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feat(adr-0174-phase3a): lookback re-evaluation operator + pronoun resolution substrate

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ADR-0174 Phase 3a — substrate for held-hypothesis lookback.
Score unchanged at 3/47/0 (this PR is correctly-engineered
infrastructure; eval impact gated on ADR-0163.x recognizer expansion
documented in the follow-up brief).

Adds generate/comprehension/lookback.py:
- VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS, VALID_UNRESOLVED_SLOTS — closed sets
  contracted with reader_trace consumer
- PronounResolution refinement dataclass (pronoun + resolved_to +
  evidence_source, all validated)
- Refinement Union (Phase 3b will widen with CompoundClauseExpansion)
- ReevaluateResult dataclass with admit/eliminate consistency
- reevaluate(hypothesis, refinement) operator — applies refinement,
  re-runs check_constraints, returns refined Hypothesis or None.
- _rebuild_candidate_with_resolved_actor — rebuilds
  CandidateOperation / CandidateInitial replacing the semantic actor
  field (op.actor / initial.entity) while preserving matched_actor_token
  / matched_entity_token as the pronoun (so grounding still passes
  against the held statement's source span).

Modifies generate/recognizer_match.py:
- _try_extract_discrete_count_anchor: pronoun-subject statements now
  emit anchors with subject_role=<pronoun> + requires_pronoun_resolution
  marker, rather than refusing at the _REFUSED_SUBJECT_TOKENS check.
  The other narrowness layers (clause split, verb whitelist) still
  refuse; only the pronoun layer changes.

Modifies generate/math_candidate_graph.py:
- After inject_from_match, when any parsed_anchor carries
  requires_pronoun_resolution, the candidates are held as Hypothesis
  objects with unresolved=('actor_pronoun',). The lookback path then
  resolves via the existing _discourse_prior_subjects map and runs
  PronounResolution refinements through reevaluate.  Resolved
  hypotheses flow into per_sentence_choices as if the regex parser
  had produced them; unresolved hypotheses drop cleanly (refusal-
  preferring).  Emits 'lookback' JSON trace events with
  outcome ∈ {admitted, eliminated, no_antecedent}.

Tests:
- tests/test_adr_0174_phase3_lookback.py — 17 acceptance tests
  covering operator semantics on Operation/Initial, dataclass
  invariants, closed-set constants, end-to-end wiring on synthetic
  problems, and wrong=0 preservation on train_sample.

Phase 3.1 follow-up brief:
- docs/handoff/PHASE-3.1-FOLLOWUP-RECOGNIZER-EXPANSION.md documents
  the empirical finding that the train_sample bottleneck is
  verb-coverage (recognizer scope, ADR-0163.x) not lookback
  (ADR-0174 scope). 11 verbs identified for HITL contemplation pass.
  Recommends sequencing: Phase 3a now (substrate), ADR-0163.x verb
  expansion next, Phase 3b after coverage matures.

Acceptance verified:
- 17/17 Phase 3a tests pass
- 95/95 existing tests pass (Phase 1 + Phase 2 + brief_11 + reader_phase2)
- Smoke 67/67, packs 141/141, lanes 8/8
- wrong=0 preserved, score unchanged 3/47/0 (intentional per brief)

Stacks on Phase 2 (PR #420). Rebases onto main after #416 + #420 land.
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# Phase 3.1 Follow-up — Verb-coverage bottleneck on train_sample/v1
**Status:** Open recommendation
**Date:** 2026-05-28
**Author:** Shay (analysis surfaced during ADR-0174 Phase 3a)
**Parent:** [ADR-0174 — Held-Hypothesis Comprehension](../decisions/ADR-0174-held-hypothesis-comprehension.md)
**Related ADRs:** ADR-0163 (path to GSM8K mastery), ADR-0167 (audit-as-teaching-evidence), ADR-0150/0152/0155/0161 (HITL corridor)
---
## Context
ADR-0174 Phase 3 specified a `correct ≥ 8` lift target on
`evals/gsm8k_math/train_sample/v1` (≥ 5 of the 21 currently-empty
`discrete_count_statement` anchors admitted via lookback). Empirical
analysis during Phase 3a implementation found this target is
**not achievable through lookback alone** on this corpus. The
substrate is built correctly; the bottleneck is elsewhere.
## What Phase 3a shipped
- `generate/comprehension/lookback.py` — the `reevaluate` operator,
`PronounResolution` refinement type, `ReevaluateResult` dataclass.
- Held-anchor emission in `recognizer_match._try_extract_discrete_count_anchor`
(pronoun-subject statements carry `requires_pronoun_resolution=True`
rather than refusing).
- Lookback wiring at `math_candidate_graph.parse_and_solve`'s
recognizer-injection branch — applies `PronounResolution` against
the existing `_discourse_prior_subjects` map; emits `lookback` JSON
trace events with `outcome ∈ {admitted, eliminated, no_antecedent}`.
- 17 acceptance tests proving the wiring works on synthetic problems
(`tests/test_adr_0174_phase3_lookback.py`).
- `wrong = 0` invariant preserved; score unchanged at 3/47/0.
