a* (autostar) — web runtime

A generalised autonomous optimisation loop — soft RLVR for the masses. The user defines a goal; the system runs structured experiments, evaluates progress across independent tracks, reflects at strategic checkpoints, and learns from every attempt — including learning how to learn better the next time.

If you can measure it, you can improve it.

Web runtime constraints

This package runs inside a web chat runtime with reduced capabilities:

• No subprocess access — external_tool verifiers are unavailable
• No unrestricted local files — file read/write is limited
• Memory: connector-backed > project-pack > none (see references/memory.md)

Do not silently downgrade external_tool verifiers to llm_judge. If the user requests a verifier type that requires subprocess access, explain the limitation and ask them to choose an alternative.