// 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?
Application domains — select one to filter the map
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Commerce & Transactions
Purchases, subscriptions, bookings, refunds, offers and bids made by agents on a principal’s behalf.
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Enterprise External Actions
Production API actions, data release and instructions sent to other organizations.
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Delegation & Multi-Agent Systems
Authority that narrows as it passes from agent to sub-agent and across organizations.
FamiliesF
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Financial & Economic Actions
Treasury, payables and service instructions where economic consequence demands evidence.
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Agreements & Commitments
Accepting terms, bounded commitments, signature flows and official submissions.
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// The use-case map
41 use cases · 8 authority families
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FAMILY A Financial & Economic Authority 9use cases
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A1
Cloud / GPU Procurement
Agent purchases approved compute capacity within budget, supplier and region limits.
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API / Data Procurement
Agent buys paid API calls or datasets within category and spend limits.
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A3
SaaS Procurement
Agent selects or renews approved SaaS subscriptions within seat, price and term limits.
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A4
Merchant Purchase
Shopping agent purchases goods/services within amount, category and counterparty rules.
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A5
Subscription Management
Agent starts, upgrades, downgrades or cancels subscriptions under delegated rules.
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A6
Refund / Return Authority
Agent requests or accepts refunds or return terms within defined authority.
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A7
Travel Booking
Agent books flights/hotels within policy, budget, class, geography and approval constraints.
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A8
Treasury / Cash Action
Agent initiates bounded treasury or cash-management actions.
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A9
Invoice / AP Approval
Agent approves or releases invoices within vendor, amount and approval constraints.
FAMILY B Enterprise System & API Authority 6use cases
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B1
Production API Action
Agent invokes a consequential external or internal API under action/resource limits.
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B2
Cloud Resource Provisioning
Agent creates, scales or terminates infrastructure within environment/cost limits.
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B3
Configuration Change
Agent changes system configuration under approved scope and change window.
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B4
Deployment / Release Action
Agent deploys code or promotes a release under environment and approval constraints.
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B5
Account / Entitlement Administration
Agent creates users or grants bounded entitlements with explicit authority.
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B6
Operational Workflow Execution
Agent executes ERP/CRM/service workflows with constrained action authority.
FAMILY C Data Authority 5use cases
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C1
Sensitive Data Access
Agent accesses confidential datasets for an approved purpose and duration.
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C2
External Data Sharing
Agent releases data to another organization under purpose/recipient constraints.
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C3
Data Purchase / Licensing
Agent acquires licensed data with use, geography, duration and spend constraints.
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C4
Customer Data Export
Agent exports customer or operational data under explicit authorization.
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C5
Model / Dataset Use Rights
Agent invokes a model/dataset where license or permitted-purpose authority matters.
FAMILY D Commercial & Negotiation Authority 5use cases
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D1
Supplier Price Negotiation
Agent negotiates price within floor/ceiling and approved supplier constraints.
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D2
Renewal Negotiation
Agent negotiates SaaS/service renewal terms within budget and term boundaries.
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D3
Quote / Offer Issuance
Sales agent issues a quote/discount within margin and approval limits.
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D4
Procurement Terms Negotiation
Agent negotiates non-price commercial terms within delegated boundaries.
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D5
Marketplace Bidding
Agent submits bids/offers within strategy, price and counterparty limits.
FAMILY E Contractual & Commitment Authority 4use cases
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E1
Accept Standard Terms
Agent accepts pre-approved standard terms on behalf of a principal.
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Create Bounded Commercial Commitment
Agent commits to an order/SOW/renewal within approved parameters.
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E3
Digital Signature Request / Approval
Agent prepares or triggers a signature/approval flow but cannot exceed signatory authority.
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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
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F1
Agent-to-Subagent Delegation
Primary agent delegates a narrower task/authority to a subagent.
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F2
Multi-Agent Workflow Chain
Authority passes through several agents with attenuation at each hop.
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F3
Cross-Company Agent Delegation
One organization authorizes another party's agent for a bounded task.
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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
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G1
Authorized Customer Communication
Agent sends consequential communications or instructions as an authorized representative.
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G2
Support Resolution / Compensation
Service agent grants credits/remedies within bounded authority.
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G3
External Instruction / Order
Agent issues an instruction to a supplier, logistics partner or service provider.
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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
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H1
Banking Service Instruction
Agent performs bounded non-settlement or service instructions requiring strong representation evidence.
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H2
Insurance Claim / Policy Action
Agent submits or manages a bounded insurance action under delegated authority.
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H3
Government Service Action
Agent acts on a citizen/company's behalf in a government workflow.
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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.
- 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