China drafts agent identity standards, but who defines agent permissions?
Shufti-Global · reddit · 2026-11-07
China is reportedly working on standards that would give AI agents their own identity, so websites and services can recognize which agent they're dealing with.
The poster argues this is only a first step: knowing an agent's identity doesn't tell you what it's allowed to do. An agent permitted to browse products and fill a cart isn't necessarily permitted to pay, and a verified agent could still act beyond what its owner agreed to. Setting limits and detecting violations needs its own mechanism.
The author asks whether agent identity and permissions should be designed together from the start.
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