promptfoo/examples/redteam-foundation-model

redteam-foundation-model (Foundation Model Red Team)

This example uses the same red team tests featured on promptfoo.dev/models.

You can run this example with:

npx promptfoo@latest init --example redteam-foundation-model

How to Use This Example

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• API key for your target model
• promptfoo CLI (npm install -g promptfoo)

Step 1: Set Your API Keys

Create a .env file with your API keys:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_key_here
# Add other provider keys as needed

Step 2: Configure Your Target Model

Important: You must overwrite the default target in the command line. The configuration defaults to openai:chat:gpt-4.1-mini:

promptfoo redteam run --target openrouter:...

Step 3: Run the Red Team Test

promptfoo redteam run --output output.json

This will:

1. Load comprehensive red team plugins
2. Apply various attack strategies to your model
3. Save results to output.json for analysis
4. Email results to inquiries@promptfoo.dev for inclusion on the promptfoo.dev/models page

Related Resources

• Red Team Documentation
• Red Team Strategies
• Other Red Team Examples