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Show HN: AuthForge – open-source auth for AI agents (early preview)
Hi HN,
I'm building AuthForge - authentication infrastructure for AI agents. Early preview at https://auth-forge-web-two.vercel.app https://auth-forge-web-two.vercel.app
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When AI agents need to access your tools (Slack, GitHub, Jira), how do you handle auth? Current options are expensive proprietary platforms or DIY OAuth with security risks.
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- Zitadel for identity/SSO
- Ory Hydra for OAuth 2.1 (MCP-specific flows)
- Cerbos for policy engine (time/context-based rules)
- HashiCorp Vault for token management
- All Apache 2.0 licensed
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Is this overengineered? Should I start with just basic OAuth + agent registry and add complexity later? Or is the enterprise stack necessary from day 1?
Background: 15+ years building infrastructure. Currently building AI agents and hitting auth pain points that existing solutions don't address.
: https://github.com/ashishjsharda/authforge https://github.com/ashishjsharda/authforge
First docker-compose stack: ~2 weeks
Looking for honest technical feedback. Thanks!