Agentic Identity IndexAgent controls / 2026 edition
Last verified 4 November 2026

NewCore vs Descope

Compare the documented agent controls, inspect the differences and verify both products against your own tool-access workflow.

Per-action governance alongside your existing IdP. OAuth-based agent integration and user consent.

Limits before strengths

NewCore: Direct CLI tool calls bypass the MCP gateway today. Validate coverage for each agent runtime.

Descope: General Descope pricing is not a separate Agentic Hub price.

Criterion-by-criterion delta

CriterionNewCoreDescopeDelta
Agent identity and ownership9.08.0+1.0
Agent discovery8.06.0+2.0
Per-action policy9.08.0+1.0
Agent credentials8.08.5−0.5
Delegation and on-behalf-of access8.09.0−1.0
Audit and lifecycle8.58.0+0.5
Human approval9.08.0+1.0
MCP gateway and tool control9.08.5+0.5

Delta is NewCore minus Descope. Green is positive; amber is negative. Differences do not establish deployment quality.

Read the evidence

NewCore review

Per-action governance alongside your existing IdP

Official documentation / Verified 2026-11-04

Descope review

OAuth-based agent integration and user consent

Official documentation / Verified 2026-11-04

Weights and scoring method