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Jeffrey Sperling c711e443fe Reduce Reddit and Polymarket false positives
Weight Reddit relevance toward titles, stop Polymarket from expanding low-signal standalone terms, and prevent short binary outcomes from matching unrelated queries.

Validation: uv run python -m unittest tests.test_reddit_sc tests.test_polymarket
2026-03-14 00:38:52 -07:00

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"""Polymarket prediction market search via Gamma API (free, no auth required).
Uses gamma-api.polymarket.com for event/market discovery.
No API key needed - public read-only API with generous rate limits (15K req/10s).
"""
import json
import math
import re
import sys
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from urllib.parse import quote_plus, urlencode
from . import http
from .query_type import detect_query_type
from .relevance import LOW_SIGNAL_QUERY_TOKENS, token_overlap_relevance
GAMMA_SEARCH_URL = "https://gamma-api.polymarket.com/public-search"
# Pages to fetch per query (API returns 5 events per page, limit param is a no-op)
DEPTH_CONFIG = {
"quick": 1,
"default": 3,
"deep": 4,
}
# Max events to return after merge + dedup + re-ranking
RESULT_CAP = {
"quick": 5,
"default": 15,
"deep": 25,
}
def _log(msg: str):
"""Log to stderr (only in TTY mode to avoid cluttering Claude Code output)."""
if sys.stderr.isatty():
sys.stderr.write(f"[PM] {msg}\n")
sys.stderr.flush()
def _extract_core_subject(topic: str) -> str:
"""Extract core subject from topic string.
Strips common prefixes like 'last 7 days', 'what are people saying about', etc.
"""
topic = topic.strip()
# Remove common leading phrases
prefixes = [
r"^last \d+ days?\s+",
r"^what(?:'s| is| are) (?:people saying about|happening with|going on with)\s+",
r"^how (?:is|are)\s+",
r"^tell me about\s+",
r"^research\s+",
]
for pattern in prefixes:
topic = re.sub(pattern, "", topic, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
return topic.strip()
def _expand_queries(topic: str) -> List[str]:
"""Generate search queries to cast a wider net.
Strategy:
- Always include the core subject
- Add ALL individual words as standalone searches (not just first)
- Include the full topic if different from core
- Cap at 6 queries, dedupe
"""
core = _extract_core_subject(topic)
queries = [core]
# Add ALL individual words as separate queries
words = core.split()
if len(words) >= 2:
for word in words:
if len(word) > 1 and word.lower() not in LOW_SIGNAL_QUERY_TOKENS:
queries.append(word)
# Add the full topic if different from core
if topic.lower().strip() != core.lower():
queries.append(topic.strip())
# Dedupe while preserving order, cap at 6
seen = set()
unique = []
for q in queries:
q_lower = q.lower().strip()
if q_lower and q_lower not in seen:
seen.add(q_lower)
unique.append(q.strip())
return unique[:6]
_GENERIC_TAGS = frozenset({"sports", "politics", "crypto", "science", "culture", "pop culture"})
def _extract_domain_queries(topic: str, events: List[Dict]) -> List[str]:
"""Extract domain-indicator search terms from first-pass event tags.
Uses structured tag metadata from Gamma API events to discover broader
domain categories (e.g., 'NCAA CBB' from a Big 12 basketball event).
Falls back to frequent title bigrams if no useful tags exist.
"""
query_words = set(_extract_core_subject(topic).lower().split())
# Collect tag labels from all first-pass events, count occurrences
tag_counts: Dict[str, int] = {}
for event in events:
tags = event.get("tags") or []
for tag in tags:
label = tag.get("label", "") if isinstance(tag, dict) else str(tag)
if not label:
continue
label_lower = label.lower()
# Skip generic category tags and tags matching existing queries
if label_lower in _GENERIC_TAGS:
continue
if label_lower in query_words:
continue
tag_counts[label] = tag_counts.get(label, 0) + 1
# Sort by frequency, take top 2 that appear in 2+ events
domain_queries = [
label for label, count in sorted(tag_counts.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])
if count >= 2
][:2]
return domain_queries
def _search_single_query(query: str, page: int = 1) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Run a single search query against Gamma API."""
params = {
"q": query,
"page": str(page),
"events_status": "active",
"keep_closed_markets": "0",
}
url = f"{GAMMA_SEARCH_URL}?{urlencode(params)}"
try:
response = http.request("GET", url, timeout=15, retries=2)
return response
except http.HTTPError as e:
_log(f"Search failed for '{query}' page {page}: {e}")
return {"events": [], "error": str(e)}
except Exception as e:
_log(f"Search failed for '{query}' page {page}: {e}")
return {"events": [], "error": str(e)}
def _run_queries_parallel(
queries: List[str], pages: int, all_events: Dict, errors: List, start_idx: int = 0,
) -> None:
"""Run (query, page) combinations in parallel, merging into all_events."""
