How can delegated authority avoid amplification?
Every edge can be tested for narrower-or-equal semantics, including finite budget lineage that cannot be duplicated among descendants.
How can finite authority avoid duplication?
Shared root ceilings and exact mandate lineage must remain visible across descendants. A delegated amount is not an independent copy of the parent’s capacity.
How does authority remain current between decision and execution?
Validity, lifecycle status and observation freshness are explicit. A historic witness cannot silently become a current one.
Why is one complete Authority Witness important?
A witness makes the qualifying lineage inspectable. Authority Witness evidence explains the source of the decision without assembling authority from incomplete paths. Cryptographic receipt authenticity remains future work.
Why should verification happen near consequence?
Exact resource-side verification limits semantic drift and lets the protected system reject stale, mismatched or replayed execution attempts.