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ASTRA: Automated Synthesis of agentic Trajectories and Reinforcement Arenas

XXiaoyu TianHHaotian WangSShuaiting ChenHHao ZhouKKaichi YuYYudian ZhangJJade OuyangJJunxi YinJJiong ChenBBaoyan GuoLLei ZhangJJunjie TaoYYuansheng SongMMing CuiCChengwei Liu
Published
January 29, 2026
Authors
15

Abstract

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used as tool-augmented agents for multi-step decision making, yet training robust tool-using agents remains challenging. Existing methods still require manual intervention, depend on non-verifiable simulated environments, rely exclusively on either supervised fine-tuning (SFT) or reinforcement learning (RL), and struggle with stable long-horizon, multi-turn learning. To address these challenges, we introduce ASTRA, a fully automated end-to-end framework for training tool-augmented language model agents via scalable data synthesis and verifiable reinforcement learning. ASTRA integrates two complementary components. First, a pipeline that leverages the static topology of tool-call graphs synthesizes diverse, structurally grounded trajectories, instilling broad and transferable tool-use competence. Second, an environment synthesis framework that captures the rich, compositional topology of human semantic reasoning converts decomposed question-answer traces into independent, code-executable, and rule-verifiable environments, enabling deterministic multi-turn RL. Based on this method, we develop a unified training methodology that integrates SFT with online RL using trajectory-level rewards to balance task completion and interaction efficiency. Experiments on multiple agentic tool-use benchmarks demonstrate that ASTRA-trained models achieve state-of-the-art performance at comparable scales, approaching closed-source systems while preserving core reasoning ability. We release the full pipelines, environments, and trained models at https://github.com/LianjiaTech/astra.

Keywords

tool-call graphstrajectory-level rewardssupervised fine-tuningreinforcement learningagent trainingmulti-step decision makingverifiable environmentscompositional topologysemantic reasoningtool-augmented language models

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