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"""Research Orchestrator — autonomous, sovereign research pipeline.
Chains all six steps of the research workflow with local-first execution:
Step 0 Cache — check semantic memory (SQLite, instant, zero API cost)
Step 1 Scope — load a research template from skills/research/
Step 2 Query — slot-fill template + formulate 5-15 search queries via Ollama
Step 3 Search — execute queries via web_search (SerpAPI or fallback)
Step 4 Fetch — download + extract full pages via web_fetch (trafilatura)
Step 5 Synth — compress findings into a structured report via cascade
Step 6 Deliver — store to semantic memory; optionally save to docs/research/
Cascade tiers for synthesis (spec §4):
Tier 4 SQLite semantic cache — instant, free, covers ~80% after warm-up
Tier 3 Ollama (qwen3:14b) — local, free, good quality
Tier 2 Claude API (haiku) — cloud fallback, cheap, set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Tier 1 (future) Groq — free-tier rate-limited, tracked in #980
All optional services degrade gracefully per project conventions.
Refs #972 (governing spec), #975 (ResearchOrchestrator sub-issue).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import logging
import re
import textwrap
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Optional memory imports — available at module level so tests can patch them.
try:
from timmy.memory_system import SemanticMemory, store_memory
except Exception: # pragma: no cover
SemanticMemory = None # type: ignore[assignment,misc]
store_memory = None # type: ignore[assignment]
# Root of the project — two levels up from src/timmy/
_PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
_SKILLS_ROOT = _PROJECT_ROOT / "skills" / "research"
_DOCS_ROOT = _PROJECT_ROOT / "docs" / "research"
# Similarity threshold for cache hit (01 cosine similarity)
_CACHE_HIT_THRESHOLD = 0.82
# How many search result URLs to fetch as full pages
_FETCH_TOP_N = 5
# Maximum tokens to request from the synthesis LLM
_SYNTHESIS_MAX_TOKENS = 4096
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data structures
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass
class ResearchResult:
"""Full output of a research pipeline run."""
topic: str
query_count: int
sources_fetched: int
report: str
cached: bool = False
cache_similarity: float = 0.0
synthesis_backend: str = "unknown"
errors: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
def is_empty(self) -> bool:
return not self.report.strip()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Template loading
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def list_templates() -> list[str]:
"""Return names of available research templates (without .md extension)."""
if not _SKILLS_ROOT.exists():
return []
return [p.stem for p in sorted(_SKILLS_ROOT.glob("*.md"))]
def load_template(template_name: str, slots: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> str:
"""Load a research template and fill {slot} placeholders.
Args:
template_name: Stem of the .md file under skills/research/ (e.g. "tool_evaluation").
slots: Mapping of {placeholder} → replacement value.
Returns:
Template text with slots filled. Unfilled slots are left as-is.
"""
path = _SKILLS_ROOT / f"{template_name}.md"
if not path.exists():
available = ", ".join(list_templates()) or "(none)"
raise FileNotFoundError(
f"Research template {template_name!r} not found. "
f"Available: {available}"
)
text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
# Strip YAML frontmatter (--- ... ---), including empty frontmatter (--- \n---)
text = re.sub(r"^---\n.*?---\n", "", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
if slots:
for key, value in slots.items():
text = text.replace(f"{{{key}}}", value)
return text.strip()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Query formulation (Step 2)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def _formulate_queries(topic: str, template_context: str, n: int = 8) -> list[str]:
"""Use the local LLM to generate targeted search queries for a topic.
Falls back to a simple heuristic if Ollama is unavailable.
"""
prompt = textwrap.dedent(f"""\
You are a research assistant. Generate exactly {n} targeted, specific web search
queries to thoroughly research the following topic.
TOPIC: {topic}
RESEARCH CONTEXT:
{template_context[:1000]}
Rules:
- One query per line, no numbering, no bullet points.
- Vary the angle (definition, comparison, implementation, alternatives, pitfalls).
- Prefer exact technical terms, tool names, and version numbers where relevant.
- Output ONLY the queries, nothing else.
""")
queries = await _ollama_complete(prompt, max_tokens=512)
if not queries:
# Minimal fallback
return [
f"{topic} overview",
f"{topic} tutorial",
f"{topic} best practices",
f"{topic} alternatives",
f"{topic} 2025",
]
lines = [ln.strip() for ln in queries.splitlines() if ln.strip()]
return lines[:n] if len(lines) >= n else lines
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Search (Step 3)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def _execute_search(queries: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
"""Run each query through the available web search backend.
