Kermt Add Cmim Pretrain
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This workflow converts an existing grover_base checkpoint (encoder-only or with vocab heads) into a hybrid model by adding a randomly-initialized cMIM decoder and latent distribution. It then proceeds to continue pretraining on the user's provided corpus. This process allows users to incorporate contrastive objectives into their models without the computational cost of restarting pretraining from scratch.
What it does
- Validates the input checkpoint to ensure it is suitable for hybrid conversion.
- Prepares the training data and builds a fresh vocabulary from the user's corpus.
- Upgrades the checkpoint by adding a cMIM decoder and latent distribution.
- Launches a detached pretraining run using the newly created hybrid checkpoint.
- Provides audit logs and provenance for the upgraded checkpoint.
When to use it
- When you have a grover_base checkpoint and want to add SMILES-reconstruction contrastive objectives.
- When you want to extend an existing model's capabilities without performing a full from-scratch pretraining run.
- When you need to adapt a pretrained encoder to a new corpus while maintaining hybrid training objectives.
Advantages
- Saves significant time compared to restarting pretraining from scratch.
- Enables the use of contrastive learning objectives on existing encoder-only models.
- Maintains provenance by capturing upgrade summaries and input manifests.
- Ensures data integrity through automated validation of checkpoints and corpora.
Usage examples
- “Upgrade my grover_base checkpoint at ./models/base.pt to a hybrid model using my new dataset at ./data/corpus.csv.”
- The agent validates the checkpoint, prepares the data, creates an upgraded hybrid checkpoint, and initiates the continue-pretraining process.
Install
Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/nvidia/kermt-add-cmim-pretrain/downloadUnzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:
mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip kermt-add-cmim-pretrain.zip -d .agents/skills
Documentation by NVIDIA
kermt-add-cmim-pretrain
Convert a grover_base checkpoint (legacy original-GROVER grover.encoders.*
or modern kermt.encoders.*, with or without vocab heads) into a fully-formed
hybrid (cMIM + vocab) checkpoint, then continue pretraining on the user's
corpus as hybrid.
This is a thin wrapper: upgrade_to_hybrid.py produces a new ckpt that
classifies as model_type: hybrid via check_checkpoint.py, and the rest of
the workflow is identical to kermt-continue-pretrain.
Status: experimental. This workflow is functional end-to-end but has not been benchmarked against the manuscript's from-scratch hybrid training (which produces the released checkpoint). Use as an experimental alternative to
kermt-pretrain-scratchwhen you want to extend an existing grover_base checkpoint rather than restart from random init. Validate downstream performance on your own benchmark before relying on the upgraded ckpt for production work.
Skill and runtime paths
Set SKILL_DIR to the absolute path of this installed skill directory. Export
KERMT_REPO as the absolute path to the KERMT checkout used for model
execution. The bundled container helper mounts that checkout at
/workspace and this skill at /skill (read-only). Commands inside
the container use /skill/scripts/; defaults are bundled in config/.
Hardware requirements
Same as kermt-continue-pretrain (the cMIM decoder adds parameters but not
substantially; VRAM headroom should be fine). The upgrade step itself is
fast (~5 s) and CPU-only — only the subsequent continue-pretrain consumes
GPU.
When to invoke
User has a grover_base checkpoint (encoder-only or with vocab heads) and wants to extend it into a hybrid (vocab + cMIM contrastive) pretrain.
Useful for adding the SMILES-reconstruction contrastive objective to a pretrained encoder without restarting pretraining from scratch (which
kermt-pretrain-scratchwould do at days-scale).
For continuing an existing hybrid or cmim ckpt: use kermt-continue-pretrain
directly. For training a fresh model on a custom corpus: use
kermt-pretrain-scratch.
Inputs
Required:
--ckpt <path>— grover_base ckpt to upgrade. Validated viacheck_checkpoint.py --mode upgrade_to_hybrid; rejected if the ckpt already has a contrast head or task FFN.--csv <path>— pretrain corpus CSV. Same shape askermt-continue-pretrain's--csvinput.
Optional (same as kermt-continue-pretrain):
--val-csv <path>— separate validation CSV. Without it, prepare_data auto-splits by--val-frac 0.1.Training-hyperparameter overrides (
--epochs N,--batch-size N, lr triple,--warmup-epochs F, etc.).--vocab-loss-weight F/--latent-dim N/--contrastive-temperature F.--wandb-project NAME/--wandb-run-name NAME— optional Weights & Biases logging (run name honored only alongside a project). Off by default.--gpus 0,2.
Workflow
Let $KERMT_REPO be the path to your kermt repo checkout.
Pre-flight: check_system (same as
kermt-continue-pretrainstep 1).Compute run directory:
RUN_DIR=$KERMT_REPO/runs/add-cmim-pretrain_$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%SZ)Validate the input ckpt with
check_checkpoint --mode upgrade_to_hybrid. Abort onok: false. The validator rejects ckpts that already have contrast head (suggestkermt-continue-pretrain) or task FFN heads (the ckpt has been finetuned; suggest using the original pretrain checkpoint).Validate the corpus via
check_data --mode pretrain. Abort onok: false.Prepare the data with
--mode pretrain— without--vocab-dir. The upgrade builds fresh vocab heads sized to the corpus's vocab, so we wantprepare_datato produce a new vocab from the corpus rather than passing through the ckpt's old vocab (which may not even exist for encoder-only legacy grover_base ckpts):"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/kermt_container.sh" run --data <user-csv> --run-dir $RUN_DIR -- \ "python /skill/scripts/prepare_data.py --mode pretrain \\ --csv /data/<basename> --out /runs/data \\ [--val-csv /data/<val-basename>] [--val-frac 0.1] [--seed 0]"The output manifest has
vocab_source: "built_fresh"and includes asmiles_vocab(built from the corpus, needed for the new decoder).Upgrade the ckpt.
