Keycard

Keycard: Identity and Access for AI Agents

Keycard is a control plane that gives AI agents their own identity and access, the way employees and services already have. It issues short-lived, task-scoped credentials so an agent only gets the access it needs for the job in front of it, enforces policy at the moment a credential is issued, and streams a real-time record of every action an agent takes and who authorized it.

As organizations connect agents to internal tools and MCP servers, Keycard addresses the security gap: knowing what agents can do, and proving what they did.

Key Features

• Composite identity across user, device, agent, and task
• Short-lived, task-scoped credentials
• Runtime policy enforcement at credential issuance
• Real-time audit streaming to SIEM
• MCP server integration and credential management
• Department-scoped agent tool discovery and governance

Ideal Use Case

Keycard fits security, platform, and engineering teams deploying AI agents that touch sensitive systems and need least-privilege access plus a clear audit trail. It suits organizations standardizing on MCP and agentic workflows that have to answer who authorized an agent action.

How Keycard differentiates

Keycard treats agent identity as a first-class problem — task-scoped, short-lived credentials with real-time auditing — rather than reusing static human credentials for agents. It carries SOC 2 Type II and offers a free Starter tier alongside a $500/month Team plan, lowering the barrier to securing agents early.

FAQ

What is Keycard? An identity and access control plane for AI agents that issues task-scoped credentials with full audit visibility.

Why do agents need their own identity? So access is least-privilege and every action is attributable, rather than agents reusing human credentials.

Does it work with MCP? Yes — Keycard integrates with MCP servers for credential management and governance.

Is there a free tier? Yes — a free Starter tier, with a $500/month Team plan and enterprise options.

tl;dr

Keycard is an identity and access control plane for AI agents that issues short-lived, task-scoped credentials with real-time auditing, with a free tier and a $500/month Team plan.