12-cms-tokens-authentication

A set of Contentstack guidance for choosing authentication methods and token types. Contentstack is a content management system, and authentication controls how an application or script is allowed to access it.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when setting up access for a frontend, backend, CI/CD job, migration, third-party app, or interactive session, including cases involving single sign-on.
Why use it?
It helps prevent exposed credentials, unsuitable token choices, access violations, and avoidable rate-limit problems.

Cursor rule

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/contentstack/contentstack-agent-skills/12-cms-tokens-authentication
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-agent-skills
Per session 41 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 998 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00041 $0.00998
Opus 5 $0.00020 $0.00499
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00200
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00100

Measured 2d ago against content hash 5df295bf3cc4, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

12-cms-tokens-authentication scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

cursor/rules/12-cms-tokens-authentication.mdc · 127 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 127 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Tokens & Authentication

Description

Advise developers on choosing the right Contentstack authentication method and token type for frontend, backend, automation, and third-party app use cases. Include security guidance, rate-limit awareness, and SSO considerations.

When to Use

Use when developers ask about authentication, token types, API keys, rate limits, SSO integration, or credential security.

User Problem

Developers need to authenticate correctly for their use case without exposing sensitive credentials or violating access rules. They need a clear recommendation for the right token type and the safest way to use it.

Success Criteria

Recommends the correct token type for the scenario. Explains what is safe for client-side versus server-side use. Includes practical security guidance and credential-handling rules. Calls out rate-limit implications when relevant. Addresses SSO-specific constraints when applicable.

Expected Inputs

  • Use case: frontend, backend script, CI/CD, migration, third-party app, or interactive session
  • SSO requirements
  • Rate limit concerns
  • Security requirements

Expected Outputs

  • Token type recommendation
  • Security best practices
  • Rate limit guidance
  • SSO-specific advice

Example User Requests

  • What token should I use in my frontend app?
  • What is the difference between a management token and an authtoken?
  • How do I handle rate limits in my script?
  • Can I use authtokens in an SSO-enabled organization?
  • How many management tokens can I have per stack?

Workflow Summary

Identify the use case and runtime environment. Recommend the appropriate authentication method or token type. State what is safe for client-side versus server-side use. Add security and credential-handling guidance. Explain rate limits and backoff behavior if relevant. Include SSO constraints when applicable.

Instructions

Token decision rules

Frontend reads of published content: use a delivery token. Live preview of draft content: use a preview token. Backend automation, CI/CD, and migration scripts: use a management token. Interactive user sessions: use an authtoken only when appropriate. Third-party apps: prefer OAuth with scoped access.

Read the full file on GitHub · 127 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 127 lines · 41 tokens per session scan A 5df295bf3cc4

Subscribe to this mod's changes

12-cms-tokens-authentication is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository contentstack/contentstack-agent-skills (5 stars, last pushed 15d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 41 tokens to every session and 998 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.