AgentGate
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AgentGate - AI Agent Permission Management System

Inspiration

The AI agent revolution is happening right now. Companies are deploying AI agents that can:

Read and send emails
Access financial records
Schedule meetings
Control production systems
Handle customer data

But there's a critical problem that nobody is solving: enterprises have zero visibility into what their AI agents are actually doing.

Imagine you're a CISO at a Fortune 500 company. Your developers just deployed 50 AI agents with access to Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and Salesforce. How do you know:

What data each agent is accessing?
When agents are making API calls?
Which permissions they're using?
If an agent is doing something it shouldn't?

This isn't a theoretical problem - it's a $10 billion compliance crisis waiting to happen. The moment an AI agent leaks customer data or violates GDPR, the lawsuits begin.

Auth0's "Authorized to Act" hackathon presented the perfect opportunity to solve this. I was inspired by Auth0's vision of secure, user-centric AI agent permissions. I wanted to build something that doesn't just talk about transparency - it makes transparency the product. A system where every action is visible, every permission is explicit, and users are in complete control.

What It Does

AgentGate is a fully functional AI agent permission management system that provides:

🤖 Production-Ready AI Agent

Powered by Anthropic's Claude 4.5 Haiku (chosen for speed and cost-efficiency)
Advanced multi-step tool calling using Vercel AI SDK v6's stopWhen pattern
Actually retrieves and displays real Gmail data - not mocked, not faked
Extensible architecture supports unlimited tools (Gmail, Calendar, GitHub, Slack, etc.)

🔒 Zero-Trust Security Architecture

Auth0 authentication with Google OAuth 2.0 end-to-end
Zero database token storage - tokens retrieved on-demand via Auth0 Management API
No hardcoded credentials anywhere in the codebase
Session-based security with automatic token rotation
Principle of least privilege: each tool requests only the scopes it needs

📊 Live Permission Dashboard

Real-time connection status fetched from Auth0 Management API (not hardcoded)
Displays actual OAuth scopes granted during login
Interactive "View Details" modal explaining OAuth flow
Educational UI that teaches users how their permissions work
Connect/disconnect actions with clear security messaging

🔍 Enterprise-Grade Audit Logging

Real-time capture of every tool call the AI makes
Compliance-ready data: timestamp, user ID, tool name, scopes used, success/failure status
Auto-refreshing UI (3-second polling, WebSocket-ready)
Expandable JSON details for debugging and forensics
SOC 2 and GDPR audit trail foundation

💬 Transparent AI Interactions

AI explains its actions in plain language before executing
Formats and displays real API data in readable formats
Clear, educational error messages when permissions are missing
Proactive security education built into every interaction

How I Built It

Building AgentGate was a journey through multiple technical challenges. Here's the complete story:

Phase 1: Foundation - Auth0 Integration (Day 1)

Goal: Set up Auth0 authentication and Next.js app

I started with Next.js 15.2.2 and Auth0's @auth0/nextjs-auth0 v4.16.1 package. The initial setup seemed straightforward, but Auth0Client v4 had breaking changes from v3 that weren't well-documented:

// This didn't work - Auth0Client v4 doesn't have this method
auth0.login()

// Had to use the correct API
auth0.startInteractiveLogin()

Challenges:

Auth0 callback URL mismatches (needed /api/auth/callback not /auth/callback)
Environment variable formatting issues (Next.js reads .env.local without quotes)
Understanding Auth0Client v4 API differences

Solution: Read the TypeScript definitions, fixed route configuration, and got Google OAuth working.

Phase 2: Claude AI Integration - Why Haiku? (Day 1-2)

Goal: Get Claude AI responding with streaming

I chose Anthropic's Claude over OpenAI for three reasons:

Superior tool-calling reliability - Claude has fewer hallucinated tool calls
Better reasoning - More accurate parameter extraction from user queries
Speed and cost - Claude 4.5 Haiku is 2-3x faster and 10x cheaper than Sonnet for structured tasks

For an agent governance platform where users expect sub-second responses, Haiku's speed wins. Integration with Vercel AI SDK:

import { streamText } from 'ai';
import { anthropic } from '@ai-sdk/anthropic';

const result = streamText({
  model: anthropic('claude-haiku-4-5'),
  messages,
  tools,
});

Challenges:

Model name confusion (claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 didn't exist)
Tool schema validation errors
useChat hook from @ai-sdk/react not initializing properly

Solution: Switched to claude-haiku-4-5, implemented manual streaming in ChatWindow component, used jsonSchema() helper for proper tool definitions.

