Alter launches per-agent access control for multi-user AI agents
Overview
Alter, a Y Combinator S25 startup, launches an authorization engine that gives each AI agent its own identity, scoped grants and audit log, replacing shared API keys.
The platform sits between agents and 140 providers. A single SDK call handles storage, token refresh, policy checks and audit, and Alter lists LangChain, MCP and AWS integrations. According to the launch post, Alter's SOC 2 audit is in progress.
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AIAlter, a Y Combinator S25 startup, launches an authorization engine that gives each AI agent its own identity, scoped grants and audit log instead of shared API keys. The platform sits between agents and 140 providers, with a single SDK call handling storage, token refresh, policy checks and audit, plus LangChain, MCP and AWS integrations. Its SOC 2 audit is listed as in progress.
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