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Auth0, Made for Whatever You Are Building

A letter from a former founder, current devrel, and avid builder

TL;DR: Get started with Auth0 with /plugin install auth0@claude-plugins-official or prompt “Add Auth0 login to this app.”

At some point during development, you will need to add auth if you plan to have users. You prompt Claude, Codex, Grok Bot, or whatever your latest AI tool obsession is, and type: “add auth to my app.” The wheels spin, the AI is thinking, and before you know it, an auth solution is added, and honestly, you probably move on.

This mysterious code has now been added to your build. Arguably, one of the most important layers that will handle a ton of user information and the keys to do serious damage if accessed maliciously, especially with agents in the mix. Not to mention things like Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) if you are targeting enterprise-level customers.

Without a comprehensive auth solution, you are leaving your app, agents, and users vulnerable. And, if your team is not reviewing every line of code, who can blame you with today’s velocity of shipping? Being selective is key. Prompting your AI to use Auth0 is the easiest way to get some safety and peace of mind as you scale your app. Your agent will have access to the Auth0 CLI and learn Auth0 integration patterns and best practices in authentication and authorization.

Building authentication correctly out of the gate is the way to move faster. I know it seems daunting and a hard thing to do, but if you get it right, you will be able to ship faster. 10 agents. 1,000 agents. 10,000 agents. If the foundation is right, it will be easier to scale.

With a 98% agent experience score and trusted by enterprises worldwide, Auth0 is for vibe coders, enterprises, and everyone in between.

A Founder First

I am a founder who has built companies that have been acquired, along with companies that get 10 users and little traction. In both scenarios, I try to lean on reliable solutions so that I do not worry about things breaking on me. My app’s competitive advantage is not in custom rolling authentication, databases, and realtime. All that has been figured out by folks much smarter than me. I lean on the experts to focus on what my customers truly care about.

With Auth0’s new B2B plans, I can get enterprise-grade authentication, and it is no longer the most expensive option, despite what you may have heard. It is actually competitive with up to 1,000 monthly active users. Perfect for getting started.

Advocating for Devs

Developers are the heart and soul of the tech industry. AI is coding more and more for us, but developers are still the folks who are the architects. We think about problems from first principles and work to deliver real solutions that drive value.

Focusing on developers has always been core to Auth0. I have followed and trusted Auth0 since 2018, when my wife worked here, and I believe in their mission of helping developers still to this day.

Still a Builder

Now that we have AI, it is easier than ever to spin up apps and projects. I am all for it! I love this world where new apps and personal software is what everyone reaches for.

The thing that this AI enabled world is lacking is “polish.” We need more apps that are production-ready and are not brittle. Leaning on Auth0 as your identity layer will give one of the largest surface areas in your app a real level of resilience and durability.

Auth0 is the Path of Least Resistance

Auth0 takes three to four minutes to integrate, according to the Agent Experience Score, and gives you the peace of mind as you raise every round and scale your product. I have seen app and agent development from every angle, and even though the speed of shipping has changed, the rules of security have not.

Agents, despite making most things easier, including my life, create an attack surface area so wide that it can be a breach waiting to happen.

How to Get Started with Auth0

Get started with Auth0 today and let us know what you think:

  • Prompt your AI: Add Auth0 login to this app
  • Get started with Claude: /plugin install auth0@claude-plugins-official
  • Give AI agents access to Auth0 Management APIs and current documentation with the Auth0 MCP server.
  • Teach agents Auth0 integration patterns so they follow security best practices: npx skills add auth0/agent-skills --all

About the author

Chris Sevilleja

Chris Sevilleja

Director, Developer Relations

Chris Sev is the Director of DevRel at Okta. He has been writing code since he was 14. Building businesses, creating written/video content, and loves that we live in the age of the nerd.

He lives in Denver with his wife and 2 kids. When not coding, he does all things outdoors.

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