docs: Show how to start RL from an existing SFT LoRA adapter #325
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Summary
Add docs showing how to initialize RL from an existing SFT LoRA by passing the adapter directory as the
base_model
when constructingart.TrainableModel
. Includes a minimal example and concise motivation.Changes
TrainableModel
example and “Why this?” (warm-start, small-model stability).TrainableModel
snippet.Motivation
Many users fine-tune with SFT (e.g., Unsloth/PEFT) and want to continue with RL; pointing
base_model
onTrainableModel
to the adapter directory is the simplest path and improves early training, especially for small models.