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=min(8, len(queries) * pages)) as executor:
futures = {}
for i, q in enumerate(queries, start=start_idx):
for p in range(1, pages + 1):
future = executor.submit(_search_single_query, q, p)
futures[future] = i
for future in as_completed(futures):
query_idx = futures[future]
try:
response = future.result(timeout=15)
if response.get("error"):
errors.append(response["error"])
events = response.get("events", [])
for event in events:
event_id = event.get("id", "")
if not event_id:
continue
if event_id not in all_events:
all_events[event_id] = (event, query_idx)
elif query_idx < all_events[event_id][1]:
all_events[event_id] = (event, query_idx)
except Exception as e:
errors.append(str(e))
def search_polymarket(
topic: str,
from_date: str,
to_date: str,
depth: str = "default",
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Search Polymarket via Gamma API with two-pass query expansion.
Pass 1: Run expanded queries in parallel, merge and dedupe by event ID.
Pass 2: Extract domain-indicator terms from first-pass titles, search those.
Args:
topic: Search topic
from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) - used for activity filtering
to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
depth: 'quick', 'default', or 'deep'
Returns:
Dict with 'events' list and optional 'error'.
"""
pages = DEPTH_CONFIG.get(depth, DEPTH_CONFIG["default"])
cap = RESULT_CAP.get(depth, RESULT_CAP["default"])
queries = _expand_queries(topic)
_log(f"Searching for '{topic}' with queries: {queries} (pages={pages})")
# Pass 1: run expanded queries in parallel
all_events: Dict[str, tuple] = {}
errors: List[str] = []
_run_queries_parallel(queries, pages, all_events, errors)
# Pass 2: extract domain-indicator terms from first-pass titles and search
first_pass_events = [ev for ev, _ in all_events.values()]
domain_queries = _extract_domain_queries(topic, first_pass_events)
# Filter out queries we already ran
seen_queries = {q.lower() for q in queries}
domain_queries = [dq for dq in domain_queries if dq.lower() not in seen_queries]
if domain_queries:
_log(f"Domain expansion queries: {domain_queries}")
_run_queries_parallel(domain_queries, 1, all_events, errors, start_idx=len(queries))
merged_events = [ev for ev, _ in sorted(all_events.values(), key=lambda x: x[1])]
total_queries = len(queries) + len(domain_queries)
_log(f"Found {len(merged_events)} unique events across {total_queries} queries")
result = {"events": merged_events, "_cap": cap}
if errors and not merged_events:
result["error"] = "; ".join(errors[:2])
return result
def _format_price_movement(market: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Pick the most significant price change and format it.
Returns string like 'down 11.7% this month' or None if no significant change.
"""
changes = [
(abs(market.get("oneDayPriceChange") or 0), market.get("oneDayPriceChange"), "today"),
(abs(market.get("oneWeekPriceChange") or 0), market.get("oneWeekPriceChange"), "this week"),
(abs(market.get("oneMonthPriceChange") or 0), market.get("oneMonthPriceChange"), "this month"),
]
# Pick the largest absolute change
changes.sort(key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
abs_change, raw_change, period = changes[0]
# Skip if change is less than 1% (noise)
if abs_change < 0.01:
return None
direction = "up" if raw_change > 0 else "down"
pct = abs_change * 100
return f"{direction} {pct:.1f}% {period}"
def _parse_outcome_prices(market: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[tuple]:
"""Parse outcomePrices JSON string into list of (outcome_name, price) tuples."""
outcomes_raw = market.get("outcomes") or []
prices_raw = market.get("outcomePrices")
if not prices_raw:
return []
# Both outcomes and outcomePrices can be JSON-encoded strings
try:
if isinstance(outcomes_raw, str):
outcomes = json.loads(outcomes_raw)
else:
outcomes = outcomes_raw
except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
outcomes = []
try:
if isinstance(prices_raw, str):
prices = json.loads(prices_raw)
else:
prices = prices_raw
except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
return []
result = []
for i, price in enumerate(prices):
try:
p = float(price)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
continue
name = outcomes[i] if i < len(outcomes) else f"Outcome {i+1}"
result.append((name, p))
return result
def _shorten_question(question: str) -> str:
"""Extract a short display name from a market question.
