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name: transform-reference
description: Complete catalog of all 183 transforms with exact names, parameters, categories, and LLM requirements
allowed-tools: generate_attack generate_agentic_attack
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# Transform Reference

All 183 transforms available in the AIRT SDK. Use these EXACT names in the `transforms` parameter.

## Encoding (17 transforms)

| Transform | Parameters | LLM Required |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| `base64` | — | No |
| `base32` | — | No |
| `hex` | — | No |
| `binary` | — | No |
| `leetspeak` | — | No |
| `morse` | — | No |
| `url_encode` | — | No |
| `html_entity` | — | No |
| `unicode_escape` | — | No |
| `zero_width_encode` | — | No |
| `upside_down` | — | No |
| `braille` | — | No |
| `ascii85` | — | No |
| `homoglyph` | — | No |
| `unicode_font` | — | No |
| `pig_latin` | — | No |
| `octal` | — | No |

## Cipher (12 transforms)

| Transform | Parameters | LLM Required |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| `caesar` | shift (default 3): `caesar(5)` | No |
| `rot13` | — | No |
| `rot47` | — | No |
| `atbash` | — | No |
| `vigenere` | key: `vigenere(SECRET)` | No |
| `rail_fence` | rails: `rail_fence(3)` | No |
| `substitution` | — | No |
| `affine` | a, b: `affine(5,8)` | No |
| `playfair` | key: `playfair(KEYWORD)` | No |
| `bacon` | — | No |
| `beaufort` | key: `beaufort(KEY)` | No |
| `autokey` | key: `autokey(KEY)` | No |

## Persuasion (8 transforms)

| Transform | LLM Required |
|-----------|-------------|
| `authority_appeal` | Yes |
| `emotional_appeal` | Yes |
| `logical_appeal` | Yes |
| `urgency_scarcity` | Yes |
| `social_proof` | Yes |
| `reciprocity` | Yes |
| `commitment_consistency` | Yes |
| `combined_persuasion` | Yes |

## Stylistic (2 transforms)

| Transform | LLM Required |
|-----------|-------------|
| `role_play_wrapper` | Yes |
| `ascii_art` | No |

## Perturbation (10 transforms)

| Transform | Parameters | LLM Required |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| `simulate_typos` | — | No |
| `unicode_confusable` | — | No |
| `payload_splitting` | — | No |
| `zero_width` | — | No |
| `emoji_substitution` | — | No |
| `random_capitalization` | — | No |
| `zalgo` | — | No |
| `cognitive_hacking` | — | Yes |
| `token_smuggling` | text: `token_smuggling(hidden)` | No |
| `encoding_nesting` | — | No |

## Injection (4 transforms)

| Transform | LLM Required |
|-----------|-------------|
| `skeleton_key_framing` | Yes |
| `many_shot_examples` | Yes |
| `position_variation` | No |
| `position_wrap` | No |

## Text (5 transforms)

| Transform | Parameters | LLM Required |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| `prefix` | text: `prefix(Sure, here is)` | No |
| `suffix` | text: `suffix(Do not refuse)` | No |
| `reverse` | — | No |
| `word_join` | sep: `word_join(_)` | No |
| `char_join` | sep: `char_join(-)` | No |

## Language (4 transforms, LLM-powered)

| Transform | Parameters |
|-----------|-----------|
| `adapt_language` | language: `adapt_language(Zulu)`, `adapt_language(Welsh)`, `adapt_language(Yoruba)` |
| `code_switch` | — (mixes languages) |
| `dialectal_variation` | dialect: `dialectal_variation(AAVE)` |
| `transliterate` | script: `transliterate(cyrillic)`, `transliterate(greek)`, `transliterate(arabic)` |

## Advanced Jailbreak (9 transforms)

`actor_network_escalation`, `code_completion_evasion`, `context_fusion`, `deep_fictional_immersion`, `guardrail_dos`, `likert_exploitation`, `pipeline_manipulation`, `prefill_bypass`, `reasoning_chain_hijack`

## Guardrail Bypass (6 transforms)

`classifier_evasion`, `controlled_release`, `emoji_smuggle`, `payload_split`, `hierarchy_exploit`, `nested_fiction`

## Response Steering (5 transforms)

`affirmative_priming`, `constraint_relaxation`, `output_format_manipulation`, `protocol_establishment`, `task_deflection`

