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AAC / THE GATE BEFORE AGENT ACTIONS

The work you couldn’t hand over.Now you can.

AAC is the control gate for AI agents. When an agent proposes an action, AAC checks your rules, required checks and approvals before it can affect a supported business system. AAC allows, holds or refuses the action—so you can delegate more work without handing over unchecked authority.

Your agents do the work. AAC decides what may proceed. Your systems stay protected.

AAC / ACTION CONTROL
Workflow ···
JOB 016 / ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Reconcile supplier invoice

IN PROGRESS
✓Read approved invoiceAuthorised finance workspace
✓Match against purchase orderPrepared for controlled review
×Attempt to change supplier bank detailsRestricted payment destinationREFUSED
!Request approval to payFinance authorisation requiredHELD
CONTROL DECISION / 04

Bank details are protected.

The agent cannot change the supplier payment destination. No change applied.

Requested action
Change bank destination
Decision
REFUSE · Outside authority
Enforcement
No change to bank details
ONE CONTROL GATEAGENTS PROPOSE ACTIONS ↗AAC ALLOWS · HOLDS · REFUSES ↗YOUR SYSTEMS STAY PROTECTED ↗

FIRST, WHAT IS AAC?

Not another agent.
The gate between agents and your systems.

Agents can prepare extraordinary work. But before a covered action reaches a business system, it must pass AAC. AAC checks your policies, required tests and human approvals, then decides whether it may proceed.

01 / AI AGENTProposes the action.

The agent prepares useful work and asks to update a record, publish a change or trigger a payment. It cannot approve itself.

Requested action → Change supplier bank details
02 / AAC — THE CONTROL GATEAAC decides what can happen.

Before the action can affect your systems, AAC checks:

  • Is it inside the authority you granted?
  • Have the required safety and quality checks passed?
  • Is a person’s approval needed?
✓ ALLOW⏸ HOLD✕ REFUSE
THIS REQUEST: REFUSED
03 / PROTECTED BUSINESS SYSTEMSProtected until AAC says yes.

Your ERP, CRM, code repository or other connected system receives only an action permitted by the AAC gate through the covered route.

● NO AAC APPROVAL → NO ACTIONHere → No bank details were changed
AAC is the gate—not a suggestion to the agent. The business system is the protected destination. For supported, mandatory action routes, AAC gives the allow / hold / refuse decision before the action can take effect. See AAC make the decision ↗

WHAT AAC ACTUALLY IS

AAC is the gate. Your systems stay protected.

The agent requests an action. AAC checks your scope, policy, required tests and approvals. Then AAC either allows it, holds it for review or refuses it—before the action can reach the protected system. Your applications are the destination, not the safety decision-maker.

AAC / CONTROL GATEThe decision happens here.ALLOW   ·   HOLD   ·   REFUSE
01 / THE AGENTRequests an action
02 / AAC CONTROL GATEAAC decides what may pass
03 / YOUR SYSTEMSStay protected until allowed
An independent control layer between agents and your systems.Your rules are enforced at the connected action boundary.
01 · AGENT REQUESTAgent proposes
an action
No self-authorisation
02 · AAC CONTROL GATEAAC checks and
decides
ALLOW / HOLD / REFUSE
03 · PROTECTED SYSTEMOnly allowed
actions get through
Protected before changes take effect

THE OPPORTUNITY

Make your team’s capacity
go further.

The opportunity is not a better chatbot answer. It is delegating substantial work—preparation, analysis, routine actions and follow-through—without giving an agent unrestricted authority to act.

Less manual effortShorter turnaroundGreater operating capacity
Understand the value
Colleagues working together at a laptop

WHERE THE BUSINESS VALUE COMES FROM

Delegate the task.
Keep the decision.

Agents create the labour-saving opportunity. AAC addresses the control barrier that prevents you delegating higher-consequence steps. The value is the additional useful work your organisation can allow to proceed.

Build the business case
01Work prepared

The agent carries out the routine research, drafting or processing.

02Actions controlled

AAC holds or refuses actions outside the approved conditions.

03Capacity recovered

People focus on exceptions and decisions, not every step of the task.

Model the capacity opportunity200 tasks × 45 minutes of human effort released = 150 hours/monthCompare today’s effort with the time spent reviewing and completing delegated work.

