Show HN: Conduct, open-source guardrails for LLM and MCP tool calls
THE SO WHAT
Open-source guardrails for LLM and MCP tool calls push safety and policy enforcement closer to the orchestration layer, not just the model. If you're wiring agents into production systems, start standardizing around a guardrail framework now so you don't end up with bespoke, un-auditable checks per workflow.
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