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// MidPledge use cases

Different actions.
One authority problem.

41 consequential actions across eight authority families — each asking the same question: is this agent currently authorized, by the principal it represents, to do this?

41use cases mapped
8authority families
1trust primitive

Application domains — select one to filter the map

Application domain

Commerce & Transactions

Purchases, subscriptions, bookings, refunds, offers and bids made by agents on a principal’s behalf.

FamiliesAD

Application domain

Enterprise External Actions

Production API actions, data release and instructions sent to other organizations.

FamiliesBCG

Application domain

Delegation & Multi-Agent Systems

Authority that narrows as it passes from agent to sub-agent and across organizations.

FamiliesF

Application domain

Financial & Economic Actions

Treasury, payables and service instructions where economic consequence demands evidence.

FamiliesAH

Application domain

Agreements & Commitments

Accepting terms, bounded commitments, signature flows and official submissions.

FamiliesE

Application domain

Machine-to-Machine / Agent-to-Agent

Agents buying from, instructing and relying on other agents and automated services.

FamiliesFB

// The use-case map

41 use cases · 8 authority families

Showing 41 of 41 use cases

FAMILY A Financial & Economic Authority 9use cases
  • A1

    Cloud / GPU Procurement

    Agent purchases approved compute capacity within budget, supplier and region limits.

  • A2

    API / Data Procurement

    Agent buys paid API calls or datasets within category and spend limits.

  • A3

    SaaS Procurement

    Agent selects or renews approved SaaS subscriptions within seat, price and term limits.

  • A4

    Merchant Purchase

    Shopping agent purchases goods/services within amount, category and counterparty rules.

  • A5

    Subscription Management

    Agent starts, upgrades, downgrades or cancels subscriptions under delegated rules.

  • A6

    Refund / Return Authority

    Agent requests or accepts refunds or return terms within defined authority.

  • A7

    Travel Booking

    Agent books flights/hotels within policy, budget, class, geography and approval constraints.

  • A8

    Treasury / Cash Action

    Agent initiates bounded treasury or cash-management actions.

  • A9

    Invoice / AP Approval

    Agent approves or releases invoices within vendor, amount and approval constraints.

FAMILY B Enterprise System & API Authority 6use cases
  • B1

    Production API Action

    Agent invokes a consequential external or internal API under action/resource limits.

  • B2

    Cloud Resource Provisioning

    Agent creates, scales or terminates infrastructure within environment/cost limits.

  • B3

    Configuration Change

    Agent changes system configuration under approved scope and change window.

  • B4

    Deployment / Release Action

    Agent deploys code or promotes a release under environment and approval constraints.

  • B5

    Account / Entitlement Administration

    Agent creates users or grants bounded entitlements with explicit authority.

  • B6

    Operational Workflow Execution

    Agent executes ERP/CRM/service workflows with constrained action authority.

FAMILY C Data Authority 5use cases
  • C1

    Sensitive Data Access

    Agent accesses confidential datasets for an approved purpose and duration.

  • C2

    External Data Sharing

    Agent releases data to another organization under purpose/recipient constraints.

  • C3

    Data Purchase / Licensing

    Agent acquires licensed data with use, geography, duration and spend constraints.

  • C4

    Customer Data Export

    Agent exports customer or operational data under explicit authorization.

  • C5

    Model / Dataset Use Rights

    Agent invokes a model/dataset where license or permitted-purpose authority matters.

FAMILY D Commercial & Negotiation Authority 5use cases
  • D1

    Supplier Price Negotiation

    Agent negotiates price within floor/ceiling and approved supplier constraints.

  • D2

    Renewal Negotiation

    Agent negotiates SaaS/service renewal terms within budget and term boundaries.

  • D3

    Quote / Offer Issuance

    Sales agent issues a quote/discount within margin and approval limits.

  • D4

    Procurement Terms Negotiation

    Agent negotiates non-price commercial terms within delegated boundaries.

