# Which Problems Are Solved
- Operators lack a single guide for separating instance-level principals
(break-glass, login client) from tenant organizations.
- Login policy and IdP behavior for platform accounts is easy to
conflate with customer org settings when admins share one organization.
- There is no documented procedure to inventory instance administrators
or detect unexpected grants over time.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Add Hardening instance administrators covering:
- Dedicated platform organization layout and why login, password, and
lockout policies matter for operator accounts.
- Login client (`IAM_LOGIN_CLIENT`) and break-glass (`IAM_OWNER`)
hygiene.
- Periodic review with Internal Permission Service v2
`ListAdministrators` (instance and platform org filters).
- Actions v2 webhooks for `instance.member.*` and `org.member.*` events
(with payload interpretation and alert hints).
- Event API polling alternative for SIEM/batch pipelines
(`instance.member.*` and platform-org `org.member.*`).
- Register the page in the docs sidebar under Roles & Permissions.
- Cross-link from administrators, production checklists, login-client
setup, and service account authentication guides.
# Additional Changes
- Clarify instance vs org IdP availability depends on effective login
policy and linked providers (not automatic for all orgs).
- Note deprecated Admin API `POST /admin/v1/members/_search` vs v2
`ListAdministrators`.
# Additional Context
- Operational hardening guide only (no product authz changes).
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# Which Problems Are Solved
- Native iOS/Android passkeys need OS trust files on the ZITADEL domain;
without them, Associated Domains / App Links verification fails.
- Operators could not configure iOS Team ID + Bundle ID or Android
package name + SHA-256 fingerprints on OIDC apps.
- `/.well-known/apple-app-site-association` and
`/.well-known/assetlinks.json` were not served from application config.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Add iOS/Android app-link fields on OIDC app create/update (Application
API v2 + Management), with validation.
- Persist and project those fields; query active app-link configs
instance-wide.
- Serve AASA (`webcredentials`) and Digital Asset Links
(`get_login_creds`) from well-known paths, with configurable
`Cache-Control` and fingerprint normalization at serve time.
- Console UI to edit the fields, with links to the well-known endpoints.
- Operator docs for configuration, endpoints, caching, and verification.
# Additional Changes
- Document on API fields that well-known responses may be HTTP-cached
and platform verifiers may delay propagation.
- Runtime config: `WellKnown.AppLinksCacheControlMaxAge` (default `5m`;
`0` → `no-store`).
# Additional Context
- Closes#12497
- Implemented and reviewed as stack:
- #12531 API contract
- #12532 storage wiring
- #12536 well-known endpoints
- #12537 console
- #12547 docs
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# Which Problems Are Solved
ZITADEL cannot currently be used as an OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server by
clients that need to register themselves at runtime:
- There is no [OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration (RFC
7591)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7591) endpoint, and no
`registration_endpoint` is advertised in the discovery document.
- This blocks [Model Context Protocol
(MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) clients (Claude Desktop,
claude.ai, Cursor, the MCP SDKs), whose OAuth 2.1 authorization profile
expects an Authorization Server that supports dynamic client
registration. They self-register before any user context exists and only
then start the authorization code + PKCE flow.
# How the Problems Are Solved
## Control plane: instance security settings
No feature flag and no runtime config. A
`DynamicClientRegistrationSettings` message is nested under the instance
`SecuritySettings` in `settings/v2`, next to `embedded_iframe` and
`enable_impersonation`:
| `enabled` | `allow_unauthenticated` | Behaviour |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `false` (default) | — | `POST /oauth/v2/register` returns `404`,
`registration_endpoint` absent from discovery |
| `true` | `false` (default) | Token-gated registration, client homed in
the token's organization |
| `true` | `true` | Open registration for MCP hosts, client homed in the
instance default organization |
Both values are carried on `authz.Instance` and loaded with the
instance, exactly like `EnableImpersonation`, so the discovery document
and the endpoint read them per request without an extra query.
