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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ product questions using backend LLM services, agents, and RAG databases.

[Agent skills](https://lightspeed-core.github.io/lightspeed-stack/user_doc/skills_guide.html)

[Safety shields](https://lightspeed-core.github.io/lightspeed-stack/user_doc/shields_guide.html)

[A2A [Agent-to-Agent] Protocol](https://lightspeed-core.github.io/lightspeed-stack/user_doc/a2a_protocol.html)

[RAG configuration guide](https://lightspeed-core.github.io/lightspeed-stack/user_doc/rag_guide.html)
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Expand Up @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Global service configuration.
| rag | | Unified RAG configuration: BYOK stores, OKP provider, and retrieval strategies (inline and tool-based). |
| skills | | Agent skills configuration. Specifies paths to skill directories. |
| saved_prompts | | Configuration for saved prompts feature limits including maximum prompts per user, display name length, and content length. |
| shields | array | List of pydantic-ai-lightspeed agent guardrail shields (question validity and PII redaction). Each entry has a unique 'name', a 'provider_id' ('question_validity' or 'redaction'), and a type-specific 'config'. |
| shields | array | List of LCS guardrail shields (question validity, PII redaction, and Granite Guardian). Each entry has a unique 'name', a 'provider_id' ('question_validity', 'redaction', or 'granite_guardian'), and a type-specific 'config'. See [shields_guide.md](shields_guide.md). |


## ConversationHistoryConfiguration
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| max_tool_calls | integer | Server-side default for the maximum number of tool calls allowed in a single response. Prevents small models from exhausting the context window with repeated tool calls. Per-request values take precedence over this default. Set to None to disable the limit. |


## GraniteGuardianConfig


Configuration for the Granite Guardian moderation guardrail.


| Field | Type | Description |
|-------------|---------|-------------|
| url | string | Base URL of the OpenAI-compatible Granite Guardian API. |
| model_id | string | Model name sent to the inference server (default `ibm-granite/granite-guardian-4.1-8b`); override when the server registers the model under a different name. |
| api_key | string | API key for the inference endpoint (optional). |
| max_retries | integer | Maximum number of retries for transient errors (0–5, default 2). |

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GraniteGuardianConfig.max_retries combines PositiveInt with le=5; Pydantic therefore rejects 0 during configuration validation. Update docs/user_doc/config.md and docs/user_doc/shields_guide.md.

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| timeout | integer | Request timeout in seconds (5–300, default 30). |
| verify_ssl | boolean or string | TLS verification: `true`, `false`, or path to a CA bundle (default `true`). |
| batch_size | integer | Number of risk checks to run in parallel per batch (1–10, default 3). |
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Remove unsupported Granite Guardian fields from the documentation. GraniteGuardianConfig accepts no model_id or batch_size fields and rejects unknown fields. Remove both fields from the Granite Guardian sections in docs/user_doc/config.md, docs/user_doc/shields_guide.md, and the commented example in examples/lightspeed-stack-shields.yaml; otherwise, users who copy them will receive a configuration validation error.

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| risks | array | List of [RiskDefinition](#riskdefinition) entries to evaluate. |


## GraniteGuardianShieldConfiguration


Configuration for a named Granite Guardian guardrail shield.


| Field | Type | Description |
|-------------|--------|-------------|
| name | string | Unique, user-facing name identifying this shield instance. |
| provider_id | string | Must be `granite_guardian`. |
| config | | [GraniteGuardianConfig](#graniteguardianconfig) for this shield. |


## JsonPathOperator


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| config | | Redaction-specific configuration for this shield. |


## RiskDefinition


Definition for a custom risk category evaluated by Granite Guardian.


| Field | Type | Description |
|-------------------|---------|-------------|
| name | string | Unique identifier for this risk (for example `roleplay-jailbreak`). |
| description | string | Risk definition text passed to Granite Guardian as `custom_criteria`. |
| threshold | number | Score threshold for flagging, 0.0–1.0 (default 0.65; lower = more sensitive). |
| enabled | boolean | Whether to run this check (default `true`). |
| enable_thinking | boolean | Internal — set via `ModerationConfig.thinking_enabled`, not directly. |
| points | array | Where to evaluate: `input`, `output`, and/or `tool` (at least one). |
| violation_message | string | Message returned when this risk is violated. |