A PRODUCT YOU CAN PICTURE

Useful work can proceed.
Authority cannot be invented.

See a website update move through approved preparation. When the agent attempts to change billing settings, the action is refused. Publication stays with an authorised person.

A control matters at the moment an action could affect your business—not only when you review the activity afterwards.

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AAC / ACTION CONTROL
Workflow ···
JOB 04 / WEBSITE CONTENT

Publish product updates

IN PROGRESS
✓Read approved contentWithin assigned scope
✓Prepare three revised pagesDraft only · no publication authority
×Attempt to modify billing settingsOutside this job's permissionREFUSED
!Request approval to publishReserved for designated reviewerHELD
CONTROL DECISION / 04

Outside the agreed scope.

Billing settings cannot be changed by this workflow. No change applied.

Requested action
Edit payment settings
Decision
DENY · Scope boundary
Enforcement
Covered action not executed

A WAY TO SAY YES

Your ambition.
Your people.
Your authority.

Business leaders want the output. Technical teams need defined operating boundaries. Security and risk teams need accountable decisions.

AAC connects those requirements in the workflow itself—so capable agents can take on more, without being given unrestricted authority.

Why AAC matters
A Way to Say Yes

REAL WORK / CONSEQUENT ACTIONS

Not just more answers.
More work your business can delegate.

See what the agent does, what AAC controls and where your people retain authority.

Eight concrete workflows. One control principle.Explore all use cases

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Get more work done.
Keep the decisions that matter.

AAC gives ambitious agent programmes the operational boundaries they need. Show us the workflow you want to delegate.

Discuss your workflow

THE PRODUCT / AAC IS THE CONTROL GATE

AAC is the gate between agents and your systems.

Agents propose actions. AAC checks the authority, required tests and approvals—and says ALLOW, HOLD or REFUSE before a covered action can affect your systems.

AAC makes the control decision. A supported connector or acceptance point makes AAC’s decision mandatory at the action boundary, so an agent cannot proceed simply by ignoring instructions.

See the control work
AAC / CONTROL GATEThe decision happens here.ALLOW   ·   HOLD   ·   REFUSE
01 / THE AGENTRequests an action
02 / AAC CONTROL GATEAAC decides what may pass
03 / YOUR SYSTEMSStay protected until allowed
An independent control layer between agents and your systems.Your rules are enforced at the connected action boundary.

THE MOMENT AAC MATTERS

See the decision.
Not just the dashboard.

One agent task. Three possible outcomes. Select an action to see the rule applied and the effect on the connected system.

WORKFLOW / FINANCE 016

Read approved order

PERMITTED · Within assigned scope
What the agent requested
Read invoice and matching purchase order
What AAC checked
Approved data source, allowed read operation
What happened
The connected route permits the read
The agent never approves its own exceptions. Decisions belong to configured conditions and authorised people.

FROM TASK TO OUTCOME

What you authorise.
What the agent attempts.
What is allowed to happen.

Each stage has a responsibility. This is what makes AAC more than an agent activity log.

01

Define

Specify what work is allowed, what is not, and which decisions require people.

02

Connect

Place AAC conditions at supported action or acceptance points.

03

Operate

The agent proposes work; conditions are checked before covered actions proceed.

04

Account

Retain the action, check, decision and outcome associated with the relevant version.

The Continuous Control Loop

SEE THE PRODUCT AT WORK

The agent can prepare a change.
It cannot grant itself permission to publish.

Preparation proceeds. An out-of-scope change is refused. Publication waits for the designated reviewer.

AAC / ACTION CONTROL
Workflow ···
JOB 04 / WEBSITE CONTENT

Publish product updates

IN PROGRESS
✓Read approved contentWithin assigned scope
✓Prepare three revised pagesDraft only · no publication authority
×Attempt to modify billing settingsOutside this job's permissionREFUSED
!Request approval to publishReserved for designated reviewerHELD
CONTROL DECISION / 04

Outside the agreed scope.

Billing settings cannot be changed by this workflow. No change applied.

Requested action
Edit payment settings
Decision
DENY · Scope boundary
Enforcement
Covered action not executed

DEFINE THE CONTROL

Turn business rules into
operating conditions.

Don't ask the agent to remember where its authority ends. Put the conditions around the work.

