Wild V2 Sweep/Run Audit Protocol

This protocol is mandatory for experiment execution in Wild V2.

Why this exists

Only runs created through server sweep/run endpoints are visible to users in the UI and audit logs.

If you execute experiments directly in shell (for example python train.py ..., bash run.sh, torchrun ...) without creating runs through the API:

• •users cannot see progress in the run dashboard
• •metadata is missing from experiment tracking
• •results are not reliably auditable

Treat local direct execution as non-compliant.

Required behavior

1. •Create or reuse a sweep as a user-visible container for related runs.
2. •Create every experiment trial as a run attached to that sweep.
3. •Monitor run status via API endpoints.
4. •Keep commands reproducible (fixed script paths, seeds, log/output paths).
5. •Include chat_session_id in all sweep/run creation request bodies.

Canonical flow

Step 1: create sweep

curl -X POST "$SERVER_URL/sweeps/wild" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "name": "mnist-mlp-cpu-grid",
    "goal": "one-layer MLP grid search on MNIST CPU",
    "chat_session_id": "$CHAT_SESSION_ID"
  }'

Extract id from response as SWEEP_ID.

Step 2: create runs

curl -X POST "$SERVER_URL/runs" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN" \
  -d "{
    \"name\": \"mnist-mlp-lr1e-2-bs128-seed1\",
    \"command\": \"cd /path/to/workdir && python scripts/train_mnist_mlp.py --lr 1e-2 --batch-size 128 --seed 1 --device cpu --log-dir exp/logs --out-dir exp/outputs\",
    \"sweep_id\": \"${SWEEP_ID}\",
    \"chat_session_id\": \"$CHAT_SESSION_ID\",
    \"auto_start\": true
  }"

Repeat once per grid combination.

Step 3: monitor

curl -X GET "$SERVER_URL/runs" -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN"
curl -X GET "$SERVER_URL/sweeps/$SWEEP_ID" -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN"
curl -X GET "$SERVER_URL/wild/v2/system-health" -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN"

Compliance rule

If a task requires experiment execution, do not proceed until the task plan includes explicit sweep/run API calls.

If you discover an existing run command that executes locally without API registration, convert it into a run creation call instead.