  • D5

    Marketplace Bidding

    Agent submits bids/offers within strategy, price and counterparty limits.

FAMILY E Contractual & Commitment Authority 4use cases
  • E1

    Accept Standard Terms

    Agent accepts pre-approved standard terms on behalf of a principal.

  • E2

    Create Bounded Commercial Commitment

    Agent commits to an order/SOW/renewal within approved parameters.

  • E3

    Digital Signature Request / Approval

    Agent prepares or triggers a signature/approval flow but cannot exceed signatory authority.

  • E4

    Regulatory / Official Filing Submission

    Agent submits an approved filing where representation and authority must be evidenced.

Authority evidence and contract enforceability are distinct. MidPledge evidences authority; it does not by itself make an action a legally binding contract.

FAMILY FStrategic · agent-to-agent Delegation & Multi-Agent Authority 4use cases
  • F1

    Agent-to-Subagent Delegation

    Primary agent delegates a narrower task/authority to a subagent.

  • F2

    Multi-Agent Workflow Chain

    Authority passes through several agents with attenuation at each hop.

  • F3

    Cross-Company Agent Delegation

    One organization authorizes another party's agent for a bounded task.

  • F4

    Agent-to-Agent Service Purchase

    One agent procures a service from another agent under verifiable authority.

Central to an emerging agent-to-agent economy — and built on the same primitives MidPledge applies to every cross-boundary action.

FAMILY G Representation, Communication & External Acts 4use cases
  • G1

    Authorized Customer Communication

    Agent sends consequential communications or instructions as an authorized representative.

  • G2

    Support Resolution / Compensation

    Service agent grants credits/remedies within bounded authority.

  • G3

    External Instruction / Order

    Agent issues an instruction to a supplier, logistics partner or service provider.

  • G4

    Consent / Preference Management

    Agent changes a principal's service preferences/consents where representation matters.

FAMILY HLonger-term / high-assurance High-Assurance / Regulated Future Uses 4use cases
  • H1

    Banking Service Instruction

    Agent performs bounded non-settlement or service instructions requiring strong representation evidence.

  • H2

    Insurance Claim / Policy Action

    Agent submits or manages a bounded insurance action under delegated authority.

  • H3

    Government Service Action

    Agent acts on a citizen/company's behalf in a government workflow.

  • H4

    Healthcare Administrative Action

    Agent handles non-clinical administrative actions under explicit authority.

High-assurance domains. These are not current or production MidPledge capabilities, and would require regulatory, assurance and partner work appropriate to each domain.

The map shows where the delegated-authority model applies. It does not indicate implemented, production or currently available capabilities for any individual use case.

// Authority vs capability

CAN ≠ MAY

An AI agent may technically be able to perform an action. That doesn't mean it is legitimately authorized to perform it on behalf of the Principal.

MidPledge does not replace the target system's access controls or runtime enforcement — it adds the delegated-authority check they can't make on their own.

B1 · production API action · same agent, same moment
  • IdentityWho is the agent?✓ VALID
  • Technical accessCan it reach the API?✓ VALID
  • Delegated authorityMay it act for the Principal?✕ REVOKED
  • MidPledge verifyResult returned to the relying partyDENIED

// Shared legend

Same building blocks, every use case

Principal / Agent Binding — which agent acts, for which principal

Bounded Scope — action · resource · counterparty · amount · purpose · geography · time · environment

Approval State — whether approval is required, and given

Delegation & Attenuation — authority only narrows as it is passed on

Live State — ACTIVE · REVOKED · SUSPENDED · EXPIRED · SUPERSEDED · APPROVAL REQUIRED

Provenance — who granted what, from which source and version

Assurance — how strongly authority and representation are evidenced

Transaction Binding — authority tied to this exact action (MP-TX)

Authority Transaction Record — durable evidence: authorized, accepted, executed

Execution Enforcement — performed by the target system, informed by MidPledge

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