Delegate Access to an Agent

Overview

Grant an AI agent permission to act on your behalf with specific, time-bound, and revocable constraints. Delegation is how you give agents the authority to perform tasks while maintaining full control and accountability.

What is Delegation?

Delegation in HUMΛN means:

Think of it like: Giving someone power of attorney, but cryptographically enforced and instantly revocable.

SDK Examples

How Agents Use Delegation

Once you've delegated access, the agent uses the delegation token to prove authority:

Use Cases

1. Enterprise Automation

Scenario: Finance team needs an agent to process invoices, but with safety limits.

2. Personal Assistant

Scenario: Delegate calendar and email management to a personal AI assistant.

3. Temporary Access

Scenario: Grant time-limited access to a contractor agent for a specific project.

Delegation Chains

Agents can further delegate to other agents (with restrictions):

Provenance Chain:

Alice [Human] (did:human:alice) → Acme Corp [Organization] (did:human:org:acme-corp) → Senior Agent (did:human:agent:senior-processor) → Junior Agent (did:human:agent:junior-processor) → Action: Processes invoice ($800)

Every action is traced back through the full delegation chain: humans, organizations, and agents.

Security Considerations

DO:

DON'T:

Revoking Delegation

Revoke access instantly:

Next Steps

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