Okta Cross App Access (XAA)
https://www.okta.com/solutions/cross-app-access/
Okta-backed protocol for secure agent-to-app and app-to-app access, letting enterprise IT admins manage and audit which agents connect to which applications instead of relying on shared credentials or embedded tokens.
Active · Verified 2026-10-29 · fresh as of 2026-10-29 · 8 cited facts, 0 with a third-party source · 1 recorded change · Suggest a correction
At a glance
- Tier
- T3
- Section
- Agent identity & auth
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- Freshness
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- Layer
- agent-infra repo fix
- Licensing
- commercial vendor fix
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Claims & capabilities
Our platforms secure all types of identity from AI agents to your customers, employees, and partners.
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- Merge Agent Handler T3
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- Nango T3
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- Paragon ActionKit T3
One API and MCP server that gives an AI agent product 1,000+ integration actions, with Paragon's embedded UI handling end users' authentication to their external apps.
Sources (7 cited facts, 0 third-party)
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- What it does & what's distinct Okta-backed protocol for secure agent-to-app and app-to-app access, letting enterprise I… vendor
- Claims / benefits Our platforms secure all types of identity from AI agents to your customers, employees, … vendor
- License proprietary vendor
- Project & sources https://www.okta.com/solutions/cross-app-access/ vendor
- licensing-bucket commercial vendor
- taxonomy-three-layer-rollup agent-infra repo
What changed
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- 2026-10-30 Added to the catalog #347
Related systems
References (1)
- Model Context Protocol (MCP spec) integrates with — Okta Cross App Access page says XAA is the recommended way to connect to MCP servers in the enterprise. (verified 2026-10-29)
Referenced by (5)
- agentgateway integrates with — agentgateway standalone docs have a Cross App Access (ID-JAG) token-exchange backend-auth page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Auth0 for AI Agents integrates with — Auth0 for AI Agents docs have a Cross App Access (XAA) page. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Descope Agentic Identity Hub integrates with — Descope docs have an enterprise-managed authorization section on issuing and accepting Cross App Access (XAA / ID-JAG) tokens. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Stytch Connected Apps integrates with — Stytch Connected Apps docs have a Cross App Access (XAA) guide. (verified 2026-10-29)
- WorkOS AuthKit for MCP integrates with — WorkOS AuthKit MCP docs have a Cross App Access section. (verified 2026-10-29)