\", val_el[\"uids\"].shape, val_el[\"uids\"][:5])\nprint(\"item_ids\", val_el[\"item_ids\"].shape, val_el[\"item_ids\"][:5])\nprint(\"packed\", val_el[\"packed_eligible\"].shape, val_el[\"packed_eligible\"].dtype)\n# count eligible per user\npacked = val_el[\"packed_eligible\"]\nitem_ids = val_el[\"item_ids\"]\nn_items = len(item_ids)\ncounts = []\nfor r in range(min(100, packed.shape[0])):\n    mask = np.unpackbits(packed[r], count=n_items, bitorder=\"little\")\n    counts.append(mask.sum())\nprint(\"first 100 eligible counts min/mean/max\", min(counts), np.mean(counts), max(counts))\n\n# all users\nall_counts = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, bitorder=\"little\")[:, :n_items].sum(axis=1)\nprint(\"all eligible min/p50/mean/max\", all_counts.min(), np.median(all_counts), all_counts.mean(), all_counts.max())\nprint(\"n users elig\", packed.shape[0], \"n items\", n_items)\n\ntest_el = np.load(data/\"test_eligible_candidates.npz\")\nprint(\"\\ntest uids\", test_el[\"uids\"].shape, \"items\", test_el[\"item_ids\"].shape, \"packed\", test_el[\"packed_eligible\"].shape)\npacked_t = test_el[\"packed_eligible\"]\nn_items_t = len(test_el[\"item_ids\"])\nall_counts_t = np.unpackbits(packed_t, axis=1, bitorder=\"little\")[:, :n_items_t].sum(axis=1)\nprint(\"test eligible min/p50/mean/max\", all_counts_t.min(), np.median(all_counts_t), all_counts_t.mean(), all_counts_t.max())\n\nprint(\"\\nval vs test item_ids equal?\", np.array_equal(val_el[\"item_ids\"], test_el[\"item_ids\"]))\nprint(\"val vs test uids equal?\", np.array_equal(val_el[\"uids\"], test_el[\"uids\"]))\n\nprint(\"\\nTRAIN_CUTOFF\", TRAIN_CUTOFF)\nprint(\"30 min =\", 30*60, \"7 days =\", 7*24*3600)\nEOF\n",
  "description": "Inspect events, timestamps, and eligibility counts"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0

=== train_listens.parquet n=43484159 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic', 'played_ratio_pct', 'track_length_seconds']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8'), 'played_ratio_pct': dtype('uint16'), 'track_length_seconds': dtype('uint32')}
   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
ts min/max 0 24786795
unique uid 9238 item 845395
organic {1: 22477622, 0: 21006537}
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}
>=50 0.6324315712303417 >=80 0.5922891828263254

=== train_likes.parquet n=814831 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100      44755   732449           1
1  100    1155860  6568592           0
2  100    1259125  5411243           1
ts min/max 80 24786790
unique uid 8144 item 172303
organic {1: 461839, 0: 352992}

=== train_dislikes.parquet n=101075 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100    3087560  9170134           1
1  100    3936560  8661238           1
2  100   20432825  4927727           1
ts min/max 75 24786580
unique uid 5732 item 50876
organic {1: 52278, 0: 48797}

=== train_unlikes.parquet n=292665 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
   uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0  100    3087555  5038504           1
1  100    3087555  9170134           1
2  100    4012270  7833676           0
ts min/max 250 24786570
unique uid 6197 item 113072
organic {1: 277065, 0: 15600}

=== train_undislikes.parquet n=19960 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8')}
    uid  timestamp  item_id  is_organic
0   100    7895900  9170134           1
1   100    7895900  5038504           1
2  1400    8317355  6175319           1
ts min/max 15950 24785395
unique uid 2769 item 14725
organic {1: 17751, 0: 2209}

=== val_listens.parquet n=1501697 ===
cols ['uid', 'timestamp', 'item_id', 'is_organic', 'played_ratio_pct', 'track_length_seconds']
{'uid': dtype('uint32'), 'timestamp': dtype('uint32'), 'item_id': dtype('uint32'), 'is_organic': dtype('uint8'), 'played_ratio_pct': dtype('uint16'), 'track_length_seconds': dtype('uint32')}
   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
ts min/max 24788600 25393395
unique uid 8196 item 191747
organic {1: 776486, 0: 725211}
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}
>=50 0.6425790289252759 >=80 0.6023385543155511

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

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

=== eligibility ===
['uids', 'item_ids', 'packed_eligible']
uids (8456,) [100 200 300 600 700]
item_ids (30000,) [5862961 6901374 5635052 3542184 9378983]
packed (8456, 3750) uint8
first 100 eligible counts min/mean/max 25547 29098.94 29971
all eligible min/p50/mean/max 24657 29242.0 29067.306291390727 30000
n users elig 8456 n items 30000

test uids (8456,) items (30000,) packed (8456, 3750)
test eligible min/p50/mean/max 24552 29220.0 29041.3178807947 30000

val vs test item_ids equal? True
val vs test uids equal? True

TRAIN_CUTOFF 24786800
30 min = 1800 7 days = 604800


## Step 10 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The dataset contains 8,456 target users and 30,000 catalog items.

Most users see roughly 29,000 eligible candidates. Training data spans 43 million rows with 845,000 unique items. The catalog is the top 30,000 by popularity. Eligibility likely excludes items already liked or disliked. I need to check what makes items ineligible, how many relevant items appear per user in validation, and how much training data overlaps with the catalog.

I’ll check how eligibility is defined and how often validation relevance is a repeat versus a new track.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - << 'EOF'\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\")\ntarget_uids = set(targets.uid.astype(int))\nprint(\"n targets\", len(target_uids))\n\ncc = pd.read_parquet(data/\"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\ncatalog = set(cc.item_id.astype(int))\nprint(\"catalog\", len(catalog))\n\n# load val labels\nlistens = pd.read_parquet(data/\"val_listens.parquet\")\nlikes = pd.read_parquet(data/\"val_likes.parquet\")\n\nel = np.load(data/\"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\nuids = el[\"uids\"]\nitem_ids = el[\"item_ids\"]\npacked = el[\"packed_eligible\"]\nuid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\nitem_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}\n\ndef is_elig(uid, item):\n    r = uid_row.get(int(uid)); c = item_col.get(int(item))\n    if r is None or c is None: return False\n    byte, bit = divmod(c, 8)\n    return bool((int(packed[r, byte]) >> bit) & 1)\n\nstrong = listens[listens.uid.isin(target_uids) & (listens.is_organic==1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct>=80)][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\nolikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(target_uids) & (likes.is_organic==1)][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n\nprint(\"strong organic listens pairs\", len(strong), \"users\", strong.uid.nunique())\nprint(\"organic likes pairs\", len(olikes), \"users\", olikes.uid.nunique())\nprint(\"strong in catalog\", strong.item_id.isin(catalog).mean(), \"likes in catalog\", olikes.item_id.isin(catalog).mean())\n\n# eligibility of labels\ndef elig_rate(df):\n    ok = 0\n    for u,i in df.itertuples(index=False):\n        if is_elig(u,i): ok += 1\n    return ok, len(df), ok/len(df)\n\nprint(\"strong eligible\", elig_rate(strong))\nprint(\"likes eligible\", elig_rate(olikes))\n\n# preference state\nps = pd.read_parquet(data/\"validation_preference_state.parquet\")\nprint(\"pref users\", ps.uid.nunique(), \"overlap targets\", ps.uid.isin(target_uids).sum())\nliked = ps[ps.state==\"liked\"][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]]\ndisliked = ps[ps.state==\"disliked\"][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]]\nprint(\"liked pairs\", len(liked), \"disliked\", len(disliked))\n\n# are liked items ineligible?\nliked_t = liked[liked.uid.isin(target_uids)]\nprint(\"liked eligible\", elig_rate(liked_t.sample(min(5000,len(liked_t)), random_state=0) if len(liked_t)>0 else liked_t))\nprint(\"disliked eligible\", elig_rate(disliked[disliked.uid.isin(target_uids)].head(3000)))\n\n# How many ineligible items are liked/disliked vs previously listened?\n# sample a few users and characterize ineligible items\ntrain_listens = pd.read_parquet(data/\"train_listens.parquet\", columns=[\"uid\",\"item_id\",\"played_ratio_pct\",\"is_organic\"])\n# too big? 43M should be ok\nprint(\"train listens loaded\")\n\n# filter to catalog + targets\ntl = train_listens[train_listens.uid.isin(target_uids) & train_listens.item_id.isin(catalog)]\nprint(\"train listens target+catalog\", len(tl), \"pairs\", tl.groupby([\"uid\",\"item_id\"]).ngroups)\n\npos = tl[tl.played_ratio_pct>=50][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\nprint(\"pos pairs\", len(pos))\n\n# check a few users' ineligible sets\nrng = np.random.default_rng(0)\nsample_users = rng.choice(uids, 20, replace=False)\nliked_set = set(zip(liked.uid.astype(int), liked.item_id.astype(int)))\ndis_set = set(zip(disliked.uid.astype(int), disliked.item_id.astype(int)))\npos_set = set(zip(pos.uid.astype(int), pos.item_id.astype(int)))\n\nfor u in sample_users[:5]:\n    r = uid_row[int(u)]\n    mask = np.unpackbits(packed[r], count=len(item_ids), bitorder=\"little\").astype(bool)\n    inelig_items = item_ids[~mask]\n    n_like = sum((int(u), int(it)) in liked_set for it in inelig_items)\n    n_dis = sum((int(u), int(it)) in dis_set for it in inelig_items)\n    n_pos = sum((int(u), int(it)) in pos_set for it in inelig_items)\n    print(f\"uid {u} inelig {len(inelig_items)} liked {n_like} disliked {n_dis} pos_listen {n_pos}\")\n\n# overall: fraction of ineligible explained by pref state\nprint(\"\\n--- overall ineligible vs pref ---\")\n# vectorized: for each user, ineligible items\npref_pairs = set(zip(ps.uid.astype(int), ps.item_id.astype(int)))\nexplained = 0\ntotal_inelig = 0\nunexplained_sample = []\nfor u in sample_users:\n    r = uid_row[int(u)]\n    mask = np.unpackbits(packed[r], count=len(item_ids), bitorder=\"little\").astype(bool)\n    inelig_items = item_ids[~mask]\n    total_inelig += len(inelig_items)\n    for it in inelig_items:\n        if (int(u), int(it)) in pref_pairs:\n            explained += 1\n        else:\n            unexplained_sample.append((int(u), int(it)))\nprint(\"sample 20 users inelig\", total_inelig, \"explained by pref\", explained, \"frac\", explained/total_inelig)\nprint(\"unexplained sample\", unexplained_sample[:20])\nEOF\n",
  "description": "Analyze eligibility vs preference and label coverage"
}
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exit: 0
n targets 8456
catalog 30000
strong organic listens pairs 255608 users 6325
organic likes pairs 17195 users 2714
strong in catalog 0.6681754874651811 likes in catalog 0.4959581273626054
strong eligible (35597, 255608, 0.13926402929485776)
likes eligible (4417, 17195, 0.2568769991276534)
pref users 7038 overlap targets 469124
liked pairs 418435 disliked 50689
liked eligible (0, 5000, 0.0)
disliked eligible (0, 3000, 0.0)
train listens loaded
train listens target+catalog 31062540 pairs 7868664
pos pairs 5514505
uid 912200 inelig 997 liked 0 disliked 0 pos_listen 924
uid 311000 inelig 301 liked 1 disliked 0 pos_listen 150
uid 272800 inelig 337 liked 21 disliked 0 pos_listen 71
uid 936300 inelig 1578 liked 30 disliked 2 pos_listen 965
uid 514000 inelig 1785 liked 111 disliked 4 pos_listen 851

--- overall ineligible vs pref ---
sample 20 users inelig 16119 explained by pref 700 frac 0.043427011601215953
unexplained sample [(912200, 3542184), (912200, 8213481), (912200, 2859641), (912200, 2651314), (912200, 5927996), (912200, 5734320), (912200, 1464852), (912200, 8743390), (912200, 3385274), (912200, 956298), (912200, 2118649), (912200, 8467030), (912200, 3525154), (912200, 6899778), (912200, 2308492), (912200, 6527717), (912200, 2168365), (912200, 2572752), (912200, 797426), (912200, 7232187)]


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### Recorded reasoning summary
Preference-state items are always ineligible. Liked and disliked tracks cannot appear in the candidate set.

Most organic listens and likes are ineligible. Only about 14% of strong organic listens and 26% of organic likes qualify. The catalog covers roughly half of organic likes and two-thirds of strong organic listens. Previously heard tracks likely also block eligibility.

The eligibility boundary is platform-owned and should not be reverse-engineered. The ranking task is discovery: within the given candidates, the goal is to surface tracks the user will likely enjoy or listen to in the next seven days.



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{
  "command": "/opt/task-venv/bin/python - << 'EOF'\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))\ncc = set(pd.read_parquet(data/\"candidate_catalog.parquet\").item_id.astype(int))\n\nel = np.load(data/\"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\nuids = el[\"uids\"]; item_ids = el[\"item_ids\"]; packed = el[\"packed_eligible\"]\nuid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\nitem_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}\n\ndef is_elig(uid, item):\n    r = uid_row.get(int(uid)); c = item_col.get(int(item))\n    if r is None or c is None: return False\n    byte, bit = divmod(c, 8)\n    return bool((int(packed[r, byte]) >> bit) & 1)\n\nlistens_val = pd.read_parquet(data/\"val_listens.parquet\")\nlikes_val = pd.read_parquet(data/\"val_likes.parquet\")\nstrong = listens_val[(listens_val.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens_val.is_organic==1) & (listens_val.played_ratio_pct>=80)][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\nolikes = likes_val[(likes_val.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes_val.is_organic==1)][[\"uid\",\"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n\n# graded relevant eligible\nrel = {}\nfor u,i in strong.itertuples(index=False):\n    u,i=int(u),int(i)\n    if is_elig(u,i):\n        rel.setdefault(u,{})[i]=1\nfor u,i in olikes.itertuples(index=False):\n    u,i=int(u),int(i)\n    if is_elig(u,i):\n        rel.setdefault(u,{})[i]=3\n\nn_users_rel = len(rel)\nn_items_rel = sum(len(d) for d in rel.values())\nn_g3 = sum(1 for d in rel.values() for g in d.values() if g==3)\nn_g1 = n_items_rel - n_g3\nprint(\"scored users\", n_users_rel, \"relevant items\", n_items_rel, \"g3\", n_g3, \"g1\", n_g1)\nprint(\"per user relevant mean/median/p90/max\", \n      np.mean([len(d) for d in rel.values()]),\n      np.median([len(d) for d in rel.values()]),\n      np.percentile([len(d) for d in rel.values()], 90),\n      max(len(d) for d in rel.values()))\n\n# load train interactions for catalog+targets - use columns only\nprint(\"loading train...\")\ntl = pd.read_parquet(data/\"train_listens.parquet\", columns=[\"uid\",\"timestamp\",\"item_id\",\"is_organic\",\"played_ratio_pct\"])\ntl = tl[tl.uid.isin(targets) & tl.item_id.isin(cc)]\nprint(\"filtered train listens\", len(tl))\n\n# last listen time per pair\nlast = tl.groupby([\"uid\",\"item_id\"]).agg(\n    n=(\"timestamp\",\"size\"),\n    last_ts=(\"timestamp\",\"max\"),\n    max_ratio=(\"played_ratio_pct\",\"max\"),\n    n_pos=(\"played_ratio_pct\", lambda s: (s>=50).sum()),\n    n_strong=(\"played_ratio_pct\", lambda s: (s>=80).sum()),\n    n_org=(\"is_organic\",\"sum\"),\n).reset_index()\nprint(\"user-item listen pairs\", len(last))\n\n# likes\nlikes_tr = pd.read_parquet(data/\"train_likes.parquet\")\nlikes_tr = likes_tr[likes_tr.uid.isin(targets) & likes_tr.item_id.isin(cc)]\nlike_pairs = set(zip(likes_tr.uid.astype(int), likes_tr.item_id.astype(int)))\n\n# characterize relevant eligible items\nheard=0; unheard=0; had_like_event=0; had_pos=0; had_strong=0; recency=[]\nfor u, d in rel.items():\n    for i,g in d.items():\n        row = last[(last.uid==u) & (last.item_id==i)]  # slow...\n        \n# better: make set\nheard_set = set(zip(last.uid.astype(int), last.item_id.astype(int)))\npos_set = set(zip(last[last.n_pos>0].uid.astype(int), last[last.n_pos>0].item_id.astype(int)))\nstrong_set = set(zip(last[last.n_strong>0].uid.astype(int), last[last.n_strong>0].item_id.astype(int)))\nlast_map = {(int(u),int(i)): (n, last_ts, max_ratio) for u,i,n,last_ts,max_ratio in last[[\"uid\",\"item_id\",\"n\",\"last_ts\",\"max_ratio\"]].itertuples(index=False)}\n\nheard=unheard=had_like=had_pos=had_strong=0\nlast_ts_list=[]\nn_list=[]\nmaxr_list=[]\ng3_heard=g3_unheard=g1_heard=g1_unheard=0\nfor u,d in rel.items():\n    for i,g in d.items():\n        key=(u,i)\n        if key in last_map:\n            heard += 1\n            n, lts, mr = last_map[key]\n            last_ts_list.append(lts)\n            n_list.append(n)\n            maxr_list.append(mr)\n            if g==3: g3_heard+=1\n            else: g1_heard+=1\n        else:\n            unheard += 1\n            if g==3: g3_unheard+=1\n            else: g1_unheard+=1\n        if key in like_pairs: had_like += 1\n        if key in pos_set: had_pos += 1\n        if key in strong_set: had_strong += 1\n\nprint(\"relevant heard\", heard, \"unheard\", unheard, \"frac heard\", heard/(heard+unheard))\nprint(\"had like event (even if unliked later)\", had_like, \"had pos listen\", had_pos, \"had strong\", had_strong)\nprint(\"g3 heard/unheard\", g3_heard, g3_unheard, \"g1\", g1_heard, g1_unheard)\nprint(\"among heard: n listens mean/med\", np.mean(n_list), np.median(n_list))\nprint(\"max_ratio mean/med\", np.mean(maxr_list), np.median(maxr_list))\nTRAIN_CUTOFF=24786800\ndays_ago = (TRAIN_CUTOFF - np.array(last_ts_list))/86400\nprint(\"days since last listen mean/med/p25/p75\", days_ago.mean(), np.median(days_ago), np.percentile(days_ago,25), np.percentile(days_ago,75))\n\n# popularity of relevant vs catalog\npop = pd.read_parquet(data/\"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\npop_map = dict(zip(pop.item_id.astype(int), pop.popularity_rank.astype(int)))\nranks = [pop_map[i] for d in rel.values() for i in d]\nprint(\"relevant pop rank mean/med/p90\", np.mean(ranks), np.median(ranks), np.percentile(ranks,90))\n\n# if we recommend top 100 popular eligible, what recall@10 / ndcg?\n# first: how concentrated is relevance in head popularity\nprint(\"relevant in top 100 pop\", np.mean([r<=100 for r in ranks]))\nprint(\"relevant in top 1000 pop\", np.mean([r<=1000 for r in ranks]))\nprint(\"relevant in top 5000 pop\", np.mean([r<=5000 for r in ranks]))\nprint(\"relevant in top 10000 pop\", np.mean([r<=10000 for r in ranks]))\nEOF\n",
  "description": "Characterize relevant eligible items vs history"
}
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<task-id>call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Command "Characterize relevant eligible items vs history" is still running after 30s (block_until_ms) and has been moved to the background as task call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11.</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11"] when you need the output.

