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DocetlAdapter implements ExecutionAdapter.execute by delegating each semantic operator to DocETL's own
operation class. The whole library surface it uses is this chain:

DocetlAdapter.execute(QueryExpr, frames)
  → lowering builds a config dict + list[dict] records      (sem_filter/sem_map/sem_flat_map/sem_join)
  → docetl.operations.get_operation(op_type)                → FilterOperation / MapOperation
  → Operation(runner, config, model, max_threads)           runner = DSLRunner(...)
  → Operation.execute(records) -> (records, cost)           records kept, cost ignored
  → list[dict] back to a DataFrame                          (records.py)

DSLRunner is built on first use and passed to every operation as its runner argument; the operation
reaches the engine through runner.api. get_operation supplies the class from the runtime's operator
registry, which is the complete list. The constructor call — (runner, config, model, max_threads) — and
execute(records) sit in one place, context.run_operation, so that signature is stated once and every
lowering goes through it.

Operators outside DocETL's model ( sources, the window ops, the deterministic relational set ) : run as
adapter-owned pandas lowerings: the same code the LOTUS backend runs.

Files

file what it does what to check
★ adapters/docetl/adapter.py operator registry (29 ops), execute dispatch, _execute_traced (one operator_result per node), backend fingerprint, supported_ops the registry matches the coverage below; an unknown op fails with the supported set; the fingerprint includes backend=docetl to distinguish with LOTUS one
★ adapters/docetl/context.py DocetlExecutionConfig (endpoint, cache, threads, trace dir) and DocetlExecutionContext (runner handle, run_operation, usage_snapshot) the native binding (handle, config, model, max_threads) is stated only in run_operation; bypass_cache is set unless caching is opted in; usage_snapshot is present but called by nobody
★ adapters/docetl/sem_join.py join params and validation, candidate pairs, one verdict per pair, optional k ranking, assembly, pair traces on accepts keys or predicates but not both; k is applied after the verdicts; how decides which null rows appear; internal columns never leak into the published frame
★adapters/docetl/sem_filter.py filter config + run; the verdict is a row-local predicate a row whose answer fails validation is dropped, not raised
★adapters/docetl/sem_map.py map config + run; declared columns only a malformed answer cannot leak an internal column into the output
★adapters/docetl/sem_flat_map.py map config + list-of-rows expansion the ordinal column is filled by the adapter, never asked of the model
adapters/docetl/specs.py op_config: the one config frame every lowering fills in all five build_*_config go through it, and the optional litellm_completion_kwargs is added in one place
adapters/docetl/prompt.py {col} → DocETL's {{ input.col }}, output descriptions, and the join prompt builders (join_slot, build_join_prompt, build_topk_prompt, lower_join_instruction, join_comparison_columns) a policy instruction is never handed to Jinja unresolved; the verdict prompt labels both sides; an unknown side qualifier raises
adapters/docetl/records.py frame ↔ list[dict] with __index__ carrying, plus the one-record-per-row guard row identity survives the round trip (as docetl use list[dict] instead of pandas frame, which drows the row id); the guard is what catches a map that silently drops or duplicates rows
adapters/docetl/reserved.py the keys this adapter injects, and the rule that a policy column may not shadow them strip removes every internal key before a frame is published
adapters/docetl/columns.py declared ColumnSpecs → DocETL output schema and description text a single-column sem_map sends no descriptions, matching the native path
adapters/docetl/relational.py the ~22 deterministic relational ops in pandas, copied from the LOTUS lowering rather than shared, plus the join predicate helper agg keeps its deterministic branch and raises on a sem_agg(...) spec; grouping keys come from group_by's attrs
adapters/docetl/sources.py, window.py input frames (log, materialized_view) and the window ops window ops keep the runtime's index contract

Tests:

file what it owns
test_docetl_records.py frame ↔ record conversion, row identity
test_docetl_adapter_contract.py fingerprint, supported set, config read from the environment
test_docetl_semantic_ops.py row-local lowerings: prompt translation, config handshake, each op offline
test_docetl_join.py on, the four how, k + listwise ranking, id_columns, empty side
test_adapter_parity.py same query, both engines, same frame (exact / identity / raises)
test_docetl_policy_parity.py what a policy publishes, on both backends
test_docetl_operator_real_e2e.py gated: a real model's decisions

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added DocETL as an execution option for semantic filters, maps, flat maps, joins, and supported relational queries.
    • Added configurable model and API endpoint settings, along with execution tracing and usage tracking.
    • Semantic joins support inner, left, right, and outer results, with optional per-row result limits.
    • Semantic flat maps can emit multiple output rows while retaining their source row context.