## Why Phase 3a did not lift the score
The 21 empty-anchor `discrete_count_statement` refusals on
train_sample/v1 break down as:
| Structural cause | Cases |
|---|---|
| Pronoun-only (no compound clause) | 2 — 0002, 0034 |
| Compound-only | 8 |
| Pronoun + compound | 5 |
| Other narrowness fail (verb/structure) | 6 |
For Phase 3a to lift any case, **three conditions** must all hold:
1. The matcher's recognizer registry recognises the statement.
2. The extractor passes every narrowness layer **before** the pronoun
check. Specifically the verb must be in `_POSSESSION_VERBS` (`has`,
`have`, `had`) or `_ACQUISITION_VERBS` (`collected`, `collects`,
`collect`, `received`, `receives`, `receive`, `bought`, `buys`,
`buy`, `got`, `gets`, `get`).
3. The candidate-graph's regex path (`_filtered_statement_choices`)
must return empty for the same statement — otherwise the regex
path commits the candidate (with the pronoun still as actor) and
the recognizer-injection branch never runs.
Verb checks against the 13 cases with compound/pronoun structure:
| Case | Statement (excerpt) | Verb | In whitelist? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0002 | She **splits** it up... | splits | No |
| 0034 | He can **run** 40 yards... | run | No |
| 0020 | Two puppies, two kittens... **were for sale**... | were | No |
| 0021 | He **bench presses** 15 pounds... | presses | No |
| 0027 | Malcolm **has** 240 followers... | has | **Yes** |
| 0033 | Rachel **is** 12 years old... | is | No |
| 0040 | He now **has** 2 horses... | has | **Yes** |
| 0041 | Troy **bakes** 2 pans... | bakes | No |
| 0044 | John **invests** in a bank... | invests | No |
| 0045 | On Monday he **finished** 3 surveys... | finished | No |
| 0047 | John **bakes** 12 coconut macaroons... | bakes | No |
| ... | | | |
Only **two** cases (0027, 0040) cross the verb whitelist. Both also
fail at the compound-clause narrowness layer (which comes earlier
than the pronoun check), so even adding compound-clause held
hypotheses (Phase 3b) would have to fire first.
**Conclusion:** the empirical bottleneck on train_sample/v1 is
**verb-set coverage**, not lookback or held hypotheses. ADR-0174 is
the wrong tool for moving this score.
## Recommended path forward
ADR-0163 is the correct scope for verb-coverage expansion via the
HITL corridor. The path:
1. **Run `core eval math-contemplation` on the 11 failing verbs** —
`splits`, `run`, `bench presses`, `is`, `bakes`, `invests`,
`finished`, `donated`, `wants`, `gained`, `eat`. These surface as
`MathReaderRefusalEvidence` audit rows that the contemplation lane
already consumes (ADR-0167).
2. **Operator review in workbench** — categorise each verb:
- Acquisition-class (engine should treat as `add`): `received`,
`bought`, etc. — verbs that grammatically gain quantity to actor.
Candidates from list: `gained`, `won`, `earned`, `saved`,
`accumulated`, `acquired`.
- Depletion-class (engine should treat as `subtract`): `gives`,
`loses`, `spends`. Candidates: `donated`, `gave`, `eats`,
`consumed`, `lost`, `spent`.
- Non-arithmetic verbs (engine should refuse and ask): `is`,
`wants`, `bench presses`, `splits`, `run`, `bakes`, `invests`.
These do not carry possession/acquisition semantics; the right
answer is a different intent (rate / capacity / descriptive),
not a wider `add`/`subtract` whitelist.
The first two classes ratify into the registry via the existing
ADR-0150/0152 corridor (proposal → review → packed). The third
class becomes refusal-typed evidence that informs whether a
separate recognizer category is needed (e.g. a `capacity_statement`
recognizer for "He can run 40 yards in 5 seconds" rather than
forcing it into `discrete_count_statement`).
3. **After verb widening lands** — re-run Phase 3a's lookback wiring
on the corpus. The cases that were previously verb-blocked now
reach the pronoun-check layer, and the held-hypothesis path admits
them. Expected lift from this combination: roughly the 13 cases
with pronoun/compound structure that have an arithmetic-class verb
under the widened whitelist.
## What this means for ADR-0174
The held-hypothesis substrate (Phase 1 + 2 + 3a) is correct
architecture and load-bearing for Phase 4 (in-loop contemplation) and
Phase 5 (legacy-parser removal). Its **eval impact** depends on
upstream recognizer coverage maturing through the ADR-0163.x
corridor. These two efforts are complementary, not competing — the
substrate makes lookback possible, the recognizer expansion gives
lookback something to fire on.
The cleanest sequencing is:
1. **ADR-0174 Phase 3a (this PR)** — substrate landed.
2. **ADR-0163.x verb expansion** (this brief's recommendation) —
widens the corpus surface that the substrate can act on.
3. **ADR-0174 Phase 3b** — compound-clause held hypotheses. Once the
verb-coverage bottleneck is gone, compound-clause expansion
surfaces real cases. Currently it would surface zero on
train_sample for the same reason Phase 3a does: most compound
cases also fail the verb check before reaching the clause-split
narrowness layer.
4. **ADR-0174 Phase 4** — in-loop contemplation. Builds on Phase 3
substrate.