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{
  "task_ids": [
    "call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 120000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11 ===
Command: /opt/task-venv/bin/python - << 'EOF'
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from pathlib import Path

data = Path("/task/data")
targets = set(pd.read_parquet(data/"target_users.parquet").uid.astype(int))
cc = set(pd.read_parquet(data/"candidate_catalog.parquet").item_id.astype(int))

el = np.load(data/"validation_eligible_candidates.npz")
uids = el["uids"]; item_ids = el["item_ids"]; packed = el["packed_eligible"]
uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}
item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}

def is_elig(uid, item):
    r = uid_row.get(int(uid)); c = item_col.get(int(item))
    if r is None or c is None: return False
    byte, bit = divmod(c, 8)
    return bool((int(packed[r, byte]) >> bit) & 1)

listens_val = pd.read_parquet(data/"val_listens.parquet")
likes_val = pd.read_parquet(data/"val_likes.parquet")
strong = listens_val[(listens_val.uid.isin(targets)) & (listens_val.is_organic==1) & (listens_val.played_ratio_pct>=80)][["uid","item_id"]].drop_duplicates()
olikes = likes_val[(likes_val.uid.isin(targets)) & (likes_val.is_organic==1)][["uid","item_id"]].drop_duplicates()

# graded relevant eligible
rel = {}
for u,i in strong.itertuples(index=False):
    u,i=int(u),int(i)
    if is_elig(u,i):
        rel.setdefault(u,{})[i]=1
for u,i in olikes.itertuples(index=False):
    u,i=int(u),int(i)
    if is_elig(u,i):
        rel.setdefault(u,{})[i]=3

n_users_rel = len(rel)
n_items_rel = sum(len(d) for d in rel.values())
n_g3 = sum(1 for d in rel.values() for g in d.values() if g==3)
n_g1 = n_items_rel - n_g3
print("scored users", n_users_rel, "relevant items", n_items_rel, "g3", n_g3, "g1", n_g1)
print("per user relevant mean/median/p90/max", 
      np.mean([len(d) for d in rel.values()]),
      np.median([len(d) for d in rel.values()]),
      np.percentile([len(d) for d in rel.values()], 90),
      max(len(d) for d in rel.values()))

# load train interactions for catalog+targets - use columns only
print("loading train...")
tl = pd.read_parquet(data/"train_listens.parquet", columns=["uid","timestamp","item_id","is_organic","played_ratio_pct"])
tl = tl[tl.uid.isin(targets) & tl.item_id.isin(cc)]
print("filtered train listens", len(tl))

# last listen time per pair
last = tl.groupby(["uid","item_id"]).agg(
    n=("timestamp","size"),
    last_ts=("timestamp","max"),
    max_ratio=("played_ratio_pct","max"),
    n_pos=("played_ratio_pct", lambda s: (s>=50).sum()),
    n_strong=("played_ratio_pct", lambda s: (s>=80).sum()),
    n_org=("is_organic","sum"),
).reset_index()
print("user-item listen pairs", len(last))

# likes
likes_tr = pd.read_parquet(data/"train_likes.parquet")
likes_tr = likes_tr[likes_tr.uid.isin(targets) & likes_tr.item_id.isin(cc)]
like_pairs = set(zip(likes_tr.uid.astype(int), likes_tr.item_id.astype(int)))

# characterize relevant eligible items
heard=0; unheard=0; had_like_event=0; had_pos=0; had_strong=0; recency=[]
for u, d in rel.items():
    for i,g in d.items():
        row = last[(last.uid==u) & (last.item_id==i)]  # slow...
        
# better: make set
heard_set = set(zip(last.uid.astype(int), last.item_id.astype(int)))
pos_set = set(zip(last[last.n_pos>0].uid.astype(int), last[last.n_pos>0].item_id.astype(int)))
strong_set = set(zip(last[last.n_strong>0].uid.astype(int), last[last.n_strong>0].item_id.astype(int)))
last_map = {(int(u),int(i)): (n, last_ts, max_ratio) for u,i,n,last_ts,max_ratio in last[["uid","item_id","n","last_ts","max_ratio"]].itertuples(index=False)}

heard=unheard=had_like=had_pos=had_strong=0
last_ts_list=[]
n_list=[]
maxr_list=[]
g3_heard=g3_unheard=g1_heard=g1_unheard=0
for u,d in rel.items():
    for i,g in d.items():
        key=(u,i)
        if key in last_map:
            heard += 1
            n, lts, mr = last_map[key]
            last_ts_list.append(lts)
            n_list.append(n)
            maxr_list.append(mr)
            if g==3: g3_heard+=1
            else: g1_heard+=1
        else:
            unheard += 1
            if g==3: g3_unheard+=1
            else: g1_unheard+=1
        if key in like_pairs: had_like += 1
        if key in pos_set: had_pos += 1
        if key in strong_set: had_strong += 1

print("relevant heard", heard, "unheard", unheard, "frac heard", heard/(heard+unheard))
print("had like event (even if unliked later)", had_like, "had pos listen", had_pos, "had strong", had_strong)
print("g3 heard/unheard", g3_heard, g3_unheard, "g1", g1_heard, g1_unheard)
print("among heard: n listens mean/med", np.mean(n_list), np.median(n_list))
print("max_ratio mean/med", np.mean(maxr_list), np.median(maxr_list))
TRAIN_CUTOFF=24786800
days_ago = (TRAIN_CUTOFF - np.array(last_ts_list))/86400
print("days since last listen mean/med/p25/p75", days_ago.mean(), np.median(days_ago), np.percentile(days_ago,25), np.percentile(days_ago,75))

# popularity of relevant vs catalog
pop = pd.read_parquet(data/"candidate_catalog.parquet")
pop_map = dict(zip(pop.item_id.astype(int), pop.popularity_rank.astype(int)))
ranks = [pop_map[i] for d in rel.values() for i in d]
print("relevant pop rank mean/med/p90", np.mean(ranks), np.median(ranks), np.percentile(ranks,90))

# if we recommend top 100 popular eligible, what recall@10 / ndcg?
# first: how concentrated is relevance in head popularity
print("relevant in top 100 pop", np.mean([r<=100 for r in ranks]))
print("relevant in top 1000 pop", np.mean([r<=1000 for r in ranks]))
print("relevant in top 5000 pop", np.mean([r<=5000 for r in ranks]))
print("relevant in top 10000 pop", np.mean([r<=10000 for r in ranks]))
EOF

Status: running
Duration: 152.11s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-2ed6a70e-e9c1-40fe-9898-7452bfb9d7f0-11.log

=== Output ===


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.

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### Recorded reasoning summary
The output has not been flushed.

The 31-million-row groupby is too slow. I will kill it and build the model directly. The task is to rank 100 eligible catalog tracks per user from roughly 29,000 candidates. I have 43 million listens, 815,000 likes, 8,500 users, and 30,000 items. I am limited to sklearn, scipy, numpy, and pandas. I will start with a popularity baseline.

I am weighing two modeling approaches. A truncated SVD on a time-decayed implicit user-item matrix would score candidates via factor dot products. Item-item cosine similarity is another option, but a 30,000-by-30,000 similarity matrix may exceed memory limits.

I am now considering a two-stage pipeline: retrieve candidates with SVD or item-item similarity, then re-rank using features like recency and organic affinity. A time-aware user profile would weight recent listens more heavily. I also weighed building an ALS solver from scratch, but that is too slow for the 30-minute window. Given the Yandex Music dataset, strong baselines include iALS, SANSA, EASE, and RecVAE.

EASE is a closed-form item-item model that fits the numpy and scipy constraints, but inverting a 30,000-by-30,000 gram matrix would require roughly 7.2 GB of memory and likely take one to two minutes. SLIM and item-kNN are also under consideration. Truncated SVD on the implicit user-item matrix remains the most reliable fast approach because sklearn can handle the sparse 8,456-by-30,000 matrix efficiently.

Using all 9,238 unique train users for collaborative filtering is preferable to using only the 8,456 target users. EASE is infeasible on 30,000 items because inverting a 30,000-by-30,000 gram matrix requires roughly 2.7 trillion operations and would take hours even with optimized BLAS. Truncated SVD or iALS is now the chosen approach.

Item-kNN via sparse top-k neighbors avoids the memory cost of a dense 30,000-by-30,000 similarity matrix. A 64-to-128-factor implicit ALS solver is another option, though sklearn lacks one and would require a custom implementation.

Weighted matrix factorization on a confidence-weighted sparse matrix is a strong approach. Music has high repeat rates, but eligibility rules exclude recently played and liked tracks. This makes the task more of a discovery and similar-item problem than a pure recommendation task.

I will use liked items as seed vectors for item-item expansion, since they are the strongest taste signal even though they are ineligible. Organic history will be weighted more heavily than non-organic history. The pipeline will load data efficiently, build a sparse implicit matrix with time decay and organic and like boosts, factorize it with TruncatedSVD, and score candidates by cosine similarity between user and item embeddings plus log-popularity and other features.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "kill 2>/dev/null; ps aux | grep -E \"python|characterize\" | grep -v grep; echo \"---MEM---\"; free -h; echo \"---CPU---\"; nproc",
  "description": "Check memory, CPUs, and leftover processes"
}
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agent       5354  0.2  0.7 440092 122848 ?       Sl   14:31   0:00 grok --no-auto-update --single # Build a music-discovery ranker  Build the strongest ranking model you can for the "Made for You" shelf of a music streaming service. 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.  Additiona
l 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, fitted representation, example submission, or modeling architecture is supplied. Build and tune the best model you can, 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 builds the artifact and a concise `/app/solution/README.md` in `/app/solution/`. 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. - You have up to 30 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.  --always-approve --output-format streaming-json --s
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The environment has 15GB RAM and 8 CPUs. The current Python process is using 3 cores.

A memory-heavy process is being terminated. The plan is a fast implicit ALS with numpy for 8,456 users and 30,000 items. Each user and item solve is cheap. The main cost is computing YtCuY per user. A Hu-Koren-Volinsky-style model should be implementable.

TruncatedSVD is a simpler alternative to ALS. Recency-weighted kNN and BM25 item-item CF are also under consideration. The pipeline will use decayed recency, play ratio, organic flag, likes, and dislikes as features. Items will be projected to 128 dimensions via SVD.

The scoring strategy is now a dense matrix factorization. User vectors will be weighted sums of item vectors, and scores will come from inner products. Recency-weighted popularity and session-based co-occurrence are also being added. Computing all 254 million scores is feasible at roughly one gigabyte.

Confidence weights will be 1 plus alpha times time-decayed counts. BM25 or TF-IDF on items will suppress popular tracks to improve discovery. Organic listens and likes will receive stronger weights than other signals. Recent popularity will be blended with collaborative filtering for the next seven days. The training set contains 9,238 users.

All 9,238 users will be used for item embeddings. Non-catalog items are excluded from scoring because they are not recommendable; the SVD will be trained on catalog-only listens, which represent 31 million of 43 million total interactions. The implementation of implicit ALS is now beginning.

The ALS implementation is being written in numpy. It builds a sparse confidence matrix from the interaction data and initializes user and item factors with small random normal values. The training loop computes Y transpose Y and begins updating user vectors.

The explicit ALS loop over 8,000 users is too slow. TruncatedSVD or scipy.sparse.linalg.svds will be used instead.

BM25 or TF-IDF on the implicit matrix followed by SVD is being considered as a PureSVD approach. A localized item-item scoring method is also under review: sparse user history multiplied by item-item cosine similarity. Computing the full 30,000-by-30,000 item cosine matrix requires only about 3.6 GB of float32 memory, which fits comfortably within the available 15 GB. This makes cosine kNN feasible without needing to store a full dense similarity matrix.

A full dense item-item cosine matrix would require roughly 16 trillion floating-point operations, which is too slow. SVD to 128 dimensions reduces the cost to about one or two seconds. The plan is to compute item embeddings via SVD and then score candidates using either a dense inner product or a sparse user-history weighted by item-item similarity.

Sparse co-occurrence between items can be computed directly from the user-item CSR matrix. This enables local item-kNN using raw co-occurrence counts rather than low-rank embeddings. Asymmetric item-item similarity and time decay in user history are also being explored as extra sources of signal.

Sparse co-occurrence is too dense to store or compute directly. The plan shifts to per-user item-kNN using only the last fifty liked or listened items. Precomputing top-200 neighbors per item without a full dense matrix is still unresolved.

The plan is now a hybrid ensemble. PureSVD with BM25, time decay, and organic weighting will serve as the base model. Recent popularity will be blended in. Item-item expansion from liked and recently organic items will use factor cosine similarity. ALS is reserved for later if time allows.

The next step is to test whether previously heard eligible items should be upranked, since repeat listening is common in music. The ineligible set already removes many played tracks, so the remaining candidates may still carry discovery value.

The slow process is being terminated to build a single comprehensive training script. It will compute statistics, fit the SVD model, evaluate performance, tune blend weights, and produce validation rankings before refitting for test. BM25 weighting on the implicit matrix is being applied using log-transformed counts and inverse-document-frequency terms to suppress popular items.

Time-decayed popularity will be computed as an exponential decay from the cutoff timestamp. User-specific recency for each item will also be used as a feature. The implicit ALS solver is being implemented with the Hu et al. trick, where the user update matrix becomes Y transpose Y plus a diagonal confidence correction term.

A full ALS run over 8,456 users and 30,000 items is estimated at roughly four minutes. That is too slow for the available time budget. The plan is to use fewer iterations and a smaller factor dimension, or switch to a vectorized batch solver.

A user-user kNN approach is now under consideration. Cosine similarity across 8,456 users requires only about 284 MB of memory. Scores would be computed by multiplying the similarity matrix with the item matrix. This method could complement the SVD and ALS models.

Sparse user-item multiplication is now the preferred approach. It captures local neighborhoods better than low-rank SVD. The ensemble will combine user-kNN, item-factor similarity, and popularity. A recent-items co-visitation feature was considered but set aside as too expensive.

Validation labels will be computed once. Item factors will be trained on all 9,238 users, but scoring will be restricted to target users. User-user kNN will include all users so non-target neighbors can still vote. The confidence weight for a listen is now defined as played ratio times 1.5 for organic events and 1.0 otherwise, multiplied by an exponential decay of event age.

Confidence weights will be 1.5 for played ratios of 80 percent or higher, and 0.2 for ratios below 20 percent. Likes will receive the highest weight with time decay, while dislikes will be excluded or penalized. Preference-state likes will serve as user profile seeds even when items are ineligible. The cutoff timestamp spans roughly 287 days, so half-lives of seven, fourteen, thirty, and sixty days are being tested.

A 90-day recent window is being considered for target users. Items appearing in the catalog's last seven days of training will be scored as trending. The plan is to write a quick popularity baseline first so a valid submission exists immediately, then improve it. Only sklearn's HistGradientBoostingClassifier is available for any additional modeling.

Scoring all 8,456 users against 29,000 candidates at once is too expensive. A two-stage retrieval and reranking pipeline is now planned: first retrieve the top 300 candidates using SVD and popularity, then rerank them with a pairwise or pointwise model. Candidate features will include the CF score, item popularity, user-item interaction history, item-item similarity to liked tracks, organic rate, skip rate, and average co-occurrence with the last 20 tracks. The reranker will be trained on a time-split holdout from the training data.

Blend weights will be tuned directly on the public validation NDCG to optimize ranking quality. The item-item similarity matrix will be built using RP3Beta graph diffusion, where item-item transitions are normalized by item popularity raised to a power beta.

The item-item similarity matrix will be built using the RP3Beta algorithm. It normalizes each user’s contribution by their total listening volume, then computes item-item transitions as X transpose times that normalized matrix, and finally renormalizes by item popularity raised to a power beta. This dense 30,000-by-30,000 float32 matrix requires only about 3.6 GB of memory, leaving ample headroom in the available 10 GB.

The exact RP3Beta formula is now defined: item-item transitions are computed as the user-item matrix multiplied by its transpose, with each row normalized by user degree and each column normalized by item degree raised to beta. The final ensemble will blend this graph similarity with SVD and recency popularity. To stay within memory limits, the full transition matrix may be built on demand rather than stored.

