ADR-0131 deferred GSM8K because it rewards paraphrase flexibility,
which is the deterministic engine's structural weakness. This ADR
re-engages it on architecture-aligned terms: as a *coverage probe*
of the bounded grammar + binding graph, not a promotion gate.
The framing pinned by this ADR:
GSM8K is not a target. The model's capability is the target.
GSM8K passing is the symptom of capability, not the goal of
the work.
Wrong mindset (rejected by ADR's iteration discipline):
"Find templates that admit more GSM8K cases."
Right mindset (load-bearing):
"Extend the model's NL-to-typed-graph capability along
principled axes (verb classes, comparative structures, numeric
forms, multi-clause grammar). GSM8K admission rises as a
side effect alongside every other word-problem corpus."
Baseline pinned by this commit:
admission_rate: 0/50 = 0.0%
admitted_wrong: 0 (gate intact, safety rail bulletproof)
refused: 50/50 = 100.0%
Every refusal is a typed parser error citing the specific clause
that did not match a template. Zero crashes, zero confabulations
— refusal-first works perfectly at admission rate zero.
What's in this PR:
- ``docs/decisions/ADR-0131.G-gsm8k-coverage-probe.md``: the ADR.
Cites parents (ADR-0131, -0115/-0116/-0117, -0131.3, -0132..-0135).
Documents the capability-first iteration discipline that every
subsequent ADR-0131.G.<n> must follow:
1. Name a single capability axis the iteration extends
2. Add B3-style curated coverage cases (capability proves
itself OUTSIDE GSM8K)
3. Re-run both B3 lane + GSM8K probe; B3 must not regress
4. Reject any expansion that only moves GSM8K admission
- ``evals/gsm8k_math/train_sample/v1/run_coverage_probe.py``:
pure-adapter wrapper around the existing run_lane. Emits a
deterministic train_sample_coverage_report.json with metrics,
per-case outcomes, and the top refused-reason families (the
work queue for capability extension).
- ``evals/gsm8k_math/train_sample/v1/train_sample_coverage_report.json``:
the baseline report. Diff-able artifact every future iteration
moves.
- ``tests/test_adr_0131_G_gsm8k_coverage_probe.py``: 8 contract
tests pinning the safety rail (admitted_wrong == 0), typed
refusal invariant (every refused case has non-empty reason),
closed outcome vocabulary, deterministic replay, committed-
report matches fresh-run.
The promotion-gate composite (B1 + B2 + B3) is unaffected.
ADR-0131.4 still consumes those three. The GSM8K probe is
empirical context for honest external claims, not a gate.
Integrates en_units_v1 (#164) + en_numerics_v1 (#163) into the
ADR-0126 candidate-graph parser. Loader merge (re-exports from
numerics_loader.py give single import path), pack-aware unit
canonicalization (handles irregular plurals like feet/children
via lookup_unit), indefinite-quantifier refusal (ADR-0128.4 —
'some'/'many' emit no candidates, preserving wrong==0), and
widened initial-possession shapes:
- <Entity> has N <unit> [of <substance>] (ADR-0127 substance qualifier)
- There are N <unit> [in <place>] (implicit-subject shape)
Plus: pack-backed cardinal grounding in math_roundtrip._value_grounds
(widens word-number coverage from hard-coded 0-12 to full numerics
pack cardinal table + compound rule). Op-pattern trailing prep
alternation gains of/for/with for substance qualifiers.
REGRESSION: 1050/1050 tests green across math + ADR-0126 + ADR-0127
ratification + ADR-0128 ratification + runner.
EMPIRICAL RESULT (the Path-B trigger ADR-0126/0127/0128 named):
correct = 0/50 wrong = 0/50 refused = 50/50
on evals/gsm8k_math/train_sample/v1/cases.jsonl
Per ADR-0127's exit criterion (correct >= 10/50, wrong == 0):
**MISSED** — the full deterministic design (candidate-graph
topology + units pack + numerics pack + pack-aware parser) does
not move the GSM8K-math lane. This is the real Path-B trigger.
WHAT WORKS (synthetic verification, 6/6 cases solve end-to-end):
- 'Jan has 5 apples. Jan buys 3 apples. ...' -> 8
- 'Sam has 10 feet of rope. Sam uses 3 feet of rope. ...' -> 7
- 'There are 5 kids in camp. ...' -> 5
- 'Sam has 10 children. Sam loses 2 children. ...' -> 8
- (money + time-dimension variants pass)
WHY GSM8K STAYS AT ZERO: real GSM8K problems carry compound
linguistic structure (pronouns across statements, possessives,
subordinate clauses, multi-word entities, multi-step inference)
that no amount of pack vocabulary addresses. Per-sentence parse
rate improved measurably on simple shapes; joint problem-level
pass rate stayed at zero because every real problem contains at
least one sentence the parser still cannot handle.
Full results + Path-B recommendation in
docs/decisions/ADR-0127-0128-RESULTS.md. The substrate
(architecture + packs) stays load-bearing in main; the math
expert promotion path retargets to a benchmark where exact
recall and determinism are the discriminators (proposed
ADR-0131).
Diagnostic from ADR-0126's first train-sample run (0/0/50): every
refusal happens at the first statement of each problem, and every
refused first statement fails on the unit-of-measurement construction,
not on the operation grammar. Adding more verb regexes is the per-axis
treadmill that produced 4 zero-lift ADRs. Units form a finite, externally
well-defined ontology (NIST SI tables, currency, English container nouns)
that is semantic substrate the candidate-graph parser was designed to
consume.
Scope:
- en_units_v1 pack: dimensions, units (<=60), containers, rate connectors
- conversions.jsonl: directed weighted graph of within-dimension unit pairs
- 3 new initial-possession shapes + rate-declaration extractor in the
candidate parser
- Round-trip filter gains optional pack-typed-unit check
- Solver gains dimensional canonicalization helper (shortest path through
conversion graph); fired edges join SolutionTrace.steps for replay
- Pack ratification invariants: round-trip identity, per-dimension
connectivity, path consistency, canonical unit per dimension
Wire the same train-sample exit criterion as ADR-0126 (correct >=10/50,
wrong==0). If passed -> sealed holdout. If still missed -> Path B
trigger is REAL (full deterministic design with units substrate failed),
demote GSM8K, re-target math expert promotion.
Also commits the empirical evidence: train_sample/v1/runner.py swapped
_score_one -> _score_one_candidate_graph; report.json baseline 0/0/50
confirming the candidate-graph topology refuses cleanly without units
substrate.
Wraps existing math pipeline (parser -> solver -> verifier) against
PR #159's 50-case train sample. Emits deterministic report.json with
per-case verdicts. CLI exit code reflects exit criterion
(correct >= 10 AND wrong == 0).
Baseline against current parser: 0 correct / 0 wrong / 50 refused.
This baseline is the inner-loop gradient signal for ADR-0126's
candidate-graph parser (in flight on feat/adr-0126-candidate-graph).
Registers tests/test_adr_0126_train_sample_runner.py under
'core test --suite math' so the wrong == 0 invariant becomes a hard
CI gate per ADR-0114a Obligation #4 (refuse rather than confabulate).
Depends on PR #159 (gemini/adr-0126-train-sample). Rebase onto main
after #159 lands.
