Melissa Smolensky

AI is moving fast but most teams are still relying on authorization models that weren’t built for it. AI initiatives are stalling not because of technical complexity but because the permissions layer wasn't designed for it. We wrote more about why you need to think about modernizing authorization in the AI era here, authzed.com/blog/authoriza… If this is top of mind for you, join us today for SpiceDB Community Day where we will explore how to implement permissions for AI workflows (hear from Manuel de la Peña of @Docker talk about Permission-Aware RAG and Mark Fogle of @clawtocracy talk about how SpiceDB Stops Agentic Oversharing) and get a SpiceDB Update too. You can register or tune in here at 10 am PT, authzed.com/events/spicedb…

Introducing the SpiceDB Foreign Data Wrapper (FDW) for PostgreSQL, a new experimental way to bring real-time authorization context from SpiceDB into Postgres queries, all without duplicating data, rewriting policies, or embedding authorization logic where it doesn't belong. Read more here and try it out yourself, authzed.com/blog/spicedb-p….

About 15 minutes until go time - join us live where we will be talking about what permissions agents should have and why. What do you want an agent to access when it is acting on behalf of you or as an employee? authzed.com/events/falseho…

Happy Permission Checks Year! We're starting out 2026 by giving individuals at organizations the fast path to implementing the same authorization technology used by companies like OpenAI, Workday, Turo and more. We're giving away $700 worth of credit to try out AuthZed Cloud and see the value of a scalable authorization solution. This credit is enough to fund weeks of authorization. Learn more and apply here, authzed.com/blog/try-out-a…

Attending KubeCon in Atlanta? Join @rootlyhq, @checklyHQ, @authzed, and more, high above Midtown for a relaxed happy hour at Polaris, the iconic revolving restaurant with panoramic views of the Atlanta skyline. Rotate through 360° city vistas while enjoying greats conversations with SREs, platform engineers, and observability leaders. Expect great drinks, easy networking, and just enough buzz to spark collaboration before the showroom floors open the next day. Register here, space is limited: luma.com/vc0jjgcm

AuthZed Dedicated is now Available on @Azure, providing more authorization infrastructure deployment options for customers. Read all about it on the blog, authzed.com/blog/authzed-a… Thank you to @MSpartner and @lachlanevenson for the support. 🎉

Our designer shares how he designed the SpiceDB mascot, Dibs, and eventually produced 3D printed statues with a thoughtful AI workflow. His thoughts on how other designers can make the T wide with AI tools, rapid iteration, and ship more without lowering the quality bar: authzed.com/blog/extended-…

Get ready for this...we launched not one but TWO new MCP servers that bring SpiceDB resources right into your AI workflow: -AuthZed MCP Server -SpiceDB Dev MCP Server Now it’s easier than ever to learn, experiment, and build with permissions powered by SpiceDB. Check it out, authzed.com/blog/introduci…

In less than an hour (10 am PT) we are going live with leaders from @arm @github and @awscloud to talk about how modern authorization demands modern infrastructure. Join us to learn about: - How we build on Arm - How AuthZed develops and runs SpiceDB in production - Infrastructure strategies from our partners for scaling products - The unique authorization challenges posed by AI agents Register here and join us: authzed.com/events/why-mod…