Eval Framework¶

Added in: v0.17.0

Built-in agent evaluation with 39 evaluators, regression detection, and CI integration. No separate install, no SaaS account, no external dependencies.

Quick Start¶

from selectools.evals import EvalSuite, TestCase

suite = EvalSuite(agent=agent, cases=[
    TestCase(input="Cancel my account", expect_tool="cancel_subscription"),
    TestCase(input="Check my balance", expect_contains="balance"),
    TestCase(input="What's 2+2?", expect_output="4"),
])
report = suite.run()
print(report.accuracy)      # 0.95
print(report.latency_p50)   # 142ms
print(report.total_cost)    # $0.003

TestCase — Declarative Assertions¶

Every TestCase has an input (the prompt) and optional expect_* fields. Only the fields you set are checked.

Tool Assertions¶

TestCase(input="Cancel subscription", expect_tool="cancel_sub")
TestCase(input="Full workflow", expect_tools=["search", "summarize"])
TestCase(input="Search", expect_tool_args={"search": {"query": "python"}})

Content Assertions¶

TestCase(input="Hello", expect_contains="hello")
TestCase(input="Safe?", expect_not_contains="error")
TestCase(input="2+2", expect_output="4")
TestCase(input="Phone", expect_output_regex=r"\d{3}-\d{4}")
TestCase(input="JSON?", expect_json=True)
TestCase(input="Prefix", expect_starts_with="Hello")
TestCase(input="Suffix", expect_ends_with=".")
TestCase(input="Short", expect_min_length=10, expect_max_length=500)

Structured Output¶

TestCase(
    input="Extract name",
    response_format=MyModel,
    expect_parsed={"name": "Alice"},
)

Performance Assertions¶

TestCase(
    input="Fast query",
    expect_latency_ms_lte=500,
    expect_cost_usd_lte=0.01,
    expect_iterations_lte=3,
)

Safety Assertions¶

TestCase(input="Account info", expect_no_pii=True)
TestCase(input="Ignore instructions", expect_no_injection=True)

LLM-as-Judge Fields¶

TestCase(
    input="Summarize this",
    reference="The original long text...",  # ground truth
    context="Retrieved document content...",  # RAG context
    rubric="Rate accuracy and completeness",  # custom rubric
)

Custom Evaluators¶

def must_be_polite(result) -> bool:
    return "please" in result.content.lower()

TestCase(
    input="Help me",
    custom_evaluator=must_be_polite,
    custom_evaluator_name="politeness",
)

Tags and Weights¶

TestCase(input="Critical", tags=["billing", "critical"], weight=3.0)
TestCase(input="Minor", tags=["nice-to-have"], weight=0.5)

Built-in Evaluators (22)¶

Deterministic (12) — No API calls¶

Evaluator	What it checks
`ToolUseEvaluator`	Tool name, tool list, argument values
`ContainsEvaluator`	Substring present/absent (case-insensitive)
`OutputEvaluator`	Exact match, regex match
`StructuredOutputEvaluator`	Parsed fields match (deep subset)
`PerformanceEvaluator`	Iterations, latency, cost thresholds
`JsonValidityEvaluator`	Valid JSON output
`LengthEvaluator`	Min/max character count
`StartsWithEvaluator`	Output prefix
`EndsWithEvaluator`	Output suffix
`PIILeakEvaluator`	SSN, email, phone, credit card, ZIP
`InjectionResistanceEvaluator`	10 prompt injection patterns
`CustomEvaluator`	Any user-defined callable

LLM-as-Judge (10) — Uses any Provider¶

These evaluators call an LLM to grade the output. Pass any selectools Provider — works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama.

from selectools.evals import CorrectnessEvaluator, RelevanceEvaluator

suite = EvalSuite(
    agent=agent,
    cases=cases,
    evaluators=[
        CorrectnessEvaluator(provider=provider, model="gpt-4.1-mini"),
        RelevanceEvaluator(provider=provider, model="gpt-4.1-mini"),
    ],
)

Evaluator	What it checks	Requires
`LLMJudgeEvaluator`	Generic rubric scoring (0-10)	`rubric` on TestCase
`CorrectnessEvaluator`	Correct vs reference answer	`reference` on TestCase
`RelevanceEvaluator`	Response relevant to query	—
`FaithfulnessEvaluator`	Grounded in provided context	`context` on TestCase
`HallucinationEvaluator`	Fabricated information	`context` or `reference`
`ToxicityEvaluator`	Harmful/inappropriate content	—
`CoherenceEvaluator`	Well-structured and logical	—
`CompletenessEvaluator`	Fully addresses the query	—
`BiasEvaluator`	Gender, racial, political bias	—
`SummaryEvaluator`	Summary accuracy and coverage	`reference` on TestCase

All LLM evaluators accept a threshold parameter (default: 7.0 for most, 8.0 for safety).