"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/kermt_container.sh" run --ckpt <user-ckpt> --run-dir $RUN_DIR -- \ "python /skill/scripts/upgrade_to_hybrid.py \\ --ckpt /ckpt \\ --prepare-manifest /runs/data/prepare_data.json \\ --out /runs/upgraded.pt"Surface the JSON summary to the user — especially
warnings[], which includes any encoder-arch drift notes (e.g. legacy GROVER had two extraact_func_*keys that modern KERMTEmbedding doesn't) and the pretrain_ddp.py--backboneargparse-restriction note if the upgraded ckpt's backbone is anything other thangtrans.Estimate runtime + confirm with the user. Same heuristic as
kermt-continue-pretrain(corpus size × epochs × GPU count → wall time).Launch the runner detached.
"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/kermt_container.sh" run_detached \\ --name kermt-add-cmim-pretrain-<ts> \\ --run-dir $RUN_DIR -- \\ "python /skill/scripts/run_pretrain_local.py \\ --ckpt /runs/upgraded.pt \\ --prepare-manifest /runs/data/prepare_data.json \\ --out /runs \\ [--epochs N --batch-size N ...]"The runner sees the upgraded ckpt as
model_type: hybrid, so it auto-dispatches--pretrain_mode hybrid --vocab_loss_weight 1.0with smiles_vocab plumbed through.Report to the user with the upgraded ckpt path + the same run.json pointer / log path / tensorboard URL pattern as
kermt-continue-pretrain.
Hard rules
Never modify the user's input ckpt. The upgrade writes a new file at
<run_dir>/upgraded.pt; the source ckpt stays untouched.Vocab heads are always fresh. Even if the input grover_base has vocab heads, they're discarded and rebuilt sized to the new corpus's vocab. Continue-pretraining the upgraded ckpt will train those new heads alongside the decoder.
Don't auto-relax
--backbonechoices. If the upgrade warning fires because the input ckpt's backbone isn'tgtrans(e.g. legacydualtrans), surface the warning and ask the user. Do NOT silently modify parsing.py to add the legacy backbone to the choices list.
Common errors
check_checkpoint rejected the ckptwith model_type=hybrid or cmim → user's ckpt already has a contrast head. Redirect tokermt-continue-pretrain.check_checkpoint rejected the ckptwith task_ffn=true → the ckpt has been finetuned. The upgrade workflow only supports pretrain checkpoints.prepare manifest missing smiles_vocab→ prepare_data was invoked with--skip-vocabor some equivalent that omitted the smiles vocab. Re-run prepare without those flags.unexpected key(s) in encoder loadwarning → legacy GROVER architectures saved a couple ofact_func_*weights that modern KERMTEmbedding doesn't use. Benign; the rest of the encoder loaded correctly.
What's in run.json after a successful run
Same reproducibility fields as kermt-continue-pretrain, plus the upgrade step's
summary.json is captured under the inputs.upgrade_summary path so the
provenance of the upgraded ckpt is auditable.
Replayability
Same as kermt-continue-pretrain: cmd_replay rebuilds the
run_pretrain_local.py --ckpt <upgraded.pt> ... invocation. To redo the
full add-cmim flow end-to-end, the user also needs the input grover_base
ckpt and the corpus — both are captured in the prepare_data and upgrade
manifests by absolute path.
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer853 B
- BENCHMARK.md7.6 KiB
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer11.2 KiB
- SKILL.md8.4 KiB
- config/defaults_pretrain.json2.6 KiB
- evals/evals.json5.6 KiB
- scripts/_utils.pyScript14.1 KiB
- scripts/check_checkpoint.pyScript20.1 KiB
- scripts/check_data.pyScript11.9 KiB
- scripts/kermt_container.shScript18.9 KiB
- scripts/prepare_data.pyScript36.5 KiB
- scripts/run_pretrain_local.pyScript34.8 KiB
- scripts/upgrade_to_hybrid.pyScript18.2 KiB
- skill-card.md4.4 KiB
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scripts/run_pretrain_local.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
"""Workstation pretrain runner — composes prepare_data + ckpt-validator outputs
into a pretrain_ddp.py invocation.
Continues pretraining from a user-provided checkpoint. The model type
(grover_base / cmim / hybrid) is inferred from the validator's output and
drives the pretrain_ddp.py flag set; arch params come exclusively from the
ckpt; training/loss hyperparameters come from config/defaults_pretrain.json
with per-flag CLI overrides.
How it interacts with pretrain_ddp.py's auto-resume:
pretrain_ddp.py looks at <save_dir>/last_checkpoint.pt and resumes from it
if present. The runner sets `--save_dir <out>/ckpt` and symlinks the user's
input ckpt to <out>/ckpt/last_checkpoint.pt so the resume path picks it up.
