feat(prompt-optimization): implement multi-objective evaluation metrics

Established a Pareto-ready evaluation foundation for the Genetic-Pareto (GEPA)
optimizer, supporting simultaneous optimization of accuracy and density.

Key improvements:
- Core Architecture: Defined standardized `MetricResult` and `OptimizationDirection`
  types in `packages/core/src/evals/types.ts` to support multi-objective fitness.
- Centralized Config: Implemented `packages/core/src/evals/config.ts` with tunable
  weights and detailed documentation for scoring gradients.
- Tool Alignment Metric: Created `metrics/toolAlignment.ts` to measure functional
  accuracy, argument precision, and explicit shell avoidance.
- Token Frugality Metric: Created `metrics/tokenFrugality.ts` to measure and
  penalize conversational noise ("chatter") using a configurable threshold.
- Verification Suite: Added comprehensive unit tests for all metrics, achieving
  100% coverage of scoring logic and gradient steps.
- Project Integration: Relocated `schema.ts` to the core package for build safety,
  updated the data validator, and extended project-wide lint/format scripts.

package.json

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
     "release:version": "node scripts/version.js",
     "telemetry": "node scripts/telemetry.js",
     "data:validate": "tsx scripts/validate-data.ts",
-    "data:format": "prettier --write 'data/**/*.ts' 'data/*.json' 'scripts/validate-data.ts'",
-    "data:lint": "eslint 'data/**/*.ts' 'scripts/validate-data.ts'",
+    "data:format": "prettier --write 'data/**/*.ts' 'data/*.json' 'scripts/validate-data.ts' 'packages/core/src/evals/**/*.ts'",
+    "data:lint": "eslint 'data/**/*.ts' 'scripts/validate-data.ts' 'packages/core/src/evals/**/*.ts'",
     "check:lockfile": "node scripts/check-lockfile.js",
     "clean": "node scripts/clean.js",
     "pre-commit": "node scripts/pre-commit.js"

packages/core/src/evals/config.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { OptimizationDirection } from './types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for the Tool Alignment objective (The Accuracy Dimension).
+ */
+export interface AlignmentConfig {
+  /**
+   * Whether to increase or decrease the alignment score.
+   */
+  direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE;
+
+  /**
+   * The relative importance of accuracy vs other objectives in the Pareto frontier.
+   */
+  weight: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Strongest negative signal (0.0): used when model falls into a known shell trap.
+   */
+  hardFailureScore: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Neutral negative signal (0.1): used when model fails to produce a valid tool call.
+   */
+  invalidResponseScore: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Partial positive signal (0.4): model chose the right tool but hallucinated arguments.
+   */
+  toolNameMatchOnlyScore: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Maximum positive signal (1.0): model matched the golden signature perfectly.
+   */
+  functionalSuccessScore: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for the Token Frugality objective (The Density Dimension).
+ */
+export interface FrugalityConfig {
+  /**
+   * Whether to increase or decrease the token count.
+   */
+  direction: OptimizationDirection.MINIMIZE;
+
+  /**
+   * Importance of brevity relative to accuracy.
+   */
+  weight: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The 'conversational budget' - max chars of non-tool text allowed before penalty.
+   */
+  chattyThresholdChars: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Amount subtracted from the functional score if the model is too verbose.
+   */
+  chattyPenalty: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Global evaluation configuration for multi-objective optimization.
+ */
+export interface EvalConfig {
+  objectives: {
+    alignment: AlignmentConfig;
+    frugality: FrugalityConfig;
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Default weights and thresholds for the Genetic-Pareto (GEPA) engine.
+ * These constants drive the 'Selection Pressure' that evolves the prompt.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_EVAL_CONFIG: EvalConfig = {
+  objectives: {
+    alignment: {
+      direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+      weight: 1.0, // PRIMARY: Accuracy cannot be sacrificed.
+      hardFailureScore: 0.0,
+      invalidResponseScore: 0.1,
+      toolNameMatchOnlyScore: 0.4,
+      functionalSuccessScore: 1.0,
+    },
+    frugality: {
+      direction: OptimizationDirection.MINIMIZE,
+      weight: 0.6, // SECONDARY: Reward brevity once accuracy is high.
+      chattyThresholdChars: 30, // Budget for 'I have updated the file' etc.
+      chattyPenalty: 0.2, // Penalty creates a 'Reward Gap' for concise models.
+    },
+  },
+};

