{"slug":"agent-identity-is-a-category","title":"Agent identity is a category, not a feature","summary":"When Okta puts 'agent support' on a slide, they mean a checkbox. The category-creation thesis.","lede":"When Okta puts 'agent support' on a slide, they mean a checkbox. When we say it, we mean a new species of software.","date":"2026-05-03","reading_time":"5 min","category":"Definitional","tags":["category creation","strategy","incumbents"],"image":"https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Agent%20Identity%20Is%20a%20Category/1500_900/blog.jpg","url":"/blog/agent-identity-is-a-category.html","wordcount":880,"related":["trust-layer-100b-company","hati-vendor-map","manav-vs-okta"],"schema":"Article"}