guidance
✓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
Installation
SKILL.md
Guidance ensures outputs match specified patterns using regex or grammars.
Guidance automatically "heals" token boundaries between prompt and generation.
| Feature | Guidance | Instructor | Outlines | LMQL |
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 Source: orchestra-research/ai-research-skills.
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Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/orchestra-research/ai-research-skills --skill guidance- Category
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Quick answers
What is guidance?
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 Source: orchestra-research/ai-research-skills.
How do I install guidance?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/orchestra-research/ai-research-skills --skill guidance Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/orchestra-research/ai-research-skills
Details
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- Source
- skills.sh
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- 2026-02-11