diff --git a/python/packages/main/agent_framework/guard_rails.py b/python/packages/main/agent_framework/guard_rails.py
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--- a/python/packages/main/agent_framework/guard_rails.py
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-# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
-
-
-from typing import Generic, Protocol, TypeVar, runtime_checkable
-
-TInput = TypeVar("TInput")
-TResponse = TypeVar("TResponse")
-
-__all__ = ["InputGuardrail", "OutputGuardrail"]
-
-
-@runtime_checkable
-class InputGuardrail(Protocol, Generic[TInput]):
-    """A protocol for input guardrails that can validate and transform input messages."""
-
-    def __call__(self, message: TInput) -> TInput:
-        """Validate and possibly transform the input message."""
-        ...
-
-
-@runtime_checkable
-class OutputGuardrail(Protocol, Generic[TResponse]):
-    """A protocol for output guardrails that can validate and transform output messages."""
-
-    def __call__(self, message: TResponse) -> TResponse:
-        """Validate and possibly transform the output message."""
-        ...