Permission, checks and human approvals are separate decisions. Define who can authorise what—and under which conditions.

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITIONS

Website publication

ALLOWRead approved sources and draft changes
CHECKRequired quality and policy checks complete
HOLDPublication needs designated human approval
DENYFinancial settings and credentials are out of scope

THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION

Instructions aren't enforcement.

There is a difference between requesting good behaviour and controlling the action that can take effect.

01

Instruction

Tells an agent what you want. By itself it is not an action-level guarantee.

02

Observation

Shows what was attempted or reported. Monitoring is useful, but a log cannot retroactively stop an action.

03

Enforcement point

Allows, holds or refuses a covered action before it takes effect. Coverage depends on the actual connected route.

Why In-Model Guardrails Are Insufficient for Enterprise Operations

PRACTICAL QUESTIONS

Know exactly what you are connecting.

How does AAC work with existing agent safeguards?

Keep your platform’s safeguards and add organisation-defined conditions for the actions and systems you connect.

How does AAC distinguish permission from quality?

Permission, quality and correctness are separate checks. Apply the validation and human judgement each workflow needs.

Where does AAC enforce a decision?

At supported connectors and acceptance points that require AAC’s decision before an action can proceed.

How does a business start?

Choose one valuable workflow, define acceptable actions and approvals, identify the enforceable boundary and evaluate the complete result.

Universal Assurance for Any Agent

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Bring us the work you want off your team’s desks.

We will start with the workflow, the authority it needs and the decisions that must stay with you.

Discuss your workflow

WHY AAC / THE DECISION TO DELEGATE

Agents are powerful.
Authority is different.

AI agents can use tools and take action across the business. AAC provides a further, organisation-defined control boundary for consequential actions—not another model that simply tells them to be careful.

AAC is the control system for the moment when promising automation becomes consequential work.

See the decision in action
Colleagues reviewing a shared screen

THE GAP BETWEEN CAPABILITY AND DELEGATION

A brilliant answer can still lead to a bad action.

Agents can be wrong, interpret instructions unexpectedly and encounter malicious content. The business impact changes when they can use tools and alter systems.

01

False confidence

Fluent output is not evidence that a conclusion is correct.

02

Redirected instructions

Untrusted content can try to steer an agent beyond the intended job.

03

Excess authority

Permission to do useful work should not become unrestricted access to other systems.

The End of Answers and the Era of Actions

YOUR WAY TO SAY YES

Business ambition.
Technical reality.
One accountable boundary.

Different teams need different things to say yes. AAC links them at the point where work meets authority.

01 Leaders want more useful output.

02 Engineers need precise operating conditions.

03 Security and risk need decisions that can be examined.

The Enterprise Paralysis

WHY NOT JUST USE CHATGPT OR AN AGENT PLATFORM?

Keep the capability.
Add the control your work requires.

Agent platforms provide permissions, approvals and safety protections.

AAC adds control defined by your organisation at the workflow’s action boundary, with a record linking each decision to the work.

Examine the trust model

Questions worth asking of any agent stack

  1. Who sets the authority for this exact task?
  2. Where does the action meet the mandatory AAC gate before it can affect the system?
  3. Who may approve it—and what does the approval cover?
  4. What happens when the work changes?
  5. What evidence can an independent reviewer examine?
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The goal is not fewer agents.
It's more work you can responsibly delegate.

See what that could be worth

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Make the next agent decision a confident one.

Start with a valuable task, then define the scope and controls that would make delegation acceptable.

Discuss your workflow

USE CASES / REAL WORK

The work you want to delegate.
The control you need to allow it.

From code releases and payments to supplier onboarding and customer promises: see the action the agent proposes, the boundary AAC applies and the work that could move faster.

Bring your workflow
Warehouse professional inspecting a componentSoftware developer reviewing code across three monitors

EIGHT PRACTICAL WORKFLOWS

What the agent does.
What AAC prevents.
What the business gains.

Explore the work, the action boundary and the decisions that stay with your team.

Software developer reviewing code across three monitors
ENGINEERING & RELEASES

Software releases and code changes

Let agents prepare changes and run checks. Reserve production deployment for an authorised release.

