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redsearcher-long-horizon-agents Train language models for multi-step information-seeking using dual-constrained task synthesis and cost-efficient staged learning. Generate complex queries by controlling topological complexity and information dispersion, then train atomic reasoning skills before introducing environment interaction. Achieve state-of-the-art on long-horizon search benchmarks with 30B parameter models.
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name redsearcher-long-horizon-agents title REDSearcher: Scalable Framework for Long-Horizon Search Agents version 0.0.2 engine skillxiv-v0.0.2-claude-opus-4.6 license MIT url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14234 keywords ["Information Seeking","Long-Horizon Planning","Reinforcement Learning","Search Agents","Tool Use"] description Train language models for multi-step information-seeking using dual-constrained task synthesis and cost-efficient staged learning. Generate complex queries by controlling topological complexity and information dispersion, then train atomic reasoning skills before introducing environment interaction. Achieve state-of-the-art on long-horizon search benchmarks with 30B parameter models.
REDSearcher: Scalable Framework for Long-Horizon Search Agents
Problem Context
Language models for information-seeking (web search, retrieval) face extreme sparsity: high-quality search trajectories are rare, multi-step reasoning is expensive, and real-world API costs prohibit extensive exploration. REDSearcher addresses this by (1) generating diverse, challenging synthetic tasks, (2) training fundamental skills in controlled environments, (3) scaling to real interaction only after skills solidify.
Core Concept
REDSearcher operates in three phases: (1) dual-constrained task synthesis creating complex search problems, (2) atomic skill learning (grounding, planning) in simulation, (3) hierarchical trajectory training with environment interaction. This staged approach reduces expensive real-world costs while maintaining quality.
Architecture Overview
Dual constraints : Control task complexity (graph treewidth) and information dispersionTool-augmented synthesis : Convert facts into tool-resolvable constraints (API calls)Atomic skills : Intent grounding, hierarchical planning, fact compositionSimulation environment : Local search environment with millions of documentsStaged training : Skills → hierarchical planning → environment interactionLong-horizon support : 30+ step trajectories with explicit reasoning
Implementation
Step 1: Dual-constrained task synthesis
import networkx as nx
from typing import Dict , List , Tuple , Set
import random
class DualConstraintedTaskSynthesis :
"""Generate search tasks with controlled complexity."""
def __init__ (
self,
document_corpus: List [str ],
entity_graph: nx.DiGraph,
max_treewidth: int = 5
):
self .corpus = document_corpus
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synthesize_query_with_complexity
self,
target_treewidth: int = 3 ,
information_dispersion: float = 0.7
Dict
"""
Generate query with target topological complexity.
Args:
target_treewidth: Desired graph complexity (higher = harder routing)
information_dispersion: Fraction of facts in different documents (0-1)
Returns:
task: {question, gold_facts, required_searches, optimal_path}
"""
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def
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"""Generate natural language question from entities and facts."""
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Step 2: Tool-augmented learning class ToolAugmentedConstraintRepresentation :
"""Convert facts into tool-resolvable constraints."""
def __init__ (self, available_tools: Dict [str , callable ] ):
"""
Args:
available_tools: Dict of tool_name -> tool_function
e.g., {search_web, get_entity_facts, route_query}
"""
self .tools = available_tools
def convert_fact_to_tool_constraint (
self,
fact: str
) -> Dict :
"""
Convert fact into tool call constraint.
Example:
Fact: "Alice works at Acme Corp"
Constraint: {tool: "get_entity_facts", entity: "Alice", expected: "Acme Corp"}
"""
parts = fact.split()
if "connects" in fact.lower() or "relationship" in fact.lower():
entity1, entity2 = parts[0 ], parts[-1 ]
constraint = {
'type' : 'entity_relationship' ,
'entity_1' : entity1,
'entity_2' : entity2,
'required_tool' : 'get_entity_relationship' ,
'expected_relation' : fact
}
else :
entity = parts[0 ]
property_val = ' ' .join(parts[1 :])
constraint = {
'type' : 'entity_property' ,
'entity' : entity,
'property' : property_val,
'required_tool' : 'get_entity_facts' ,
'expected_value' : property_val
}
return constraint
def create_tool_sequence (self, task: Dict ) -> List [Dict ]:
"""
Create sequence of tool calls needed to resolve task.