- implement the runtime's adapter contract (execute +
maintenance_execution_fingerprint) and dispatch per operator through an
  introspectable registry, exported from `adapters` so a policy opts in via `Memory(adapter=DocetlAdapter(...))` ,  the default backend stays LOTUS

- build the DSLRunner lazily and keep the fingerprint backend-distinct, so
  constructing an adapter loads no engine machinery and a checkpoint can never be
  restored under the other engine

- duplicate the deterministic source/window operators from adapters/lotus/ rather
  than sharing them, so the two adapters can change independently, and cover the
  fingerprint invariant with a contract test

Placeholder: no operator reaches DocETL yet . The
frame↔records bridge to DocETL's operation classes is next.
Lowers our row-local `sem_filter` onto DocETL's `filter` operation:

- `records.py` carries the frame index through DocETL's `list[dict]` and rebuilds
  the frame on return.
- `prompt.py` renders `{column}` as the Jinja DocETL expects, with the context
  root as an argument.
- `sem_filter.py` builds the config, lets DocETL validate and run it, and strips
  the decision key.

Model and endpoint come from the environment. Verified on the real provider: a policy's view matches LOTUS frame
for frame.
- implement `sem_map` on DocETL's 1:1 `map` and refuse a run in which the engine
  returns fewer records than rows were given, so a rejected answer cannot
  silently lose a memory

- implement `sem_flat_map` by asking `map` for a `list[{...}]` column and
  expanding it here, keeping the input row's index on every emitted row;
  counting records rather than emitted rows tells an empty answer from a
  dropped one

- name the injected keys for the model (`keep_row`, `output_rows`, `__index__`)
  and refuse a frame that already uses one, because the first two appear in the
  tool schema and cannot vary per run

- build each column's schema type and description in `columns.py`, where the
  "every declared column is text" limitation would later be lifted
- `execute_agg` rejects `SemanticAggregateSpec` up front instead of inside the row
  loop, so an empty frame cannot return a zero-row result that looks complete
- `aggregate_groups_with_keys` → `_groups_for_aggregate`, which refuses a frame
  carrying `_agent_memory_group_id` rather than grouping it as one whole row
- `_aggregate_groups_by_keys` → `_groups_by_keys`: only the shape in use, since
  `output_keys` / `drop_columns` were always the group keys and empty
- `execute_min` and `execute_agg` both group through it; `aggregates` is annotated
  so the checker sees the per-spec branches
- `sem_join.py`: candidate pairs, one verdict per pair through `filter`, optional
  ranking through `map`
  - `on`: absent (cartesian), exact keys, or predicates (not mixed)
  - `how`: `inner` (default), `left`, `right`, `outer`
  - `k`: positive int, per left row, applied after the verdicts
  - `id_columns`: two distinct names, planner-internal
  - `instruction`: required; `{col}`, `{col:left}`, `{col:right}` pick compared columns
  - no `listwise` / `scored`: ranking is always listwise, `sem_join_topk_method`
    accepts only `listwise`
- `prompt.py`: builds the verdict question from resolved columns (`join_slot`,
  `build_join_prompt`, `build_topk_prompt`, `lower_join_instruction`,
  `join_comparison_columns`)
- `context.py` + `adapter.py`: `sem_join_topk_method` is validated config, and folded
  into the fingerprint; the unused `pair_embedding_provider` field is dropped
- tests: `test_docetl_join.py` 28 cases, `test_adapter_parity.py` one case,
  `test_docetl_operator_real_e2e.py` one gated case, and `adapter_support.py` now maps
  request markers to answers
op_config is the single spec frame the five build_*_config fill in; run_operation is the
single place a DocETL operation is constructed and executed.

A spec carries only semantics: skip_on_error and litellm_completion_kwargs are uniform
across operators, so with_op_defaults applies them once at that boundary. Config fields
are grouped by the DocETL channel each goes through: runner_config, with_op_defaults,
run_operation, or local.

Docstrings cut to what the signature does not say. No behavior change.
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This pull request adds a DocETL adapter for relational and semantic query operators. It adds execution configuration, prompt and record conversion helpers, and tests that compare DocETL results with LOTUS and exercise operator behavior.