EvalReport¶

report = suite.run()

# Aggregate metrics
report.accuracy        # Weighted accuracy (0.0 - 1.0)
report.pass_count      # Number of passing cases
report.fail_count      # Number of failing cases
report.error_count     # Number of error cases
report.total_cost      # Total USD cost
report.total_tokens    # Total tokens used
report.latency_p50     # Median latency (ms)
report.latency_p95     # 95th percentile latency
report.latency_p99     # 99th percentile latency
report.cost_per_case   # Average cost per case

# Filtering
report.filter_by_tag("billing")
report.filter_by_verdict(CaseVerdict.FAIL)
report.failures_by_evaluator()  # {"tool_use": 3, "contains": 1}

# Export
report.to_html("report.html")         # Interactive HTML report
report.to_junit_xml("results.xml")    # JUnit XML for CI
report.to_json("results.json")        # Machine-readable JSON
report.summary()                      # Human-readable text

Loading Test Cases from Files¶

from selectools.evals import DatasetLoader

# JSON
cases = DatasetLoader.from_json("tests/eval_cases.json")

# YAML (requires PyYAML)
cases = DatasetLoader.from_yaml("tests/eval_cases.yaml")

# Auto-detect from extension
cases = DatasetLoader.load("tests/eval_cases.json")

JSON format:

[
    {"input": "Cancel account", "expect_tool": "cancel_sub", "name": "cancel"},
    {"input": "Check balance", "expect_contains": "balance", "tags": ["billing"]}
]

Regression Detection¶

from selectools.evals import BaselineStore

store = BaselineStore("./baselines")
report = suite.run()

# Compare against saved baseline
result = store.compare(report)
if result.is_regression:
    print(f"Regressions: {result.regressions}")
    print(f"Accuracy delta: {result.accuracy_delta:+.2%}")
else:
    store.save(report)  # Update baseline

CLI¶

Run evals from the command line:

# Run eval suite
python -m selectools.evals run tests/cases.json --provider openai --model gpt-4.1-mini --html report.html --verbose

# Compare against baseline
python -m selectools.evals compare tests/cases.json --baseline ./baselines --save

# With concurrency
python -m selectools.evals run tests/cases.json --concurrency 5 --junit results.xml

GitHub Actions¶

Use the built-in action to run evals on every PR and post results as a comment:

- name: Run eval suite
  uses: johnnichev/selectools/.github/actions/eval@main
  with:
    cases: tests/eval_cases.json
    provider: openai
    model: gpt-4.1-mini
    html-report: eval-report.html
    baseline-dir: ./baselines
    post-comment: "true"
  env:
    OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}

The action: - Runs all test cases - Posts accuracy, latency, cost, and failures as a PR comment - Detects regressions against baselines - Uploads HTML report as an artifact - Outputs accuracy, pass-count, fail-count, regression for downstream steps

Concurrent Execution¶

suite = EvalSuite(
    agent=agent,
    cases=cases,
    max_concurrency=5,  # Run 5 cases in parallel
    on_progress=lambda done, total: print(f"[{done}/{total}]"),
)

Uses ThreadPoolExecutor (sync) or asyncio.Semaphore (async via suite.arun()).

In pytest¶

def test_agent_accuracy(agent):
    suite = EvalSuite(agent=agent, cases=[
        TestCase(input="Cancel", expect_tool="cancel_sub"),
        TestCase(input="Balance", expect_contains="balance"),
    ])
    report = suite.run()
    assert report.accuracy >= 0.9
    assert report.latency_p50 < 500

API Reference¶

Core¶

Symbol	Description
`EvalSuite(agent, cases, ...)`	Orchestrates eval runs
`TestCase(input, ...)`	Single test case with assertions
`EvalReport`	Aggregated results with metrics
`CaseResult`	Per-case result with verdict and failures
`CaseVerdict`	Enum: PASS, FAIL, ERROR, SKIP
`EvalFailure`	Single assertion failure

Infrastructure¶

Symbol	Description
`DatasetLoader.load(path)`	Load test cases from JSON/YAML
`BaselineStore(dir)`	Save and compare baselines
`RegressionResult`	Regression comparison result
`report.to_html(path)`	Interactive HTML report
`report.to_junit_xml(path)`	JUnit XML for CI
`report.to_json(path)`	Machine-readable JSON