LLM Gateway
Early Access- Identity / delegation
- Fabric identity and policy context
- Control moment
- Before model access
- Limitation
- Features follow the release contract
Agent Governance & Execution
Govern AI agents at the moment they act.
Bind each agent to an accountable identity, approved mission, delegated authority, and current policy. On governed paths, re-authorize the exact proposed action before dispatch, keep destination credentials outside the agent runtime, and preserve evidence through the observed result.
On whose authority did this agent act—and can you prove it?
Early Access. Capabilities, credential modes, and evidence coverage vary by execution path, integration, and release.
One action. Current authority. Controlled dispatch.
Agent identity
Procurement operations agent
Approved mission
Fulfill approved purchase request
Proposed action
Create purchase order
Destination: ERP procurement APICurrent authority: Delegation active
Credential
Held at governed boundary
Dispatch
Ready for controlled dispatch
Evidence
Decision recorded
Early Access · Governed pathIllustrative product view
The control gap
An authenticated agent can still act outside its authority.
Authentication establishes the acting identity. A gateway can limit which tools it may reach. Neither, by itself, establishes that the proposed operation, resource, parameters, destination, and budget still fit the approved mission when the agent is ready to cause change.
Between standing permission and external effect, delegation can change, risk can rise, action details can drift, reusable credentials can be exposed, and an ambiguous target response can make retries unsafe.
A permit is not an effect.
Authority drift
Delegation, ownership, trust, or risk changes mid-run.
Action drift
The prepared action no longer matches what was approved.
Credential exposure
A reusable destination credential reaches the agent.
Outcome ambiguity
A timeout hides whether the target changed.
EmpowerID governs this gap on declared execution paths.
Governed Execution
Authorize the exact action—not just the agent, session, or tool.
An approved mission is the bounded work an agent is authorized to carry out—its purpose, scope, lifecycle, and accountable authority. On a governed path, EmpowerID combines the acting identity, approved mission, delegation, current signals, policy, tool, operation, resource, parameters, and destination into a bound execution authorization. That authority is consumed before dispatch. If the binding fails or authority has changed, the request does not reach the target through that path.
- 1Establish authority
Connect the agent to its accountable owner, delegator, approved mission, authority ceiling, lifecycle, and applicable policy.
- 2Prepare the action
Resolve the exact tool, operation, resource, parameters, destination, and expected control requirements.
- 3Decide now
Evaluate the proposed action through EmpowerID Governed Authorization using current identity, relationship, delegation, risk, and environmental context.
- 4Dispatch without custody
Consume the execution authorization, retrieve the permitted destination credential inside the governed boundary, shape the request, and dispatch only the approved action.
- 5Reconcile and preserve evidence
Record the decision, dispatch, target contact, and observed result. Preserve unknown and disputed states rather than treating every timeout as a safe retry.
Bound action contract
Bound at decision timeAgent identityApproved missionDelegationPolicyToolOperationResourceParametersDestinationExpiry / freshnessObligations
Obligations are policy-attached requirements—approvals, constraints, logging, or step-up assurance—that must be satisfied for the action to proceed.
Execution states
The destination credential appears only inside the governed boundary—never in the agent or mission stage.
Bind the authority. Gate the action. Protect the credentials. Preserve the evidence.
Execution control, credential mode, idempotency, reconciliation, and evidence depth depend on the declared path and destination capabilities.
Product proof
When trust changes, the next action stops before dispatch.
An active token is not continuing authority. On governed paths, the next proposed action is re-evaluated against current delegation, policy, and signals before the destination is contacted.
Mission: Fulfill approved purchase requestAgent: Procurement operations agentAction: create_purchase_orderDestination: ERP procurement API
Illustrative product view · governed execution pathAuthority timeline
Denial evidence recorded
Evidence record
Evidence preserved- Changed signal
- Delegation revoked · operations manager
- Decision
- Deny — delegation no longer active
- Dispatch
- Not attempted
- Target contact
- No
- Destination credential
- Not retrieved
- Evidence
- Denial and causal context recorded
The operator sees the changed signal, decision, blocked dispatch, and evidence in one causal sequence.
Illustrative product sequence using a governed execution path. Final public artwork must be reconciled against a verified demo capture and receipt schema.
