chatomon.orbitals.judge
¶
An orbital that asks a language model to judge a message.
Classes:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
JudgeDecision |
The structured answer the judge model must produce. |
JudgeOrbital |
A small LLM agent that judges messages following your instructions. |
JudgeDecision
pydantic-model
¶
Bases: BaseModel
The structured answer the judge model must produce.
Fields:
-
action(Literal['allow', 'block', 'respond']) -
reply(str | None) -
guidance(str | None) -
reason(str) -
explanation(str | None)
Validators:
guidance
pydantic-field
¶
guidance: str | None = None
Instructions for the assistant, for allow on input or block.
to_verdict
¶
to_verdict() -> Verdict
Convert the decision into a verdict.
The model's reason and explanation are model-written text that may quote
the user, so they go into the annotations (treated as content). The
verdict's audit reason is the fixed label judge_<action>.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Verdict
|
The verdict. |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ValueError
|
If the fields do not form a valid verdict (for example
|
Source code in src/chatomon/orbitals/judge.py
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JudgeOrbital
¶
JudgeOrbital(
*,
model: str,
instructions: str,
context: Knowledge | str | None = None,
connector: Connector[Any] | None = None,
history_window: int = 6,
name: str | None = None,
reads: Sequence[str] = (),
timeout: float = 30.0,
on_error: ErrorPolicy = "block"
)
Bases: Orbital
A small LLM agent that judges messages following your instructions.
It works on both sides. By default it calls the model through the atom's
connector, so it uses the same framework as the atom; pass connector to use
another one. Its instructions and context are its own: share the atom's
knowledge only by passing it explicitly.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
model
|
str
|
Model identifier in the connector's format (e.g. |
required |
instructions
|
str
|
The judge's own definition. |
required |
context
|
Knowledge | str | None
|
Reference material for the judge. |
None
|
connector
|
Connector[Any] | None
|
Connector used to call the model; the atom's when |
None
|
history_window
|
int
|
Number of history messages shown to the judge. |
6
|
name
|
str | None
|
Unique name inside the atom; defaults to |
None
|
reads
|
Sequence[str]
|
Earlier orbitals whose annotations are shown to the judge. |
()
|
timeout
|
float
|
Seconds before the check is treated as failed. |
30.0
|
on_error
|
ErrorPolicy
|
|
'block'
|
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ChatomonConfigError
|
If a setting is invalid. |
Examples:
from chatomon import Knowledge
from chatomon.orbitals import JudgeOrbital
faq = Knowledge("Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9 to 18.")
fact_check = JudgeOrbital(
name="fact_check",
model="openai:gpt-5-mini",
instructions="Block replies that state facts missing from the reference.",
context=faq,
)
assert "Monday to Friday" in fact_check.system_prompt("output")
Methods:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
bind |
Remember the atom's connector, used when no connector was given. |
system_prompt |
Build the judge's system prompt for one side. |
user_prompt |
Build the judge's user prompt. |
check |
Ask the model for a decision. |
config |
Return the configuration, including model, instructions and context. |
Attributes:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
calls_model |
Every check is a call to the judge's model. |
|
connector |
Connector[Any]
|
The connector used to call the model. |
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calls_model
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
calls_model = True
Every check is a call to the judge's model.
connector
property
¶
The connector used to call the model.
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ChatomonConfigError
|
If the judge was neither given a connector nor built inside an atom. |
bind
¶
Remember the atom's connector, used when no connector was given.
A judge can be shared by several atoms only if they use the same connector
(or if the judge has its own connector).
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
connector
|
Connector[Any]
|
The atom's connector. |
required |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ChatomonConfigError
|
If the judge is already bound to a different connector. |
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system_prompt
¶
Build the judge's system prompt for one side.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
side
|
Side
|
The side being judged. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
The fixed frame, the instructions and the context. |
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user_prompt
¶
user_prompt(ctx: OrbitalContext) -> str
Build the judge's user prompt.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
ctx
|
OrbitalContext
|
The orbital context. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str
|
The history window, the annotations in |
str
|
each in its own tag. Inserted text is XML-escaped, so it cannot close a tag. |
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check
async
¶
check(ctx: OrbitalContext) -> Verdict
Ask the model for a decision.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
ctx
|
OrbitalContext
|
The orbital context. |
required |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Verdict
|
The verdict built from the model's decision. |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ChatomonConfigError
|
If the judge has no connector. |
ValueError
|
If the model's decision is not a valid verdict. The engine
treats both as an orbital failure and applies |
Source code in src/chatomon/orbitals/judge.py
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config
¶
Return the configuration, including model, instructions and context.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
dict[str, Any]
|
A JSON-serializable dictionary. |
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