Run.json manifest:
Records source-repo commit + image digest + a copy-pasteable `cmd_replay`
+ per-flag `args_applied` so the artifact is self-contained and replayable.
CLI
---
run_pretrain_local.py
--ckpt <path> # input pretrain ckpt (required)
--prepare-manifest <path> # prepare_data.json from a prior prepare run
--out <run-dir> # output dir (typically runs/continue-pretrain_<ts>/)
[--ckpt-validator-out <path>] # cached check_checkpoint.py JSON; computed if absent
[--gpus 0,2] # subset of detected GPUs; default = all visible
[--dry-run] # write run.json + print command, do not execute
[--epochs N] [--batch-size N] [--init-lr F] [--max-lr F] [--final-lr F]
[--warmup-epochs F] [--weight-decay F] [--dropout F]
[--save-interval N] [--seed N]
[--vocab-loss-weight F] # hybrid only
[--latent-dim N] [--contrastive-temperature F] # cmim/hybrid only
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import datetime
import json
import os
import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
# Add the scripts/ dir to sys.path so `_utils` is importable whether
# this script is launched via `kermt_run` (PYTHONPATH=/workspace) or as a
# bare `python scripts/run_pretrain_local.py …` from the host.
if str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent) not in sys.path:
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
from _utils import ( # noqa: E402
resolve_kermt_repo, assert_prepare_manifest_basics, count_vocab_entries, docker_image_digest,
format_cmd_replay, git_commit_with_env_override, load_json, load_checkpoint,
merge_default_into_applied, run_checkpoint_validator, runner_environment,
)
REPO_ROOT = resolve_kermt_repo()
SKILL_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
DEFAULTS_PATH = SKILL_ROOT / "config" / "defaults_pretrain.json"
CHECK_CHECKPOINT_PATH = SKILL_ROOT / "scripts" / "check_checkpoint.py"
PRETRAIN_DDP_PATH = REPO_ROOT / "pretrain_ddp.py"
# Model-type → pretrain_ddp.py `--pretrain_mode` value.
MODEL_TYPE_TO_PRETRAIN_MODE = {
"grover_base": "vocab",
"cmim": "cmim",
"hybrid": "hybrid",
}
# Hyperparameter flags the runner exposes for CLI override + the corresponding
# key path in defaults_pretrain.json. None means the value isn't in defaults
# (e.g. seed has a default but lives at the top of training; lookup is direct).
TRAINING_FLAGS = (
"batch_size", "dropout", "epochs", "init_lr", "max_lr", "final_lr",
"warmup_epochs", "weight_decay", "save_interval", "seed", "tensorboard",
"use_cuikmolmaker_featurization",
)
LOSS_FLAGS = ("contrastive_temperature", "vocab_loss_weight")
DECODER_FLAGS = (
"latent_dim",
"decoder_num_layers",
"decoder_num_attention_heads",
"decoder_ffn_hidden_size",
"decoder_dropout",
"decoder_max_seq_len",
"decoder_positional_encoding",
"decoder_gate_self_attn",
"decoder_gate_cross_attn",
)
ARCH_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT = (
"hidden_size", "depth", "num_attn_head", "activation", "backbone",
"embedding_output_type", "self_attention",
)
# cMIM-decoder + latent-distribution arch fields. For continue-pretrain on a
# cmim/hybrid ckpt these MUST come from the ckpt's saved_args (so the model
# being constructed matches the ckpt's weights at load time); the
# defaults_pretrain.json `add_cmim_decoder` block is for add-cmim-pretrain's
# upgrade-time decoder construction only, and is intentionally ignored
# during continue-pretrain.
CMIM_DECODER_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT = (
"latent_dim",
"decoder_num_layers",
"decoder_num_attention_heads",
"decoder_ffn_hidden_size",
"decoder_dropout",
"decoder_max_seq_len",
"decoder_positional_encoding",
"decoder_gate_self_attn",
"decoder_gate_cross_attn",
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# JSON loading delegated to the shared _utils.load_json. Alias kept for the
# existing internal callsites that use the leading-underscore convention.
_load_json = load_json
def _detect_gpus(override: str | None) -> tuple[int, str]:
"""Returns (world_size, CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES_string)."""
if override:
gpu_list = [g.strip() for g in override.split(",") if g.strip()]
return len(gpu_list), ",".join(gpu_list)
# Honor an existing CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES in the environment.
env = os.environ.get("CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES", "").strip()
if env:
ids = [g for g in env.split(",") if g]
return len(ids), ",".join(ids)
try:
import torch
n = torch.cuda.device_count()
except Exception:
n = 0
return n, ",".join(str(i) for i in range(n))
def _verify_prepare_manifest(manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
assert_prepare_manifest_basics(manifest, "pretrain")
out = manifest.get("outputs", {})
required_keys = ("train_dir", "val_dir", "atom_vocab", "bond_vocab")
missing = [k for k in required_keys if k not in out]
if missing:
raise ValueError(
f"prepare_data manifest is missing required outputs: {missing}. "
"Was prepare_data.py invoked with --skip-vocab or --skip-split?"
)
def _apply_defaults(args: argparse.Namespace, defaults: dict[str, Any],
model_type: str, world_size: int) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
"""Returns args_applied: dict mapping flag → {value, source}.
