Where Should Authorization Decisions Live in the Agent Stack?
Nice-Foundation-9264 · reddit · 2026-07-18
The author discusses which layer of the agent stack should handle "allow/deny" decisions: the planner, tool layer, orchestration layer, or a policy layer like IAM/OPA/Cedar.
The core question raised is: after an agent executes an action in a production environment, can you accurately reconstruct the decision context three months later—including the active policies, inputs, and rules at the time—rather than just viewing logs and audit trails?
To solve this, the author is developing a solution called Traxes. It places decisions before execution, checking actions against versioned policies and logging the reasoning behind every yes/no, aiming to allow a "replay" of the true authorization decision months later.
They are also asking the community for validation: is this a genuine gap, or are they overlooking existing tools?
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