Credential control
The agent gets the action—not the destination credential.
On supported vault-backed paths, the agent asks EmpowerID to perform an authorized action. The destination credential remains inside the governed execution boundary, is applied only after the action is authorized, and is not returned to the agent runtime.
The destination credential is not returned to agent context · vault-backed governed mode
Authorization before credential retrieval
Destination credential injected server-side
Exact request shaped from approved parameters
Single-use execution authorization consumed before dispatch
Retry and reconciliation behavior defined for the destination path
Credential and result coverage stated explicitly for each mode
Credential non-custody applies to declared vault-backed modes. Other integration modes must state how credentials are obtained, stored, and exposed.
Explore Credentials Without Custody →Product capabilities
Four control layers for governed agent action.
Agent Governance & Execution connects the context required to authorize work with the controls required to govern its effects.
Identity and accountability
Early AccessConnect agent identity to ownership, sponsorship, lineage, and the authority it operates on.
Agent identity and federationAccountable owner or sponsorDelegation chain and graph context
Mission, authority, and lifecycle
Early AccessDefine the approved mission, authority ceiling, and the conditions under which work may continue.
Approved missions and delegationScope, resource, and budget limitsLifecycle and human confirmation
Exact-action enforcement
Early AccessEvaluate the proposed operation in context and enforce the decision at a declared boundary.
AuthZEN-compatible decisionsAction, parameter, and destination bindingSingle-use execution authorization
Evidence and operations
Early AccessConnect the authority chain to decisions, dispatch, observed results, and operator controls.
Decision and dispatch evidenceObserved-result and reconciliation stateOperator timelines and fleet controls
Identity Fabric foundation
Identity graph and contextGoverned AuthorizationOrchestration and connectorsCredential servicesEvidence services
Need to identify agents, owners, reach, and credential paths first? Start with AI Agent Discovery and Registration.
Explore AI Agent Discovery →Declared control paths
One policy plane. Specialized enforcement points.
A model invocation and an enterprise tool call have different risk shapes. EmpowerID keeps the logical authorization plane shared while applying control through the boundary appropriate to each path.
One logical authorization plane
LLM Gateway · model accessMCP Gateway · tool invocationNative runtime & agent-to-agentCustom applications & workflows
Path
Identity / delegation
Control moment
Exact-action binding
Credential mode
Evidence coverage
Maturity
Limitation
LLM Gateway
Fabric identity and policy context
Before model access
Model request scope
Provider credential held at gateway
Decision and request evidence
Early Access
Features follow the release contract
MCP Gateway
Governed agent identity and delegation
Before tool invocation
Tool, operation, resource, parameters
Vault-backed · declared mode
Decision, dispatch, observed result
Early Access
Coverage varies by connector
Native runtime and agent-to-agent
Identity and delegation enforcement
Start/stop to per-action
Where a governed callback exists
Varies by runtime
Lifecycle and decision evidence
Preview
Runtime sets the ceiling
Custom applications and workflows
Fabric identity and delegation
At declared BFF, API, or workflow boundary
Contract-defined
Integration-defined
Per declared boundary
Early Access
Requires a declared enforcement point
Coverage varies by release, runtime, integration, connector, credential mode, and declared enforcement path. Governed paths are explicit: EmpowerID does not claim control over actions that bypass its declared enforcement points.
MCP Gateway
Early Access- Identity / delegation
- Governed agent identity and delegation
- Control moment
- Before tool invocation
- Limitation
- Coverage varies by connector
Native runtime and agent-to-agent
Preview- Identity / delegation
- Identity and delegation enforcement
- Control moment
- Start/stop to per-action
- Limitation
- Runtime sets the ceiling
Custom applications and workflows
Early Access- Identity / delegation
- Fabric identity and delegation
- Control moment
- At declared BFF, API, or workflow boundary
- Limitation
- Requires a declared enforcement point
Coverage varies by release, runtime, integration, connector, credential mode, and declared enforcement path. Governed paths are explicit: EmpowerID does not claim control over actions that bypass its declared enforcement points.
Logs support operations. Receipts preserve the authority chain.
