Outlines (Efficient Guided Generation)
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A library for guided LLM text generation that enforces structural constraints with minimal overhead.
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Regex guarantees: Guarantees that generated output matches a specified regular expression, supporting grammar-constrained generation at the token level.
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JSON schema enforcement: Produces output that follows a JSON schema, unlocking reliable structured-output generation without post-hoc parsing retries.
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Fast implementation: Achieves low overhead via efficient state-machine construction and token-mask caching, making constrained decoding practical in production.
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Broad adoption: Became widely used in LLM pipelines where structured output is non-negotiable - function calling, tool use, API output, and data extraction.