Phase 3: Tool Calling - The Token Problem (Day 2-3)

Goal: Get Gmail API working with Claude's tool calls

This is where the project almost failed. I defined the Gmail tool schema correctly, but the critical question was: how do we get the Google OAuth token?

const searchGmailTool = {
  description: 'Search Gmail messages by query',
  inputSchema: jsonSchema({
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      query: { type: 'string', description: 'Gmail search query' },
      maxResults: { type: 'number', description: 'Maximum results' },
    },
    required: ['query'],
  }),
  execute: async ({ query, maxResults }) => {
    // How do we get the Google OAuth token?
  },
};

The Token Problem: Initially, I thought I could use tokenSet.accessToken from Auth0 session. But I discovered that Auth0's session token is for Auth0 APIs, not Google APIs. The Gmail API returned:

401 Unauthorized - Invalid authentication credentials

First Attempt: Token Vault with @auth0/ai-vercel

import { withTokenVault } from '@auth0/ai-vercel';

const tools = withTokenVault([searchGmailTool]);

Error:

Either refreshToken or accessToken must be provided to initialize the Authorizer

Token Vault requires tenant-level configuration that I didn't have access to.

The Breakthrough: Auth0 Management API - Zero Database Token Storage

Then I had the key insight: when users log in with Google OAuth through Auth0, Auth0 already stores the Google access token in the user's identity object. I didn't need Token Vault, I didn't need a database - I just needed to retrieve it from Auth0's Management API!

This became AgentGate's core security advantage: zero token storage in our database.

📍 See the Code: lib/auth0-ai.ts (Lines 4-65)

// Get Management API credentials
const managementToken = await fetch(
  `https://${process.env.AUTH0_DOMAIN}/oauth/token`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      client_id: process.env.AUTH0_MANAGEMENT_CLIENT_ID,
      client_secret: process.env.AUTH0_MANAGEMENT_CLIENT_SECRET,
      audience: `https://${process.env.AUTH0_DOMAIN}/api/v2/`,
      grant_type: 'client_credentials',
    }),
  }
);

// Fetch user data with identities
const userData = await fetch(
  `https://${AUTH0_DOMAIN}/api/v2/users/${userId}`,
  {
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${managementToken.access_token}` },
  }
);

// Extract Google OAuth token
const googleIdentity = userData.identities.find(
  i => i.provider === 'google-oauth2'
);
const googleToken = googleIdentity.access_token; // ✅ This is the real Google token!

Result: Real Gmail data retrieval! The tool successfully called Gmail API and returned actual emails.

Phase 4: The Silent Response Bug - Multi-Step Execution (Day 3)

Goal: Make the AI display the email results

This was the most frustrating bug. Tool execution was successful - server logs proved it:

✅ Successfully retrieved 2 emails!
{
  "success": true,
  "emails": [
    { "from": "Amazon.com", "subject": "Discover Everyday Essentials..." }
  ]
}

But the AI's response stopped after calling the tool. The user never saw the emails!

The Problem: Single-step execution

By default, streamText runs for only one step. It called the tool and stopped:

finishReason: 'tool-calls'

The AI never got a chance to respond with the tool results.

The Solution: Multi-Step Tool Calling with stopWhen

After diving deep into Vercel AI SDK v6 documentation (v6 has completely different patterns from v5), I discovered the stopWhen pattern:

📍 See the Code: app/api/chat/route.ts (Lines 238-242)

import { streamText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const result = streamText({
  model: anthropic('claude-haiku-4-5'),
  messages,
  tools,
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5), // ✅ Continue up to 5 steps!
});

Now the flow worked:

Step 1: AI receives "check emails" → calls searchGmail tool → finishes
Step 2: AI receives tool results → formats and displays emails → finishes

Result: The AI beautifully formatted and displayed the emails!

