Authorization to specific models doesn't need to live inside the the oauth2
generated JWT. OAuth is not the appropriate place for that.

On Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 21:36 Hemanth H.M <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey Warren,
>
> Good question. Current OAuth doesn't have a standard way to scope access
> *to specific models* or attach usage limits (spend/rate) directly to the
> token metadata without heavy custom extensions, right? This ID tries to
> standardize that delegation layer.
>
> Justin, We can leverage RAR type for this?
>
>
> --
> Thank you,
> Hemanth.HM <http://www.h3manth.com>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM Justin Richer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It is an extremely terrible idea to create a structure for scopes. I've
>> done this several times in different ecosystems and it always starts out ok
>> but falls apart quickly. Do not repeat this mistake.
>>
>> If you need structure for access, define a RAR type, that's what it's
>> there for.
>>
>> - Justin
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Hemanth H.M <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 24, 2025 4:41 PM
>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> *Subject:* [OAUTH-WG] [New I-D] draft-hemanth-oauth-ai-scopes-00 - OAuth
>> 2.0 Extension for AI Model Access
>>
>> Hi OAuth WG,
>>
>> I've submitted a new Internet-Draft for your consideration:
>>
>> draft-hemanth-oauth-ai-scopes-00 - OAuth 2.0 Extension for AI Model Access
>>
>> Problem: AI model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) require API key
>> delegation, but current practices involve sharing master keys directly with
>> third-party applications—no scoping, no revocation, no usage limits.
>>
>> Proposal: Extend OAuth 2.0 with:
>>
>>
>>    1. Standard scope syntax: ai:<provider>:<model>:<capability>
>>    2. Token metadata for spend/rate limits
>>    3. Token introspection extensions for usage tracking
>>    4. Security considerations (DPoP/mTLS for high-security deployments)
>>
>>
>> GitHub: https://github.com/hemanth/oauth-ai-scopes
>>
>> I'd welcome feedback on the scope syntax, alignment with existing OAuth
>> extensions (RFC 8707, RFC 9449), and whether this is something the WG would
>> consider adopting.
>>
>> P.S: I also started https://okap.dev as a separate protocol, in case...
>>
>> --
>> Thank you,
>> Hemanth.HM <http://www.h3manth.com>
>>
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