Proof of permission for the agent economy.
Tracking verifiable delegation, scoped authority and authorization infrastructure for AI agents.
Explore the IndexIdentity is not authority.
An agent can be authenticated and still lack permission for a specific action. Delegation Proof tracks the emerging technical layer that connects human or organizational intent to scoped, constrained and auditable agent authority.
Human, organization or upstream agent.
A uniquely identifiable autonomous actor.
Permitted actions, limits and constraints.
Expiry, revocation and audit lifecycle.
Signals are converging.
These are public Internet-Drafts, not IETF standards or endorsements. We track them because multiple independent proposals are addressing delegation, authorization evidence and constrained authority for agents.
Proposes delegation receipts for AI agent authorization.
View Datatracker ↗Addresses authentication, authorization, auditing and delegation using existing standards.
View Datatracker ↗Explores cryptographic artifacts binding identity, authorization, scope constraints and provenance.
View Datatracker ↗Mapping the authorization layer.
A living taxonomy of the primitives emerging around agent authority.
| Primitive | Question | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Agent identity | Who is acting? | Active |
| Delegated authority | Who allowed it? | Emerging |
| Scoped authorization | What may it do? | Active |
| Delegation receipts | Can authority be evidenced? | Early |
| Revocation | Can authority be withdrawn? | Emerging |
Building in this layer?
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