01 / DECIDE
Architecture decision
Use it for extraction, classification, workflow state, and typed UI payloads.
Structured output removes a class of parsing ambiguity while domain validation still decides whether values are acceptable. Map input, output, state, tools, and side effects as one observable path, then name the owner of make schema the machine contract.
02 / OPERATE
Three-step field procedure
- 01
Lock the contract
Write down the caller, data classification, success condition, timeout, cancellation, and ownership. Use it for extraction, classification, workflow state, and typed UI payloads.
- 02
Run one bounded path
Build one end-to-end path with correlation, typed state, and reversible failure handling. Structured output removes a class of parsing ambiguity while domain validation still decides whether values are acceptable.
- 03
Verify the signal
Turn acceptance into a repeatable fixture, contract test, or browser test. Tests cover valid data, optional fields, limits, malicious input, and every business-rule rejection.
03 / BOUND
Operational boundary
Schema match does not prove facts, permissions, totals, identifiers, or cross-field invariants.
04 / PROVE
Acceptance evidence
Tests cover valid data, optional fields, limits, malicious input, and every business-rule rejection.
SOURCE / HTTP
Reproducible source probe
curl -fsSI 'https://docs.x.ai/developers/model-capabilities/text/structured-outputs' | sed -n '1,5p'