Per the Studio/sampler boundary law (Studio owns conditioning; sampler only samples), the
sampler no longer encodes anything. It now auto-detects when Studio has packed N shortcut
VARIANTS into positive — each scene entry tagged with 'funpack_batch_variant' = variant
index — via _split_batch_variants: if present, it samples one chain per variant (variant
count wins); otherwise it falls back to seed-only repeats of batch_iterations. Decisions:
'sampler loops, Studio varies' + 'pack into positive + markers'.
Each entry now saves its OWN conditioning (<id>.cond.pt) — identical across a seed-only
batch, distinct per variant — and the manifest records variant index + prompt per item.
Submit (batch_training.py) trains the VF per entry from its own cond, so variant batches
teach the model which prompt variant rated better (not just seed-quality variance). Studio
panel shows the variant tag + prompt per row.
Studio-side variant PRODUCTION (resolve shortcuts N times, encode, pack markers) is the
remaining half — a Studio/refiner feature, tracked next. Sampler side is ready for it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Phase 1 amended: the engine now also saves the frozen conditioning (cond.pt) per batch
so submit can train on (cond, rating).
Phase 2 (panel + API): new batch_training.py registers /funpack/batch/{list,submit,forget}
(follows the existing /funpack/* PromptServer pattern). Studio gains a 'Batch Training'
section under the refiner: lists the pending batch for the active refinement key with each
entry's filename + seed, a Preview button (loads the temp webp via /view?type=temp), and a
per-entry V2-rating dropdown, plus Submit and 'Forget batch'. Previews served straight from
ComfyUI temp — no custom file route needed.
Phase 3 (learning intake): Submit loads cond.pt and trains the value function on
(cond, reward) for every rated entry — same conditioning, N rewards = variance-reduction
RLHF, which directly sharpens conditioning ascent. '-Just forget it-'/unknown ratings are
skipped. Submit consumes (deletes) the batch; Forget discards it without learning. Either
way the panel clears and the sampler is ready for a new batch.
Human stays the rating oracle throughout (no auto-rating) — 'user over everything'.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