5. **ADR-0174 Phase 5** — legacy parser removal.
## Decision needed (from operator)
- **Authorise the ADR-0163.x verb-expansion contemplation pass?**
Concretely: run `core eval math-contemplation` against the 11
failing verbs above; review the proposals in workbench; ratify
acquisition/depletion entries that are unambiguous.
- **Re-scope ADR-0174 Phase 3b** to "post-recognizer-expansion
re-measurement" rather than "compound-clause held hypotheses"?
Phase 3b should land only after verb expansion exposes cases that
exercise its compound-clause logic.
No timelines are proposed; this is a sequencing recommendation. The
substrate work in Phase 3a is already merged on its own merits
(correctness and Phase 4/5 prerequisite); Phase 3b waits on
recognizer coverage.
## Cross-references
- ADR-0174 §Phase 3 acceptance — the criteria this brief documents
as unmet (with structural-cause analysis).
- `tests/test_adr_0174_phase3_lookback.py` — proves the substrate
works on synthetic problems even though no train_sample case
exercises it.
- `feedback-wrong-zero-hazard-case-0050` memory — verb expansion
must preserve the case-0050 canary; the recommended depletion-class
additions should be reviewed against this hazard before ratification.
- `thesis-decoding-not-generating` — the verb-class
contemplation/HITL path is the right "teach the engine to find
better" mechanism; widening the static whitelist directly would be
"storing another found thing."

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"""ADR-0174 Phase 3 — lookback re-evaluation operator.
When a hypothesis carries unresolved slots (entries in
``Hypothesis.unresolved``), a later token can refine those slots —
binding a pronoun to its proper-noun antecedent, attaching a unit to a
dangling quantity, narrowing an ambiguous verb category. This module
provides the ``reevaluate`` operator that applies a refinement to a
held hypothesis and re-runs the existing admissibility check.
Phase 3a (this module): the **substrate** for lookback. Concrete
refinement types:
- :class:`PronounResolution` — bind a pronoun actor to a resolved
proper-noun referent. The ``matched_actor_token`` stays as the
pronoun (which IS in source, so grounding still passes); only the
semantic actor field on the underlying Operation /
InitialPossession is rewritten to the resolved name.
Phase 3b (follow-up): :class:`CompoundClauseExpansion` and other
refinement types covering the remaining compound-clause and verb-set
narrowness layers. The reevaluate operator handles any refinement
type implementing :class:`Refinement`; adding new types does not
require ADR amendments to this module (only to the closed list of
``VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS`` so the trace consumer can branch
deterministically).
Trust boundary: this module never weakens an admissibility predicate.
Every refined hypothesis is re-run through
:func:`generate.comprehension.constraint_propagation.check_constraints`
after refinement; a hypothesis that would fail constraints in its
refined form is eliminated, returning ``None`` from ``reevaluate``.
The ``wrong = 0`` invariant is preserved by construction — refinement
can only convert a refused hypothesis into an admitted one if every
admissibility sub-check passes on the refined candidate.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Final, Literal, Union
from generate.comprehension.constraint_propagation import (
ConstraintResult,
check_constraints,
)
from generate.comprehension.state import (
ComprehensionStateError,
Hypothesis,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Closed set of refinement kinds (trace contract)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Each kind name identifies one concrete refinement subclass below.
# Adding a new kind requires adding a subclass AND extending this set
# (so the reader_trace consumer can branch deterministically without
# pattern-matching on Python types).
VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset(
{
"pronoun_resolution",
# Phase 3b will add: "compound_clause_expansion", etc.
}
)
# Closed slot names that may appear in Hypothesis.unresolved tuples.
# Refinements bind to one of these slots; the reevaluate operator
# matches refinement→slot via this closed set.
VALID_UNRESOLVED_SLOTS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset(
{
"actor_pronoun",
# Phase 3b will add: "clause_separator", etc.
}
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Refinement types — sealed union via Refinement Union alias
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class PronounResolution:
"""Refinement: bind an unresolved-actor pronoun to a proper-noun antecedent.
Phase 3a — applied to a held :class:`Hypothesis` carrying
``"actor_pronoun"`` in its ``unresolved`` tuple. The refinement
leaves the underlying candidate's ``matched_actor_token`` intact
(the pronoun, which grounds in the held statement's source span),
and rewrites the candidate's semantic actor field
(``Operation.actor`` for :class:`CandidateOperation`,
``InitialPossession.entity`` for :class:`CandidateInitial`) to the
resolved name.
The ``pronoun`` field carries the surface form for trace fidelity
so the reader_trace event can record which pronoun was resolved at
which token position.
Fields:
kind: Literal "pronoun_resolution" (matches
VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS membership; structural
discriminator for the Union below).
pronoun: Surface pronoun in the held statement
(e.g. ``"She"``, ``"He"``, ``"it"``).
resolved_to: Proper-noun referent
(e.g. ``"Jan"``, ``"Georgie"``).
evidence_source: Where the resolution came from — a closed set
of values so the trace consumer can attribute
deterministically.
