Enterprise identity used to have a fairly stable center of gravity. A user authenticated. An application received a token. The token carried scopes or claims. The backend enforced what that application was allowed to do. That model was never trivial, but it was legible. Agents are making it less so. An AI agent is not just another software client. It can plan, delegate, chain tools, invoke other a
State that survives a docker compose down is one of those things you don't think about, until your test suite needs it, your local dev needs it, and your CI pipeline absolutely doesn't. LocalStack handles persistence with one switch (PERSISTENCE=1) and it's a Pro-only feature. Floci ships four storage modes, all free, all in core, with per-service overrides. Pick the right tradeoff for the job.