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Agent-to-agent entitlement flows with OPE #19

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Summary

Define OPE grant mechanisms for A2A (agent-to-agent) communication — where OPE grants serve as capability attestations between automated agents, not human users.

Context

Listed under Future Work Section 24. The current spec assumes human-in-the-loop authentication (OAuth consent screens, etc., see Section 7.5). Agentic clients don't have consent screens.

Responsibilities

  • Define an alternative auth flow for API-to-API client authentication (e.g., client credentials, service accounts)
  • Specify how OPE grants work as capability attestations in multi-agent workflows
  • Address revocation and trust verification for non-human entities
  • Define appropriate scope constraints for agentic access

Related

Spec sections: 7 Authentication, 12.1 Token Security, Future Work

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