Source is 'user' if the user passed a value on the CLI, else 'default-config'
(from defaults_pretrain.json) or 'auto-1gpu' / 'auto-multi-gpu' for the
auto-fallback values. Only includes flags relevant to the model_type."""
applied: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
training_defaults = defaults.get("training", {})
loss_defaults = defaults.get("loss", {})
decoder_defaults = defaults.get("add_cmim_decoder", {})
for f in TRAINING_FLAGS:
merge_default_into_applied(applied, args, f, training_defaults)
# Single-GPU fallback: batch_size 32, save_interval 500.
if world_size <= 1:
if applied.get("batch_size", {}).get("source") != "user":
applied["batch_size"] = {"value": 32, "source": "auto-1gpu"}
if applied.get("save_interval", {}).get("source") != "user":
applied["save_interval"] = {"value": 500, "source": "auto-1gpu"}
if model_type in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
for f in LOSS_FLAGS if model_type == "hybrid" else ("contrastive_temperature",):
merge_default_into_applied(applied, args, f, loss_defaults)
for f in DECODER_FLAGS:
merge_default_into_applied(applied, args, f, decoder_defaults)
return applied
def _arch_from_validator(validator_out: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
arch = validator_out.get("arch") or {}
missing = [k for k in ARCH_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT if arch.get(k) is None]
if missing:
raise ValueError(
f"checkpoint validator did not surface required arch fields: {missing}. "
"If the ckpt has no saved_args blob, these can't be inferred from state-dict "
"shapes alone; please supply a ckpt with args saved (the standard "
"save_model_for_restart format)."
)
return arch
def _build_argv(
*, world_size: int, gpus_str: str, out_dir: Path, manifest: dict[str, Any],
model_type: str, pretrain_mode: str, arch: dict[str, Any],
applied: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
) -> list[str]:
"""Constructs the full pretrain_ddp.py argument list as a list of strings."""
outputs = manifest["outputs"]
argv = [sys.executable, "-u", str(PRETRAIN_DDP_PATH)]
# Data + vocab paths
argv += ["--train_data_path", outputs["train_dir"],
"--val_data_path", outputs["val_dir"],
"--atom_vocab_path", outputs["atom_vocab"],
"--bond_vocab_path", outputs["bond_vocab"]]
if model_type in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
argv += ["--smiles_vocab_path", outputs["smiles_vocab"]]
# Pretrain mode + loss
argv += ["--pretrain_mode", pretrain_mode]
if "vocab_loss_weight" in applied and model_type == "hybrid":
argv += ["--vocab_loss_weight", str(applied["vocab_loss_weight"]["value"])]
if "contrastive_temperature" in applied and model_type in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
argv += ["--contrastive_temperature", str(applied["contrastive_temperature"]["value"])]
# cMIM/decoder arch: emit every applied flag. For continue-pretrain on a
# cmim/hybrid ckpt, every entry will be source="ckpt_saved_args" (see the
# overlay loop in run()). For pretrain-from-scratch / add-cmim-pretrain
# the values come from defaults_pretrain.json's add_cmim_decoder block.
if model_type in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
for f in ("latent_dim", "decoder_num_layers", "decoder_num_attention_heads",
"decoder_ffn_hidden_size", "decoder_dropout",
"decoder_max_seq_len", "decoder_positional_encoding"):
if f in applied:
argv += [f"--{f}", str(applied[f]["value"])]
# Boolean store_true flags: emit the bare flag only when True.
if applied.get("decoder_gate_self_attn", {}).get("value"):
argv += ["--decoder_gate_self_attn"]
if applied.get("decoder_gate_cross_attn", {}).get("value"):
argv += ["--decoder_gate_cross_attn"]
# Architecture — sourced from validator's arch block, never from CLI/defaults.
argv += [
"--hidden_size", str(arch["hidden_size"]),
"--depth", str(arch["depth"]),
"--num_attn_head", str(arch["num_attn_head"]),
"--activation", str(arch["activation"]),
"--backbone", str(arch["backbone"]),
"--embedding_output_type", str(arch["embedding_output_type"]),
]
if arch.get("self_attention"):
argv += ["--self_attention"]
# Training schedule
for name in ("batch_size", "dropout", "epochs", "init_lr", "max_lr", "final_lr",
"warmup_epochs", "weight_decay", "save_interval", "seed"):
if name in applied:
argv += [f"--{name}", str(applied[name]["value"])]
if applied.get("tensorboard", {}).get("value"):
argv += ["--tensorboard"]
if applied.get("use_cuikmolmaker_featurization", {}).get("value"):
argv += ["--use_cuikmolmaker_featurization"]
# W&B logging (pass-through; pretrain_ddp.py only inits W&B when project is set).
if "wandb_project" in applied:
argv += ["--wandb_project", str(applied["wandb_project"]["value"])]
if "wandb_run_name" in applied:
argv += ["--wandb_run_name", str(applied["wandb_run_name"]["value"])]
# Where pretrain_ddp.py auto-resumes from (we'll symlink the user ckpt there).
argv += ["--save_dir", str(out_dir / "ckpt")]
return argv
def _symlink_ckpt_into_save_dir(user_ckpt: Path, save_dir: Path) -> Path:
"""--resume path: symlink the user ckpt as <save_dir>/last_checkpoint.pt.
pretrain_ddp.py's auto-resume then restores everything from the ckpt:
model weights, optimizer state, scheduler_step, epoch, batch_idx,
wandb_run_id."""
save_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
link = save_dir / "last_checkpoint.pt"
if link.exists() or link.is_symlink():
link.unlink()
# Symlink to the absolute user_ckpt so it works regardless of cwd.
link.symlink_to(user_ckpt.resolve())
return link
# Schedule fields that --resume inherits from ckpt.saved_args and that default
# (fresh-schedule) mode takes from CLI/defaults_pretrain.json.
SCHEDULE_FLAGS = ("epochs", "warmup_epochs", "init_lr", "max_lr", "final_lr")
def _materialize_ckpt_for_fresh_schedule(user_ckpt: Path, save_dir: Path) -> Path:
"""Default (fresh-schedule) continue-pretrain path: write a CLEANED copy
of the user ckpt to <save_dir>/last_checkpoint.pt with scheduler_step,
epoch, batch_idx, and wandb_run_id reset to fresh-start values. Model
weights AND optimizer state pass through unchanged — so Adam's running
moments warm-start the new schedule (helpful because the new init_lr is
usually close to the previous run's final_lr).
Why a fresh-state copy instead of a symlink: pretrain_ddp.py's
`trainer.load()` restores EVERYTHING in the ckpt including scheduler_step
and epoch. We can't selectively load just the model + optimizer through
that code path. The minimal-invasive workaround is to materialize a
ckpt that has the unwanted counters zeroed before the loader sees it.
pretrain_ddp.py then restores everything as normal, but everything it
restores reads as a fresh-start.
Cost: one ~700 MB disk write per run. Pretrain is days-long, so it's
negligible. Done on the host before docker run.
"""
import torch # delayed import — keeps the runner light in --dry-run paths
save_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
target = save_dir / "last_checkpoint.pt"
if target.exists() or target.is_symlink():
target.unlink()
ckpt = load_checkpoint(user_ckpt)
if not isinstance(ckpt, dict) or "state_dict" not in ckpt:
raise ValueError(
f"ckpt {user_ckpt} is not in the expected save_model_for_restart "
"dict format (need at least 'state_dict' key)."
)
ckpt["scheduler_step"] = 0
ckpt["epoch"] = 0
ckpt["batch_idx"] = 0
ckpt["wandb_run_id"] = None
torch.save(ckpt, target)
return target
def _validate_resume_state(user_ckpt: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""--resume mode: confirm the ckpt was saved via the save_model_for_restart
format and carries the full state pretrain_ddp.py needs to resume mid-run
(optimizer state, scheduler_step, epoch, batch_idx). Returns a small
`resume_state` dict for the manifest so users can see what was restored.
Raises ValueError with a clear redirect if the ckpt is too lean."""
ckpt = load_checkpoint(user_ckpt)
if not isinstance(ckpt, dict) or "state_dict" not in ckpt:
raise ValueError(
f"ckpt {user_ckpt} is not in the expected save_model_for_restart "
"dict format."
)
required = ("optimizer", "scheduler_step", "epoch", "batch_idx")
missing = [k for k in required if k not in ckpt]
if missing:
raise ValueError(
f"--resume requires the ckpt to carry the full mid-run state, but "
f"these keys are missing: {missing}. The ckpt was probably saved "
"without enough metadata to pure-resume — use the default "
"fresh-schedule mode (drop --resume) if you just want to continue "
"training with a new schedule."
)
return {
"scheduler_step": int(ckpt["scheduler_step"]),
"epoch": int(ckpt["epoch"]),
"batch_idx": int(ckpt["batch_idx"]),
"wandb_run_id": ckpt.get("wandb_run_id"),
}
# Vocab-entry counting delegated to _utils.count_vocab_entries. Alias kept for
# the existing internal callsites.
_count_vocab_entries = count_vocab_entries
def _verify_vocab_sizes_match_ckpt(
manifest: dict[str, Any], validator_out: dict[str, Any], model_type: str,
) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""For continue-pretrain only: compare each vocab file's entry count against
the ckpt's vocab head dimensions. Aborts on mismatch with a helpful error
pointing the user at the matching vocab. Returns a `vocab_check` block to
attach to run.json for transparency."""
ckpt_sizes = validator_out.get("vocab_sizes") or {"atom": None, "bond": None, "smiles": None}
outputs = manifest.get("outputs", {})
check: dict[str, Any] = {"vocab_source": manifest.get("vocab_source", "unknown")}
for which in ("atom", "bond", "smiles"):
ckpt_size = ckpt_sizes.get(which)
vocab_path_str = outputs.get(f"{which}_vocab")
check[which] = {"ckpt_size": ckpt_size, "manifest_vocab": vocab_path_str, "manifest_size": None}
if ckpt_size is None:
# ckpt doesn't have this head; nothing to verify.
continue
# ckpt has this head — the manifest MUST include the corresponding vocab.
if not vocab_path_str:
raise ValueError(
f"ckpt has a '{which}' vocab head (size {ckpt_size}) but the prepare_data "
f"manifest doesn't include a {which}_vocab file. Rerun prepare_data with "
f"--vocab-dir <ckpt's parent dir> (or --{which}-vocab <path>) so the runner "
f"can pass the matching vocab through."