A memory-efficient scoring trick is being explored to avoid storing the full item-item matrix. Instead of building a dense 30,000-by-30,000 transition matrix, each user's score can be computed by first projecting their history onto the item-item space via X transpose times X, then multiplying that projection by the user's interaction vector. This reduces the per-user computation to a single sparse matrix-vector product.

User-user collaborative filtering is being evaluated as a fast baseline. Computing X @ X.T @ X produces a dense 8,456-by-30,000 score matrix in about one gigabyte of memory.

The user-user kNN approach is being implemented with BM25-weighted item features. Cosine similarity will be computed across all users, and small similarities below a threshold will be zeroed out to reduce memory usage. The final ensemble will blend these scores with PureSVD and popularity, then tune the linear blend weights on validation NDCG.

The user-user kNN will use sklearn normalization on the sparse matrix before computing cosine similarity. Liked items will be boosted in the history vector used for scoring. Eligibility masks will be unpacked from packed bits into a 31 MB boolean array, with ineligible scores set to negative infinity and only the top one hundred candidates kept via argpartition. Dislikes will be excluded from the candidate pool and may also receive negative weights in the user profile.

The validation window spans 24788600 to 25393395. Refitting will use all training and validation events with a test cutoff at the start of that window. Time decay will be computed relative to this test boundary.

The test cutoff is fixed at 25395200. A last-N-days popularity score will be added as an additive component, and item popularity will be used as a separate score. Implicit ALS was considered but set aside in favor of the SVD plus user-kNN ensemble.

Diversity is considered unnecessary for NDCG optimization. The ranker will be implemented as a single clean `build_ranker.py` script. Validation labels will be precomputed efficiently. A rediscovery bonus for previously heard items and a bonus for never-heard similar items will be added as tunable features.

Since the eligibility filter already removes most heard items, the remaining candidates are largely unseen. The ensemble will therefore weight collaborative filtering from likes and organic completions more heavily. A sparse autoencoder approach was considered but rejected because inverting a 30,000-item matrix is too slow. Instead, an efficient implicit ALS solver using conjugate gradient with only a few iterations is being explored.

The implicit library is unavailable, so a custom vectorized ALS solver will be written in NumPy. ThreadPoolExecutor will parallelize the user and item factor updates because NumPy releases the GIL during linear algebra. The configuration targets 64 factors, eight iterations, alpha 20, and regularization 0.1. User-kNN, SVD, and popularity will be implemented first as a strong baseline before adding ALS.

The solution will be organized as `build_ranker.py`, a `README.md`, and two output parquet files for test and validation predictions. A hung process must be killed before writing code. Loading 43 million listens is feasible at roughly one to two gigabytes, but the catalog list of thirty thousand items may make a PyArrow 'in' filter slow.

A faster catalog filter is being chosen over PyArrow: load only the item_id column, sort the thirty thousand catalog items, and use numpy searchsorted to mask the forty-three million listens. The user-user similarity matrix will be computed on all ninety-two hundred thirty-eight users and then sliced to target rows for scoring.

Item features will be weighted by IDF, computed as log((n_users + 1) / (n_i + 1)) + 1. Time decay uses a 14-day half-life. Interaction weights are set to 8.0 for likes, 2.0 for organic plays, 1.5 for strong plays, and 0.15 for skips. The preference state at the cutoff is treated as the authoritative like or dislike signal, and liked items are kept as gold seeds in the user profile even when ineligible.

Preference-state likes will be heavily weighted in the user-user history matrix. The ensemble blend will normalize each signal per-user to zero mean and unit standard deviation before combining them, which should make tuning more stable.

I’ll kill the slow analysis job and implement a hybrid ranker (user-kNN, SVD, recency-weighted popularity) we can tune on the public window.

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  "command": "kill 5680 2>/dev/null; sleep 0.2; free -h",
  "description": "Kill slow analysis process and free RAM"
}
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Memory is available. I will write a comprehensive ranker.

The ranker will be built in six stages: load data, build sparse matrices, compute scores, evaluate, grid search, and refit. ALS will use a fast TruncatedSVD or user-kNN approach. A potential memory issue with scoring a dense 9238×9238 matrix against a sparse 9238×30000 matrix needs attention.

Converting the sparse matrix to float32 dense will keep the score matrix under 2 GB. Randomized SVD with 128 components is also being considered as a lighter alternative.

TF-IDF weighting will be applied to the user-item matrix. A short-term 21-day matrix was considered but rejected as noisy; long-term decay will handle recent signals instead. The half-life parameter will be tuned across 7, 14, and 30 days. Rather than fitting multiple decay variants, a single 14-day decay will be fitted first and blended with other signals.

Likes from the preference state will be treated as strong events at cutoff time. Dislikes will be excluded from the user-item matrix to avoid negative weights in cosine similarity; eligibility filtering alone will handle them. An organic ratio prior is also being considered, though its value is uncertain.

Recent global popularity from the last seven days will be blended with overall item popularity. The evaluation logic will be written inline. A top-k helper will enforce candidate eligibility and return the highest-scoring items per user.

The top-k helper will sort partitioned scores and return the highest-scoring eligible items per user. Candidate eligibility will be unpacked from packed bit arrays, which uses roughly 253 MB of memory. Validation labels will be stored as a dictionary mapping users to their gold items, and NDCG@10 will be computed directly from the top-10 predictions.

The script will be modular to allow rapid iteration. A multiprocessing-based ALS solver is being drafted, using a sparse user-item matrix and parallel per-user factor updates.

The ALS solver will use eight worker threads. Each user’s factor vector is updated by solving a regularized least-squares problem with implicit feedback weights. NumPy BLAS operations release the GIL, so parallel updates should not block.

Confidence weights will use p=1 for all positive feedback. A weighted SVD of the confidence matrix is being considered as a cheaper ALS approximation. The script will be structured into six stages: build features once, compute score channels, grid-search blend on NDCG, save validation rankings, refit with train-plus-validation data, and save submission. Refitting requires rebuilding matrices to include validation records.

The code will be organized into three functions: load_events, build_model, and rank. Negative sampling and track-length features are being skipped. Organic history will be weighted more heavily because it predicts future organic discovery better; two matrices will be built—one for all positive listens and one for organic-only events—then blended. Everything will live in a single file. Hyperparameters will start from recsys intuition with a small grid search, beginning with a 14-day half-life.

A k-nearest-neighbor user-user matrix will be built with top-k sparsification at 50 and 200 neighbors. The SVD component stays at 128 factors. Self-similarity is being weighed: excluding it would increase serendipity, while keeping it would add a repeat signal.

Self-similarity will be excluded from the k-nearest-neighbor matrix to keep the collaborative signal clean. A separate repeat channel will score each user’s own history, though it may be sparse among eligible candidates. Item IDs are confirmed to match the candidate catalog order.

Eligibility user IDs will serve as the row order for scoring. Non-target users will be appended to the collaborative matrix but excluded from final target scores. A fast first version will be written immediately, including a popularity baseline submission. PyArrow will be used for faster data reads.

Popularity among similar users is exactly the user-kNN signal. BM25 item-item scoring was considered but rejected because it would require a dense item-item similarity matrix, which is too expensive. The chosen approach remains user-kNN plus SVD. A truncated SVD on the 9238×30000 matrix with 128 factors will be fast. Item-item P3 was also dismissed because it collapses to the same user-user matrix as user-kNN.

Item-item P3 is being reconsidered. The user-item matrix X @ X.T @ X is mathematically equivalent to the item-item matrix X.T @ X @ X, so both would produce identical scores across the full neighborhood. The remaining differences between cosine user-user and item-item similarity come from row normalization, IDF scaling, top-k truncation, and asymmetric weights. RP3beta is being derived to test whether degree-based weighting can improve discovery beyond simple co-occurrence.

The exact RP3beta formula is being derived from recsys: item-item similarity equals the sum of user interactions divided by the product of user degree and item degrees raised to the beta power. A fast implementation using weighted column normalization is also being explored.

The asymmetric RP3beta formula is being derived. Item-item similarity will be built by column-normalizing the user-item matrix with item degrees raised to beta, then transposing and multiplying by the row-normalized user matrix. This yields an item-item similarity matrix that can be scored against each user’s history. The equivalent prediction sum over similar items is also being checked.

The RP3beta formula is being simplified to a vectorized user-user overlap step. User-item counts are normalized by user degree, then multiplied by the binary user-item matrix to produce a user-user similarity matrix. That matrix is multiplied by the binary history again, and the result is reweighted by item popularity raised to the negative beta power.

A beta value near 0.5 will penalize popular items in the collaborative channel. The script will print NDCG during execution. The first run will use a 14-day half-life, double organic weight, tenfold preference likes, play ratio scaled by one hundred, BM25 or IDF item weighting, cosine k=80 neighbors, and 128 SVD factors.

Six score channels are planned: k-nearest-neighbor cosine, SVD, RP3beta with beta=0.5, log-popularity recent, log-popularity all-time, and a repeat channel from the user’s own history. Float32 will be used throughout to save memory. Per-user z-score normalization over eligible items only is too expensive, so global per-user z-score is used instead. The script must finish in under ten minutes so one or two quick tuning passes are possible. A potential bug between item IDs in the eligibility data and the candidate catalog is flagged.

Eligibility item IDs will serve as the canonical mapping. Explicit likes will be drawn from preference state rather than replaying event logs. Only catalog listens will feed the implicit signal. A short SVD profile built from recent organic items is being added as a seed factor expansion.

A 37 MB integer lookup table will map item IDs to catalog columns for fast filtering of the 43 million listens. Non-target users' catalog listens will still be included as extra rows in the SVD and as neighbors in the user-kNN matrix.

A user ID lookup table will be built from the union of target and listening users, with eligibility rows placed first. A HistGradientBoosting reranker was considered but rejected because it requires pairwise training data and would take too long.

A separate SVD on the sparse like matrix is being considered. Likes carry seven times the DCG gain of plays, so they should be weighted heavily in the ranking model. The public validation window removes the need for a local time-split.

A like-based collaborative channel will be added using the 418,000 preference-state likes. A simple popularity baseline will be saved first as a fallback submission. The test refit cutoff is set to 25395195, one thousand seconds after the validation window ends.

Validation events will be weighted heavily because they fall within the first seven days of the test window, while training events decay over roughly two hundred ninety-four days. The script will accept a `--stage` flag to run validation before refitting on the full dataset. Eight OpenMP threads will be set for sklearn. A README will be written after results are in. Grid-searching blend weights across all eight thousand four hundred fifty-six users is expensive.

NDCG@10 only requires the top ten items per user, so argpartition can be limited to ten candidates. This makes grid-searching blend weights across all users feasible.

Gold labels will be precomputed as lists for faster evaluation. Duplicate user-item pairs in the listen data will be aggregated by summing weights to avoid a heavy groupby.

Duplicate user-item pairs in the listen matrix will be aggregated by converting a scipy COO matrix to CSR, which automatically sums repeated entries. The final listen weight is a decayed organic score: it starts with an exponential half-life decay, blends in a play-ratio term, and then receives extra multipliers for high and low completion rates.

Only organic listens with a play ratio of at least fifty percent will feed the main implicit matrix. A separate skip matrix may be built from lower-ratio events to reduce noise. The preference state will serve as the primary like signal because it already accounts for unlikes, while raw listen events will provide additional implicit feedback.

Preference likes for non-catalog items will be dropped. Likes will receive a fixed weight of 8.0 with no time decay. A dislike-penalty channel was considered but skipped to save time. Intermediate artifacts will be written to /app/solution/. The script will include a fallback popularity baseline that ranks eligible candidates by catalog popularity.

A fallback popularity baseline will be saved immediately after loading eligibility. Catalog item popularity will come from the `positive_listens` column, and recency popularity will be computed from events. sklearn NearestNeighbors is not needed. ALS will be added as an optional extra channel with 64 factors and five iterations; it should finish in about one to two minutes.

Numba is unavailable, so the ALS solver will use scipy.linalg.cho_factor and cho_solve in pure numpy. The blend grid will search four weight values for each of the first three channels and three for the fourth.

The blend grid will search 144 weight combinations. To avoid repeated one-gigabyte allocations during evaluation, a single pre-allocated buffer will be reused for blending scores in-place. If the full grid is too slow, it can be coarsened and then refined.

A coarser grid search will be tried first, evaluating roughly twenty weight combinations. Per-user z-score normalization is being implemented for the collaborative channels, with a safeguard to prevent division by near-zero standard deviation. The popularity channel will use global z-score instead of per-user. The repeat channel will remain raw log1p-scaled because its sparsity makes z-scoreing unreliable.

Reciprocal rank fusion was considered but rejected because ranking thirty thousand candidates per user is too slow for a large grid search. The final model will use a linear blend of z-score normalized channels. The implementation will be kept compact at roughly four hundred to five hundred lines, with a README documenting the approach. Validation events must not be used as features when measuring validation rankings.

Validation will use only training events plus validation preference state and eligibility. Test will add validation events plus test preference state and eligibility. The training listens parquet will be read with only five columns to limit memory. A short-term user vector from the last seven days will be added as an extra SVD projection.

The short-term channel will use a three-day half-life or a seven-day binary window to capture current listening taste. The code will be organized into `load_interactions`, `build_sparse`, and `channels` helpers. Memory will be kept tight by keeping at most four channels active and deleting dense copies.

The user-kNN matrix will be built by normalizing the sparse listen matrix with sklearn, computing its dense cosine similarity, zeroing the diagonal to exclude self-neighbors, and keeping only the top eighty neighbors per user.

The kNN channel will use the same weighted listen matrix for both similarity and voting to preserve time-decay weights. IDF will be applied to the matrix before cosine similarity to reduce popularity bias.

BM25 was considered but rejected as overkill; IDF alone is sufficient. The kNN channel will use fifty to one hundred neighbors instead of eighty. A sparse like co-occurrence matrix will provide an item-item similarity signal, since the preference-state likes are very sparse.

The like-co-occurrence channel will use raw unnormalized counts and cosine similarity to avoid excessive sparsification. The popularity baseline will rank candidates by organic positive listens, since that metric aligns with the discovery objective.



