Guardrails
Open-source toolkit for adding programmable guardrails to LLM-based conversational systems
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Decision brief
Guardrails offers an open-source toolkit from NVIDIA for programmers to set safety constraints in conversational systems built on large language models.
Good fit when
- You are working within the NVIDIA ecosystem and would benefit from its extensive support for AI applications.
- Your project requires a Python-based solution with compatibility for versions 3.10 through 3.13.
Avoid when
- If your development does not leverage NVIDIA's technologies, using Guardrails may not provide the expected ease of integration.
- For projects that cannot use Python or require support outside of versions 3.10 to 3.13, this tool would be unsuitable.
- Requirements:
- Requires Python versions between 3.10 to 3.13.
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Maintenance and security
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- Very active (0d since push)
- As of Sep 11, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 11, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No criticals
- As of Jul 15, 2026
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Install
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Overview
NVIDIA-NeMo/Guardrails is an open-source project aimed at providing a framework to add programmable guardrails in LLM-based conversational applications.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 11, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 11, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 11, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 11, 2026
- Languages
- python, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json+pyproject.toml · Sep 11, 2026
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Compatibility
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 11, 2026)
Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13.Source link
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README
Requirements Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13. Installation To install using pip: For more detailed instructions, see the Installation Guide. License The NeMo Guardrails library is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
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