Who should use PassControl?

PassControl is a B2B product built for developers building AI agents.

Does PassControl have a free plan?

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

What platforms does PassControl run on?

PassControl runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is PassControl still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 32 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to PassControl?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Carbon VPN - Fast & Secure, Nobulink M-Token, and WebCam Monitor.

Who makes PassControl?

PassControl is developed by vertias.

When did PassControl launch?

PassControl first shipped in 2026.

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PassControl

Name: PassControl
Author: vertias

vertias.euSecurity & compliance platforms

PassControl acts as a cryptographic identity and credential gateway for AI agents. Agents hold only an Ed25519 signing key (passport) that never leaves their environment. PassControl verifies identity, enforces scope, budget, and revocation rules, then proxies requests using vaulted provider keys. The real secrets never reach the agent runtime. It is source-available under BSL-1.1, self-hostable, and includes SDKs and MCP support.

FreemiumWebCLISelf-hostedAPI

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Overview

6 features

PassControl sits in PulseGate's Security & compliance platforms category. It focuses on preventing AI agents from holding or exposing real API keys while still allowing them to make authenticated calls under strict policy controls. PassControl is a B2B product aimed at developers building AI agents. A free plan is available. It ships for the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

vertias builds and maintains PassControl, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 32 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 6 catalogued features are agent identity passports, scoped work visas, and budget enforcement. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Agent identity passports
Scoped work visas
Budget enforcement
Key vaulting
Request proxying
MCP support

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.jsnext

Hosting

Vercel

Auth

supabase_auth

Database

Supabase

AI providers

anthropic

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCLISelf-hostedAPI-only

Detected from

Next.js: x-nextjs-prerender header · /_next/static/ in the HTML · __next_f in the HTML
Vercel: x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHubActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 12:30 UTC
Show HN: PassControl – so your AI agents never hold your real API keys verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about PassControl

What is PassControl?: PassControl focuses on preventing AI agents from holding or exposing real API keys while still allowing them to make authenticated calls under strict policy controls. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who should use PassControl?: PassControl is a B2B product built for developers building AI agents.
Does PassControl have a free plan?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does PassControl run on?: PassControl runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is PassControl still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 32 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to PassControl?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Carbon VPN - Fast & Secure, Nobulink M-Token, and WebCam Monitor.Carbon VPN - Fast & Secure Nobulink M-Token WebCam Monitor
Who makes PassControl?: PassControl is developed by vertias.
When did PassControl launch?: PassControl first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Freemium · free tier
Platforms: Api · Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
First seen: 29 Jul 2026
Built for: developers building AI agents
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing AI agents from holding or exposing real API keys while still allowing them to make authenticated calls under strict policy controls.

Registered as

GitHub: Vertias3u/PassControl

Developer

vertias

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 0
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 28 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 32
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 89.6
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-passcontrol-so-your-ai-agents-never-hold-your-real--vertias-eu
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://passcontrol.vertias.eu/

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