Guardrails 0.0.0-dev.8

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Guardrails. 
dotnet add package Guardrails --version 0.0.0-dev.8
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Guardrails -Version 0.0.0-dev.8
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Guardrails" Version="0.0.0-dev.8" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Guardrails" Version="0.0.0-dev.8" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Guardrails" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Guardrails --version 0.0.0-dev.8
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Guardrails, 0.0.0-dev.8"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Guardrails@0.0.0-dev.8
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Guardrails&version=0.0.0-dev.8&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Guardrails&version=0.0.0-dev.8&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Guardrails

Nuget package dotnet License: MIT Discord

Features 🔥

  • Fully generated C# SDK based on official Guardrails AI OpenAPI specification using AutoSDK
  • Same day update to support new features
  • Updated and supported automatically if there are no breaking changes
  • All modern .NET features - nullability, trimming, NativeAOT, etc.
  • MEAI AIFunction tools for use with any IChatClient

Usage

using Guardrails;

// Connect to a self-hosted Guardrails server (default: http://localhost:8000)
using var client = new GuardrailsClient(apiKey);

// Or specify a custom base URL
using var client = new GuardrailsClient(apiKey, baseUri: new Uri("https://my-guardrails-server.example.com"));

Validate LLM Output

var result = await client.Validate.ValidateAsync(
    guardName: "my-guard",
    llmOutput: "Some LLM output to validate");

Console.WriteLine($"Validation passed: {result.ValidationPassed}");

List Guards

var guards = await client.Guard.GetGuardsAsync();
foreach (var guard in guards)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Guard: {guard.Name} ({guard.Id})");
}

MEAI Tools

using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;

// Use Guardrails as tools with any IChatClient
var tools = new[]
{
    client.AsValidateTool(),
    client.AsListGuardsTool(),
    client.AsGetGuardTool(),
};

var chatOptions = new ChatOptions { Tools = [..tools] };

Support

Priority place for bugs: https://github.com/tryAGI/Guardrails/issues
Priority place for ideas and general questions: https://github.com/tryAGI/Guardrails/discussions
Discord: https://discord.gg/Ca2xhfBf3v

Acknowledgments

JetBrains logo

This project is supported by JetBrains through the Open Source Support Program.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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