Most attacks against AI systems don’t happen in a single message. They unfold gradually. A harmless question lands first. Then a follow-up. Then a subtle nudge. By the time the last prompt reaches the model, the attacker has shaped enough context to slip past your guardrails.
That’s the blind spot in many homegrown AI applications: they treat every prompt as if it’s the first one. Real conversations don’t work that way, and real attacks definitely don’t.
Stateful protection closes that gap, and Prompt Security now brings this capability to Homegrown AI Applications.
When the Attack Isn’t in the Last Prompt
Stateful protection gives your security controls an actual memory. Instead of judging prompts one at a time, it evaluates the full arc of the conversation. The system watches how intent changes, how the user redirects the model, and where a seemingly normal thread starts drifting into risk.
Attackers rely on that drift. Stateful inspection breaks it.
Why Homegrown AI Apps Are the Perfect Target
Homegrown AI apps are built for long, fluid interactions. That’s also what makes them easy to manipulate.
They often depend on:
- chat-style exchanges
- multi-step agents
- workflows tied into internal systems
All of that creates room for attackers to stage their move over time. A model that looks safe on a single prompt can unravel completely once a conversation gets long enough.Stateful protection ensures the application is guarded across the full interaction, not just the final question.
What It Catches That Single-Turn Filters Miss
Once protections have context, they can spot:
- jailbreaks staged over multiple prompts
- intent that only turns malicious after trust-building
- harmful content hidden behind gradual escalation
- conversations that shift from benign to risky in subtle ways
It turns detection from a snapshot into a read on the conversation’s trajectory.
The Bottom Line: Security That Keeps Up With the Conversation
If you’re building or deploying a homegrown AI app, single-turn inspection isn’t enough. Real users talk in threads. Real attackers exploit them.
Stateful protection, now available in Prompt for Homegrown AI Applications, gives your system the ability to see how risk builds over time and stop it before it lands.
Book a demo with our team to see it in action.
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