AppChainConfig

The configuration object passed to AppChain.create().

type AppChainConfig = {
  providerName: string;
  issuer: string;
  capabilities: Capability[];

  // Identity persistence
  host?: {
    name?: string;
    issuerUrl?: string;
    privateKeyJwk?: JsonWebKey;
    publicKeyJwk?: JsonWebKey;
  };
  agent?: {
    agentId?: string;
    privateKeyJwk?: JsonWebKey;
    publicKeyJwk?: JsonWebKey;
  };

  // Store & adapters
  encryptionKey?: string;
  jtiAdapter?: JtiPersistenceAdapter;
  storeAdapter?: StorePersistenceAdapter;
  grantResolver?: (agentId: string, capability: string) => Promise<ResolvedGrant | undefined>;
  auditExporter?: AuditExporter;

  // Access request system
  accessRequests?: {
    approvalSecret: string;
    requestTTLMs?: number;
    notifier: AccessRequestNotifier;
  };
};

Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
providerName	string	Human-readable name for this service
issuer	string	Canonical URL (e.g. https://myservice.com)
capabilities	Capability[]	Array of capability definitions

Identity Fields

Field	Description
host.privateKeyJwk	If provided, restores the host identity instead of generating a new one
host.publicKeyJwk	Must be provided together with privateKeyJwk
host.issuerUrl	Overrides top-level issuer if set (must not conflict)
agent.agentId	Required when restoring from JWKs
agent.privateKeyJwk	Restore agent identity
agent.publicKeyJwk	Must be provided together with privateKeyJwk

Adapter Fields

Field	Description
encryptionKey	AES-256-GCM key for EncryptedStore (hex or base64). Auto-generated if omitted.
jtiAdapter	Redis/database adapter for cross-process JTI replay protection
storeAdapter	Redis/database adapter for persistent EncryptedStore
grantResolver	Dynamic grant lookup from your database
auditExporter	Where to drain audit entries (ConsoleAuditExporter, HttpAuditExporter, or custom)

Access Request Fields

Field	Description
accessRequests.approvalSecret	HMAC secret for verification codes. Keep outside agent reach.
accessRequests.requestTTLMs	How long a pending request stays open (default: 5 min)
accessRequests.notifier	Pluggable delivery channel for access request notifications

AppChain Methods

Method	Returns	Description
wrap(target, grants)	Proxy<T>	Wraps a service object with the auth gate
getAuditLog()	AuditEntry[]	All audit entries
getStats()	ChainStats	Summary statistics
drain(exporter?)	Promise<void>	Export and clear audit buffer
destroy()	void	Clean up timers (JTI GC, access request expiry)
getWellKnownConfig()	AgentConfiguration	Discovery endpoint payload
approve(decision)	AccessRequest	Approve a pending access request
deny(decision)	AccessRequest	Deny a pending access request
getPendingRequests()	AccessRequest[]	List pending requests
getApprovalRules()	ApprovalRule[]	List active approval rules
revokeApproval(ruleId)	boolean	Revoke a specific rule
revokeApprovalsForCapability(cap)	number	Revoke all rules for a capability
revokeAllApprovals()	number	Revoke all rules
accessRequestsEnabled	boolean	Whether access requests are configured

AppChain Properties

Property	Type	Description
host	HostIdentity	The host identity
agentId	string	The agent's stable ID (JWK thumbprint)