optimize() API

GEPA, Pareto, artifact, and optimizer APIs.

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Convenience optimizer helper that composes AxBootstrapFewShot before AxGEPA and returns an artifact without applying final component changes.

Field	Value
Kind	`function`
Ax concept	`optimize`
API section	Optimizers
Form	`Ax.optimize(program, examples, options)`
Returns	optimized artifact

Java

Map<String, Object> artifact = Ax.optimize(qa, train, Map.of("studentAI", client, "teacherAI", reflection));

Few-shot demonstration optimizer that selects successful evaluator rollouts before prompt/component evolution.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AxBootstrapFewShot`
API section	Optimizers
Form	`new AxBootstrapFewShot(options)`
Returns	optimizer engine

Java

AxBootstrapFewShot bootstrap = new AxBootstrapFewShot(Map.of("qualityThreshold", 0.7));

Generated GEPA optimizer engine with Core-owned reflection, Pareto, bootstrap, and selector-state behavior.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AxGEPA`
API section	Optimizers
Form	`new AxGEPA(reflection, options)`
Returns	optimizer engine

Java

AxGEPA engine = new AxGEPA(reflectionClient, Map.of());

Optimizer boundary consumed by AxGen, AxAgent, and AxFlow optimization helpers.

Field	Value
Kind	`interface`
Ax concept	`OptimizerEngine`
API section	Optimizers
Form	`OptimizerEngine.optimize(request, evaluator)`
Returns	optimized artifact

Evaluator callback boundary used by generated optimizers.

Field	Value
Kind	`interface`
Ax concept	`OptimizerEvaluator`
API section	Optimizers
Form	`OptimizerEvaluator.evaluate(request)`
Returns	score/evidence result

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