`allow_unauthenticated` implies `enabled` in both implementations, so a
single setting closes the endpoint.
Adding the two columns bumps the projection table to
`projections.security_policies3`, following what the impersonation
setting did for `security_policies2`.
## Authorization: a dedicated permission, not `project.app.write`
- New org-scoped permission **`project.app.register_dynamic`**, granted
by default to `ORG_OWNER`, `IAM_OWNER` and `IAM_ORG_MANAGER` — in both
`InternalAuthZ` and `SystemAuthZ`, mirroring where `project.app.write`
already lives.
- New built-in role **`ORG_DYNAMIC_CLIENT_REGISTRAR`** carrying only
that permission, so a service user can self-register clients without
gaining write access to the organization's existing applications.
- Open mode (`allow_unauthenticated = true`) requires no token and no
permission: that is the MCP self-register path.
- A valid token whose user lacks the permission is answered with **`403
insufficient_scope`** (RFC 6750 §3.1) rather than `401 invalid_token`,
so a caller can tell "your token is bad" from "your token may not do
this". `verifyAccessToken` also reports invalid tokens as permission
denied, so the authorization failure is marked explicitly to keep the
two apart.
The check runs once, at the endpoint, right after the token is verified
and before any state is created, so it also gates the auto-provisioning
of the organization's DCR project. The permission itself lives in the
command layer next to the others
(`Commands.CheckPermissionRegisterDynamicClient`). As the OIDC endpoints
are not behind the authorization interceptor, the caller identity is
derived from the verified token, the way token exchange does for the
impersonating actor.
## Registration itself
- **Registered clients are ordinary OIDC applications.** The endpoint
reuses the existing application-creation events
(`NewApplicationAddedEvent` and `NewOIDCConfigAddedEvent`), so the whole
token, authorization and introspection flow keeps working unchanged.
They are stored in a dedicated, auto-provisioned project named `ZITADEL
DCR` per organization (name lookup), so they do not pollute the
`IAMProject` or other projects.
- Input is validated with the existing `GetOIDCV1Compliance` rules;
`private_key_jwt` and `jwks`/`jwks_uri` are rejected with
`invalid_client_metadata`.
- **Endpoint wiring without forking the library.** `NewServer` calls
`op.RegisterServer` instead of `op.RegisterLegacyServer`, so the new
route can be added through the same `op.WithSetRouter` hook as the
authorize callback. `op.RegisterLegacyServer` appends a middleware after
the caller options, which chi forbids once a route has been registered;
`op.NewIssuerInterceptor` reproduces the issuer middleware it would
otherwise add. The `/oauth/v2` routing prefix is unchanged.
# Additional Changes
- **`application_type` inference for custom-scheme redirects** (last
commit, isolated). `application_type` is an OpenID Connect member; RFC
7591 does not define it, so clients that only implement RFC 7591 omit
it. Native MCP hosts doing so register custom-scheme redirect URIs,
which ZITADEL reserves for native applications, and the OIDC default of
`web` rejected them with `invalid_redirect_uri`. Inference is limited to
custom schemes and to an absent `application_type`, so every request
accepted today keeps its current application type and auth method — an
`http` loopback redirect still yields a web application. Happy to drop
this commit if you would rather keep it out of this PR.
- **Docs**: a Dynamic Client Registration integration guide, a
`registration_endpoint` section on the OpenID Connect endpoints page,
and the new role in the administrators table (plus its description in
the Console translations).
# Additional Context
- Part of #9810. This is **Phase 1 (DCR)**; #12315 adds RFC 7592 and
#12316 adds CIMD, both stacked on this branch and rebased once this
lands.
- Implements the control-plane and authorization model requested in the
review of this PR, itself a refinement of the direction in
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/9810#issuecomment-4891176997.
- **Out of scope (deliberately)**: RFC 7592, CIMD, persisting free-form
metadata (`logo_uri`, `contacts`, and similar), and `private_key_jwt` /
`jwks_uri` (rejected cleanly). No new event types.