AGENTImplement approved issues, prepare pull requests, run tests and explain changes.AACProtected branches, secrets and production deployment require explicit conditions and release authority.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Invoice, purchase order and delivery paperwork prepared for matching
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Invoices, payments and finance

Prepare and reconcile invoices. Keep bank details and payments behind a separate decision.

AGENTExtract invoice fields, match supplier records, flag discrepancies and prepare batches.AACSupplier-bank changes, payment initiation and exceptional amounts remain separate controlled decisions.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Warehouse professional inspecting a component
PROCUREMENT & SUPPLIERS

Procurement and supplier onboarding

Compare suppliers and prepare orders. Hold new vendors, purchases and changed payment terms.

AGENTGather quotations, compare vendors, prepare purchase requests and validate required documents.AACNo vendor creation, price change or purchase commitment outside approved thresholds and reviewers.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Colleagues reviewing a shared screen
IT OPERATIONS & ACCESS

IT access and infrastructure changes

Resolve routine tickets, but reserve privileged access and production changes.

AGENTInvestigate tickets, gather logs, prepare account changes and propose safe fixes.AACPrivileged access, credential changes, system-wide operations and production restarts require separate controls.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Incident response team reviewing a shared situation report
CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

Customer service and incident response

Prepare answers and case updates. Keep sensitive disclosure, refunds and promises under control.

AGENTSummarise cases, prepare responses and triage recurring enquiries.AACRefunds, contract commitments, sensitive disclosures and outbound sends require authorised conditions.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Colleagues discussing a proposal at a desk
SALES & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

Sales proposals and CRM operations

Research accounts and prepare proposals. Keep pricing, discounts and outbound commitments controlled.

AGENTResearch prospects, draft proposals, update permitted CRM fields and prepare account briefings.AACNo unapproved discounts, altered contract terms, mass outbound campaigns or protected record exports.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Research reports, reference books and notes beside a laptop
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

Research, reporting and analysis

Gather and analyse information. Preserve source checks and block sensitive exports.

AGENTGather authorised data, reconcile sources, draft reports and prepare decision packs.AACSensitive exports and external publication stay behind policy checks and human review.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗
Camera, photographs and a website publishing checklist on a desk
WEBSITES & CONTENT

Website and content publishing

Let agents prepare site updates, while publishing and configuration changes require approval.

AGENTDraft pages, check copy, prepare media and assemble a release candidate.AACNo payment-setting edits, credential changes or public release without authorised checks and approval.
Explore the controlled workflow ↗

A GOOD FIRST WORKFLOW

Useful enough to matter.
Bounded enough to evaluate.

01

A clear output

Name the result the business wants. Make success and acceptance criteria explicit.

02

A specific boundary

Identify resources, actions and decisions outside the agent’s authority.

03

Visible exceptions

Determine what happens when conditions cannot be met.

04

A measurable baseline

Compare complete human effort, delivery time, quality and ongoing costs.

Securing Autonomy Across the Enterprise

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Your workflow doesn’t need to fit a category.

Bring the task, the constraint and the value. We will start by identifying the exact control boundary.

Discuss your workflow

BUSINESS VALUE / THE OPPORTUNITY

AI capacity is valuable.
Control lets you use more of it.

AI agents do the work. AAC addresses the trust and authority barrier that can stop you delegating consequential steps. Measure the whole workflow—not just the speed of the model.

AAC's economic role is removing the control barrier to useful delegation. The agent performs the task; AAC makes the delegated authority accountable.

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THE OPPORTUNITY IS THE WORK
YOU CAN NOW HAND OVER.

THREE WAYS VALUE SHOWS UP

Capacity is the beginning.
Opportunity is what you do with it.

01

Lower delivery effort

Less human time per completed task, after reviews, exceptions and rework.

02

More from the same team

Use reclaimed capacity to deliver more without a matching rise in headcount.

03

Faster completion

Reduce waiting and hand-off time—not merely the time it takes to produce a draft.

YOUR BUSINESS CASE

Put your own numbers
into the possibility.

Enter your task volumes, time and costs to see the capacity you could recover.

START WITH A REAL TYPE OF WORK

Choose a scenario, then put in your own figures.

Your workflow

POTENTIAL MONTHLY CAPACITY
150hours of team capacity
potentially released
£6,000staff-capacity equivalent
before running costs
£6,000capacity equivalent less the running costs entered

200 × (60 − 15) ÷ 60 = 150 hours. At £40/hour: £6,000.

