diff --git a/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs
index 5142bb3f5..7ee62899a 100644
--- a/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs
+++ b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ impl DQNTrainer {
         // Capture values before hyperparams is moved into Self
         let initial_batch_size = hyperparams.batch_size;
         let base_tau = hyperparams.tau;
+        let initial_epsilon = hyperparams.epsilon_start as f32;
 
         // GPU pipeline: pre-allocate staging buffers on CUDA devices
         let buffer_pool = matches!(device, MlDevice::Cuda { .. }).then(|| {
@@ -771,6 +772,9 @@ impl DQNTrainer {
             wf_num_windows: 6,
             wf_purge_bars: 100,
             wf_min_sharpe: f64::NEG_INFINITY,
+            enrichment: super::enrichment::EnrichmentState::new(
+                initial_epsilon,
+            ),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/enrichment.rs b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/enrichment.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21d1956f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/enrichment.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+//! Self-improving enrichment module — 8 enrichment functions.
+//!
+//! `EnrichmentState` persists across epochs. `EvalTrade` captures per-trade
+//! data from the validation backtest. `run_enrichments` dispatches all 8
+//! enrichment functions and returns an `EnrichmentResult` summarising the
+//! adjustments for the next training epoch.
+//!
+//! All pure Rust, no CUDA kernels.
+
+use tracing::info;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Data structures
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Per-trade data extracted from the validation backtest.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct EvalTrade {
+    /// Global bar index where the trade was entered.
+    pub bar_index: usize,
+    /// Realised P&L (percentage or dollar, consistent units).
+    pub pnl: f32,
+    /// Predicted Q-value at entry.
+    pub predicted_q: f32,
+    /// Direction branch output (0=Short, 1=Flat, 2=Long).
+    pub direction: u8,
+    /// Magnitude branch output (0=Small, 1=Half, 2=Full).
+    pub magnitude: u8,
+    /// How many bars the position was held.
+    pub holding_bars: u32,
+    /// Ensemble variance across heads at entry.
+    pub ensemble_var: f32,
+}
+
+/// Synthetic experience from hindsight replay (E7).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct HindsightExperience {
+    /// Bar index of the losing trade.
+    pub bar_index: usize,
+    /// Optimal direction (counterfactual).
+    pub optimal_direction: u8,
+    /// Optimal magnitude (counterfactual).
+    pub optimal_magnitude: u8,
+    /// Estimated counterfactual P&L.
+    pub counterfactual_pnl: f32,
+}
+
+/// Output of one enrichment cycle.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct EnrichmentResult {
+    /// E1: additive correction to Q-targets (clipped ±2.0).
+    pub q_correction: f32,
+    /// E2: next-epoch epsilon.
+    pub epsilon: f32,
+    /// E3: suggested gamma (None = keep current).
+    pub gamma: Option<f32>,
+    /// E4: per-branch LR scaling [dir, mag, order, urgency].
+    pub branch_lr_scale: [f32; 4],
+    /// E5: updated ensemble agreement threshold.
+    pub agreement_threshold: f32,
+    /// E6: bar indices of top-10% trades (priority replay).
+    pub winner_indices: Vec<usize>,
+    /// E7: hindsight labels for worst losers.
+    pub hindsight: Vec<HindsightExperience>,
+    /// E8: curriculum weights (one per segment).
+    pub curriculum_weights: Vec<f32>,
+}
+
+/// Persistent state across epochs for the enrichment module.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct EnrichmentState {
+    /// Current epsilon (updated each enrichment cycle).
+    pub epsilon: f32,
+    /// Current ensemble agreement threshold.
+    pub agreement_threshold: f32,
+    /// Number of enrichment cycles executed so far.
+    pub cycle_count: u32,
+    /// Number of curriculum segments.
+    pub n_segments: usize,
+}
+
+impl EnrichmentState {
+    pub(crate) fn new(initial_epsilon: f32) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            epsilon: initial_epsilon,
+            agreement_threshold: 1.0,
+            cycle_count: 0,
+            n_segments: 8,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Enrichment functions (E1–E8)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// E1: Q-value reality check — computes additive bias correction.
+fn compute_q_correction(trades: &[EvalTrade]) -> f32 {
+    if trades.is_empty() {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    let bias: f32 = trades
+        .iter()
+        .map(|t| t.predicted_q - t.pnl)
+        .sum::<f32>()
+        / trades.len() as f32;
+    (-bias).clamp(-2.0, 2.0)
+}
+
+/// E2: Adaptive epsilon — performance-driven exploration rate.
