ask_for_help() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the ask_for_help() function in server.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore LanguageModelBase

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LangChainCore→ LanguageModelBase→ ask_for_help() — langchain Function Reference

Dependency Diagram

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Source Code

libs/langchain/tests/mock_servers/robot/server.py lines 174–180

async def ask_for_help(query: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
    # Check how API chain handles when there is a prompt injection
    if "<FORTUNE>" in query:
        response = "No fortunes found today in your input."
    else:
        response = "Good fortune cookie dispenser. "
    return {"result": response, "magic_number": 42, "thesecretoflife": uuid4()}