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Security

File Scanning

File Scanning is a security capability available through VirusTotal on Aweb. Scan files for malware using 70+ antivirus engines. Access it through a single unified API with automatic failover and intelligent routing.

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Quick start

Call File Scanning through Alfred — automatic provider selection, failover, and load balancing included.

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.alfred-ai.app/v1/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ALFRED_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "capability": "security.file-scan",
    "input": { "prompt": "Hello world" }
  }'

TypeScript

import { Alfred } from '@alfred/core';

const alfred = new Alfred({ apiKey: process.env.ALFRED_API_KEY });

// Alfred automatically selects the best provider
const result = await alfred.execute({
  capability: 'security.file-scan',
  input: { prompt: 'Hello world' },
});

console.log(result.output);

Orchestration pipeline

import { Alfred } from '@alfred/core';

const alfred = new Alfred({ apiKey: process.env.ALFRED_API_KEY });

// Multi-step pipeline with automatic failover
const result = await alfred.orchestrate({
  steps: [
    { id: 'step1', capability: 'security.file-scan', input: { prompt: 'Hello world' } },
    { id: 'step2', capability: 'llm.chat', dependsOn: ['step1'],
      input: { prompt: 'Summarize: $step1.output' } },
  ],
});

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