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Testing a Toy LLM on Your Local Environment (No Setup Required)

This guide shows how to test a small LLM locally using dtx, with zero manual setup.
You will:

  • Skip manual scope and plan creation
  • Test your Tiny LLM directly
  • Optionally test SmolLM2-135M-Instruct and GPT-2

Run Red Teaming Tests Directly (Auto-Generated Scope & Plan)​

Test Tiny LLM​

Run directly with auto-generated scope and plan:

dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url arnir0/Tiny-LLM --dataset beaver --eval ibm38 -o
  • Uses the beaver dataset
  • Evaluates outputs with IBM Granite HAP 38M
  • No manual scope or plan files needed!

Optional: Test Alternative Small LLMs​

🚀 Test HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M-Instruct​

dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M-Instruct --dataset beaver --eval ibm38

🚀 Test GPT-2​

dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url gpt2 --dataset beaver --eval ibm38

✅ These models are small and run locally.

Tip: Use --max_prompts to limit tests, e.g. --max_prompts 10.

Understanding the Command​

ArgumentDescription
hf_modelUse HuggingFace local model provider
--url arnir0/Tiny-LLMModel identifier or path
--dataset beaverUse Beaver dataset (safe for evaluator pairing)
--eval ibm38Evaluate outputs using IBM Granite HAP 38M
--max_prompts 5(Optional) Limit number of prompts for faster testing

✅ Everything runs fully local, no API keys required.

⚠️ Note:
If you use the garak (alias: stingray) dataset, do not provide an evaluator.

Example (✅ Valid):

dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url arnir0/Tiny-LLM --dataset stingray

Optional: Explore Datasets & Evaluators​

List available datasets:​

dtx datasets list

List available tactics (attack methods):​

dtx tactics list

List available evaluators:​

You will see options like:

  • ibm38
  • ibm125
  • keyword
  • jsonpath

Summary​

CommandPurpose
dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url arnir0/Tiny-LLM --dataset beaver --eval ibm38Test Tiny LLM locally
dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M-Instruct --dataset beaver --eval ibm38Test SmolLM2 model
dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url gpt2 --dataset beaver --eval ibm38Test GPT-2 model
dtx redteam run --agent hf_model --url arnir0/Tiny-LLM --dataset stingrayTest Tiny LLM with Stingray dataset (no evaluator)

All fully automated

Next Steps​

There are multiple ways to perform AI Red Teaming:

Red Teaming Modes

├── 1. Guided Run
│   └── dtx redteam quick
│       - Interactive wizard
│       - Choose agent, dataset, evaluator
│
├── 2. Direct Run
│   └── dtx redteam run --agent <AGENT> --dataset <DATASET> [--eval <EVALUATOR>]
│       ├── Example 1 (Airbench + IBM Eval):
│       │   dtx redteam run --agent echo --dataset airbench --eval ibm38
│       └── Example 2 (Garak, built-in eval):
│           dtx redteam run --agent echo --dataset garak
│
└── 3. Advanced Run (Scope → Plan → Run)
    ├── Step 1: Write or use scope file
    │       e.g., sample_scope.yml
    ├── Step 2: Generate plan
    │       dtx redteam plan sample_scope.yml sample_plan.yml --dataset stringray
    └── Step 3: Run plan
            dtx redteam run --plan_file sample_plan.yml