'Will Arizona win the 2026 NCAA Tournament?' -> 'Arizona'
'Will Duke be a number 1 seed in the 2026 NCAA...' -> 'Duke'
"""
q = question.strip().rstrip("?")
# Common patterns: "Will X win/be/...", "X wins/loses..."
m = re.match(r"^Will\s+(.+?)\s+(?:win|be|make|reach|have|lose|qualify|advance|strike|agree|pass|sign|get|become|remain|stay|leave|survive|next)\b", q, re.IGNORECASE)
if m:
return m.group(1).strip()
m = re.match(r"^Will\s+(.+?)\s+", q, re.IGNORECASE)
if m and len(m.group(1).split()) <= 4:
return m.group(1).strip()
# Fallback: truncate
return question[:40] if len(question) > 40 else question
def _compute_text_similarity(topic: str, title: str, outcomes: List[str] = None) -> float:
"""Score how well the event title (or outcome names) match the search topic.
Returns 0.0-1.0. Exact title phrase match gets 1.0. Otherwise we reuse the
shared query-centric relevance scorer and take the best title/outcome match.
"""
core = _extract_core_subject(topic).lower()
title_lower = title.lower()
if not core:
return 0.5
# Full substring match in title
if core in title_lower:
return 1.0
query_type = detect_query_type(topic)
title_score = token_overlap_relevance(core, title)
best_score = title_score
if outcomes:
for outcome_name in outcomes:
outcome_lower = outcome_name.lower()
outcome_score = token_overlap_relevance(core, outcome_name)
if _strong_phrase_match(core, outcome_lower):
outcome_score = max(outcome_score, 0.92 if len(outcome_lower.split()) >= 2 else 0.88)
if title_score < 0.3:
outcome_cap = 0.55 if query_type == "prediction" else 0.24
outcome_score = min(outcome_cap, outcome_score)
else:
outcome_score = max(title_score, 0.75 * title_score + 0.25 * outcome_score)
best_score = max(best_score, outcome_score)
return round(best_score, 2)
def _strong_phrase_match(core: str, candidate: str) -> bool:
"""Require real token matches, not accidental short substrings.
This prevents binary outcomes like "No" from matching "nano" or similar
short-string accidents.
"""
candidate = " ".join(re.sub(r"[^\w\s]", " ", candidate.lower()).split())
core = " ".join(re.sub(r"[^\w\s]", " ", core.lower()).split())
if not candidate or not core:
return False
candidate_tokens = candidate.split()
core_tokens = set(core.split())
if len(candidate_tokens) >= 2:
return candidate in core or core in candidate
token = candidate_tokens[0]
return len(token) > 2 and token in core_tokens
def _safe_float(val, default=0.0) -> float:
"""Safely convert a value to float."""
try:
return float(val or default)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return default
def parse_polymarket_response(response: Dict[str, Any], topic: str = "") -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Parse Gamma API response into normalized item dicts.
Each event becomes one item showing its title and top markets.
Args:
response: Raw Gamma API response
topic: Original search topic (for relevance scoring)
Returns:
List of item dicts ready for normalization.
"""
events = response.get("events", [])
items = []
for i, event in enumerate(events):
event_id = event.get("id", "")
title = event.get("title", "")
slug = event.get("slug", "")
# Filter: skip closed/resolved events
if event.get("closed", False):
continue
if not event.get("active", True):
continue
# Get markets for this event
markets = event.get("markets", [])
if not markets:
continue
# Filter to active, open markets with liquidity (excludes resolved markets)
active_markets = []
for m in markets:
if m.get("closed", False):
continue
if not m.get("active", True):
continue
# Must have liquidity (resolved markets have 0 or None)
try:
liq = float(m.get("liquidity", 0) or 0)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
liq = 0
if liq > 0:
active_markets.append(m)
if not active_markets:
continue
# Sort markets by volume (most liquid first)
def market_volume(m):
try:
return float(m.get("volume", 0) or 0)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return 0
active_markets.sort(key=market_volume, reverse=True)
# Take top market for the event
top_market = active_markets[0]
# Collect outcome names from ALL active markets (not just top) for similarity scoring
# Filter to outcomes with price > 1% to avoid noise
# Also extract subjects from market questions for neg-risk events (outcomes are Yes/No)
all_outcome_names = []
for m in active_markets:
for name, price in _parse_outcome_prices(m):
if price > 0.01 and name not in all_outcome_names:
all_outcome_names.append(name)