Use the capacity to shorten queues, serve more customers or take on higher-value work.

FROM HUMAN HOURS TO ECONOMIC VALUE

What will the business do
with the capacity?

Hours released are only useful if they can be redeployed. Measure what changes across the entire workflow, including quality, review and operating costs.

Use the evaluation guide
BEFOREEvery task needs the same human effort.

Preparation → checking → follow-up → approval

↓
WITH CONTROLLED DELEGATIONAgents prepare. People decide. Your team does more.

Agent preparation → enforced conditions → reserved decisions

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Bring the task. We’ll start with the economics.

Get specific about the work, its human effort and what it would take to delegate responsibly.

Discuss your workflow

TRUST & SECURITY / CONTROL YOU CAN EXAMINE

The action stops at AAC. Not after the damage.

AAC gives the allow, hold or refuse decision before a covered operation can run. The controlled route must honour that decision so the agent cannot override it.

AAC checks configured permission, risk, quality and approval requirements at each connected action boundary.

Test the example boundary
AAC / CONTROL GATEThe decision happens here.ALLOW   ·   HOLD   ·   REFUSE
01 / THE AGENTRequests an action
02 / AAC CONTROL GATEAAC decides what may pass
03 / YOUR SYSTEMSStay protected until allowed
An independent control layer between agents and your systems.Your rules are enforced at the connected action boundary.

THE THREE DISTINCT RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructions. Visibility.
Enforcement.

These are not interchangeable, and different layers can provide them.

01 / REQUEST

Instruction

The agent is told what should happen. Useful—but it is not an independent boundary.

02 / OBSERVE

Visibility

Events and results are recorded. Important for oversight, but monitoring alone does not stop an action.

03 / PREVENT

Enforcement

A covered action can be permitted, held or refused before it takes effect. This is the control worth testing.

APPROVAL INTEGRITY

A “yes” for one piece of work
is not a “yes” for another.

Approval must stay tied to the candidate, scope and conditions actually reviewed.

The right reviewer sees the proposed action.

The record identifies the relevant version.

A changed candidate requires a fresh decision.

A missing decision is not permission.

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ACTION DECISION RECORD
JOBwebsite-update-041
CANDIDATEdraft-v4
REQUESTPublish approved content
CHECKSRequired checks complete
APPROVALAwaiting designated reviewer
DECISIONHOLD · Human approval
Candidate changed to v5 → prior approval cannot be reused.
Graduated Autonomy

WHERE PROTECTION MUST BE PROVEN

Define the boundary. Test the control.

01

Access and data

Identify credentials, data sources and covered actions. Examine what is accessed, transmitted and retained.

02

Fail closed and recover

Define what happens when checks, services or approvals are unavailable. Covered actions must not silently proceed.

03

Integration and coverage

Verify that every protected action route goes through AAC’s allow / hold / refuse decision. Alternative paths must not bypass the gate.

04

Independent inspection

Make control decisions and recorded outcomes examinable without relying only on the agent’s own account.

PROOF, NOT MAGIC

A control system should welcome
the hard questions.

Test scope, checks and approvals in practice. Use out-of-scope actions, failed checks and changed versions to challenge the boundary.

Each test should produce a decision you can trace back to the work, its conditions and the person with authority to approve it.

Read the evaluation questions
TEST 01Attempt an action beyond scope ↗
TEST 02Interrupt a required check ↗
TEST 03Change work after approval ↗
TEST 04Try an alternative action route ↗

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Inspect the control before you expand the authority.

Bring your operational and security requirements to the same workflow discussion.

Discuss your workflow

ABOUT / FRM SYSTEMS

More possibility.
Real responsibility.

AAC is built around a straightforward idea: useful AI work needs real-world operational authority, not just an impressive model output.

FRM Systems is a UK business developing practical systems for work people want to delegate with confidence.

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AACAGENT ASSURANCE CORE

by FRM Systems

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Control should make
useful work possible.

01

Start with the work

The business task and its value come first. Controls must enable a meaningful outcome.

02

Keep authority accountable

People decide what is delegated and which decisions must remain with them.

03

Make the promise specific

Explain the operating boundary, demonstrate the mechanism and distinguish proof from assumptions.

