yuaay/vanguard

TEXT GENERATIONPricing:Input $0.468 / Output $1.82Concurrent Unit Cost:1Model Size:8BQuant:FP8Context Size:32kTool Calling:SupportedPublished:Jul 1, 2026Architecture:Transformer Featherless Exclusive Cold

yuaay/vanguard is an 8 billion parameter causal language model based on Qwen3-8B, specialized for predictive agent-safety judgment. It is trained to foresee latent risks in long-horizon agent trajectories, identifying potential unsafe actions before they occur. This model outputs safety labels (SAFE, POTENTIAL_UNSAFE, UNSAFE) with brief rationales, making it suitable for integrating safety assessments directly into agent systems.

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VANGUARD: Predictive Agent Safety Model

VANGUARD is an 8 billion parameter general-purpose causal language model, built upon the Qwen/Qwen3-8B architecture. Its core specialization lies in predictive agent-safety judgment, a capability developed through further training based on the principles outlined in the JANUS research paper.

Key Capabilities

  • Agent Safety Judgment: Evaluates agent trajectories to determine their safety status.
  • Predictive Risk Identification: Uniquely capable of anticipating safety-relevant future events from partial trajectories, allowing for early identification of risks.
  • Standard Interface: Utilizes a standard text-generation interface for safety classification, rather than a dedicated classifier head.
  • Output: Provides clear safety labels (SAFE, POTENTIAL_UNSAFE, UNSAFE) accompanied by concise rationales.

Use Cases

VANGUARD is particularly well-suited for applications requiring proactive safety monitoring and risk mitigation in autonomous agent systems. Developers can integrate this model to:

  • Assess the safety of agent actions and plans.
  • Identify and flag potential unsafe behaviors before they are executed.
  • Enhance the robustness and reliability of AI agents by embedding a predictive safety layer.