packages/core/src/evals/metrics/tokenFrugality.test.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { evaluateTokenFrugality } from './tokenFrugality.js';
+import { MetricObjective, OptimizationDirection } from '../types.js';
+
+describe('evaluateTokenFrugality', () => {
+  it('should return the raw character count as the score', () => {
+    const prediction = { output_text: 'Hello' };
+    const result = evaluateTokenFrugality(prediction);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(5);
+    expect(result.objective).toBe(MetricObjective.FRUGALITY);
+    expect(result.direction).toBe(OptimizationDirection.MINIMIZE);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('contains 5 characters');
+  });
+
+  it('should flag if response is succinct (under threshold)', () => {
+    const prediction = { output_text: 'Short' };
+    const result = evaluateTokenFrugality(prediction);
+    expect(result.metadata?.['isOverThreshold']).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('Succinct response');
+  });
+
+  it('should flag if response exceeds chatter threshold', () => {
+    const prediction = { output_text: 'a'.repeat(50) };
+    const result = evaluateTokenFrugality(prediction);
+    expect(result.metadata?.['isOverThreshold']).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('Exceeds threshold');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle missing output text as 0 chars', () => {
+    const prediction = {};
+    const result = evaluateTokenFrugality(prediction);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('contains 0 characters');
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/evals/metrics/tokenFrugality.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { debugLogger } from '../../utils/debugLogger.js';
+import { DEFAULT_EVAL_CONFIG } from '../config.js';
+import { MetricObjective, OptimizationDirection } from '../types.js';
+import type { MetricResult } from '../types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates the frugality of a model's response by measuring total character count.
+ * Focuses on reducing conversational noise ("chatter").
+ */
+export function evaluateTokenFrugality(
+  prediction: { output_text?: string },
+  config = DEFAULT_EVAL_CONFIG.objectives.frugality,
+): MetricResult {
+  const chatter = prediction.output_text ?? '';
+  const chatterLength = chatter.length;
+
+  debugLogger.debug(
+    `[Eval:Frugality] Measuring output text length: ${chatterLength} chars.`,
+  );
+
+  // In Genetic-Pareto, the raw score (length) is the value to be MINIMIZED.
+  // We provide the raw count as the score, and the direction tells the optimizer how to handle it.
+
+  let reason = `Response contains ${chatterLength} characters of non-tool text.`;
+
+  if (chatterLength > config.chattyThresholdChars) {
+    reason += ` (Exceeds threshold of ${config.chattyThresholdChars})`;
+  } else {
+    reason += ' (Succinct response)';
+  }
+
+  return {
+    score: chatterLength,
+    objective: MetricObjective.FRUGALITY,
+    direction: OptimizationDirection.MINIMIZE,
+    reason,
+    metadata: {
+      charCount: chatterLength,
+      threshold: config.chattyThresholdChars,
+      isOverThreshold: chatterLength > config.chattyThresholdChars,
+    },
+  };
+}

