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Prompt Injection Pattern Scanner

Untrusted text can contain instructions aimed at overriding a prompt or exposing hidden context. This scanner highlights several common wording patterns and shows where they occur. It is a review aid for pasted documents, retrieved web content, and user messages—not a security boundary or a replacement for isolation and permission checks.

Text Input

Browser-only processing
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How to use this text tool

  1. Paste the text you want to inspect or load the sample.
  2. Choose only the options that match your prompt format.
  3. Select Scan for Patterns or press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter.
  4. Read the summary and detailed output, then copy or download it.

What this tool does

Scan untrusted prompt content for common instruction-override, data-exfiltration, and role-impersonation patterns with line references.

Each line is tested against a small set of transparent, case-insensitive rules covering override language, hidden-prompt requests, secret extraction, role impersonation, and external transmission.

Benign security discussions can trigger matches, while novel or obfuscated attacks can pass unnoticed. Treat findings as signals, not verdicts.

Example

Load the sample, run the tool, and compare the report with the visible markers or values in the input. The output is deterministic for the selected options, so the same text produces the same report.

Use cases

  • Review a prompt before it enters a shared prompt library.
  • Check generated content before another program consumes it.
  • Create a lightweight audit record without uploading private text.

Tips for better output

  • Keep separators and labels on their own lines.
  • Use the narrowest option that matches your actual format.
  • Test one valid and one deliberately invalid example.
  • Review every warning in the surrounding context.
  • Save the original text alongside important reports.

Processing details

Each line is tested against a small set of transparent, case-insensitive rules covering override language, hidden-prompt requests, secret extraction, role impersonation, and external transmission. Text remains in the current browser page during processing.

Benign security discussions can trigger matches, while novel or obfuscated attacks can pass unnoticed. Treat findings as signals, not verdicts.

Frequently asked questions

Does Prompt Injection Pattern Scanner send my text to a server?

No. The processing in this page runs in your browser. Uploaded files are read locally by the page.

Can I use the result in a production prompt workflow?

Yes, but review the result first and test it with the exact model, template engine, or schema used by your application.

What happens when the input is empty or malformed?

The tool shows an input error instead of producing a misleading report. Tool-specific parsing errors include a short correction hint.

Can this tool guarantee that an AI response is safe or correct?

No. It checks the visible text using the stated rules. Model behavior, source quality, and application security still require separate review.

Is Unicode text supported?

Yes. The page accepts Unicode text, although pattern matching and token estimates may vary for scripts and formats outside the examples described.

Quick reference

ItemDetails
ProcessingLocal browser JavaScript
InputPlain text or supported structured text
ExportsTXT, JSON, and tabular CSV when available
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