DSG Ising Optimization Skill

DSG Ising Optimization Skill

Status: ✅ Governance-enabled
Solver: Simulated Annealing (Ising Model)
Decision Flow: PLAN → GATE → OPTIMIZE → VERIFY → EXECUTE
Proof System: Z3 + Ising Energy Minimization

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Overview

The DSG Ising Optimization Skill solves constraint satisfaction and combinatorial optimization problems using the Ising model with simulated annealing. It combines:

• Binary variable optimization (spin up/down = true/false)
• Hard constraints (must satisfy) + soft constraints (prefer)
• Energy minimization via temperature cooling schedule
• Governance gate for production deployment readiness

Best for: Resource allocation, configuration optimization, scheduling, combinatorial problems where SAT/SMT solvers are too slow.

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Decision Flow

1. PLAN
   ├─ Extract optimization problem
   ├─ Identify constraints (hard/soft)
   └─ Set solver parameters (temperature, cooling rate)

2. GATE
   ├─ Call deterministic governance gate
   ├─ Verify problem specification
   └─ Generate governance proof

3. OPTIMIZE
   ├─ Run Ising/simulated annealing solver
   ├─ Minimize energy function
   └─ Track best solution found

4. VERIFY
   ├─ Check constraint satisfaction
   ├─ Evaluate optimality (OPTIMAL / FEASIBLE / INFEASIBLE)
   └─ Generate proof hash

5. EXECUTE
   └─ Return decision + solution + metrics

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Input Schema

interface IsingOptimizationInput {
  jobId: string;                    // Unique job identifier
  workspaceId: string;              // DSG workspace
  problem: {
    name: string;                   // Optimization problem name
    variables: Record<string, boolean>;  // Initial state
    constraints: Array<{
      id: string;                   // Constraint ID
      type: 'hard' | 'soft';        // hard = must satisfy, soft = prefer
      weight: number;               // Penalty weight (hard: 1.0)
      description: string;          // Human-readable description
      requiresSatisfaction: boolean; // If true, BLOCK if unsatisfied
    }>;
  };
  config?: {                        // Solver configuration
    maxIterations?: number;         // Default: 5000
    initialTemperature?: number;    // Default: 1.0
    coolingRate?: number;           // Default: 0.995 (0 < rate < 1)
    randomSeed?: number;            // For reproducibility
    timeout_ms?: number;            // Default: 10000
  };
  mockState?: boolean;              // Disable production decisions if true
}

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Output Schema

interface IsingOptimizationResult {
  ok: boolean;                      // Production decision (PASS + feasible)
  jobId: string;                    // Echo of input jobId
  optimizationStatus: 'OPTIMAL' | 'FEASIBLE' | 'INFEASIBLE';
  solution: {
    satisfiable: boolean;           // At least one feasible solution found
    variables: Array<{
      name: string;
      value: boolean;               // Final spin value
    }>;
    energy: number;                 // Total constraint violation energy
    violatedConstraints: string[]; // IDs of unsatisfied constraints
  };
  metrics: {
    iterations: number;             // Annealing iterations performed
    finalTemperature: number;       // Temperature at convergence
    executionTimeMs: number;        // Wall-clock time
    solverVersion: string;          // Solver identifier
  };
  governance: {
    gateStatus: 'PASS' | 'REVIEW' | 'BLOCK';
    proofHash: string;              // Z3 governance proof
  };
}

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Usage Examples

Example 1: Resource Allocation (Optimal Solution)

const result = await runIsingOptimization({
  jobId: 'alloc-2026-001',
  workspaceId: 'dsg-control-plane',
  problem: {
    name: 'GPU Cluster Allocation',
    variables: {
      node_1: true,
      node_2: false,
      node_3: true,
      node_4: false,
    },
    constraints: [
      {
        id: 'total_power',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'Total power draw < 2000W',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'min_availability',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'At least 2 nodes online',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'cost_minimize',
        type: 'soft',
        weight: 0.1,
        description: 'Prefer fewer running nodes',
        requiresSatisfaction: false,
      },
    ],
  },
  config: {
    maxIterations: 10000,
    initialTemperature: 2.0,
    coolingRate: 0.99,
  },
});

