fleet-memory/hindsight-api-slim/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py
Nicolò Boschi 0bcbf8491b
fix: return metadata in recall responses (#680)
* fix: return metadata in recall responses (#674)

Metadata stored during retain was never retrieved during recall.
Add metadata to all SQL SELECT queries, the RetrievalResult dataclass,
ScoredResult.to_dict(), and MemoryFact construction in the recall pipeline.

* test: add metadata round-trip test for retain→recall

Replace placeholder metadata test with one that actually passes
metadata via retain_batch_async and asserts it is returned on recall.

* fix: parse metadata JSON string from database in MemoryFact

asyncpg may return JSONB columns as strings. Add a field_validator
to MemoryFact.metadata to handle JSON string deserialization.
2026-03-25 11:24:18 +01:00

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"""
Graph retrieval strategies for memory recall.
This module provides an abstraction for graph-based memory retrieval,
allowing different algorithms (BFS spreading activation, PPR, etc.) to be
swapped without changing the rest of the recall pipeline.
"""
import logging
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
from ..memory_engine import fq_table
from .tags import TagGroup, TagsMatch, filter_results_by_tag_groups, filter_results_by_tags
from .types import MPFPTimings, RetrievalResult
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class GraphRetriever(ABC):
"""
Abstract base class for graph-based memory retrieval.
Implementations traverse the memory graph (entity links, temporal links,
causal links) to find relevant facts that might not be found by
semantic or keyword search alone.
"""
@property
@abstractmethod
def name(self) -> str:
"""Return identifier for this retrieval strategy (e.g., 'bfs', 'mpfp')."""
pass
@abstractmethod
async def retrieve(
self,
pool,
query_embedding_str: str,
bank_id: str,
fact_type: str,
budget: int,
query_text: str | None = None,
semantic_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
temporal_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
adjacency=None, # TypedAdjacency, optional pre-loaded graph
tags: list[str] | None = None, # Visibility scope tags for filtering
tags_match: TagsMatch = "any", # How to match tags: 'any' (OR) or 'all' (AND)
tag_groups: list[TagGroup] | None = None, # Compound boolean tag filter groups
) -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], MPFPTimings | None]:
"""
Retrieve relevant facts via graph traversal.
Args:
pool: Database connection pool
query_embedding_str: Query embedding as string (for finding entry points)
bank_id: Memory bank identifier
fact_type: Fact type to filter ('world', 'experience', 'opinion', 'observation')
budget: Maximum number of nodes to explore/return
query_text: Original query text (optional, for some strategies)
semantic_seeds: Pre-computed semantic entry points (from semantic retrieval)
temporal_seeds: Pre-computed temporal entry points (from temporal retrieval)
adjacency: Pre-loaded typed adjacency graph (optional, for MPFP)
tags: Optional list of tags for visibility filtering (OR matching)
Returns:
Tuple of (List of RetrievalResult with activation scores, optional timing info)
"""
pass
class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
"""
Graph retrieval using BFS-style spreading activation.
Starting from semantic entry points, spreads activation through
the memory graph (entity, temporal, causal links) using breadth-first
traversal with decaying activation.
This is the original Hindsight graph retrieval algorithm.
"""
def __init__(
self,
entry_point_limit: int = 5,
entry_point_threshold: float = 0.5,
activation_decay: float = 0.8,
min_activation: float = 0.1,
batch_size: int = 20,
):
"""
Initialize BFS graph retriever.
Args:
entry_point_limit: Maximum number of entry points to start from
entry_point_threshold: Minimum semantic similarity for entry points
activation_decay: Decay factor per hop (activation *= decay)
min_activation: Minimum activation to continue spreading
batch_size: Number of nodes to process per batch (for neighbor fetching)
"""
self.entry_point_limit = entry_point_limit
self.entry_point_threshold = entry_point_threshold
self.activation_decay = activation_decay
self.min_activation = min_activation
self.batch_size = batch_size
@property
def name(self) -> str:
return "bfs"
async def retrieve(
self,
pool,
query_embedding_str: str,
bank_id: str,
fact_type: str,
budget: int,
query_text: str | None = None,
semantic_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
temporal_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
adjacency=None, # Not used by BFS