Returns:
tool_sequence: List of {tool_name, arguments, expected_output}
"""
tool_sequence = []
for fact in task['gold_facts' ]:
constraint = self .convert_fact_to_tool_constraint(fact)
tool_call = {
'tool' : constraint['required_tool' ],
'arguments' : {
k: v for k, v in constraint.items()
if k not in ['type' , 'required_tool' , 'expected_relation' , 'expected_value' ]
},
'expected_output' : constraint.get('expected_relation' , constraint.get('expected_value' ))
}
tool_sequence.append(tool_call)
return tool_sequence
Step 3: Atomic skill learning in simulation class AtomicSkillTrainer :
"""Train fundamental search skills in simulation."""
def __init__ (
self,
model,
optimizer,
simulated_environment: dict
):
self .model = model
self .optimizer = optimizer
self .env = simulated_environment
def train_intent_grounding (
self,
tasks: List [Dict ],
num_steps: int = 1000
) -> float :
"""
Train skill: ground natural language intent into API calls.
Task: Given question, predict correct tool and arguments.
"""
total_loss = 0.0
for step in range (num_steps):
task = random.choice(tasks)
question = task['question' ]
tool_sequence = task['tool_sequence' ]
if not tool_sequence:
continue
first_tool = tool_sequence[0 ]
grounding_prompt = f"Question: {question} \n\nPredicted next search:"
predicted_grounding, log_probs = self .model.generate_with_logprobs(
grounding_prompt, max_tokens=100
)
is_correct = self ._match_grounding(
predicted_grounding,
first_tool['tool' ]
)
reward = 1.0 if is_correct else 0.0
loss = -log_probs.mean() * reward
self .optimizer.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
self .optimizer.step()
total_loss += loss.item()
return total_loss / num_steps
def train_hierarchical_planning (
self,
tasks: List [Dict ],
num_steps: int = 1000
) -> float :
"""
Train skill: decompose multi-step questions into tool sequence.
Task: Given question and facts, predict tool call order.
"""
total_loss = 0.0
for step in range (num_steps):
task = random.choice(tasks)
question = task['question' ]
tool_sequence = task['tool_sequence' ]
planning_prompt = f"Question: {question} \n\nPlan the search steps:"
predicted_plan, log_probs = self .model.generate_with_logprobs(
planning_prompt, max_tokens=200
)
num_correct = self ._score_plan(predicted_plan, tool_sequence)
reward = num_correct / max (1 , len (tool_sequence))
loss = -log_probs.mean() * reward
self .optimizer.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
self .optimizer.step()
total_loss += loss.item()
return total_loss / num_steps
def _match_grounding (self, prediction: str , expected_tool: str ) -> bool :
"""Check if prediction matches expected tool."""
return expected_tool.lower() in prediction.lower()
def _score_plan (self, prediction: str , expected_sequence: List [Dict ] ) -> int :
"""Count correctly ordered tools in prediction."""
correct = 0
for tool_dict in expected_sequence:
if tool_dict['tool' ] in prediction:
correct += 1
return correct
Step 4: Environment interaction stage class LongHorizonSearchRL :
"""RL training with actual environment interaction."""
def __init__ (
self,
model,
optimizer,
environment,
max_steps: int = 30
):
self .model = model
self .optimizer = optimizer
self .env = environment
self .max_steps = max_steps
def generate_trajectory (
self,
task: Dict ,
temperature: float = 0.7
) -> Dict :
"""
Generate trajectory by interacting with environment.