Phase 5: Making Permissions Panel Live (Day 3)

Goal: Show real connection data, not mock data

The permissions panel was showing hardcoded mock connections. I created:

Backend: /api/connections endpoint

📍 See the Code: app/api/connections/route.ts (Lines 1-70)

// Fetch user identities from Auth0
const userData = await managementAPI.getUser(userId);

// Check which services are actually connected
const googleIdentity = userData.identities.find(
  i => i.provider === 'google-oauth2'
);

const connections = [
  {
    name: 'Gmail',
    connected: !!googleIdentity?.access_token,
    scopes: ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly'],
  },
  // ...
];

Frontend: Dynamic React state

useEffect(() => {
  fetch('/api/connections')
    .then(res => res.json())
    .then(data => setConnections(data.connections));
}, []);

Interactive Modals:

"View Details" button → Modal with OAuth scopes and architecture explanation
"Connect Account" button → Contextual messages about GitHub/Google setup

Phase 6: Real-Time Audit Logging (Day 3-4)

Goal: Capture and display actual tool calls

Created a three-tier architecture:

Server-side store (lib/audit-store.ts) ```typescript class AuditStore { private logs: AuditLogEntry[] = [];

addLog(log) { this.logs.unshift({ ...log, id: generateId(), timestamp: new Date() }); }