+fn compute_adaptive_epsilon(current: f32, val_sharpe: f32) -> f32 {
+    let scale = if val_sharpe > 2.0 {
+        0.8
+    } else if val_sharpe > 0.5 {
+        0.95
+    } else if val_sharpe < -0.5 {
+        1.2
+    } else {
+        1.0
+    };
+    (current * scale).clamp(0.01, 0.15)
+}
+
+/// E3: Dynamic gamma from profitable trade durations.
+fn compute_dynamic_gamma(trades: &[EvalTrade]) -> Option<f32> {
+    let holds: Vec<f32> = trades
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|t| t.pnl > 0.0 && t.holding_bars > 0)
+        .map(|t| t.holding_bars as f32)
+        .collect();
+    if holds.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let mean = holds.iter().sum::<f32>() / holds.len() as f32;
+    Some((1.0 - 1.0 / mean.max(5.0)).clamp(0.85, 0.98))
+}
+
+/// E4: Trade autopsy — per-branch error rates to LR scaling.
+fn compute_branch_lr_scale(trades: &[EvalTrade]) -> [f32; 4] {
+    let losers: Vec<&EvalTrade> = trades.iter().filter(|t| t.pnl < 0.0).collect();
+    if losers.is_empty() {
+        return [1.0; 4];
+    }
+    let total = losers.len() as f32;
+    let mut errors = [0u32; 4];
+    for t in &losers {
+        // Direction errors: went Long and lost, or went Short and lost
+        if (t.direction == 2 && t.pnl < 0.0) || (t.direction == 0 && t.pnl < 0.0) {
+            errors[0] += 1;
+        }
+        // Magnitude errors: oversized and significant loss
+        if t.magnitude >= 1 && t.pnl < -0.001 {
+            errors[1] += 1;
+        }
+        // Urgency errors: very short hold and lost
+        if t.holding_bars < 3 && t.pnl < 0.0 {
+            errors[3] += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    let rates: [f32; 4] = std::array::from_fn(|i| errors[i] as f32 / total);
+    let mean_rate = rates.iter().sum::<f32>() / 4.0;
+    std::array::from_fn(|d| (1.0 + 0.5 * (rates[d] - mean_rate)).clamp(0.5, 2.0))
+}
+
+/// E5: Ensemble agreement threshold tuning.
+fn compute_agreement_threshold(
+    trades: &[EvalTrade],
+    current: f32,
+    full_sharpe: f32,
+) -> f32 {
+    if trades.is_empty() {
+        return current;
+    }
+    let agree: Vec<&EvalTrade> = trades.iter().filter(|t| t.ensemble_var < current).collect();
+    if agree.is_empty() {
+        return current * 1.1;
+    }
+    let pnls: Vec<f32> = agree.iter().map(|t| t.pnl).collect();
+    let mean = pnls.iter().sum::<f32>() / pnls.len() as f32;
+    let var = pnls
+        .iter()
+        .map(|p| (p - mean).powi(2))
+        .sum::<f32>()
+        / pnls.len() as f32;
+    let agree_sharpe = if var > 1e-12 { mean / var.sqrt() } else { 0.0 };
+    let new = if agree_sharpe > full_sharpe * 1.5 {
+        current * 0.9
+    } else if agree_sharpe < full_sharpe {
+        current * 1.1
+    } else {
+        current
+    };
+    new.clamp(0.01, 10.0)
+}
+
+/// E6: Winner distillation — bar indices of top-10% trades by P&L.
+fn compute_winner_indices(trades: &[EvalTrade]) -> Vec<usize> {
+    if trades.is_empty() {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    let mut sorted: Vec<(usize, f32)> = trades
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, t)| (i, t.pnl))
+        .collect();
+    sorted.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.partial_cmp(&a.1).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+    let top_n = (sorted.len() / 10).max(1);
+    sorted[..top_n]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(i, _)| trades[*i].bar_index)
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// E7: Hindsight optimal labels for losing trades.