# For neg-risk binary markets (Yes/No outcomes), the team/entity name
# lives in the question, e.g., "Will Arizona win the NCAA Tournament?"
question = m.get("question", "")
if question and question != title:
all_outcome_names.append(question)
# Parse outcome prices - for multi-market events with Yes/No binary
# sub-markets, synthesize from market questions to show actual
# team/entity probabilities instead of a single market's Yes/No
outcome_prices = _parse_outcome_prices(top_market)
top_outcomes_are_binary = (
len(outcome_prices) == 2
and {n.lower() for n, _ in outcome_prices} == {"yes", "no"}
)
if top_outcomes_are_binary and len(active_markets) > 1:
synth_outcomes = []
for m in active_markets:
q = m.get("question", "")
if not q:
continue
pairs = _parse_outcome_prices(m)
yes_price = next((p for name, p in pairs if name.lower() == "yes"), None)
if yes_price is not None and yes_price > 0.005:
synth_outcomes.append((q, yes_price))
if synth_outcomes:
synth_outcomes.sort(key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
outcome_prices = [(_shorten_question(q), p) for q, p in synth_outcomes]
# Format price movement
price_movement = _format_price_movement(top_market)
# Volume and liquidity - prefer event-level (more stable), fall back to market-level
event_volume1mo = _safe_float(event.get("volume1mo"))
event_volume1wk = _safe_float(event.get("volume1wk"))
event_liquidity = _safe_float(event.get("liquidity"))
event_competitive = _safe_float(event.get("competitive"))
volume24hr = _safe_float(event.get("volume24hr")) or _safe_float(top_market.get("volume24hr"))
liquidity = event_liquidity or _safe_float(top_market.get("liquidity"))
# Event URL
url = f"https://polymarket.com/event/{slug}" if slug else f"https://polymarket.com/event/{event_id}"
# Date: use updatedAt from event
updated_at = event.get("updatedAt", "")
date_str = None
if updated_at:
try:
date_str = updated_at[:10] # YYYY-MM-DD
except (IndexError, TypeError):
pass
# End date for the market
end_date = top_market.get("endDate")
if end_date:
try:
end_date = end_date[:10]
except (IndexError, TypeError):
end_date = None
# Semantic relevance should dominate. Market quality should refine
# relevant matches, not rescue unrelated high-liquidity events.
text_score = _compute_text_similarity(topic, title, all_outcome_names) if topic else 0.5
# Volume signal: log-scaled monthly volume (most stable signal)
vol_raw = event_volume1mo or event_volume1wk or volume24hr
vol_score = min(1.0, math.log1p(vol_raw) / 16) # ~$9M = 1.0
# Liquidity signal
liq_score = min(1.0, math.log1p(liquidity) / 14) # ~$1.2M = 1.0
# Price movement: daily weighted more than monthly
day_change = abs(top_market.get("oneDayPriceChange") or 0) * 3
week_change = abs(top_market.get("oneWeekPriceChange") or 0) * 2
month_change = abs(top_market.get("oneMonthPriceChange") or 0)
max_change = max(day_change, week_change, month_change)
movement_score = min(1.0, max_change * 5) # 20% change = 1.0
# Competitive bonus: markets near 50/50 are more interesting
competitive_score = event_competitive
market_quality = (
0.50 * vol_score +
0.25 * liq_score +
0.15 * movement_score +
0.10 * competitive_score
)
relevance = min(1.0, text_score * (0.75 + 0.25 * market_quality))
# Surface the topic-matching outcome to the front before truncating
if topic and outcome_prices:
core = _extract_core_subject(topic).lower()
core_tokens = set(core.split())
reordered = []
rest = []
for pair in outcome_prices:
name_lower = pair[0].lower()
# Match if full core is substring, or name is substring of core,
# or any core token appears in the name (handles long question strings)
if (core in name_lower or name_lower in core
or any(tok in name_lower for tok in core_tokens if len(tok) > 2)):
reordered.append(pair)
else:
rest.append(pair)
if reordered:
outcome_prices = reordered + rest
# Top 3 outcomes for multi-outcome markets
top_outcomes = outcome_prices[:3]
remaining = len(outcome_prices) - 3
if remaining < 0:
remaining = 0
items.append({
"event_id": event_id,
"title": title,
"question": top_market.get("question", title),
"url": url,
"outcome_prices": top_outcomes,
"outcomes_remaining": remaining,
"price_movement": price_movement,
"volume24hr": volume24hr,
"volume1mo": event_volume1mo,
"liquidity": liquidity,
"date": date_str,
"end_date": end_date,
"relevance": round(relevance, 2),
"why_relevant": f"Prediction market: {title[:60]}",
})
# Sort by relevance (quality-signal ranked) and apply cap
items.sort(key=lambda x: x["relevance"], reverse=True)
cap = response.get("_cap", len(items))
return items[:cap]