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Scoped credentials for apps and AI agents — without storing tokens, building OAuth flows, or running an audit pipeline.

The credential layer for apps and agents calling third-party APIs. Every call gets a credential. Every credential gets a policy. Every action gets a log.

Quickstart

Sign up, mint a key, and post a Slack message from application code. Under 10 minutes.

 How Alter works

The mental model in one page. Read this once before the Guides.

Build

Section titled “Build”
Call APIs on behalf of users

OAuth, Connect, and identity-aware token retrieval.

 Provision secrets for backend services

Static API keys and service tokens, scoped to users, groups, or the system.

 Give an AI agent scoped access

Per-agent identity, delegated user grants, and agent-owned secrets.

 Add human-in-the-loop approvals

Gate sensitive calls behind an in-app approval prompt.

SDKs

Section titled “SDKs”
Python SDK

pip install alter-sdk

 TypeScript SDK

npm install @alter-ai/alter-sdk

 Connect (browser)

npm install @alter-ai/connect

Admin

Section titled “Admin”
Setting up an app

Create an app, configure providers, mint API keys.

 Connecting an identity provider

Auth0, Clerk, Okta, or any OIDC provider.