Multi-layered guardrails

You can configure multiple prompt guards that run in sequence, creating defense-in-depth protection. Guards are evaluated in the order they appear in the configuration.

Example configuration that uses all three layers:

cat <<EOF > config.yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://agentgateway.dev/schema/config
llm:
  models:
  - name: "*"
    provider: openAI
    params:
      model: gpt-3.5-turbo
      apiKey: "$OPENAI_API_KEY"
    guardrails:
      request:
      # Layer 1: Fast regex check for known patterns
      - regex:
          action: reject
          rules:
          - builtin: ssn
          - builtin: creditCard
          - builtin: email
        rejection:
          body: "Request contains PII and cannot be processed"
      # Layer 2: OpenAI moderation for harmful content
      - openAIModeration:
          model: omni-moderation-latest
          policies:
            backendAuth:
              key: "$OPENAI_API_KEY"
        rejection:
          body: "Content blocked by moderation policy"
      # Layer 3: Custom webhook for domain-specific checks
      - webhook:
          target:
            host: content-safety-webhook.example.com:8000
      response:
      # Response guards run in same order
      - regex:
          action: mask
          rules:
          - builtin: ssn
          - builtin: creditCard
      - webhook:
          target:
            host: content-safety-webhook.example.com:8000
EOF
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