The Agent Identity Key: notes https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes Dated notes on AI agent identity news. NIST NCCoE publishes comments on its agentic AI identity paper https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/nist-nccoe-agentic-identity-comments https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/nist-nccoe-agentic-identity-comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT In short: NIST's NCCoE published a comment summary on 29 September 2026. It concerns the centre's concept paper on software and agentic AI identity. It signals that agent identity is becoming a standards topic. Read the summary directly for the specific themes raised. Descope adds Cross App Access https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/descope-adds-cross-app-access https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/descope-adds-cross-app-access Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT In short: Descope added Cross App Access support on 1 September 2026. That gives teams building apps and MCP servers a way to accept ID-JAG grants from company identity providers. Descope's Free Forever tier includes its agentic identity hub, which makes testing the flow cheap. Okta Agent SSO reaches general availability https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/okta-agent-sso-ga https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/okta-agent-sso-ga Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT In short: Okta made Agent SSO generally available on 24 August 2026. It is built on Cross App Access and included in core Okta SSO. Agents can reach SaaS apps for a signed-in user through Okta, rather than storing a separate token for each app. The July 2026 MCP specification and what it means for identity https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/mcp-specification-july-2026 https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/mcp-specification-july-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT In short: the 28 July 2026 MCP specification introduced a stateless core, header routing for gateways and CIMD in place of Dynamic Client Registration. It also formalised extensions, including Enterprise-Managed Authorization. Each change makes gateway enforcement and company-controlled authorization easier to run. NewCore emerges from stealth with $66M https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/newcore-emerges-from-stealth https://agentidentityfinder.com/notes/newcore-emerges-from-stealth Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT In short: NewCore came out of stealth on 15 June 2026 with $66M. It describes itself as an agent governance layer that starts alongside an existing identity platform. The launch included an Agentic Skill package for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, aimed at coding agents.