The latest announcement at Oktane
Earlier this year, we launched Auth0 for AI Agents in Developer Preview, a complete auth solution for building AI agents more securely. Since then, we've been working hard to iterate on the product to ensure it better secures all the use cases that enterprises and developers have shared with us.
At Oktane this week, we are excited to announce that Auth0 for AI Agents will be generally available (GA) in October. Based on our findings during the Developer Preview, our product will be more ready than ever to help builders better secure their AI agents with just a few lines of code.
The pressure to move fast with AI
Every technology leader is under the same pressure: What's our AI strategy?
Teams are already experimenting. Customer support agents powered by large language models are handling conversations. Finance departments are spinning up copilots to generate reports. Engineers are testing autonomous agents that can write and deploy code. The promise is real, and the clock is ticking.
But for every company eager to deploy AI agents, there's an uncomfortable hesitation: Can we actually trust them with critical data?
AI agents don't behave like human users. They don't log in with a password, or stop to double-check before taking action. They move fast, sometimes faster than your guardrails. And without the right security in place, that speed becomes a liability.
Traditional identity tools weren't built for AI agents
Most identity solutions were built for people—customers logging into an app, or employees accessing a system. AI agents change the equation. They don't just access apps; they act on behalf of users, and often touch data across multiple apps at once.
This creates a new set of challenges for leaders:
- How do you ensure an agent only accesses the data a specific user is entitled to?
- How do you require explicit approval before an agent takes a sensitive action?
- How do you prevent an agent from pulling sensitive documents a user doesn't have access to?
Some organizations are pausing AI projects altogether because these questions feel too risky to answer with makeshift solutions. While others are moving ahead without proper safeguards, exposing themselves to potential breaches and compliance failures. Neither path is sustainable.
The foundation for secure AI agents
That's why we built Auth0 for AI Agents: the complete auth solution for building AI agents more securely. The solution gives companies the confidence to adopt AI without losing control.
With Auth0, security and innovation don't have to be at odds. Developers can replace many lines of code with just a few and ship agentic apps in weeks instead of months. Enterprises can trust the solution will scale to thousands of agents, users, and API calls, thanks to Auth0's proven cloud-native infrastructure.
One common thread across every stage of growth is that developers don't want to babysit authentication. They want to build and Auth0 for AI Agents makes that possible.
What we announced at Oktane:
At Oktane, we announced that Auth0 for AI Agents will be generally available in October. At GA, Auth0 for AI Agents will include four core capabilities, each designed to solve real problems developers face today:
User Authentication
Without secure login, AI agents can't deliver trusted, personalized experiences. Auth0 makes it simple to implement login flows for interactive chatbots and AI agents alike.Token Vault
Imagine your AI agent needs to fetch a file from Google Drive or post a message in Slack. Today, that often means risky workarounds or hardcoded tokens. With Auth0's Token Vault, agents can more securely access third-party services like Google, Slack, Spotify, and GitHub on behalf of users-using more secure standards, in just a few lines of code.Async Authorization
AI agents can operate independently, but not every decision should be left to automation. Auth0 allows explicit user approvals for critical actions, introducing human-in-the-loop safeguards that ensure autonomy doesn't come at the expense of control.Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA) for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
Data leakage is one of the biggest risks with AI systems. With FGA, developers can enforce granular permissions for document retrieval, helping ensure agents only access content users are actually authorized to see. Auth0 also lets teams decouple authorization logic from application code, which makes it easier to adapt as needs change.
Together, these features form the foundation of a more secure, scalable AI adoption.
Looking ahead
We're already building the next chapter of Auth0 for AI Agents to help developers and enterprises stay ahead as AI adoption accelerates:
Cross-App Access
Today, Auth0 gives you fine-grained control over what your agents can access inside your app. But what happens when agents need to interact with other apps-or when enterprise customers want to use agents to connect to your platform? That's where Cross-App Access comes in. It extends OAuth to support agent-to-app and app-to-app communication at scale. Even better, it's already built into Auth0. If your app runs on Auth0, you're ready, no custom development required.Auth for MCP
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is rapidly emerging as a standard for how agents invoke tools and connect to real-world APIs. But while MCP solves connectivity, it leaves authorization up to the implementer. Who can access what, when, and why still matters. Auth for MCP will fill that gap—handling the authorization layer so developers can focus on innovation instead of security plumbing.
Moving fast without losing control
AI is moving faster than anyone expected. But speed without security is a gamble. Identity has always been the backbone of digital trust; with AI agents, it matters more than ever.
Auth0 for AI Agents lets you move quickly, scale confidently, and stay in control. Whether you're a startup launching your first AI app or an enterprise deploying thousands of agents, you'll find the features you need across every Auth0 plan.
- You can start experimenting with these features today in Developer Preview here.
- Look for the GA launch in October
👉 Learn more at auth0.com/ai and explore our docs to get started.
With Auth0 for AI Agents, you can move fast, build responsibly, and keep control.
The content presented here is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a guarantee of future performance or final features.
About the author
Gareth Davies
Chief Product Officer, Auth0