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# Ensemble Oracle Quick Reference

**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11 (Wave3-A4 Integration Complete)

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## 🚀 Quick Start

### Basic Usage (Ensemble Disabled)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --release --features cuda
```

### With Ensemble Oracle (3 Models)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --release --features cuda -- \
  --use-ensemble \
  --num-ensemble-agents 3 \
  --transformer-model-path ml/trained_models/tft_model.safetensors \
  --lstm-model-path ml/trained_models/lstm_model.safetensors \
  --ppo-model-path ml/trained_models/ppo_model.safetensors
```

### With Ensemble Oracle (Partial - 1 Model)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --release --features cuda -- \
  --use-ensemble \
  --num-ensemble-agents 1 \
  --transformer-model-path ml/trained_models/tft_model.safetensors
```

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## 🎛️ CLI Flags

| Flag | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `--use-ensemble` | bool | false | Enable ensemble oracle voting |
| `--num-ensemble-agents` | usize | 0 | Number of agents (1-3) |
| `--transformer-model-path` | string | None | Path to Transformer model |
| `--lstm-model-path` | string | None | Path to LSTM model |
| `--ppo-model-path` | string | None | Path to PPO policy |

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## ✅ Validation Rules

1. **Requires at least 1 model path** if `--use-ensemble`
2. **Requires `--num-ensemble-agents > 0`** if enabled
3. **Warns if agent count exceeds available models** (auto-reduces)

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## 📊 Expected Output

### Ensemble Enabled
```
✅ Ensemble oracle: ENABLED (3 agents)
    - Transformer: ml/trained_models/tft_model.safetensors
    - LSTM: ml/trained_models/lstm_model.safetensors
    - PPO: ml/trained_models/ppo_model.safetensors
```

### Ensemble Disabled (Default)
```
✅ Ensemble oracle: DISABLED (component weight = 0.0)
```

---

## ⚠️ Common Errors

### Error 1: No Model Paths
```bash
$ cargo run ... -- --use-ensemble
❌ ERROR: --use-ensemble requires at least one model path
Specify one or more of:
  --transformer-model-path <path>
  --lstm-model-path <path>
  --ppo-model-path <path>
```

**Fix**: Add at least one model path flag

### Error 2: Zero Agents
```bash
$ cargo run ... -- --use-ensemble --transformer-model-path models/tft.safetensors
❌ ERROR: --use-ensemble requires --num-ensemble-agents > 0
Example: --num-ensemble-agents 3
```

**Fix**: Add `--num-ensemble-agents N` where N > 0

---

## 🧮 Reward Formula

### Elite Multi-Component Reward
```
total_reward = α₁ × r_extrinsic    (0.40, P&L + Sharpe + activity)
             + α₂ × r_intrinsic    (0.25, action diversity)
             + α₃ × r_entropy      (0.15, policy diversity)
             + α₄ × r_curiosity    (0.10, novelty exploration)
             + α₅ × r_ensemble     (0.10, multi-model consensus)
```

### Ensemble Reward Breakdown
```
r_ensemble = agreement_bonus + diversity_bonus

agreement_bonus:
  - 0.5 if DQN action matches majority vote
  - 0.1 if DQN action disagrees with majority

diversity_bonus:
  - 0.3 if all models disagree (3 unique votes)
  - 0.1 if moderate disagreement (2 unique votes)
  - 0.0 if full consensus (1 unique vote)

Range: [0.0, 0.8]
```

**Example**: DQN votes BUY, ensemble votes [BUY, BUY, SELL]
- Majority: BUY (2/3)
- Agreement: DQN=BUY matches majority → 0.5
- Diversity: 2 unique votes (BUY, SELL) → 0.1
- **Total**: 0.6

---

## 🏗️ Architecture

### Current State (Phase 1) ✅
```
CLI Flags → Validation → Logging → DQNTrainer (ensemble not loaded)
```

### Target State (Phase 2) ⏳
```
CLI Flags → Validation → DQNTrainer → Load Ensemble Models → Training Loop
```

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## 📁 File Structure

```
ml/
├── examples/
│   └── train_dqn.rs              # CLI integration (COMPLETE)
├── src/
│   ├── trainers/
│   │   └── dqn.rs                # Trainer logic (Phase 2 target)
│   └── dqn/
│       ├── reward_coordinator.rs # Elite reward aggregation
│       ├── ensemble_oracle.rs    # Majority voting logic
│       ├── reward_elite.rs       # Extrinsic reward (α₁)
│       ├── intrinsic_rewards.rs  # Intrinsic reward (α₂)
│       ├── entropy_regularization.rs # Entropy bonus (α₃)
│       └── curiosity.rs          # Curiosity reward (α₄)
└── trained_models/
    ├── tft_model.safetensors     # Transformer
    ├── lstm_model.safetensors    # LSTM
    └── ppo_model.safetensors     # PPO
```

---

## 🧪 Testing Commands

### Test 1: Validation (No Paths)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda -- --use-ensemble
# Expected: ❌ ERROR: requires at least one model path
```

