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# Allow Model Requests • AI Agent SDK

> allow_model_requests: Allow or block real model requests process-wide.

# allow\_model\_requests

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> This function is defined in the [**guard**](../modules/guard) module.

Allow or block real model requests process-wide.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def allow_model_requests(allowed: bool) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="allowed" type="bool" required={false} default="True">
  `True` restores normal behaviour; `False` makes every real model request raise :class:`ModelRequestBlocked`.
</ParamField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/model_harness/guard.py` at line 121
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