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Platform · the runtime authority surface

The runtime that decides what your agents can do.

Every action an autonomous agent attempts passes through one surface. Intent is compiled. Conformance is scored. Authority is decided. A cryptographic token is issued — or refused. Every step is preserved as evidence.

Runtime authority stack · 4 layershover or click a layer
Intent Layer · what runs here
input · natural language prompt OR structured tool call
output · IntentRequest (taxonomy-anchored, schema-validated)
backends · rules · llm-api · local-model · domain packs
multi-hypothesis · ranked candidates with confidence + rationale

02 · Architecture

Authority is decided once, then carried.

A single authority decision flows through every downstream connector. The connector doesn’t re-decide — it verifies the token presented to it. No tokens, no execution. Decisions are made once; verification happens at the gate.

~55ms
decision p50 latency
RS256
authority signing algorithm
single-use
token reuse policy
10 min
default TTL · configurable

03 · Components

Four named systems, one operator surface.

Each component is independent, documented, and observable. You can adopt them separately — Intent Layer alone for classification, Authority Engine alone for decision-making — or operate the full stack as one runtime.

L4 · Intent Layer

Large Intent Model

Compiles natural language into typed IntentRequest objects. Confidence-scored, multi-hypothesis. Backed by the Open Intent taxonomy.

Read more →

L3 · Authority Engine

Authority Tokens

RS256-signed, single-use, TTL-bounded tokens. Issued only when policy, risk, and conformance all permit. Verified at the connector.

Explore Authority Tokens →

L2 · Connectors

Fail-Closed Enforcement

Verification happens in the target system itself. If anything about the token is wrong, the action is refused there — not flagged after.

Connector list →

L1 · Audit Chain

Immutable Evidence

Every decision is sealed and hash-linked to the prior. Replay any decision; reconstruct any reasoning. Compliance-grade by design.

Chain specification →

04 · Trust posture

Failure modes are designed in, not bolted on.

When the policy is unclear, the runtime fails closed. When LIM confidence drops below the operator-set threshold, the decision escalates. When a token is presented past its TTL, the connector refuses it. When the audit chain head is unreachable, no new decisions are issued. Each failure is observable and named.

No silent allow paths. No “default open” fallbacks. No undocumented bypass. The contract is: no token, no action.

05 · Integrations

Where the runtime gates today.

GitHub Actions
workflow_dispatch · single-use
ServiceNow
incident · change request
Stripe
payment · refund · subscription
MCP
model-context-protocol surface

06 · Inside the console

Every agent action, reviewed before it runs.

The operator console is where intents land, get scored against policy, and are approved, escalated, or denied — every decision written to an immutable audit chain you can verify.

The Intended decision queue — agent intents triaged by risk across connectors
The decision queue — intents triaged by risk across GitHub, SAP, ServiceNow, and more.
Physical AI — the same Authority Tokens govern robots, autonomous vehicles, and surgical systems, every action carrying a safety bit.
Physical AI — the same Authority Tokens govern robots, autonomous vehicles, and surgical systems, every action carrying a safety bit.
Immutable audit trail — every allow / deny / escalate, signed and chained.
Immutable audit trail — every allow / deny / escalate, signed and chained.
Policy packs — a governance model per domain, graded on a gold dataset.
Policy packs — a governance model per domain, graded on a gold dataset.
Connectors — observe or enforce across your existing systems.
Connectors — observe or enforce across your existing systems.
Sandbox — simulate an intent and see the decision before you ship.
Sandbox — simulate an intent and see the decision before you ship.

07 · What’s next

See it run in slow time.

The how-it-works page is a long-scroll ceremony in which one Authority Token is constructed in front of you, signed in your browser, and handed to you to keep. ~90 seconds of slow time to witness what the engine is designed to do in the blink of an eye.

Platform | Intended