Vercel acquires Better Auth to accelerate open source auth
Vercel just acquired Better Auth. Here's why agent identity infrastructure is the next battleground.
Why it matters
Vercel is betting that agent identity and access control will be foundational to the next generation of AI infrastructure. By acquiring Better Auth (4.7M weekly npm downloads), Vercel is positioning itself as the platform for building and deploying agents with granular, revocable permissions—a critical control layer as autonomous agents proliferate.
The key facts
7 to knowVercel acquires Better Auth (open source authentication library)
Better Auth: 4.7M+ weekly npm downloads, 850+ contributors
Founder Bereket Engida and core team joining Vercel
Better Auth library remains free and open source under MIT license
Focus: Agent identity and scoped, revocable authority for autonomous agents
Integration planned with Vercel Connect and Eve platforms
Agent Auth Protocol being developed to limit and control individual agent permissions
Go to the source
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Publisher excerpt: Vercel is acquiring , the company behind the open source , which has 4.7M+ weekly npm downloads and more than 850 contributors. Founder Bereket Engida and the core team are joining Vercel to continue their work on Better Auth and agent identity.Better AuthTypeScript authentication library Last…