Make prompt parameters configurable (#3375)

Co-authored-by: Nicholas Tindle <nick@ntindle.com>
Co-authored-by: k-boikov <64261260+k-boikov@users.noreply.github.com>

.env.template

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 ## AI_SETTINGS_FILE - Specifies which AI Settings file to use (defaults to ai_settings.yaml)
 # AI_SETTINGS_FILE=ai_settings.yaml
 
+## PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE - Specifies which Prompt Settings file to use (defaults to prompt_settings.yaml)
+# PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE=prompt_settings.yaml
+
 ## AUTHORISE COMMAND KEY - Key to authorise commands
 # AUTHORISE_COMMAND_KEY=y
 ## EXIT_KEY - Key to exit AUTO-GPT

autogpt/cli.py

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import click
     "-C",
     help="Specifies which ai_settings.yaml file to use, will also automatically skip the re-prompt.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--prompt-settings",
+    "-P",
+    help="Specifies which prompt_settings.yaml file to use.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "-l",
     "--continuous-limit",
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ def main(
     continuous: bool,
     continuous_limit: int,
     ai_settings: str,
+    prompt_settings: str,
     skip_reprompt: bool,
     speak: bool,
     debug: bool,
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ def main(
             continuous,
             continuous_limit,
             ai_settings,
+            prompt_settings,
             skip_reprompt,
             speak,
             debug,

autogpt/config/config.py

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
             self.disabled_command_categories = []
 
         self.ai_settings_file = os.getenv("AI_SETTINGS_FILE", "ai_settings.yaml")
+        self.prompt_settings_file = os.getenv(
+            "PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE", "prompt_settings.yaml"
+        )
         self.fast_llm_model = os.getenv("FAST_LLM_MODEL", "gpt-3.5-turbo")
         self.smart_llm_model = os.getenv("SMART_LLM_MODEL", "gpt-4")
         self.fast_token_limit = int(os.getenv("FAST_TOKEN_LIMIT", 4000))

autogpt/config/prompt_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# sourcery skip: do-not-use-staticmethod
+"""
+A module that contains the PromptConfig class object that contains the configuration
+"""
+import yaml
+from colorama import Fore
+
+from autogpt import utils
+from autogpt.config.config import Config
+from autogpt.logs import logger
+
+CFG = Config()
+
+
+class PromptConfig:
+    """
+    A class object that contains the configuration information for the prompt, which will be used by the prompt generator
+
+    Attributes:
+        constraints (list): Constraints list for the prompt generator.
+        resources (list): Resources list for the prompt generator.
+        performance_evaluations (list): Performance evaluation list for the prompt generator.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config_file: str = CFG.prompt_settings_file,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize a class instance with parameters (constraints, resources, performance_evaluations) loaded from
+          yaml file if yaml file exists,
+        else raises error.
+
+        Parameters:
+            constraints (list): Constraints list for the prompt generator.
+            resources (list): Resources list for the prompt generator.
+            performance_evaluations (list): Performance evaluation list for the prompt generator.
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        # Validate file
+        (validated, message) = utils.validate_yaml_file(config_file)
+        if not validated:
+            logger.typewriter_log("FAILED FILE VALIDATION", Fore.RED, message)
+            logger.double_check()
+            exit(1)
+
+        with open(config_file, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            config_params = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+
+        self.constraints = config_params.get("constraints", [])
+        self.resources = config_params.get("resources", [])
+        self.performance_evaluations = config_params.get("performance_evaluations", [])

autogpt/configurator.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def create_config(
     continuous: bool,
     continuous_limit: int,
     ai_settings_file: str,
+    prompt_settings_file: str,
     skip_reprompt: bool,
     speak: bool,
     debug: bool,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def create_config(
         continuous (bool): Whether to run in continuous mode
         continuous_limit (int): The number of times to run in continuous mode
         ai_settings_file (str): The path to the ai_settings.yaml file
+        prompt_settings_file (str): The path to the prompt_settings.yaml file
         skip_reprompt (bool): Whether to skip the re-prompting messages at the beginning of the script
         speak (bool): Whether to enable speak mode
         debug (bool): Whether to enable debug mode
@@ -112,6 +114,19 @@ def create_config(
         CFG.ai_settings_file = file
         CFG.skip_reprompt = True
 
+    if prompt_settings_file:
+        file = prompt_settings_file
+
+        # Validate file
+        (validated, message) = utils.validate_yaml_file(file)
+        if not validated:
+            logger.typewriter_log("FAILED FILE VALIDATION", Fore.RED, message)
+            logger.double_check()
+            exit(1)
+
+        logger.typewriter_log("Using Prompt Settings File:", Fore.GREEN, file)
+        CFG.prompt_settings_file = file
+
     if browser_name:
         CFG.selenium_web_browser = browser_name
 

autogpt/main.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def run_auto_gpt(
     continuous: bool,
     continuous_limit: int,
     ai_settings: str,
+    prompt_settings: str,
     skip_reprompt: bool,
     speak: bool,
     debug: bool,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ def run_auto_gpt(
         continuous,
         continuous_limit,
         ai_settings,
+        prompt_settings,
         skip_reprompt,
         speak,
         debug,

autogpt/prompts/prompt.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from colorama import Fore
 
 from autogpt.config.ai_config import AIConfig
 from autogpt.config.config import Config
+from autogpt.config.prompt_config import PromptConfig
 from autogpt.llm import ApiManager
 from autogpt.logs import logger
 from autogpt.prompts.generator import PromptGenerator
@@ -27,46 +28,21 @@ def build_default_prompt_generator() -> PromptGenerator:
     # Initialize the PromptGenerator object
     prompt_generator = PromptGenerator()
 
