DAL-XDecision Authority Layer

Jochanni Labs · Decision Governance

No authority.
No execution.

DAL-X enforces a human authority decision before any AI-generated output reaches a downstream execution system. Every approval is recorded. Every rejection is final.

Decision Governance Lifecycle

01

Agent Output Interception

Any registered enterprise AI agent output is intercepted at intake. Execution is blocked immediately — before anything reaches a downstream system.

02

Review Queue

Intercepted output enters the governance queue. It stays blocked until a human reviewer acts. No passive queue. No auto-release by default.

03

Review Workbench

Reviewer sees execution state, matched trigger rules, drift evidence, and the authority requirement. Every item requires a decision.

04

Decision and Authority

Reviewer approves, rejects, escalates, or requests revision. A written reason is required. No action without reason. No reason without record.

05

Execution Authorization

On approval, DAL-X writes an immutable decision record and issues a single-use, time-bound execution token.

06

Downstream Validation

Downstream system presents the token to the DAL-X enforcement gate. Token missing, expired, or scope-mismatched — execution is blocked.

07

Authorized Execution

Execution proceeds only after the token clears all enforcement gates. No valid DAL-X authority. No execution.

08

Receipt and Evidence

An execution receipt is written as immutable proof of authorized action. Denial receipts are also recorded.

09

Immutable Timeline

Every governance event — interception, decision, token issuance, execution — is appended to the append-only authority chain.

10

Authority Chain Proof

The complete authority path from agent output to execution receipt is visible, verifiable, and exportable with Ed25519 cryptographic signing.