# Agent Authority

Agent Authority is a doctrine reference surface for verifiable delegated authority in autonomous agent systems.

Canonical thesis: an autonomous agent needs more than identity. It needs inspectable authority: the grant that permits action, the scope of that grant, the provenance that supports it, and the revocation path that can narrow or withdraw it.

Primary concepts:
- identity: which agent or principal is acting
- authorization: what action is permitted
- delegation: how authority moves from principal to agent
- provenance: which claims and signatures support action
- revocation: how delegated power is expired or withdrawn

Reference routes:
- https://agent-authority.org/
- https://agent-authority.org/standards/
- https://agent-authority.org/glossary/
- https://agent-authority.org/citations/
- https://agent-authority.org/.well-known/agent-discovery.json
- https://agent-authority.org/.well-known/agent.json

Surface posture:
- primary_surface: doctrine_reference
- secondary_surface: discreet_inquiry
- not a loud for-sale lander

Contact and collaboration:
- https://agent-authority.org/inquiries/