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OpenAI to acquire Promptfoo

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Source: OpenAI BlogMarch 9, 2026

Summary

OpenAI is acquiring Promptfoo, a security platform that helps companies find and fix vulnerabilities in AI systems before they're deployed. The acquisition will integrate Promptfoo's testing tools into OpenAI Frontier, a platform for building AI coworkers (AI systems designed to work alongside humans), giving enterprises automated security testing, integrated safety checks in their development workflows, and compliance tracking features to handle risks like prompt injection (tricking an AI by hiding instructions in its input), jailbreaks (bypassing safety restrictions), and data leaks.

Solution / Mitigation

The source explicitly mentions that Frontier will include: (1) Automated security testing and red-teaming capabilities as a native platform feature to identify and remediate risks like prompt injections, jailbreaks, data leaks, tool misuse, and out-of-policy agent behaviors; (2) Security and evaluation integrated into development workflows to identify, investigate, and remediate agent risks earlier; and (3) Integrated reporting and traceability to document testing, monitor changes over time, and meet governance and compliance requirements.