- Follow-ups explicitly left out, per the review: DCR client lifecycle
and richer audit, consent and custom scopes, JWT / `aud` (RFC 8707), and
RFC 8414 AS metadata (currently absent from both ZITADEL and
`zitadel/oidc`).
## Summary
- Add a new guide documenting how to let users delete their own account
via the User v2 API's `DeleteUser` endpoint, gated by the
`user.self.delete` permission (granted via `ORG_USER_SELF_MANAGER`)
- Link the new guide from the self-service concepts page and sidebar
- Add the `ORG_USER_SELF_MANAGER` role to the administrators reference
table
## Test plan
- [x] Verified the new and updated pages render correctly in local dev
(`pnpm dev`)
replaces #12455 and #12457 (branch got renamed from
`docs/human-pat-clarification`, which auto-closed #12457).
Co-authored-by: Rajat Singh <[email protected]>
## Which Problems Are Solved
The callout added in #12335 included a link to a GitHub discussion which
will become outdated and difficult to maintain.
## How the Problems Are Solved
Removes the discussion link from the ZITADEL Cloud bullet point in the
TOTP issuer callout, keeping the rest of the callout intact.
Co-authored-by: Rajat Singh <[email protected]>
# Which Problems Are Solved
- No documentation explained that the TOTP issuer name defaults to
"ZITADEL" and is not derived from the domain
- No documentation clarified how to change it on self-hosted (env var
only, Helm values don't work)
- No documentation communicated that it is not configurable on ZITADEL
Cloud
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Adds a callout in the MFA section of the default settings page
covering both self-hosted
(ZITADEL_SYSTEMDEFAULTS_MULTIFACTORS_OTP_ISSUER) and cloud (not
configurable, discussion link)
# Additional Changes
None
# Additional Context
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/discussions/5453
Signed-off-by: Rajat Singh <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Rajat Singh <[email protected]>
# Which Problems Are Solved
Zitadel exposes the secrets generator configuration through its admin
api. This allows instance admins to manage them on their own and they
can create overwrite the system / runtime defaults (incl. expiration).
This very much needed in multi-instance scenarios such as zitadel.cloud.
Currently the invite code configuration was not manageable through the
API, but only runtime config.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- added the `invite_code` type to the API allowing it to be set and
retrieved.
- added the type to console's management list
- added the type to be stored on instance setup
- change the `GetSecretGenerator` endpoint to fall back to the runtime
config if no config is stored on the instance itself
- ensure the `length` and at least one charset is enabled, return an
error otherwise
- expiry is not enforced, so 0 allows codes with no expiry (current
state)
# Additional Changes
None
# Additional Context
- closes https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/10474
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**Action:** UPDATE
**AI Summary:**
> Documentation does not explain what happens when users bookmark the
login page or access ZITADEL without an OIDC flow, particularly
regarding redirect behavior and the purpose of organization Default
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**Thread ID:** 1512031509387673610
**Action:** UPDATE
**AI Summary:**
> The documentation lacks clear explanation of how the 'Use new login
UI' checkbox and 'Custom base URL for the new Login UI' field work
together, including step-by-step configuration and troubleshooting
guidance.
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## Problem statement
- `<Tabs>` were not rendered in docs
- Missing steps in README for local dev
## How it was solved
- Enhance the README to better describe local development setup and
clean up formatting.
- Standardize the use of tabs across various components for consistency.
## Additional info
To not cause merge conflicts with
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pull/11729 changes in
`/self-hosting/manage/configure/configure.mdx` were skipped
# Which Problems Are Solved
For existing customers it could be hard to understand the new aligned
terms we have defined, if they are already used to the "old term"
# How the Problems Are Solved
Adding notes at the top of docs pages to state clearliy new and old
terms.
## What
Shorten the `title` frontmatter on 20 docs pages so that the rendered
`<title>` tag stays within the 70-character SEO limit.
