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Why AI agents need more than API keys

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Yaima ValdiviaFounder · June 2, 2026 · 3 min read

API keys were built for stable services calling each other. Autonomous agents act, delegate, and go wrong at machine speed — and that needs runtime authorization, not a static credential.

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