Logs, metrics, traces, and alerts remain essential for operations. On covered paths, EmpowerID receipts preserve tamper-evident evidence connecting the request, current authorization decision, dispatch state, and observed result. Strong proof of an external business effect requires trustworthy target evidence or governed participation from the destination.
Evidence record · governed path
IllustrativeA later run of the same action, after delegation was restored—authorized and completed end-to-end.
Authority chain
Procurement operations agent · delegation chain
Recorded by EmpowerID boundaryDecision
Allow with obligations
Recorded by EmpowerID boundaryAuthorization consumption
Consumed before dispatch
Recorded by EmpowerID boundaryDispatch state
Attempted · request shaped from approved parameters
Recorded by EmpowerID boundaryTarget contact
Contacted · response received
Reported by destinationObserved result
Purchase order created
Reported by destinationVerification
Outcome verified against target evidence
Independently verified"Result observed" and "Outcome verified" are different states. Where target evidence is unavailable, the record preserves Unknown rather than implying success.
Who asked?
The acting agent, represented subject, accountable owner, and delegation chain.
What was authorized?
The mission, policy, tool, operation, resource, parameters, destination, constraints, and obligations in effect.
What did EmpowerID control?
The allow, deny, approval, credential, shaping, dispatch, cancellation, or retry decision at the governed boundary.
What did the target report?
The target contact, response, observed result, reconciliation state, and any remaining uncertainty.
Do not collapse "dispatched," "target contacted," "response observed," and "business effect verified" into one generic success state.
Agent Teams · Early Access
Govern durable agent operations—not just individual calls.
Agent Teams extends Agent Governance & Execution to scheduled and heartbeat-driven work. Governed charters define purpose and roles; deterministic run stages structure execution; human confirmation gates consequential steps; fleet controls pause or terminate operations; and the governance timeline links covered-path evidence over time.
The model contributes intelligence. EmpowerID governs the operating lifecycle.
- Heartbeat
- Scheduled cadence rather than session-bound chat.
- Confirm
- Structured confirmation gates before consequential mutation.
- Fleet control
- Pause, suspend, or terminate without redeploying the team.
Agent Teams is Early Access. Coverage varies by release, deployment, and connected systems.
Fleet operations
Early AccessActive teams
Procurement operations
Held for confirmation
Access review operations
Running · on heartbeat
Vendor data hygiene
Paused by operator
CharterFulfill approved purchase requests within delegated ceiling
HeartbeatEvery 30 minutes · business hours
Current stageRun 41 · stage 3 of 5 · purchase order preparation
PendingConsequential step held for confirmation
EvidenceReceipts on covered paths · timeline linked
Confirm stepPauseTerminate
Operator controls shown for illustration; availability varies by release.
Adopt without replacement
Keep the agent stack you chose. Add governed paths where consequences begin.
EmpowerID participates in the architecture you already have. Use existing agent platforms, applications, service-management experiences, MCP clients, model providers, and enterprise systems while adding accountable identity, dynamic authorization, governed execution, and evidence at declared control points.
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Start with discovery
Identify agents, establish ownership and purpose, understand reach, and select the paths that require runtime control.
02
Start with one consequential path
Place a high-impact tool, workflow, connector, or destination behind exact-action authorization, credential mediation, and evidence.
03
Scale to governed missions and teams
Apply durable missions, lifecycle controls, human confirmations, and fleet operations across additional agents and execution paths.
Identity Governance establishes standing authority. Agent Governance & Execution converts that authority into bounded, dynamically authorized, and evidenced autonomous work on governed paths.
Runtime sets the ceiling. Some paths support full exact-action control. Others support identity, delegation, or start/stop until a governed callback, wrapper, or execution boundary is introduced.
Governed paths are explicit. EmpowerID does not claim control over actions that bypass its declared enforcement points.
Actions, not cognition. EmpowerID governs identity, authority, model access where supported, tool use, workflow transitions, and external effects. It does not claim to make model reasoning truthful, aligned, or wise.
Evidence states what was observed. Revocation stops new governed actions; it does not undo completed effects. External-effect proof depends on trustworthy downstream evidence.
Common questions
See one agent action governed from authority to observed result.
Bring a consequential execution path. We will show how EmpowerID binds it to an approved mission, evaluates current authority, protects the destination credential, controls dispatch, and preserves evidence of what the governed path observed.