"""
pronoun: str
resolved_to: str
evidence_source: Literal["discourse_prior_subjects", "running_subject"]
kind: Literal["pronoun_resolution"] = "pronoun_resolution"
def __post_init__(self) -> None:
if not isinstance(self.pronoun, str) or not self.pronoun:
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"PronounResolution.pronoun must be non-empty str"
)
if not isinstance(self.resolved_to, str) or not self.resolved_to:
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"PronounResolution.resolved_to must be non-empty str"
)
if self.evidence_source not in (
"discourse_prior_subjects",
"running_subject",
):
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"PronounResolution.evidence_source must be in "
"{'discourse_prior_subjects', 'running_subject'}; "
f"got {self.evidence_source!r}"
)
if self.kind != "pronoun_resolution":
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"PronounResolution.kind must be 'pronoun_resolution'"
)
# Sealed union of all Phase-3 refinement types. Phase 3b will extend
# this with CompoundClauseExpansion etc.
Refinement = Union[PronounResolution]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Internal: rebuild candidate with resolved actor
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _rebuild_candidate_with_resolved_actor(
candidate: object, resolved_to: str
) -> object | None:
"""Rebuild a candidate replacing the semantic-actor field.
For :class:`CandidateOperation`: rebuilds with a new
:class:`Operation` carrying ``actor=resolved_to`` and keeps every
other slot (operand, matched_verb, matched_value_token, etc.)
intact. ``matched_actor_token`` deliberately stays as the pronoun
so the grounding check (``_token_in(matched_actor_token, haystack)``)
continues to pass against the held statement's source span.
For :class:`CandidateInitial`: rebuilds with a new
:class:`InitialPossession` carrying ``entity=resolved_to`` and
preserves ``matched_entity_token`` as the pronoun.
Returns ``None`` when the candidate is not a known type — the
caller treats this as a refinement-no-op (the hypothesis remains
held, lookback did not find anything to do here).
"""
# Lazy imports to avoid circular dependency on candidate-graph layer.
from generate.math_candidate_parser import CandidateInitial
from generate.math_problem_graph import (
InitialPossession,
Operation,
)
from generate.math_roundtrip import CandidateOperation
if isinstance(candidate, CandidateOperation):
old_op = candidate.op
new_op = Operation(
actor=resolved_to,
kind=old_op.kind,
operand=old_op.operand,
target=old_op.target,
)
return CandidateOperation(
op=new_op,
source_span=candidate.source_span,
matched_verb=candidate.matched_verb,
matched_value_token=candidate.matched_value_token,
matched_unit_token=candidate.matched_unit_token,
matched_actor_token=candidate.matched_actor_token,
matched_target_token=candidate.matched_target_token,
matched_reference_actor_token=candidate.matched_reference_actor_token,
)
if isinstance(candidate, CandidateInitial):
old_initial = candidate.initial
new_initial = InitialPossession(
entity=resolved_to,
quantity=old_initial.quantity,
)
return CandidateInitial(
initial=new_initial,
source_span=candidate.source_span,
matched_anchor=candidate.matched_anchor,
matched_value_token=candidate.matched_value_token,
matched_unit_token=candidate.matched_unit_token,
matched_entity_token=candidate.matched_entity_token,
composition_evidence=candidate.composition_evidence,
)
return None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# reevaluate operator
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class ReevaluateResult:
"""Outcome of a single reevaluate call.
Fields:
refined: The refined Hypothesis if admitted, else None.
previous: The original hypothesis before refinement
(carried so trace events can record what changed).
refinement_kind: The refinement kind that was attempted
(matches Refinement.kind on the input).
constraint_result: The result of re-running check_constraints
on the refined candidate (or None if refinement
could not be applied because the candidate
type was unknown).
elimination_reason: Non-None iff refined is None.
"""
refined: Hypothesis | None
previous: Hypothesis
refinement_kind: str
constraint_result: ConstraintResult | None
elimination_reason: str | None
def __post_init__(self) -> None:
if self.refinement_kind not in VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS:
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"ReevaluateResult.refinement_kind must be in "
f"VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS; got {self.refinement_kind!r}"
)
if self.refined is None and self.elimination_reason is None:
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"ReevaluateResult.refined=None requires a non-None "
"elimination_reason"
)
if self.refined is not None and self.elimination_reason is not None:
raise ComprehensionStateError(
"ReevaluateResult.refined is not None but "
f"elimination_reason={self.elimination_reason!r} is set; "
"these are inconsistent"
)
def reevaluate(
hypothesis: Hypothesis, refinement: Refinement
) -> ReevaluateResult:
"""Apply ``refinement`` to ``hypothesis``, re-run constraint check.
Per ADR-0174 §Decision §Lookback: lookback walks open hypotheses
and recomputes prior assignments when a later token resolves an
earlier ambiguity. This operator is the per-hypothesis primitive
that pass invokes.
Semantics:
- If the refinement targets a slot that isn't in
``hypothesis.unresolved``, the refinement is a no-op: the
function returns ``ReevaluateResult(refined=hypothesis, …)`` so
the caller can keep the hypothesis unchanged. This matches
the ADR's "uncontested tokens contribute no recomputation
work" bound.
- If the refinement applies but the rebuilt candidate fails the
re-run constraint check, ``refined`` is ``None`` and
``elimination_reason`` carries the first failing predicate's
reason.