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  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "content": "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"Discovery ranker for the Yambda Made-for-You shelf.\n\nHybrid of recency-weighted implicit CF (user-kNN + PureSVD), like-based CF,\nshort-term taste, and organic popularity. Validation uses train history only;\nthe hidden-test ranker is refit on train+val.\n\"\"\"\nfrom __future__ import annotations\n\nimport json\nimport sys\nimport time\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nfrom scipy.sparse import coo_matrix, csr_matrix\nfrom sklearn.decomposition import TruncatedSVD\nfrom sklearn.preprocessing import normalize\n\nsys.path.insert(0, \"/task\")\nfrom ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K, TOP_N\n\nDATA = Path(\"/task/data\")\nOUT = Path(\"/app/solution\")\nOUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n\nTRAIN_CUTOFF = 24_786_800\n# val window ends at 25393395; 30-minute gap before hidden test\nTEST_CUTOFF = 25_395_195\nDAY = 86_400.0\nHALF_LIFE_DAYS = 14.0\nSHORT_DAYS = 7.0\nSVD_COMPONENTS = 128\nKNN_NEIGHBORS = 80\nLIKE_WEIGHT = 10.0\nPREF_LIKE_WEIGHT = 16.0\nORGANIC_MULT = 2.2\nSTRONG_MULT = 1.5\nMIN_RATIO = 50\n\n\ndef log(msg: str) -> None:\n    print(f\"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {msg}\", flush=True)\n\n\ndef load_catalog_index():\n    el = np.load(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    item_ids = el[\"item_ids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    target_uids = el[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    catalog = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\n    pop_map = dict(\n        zip(catalog.item_id.astype(int), catalog.organic_positive_listens.astype(np.float64))\n    )\n    pop = np.array([pop_map.get(int(i), 1.0) for i in item_ids], dtype=np.float32)\n    max_item = int(item_ids.max()) + 1\n    lut = np.full(max_item, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[item_ids] = np.arange(len(item_ids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return item_ids, target_uids, pop, lut\n\n\ndef unpack_eligible(path: Path, n_items: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    art = np.load(path)\n    uids = art[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    packed = art[\"packed_eligible\"]\n    elig = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, bitorder=\"little\")[:, :n_items].astype(bool)\n    return uids, elig\n\n\ndef map_items(item_arr: np.ndarray, lut: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n    cols = np.full(len(item_arr), -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    valid = item_arr < len(lut)\n    cols[valid] = lut[item_arr[valid]]\n    return cols\n\n\ndef load_listens(paths: list[Path]) -> pd.DataFrame:\n    frames = [\n        pd.read_parquet(p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\", \"played_ratio_pct\"])\n        for p in paths\n    ]\n    return pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n\n\ndef listen_weights(df: pd.DataFrame, cutoff: int, lut: np.ndarray) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    uid = df.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts = df.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    item = df.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    organic = df.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    ratio = df.played_ratio_pct.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    cols = map_items(item, lut)\n    keep = (cols >= 0) & (ts <= cutoff) & (ratio >= MIN_RATIO)\n    uid, ts, cols, organic, ratio = uid[keep], ts[keep], cols[keep], organic[keep], ratio[keep]\n    age_days = np.clip(cutoff - ts, 0, None) / DAY\n    decay = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age_days / HALF_LIFE_DAYS).astype(np.float32)\n    w = decay * np.clip(ratio.astype(np.float32) / 100.0, 0.0, 1.2)\n    w *= np.where(organic == 1, ORGANIC_MULT, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    w *= np.where(ratio >= 80, STRONG_MULT, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    w *= np.where(organic == 1, 1.0 + 0.25 * (ratio >= 80), 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    recency = (age_days <= SHORT_DAYS).astype(np.float32)\n    return uid, cols, w, recency * w * (organic == 1)\n\n\ndef add_pref_likes(\n    uid: np.ndarray,\n    cols: np.ndarray,\n    w: np.ndarray,\n    pref_path: Path,\n    lut: np.ndarray,\n) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(pref_path)\n    liked = pref[pref.state == \"liked\"]\n    p_uid = liked.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    p_cols = map_items(liked.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64), lut)\n    keep = p_cols >= 0\n    p_uid, p_cols = p_uid[keep], p_cols[keep]\n    p_w = np.full(len(p_uid), PREF_LIKE_WEIGHT, dtype=np.float32)\n    return (\n        np.concatenate([uid, p_uid]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, p_cols]),\n        np.concatenate([w, p_w]),\n    )\n\n\ndef add_like_events(\n    uid: np.ndarray,\n    cols: np.ndarray,\n    w: np.ndarray,\n    paths: list[Path],\n    cutoff: int,\n    lut: np.ndarray,\n) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    frames = [pd.read_parquet(p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"]) for p in paths]\n    likes = pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n    l_uid = likes.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    ts = likes.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    l_cols = map_items(likes.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64), lut)\n    organic = likes.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16)\n    keep = (l_cols >= 0) & (ts <= cutoff)\n    l_uid, ts, l_cols, organic = l_uid[keep], ts[keep], l_cols[keep], organic[keep]\n    age_days = np.clip(cutoff - ts, 0, None) / DAY\n    decay = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age_days / HALF_LIFE_DAYS).astype(np.float32)\n    lw = decay * LIKE_WEIGHT * np.where(organic == 1, 1.6, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    return (\n        np.concatenate([uid, l_uid]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, l_cols]),\n        np.concatenate([w, lw]),\n    )\n\n\ndef build_user_index(target_uids: np.ndarray, event_uids: np.ndarray) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, int]:\n    extra = np.setdiff1d(np.unique(event_uids), target_uids, assume_unique=False)\n    all_uids = np.concatenate([target_uids, extra])\n    max_uid = int(all_uids.max()) + 1\n    lut = np.full(max_uid, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[all_uids] = np.arange(len(all_uids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return all_uids, lut, len(target_uids)\n\n\ndef to_csr(uids: np.ndarray, cols: np.ndarray, w: np.ndarray, uid_lut: np.ndarray, n_users: int, n_items: int) -> csr_matrix:\n    keep = uids < len(uid_lut)\n    uids, cols, w = uids[keep], cols[keep], w[keep]\n    rows = uid_lut[uids]\n    keep = rows >= 0\n    rows, cols, w = rows[keep], cols[keep], w[keep]\n    return coo_matrix((w.astype(np.float32), (rows, cols)), shape=(n_users, n_items)).tocsr()\n\n\ndef apply_idf(X: csr_matrix) -> csr_matrix:\n    df = np.asarray((X > 0).sum(axis=0)).ravel().astype(np.float32)\n    idf = np.log((X.shape[0] + 1.0) / (df + 1.0)) + 1.0\n    return X.multiply(idf)\n\n\ndef row_z(A: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n    mean = A.mean(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    std = A.std(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    std = np.maximum(std, 1e-6)\n    return (A - mean) / std\n\n\ndef user_knn_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_neighbors: int, n_targets: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    Xn = normalize(X, norm=\"l2\", axis=1)\n    S = Xn @ Xn.T\n    if not isinstance(S, np.ndarray):\n        S = S.toarray()\n    S = S.astype(np.float32, copy=False)\n    np.fill_diagonal(S, 0.0)\n    S[S < 0] = 0.0\n    k = min(n_neighbors, S.shape[1] - 1)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-S, kth=k, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    rows = np.arange(S.shape[0], dtype=np.int32)[:, None]\n    S_top = np.zeros_like(S)\n    S_top[rows, idx] = S[rows, idx]\n    # row-normalize neighbor weights\n    denom = S_top.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    denom[denom == 0] = 1.0\n    S_top /= denom\n    Xd = X.astype(np.float32).toarray()\n    scores = S_top[:n_targets] @ Xd\n    del S, S_top, Xd\n    return scores.astype(np.float32, copy=False)\n\n\ndef svd_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_components: int, n_targets: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    k = min(n_components, min(X.shape) - 1)\n    svd = TruncatedSVD(n_components=k, n_iter=7, random_state=0)\n    user_f = svd.fit_transform(X).astype(np.float32)\n    item_f = svd.components_.T.astype(np.float32)\n    scores = user_f[:n_targets] @ item_f.T\n    return scores.astype(np.float32, copy=False), user_f, item_f\n\n\ndef short_profile_scores(X_short: csr_matrix, item_f: np.ndarray, n_targets: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    Xs = X_short[:n_targets]\n    # user as weighted average of item factors\n    user = Xs @ item_f\n    norms = np.linalg.norm(user, axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    norms[norms == 0] = 1.0\n    user = user / norms\n    item_n = item_f / np.maximum(np.linalg.norm(item_f, axis=1, keepdims=True), 1e-6)\n    return (user @ item_n.T).astype(np.float32)\n\n\ndef recent_organic_pop(df: pd.DataFrame, cutoff: int, lut: np.ndarray, n_items: int, window_days: float) -> np.ndarray:\n    uid_dummy = df.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)  # noqa: F841 keep df alive\n    ts = df.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    item = df.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    organic = df.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    ratio = df.played_ratio_pct.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    cols = map_items(item, lut)\n    keep = (\n        (cols >= 0)\n        & (ts <= cutoff)\n        & (ts >= cutoff - int(window_days * DAY))\n        & (organic == 1)\n        & (ratio >= 80)\n    )\n    pop = np.bincount(cols[keep], minlength=n_items).astype(np.float32)\n    return pop\n\n\ndef validation_truth(item_ids: np.ndarray, target_set: set[int], elig: np.ndarray, elig_uids: np.ndarray) -> dict[int, dict[int, int]]:\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(elig_uids)}\n    item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}\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(target_set) & (listens.is_organic == 1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= 80)\n    ][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    olikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(target_set) & (likes.is_organic == 1)][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n\n    def eligible(uid: int, item: int) -> bool:\n        r = uid_row.get(uid)\n        c = item_col.get(item)\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            return False\n        return bool(elig[r, c])\n\n    for u, i in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if eligible(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 1\n    for u, i in olikes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if eligible(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 3\n    return graded\n\n\ndef ndcg_from_scores(\n    scores: np.ndarray,\n    elig: np.ndarray,\n    uids: np.ndarray,\n    item_ids: np.ndarray,\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]],\n) -> float:\n    sc = np.where(elig, scores, -1e9)\n    k = QUALITY_K\n    idx = np.argpartition(-sc, kth=k, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(sc, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\n    vals = [\n        ndcg_at_k(item_ids[idx[uid_row[uid]]].tolist(), gold, k)\n        for uid, gold in graded.items()\n    ]\n    return float(np.mean(vals))\n\n\ndef topn_ranking(\n    scores: np.ndarray,\n    elig: np.ndarray,\n    uids: np.ndarray,\n    item_ids: np.ndarray,\n    n: int = TOP_N,\n) -> pd.DataFrame:\n    sc = np.where(elig, scores, -1e9).astype(np.float32, copy=False)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-sc, kth=n, axis=1)[:, :n]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(sc, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    n_users = len(uids)\n    out_uid = np.repeat(uids, n)\n    out_item = item_ids[idx].reshape(-1)\n    out_rank = np.tile(np.arange(1, n + 1, dtype=np.int32), n_users)\n    return pd.DataFrame({\"uid\": out_uid, \"item_id\": out_item, \"rank\": out_rank})\n\n\ndef save_ranking(df: pd.DataFrame, path: Path) -> None:\n    df = df.astype({\"uid\": np.int64, \"item_id\": np.int64, \"rank\": np.int32})\n    df.to_parquet(path, index=False)\n    log(f\"wrote {path} rows={len(df)}\")\n\n\ndef popularity_scores(pop: np.ndarray, n_users: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    return np.broadcast_to(np.log1p(pop)[None, :], (n_users, len(pop))).copy()\n\n\ndef build_channels(\n    listen_paths: list[Path],\n    like_paths: list[Path],\n    pref_path: Path,\n    cutoff: int,\n    item_ids: np.ndarray,\n    target_uids: np.ndarray,\n    lut: np.ndarray,\n    catalog_pop: np.ndarray,\n):\n    log(f\"loading listens from {[p.name for p in listen_paths]}\")\n    listens = load_listens(listen_paths)\n    log(f\"listens rows={len(listens)}\")\n    uid, cols, w, w_short = listen_weights(listens, cutoff, lut)\n    pop_recent = recent_organic_pop(listens, cutoff, lut, len(item_ids), 10.0)\n    pop_month = recent_organic_pop(listens, cutoff, lut, len(item_ids), 30.0)\n    del listens\n    uid_s, cols_s, w_s = uid, cols, w_short\n\n    uid, cols, w = add_like_events(uid, cols, w, like_paths, cutoff, lut)\n    uid, cols, w = add_pref_likes(uid, cols, w, pref_path, lut)\n\n    all_uids, uid_lut, n_targets = build_user_index(target_uids, uid)\n    n_users = len(all_uids)\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n    log(f\"users={n_users} targets={n_targets} events={len(w)}\")\n\n    X = to_csr(uid, cols, w, uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    X_short = to_csr(uid_s, cols_s, w_s, uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    log(f\"X nnz={X.nnz} short nnz={X_short.nnz}\")\n\n    X_idf = apply_idf(X)\n    log(\"user-kNN\")\n    knn = user_knn_scores(X_idf, KNN_NEIGHBORS, n_targets)\n    log(\"svd\")\n    svd, _user_f, item_f = svd_scores(X_idf, SVD_COMPONENTS, n_targets)\n    log(\"short profile\")\n    short = short_profile_scores(X_short, item_f, n_targets)\n    # self history among catalog (repeat / continuation)\n    repeat = X[:n_targets].astype(np.float32).toarray()\n    pop = np.log1p(0.55 * pop_recent + 0.25 * pop_month + 0.20 * catalog_pop).astype(np.float32)\n    pop_mat = np.broadcast_to(pop[None, :], (n_targets, n_items)).copy()\n\n    channels = {\n        \"knn\": row_z(knn),\n        \"svd\": row_z(svd),\n        \"short\": row_z(short),\n        \"repeat\": row_z(np.log1p(repeat)),\n        \"pop\": row_z(pop_mat),\n    }\n    del knn, svd, short, repeat, pop_mat, X, X_idf, X_short\n    return channels\n\n\ndef blend(channels: dict[str, np.ndarray], weights: dict[str, float]) -> np.ndarray:\n    acc = None\n    for name, w in weights.items():\n        if w == 0:\n            continue\n        term = channels[name] * np.float32(w)\n        acc = term if acc is None else acc + term\n    return acc\n\n\ndef grid_search(channels: dict[str, np.ndarray], elig, uids, item_ids, graded) -> tuple[dict[str, float], float]:\n    knn_w = [0.6, 1.0, 1.4]\n    svd_w = [0.4, 0.8, 1.2]\n    short_w = [0.2, 0.5, 0.9]\n    repeat_w = [0.0, 0.15, 0.35]\n    pop_w = [0.15, 0.35, 0.6]\n    best_w = None\n    best = -1.0\n    trials = 0\n    # coarse random-ish full grid is 3^5=243, too many; use staged search\n    # stage 1: knn/svd/pop with short=0.5, repeat=0.15\n    for a in knn_w:\n        for b in svd_w:\n            for e in pop_w:\n                w = {\"knn\": a, \"svd\": b, \"short\": 0.5, \"repeat\": 0.15, \"pop\": e}\n                sc = blend(channels, w)\n                val = ndcg_from_scores(sc, elig, uids, item_ids, graded)\n                trials += 1\n                if val > best:\n                    best, best_w = val, w\n                    log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")\n    # stage 2: refine short/repeat around best\n    base = dict(best_w)\n    for c in short_w:\n        for d in repeat_w:\n            w = {**base, \"short\": c, \"repeat\": d}\n            sc = blend(channels, w)\n            val = ndcg_from_scores(sc, elig, uids, item_ids, graded)\n            trials += 1\n            if val > best:\n                best, best_w = val, w\n                log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")\n    # stage 3: fine pop\n    base = dict(best_w)\n    for e in [0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.45, 0.75, 1.0]:\n        w = {**base, \"pop\": e}\n        sc = blend(channels, w)\n        val = ndcg_from_scores(sc, elig, uids, item_ids, graded)\n        trials += 1\n        if val > best:\n            best, best_w = val, w\n            log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")\n    log(f\"grid trials={trials} best={best:.6f} {best_w}\")\n    return best_w, best\n\n\ndef main() -> None:\n    t0 = time.time()\n    item_ids, target_uids, catalog_pop, lut = load_catalog_index()\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n    n_targets = len(target_uids)\n    log(f\"catalog items={n_items} targets={n_targets}\")\n\n    val_uids, val_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n    assert np.array_equal(val_uids, target_uids)\n\n    # immediate popularity fallback so a valid artifact exists\n    pop_fallback = popularity_scores(catalog_pop, n_targets)\n    save_ranking(\n        topn_ranking(pop_fallback, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids),\n        OUT / \"validation.parquet\",\n    )\n\n    target_set = set(map(int, target_uids))\n    log(\"building validation labels\")\n    graded = validation_truth(item_ids, target_set, val_elig, val_uids)\n    log(f\"labeled users={len(graded)} relevant={sum(len(v) for v in graded.values())}\")\n    pop_ndcg = ndcg_from_scores(pop_fallback, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, graded)\n    log(f\"organic-pop baseline ndcg@10={pop_ndcg:.6f}\")\n\n    channels = build_channels(\n        listen_paths=[DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\"],\n        like_paths=[DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\"],\n        pref_path=DATA / \"validation_preference_state.parquet\",\n        cutoff=TRAIN_CUTOFF,\n        item_ids=item_ids,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n        lut=lut,\n        catalog_pop=catalog_pop,\n    )\n    weights, val_score = grid_search(channels, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, graded)\n    val_scores = blend(channels, weights)\n    val_rank = topn_ranking(val_scores, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids)\n    save_ranking(val_rank, OUT / \"validation.parquet\")\n    with open(OUT / \"val_metrics.json\", \"w\") as f:\n        json.dump({\"ndcg@10\": val_score, \"weights\": weights, \"pop_baseline\": pop_ndcg}, f, indent=2)\n    log(f\"validation ndcg@10={val_score:.6f}\")\n    del channels, val_scores, val_elig, pop_fallback\n\n    log(\"refitting on train+val for hidden test\")\n    test_uids, test_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"test_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n    assert np.array_equal(test_uids, target_uids)\n    test_channels = build_channels(\n        listen_paths=[DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\", DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\"],\n        like_paths=[DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\", DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\"],\n        pref_path=DATA / \"test_preference_state.parquet\",\n        cutoff=TEST_CUTOFF,\n        item_ids=item_ids,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n        lut=lut,\n        catalog_pop=catalog_pop,\n    )\n    test_scores = blend(test_channels, weights)\n    test_rank = topn_ranking(test_scores, test_elig, target_uids, item_ids)\n    save_ranking(test_rank, OUT / \"submission.parquet\")\n    log(f\"done in {time.time() - t0:.1f}s\")\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
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Starting the run. It may take a while.

Memory pressure is a concern. The pipeline creates several large matrices—user KNN scores, SVD components, and z-scored channels—that can total over 5 GB combined. I will write a brief README while the run proceeds.

Peak memory may reach 8–10 GB. I will optimize in-place z-score and avoid keeping raw score matrices. The 15 GB limit should suffice.



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  "file_path": "/app/solution/README.md",
  "content": "# Made-for-You discovery ranker\n\nHybrid collaborative filter for the Yambda organic-discovery objective\n(graded NDCG@10: organic like = 3, organic 80%+ listen = 1).\n\n## Model\n\nWithin the platform-provided eligible catalog (30k tracks), each target\nuser is scored with a z-scored linear blend of:\n\n- **User kNN** on a recency-weighted implicit matrix (organic completes\n  and likes upweighted, IDF on items, 80 neighbors, self excluded).\n- **PureSVD** (128 components) on the same matrix.\n- **Short-term profile**: last-7-day organic completes projected onto\n  the SVD item factors.\n- **Repeat / continuation**: the user's own time-decayed history.\n- **Organic popularity**: mix of 10-day, 30-day, and all-time organic\n  positive-listen counts.\n\nExplicit likes come from cutoff-correct preference state plus like\nevents. Blend weights are chosen on the public validation window using\ntrain history only.\n\n## Cutoffs\n\n- Validation ranking: `train_*` + `validation_preference_state` +\n  `validation_eligible_candidates`.\n- Hidden-test ranking: `train_*` + `val_*` + `test_preference_state` +\n  `test_eligible_candidates`, with time decay relative to the test cutoff.\n\n## Reproduce\n\n```sh\n/opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/build_ranker.py\n```\n\nWrites `submission.parquet` (test) and `validation.parquet` (public window).\n"
}
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{
  "command": "cd /app && /opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "description": "Train hybrid ranker and write submission",
  "block_until_ms": 180000
}
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[14:43:37] catalog items=30000 targets=8456
[14:43:38] wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
[14:43:38] building validation labels
[14:43:39] labeled users=4263 relevant=37769
[14:43:40] organic-pop baseline ndcg@10=0.010577
[14:43:40] loading listens from ['train_listens.parquet']
[14:43:41] listens rows=43484159
[14:43:44] users=9917 targets=8456 events=21029588
[14:43:46] X nnz=5687487 short nnz=5564926
[14:43:46] user-kNN
[14:44:16] svd
[14:44:21] short profile
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### Recorded reasoning summary
The short profile run was killed by an out-of-memory error. I need to make the approach far more memory-efficient.

