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b6d8311 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 | # Saved Experiments
Use this folder for experiment snapshots you want to keep in git.
Everything in the repo's normal output locations stays ignored by default:
- `results/`
- `data/`
- `activations/`
- `vertex_downloads/`
- generated `vertex_jobs/runs/*.yaml`
If an experiment is worth preserving, copy or move its files into a dedicated
subfolder here, for example:
```text
saved_experiments/
iman-2026-04-03-last-token-rerun/
README.md
run_config.yaml
results/
data/
activations/
```
Suggested contents for each saved experiment folder:
- `README.md`: short note on what the run was and why it matters
- `run_config.yaml`: the exact Vertex config or local config used
- `results/`: selected result artifacts
- `data/`: the dataset snapshot for that run, if needed
- `activations/`: only if you intentionally want them in git
Recommended workflow:
1. Run experiments normally using the ignored output folders.
2. Decide which runs are worth keeping.
3. Copy the exact files you want to preserve into `saved_experiments/<owner>-<name>/`.
4. Commit only that saved snapshot.
Recommended naming:
- Vertex run configs and display names: `<owner>-<run-name>`
- Saved experiment folders: `<owner>-<date>-<short-description>`
This keeps day-to-day experiments out of git while making important runs easy
to preserve reproducibly.
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