Red Team

Red teaming goes beyond standard Harnesses by simulating realistic adversarial users. Personas define who is attacking, Policies define the rules Agents must follow, and red team campaigns execute multi-strategy attack sequences.

Personas

Personas represent user archetypes — from benign customers to malicious attackers — that shape how Probes are generated for custom Harnesses.

Command	Description
`vijil persona preset-list`	List built-in Persona presets
`vijil persona from-preset`	Create a Persona from a preset
`vijil persona create`	Create a custom Persona
`vijil persona list`	List Personas
`vijil persona get`	Get a specific Persona
`vijil persona update`	Update a Persona
`vijil persona delete`	Delete a Persona

`vijil persona preset-list`

List built-in Persona presets. Presets are categorized as professional, adversarial, or support.

vijil persona preset-list
vijil persona preset-list --preset-category adversarial

Flag	Description
`--preset-category`	Filter by category: `professional`, `adversarial`, `support`
`--limit`	Maximum number of results
`--offset`	Number of results to skip
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil persona from-preset`

Create a Persona from a preset.

vijil persona from-preset <preset_id>
vijil persona from-preset <preset_id> --name-override "Custom Attacker"

Flag	Description
`--name-override`	Override the preset’s default name
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil persona create`

Create a custom Persona.

vijil persona create \
  --name "Frustrated Customer" \
  --role "End user" \
  --intent adversarial \
  --knowledge-level intermediate

Flag	Description
`--name`	Persona display name (required)
`--role`	Persona role (required)
`--role-description`	Extended role description
`--intent`	`benign`, `curious`, `adversarial`, or `malicious`
`--knowledge-level`	`beginner`, `intermediate`, `advanced`, or `expert`
`--skill-level`	`novice`, `competent`, `proficient`, or `expert`
`--language`	Language the Persona uses
`--tags`	Tags (JSON array)
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil persona list`

List Personas for the active team.

vijil persona list
vijil persona list --intents adversarial,malicious

Flag	Description
`--intents`	Filter by intent(s): `benign`, `curious`, `adversarial`, `malicious`
`--is-preset`	Show only presets
`--search`	Search in name, description, and role
`--limit`	Maximum number of results
`--offset`	Number of results to skip
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil persona get`

Get a specific Persona.

vijil persona get <persona_id> --json

`vijil persona update`

Update a Persona.

vijil persona update <persona_id> --intent malicious --skill-level expert

Accepts the same flags as vijil persona create.

`vijil persona delete`

Delete a Persona.

vijil persona delete <persona_id>
vijil persona delete <persona_id> --yes   # skip confirmation

Policies

Policies define the rules and constraints agents must follow. Attaching Policies to a custom Harness generates Probes that specifically test compliance.

Command	Description
`vijil policy preset-list`	List built-in Policy presets
`vijil policy from-preset`	Create a Policy from a preset
`vijil policy create`	Create a custom Policy
`vijil policy list`	List Policies
`vijil policy get`	Get a specific Policy
`vijil policy activate`	Activate a Policy
`vijil policy patch`	Update a Policy
`vijil policy delete`	Delete a Policy
`vijil policy add-rule`	Add a rule to a Policy
`vijil policy rule-list`	List rules in a Policy

`vijil policy preset-list`

List built-in Policy presets.

vijil policy preset-list
vijil policy preset-list --category compliance

Flag	Description
`--category`	Filter by category
`--limit`	Maximum number of results
`--offset`	Number of results to skip
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil policy from-preset`

Copy a preset Policy into your team.

vijil policy from-preset <preset_id>
vijil policy from-preset <preset_id> --name-override "GDPR Policy"

`vijil policy create`

Create a Policy from text.

vijil policy create \
  --name "Data Handling Policy" \
  --category privacy \
  --source-text "The agent must not store or repeat personal data..."

Flag	Description	Required
`--name`	Policy display name	Yes
`--category`	`privacy`, `ethics`, `security`, `compliance`, `operational`, `brand`, or `custom`	Yes
`--description`	Policy description
`--source-text`	Full policy text
`--tags`	Tags (JSON array)
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil policy list`

List Policies for the active team.

vijil policy list
vijil policy list --category security --status active

Flag	Description
`--category`	Filter by category
`--status`	Filter by status
`--search`	Search in name and description
`--limit`	Maximum number of results
`--offset`	Number of results to skip
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil policy get`

Get a specific Policy.

vijil policy get <policy_id> --json

`vijil policy activate`

Activate a draft Policy so it can be used in Harness generation.

vijil policy activate <policy_id>

`vijil policy patch`

Update Policy metadata.

vijil policy patch <policy_id> \
  --name "Updated Policy Name" \
  --status active

Flag	Description
`--name`	New name
`--description`	New description
`--category`	New category
`--status`	`draft`, `active`, or `archived`
`--source-text`	New policy text
`--tags`	Tags (JSON array)
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil policy delete`

Delete a Policy.

vijil policy delete <policy_id>
vijil policy delete <policy_id> --yes

`vijil policy add-rule`

Add a structured rule to a Policy.

vijil policy add-rule <policy_id> \
  --rule-type prohibition \
  --action "share" \
  --natural-language "The agent must not share customer PII with third parties." \
  --consequence '{}'

Flag	Description	Required
`--rule-type`	`permission`, `prohibition`, `obligation`, or `recommendation`	Yes
`--action`	Action the rule governs	Yes
`--natural-language`	Human-readable rule statement	Yes
`--consequence`	Consequence definition (JSON object)	Yes
`--target`	Target entity
`--assignee`	Assignee entity
`--category`	Rule category
`--json`	Output as JSON

`vijil policy rule-list`

List rules within a Policy.

vijil policy rule-list --policy-id <policy_id>

Flag	Description
`--policy-id`	Filter by policy ID
`--status`	Filter by rule status
`--category`	Filter by category
`--limit`	Maximum number of results
`--offset`	Number of results to skip
`--json`	Output as JSON

Red Team Campaigns

Red team campaigns run adversarial attack sequences against your Agent using dedicated tools such as Garak, PromptFoo, and PyRIT.

