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#2188 pinned GDPVal to launcher 0.2.6, but Step 1 still accepted any `nel` already on PATH ("run `nel --version`; if missing, pip install") — which is how that GDPVal run picked up a stale 0.2.4 from the base environment in the first place. Presence was checked; version was not. The unbound-`NEL_INVOCATION_ID` crash itself stays GDPVal-specific: it only fires for configs forwarding `runtime:NEL_INVOCATION_ID`, and GDPVal's is the only one that does. What generalizes is comparability — scoring a baseline and a candidate on different launchers folds a harness change into the measured model delta, the same reasoning nel-next.sh already applies to its 0.4.x SHA. - Add scripts/nel-check.sh: assert the PATH `nel` is the validated launcher and print the exact pip command when it is not. It reads the `nemo_evaluator_launcher` row specifically, since `nemo-evaluator-launcher-internal` ships its own launcher version and can supply an older `nel` while itself being newer. NEL_ALLOW_UNVALIDATED=1 downgrades to a warning and marks output (UNVALIDATED) for dev/canary; GDPVal keeps its hard pin, no escape hatch. - Add scripts/nel-validated-version.sh as the single source of truth, sourced by nel-check.sh and nel-gdpval.sh so a bump is one edit and cannot drift; a test asserts neither caller hard-codes the version. It is assigned unconditionally, never from the environment, preserving the property #2188 added (a stale `.env` cannot select a different launcher). - Record the launcher version with the scores (Step 9 / run-validation.md): a mismatched pair is undetectable after the fact if nobody wrote it down. - Add references/launcher-version.md; gym-gdpval.md's bump procedure now keeps only its GDPVal-specific dry-run and canary steps. Verified nel-check.sh against a real stale environment (launcher 0.2.4 behind nemo-evaluator-launcher-internal 0.3.174) — correctly rejected. Full skills suite passes (70 passed, 1 skipped); pre-commit clean. Signed-off-by: Zhiyu Cheng <zhiyuc@nvidia.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe evaluation workflow adds a shared ChangesLauncher validation and evaluation wiring
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new launcher check can fail while the evaluation continues, allowing scores to be produced with an unvalidated launcher, and the recorded version may not reflect the launcher used for the completed run. These issues should be fixed before merge. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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Record the successful pre-run validation result, not the current configured pin.
nel-check.sh --version only prints NEL_VALIDATED_VERSION. It does not identify the launcher that executed an already completed run. If the pin changes between execution and reporting, these instructions can record the new pin for an older run and make mismatched baseline and candidate runs appear comparable.
plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/SKILL.md#L453-L453: Require users to retain the validated output from the successful Step 1 check immediately before submission.plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/references/run-validation.md#L38-L42: Describenel-check.sh --versionas the configured pin only. Require the captured Step 1 validation output as the run-version record.
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In `@plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/SKILL.md` at line 453, Update
plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/SKILL.md lines 453-453 to require retaining
and reporting the successful Step 1 validation output immediately before
submission, rather than relying on nel-check.sh --version; update
plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/references/run-validation.md lines 38-42 to
describe nel-check.sh --version as only the configured pin and require the
captured validation output as the run-version record.
Step 1's gate is skipped by its own documented shortcut ('if user has an
existing config, skip to Step 8'), which is exactly the returning-user case.
Re-check at the dry-run, the last point before a run that will be scored and
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The paths you provided relate to the NVIDIA Model Optimizer repository [1][2]. 1. plugins/modelopt/skills/evaluation/SKILL.md: This file acts as an agentic skill definition [3][1]. In the context of the NVIDIA Model Optimizer, this skill is used for managing and running LLM evaluations [1][4]. It includes instructions for handling different evaluation workflows, such as standard evaluations using the nemo-evaluator-launcher [1][5] and specialized agentic benchmarks (AA benchmarks) that require the nel-next (nemo-evaluator 0.3.x) framework [1][2]. 2. nel-check.sh: While not a standard, globally defined tool name, in this repository ecosystem, it (often referred to as nel-next.sh) is a helper script used for environment management and execution of the nel-next evaluation pipeline [1][2]. For instance, it is used to perform isolated setups of the 0.3.x virtual environment, run evaluations (via nel-next.sh eval run), and manage artifact pushing to MLflow [1][4][2]. In summary, these files are part of the NVIDIA Model Optimizer's automation suite for benchmarking models, where the SKILL.md provides the procedural instructions for an AI agent to perform evaluations, and nel-next.sh (likely the script you are referring to as nel-check.sh) provides the underlying execution logic for newer evaluation types [1][2].
