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Capability is not authority.

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Before You Automate, Map the Approval Layer

The safest agentic systems begin with authority, not tooling.

Core idea

Before you automate the work, map who is allowed to make the work happen.

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Point 1

Every workflow has an approval layer, even if nobody has written it down. Someone can approve. Someone can reject. Someone can escalate. Someone owns the outcome.

Point 2

When that layer is informal, agents inherit the ambiguity.

Point 3

Mapping authority means defining permissions, thresholds, review rules, escalation paths, evidence, and accountability.

Point 4

Once the approval layer is visible, the automation strategy becomes much clearer.

Point 5

That is why the first step is diagnostic. Capability comes after clarity.