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COMPEL Glossary / constrained-decoding
Constrained decoding
A decoding-time technique forcing model outputs to conform to a grammar, JSON Schema, or regular language by masking invalid next-token probabilities.
What this means in practice
Stronger guarantee than prompting alone: structure is enforced deterministically rather than requested. Implementations include Outlines, Guidance, and llama.cpp GBNF.
Synonyms
grammar-constrained decoding , token-level constraint , schema-enforced decoding
See also
- Structured output — Output formatted to match a declared schema — JSON with a JSON Schema, function-call arguments, or grammar-constrained text — rather than free text.
- Tool use / function calling — A prompt pattern authorizing the model to request named functions with structured arguments — searching the web, reading a database, calling a calculator, triggering an API — rather than generating all answers from its weights.