)
manifest_size = _count_vocab_entries(Path(vocab_path_str))
check[which]["manifest_size"] = manifest_size
if manifest_size != ckpt_size:
raise ValueError(
f"{which} vocab size mismatch — ckpt's head expects {ckpt_size} entries, "
f"but {vocab_path_str} has {manifest_size}. The released ckpt's vocab is the "
f"authoritative one for continue-pretrain; pass --vocab-dir <ckpt's parent dir> "
f"(or --{which}-vocab <path>) to prepare_data so vocab built from the new corpus "
f"isn't used. If you actually want to pretrain from scratch on a different "
f"vocab, use the kermt-pretrain-scratch workflow instead."
)
return check
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main flow
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> dict[str, Any]:
out_dir = Path(args.out).resolve()
out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
(out_dir / "ckpt").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
(out_dir / "logs").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
from_scratch = bool(args.from_scratch)
resume = bool(args.resume)
# Mode-conflict validation up-front so the user fails fast.
if from_scratch and resume:
raise ValueError("--resume is incompatible with --from-scratch.")
if resume and not args.ckpt:
raise ValueError("--resume requires --ckpt; nothing to resume from otherwise.")
if resume:
# CLI overrides of schedule args are forbidden in --resume mode — pure
# resume means the schedule shape from the ckpt is authoritative.
cli_overrides = [
f for f in SCHEDULE_FLAGS if getattr(args, f, None) is not None
]
if cli_overrides:
raise ValueError(
f"--resume inherits schedule args from the ckpt's saved_args; "
f"explicit CLI override is forbidden. You passed: {cli_overrides}. "
"Drop those flags to pure-resume, or use the default fresh-schedule "
"mode (no --resume) if you want a new schedule."
)
workflow = "pretrain-scratch" if from_scratch else "continue-pretrain"
if resume:
mode = "continue_pretrain_resume"
elif from_scratch:
mode = "pretrain_from_scratch"
else:
mode = "continue_pretrain_fresh_schedule"
# 1. Load defaults + prepare manifest.
defaults = _load_json(DEFAULTS_PATH, name="defaults_pretrain.json")
prep_manifest_path = Path(args.prepare_manifest).resolve()
manifest = _load_json(prep_manifest_path, name="prepare_data.json")
_verify_prepare_manifest(manifest)
# 2. Branch: continue-pretrain (load ckpt + validate) vs from-scratch (no ckpt).
ckpt: Path | None = None
validator_out: dict[str, Any] | None = None
link: Path | None = None
vocab_check: dict[str, Any] | None = None
resume_state: dict[str, Any] | None = None # populated only when --resume
if from_scratch:
if args.ckpt:
raise ValueError("--from-scratch is incompatible with --ckpt; pass one or the other.")
if not args.pretrain_target_mode:
raise ValueError("--pretrain-target-mode is required when --from-scratch is set "
"(choose vocab, cmim, or hybrid).")
pretrain_mode = args.pretrain_target_mode
model_type = {"vocab": "grover_base", "cmim": "cmim", "hybrid": "hybrid"}[pretrain_mode]
# Arch from defaults_pretrain.json's `arch` group (with CLI overrides applied later
# if we expose any; for now we just use defaults).
arch_defaults = defaults.get("arch") or {}
if not arch_defaults:
raise ValueError("defaults_pretrain.json has no `arch` group; cannot pretrain from scratch.")
arch = {k: arch_defaults.get(k) for k in ARCH_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT}
# `latent_dim` lives in the add_cmim_decoder group for from-scratch cmim/hybrid;
# treat it as part of the arch for argv-building purposes.
if pretrain_mode in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
arch["latent_dim"] = (defaults.get("add_cmim_decoder") or {}).get("latent_dim")
else:
arch["latent_dim"] = None
else:
if not args.ckpt:
raise ValueError("--ckpt is required for continue-pretrain. "
"Use --from-scratch to pretrain a fresh model on the corpus.")
ckpt = Path(args.ckpt).resolve()
if args.ckpt_validator_out:
validator_out = _load_json(Path(args.ckpt_validator_out), name="ckpt validator output")
else:
validator_out = run_checkpoint_validator(ckpt, mode="continue_pretrain", script_path=CHECK_CHECKPOINT_PATH)
if not validator_out.get("ok"):
raise ValueError(
f"check_checkpoint.py rejected the input ckpt: {validator_out.get('errors')}"
)
model_type = validator_out.get("model_type")
if model_type not in MODEL_TYPE_TO_PRETRAIN_MODE:
raise ValueError(
f"model_type='{model_type}' cannot continue pretrain. "
f"Supported: {sorted(MODEL_TYPE_TO_PRETRAIN_MODE)}. "
"For an encoder-only ckpt with no pretrain head, use the "
"upgrade_to_hybrid workflow."
)
if model_type == "grover_base" and not validator_out.get("has_vocab_head"):
raise ValueError(
"grover_base ckpt has no vocab head — cannot continue vocab pretrain. "
"Use the upgrade_to_hybrid workflow to add a cMIM decoder, "
"or finetune directly from the encoder."
