What is Guardrails AI?
Guardrails AI adds validation, safety checks, and formatting constraints to LLM outputs. 50+ prebuilt validators cover hallucination detection, PII filtering, toxicity checks, and format validation.
In one sentence: LLM output validation framework with 50+ validators (hallucination/PII/toxicity/format) — auto-retry or correction on failure, supports Claude/GPT, production-ready — 4k+ stars.
For: Teams deploying LLMs to production who need output safety.
Core Features
1. 50+ Validators
Safety, privacy, accuracy, format, quality, and code validators.
2. Auto-Retry
On validation failure, automatically retries with a correction prompt.
3. Structured Output
Define output format with Pydantic models.
4. Production Deployment
Guardrails Server offers API-based service.
FAQ
Q: Does it support Claude?
A: Yes — model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514".
Q: What happens on validation failure? A: Configurable: filter, correct, retry, or raise an error.