> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.inferwall.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# InferenceWall: AI Firewall for LLM Applications

> Learn what InferenceWall is, how its multi-layer pipeline works, which deployment mode fits your stack, and how 100 built-in signatures map to MITRE ATLAS.

InferenceWall is an AI application firewall that sits between your users and your LLM. It scans every input and output for prompt injection, jailbreaks, content safety violations, and data leakage using a multi-layer detection pipeline — Rust-powered heuristic rules, ONNX ML classifiers, FAISS semantic similarity, and an optional LLM-judge — combined into a single anomaly score.

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  <Card title="Quick start" icon="bolt" href="/quickstart">
    Install InferenceWall and scan your first input in under five minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deployment profiles" icon="layer-group" href="/deployment-profiles">
    Compare Lite, Standard, and Full profiles to match your latency and accuracy requirements.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How it works" icon="gears" href="/concepts/how-it-works">
    Understand the detection pipeline, anomaly scoring, and policy evaluation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Signature catalog" icon="shield-halved" href="/concepts/signatures">
    Browse all 100 built-in signatures and their MITRE ATLAS mappings.
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## Deployment modes

InferenceWall supports two primary deployment modes. Both use the same detection pipeline and policy system.

| Mode           | How you use it                                                                  | Best for                                                      |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **SDK**        | Import `inferwall` and call `scan_input()` / `scan_output()` directly in Python | In-process scanning inside existing Python services           |
| **API server** | Run `inferwall serve` and call the HTTP REST API from any language              | Polyglot stacks, sidecar deployments, shared scanning service |

### SDK mode

```python theme={null}
import inferwall

result = inferwall.scan_input("Ignore all previous instructions")
# decision='block', score=12.0, matches=[{signature_id: 'INJ-D-002', ...}]

result = inferwall.scan_output("Your API key is sk-1234...")
# decision='block', score=12.0, matches=[{signature_id: 'DL-S-001', ...}]
```

### API server mode

```bash theme={null}
inferwall serve

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/scan/input \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "What is the weather today?"}'
```

## Deployment profiles

Choose a profile based on your latency budget and accuracy requirements. You can upgrade later without changing any application code.

| Profile      | Install command                   | Engines                                                          | Latency p99 |
| ------------ | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| **Lite**     | `pip install inferwall`           | Heuristic (Rust)                                                 | \<0.3 ms    |
| **Standard** | `pip install inferwall[standard]` | + ONNX classifier (DeBERTa/DistilBERT) + FAISS semantic (MiniLM) | \<80 ms     |
| **Full**     | `pip install inferwall[full]`     | + LLM-judge (Phi-4 Mini Q4)                                      | \<2 s       |

See [Deployment profiles](/deployment-profiles) for a detailed breakdown of engines, dependencies, and model download instructions.

## MITRE ATLAS coverage

All 100 built-in signatures are mapped to the [MITRE ATLAS](https://atlas.mitre.org/) framework — the AI/ML counterpart to MITRE ATT\&CK. InferenceWall implements three ATLAS mitigations: **AML.M0015** (Adversarial Input Detection), **AML.M0020** (Generative AI Guardrails), and **AML.M0006** (Ensemble Methods). Coverage spans prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, content safety, and agentic threats. See the [signature catalog](/concepts/signatures) for the full mapping.

## License

* **Engine** (Rust core, Python SDK, CLI, API server): [Apache-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* **Community signatures** (`catalog/`): [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) — modifications must be shared back

<Note>
  InferenceWall reduces risk but does not eliminate it. False negatives and false positives are expected. Use InferenceWall as one layer in a defense-in-depth strategy, and evaluate detection accuracy for your specific use case.
</Note>