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qai ipi [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
Indirect Prompt Injection — Generate payloads and detect AI agent execution via document ingestion.

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Commands

CommandDescription
generateGenerate document(s) with hidden prompt injection payloads
probeProbe a model endpoint for IPI susceptibility
sweepMeasure qai-template compliance against a target model
techniquesList all available hiding techniques
formatsList supported output formats
listenStart the callback listener server
statusCheck campaign status and hits
exportExport campaigns and hits to JSON
resetReset all campaigns, hits, and generated files

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generate

Generate document(s) with hidden prompt injection payload. 
qai ipi generate [CALLBACK] [OPTIONS]
CALLBACK is the callback server URL. It can be provided as the first positional argument, via --callback, or entered interactively when running in a terminal. Creates one or more documents containing hidden prompt injection payloads using the specified technique(s). Each generated document is registered in the database for callback tracking.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
CALLBACKpositionalNo—Callback server URL (prompted interactively if omitted)
--callback, -cTEXTNo—Callback server URL (alternative to positional)
--output, -oPATHNo./payloads/Output path (file or directory)
--formatTEXTNopdfOutput format (pdf, image, markdown, html, docx, ics, eml)
--technique, -tTEXTNoallTechnique(s): all, phase1, phase2, or specific names (comma-separated)
--payload-typeTEXTNocallbackPayload type: callback, exfil_summary, exfil_context, ssrf_internal, instruction_override, tool_abuse, persistence
--payload, --payload-style, -pTEXTNoobviousPayload style: obvious, citation, reviewer, helpful, academic, compliance, datasource
--name, -nTEXTNoreportBase filename
--dangerousFLAGNofalseEnable non-callback payload types (exfil, ssrf, override, etc.)
--seedINTNo—Seed for deterministic UUID/token generation (reproducible corpus)
--templateTEXTNogenericDocument-context template for payload framing. Case-insensitive. Valid values are the 12 templates listed in the Template Catalog.
--citation-frameTEXTNotemplate-awareCitation-style callback rendering. Choices: plain, template-aware. See —citation-frame below.
--targetTEXTNo—Target ID. With no explicit --template, auto-selects the best template from the target’s most recent ipi sweep findings.
--encodingTEXTNononePayload URL encoding. Choices: none, base16, hex. Non-default values obfuscate the payload text.

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Callback Resolution Order

When qai ipi generate runs without an explicit callback, the callback URL is resolved in the following order:
  1. Positional CALLBACK argument
  2. --callback / -c flag
  3. ~/.qai/active-callback state file (written by a tunneled listener — see Remote callbacks via Cloudflare Tunnel)
  4. Interactive prompt (TTY only)
State-file auto-discovery prints a one-line Using active callback: <url> notice. If the file is missing, unreadable, or references a dead listener PID, it is ignored silently (or with a one-line warning for stale state) and resolution falls through to the interactive prompt. The interactive prompt only fires when stdin is a TTY — in non-interactive runs (CI, pipes, nohup), callers must pass CALLBACK or --callback explicitly, otherwise the command exits with an error.

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Auto-select from sweep findings

When --target <id> is supplied without an explicit --template, generate reads the target’s most recent completed ipi sweep run and auto-selects the template with the highest compliance rate. An explicit --template always wins and bypasses auto-select entirely. On a successful auto-select, generate prints a one-line prefix before its usual output: 
Auto-selected template: <template> (sweep run <ISO8601>, <N> days ago, <XX>% compliance)
Auto-select refuses and exits non-zero — without generating — in three cases:
RefusalCauseAction
No findingsTarget has no completed sweep run.Run qai ipi sweep --target <id>, or pass --template explicitly.
TieThe top two templates are within 10 percentage points of each other (inclusive). The error lists every template inside the band.Pass --template explicitly to choose one.
StaleThe most recent sweep run completed more than 30 days ago. The error includes the run timestamp and age.Run a fresh sweep, or pass --template explicitly.
When the most recent run is 8–30 days old, auto-select proceeds and appends — consider re-running sweep to the prefix line.
The 10 percentage-point tie band, 7-day stale-warn threshold, and 30-day stale-refuse threshold are current defaults. They may tighten as sweep sample sizes grow; do not treat them as a stable public contract.

