# Guardrails

> Monitor your LLM calls with guardrails in Opik to prevent risks and ensure safe application outputs.

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  This feature is currently available in the **self-hosted** installation of Opik. Support for managed deployments is
  coming soon.
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Guardrails help you protect your application from risks inherent in LLMs.
Use them to check the inputs and outputs of your LLM calls, and detect issues like
off-topic answers or leaking sensitive information.

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