{"categories":[{"label":"Database","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python client library for SpiceDB that enables applications to query and manage permissions through Authzed's gRPC API, supporting both core permission checks and materialized view operations.","skillfed_tags":["authorization","permissions","grpc-client"],"use_cases":["Check whether a user has permission to perform an action on a resource in a web application","Build materialized permission views for high-performance lookups in your own database","Manage and validate complex permission schemas across microservices","Integrate fine-grained access control into SaaS applications without building custom authorization logic","Query relationship data to determine group membership or role hierarchies"],"what_it_does":"Authzed is a Python client for SpiceDB, a permissions database and service. It provides gRPC-based access to Authzed's API for storing, computing, and validating application permissions. Developers define a schema modeling their permission requirements, then use this client to apply that schema, insert relationship data, and query permissions efficiently.\n\nThe library supports two API versions: v1 for core permission checks and schema management, and materialize/v0 for building materialized permission views in external systems. It handles both secure TLS connections to remote Authzed instances and insecure connections for local development environments, with straightforward initialization via bearer token authentication.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and integrates cleanly with standard gRPC tooling. It's the official client for a specialized but well-defined use case (SpiceDB permissions queries). Install it if you're using Authzed/SpiceDB for authorization; skip it if you don't need that specific service."},"id":"authzed","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/authzed","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/authzed.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/authzed/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-14","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"authzed","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Client library for SpiceDB."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":940344,"position":4683,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.25.0"}