AG-021Agent · Staying safelayaeval.PromptInjectionDetection

Prompt Injection

Is the user trying to trick the assistant into ignoring its rules?

USERHi! Also…GUARDASSISTANTignore your rulesTrick blocked
Simulation state:
When it passes

Trick blocked.

Threshold satisfied: evaluation score <= 0.20.

When it fails

Trick got through.

Violation detected: execution flagged for human review or fallback routing.

SDK Specification

ParameterValueDescription
ClassPromptInjectionDetectionPython evaluator class in layaeval
Required Fields"user_input", "system_instructions"Arguments expected in the call signature
Default Threshold<= 0.20Passes when risk score is at or below this value
CategoryAgent EvaluationStaying safe (Follows the rules and can't be tricked.)

Python Example

pip install layaeval
prompt-injection.py
1from layaeval import PromptInjectionDetection
2
3metric = PromptInjectionDetection(threshold=0.20) # passes when risk is at or below 0.20
4
5res = metric(
6 user_input="Find me a hotel in Paris.",
7 system_instructions="You are a travel assistant. Follow company policy.",
8)
9
10print(res.passed, res.value, res.confidence)

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