Changes: DocETL execution backend

Layer / File(s) Summary
Adapter runtime and record contracts
pyproject.toml, src/agent_memory/adapters/*, src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/{__init__,adapter,context,records,reserved,sources,specs}.py, tests/adapter_support.py, tests/test_docetl_adapter_contract.py, tests/test_docetl_records.py
Adds DocETL as a dependency and public adapter. The adapter dispatches query operations through a configured execution context. Record helpers preserve row indexes and validate reserved keys and row counts. Shared support and tests cover adapter configuration and record conversion.
Relational and window execution
src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/relational.py, src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/window.py, tests/test_adapter_parity.py
Adds pandas-based relational operators, expression evaluation, and process-window execution. Parity tests compare deterministic and engine-free operations, including window behavior.
Semantic filter, map, and flat-map
src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/{columns,prompt,sem_filter,sem_map,sem_flat_map}.py, src/agent_memory/policy/relation.py, tests/test_docetl_semantic_ops.py, tests/test_docetl_policy_parity.py, tests/test_docetl_operator_real_e2e.py, tests/test_adapter_parity.py
Adds DocETL configurations and execution for semantic filters, maps, and flat maps. Tests cover prompts, output columns, indexes, emitted rows, policy parity, and optional real-provider execution.
Semantic join and ranking
src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/{prompt,sem_join}.py, tests/test_docetl_join.py, tests/test_adapter_parity.py, tests/test_docetl_operator_real_e2e.py
Adds pair comparison and optional per-left ranking for semantic joins. Result assembly supports inner, left, right, and outer modes. Tests cover validation, tracing, parity, and incremental state.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant QueryCaller
  participant DocetlAdapter
  participant DocetlExecutionContext
  participant DocETLOperation
  QueryCaller->>DocetlAdapter: execute query with input frames
  DocetlAdapter->>DocetlExecutionContext: run operation with spec and records
  DocetlExecutionContext->>DocETLOperation: construct and execute operation
  DocETLOperation-->>DocetlExecutionContext: return output records
  DocetlExecutionContext-->>DocetlAdapter: return output records
  DocetlAdapter-->>QueryCaller: return query result
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With a semantic join capped by k, the DocETL backend can keep arbitrary matches because the ranking step never sees the left row. Count, sum and average aggregations also fail inconsistently on DocETL compared with LOTUS. Fix the join ranking context before merging; the aggregation gap can be fixed alongside it or tracked as a follow-up.

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GROUP_POSITION_COLUMN: position,
"candidates": "\n".join(
f"{right_id}: {_pair_text(right, right_id, right_columns)}"
for right_id in candidates_by_left[left_id]
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P2 Badge Include the left row in the top-k ranking context

When a left row has more than k verified matches, the ranking records contain only the right-side candidates and a positional ID. build_topk_prompt also replaces the instruction's placeholders with column names rather than the left row's values. Consequently, the ranking model never sees the anchor it must rank against: two different left rows with the same candidate set receive identical ranking prompts even if their best matches differ. Include the compared left-side values in each ranking record and render them in the ranking prompt.

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f"lm_api_base={self.config.lm_api_base or ''}",
f"sem_join_topk_method={self.config.sem_join_topk_method}",
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return sha256("\n".join(parts).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()

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P2 Badge Fingerprint the completion parameters used by semantic operations

When an executor is restored with different litellm_completion_kwargs, such as a changed temperature or token limit, this fingerprint remains unchanged even though with_op_defaults forwards those settings to every semantic operation. PolicyExecutor.restore uses this fingerprint to reject incompatible snapshots, so it instead accepts the old semantic-output cache and maintained state and mixes results from the previous configuration with newly computed results. Include a deterministic serialization of the completion parameters in the fingerprint.

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# `{base:qualifier}`: the qualifier names the row, so it becomes the context root
return "{{ " + qualifier + "." + base + " }}"
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P2 Badge Use dictionary subscripts when rendering column placeholders

For valid input columns named items, keys, values, or get, this translation produces expressions such as {{ input.items }}. Jinja's dot lookup resolves object attributes before dictionary entries, so these expressions render a dictionary method rather than the row's column value. This silently sends incorrect context to sem_filter, sem_map, and sem_flat_map, making their results independent of the intended input data. Emit bracket lookup expressions such as {{ input['items'] }} so column names cannot collide with dictionary attributes.