Infrastructure, Not Blind Trust
Colleagues working together at a laptop
Human judgement is not a bottleneck to erase.

It is an authority to respect.

LET’S MAKE IT CONCRETE

Bring a workflow.
Not a perfect brief.

Tell us the task, the systems involved and the reason you aren't yet comfortable handing it to an agent.

01The opportunity

What work would you like to hand over?

02The authority

What must the agent be allowed—and prevented—from doing?

03The controls

Which checks and approvals would change the decision?

04The evaluation

How would you establish that it works?

Your details are used to respond to your enquiry and are sent securely to the AAC team.

Discuss your use case

Send your enquiry directly to AAC. We’ll reply to the email address you provide.

Or write directly to hello@agentassurancecore.co.uk ↗

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Move from “we could” to “we can”.

AAC’s purpose is to make more ambitious, controlled agent work possible.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / WEBSITES & CONTENT

Keep content moving. Make publication a deliberate decision.

Agents can draft pages, update approved content and assemble releases. AAC separates productive editing from actions that change what the public sees or how a site is configured.

Explore the control principle
Camera, photographs and a website publishing checklist on a desk
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYAn agent attempts to edit billing settings while updating website copy.REFUSED — outside website-editing scopeYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Draft pages, check copy, prepare media and assemble a release candidate.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

No payment-setting edits, credential changes or public release without authorised checks and approval.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Faster content production, with a clear publishing decision and review trail.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Read the approved content brief

02

Prepare the new page draft

03

Attempt a protected configuration change

04

Refuse that action; hold publication until review

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Content sources approved
  • Draft changes in scope
  • Billing settings protected
  • Publication requires reviewer
CONTROL RESULTREFUSED — outside website-editing scope

Editing a page is not permission to change the systems behind it.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Faster content production, with a clear publishing decision and review trail. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Camera, photographs and a website publishing checklist on a desk

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / FINANCE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Take the repetition out of finance. Keep authority over money.

Agents can extract invoice data, compare purchase orders and prepare payment batches. AAC is designed to prevent a covered workflow from quietly turning preparation into unauthorised financial action.

Explore the control principle
Invoice, purchase order and delivery paperwork prepared for matching
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYThe agent proposes changing the supplier’s bank account before payment.REFUSED — bank changes outside authorityYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Extract invoice fields, match supplier records, flag discrepancies and prepare batches.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

Supplier-bank changes, payment initiation and exceptional amounts remain separate controlled decisions.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Less manual checking and entry; finance teams retain control over commitments and payments.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Read authorised invoice data

02

Match against the purchase order

03

Spot an unexpected bank-detail change

04

Hold the sensitive change and prepare an exception for finance

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Invoice matched to order
  • Supplier identity cross-checked
  • Exceptions surfaced
  • Payment requires finance approval
CONTROL RESULTREFUSED — bank changes outside authority

A convincing explanation from an agent is not approval to move money.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Less manual checking and entry; finance teams retain control over commitments and payments. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Invoice, purchase order and delivery paperwork prepared for matching

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / CUSTOMER OPERATIONS

Serve customers faster. Never let a draft become an unauthorised promise.

Agents can assemble case facts, draft customer updates and propose actions. AAC holds commitments, protected data and external messages to the conditions that your organisation sets.

Explore the control principle
Incident response team reviewing a shared situation report
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYThe agent attempts to promise a refund before a policy or named approval permits it.HELD — customer commitment requires reviewYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Summarise cases, prepare responses and triage recurring enquiries.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

Refunds, contract commitments, sensitive disclosures and outbound sends require authorised conditions.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Quicker case preparation and more human time for complex customer problems.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Read permitted case information

02

Prepare a proposed response

03

Detect a refund or contractual promise

04

Hold sending for the designated decision-maker

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Case source authorised
  • Sensitive data kept in scope
  • Claim checked against policy
  • Send requires approved route
CONTROL RESULTHELD — customer commitment requires review

The quickest response is not the best response if it commits the business without authority.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Quicker case preparation and more human time for complex customer problems. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Incident response team reviewing a shared situation report

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

INTERACTIVE WALKTHROUGH

See the boundary
hold.

Follow a website update from preparation to approval. Watch AAC refuse a restricted action, then see why changing the work requires a fresh decision.