Returns:
trajectory: {question, steps, observations, reward, success}
"""
question = task['question' ]
trajectory = {
'question' : question,
'steps' : [],
'observations' : [],
'success' : False
}
current_state = question
discovered_facts = set ()
for step in range (self .max_steps):
prompt = f"Question: {question} \nCurrent findings: {current_state} \n\nNext action:"
action, log_probs = self .model.generate_with_logprobs(
prompt, max_tokens=50 , temperature=temperature
)
trajectory['steps' ].append({
'action' : action,
'log_probs' : log_probs
})
observation = self .env.execute_action(action)
trajectory['observations' ].append(observation)
current_state = f"{current_state} \n{observation} "
for fact in task['gold_facts' ]:
if fact in observation:
discovered_facts.add(fact)
if len (discovered_facts) == len (task['gold_facts' ]):
trajectory['success' ] = True
break
trajectory['num_facts_found' ] = len (discovered_facts)
trajectory['reward' ] = 1.0 if trajectory['success' ] else 0.5 * (len (discovered_facts) / len (task['gold_facts' ]))
return trajectory
def update_from_trajectory (self, trajectory: Dict ):
"""Update policy from trajectory."""
total_loss = 0.0
for step in trajectory['steps' ]:
log_probs = step['log_probs' ]
reward = trajectory['reward' ]
loss = -log_probs.mean() * reward
self .optimizer.zero_grad()
loss.backward()
torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(self .model.parameters(), 1.0 )
self .optimizer.step()
total_loss += loss.item()
return total_loss / len (trajectory['steps' ])
Step 5: Staged training pipeline def train_redsearcher_staged (
model,
corpus: List [str ],
entity_graph,
optimizer,
num_task_synthesis_iter: int = 500 ,
num_skill_steps: int = 5000 ,
num_env_steps: int = 10000 ,
device: str = 'cuda'
):
"""
Full REDSearcher training: synthesis → skills → environment.
"""
print ("Stage 1: Task Synthesis" )
synthesizer = DualConstraintedTaskSynthesis(corpus, entity_graph)
tool_converter = ToolAugmentedConstraintRepresentation({})
tasks = []
for i in range (num_task_synthesis_iter):
treewidth = (i % 5 ) + 1
dispersion = 0.5 + 0.3 * (i % 10 ) / 10
task = synthesizer.synthesize_query_with_complexity(
target_treewidth=treewidth,
information_dispersion=dispersion
)
task['tool_sequence' ] = tool_converter.create_tool_sequence(task)
tasks.append(task)
print (f" Generated {len (tasks)} tasks" )
print ("Stage 2: Atomic Skill Training" )
skill_trainer = AtomicSkillTrainer(model, optimizer, {})
loss_grounding = skill_trainer.train_intent_grounding(tasks, num_skill_steps // 2 )
loss_planning = skill_trainer.train_hierarchical_planning(tasks, num_skill_steps // 2 )
print (f" Grounding loss: {loss_grounding:.4 f} " )
print (f" Planning loss: {loss_planning:.4 f} " )
print ("Stage 3: Environment Interaction" )
env_trainer = LongHorizonSearchRL(model, optimizer, {}, max_steps=30 )
total_success = 0
for step in range (num_env_steps):
task = random.choice(tasks)
trajectory = env_trainer.generate_trajectory(task)
loss = env_trainer.update_from_trajectory(trajectory)
if trajectory['success' ]:
total_success += 1
if (step + 1 ) % 1000 == 0 :
success_rate = total_success / (step + 1 )
print (f" Step {step + 1 } : Success rate={success_rate:.2 %} " )
return model
Practical Guidance When to use : Multi-step information-seeking agents; questions requiring 10+ search steps; domains with clear document retrieval
treewidth_range : 1-5 (complexity)information_dispersion : 0.4-0.9 (sparsity)max_steps : 20-40 (trajectory length)skill_training_ratio : Allocate steps 40% grounding, 40% planning, 20% integration
Systematic curriculum from simple to complex
Staged training reduces expensive environment calls
Atomic skills enable transfer across domains
Long-horizon support (30+ steps)
Too much task complexity too soon → exploration failure
Skill training too brief → weak foundations
Not validating facts are actually retrievable
Environment cost not amortized enough
Scaling : Simulation environment enables large-scale training; real interaction only for final polish.
Reference Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14234
Related work: Information retrieval, long-horizon planning, RL for agents
Benchmarks: Humanity's Last Exam, BrowseComp, custom search tasks
