Strict / Balanced / Adaptive
Three generation modes that trade off caution against flexibility.
The three modes
Strict
Maximum caution. Broad refusals, tight scope, conservative output. Best for regulated or high-stakes domains.
Balanced
The default. Sensible guardrails with room for helpful, natural responses. Best for most products.
Adaptive
Context-aware guardrails that scale with detected risk — lighter on benign requests, stricter on sensitive ones.
Choosing a mode
| If your priority is… | Use |
|---|---|
| Minimizing any unsafe output, accepting more refusals | Strict |
| A good default for a general audience | Balanced |
| Helpfulness with risk-proportionate guardrails | Adaptive |
Mode shapes the generated prompt only. Your policy still governs enforcement on the output, so the two layers reinforce each other.
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