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Shipping authority checks before production traffic
Launch checklist: sponsors, delegations, evaluateAction coverage, idempotency, audit retention, and reviewer on-call before production agent traffic on Auctra.
June 2, 2026 · 8 min read · Markdown version
Pre-launch gates
Every consequential tool path calls evaluateAction. Every production agent has a sponsor and active delegations with realistic TTL.
CI runs fixture tests for allow, block, and approval per action type. No launch without passing authority integration tests.
Staging parity
Mirror policy packs in staging with stricter or zero-effective limits. Validate approval workflows with real reviewers before go-live.
Promote configuration changes through versioned tickets. Builder suits dev; choose Team or Business before production cutover.
Operational readiness
On-call runbook covers fail-closed behavior, approval escalation, and delegation revocation. Monitor evaluation error rates separately from model errors.
Business plan when production requires immutable audit from day one. Finance should receive accountability report orientation before month-end.
Post-launch week one
Daily audit spot checks and shadow comparison if migrating from legacy automation. Tune limits using real block and approval metrics.
Auctra ties sponsors, expiring delegations, and pre-action evaluation into one accountability chain your security and finance teams can audit.
Key takeaways
- Authority is enforced before side effects — use Agents registry and evaluateAction together.
- Every production agent needs a named sponsor and bounded delegation visible in the console.
- Blocked and approval-required outcomes are evidence, not failures — review them in Agents registry.
Implementation checklist
- Sign up at console.auctra.tech and open Agents registry (/console/agents).
- Register one agent with a named human sponsor accountable for its actions.
- Create a narrow delegation aligned with this article's workflow (Shipping authority checks before production traffic).
- Call evaluateAction from your agent or SDK before the consequential tool executes.
- Confirm sponsor, delegator, decision, and outcome appear in Audit or Agents registry.
People also ask
- When should authority checks ship relative to agents?
- Before any production consequential action—authority gates are part of minimum viable production agents.
- What plans support production agent authority?
- Team for accountability reports and ninety-day audit; Business for immutable hash-chained audit.
- How does Auctra help with agent authority?
- Auctra registers sponsors, issues expiring delegations, evaluates actions before execution, and preserves auditable accountability records.
Try in Auctra Console
Maps to: Agents registry
Pilot sdk production in Auctra Console
Use Agents registry to apply this guide — register an agent, delegate authority, evaluate one real action, and inspect the audit trail. Free on Builder.
- Create a free account: https://console.auctra.tech/auth/signup?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=shipping-authority-checks-before-production
- In Agents registry (https://console.auctra.tech/console/agents), run a free Builder pilot for one production workflow.
- Issue a bounded delegation with limits and expiration matching this guide.
- Integrate evaluateAction (SDK or REST) before money, data, or infrastructure changes execute.
- Open Audit to verify sponsor, delegator, reviewer, and decision are recorded.
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