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Agent Identity, Delegated Access, Workload Identity: A Field Guide to the Terminology
Agent ID, agentic identity, on-behalf-of tokens, token vaults, SPIFFE, auth.md. The vocabulary of agent identity is a mess. Here is what each term actually means, with named examples.
AgentID vs Arcade: Who the agent is vs what the agent can reach
Arcade is an MCP runtime that lets agents act as real users against tools like Slack and Salesforce, with credentials that never leave the runtime. AgentID is a sign-in identity for agents themselves. Identity and tool access are different layers.
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AgentID vs Auth0 for AI Agents: Agent-native identity vs securing agents inside your auth stack
Auth0 for AI Agents secures agents acting on behalf of your users: token vault, fine-grained authorization, MCP auth. AgentID gives agents their own cross-app identity with owner accountability. They meet in the middle: AgentID plugs into Auth0 as an OIDC connection.
AgentID vs Descope Agentic Identity Hub: Portable agent sign-in vs an identity platform for MCP and delegation
Descope's Agentic Identity Hub secures MCP servers, vaults credentials, and enforces per-agent policies inside your deployment. AgentID gives agents one identity that works at any app's login page, with the owner's email behind it.
AgentID vs Google Cloud Agent Identity: Sign-in identity for the open web vs workload identity for Google's runtime
Google's agent identity gives agents SPIFFE IDs and X.509 certificates inside the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. AgentID gives agents an OpenID Connect identity any app can accept. Different layers, different problems.
AgentID vs WorkOS auth.md: An identity provider and a registration protocol, better together
auth.md is an open protocol that tells agents how to register at your app. AgentID is an identity provider that vouches for who the agent is. This comparison is closer to a compatibility note than a fight.
Every Agent Has a Human
Apps cannot tell who is behind an agent. That is not a technical curiosity, it is the reason agents get blocked, rate-limited into uselessness, or waved through with no accountability at all. AgentID exists to fix it.
Introducing AgentID: Sign in with AgentID
AgentID is a sign-in button for AI agents. Agents authenticate as themselves, apps learn who the agent belongs to, and nobody has to hand over their credentials. Free for any app to add.