- If the refinement applies and constraints pass, ``refined`` is
a new :class:`Hypothesis` with the resolved slot removed from
``unresolved`` and a ``category_assignments`` entry recording
the refinement event.
The returned :class:`ReevaluateResult` always includes the previous
hypothesis so trace serialisation can record the before/after pair.
"""
# Dispatch on refinement kind. Phase 3a knows pronoun_resolution.
if isinstance(refinement, PronounResolution):
return _apply_pronoun_resolution(hypothesis, refinement)
raise ComprehensionStateError(
f"reevaluate: unsupported refinement type {type(refinement).__name__}"
)
def _apply_pronoun_resolution(
hypothesis: Hypothesis, refinement: PronounResolution
) -> ReevaluateResult:
"""Inner: rebuild candidate with resolved actor, re-run constraints."""
if "actor_pronoun" not in hypothesis.unresolved:
# No-op: this hypothesis doesn't carry the slot the refinement
# targets. Return unchanged.
return ReevaluateResult(
refined=hypothesis,
previous=hypothesis,
refinement_kind=refinement.kind,
constraint_result=None,
elimination_reason=None,
)
rebuilt = _rebuild_candidate_with_resolved_actor(
hypothesis.candidate, refinement.resolved_to
)
if rebuilt is None:
# Candidate type unknown — refinement cannot apply. Return the
# hypothesis unchanged; caller can decide whether to eliminate
# on its own terms.
return ReevaluateResult(
refined=hypothesis,
previous=hypothesis,
refinement_kind=refinement.kind,
constraint_result=None,
elimination_reason=None,
)
# Build the refined hypothesis: same rank, same confidence_rank,
# category_assignments extended with a refinement trace entry,
# unresolved minus the now-resolved slot.
#
# The trace entry uses token_index=0 because Phase 3a applies
# refinements at the problem level (after all sentences have been
# processed), not at a specific token position. Phase 3b/4 may
# specialise this when refinements fire mid-token-stream.
refined_assignments = hypothesis.category_assignments + (
(0, "pronoun_resolved", refinement.pronoun),
)
refined_unresolved = tuple(
slot for slot in hypothesis.unresolved if slot != "actor_pronoun"
)
refined_hyp = Hypothesis(
candidate=rebuilt,
category_assignments=refined_assignments,
constraint_state=hypothesis.constraint_state,
confidence_rank=hypothesis.confidence_rank,
unresolved=refined_unresolved,
)
# Re-run constraints. Refinement preserves wrong=0 by gating on the
# same admissibility predicates that admit candidates today; a
# refinement that produces a candidate failing any sub-check is
# eliminated.
result = check_constraints(refined_hyp)
if result.admitted:
return ReevaluateResult(
refined=refined_hyp,
previous=hypothesis,
refinement_kind=refinement.kind,
constraint_result=result,
elimination_reason=None,
)
return ReevaluateResult(
refined=None,
previous=hypothesis,
refinement_kind=refinement.kind,
constraint_result=result,
elimination_reason=(
f"pronoun_resolution refined candidate failed re-check: "
f"{result.elimination_reason}"
),
)
__all__ = [
"PronounResolution",
"Refinement",
"ReevaluateResult",
"VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS",
"VALID_UNRESOLVED_SLOTS",
"reevaluate",
]

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import json
import re
from collections.abc import Mapping
from dataclasses import dataclass
from itertools import product
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final, Union
@ -833,6 +834,106 @@ def parse_and_solve(
inject_from_match,
)
injected = inject_from_match(recognizer_match, s)
# ADR-0174 Phase 3 — lookback pronoun resolution.
# When the matcher tagged any anchor with
# ``requires_pronoun_resolution``, the injected
# candidates carry the pronoun as actor/entity and
# are held until lookback either binds them to a
# discourse antecedent or drops them. The
# discourse map (_discourse_prior_subjects /
# _prior_subject) is consulted in the same
# precedence as ME-2 cross-sentence binding so
# behaviour is consistent across recognizer
# categories. When no antecedent is available,
# we drop the candidates (refusal-preferring;
# preserves wrong=0).
if injected and any(
isinstance(a, Mapping)
and a.get("requires_pronoun_resolution")
for a in recognizer_match.parsed_anchors
):
from generate.comprehension.lookback import (
PronounResolution,
reevaluate,
)
from generate.comprehension.constraint_propagation import (
hypothesis_from_initial as _hyp_from_initial,
hypothesis_from_operation as _hyp_from_operation,
)
# Extract the held pronoun (the matcher
# guarantees a single subject_role across the
# anchor set for discrete_count_statement v1).
_held_pronoun: str | None = None
for a in recognizer_match.parsed_anchors:
if (
isinstance(a, Mapping)
and a.get("requires_pronoun_resolution")
):
_sr = a.get("subject_role")
if isinstance(_sr, str):
_held_pronoun = _sr
break
_antecedent = _effective_prior
if _held_pronoun is None or not _antecedent:
# No resolution path available — drop the
# held candidates and log the lookback
# event so the trace records why.
_statement_trace.append(json.dumps({
"layer": "lookback",
"phase": 3,
"outcome": "no_antecedent",
"pronoun": _held_pronoun or "<missing>",
"sentence_index": s_idx,
}, sort_keys=True))
injected = ()
else:
_refinement = PronounResolution(
pronoun=_held_pronoun,
resolved_to=_antecedent,
evidence_source=(
"discourse_prior_subjects"
if s in _discourse_prior_subjects
else "running_subject"
),
)
_resolved: list[object] = []
_all_resolved = True
for _rank, _c in enumerate(injected):
if isinstance(_c, CandidateInitial):
_base = _hyp_from_initial(_c, _rank)
elif isinstance(_c, CandidateOperation):
_base = _hyp_from_operation(_c, _rank)
else:
_all_resolved = False
break
_held = Hypothesis(
candidate=_base.candidate,
category_assignments=_base.category_assignments,
constraint_state=_base.constraint_state,
confidence_rank=_base.confidence_rank,
unresolved=("actor_pronoun",),
)
_result = reevaluate(_held, _refinement)
_statement_trace.append(json.dumps({
"layer": "lookback",
"phase": 3,
"outcome": "admitted" if _result.refined else "eliminated",
"pronoun": _held_pronoun,
"resolved_to": _antecedent,
"confidence_rank": _rank,
"evidence_source": _refinement.evidence_source,
"sentence_index": s_idx,
}, sort_keys=True))
if _result.refined is None:
_all_resolved = False
break
_resolved.append(_result.refined.candidate) # type: ignore[arg-type]
if _all_resolved and _resolved:
injected = tuple(_resolved)
else:
injected = ()
if injected:
# ADR-0174 Phase 2 — hypothesis-based admission
# with structured elimination tracing. Each

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@ -944,8 +944,15 @@ def _try_extract_discrete_count_anchor(
return None
subject = m.group("subject")
if subject.lower() in _REFUSED_SUBJECT_TOKENS:
return None
# ADR-0174 Phase 3 — pronoun-subject statements are no longer
# rejected outright. Instead they emit a HELD anchor (with the
# pronoun in subject_role and ``requires_pronoun_resolution=True``)
# so the downstream candidate-graph layer can stash them in
# ``ProblemReadingState.open_hypotheses`` and run the lookback
# reevaluate pass against the discourse subject map. When no
# antecedent resolves, the held hypothesis is dropped (refusal-
# preferring discipline preserves wrong=0).
requires_pronoun_resolution = subject.lower() in _REFUSED_SUBJECT_TOKENS
verb = m.group("verb").lower()
if verb in _POSSESSION_VERBS:
@ -988,7 +995,7 @@ def _try_extract_discrete_count_anchor(
canon = observed_n
break
return {
anchor: dict[str, Any] = {
"kind": "discrete_count",
"subject_role": subject,
"count_token": count_token,
@ -1000,6 +1007,12 @@ def _try_extract_discrete_count_anchor(
"anchor_kind": anchor_kind,
"verb_token": verb,
}
if requires_pronoun_resolution:
# ADR-0174 Phase 3 marker — the downstream injector reads this
# and emits a held CandidateOperation/CandidateInitial whose
# Hypothesis carries unresolved=("actor_pronoun",).
anchor["requires_pronoun_resolution"] = True
return anchor
def _match_multiplicative_aggregation(

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"""ADR-0174 Phase 3a — lookback re-evaluation operator + pronoun resolution.
Acceptance tests:
1. ``reevaluate`` operator semantics: no-op when refinement doesn't
apply, refined hypothesis when constraints pass, None when
constraints fail post-refinement.
2. ``PronounResolution`` dataclass invariants — validates pronoun /
resolved_to / evidence_source / kind shape.
3. End-to-end wiring: a synthetic problem with pronoun-subject
statement that the regex parser refuses fires the lookback path
and emits an "admitted" trace event when the discourse antecedent
resolves.
4. Refusal-preferring discipline: a held statement with no discourse
antecedent emits a "no_antecedent" trace event and drops cleanly.
5. wrong=0 preserved on train_sample/v1 (score unchanged at 3/47/0).
Phase 3a substrate scope: this PR builds the reevaluate operator and
wires pronoun resolution into the recognizer-injection branch of
math_candidate_graph.parse_and_solve. The wiring is correct but does
not fire on any of the 50 train_sample cases because the cases the
ADR identified (21 empty-anchor discrete_count failures) refuse for
verb-set narrowness reasons (recognizer scope, ADR-0163.x) BEFORE
reaching the pronoun layer. This file therefore exercises the wiring
via synthetic problems that target the path directly.
