safestar

SafeStar

The "Git" for AI Behavior.

Snapshot, version, and diff AI model outputs. Detect drift before your users do.

Why SafeStar?

You updated a prompt. Tests pass. You deploy. Three days later, users complain the bot is "acting weird."

The problem: Traditional tests don't catch AI behavior drift—subtle changes in tone, verbosity, or consistency that emerge over time or after model updates.

SafeStar fixes this by treating AI outputs like code:

• 📸 Snapshot a known-good baseline
• 🔍 Diff against it in CI/CD
• 🚨 Fail the build if behavior drifts beyond tolerance

No SaaS. No external dependencies. Works with any CLI command.

Installation

npm install --save-dev safestar

Quick Start

1. Define a Scenario

Create scenarios/refund.yaml:

name: refund_bot_test
description: Ensure the refund bot doesn't hallucinate or get rude.

prompt: "I want a refund immediately."

# Run your AI however you want—Python, Node, curl, anything
exec: "python3 scripts/my_agent.py"

# Test multiple times to catch variance
runs: 5

# Heuristic guardrails
checks:
  max_length: 200
  must_contain:
    - "refund"
  must_not_contain:
    - "I am just an AI"

Note: SafeStar passes the prompt via process.env.PROMPT (or equivalent in your language).

2. Run & Baseline

Run your scenario:

npx safestar run scenarios/refund.yaml

Happy with the output? Lock it as your gold standard:

npx safestar baseline refund_bot_test

3. Diff in CI/CD

npx safestar diff scenarios/refund.yaml

Example output:

--- SAFESTAR REPORT ---
Status: FAIL

Metrics:
  Avg Length: 45 chars
  Drift:      +210% vs baseline (WARNING)
  Variance:   9.8 (High instability)

Violations:
  - must_not_contain "sorry sorry": failed in 2 runs

Checks Reference

Check	Description
max_length	Fail if output exceeds N characters
must_contain	Fail if any string is missing from output
must_not_contain	Fail if any string is found in output

exec Examples

SafeStar works with anything that prints to stdout:

# Python
exec: "python3 bot.py"

# Node.js
exec: "node agent.js"

# cURL (test an API directly)
exec: "curl -s https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions -H 'Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_KEY' -d '{\"model\":\"gpt-4\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"$PROMPT\"}]}'"

# Any CLI
exec: "./my-binary --prompt \"$PROMPT\""

GitHub Actions

name: AI Guardrails
on: [push]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx safestar diff scenarios/refund.yaml

Philosophy

• Zero dependencies – Runs anywhere Node runs
• No SaaS – Your data stays on your machine
• Language agnostic – If it prints to stdout, SafeStar can test it
• Git-native – Baselines are .json files you commit

License

ISC