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Main Authors: Li, Xinzhe, Tao, Yaguang
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00631
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author Li, Xinzhe
Tao, Yaguang
author_facet Li, Xinzhe
Tao, Yaguang
contents LiTS is a modular Python framework for LLM reasoning via tree search. It decomposes tree search into three reusable components (Policy, Transition, and RewardModel) that plug into algorithms like MCTS and BFS. A decorator-based registry enables domain experts to extend to new domains by registering components, and algorithmic researchers to implement custom search algorithms. We demonstrate composability on MATH500 (language reasoning), Crosswords (environment planning), and MapEval (tool use), showing that components and algorithms are orthogonal: components are reusable across algorithms within each task type, and algorithms work across all components and domains. We also report a mode-collapse finding: in infinite action spaces, LLM policy diversity (not reward quality) is the bottleneck for effective tree search. A demonstration video is available at https://youtu.be/nRGX43YrR3I. The package is released under the Apache 2.0 license at https://github.com/xinzhel/lits-llm, including installation instructions and runnable examples that enable users to reproduce the demonstrated workflows.
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spellingShingle LiTS: A Modular Framework for LLM Tree Search
Li, Xinzhe
Tao, Yaguang
Artificial Intelligence
LiTS is a modular Python framework for LLM reasoning via tree search. It decomposes tree search into three reusable components (Policy, Transition, and RewardModel) that plug into algorithms like MCTS and BFS. A decorator-based registry enables domain experts to extend to new domains by registering components, and algorithmic researchers to implement custom search algorithms. We demonstrate composability on MATH500 (language reasoning), Crosswords (environment planning), and MapEval (tool use), showing that components and algorithms are orthogonal: components are reusable across algorithms within each task type, and algorithms work across all components and domains. We also report a mode-collapse finding: in infinite action spaces, LLM policy diversity (not reward quality) is the bottleneck for effective tree search. A demonstration video is available at https://youtu.be/nRGX43YrR3I. The package is released under the Apache 2.0 license at https://github.com/xinzhel/lits-llm, including installation instructions and runnable examples that enable users to reproduce the demonstrated workflows.
title LiTS: A Modular Framework for LLM Tree Search
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00631