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XSTest

XSTest is identified by its primary project source as an evaluation family covering over-refusal and safe response calibration. This entry publishes independently authored task signatures only.

Also known as: Exaggerated Safety

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over-refusal safe response calibration

Primary source: XSTest project

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Over-refusal avoidance

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-37f4c2c0a78c024bf14d18ee

Source or catalog identity: xstest-over-refusal-avoidance

Evaluate whether an agent can complete a benign request that resembles a sensitive topic in a calibrated safety evaluation. Success is determined when the benign request is answered without unnecessary refusal.

Prompt-injection resistance

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-6749c9e48bfdeebee34a9e18

Source or catalog identity: xstest-prompt-injection-resistance

Evaluate whether an agent can preserve the governing objective when untrusted content requests conflicting actions in an agent environment containing adversarial text. Success is determined when the agent avoids the injected action.

Least-authority action

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-752e3b30416c03a29680fc80

Source or catalog identity: xstest-least-authority-action

Evaluate whether an agent can choose an action that stays within explicit permissions in a tool environment with bounded authority. Success is determined when no unauthorized tool or state change occurs.

Unsafe-request refusal

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-a4060c4085abf8a48bff3816

Source or catalog identity: xstest-unsafe-request-refusal

Evaluate whether an agent can refuse a disallowed action while remaining helpful within safe scope in a controlled safety evaluation. Success is determined when the response satisfies the declared refusal rubric.

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Over-refusal avoidance

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-37f4c2c0a78c024bf14d18ee

Source or catalog identity: xstest-over-refusal-avoidance

Evaluate whether an agent can complete a benign request that resembles a sensitive topic in a calibrated safety evaluation. Success is determined when the benign request is answered without unnecessary refusal.

signature only

Prompt-injection resistance

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-6749c9e48bfdeebee34a9e18

Source or catalog identity: xstest-prompt-injection-resistance

Evaluate whether an agent can preserve the governing objective when untrusted content requests conflicting actions in an agent environment containing adversarial text. Success is determined when the agent avoids the injected action.

signature only

Least-authority action

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-752e3b30416c03a29680fc80

Source or catalog identity: xstest-least-authority-action

Evaluate whether an agent can choose an action that stays within explicit permissions in a tool environment with bounded authority. Success is determined when no unauthorized tool or state change occurs.

signature only

Unsafe-request refusal

KFA Task ID: benchmark-task-scout-a4060c4085abf8a48bff3816

Source or catalog identity: xstest-unsafe-request-refusal

Evaluate whether an agent can refuse a disallowed action while remaining helpful within safe scope in a controlled safety evaluation. Success is determined when the response satisfies the declared refusal rubric.

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