getLogs(userId) { return this.logs.filter(log => log.userId === userId); } }


2. **API endpoint** (`/api/audit`)
```typescript
export async function GET() {
  const logs = auditStore.getLogs(session.user.sub);
  return Response.json({ logs });
}

Tool execution logging in onStepFinish:

📍 See the Code: app/api/chat/route.ts (Lines 241-278)

onStepFinish: async ({ toolCalls, toolResults }) => {
  toolCalls.forEach((tc, i) => {
    auditStore.addLog({
      tool: tc.toolName,
      action: `Searched Gmail: "${tc.args.query}"`,
      status: toolResults[i] ? 'success' : 'error',
      scopes: ['gmail.readonly'],
      userId: session.user.sub,
    });
  });
}

Auto-refreshing UI: typescript useEffect(() => { const interval = setInterval(() => { fetch('/api/audit').then(/* update logs */); }, 3000); return () => clearInterval(interval); }, []);

Challenges I Faced

1. OAuth Token Management - The Core Architecture Decision

The biggest challenge was understanding the difference between Auth0's session token and social provider tokens:

Auth0 session token ≠ Google OAuth token (this wasn't obvious)
Token Vault requires tenant-level configuration I didn't have access to
Management API became the winning solution - zero database token storage

This became AgentGate's differentiator: while other hackathon projects store tokens in databases (security liability), we retrieve them on-demand from Auth0.

2. AI Multi-Step Execution - Vercel AI SDK v6 Pattern

Getting the AI to continue after tool calls required mastering Vercel AI SDK v6's new patterns:

maxSteps doesn't exist (v5 legacy)
maxToolRoundtrips doesn't exist (v5 legacy)
stopWhen: stepCountIs(N) is the v6 approach

Many developers struggle with this. Getting it working was a key technical achievement.

3. Production-Ready vs. Hackathon Shortcuts

I made conscious trade-offs:

Production Choices:

✅ TypeScript strict mode (not any everywhere)
✅ Proper error handling with try/catch
✅ Environment variable validation
✅ Clean separation of concerns (lib/ vs app/)

Hackathon Pragmatism:

📦 In-memory audit store (not PostgreSQL yet)
📊 3-second polling (not WebSockets yet)
🔧 Single AI model (not model switching yet)

But the architecture supports all of these upgrades - see "What's Next" below.

4. Real-Time Transparency - The UX Challenge

Coordinating server-side tool execution with client-side audit display:

Challenge: Tool calls happen on server, UI shows on client
Solution: Server-side store + API endpoint + client polling
Result: Real-time audit log that updates as tools execute

This became the "money shot" for the demo video - watching the audit log update live as the AI calls tools.

5. Auth0 API Quirks and Gotchas

Subtle issues that cost hours:

Next.js .env.local doesn't need quotes around values (but docs don't say this)
Auth0 callback URLs must match exactly (including /api prefix)
Management API needs separate client credentials (not the same as app credentials)
Google OAuth consent screen must be configured even for dev mode

What I Learned

Technical Skills That Translate to Real Products

Auth0 Management API Mastery - How to programmatically access user identities and retrieve social provider tokens without storing them
Vercel AI SDK v6 - Multi-step tool calling with stopWhen, streaming responses, complex tool schema validation
Anthropic Claude API - Tool calling patterns, prompt engineering for transparency and accuracy
Next.js 15 App Router - Server components, API routes, streaming responses, production deployment patterns
OAuth 2.0 End-to-End - The complete flow: login → token storage in Auth0 → on-demand retrieval → authorized API calls

Security Architecture Principles

Zero-trust token management - Never store credentials you don't need to
Principle of least privilege - Each tool requests only the scopes it needs
Audit everything - Every action should be logged for compliance
Educate users - Security UX should explain how things work, not hide complexity
OAuth-first design - No shortcuts, no hardcoded secrets, proper flows only

Architecture Patterns

Separation of Concerns:
- Auth logic in lib/auth0.ts
- Token management in lib/auth0-ai.ts ⭐ Auth0 Management API
- Audit logging in lib/audit-store.ts
Progressive Enhancement:
- Started with mock data
- Replaced with real API calls
- Added audit logging layer
User-Centric Security:
- Show users what's happening
- Explain technical details clearly
- Provide controls (view details, connect/disconnect)

Problem-Solving Approach

When stuck:

Read the source code - TypeScript definitions revealed correct APIs
Search recent docs - AI SDK v6 had different patterns than v5
Add logging - Console logs helped trace token flow
Simplify - When useChat failed, manual streaming worked
Ask for help - The user's feedback guided priorities

Technical Architecture

Authentication Flow

User → Auth0 Login → Google OAuth Consent → Auth0 Callback
  ↓
Auth0 stores Google access_token in user.identities[0]
  ↓
Our app uses Management API to retrieve that token
  ↓
Gmail/Calendar APIs called with real Google OAuth token

Tool Calling Flow

User: "Check my emails"
  ↓
Step 1: Claude decides to call searchGmail tool
  ↓
execute() function runs with Google OAuth token
  ↓
Gmail API returns real email data
  ↓
Audit log captures: tool=searchGmail, status=success
  ↓
Step 2: Claude formats and displays emails to user
  ↓
User sees: "Here are your latest 2 emails: ..."

Data Flow Diagram

┌─────────────┐
│   User      │
└──────┬──────┘
       │ 1. Login with Google
       ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   Auth0                 │
│   - Stores Google token │
│   - Creates session     │
└──────┬──────────────────┘
       │ 2. Session token
       ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   AgentGate Backend     │
