> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guardrail Config • AI Agent SDK

> GuardrailConfig: Configuration for guardrails and safety validation.

# GuardrailConfig

> Defined in the [**Feature Configs**](../modules/feature_configs) module.

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Configuration for guardrails and safety validation.

Consolidates: guardrail, max\_guardrail\_retries, policy

## Properties

<ResponseField name="validator" type="Optional">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="llm_validator" type="Optional">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="max_retries" type="int">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="on_fail" type="Union">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="policy" type="Optional">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="policies" type="List">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<Accordion title="Internal & Generic Methods">
  * **to\_dict**: Convert to dictionary.
</Accordion>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# With validator function
    Agent(guardrails=my_validator_fn)
    
    # With string preset
    Agent(guardrails="strict")  # Uses strict preset
    
    # With policy strings
    Agent(guardrails=["policy:strict", "pii:redact"])
    
    # With config
    Agent(guardrails=GuardrailConfig(
        validator=my_validator_fn,
        max_retries=3,
        on_fail="retry",
    ))
    
    # With LLM-based validation
    Agent(guardrails=GuardrailConfig(
        llm_validator="Ensure response is helpful and safe",
        max_retries=2,
    ))
```

## Source

<Card title="View on GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/config/feature_configs.py#L382">
  `praisonaiagents/config/feature_configs.py` at line 382
</Card>

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Guardrails Concept" icon="shield-halved" href="/docs/concepts/guardrails" />

  <Card title="Guardrails Feature" icon="shield" href="/docs/features/guardrails" />

  <Card title="Approval" icon="check" href="/docs/features/approval" />

  <Card title="Configuration Overview" icon="gear" href="/docs/configuration/index" />

  <Card title="Agent Config" icon="robot" href="/docs/configuration/agent-config" />
</CardGroup>