Returns a flat list of {title, url, snippet} dicts.
Degrades gracefully if SerpAPI key is absent.
"""
results: list[dict[str, str]] = []
seen_urls: set[str] = set()
for query in queries:
try:
raw = await asyncio.to_thread(_run_search_sync, query)
for item in raw:
url = item.get("url", "")
if url and url not in seen_urls:
seen_urls.add(url)
results.append(item)
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Search failed for query %r: %s", query, exc)
return results
def _run_search_sync(query: str) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
"""Synchronous search — wraps SerpAPI or returns empty on missing key."""
import os
if not os.environ.get("SERPAPI_API_KEY"):
logger.debug("SERPAPI_API_KEY not set — skipping web search for %r", query)
return []
try:
from serpapi import GoogleSearch
params = {"q": query, "api_key": os.environ["SERPAPI_API_KEY"], "num": 5}
search = GoogleSearch(params)
data = search.get_dict()
items = []
for r in data.get("organic_results", []):
items.append(
{
"title": r.get("title", ""),
"url": r.get("link", ""),
"snippet": r.get("snippet", ""),
}
)
return items
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("SerpAPI search error: %s", exc)
return []
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fetch (Step 4)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def _fetch_pages(results: list[dict[str, str]], top_n: int = _FETCH_TOP_N) -> list[str]:
"""Download and extract full text for the top search results.
Uses web_fetch (trafilatura) from timmy.tools.system_tools.
"""
try:
from timmy.tools.system_tools import web_fetch
except ImportError:
logger.warning("web_fetch not available — skipping page fetch")
return []
pages: list[str] = []
for item in results[:top_n]:
url = item.get("url", "")
if not url:
continue
try:
text = await asyncio.to_thread(web_fetch, url, 6000)
if text and not text.startswith("Error:"):
pages.append(f"## {item.get('title', url)}\nSource: {url}\n\n{text}")
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Failed to fetch %s: %s", url, exc)
return pages
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Synthesis (Step 5) — cascade: Ollama → Claude fallback
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def _synthesize(topic: str, pages: list[str], snippets: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str]:
"""Compress fetched pages + snippets into a structured research report.
Returns (report_markdown, backend_used).
"""
# Build synthesis prompt
source_content = "\n\n---\n\n".join(pages[:5])
if not source_content and snippets:
source_content = "\n".join(f"- {s}" for s in snippets[:20])
if not source_content:
return (
f"# Research: {topic}\n\n*No source material was retrieved. "
"Check SERPAPI_API_KEY and network connectivity.*",
"none",
)
prompt = textwrap.dedent(f"""\
You are a senior technical researcher. Synthesize the source material below
into a structured research report on the topic: **{topic}**
FORMAT YOUR REPORT AS:
# {topic}
## Executive Summary
(2-3 sentences: what you found, top recommendation)
## Key Findings
(Bullet list of the most important facts, tools, or patterns)
## Comparison / Options
(Table or list comparing alternatives where applicable)
## Recommended Approach
(Concrete recommendation with rationale)
## Gaps & Next Steps
(What wasn't answered, what to investigate next)
---
SOURCE MATERIAL:
{source_content[:12000]}
""")
# Tier 3 — try Ollama first
report = await _ollama_complete(prompt, max_tokens=_SYNTHESIS_MAX_TOKENS)
if report:
return report, "ollama"
# Tier 2 — Claude fallback
report = await _claude_complete(prompt, max_tokens=_SYNTHESIS_MAX_TOKENS)
if report:
return report, "claude"
# Last resort — structured snippet summary
summary = f"# {topic}\n\n## Snippets\n\n" + "\n\n".join(
f"- {s}" for s in snippets[:15]
)
return summary, "fallback"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# LLM helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def _ollama_complete(prompt: str, max_tokens: int = 1024) -> str:
"""Send a prompt to Ollama and return the response text.
Returns empty string on failure (graceful degradation).
