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ADR 0029: Agents are first-class identities, separate from humans

  • Status: Accepted
  • Date: 2026-11-02
  • Ledger id: D-0029
  • Tags: agents, security
  • Supersedes: none
  • Superseded by: none
  • Related: none

Context

Know which agent did what, when, on whose behalf and why.

Decision

Agents are first-class identities, separate from humans.

Agent entity: name, model, owner. Every action records who (agent), on behalf of whom (human who authorized), why (event/incident that woke it).

Consequences

  • This decision is binding for all contributors and agents. Changing it requires a new ADR approved by the maintainer (see ADR 0036).

Generated from decision D-0029 in the project decision ledger. Do not edit by hand; changes go through a new decision.