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Overview

Effective training of RL agents requires careful setup of the training loop, monitoring, and optimization. This guide covers best practices and advanced techniques.

Basic Training Loop

Agent Training Method

All agents provide a train() method:
Source: neurenix/rl/algorithms.py:107

Manual Training Loop

For more control, implement your own training loop:
Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:99

Value Functions

Q-Function

Estimates state-action values:
Source: neurenix/rl/value.py:101

Update Q-Function

Source: neurenix/rl/value.py:157

Value Network Function

Estimates state values:
Source: neurenix/rl/value.py:263

Advantage Function

Combines value and Q-functions:
Source: neurenix/rl/value.py:379

Experience Replay

Replay Buffer

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:323

Prioritized Experience Replay

Training Callbacks

Custom Callbacks

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:106

Logging Integration

Checkpoint Saving

Multi-Agent Training

Multi-Agent System

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:393

Cooperative Learning

Competitive Learning

Performance Optimization

Vectorized Environments

Gradient Accumulation

Mixed Precision Training

Hyperparameter Tuning

Monitoring and Metrics

Training Metrics

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:99

Evaluation Metrics

Saving and Loading

Save Trained Agent

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:189

Load Trained Agent

Source: neurenix/rl/agent.py:204

Next Steps

Algorithms

Deep dive into RL algorithms

Overview

RL module overview