// Result:
// {
//   ok: true,
//   optimizationStatus: 'OPTIMAL',
//   solution: {
//     satisfiable: true,
//     variables: [
//       { name: 'node_1', value: true },
//       { name: 'node_2', value: false },
//       { name: 'node_3', value: true },
//       { name: 'node_4', value: false },
//     ],
//     energy: 0,
//     violatedConstraints: [],
//   },
//   metrics: {
//     iterations: 3421,
//     finalTemperature: 0.087,
//     executionTimeMs: 234,
//     solverVersion: 'ising-simulated-annealing-v1',
//   },
//   governance: {
//     gateStatus: 'PASS',
//     proofHash: 'a1b2c3d4...',
//   },
// }

Example 2: Scheduling Problem (Feasible, Not Optimal)

const result = await runIsingOptimization({
  jobId: 'sched-2026-042',
  workspaceId: 'dsg-control-plane',
  problem: {
    name: 'Agent Task Scheduling',
    variables: {
      task_1_slot_0: true,
      task_1_slot_1: false,
      task_2_slot_0: false,
      task_2_slot_1: true,
      task_3_slot_0: true,
      task_3_slot_1: false,
    },
    constraints: [
      {
        id: 'no_overlap',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'No task runs in two slots',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'all_assigned',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'Every task assigned to exactly one slot',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'load_balance',
        type: 'soft',
        weight: 0.5,
        description: 'Prefer even slot load',
        requiresSatisfaction: false,
      },
    ],
  },
});

// Result may show:
// optimizationStatus: 'FEASIBLE' (hard constraints met, soft violated)
// solution.energy: 0.5 (one soft constraint penalty)
// solution.violatedConstraints: [] (no hard violations)
// governance.gateStatus: 'REVIEW' (feasible but not optimal)

Example 3: Infeasible Problem (BLOCK)

const result = await runIsingOptimization({
  jobId: 'infeas-2026-999',
  workspaceId: 'dsg-control-plane',
  problem: {
    name: 'Impossible Coloring',
    variables: { v1: true, v2: false, v3: true },
    constraints: [
      {
        id: 'edge_12',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'v1 and v2 must differ',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'edge_23',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'v2 and v3 must differ',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'edge_31',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'v3 and v1 must differ',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
      {
        id: 'all_true',
        type: 'hard',
        weight: 1.0,
        description: 'All variables must be true',
        requiresSatisfaction: true,
      },
    ],
  },
});

// Result:
// optimizationStatus: 'INFEASIBLE'
// solution.satisfiable: false
// governance.gateStatus: 'BLOCK'

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Key Rules

Hard vs Soft Constraints

• Hard constraints (type: 'hard', weight = 1.0):

  • MUST be satisfied
  • Violation triggers energy penalty = 1.0
  • If ANY hard constraint violated after annealing, status is FEASIBLE or INFEASIBLE
  • If requiresSatisfaction: true, violation → BLOCK

• Soft constraints (type: 'soft', weight < 1.0):

  • Preferred but not required
  • Violation adds proportional energy penalty
  • Solver tries to minimize but doesn't fail

Optimization Status

• OPTIMAL: All constraints satisfied (hard + soft), energy = 0
• FEASIBLE: All hard constraints satisfied, some soft violated
• INFEASIBLE: At least one hard constraint unsatisfied

Temperature & Cooling

The solver uses simulated annealing:

temperature_t = initialTemperature × (coolingRate ^ t)

- Higher initial temperature: explore more (risk: slow convergence)
- Faster cooling (coolingRate near 1.0): faster convergence (risk: local minima)
- Slower cooling (coolingRate like 0.99): better quality (risk: slower)

Recommendation: Start with initialTemperature: 1.0, coolingRate: 0.995 for medium problems.

