> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trymaitai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sentinel Configuration

> Edit directives, examples, severity, and include options

After generating a Sentinel (or opening an existing one), you can refine how it evaluates requests from the Sentinel edit page.

## Core fields

* **Name**: your label for what the Sentinel checks.
* **Severity**: how serious a fault is, `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARN`, `ERROR`, or `FATAL` (`DEBUG` is the default). Severity also drives defaults elsewhere, for example, higher-severity sentinels are preselected more often in evaluation workflows.

## Stages

A Sentinel runs in up to three stages, and each stage can be configured as **`STATIC`** (fixed rules) or **`LLM`** (model-judged):

* **Qualification** (optional): decide whether the request even applies before evaluating it. Examples are labeled `YES` / `NO`.
* **Evaluation** (required): the main check, does the response meet the expectation? Examples are labeled `PASS`, `FAULT`, or `NA`.
* **Correction** (optional): produce a suggested fix when a `FAULT` is detected.

Each stage has a **Directive** (the natural-language instruction) and optional labeled **Examples** that anchor its behavior.

If a stage is empty, the Portal may offer a **Generate** / **Regenerate** workflow (see [Regenerating Sentinels](/observe/sentinels/regeneration)).

## Include options

The **Include Options** toggles control what context is included when the Sentinel evaluates:

* **System Prompt**
* **Context**
* **Input**
* **Tool Calls**
* **JSON Schema**

## Save changes

When you’re satisfied, click **Update Sentinel** to persist the configuration.