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# each column's inferred dtype picks its own missing marker: None, NaN or NaT
return pd.DataFrame(rows, index=pd.Index(indexes))

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P2 Badge Preserve nullable integer values when rebuilding semantic results

When an input contains a nullable integer column with values above the exact-integer range of float64, rebuilding it with inferred dtypes corrupts unchanged input values. For example, an Int64 column containing 9007199254740993 and pd.NA becomes records containing that integer and None; this constructor then infers float64 and rounds the integer to 9007199254740992. Both sem_filter and sem_map use this conversion, so even a filter that keeps every row can alter IDs and break downstream joins. Preserve the source columns' dtypes or reconstruct unchanged columns from the source instead of inferring them from records.

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if not allow_tags:
raise ValueError(
f"instruction placeholder {match.group(0)} is qualified: it names another "
"row, so it belongs to a join"
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P2 Badge Bind qualified filter placeholders to existing joined columns

When sem_filter consumes a joined relation, qualified placeholders name columns already present in that single input frame; they do not necessarily request another row. This unconditional rejection therefore prevents filtering those columns. The existing Zep policies in src/agent_memory/memories/zep/policy.py and policy_extended.py use {fact:later_added} and {fact:earlier_added} in their contradiction filters, and the LOTUS backend explicitly supports this through bind_qualified_filter_columns. Resolve qualified filter placeholders against the corresponding base:qualifier input column rather than rejecting them.

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Review comments at @src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/relational.py:
- Around line 504-514: Update the `agg` handling around `group_query.op` and
`source.empty` to reject unsupported `CountAggregateSpec`, `SumAggregateSpec`,
and `AvgAggregateSpec` with `NotImplementedError` before the empty-input return,
so behavior does not depend on whether rows exist. Ensure global algebraic
aggregates also raise `NotImplementedError` instead of the current `ValueError`;
preserve supported aggregate behavior.

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- Around line 327-336: Add the left row’s comparison text to each ranking record
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Comment on lines +504 to +514
if group_query.op not in {"group_by", "sem_groupby"}:
raise ValueError("agg expects group_by or sem_groupby input")
if any(isinstance(aggregate, SemanticAggregateSpec) for aggregate in aggregates):
# Reason: a semantic aggregate needs a semantic grouping to aggregate over, and this adapter
# has no `sem_groupby` lowering. Failing here keeps the deterministic aggregates usable
# without pretending the semantic half ran.
raise NotImplementedError(
"agg with sem_agg(...) requires sem_groupby, which this adapter does not implement yet"
)
if source.empty:
return pd.DataFrame(columns=list(output_columns(query)))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject unsupported algebraic aggregate specs before the empty-input shortcut.

LotusAdapter.execute sends algebraic agg queries to execute_algebraic_aggregate. These queries use CountAggregateSpec, SumAggregateSpec, or AvgAggregateSpec. DocetlAdapter sends every agg query to this function instead, and supported_ops() lists agg. A policy that works on LOTUS therefore behaves differently on DocETL:

  • A global algebraic agg (input is not group_by) raises ValueError at Line 505.
  • A grouped algebraic agg with an empty source returns an empty frame at Line 514, so the query appears to succeed.
  • The same grouped query with rows raises TypeError at Line 548.

Whether the query fails depends on whether the input has rows. Neither error is the NotImplementedError that this adapter uses elsewhere for unsupported shapes. The parity case for agg uses only ArrayAggregateSpec, so tests do not cover this path. Validate the spec types before the empty check, and raise NotImplementedError.

