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Control LLM output with regex and grammars, guarantee valid JSON/XML/code generation, enforce structured formats, and build multi-step workflows with Guidance - Microsoft Research's constrained generation framework

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What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do ai research tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

  1. Install the skill (command above).
  2. In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
  3. No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/guidance && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__guidance.md -o .claude/skills/guidance/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

---
name: guidance
description: Control LLM output with regex and grammars, guarantee valid JSON/XML/code generation, enforce structured formats, and build multi-step workflows with Guidance - Microsoft Research's constrained generation framework
version: 1.0.0
author: Orchestra Research
license: MIT
tags: [Prompt Engineering, Guidance, Constrained Generation, Structured Output, JSON Validation, Grammar, Microsoft Research, Format Enforcement, Multi-Step Workflows]
dependencies: [guidance, transformers]
---

# Guidance: Constrained LLM Generation

## When to Use This Skill

Use Guidance when y

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