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Safeguards Guides

This directory contains comprehensive guides for using the Safeguards. Each guide focuses on a specific aspect of the framework and provides detailed explanations, code examples, and best practices.

Available Guides

Budget Management

This guide covers how to effectively manage agent budgets, including: - Creating and configuring budget pools - Allocating resources based on priorities - Implementing dynamic budget allocation - Monitoring and controlling budget usage - Setting up alerts for budget-related events

Safeguards

This guide explains safety features and protection mechanisms, including: - Setting up core safety components - Implementing safety guardrails and action filters - Monitoring agent-generated content - Handling violations and exceptions - Creating safe agents with built-in protections - Emergency response procedures

Monitoring

This guide covers metrics collection, visualization, and alerting, including: - Setting up metrics collection - Creating real-time monitoring systems - Implementing custom monitors and alerts - Visualizing metrics with dashboards - Log analysis and anomaly detection

Agent Coordination

This guide explains how to coordinate multiple agents, including: - Multi-agent communication patterns - Priority-based task allocation - Resource sharing between agents - Managing agent dependencies - Implementing agent pipelines

Notifications & Alerts

This guide covers setting up and customizing notification systems, including: - Configuring notification channels - Creating custom alert handlers - Setting up escalation policies - Implementing throttling and filtering - Integrating with external notification systems

Getting Started

If you're new to the Safeguards, we recommend starting with:

  1. The Quick Start Guide for a basic introduction
  2. The Budget Management Guide to understand core concepts
  3. The Safeguards Guide to learn about protection mechanisms
  4. The Monitoring Guide to set up proper observability

Additional Resources

For more detailed information, refer to: - API Reference for detailed API documentation - Examples for practical usage examples - Advanced Topics for advanced usage scenarios