guardrails-ai 0.4.2

Adding guardrails to large language models.

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What is Guardrails?

Guardrails is a Python framework that helps build reliable AI applications by performing two key functions:

1. Guardrails runs Input/Output Guards in your application that detect, quantify and mitigate the presence of specific types of risks. To look at the full suite of risks, check out Guardrails Hub.
2. Guardrails help you generate structured data from LLMs.

Guardrails Hub

Guardrails Hub is a collection of pre-built measures of specific types of risks (called 'validators'). Multiple validators can be combined together into Input and Output Guards that intercept the inputs and outputs of LLMs. Visit Guardrails Hub to see the full list of validators and their documentation.

Installation

pip install guardrails-ai

Getting Started

Create Input and Output Guards for LLM Validation

1. Download and configure the Guardrails Hub CLI.

   pip install guardrails-ai
   guardrails configure
   

2. Install a guardrail from Guardrails Hub.

   guardrails hub install hub://guardrails/regex_match
   

3. Create a Guard from the installed guardrail.

   # Import Guard and Validator
   from guardrails.hub import RegexMatch
   from guardrails import Guard
   
   # Initialize the Guard with 
   val = Guard().use(
       RegexMatch(regex="^[A-Z][a-z]*$")
   )
   
   guard.parse("Caesar")  # Guardrail Passes
   guard.parse("Caesar is a great leader")  # Guardrail Fails
   

4. Run multiple guardrails within a Guard. First, install the necessary guardrails from Guardrails Hub.

   guardrails hub install hub://guardrails/competitor_check
   guardrails hub install hub://guardrails/toxic_language
   

   Then, create a Guard from the installed guardrails.

   from guardrails.hub import RegexMatch, ValidLength
   from guardrails import Guard
   
   guard = Guard().use(
       RegexMatch(regex="^[A-Z][a-z]*$"),
       ValidLength(min=1, max=32)
   )
   
   guard.parse("Caesar")  # Guardrail Passes
   guard.parse("Caesar is a great leader")  # Guardrail Fails
   

Use Guardrails to generate structured data from LLMs

Let's go through an example where we ask an LLM to generate fake pet names. To do this, we'll create a Pydantic BaseModel that represents the structure of the output we want.

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field

class Pet(BaseModel):
    pet_type: str = Field(description="Species of pet")
    name: str = Field(description="a unique pet name")

Now, create a Guard from the Pet class. The Guard can be used to call the LLM in a manner so that the output is formatted to the Pet class. Under the hood, this is done by either of two methods:

1. Function calling: For LLMs that support function calling, we generate structured data using the function call syntax.
2. Prompt optimization: For LLMs that don't support function calling, we add the schema of the expected output to the prompt so that the LLM can generate structured data.

from guardrails import Guard
import openai

prompt = """
    What kind of pet should I get and what should I name it?

    ${gr.complete_json_suffix_v2}
"""
guard = Guard.from_pydantic(output_class=Pet, prompt=prompt)

validated_output, *rest = guard(
    llm_api=openai.completions.create,
    engine="gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct"
)

print(f"{validated_output}")

This prints:

{
    "pet_type": "dog",
    "name": "Buddy
}

FAQ

I'm running into issues with Guardrails. Where can I get help?

You can reach out to us on Discord or Twitter.

Can I use Guardrails with any LLM?

Yes, Guardrails can be used with proprietary and open-source LLMs. Check out this guide on how to use Guardrails with any LLM.

Can I create my own validators?

Yes, you can create your own validators and contribute them to Guardrails Hub. Check out this guide on how to create your own validators.

Does Guardrails support other languages?

Guardrails can be used with Python and JavaScript. Check out the docs on how to use Guardrails from JavaScript. We are working on adding support for other languages. If you would like to contribute to Guardrails, please reach out to us on Discord or Twitter.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Guardrails!

Get started by checking out Github issues and check out the Contributing Guide. Feel free to open an issue, or reach out if you would like to add to the project!