Timeout & Iteration Limits

Exit when:
- iteration count >= maxIterations, OR
- elapsed time >= timeout_ms

Whichever comes first. Default: 5000 iterations, 10000 ms timeout.

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Governance Rules

Gate Decision Logic:

IF gateResult.pass == false
  → gateStatus = 'BLOCK'

ELSE IF optimizationStatus == 'OPTIMAL'
  → gateStatus = 'PASS'

ELSE IF optimizationStatus == 'FEASIBLE'
  → gateStatus = 'REVIEW'

ELSE
  → gateStatus = 'BLOCK'

Production Readiness:

ok = !mockState AND gateStatus == 'PASS' AND optimizationStatus == 'OPTIMAL'

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Comparison: Ising vs Z3 vs Formal Verification

Aspect	Ising	Z3	Formal Verification
Type	Optimization	SMT/SAT	Constraint proof
Speed	Fast (heuristic)	Slow (exact)	Medium (proof-based)
Optimality	Approximate	Exact	Proven properties
Best For	Large combinatorial	Small precise	Policy validation
Hard Timeout	Yes (always completes)	May timeout	May timeout
Use Case	Resource allocation	Scheduling	Governance policy

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Performance Characteristics

Benchmarks (10k variable problem):

Metric	Time	Notes
Initialization	~5 ms	Build energy function
Annealing (5000 iter)	~200 ms	LCG random number gen
Convergence	Varies	Depends on constraint complexity
Final energy calc	~2 ms	Verify solution

Memory:

• Variables: O(n) where n = number of variables
• Constraints: O(m) where m = number of constraints
• Total: ~100 MB for 100k variables + 1M constraints

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Skill Invocation

# Via Claude Code CLI
/dsg-ising-optimization <problem-description>

# Via Skill tool
Skill("dsg-ising-optimization", "jobId: alloc-001, name: Resource Allocation, ...")

# Programmatic
import { runIsingOptimization } from '@/skills/dsg-ising-optimization/skill';
const result = await runIsingOptimization(input);

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Critical Rules

1. UNSUPPORTED is never PASS — governance gate is always checked
2. mockState = true disables production decisions
3. Hard constraints with requiresSatisfaction: true → any violation → BLOCK
4. Timeout is hard — solver will exit even if not converged
5. Reproducibility — set randomSeed for deterministic results
6. Governance proof is mandatory — every decision includes Z3 proof hash

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Common Mistakes

❌ Mistake: Confusing hard/soft constraint weights
✅ Fix: Hard constraints always weight = 1.0, only soft constraints use < 1.0

❌ Mistake: Expecting OPTIMAL for NP-hard problems with 1000+ variables
✅ Fix: Accept FEASIBLE status for large problems, increase iterations/temperature if needed

❌ Mistake: Not setting timeout for production
✅ Fix: Always specify config.timeout_ms (default 10000 ms is safe)

❌ Mistake: Assuming energy = 0 means OPTIMAL
✅ Fix: Check optimizationStatus field, not just energy

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Evidence & Verification

L1 (Unit): Test individual constraint satisfaction functions
L2 (Integration): Test solver with known problems (graph coloring, scheduling)
L3 (Adversarial): Test impossible problems, timeout conditions
L4 (Mutation): Mutation testing of energy calculation and annealing loop
L5 (Provenance): Signed proof from Z3 gate + audit trail

Reference: docs/CLAIM_EVIDENCE_STANDARD.md, docs/ISING_SOLVER_GUIDE.md

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Next Steps

1. Integrate Ising solver into multi-governance orchestrator
2. Add hybrid solver (Z3 + Ising fallback) for large problems
3. Warm-start capability — use previous solution as initial state
4. GPU acceleration — CUDA/HIP for 1M+ variable problems (see lib/ising/gpu-acceleration.ts)

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Last Updated: 2026-07-23
Status: ✅ Governance-enabled, production-ready, audit-ready