helm-sdk 0.4.0

Python SDK for HELM — fail-closed tool calling for AI agents

HELM SDK — Python

Typed Python client for the HELM kernel API. One dependency: httpx.

Install

pip install helm

Quick Example

from helm_sdk import HelmClient, HelmApiError, ChatCompletionRequest, ChatMessage

helm = HelmClient(base_url="http://localhost:8080")

# OpenAI-compatible chat (tool calls governed by HELM)
try:
    res = helm.chat_completions(ChatCompletionRequest(
        model="gpt-4",
        messages=[ChatMessage(role="user", content="List files in /tmp")],
    ))
    print(res.choices[0].message.content)
except HelmApiError as e:
    print(f"Denied: {e.reason_code}")  # e.g. DENY_TOOL_NOT_FOUND

# Export + verify evidence pack
pack = helm.export_evidence()
result = helm.verify_evidence(pack)
print(result.verdict)  # PASS

# Conformance
from helm_sdk import ConformanceRequest
conf = helm.conformance_run(ConformanceRequest(level="L2"))
print(conf.verdict, conf.gates, "gates")

API

Method	Endpoint
chat_completions(req)	POST /v1/chat/completions
approve_intent(req)	POST /api/v1/kernel/approve
list_sessions()	GET /api/v1/proofgraph/sessions
get_receipts(session_id)	GET /api/v1/proofgraph/sessions/{id}/receipts
export_evidence(session_id?)	POST /api/v1/evidence/export
verify_evidence(bundle)	POST /api/v1/evidence/verify
replay_verify(bundle)	POST /api/v1/replay/verify
conformance_run(req)	POST /api/v1/conformance/run
health()	GET /healthz
version()	GET /version

Error Handling

All errors raise HelmApiError with a typed reason_code:

try: helm.chat_completions(req)
except HelmApiError as e: print(e.reason_code)