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The Chain Authorization Gap

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FIRST PUBLIC USE

March 20, 2026

What it is
The condition in which each agent in a multi-agent chain is individually approved, no one approved the chain, and the original approval travels the whole length unrevisited.
What it is not
Not a permissions failure. Every hop is permitted. The aggregate authority is what no one granted.
The evidence it produces
A chain-level record produced before the chain runs, answering origin, authority, delegation, and effect boundary, with the trigger list that reopens it.
Who is accountable
The authority over the business process the chain executes, not the owner of any single agent in it.
The examination question it answers
Who approved what these agents can do together, as opposed to separately?