Guidelines

A guideline is a rule written in plain language. Infrared reads it together with the project context, scores every submission of a template that enables it, and returns the score as the policy guideline/<slug>.

Endpoints

The guideline object

A rule in plain language, scored by a model as its own policy.

The guideline objectJSON

{
  "object": "guideline",
  "id": "gl_4R8CeEbylEzY7fCtrNNQPR",
  "project_id": "prj_0TBAgHGtdMketrbltGFHuk",
  "slug": "no-off-site-deals",
  "policy": "guideline/no-off-site-deals",
  "title": "No off-site deals",
  "instructions": "Sellers must not ask buyers to pay or to arrange the deal outside the platform: bank transfers, payment links, crypto, or a move to email, phone or a messaging app. Flag any attempt.",
  "examples": {
    "compliant": [
      "Collection in person or tracked delivery, payment through the site."
    ],
    "violating": [
      "Pay me by bank transfer and I will knock 10% off.",
      "Message me on my number, it is easier than the chat here."
    ]
  },
  "enabled": true,
  "position": 0,
  "created_at": "2026-10-08T08:44:27.742Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-08T08:44:27.742Z"
}

Attributes

object"guideline"

Always guideline.

idstring

Id of the guideline: gl_ plus 22 base62 characters.

slugstring

The slug in the policy key. Set when the guideline is created and never changed.

policystring

The policy key under which the guideline is scored and returned: guideline/<slug>.

titlestring

A short name for the rule.

instructionsstring

The rule in plain language, up to 4,000 characters.

examplesobject

Sample texts that sharpen the rule.

violatingarray of strings: Texts that break the rule, up to 20.
compliantarray of strings: Texts that follow the rule, up to 20.

enabledboolean

Whether the guideline is evaluated. A disabled guideline scores 0 on the templates that enable it.

project_idstring

Id of the project: prj_ plus 22 base62 characters.

positioninteger

Place of the guideline in the list and in the prompt, an integer from 0.

created_attimestamp

When the guideline was created, ISO 8601 in UTC.

updated_attimestamp

When the guideline last changed, ISO 8601 in UTC.

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