# Self-service agent SSO, MCP tutorials & other updates

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Auth Thoughts August 2026

Self-service agent SSO, MCP tutorials, and other Descope product updates

Auth Thoughts is a monthly newsletter produced by Team Descope, the collective consciousness of everyone at Descope. Read on for product updates, tutorials, and a monthly roundup from the world of customer and agentic identity.

Descope changelog

To paraphrase a quote from Dory the forgetful fish: “Just keep shipping”. Here are some of the latest product updates from Descope:

🏆 Self-service agent SSO

XAA self service setup

What if enterprise customers accessing your MCP server could use their existing identity provider to control exactly what their AI agent can access? Cross-App Access (XAA) support with self-service setup makes this possible.

Validate ID-JAG tokens from AI agents accessing your MCP server

Provide a self-service portal to configure XAA with existing identity providers

Let tenant admins choose their IdP, register agents, map attributes, set trusted issuers, and more

XAA self-service is now part of our SSO Setup Suite. Reach out to us on AuthTown with any questions or feedback!

🤖 Descope MCP server on Claude and ChatGPT

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The Descope MCP Server is now available as a Claude Connector and a ChatGPT Plugin!

Use the MCP server to connect your AI agent to the Descope platform. Give your agents the ability to read documentation, manage users and tenants, configure authentication flows, review audit logs, and make changes to your identity infrastructure… all through natural language.

Catch up on other product updates in our changelog. Have questions? Join our community and visit the #ask-a-descoper channel.

Developer central

Looking for help on how to integrate Descope for a particular framework? Our DevRel team and developer community have you covered.

Securing an AI Agent With LlamaIndex and Descope

This tutorial build a working agent with LlamaIndex that authenticates with multiple external services using Descope-managed credentials.

Read more →

Securing an AI Agent With Claude Agent SDK and Descope

This tutorial build a working agent with Claude Agent SDK that authenticates with multiple external services using Descope-managed credentials.

Read more →

What the MCP Spec Revision Means for Identity

This blog goes through the major revisions to the MCP specification in July 2026.

Read more →

(A)Identity Day

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​Most organizations are unprepared for the challenges that come with agents entering production: agent sprawl, identity anti-patterns, and no clear framework for deploying agents safely at scale.

Join IAM Experts, Descope, SAP LeanIX, Teleport, and Ploy in London for a day of education, lessons from the field, and practical insights to get your organization agent-ready.

RSVP →

Helpful resources

Thanks for reading Auth Thoughts! If you’d like any other updates from the world of identity and authentication included in this newsletter, please let us know by replying to this email.

Here are some other links to have handy:

🖥️ Sign up for a Descope Free Forever account

✍️ Developer blogs, if you’re looking for tutorials with specific frameworks

📚 Documentation, for Descope setup instructions, SDK code snippets, and more

See you next month!

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