Reliance Boundary
Governs permission to rely.
REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE
RCA — Reliance
Control Architecture
A governance primitive and reference architecture for
the missing layer between AI-generated information,
institutional reliance, and downstream execution.
RCA is designed to clarify when AI-derived output
may be relied on, how that determination is preserved
across a controlled handoff, and how downstream
action can remain explicitly bounded.
Three linked control layers
Controlled Handoff Interface
Preserves the controlled handoff
between reliance and execution.
Execution Boundary
Governs permission to execute.
What RCA establishes
Explicit authority boundaries
Defines who may rely, under what conditions,
and within which scope.
Controlled handoff semantics
Preserves decision context and provenance
through a governed transfer.
Downstream execution discipline
Ensures actions remain within authorized
bounds and are appropriately constrained.