Docs: Clarify that guardrails apply to both user input and agent output #1482
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Summary
Clarified the OpenAI Agents SDK documentation on guardrails to indicate that they apply to both user input and the agent's output, preventing misunderstandings about their scope.
Problem
The existing documentation stated:
This wording implied that guardrails are only applicable to user input, omitting the fact that they can also run on agent output. This could mislead developers into underutilizing guardrails for output validation and filtering.
Changes Made
Updated the documentation sentence from:
To: