Process and Route AI Evaluation Results Programmatically
Promptfoo example using extension hooks to send metrics, trigger alerts, and integrate eval results with CI/CD.
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Why it matters
Automatically process AI evaluation results through custom hooks to send metrics to monitoring systems, trigger alerts based on performance thresholds, export data to custom formats, and integrate testing outcomes into CI/CD pipelines.
Outcomes
What it gets done
Send evaluation metrics to monitoring and observability systems
Trigger alerts when success rates fall below thresholds
Export test results to custom formats for reporting
Integrate evaluation outcomes into CI/CD pipeline workflows
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Overview
Config Result Hooks
This promptfoo example uses beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, and afterAll extension hooks to process evaluation results programmatically, with afterAll receiving the full config, test suite, results, and completed prompts for monitoring, alerting, or export. Use it when an evaluation needs to send metrics, trigger alerts, export custom formats, or feed a CI/CD pipeline; skip it for a simple eval where the built-in report is enough.
What it does
This is a promptfoo example (config-result-hooks) demonstrating extension hooks that run custom code at points in an evaluation's lifecycle, for use cases like sending metrics to a monitoring system, triggering alerts on success rate, exporting results to a custom format, or integrating with a CI/CD pipeline. Extensions support four hooks: beforeAll, before evaluation starts, for modifying the test suite or validating config; beforeEach, before each test case, for customizing test parameters; afterEach, after each test case, for processing individual results; and afterAll, after all tests complete, for aggregating results and sending reports. The afterAll hook specifically receives a typed context object with the evaluation ID, the full UnifiedConfig, the TestSuite that ran, every individual EvaluateResult, and the CompletedPrompt list with metrics. Extensions are registered either in promptfooconfig.yaml (extensions: - file://result-handler.js:afterAll) or as a one-off CLI flag (promptfoo eval -x file://alert-on-failure.js:afterAll), and multiple extensions from both sources can run together. The example directory includes a JavaScript handler with monitoring examples and a Python handler with webhook integration.
When to use - and when NOT to
Use it when an evaluation needs to do something beyond producing a report - pushing metrics to a monitoring system, alerting on a failure threshold, exporting to a custom format, or feeding a CI/CD pipeline's pass/fail decision. Choose beforeAll/beforeEach when you need to modify the test suite or its parameters before it runs, and afterEach/afterAll when you need to react to results during or after the run. It's not needed for a simple eval where the built-in report output is sufficient.
Inputs and outputs
Input: a JavaScript or Python file exported as an extension, referenced via file://path:hookName in config or on the CLI. Output for afterAll: no return value is required by the contract shown; the hook receives the evaluation ID, config, test suite, all results, and completed prompts, and is expected to act on them - sending metrics, alerts, or exports - as a side effect.
Integrations
- promptfoo's extension and hook system (
beforeAll,beforeEach,afterEach,afterAll) - JavaScript and Python handler examples, including webhook integration in the Python one
- CI/CD pipelines and external monitoring or alerting systems, as the typical consumers of the hook's output
Who it's for
Teams running promptfoo evaluations who need to wire results into monitoring, alerting, custom reporting, or CI/CD, rather than relying only on promptfoo's built-in output.
Source README
config-result-hooks (Process Evaluation Results)
This example shows how to use extension hooks to process evaluation results programmatically. Use this to:
- Send metrics to monitoring systems
- Trigger alerts based on success rates
- Export data to custom formats
- Integrate with CI/CD pipelines
Quick Start
npx promptfoo@latest init --example config-result-hooks
npx promptfoo@latest eval
Usage
Via Configuration File
### promptfooconfig.yaml
extensions:
- file://result-handler.js:afterAll
Via CLI Flag
### Run with a one-off extension
promptfoo eval -x file://result-handler.js:afterAll
### Combine with config file extensions
promptfoo eval -x file://alert-on-failure.js:afterAll
Extension Hooks
Extensions support four lifecycle hooks:
| Hook | When Called | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
beforeAll |
Before evaluation starts | Modify test suite, validate config |
beforeEach |
Before each test case | Customize test parameters |
afterEach |
After each test case | Process individual results |
afterAll |
After all tests complete | Aggregate results, send reports |
afterAll Context
The afterAll hook receives:
{
evalId: string; // Unique evaluation ID
config: UnifiedConfig; // Full evaluation configuration
suite: TestSuite; // Test suite that was evaluated
results: EvaluateResult[]; // All individual test results
prompts: CompletedPrompt[]; // Prompts with metrics
}
Examples in this Directory
result-handler.js- JavaScript handler with monitoring examplesresult-handler.py- Python handler with webhook integrationpromptfooconfig.yaml- Configuration using the extension
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