Workos Authkit Base

What it does

This base skill provides the foundational authentication infrastructure required to integrate WorkOS services into AI agent workflows. It enables secure user verification and session management, acting as a prerequisite for higher-level identity features like Magic Links or MFA.

When to use it

• You are building an AI agent that requires users to log in before accessing sensitive data or commands.
• Your application needs to integrate WorkOS-specific authentication providers (e.g., Okta, Auth0) with your AI backend.
• You need a standardized way to handle user sessions and identity verification across different parts of your system.

Key capabilities

• Provides the core API endpoints for user authentication logic.
• Supports integration with major enterprise identity providers via WorkOS.
• Manages session states necessary for maintaining authenticated AI agent interactions.
• Serves as the dependency layer for advanced WorkOS authentication skills.

Example prompts

• "Set up authentication using the workos-authkit-base skill to verify user identity before allowing access to the chat interface."
• "Configure the base auth kit to connect with our existing Okta tenant for single sign-on capabilities."
• "Initialize a secure session for a new user so the AI agent can retrieve their personalized profile data."

Tips & gotchas

This skill is a dependency; you must install it before adding specific WorkOS authentication methods like workos-authkit-magic-link. Ensure your backend environment has the necessary API keys configured in your WorkOS dashboard, as the skill relies on these credentials to function.