Alter sits between application code and third-party APIs. Application code calls one method; Alter injects the credential, refreshes it, enforces policy, and writes the audit row.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.alterauth.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Quickstart
Sign up, mint a key, and post a Slack message from application code. Under 10 minutes.
How Alter works
The mental model in one page. Read this once before the Guides.
Build
Call APIs on behalf of users
OAuth, Connect, and identity-aware token retrieval.
Provision secrets for backend services
Static API keys and service tokens, scoped to users, groups, or the system.
Give an AI agent scoped access
Per-agent identity, delegated user grants, and agent-owned secrets.
Add human-in-the-loop approvals
Gate sensitive calls behind an in-app approval prompt.
SDKs
Python SDK
pip install alter-sdkTypeScript SDK
npm install @alter-ai/alter-sdkConnect (browser)
npm install @alter-ai/connectAdmin
Setting up an app
Create an app, configure providers, mint API keys.
Connecting an identity provider
Auth0, Clerk, Okta, or any OIDC provider.