> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://api.farsight-ai.com/sdk/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://api.farsight-ai.com/sdk/metrics/custom-metrics.md).

# Custom Metrics

{% hint style="info" %}
Make sure you have your [OpenAI API Key](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys) before you begin. 
{% endhint %}

### Custom Metrics

`custom_metrics()`

Quickly create bespoke metrics to evaluate outputs based on other specific criteria. Implement constraints and automatically check if your LLM outputs meet these constraints. Returns a list of booleans: one for each guideline / constraint you provide.

<table><thead><tr><th width="155">Param</th><th width="303">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>output</td><td>str</td><td>the response from your LLM</td></tr><tr><td>constraints</td><td>List[str]</td><td>List of constraints you want to check your LLM output against</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="156">Output Type</th><th>Output Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>List[str]</td><td><p>a list of booleans: one for each guideline you provide </p><p>"True" signifies that the output has violated the constraint</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

```python
from farsightai import FarsightAI

# Replace with your openAI credentials
OPEN_AI_KEY = "<openai_key>"

query = "Who is the president of the United States"
farsight = FarsightAI(openai_key=OPEN_AI_KEY)

# Replace this with the actual output of your LLM application
output = "As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, Joe Biden is the President of the United States. However, keep in mind that my information might be outdated as my training data goes up to that time, and I do not have browsing capabilities to check for the most current information. Please verify with up-to-date sources."
# Replace this with the actual constraints you want to check your LLM output for
constraints = ["do not mention Joe Biden", "do not talk about alcohol"]

custom_metric = farsight.custom_metrics(constraints, output)

print("score: ", custom_metric)
# score:  [True, False]
```


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