Authorize the work, not just the wallet.
A Mandate defines what an agent may spend. Resource access defines what it may use. Rules explain why decisions are made. The Run keeps what actually happened, what it cost, and what came back in one record.
See the behavior before you grant authority.
Connect an agent in read-only mode. Record what it asks to access and buy without moving real money.
Give it the Resources it actually needs.
A connected service is not ambient agent access. Grant a Resource to an agent or a single Run, with the capabilities and lifetime you choose.
Put spending behind a Mandate.
Define what the agent may buy, how much it may spend, where the authority applies, how long it lasts, and when a person must approve.
Make every decision explainable.
Shared Rules from the Control Library explain why governed decisions happen — across spend, Resource access, data handling, and AI usage. A BLOCK or ASK can point back to the exact Rule and version that caused it.
Keep the whole job together.
Tools, Resource use, policy decisions, approvals, payments, evidence, and outcomes stay in one timeline.
Know what the result actually cost.
Combine model usage, paid Resources, fees, and outcomes into one economic view.
See what the agent would buy. No money moves. Every would-be decision builds the case for more authority.
Require a person for each real purchase. Decision cards show the job, the exception, the cost, and the consequence.
Proven, policy-safe spend runs on its own. Exceptions wait for you. Reduce authority anytime.
- Intent
- Rule
- Decision
- Payment
- Resource
- Outcome
- Accounting
"Research Runner spent $18.42 with DataCo for Midwest Expansion. SPEND-005 allowed the purchase under Data Research v4. 803 records were accepted at $0.023 per accepted record." That evidence chain is the product.