"""
try:
import httpx
from config import settings
url = f"{settings.normalized_ollama_url}/api/generate"
payload: dict[str, Any] = {
"model": settings.ollama_model,
"prompt": prompt,
"stream": False,
"options": {
"num_predict": max_tokens,
"temperature": 0.3,
},
}
async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=120.0) as client:
resp = await client.post(url, json=payload)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
return data.get("response", "").strip()
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Ollama completion failed: %s", exc)
return ""
async def _claude_complete(prompt: str, max_tokens: int = 1024) -> str:
"""Send a prompt to Claude API as a last-resort fallback.
Only active when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is configured.
Returns empty string on failure or missing key.
"""
try:
from config import settings
if not settings.anthropic_api_key:
return ""
from timmy.backends import ClaudeBackend
backend = ClaudeBackend()
result = await asyncio.to_thread(backend.run, prompt)
return result.content.strip()
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Claude fallback failed: %s", exc)
return ""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Memory cache (Step 0 + Step 6)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _check_cache(topic: str) -> tuple[str | None, float]:
"""Search semantic memory for a prior result on this topic.
Returns (cached_report, similarity) or (None, 0.0).
"""
try:
if SemanticMemory is None:
return None, 0.0
mem = SemanticMemory()
hits = mem.search(topic, top_k=1)
if hits:
content, score = hits[0]
if score >= _CACHE_HIT_THRESHOLD:
return content, score
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Cache check failed: %s", exc)
return None, 0.0
def _store_result(topic: str, report: str) -> None:
"""Index the research report into semantic memory for future retrieval."""
try:
if store_memory is None:
logger.debug("store_memory not available — skipping memory index")
return
store_memory(
content=report,
source="research_pipeline",
context_type="research",
metadata={"topic": topic},
)
logger.info("Research result indexed for topic: %r", topic)
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Failed to store research result: %s", exc)
def _save_to_disk(topic: str, report: str) -> Path | None:
"""Persist the report as a markdown file under docs/research/.
Filename is derived from the topic (slugified). Returns the path or None.
"""
try:
slug = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", topic.lower()).strip("-")[:60]
_DOCS_ROOT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
path = _DOCS_ROOT / f"{slug}.md"
path.write_text(report, encoding="utf-8")
logger.info("Research report saved to %s", path)
return path
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Failed to save research report to disk: %s", exc)
return None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main orchestrator
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
async def run_research(
topic: str,
template: str | None = None,
slots: dict[str, str] | None = None,
save_to_disk: bool = False,
skip_cache: bool = False,
) -> ResearchResult:
"""Run the full 6-step autonomous research pipeline.
Args:
topic: The research question or subject.
template: Name of a template from skills/research/ (e.g. "tool_evaluation").
If None, runs without a template scaffold.
slots: Placeholder values for the template (e.g. {"domain": "PDF parsing"}).
save_to_disk: If True, write the report to docs/research/<slug>.md.
skip_cache: If True, bypass the semantic memory cache.
Returns:
ResearchResult with report and metadata.
"""
errors: list[str] = []
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 0 — check cache
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
if not skip_cache:
cached, score = _check_cache(topic)
if cached:
logger.info("Cache hit (%.2f) for topic: %r", score, topic)
return ResearchResult(
topic=topic,
query_count=0,
sources_fetched=0,
report=cached,
cached=True,
cache_similarity=score,
synthesis_backend="cache",
)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 1 — load template (optional)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
template_context = ""
if template:
try:
template_context = load_template(template, slots)
except FileNotFoundError as exc:
errors.append(str(exc))
logger.warning("Template load failed: %s", exc)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 2 — formulate queries
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
queries = await _formulate_queries(topic, template_context)
logger.info("Formulated %d queries for topic: %r", len(queries), topic)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 3 — execute search
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
search_results = await _execute_search(queries)
logger.info("Search returned %d results", len(search_results))
snippets = [r.get("snippet", "") for r in search_results if r.get("snippet")]
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 4 — fetch full pages
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
pages = await _fetch_pages(search_results)
logger.info("Fetched %d pages", len(pages))
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 5 — synthesize
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
report, backend = await _synthesize(topic, pages, snippets)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Step 6 — deliver
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
_store_result(topic, report)
if save_to_disk:
_save_to_disk(topic, report)
return ResearchResult(
topic=topic,
query_count=len(queries),
sources_fetched=len(pages),
report=report,
cached=False,
synthesis_backend=backend,
errors=errors,
)