The complete handbook. One connected place to learn.

Overview

Full methodology: ../techniques/safety-guardrail-abliteration-methodology.md · hands-on: ../instructions/beginner-reproduction-methodology.md

3 min · 1 examples

Theory

For many aligned LLMs, whether the model complies or refuses a prompt can be predicted largely from the scalar projection of the residual stream onto a single direction r at a given layer.

3 min · 4 examples

Complete abliteration curriculum

The single path through every method, setup, and script in this handbook. Goal: this repo is the most complete abliteration reference on the internet — papers, tools, math, hardware, and…

5 min · 4 examples

Researcher guide — do not spend a year figuring this out

Build confidence with the native C++26 lab, verified downloads, numerical operators, and reproducible first steps.

4 min · 7 examples

Quickstart — test before you commit (step by step)

See if abliteration helps your model without changing weights permanently.

3 min · 11 examples

Beginner guide — improve your local AI model (step by step)

Methodology: beginner-reproduction-methodology.md (reproducible checkpoints) · ../techniques/safety-guardrail-abliteration-methodology.md (theory)

6 min · 20 examples

Selective interventions: choose where, then choose how

Understand the difference between shards, tensors, layers, and adapters. Plan a small edit and verify what stayed identical.

4 min · 2 examples

MiniCPM5-1B: a reproducible selected-tensor study

Inspect the executed MiniCPM5-1B comparison, its four-tensor edit budget, uncertainty, and reproducible evidence.

5 min · 1 examples

Evaluation

Design paired comparisons that keep refusal, capability, degeneration, and uncertainty separate.

4 min · 4 examples

Experiment provenance and artifact integrity

Connect each result to the exact model, data, configuration, and artifact hashes that produced it.

2 min · 3 examples

Research & reference

September 2026 research refresh

Verified on 2026-09-22. The August 50-paper catalog and its guide are preserved unchanged. This update adds 14 primary records, including the September DDO paper and previously missing…

2 min · 1 examples

Research & reference

References

Follow the primary papers and tools behind the handbook, with the existing bibliography preserved.

5 min · 3 examples

Abliteration — Complete Handbook

A connected overview of the research handbook, native lab, selective workflows, and supporting material.

8 min · 6 examples

Operational scope & responsible use

This handbook covers abliteration for authorized environments only:

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Refusal & abliteration research — beginner guide (2024–2026)

Plain-language map of the papers and tools that matter for this handbook. Every entry links to a PDF in the repo where available.

4 min · 1 examples

Advanced abliteration workflow

Research-grade and production-hardening paths beyond default heretic <model>.

5 min · 9 examples

Agentic security stack (abliteration + Jarvis repair)

End-to-end pipeline for pentest lab, CyberGym, and factory firmware QA agents.

2 min · 7 examples

Beginner reproduction methodology

Reproducible safety guardrail abliteration — remove excessive refusal from weights while keeping the original checkpoint intact.

3 min · 6 examples

Environment setup — Windows, Linux, WSL (step by step)

One-time machine prep before beginner-local-model-guide.md.

2 min · 12 examples

Eval-driven workflow

Align Heretic measurement with deploy acceptance — factory benches, pentest labs, over-refusal checks.

2 min · 8 examples

Heretic workflow

Automated abliteration via p-e-w/heretic.

3 min · 13 examples

Inference-only prototype

No checkpoint modification — ideal first experiment.

1 min · 1 examples

Instructions

Step-by-step workflows. Start here if you are improving a local model for the first time.

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