Why we built AuthShepherd

Authentication provider migrations are high-impact, one-time projects. We built AuthShepherd to make them safer and less painful.


The problem we kept seeing

We've handled multiple authentication provider migrations across teams and projects. Each time it involved custom scripts, fragile background jobs, rate limits, password resets, identity linking issues, and broken hooks or callbacks.

These migrations were always high-risk and never core to the product, yet demanded significant engineering effort. We decided to productize the heavy lifting into a platform that makes these migrations safer and more controlled.

High-risk

Authentication migrations can break user access if not handled carefully.

One-time

These projects happen once, but require real tooling to execute safely.

Complex

Rate limits, identity linking, hooks, and callbacks add significant complexity.

What AuthShepherd does

AuthShepherd provides the tooling and safety rails needed for controlled, observable migrations.

Analyze risks before cutover

Understand user activity, identities, hooks, and potential issues before you migrate.

Support multiple migration strategies

Choose from bulk reset, guided reset, JIT migration, or hybrid approaches based on your needs.

Run migrations with observability

Dry-runs, subset tests, logs, and progress tracking give you visibility throughout the process.

Integrate with your application

Callbacks and webhooks keep your local database in sync during and after migration.

Contact us

We're a small team of engineers who've been on the hook for these migrations before. We're building AuthShepherd so others don't have to learn the hard way.

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