VIDEO / LLMs / Zod
Structured Output That Holds Up
Schemas, validation, retries, and the edges of model reliability.
LLMsZodValidation
- DURATION
- 11:38
- PUBLISHED
- Aug 11, 2026
- CHAPTERS
- 4
- TOPICS
- LLMs · Zod · Validation
VIDEO / CHAPTERS
Inside this explanation
- 00:00Syntax is not semantics
- 02:56Provider schema modes
- 06:14Validation and repair
- 09:30Production boundaries
Three validation layers
Formatting, schema shape, and domain meaning are separate checks, and models cannot replace the last one.
- Parse
- Validate
- Authorize
Retry with evidence
Repairs work best when the model receives a small set of precise validation failures rather than the entire previous conversation.