{
  "schema_version": "agent-authority-reference-v0.1",
  "domain": "agent-authority.org",
  "thesis": "Agent authority is the verifiable delegated permission layer between agent identity and agent action.",
  "authority_model": {
    "identity": "which agent, service, principal, or organization is acting",
    "authorization": "what actions are permitted under what conditions",
    "delegation": "how a principal grants bounded authority to an agent",
    "scope": "the limits on resource, time, budget, jurisdiction, and task",
    "provenance": "the evidence chain behind a grant or action",
    "revocation": "the mechanism for narrowing, expiring, suspending, or withdrawing authority"
  },
  "reference_routes": {
    "standards": "https://agent-authority.org/standards/",
    "glossary": "https://agent-authority.org/glossary/",
    "citations": "https://agent-authority.org/citations/"
  },
  "status": "source_only_activation_packet",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-29T13:45:00Z"
}