# Source Injection ## What is source injection? Any source, from a scraped website to an uploaded document, can contain hidden instructions designed to manipulate the AI, a technique known as source injection. A successful injection can cause the model to ignore its original purpose, leak sensitive information, or generate harmful content. ## Protection against source injection A successful injection can cause the model to ignore its original purpose, leak sensitive information, or generate harmful content. Before processing, always implement strict sanitization and validation on your data to neutralize potential threats. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ebbot.ai/ebbot-docs/core-capabilities/ebbotgpt/ebbotgpt-configurations/security-and-guardrails/source-injection.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.