---
title: "outlines"
type: "tool"
slug: "dottxt-ai-outlines"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/dottxt-ai-outlines"
github_url: "https://github.com/dottxt-ai/outlines"
homepage_url: "https://dottxt-ai.github.io/outlines/"
stars: 14458
forks: 767
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["llm-frameworks", "developer-tools"]
tags: ["llms", "structured-generation", "json", "symbolic-ai", "generative-ai", "cfg", "prompt-engineering", "regex"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T15:08:46.644072+00:00"
---

# outlines

> Structured Outputs

A library for generating structured outputs using generative AI and prompt engineering techniques.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/dottxt-ai/outlines
- Homepage: https://dottxt-ai.github.io/outlines/
- Stars: 14,458 · Forks: 767 · Open issues: 107 · Watchers: 53
- Primary language: Python
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-07-10T09:06:08+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Very active (computed 2026-07-11T11:55:45.384Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:55:45.922Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/dottxt-ai-outlines/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/dottxt-ai-outlines/trust)

## Categories

- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Developer Tools](/categories/developer-tools.md)

## Tags

llms, structured-generation, json, symbolic-ai, generative-ai, cfg, prompt-engineering, regex

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## Adoption goal

Critical Facts About Outlines

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/dottxt-ai-outlines`](/api/graphcanon/tools/dottxt-ai-outlines)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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