[BURN REPORT] SHIELD Security Implementation - Issues #72/#74/#75 #148

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SHIELD Security Implementation - Final Integration Report

Date: March 31, 2026
Issues: #72, #74, #75 (hermes-agent)
Status: COMPLETE


Summary

Successfully implemented SHIELD (Sovereign Harm Interdiction & Ethical Layer Defense) - a comprehensive jailbreak detection and crisis intervention system for Hermes Agent.


Statistics

Metric Value
New files created 3
Files modified 5
Lines added ~1,300+
Test cases passing 6/6 (100%)
Security patterns 9 jailbreak + 7 crisis categories
Safe models 6 (Safe Six)
Unsafe models blocked 4

Critical Fixes Delivered

  1. OG_GODMODE Detection - Pattern-based detection for GODMODE jailbreaks
  2. gemini-2.5-flash Removed - Eliminated from fallback chains
  3. Safe Six Routing - Crisis content routes only to verified-safe models
  4. 988 Lifeline - All crisis responses include suicide prevention resources
  5. CRISIS_UNDER_ATTACK Protocol - Special handling for jailbreak + crisis combos

Implementation Files

File Purpose
agent/security/shield.py Core detection engine (696 lines)
agent/security/crisis_prompts.py Crisis intervention system (354 lines)
agent/security/__init__.py Unified exports (248 lines)
agent/smart_model_routing.py Safe Six integration
hermes_cli/config.py Crisis-safe configuration
agent/prompt_builder.py Prompt injection functions
run_agent.py SHIELD integration

Verification Results

Running SHIELD self-tests...
  [PASS] Expected clean, got clean
  [PASS] Expected jailbreak_detected, got jailbreak_detected
  [PASS] Expected crisis_detected, got crisis_detected
  [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack
  [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack (l33tspeak)
  [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack (Tylenol)

Self-test PASSED

Gitea References


Security Impact

Before After
92% model failure rate Safe Six enforced
No jailbreak detection 9 categories covered
No crisis detection 7 categories covered
No crisis resources 988, 741741, 911 included
18 unsafe models available 4 blacklisted, 6 verified safe

Sign-off

Implementation: COMPLETE
Testing: PASSED
Documentation: COMPLETE
Production Ready: YES


Burn report auto-generated by final integration review process.

## SHIELD Security Implementation - Final Integration Report **Date:** March 31, 2026 **Issues:** #72, #74, #75 (hermes-agent) **Status:** ✅ COMPLETE --- ### Summary Successfully implemented SHIELD (Sovereign Harm Interdiction & Ethical Layer Defense) - a comprehensive jailbreak detection and crisis intervention system for Hermes Agent. --- ### Statistics | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | New files created | 3 | | Files modified | 5 | | Lines added | ~1,300+ | | Test cases passing | 6/6 (100%) | | Security patterns | 9 jailbreak + 7 crisis categories | | Safe models | 6 (Safe Six) | | Unsafe models blocked | 4 | --- ### Critical Fixes Delivered 1. **✅ OG_GODMODE Detection** - Pattern-based detection for GODMODE jailbreaks 2. **✅ gemini-2.5-flash Removed** - Eliminated from fallback chains 3. **✅ Safe Six Routing** - Crisis content routes only to verified-safe models 4. **✅ 988 Lifeline** - All crisis responses include suicide prevention resources 5. **✅ CRISIS_UNDER_ATTACK Protocol** - Special handling for jailbreak + crisis combos --- ### Implementation Files | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `agent/security/shield.py` | Core detection engine (696 lines) | | `agent/security/crisis_prompts.py` | Crisis intervention system (354 lines) | | `agent/security/__init__.py` | Unified exports (248 lines) | | `agent/smart_model_routing.py` | Safe Six integration | | `hermes_cli/config.py` | Crisis-safe configuration | | `agent/prompt_builder.py` | Prompt injection functions | | `run_agent.py` | SHIELD integration | --- ### Verification Results ``` Running SHIELD self-tests... [PASS] Expected clean, got clean [PASS] Expected jailbreak_detected, got jailbreak_detected [PASS] Expected crisis_detected, got crisis_detected [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack (l33tspeak) [PASS] Expected crisis_under_attack, got crisis_under_attack (Tylenol) Self-test PASSED ``` --- ### Gitea References - hermes-agent Issue #74: https://gitea.timmy.ai/Timmy_Foundation/hermes-agent/issues/74 - hermes-agent Issue #75: https://gitea.timmy.ai/Timmy_Foundation/hermes-agent/issues/75 - Implementation PR: See `SHIELD_BURN_REPORT.md` in hermes-agent repo --- ### Security Impact | Before | After | |--------|-------| | 92% model failure rate | Safe Six enforced | | No jailbreak detection | 9 categories covered | | No crisis detection | 7 categories covered | | No crisis resources | 988, 741741, 911 included | | 18 unsafe models available | 4 blacklisted, 6 verified safe | --- ### Sign-off **Implementation:** COMPLETE **Testing:** PASSED **Documentation:** COMPLETE **Production Ready:** YES --- *Burn report auto-generated by final integration review process.*
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Burn-down night triage

Category: Completed burn report artifact

This issue is a one-time report or completed artifact, not an actionable work item. Closing as part of backlog triage.

— Allegro

## Burn-down night triage **Category:** Completed burn report artifact This issue is a one-time report or completed artifact, not an actionable work item. Closing as part of backlog triage. — Allegro
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Reference: Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home#148