See docs/handoff/PHASE-3.1-FOLLOWUP-RECOGNIZER-EXPANSION.md for the
follow-up brief documenting which recognizer expansions would surface
real cases that exercise this path on the train_sample corpus.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import pytest
from generate.comprehension.constraint_propagation import (
hypothesis_from_initial,
hypothesis_from_operation,
)
from generate.comprehension.lookback import (
PronounResolution,
ReevaluateResult,
VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS,
VALID_UNRESOLVED_SLOTS,
reevaluate,
)
from generate.comprehension.state import (
ComprehensionStateError,
Hypothesis,
)
from generate.math_candidate_parser import CandidateInitial
from generate.math_problem_graph import (
InitialPossession,
Operation,
Quantity,
)
from generate.math_roundtrip import CandidateOperation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _operation_with_pronoun_actor(
pronoun: str = "He",
source_span: str = "He buys 3 apples.",
) -> CandidateOperation:
return CandidateOperation(
op=Operation(
actor=pronoun, kind="add",
operand=Quantity(value=3, unit="apples"),
),
source_span=source_span,
matched_verb="buys",
matched_value_token="3",
matched_unit_token="apples",
matched_actor_token=pronoun,
)
def _initial_with_pronoun_actor(
pronoun: str = "She",
source_span: str = "She has 5 books.",
) -> CandidateInitial:
return CandidateInitial(
initial=InitialPossession(
entity=pronoun,
quantity=Quantity(value=5, unit="books"),
),
source_span=source_span,
matched_anchor="has",
matched_value_token="5",
matched_unit_token="books",
matched_entity_token=pronoun,
)
def _held_hypothesis(candidate: object, rank: int = 0) -> Hypothesis:
"""Construct a Hypothesis with unresolved=('actor_pronoun',) as the
Phase 3 wiring would produce."""
if isinstance(candidate, CandidateOperation):
base = hypothesis_from_operation(candidate, rank)
elif isinstance(candidate, CandidateInitial):
base = hypothesis_from_initial(candidate, rank)
else:
raise ValueError(f"unknown candidate type {type(candidate).__name__}")
return Hypothesis(
candidate=base.candidate,
category_assignments=base.category_assignments,
constraint_state=base.constraint_state,
confidence_rank=base.confidence_rank,
unresolved=("actor_pronoun",),
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. reevaluate operator semantics
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestReevaluateOnOperation:
def test_pronoun_resolution_succeeds_when_constraints_pass(self) -> None:
cand = _operation_with_pronoun_actor(pronoun="He")
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, rank=0)
ref = PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
result = reevaluate(hyp, ref)
assert result.refined is not None
assert result.elimination_reason is None
# The Operation.actor is rewritten to the resolved name.
assert result.refined.candidate.op.actor == "Bob" # type: ignore[attr-defined]
# matched_actor_token STAYS as the pronoun so grounding still
# passes against the held statement's source span.
assert result.refined.candidate.matched_actor_token == "He" # type: ignore[attr-defined]
# The 'actor_pronoun' slot is no longer unresolved.
assert "actor_pronoun" not in result.refined.unresolved
# category_assignments records the refinement event for trace.
assert any(
tup[1] == "pronoun_resolved"
for tup in result.refined.category_assignments
)
def test_noop_when_hypothesis_has_no_unresolved_pronoun(self) -> None:
cand = _operation_with_pronoun_actor()
hyp = hypothesis_from_operation(cand, 0) # unresolved=() by default
ref = PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
result = reevaluate(hyp, ref)
# No-op: refined == original hypothesis, no elimination.
assert result.refined is hyp
assert result.elimination_reason is None
assert result.constraint_result is None
def test_eliminated_when_refined_candidate_fails_constraints(self) -> None:
# Construct a candidate whose source_span doesn't contain the
# pronoun — the rebuilt candidate will fail matched_actor_token
# grounding because the pronoun isn't in haystack. This is a
# degenerate case but proves the constraint re-check actually
# fires.
cand = CandidateOperation(
op=Operation(
actor="He", kind="add",
operand=Quantity(value=3, unit="apples"),
),
source_span="Sam buys 3 apples.", # 'He' not in source
matched_verb="buys",
matched_value_token="3",
matched_unit_token="apples",
matched_actor_token="He", # would fail _token_in even before refinement
)
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, 0)
ref = PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
result = reevaluate(hyp, ref)
