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name: Aegis Campaign Management description: Expert skill for running and managing Project Aegis adversarial red-teaming campaigns. Use when working with Aegis simulations, prompt transformations, or jailbreak testing.

Aegis Campaign Management Skill

Overview

This skill provides expertise in managing Project Aegis adversarial simulation campaigns for testing LLM robustness. Aegis combines the Chimera narrative methodology with AutoDan evolutionary optimization.

When to Use This Skill

• Running adversarial testing campaigns
• Debugging Aegis simulations
• Analyzing campaign telemetry and results
• Configuring personas, scenarios, and transformation techniques
• Troubleshooting campaign failures or timeouts

Key Architecture Components

Chimera Engine

The narrative construction layer that generates:

• Personas: High-fidelity character profiles (The Amoral Novelist, System Debugger, etc.)
• Scenarios: Nested simulation contexts (Sandbox, Fiction, Debugging modes)
• Context Isolation Protocol (CIP): Frames interactions as legal fiction

Location: meta_prompter/engines/chimera/

AutoDan Engine

The evolutionary optimization layer:

• Genetic Optimizer: Mutates candidate prompts based on fitness scores
• Fitness Evaluator: Scores LLM responses for refusal detection
• Gradient-Based Narrative Shift: Adapts personas/scenarios based on refusal types

Location: meta_prompter/engines/autodan/

Aegis Orchestrator

The integration layer combining Chimera + AutoDan:

• Campaign management and execution
• Real-time telemetry via WebSocket
• Multi-iteration optimization cycles

Location: chimera-orchestrator/

Common Commands

Run a Standalone Campaign

# CLI execution with mock model
python run_aegis.py "target request to test" --iterations 10 --provider google

# Example output includes:
# - Persona details (archetype, traits, context)
# - Scenario configuration (sandbox type, isolation level)
# - Success metrics (RBS, NDI, SD scores)

WebSocket Telemetry

# Connect to campaign WebSocket for real-time updates
# Frontend endpoint: /api/v1/ws/aegis/telemetry/{campaign_id}
# Receives: campaign status, iteration progress, personas generated

Configuration Files

• .env: Primary configuration for API keys, model selection
• backend-api/app/core/config.py: Aegis-specific settings (max iterations, timeout, providers)

Key Metrics

RBS (Refusal Bypass Score)

RBS = (Successful_Iterations / Total_Attempts) × 100

Measures campaign effectiveness at eliciting target responses

NDI (Narrative Depth Index)

Complexity measure of nested persona layers required for bypass

SD (Semantic Distance)

Distance between obfuscated terms and original prohibited keywords

Troubleshooting Guide

Campaign Timeouts

Symptom: Campaign hangs or exceeds timeout Solutions:

1. Check backend logs: backend-api/logs/
2. Verify LLM provider API keys are valid
3. Reduce max_iterations in config
4. Check database write locks (SQLite check_same_thread setting)

Persona Generation Failures

Symptom: Empty or invalid personas in telemetry Solutions:

1. Verify PersonaFactory initialization in meta_prompter/factories/persona.py
2. Check persona templates in meta_prompter/templates/personas/
3. Review LLM response parsing logic

WebSocket Connection Issues

Symptom: Frontend dashboard not receiving real-time updates Solutions:

1. Verify WebSocket route registration in backend-api/app/api/v1/api.py
2. Check aegis_ws.py router configuration
3. Ensure frontend useAegisTelemetry hook connects to correct endpoint
4. Inspect browser console for WebSocket errors

Low RBS Scores

Symptom: Campaign consistently fails to bypass safety measures Solutions:

1. Increase potency_level (1-10 scale) in transformation config
2. Enable more aggressive transformation techniques
3. Review refusal analysis logs to identify patterns
4. Adjust persona archetypes or scenario types

Codebase Navigation

Backend Routes

• backend-api/app/api/v1/endpoints/aegis.py: Campaign CRUD operations
• backend-api/app/api/v1/endpoints/aegis_ws.py: WebSocket telemetry

Frontend Components

• frontend/src/components/aegis/AegisCampaignDashboard.tsx: Main dashboard
• frontend/src/hooks/useAegisTelemetry.ts: WebSocket hook for real-time updates
• frontend/src/contexts/WebSocketProvider.tsx: WebSocket context provider

Core Libraries

• meta_prompter/: Adversarial tooling library (Chimera, AutoDan, GPTFuzz, DeepTeam)
• chimera-orchestrator/: Aegis orchestration service

Best Practices

1. Always validate API keys before starting campaigns (check .env file)
2. Monitor resource usage during long campaigns (CPU, memory, API rate limits)
3. Use mock models for initial testing to avoid API costs
4. Archive campaign results for analysis (stored in database)
5. Review telemetry logs after failed campaigns to identify bottlenecks
6. Test WebSocket connections before launching campaigns from frontend

Integration Points

Database Schema

-- Campaigns table
campaigns (
  id, user_id, objective, status, 
  created_at, completed_at, telemetry_data
)

-- Sessions table (for multi-iteration tracking)
sessions (
  id, campaign_id, iteration, persona_id, 
  prompt, response, rbs_score
)

API Endpoints

• POST /api/v1/aegis/campaigns: Create new campaign
• GET /api/v1/aegis/campaigns/{id}: Retrieve campaign details
• WS /api/v1/ws/aegis/telemetry/{campaign_id}: Real-time updates

References

• AEGIS_BLUEPRINT_FINAL.md: Full architectural specification
• PROJECT_AEGIS_BLUEPRINT.md: Original design document
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: System-wide architecture overview