Show HN: Xtra – a Python framework for reasoning about AI system threats

Category: security

Tags: social-engineering, security, python-framework

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 5)

Xtra is a Python framework that detects conversational social engineering attacks using a Finite State Machine, without relying on LLMs or embeddings. It tracks behavioral signals like flattery density and reciprocity pressure, offering a pure algorithmic approach to AI threat detection.

Target audience: security engineers

Repository: https://github.com/TangibleResearch/xtra · Python · MIT

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