The root layout appends ` | ZITADEL Docs` (15 chars) to every page
title, meaning the raw frontmatter `title` must be ≤ 55 characters. A
site scan flagged all 20 pages for the "Title too long" warning (titles
ranged from 71 to 92 characters in the final rendered tag).
## Why
Search engines may truncate or ignore `<title>` tags longer than 70
characters, hurting click-through rates and keyword relevance in search
results.
## How
Each title was rewritten to:
- Fit within 55 characters (leaving room for ` | ZITADEL Docs`)
- Front-load the primary search keyword (product name, protocol, or
feature)
- Include "ZITADEL" where users realistically search for `{feature}
ZITADEL`
- Avoid generic filler words ("Configure", "Set up", "Support for")
All 20 files already have a `sidebar_label` field that preserves the
original descriptive title for sidebar navigation — no navigation
changes result from this PR.
## Pages updated
| Page | Before (chars) | After (chars) |
|---|---|---|
| concepts/features/passkeys | 82 | 64 |
| guides/integrate/identity-providers/openldap | 72 | 58 |
| guides/solution-scenarios/b2b | 78 | 59 |
| guides/integrate/services/cloudflare-oidc | 86 | 54 |
| guides/integrate/login/hosted-login | 71 | 55 |
| guides/integrate/service-accounts/private-key-jwt | 76 | 56 |
| guides/integrate/service-accounts/client-credentials | 78 | 60 |
| guides/integrate/services/google-cloud | 92 | 57 |
| guides/solution-scenarios/saas | 88 | 65 |
| guides/migrate/sources/auth0 | 73 | 65 |
| guides/integrate/login-ui/oidc-standard | 81 | 55 |
| guides/integrate/login-ui/username-password | 73 | 59 |
| guides/integrate/login-ui/device-auth | 78 | 60 |
| guides/integrate/identity-providers/linkedin_oauth | 72 | 58 |
| guides/integrate/identity-providers/pingfederate-saml | 74 | 61 |
| guides/integrate/service-accounts/personal-access-token | 82 | 62 |
| legal/service-description/cloud-service-description | 76 | 61 |
| guides/integrate/login/login-users | 83 | 55 |
| guides/integrate/identity-providers/migrate | 74 | 65 |
| guides/manage/console/projects-overview | 71 | 62 |
All final `<title>` values are between 54 and 66 characters (well under
the 70-char limit).
# Which Problems Are Solved
This PR fixes a couple of minor issues in the docs:
- Duplicated sentences
- Obsolete names
- Wrong header hierarchy
# How the Problems Are Solved
Solved by rewriting/fixing the mdx files.
# Additional Changes
none
# Additional Context
none
# Which Problems Are Solved
As part of the consistent naming effort, this PR focuses on
"Organization domain".
# How the Problems Are Solved
- All terms referring referring to Organization Domains where changed to
be Organization Domain
# Additional Changes
None
# Additional Context
- closes [#11283](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/11283)
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# Which Problems Are Solved
naming inconsistencies: Configuration <-> Settings
# How the Problems Are Solved
# Additional Changes
# Additional Context
- Closes#11282
# Which Problems Are Solved
As part of the naming consistency initiative, the terms Authorization,
User grants, internal authorization and other similar terms that are
used in the context of assigning project roles to users are replaced by
Role Assignments in the UI, API docs, and documentation.
# How the Problems Are Solved
By replacing the following terms with Role Assignments in API docs,
Console UI, and guides.
- Authorization
- internal authorization
- external authorization
- User Grant
- Roles and Authorizations
By adding a note in the API docs to make it clear that Authorization
within the context of Authorization Service API refers to role
assignments, not to OAuth authorization as it is still used in the APIs.
By updating some screenshots in documentation / guides to show "Role
Assignments" instead of "Authorizations" in the UI.