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- 1: https://tessl.io/registry/skills/github/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer/evaluation
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- 3: https://developers.openai.com/plugins/build/skills
- 4: https://www.claudemarketplace.net/skills/evaluation
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the command sequence around nel-check.sh so nel run executes only when launcher
validation succeeds; chain the validation and dry-run commands with && or add
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Type of change: Documentation + skill tooling (evaluation skill; no library code)
Overview: Follow-up to #2188. That PR pinned GDPVal to launcher 0.2.6, but Step 1 of the evaluation skill still accepted any
nelalready on PATH:Presence was checked, version was not — which is exactly how the GDPVal run that motivated #2188 picked up a stale 0.2.4 from the base environment. This PR closes that hole for the whole 0.2.x path.
Scoping: what generalizes and what doesn't
The unbound-
NEL_INVOCATION_IDcrash from #2188 stays GDPVal-specific. It only fires for configs that forwardruntime:NEL_INVOCATION_ID, and GDPVal's is the only config in the tree that does:So this is not "the same bug could hit
aa/tasks". What generalizes is comparability: scoring a baseline and a candidate on different launchers folds a harness change into the measured model delta. That's the reasoningnel-next.shalready applies to its own 0.4.x git SHA —— and the 0.2.x path was the only one not honoring it.
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scripts/nel-check.sh(new) — Step 1 gate. Asserts the PATHnelis the validated launcher and prints the exactpip installcommand when it isn't. It parses thenemo_evaluator_launcherrow specifically, becausenemo-evaluator-launcher-internalships its own launcher version and can supply an oldernelwhile itself being newer:NEL_ALLOW_UNVALIDATED=1downgrades a mismatch to a warning and marks the output(UNVALIDATED)for dev/canary use. GDPVal keeps its hard pin with no escape hatch.scripts/nel-validated-version.sh(new) — single source of truth, sourced by bothnel-check.shandnel-gdpval.sh. A bump is now one line, and a test asserts neither caller hard-codes the version so they can't drift. It is assigned unconditionally, never from the environment, preserving the property @cjluo-nv asked for in Pin GDPVal evaluator launcher to 0.2.6 #2188 (a stale.envcannot select a different launcher) — the existingtest_nel_gdpval.pystill passes unchanged.Record the version with the scores (Step 9 +
run-validation.md) — a mismatched baseline/candidate pair is undetectable after the fact if nobody wrote the launcher version down.references/launcher-version.md(new) — why it's pinned, how to check, how to bump.gym-gdpval.md's bump procedure now keeps only its GDPVal-specific dry-run and canary steps instead of duplicating the general one.This also answers @chadvoegele's and @cjluo-nv's question on #2188 ("why did the agent install an outdated version of nel in the first place?") with a mechanism rather than only a doc note: Step 1 never pinned, so an agent reused whatever the base image had.
Testing
tests/test_nel_check.py(11 cases, stub-nel-on-PATH pattern per the Pin GDPVal evaluator launcher to 0.2.6 #2188 review): accepts the validated version; rejects a stale 0.2.4; ignores the_internalrow; rejects a stale launcher hiding behind a newer internal package; actionable missing-launcher error; fails closed on unparseable output; escape hatch warns and marks(UNVALIDATED); drift test across both entry points.nel-check.shagainst a real stale environment (launcher 0.2.4 behindnemo-evaluator-launcher-internal0.3.174) — correctly rejected with the fix command.pytest plugins/modelopt/skills/ -o addopts=""): 70 passed, 1 skipped.pre-commitclean on all changed files.Note: 0.2.6 is currently the latest
nemo-evaluator-launcherrelease on PyPI (0.1.93 … 0.2.5, 0.2.6), so the pin is not holding anyone back today; the documented bump procedure covers 0.2.7.Before your PR is "Ready for review"
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