Heretic is an open-source Python tool that automatically removes the built-in censorship or “safety alignment” from transformer-based language models so they respond to a broader range of prompts with fewer refusals. It works by applying directional ablation techniques and a parameter optimization strategy to adjust internal model behaviors without expensive post-training or altering the core capabilities. Designed for researchers and advanced users, Heretic makes it possible to study and experiment with uncensored model responses in a reproducible, automated way. The project can decensor many popular dense and some mixture-of-experts (MoE) models, supporting workflows that would otherwise require manual tuning. Beyond simple decensoring, Heretic includes research-oriented options for analyzing model internals and interpretability data.

Features

  • Fully automatic censorship removal
  • Support for transformer-based LLMs
  • TPE-based parameter optimization
  • Command-line usability
  • Research tools for model analysis
  • CLI + Python interface

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Affero GNU Public License

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Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Large Language Models (LLM)

Registered

2026-02-17