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Connections: managed credentials and per-caller identity for Managed Deep Agents
LangChain · Published · 3 min read
In 30 seconds
- What happened
- LangChain released Connections in Managed Deep Agents v0.7.0, enabling credential management and per-caller identity for agent tools.
- Why it matters
- Matters for engineers building agents that need to act on behalf of users or rotate credentials without redeploying code.
- Watch out
- Connections require LangSmith workspace setup and agent deployment before use; OAuth flows pause runs if caller lacks authorization.
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The patterns behind this
- Authenticated Delegation & Agent Identity
- Identity & Access Management
- MCP Gateway (Tool Federation & Governance)
Each one covers how the technique works, when it earns its cost, and where it breaks.
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