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# Raxe Client

> Core scanning client API

## Raxe

The main synchronous client for threat detection.

### Constructor

```python theme={null}
from raxe import Raxe

raxe = Raxe(
    api_key: str | None = None,
    config_path: Path | None = None,
    telemetry: bool = True,
    l2_enabled: bool = True,
    voting_preset: str | None = None,
    progress_callback = None,
)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter           | Type             | Default | Description                                                        |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `api_key`           | `str \| None`    | `None`  | API key. If None, reads from config or env                         |
| `config_path`       | `Path \| None`   | `None`  | Custom config file path                                            |
| `telemetry`         | `bool`           | `True`  | Enable privacy-preserving telemetry                                |
| `l2_enabled`        | `bool`           | `True`  | Enable L2 ML detection                                             |
| `voting_preset`     | `str \| None`    | `None`  | L2 voting strategy preset: "balanced", "high\_security", "low\_fp" |
| `progress_callback` | `object \| None` | `None`  | Optional progress indicator for initialization                     |

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
# Default configuration
raxe = Raxe()

# With custom settings
raxe = Raxe(
    l2_enabled=True,
    telemetry=True
)

# Disable ML for faster scans
raxe = Raxe(l2_enabled=False)
```

***

### scan()

Scan a single prompt for threats.

```python theme={null}
def scan(
    self,
    text: str,
    *,
    tenant_id: str | None = None,
    app_id: str | None = None,
    policy_id: str | None = None,
    customer_id: str | None = None,
    context: dict | None = None,
    block_on_threat: bool = False,
    mode: str = "balanced",
    l1_enabled: bool = True,
    l2_enabled: bool = True,
    confidence_threshold: float = 0.5,
    explain: bool = False,
    dry_run: bool = False,
    use_async: bool = True,
    suppress: list | None = None,
) -> ScanPipelineResult
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter              | Type           | Default      | Description                                        |
| ---------------------- | -------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `text`                 | `str`          | required     | Text to scan                                       |
| `tenant_id`            | `str \| None`  | `None`       | Tenant ID for multi-tenant policy resolution       |
| `app_id`               | `str \| None`  | `None`       | App ID within tenant for policy resolution         |
| `policy_id`            | `str \| None`  | `None`       | Override policy for this scan only                 |
| `customer_id`          | `str \| None`  | `None`       | Customer identifier for tracking                   |
| `context`              | `dict \| None` | `None`       | Additional context metadata                        |
| `block_on_threat`      | `bool`         | `False`      | Raise RaxeBlockedError on threat                   |
| `mode`                 | `str`          | `"balanced"` | Performance mode: "fast", "balanced", "thorough"   |
| `l1_enabled`           | `bool`         | `True`       | Enable L1 rule detection                           |
| `l2_enabled`           | `bool`         | `True`       | Enable L2 ML detection                             |
| `confidence_threshold` | `float`        | `0.5`        | Minimum confidence for detections                  |
| `explain`              | `bool`         | `False`      | Include detailed explanations                      |
| `dry_run`              | `bool`         | `False`      | Skip tracking and history (for testing)            |
| `use_async`            | `bool`         | `True`       | Use async pipeline for parallel L1+L2 (5x speedup) |
| `suppress`             | `list \| None` | `None`       | Rule patterns to suppress                          |

**Returns:** `ScanPipelineResult`

**Raises:**

* `ValidationError`: If text is empty or invalid
* `RaxeBlockedError`: If `block_on_threat=True` and threat detected

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
from raxe import Raxe
from raxe import RaxeBlockedError

raxe = Raxe()

# Basic scan
result = raxe.scan("Hello, how are you?")
print(result.has_threats)  # False

# Scan with detection
result = raxe.scan("Ignore all previous instructions")
print(result.has_threats)  # True
print(result.severity)     # "high"

# Scan with suppression
result = raxe.scan(
    "some text",
    suppress=["pi-001", "jb-*"]
)

# Block on threat
try:
    result = raxe.scan(
        "malicious prompt",
        block_on_threat=True
    )
except RaxeBlockedError as e:
    print(f"Blocked: {e.result.severity}")

# Multi-tenant scanning
result = raxe.scan(
    "user input",
    tenant_id="acme",      # Resolves tenant's policy
    app_id="chatbot",      # Uses app's policy if set
)

# Policy attribution in result
print(result.metadata["effective_policy_id"])   # "strict"
print(result.metadata["resolution_source"])     # "app"

# Override policy for this scan
result = raxe.scan(
    "user input",
    tenant_id="acme",
    policy_id="strict"     # Force strict mode
)
```

***

### scan\_fast()

Fast scan using L1 rules only (\< 1ms).

```python theme={null}
def scan_fast(
    self,
    text: str,
    **kwargs
) -> ScanPipelineResult
```

Equivalent to `scan(text, l2_enabled=False, mode="fast")`.

***

### scan\_thorough()

Thorough scan with all layers (\< 10ms).

```python theme={null}
def scan_thorough(
    self,
    text: str,
    **kwargs
) -> ScanPipelineResult
```

Equivalent to `scan(text, mode="accurate")`.