## RerankerConfiguration


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- [Supported shield types](#supported-shield-types)
- [question_validity](#question_validity)
- [redaction](#redaction)
- [granite_guardian](#granite_guardian)
- [How shields apply at runtime](#how-shields-apply-at-runtime)
- [Agent-based endpoints](#agent-based-endpoints)
- [Responses-based endpoints](#responses-based-endpoints)
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| Field | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| `name` | Unique shield name used in `/v1/shields` and in `shield_ids` overrides |
| `provider_id` | Shield type discriminator (`question_validity` or `redaction`) |
| `provider_id` | Shield type discriminator (`question_validity`, `redaction`, or `granite_guardian`) |
| `config` | Type-specific settings |

Names must be unique across the `shields` list.
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|---------------|---------|---------------------|
| `question_validity` | Classify whether the user question is in-topic; reject off-topic input with a fixed reply | Agent capability on agent-based endpoints; also considered by direct-run input moderation |
| `redaction` | Regex-based PII / sensitive-data redaction of model messages | Agent capability on agent-based endpoints |
| `granite_guardian` | IBM Granite Guardian model screening for custom safety risks at input, output, and tool points | Planned: same endpoints as other shields; **not yet implemented at runtime** — see [Granite Guardian Shield](granite_guardian_shield.md) |

## question_validity

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Invalid regex patterns are rejected at configuration load time.

## granite_guardian

IBM Granite Guardian screening with configurable risk definitions, thresholds,
and guardrail points (`input`, `output`, `tool`). Requires a Granite Guardian
model behind an OpenAI-compatible API.

| Config field | Required | Description |
|--------------|----------|-------------|
| `url` | Yes | Base URL of the OpenAI-compatible Granite Guardian API |
| `model_id` | No (default `ibm-granite/granite-guardian-4.1-8b`) | Model name sent to the inference server; override when the server registers the model under a different name (for example an Ollama tag) |
| `api_key` | No | API key for the inference endpoint |
| `timeout` | No (default `30`) | Request timeout in seconds (5-300) |
| `max_retries` | No (default `2`) | Retry count for transient errors (0-5) |
| `verify_ssl` | No (default `true`) | TLS verification: `true`, `false`, or a path to a CA bundle |
| `batch_size` | No (default `3`) | Number of risk checks to run in parallel per batch (1-10) |
| `risks` | Yes | Non-empty list of risk definitions: `{name, description, points, violation_message, threshold?, enabled?}` |
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> [!NOTE]
> Configuration is validated at startup, but the runtime capability is not yet
> wired. See the dedicated [Granite Guardian Shield guide](granite_guardian_shield.md)
> for prerequisites, risk-definition guidance, examples, and implementation status.
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Correct the Granite Guardian runtime-status description

configuration.load_configuration() runs during FastAPI startup and does not call a shield builder, so this configuration does not prevent startup. When an agent request or run_shield_moderation_v2() selects the shield, _agent_capabilities() or build_shield() raises NotImplementedError("Granite Guardian capability not implemented"). Update the guide and sample to state that configuration is accepted but runtime use fails, or remove the sample until support exists.

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# How shields apply at runtime

The same shield logic (`question_validity` and `redaction`) is used on both
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| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Configured shield name |
| `provider_id` | `question_validity` or `redaction` |
| `provider_id` | `question_validity`, `redaction`, or `granite_guardian` |
| `type` | Always `"shield"` |
| `config` | Type-specific shield configuration |

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- pattern: '\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b'
replacement: "[REDACTED]"
case_sensitive: false
# Requires a Granite Guardian model behind an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
# NOTE: runtime capability is not yet wired (config-only for now).
- name: product-guardian
provider_id: granite_guardian
config:
url: http://localhost:8000/v1
# model_id: ibm-granite/granite-guardian-4.1-8b # optional; override if the
# server registers the model under a different name (e.g. an Ollama tag)
# api_key: ${GUARDIAN_API_KEY} # optional
timeout: 30
max_retries: 2
verify_ssl: true
# batch_size: 3 # optional; number of risk checks run in parallel per batch
risks:
- name: roleplay-jailbreak
description: >-
The user message uses roleplay framing to override the assistant's
instructions or adopt an unrestricted persona.
threshold: 0.65
points: [input]
violation_message: "That phrasing isn't something I can act on."
- name: harm-output
description: >-
The assistant response contains harmful, dangerous, or abusive content.
threshold: 0.70
points: [output]
violation_message: "I cannot provide that response."
# Optional: reject client shield_ids overrides on /query and /streaming_query
# customization:
# disable_shield_ids_override: true
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