# Cerbos Open Source Authorization Policy Decision Point

> Cerbos is an open-core, language-agnostic, scalable authorization solution that makes implementing and managing user permissions simple. It uses context-aware YAML access control policies managed through Git-ops, providing high-availability APIs for dynamic access decisions across applications.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/cerbos-open-source-authorization-policy-decision-point` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/cerbos-open-source-authorization-policy-decision-point`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/cerbos-open-source-authorization-policy-decision-point/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/cerbos-open-source-authorization-policy-decision-point

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# Cerbos Open Source Authorization Policy Decision Point

Cerbos is an open-core, language-agnostic, scalable authorization solution that makes implementing and managing user permissions simple. It uses context-aware YAML access control policies managed through Git-ops, providing high-availability APIs for dynamic access decisions across applications.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Python](https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos-sdk-python)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Get up and running quickly with our [quickstart](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/quickstart.html), or build an example implementation in our [tutorial](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/tutorial/00_intro.html)
- See [example policies and requests](#examples)
- [Container](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/installation/container.html)

- Source: https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cerbos/cerbos/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/cerbos-authorization-pdp/)