Softment

AI Development

AI Guardrails & Safety

We implement guardrails so LLM features behave predictably: prompt-injection defenses, tool allowlists, PII controls, refusal patterns, and safe fallbacks. You get tests and monitoring so safety stays intact as the system evolves. Delivery aligned to United States teams (USD).

TimelineTypical: 2–5 weeks (scope-dependent)
Starting at$1.1k
Security-first AI integrations • Evals + logging + guardrails included

Overview

What this service is

Guardrails are the safety layer around AI features: policies, permissions, filtering, and fallbacks that prevent unsafe or untrusted behavior.

We design guardrails aligned to your risks: data leakage, unsafe actions, policy violations, and adversarial inputs.

Delivery includes safety tests and monitoring so guardrails don’t degrade silently after changes.

Standard

AI delivery standard

Quality and safety practices we ship with AI builds so the system stays measurable, maintainable, and production-ready.

Logging + tracing

Conversation and tool traces with request IDs, error visibility, and debug-friendly runbooks.

Guardrails + safety

Tool allowlists, PII-safe patterns, refusal behavior, and escalation routes for edge cases.

Evals + regression tests

Golden queries, scorecards, and regression checks so quality improves over time instead of drifting.

Cost + latency controls

Caching, prompt discipline, retrieval tuning, and routing so your app stays fast and predictable at scale.

Documentation + handoff

Architecture notes, environment setup, and next-step roadmap so your team can iterate safely after launch.

Security-first integration

Secrets isolation, role-based access, audit-friendly actions, and minimal data retention by design.

Benefits

What you get

Reduce prompt injection and data leakage risk

Keep tool actions safe with allowlists + approvals

Improve trust with clear refusal and fallback UX

Control sensitive data handling with PII rules

Detect safety failures with tests and monitoring

Ship updates with less risk of regressions

Features

What we deliver

Tool allowlists + RBAC

Only approved tools and actions are accessible, with role-aware permissions and approval steps for sensitive actions.

Prompt injection defenses

Input sanitization, policy enforcement, context separation, and retrieval controls to reduce injection risk.

PII and sensitive-data controls

Redaction, retention controls, and configurable logging so sensitive data is handled safely.

Refusal + fallback UX

Clear “can’t do that” behavior, safe alternatives, and escalation paths that don’t frustrate users.

Content and policy filters

Moderation, policy checks, and output constraints aligned to your product and compliance needs.

Safety testing + monitoring

Red-team tests, regression checks, and alerts for policy violations or unsafe behaviors in production.

Process

How we work

1
2–4 days

Risk mapping

Threat model and safety goals.

2
4–8 days

Design

Guardrail policies, tools, approvals, and UX.

3
1–3 weeks

Build

Implement controls and validations.

4
3–7 days

Red-team

Adversarial tests and fixes.

5
2–4 days

Monitor

Dashboards and alerts for safety drift.

Tech Stack

Technologies we use

Core

Moderation / safety checksPrompt injection defensesRBAC + allowlistsStructured outputs

Tools

Evaluation testsTracingNode.js / PythonPostgreSQL

Services

Sentry / monitoringAudit logs

Use Cases

Who this is for

Agent safety for tool actions

Prevent unsafe actions with allowlists, approvals, and strict parameter validation.

RAG privacy and access control

Ensure retrieval respects permissions and doesn’t leak private sources across users or tenants.

Support bot policy compliance

Ensure the assistant refuses unsafe requests and follows brand and policy rules consistently.

Enterprise audit readiness

Add audit logs, retention controls, and admin oversight for enterprise deployments.

Safe rollout of new prompts/models

Add regression tests and monitoring so changes don’t degrade safety.

AI Case Examples

Micro case studies (anonymous)

A few safe examples of outcomes we build for real operations—no client names, just results.

Secure Mobile Solution in Australian Defence Ecosystem

Problem: Secure data workflows were required in a regulated environment with strict access controls.

Solution: Hardened architecture with strict auth, encrypted storage, and audit-friendly engineering patterns.

Outcome: Deployed securely within a regulated ecosystem with clear handoff and operational guidance.

AI Knowledge Base Across 2,000+ Pages

Problem: Teams needed fast answers across long PDFs, but search was slow and results were inconsistent.

Solution: RAG with hybrid retrieval and reranking, plus grounded answers and safer fallback behavior.

Outcome: Reliable answers with <10s response times and measurable improvements on real queries.

Ops Automation with AI + n8n

Problem: Manual approvals and CRM syncing created delays and data inconsistencies across tools.

Solution: Event-driven automation with validation gates and AI-assisted classification where it improved routing.

Outcome: Reduced manual workload significantly with more reliable workflows and operator visibility.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No, but they drastically reduce common failure modes. We combine allowlists, validation, monitoring, and eval tests to keep behavior predictable.

They shouldn’t. We design refusal/fallback UX so users still get value and clear next steps instead of silent failures.

Yes. We can retrofit safety controls, add tests, and instrument monitoring without rebuilding everything.

We implement redaction where needed, configure retention, and restrict logging so PII isn’t stored or exposed unnecessarily.

Yes. We build adversarial test sets and verify that policies, context separation, and tool controls hold under attack-like inputs.

Yes. Human-in-the-loop approvals are a common pattern for production agent safety.

Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Compliance & Data (US)

For US teams, we build with auditability in mind: clear access boundaries, least-privilege roles, and reviewable operational controls.

We can align delivery with SOC 2 / ISO-friendly practices (without claiming certification): evidence-ready logs, secure-by-default config, and clear ownership.

  • SOC 2 / ISO-friendly implementation patterns (no certification claims)
  • Least-privilege access and permission boundaries
  • Security review checklists for auth, payments, and data flows
  • PII-safe logging + incident response playbooks (on request)
  • Retention and deletion flows where required
  • NDA + vendor onboarding docs on request

Timezone & Collaboration (Americas)

We support teams across the Americas with meeting windows that work for EST/CST/MST/PST.

We keep delivery predictable with weekly milestones, concise async updates, and written decisions to reduce calendar load.

  • Americas overlap with EST/PST-friendly windows
  • Async-first updates with written decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos + change control
  • Fast turnaround on blockers and clarifications
  • Clear owner per workstream and escalation path

Engagement & Procurement (US)

US-friendly engagement structure: clear SOWs, milestone billing, and invoice cadence that fits typical procurement workflows.

If you need vendor onboarding artefacts, we can provide security posture summaries and delivery process documentation.

  • USD invoicing and milestone-based payment schedules
  • SOW + scope lock options for fixed-scope work
  • Time-and-materials for evolving requirements
  • Procurement-ready documentation on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (US)

We ship with a security-first checklist and performance budgets—so releases stay stable under real traffic.

Expect clean PRs, reviewable changes, and production-ready testing from day one.

  • Threat-aware checks for auth, roles, and sensitive data flows
  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + critical path smoke tests
  • Performance budgets (Core Web Vitals-minded) and bundle checks
  • Structured logging + error tracking hooks (Sentry-ready)
  • Rollback-safe releases and clear release notes
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