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     if group_query.op not in {"group_by", "sem_groupby"}:
-        raise ValueError("agg expects group_by or sem_groupby input")
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "global agg (count/sum/avg) is not implemented by the DocETL adapter yet"
+        )
     if any(isinstance(aggregate, SemanticAggregateSpec) for aggregate in aggregates):
         ...
+    unsupported = [
+        type(aggregate).__name__
+        for aggregate in aggregates
+        if not isinstance(
+            aggregate, (ArrayAggregateSpec, CollectListAggregateSpec, MinAggregateSpec)
+        )
+    ]
+    if unsupported:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"DocETL adapter does not implement aggregate specs: {unsupported}"
+        )
     if source.empty:
         return pd.DataFrame(columns=list(output_columns(query)))
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if group_query.op not in {"group_by", "sem_groupby"}:
raise ValueError("agg expects group_by or sem_groupby input")
if any(isinstance(aggregate, SemanticAggregateSpec) for aggregate in aggregates):
# Reason: a semantic aggregate needs a semantic grouping to aggregate over, and this adapter
# has no `sem_groupby` lowering. Failing here keeps the deterministic aggregates usable
# without pretending the semantic half ran.
raise NotImplementedError(
"agg with sem_agg(...) requires sem_groupby, which this adapter does not implement yet"
)
if source.empty:
return pd.DataFrame(columns=list(output_columns(query)))
if group_query.op not in {"group_by", "sem_groupby"}:
raise NotImplementedError(
"global agg (count/sum/avg) is not implemented by the DocETL adapter yet"
)
if any(isinstance(aggregate, SemanticAggregateSpec) for aggregate in aggregates):
# Reason: a semantic aggregate needs a semantic grouping to aggregate over, and this adapter
# has no `sem_groupby` lowering. Failing here keeps the deterministic aggregates usable
# without pretending the semantic half ran.
raise NotImplementedError(
"agg with sem_agg(...) requires sem_groupby, which this adapter does not implement yet"
)
unsupported = [
type(aggregate).__name__
for aggregate in aggregates
if not isinstance(
aggregate, (ArrayAggregateSpec, CollectListAggregateSpec, MinAggregateSpec)
)
]
if unsupported:
raise NotImplementedError(
f"DocETL adapter does not implement aggregate specs: {unsupported}"
)
if source.empty:
return pd.DataFrame(columns=list(output_columns(query)))
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Review comment at @src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/relational.py around lines
504 - 514:
Update the `agg` handling around `group_query.op` and `source.empty` to reject
unsupported `CountAggregateSpec`, `SumAggregateSpec`, and `AvgAggregateSpec`
with `NotImplementedError` before the empty-input return, so behavior does not
depend on whether rows exist. Ensure global algebraic aggregates also raise
`NotImplementedError` instead of the current `ValueError`; preserve supported
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Comment on lines +327 to +336
records = [
{
GROUP_POSITION_COLUMN: position,
"candidates": "\n".join(
f"{right_id}: {_pair_text(right, right_id, right_columns)}"
for right_id in candidates_by_left[left_id]
),
}
for position, left_id in enumerate(pending)
]

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

The k ranking call never receives the left row, so it cannot rank relative to it.

Each ranking record holds only GROUP_POSITION_COLUMN and candidates. candidates contains only right-side text from _pair_text(right, ...). The left row's values are never put into the prompt record. left is used on this path only to compute join_comparison_columns.

build_topk_prompt takes only instruction, k and ids_column. It lowers the instruction through lower_join_instruction. tests/test_docetl_join.py shows the verdict prompt lowering {note:left} and {note:right} to the bare column name note. The ranking prompt is built from the same lowering, so the model most likely sees a condition such as "the subjects match: note and note" with no left value. The model then picks the top k right rows with no anchor. The result is arbitrary or unrelated to the left row. The k cap is silently wrong whenever a left row has more than k verified matches.

Add the left row's text to each ranking record. Reference it in _TOPK_TEMPLATE, for example as {{ input.anchor }}. Update test_the_ranking_prompt_leaves_candidates_to_the_renderer to match.

Change line 306 to also bind the left columns:

    left_columns, right_columns = join_comparison_columns(
Proposed change to the ranking records
--- "a/src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/sem_join.py"
+++ "b/src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/sem_join.py"
@@ -324,16 +324,17 @@
         pending = [left_id for left_id in overflowing if left_id not in selected]
         if not pending:
             break
         records = [
             {
                 GROUP_POSITION_COLUMN: position,
+                "anchor": _pair_text(left, left_id, left_columns),
                 "candidates": "\n".join(
                     f"{right_id}: {_pair_text(right, right_id, right_columns)}"
                     for right_id in candidates_by_left[left_id]
                 ),
             }
             for position, left_id in enumerate(pending)
         ]
         mapped = context.run_operation("map", topk_config, records)
         answers = {int(record[GROUP_POSITION_COLUMN]): record for record in mapped}
         for position, left_id in enumerate(pending):
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Review comment at @src/agent_memory/adapters/docetl/sem_join.py around lines 327
- 336:
Add the left row’s comparison text to each ranking record in the `records`
construction, using `_pair_text` with the left row and its comparison columns,
and reference that anchor in `_TOPK_TEMPLATE` so ranking is relative to the left
row. Ensure `join_comparison_columns` provides the left columns, and update
`test_the_ranking_prompt_leaves_candidates_to_the_renderer` to match.