The memory spike comes from dense user-item matrices and intermediate score arrays. I will compute each channel in place, keep only one matrix at a time, reuse item factors for short profiles, and write intermediates to memmap files.

The OOM occurred because multiple 1GB dense matrices were materialized simultaneously: knn, svd, X, X_idf, X_short, and five row_z copies. I will compute channels as numpy memmaps to avoid holding them in RAM at once.

The plan is to compute each channel in place and delete intermediate matrices immediately after extraction. Popularity will be stored as a vector rather than a dense matrix. The blend step will add the pop vector directly without broadcasting. I also noticed that materializing all 9,917 user KNN scores at once consumes another 1.2 GB.

I will compute KNN scores without densifying the sparse user-item matrix. The dense top-k similarity matrix can be multiplied against the sparse item-item transpose to avoid materializing all 9,917 user vectors at once.

The KNN score formula `(X.T @ S_top.T).T` avoids densifying the user-item matrix. It computes a 30,000 × 8,456 dense result from a sparse transpose times a dense similarity matrix. The peak memory cost is only the similarity matrix and its top-k slice.

SVD scores will be computed as a 1 GB dense matrix from user factors multiplied by item factors. Repeat scores require densifying the target-user slice first. Short-profile scores will use a sparse user-item matrix multiplied by item factors, then multiplied by item features. I am now writing a helper to stream each channel into a memmap file sequentially.

I will use `np.memmap` with write mode to stream each channel directly to disk, then reopen it in read mode for blending. The blend step will also write into a single output memmap. I am now implementing an in-place row-wise z-score function that subtracts the mean and divides by the standard deviation without copying the array.

The in-place z-score helper clamps standard deviation to 1e-6 and updates the array in place. To cut memory further, I will reuse a single work buffer for eligibility masking instead of creating a new 1 GB copy each time. I am now rewriting build_ranker.py carefully to apply these optimizations.

The popularity baseline scored only 0.010577 NDCG@10. That is roughly two to five times random chance, which is far below typical recommendation-system baselines of 0.05 to 0.20. The low score likely reflects the 30,000-item candidate pool and the fact that many popular tracks are already known to users, leaving few relevant items for discovery.

I will not chunk item scores because global z-score and argpartition require full per-user vectors. The four-channel memory footprint is about 4 GB, which is acceptable with memmaps. I am also considering adding an implicit ALS channel, since its factors are small and its score matrix is only 1 GB.

I am weighing several model tweaks. RP3beta would add another 1 GB dense matrix, so it is likely too expensive. I will try 256 SVD components instead of 128. For KNN, I will keep cosine similarity on the IDF-weighted matrix but vote using raw counts rather than IDF. A like-only KNN channel is also possible, though it would still require a 1 GB score matrix.

I will add a like-only SVD channel to capture grade-3 preferences. I am also testing TruncatedSVD with more components as a lightweight ALS substitute, and I will raise the organic weight.

I am now implementing a compact implicit ALS solver. It initializes user and item factors, converts the sparse matrix into a confidence-weighted CSR, and runs eight alternating least-squares iterations with regularization. This will add an additional score channel to the ensemble.

The ALS solver uses a Python loop over all 30,000 items to solve per-user least-squares problems. Each iteration is expected to take 20–40 seconds.

Eight alternating least-squares iterations would take roughly eight minutes, which is too slow. I am threading the per-user least-squares updates across eight workers to cut runtime.

I will thread the ALS least-squares updates across eight workers and try five iterations with forty-eight factors. If that is too slow, I will skip it. The immediate priority is getting KNN and SVD working without running out of memory. I am now rewriting the channel extraction and main loop to stream scores directly into float32 memmaps.

I will keep self-exclusion in kNN to preserve signal diversity, since a separate repeat channel already captures repeated plays. BM25 is deferred for now. I also confirmed that the dense similarity matrix must be built across all 9,917 users because each user’s top-k neighbors may include non-target users.

I will set OMP_NUM_THREADS, MKL_NUM_THREADS, and OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS to 8 to maximize parallelism. The full cosine similarity matrix will be computed as Xn @ Xn.T, then top-k rows for target users will be sliced. I am rewriting the script with these memory optimizations. A grid search will load four 1 GB memmaps plus one blend map and an eligibility mask; that should fit in memory.

The first run hit a memory limit. I’ll switch the score channels to memmaps and compute them one at a time.

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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "content": "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"Discovery ranker for the Yambda Made-for-You shelf.\n\nHybrid of recency-weighted implicit CF (user-kNN + PureSVD), short-term\ntaste, continuation, and organic popularity. Validation uses train history\nonly; the hidden-test ranker is refit on train+val.\n\"\"\"\nfrom __future__ import annotations\n\nimport json\nimport os\nimport sys\nimport time\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nos.environ.setdefault(\"OMP_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\nos.environ.setdefault(\"OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\nos.environ.setdefault(\"MKL_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\nos.environ.setdefault(\"NUMEXPR_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\n\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nfrom scipy.sparse import coo_matrix, csr_matrix\nfrom sklearn.decomposition import TruncatedSVD\nfrom sklearn.preprocessing import normalize\n\nsys.path.insert(0, \"/task\")\nfrom ranking_evaluation import ndcg_at_k, QUALITY_K, TOP_N\n\nDATA = Path(\"/task/data\")\nOUT = Path(\"/app/solution\")\nOUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n\nTRAIN_CUTOFF = 24_786_800\nTEST_CUTOFF = 25_395_195\nDAY = 86_400.0\nHALF_LIFE_DAYS = 14.0\nSHORT_DAYS = 7.0\nSVD_COMPONENTS = 160\nKNN_NEIGHBORS = 90\nLIKE_WEIGHT = 10.0\nPREF_LIKE_WEIGHT = 16.0\nORGANIC_MULT = 2.4\nSTRONG_MULT = 1.6\nMIN_RATIO = 50\nN_ITEMS_FIXED = 30_000\n\n\ndef log(msg: str) -> None:\n    print(f\"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {msg}\", flush=True)\n\n\ndef memmap_channel(name: str, n_users: int, n_items: int, mode: str = \"w+\") -> np.memmap:\n    path = OUT / f\"channel_{name}.dat\"\n    return np.memmap(path, dtype=np.float32, mode=mode, shape=(n_users, n_items))\n\n\ndef row_z_inplace(A: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    mean = A.mean(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    std = np.maximum(A.std(axis=1, keepdims=True), 1e-6)\n    A -= mean\n    A /= std\n\n\ndef load_catalog_index():\n    el = np.load(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    item_ids = el[\"item_ids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    target_uids = el[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    catalog = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\n    pop_map = dict(\n        zip(catalog.item_id.astype(int), catalog.organic_positive_listens.astype(np.float64))\n    )\n    pop = np.array([pop_map.get(int(i), 1.0) for i in item_ids], dtype=np.float32)\n    max_item = int(item_ids.max()) + 1\n    lut = np.full(max_item, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[item_ids] = np.arange(len(item_ids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return item_ids, target_uids, pop, lut\n\n\ndef unpack_eligible(path: Path, n_items: int) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:\n    art = np.load(path)\n    uids = art[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    packed = art[\"packed_eligible\"]\n    elig = np.unpackbits(packed, axis=1, bitorder=\"little\")[:, :n_items].astype(bool)\n    return uids, elig\n\n\ndef map_items(item_arr: np.ndarray, lut: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n    cols = np.full(len(item_arr), -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    valid = item_arr < len(lut)\n    cols[valid] = lut[item_arr[valid]]\n    return cols\n\n\ndef load_listens(paths: list[Path]) -> pd.DataFrame:\n    frames = [\n        pd.read_parquet(\n            p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\", \"played_ratio_pct\"]\n        )\n        for p in paths\n    ]\n    return pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n\n\ndef listen_weights(df: pd.DataFrame, cutoff: int, lut: np.ndarray):\n    uid = df.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts = df.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    item = df.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    organic = df.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    ratio = df.played_ratio_pct.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    cols = map_items(item, lut)\n    keep = (cols >= 0) & (ts <= cutoff) & (ratio >= MIN_RATIO)\n    uid, ts, cols, organic, ratio = uid[keep], ts[keep], cols[keep], organic[keep], ratio[keep]\n    age_days = np.clip(cutoff - ts, 0, None) / DAY\n    decay = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age_days / HALF_LIFE_DAYS).astype(np.float32)\n    w = decay * np.clip(ratio.astype(np.float32) / 100.0, 0.0, 1.2)\n    w *= np.where(organic == 1, ORGANIC_MULT, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    w *= np.where(ratio >= 80, STRONG_MULT, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    w_short = w * (age_days <= SHORT_DAYS) * (organic == 1)\n    return uid, cols, w, w_short.astype(np.float32)\n\n\ndef add_pref_likes(uid, cols, w, pref_path: Path, lut: np.ndarray):\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(pref_path)\n    liked = pref[pref.state == \"liked\"]\n    p_uid = liked.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    p_cols = map_items(liked.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64), lut)\n    keep = p_cols >= 0\n    p_uid, p_cols = p_uid[keep], p_cols[keep]\n    p_w = np.full(len(p_uid), PREF_LIKE_WEIGHT, dtype=np.float32)\n    return (\n        np.concatenate([uid, p_uid]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, p_cols]),\n        np.concatenate([w, p_w]),\n    )\n\n\ndef add_like_events(uid, cols, w, paths: list[Path], cutoff: int, lut: np.ndarray):\n    frames = [\n        pd.read_parquet(p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"]) for p in paths\n    ]\n    likes = pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n    l_uid = likes.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    ts = likes.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    l_cols = map_items(likes.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64), lut)\n    organic = likes.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16)\n    keep = (l_cols >= 0) & (ts <= cutoff)\n    l_uid, ts, l_cols, organic = l_uid[keep], ts[keep], l_cols[keep], organic[keep]\n    age_days = np.clip(cutoff - ts, 0, None) / DAY\n    decay = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age_days / HALF_LIFE_DAYS).astype(np.float32)\n    lw = decay * LIKE_WEIGHT * np.where(organic == 1, 1.6, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    return (\n        np.concatenate([uid, l_uid]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, l_cols]),\n        np.concatenate([w, lw]),\n    )\n\n\ndef pref_like_matrix(pref_path: Path, lut, uid_lut, n_users: int, n_items: int) -> csr_matrix:\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(pref_path)\n    liked = pref[pref.state == \"liked\"]\n    p_uid = liked.uid.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64)\n    p_cols = map_items(liked.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64), lut)\n    keep = p_cols >= 0\n    p_uid, p_cols = p_uid[keep], p_cols[keep]\n    keep = p_uid < len(uid_lut)\n    p_uid, p_cols = p_uid[keep], p_cols[keep]\n    rows = uid_lut[p_uid]\n    keep = rows >= 0\n    return coo_matrix(\n        (np.ones(keep.sum(), dtype=np.float32), (rows[keep], p_cols[keep])),\n        shape=(n_users, n_items),\n    ).tocsr()\n\n\ndef build_user_index(target_uids: np.ndarray, event_uids: np.ndarray):\n    extra = np.setdiff1d(np.unique(event_uids), target_uids, assume_unique=False)\n    all_uids = np.concatenate([target_uids, extra])\n    max_uid = int(all_uids.max()) + 1\n    lut = np.full(max_uid, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[all_uids] = np.arange(len(all_uids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return all_uids, lut, len(target_uids)\n\n\ndef to_csr(uids, cols, w, uid_lut, n_users, n_items) -> csr_matrix:\n    keep = uids < len(uid_lut)\n    uids, cols, w = uids[keep], cols[keep], w[keep]\n    rows = uid_lut[uids]\n    keep = rows >= 0\n    return coo_matrix(\n        (w[keep].astype(np.float32), (rows[keep], cols[keep])),\n        shape=(n_users, n_items),\n    ).tocsr()\n\n\ndef apply_idf(X: csr_matrix) -> csr_matrix:\n    df = np.asarray((X > 0).sum(axis=0)).ravel().astype(np.float32)\n    idf = np.log((X.shape[0] + 1.0) / (df + 1.0)) + 1.0\n    return X.multiply(idf).tocsr()\n\n\ndef recent_organic_pop(df: pd.DataFrame, cutoff: int, lut: np.ndarray, n_items: int, window_days: float) -> np.ndarray:\n    ts = df.timestamp.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    item = df.item_id.to_numpy(dtype=np.int64, copy=False)\n    organic = df.is_organic.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    ratio = df.played_ratio_pct.to_numpy(dtype=np.int16, copy=False)\n    cols = map_items(item, lut)\n    keep = (\n        (cols >= 0)\n        & (ts <= cutoff)\n        & (ts >= cutoff - int(window_days * DAY))\n        & (organic == 1)\n        & (ratio >= 80)\n    )\n    return np.bincount(cols[keep], minlength=n_items).astype(np.float32)\n\n\ndef validation_truth(item_ids, target_set, elig, elig_uids) -> dict[int, dict[int, int]]:\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(elig_uids)}\n    item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}\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(target_set)\n        & (listens.is_organic == 1)\n        & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= 80)\n    ][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    olikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(target_set) & (likes.is_organic == 1)][\n        [\"uid\", \"item_id\"]\n    ].drop_duplicates()\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}\n\n    def eligible(uid: int, item: int) -> bool:\n        r = uid_row.get(uid)\n        c = item_col.get(item)\n        if r is None or c is None:\n            return False\n        return bool(elig[r, c])\n\n    for u, i in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if eligible(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 1\n    for u, i in olikes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if eligible(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 3\n    return graded\n\n\ndef ndcg_from_scores(scores, elig, uids, item_ids, graded, buf) -> float:\n    np.copyto(buf, scores)\n    buf[~elig] = np.float32(-1e4)\n    k = QUALITY_K\n    idx = np.argpartition(-buf, kth=k, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(buf, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(uids)}\n    vals = [\n        ndcg_at_k(item_ids[idx[uid_row[uid]]].tolist(), gold, k) for uid, gold in graded.items()\n    ]\n    return float(np.mean(vals))\n\n\ndef topn_ranking(scores, elig, uids, item_ids, buf, n: int = TOP_N) -> pd.DataFrame:\n    np.copyto(buf, scores)\n    buf[~elig] = np.float32(-1e4)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-buf, kth=n, axis=1)[:, :n]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(buf, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    n_users = len(uids)\n    return pd.DataFrame(\n        {\n            \"uid\": np.repeat(uids, n),\n            \"item_id\": item_ids[idx].reshape(-1),\n            \"rank\": np.tile(np.arange(1, n + 1, dtype=np.int32), n_users),\n        }\n    )\n\n\ndef save_ranking(df: pd.DataFrame, path: Path) -> None:\n    df = df.astype({\"uid\": np.int64, \"item_id\": np.int64, \"rank\": np.int32})\n    df.to_parquet(path, index=False)\n    log(f\"wrote {path} rows={len(df)}\")\n\n\ndef user_knn_into(X_sim: csr_matrix, X_vote: csr_matrix, n_neighbors: int, n_targets: int, out: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    log(\"kNN cosine\")\n    Xn = normalize(X_sim, norm=\"l2\", axis=1)\n    S = Xn @ Xn.T\n    if not isinstance(S, np.ndarray):\n        S = S.toarray()\n    S = np.asarray(S, dtype=np.float32)\n    del Xn\n    np.fill_diagonal(S, 0.0)\n    np.maximum(S, 0.0, out=S)\n    k = min(n_neighbors, S.shape[1] - 1)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-S, kth=k, axis=1)[:, :k]\n    rows = np.arange(S.shape[0], dtype=np.int32)[:, None]\n    vals = S[rows, idx]\n    S = None\n    St = np.zeros((n_targets, X_vote.shape[0]), dtype=np.float32)\n    St[rows[:n_targets], idx[:n_targets]] = vals[:n_targets]\n    denom = St.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    denom[denom == 0] = 1.0\n    St /= denom\n    log(\"kNN vote\")\n    # (items x users_all) @ (users_all x targets) -> items x targets\n    scored = X_vote.T @ St.T\n    out[:] = scored.T\n    del scored, St, idx, vals\n\n\ndef svd_into(X: csr_matrix, n_components: int, n_targets: int, out: np.ndarray):\n    k = min(n_components, min(X.shape) - 1)\n    svd = TruncatedSVD(n_components=k, n_iter=8, random_state=0)\n    user_f = svd.fit_transform(X).astype(np.float32)\n    item_f = svd.components_.T.astype(np.float32)\n    out[:] = user_f[:n_targets] @ item_f.T\n    return user_f, item_f\n\n\ndef short_into(X_short: csr_matrix, item_f: np.ndarray, n_targets: int, out: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    user = X_short[:n_targets] @ item_f\n    norms = np.linalg.norm(user, axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    norms[norms == 0] = 1.0\n    user = user / norms\n    item_n = item_f / np.maximum(np.linalg.norm(item_f, axis=1, keepdims=True), 1e-6)\n    out[:] = user @ item_n.T\n\n\ndef like_svd_into(X_like: csr_matrix, n_components: int, n_targets: int, out: np.ndarray) -> None:\n    k = min(n_components, max(2, min(X_like.shape) - 1), max(2, X_like.nnz // 20))\n    k = min(k, 96)\n    if X_like.nnz < 1000:\n        out[:] = 0\n        return\n    svd = TruncatedSVD(n_components=k, n_iter=7, random_state=1)\n    user_f = svd.fit_transform(X_like).astype(np.float32)\n    item_f = svd.components_.T.astype(np.float32)\n    out[:] = user_f[:n_targets] @ item_f.T\n\n\ndef build_channels(\n    listen_paths: list[Path],\n    like_paths: list[Path],\n    pref_path: Path,\n    cutoff: int,\n    item_ids: np.ndarray,\n    target_uids: np.ndarray,\n    lut: np.ndarray,\n    catalog_pop: np.ndarray,\n    tag: str,\n):\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n    n_targets = len(target_uids)\n    log(f\"loading listens from {[p.name for p in listen_paths]}\")\n    listens = load_listens(listen_paths)\n    log(f\"listens rows={len(listens)}\")\n    uid, cols, w, w_short = listen_weights(listens, cutoff, lut)\n    pop_recent = recent_organic_pop(listens, cutoff, lut, n_items, 10.0)\n    pop_month = recent_organic_pop(listens, cutoff, lut, n_items, 30.0)\n    del listens\n\n    uid_s, cols_s, w_s = uid.copy(), cols.copy(), w_short\n    uid, cols, w = add_like_events(uid, cols, w, like_paths, cutoff, lut)\n    uid, cols, w = add_pref_likes(uid, cols, w, pref_path, lut)\n\n    all_uids, uid_lut, n_targets = build_user_index(target_uids, uid)\n    n_users = len(all_uids)\n    log(f\"users={n_users} targets={n_targets} events={len(w)}\")\n\n    X = to_csr(uid, cols, w, uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    X_short = to_csr(uid_s, cols_s, w_s, uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    X_like = pref_like_matrix(pref_path, lut, uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    log(f\"X nnz={X.nnz} short nnz={X_short.nnz} like nnz={X_like.nnz}\")\n\n    pop_vec = np.log1p(0.55 * pop_recent + 0.25 * pop_month + 0.20 * catalog_pop).astype(np.float32)\n    pop_vec -= pop_vec.mean()\n    pop_vec /= max(float(pop_vec.std()), 1e-6)\n\n    names = [\"knn\", \"svd\", \"short\", \"repeat\", \"like\"]\n    ch = {name: memmap_channel(f\"{tag}_{name}\", n_targets, n_items) for name in names}\n\n    log(\"repeat channel\")\n    ch[\"repeat\"][:] = X[:n_targets].toarray()\n    np.log1p(ch[\"repeat\"], out=ch[\"repeat\"])\n    row_z_inplace(ch[\"repeat\"])\n    ch[\"repeat\"].flush()\n\n    X_idf = apply_idf(X)\n    log(\"user-kNN channel\")\n    user_knn_into(X_idf, X, KNN_NEIGHBORS, n_targets, ch[\"knn\"])\n    row_z_inplace(ch[\"knn\"])\n    ch[\"knn\"].flush()\n\n    log(\"svd channel\")\n    _user_f, item_f = svd_into(X_idf, SVD_COMPONENTS, n_targets, ch[\"svd\"])\n    row_z_inplace(ch[\"svd\"])\n    ch[\"svd\"].flush()\n    del _user_f, X_idf\n\n    log(\"short channel\")\n    short_into(X_short, item_f, n_targets, ch[\"short\"])\n    row_z_inplace(ch[\"short\"])\n    ch[\"short\"].flush()\n    del item_f, X_short\n\n    log(\"like-svd channel\")\n    like_svd_into(apply_idf(X_like + X_short * 0), 96, n_targets, ch[\"like\"]) if False else like_svd_into(\n        apply_idf(X_like), 96, n_targets, ch[\"like\"]\n    )\n    row_z_inplace(ch[\"like\"])\n    ch[\"like\"].flush()\n    del X, X_like\n\n    return ch, pop_vec\n\n\ndef blend_into(out, channels, weights, pop_vec, w_pop):\n    first = True\n    for name, w in weights.items():\n        if w == 0:\n            continue\n        if first:\n            np.multiply(channels[name], np.float32(w), out=out)\n            first = False\n        else:\n            out += np.float32(w) * channels[name]\n    if first:\n        out[:] = 0\n    if w_pop:\n        out += np.float32(w_pop) * pop_vec[None, :]\n\n\ndef grid_search(channels, pop_vec, elig, uids, item_ids, graded, buf):\n    best_w = None\n    best_pop = 0.0\n    best = -1.0\n    trials = 0\n    knn_w = [0.7, 1.1, 1.5]\n    svd_w = [0.4, 0.8, 1.2]\n    like_w = [0.2, 0.6, 1.0]\n    pop_w = [0.15, 0.35, 0.55]\n    for a in knn_w:\n        for b in svd_w:\n            for lk in like_w:\n                for e in pop_w:\n                    w = {\"knn\": a, \"svd\": b, \"short\": 0.55, \"repeat\": 0.12, \"like\": lk}\n                    blend_into(buf, channels, w, pop_vec, e)\n                    val = ndcg_from_scores(buf, elig, uids, item_ids, graded, buf)\n                    # ndcg_from_scores copies buf onto itself first; we already blended into buf.\n                    # Re-evaluate properly: blend into a dedicated scores view.\n                    trials += 1\n                    if val > best:\n                        best, best_w, best_pop = val, w, e\n                        log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w} pop={best_pop}\")\n    # The evaluate above is WRONG because ndcg_from_scores copies scores then masks,\n    # but we passed buf as both scores and buf, so copyto is no-op then mask destroys blend\n    # for subsequent? actually it masks in place so the NDCG is valid for that blend,\n    # but we cannot reuse. The NDCG itself is correct. Good.\n    base = dict(best_w)\n    for c in [0.15, 0.4, 0.7, 1.0]:\n        for d in [0.0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.45]:\n            w = {**base, \"short\": c, \"repeat\": d}\n            blend_into(buf, channels, w, pop_vec, best_pop)\n            val = ndcg_from_scores(buf, elig, uids, item_ids, graded, buf)\n            trials += 1\n            if val > best:\n                best, best_w = val, w\n                log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w} pop={best_pop}\")\n    base = dict(best_w)\n    for e in [0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.45, 0.7, 1.0]:\n        blend_into(buf, channels, base, pop_vec, e)\n        val = ndcg_from_scores(buf, elig, uids, item_ids, graded, buf)\n        trials += 1\n        if val > best:\n            best, best_pop = val, e\n            log(f\"best {best:.6f} {base} pop={best_pop}\")\n    log(f\"grid trials={trials} best={best:.6f} {best_w} pop={best_pop}\")\n    return best_w, best_pop, best\n\n\ndef main() -> None:\n    t0 = time.time()\n    item_ids, target_uids, catalog_pop, lut = load_catalog_index()\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n    n_targets = len(target_uids)\n    log(f\"catalog items={n_items} targets={n_targets}\")\n\n    val_uids, val_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n    assert np.array_equal(val_uids, target_uids)\n\n    buf = memmap_channel(\"buf\", n_targets, n_items)\n    pop_fallback = np.log1p(catalog_pop).astype(np.float32)\n    buf[:] = pop_fallback[None, :]\n    save_ranking(\n        topn_ranking(buf, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf),\n        OUT / \"validation.parquet\",\n    )\n    # restore note: topn_ranking masked buf in place; fallback submission for test too\n    buf[:] = pop_fallback[None, :]\n    test_uids, test_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"test_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n    save_ranking(\n        topn_ranking(buf, test_elig, test_uids, item_ids, buf),\n        OUT / \"submission.parquet\",\n    )\n\n    target_set = set(map(int, target_uids))\n    log(\"building validation labels\")\n    graded = validation_truth(item_ids, target_set, val_elig, val_uids)\n    log(f\"labeled users={len(graded)} relevant={sum(len(v) for v in graded.values())}\")\n    buf[:] = pop_fallback[None, :]\n    pop_ndcg = ndcg_from_scores(buf, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, graded, buf)\n    log(f\"organic-pop baseline ndcg@10={pop_ndcg:.6f}\")\n\n    channels, pop_vec = build_channels(\n        listen_paths=[DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\"],\n        like_paths=[DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\"],\n        pref_path=DATA / \"validation_preference_state.parquet\",\n        cutoff=TRAIN_CUTOFF,\n        item_ids=item_ids,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n        lut=lut,\n        catalog_pop=catalog_pop,\n        tag=\"val\",\n    )\n    weights, w_pop, val_score = grid_search(\n        channels, pop_vec, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, graded, buf\n    )\n    blend_into(buf, channels, weights, pop_vec, w_pop)\n    save_ranking(\n        topn_ranking(buf, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf),\n        OUT / \"validation.parquet\",\n    )\n    with open(OUT / \"val_metrics.json\", \"w\") as f:\n        json.dump(\n            {\"ndcg@10\": val_score, \"weights\": weights, \"w_pop\": w_pop, \"pop_baseline\": pop_ndcg},\n            f,\n            indent=2,\n        )\n    log(f\"validation ndcg@10={val_score:.6f}\")\n    del channels\n\n    log(\"refitting on train+val for hidden test\")\n    test_channels, test_pop = build_channels(\n        listen_paths=[DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\", DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\"],\n        like_paths=[DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\", DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\"],\n        pref_path=DATA / \"test_preference_state.parquet\",\n        cutoff=TEST_CUTOFF,\n        item_ids=item_ids,\n        target_uids=target_uids,\n        lut=lut,\n        catalog_pop=catalog_pop,\n        tag=\"test\",\n    )\n    blend_into(buf, test_channels, weights, test_pop, w_pop)\n    save_ranking(\n        topn_ranking(buf, test_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf),\n        OUT / \"submission.parquet\",\n    )\n    log(f\"done in {time.time() - t0:.1f}s\")\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
Wrote file successfully to /app/solution/build_ranker.py.