)
pretrain_mode = MODEL_TYPE_TO_PRETRAIN_MODE[model_type]
arch = _arch_from_validator(validator_out)
# Vocab-size verification — refuse mismatched corpora before launching pretrain_ddp.py.
vocab_check = _verify_vocab_sizes_match_ckpt(manifest, validator_out, model_type)
# --resume needs the ckpt to carry the full mid-run state. Validate now;
# also surface what's being restored in the manifest.
if resume:
resume_state = _validate_resume_state(ckpt)
# 3. GPU selection.
world_size, gpus_str = _detect_gpus(args.gpus)
if world_size <= 0:
raise ValueError(
"No GPUs detected. pretrain_ddp.py requires at least one CUDA device. "
"Set CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES or pass --gpus <ids>."
)
# 4. Apply defaults + collect args_applied.
applied = _apply_defaults(args, defaults, model_type, world_size)
# --resume overlays schedule args from the ckpt's saved_args (the only path
# where source="ckpt_saved_args" can appear in args_applied). Fail loudly if
# any schedule field is missing from saved_args — pure-resume can't proceed
# without the original schedule shape.
if resume:
saved_args = validator_out.get("saved_args") or {}
missing = [f for f in SCHEDULE_FLAGS if f not in saved_args]
if missing:
raise ValueError(
f"--resume requires the ckpt's saved_args to include all schedule "
f"fields, but these are missing: {missing}. The ckpt was saved "
"without enough metadata to pure-resume — use the default "
"fresh-schedule mode and specify --epochs / --warmup-epochs / "
"--init-lr / --max-lr / --final-lr explicitly."
)
for f in SCHEDULE_FLAGS:
applied[f] = {"value": saved_args[f], "source": "ckpt_saved_args"}
# Continue-pretrain on a cmim/hybrid ckpt: cMIM/decoder arch must come
# from the ckpt's saved_args, not from defaults or CLI. This is the
# cmim/decoder analogue of the encoder-arch passthrough already done by
# `_arch_from_validator` (and matches the README guarantee that
# `add_cmim_decoder` defaults are ignored during continue-pretrain).
if not from_scratch and model_type in ("cmim", "hybrid"):
cli_latent_dim_override = args.latent_dim is not None
if cli_latent_dim_override:
raise ValueError(
"--latent-dim cannot be overridden during continue-pretrain on a "
"cmim/hybrid ckpt — the value is fixed by the ckpt's saved_args "
"(passing a different value would mismatch the loaded decoder "
"weights). Drop --latent-dim, or use kermt-pretrain-scratch if "
"you intentionally want a different latent dimension."
)
saved_args = validator_out.get("saved_args") or {}
cmim_missing = [f for f in CMIM_DECODER_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT if f not in saved_args]
if cmim_missing:
raise ValueError(
f"continue-pretrain on a {model_type} ckpt requires the ckpt's "
f"saved_args to include cmim/decoder arch fields, but these are "
f"missing: {cmim_missing}. The ckpt was saved without enough "
"metadata to faithfully reconstruct the decoder."
)
for f in CMIM_DECODER_FLAGS_FROM_CKPT:
applied[f] = {"value": saved_args[f], "source": "ckpt_saved_args"}
# Optional W&B logging: pass-through, no defaults — forwarded only when the
# user sets --wandb-project (run name is honored only alongside a project).
for f in ("wandb_project", "wandb_run_name"):
v = getattr(args, f, None)
if v is not None:
applied[f] = {"value": v, "source": "user"}
# 5. Build the pretrain_ddp.py argv.
argv = _build_argv(
world_size=world_size, gpus_str=gpus_str, out_dir=out_dir, manifest=manifest,
model_type=model_type, pretrain_mode=pretrain_mode, arch=arch, applied=applied,
)
# 6. (continue-pretrain only) Stage the ckpt into <save_dir>/last_checkpoint.pt
# so pretrain_ddp.py's auto-resume picks it up. Mode-dispatched:
# - --resume: symlink to user ckpt. pretrain_ddp.py restores everything
# (model + optimizer + scheduler_step + epoch + batch_idx + wandb_run_id).
# - default (fresh-schedule): materialize a state-cleaned copy of the
# ckpt — model weights + optimizer pass through, but scheduler_step /
# epoch / batch_idx / wandb_run_id are reset to 0/None. pretrain_ddp.py
# then builds a fresh NoamLR from CLI args and starts from step 0.
# Done unconditionally (including --dry-run) so the dry-run faithfully
# exercises ckpt I/O — catches corrupt ckpts / insufficient disk before
# the days-long real run.
if not from_scratch:
if resume:
link = _symlink_ckpt_into_save_dir(ckpt, out_dir / "ckpt")
else:
link = _materialize_ckpt_for_fresh_schedule(ckpt, out_dir / "ckpt")