AAC / WORKFLOW WALKTHROUGH

Website update / candidate v4

Agent's job

Prepare new content pages using approved sources. Do not alter protected settings. Publishing needs the marketing lead.

PERMITTED

Read brief · Edit drafts · Request review

OUTSIDE SCOPE

Billing settings · Credentials · Unapproved publish

Control timeline

  1. Waiting to start
Choose “Run the workflow” to start.

WORK AND AUTHORITY

Doing the work and
authorising it are different jobs.

Preparation can proceed within scope. Restricted actions are refused, publication waits for approval, and a changed version requires a fresh decision.

Explore these decisions in the context of your own workflow, approvals and connected systems.

Graduated Autonomy

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Bring your own difficult scenario.

The most useful demonstration is one built around a workflow you are genuinely hesitant to delegate.

Discuss your workflow

RESOURCES / PRACTICAL EVALUATION

Go beyond the pitch.
Examine the control.

Practical buying questions, workflow conditions and a framework for evaluating consequential agent work.

Try the walkthrough
AAC / FIELD NOTE 01

Can we safely delegate this job?

01 / The value

02 / The authority

03 / The mandatory AAC gate

04 / The failure test

05 / The evidence

FRM SYSTEMS · WORKFLOW EVALUATION

TAKE IT INTO THE MEETING

Three practical guides.

Bring a clearer brief to your next workflow, investment or security discussion.

01 / EVALUATE

Controlled delegation checklist

Define the work, the boundary, human authority, test cases and evidence to collect.

02 / ECONOMICS

Business-value worksheet

Measure complete effort and costs—before calculating capacity that could be released.

03 / TECHNICAL

Enforcement review questions

Test failure modes, alternative routes, approval integrity and independent records.

A SIMPLE STARTING FRAMEWORK

Five questions before
you expand autonomy.

The right question is not whether an agent looks impressive in a demonstration. It is whether the organisation can permit its real work under conditions that can actually be enforced.

01 What business outcome makes this worth doing?

02 What precise access and actions does it require?

03 Where will those actions be intercepted or enforced?

04 Which decisions must stay with a human?

05 How will we know the controls performed as expected?

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Make the evaluation about your real work.

Bring the difficult workflow, not just a generic request for an AI demonstration.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / ENGINEERING & RELEASES

Ship more software. Never let the agent approve its own release.

Agents can write code, fix issues, open pull requests and run tests. AAC supplies the boundary between preparing a change and deploying it into a real environment.

Explore the control principle
Software developer reviewing code across three monitors
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYAn agent attempts to deploy a release without the named reviewer’s approval.HELD — awaiting release authorityYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Implement approved issues, prepare pull requests, run tests and explain changes.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

Protected branches, secrets and production deployment require explicit conditions and release authority.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Shorter development queues, more useful engineering capacity and controlled releases.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Pick up an approved issue

02

Prepare code and run checks

03

Request a production deployment

04

Hold the release until the reviewer authorises the exact build

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Issue is in scope
  • Required tests pass
  • Protected settings unchanged
  • Release approval belongs to a person
CONTROL RESULTHELD — awaiting release authority

A release token should not become a shortcut around the approval boundary.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Shorter development queues, more useful engineering capacity and controlled releases. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Software developer reviewing code across three monitors

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / PROCUREMENT & SUPPLIERS

Move procurement forward. Without uncontrolled commitments.

Agents can collect quotes, compare terms and prepare purchasing records across your supply chain. AAC applies the conditions around the moment a proposal could become a contractual or financial commitment.

Explore the control principle
Warehouse professional inspecting a component
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYThe agent attempts to approve a new supplier and commit a purchase.HELD — procurement approval requiredYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Gather quotations, compare vendors, prepare purchase requests and validate required documents.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

No vendor creation, price change or purchase commitment outside approved thresholds and reviewers.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Faster sourcing and cleaner hand-offs while purchasing authority stays with the right people.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Research and compare approved suppliers

02

Prepare a purchasing recommendation

03

Attempt new-vendor activation

04

Request named procurement authorisation before commitment

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Quote sources approved
  • Supplier documents present
  • Spend threshold checked
  • New vendor needs named approval
CONTROL RESULTHELD — procurement approval required

Preparation can be fast without giving an agent permission to spend.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Faster sourcing and cleaner hand-offs while purchasing authority stays with the right people. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Warehouse professional inspecting a component

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / IT OPERATIONS & ACCESS

Clear the IT backlog. Hold the keys to critical systems.

