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decision receipt
A signed record of a preflight decision: which domain, which action, allow or refuse, the reasons, the evidence it rested on and when it expires. An agent keeps the receipt as proof that it checked before acting, and a site can verify it offline with a public key.
What decision receipt means
A signed record of a preflight decision: which domain, which action, allow or refuse, the reasons, the evidence it rested on and when it expires. An agent keeps the receipt as proof that it checked before acting, and a site can verify it offline with a public key. It can show that a decision was made and what it said; it cannot prove the agent then obeyed it, which is what the agent conduct record covers.
What decision receipt can and cannot support
| It can support | It cannot support |
|---|---|
| An agent keeps the receipt as proof that it checked before acting, and a site can verify it offline with a public key. | A signed record of a preflight decision: which domain, which action, allow or refuse, the reasons, the evidence it rested on and when it expires. It can show that a decision was made and what it said; it cannot prove the agent then obeyed it, which is what the agent conduct record covers. |
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preflight · agent conduct record
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Questions about decision receipt
What is decision receipt?
A signed record of a preflight decision: which domain, which action, allow or refuse, the reasons, the evidence it rested on and when it expires. An agent keeps the receipt as proof that it checked before acting, and a site can verify it offline with a public key.
What does decision receipt not show or guarantee?
A signed record of a preflight decision: which domain, which action, allow or refuse, the reasons, the evidence it rested on and when it expires. It can show that a decision was made and what it said; it cannot prove the agent then obeyed it, which is what the agent conduct record covers.
Which area of the glossary does decision receipt belong to?
Agents and protocols: How autonomous agents plan, remember, call tools and talk to each other, including MCP and A2A, and where each step can go wrong.
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