The specific steps for installing and using promptfoo are as follows:
- Installing command line tools: Install globally via npm
npm install -g promptfoo - Initialization Project: Create the base configuration file and directory structure
npx promptfoo@latest init - Configuring Test Cases: Edit the generated promptfooconfig.yaml file, add the prompts and variables to be tested, sample configuration:
targets: - id: 'example' config: method: 'POST' headers: 'Content-Type: application/json' body: userInput: '{{prompt}}' - Operational assessment: Assessment of the basis for implementation
promptfoo evaluate
Or run the red team testnpx promptfoo@latest redteam init - analysis: View evaluation reports in command line output or web interface
The project is initialized to create a complete directory structure that contains:
- prompts/ - templates for prompts
- providers/ - API provider configuration
- testcases/ - test case files
- promptfooconfig.yaml - main configuration file
Developers can tweak these configurations as needed to build comprehensive test suites over time.
This answer comes from the articlePromptfoo: Providing a Safe and Reliable LLM Application Testing ToolThe
May not be reproduced without permission:AI productivity tools " How to install and start LLM testing with promptfoo?
