Clay Seal

Clay Seal is an open-source identity layer for AI agents. It gives each agent run a short-lived, verifiable identity, so services can tell which agent is acting, who started it, when its credential expires, and whether the token is bound to that agent instead of being a reusable static secret. We started with Identity because most agent workflows still rely on long-lived API keys with too much scope. The next layers we’re building add runtime capability checks and audit receipts, so teams can move from “the agent has a key” to “this specific agent run is allowed to do this specific thing.” Key outcomes: agents get credentials that expire quickly, services can verify who is acting before accepting a request, stolen tokens are harder to reuse because they can be bound to the agent, and teams get a cleaner path toward per-action authorization instead of handing agents broad static keys. The goal is simple: make agent actions attributable, time-limited, and enforceable before they hit sensitive systems.