packages/core/src/evals/metrics/toolAlignment.test.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { evaluateToolAlignment } from './toolAlignment.js';
+import { MetricObjective, OptimizationDirection } from '../types.js';
+import type { Scenario } from '../schema.js';
+
+describe('evaluateToolAlignment', () => {
+  const mockScenario: Scenario = {
+    id: 'test-scenario',
+    metadata: { tags: ['test'], created_at: '2026-03-02' },
+    input: { user_query: 'test query' },
+    expected: {
+      tool_calls: [{ name: 'read_file', arguments: { file_path: 'test.ts' } }],
+      rationale: 'Testing alignment',
+    },
+    negatives: [
+      {
+        tool_calls: [
+          { name: 'run_shell_command', arguments: { command: 'cat test.ts' } },
+        ],
+        reason: 'Avoid shell',
+        severity: 'high',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+
+  it('should return 1.0 for a perfect match', () => {
+    const prediction = {
+      tool_calls: [{ name: 'read_file', arguments: { file_path: 'test.ts' } }],
+    };
+    const result = evaluateToolAlignment(prediction, mockScenario);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(1.0);
+    expect(result.objective).toBe(MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT);
+    expect(result.direction).toBe(OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('Functional Success');
+  });
+
+  it('should return 0.0 for a hard failure (negative match)', () => {
+    const prediction = {
+      tool_calls: [
+        { name: 'run_shell_command', arguments: { command: 'cat test.ts' } },
+      ],
+    };
+    const result = evaluateToolAlignment(prediction, mockScenario);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0.0);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('Hard Failure');
+    expect(result.metadata?.['matchedNegativeReason']).toBe('Avoid shell');
+  });
+
+  it('should return 0.1 for an incorrect tool selection', () => {
+    const prediction = {
+      tool_calls: [
+        {
+          name: 'write_file',
+          arguments: { file_path: 'test.ts', content: 'test' },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const result = evaluateToolAlignment(prediction, mockScenario);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0.1);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('wrong tool');
+  });
+
+  it('should return 0.4 for correct tool but wrong arguments', () => {
+    const prediction = {
+      tool_calls: [{ name: 'read_file', arguments: { file_path: 'wrong.ts' } }],
+    };
+    const result = evaluateToolAlignment(prediction, mockScenario);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0.4);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('arguments are incorrect');
+  });
+
+  it('should return 0.1 for an empty tool call list', () => {
+    const prediction = { tool_calls: [] };
+    const result = evaluateToolAlignment(prediction, mockScenario);
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0.1);
+    expect(result.reason).toContain('failed to produce any tool calls');
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/evals/metrics/toolAlignment.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { debugLogger } from '../../utils/debugLogger.js';
+import type { Scenario, ToolCall } from '../schema.js';
+import { DEFAULT_EVAL_CONFIG } from '../config.js';
+import { MetricObjective, OptimizationDirection } from '../types.js';
+import type { MetricResult } from '../types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates the alignment of a model's predicted tool calls against a golden scenario.
+ * Focuses on accuracy and shell avoidance.
+ */
+export function evaluateToolAlignment(
+  prediction: { tool_calls: ToolCall[] },
+  example: Scenario,
+  config = DEFAULT_EVAL_CONFIG.objectives.alignment,
+): MetricResult {
+  const { tool_calls: predictedCalls } = prediction;
+  const { expected, negatives, id: scenarioId } = example;
+
+  debugLogger.debug(`[Eval:${scenarioId}] Evaluating tool alignment...`);
+
+  // 1. Check for Hard Failures (Explicit Negatives)
+  for (const negative of negatives) {
+    const isNegativeMatch = negative.tool_calls.every((negCall: ToolCall) =>
+      predictedCalls.some(
+        (predCall: ToolCall) =>
+          predCall.name === negCall.name &&
+          areArgsMatching(negCall.arguments, predCall.arguments),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    if (isNegativeMatch && negative.tool_calls.length > 0) {
+      debugLogger.debug(
+        `[Eval:${scenarioId}] Hard Failure: Matched negative pattern.`,
+      );
+      return {
+        score: config.hardFailureScore,
+        objective: MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT,
+        direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+        reason: `Hard Failure: ${negative.reason}`,
+        metadata: {
+          matchedNegativeReason: negative.reason,
+          severity: negative.severity,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 2. Structural Check
+  if (predictedCalls.length === 0) {
+    debugLogger.debug(
+      `[Eval:${scenarioId}] Invalid Response: No tool calls found.`,
+    );
+    return {
+      score: config.invalidResponseScore,
+      objective: MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT,
+      direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+      reason: 'Model failed to produce any tool calls.',
+    };
+  }
+
+  // 3. Functional Alignment Check
+  const expectedCalls = expected.tool_calls;
+
+  // Check if all expected tool names are present
+  const namesMatch = expectedCalls.every((exp: ToolCall) =>
+    predictedCalls.some((pred: ToolCall) => pred.name === exp.name),
+  );
+
+  if (!namesMatch) {
+    debugLogger.debug(
+      `[Eval:${scenarioId}] Failure: Incorrect tool selection.`,
+    );
+    return {
+      score: config.invalidResponseScore,
+      objective: MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT,
+      direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+      reason: 'Model selected the wrong tool(s).',
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Check for Argument Precision
+  const argsMatch = expectedCalls.every((exp: ToolCall) =>
+    predictedCalls.some(
+      (pred: ToolCall) =>
+        pred.name === exp.name &&
+        areArgsMatching(exp.arguments, pred.arguments),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  if (!argsMatch) {
+    debugLogger.debug(
+      `[Eval:${scenarioId}] Partial Success: Right tool, wrong arguments.`,
+    );
+    return {
+      score: config.toolNameMatchOnlyScore,
+      objective: MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT,
+      direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+      reason: 'Correct tool selected, but arguments are incorrect or missing.',
+    };
+  }
+
+  // 4. Perfect Success
+  debugLogger.debug(
+    `[Eval:${scenarioId}] Perfect Functional Alignment achieved.`,
+  );
+  return {
+    score: config.functionalSuccessScore,
+    objective: MetricObjective.ALIGNMENT,
+    direction: OptimizationDirection.MAXIMIZE,
+    reason:
+      'Functional Success: Tool and arguments align perfectly with golden scenario.',
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deep equality check for tool arguments.
+ */
+function areArgsMatching(
+  expected: Record<string, unknown>,
+  predicted: Record<string, unknown>,
+): boolean {
+  return JSON.stringify(expected) === JSON.stringify(predicted);
+}

packages/core/src/evals/types.ts

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Defines whether an objective should be increased or decreased during optimization.
+ */
+export enum OptimizationDirection {
+  MINIMIZE = 'minimize',
+  MAXIMIZE = 'maximize',
+}
+
+/**
+ * The specific dimensions being measured by the evaluation pipeline.
+ */
+export enum MetricObjective {
+  ALIGNMENT = 'alignment',
+  FRUGALITY = 'frugality',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Standardized result for any metric calculation.
+ * Designed for consumption by the Genetic-Pareto (GEPA) multi-objective function.
+ */
+export interface MetricResult {
+  /**
+   * The numeric score calculated by the metric.
+   */
+  score: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The specific objective this result corresponds to.
+   */
+  objective: MetricObjective;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the goal is to increase or decrease this specific score.
+   */
+  direction: OptimizationDirection;
+
+  /**
+   * A human-readable (and optimizer-reflective) reason for the score.
+   */
+  reason: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional data points (e.g., char counts, matched negative IDs).
+   */
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}

scripts/validate-data.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
-import type { Scenario } from '../data/schema.ts';
+import type { Scenario } from '../packages/core/src/evals/schema.ts';
 
 const MANIFEST_FILE = 'data/manifest.json';
 const DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = 'data';