+    # Initialize the PromptConfig object and load the file set in the main config (default: prompts_settings.yaml)
+    prompt_config = PromptConfig(CFG.prompt_settings_file)
+
     # Add constraints to the PromptGenerator object
-    prompt_generator.add_constraint(
-        "~4000 word limit for short term memory. Your short term memory is short, so"
-        " immediately save important information to files."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_constraint(
-        "If you are unsure how you previously did something or want to recall past"
-        " events, thinking about similar events will help you remember."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_constraint("No user assistance")
-    prompt_generator.add_constraint(
-        "Exclusively use the commands listed below e.g. command_name"
-    )
+    for constraint in prompt_config.constraints:
+        prompt_generator.add_constraint(constraint)
 
     # Add resources to the PromptGenerator object
-    prompt_generator.add_resource(
-        "Internet access for searches and information gathering."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_resource("Long Term memory management.")
-    prompt_generator.add_resource(
-        "GPT-3.5 powered Agents for delegation of simple tasks."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_resource("File output.")
+    for resource in prompt_config.resources:
+        prompt_generator.add_resource(resource)
 
     # Add performance evaluations to the PromptGenerator object
-    prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation(
-        "Continuously review and analyze your actions to ensure you are performing to"
-        " the best of your abilities."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation(
-        "Constructively self-criticize your big-picture behavior constantly."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation(
-        "Reflect on past decisions and strategies to refine your approach."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation(
-        "Every command has a cost, so be smart and efficient. Aim to complete tasks in"
-        " the least number of steps."
-    )
-    prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation("Write all code to a file.")
+    for performance_evaluation in prompt_config.performance_evaluations:
+        prompt_generator.add_performance_evaluation(performance_evaluation)
+
     return prompt_generator
 
 

docs/usage.md

@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ Running with `--help` lists all the possible command line arguments you can pass
 Here are some common arguments you can use when running Auto-GPT:
 
 * Run Auto-GPT with a different AI Settings file
-
-        :::shell
-        ./run.sh --ai-settings <filename>
-
+    ``` shell
+    ./run.sh --ai-settings <filename>
+    ```
+* Run Auto-GPT with a different Prompt Settings file
+    ``` shell
+    ./run.sh --prompt-settings <filename>
+    ```
 * Specify a memory backend
 
         :::shell

prompt_settings.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+constraints: [
+  '~4000 word limit for short term memory. Your short term memory is short, so immediately save important information to files.',
+  'If you are unsure how you previously did something or want to recall past events, thinking about similar events will help you remember.',
+  'No user assistance',
+  'Exclusively use the commands listed below e.g. command_name'
+]
+resources: [
+  'Internet access for searches and information gathering.',
+  'Long Term memory management.',
+  'GPT-3.5 powered Agents for delegation of simple tasks.',
+  'File output.'
+]
+performance_evaluations: [
+  'Continuously review and analyze your actions to ensure you are performing to the best of your abilities.',
+  'Constructively self-criticize your big-picture behavior constantly.',
+  'Reflect on past decisions and strategies to refine your approach.',
+  'Every command has a cost, so be smart and efficient. Aim to complete tasks in the least number of steps.',
+  'Write all code to a file.'
+]

tests/test_prompt_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from autogpt.config.prompt_config import PromptConfig
+
+"""
+Test cases for the PromptConfig class, which handles loads the Prompts configuration
+settings from a YAML file.
+"""
+
+
+def test_prompt_config_loading(tmp_path):
+    """Test if the prompt configuration loads correctly"""
+
+    yaml_content = """
+constraints:
+- A test constraint
+- Another test constraint
+- A third test constraint
+resources:
+- A test resource
+- Another test resource
+- A third test resource
+performance_evaluations:
+- A test performance evaluation
+- Another test performance evaluation
+- A third test performance evaluation
+"""
+    config_file = tmp_path / "test_prompt_settings.yaml"
+    config_file.write_text(yaml_content)
+
+    prompt_config = PromptConfig(config_file)
+
+    assert len(prompt_config.constraints) == 3
+    assert prompt_config.constraints[0] == "A test constraint"
+    assert prompt_config.constraints[1] == "Another test constraint"
+    assert prompt_config.constraints[2] == "A third test constraint"
+    assert len(prompt_config.resources) == 3
+    assert prompt_config.resources[0] == "A test resource"
+    assert prompt_config.resources[1] == "Another test resource"
+    assert prompt_config.resources[2] == "A third test resource"
+    assert len(prompt_config.performance_evaluations) == 3
+    assert prompt_config.performance_evaluations[0] == "A test performance evaluation"
+    assert (
+        prompt_config.performance_evaluations[1]
+        == "Another test performance evaluation"
+    )
+    assert (
+        prompt_config.performance_evaluations[2]
+        == "A third test performance evaluation"
+    )