Workday unveils Agent Passport, a testing, verification, and continuous monitoring system for AI agents before they go live, delivering auditable test results signed by partner organizations.

Developer Agent enables building AI apps and agents in plain language using familiar tools, and supports the open AgentSkills standard to foster interoperability.

The system evaluates agents against industry standards such as OWASP LLM Top 10, NIST AI RMF, and MITRE ATLAS, while screening for risks like prompt injection, jailbreaks, goal hijacking, system prompt leakage, data leaks, and unsafe outputs.

Forward-looking statements accompany the release, noting risks and that features may change, with links to related Workday initiatives and partnerships.

The announcement comes as Workday stock climbs about 27% over the past week, though analysis suggests shares trade below fair value.

Workday also launches Adaptive Decision Intelligence for Workday Adaptive Planning to help finance teams model scenarios and make faster, better-informed decisions.

Industry voices and executives anticipate productivity gains, improved developer velocity, and stronger governance as agents shift toward agentic automation and safer deployment.

Workday emphasizes slashing development time from days to minutes while preserving data accuracy, security, and compliance in agent-driven HR and finance actions.

Examples and quotes illustrate faster, safer deployment of agentic AI in HR and finance processes, aiming to reduce errors and regulatory risk.

These capabilities augment Workday Data Cloud integrations and broader agentic AI strategy, with a focus on governance, security, and procedural correctness in automated HR/finance operations.

Cisco is the first attestation partner, reinforcing protection for payroll, benefits, and financial data.

Workday stresses that AI agents perform sensitive tasks and that independent attestations and runtime protections are essential for security and compliance.