OriginID: OOF-OID-AGA-ASIM-2026-06-14-0007
Architecture Ecosystem: Structured Reality Standards™
Architecture Family: Accountability Governance Architecture (AGA™)
Operational Layer: Authority Governance Layer
Governed Space: Authority Scope Integrity
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Authority Governance Architecture
Type: Authority Governance Standard Module
Parent Standard: Authority Governance Standard (AGS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Module
Origin Date: 14 June 2026
Compatibility: OOF Methodology OS · Authority Governance Standard
(AGS) · Authority Validation Standard (AVS) ·
Authority Delegation Standard (ADS) · Authority Escalation Standard
(AES) · Responsibility Governance Standard (RGS)
· INTEGROS® — Integrity Standard
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF
Protection: MIP — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English (UCL)

Canonical Definition

Authority Scope Integrity Module (ASIM) defines the structural
conditions under which the extent, limits, reach, permissions,
restrictions, applicability, and operational boundaries of authority
remain identifiable, traceable, governable, accountable, and
operationally valid throughout its lifecycle.

ASIM governs authority scope.

The module establishes the integrity conditions required to
determine what authority permits, what authority restricts, where
authority applies, and where authority ends.

Module Operational Role

ASIM defines the authority-scope governance layer of AGS.

Its role is to preserve visibility of authority limits and ensure
that authority remains exercised within its legitimate
operational boundaries.

Module Operational Space

ASIM governs:

• authority scope
• authority boundaries
• authority permissions
• authority restrictions
• authority applicability
• authority reach
• authority limitations
• scope accountability

The module applies wherever governance requires clear
authority limits.

Module Function

The module applies wherever systems must preserve:

• visible authority boundaries
• accountable authority use
• reconstructable authority scope
• traceable permissions
• governance-valid authority limits
• operational authority clarity

Its function is to ensure that governance can determine what
authority is permitted to do and what remains outside its scope.

Minimum Implementation Framework

1. Define the Authority Scope Object

The organization must define which authority environments
require scope governance.

This may include:

• management authority
• supervisory authority
• contractual authority
• regulatory authority
• delegated authority
• AI-agent authority
• orchestration authority
• Human-AI governance authority

2. Define Authority Scope Conditions

The system must define the conditions under which authority
scope remains valid.

This includes:

• permission requirements
• restriction requirements
• boundary requirements
• governance requirements
• accountability requirements
• governance-valid scope conditions

3. Define Scope Degradation Detection Logic

The system must define how authority-scope failures are identified.

This may include:

• authority overreach
• unauthorized actions
• scope violations
• undocumented authority expansion
• governance-blind authority usage
• authority-boundary ambiguity

4. Define Operational Response or Governance Logic

The system must define governance logic for
authority-scope failures.

Governance response may include:

• scope review
• authority verification
• governance intervention
• escalation
• corrective actions
• authority restriction
• operational invalidation where required

5. Preserve Traceability & Restrict Invalid Conditions

The system must preserve reconstructable traceability of:

• authority permissions
• authority restrictions
• scope definitions
• governance reviews
• intervention procedures
• resulting authority structures

An authority-governance environment must not remain scope-valid if
materially significant authority boundaries cannot be reconstructed,
reviewed, validated, or governed.

Use Case 1 — Organizational Management

Environment

Scenario

A department manager possesses authority to assign work but does not
possess authority to modify company-wide governance policies.

Application

ASIM defines the legitimate scope of managerial authority and
identifies authority limits.

Result

Governance gains visibility into where authority applies and where
it no longer remains valid.

Use Case 2 — Orchestrated Agent Environment

Scenario

A supervisory AI agent may allocate tasks to execution agents but
may not modify governance rules established by the
orchestration system.

Application

ASIM defines the operational limits of agent authority.

Result

Governance gains visibility into the scope and boundaries of
authority across intelligent operational systems.

Canonical Closing Statement

Authority Scope Integrity Module (ASIM) defines the structural
conditions under which the extent, limits, reach, permissions,
restrictions, applicability, and operational boundaries of authority
remain identifiable, traceable, governable, accountable, and
operationally valid throughout its lifecycle.

Authority without boundaries creates governance ambiguity. Authority
scope integrity therefore becomes a foundational condition of
trustworthy authority governance.

→ Authority Governance Standard - (AGS)