obliteratus

Remove refusal behaviors from open-weight LLMs using mechanistic interpretability techniques.

Updated Mar 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent --skill obliteratus-attentiondotnet
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Skill: obliteratus
Source: https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent/tree/main/skills/mlops/inference/obliteratus
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent --skill obliteratus-attentiondotnet

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

Remove refusal behaviors from open-weight LLMs using OBLITERATUS — mechanistic interpretability techniques (diff-in-means, SVD, whitened SVD, LEACE, SAE decomposition, etc.) to excise guardrails while preserving reasoning. 9 CLI methods, 28 analysis modules, 116 model presets across 5 compute tiers, tournament evaluation, and telemetry-driven recommendations. Use when a user wants to uncensor, abliterate, or remove refusal from an LLM.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • 9 CLI methods, 28 analysis modules, 116 model presets across five compute tiers, and telemetry-driven recommendations for when to uncensor or abliterate models.
  • Triggered workflows for model uncensoring, weight surgery, or guardrail removal in enterprise deployments, MoE and non-MoE models, with planning and evaluation pipelines.

Quick Start

Run obliteratus on a target model to remove refusal directions using the recommended advanced method.

Frequently Asked Questions about obliteratus

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I remove refusal behaviors from open-weight LLMs while preserving reasoning?

Remove refusal behaviors from open-weight LLMs using mechanistic interpretability techniques like diff-in-means, SVD, and LEACE to excise guardrails while preserving reasoning. OBLITERATUS applies weight surgery to both MoE and non-MoE models for uncensored outputs.

What is the best way to abliterate an LLM using CLI workflows?

Abliterate an LLM using CLI workflows by selecting from 9 available methods, ranging from diff-in-means to SAE decomposition. The process includes direction extraction, evaluation metrics, and output artifacts compatible with the HuggingFace ecosystem.

Does refusal removal work with Mixture of Experts models?

Refusal removal works with both MoE and non-MoE LLMs. OBLITERATUS supports model uncensoring and guardrail removal across 116 model presets spanning five compute tiers, ensuring compatibility with diverse architectures in enterprise deployments.

What methods are available for LLM guardrail removal and model surgery?

LLM guardrail removal offers 9 CLI methods including diff-in-means, whitened SVD, LEACE, and SAE decomposition. These mechanistic interpretability techniques enable precise weight surgery to remove refusal directions without degrading model capabilities.

Can I use this for uncensoring models in research and experimentation environments?

Use this for uncensoring models in research and experimentation environments where uncensored or refined outputs are needed. OBLITERATUS provides telemetry-driven recommendations, tournament evaluation, and 28 analysis modules for rigorous experimentation.

Why should I not use abliteration on my model?

Avoid abliteration when model safety alignment is required for your use case, as it permanently excises guardrails. Consider the compute tier requirements and evaluate reasoning preservation using the built-in tournament evaluation metrics before proceeding.