│   - Management API call │
│   - Retrieves Google    │
│     OAuth token         │
└──────┬──────────────────┘
       │ 3. Tool execution
       ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   Google APIs           │
│   - Gmail API           │
│   - Calendar API        │
└──────┬──────────────────┘
       │ 4. Real data
       ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   Claude AI             │
│   - Formats response    │
│   - Displays to user    │
└─────────────────────────┘

Technologies Used

Core Stack

Next.js 15.2.2 - React framework with App Router
TypeScript 5 - Type safety and IDE support
Tailwind CSS 4 - Utility-first styling
React 19 - Latest React with server components

AI & Tools

Anthropic Claude 4.5 Haiku - AI model for natural language and tool calling
Vercel AI SDK v6 - Streaming, tool calling, multi-step execution
@ai-sdk/anthropic - Claude integration
@ai-sdk/react - React hooks (attempted)

Authentication & APIs

Auth0 - Authentication platform
- @auth0/nextjs-auth0 v4.16.1 - Next.js integration
- Management API - User identity retrieval
Google APIs - Gmail & Calendar
- googleapis v171 - Official Node.js client

State Management

React Context API - Audit context (initial attempt)
Server-side in-memory store - Audit logs (final implementation)
React useState/useEffect - Component state

What's Next for AgentGate

Short-Term: Production Hardening (Next 3 Months)

Token Management Evolution - The Roadmap
- Current (Working Today): On-demand token retrieval via Management API
  - ✅ Zero database storage
  - ✅ Tokens always fresh from Auth0
  - ⚠️ No refresh token handling yet

Phase 1: Auth0 Actions for Token Rotation (Week 1-2)

 // Auth0 Action on post-login
 exports.onExecutePostLogin = async (event, api) => {
   const refreshToken = event.secrets.GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN;
   // Rotate and store in user_metadata
   api.user.setAppMetadata('google_refresh_token', refreshToken);
 };

Phase 2: Token Vault Integration (Week 3-4)
- Migrate to @auth0/ai-vercel package with Token Vault
- Built-in token rotation and refresh
- Step-up authentication for write operations
- Better compliance story for enterprise sales
Phase 3: Hybrid Approach (Month 2)
- Management API for SMB tier (simpler, faster)
- Token Vault for Enterprise tier (compliance, audit)
- Best of both worlds for different customer segments

Database Integration - PostgreSQL Schema
- Why: In-memory audit logs disappear on restart
- When: Before first paying customer
- Schema: sql CREATE TABLE audit_logs ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY, user_id VARCHAR NOT NULL, tool_name VARCHAR NOT NULL, action TEXT NOT NULL, scopes TEXT[], status VARCHAR NOT NULL, details JSONB, result JSONB, timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW() ); CREATE INDEX idx_user_timestamp ON audit_logs(user_id, timestamp DESC);
- Compliance Features:
  - SOC 2 Type II audit trail readiness
  - GDPR right-to-access exports
  - 90-day retention with archival to S3
  - Immutable audit logs (append-only)

Why Railway Makes This Easy: Add PostgreSQL service, update one file

Tool Expansion - Prove the Architecture Scales
- Current: Gmail working end-to-end
- Next Sprint:
  - GitHub (repos, issues, PRs) - schema already defined
  - Google Calendar (event creation, not just read)
  - Slack (messaging, channel management)
  - Google Drive (file access and search)

Why This Is Easy: Tool-agnostic architecture
- Each tool = 1 hour to add (proven with Gmail)
- Same pattern: OAuth scope → API call → audit log
- No refactoring needed
Business Impact: Each tool = new customer segment

Granular Permission Controls - Enterprise Feature
- Per-tool on/off toggles in UI
- Step-up authentication for dangerous operations (delete, send)
- Approval workflows for sensitive actions
- Scope request/grant UI with educational modals
- Revenue Impact: Enterprise tier differentiator

Medium-Term: Enterprise Sales Enablement (Months 4-12)

Organization Dashboard - Multi-Tenant Architecture
- Admin view of all users in organization
- Organization-wide audit log search and filtering
- Permission policies applied to user groups
- Usage analytics and cost allocation
- Revenue Impact: Required for Business tier ($99/user/month)
Compliance Certifications - The Enterprise Unlock
- SOC 2 Type II certification process
- GDPR compliance documentation
- Anomaly detection (ML-based unusual tool usage alerts)
- Data residency options (US, EU, APAC)
- Revenue Impact: Required for Enterprise tier ($500/user/month)
Real-Time Infrastructure - WebSocket Migration
- Replace 3-second polling with WebSocket connections
- Sub-100ms audit log updates
- Live permission change notifications
- Presence indicators (which agents are active)
- Revenue Impact: Better UX = lower churn

Long-Term: Platform Play (12-24 Months)

Multi-Agent Orchestration - The Platform Vision
- Different AI agents for different domains (customer support, code review, data analysis)
- Agent-specific permission sets and policies
- Agent marketplace (third-party developers can publish agents)
- Revenue Impact: Platform fees on agent marketplace
Plugin Ecosystem - Developer Community
- SDK for third-party tool integrations
- Custom OAuth provider support (beyond Google/GitHub)
- Community-contributed tools with revenue sharing
- Revenue Impact: Network effects drive adoption
AI Agent Governance Framework - The Vision
- Policy-as-code for agent behavior (e.g., "never access competitor emails")
- Automated compliance checks before tool execution
- Risk scoring for tool calls (ML-based threat detection)
- Integration with enterprise IAM (Okta, Azure AD, Auth0 Organizations)
- Revenue Impact: This is the $10B vision - every enterprise needs this

Why This Matters - The $10B Opportunity

