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Prompt injection

Untrusted content that tries to redirect an assistant's instructions or actions.

The plain-English version

Untrusted content that tries to redirect an assistant's instructions or actions.

Why it matters

An agent reads websites, documents, messages, or tool results.

Let’s make it click

A retrieved document asks the assistant to ignore the summarization task and send its contents elsewhere.

Vibe Bro’s heads-up

Putting a warning in the prompt is useful guidance, but tool permissions and data boundaries still need enforcement.

You might also hear

  • untrusted content
  • tool boundary
  • instructions

The docs behind it

Editorial review · October 28, 2026

Supported: Correctly treats untrusted instructions and tool permissions as separate boundaries; a warning prompt is not claimed to guarantee prevention.

Read the content review record.

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