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313: Identity and auth in the age of agentic AI (with Stytch's Julianna Lamb)

June 17, 2025 0:13:39 2.57 MB ( 7.37 MB less) Downloads: 0

In this episode, Jenna interviews Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO of Stytch, about MCP and how it handles authorization. 

They discuss:

  • Where MCP gets it right and where more work is needed
  • Issues with traditional auth in agentic workflows
  • Designing auth flows for agents vs humans