Ep. 4: Identity, auth + consent for agents with Stytch

AI agents are gaining autonomy and acting on behalf of users, but most identity and authentication systems weren’t designed with agents in mind. Traditional patterns assume a human is directly at the keyboard, granting consent and bearing risk. With agents, we introduce a new layer of indirection and ambiguity. That means modeling trust relationships between users and agents, establishing authentication flows that aren’t tightly coupled to UI, and creating auditable consent mechanisms that persist across agent-initiated actions.

You'll come away with an understanding of:

• Recommended architectural patterns for agent identity
• How to extend OAuth-style delegation to agents
• Where standards exist and where they fall short
• New primitives developers may need to build — from ephemeral credentials to consent receipts — to maintain user and organizational trust

We’ll help you think through how to evolve your auth stack for an agentic future, where delegation and control are critical.