AI & models
Guardrails
AI guardrails
Guardrails are the limits placed around an AI so it stays safe and on-task — rules about what it may do, checks on its inputs and outputs, and approval gates before risky actions. Think of them as the railings on a balcony: they don't slow you down in normal use, they just stop the fall. In an agent, guardrails look like permission prompts before deleting files, scoped access to only certain tools, and filters that catch a
prompt injection attempt. Why it matters
Part of Company data, privacy, and rules → Autonomy is only as safe as its guardrails — they're what let you hand an agent real work without handing it the keys to everything.