guardrails — The checks around a model that block bad inputs and outputs — filters, validators, and permission rules the model itself can't override.
Why it matters
Anthropic details the actual workflow, a single Slack channel with Claude driving measurement and fixes under human-set guardrailsThe checks around a model that block bad inputs and outputs — filters, validators, and permission rules the model itself can't override.Full definition →, that cut claude.ai load and interaction times by an average of 3.1x across 13 measured journeys.
