# Patch the Planet: a Daybreak initiative to support open source maintainers

DevFeed: [Patch the Planet: a Daybreak initiative to support open source maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/patch-the-planet-a-daybreak-initiative-to-support-open-source-maintainers-6602.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/patch-the-planet>)

Published: 2026-06-22T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [patch-the-planet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patch-the-planet.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

Patch the Planet is a Daybreak initiative that combines AI-assisted security research with expert review to help open-source maintainers validate vulnerabilities, develop patches, test fixes, and coordinate disclosure.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI introduces Patch the Planet, a Daybreak initiative helping open-source maintainers find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities with AI and expert review.