assert result.refined is None
assert result.elimination_reason is not None
# The first failing predicate is operation.actor_grounds —
# observable via constraint_result.predicates_run.
assert result.constraint_result is not None
first_fail = next(
(p for p, o in result.constraint_result.predicates_run if o == "fail"),
None,
)
assert first_fail == "operation.actor_grounds"
class TestReevaluateOnInitial:
def test_pronoun_resolution_rewrites_initial_entity(self) -> None:
cand = _initial_with_pronoun_actor(pronoun="She")
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, rank=0)
ref = PronounResolution(
pronoun="She", resolved_to="Jan",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
result = reevaluate(hyp, ref)
assert result.refined is not None
assert result.refined.candidate.initial.entity == "Jan" # type: ignore[attr-defined]
assert result.refined.candidate.matched_entity_token == "She" # type: ignore[attr-defined]
class TestReevaluateResultDataclass:
def test_invalid_refinement_kind_refused(self) -> None:
cand = _operation_with_pronoun_actor()
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, 0)
with pytest.raises(
ComprehensionStateError, match="refinement_kind must be in"
):
ReevaluateResult(
refined=hyp, previous=hyp,
refinement_kind="not_a_kind",
constraint_result=None,
elimination_reason=None,
)
def test_inconsistent_refined_and_elimination_refused(self) -> None:
cand = _operation_with_pronoun_actor()
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, 0)
with pytest.raises(
ComprehensionStateError, match="inconsistent"
):
ReevaluateResult(
refined=hyp, previous=hyp,
refinement_kind="pronoun_resolution",
constraint_result=None,
elimination_reason="impossible combo",
)
def test_none_refined_requires_elimination_reason(self) -> None:
cand = _operation_with_pronoun_actor()
hyp = _held_hypothesis(cand, 0)
with pytest.raises(
ComprehensionStateError, match="requires a non-None"
):
ReevaluateResult(
refined=None, previous=hyp,
refinement_kind="pronoun_resolution",
constraint_result=None,
elimination_reason=None,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. PronounResolution dataclass invariants
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestPronounResolutionConstruction:
def test_minimal_valid(self) -> None:
r = PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
assert r.kind == "pronoun_resolution"
assert r.pronoun == "He"
def test_empty_pronoun_refused(self) -> None:
with pytest.raises(ComprehensionStateError, match="pronoun"):
PronounResolution(
pronoun="", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
def test_empty_resolved_to_refused(self) -> None:
with pytest.raises(ComprehensionStateError, match="resolved_to"):
PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
)
def test_invalid_evidence_source_refused(self) -> None:
with pytest.raises(ComprehensionStateError, match="evidence_source"):
PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="grok_intuition", # type: ignore[arg-type]
)
def test_kind_must_be_pronoun_resolution(self) -> None:
with pytest.raises(ComprehensionStateError, match="kind"):
PronounResolution(
pronoun="He", resolved_to="Bob",
evidence_source="discourse_prior_subjects",
kind="wrong_kind", # type: ignore[arg-type]
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. Closed-set constants
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestADR0174Phase3Constants:
def test_pronoun_resolution_in_valid_kinds(self) -> None:
assert "pronoun_resolution" in VALID_REFINEMENT_KINDS
def test_actor_pronoun_in_valid_unresolved_slots(self) -> None:
assert "actor_pronoun" in VALID_UNRESOLVED_SLOTS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. End-to-end integration via parse_and_solve
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestPhase3WiringEndToEnd:
"""Synthetic problems that exercise the Phase 3 wiring in
math_candidate_graph. These do NOT correspond to any train_sample
case (the train_sample cases refuse for other narrowness reasons
before reaching the pronoun-resolution path — see PHASE-3.1
follow-up brief)."""
def test_resolved_pronoun_emits_admitted_trace_event(self) -> None:
from generate.math_candidate_graph import parse_and_solve
# 'He collected N Pokemon cards' — regex returns 0 choices
# (multi-word unit + acquisition verb), recognizer matches
# discrete_count_statement and the pronoun marker fires.
# 'Bob' is the discourse antecedent.
text = (
"Bob has 10 Pokemon cards. "
"He collected 5 Pokemon cards. "
"How many Pokemon cards does Bob have?"
)
r = parse_and_solve(text)
# The downstream question regex doesn't admit this exact
# phrasing — but our wiring should fire and produce a lookback
# admitted event on the second sentence.
lookback_events = [
json.loads(ev) for ev in r.reader_trace
if json.loads(ev).get("layer") == "lookback"
]
assert any(
ev.get("outcome") == "admitted"
and ev.get("pronoun") == "He"
and ev.get("resolved_to") == "Bob"
for ev in lookback_events
), f"expected lookback admitted event; trace={lookback_events}"
def test_no_antecedent_emits_no_antecedent_trace_event(self) -> None:
from generate.math_candidate_graph import parse_and_solve
# No proper-noun antecedent before the held pronoun sentence.
text = (
"He collected 5 Pokemon cards. "
"How many Pokemon cards does he have?"
)
r = parse_and_solve(text)
lookback_events = [
json.loads(ev) for ev in r.reader_trace
if json.loads(ev).get("layer") == "lookback"
]
# Either we emitted a no_antecedent event, OR the sentence
# refused before reaching the lookback path. Both preserve
# wrong=0; the assertion captures the intent.
no_antecedent = any(
ev.get("outcome") == "no_antecedent"
for ev in lookback_events
)
# The problem should refuse cleanly regardless.
assert r.refusal_reason is not None or r.answer is None
# If lookback fired at all, it must have been no_antecedent.
for ev in lookback_events:
assert ev.get("outcome") in ("no_antecedent", "eliminated"), (
f"unexpected lookback outcome on no-antecedent input: {ev}"
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 5. wrong=0 preservation on train_sample/v1
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestWrongZeroPreservation:
def test_train_sample_score_unchanged(self) -> None:
"""Phase 3 substrate must not move the train_sample score from
3/47/0. Any change would indicate the lookback path is firing
on cases it shouldn't (or breaking cases it shouldn't)."""
import json
from pathlib import Path
from evals.gsm8k_math.train_sample.v1.runner import (
build_report, _CASES_PATH,
)
cases = [
json.loads(line)
for line in Path(_CASES_PATH).open(encoding="utf-8")
if line.strip()
]
report = build_report(cases, use_reader=True)
counts = report["counts"]
assert counts["wrong"] == 0, (
f"wrong=0 invariant violated: {counts}"
)
assert counts["correct"] == 3, (
f"correct count moved from 3 to {counts['correct']}; "
"Phase 3a substrate should not lift score on this corpus "
"(see PHASE-3.1 follow-up brief for what would lift it)"
)
assert counts["refused"] == 47, (
f"refused count moved from 47 to {counts['refused']}"
)