H33
H33-Root · Authority as a Merkle Tree

One Root. Every agent provable against it.

Authority is a Merkle tree: the Root is a cryptographic fingerprint of every agent beneath it. Change anything, anywhere, and the Root changes.
ROOT · Authority root = hash( all agents ) Delegation · Finance f4c1 = hash(A, B) Delegation · Ops 0c8e = hash(C, D) Agent A 11ab… Agent B 7f3a… Agent C c2d0… Agent D 9e44 ✕ altered proof path: Agent B → Root alter D → Root won't match → denied
proof path (a few hashes) the rest of the tree (never revealed)
01 · One source of truth
There is exactly one Root. An agent is provably under it — or it has no authority at all.
02 · Proof without exposure
Any agent proves it's authorized with a short path of hashes to the Root. No server call. No exposing the org.
03 · Tamper-evident
Change any agent and its fingerprint changes — the path no longer reaches the Root, so it's denied by construction.