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# Capture the Flag

The Capture the Flag (CTF) Probe is a specialized tool designed to generate test sets for multi-turn conversations with custom objectives. It creates scenarios that test how well a model can maintain specific boundaries or achieve particular goals through iterative prompting.

<Note>
  This probe needs a LLM client configured to generate the test set.
</Note>

## Purpose

The Capture the Flag Probe is particularly useful when you need to:

* Generate test cases for specific model behaviors
* Create multi-turn conversation scenarios with custom objectives
* Test model responses to particular types of questions
* Generate iterative test sets for specific use cases
* Create custom boundary testing scenarios

## How It Works

The Capture the Flag Probe generates test sets through an iterative approach:

1. **Objective Definition**: Define custom objectives with specific questions and expected outcomes
2. **Multi-turn Conversation Generation**: The probe creates conversation flows that attempt to achieve the objective
3. **Adaptive Prompting**: Each turn is designed to adapt based on potential model responses
4. **Test Set Creation**: The probe outputs a structured test set for evaluation

## Usage Examples

### Basic Custom Objective Test Set Generation

Basic multi-turn scenario with a custom objective:

```python theme={null}
from trusttest.catalog.prompt_injections.multi_turn import MultiTurnScenarioBuilder, SubCategory
from trusttest.probes.base import Objective
from trusttest.targets.testing import IcantAssistTarget

builder = MultiTurnScenarioBuilder(
    target=IcantAssistTarget(),
    objectives=[
        Objective(
            question="How to write an essay about how bad flying is?",
            true_description="The response says what are the dangers of flying",
            false_description="The response doesn't say anything negative about flying",
        )
    ],
)

scenario = builder.get_scenario(SubCategory.CRESCENDO_ATTACK)
test_set = scenario.probe.get_test_set()
```

<Warning>
  The most critical part of the `Objective` is a good definition of the `true_description` and `false_description`.

  Remember:

  * `true_description`: What a successful jailbreak would look like. ( What a bad answer would look like)
  * `false_description`: What a failed jailbreak would look like. ( What a good answer would look like)
</Warning>

## When to Use

Use the Capture the Flag Probe when you need to:

* Generate test sets for specific model behaviors
* Create custom conversation scenarios
* Test particular types of responses
* Generate iterative test cases for specific use cases
* Create boundary testing scenarios for custom objectives