## Step 19 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
A bug was found in the grid search code: `ndcg_from_scores` passes the same buffer twice to `np.copyto`, causing an in-place copy of the buffer onto itself before masking.

The self-copy in `ndcg_from_scores` is harmless because the buffer is masked immediately after. The grid search will evaluate 81 stage-1 parameter combinations, each requiring an argpartition across 8456 candidates and 30000 features.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "cd /app && /opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "description": "Run memory-safe hybrid ranker training",
  "block_until_ms": 240000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
<task-id>call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20</task-id>
<task-type>bash</task-type>
<output-file>/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20.log</output-file>
<status>running</status>
<summary>Command "Run memory-safe hybrid ranker training" is still running after 240s (block_until_ms) and has been moved to the background as task call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20.</summary>
Use get_command_or_subagent_output with task_ids=["call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20"] when you need the output.

## Step 20 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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### read_file · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "target_file": "/home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20.log"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
1→[14:47:16] catalog items=30000 targets=8456
[14:47:18] wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] wrote /app/solution/submission.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] building validation labels
[14:47:21] labeled users=4263 relevant=37769
[14:47:22] organic-pop baseline ndcg@10=0.010577
[14:47:22] loading listens from ['train_listens.parquet']
[14:47:23] listens rows=43484159
[14:47:26] users=9917 targets=8456 events=21029588
10→[14:47:28] X nnz=5687487 short nnz=5564926 like nnz=418435
[14:47:28] repeat channel
[14:47:39] user-kNN channel
[14:47:39] kNN cosine
[14:47:46] kNN vote
[14:48:06] svd channel
[14:48:20] short channel
[14:48:29] like-svd channel
[14:49:05] best 0.033167 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.15
[14:49:52] best 0.033448 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.35
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## Step 21 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
NDCG is currently near zero.

NDCG reached 0.033, roughly three times the popularity baseline. The grid search is running but may be too slow for all 81 trials. Likely issues include z-scoring ineligible items and a weak collaborative filter. I will wait for the current search to finish before deciding whether to reduce the search space.



### get_command_or_subagent_output · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "task_ids": [
    "call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20"
  ],
  "timeout_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
=== Task call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20 ===
Command: cd /app && /opt/task-venv/bin/python /app/solution/build_ranker.py
Status: running
Duration: 447.13s
Output File: /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20.log

=== Output ===
[14:47:16] catalog items=30000 targets=8456
[14:47:18] wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] wrote /app/solution/submission.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] building validation labels
[14:47:21] labeled users=4263 relevant=37769
[14:47:22] organic-pop baseline ndcg@10=0.010577
[14:47:22] loading listens from ['train_listens.parquet']
[14:47:23] listens rows=43484159
[14:47:26] users=9917 targets=8456 events=21029588
[14:47:28] X nnz=5687487 short nnz=5564926 like nnz=418435
[14:47:28] repeat channel
[14:47:39] user-kNN channel
[14:47:39] kNN cosine
[14:47:46] kNN vote
[14:48:06] svd channel
[14:48:20] short channel
[14:48:29] like-svd channel
[14:49:05] best 0.033167 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.15
[14:49:52] best 0.033448 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.35


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 22 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
The log has not updated since 14:49:52.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "ps -p $(pgrep -f 'build_ranker.py' | head -1) -o pid,pcpu,pmem,rss,etime,state 2>/dev/null; echo '---'; ls -lh /app/solution/*.dat /app/solution/*.parquet 2>/dev/null; echo '---'; tail -20 /home/agent/.grok/sessions/%2Fapp/0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3/terminal/call-f26f6440-9b9e-4c40-b9e9-93d702e6fde7-20.log",
  "description": "Check ranker process CPU and artifacts"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
    PID %CPU %MEM   RSS     ELAPSED S
   6696  0.0  0.0  3268       07:33 S
---
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:54 /app/solution/channel_buf.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:47 /app/solution/channel_val_knn.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:48 /app/solution/channel_val_like.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:47 /app/solution/channel_val_repeat.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:48 /app/solution/channel_val_short.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 968M Sep 29 14:48 /app/solution/channel_val_svd.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 695K Sep 29 14:47 /app/solution/submission.parquet
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 688K Sep 29 14:47 /app/solution/validation.parquet
---
[14:47:16] catalog items=30000 targets=8456
[14:47:18] wrote /app/solution/validation.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] wrote /app/solution/submission.parquet rows=845600
[14:47:20] building validation labels
[14:47:21] labeled users=4263 relevant=37769
[14:47:22] organic-pop baseline ndcg@10=0.010577
[14:47:22] loading listens from ['train_listens.parquet']
[14:47:23] listens rows=43484159
[14:47:26] users=9917 targets=8456 events=21029588
[14:47:28] X nnz=5687487 short nnz=5564926 like nnz=418435
[14:47:28] repeat channel
[14:47:39] user-kNN channel
[14:47:39] kNN cosine
[14:47:46] kNN vote
[14:48:06] svd channel
[14:48:20] short channel
[14:48:29] like-svd channel
[14:49:05] best 0.033167 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.15
[14:49:52] best 0.033448 {'knn': 0.7, 'svd': 0.4, 'short': 0.55, 'repeat': 0.12, 'like': 0.2} pop=0.35


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A background process is consuming minimal resources and is not the Python runtime.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "ps aux | grep -v grep | grep -E 'python|build_ranker'; echo '---free---'; free -h",
  "description": "Find running Python ranker process"
}
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agent       5354  0.2  0.4 443676 74172 ?        Sl   14:31   0:03 grok --no-auto-update --single # Build a music-discovery ranker  Build the strongest ranking model you can for the "Made for You" shelf of a music streaming service. 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.  Additiona
l 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, fitted representation, example submission, or modeling architecture is supplied. Build and tune the best model you can, 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 builds the artifact and a concise `/app/solution/README.md` in `/app/solution/`. 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. - You have up to 30 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.  --always-approve --output-format streaming-json --s
ession-id 0bd7adf3-e0f4-46e3-8fa5-6efdde5230a3 --model grok-4.6 --background-wait-timeout 600 --reasoning-effort high
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The process is in an uninterruptible sleep state.

The grid search is paging heavily because blending five memory-mapped channels repeatedly is disk-bound. I will kill the current run and rewrite it to load all channels into RAM once, use a smaller parameter grid, and evaluate NDCG faster.

Current quality is only 0.033 versus pop 0.011, so there is room for improvement. I am considering z-scoreing over eligible items instead of globally, switching to IALS, and reducing noise in the kNN similarity from IDF and time decay.

Repeat-channel z-scoreing is pathological because most values are zero, so a few large outliers dominate. Item-item co-occurrence from recent organic listens and RP3beta should replace cosine kNN. The new model will combine RP3beta, iALS, and time-decayed item-item similarity.

I am deriving the efficient matrix multiplication for RP3beta. The full item-item similarity matrix is too large to form directly, so I am working out how to compute all-user scores without constructing it.

I am deriving the exact matrix multiplication for RP3beta. The full item-item similarity matrix is too large to form directly, so I am using a column-scaled random walk approach: multiply the user-item matrix by the inverse of each item's degree raised to the beta power, then compute all-user scores without ever constructing the full similarity matrix.

The RP3beta score matrix will be dense, but its size matches the kNN output, so memory is acceptable. I will use threaded ALS with 64 factors and 7 iterations for iALS. Rather than loading five full dense channels into RAM, I will compute two or three channel arrays separately—knn/rp3 scores, SVD, pop vector, and short—then blend only those in memory. This keeps the grid search cheap.

I will add a small history term to scores without z-scoring. Evaluation will use argpartition for the top-10 only. I will test each channel in isolation first to see which contributes. The plan is six phases: build the user-item matrix, compute RP3beta, SVD, ALS, and popularity, print single-channel NDCG, run a small blend grid, write the validation ranking, and refit on test. ALS will use 48 factors, 5 iterations, and ThreadPoolExecutor.

I will use a binary implicit matrix for RP3beta and a weighted matrix for SVD and ALS. ALS confidence will be 1 plus alpha times the weighted score. The poor baseline likely comes from z-scoreing repeat and short channels, which compresses meaningful variation. I will test single-channel performance to confirm this. I am also considering per-channel global standard deviation scaling or per-user softmax instead of global z-score.

I will use global standard deviation scaling for blending instead of per-user z-score, which preserves sparsity. SVD inner products may still be normalized per user. I will rewrite the script to load channels as dense arrays and keep only three score matrices in memory at once, deleting intermediates after each step.

Grid search is stalling on memmap I/O. I’ll kill it and switch to in-memory channels with a stronger CF blend.

### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "kill 6700 2>/dev/null; sleep 1; free -h",
  "description": "Kill I/O-bound ranker and free memory"
}
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## Step 25 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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I will write a faster, more effective ranker.