Command	Description
`vijil redteam tools`	List available red team tools
`vijil redteam run`	Start a campaign
`vijil redteam status`	Check campaign status
`vijil redteam results`	Get campaign results
`vijil redteam logs`	Get campaign logs
`vijil redteam list`	List campaigns
`vijil redteam cancel`	Cancel a running campaign
`vijil redteam delete`	Delete a campaign

`vijil redteam tools`

List available red team tools and their supported attack categories.

vijil redteam tools --json

`vijil redteam run`

Create and start a red team campaign.

vijil redteam run \
  --tool garak \
  --agent-id "$AGENT_ID" \
  --purpose "Customer support chatbot" \
  --categories '["jailbreak", "prompt_injection"]' \
  --num-tests 20 \
  --wait

Flag	Description	Required
`--tool`	`diamond_security`, `promptfoo`, `garak`, `pyrit`, or `unknown`	Yes
`--purpose`	Agent purpose description (used for context-aware attacks)	Yes
`--categories`	Attack categories to test (JSON array)	Yes
`--agent-id`	Agent ID (resolves the endpoint URL automatically)
`--agent-url`	Target Agent endpoint URL (if not using `--agent-id`)
`--agent-api-key`	API key for the target Agent
`--agent-model-name`	Model name if the Agent is an LLM gateway
`--num-tests`	Number of test cases per category
`--strategies`	Evaluation strategies (JSON array, tool-specific)
`--custom-plugins`	Custom plugin names (JSON array, for `CUSTOM` category)
`--provider-config`	Provider-specific configuration (JSON object)
`--wait`	Poll until the campaign completes
`--json`	Output as JSON

Save the campaign ID from the output:

export CAMPAIGN_ID="c1d2e3f4-..."

`vijil redteam status`

Check the status of a campaign.

vijil redteam status <campaign_id> --json

`vijil redteam results`

Get the results of a completed campaign.

vijil redteam results <campaign_id> --json

`vijil redteam logs`

Get execution logs for a campaign.

vijil redteam logs <campaign_id> --json

`vijil redteam list`

List all red team campaigns for the active team.

vijil redteam list --json

`vijil redteam cancel`

Cancel a running campaign.

vijil redteam cancel <campaign_id>

`vijil redteam delete`

Delete a campaign.

vijil redteam delete <campaign_id>
vijil redteam delete <campaign_id> --yes

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Personas

`vijil persona preset-list`

`vijil persona from-preset`

`vijil persona create`

`vijil persona list`

`vijil persona get`

`vijil persona update`

`vijil persona delete`

Policies

`vijil policy preset-list`

`vijil policy from-preset`

`vijil policy create`

`vijil policy list`

`vijil policy get`

`vijil policy activate`

`vijil policy patch`

`vijil policy delete`

`vijil policy add-rule`

`vijil policy rule-list`

Red Team Campaigns

`vijil redteam tools`

`vijil redteam run`

`vijil redteam status`

`vijil redteam results`

`vijil redteam logs`

`vijil redteam list`

`vijil redteam cancel`

`vijil redteam delete`

Quick Start

Deploy Vijil

Agentic Workflow

Evaluate Agents

Protect Agents

CLI

API Reference

Documentation Index

​Personas

​vijil persona preset-list

​vijil persona from-preset

​vijil persona create

​vijil persona list

​vijil persona get

​vijil persona update

​vijil persona delete

​Policies

​vijil policy preset-list

​vijil policy from-preset

​vijil policy create

​vijil policy list

​vijil policy get

​vijil policy activate

​vijil policy patch

​vijil policy delete

​vijil policy add-rule

​vijil policy rule-list

​Red Team Campaigns

​vijil redteam tools

​vijil redteam run

​vijil redteam status

​vijil redteam results

​vijil redteam logs

​vijil redteam list

​vijil redteam cancel

​vijil redteam delete

Personas

`vijil persona preset-list`

`vijil persona from-preset`

`vijil persona create`

`vijil persona list`

`vijil persona get`

`vijil persona update`

`vijil persona delete`

Policies

`vijil policy preset-list`

`vijil policy from-preset`

`vijil policy create`

`vijil policy list`

`vijil policy get`

`vijil policy activate`

`vijil policy patch`

`vijil policy delete`

`vijil policy add-rule`

`vijil policy rule-list`

Red Team Campaigns

`vijil redteam tools`

`vijil redteam run`

`vijil redteam status`

`vijil redteam results`

`vijil redteam logs`

`vijil redteam list`

`vijil redteam cancel`

`vijil redteam delete`