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lightspeed-stack | .740 WARNING: No-op authentication dependency is being used. The service is running in insecure mode intended solely for development purposes [lightspeed_stack.authentication.noop:50]
lightspeed-stack | .741 WARNING: Storage configuration for quota limiters not specified [lightspeed_stack.quota.quota_limiter_factory:38]
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lightspeed-stack | .741 INFO: Reranker disabled: using original vector similarity scores [lightspeed_stack.utils.vector_search:713]
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lightspeed-stack | WARNING <module>:9: No type or annotation for returned value 1 category=uncategorized
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lightspeed-stack | loop since there is a function (client-side) tool call category=agents::builtin
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llama-stack | INFO 172.18.0.6:59940 - "GET /v1/models HTTP/1.1" 200 category=server
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| | url | string | Base URL of the OpenAI-compatible Granite Guardian API. | | ||
| | 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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Document max_retries as 1–5 in both tables.
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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Sorry @jrobertboos, I should have let you known earlier. 😅 I added two fields for GraniteGuardianConfig which is model and batch_size.
model is to not make the model_id hardcoded so it's easy to configure through the config file. Even though, the granite guardian model is the only one we use now, we might have a new granite guardian model in the future. Making it configurable will save the future PR to update the hardcoded string. Since it has the default value, the configuration looks the same if there is no need to change the model name.
batch_size is to make the guardrail requests run in parallel but not exhausted our backend.
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In `@docs/user_doc/shields_guide.md`:
- Around line 115-118: Update docs/user_doc/shields_guide.md lines 115-118 and
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Guardian configuration is accepted during startup but runtime shield selection
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113-113: Keep therisksconstraint consistent with the schema.Line 113 says that
risksmust be non-empty.GraniteGuardianConfig.riskshas nomin_lengthconstraint insrc/models/config.py:3216-3250.
| | 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). | | ||
| | 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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| > [!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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Adds user-facing documentation for the
granite_guardianshield type (IBM Granite Guardian moderation guardrail), which was previously only defined in the Pydantic config models (GraniteGuardianConfig,GraniteGuardianShieldConfiguration,RiskDefinition) without any corresponding docs.Changes:
docs/user_doc/shields_guide.md: Added agranite_guardiansection alongside the existingquestion_validityandredactionsections, following the sameConfig field | Required | Descriptiontable format. Includes a note that the runtime capability is not yet wired (config is validated at startup, but moderation is not yet invoked).docs/user_doc/config.md: Added schema tables forGraniteGuardianConfig,GraniteGuardianShieldConfiguration, andRiskDefinition, and updated the top-levelshieldsfield description to mention Granite Guardian.examples/lightspeed-stack-shields.yaml: Added aproduct-guardianshield example (provider_id: granite_guardian) with two sample risks (roleplay-jailbreakon input,harm-outputon output), demonstrating the required/optional config fields.docs/index.md: Added a "Safety shields" link to the docs landing page (was previously missing).This is a documentation-only change; no application code or config schema was modified — the
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