# 7. Build the run.json manifest.
commit, dirty = git_commit_with_env_override(REPO_ROOT)
image_tag = os.environ.get("KERMT_IMAGE", "kermt:latest")
image_digest = docker_image_digest(image_tag)
cmd_replay_env: dict[str, str] = {}
if gpus_str:
cmd_replay_env["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = gpus_str
cmd_replay_env["WORLD_SIZE"] = str(world_size)
cmd_replay = format_cmd_replay(argv, env=cmd_replay_env)
run_manifest = {
"workflow": workflow,
"mode": mode, # pretrain_from_scratch | continue_pretrain_fresh_schedule | continue_pretrain_resume
"started_at": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"container": {"image_tag": image_tag, "image_digest": image_digest},
"repo": {"commit": commit, "dirty": dirty},
"inputs": {
"ckpt": str(ckpt) if ckpt else None,
"prepare_data_manifest": str(prep_manifest_path),
"ckpt_validator_out": (
str(Path(args.ckpt_validator_out).resolve()) if args.ckpt_validator_out else None
),
},
"model_type": model_type,
"pretrain_mode": pretrain_mode,
"world_size": world_size,
"cuda_visible_devices": gpus_str,
"args_applied": applied,
"arch": arch,
"vocab_check": vocab_check, # None for from-scratch
"resume_state": resume_state, # None unless --resume; carries the restored scheduler_step / epoch / batch_idx / wandb_run_id from the ckpt
"save_dir": str(out_dir / "ckpt"),
"logs_dir": str(out_dir / "logs"),
"tensorboard_dir": str(out_dir / "logs" / "tb"),
"argv": argv,
"cmd_replay": cmd_replay,
"ok_to_replay": (not dirty) and (commit != "unknown"),
"dry_run": bool(args.dry_run),
"ckpt_symlink": str(link) if link else None,
"from_scratch": from_scratch,
}
(out_dir / "run.json").write_text(json.dumps(run_manifest, indent=2))
# 8. Execute (unless --dry-run).
if args.dry_run:
run_manifest["status"] = "dry_run"
return run_manifest
env = runner_environment(REPO_ROOT, wandb="wandb_project" in applied)
env["WORLD_SIZE"] = str(world_size)
if gpus_str:
env["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = gpus_str
log_file = out_dir / "logs" / "pretrain_ddp.log"
with log_file.open("w") as logf:
proc = subprocess.run(argv, env=env, stdout=logf, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
run_manifest["exit_code"] = proc.returncode
run_manifest["status"] = "ok" if proc.returncode == 0 else "failed"
(out_dir / "run.json").write_text(json.dumps(run_manifest, indent=2))
return run_manifest
def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
p = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Workstation pretrain runner (continue-pretrain by default, "
"or pretrain-from-scratch with --from-scratch).")
p.add_argument("--ckpt", default=None,
help="Path to the input pretrain checkpoint. Required for continue-pretrain; "
"omit when --from-scratch is set.")
p.add_argument("--from-scratch", action="store_true",
help="Pretrain a fresh model on the corpus (no input ckpt; arch from "
"defaults_pretrain.json; vocab built by prepare_data). Requires "
"--pretrain-target-mode.")
p.add_argument("--resume", action="store_true",
help="Resume an interrupted pretrain run (crashed / Ctrl-C / OOM). "
"Restores everything from the ckpt: model weights, optimizer "
"state, scheduler_step, epoch, batch_idx, wandb_run_id. Schedule "
"shape (epochs / warmup_epochs / init/max/final_lr) is inherited "
"from the ckpt's saved_args; CLI overrides of schedule flags are "
"REJECTED in this mode. Without --resume (default), continue-pretrain "
"loads only model weights + optimizer momentum from the ckpt and "
"starts a fresh schedule from CLI/defaults_pretrain.json — use that "
"default mode when continue-pretraining on a new corpus / new "
"objective / extended training (the common case).")
p.add_argument("--pretrain-target-mode", choices=["vocab", "cmim", "hybrid"], default=None,
help="(--from-scratch only) which pretrain objective to use for the fresh "
"model: vocab (grover_base-style), cmim, or hybrid (vocab + contrast). "
"No default — must be set explicitly so the user makes an informed "
"choice about the head config.")
p.add_argument("--prepare-manifest", required=True,
help="Path to a prepare_data.json (must be mode=pretrain)")
p.add_argument("--out", required=True, help="Output run directory")
p.add_argument("--ckpt-validator-out", default=None,
help="Optional cached check_checkpoint.py JSON; computed if absent")
p.add_argument("--gpus", default=None,
help="Comma-separated GPU ids (e.g. '0,1'). Default: all visible")
p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true",
help="Write run.json and print the command without executing")
# Training overrides — all default to None so we can distinguish user-given vs default-config.
for f, t in [("epochs", int), ("batch-size", int), ("init-lr", float), ("max-lr", float),
("final-lr", float), ("warmup-epochs", float), ("weight-decay", float),
("dropout", float), ("save-interval", int), ("seed", int),
("vocab-loss-weight", float), ("latent-dim", int),
("contrastive-temperature", float)]:
p.add_argument(f"--{f}", type=t, default=None)
# Optional W&B logging (pass-through to pretrain_ddp.py; off unless project is set).
p.add_argument("--wandb-project", type=str, default=None,
help="W&B project name. When set, pretrain_ddp.py logs train/val losses.")
p.add_argument("--wandb-run-name", type=str, default=None,
help="Optional W&B run name (only used when --wandb-project is set).")
args = p.parse_args(argv)
try:
manifest = run(args)
except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError, RuntimeError) as exc:
print(json.dumps({"ok": False, "errors": [f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"]}, indent=2),
file=sys.stdout)
return 1
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001
import traceback
print(traceback.format_exc(), file=sys.stderr)
print(json.dumps({"ok": False, "errors": [f"unhandled: {type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"]},
indent=2))
return 1
print(json.dumps({"ok": True, "manifest": manifest}, indent=2))
return 0 if manifest.get("status") != "failed" else 1
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())
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