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# simpo-training — AI agent skill for ml training

> Simple Preference Optimization for LLM alignment.

# `simpo-training`

> Simple Preference Optimization for LLM alignment. Reference-free alternative to DPO with better performance (+6.4 points on AlpacaEval 2.0). No reference model needed, more efficient than DPO. Use for preference alignment when want simpler, faster training than DPO/PPO.

**Category:** [ml-training](/research-agent-skills/skills#ml-training) · **License:** MIT · **Version:** 1.0.0

## Install

```bash theme={null}
npx research-agent-skills install simpo-training
npx skills add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills --skill simpo-training
```

## When to use it

Simple Preference Optimization for LLM alignment. Reference-free alternative to DPO with better performance (+6.4 points on AlpacaEval 2.0). No reference model needed, more efficient than DPO. Use for preference alignment when want simpler, faster training than DPO/PPO.

## Full playbook

Read [SKILL.md](https://github.com/KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills/blob/main/skills/simpo-training/SKILL.md) for the complete workflow, references and any scripts. The agent installer copies the full skill folder.


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