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Hi Jacky, thanks for your PR.

My review based on your commit 0dd19f2.

The PR provides a useful starting point, but correctness issues and missing operators need to be addressed before merging. Please focus on basic execution first; leave blocking optimization, BARGAIN, and MOAR for later.

1. Fix the Confirmed Review Findings

The following Codex-bot and CodeRabbit-bot findings (I requested them to review previously in the pr, plz check) are valid. Please fix them and add regression tests.

Issue Required change
Top-k ranking does not receive the left row Include the left row so the model knows what it is ranking candidates against. [Codex](#17 (comment)) / [CodeRabbit](#17 (comment))
Changed model parameters do not invalidate restored state Include completion parameters, such as temperature and token limits, in the execution fingerprint. [Comment](#17 (comment))
Jinja interprets columns such as items and keys as dictionary methods Use dictionary subscript access when rendering fields. [Comment](#17 (comment))
DataFrame reconstruction can corrupt large integer IDs Preserve original field types rather than converting integers through floating-point values. [Comment](#17 (comment))
Qualified references such as {fact:later_added} are rejected Resolve them to the corresponding columns already present in the joined table. [Comment](#17 (comment))
Unsupported aggregates succeed on empty inputs but fail on nonempty inputs Check support consistently before the empty-input shortcut. [Comment](#17 (comment))

Two additional issues also need attention:

  • Invalid model responses must not silently become False or dropped rows.
  • Columns explicitly selected through input_cols must actually reach the model, even when the instruction does not contain placeholders for every column.

2. Connect sem_join to Native DocETL Equijoin

Keep our existing API and maintenance rules. Replace the matching implementation underneath them.

The main changes belong in sem_join.py, context.py, and prompt.py. The context needs a two-input execution path for EquijoinOperation.execute(left_records, right_records).

Our API What DocETL provides What the adapter must preserve
sem_join(..., how="inner") Native equijoin returns matching pairs Restore our output columns and original row data
how="left", "right", or "outer" No equivalent outer-join mode Use the existing assembly code to add unmatched rows
on=... No drop-in equivalent for our complete contract Determine allowed pairs using the existing logic; do not send forbidden pairs to the model
k=... limits restricts counts but does not rank matches Keep the ranking step, include the left row, and select its best matches

For example, if the left input contains A and B, the right input contains X and Y, and DocETL matches only A–X, an inner join returns A–X. An outer join additionally returns B–null and null–Y. Adding these unmatched rows requires ordinary code, not another model call.

Carry internal row IDs through execution and reconstruct results from the original inputs. Preserve duplicate rows and field types. Model or parsing failures must raise errors rather than count as “no match.”

Disable Automatic and Embedding Blocking for Now

Do not add fixed-threshold configuration in this revision. Also leave cascade disabled. Keep on, because it is part of the query, not an optional optimization.

Omitting blocking parameters does not disable blocking: DocETL may automatically learn a threshold during execution. For joins without on, explicitly use:

blocking_conditions: ["True"]
blocking_threshold: null
# Do not set limit_comparisons, limits, or cascade.

For joins with on, allow only pairs satisfying that condition.

Add a test with more than 100 candidate pairs to verify that automatic threshold learning is never invoked. When fixed-threshold support is added later, note that DocETL 0.3.0 unions code-based and embedding-based candidates; it does not intersect them. Simply combining the two could bypass on.

3. Complete Coverage and Validation

sem_groupby, sem_agg, sem_topk, and some internal incremental-aggregation operators are still missing. Consequently, the existing Claude memory pipeline cannot run end to end.

Evaluate DocETL’s resolve, reduce, and rank, etc. for grouping, aggregation, and ranking, respectively really really carefully. Take your time to think about a way.
Match our existing behavior rather than assuming similarly named operators are interchangeable. Reuse existing deterministic implementations where practical.


The two failing CI jobs are Python 3.12 and 3.13, each with 42 failing tests, concentrated in the existing DeepSeek Responses tests. Investigate compatibility changes introduced by the OpenAI/LiteLLM upgrades. Also fix cost accounting in context.py; directly calling an operation does not automatically accumulate its returned cost in the runner.

Acceptance criteria: existing tests pass; supported memory pipelines can process successive additions, restore state, and retrieve results; tests exercise the real planner/runtime, not just individual operations.

Add blocking optimization, BARGAIN, and MOAR separately afterward. First establish correct backend execution, then measure optimization benefits.

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