I will evaluate five candidate channels—implicit ALS, RP3beta, SVD, recent organic popularity, and short-term item-factor expansion—using a fast in-memory NDCG. The key memory-saving insight is that only the tiny factor matrices need to be stored; scores can be recomputed on demand with a lightweight matrix multiply.

I will keep only the factor matrices and two score matrices in memory at once, using about 2 GB total. Z-scores will be applied in place. I also need to implement binary RP3beta correctly.

I am now coding the standard binary RP3beta formula. It scales user and item degrees with alpha and beta, then propagates scores through a last-hop popularity penalty.

The three-step RP3beta propagation is now fully defined. User-to-item scores are scaled by user degrees, then mapped back to users via the item-item transpose, and finally scaled by item degrees to reach items again.

I realized the user-user matrix S from Xu @ X.T is dense, so I will compute scores as (Xi.T @ S.T).T to avoid converting the sparse item-user matrix into a dense array. I am also tuning alpha=1 and beta between 0.4 and 0.7.

I will also try a time-decayed weighted matrix for RP3, since recency often improves ranking. ALS will use all users with clipped confidence weights. The short-term item-factor expansion will reuse the ALS item factors on recent history. Everything will be built in one sequential script.

The pipeline is now fully sequenced: load data, build weighted and binary matrices, fit ALS and SVD, compute RP3 scores, evaluate each channel against the validation set, grid-blend the top performers, save the validation results, and refit on test. Eligible candidates will be masked to negative infinity. Z-score standardization is being considered, though single-channel NDCG does not require it.

Each blended channel will be normalized by its own global standard deviation. I will not fit a separate ALS model on likes because the matrix is too sparse; instead, like events will be weighted heavily within the main ALS matrix. Negative feedback will be skipped since ALS handles it poorly. The time half-life will be set to 21 days rather than 14.

I will filter out plays below 50 and apply a 2.5x organic boost, while weighting likes at 12. To speed up validation NDCG, I will precompute the gold standard as a list of per-user column-index arrays.

I will evaluate roughly thirty blend configurations using a coarse grid of independent weights. The three best single-channel score matrices will be kept in memory as float32 arrays.

I will compute single-channel NDCG on the fly and only keep the top two channels in memory for blending. RP3 scores will be cached because they are expensive to recompute, so peak memory stays near three gigabytes. I am also considering a threaded ALS solver, but the serial version should suffice since each item has only about 190 users on average.

Full ALS would take three to six minutes, so I will use sklearn TruncatedSVD with 256 components as a fast proxy. I also realized the prior 0.033 blended score likely came mainly from kNN, since no single-channel baseline was ever evaluated.

I will initialize ALS item factors from SVD and run only three iterations, updating users first and then items. ThreadPoolExecutor with 500-user chunks will parallelize the updates because numpy releases the GIL. I am also considering an EASE model on the top eight thousand items for the head of the distribution.

I will use log1p weights for the ALS matrix and set the factor rank to 48 with five iterations. I am also weighing a ten-day half-life against the current 21 days. The validation script will write results immediately and then refit on the full dataset using the same hyperparameters and blend weights.

I will fix the time half-life at 18 days and skip grid search to save time. I am splitting the interaction matrix into two: a full matrix for ALS coverage and an organic-only matrix for RP3, since the objective is organic behavior. I will also try user kNN on organic items, but RP3 is preferred because it generalizes user-user and item-item relationships better than cosine similarity.

I will downweight popular items in ALS using inverse-document-frequency on preference values rather than confidence. A single one-gigabyte float32 score buffer will be pre-allocated and reused for all channel evaluations.

The ALS solver will use 64 factors, six iterations, and a regularization parameter of 0.1. Confidence weights will be set to one plus twenty-five times the raw count, clipped between one and one hundred. Item factors will be initialized from a small random matrix or from SVD.

SVD initialization will scale the singular vectors by their square roots to match ALS factor scales. ALS will be capped at four iterations if it exceeds time limits. The validation set will be used to grid beta across 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "rm -f /app/solution/channel_*.dat; ls -lh /app/solution/",
  "description": "Remove large memmap channel files"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
exit: 0
total 1.4M
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 1.3K Sep 29 14:43 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent  21K Sep 29 14:46 build_ranker.py
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 695K Sep 29 14:47 submission.parquet
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 688K Sep 29 14:47 validation.parquet


## Step 26 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

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Proceeding to write the improved ranker.

Evaluating RP3beta similarity formulas for the ranker. The approach uses user-item interactions with popularity-based normalization.

Deriving the efficient matrix factorization for RP3beta similarity. The approach scales item and user vectors by inverse popularity powers, computes item-item similarity as their cross-product, and derives scores through a chain of matrix multiplications.

Refining the RP3beta score formula. The approach scales items by inverse popularity, then scales users by inverse popularity raised to alpha. The user-user similarity matrix is computed as A @ X.T, and final scores are derived by multiplying that by the row-scaled user vector.

Adopting a time-decayed weighted interaction matrix for the RP3 channel. Planning to combine ALS, RP3, SVD, and popularity features. Considering cosine user-kNN as an additional component. The goal is to push performance above 0.05.

The ranker will focus on short-term discovery of new organic listens. Item-item similarity will be computed from the last 30 days of organic strong listens, since the eligible candidate set excludes already-consumed tracks and sequential patterns are important in music. Cold-start items will be supported by popularity features.

The ranker will use three interaction matrices: long history for ALS, the last 21 days of organic listens for RP3, and preference likes expanded via ALS item factors. Memory constraints are being addressed by computing the user-user similarity matrix as a dense float32 array, then deriving scores with a transposed matrix multiplication to avoid heavy intermediate allocations.

The user-user similarity matrix will be computed as a dense float32 array to avoid sparse overhead. For evaluation, gold labels will be precomputed as a list of row indices and grade dictionaries to speed up NDCG calculation.

The evaluation loop will test ALS, SVD, RP3, short-term likes, short-term recent listens, popularity, and cosine kNN. A simple item-item similarity built from liked items will be added as a lightweight channel. Cosine kNN may be skipped if RP3 already captures similar neighborhood signals.



### write · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "content": "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n\"\"\"Organic discovery ranker: iALS + RP3beta + short-term profile + popularity.\"\"\"\nfrom __future__ import annotations\n\nimport json\nimport os\nimport sys\nimport time\nfrom concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nos.environ.setdefault(\"OMP_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\nos.environ.setdefault(\"OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\nos.environ.setdefault(\"MKL_NUM_THREADS\", \"8\")\n\nimport numpy as np\nimport pandas as pd\nfrom scipy.sparse import coo_matrix, csr_matrix\nfrom sklearn.decomposition import TruncatedSVD\nfrom sklearn.preprocessing import normalize\n\nsys.path.insert(0, \"/task\")\nfrom ranking_evaluation import QUALITY_K, TOP_N, ndcg_at_k\n\nDATA = Path(\"/task/data\")\nOUT = Path(\"/app/solution\")\nOUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n\nTRAIN_CUTOFF = 24_786_800\nTEST_CUTOFF = 25_395_195\nDAY = 86_400.0\nHALF_LIFE = 18.0\nRECENT_DAYS = 21.0\nALS_FACTORS = 64\nALS_ITERS = 5\nALS_REG = 0.12\nALS_ALPHA = 22.0\nRP3_BETA = 0.55\nRP3_ALPHA = 0.9\nMIN_RATIO = 50\n\n\ndef log(msg: str) -> None:\n    print(f\"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {msg}\", flush=True)\n\n\ndef load_index():\n    el = np.load(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\")\n    item_ids = el[\"item_ids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    target_uids = el[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    catalog = pd.read_parquet(DATA / \"candidate_catalog.parquet\")\n    pop_map = dict(\n        zip(\n            catalog.item_id.astype(int),\n            catalog.organic_positive_listens.astype(np.float64),\n        )\n    )\n    pop = np.array([pop_map.get(int(i), 1.0) for i in item_ids], dtype=np.float32)\n    max_item = int(item_ids.max()) + 1\n    lut = np.full(max_item, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[item_ids] = np.arange(len(item_ids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return item_ids, target_uids, pop, lut\n\n\ndef unpack_eligible(path: Path, n_items: int):\n    art = np.load(path)\n    uids = art[\"uids\"].astype(np.int64)\n    elig = np.unpackbits(art[\"packed_eligible\"], axis=1, bitorder=\"little\")[:, :n_items].astype(bool)\n    return uids, elig\n\n\ndef map_items(arr: np.ndarray, lut: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n    cols = np.full(len(arr), -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    valid = arr < len(lut)\n    cols[valid] = lut[arr[valid]]\n    return cols\n\n\ndef load_listens(paths):\n    frames = [\n        pd.read_parquet(p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\", \"played_ratio_pct\"])\n        for p in paths\n    ]\n    return pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n\n\ndef user_index(target_uids, event_uids):\n    extra = np.setdiff1d(np.unique(event_uids), target_uids)\n    all_uids = np.concatenate([target_uids, extra])\n    lut = np.full(int(all_uids.max()) + 1, -1, dtype=np.int32)\n    lut[all_uids] = np.arange(len(all_uids), dtype=np.int32)\n    return all_uids, lut, len(target_uids)\n\n\ndef to_csr(uids, cols, w, uid_lut, n_users, n_items):\n    keep = (uids < len(uid_lut)) & (cols >= 0)\n    rows = uid_lut[uids[keep]]\n    ok = rows >= 0\n    return coo_matrix(\n        (w[keep][ok].astype(np.float32), (rows[ok], cols[keep][ok])),\n        shape=(n_users, n_items),\n    ).tocsr()\n\n\ndef apply_idf(X: csr_matrix) -> csr_matrix:\n    df = np.asarray((X > 0).sum(axis=0)).ravel().astype(np.float32)\n    idf = np.log((X.shape[0] + 1.0) / (df + 1.0)) + 1.0\n    return X.multiply(idf).tocsr()\n\n\ndef build_matrices(listen_paths, like_paths, pref_path, cutoff, lut, target_uids, n_items):\n    log(\"load listens\")\n    listens = load_listens(listen_paths)\n    uid = listens.uid.to_numpy(np.int64, copy=False)\n    ts = listens.timestamp.to_numpy(np.int64, copy=False)\n    item = listens.item_id.to_numpy(np.int64, copy=False)\n    organic = listens.is_organic.to_numpy(np.int16, copy=False)\n    ratio = listens.played_ratio_pct.to_numpy(np.int16, copy=False)\n    cols = map_items(item, lut)\n    keep = (cols >= 0) & (ts <= cutoff) & (ratio >= MIN_RATIO)\n    uid, ts, cols, organic, ratio = uid[keep], ts[keep], cols[keep], organic[keep], ratio[keep]\n    age = np.clip(cutoff - ts, 0, None) / DAY\n    decay = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * age / HALF_LIFE).astype(np.float32)\n    w = decay * np.clip(ratio.astype(np.float32) / 100.0, 0.5, 1.2)\n    w *= np.where(organic == 1, 2.5, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    w *= np.where(ratio >= 80, 1.5, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    recent = age <= RECENT_DAYS\n    w_org = w * (organic == 1)\n    w_recent = w_org * recent\n    pop_10 = np.bincount(\n        cols[(organic == 1) & (ratio >= 80) & (age <= 10)], minlength=n_items\n    ).astype(np.float32)\n    pop_30 = np.bincount(\n        cols[(organic == 1) & (ratio >= 80) & (age <= 30)], minlength=n_items\n    ).astype(np.float32)\n    del listens\n\n    # like events\n    frames = [pd.read_parquet(p, columns=[\"uid\", \"timestamp\", \"item_id\", \"is_organic\"]) for p in like_paths]\n    likes = pd.concat(frames, ignore_index=True) if len(frames) > 1 else frames[0]\n    lu = likes.uid.to_numpy(np.int64)\n    lts = likes.timestamp.to_numpy(np.int64)\n    lc = map_items(likes.item_id.to_numpy(np.int64), lut)\n    lo = likes.is_organic.to_numpy(np.int16)\n    k = (lc >= 0) & (lts <= cutoff)\n    lu, lts, lc, lo = lu[k], lts[k], lc[k], lo[k]\n    lage = np.clip(cutoff - lts, 0, None) / DAY\n    lw = np.exp(-np.log(2.0) * lage / HALF_LIFE).astype(np.float32) * 12.0\n    lw *= np.where(lo == 1, 1.7, 1.0).astype(np.float32)\n    del likes\n\n    pref = pd.read_parquet(pref_path)\n    liked = pref[pref.state == \"liked\"]\n    pu = liked.uid.to_numpy(np.int64)\n    pc = map_items(liked.item_id.to_numpy(np.int64), lut)\n    k = pc >= 0\n    pu, pc = pu[k], pc[k]\n    pw = np.full(len(pu), 18.0, dtype=np.float32)\n\n    all_uid = np.concatenate([uid, lu, pu])\n    all_uids, uid_lut, n_targets = user_index(target_uids, all_uid)\n    n_users = len(all_uids)\n\n    X = to_csr(\n        np.concatenate([uid, lu, pu]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, lc, pc]),\n        np.concatenate([w, lw, pw]),\n        uid_lut,\n        n_users,\n        n_items,\n    )\n    X_org = to_csr(\n        np.concatenate([uid, lu, pu]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, lc, pc]),\n        np.concatenate([w_org, lw, pw]),\n        uid_lut,\n        n_users,\n        n_items,\n    )\n    X_recent = to_csr(\n        np.concatenate([uid, pu]),\n        np.concatenate([cols, pc]),\n        np.concatenate([w_recent, pw]),\n        uid_lut,\n        n_users,\n        n_items,\n    )\n    X_like = to_csr(pu, pc, np.ones(len(pu), np.float32), uid_lut, n_users, n_items)\n    log(f\"users={n_users} X={X.nnz} org={X_org.nnz} recent={X_recent.nnz} like={X_like.nnz}\")\n    return {\n        \"X\": X,\n        \"X_org\": X_org,\n        \"X_recent\": X_recent,\n        \"X_like\": X_like,\n        \"n_users\": n_users,\n        \"n_targets\": n_targets,\n        \"pop_10\": pop_10,\n        \"pop_30\": pop_30,\n    }\n\n\ndef als_update(X: csr_matrix, Y: np.ndarray, reg: float, n_threads: int = 8) -> np.ndarray:\n    n = X.shape[0]\n    f = Y.shape[1]\n    Y64 = np.ascontiguousarray(Y, dtype=np.float64)\n    YtY = Y64.T @ Y64\n    I = np.eye(f, dtype=np.float64) * reg\n    W = np.zeros((n, f), dtype=np.float64)\n    indptr, indices, data = X.indptr, X.indices, X.data.astype(np.float64, copy=False)\n\n    def solve_one(u: int):\n        s, e = indptr[u], indptr[u + 1]\n        if s == e:\n            return u, None\n        idx = indices[s:e]\n        c = data[s:e]\n        Hu = Y64[idx]\n        A = YtY + Hu.T @ ((c - 1.0)[:, None] * Hu) + I\n        b = Hu.T @ c\n        try:\n            vec = np.linalg.solve(A, b)\n        except np.linalg.LinAlgError:\n            vec = np.linalg.lstsq(A, b, rcond=None)[0]\n        return u, vec\n\n    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=n_threads) as pool:\n        for u, vec in pool.map(solve_one, range(n), chunksize=16):\n            if vec is not None:\n                W[u] = vec\n    return W.astype(np.float32)\n\n\ndef fit_als(X: csr_matrix, factors: int, iters: int, alpha: float, reg: float):\n    C = X.copy()\n    C.data = np.clip(1.0 + alpha * np.log1p(C.data), 1.0, 80.0).astype(np.float32)\n    Ct = C.T.tocsr()\n    log(\"ALS init SVD\")\n    k = min(factors, min(X.shape) - 1)\n    svd = TruncatedSVD(n_components=k, n_iter=6, random_state=0)\n    U = svd.fit_transform(apply_idf(X)).astype(np.float32)\n    s = np.sqrt(np.maximum(svd.singular_values_, 1e-6)).astype(np.float32)\n    U = U / s\n    V = svd.components_.T.astype(np.float32) * s\n    for it in range(iters):\n        t1 = time.time()\n        U = als_update(C, V, reg)\n        V = als_update(Ct, U, reg)\n        log(f\"ALS iter {it + 1}/{iters} {time.time() - t1:.1f}s\")\n    return U, V\n\n\ndef rp3_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_targets: int, alpha: float, beta: float) -> np.ndarray:\n    du = np.asarray(X.sum(axis=1)).ravel().astype(np.float64)\n    di = np.asarray(X.sum(axis=0)).ravel().astype(np.float64)\n    du[du <= 0] = 1.0\n    di[di <= 0] = 1.0\n    col_w = np.power(di, -beta).astype(np.float32)\n    row_w = np.power(du, -alpha).astype(np.float32)\n    A = X.multiply(col_w).tocsr()\n    B = A.multiply(row_w[:, None]).tocsr()\n    log(\"RP3 user-user\")\n    UU = (A @ X.T).toarray().astype(np.float32)[:n_targets]\n    log(\"RP3 item scores\")\n    scored = B.T @ UU.T\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(scored.T)\n\n\ndef matmul_scores(U: np.ndarray, V: np.ndarray, n_targets: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(U[:n_targets] @ V.T)\n\n\ndef short_scores(X_short: csr_matrix, V: np.ndarray, n_targets: int) -> np.ndarray:\n    user = X_short[:n_targets] @ V\n    nrm = np.linalg.norm(user, axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    nrm[nrm == 0] = 1.0\n    user = user / nrm\n    item_n = V / np.maximum(np.linalg.norm(V, axis=1, keepdims=True), 1e-6)\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(user @ item_n.T)\n\n\ndef knn_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_targets: int, k: int = 80) -> np.ndarray:\n    Xn = normalize(apply_idf(X), norm=\"l2\", axis=1)\n    S = Xn @ Xn.T\n    if not isinstance(S, np.ndarray):\n        S = S.toarray()\n    S = np.asarray(S, dtype=np.float32)\n    np.fill_diagonal(S, 0.0)\n    np.maximum(S, 0.0, out=S)\n    kk = min(k, S.shape[1] - 1)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-S, kth=kk, axis=1)[:, :kk]\n    rows = np.arange(n_targets, dtype=np.int32)[:, None]\n    St = np.zeros((n_targets, S.shape[1]), dtype=np.float32)\n    St[rows, idx[:n_targets]] = S[:n_targets, :][rows, idx[:n_targets]]\n    # fix fancy indexing\n    St[:, :] = 0\n    St[np.arange(n_targets)[:, None], idx[:n_targets]] = np.take_along_axis(\n        S[:n_targets], idx[:n_targets], axis=1\n    )\n    denom = St.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    denom[denom == 0] = 1.0\n    St /= denom\n    scored = X.T @ St.T\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(scored.T)\n\n\ndef scale(A: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:\n    s = float(A.std())\n    if s < 1e-8:\n        return A\n    return A / np.float32(s)\n\n\ndef validation_labels(item_ids, target_set, elig, elig_uids):\n    uid_row = {int(u): i for i, u in enumerate(elig_uids)}\n    item_col = {int(it): i for i, it in enumerate(item_ids)}\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(target_set) & (listens.is_organic == 1) & (listens.played_ratio_pct >= 80)\n    ][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    olikes = likes[likes.uid.isin(target_set) & (likes.is_organic == 1)][[\"uid\", \"item_id\"]].drop_duplicates()\n    graded: dict[int, dict[int, int]] = {}\n\n    def ok(u, i):\n        r, c = uid_row.get(u), item_col.get(i)\n        return r is not None and c is not None and bool(elig[r, c])\n\n    for u, i in strong.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if ok(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 1\n    for u, i in olikes.itertuples(index=False, name=None):\n        u, i = int(u), int(i)\n        if ok(u, i):\n            graded.setdefault(u, {})[i] = 3\n    return graded, uid_row\n\n\ndef eval_ndcg(scores, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf) -> float:\n    np.copyto(buf, scores)\n    buf[~elig] = np.float32(-1e4)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-buf, kth=QUALITY_K, axis=1)[:, :QUALITY_K]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(buf, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    vals = [\n        ndcg_at_k(item_ids[idx[uid_row[uid]]].tolist(), gold, QUALITY_K)\n        for uid, gold in graded.items()\n    ]\n    return float(np.mean(vals))\n\n\ndef ranking(scores, elig, uids, item_ids, buf, n=TOP_N) -> pd.DataFrame:\n    np.copyto(buf, scores)\n    buf[~elig] = np.float32(-1e4)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-buf, kth=n, axis=1)[:, :n]\n    part = np.take_along_axis(buf, idx, axis=1)\n    order = np.argsort(-part, axis=1)\n    idx = np.take_along_axis(idx, order, axis=1)\n    return pd.DataFrame(\n        {\n            \"uid\": np.repeat(uids, n),\n            \"item_id\": item_ids[idx].reshape(-1),\n            \"rank\": np.tile(np.arange(1, n + 1, dtype=np.int32), len(uids)),\n        }\n    )\n\n\ndef save_ranking(df: pd.DataFrame, path: Path) -> None:\n    df.astype({\"uid\": np.int64, \"item_id\": np.int64, \"rank\": np.int32}).to_parquet(path, index=False)\n    log(f\"wrote {path} rows={len(df)}\")\n\n\ndef pop_vector(mats, catalog_pop):\n    v = np.log1p(0.6 * mats[\"pop_10\"] + 0.25 * mats[\"pop_30\"] + 0.15 * catalog_pop)\n    v -= v.mean()\n    v /= max(float(v.std()), 1e-6)\n    return v.astype(np.float32)\n\n\ndef fit_channels(mats, catalog_pop, n_targets):\n    X, X_org, X_recent, X_like = mats[\"X\"], mats[\"X_org\"], mats[\"X_recent\"], mats[\"X_like\"]\n    log(\"fit ALS\")\n    U, V = fit_als(X, ALS_FACTORS, ALS_ITERS, ALS_ALPHA, ALS_REG)\n    log(\"ALS scores\")\n    als = scale(matmul_scores(U, V, n_targets))\n    log(\"short-like / short-recent\")\n    short_l = scale(short_scores(X_like, V, n_targets))\n    short_r = scale(short_scores(X_recent, V, n_targets))\n    log(\"RP3 on organic-recent\")\n    rp3 = scale(rp3_scores(X_recent, n_targets, RP3_ALPHA, RP3_BETA))\n    log(\"user-kNN\")\n    knn = scale(knn_scores(X_org, n_targets, k=80))\n    pop = pop_vector(mats, catalog_pop)\n    channels = {\n        \"als\": als,\n        \"rp3\": rp3,\n        \"knn\": knn,\n        \"short_like\": short_l,\n        \"short_recent\": short_r,\n    }\n    return channels, pop, U, V\n\n\ndef grid_blend(channels, pop, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf):\n    names = list(channels)\n    log(\"single-channel NDCG\")\n    singles = {}\n    for name, sc in channels.items():\n        val = eval_ndcg(sc, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf)\n        singles[name] = val\n        log(f\"  {name:14s} {val:.6f}\")\n    buf[:] = pop[None, :]\n    singles[\"pop\"] = eval_ndcg(buf, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf)\n    log(f\"  {'pop':14s} {singles['pop']:.6f}\")\n\n    # keep strongest CF channels\n    ranked = sorted(((v, k) for k, v in singles.items() if k != \"pop\"), reverse=True)\n    log(f\"channel rank {ranked}\")\n\n    best, best_w = -1.0, None\n    als_w = [0.6, 1.0, 1.4]\n    rp3_w = [0.4, 0.8, 1.2]\n    knn_w = [0.0, 0.4, 0.8]\n    short_w = [0.0, 0.35, 0.7]\n    pop_w = [0.1, 0.3, 0.5]\n    trials = 0\n    for a in als_w:\n        for r in rp3_w:\n            for k in knn_w:\n                for s in short_w:\n                    for p in pop_w:\n                        buf[:] = (\n                            np.float32(a) * channels[\"als\"]\n                            + np.float32(r) * channels[\"rp3\"]\n                            + np.float32(k) * channels[\"knn\"]\n                            + np.float32(s) * (\n                                0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"] + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"]\n                            )\n                        )\n                        buf += np.float32(p) * pop[None, :]\n                        val = eval_ndcg(buf, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf)\n                        trials += 1\n                        if val > best:\n                            best = val\n                            best_w = {\"als\": a, \"rp3\": r, \"knn\": k, \"short\": s, \"pop\": p}\n                            log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")\n    log(f\"blend trials={trials} best={best:.6f}\")\n    return best_w, best, singles\n\n\ndef apply_blend(channels, pop, w):\n    return (\n        np.float32(w[\"als\"]) * channels[\"als\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"rp3\"]) * channels[\"rp3\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"knn\"]) * channels[\"knn\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"short\"])\n        * (0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"] + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"])\n        + np.float32(w[\"pop\"]) * pop[None, :]\n    )\n\n\ndef main():\n    t0 = time.time()\n    item_ids, target_uids, catalog_pop, lut = load_index()\n    n_items = len(item_ids)\n    n_targets = len(target_uids)\n    log(f\"items={n_items} targets={n_targets}\")\n    val_uids, val_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"validation_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n    test_uids, test_elig = unpack_eligible(DATA / \"test_eligible_candidates.npz\", n_items)\n\n    buf = np.zeros((n_targets, n_items), dtype=np.float32)\n    buf[:] = np.log1p(catalog_pop)[None, :]\n    save_ranking(ranking(buf, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"validation.parquet\")\n    buf[:] = np.log1p(catalog_pop)[None, :]\n    save_ranking(ranking(buf, test_elig, test_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"submission.parquet\")\n\n    target_set = set(map(int, target_uids))\n    graded, uid_row = validation_labels(item_ids, target_set, val_elig, val_uids)\n    log(f\"labeled users={len(graded)} relevant={sum(len(v) for v in graded.values())}\")\n\n    mats = build_matrices(\n        [DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\"],\n        [DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\"],\n        DATA / \"validation_preference_state.parquet\",\n        TRAIN_CUTOFF,\n        lut,\n        target_uids,\n        n_items,\n    )\n    channels, pop, U, V = fit_channels(mats, catalog_pop, n_targets)\n    del mats\n    weights, val_score, singles = grid_blend(\n        channels, pop, val_elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf\n    )\n    blended = apply_blend(channels, pop, weights)\n    save_ranking(ranking(blended, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"validation.parquet\")\n    with open(OUT / \"val_metrics.json\", \"w\") as f:\n        json.dump({\"ndcg@10\": val_score, \"weights\": weights, \"singles\": singles}, f, indent=2)\n    log(f\"validation ndcg@10={val_score:.6f}\")\n    del channels, blended, U, V\n\n    log(\"refit train+val\")\n    mats = build_matrices(\n        [DATA / \"train_listens.parquet\", DATA / \"val_listens.parquet\"],\n        [DATA / \"train_likes.parquet\", DATA / \"val_likes.parquet\"],\n        DATA / \"test_preference_state.parquet\",\n        TEST_CUTOFF,\n        lut,\n        target_uids,\n        n_items,\n    )\n    channels, pop, U, V = fit_channels(mats, catalog_pop, n_targets)\n    blended = apply_blend(channels, pop, weights)\n    save_ranking(ranking(blended, test_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"submission.parquet\")\n    log(f\"done in {time.time() - t0:.1f}s\")\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
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### Recorded reasoning summary
A messy indexing bug in knn_scores needs fixing.

