Agent Refinement
ruvnet/ruflo
Agent skill for refinement - invoke with $agent-refinement. An agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo.
A skill your agent uses for dspy.Refine, dspy.BestOfN, output constraints, validation, reward functions, and iterative output refinement.
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraints --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .claude/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .claude/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraintsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraints --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .agents/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .agents/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraints --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .cursor/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .cursor/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git --path skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraints --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .gemini/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .gemini/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraintsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .github/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .github/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-output-refinement-constraints --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints .opencode/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dspy-output-refinement-constraints" agent skill from https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/master/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints into .opencode/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dspy-output-refinement-constraints", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
dspy-output-refinement-constraintsA skill your agent uses for dspy.Refine, dspy.BestOfN, output constraints, validation, reward functions, and iterative output refinement.
Dspy Output Refinement Constraints is an agent skill from OmidZamani/dspy-skills. Use for dspy.Refine, dspy.BestOfN, output constraints, validation, reward functions, and iterative output refinement.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `example.py`).
The repository describes itself as: Collection of Claude Skills for DSPy framework - program language models, optimize prompts, and build RAG pipelines systematically. The licence is MIT.
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f5db3b7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteGlobGrepFrom allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
dspy.aigithub.comFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Dspy Output Refinement Constraints loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 249 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from OmidZamani/dspy-skills at commit f5db3b7, republished under its MIT licence (© OmidZamani). 249 words, ~1,660 tokens.
.claude/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.Improve output quality using iterative refinement (dspy.Refine) and best-of-N selection (dspy.BestOfN) with custom constraint validation.
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
module | dspy.Module | Module to refine |
reward_fn | callable | Constraint validation function |
N | int | Number of attempts |
threshold | float | Minimum reward to accept |
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
refined_output | dspy.Prediction | Validated, refined result |
Refine iteratively improves outputs across multiple attempts:
import dspy
dspy.configure(lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"))
# Base module
summarizer = dspy.ChainOfThought("document -> summary: str")
# Reward function: checks constraints
def summary_reward(args, pred):
summary = pred.summary
word_count = len(summary.split())
if word_count > 100 or len(summary) < 50:
return 0.0
if "important" not in summary.lower():
return 0.5
return 1.0
# Refine module
refined_summarizer = dspy.Refine(
module=summarizer,
reward_fn=summary_reward,
N=3,
threshold=1.0
)
# Use it
result = refined_summarizer(document="Long document text here...")
print(result.summary)Generate N outputs and pick the best:
import dspy
def json_reward(args, pred):
"""Validate JSON format and fields."""
import json
try:
data = json.loads(pred.output)
if not {'name', 'age', 'email'}.issubset(data.keys()):
return 0.3
if '@' not in data.get('email', ''):
return 0.5
return 1.0
except json.JSONDecodeError:
return 0.0
# BestOfN: try 5 times, pick best
extractor = dspy.Predict("text -> output: str")
best_extractor = dspy.BestOfN(module=extractor, reward_fn=json_reward, N=5, threshold=1.0)
result = best_extractor(text="John Doe, 30 years old, john@example.com")
print(result.output) # Best valid JSONComplex validation with scoring:
import dspy
import re
def comprehensive_reward(args, pred):
"""Validate format, length, and content."""
text = pred.answer
score = 0.0
# Length: 50-150 words (33%)
word_count = len(text.split())
if 50 <= word_count <= 150:
score += 0.33
# Format: capitalized, ends with period (33%)
if re.match(r'^[A-Z]', text) and text.endswith('.'):
score += 0.33
# Content: required terms present (34%)
if all(term in text.lower() for term in ['data', 'analysis']):
score += 0.34
return score
# Use with Refine
qa = dspy.ChainOfThought("question -> answer: str")
refined_qa = dspy.Refine(module=qa, reward_fn=comprehensive_reward, N=4, threshold=0.9)
result = refined_qa(question="What is data science?")import dspy
import json
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class StructuredExtractor(dspy.Module):
"""Extract structured data with validation."""
def __init__(self):
self.extractor = dspy.Predict(
"text -> json_output: str"
)
self.refined = dspy.Refine(
module=self.extractor,
reward_fn=self.validation_reward,
N=3,
threshold=0.9
)
def validation_reward(self, args, pred):
"""Validate JSON structure and business logic."""
try:
data = json.loads(pred.json_output)
score = 0.0
# Required fields
if {'product', 'price', 'quantity'}.issubset(data.keys()):
score += 0.4
# Type validation
if isinstance(data.get('price'), (int, float)) and data['price'] > 0:
score += 0.3
if isinstance(data.get('quantity'), int) and data['quantity'] > 0:
score += 0.3
return score
except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError) as e:
logger.warning(f"Validation failed: {e}")
return 0.0
def forward(self, text: str):
try:
return self.refined(text=text)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Extraction failed: {e}")
return dspy.Prediction(json_output='{}')
# Usage
extractor = StructuredExtractor()
result = extractor(text="iPhone 15, $999, quantity: 50")
print(result.json_output)DSPy 2.6+ deprecates dspy.Assert/dspy.Suggest. Use Refine with reward functions:
# Old: dspy.Assert(len(output) < 100, "Too long")
# New:
def reward(args, pred):
return 1.0 if len(pred.output) < 100 else 0.0
refined = dspy.Refine(module=module, reward_fn=reward, N=3, threshold=1.0)© OmidZamani, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints of OmidZamani/dspy-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f5db3b7
Dspy Output Refinement Constraints next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dspy Output Refinement Constraints this skillOmidZamani/dspy-skills | 123 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Refinementruvnet/ruflo | 74k | 2 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Refinewindmill-labs/windmill | 18k | — | ~420 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Refiner AutomationComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills | 77k | 3 repos | ~730 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Sparc Refineruvnet/ruflo | 74k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Azure Functionsdavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | 2 repos | ~344 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Agent skill for refinement - invoke with $agent-refinement. An agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo.
windmill-labs/windmill
End-of-session reflection. An agent skill from windmill-labs/windmill.
ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills
Automate Refiner tasks via Rube MCP (Composio). An agent skill from ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills.
ruvnet/ruflo
Run the SPARC Refinement and Completion phases — review code, improve test coverage, validate against specification, and generate documentation
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A skill your agent uses for dspy.Refine, dspy.BestOfN, output constraints, validation, reward functions, and iterative output refinement. Dspy Output Refinement Constraints is an agent skill from OmidZamani/dspy-skills.BestOfN, output constraints, validation, reward functions, and iterative output refinement.
Dspy Output Refinement Constraints fits situations like: output constraints; reward functions; iterative output refinement.
Run `npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints in OmidZamani/dspy-skills) into .claude/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints in OmidZamani/dspy-skills) into .agents/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-output-refinement-constraints -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints, .gemini/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints, .github/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints and .opencode/skills/dspy-output-refinement-constraints in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Dspy Output Refinement Constraints needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Glob, Grep.
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: dspy.ai and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Dspy Output Refinement Constraints is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Dspy Output Refinement Constraints: Agent Refinement (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Refine (windmill-labs/windmill, 18k stars), Refiner Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars) and Sparc Refine (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
OmidZamani (a GitHub user) maintains it in OmidZamani/dspy-skills, which has 123 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 23, 2026.
Source: OmidZamani/dspy-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.