Towards Data Science

How to Add Guardrails to a Local LLM Agent

The article provides a practical guide on implementing guardrails for a local large language model (LLM) agent. It focuses on using Gemma 4, Ollama, and the OpenAI Agents SDK to set up these safety measures. The post is published on Towards Data Science.

Towards Data Science
Sep 29

How to Design Architectural Guardrails Around AI Agents

The article "How to Design Architectural Guardrails Around AI Agents" discusses essential agent design patterns that data engineers should understand. It emphasizes the importance of establishing clear architectural boundaries to ensure AI agents operate safely and effectively within larger systems. The post was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Thuwarakesh Murallie
Towards Data Science
Aug 4

Using Agents as Tools

Building manager–specialist workflows with the OpenAI Agents SDK The post Using Agents as Tools appeared first on Towards Data Science .

By Shuai Guo
Simon Willison
Sep 7

llm 0.35

The article announces the release of llm version 0.35, which introduces a new OpenAI model named gpt-6-astra for GPT-6 Astra. It highlights the addition of this model to the llm library and tags the release with openai, llm, and gpt-6-astra.

Simon Willison
Sep 2

llm-openrouter 0.7.1

The article announces the release of version 0.7.1 of the llm-openrouter library. It highlights a performance fix that improves the loading of OpenRouter models. The release acknowledges a contribution from waveplate.

Towards Data Science
Oct 2

How to Build a Control Plane for AI Agents

The article titled "How to Build a Control Plane for AI Agents" outlines a nine-step process for granting a large language model (LLM) permission to act. It focuses on the practical steps involved in creating a control plane that manages the actions of AI agents. The post was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Ari Joury, PhD