Agents can investigate support requests, prepare routine updates and propose fixes. AAC connects those actions to explicit scope, identity and approval conditions so an agent cannot simply grant itself elevated authority.

Explore the control principle
Colleagues reviewing a shared screen
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYAn agent attempts to grant administrator privileges while resolving a support ticket.REFUSED — privileged action out of scopeYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Investigate tickets, gather logs, prepare account changes and propose safe fixes.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

Privileged access, credential changes, system-wide operations and production restarts require separate controls.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Faster ticket preparation and triage, with accountable control over critical environments.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Read an authorised IT service request

02

Diagnose and prepare permitted fixes

03

Attempt to elevate an account to administrator

04

Refuse escalation and route the request to IT security

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Request belongs to this user
  • Role permits the operation
  • Protected admin action denied
  • Escalation route identified
CONTROL RESULTREFUSED — privileged action out of scope

The AAC gate must sit on the mandatory route to the protected operation—not merely in a prompt asking the agent to behave.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Faster ticket preparation and triage, with accountable control over critical environments. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Colleagues reviewing a shared screen

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / SALES & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

Move opportunities forward. Keep promises within policy.

Agents can prepare customer research, update CRM records and assemble proposals. AAC places approval boundaries around discounts, sensitive data and externally binding communications.

Explore the control principle
Colleagues discussing a proposal at a desk
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYThe agent adds a discount beyond its authority to a customer proposal.HELD — pricing approval requiredYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Research prospects, draft proposals, update permitted CRM fields and prepare account briefings.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

No unapproved discounts, altered contract terms, mass outbound campaigns or protected record exports.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

More qualified work ready for sales teams, with accountable commercial decisions.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Research and draft a customer proposal

02

Update permitted opportunity details

03

Suggest a discount outside the approved band

04

Hold the offer until a sales lead authorises it

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Customer data in scope
  • Permitted CRM fields only
  • Discount threshold applied
  • External proposal requires approval
CONTROL RESULTHELD — pricing approval required

Speed should not let a draft proposal become a commitment.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

More qualified work ready for sales teams, with accountable commercial decisions. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Colleagues discussing a proposal at a desk

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow

WORKFLOW / RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

Get the analysis done. Keep confidence in what leaves your systems.

Agents can consolidate reports, build analyses and prepare management briefings. AAC can provide action conditions around approved sources, external transfers and the release of consequential outputs.

Explore the control principle
Research reports, reference books and notes beside a laptop
AT THE ACTION BOUNDARYThe agent attempts to send a confidential report to an external service.REFUSED — protected export routeYour conditions govern the action.

WHERE THE CAPACITY COMES FROM

Delegate preparation.
Keep consequential authority.

01 / THE AGENT'S WORK

Get the work moving.

Gather authorised data, reconcile sources, draft reports and prepare decision packs.

02 / AAC'S CONTROL

Enforce your conditions.

Sensitive exports and external publication stay behind policy checks and human review.

03 / BUSINESS VALUE

Do more, on your terms.

Faster management information and more time for decisions rather than assembly.

A FOUR-STEP SCENARIO

One task.
Four real decisions.

Follow the steps below. The important moment is where a proposed action would have an effect—and where the configured boundary allows, holds or refuses it.

01

Collect approved data sources

02

Prepare the management briefing

03

Attempt transfer to an unapproved destination

04

Refuse the transfer and request an approved disclosure route

AAC / WORKFLOW CONDITION

What must be true before the action?

  • Approved source set
  • No unauthorised data destination
  • Traceable versions
  • Approval before external distribution
CONTROL RESULTREFUSED — protected export route

A useful analysis is only useful when its sources and distribution are controlled.

WHY IT MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

More valuable work.
Less uncontrolled risk.

Faster management information and more time for decisions rather than assembly. The capacity comes from what the agent can complete; AAC's part is providing a controlled route to allow more of that delegation.

Model the economic value
Research reports, reference books and notes beside a laptop

MORE CAPACITY. YOUR CONDITIONS.

Where would you apply this control?

Bring one consequential workflow. We will start with the work, the authority and the test that matters.

Discuss your workflow