# Cross-link map: Authentication in Vercel Connect (/docs/connect/concepts/authentication)

> From the Vercel docs graph (built 2026-10-22T06:14:20.626Z), spanning vercel.com docs + KB, nextjs.org, ai-sdk.dev, and other Vercel documentation sites. Full graph as JSON: https://vercel.com/docs/graph.json

## Semantically closest pages

- [Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect) — Give your agents and services secure, short-lived access to third-party APIs like Slack, GitHub, Microsoft, and Snowflak
- [Provider tokens in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/tokens) — Short-lived provider credentials issued by Vercel Connect. Each token request specifies a subject, optional installation
- [Quickstart](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/quickstart) — Create your first connector in Vercel Connect, install the SDK, and request a runtime provider token from your code.
- [Connectors in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/connectors) — A connector is the team-owned record that represents one third-party service. Its type determines which capabilities are
- [Auth.js with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/authjs) — Add a Vercel Connect OAuth provider to Auth.js in a Next.js App Router application.

## Prerequisites

- [Concepts](https://vercel.com/docs/eve/concepts) — Learn how eve agents, sessions, channels, tools, skills, connections, and sandboxes fit together.

## This page links to (7)

- [Connector installations in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/installations) — Installations let one connector serve many tenants. One Slack connector, for example, can serve many Slack workspaces, e
- [Project links in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/project-links) — A project link binds a connector to a Vercel project, scoped to one or more environments. The link is what authorizes a
- [Provider tokens in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/tokens) — Short-lived provider credentials issued by Vercel Connect. Each token request specifies a subject, optional installation
- [Python SDK Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/python-sdk-reference) — API reference for vercel-connect, the Python SDK for requesting runtime tokens from Vercel Connect.
- [TypeScript SDK Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/ts-sdk-reference) — API reference for @vercel/connect, the TypeScript SDK for requesting runtime tokens from Vercel Connect.
- [OpenID Connect \\(OIDC\\) Federation](https://vercel.com/docs/oidc) — Secure the access to your backend using OIDC Federation to enable auto-generated, short-lived, and non-persistent creden
- [Vercel REST API Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/rest-api) — Interact programmatically with your Vercel account using the SDK or direct HTTP requests.

## Pages that link here (14)

By site: vercel-docs (14)

- [Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect) — Give your agents and services secure, short-lived access to third-party APIs like Slack, GitHub, Microsoft, and Snowflak
- [Vercel Connect Concepts](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts) — Understand the core building blocks of Vercel Connect: connectors, installations, tokens, project links, triggers, and a
- [Project links in Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/concepts/project-links) — A project link binds a connector to a Vercel project, scoped to one or more environments. The link is what authorizes a
- [AI SDK and MCP with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/ai-sdk-and-mcp) — Connect an AI SDK app to an OAuth-protected MCP server with Vercel Connect, then handle user consent and tool approval.
- [Auth.js with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/authjs) — Add a Vercel Connect OAuth provider to Auth.js in a Next.js App Router application.
- [Better Auth with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/better-auth) — Use Vercel Connect as a generic OAuth provider for Better Auth in a Next.js application.
- [Chat SDK with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/chat-sdk) — Use Vercel Connect credentials and trigger forwarding with Chat SDK adapters for Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, GitHub
- [eve with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/eve) — Use Vercel Connect to configure eve channel credentials, including Microsoft Teams, authorize MCP client connections, an
- [TanStack AI with Vercel Connect](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/frameworks/tanstack-ai) — Connect a TanStack AI app to OAuth-protected MCP servers with Vercel Connect, handle user consent, and manage MCP client
- [MCP Events](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/mcp-events) — Use MCP events with Vercel Connect to react to changes, receive verified webhook deliveries, and manage subscription lif
- [For Service Providers](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/providers) — What your service needs to declare so Vercel Connect can discover, register, and authorize against it using standard OAu
- [Python SDK Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/python-sdk-reference) — API reference for vercel-connect, the Python SDK for requesting runtime tokens from Vercel Connect.
- [Quickstart](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/quickstart) — Create your first connector in Vercel Connect, install the SDK, and request a runtime provider token from your code.
- [TypeScript SDK Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/connect/ts-sdk-reference) — API reference for @vercel/connect, the TypeScript SDK for requesting runtime tokens from Vercel Connect.