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Delegated authority

Permission for another actor or program to perform a defined action on behalf of a principal.

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See it in a workflow

An agent may trade a limited budget during a fixed time window.

The failure mode

Delegation needs bounds, expiry and an effective revocation route.

Illustrative scenario, not a measured execution test.

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