# The AI agent permissions checklist for SaaS apps (2026)

DevFeed: [The AI agent permissions checklist for SaaS apps (2026)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-ai-agent-permissions-checklist-for-saas-apps-2026-62737.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/ai-agent-permissions-checklist>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [human in the loop agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/human-in-the-loop-agent.md>), [Secrets Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/secrets-management.md>), [AWS IAM](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-iam.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-agent-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent-access.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

## AI overview

A practical, testable checklist for SaaS teams that need to let AI agents access user data safely. It covers agent identity and delegation, narrow tokens and permissions, authorization on each tool call, human approval for high-impact actions, auditing, and revocation.

## Source excerpt

A practical, testable list of controls for letting AI agents act on your users' data without handing them the keys.