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16.4.1.8 DynamicDelegationPolicy

Dynamic Delegation and Policy Inheritance

In decentralized AI systems, tasks and capabilities are frequently delegated across agents, nodes, or clusters — whether for load balancing, specialization, or geographic distribution. Without consistent enforcement, these handoffs can result in policy gaps, privilege escalation, or loss of behavioral constraints.

PolicyGrid ensures that policies are dynamically inherited and propagated alongside the task or capability being delegated.

This enables secure, traceable delegation flows where constraints move with the task, preserving enforcement continuity across actors and execution boundaries.

Reference for What This Enables

  • Composable and Stackable Guardrails
    Multiple constraint layers (e.g., legal, ethical, functional) can operate in tandem, with policies composed to create coherent, layered protection.

  • Constraint Continuity Across Handoffs
    Policies assigned to a task or capability remain active even when the task is delegated to different actors or executed on a new node.

  • Delegation-Aware Trust and Access Control
    The receiving agent’s access and permissions are dynamically scoped based on the delegation context and inherited constraints.
    Constraints can propagate across multi-step task trees or recursive delegations — ensuring no downstream execution escapes policy coverage.

  • Lineage-Linked Policy Chains
    Each delegation action is logged, and inherited policies are linked to the origin — enabling auditability and accountability across the delegation path.

  • Selective Constraint Retention or Override
    Delegation logic can specify which policies are retained, overridden, or supplemented — enabling flexible yet secure policy evolution.

Reference for What This Solves

  • Prevents policy loss or privilege creep during delegation in distributed systems.
  • Ensures enforcement continuity even across autonomous agents or federated domains.
  • Enables secure, auditable task handoff in complex multi-agent workflows.
  • Facilitates modular and secure task orchestration in dynamic, decentralized environments.