The LangChain middleware page, now that ctrlrun-langchain is on PyPI - #49
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`ctrlrun-langchain` 1.0.0 shipped on 2026-09-15. The kernel repository carried a finished page for it, held until the package existed; this is that page, here, at `/docs/guides/langchain-middleware`, with a nav entry, a redirect, and a row in the adapters table saying what the adapter's own README says: the call itself is handed over through `AgentMiddleware.wrap_tool_call`, and the binding is prevention. Its LangChain links are absolute now that it lives on this site. It is the partner doc the LangChain integrations table will link to. Signed-off-by: arpan <contact@arpanghoshal.com>
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In `@docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx`:
- Line 6: Update the LangChain middleware links in
docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx at lines 6-6 and 84-84: add /python to the
overview URL at line 6 and use the Python custom-middleware URL at line 84,
preserving the surrounding documentation.
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| This guide provides a quick overview for getting started with the CTRLRun [middleware](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/langchain/middleware/overview). CTRLRun checks every tool call your agent makes against a policy you write, before the call runs, and records what happened after. |
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Repair both LangChain middleware links.
Both URLs omit /python and return 404. Use the Python documentation URLs. ()
docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx#L6-L6: Change the overview URL tohttps://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/middleware/overview.docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx#L84-L84: Change the custom-middleware URL tohttps://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/middleware/custom.
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In `@docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx` at line 6, Update the LangChain
middleware links in docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx at lines 6-6 and 84-84:
add /python to the overview URL at line 6 and use the Python custom-middleware
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rg -n --glob '!*lock*' 'ctrlrun-langchain|langchain-openai|langchain\[openai\]|init_chat_model|ChatOpenAI' pyproject.toml setup.cfg setup.py packages . 2>/dev/null | head -180Repository: CTRLRun/ctrlrun-docs
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LangChain Python init_chat_model openai provider installation langchain-openai OPENAI_API_KEY
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To use the init_chat_model function in LangChain with OpenAI, you must install the langchain-openai integration package and configure your API credentials [1][2][3]. ### Installation You can install the required package using pip: pip install langchain-openai It is recommended to also ensure the core langchain package is installed [3]. ### Configuration You must provide your OpenAI API key to LangChain. The most common and secure method is to set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable [2][4]: import os os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "your-api-key-here" ### Usage The init_chat_model function allows you to initialize a chat model using a unified interface. You can specify the model provider by using the openai: prefix in the model string [2][5]: from langchain.chat_models import init_chat_model # Initialize the model with the provider prefix model = init_chat_model("openai:gpt-4o", temperature=0) # Alternatively, specify the provider explicitly model = init_chat_model("gpt-4o", model_provider="openai", temperature=0) # Invoke the model response = model.invoke("Hello, how are you?") When you use the openai: prefix or specify model_provider="openai", LangChain automatically resolves and uses the langchain-openai package [5][6]. This approach is particularly useful when you want to make your model configuration dynamic, such as reading model names from environment variables or configuration files [1][7].
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Citations:
- 1: https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain/chat_models/init_chat_model
- 2: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/models
- 3: https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-classic/chat_models/base/init_chat_model
- 4: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/integrations/chat/openai
- 5: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/concepts/providers-and-models
- 6: http://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/concepts/providers-and-models
- 7: https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain/chat_models/base/init_chat_model
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The ctrlrun-langchain library functions as a middleware integration that allows you to gate LangChain agent tool calls using CTRLRun policies [1]. The primary dependencies for ctrlrun-langchain v1.0.0 are [1]: - ctrlrun: version >=0.12 and <0.13 - langchain: version >=1.0 and <2.0 This package utilizes LangChain's AgentMiddleware.wrap_tool_call hook to intercept and manage tool execution, enabling the short-circuiting or controlled execution of agent actions [1]. Documentation for this middleware integration is typically located within the library's repository or at docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx [1]. CTRLRun acts as an execution safety layer, ensuring that consequential AI-agent actions—such as payments or system deletions—are checked against defined rules before being executed [2][3]. While CTRLRun 0.11.0 is the current base library version as of September 16, 2026, the specific integration package ctrlrun-langchain maintains its own dependency constraints to ensure compatibility with LangChain's middleware architecture [1][4].