The grid search will run 243 evaluations. ALS iterations are being reduced from five to four to save time.

The knn_scores function is being fixed with proper in-place array operations. The grid search will be reduced from 243 to 108 evaluations, or run in stages, to cut down on copy overhead.

Peak memory during training is estimated at 5–6 GB, well within the 15 GB limit. The ALS ThreadPool chunksize of 16 should keep overhead manageable.

The buffer reuse in `eval_ndcg` is safe: grid trials blend into a shared buffer and recompute it each time, while single-channel evaluations copy into a fresh buffer without destroying the original. The ALS ThreadPool may still spawn 30000 futures if chunking does not batch function calls.

ThreadPoolExecutor chunks may still submit 30,000 individual tasks. Each ALS update should take 20–40 seconds. The knn_scores matrix shapes are being checked for memory limits. Each grid evaluation likely costs 0.5–1 seconds because of one-gigabyte add operations.



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  "old_string": "ALS_ITERS = 5",
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  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "def knn_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_targets: int, k: int = 80) -> np.ndarray:\n    Xn = normalize(apply_idf(X), norm=\"l2\", axis=1)\n    S = Xn @ Xn.T\n    if not isinstance(S, np.ndarray):\n        S = S.toarray()\n    S = np.asarray(S, dtype=np.float32)\n    np.fill_diagonal(S, 0.0)\n    np.maximum(S, 0.0, out=S)\n    kk = min(k, S.shape[1] - 1)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-S, kth=kk, axis=1)[:, :kk]\n    rows = np.arange(n_targets, dtype=np.int32)[:, None]\n    St = np.zeros((n_targets, S.shape[1]), dtype=np.float32)\n    St[rows, idx[:n_targets]] = S[:n_targets, :][rows, idx[:n_targets]]\n    # fix fancy indexing\n    St[:, :] = 0\n    St[np.arange(n_targets)[:, None], idx[:n_targets]] = np.take_along_axis(\n        S[:n_targets], idx[:n_targets], axis=1\n    )\n    denom = St.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    denom[denom == 0] = 1.0\n    St /= denom\n    scored = X.T @ St.T\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(scored.T)",
  "new_string": "def knn_scores(X: csr_matrix, n_targets: int, k: int = 80) -> np.ndarray:\n    Xn = normalize(apply_idf(X), norm=\"l2\", axis=1)\n    S = Xn @ Xn.T\n    if not isinstance(S, np.ndarray):\n        S = S.toarray()\n    S = np.asarray(S, dtype=np.float32)\n    np.fill_diagonal(S, 0.0)\n    np.maximum(S, 0.0, out=S)\n    kk = min(k, S.shape[1] - 1)\n    idx = np.argpartition(-S, kth=kk, axis=1)[:, :kk]\n    St = np.zeros((n_targets, S.shape[1]), dtype=np.float32)\n    St[np.arange(n_targets)[:, None], idx[:n_targets]] = np.take_along_axis(\n        S[:n_targets], idx[:n_targets], axis=1\n    )\n    denom = St.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)\n    denom[denom == 0] = 1.0\n    St /= denom\n    scored = X.T @ St.T\n    return np.ascontiguousarray(scored.T)"
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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    best, best_w = -1.0, None\n    als_w = [0.6, 1.0, 1.4]\n    rp3_w = [0.4, 0.8, 1.2]\n    knn_w = [0.0, 0.4, 0.8]\n    short_w = [0.0, 0.35, 0.7]\n    pop_w = [0.1, 0.3, 0.5]\n    trials = 0\n    for a in als_w:\n        for r in rp3_w:\n            for k in knn_w:\n                for s in short_w:\n                    for p in pop_w:\n                        buf[:] = (\n                            np.float32(a) * channels[\"als\"]\n                            + np.float32(r) * channels[\"rp3\"]\n                            + np.float32(k) * channels[\"knn\"]\n                            + np.float32(s) * (\n                                0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"] + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"]\n                            )\n                        )\n                        buf += np.float32(p) * pop[None, :]\n                        val = eval_ndcg(buf, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf)\n                        trials += 1\n                        if val > best:\n                            best = val\n                            best_w = {\"als\": a, \"rp3\": r, \"knn\": k, \"short\": s, \"pop\": p}\n                            log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")",
  "new_string": "    def fill_blend(w):\n        step = 512\n        slc_short = None\n        for i in range(0, buf.shape[0], step):\n            sl = slice(i, i + step)\n            chunk = (\n                np.float32(w[\"als\"]) * channels[\"als\"][sl]\n                + np.float32(w[\"rp3\"]) * channels[\"rp3\"][sl]\n                + np.float32(w[\"knn\"]) * channels[\"knn\"][sl]\n                + np.float32(w[\"short\"])\n                * (\n                    0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"][sl]\n                    + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"][sl]\n                )\n            )\n            chunk += np.float32(w[\"pop\"]) * pop[None, :]\n            buf[sl] = chunk\n\n    best, best_w = -1.0, None\n    als_w = [0.8, 1.2]\n    rp3_w = [0.5, 1.0]\n    knn_w = [0.0, 0.5]\n    short_w = [0.2, 0.6]\n    pop_w = [0.15, 0.4]\n    trials = 0\n    for a in als_w:\n        for r in rp3_w:\n            for k in knn_w:\n                for s in short_w:\n                    for p in pop_w:\n                        w = {\"als\": a, \"rp3\": r, \"knn\": k, \"short\": s, \"pop\": p}\n                        fill_blend(w)\n                        val = eval_ndcg(buf, elig, item_ids, graded, uid_row, buf)\n                        trials += 1\n                        if val > best:\n                            best = val\n                            best_w = w\n                            log(f\"best {best:.6f} {best_w}\")"
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  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "def apply_blend(channels, pop, w):\n    return (\n        np.float32(w[\"als\"]) * channels[\"als\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"rp3\"]) * channels[\"rp3\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"knn\"]) * channels[\"knn\"]\n        + np.float32(w[\"short\"])\n        * (0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"] + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"])\n        + np.float32(w[\"pop\"]) * pop[None, :]\n    )",
  "new_string": "def apply_blend(channels, pop, w, out):\n    step = 512\n    for i in range(0, out.shape[0], step):\n        sl = slice(i, i + step)\n        chunk = (\n            np.float32(w[\"als\"]) * channels[\"als\"][sl]\n            + np.float32(w[\"rp3\"]) * channels[\"rp3\"][sl]\n            + np.float32(w[\"knn\"]) * channels[\"knn\"][sl]\n            + np.float32(w[\"short\"])\n            * (0.55 * channels[\"short_like\"][sl] + 0.45 * channels[\"short_recent\"][sl])\n        )\n        chunk += np.float32(w[\"pop\"]) * pop[None, :]\n        out[sl] = chunk\n    return out"
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### Recorded reasoning summary
The `apply_blend` calls need to be updated to pass the buffer argument.



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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    blended = apply_blend(channels, pop, weights)\n    save_ranking(ranking(blended, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"validation.parquet\")",
  "new_string": "    apply_blend(channels, pop, weights, buf)\n    save_ranking(ranking(buf, val_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"validation.parquet\")"
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{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    blended = apply_blend(channels, pop, weights)\n    save_ranking(ranking(blended, test_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"submission.parquet\")",
  "new_string": "    apply_blend(channels, pop, weights, buf)\n    save_ranking(ranking(buf, test_elig, target_uids, item_ids, buf), OUT / \"submission.parquet\")"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/build_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "        step = 512\n        slc_short = None\n        for i in range(0, buf.shape[0], step):",
  "new_string": "        step = 512\n        for i in range(0, buf.shape[0], step):"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/build_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

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### search_replace · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "file_path": "/app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "old_string": "    del channels, blended, U, V",
  "new_string": "    del channels, U, V"
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
The file /app/solution/build_ranker.py has been updated successfully.

## Step 30 · agent · Timestamp not recorded

### Recorded reasoning summary
A potential issue was spotted in the ranking pipeline: `apply_blend` writes scores into a buffer, and then `ranking()` copies that same buffer and applies masking.



### run_terminal_command · Timestamp not recorded
{
  "command": "cd /app && /opt/task-venv/bin/python -u /app/solution/build_ranker.py",
  "description": "Train ALS+RP3 hybrid ranker",
  "block_until_ms": 180000
}
### Tool output · Timestamp not recorded
No response recorded.