OpenAI Daybreak Red Team

What it is

OpenAI's service, available in early access only, for testing web applications inside a scope you set. Agents use source code and app context to investigate attack paths and confirm vulnerabilities in isolated environments.

What it helps with

- Investigating attack paths and confirming vulnerabilities
- Testing scanner, bug bounty, and disclosure findings
- Checking whether a patch stops an exploit as apps change
- Restricting which apps and endpoints agents can reach

Who it's for

Application and offensive security teams testing web applications they own or are authorized to assess.

Worth knowing

Operators set scope, duration, excluded systems, and whether a run may use synthetic test data or stay read-only. Verified findings can go to Daybreak Defense Factory for fixes.

How do I request access?
Register interest with OpenAI. Registering does not guarantee access.

Is this the same as Daybreak Red?
No. Daybreak Red is a gated model-access tier; Daybreak Red Team is the separate agent product for web application tests.

How does it compare with Codex Security, XBOW, and NodeZero?
In our view Codex Security reviews and helps fix code, while XBOW and NodeZero run autonomous pentests; Daybreak Red Team focuses on scoped web application tests.