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--citation-frame

Controls how the CITATION-style callback line renders when --payload-style citation and --payload-type callback are both set. No-op for every other (style, payload-type) combination.
  • template-aware (default): composes the callback sentence from the active template’s callback_role so the rationale matches the hosting document’s context. This is the post-4.5 behavior introduced in v0.8.x.
  • plain: emits the pre-4.5 hardcoded CITATION sentence verbatim ("For the most current figures and methodology details referenced in this analysis, see the supplementary data appendix: <url>"). Useful as a control-condition baseline when comparing against the template-aware path.
The same flag is available on qai ipi sweep with identical semantics — use it there to measure compliance under each frame, and here to generate the corresponding attack documents. 
qai ipi generate http://localhost:8080 \
  --payload-style citation \
  --payload-type callback \
  --citation-frame plain

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Technique Presets

PresetTechniques
allAll 34 techniques across all formats
phase1white_ink, off_canvas, metadata (PDF basic)
phase2tiny_text, white_rect, form_field, annotation, javascript, embedded_file, incremental (PDF advanced)
Individual technique names can also be specified directly or as a comma-separated list. When using --format, only techniques valid for that format are generated — incompatible techniques are skipped with a warning.

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Examples

qai ipi generate http://localhost:8080

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probe

Probe a model endpoint for indirect prompt injection susceptibility. 
qai ipi probe [ENDPOINT_URL] [OPTIONS]
ENDPOINT_URL is the OpenAI-compatible API base URL (e.g., http://localhost:8000/v1). It can be provided as the first positional argument or via --endpoint. The service appends /chat/completions automatically. Runs 20 built-in probes across 8 IPI categories against the target model, using canary-based scoring to measure compliance. Results are persisted to the database and can be exported in scored-prompts JSON format for import into other qai workflows.
Self-hosted endpoints only. This command is designed for testing models you control on your own infrastructure (e.g., vLLM on RunPod). See the Inference Provider Strategy for rationale.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
ENDPOINT_URLpositionalYes—API base URL (prompted interactively if omitted)
--model, -mTEXTYes—Model name for chat completions
--api-keyTEXTNo$QAI_PROBE_API_KEYBearer token for the endpoint
--target, -tTEXTNo—Target ID to associate results with
--temperatureFLOATNo0.0Sampling temperature. Use 0.0 for reproducible results; higher values add randomness.
--concurrencyINTNo1Max parallel requests. Increase for faster sweeps if the endpoint supports it.
--probe-setPATHNobuilt-inCustom probe YAML file
--exportPATHNo—Export results to scored-prompts JSON
--dry-runFLAGNofalseList probes without executing

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Probe Categories

The built-in probe set covers 8 IPI attack categories:
CategoryProbesDescription
instruction_override4Direct instruction hijacking
delimiter_confusion2Boundary/delimiter exploitation
context_manipulation3Context framing attacks
authority_spoofing2False authority claims
task_hijacking3Task redirection
exfil_framing2Data exfiltration framing
encoding2Encoding-based evasion
subtle_injection2Low-profile injection

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Output

Results are displayed as a Rich table with per-category breakdown showing probe count, compliance count, compliance rate, and severity. The overall compliance rate and severity are shown in a summary row, along with the database run ID.

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Examples

qai ipi probe http://localhost:8000/v1 \
  --model Qwen/Qwen3.5-27B \
  --concurrency 4

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sweep

Measure which qai document-context template produces the highest compliance with qai’s own rendered payloads against a target model. 
qai ipi sweep [ENDPOINT_URL] [OPTIONS]
ENDPOINT_URL is the OpenAI-compatible API base URL (e.g., http://localhost:8000/v1). It can be provided as the first positional argument or entered interactively when running in a terminal. The service appends /chat/completions automatically. For each selected (template, style) combination, sweep renders the template with a qai-generated payload, sends it directly to the model, and scores the response on whether the callback URL surfaces. Each combination is repeated --reps times to produce a stable compliance rate. Results are persisted to the database and can be exported as scored-prompts JSON.