# Additional Changes
N/A
# Additional Context
- Closes https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/11289
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Summary
- refreshed multiple concept, guide, SDK example, policy, and
troubleshooting pages to match the latest structure
- synchronized `apps/docs/lib/sidebar-data.ts` and
`apps/docs/redirects.json` with the new layout so navigation and URL
rewrites stay consistent
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: fcoppede <[email protected]>
# Which Problems Are Solved
Inconsistent naming of service account, found in the following
variations:
- Machine User
- machine user
- Service User
- Machine Account
- Technical Account
- User: Type Machine
# How the Problems Are Solved
Attentive search and replace.
Localizations have been translated using Copilot
# Additional Changes
Some unused methods have been removed from the Go code.
# Additional Context
- Closes#11285
# Which Problems Are Solved
- Typos
- Punctuation
- Markdown table formatting
- ...
(A bunch of issues my editor gave)
# How the Problems Are Solved
# Additional Changes
# Additional Context
# Which Problems Are Solved
As part of the naming consistency initiative, the terms `Manager`,
`Member` and other similar terms that are used in the context of an
administrator are replaced by `Administrator` in the UI and
documentation.
# How the Problems Are Solved
By replacing the following terms with Administrator / Administrator
Roles in docs, Console UI, and guides.
- Manager
- Add Manager
- Add a Manager
- Administrator (used as a person type)
- Membership
- Member grants
# Additional Changes
minor grammatical edits in the docs
# Additional Context
- Closes https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/11291
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# Which Problems Are Solved
In many cases IAM was used where instance was meant.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Rename wrong usage of IAM to instance all over the code base.
- Add an agents.md which explains the terms used in Zitadel's
architecture.
# Additional Context
- closes#11280
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Co-authored-by: muhlemmer <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Marco A. <[email protected]>
# Which Problems Are Solved
Naming inconsistencies - User (Human)
# How the Problems Are Solved
Most of the occurrences have not been changed. `User (Human)` was mostly
changed when talking about code objects and where I felt it was
necessary to distinguish them from machine users.
When both human and machine user occurrences were found, the machine
user has been changed to service account (see
https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/issues/11285)
# Additional Context
- Closes#11284
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# Which Problems Are Solved
As part of the consistent naming effort, this PR focuses on "Project
Grants".
# How the Problems Are Solved
All terms referring to a project being granted to another organization
for self-management were changed to "Project Grant" or "project grant".
# Additional Changes
None
# Additional Context
- closes#11287
## Todos for release
- [x] Configure Env in docs project on vercel
- [x] Configure Root Path in the docs project on vercel
- [ ] Remove old CSP https://github.com/zitadel/website/pull/1592
## What we did
This pull request migrates the project documentation from the old
`docs/` directory to the new `apps/docs/` directory, introduces a new
documentation system built with Next.js and Fumadocs, and updates all
relevant references, configuration files, and documentation to reflect
this change. It also adds new configuration and ignore files for the new
documentation app, updates CI and linting to exclude the new docs from
certain checks, and revises the contributing guidelines accordingly.
**Documentation System Migration and New Docs App**
* Migrated all documentation from `docs/` to `apps/docs/`, and updated
all references in `README.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, and other files to
point to the new location.
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* Added a new Next.js/Fumadocs-based documentation app under
`apps/docs/`, including core app files, layouts, routing, search API,
and a comprehensive `README.md` with development and contribution
instructions.
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**Configuration and Tooling Updates**
* Updated `.github/workflows/codeql.yml`, `.golangci.yaml`, and
`.github/dependabot.yml` to properly handle the new docs app: excluded
`apps/docs` from certain checks, added npm dependency updates for the
docs app, and excluded generated content.
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* Updated `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` to use the latest Go 1.25.3
version for consistency.
**Licensing and Miscellaneous**
* Added `apps/docs/` to the list of licensed directories in
`LICENSING.md`.
These changes ensure the documentation is now maintained in a modern,
scalable system and all project tooling is updated to support the new
structure.
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