tags: list[str] | None = None,
tags_match: TagsMatch = "any",
tag_groups: list[TagGroup] | None = None,
) -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], MPFPTimings | None]:
"""
Retrieve facts using BFS spreading activation.
Algorithm:
1. Find entry points (top semantic matches above threshold)
2. BFS traversal: visit neighbors, propagate decaying activation
3. Boost causal links (causes, enables, prevents)
4. Return visited nodes up to budget
Note: BFS finds its own entry points via embedding search.
The semantic_seeds, temporal_seeds, and adjacency parameters are accepted
for interface compatibility but not used.
"""
async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
results = await self._retrieve_with_conn(
conn,
query_embedding_str,
bank_id,
fact_type,
budget,
tags=tags,
tags_match=tags_match,
tag_groups=tag_groups,
)
return results, None
async def _retrieve_with_conn(
self,
conn,
query_embedding_str: str,
bank_id: str,
fact_type: str,
budget: int,
tags: list[str] | None = None,
tags_match: TagsMatch = "any",
tag_groups: list[TagGroup] | None = None,
) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
"""Internal implementation with connection."""
from .tags import build_tag_groups_where_clause, build_tags_where_clause_simple
tags_clause = build_tags_where_clause_simple(tags, 6, match=tags_match)
tag_groups_param_start = 6 + (1 if tags else 0)
groups_clause, groups_params, _ = build_tag_groups_where_clause(tag_groups, tag_groups_param_start)
params = [query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, self.entry_point_threshold, self.entry_point_limit]
if tags:
params.append(tags)
params.extend(groups_params)
# Step 1: Find entry points
entry_points = await conn.fetch(
f"""
SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
mentioned_at, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id, tags,
1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
WHERE bank_id = $2
AND embedding IS NOT NULL
AND fact_type = $3
AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $4
{tags_clause}
{groups_clause}
ORDER BY embedding <=> $1::vector
LIMIT $5
""",
*params,
)
if not entry_points:
logger.debug(
f"[BFS] No entry points found for fact_type={fact_type} (tags={tags}, tags_match={tags_match})"
)
return []
logger.debug(
f"[BFS] Found {len(entry_points)} entry points for fact_type={fact_type} "
f"(tags={tags}, tags_match={tags_match})"
)
# Step 2: BFS spreading activation
visited = set()
results = []
queue = [(RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)), r["similarity"]) for r in entry_points]
budget_remaining = budget
while queue and budget_remaining > 0:
# Collect a batch of nodes to process
batch_nodes = []
batch_activations = {}
while queue and len(batch_nodes) < self.batch_size and budget_remaining > 0:
current, activation = queue.pop(0)
unit_id = current.id
if unit_id not in visited:
visited.add(unit_id)
budget_remaining -= 1
current.activation = activation
results.append(current)
batch_nodes.append(current.id)
batch_activations[unit_id] = activation
# Batch fetch neighbors
if batch_nodes and budget_remaining > 0:
max_neighbors = len(batch_nodes) * 20
neighbors = await conn.fetch(
f"""
SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end,
mu.mentioned_at, mu.fact_type,
mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id, mu.tags, mu.metadata,
ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id
FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
JOIN {fq_table("memory_units")} mu ON ml.to_unit_id = mu.id
WHERE ml.from_unit_id = ANY($1::uuid[])
AND ml.weight >= $2
AND mu.fact_type = $3
ORDER BY ml.weight DESC
LIMIT $4
""",
batch_nodes,
self.min_activation,
fact_type,
max_neighbors,
)
for n in neighbors:
neighbor_id = str(n["id"])
if neighbor_id not in visited:
parent_id = str(n["from_unit_id"])
parent_activation = batch_activations.get(parent_id, 0.5)
# Boost causal links
link_type = n["link_type"]
base_weight = n["weight"]
if link_type in ("causes", "caused_by"):
causal_boost = 2.0
elif link_type in ("enables", "prevents"):
causal_boost = 1.5
else:
causal_boost = 1.0
effective_weight = base_weight * causal_boost
new_activation = parent_activation * effective_weight * self.activation_decay
if new_activation > self.min_activation:
neighbor_result = RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(n))
queue.append((neighbor_result, new_activation))
# Apply tags filtering (BFS may traverse into memories that don't match tags criteria)
if tags:
results = filter_results_by_tags(results, tags, match=tags_match)
# Apply compound tag group filtering (post-traversal)
if tag_groups:
results = filter_results_by_tag_groups(results, tag_groups)
return results