Executive Summary
OpenAI's Cookbook gives best practices for building safer AI agents, covering tool access, data handling and abuse paths.
What Happened
OpenAI’s cookbook includes guidance for building AI agents more safely, with attention to tool access, data handling, and reducing abuse paths. It is useful for SaaS and fintech teams because it focuses on agent behavior in workflows that can access sensitive systems.
Vulnerability / Attack Technique
AI agent design (guidance)
Technical Mechanism
Guidance.
AI Security Category
LLM06:2025 Excessive Agency
Part of the AI Agent Excessive Agency topic.
Relevant Frameworks
RealGround Analysis
Vendor guidance aligned with least privilege for agents.
Recommended Controls
- Limit agent tool access
- Require confirmation for sensitive actions
Related RealGround Service
Secure AI Agent Build · or start with the free AI Agent Security Scanner.
Sources
OpenAI Cookbook: https://cookbook.openai.com/
Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-18.