Submit now does more than train the value function (3a). New refiner method
_v2_learn_from_batch feeds each rated entry's conditioning through the SAME per-axis
direction-memory machinery as a normal rated run (_v2_update_conditioning_memory →
axis directions + liked/bad direction stores), and tallies axis votes across the batch:
because tokens were frozen, an axis rated missing/wrong in >= half the rated entries is a
high-confidence problem (not seed luck). Those consistent axes are written to
active_repair_axes, which the next generation's repair persists until a Perfect — so a
batch where most gens were 'Missing details' makes the next run boost details.
Wiring: batch submit collects (rating, serialized cond) per rated entry, trains the VF,
then calls _v2_learn_from_batch; the resulting insight ('consistent problem axes = ...')
is returned and shown in the Studio submit toast. List route now also returns each item's
variant index + prompt for the panel.
Batch Training is now complete: seed-only + shortcut variants + node button + VF training
+ axis/direction learning, all human-rated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
