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1Password has launched 1Password for Agents, a platform that lets AI agents sign in to websites on a user's behalf without ever receiving the password. The company announced it on Thursday, October 22, and it is available at no additional cost for Individual and Family accounts hosted on 1Password.com, according to Digital Trends.
How the sign-in works
When an agent reaches a sign-in form, it verifies its identity to 1Password with a unique digital key. The user then sees which credential the agent wants and why, and chooses whether to approve. If approved, 1Password fills the credential directly into the form. 9to5Google quotes the company as saying 1Password then removes the credential once the site accepts the login, so the agent cannot read or reuse it.
Android Authority adds that the agent does not get access to the rest of the vault, and that other saved passwords stay protected by end-to-end encryption. It also says the system can autofill one-time codes.
John Torrey, 1Password's business chief, told PCWorld that customers decide which credentials an agent can use, for which task and for how long, and that the agent cannot approve its own access.
Which agents are supported
The sources disagree on what works today. 9to5Google, Digital Trends and Android Authority say Muse (Meta) and Grok Bot are the launch integrations, with others to follow. Digital Trends says those two are rolling out across platforms over the coming days, while support for Claude Duet, ChatGPT Work, Dots and Town's Townie is still on the way. Townie is expected on the web and iOS first.
PCWorld and TechCrunch list all of those agents, including Claude Duet and the OpenAI agents, as supported without distinguishing launch status. PCWorld notes that Google's Gemini Spark and Microsoft Scout are absent, though 1Password says more integrations are coming. Android Authority also names Perplexity among future connections.
Availability details also differ. 9to5Mac reports a waitlist to join the platform. Digital Trends says each integration is opt-in, so connecting one agent does not open the vault to it, and that accounts hosted on 1Password.eu or 1Password.ca are not supported. It adds that capabilities will vary by agent.
Why it matters
The feature builds on 1Password for Claude, an integration that launched in July, according to 9to5Mac. It extends that approach to personal agents that are not tied to a desktop, per Torrey's comments to PCWorld.