Verified Signals + Policy → Governance → Authorization Decision → Execution Runtime
Decision outcomes
Governance produces one of the following outcomes:
APPROVE → execution is allowed
REJECT → execution is blocked
REQUIRE_OVERRIDE → human approval required
Properties of decisions
All Authorization Decisions are:
deterministic
reproducible
policy-bound
cryptographically attestable
How decisions are used
Execution Runtime consumes Authorization Decisions and enforces them.
Authorization Decision → Execution Runtime → Execution Outcome
No execution can occur without a valid decision.
Why decisions matter
Authorization Decisions are the control point of the entire system.
They ensure:
AI cannot directly execute actions
governance is enforceable
execution is deterministic
all outcomes are verifiable
What decisions are NOT
Authorization Decisions are NOT:
AI outputs
probabilistic scores
recommendations
workflow states
They are final deterministic outcomes.
Governance dependency
All decisions originate from Governance:
Governance → Authorization Decision
Key invariant
AI proposes
Governance decides
Execution enforces
Summary
Authorization Decisions are the enforceable truth of the system.
They ensure:
deterministic control over execution
strict separation from AI
verifiable outcomes
policy-driven governance
