AI agent governance · action-level authority

Decide what an agent may do before the action reaches your systems.

Createting evaluates consequential runtime actions against configured authority, resource scope and risk context. Low-risk work can proceed, reviewable actions can pause for a human, and forbidden actions can remain blocked.

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Configured policy examples below. Decisions depend on the agent profile, resource policy and concrete action; these examples are not universal defaults.

Action Policy Gateconfigured example · pre-execution
Read CRM accountApply €640 creditDelete customer records
crm.get_accounttool · read-only
Target systemCRM
Expected effectRead account state
Data accessAccount profile
Resource scopecrm.account.read
1Describe actionWaiting for evaluation
2Classify riskEffect and sensitivity unresolved
3Apply policyNo decision yet
4External effectNot executed
5EvidencePending
ALLOW

Read-only account access is inside this configured agent scope.

approval fingerprint: pendingApprove this exact action

Direct answer

What is AI agent governance?

AI agent governance is the control layer that determines which resources an agent can use, which actions it may execute automatically, which actions require review and which actions must remain blocked.

For an agent that can change business systems, governance is not only a dashboard or an audit log after the fact. The important boundary sits before the external effect and carries the concrete action, arguments, target system and expected effect into the decision.

Agent Authority Contract

Define authority as an execution contract, not a vague autonomy slider.

A useful governance model connects who is acting, what capability is being used, which resource is in scope, what effect is expected and what evidence survives afterward.

Authority travels with the action.

The interface can change—from chat to browser to voice—but the control question remains the same: may this exact action create this exact effect on this exact resource?

01 · IdentityWhich agent and tenant context are acting?
02 · CapabilityWhich tool, browser, knowledge, memory, computer or external capability is requested?
03 · Resource scopeWhich concrete system or resource may the action touch?
04 · Effect & riskIs it read-only, external, sensitive, side-effecting or destructive?
05 · DecisionAllow, request review or deny before execution.
06 · ApprovalWhen required, bind approval to the normalized action snapshot rather than an abstract intent.
07 · EvidenceRetain decision and execution context for later inspection.

Approval binding

Approve the operation that will execute—not a rewritten version of it.

Createting’s runtime can derive an approval fingerprint from a normalized action snapshot and resume an approved action without silently replanning it into something different.

action_typeexternal_api
namebilling.apply_credit
arguments{ account: ACME-1842, amount: 640 }
expected_effectApply account credit
target_systemBilling
fingerprintsha256(normalized action snapshot)
Before approval

The side effect remains paused while the decision carries its concrete arguments, policy rationale and approval identity.

After approval

The approved action can resume from the gated boundary. A changed action should require a new decision rather than inheriting authority from a different request.

Autonomy is a policy input

Use broad operating profiles without losing action-level controls.

The current agent model supports four autonomy profiles. The profile influences policy behavior, while concrete resource rules and action context still determine what happens at execution time.

unrestrictedLeast restrictive profile.

Useful only where the configured capability and environment justify a wider action envelope.

autoOperate automatically inside configured bounds.

Designed for work that should normally proceed without a human at every step.

guardedEscalate consequential or risky actions.

Keeps useful autonomy while preserving review boundaries for important external effects.

hitlKeep a human closely in the loop.

Appropriate where consequential actions should require explicit review before execution.

Security boundary

Governance controls are not the same thing as a compliance certification.

This page describes implemented control mechanisms and current runtime architecture. It does not imply SOC 2, ISO certification, universal GDPR compliance, zero-risk execution or a platform-wide production-readiness guarantee. Deployment controls, identity, retention, providers and organizational procedures still need to be validated for the intended environment.

FAQ

Questions about governing AI agent actions.

Does every agent action need human approval?

No. The policy boundary can allow low-risk actions automatically, request review for configured consequential actions, and deny actions outside the agent’s authority. The exact decision depends on the autonomy profile, resource policy and concrete action context.