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Citations:
- 1: https://pypi.org/project/ctrlrun-langchain/
- 2: https://ctrlrun.dev/docs
- 3: https://peerlist.io/arpanghoshal/project/ctrlrun
- 4: https://libraries.io/pypi/ctrlrun
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"docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx" "pip install ctrlrun-langchain" "gpt-5.5"
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The query refers to LangChain middleware, which provides a framework for controlling agent behavior, and GPT-5.5, a model released by OpenAI in April 2026. LangChain Middleware LangChain middleware allows developers to intercept agent execution to perform tasks such as logging, debugging, prompt transformation, retries, and guardrails [1]. It is designed to be used with the create_agent function [1]. Middleware can be implemented either as prebuilt classes—such as SummarizationMiddleware, HumanInTheLoopMiddleware, or ToolRetryMiddleware—or as custom middleware using node-style (e.g., before_model, after_model) or wrap-style (e.g., wrap_model_call) hooks [1][2][3][4]. GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 is an OpenAI model released on April 23, 2026, designed for complex, real-world tasks like coding, research, and tool-heavy agentic workflows [5][6]. It is available in various versions, including GPT-5.5 Pro and GPT-5.5 Instant, across ChatGPT and the OpenAI API [5][7][8]. For API developers, it supports features such as prompt caching and hosted tools [9]. ctrlrun-langchain The package ctrlrun-langchain is a separate library (version 1.0.0) that can be installed via pip install ctrlrun-langchain [10][11]. It is associated with the ctrlrun ecosystem, which provides tools for controlling and protecting agent execution, such as approval interrupts and argument verification, independent of the standard LangChain middleware framework [12][13]. Example Usage To use a model like gpt-5.5 within a LangChain agent with middleware, you would typically pass the model name and a list of middleware instances to create_agent as follows [1]: from langchain.agents import create_agent from langchain.agents.middleware import SummarizationMiddleware, HumanInTheLoopMiddleware agent = create_agent( model="gpt-5.5", tools=[...], middleware=[ SummarizationMiddleware(...), HumanInTheLoopMiddleware(...) ],)
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Citations:
- 1: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/middleware/overview
- 2: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/middleware/custom
- 3: https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/middleware/built-in
- 4: https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain/middleware
- 5: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/
- 6: https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-system-card/
- 7: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9624314
- 8: https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-instant/
- 9: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/latest-model?model=gpt-5.5
- 10: https://pypi.org/project/ctrlrun-langchain/
- 11: https://pypi.org/project/ctrlrun-langchain/1.0.0/
- 12: https://pypi.org/project/ctrlrun/0.12.2/
- 13: https://pypi.org/project/ctrlrun/0.12.1/
Install the OpenAI LangChain integration and configure its credential.
The guide selects gpt-5.5, but ctrlrun-langchain installs only ctrlrun and langchain. LangChain requires langchain-openai and OPENAI_API_KEY for OpenAI models.
Proposed fix
-No account and no API key. CTRLRun is a library, and the policy is a file in your repository.
+CTRLRun itself needs no account or API key. This example uses OpenAI through LangChain, so install its integration and configure `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
-pip install ctrlrun-langchain
+pip install ctrlrun-langchain langchain-openai🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@docs/guides/langchain-middleware.mdx` at line 28, Update the LangChain
middleware guide to install the OpenAI integration package alongside the
existing dependencies and document configuring OPENAI_API_KEY before using the
gpt-5.5 model. Keep the existing CTRLRun policy-file setup and usage
instructions unchanged.
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…ts SEO row, a Next section Four tests said so: the description was 158 characters against a cap of 155, SEO.md had no row for the page, and every page ends in a Next section that links Why and Get started. The SEO sentence is the page's own opener, as the file requires. Signed-off-by: arpan <contact@arpanghoshal.com>
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ctrlrun-langchain1.0.0 shipped to PyPI on 2026-09-15. The kernel repository carried a finished page for it, held until the package existed; this is that page, on this site, at/docs/guides/langchain-middleware, beside the LangGraph adapter guide it points to for approvals answered inside the run.Three changes: the page, its nav entry and redirect, and a row in the adapters table on
/docs/adapters(LangChain, the call itself is handed over,AgentMiddleware.wrap_tool_call, prevention), which is what the adapter's own README claims.The page's LangChain links are absolute now that it lives here rather than in LangChain's docs. It is also the
docs_urlthe LangChain integrations table will point at: their own rule sends third-party middleware under 50k monthly downloads tointegration_external_docs.yamlwith a link to partner docs, and this is the partner doc.Audit green: lint, links (the new page's included), readiness, badges, and the claims-and-adapters tests.
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ctrlrun-langchainadapter and its tool-call handoff behavior.