+fn compute_hindsight_labels(trades: &[EvalTrade]) -> Vec<HindsightExperience> {
+    let take_n = (trades.len() / 10).max(1);
+    trades
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|t| t.pnl < -0.001)
+        .take(take_n)
+        .map(|t| HindsightExperience {
+            bar_index: t.bar_index,
+            optimal_direction: if t.direction == 2 {
+                0
+            } else if t.direction == 0 {
+                2
+            } else {
+                1
+            },
+            optimal_magnitude: 0,
+            counterfactual_pnl: (-t.pnl).max(0.0),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// E8: Curriculum weights — inverse-Sharpe per segment.
+fn compute_curriculum_weights(trades: &[EvalTrade], n_segments: usize) -> Vec<f32> {
+    if trades.is_empty() || n_segments == 0 {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    let seg_size = (trades.len() / n_segments).max(1);
+    let mut weights: Vec<f32> = (0..n_segments)
+        .map(|seg| {
+            let start = seg * seg_size;
+            let end = ((seg + 1) * seg_size).min(trades.len());
+            if start >= trades.len() {
+                return 0.1;
+            }
+            let slice = &trades[start..end];
+            let mean: f32 =
+                slice.iter().map(|t| t.pnl).sum::<f32>() / slice.len().max(1) as f32;
+            let var: f32 = slice
+                .iter()
+                .map(|t| (t.pnl - mean).powi(2))
+                .sum::<f32>()
+                / slice.len().max(1) as f32;
+            let sharpe = mean / var.sqrt().max(1e-6);
+            (1.0 / sharpe.max(0.1)).clamp(0.1, 10.0)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let total: f32 = weights.iter().sum();
+    if total > 1e-6 {
+        for w in &mut weights {
+            *w /= total;
+        }
+    }
+    weights
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main dispatcher
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Run all 8 enrichment functions, update persistent state, and return results.
+pub(crate) fn run_enrichments(
+    state: &mut EnrichmentState,
+    eval_trades: &[EvalTrade],
+    val_sharpe: f32,
+) -> EnrichmentResult {
+    state.cycle_count += 1;
+
+    // E1: Q-value bias correction
+    let q_correction = compute_q_correction(eval_trades);
+
+    // E2: Adaptive epsilon
+    let epsilon = compute_adaptive_epsilon(state.epsilon, val_sharpe);
+    state.epsilon = epsilon;
+
+    // E3: Dynamic gamma
+    let gamma = compute_dynamic_gamma(eval_trades);
+
+    // E4: Per-branch LR scaling
+    let branch_lr_scale = compute_branch_lr_scale(eval_trades);
+
+    // E5: Ensemble agreement threshold
+    let agreement_threshold = compute_agreement_threshold(
+        eval_trades,
+        state.agreement_threshold,
+        val_sharpe,
+    );
+    state.agreement_threshold = agreement_threshold;
+
+    // E6: Winner distillation
+    let winner_indices = compute_winner_indices(eval_trades);
+
+    // E7: Hindsight labels
+    let hindsight = compute_hindsight_labels(eval_trades);
+
+    // E8: Curriculum weights
+    let curriculum_weights = compute_curriculum_weights(eval_trades, state.n_segments);
+
+    info!(
+        "Enrichment cycle {} complete: q_corr={:.4}, eps={:.4}, gamma={:?}, \
+         branch_lr={:?}, agree_thr={:.4}, winners={}, hindsight={}, \
+         curriculum_segs={}",
+        state.cycle_count,
+        q_correction,
+        epsilon,
+        gamma,
+        branch_lr_scale,
+        agreement_threshold,
+        winner_indices.len(),
+        hindsight.len(),
+        curriculum_weights.len(),
+    );
+
+    EnrichmentResult {
+        q_correction,
+        epsilon,
+        gamma,
+        branch_lr_scale,
+        agreement_threshold,
+        winner_indices,
+        hindsight,
+        curriculum_weights,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs
index f1c7f19d6..7a65dbce9 100644
--- a/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ mod metrics;
 mod state;
 mod constructor;
 mod training_loop;
+pub(crate) mod enrichment;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
@@ -474,6 +475,9 @@ pub struct DQNTrainer {
     pub(crate) wf_purge_bars: usize,
     /// G3: Min-Sharpe across walk-forward windows (used for checkpoint selection).
     pub(crate) wf_min_sharpe: f64,
+
+    /// Self-improving enrichment state (persists across epochs).
+    pub(crate) enrichment: enrichment::EnrichmentState,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for DQNTrainer {