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deer-flow/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/guardrails/middleware.py
Uchi Uchibeke a29134d7c9 feat(guardrails): add pre-tool-call authorization middleware with pluggable providers (#1240)
Add GuardrailMiddleware that evaluates every tool call before execution.
Three provider options: built-in AllowlistProvider (zero deps), OAP passport
providers (open standard), or custom providers loaded by class path.

- GuardrailProvider protocol with GuardrailRequest/Decision dataclasses
- GuardrailMiddleware (AgentMiddleware, position 5 in chain)
- AllowlistProvider for simple deny/allow by tool name
- GuardrailsConfig (Pydantic singleton, loaded from config.yaml)
- 25 tests covering allow/deny, fail-closed/open, async, GraphBubbleUp
- Comprehensive docs at backend/docs/GUARDRAILS.md

Closes #1213

Co-authored-by: Willem Jiang <willem.jiang@gmail.com>
2026-03-23 18:07:33 +08:00

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"""GuardrailMiddleware - evaluates tool calls against a GuardrailProvider before execution."""
import logging
from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
from datetime import UTC, datetime
from typing import override
from langchain.agents import AgentState
from langchain.agents.middleware import AgentMiddleware
from langchain_core.messages import ToolMessage
from langgraph.errors import GraphBubbleUp
from langgraph.prebuilt.tool_node import ToolCallRequest
from langgraph.types import Command
from deerflow.guardrails.provider import GuardrailDecision, GuardrailProvider, GuardrailReason, GuardrailRequest
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class GuardrailMiddleware(AgentMiddleware[AgentState]):
"""Evaluate tool calls against a GuardrailProvider before execution.
Denied calls return an error ToolMessage so the agent can adapt.
If the provider raises, behavior depends on fail_closed:
- True (default): block the call
- False: allow it through with a warning
"""
def __init__(self, provider: GuardrailProvider, *, fail_closed: bool = True, passport: str | None = None):
self.provider = provider
self.fail_closed = fail_closed
self.passport = passport
def _build_request(self, request: ToolCallRequest) -> GuardrailRequest:
return GuardrailRequest(
tool_name=str(request.tool_call.get("name", "")),
tool_input=request.tool_call.get("args", {}),
agent_id=self.passport,
timestamp=datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(),
)
def _build_denied_message(self, request: ToolCallRequest, decision: GuardrailDecision) -> ToolMessage:
tool_name = str(request.tool_call.get("name", "unknown_tool"))
tool_call_id = str(request.tool_call.get("id", "missing_id"))
reason_text = decision.reasons[0].message if decision.reasons else "blocked by guardrail policy"
reason_code = decision.reasons[0].code if decision.reasons else "oap.denied"
return ToolMessage(
content=f"Guardrail denied: tool '{tool_name}' was blocked ({reason_code}). Reason: {reason_text}. Choose an alternative approach.",
tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
name=tool_name,
status="error",
)
@override
def wrap_tool_call(
self,
request: ToolCallRequest,
handler: Callable[[ToolCallRequest], ToolMessage | Command],
) -> ToolMessage | Command:
gr = self._build_request(request)
try:
decision = self.provider.evaluate(gr)
except GraphBubbleUp:
# Preserve LangGraph control-flow signals (interrupt/pause/resume).
raise
except Exception:
logger.exception("Guardrail provider error (sync)")
if self.fail_closed:
decision = GuardrailDecision(allow=False, reasons=[GuardrailReason(code="oap.evaluator_error", message="guardrail provider error (fail-closed)")])
else:
return handler(request)
if not decision.allow:
logger.warning("Guardrail denied: tool=%s policy=%s code=%s", gr.tool_name, decision.policy_id, decision.reasons[0].code if decision.reasons else "unknown")
return self._build_denied_message(request, decision)
return handler(request)
@override
async def awrap_tool_call(
self,
request: ToolCallRequest,
handler: Callable[[ToolCallRequest], Awaitable[ToolMessage | Command]],
) -> ToolMessage | Command:
gr = self._build_request(request)
try:
decision = await self.provider.aevaluate(gr)
except GraphBubbleUp:
# Preserve LangGraph control-flow signals (interrupt/pause/resume).
raise
except Exception:
logger.exception("Guardrail provider error (async)")
if self.fail_closed:
decision = GuardrailDecision(allow=False, reasons=[GuardrailReason(code="oap.evaluator_error", message="guardrail provider error (fail-closed)")])
else:
return await handler(request)
if not decision.allow:
logger.warning("Guardrail denied: tool=%s policy=%s code=%s", gr.tool_name, decision.policy_id, decision.reasons[0].code if decision.reasons else "unknown")
return self._build_denied_message(request, decision)
return await handler(request)