What is actually reviewed when an action needs approval?

The runtime can carry a normalized action snapshot including the action type, name, arguments, resource, expected effect, data access and target system. Approval can be bound to a fingerprint of that concrete snapshot.

Can governance apply to browser, computer or external API actions?

Yes. The shared policy boundary recognizes consequential action types including tools, browser, computer, external APIs, knowledge, memory writes, subagents and artifacts.

Does this page mean Createting is certified compliant?

No. Runtime controls and auditability are technical mechanisms. Certification and legal compliance depend on the complete deployment, organizational controls, providers, data flows and applicable requirements.

Start from a real action boundary

Map what the agent may read, what it may change, what requires review and what must stay denied.

Use one workflow to identify resources, side effects, approval points and evidence before choosing the final autonomy profile.

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AI agent governance · action-level authority

Give agents authority one action at a time.

Createting evaluates what an agent is trying to do, which resource it targets, what side effect it creates and whether that exact action can proceed automatically, requires review or must be denied.

Configured product example. Policy behavior depends on the action contract and deployment context; this page does not imply a certification or universal security guarantee.

ActionPolicyGateCustomer Operations Agent
REVIEW

Action descriptor

Actionbilling.create_credit
ResourceAccount ACME-1842
EffectExternal financial write
RiskMaterial
ConditionCredit ≤ €500 · outage evidence
Evidence trailPolicy evaluation recorded · execution blocked until approval

Direct answer

AI agent governance controls authority at the point of action.

A useful agent can read data, call tools, browse, delegate and change external systems. Those actions do not carry the same operational risk, so a single “autonomous / not autonomous” switch is too coarse.

Createting evaluates the requested action and its context before the side effect occurs. The result can be ALLOW, REVIEW or DENY, with evidence that explains why.

Authority contract

The policy decision follows the action, resource and effect.

01

Action type

Tool, browser, computer, external API, memory write, subagent, artifact or another governed execution category.

02

Target and side effect

Which resource is affected, whether data leaves the system and whether the request creates an external change.

03

Conditions and risk

Workflow-specific limits such as amount, account scope, evidence requirement, sensitivity, target or deployment stage.

04

Decision and evidence

ALLOW executes, REVIEW pauses for a bound approval, and DENY prevents the external effect while retaining decision evidence.

Approval integrity

A reviewer approves the exact requested action—not a vague future permission.

01
Pause before effect

The consequential action waits before the external system is changed.

02
Bind the approval

Action, arguments, target and expected effect are fingerprinted so the approved request cannot silently drift.

03
Resume with evidence

After approval, the agent can resume the same governed execution path and retain the decision in its operating evidence.

Current boundary

Governance mechanisms are not the same thing as a compliance certification.

Tenant isolation, action policies, approvals, sandbox boundaries and audit evidence can support a secure deployment, but the actual security posture still depends on infrastructure, secrets, identity configuration, provider choices, workflow design and environment validation. Createting should not claim SOC 2, ISO, GDPR compliance, zero trust or universal production readiness without current evidence.

FAQ

Questions before an agent receives operational authority.

What is the difference between autonomy and authority?

Autonomy describes how independently an agent works. Authority describes what a particular action is permitted to change. A highly autonomous agent can still operate under narrow action authority.

What happens when an action requires review?

The external effect pauses, the requested action is presented with its arguments and target, and an authorized reviewer can approve or reject that exact request.

Can policies differ by workflow?

Yes. Limits and conditions should reflect the actual workflow, resource, risk and deployment context rather than a single platform-wide permission level.

Does governance guarantee a secure deployment?

No. Governance controls are one layer. Deployment security also depends on identity, secrets, infrastructure, providers, tenant boundaries and environment-specific validation.

Start with one consequential action

Define who or what is allowed to change the outside world.

Map the workflow, the action surface, the failure cost and the approval boundary before expanding agent autonomy.