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Structured Output
Structured output constrains model responses to a machine-readable shape such as JSON with known fields.
Think of it like
Think of Structured Output as part of a very fast reader that repeatedly decides what information matters and what should come next.
Real life
Autocomplete, translation and chat assistants depend on concepts such as Structured Output.
SRE lens
An automation can safely consume {service,status,severity} fields instead of parsing prose.
Remember thisStructured output constrains model responses to a machine-readable shape such as JSON with known fields.