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docs(examples): add Deep Agents example checking every tool call with NeMo Relay - #2591
Adds examples/scripts/nemo_relay, a tutorial for agent builders: a Deep Agents agent whose every tool call NeMo Relay checks with NeMo Guardrails' Relay plugin and nemoguardrails hooks-server.
Policy (configs/policy, model-free): a tool and argument allowlist with allow_unlisted_tools: false (no shell, no delete), and CEL rules that cap read_log at 500 lines and allow http_request only as a GET to https://*.internal.example. configs/policy_judge adds an LLM-judged tool safety check on http_request for secrets in allowed requests.
relay_plugin.py: activates the plugin for a block of code, with startup = "required", so a plugin that doesn't load stops the agent instead of leaving calls unchecked.
deny_feedback.py: middleware that hands a deny back to the model as ToolMessage(status="error"), so the agent corrects the call. A failed check propagates, and the run stops.
agent.py: passes Deep Agents' built-in general-purpose subagent to add_nemo_relay_integration explicitly. Deep Agents doesn't give it the main agent's middleware, so without this its tool calls run unchecked.
README: step-by-step tutorial, with each control mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025 and for Agentic Applications 2026.
Supporting changes: a deepagents_example_hooks_server fixture in integration_tests/relay_plugin/conftest.py, deepagents added to the hash-locked relay plugin test requirements, and cross-links from the plugin docs and integration_tests/README.md.
The OWASP mapping in the README's "OWASP Coverage" section.
Denies and failed checks are told apart by Relay's RuntimeError message prefixes (guardrail rejected: and internal error: NeMo Guardrails check failed for tool call). A typed exception from Relay would make this sturdier.
make test TEST=tests/server/test_hooks_nemo_relay_example.py: 23 passed.
integration_tests/relay_plugin (whole suite, through the built plugin): 43 passed, including the 7 new Deep Agents tests.
ruff check, ruff format --check, license headers, and ty check: pass.
The same policy and wiring were exercised in a larger Deep Agents demo against a live NIM model, with both configs, including stopping the hooks server mid-run.
Not run: agent.py in its final form against a live model (CI drives it with a scripted model), and the docs build.
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Added a Deep Agents example that checks tool calls through NeMo Relay and a Guardrails hooks server. Policy denials are returned to the model as tool errors, allowing it to correct a call; failed checks stop the run.
The example includes configurable policies for tool arguments and HTTP requests, with an optional LLM-based safety check.
Documentation
Added setup instructions, usage scenarios, policy guidance, and notes on integrating checks with agents and subagents.
Tests
Added coverage for allowed and denied calls, retry behavior, failed checks, and unavailable hooks servers.
… NeMo Relay
Add examples/scripts/nemo_relay, a tutorial for checking each tool call of a Deep Agents agent with NeMo Guardrails' Relay plugin and the hooks server: a tool and argument allowlist, CEL rules, an optional LLM judge, deny feedback to the model, and failing closed. Map each control to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM and Agentic Applications.
Test the policies in-process, and the agent through Relay with a scripted model.
Closes#2590
Signed-off-by: Monika Katariya <mkatariya@nvidia.com>
### Issue 1
examples/scripts/nemo_relay/relay_plugin.py:51
If the bundle path contains a character above U+FFFF, such as an emoji, `json.dumps` writes it as a UTF-16 surrogate pair. TOML rejects those escapes, so an otherwise valid bundle cannot load. Use `ensure_ascii=False` when writing these strings and add a test with such a path.
### Issue 2
integration_tests/relay_plugin/test_deepagents_example.py:126-136
This test calls `nemo_relay.tools.execute` directly, so it does not check the promise that a failed check stops the Deep Agents run. The only `agent.ainvoke` test covers recoverable denies. Add failed-check cases through the main agent and its `general-purpose` subagent, asserting that the error escapes `ainvoke` and the tool never runs. Otherwise, a change that lets the agent continue after a failed check could pass these tests.
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Summary
Adds a Deep Agents tutorial that checks tool calls through NeMo Relay and the hooks server.
The example blocks tools and arguments outside its allowlist.
Deep Agents tool calls run through Relay and Guardrails.
Diagram
%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
A[Main agent or explicit subagent] --> B[Relay middleware]
B --> C[NeMo Guardrails plugin]
C --> D[Hooks server]
D --> E{Decision}
E -->|Allow| F[Run tool]
E -->|Deny| G[Return tool error to model]
E -->|Failed check| H[Raise error]
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Some bundle paths break startup
If the bundle path contains a character above U+FFFF, such as an emoji, json.dumps writes it as a UTF-16 surrogate pair. TOML rejects those escapes, so an otherwise valid bundle cannot load. Use ensure_ascii=False when writing these strings and add a test with such a path.
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**Some bundle paths break startup**
If the bundle path contains a character above U+FFFF, such as an emoji, `json.dumps` writes it as a UTF-16 surrogate pair. TOML rejects those escapes, so an otherwise valid bundle cannot load. Use `ensure_ascii=False` when writing these strings and add a test with such a path.
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Agent failures lack test coverage
This test calls nemo_relay.tools.execute directly, so it does not check the promise that a failed check stops the Deep Agents run. The only agent.ainvoke test covers recoverable denies. Add failed-check cases through the main agent and its general-purpose subagent, asserting that the error escapes ainvoke and the tool never runs. Otherwise, a change that lets the agent continue after a failed check could pass these tests.
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**Agent failures lack test coverage**
This test calls `nemo_relay.tools.execute` directly, so it does not check the promise that a failed check stops the Deep Agents run. The only `agent.ainvoke` test covers recoverable denies. Add failed-check cases through the main agent and its `general-purpose` subagent, asserting that the error escapes `ainvoke` and the tool never runs. Otherwise, a change that lets the agent continue after a failed check could pass these tests.
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This change adds a runnable Deep Agents example that checks tool calls through NeMo Relay and the hooks server. It includes CEL and judge-based policies, plugin activation, denial feedback, documentation, and automated tests.
Changes: Deep Agents Relay example
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Tools and guardrail policies examples/scripts/nemo_relay/agent.py, examples/scripts/nemo_relay/configs/*, examples/scripts/nemo_relay/README.md, tests/server/test_hooks_nemo_relay_example.py, integration_tests/relay_plugin/conftest.py
The example defines three tools and policy configurations with an allowlist, CEL argument checks, and an optional HTTP safety judge. Policy tests cover allowed and denied tool calls.
The plugin helper configures and activates NeMo Relay. The agent runs within the active plugin context and reports failed checks from the CLI. Dependency requirements and tests cover plugin setup and activation.
Denial feedback and integration examples/scripts/nemo_relay/deny_feedback.py, examples/scripts/nemo_relay/agent.py, examples/scripts/nemo_relay/README.md, docs/run-rails/using-hooks-server/nemo-relay-plugin.mdx, integration_tests/README.md, integration_tests/relay_plugin/test_deepagents_example.py
The middleware returns matching Relay guardrail rejections to the model as tool errors and propagates other errors. The agent explicitly instruments its general-purpose subagent. Integration tests cover denials, allowed calls, subagent calls, and failed checks.
sequenceDiagram
participant Agent as Deep Agents agent
participant Relay as NeMo Relay plugin
participant Hooks as Hooks server
participant Model as Chat model
Agent->>Relay: Submit tool call
Relay->>Hooks: Check tool call
Hooks-->>Relay: Return policy decision
Relay-->>Agent: Return tool result or rejection
Agent->>Model: Provide rejection as a tool error
Model-->>Agent: Continue with a corrected call
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Merge Risk: Low · up to 8d3e0
The example enforces tool-call checks on the main agent and its general-purpose subagent. If an application adds its own pre-compiled subagent to build_agent, that subagent's tool calls can skip the checks. This does not affect the example as shipped, so the change is mergeable. The helper should either reject compiled subagents or document the requirement.
Security architecture risk: Moderate · up to 8d3e0
The example has a reported bypass of its promise to check every delegated tool call. Its bundled tools use synthetic data and send no HTTP requests, limiting immediate exposure. Reusing the pattern with real tools could increase the impact.
Retained concerns
Medium · security · inferred: The new delegation path does not establish the promised universal tool-check boundary. The retained static trace reports that descriptor middleware is bypassed when the existing subagent runnable executes. Explicit descriptor registration and test assertions are counterevidence, but neither independently resolves the external dependency behavior.
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Security Blast Radius
inferred — The demonstrated exposure is the opt-in example execution and its available tool authority, not an established cross-tenant or production-service boundary. Its HTTP stub cannot exfiltrate data over the network. Reuse with real tools could inherit the reported enforcement gap, but such deployments and their privileges are not supplied.
Security Findings and Attack Paths
observed — The retained authorization-bypass finding reports that delegated execution can invoke an existing runnable without applying middleware added to its descriptor. The policy permits the task delegation entrypoint. The test encodes the opposite expectation by asserting a delegated HTTP rejection, but its source is not a passing runtime receipt and does not supersede the retained static trace.
Trust Boundaries and Controls
observed — Activation requires the plugin to load and checks that its identifier was selected before yielding to execution. The configuration explicitly uses integrity-only attestation for an unsigned local bundle; required startup should not be confused with verification of publisher identity.