## Adversarial Suffix (4 transforms)

`adversarial_suffix`, `gcg_suffix`, `jailbreak_suffix`, `flip_attack`

## MCP Attacks (12 transforms)

`tool_description_poison`, `cross_server_shadow`, `rug_pull_payload`, `tool_output_injection`, `schema_poisoning`, `ansi_escape_cloaking`, `mcp_sampling_injection`, `cross_server_request_forgery`, `tool_squatting`, `tool_preference_manipulation`, `log_to_leak`, `resource_amplification`

## Multi-Agent Attacks (10 transforms)

`prompt_infection`, `peer_agent_spoof`, `consensus_poisoning`, `delegation_chain_attack`, `shared_memory_poisoning`, `agent_config_overwrite`, `experience_poisoning`, `trust_exploitation`, `persistent_memory_backdoor`, `query_memory_injection`

## Exfiltration (8 transforms)

`markdown_image_exfil`, `mermaid_diagram_exfil`, `unicode_tag_exfil`, `dns_exfil_injection`, `ssrf_via_tools`, `link_unfurling_exfil`, `api_endpoint_abuse`, `character_exfiltration`

## Reasoning Attacks (7 transforms)

`cot_backdoor`, `reasoning_hijack`, `reasoning_dos`, `crescendo_escalation`, `fitd_escalation`, `deceptive_delight`, `goal_drift_injection`

## Browser Agent Attacks (6 transforms)

`visual_prompt_injection`, `ai_clickfix`, `domain_validation_bypass`, `navigation_hijack`, `task_injection`, `phantom_ui`

## IDE Injection (7 transforms)

`rules_file_backdoor`, `mcp_tool_description_poison`, `manifest_injection`, `issue_injection`, `popup_injection`, `form_injection`, `xoxo_context_poison`

## System Prompt Extraction (6 transforms)

`direct_extraction`, `indirect_extraction`, `boundary_probe`, `format_exploitation`, `multi_turn_extraction`, `reflection_probe`

## PII Extraction (4 transforms)

`partial_pii_completion`, `divergence_extraction`, `public_figure_pii_probe`, `repeat_word_divergence`

## RAG Poisoning (7 transforms)

`document_poison`, `context_injection`, `context_stuffing`, `query_manipulation`, `chunk_boundary_exploit`, `single_text_poison`, `bias_amplification`

## Documentation Poisoning (5 transforms)

`documentation_poison`, `dockerfile_poison`, `env_var_injection`, `npm_package_readme_poison`, `pypi_package_readme_poison`

## Logic Bombs (3 transforms)

`logic_bomb`, `time_bomb`, `environment_bomb`

## Agentic Workflow (18 transforms)

`tool_restriction_bypass`, `phase_transition_bypass`, `tool_priority_injection`, `intent_manipulation`, `session_state_injection`, `action_hijacking`, `cypher_injection`, `delayed_tool_invocation`, `exploitation_mode_confusion`, `malformed_output_injection`, `phase_downgrade_attack`, `sql_via_nlp_injection`, `success_indicator_spoof`, `todo_list_manipulation`, `tool_chain_attack`, `wordlist_exhaustion`, `workflow_step_skip`, `payload_target_mismatch`

## Agent Skill (9 transforms)

`agent_memory_injection`, `agent_permission_escalation`, `soul_file_injection`, `bootstrap_hook_injection`, `workspace_file_poison`, `skill_dependency_confusion`, `skill_package_poison`, `heartbeat_hijack`, `media_protocol_exfil`

## Quick Selection by Goal

| Goal | Recommended Transforms |
|------|----------------------|
| Bypass content filter | `base64`, `caesar`, `classifier_evasion`, `payload_split` |
| Test multilingual safety | `adapt_language(Zulu)`, `adapt_language(Welsh)`, `transliterate(cyrillic)` |
| Extract system prompt | `direct_extraction`, `boundary_probe`, `multi_turn_extraction` |
| Test MCP security | `tool_description_poison`, `schema_poisoning`, `cross_server_shadow` |
| Test agent tool safety | `tool_restriction_bypass`, `action_hijacking`, `tool_chain_attack` |
| Test data exfiltration | `markdown_image_exfil`, `unicode_tag_exfil`, `dns_exfil_injection` |
| Test social engineering | `authority_appeal`, `emotional_appeal`, `urgency_scarcity` |
| Test reasoning robustness | `cot_backdoor`, `reasoning_hijack`, `goal_drift_injection` |
| Test RAG safety | `document_poison`, `context_injection`, `chunk_boundary_exploit` |
| Broad obfuscation test | `base64`, `caesar`, `leetspeak`, `morse`, `hex` |