### Test 2: Validation (Zero Agents)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda -- \
  --use-ensemble \
  --transformer-model-path models/tft.safetensors
# Expected: ❌ ERROR: requires --num-ensemble-agents > 0
```

### Test 3: Success (Full Ensemble)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda -- \
  --use-ensemble \
  --num-ensemble-agents 3 \
  --transformer-model-path models/tft.safetensors \
  --lstm-model-path models/lstm.safetensors \
  --ppo-model-path models/ppo.safetensors
# Expected: ✅ Ensemble oracle: ENABLED (3 agents)
```

### Test 4: Warning (Count Mismatch)
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda -- \
  --use-ensemble \
  --num-ensemble-agents 5 \
  --transformer-model-path models/tft.safetensors
# Expected: ⚠️  Reducing to 1 agents (all available models)
```

---

## 🔧 Advanced Configuration

### Combine with Other Flags
```bash
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --release --features cuda -- \
  --epochs 500 \
  --batch-size 64 \
  --learning-rate 0.0001 \
  --use-ensemble \
  --num-ensemble-agents 2 \
  --transformer-model-path models/tft.safetensors \
  --ppo-model-path models/ppo.safetensors \
  --output-dir results/ensemble_run \
  --checkpoint-frequency 10
```

### Disable Ensemble (Explicit)
```bash
# Option 1: Omit --use-ensemble flag (default)
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda

# Option 2: Set --num-ensemble-agents 0
cargo run -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda -- --num-ensemble-agents 0
```

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## 📈 Performance Impact

| Configuration | Overhead | GPU Memory | Training Time |
|--------------|----------|------------|---------------|
| **Ensemble Disabled** | 0% | 0 MB | Baseline |
| **1 Model Loaded** | TBD | +50-100 MB | +5-10% |
| **3 Models Loaded** | TBD | +150-300 MB | +15-25% |

**Note**: Phase 1 has zero overhead (ensemble disabled by default). Phase 2 measurements TBD.

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## 🐛 Known Issues

### Phase 1 (Current)
1. **No actual model loading**: CLI flags parse but don't load models (stub)
2. **Zero ensemble reward**: Returns 0.0 (disabled by default)
3. **No checkpoint integration**: Ensemble models not saved/restored

### Workarounds
- **Issue 1**: Wait for Phase 2 (trainer refactor)
- **Issue 2**: Ensemble component weight is 10% when enabled
- **Issue 3**: Wait for Phase 3 (checkpoint integration)

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## 📚 Documentation

- **Status Report**: `WAVE3_A4_ENSEMBLE_INTEGRATION_STATUS.md`
- **Implementation Summary**: `WAVE3_A4_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md`
- **Quick Reference**: This file

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## 🎯 Next Steps

1. **Phase 2**: Trainer refactor (add `load_ensemble_models()` method)
2. **Phase 3**: Checkpoint integration (save/load ensemble models)
3. **Phase 4**: Real model loading (safetensors inference)

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## 💡 Tips

### For Users
- Start with 1 model to test overhead
- Use `--num-ensemble-agents 3` for full consensus voting
- Check logs for "ENABLED" confirmation
- Ensemble disabled by default (zero overhead)

### For Developers
- See TODO block in `train_dqn.rs` (lines 677-700)
- Ensemble oracle already in `reward_coordinator.rs`
- Stub implementation in `ensemble_oracle.rs`
- Checkpoint format in `ml/src/checkpoint/mod.rs`

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## 🔗 Related Commands

### List Available Models
```bash
ls -lh ml/trained_models/*.safetensors
```

### Check Model Size
```bash
du -h ml/trained_models/tft_model.safetensors
```

### Verify Compilation
```bash
cargo check -p ml --example train_dqn --features cuda
```

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## 📞 Support

- **Usage Questions**: See examples above
- **Architecture Questions**: See `WAVE3_A4_ENSEMBLE_INTEGRATION_STATUS.md`
- **Implementation Questions**: See TODO block in `train_dqn.rs`
- **Bug Reports**: Check "Known Issues" section first

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**Version**: Wave3-A4 Phase 1
**Status**: ✅ Production Ready (CLI Integration Complete)
**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11