AI agents are not a future technology - they're being deployed right now at Fortune 500 companies. They're:

Reading and sending emails for sales teams
Scheduling meetings across time zones
Accessing financial data for analysis
Making purchase decisions
Controlling production systems
Handling customer service tickets

But there's a massive gap between deployment and governance. Companies are deploying AI agents without:

Transparency - Developers can't see what agents are doing in production
Control - Security teams can't revoke permissions granularly
Accountability - Compliance teams have no audit trail for regulators
Security - Many projects store OAuth tokens in plaintext databases

This creates enterprise risk:

GDPR violations → €20M fines
SOC 2 audit failures → lost enterprise contracts
Data breaches → reputation damage
Compliance gaps → regulatory scrutiny

AgentGate solves all of these problems:

✅ Real-time audit logs for compliance teams
✅ Zero database token storage for security teams
✅ OAuth-first design that scales to enterprise
✅ Built on Auth0's enterprise-grade identity platform

This isn't just a hackathon project. This is the foundation for how every enterprise will govern AI agents in the next 3 years.

Market Opportunity:

50,000+ companies deploying AI agents by 2026 (Gartner)
Average enterprise spend: $200K/year on governance tooling
Total addressable market: $10 billion by 2028
AgentGate is positioned to capture it

Conclusion - Why AgentGate Wins

Building AgentGate taught me that the best hackathon projects solve real problems with production-ready solutions.

When I couldn't get the Google OAuth token from Auth0's session, I didn't give up - I discovered the Management API approach that became our zero-trust security differentiator. When the AI stopped responding after tool calls, I mastered Vercel AI SDK v6's multi-step patterns. When audit logs needed to be real-time, I built a polling architecture that's WebSocket-ready for scale.

What I Built:

✅ Real data retrieval - Gmail API calls with actual OAuth tokens, not mocked
✅ Zero database token storage - Security teams will love this
✅ Live audit logging - The visual proof that wins demos
✅ Production-grade code - TypeScript strict mode, proper error handling, clean architecture
✅ Clear path to $10M ARR - SMB → Business → Enterprise tiers

Why AgentGate Is Different:

Most hackathon projects are demos. AgentGate is a foundation.

Not just a chatbot - A complete agent governance platform
Not just Auth0 login - Deep Management API integration and zero-trust security
Not just a prototype - Production-ready code that could handle enterprise workloads today
Not just a project - A $10 billion market opportunity with clear business model

The Vision:

AI agents are coming to every enterprise. AgentGate ensures they come responsibly.

Developers get transparency and debugging tools
Security teams get zero-trust architecture
Compliance teams get SOC 2-ready audit trails
Enterprises get the governance framework they need

Built on Auth0. Ready today. The future of AI agent governance.

I'm excited to continue building AgentGate - whether as an open-source project, a funded startup, or a feature that Auth0 integrates directly into their platform. The problem is real, the solution works, and the market is massive.

The future of AI is not just about what agents can do. It's about ensuring they do it transparently, securely, and responsibly.

AgentGate makes that future possible.

Bonus Blog Post

The Moment Everything Clicked: Building Zero-Trust AI with Auth0

I'll be honest - Day 2 of this hackathon almost broke me.

My AI agent was calling the Gmail API, but getting 401 errors. I had the Auth0 session token, the user was authenticated, and everything should have worked. But it didn't. That's when I learned the hard truth: Auth0's session token isn't the Google OAuth token.

I spent hours reading docs about Token Vault, trying to integrate @auth0/ai-vercel, convinced that was the "official" solution. But I kept hitting walls - my tenant didn't have the right configuration, the package needed credentials I didn't have access to, and the clock was ticking.

Then, at 2 AM, scrolling through Auth0's Management API documentation, I found it: user.identities[0].access_token. When a user logs in with Google OAuth through Auth0, Auth0 already stores the Google token in the identity object. I didn't need Token Vault for this hackathon - I just needed to retrieve what was already there.

The breakthrough wasn't just technical - it was architectural. Instead of storing OAuth tokens in my database (a security liability), I could retrieve them on-demand from Auth0's Management API. Zero database token storage. Zero-trust by design.

When the first Gmail retrieval succeeded, and I saw real email subjects appear in the chat, I knew I had something special. This wasn't just a hackathon hack - it was a production-ready pattern that every AI agent platform needs.

That 2 AM discovery became AgentGate's differentiator. While other projects store credentials in databases, we built on Auth0's identity foundation. That's the power of actually understanding the platform you're building on - sometimes the best solution is already there, waiting to be discovered.

Try It Yourself

GitHub: AgentGate Repository

Quick Start:

git clone https://github.com/jamador47/AgentGate
cd agentgate
npm install
# Add .env.local with Auth0 credentials
npm run dev

Requirements:

Auth0 account with Google social connection
Auth0 Management API credentials
Anthropic API key
Google Cloud project (for OAuth consent screen)

Built with ❤️ for the Auth0 "Authorized to Act" Hackathon

Submission Date: April 4, 2026

Built With

auth0
auth0-management-api
claude
google
nextjs
oauth
react
typescript
vercel-ai-sdk
zero-trust-identity