Agent Auth

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An open protocol for giving AI agents their own identities and scoped permissions.

Why it's here

Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by funding news, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 32%.

8Hacker News·7/7/2026funding
Vercel acquires Better Auth to advance agent identity
Vercel is acquiring Better Auth, the open source authentication framework behind millions of weekly npm downloads, and bringing its creator and core team into the company. The move is intended to accelerate work on agent identity, including scoped, delegated, and revocable permissions for AI agents acting on behalf of users. Better Auth’s Agent Auth protocol and Vercel’s Connect and Eve products are central to the integration plan.