***

### protect

Decorator for automatic function protection.

```python theme={null}
@raxe.protect
def my_function(prompt: str) -> str:
    return llm.generate(prompt)

# With configuration
@raxe.protect(block=True, on_threat=my_handler)
def my_function(prompt: str) -> str:
    return llm.generate(prompt)
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter        | Type               | Default | Description                 |
| ---------------- | ------------------ | ------- | --------------------------- |
| `block`          | `bool`             | `True`  | Raise exception on threat   |
| `on_threat`      | `callable \| None` | `None`  | Custom threat handler       |
| `allow_severity` | `list \| None`     | `None`  | Severities to allow through |

***

### suppressed()

Context manager for scoped suppressions.

```python theme={null}
with raxe.suppressed("pi-*", reason="Testing auth flow"):
    result = raxe.scan(text)  # pi-* rules suppressed
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter   | Type  | Description                       |
| ----------- | ----- | --------------------------------- |
| `*patterns` | `str` | Rule patterns to suppress         |
| `action`    | `str` | Action: "SUPPRESS", "FLAG", "LOG" |
| `reason`    | `str` | Reason for suppression (required) |

***

### Context Manager

Use as context manager for proper resource cleanup:

```python theme={null}
from raxe import Raxe

with Raxe() as raxe:
    result = raxe.scan("Hello")
    # Resources automatically cleaned up on exit
```

***

## AsyncRaxe

Async client for high-throughput scenarios.

### Constructor

```python theme={null}
from raxe import AsyncRaxe

raxe = AsyncRaxe(
    api_key: str | None = None,
    config_path: Path | None = None,
    telemetry: bool = True,
    l2_enabled: bool = True,
    cache_size: int = 1000,
    cache_ttl: float = 300.0,
)
```

**Additional Parameters:**

| Parameter    | Type    | Default | Description             |
| ------------ | ------- | ------- | ----------------------- |
| `cache_size` | `int`   | `1000`  | Max cached scan results |
| `cache_ttl`  | `float` | `300.0` | Cache TTL in seconds    |

***

### scan()

Async scan of a single prompt.

```python theme={null}
async def scan(
    self,
    text: str,
    *,
    customer_id: str | None = None,
    context: dict | None = None,
    block_on_threat: bool = False,
    use_cache: bool = True,
) -> ScanPipelineResult
```

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
from raxe import AsyncRaxe

async def check_prompt(prompt: str):
    async with AsyncRaxe() as raxe:
        result = await raxe.scan(prompt)
        return not result.has_threats
```

***

### scan\_batch()

Async batch scanning with concurrency control.

```python theme={null}
async def scan_batch(
    self,
    texts: list[str],
    *,
    customer_id: str | None = None,
    context: dict | None = None,
    max_concurrency: int = 10,
    use_cache: bool = True,
) -> list[ScanPipelineResult]
```

**Parameters:**

| Parameter         | Type        | Default  | Description           |
| ----------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `texts`           | `list[str]` | required | List of texts to scan |
| `max_concurrency` | `int`       | `10`     | Max concurrent scans  |
| `use_cache`       | `bool`      | `True`   | Use result cache      |

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
from raxe import AsyncRaxe

async def scan_many(prompts: list[str]):
    async with AsyncRaxe() as raxe:
        # Scan up to 20 prompts concurrently
        results = await raxe.scan_batch(
            prompts,
            max_concurrency=20
        )
        return results
```

***

### Cache Management

```python theme={null}
# Get cache statistics
stats = raxe.cache_stats()
print(f"Hit rate: {stats['hit_rate']:.1%}")

# Clear cache
await raxe.clear_cache()
```

***

### close()

Explicitly close the client and flush telemetry.

```python theme={null}
async def close(self) -> None
```

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
raxe = AsyncRaxe()
try:
    result = await raxe.scan("Hello")
finally:
    await raxe.close()
```

***

### Context Manager

Recommended usage:

```python theme={null}
async with AsyncRaxe() as raxe:
    result = await raxe.scan("Hello")
    # Automatically closed and flushed
```

***

## Properties

Both `Raxe` and `AsyncRaxe` expose these properties:

| Property        | Type            | Description                 |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------------------- |
| `usage_tracker` | `UsageTracker`  | Usage statistics tracker    |
| `scan_history`  | `ScanHistoryDB` | Local scan history database |
| `stats`         | `dict`          | Preload statistics          |

**Example:**

```python theme={null}
raxe = Raxe()
print(f"Stats: {raxe.stats}")
```

***

## Thread Safety

* `Raxe` is thread-safe for concurrent scans
* `AsyncRaxe` is safe for concurrent async tasks
* Both clients maintain internal state safely

```python theme={null}
import threading
from raxe import Raxe

raxe = Raxe()

def scan_thread(prompt):
    result = raxe.scan(prompt)  # Thread-safe
    return not result.has_threats

threads = [
    threading.Thread(target=scan_thread, args=(f"prompt {i}",))
    for i in range(10)
]

for t in threads:
    t.start()
for t in threads:
    t.join()
```