diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 3805c97..1081344 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ fable-agent plinius godmode "improve explanation quality"
 ### `security`
 
 - `security scan <target>`: hidden Unicode, reversed tags, fake wrappers, role spoofing, and instruction-smuggling markers
+  - `--include-fixtures`: include intentional red-team fixtures/generators
 
 ### `pai`
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e7524c9..439e7b3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2576,7 +2576,8 @@ const security = program
 security
   .command("scan <target>")
   .description("Scan files for prompt-injection markers")
-  .action(async (target: string) => {
+  .option("--include-fixtures", "Include intentional red-team fixtures/generators")
+  .action(async (target: string, opts: { includeFixtures?: boolean }) => {
     const { findPromptInjection } = await import("./core/prompt-injection-safety.js");
     const root = path.resolve(target);
     const files: string[] = [];
@@ -2591,6 +2592,9 @@ security
         return;
       }
       if (/\.(test|spec)\.(ts|js)$/i.test(file)) return;
+      const rel = path.relative(root, file).replace(/\\/g, "/");
+      // ponytail: default scan ignores our own intentional prompt-injection generator; use --include-fixtures for audit mode.
+      if (!opts.includeFixtures && rel === "src/upgrades/parseltongue.ts") return;
       if (/\.(md|txt|ts|js|json|yaml|yml)$/i.test(file)) files.push(file);
     };