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What sweep measures

Sweep and probe answer different questions:
  • probe tests general IPI vulnerability across 8 injection categories using canary-based pattern matching. Use it to find out whether a model is vulnerable at all.
  • sweep tests which qai-specific template context produces the highest compliance when wrapping qai’s own rendered payloads. Use it once you know the model is vulnerable, to pick the best template for your attack campaign.
Sweep occupies the Targeting stage of the Discovery → Targeting → Execution flow. Scoring uses substring heuristics (URL presence, fetch-language keywords, refusal keywords) rather than regex canary matching, because the signal of interest is whether the model surfaces the specific callback URL in a document-context conversation, not whether it matches a precise canary pattern.
Self-hosted endpoints only, same rationale as probe. See the Inference Provider Strategy for details.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
ENDPOINT_URLpositionalYes—API base URL (prompted interactively if omitted)
--model, -mTEXTYes—Model name for chat completions
--api-keyTEXTNo$QAI_PROBE_API_KEYBearer token for the endpoint (reuses probe’s env var)
--target, -tTEXTNo—Target ID to associate results with
--temperatureFLOATNo0.0Sampling temperature. Use 0.0 for reproducible results.
--concurrencyINTNo1Max parallel requests
--templatesTEXTNoall except genericComma-separated template IDs. See the Template Catalog.
--stylesTEXTNoobviousComma-separated payload styles
--payload-typeTEXTNocallbackAttack objective. v1 accepts callback only.
--citation-frameTEXTNotemplate-awareCitation-style callback rendering. Choices: plain, template-aware. Same flag is available on qai ipi generate with identical semantics.
--repsINTNo3Repetitions per (template, style) combination
--export, -oPATHNo—Export results to scored-prompts JSON
--dry-runFLAGNofalseList combinations without sending requests
Valid --templates values are the template IDs registered in qai — see the Template Catalog for the full list with descriptions. Valid --styles values: obvious, citation, reviewer, helpful, academic, compliance, datasource. See the Payload Styles reference.

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Output

Results are displayed as a Rich table with one row per (template, style) combination showing repetition count, compliance count, compliance rate, and derived severity. A total row summarizes the overall run, along with the database run ID.

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Examples

qai ipi sweep http://localhost:8000/v1 \
  --model Qwen/Qwen3.5-27B \
  --concurrency 4

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techniques

List all available hiding techniques. 
qai ipi techniques [OPTIONS]
Displays a table of all supported payload hiding techniques, organized by format and phase with descriptions.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--format, -fTEXTNo—Filter by format (pdf, image, markdown, html, docx, ics, eml)

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Examples

qai ipi techniques

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formats

List supported output formats. 
qai ipi formats
Displays a table of all document formats with implementation status and technique count. No options.

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listen

Start the callback listener server. 
qai ipi listen [OPTIONS]
Launches the FastAPI server that receives and logs callback requests from AI agents that execute the hidden payloads.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--port, -pINTNo8080Port to listen on
--host, -hTEXTNo127.0.0.1Host to bind to
--notify-urlTEXTNohttp://127.0.0.1:8899Main qai server URL for hit notifications
--tunnelTEXTNo—Expose the listener via a public tunnel. Supported provider: cloudflare. Spawns a provider tunnel subprocess, writes ~/.qai/active-callback state for cross-process discovery, and records forwarded client IPs via CF-Connecting-IP headers. See Remote callbacks via Cloudflare Tunnel.

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Examples

qai ipi listen
Hit notifications are sent to the main qai web server via --notify-url for real-time WebSocket updates in the IPI tab.

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status

Check status of campaigns and hits. 
qai ipi status [UUID] [OPTIONS]
Without arguments, displays a table of all campaigns with hit counts and confidence breakdowns. With a UUID argument, shows detailed information for that campaign including all recorded hits.

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Arguments

ArgumentDescription
UUIDOptional — show details for a specific campaign

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--formatTEXTNo—Filter by format
--techniqueTEXTNo—Filter by technique
--payload-typeTEXTNo—Filter by payload type

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Examples

qai ipi status

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export

Export campaigns and hits to JSON. 
qai ipi export [OPTIONS]
Exports all campaign and hit data to a JSON file for external analysis, reporting, or backup purposes.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--output, -oPATHNotracking.jsonOutput file path

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Examples

qai ipi export --output results.json

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reset

Reset all campaigns, hits, and generated files. 
qai ipi reset [OPTIONS]
Deletes all campaign and hit records from the database and removes generated payload files from disk. Prompts for confirmation unless --yes is passed.

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Options

OptionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--yes, -yFLAGNofalseSkip confirmation prompt

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Examples

qai ipi reset
This permanently deletes all campaign data and generated files. This action cannot be undone.