Resilience and Maintainability Implications
observed — Rejection feedback preserves the tool name and call identifier, while non-rejection errors propagate. Temporary configuration and activation use nested context managers. Tests specify denied-call non-execution and unreachable-server failure for direct Relay calls, but do not establish delegated failed-check, concurrent activation, or interruption behavior.
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- Line 107: Update the subagent handling that builds the subagents list from
general_purpose and deep_agent_kwargs.pop("subagents", []) to reject compiled
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printf'%s\n''--- agent.py ---'
cat -n examples/scripts/nemo_relay/agent.py | sed -n '1,180p'printf'%s\n''--- example files and dependency references ---'
rg -n -F -e 'deepagents' -e 'nemo-relay' -e 'subagent' -e '"task"' -- examples/scripts/nemo_relay integration_tests/relay_plugin pyproject.toml | sed -n '1,200p'printf'%s\n''--- example policy and guidance file list ---'
rg --files examples/scripts/nemo_relay integration_tests/relay_plugin | sort
printf'%s\n''--- cited dependency implementations ---'
python3 - <<'PY'import urllib.requesturls = ['https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Relay/0.11.0/python/nemo_relay/integrations/deepagents/__init__.py','https://raw.githubusercontent.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/deepagents==0.7.32/libs/deepagents/deepagents/middleware/subagents.py']for url in urls: print('\nURL:', url) try: with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=15) as resp: text = resp.read().decode() lines = text.splitlines() keys = ['add_nemo_relay_integration', 'CompiledSubAgent', '_get_subagents', 'subagent', 'middleware', 'runnable'] wanted = set() for i,line in enumerate(lines): if any(k in line for k in keys): wanted.update(range(max(0,i-5),min(len(lines),i+9))) for i in sorted(wanted): print(f'{i+1:4} {lines[i]}') except Exception as exc: print('FETCH ERROR:', repr(exc))PY
Reject compiled subagents unless their internal tool calls are guarded.
Relay 0.11.0 adds middleware to the subagent dictionary, but Deep Agents 0.7.32 ignores it for a compiled runnable. If an application accepts untrusted tasks and supplies an unguarded compiled subagent, delegation can run its tools without policy checks.
Reject compiled subagents by default. Support them only when Relay is installed inside the runnable before compilation.
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Update the subagent handling that builds the subagents list from general_purpose and deep_agent_kwargs.pop("subagents", []) to reject compiled runnable subagents by default. Accept one only when Relay’s safeguards were installed inside it before compilation; do not rely on middleware added to the subagent dictionary to guard its tool calls.
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Description
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examples/scripts/nemo_relay, a tutorial for agent builders: a Deep Agents agent whose every tool call NeMo Relay checks with NeMo Guardrails' Relay plugin andnemoguardrails hooks-server.configs/policy, model-free): a tool and argument allowlist withallow_unlisted_tools: false(no shell, nodelete), and CEL rules that capread_logat 500 lines and allowhttp_requestonly as aGETtohttps://*.internal.example.configs/policy_judgeadds an LLM-judged tool safety check onhttp_requestfor secrets in allowed requests.relay_plugin.py: activates the plugin for a block of code, withstartup = "required", so a plugin that doesn't load stops the agent instead of leaving calls unchecked.deny_feedback.py: middleware that hands a deny back to the model asToolMessage(status="error"), so the agent corrects the call. A failed check propagates, and the run stops.agent.py: passes Deep Agents' built-ingeneral-purposesubagent toadd_nemo_relay_integrationexplicitly. Deep Agents doesn't give it the main agent's middleware, so without this its tool calls run unchecked.Supporting changes: a
deepagents_example_hooks_serverfixture inintegration_tests/relay_plugin/conftest.py,deepagentsadded to the hash-locked relay plugin test requirements, and cross-links from the plugin docs andintegration_tests/README.md.Areas for careful review:
integration_tests/relay_plugin/requirements.txtwas regenerated withdeepagents; it may conflict with fix(deps): bump pytest from 9.1.1 to 9.2.0 in /integration_tests/relay_plugin in the relay-plugin-tests group #2579 if that merges first.RuntimeErrormessage prefixes (guardrail rejected:andinternal error: NeMo Guardrails check failed for tool call). A typed exception from Relay would make this sturdier.Related Issue(s)
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make test TEST=tests/server/test_hooks_nemo_relay_example.py: 23 passed.integration_tests/relay_plugin(whole suite, through the built plugin): 43 passed, including the 7 new Deep Agents tests.ruff check,ruff format --check, license headers, andty check: pass.agent.pyin its final form against a live model (CI drives it with a scripted model), and the docs build.AI Assistance
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