Broker, enforce, and prove AI-agent authority before tool execution.
Crittora inserts a runtime Permission Gate between AI agents and the tools, APIs, and connected vendor accounts they can use. Each request is checked against identity, permission boundary, operation, account context, and policy version before execution.
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Runtime authorization
Verify whether an AI agent is allowed to use a tool or API before execution.
Scoped permissions
Limit agent access to the exact tools, APIs, users, and actions allowed by policy.
Fail-closed enforcement
Deny agent actions when policy, scope, identity, or integrity cannot be verified.
Proof-of-execution receipts
Produce verifiable proof showing what was allowed, denied, and why.
Connected accounts need AI-native authority control.
Vendor connections are familiar: a user connects Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, or another account, and a platform stores delegated authority for later use. Crittora adds the AI-native control layer around that model, deciding whether a specific agent, acting for a specific MCP user, may invoke a specific vendor operation through a specific connected account under a specific permission boundary.
MCP user
The AI-facing user or tenant context that the agent is acting for.
Agent tool catalog
The operations exposed to the agent as callable tools.
Connected vendor account
The downstream identity or OAuth connection the vendor API sees.
Permission boundary
The versioned policy deciding which exact operations are allowed or denied.
Downstream attribution
Most vendor APIs still see the connected account, not the AI-facing user, model, or conversation. Crittora acts as the trusted authority bridge: it correlates the agent, MCP user, connected account, operation, permission boundary, and allow/deny decision. Where downstream APIs support token exchange or actor claims, Crittora can carry stronger delegation context; where they do not, Crittora preserves the enterprise control-plane record.
Built for agent stacks moving beyond pilot.
MCP-compatible agent stacks
Agents calling internal tools or APIs
Connected vendor accounts used by agents
Workflow automation touching systems of record
Security teams needing runtime proof
Architects evaluating pilot-to-production controls
Unlock the agentic AI bottleneck.
Banks do not need agents with broad standing authority. They need partner-specific boundaries that allow useful work, block unsafe execution, and prove every decision.
The pattern
Define the boundary. Verify the request. Enforce before execution. Produce proof after the decision.
Apex Wealth Management
Portfolio Management API v2, financial modeling tools, and market-data retrieval.
Advisor copilot acting for an authenticated wealth-management user.
Apex Wealth Management OAuth connection.
Can this agent read holdings for this customer without trade authority?
Pull holdings, retrieve account history, calculate tax-loss harvesting, and use the customer's OAuth context.
POST /trades and any action outside the logged-in customer's authorized account scope.
MCP user, connected account, boundary version, operation, decision, and timestamp.
The bank can support advisor copilots without handing a partner agent a trade-capable API key.
Risk and Audit Department
KYC APIs, core banking transaction APIs, document OCR, redaction, and secure report storage.
AML review agent acting for a compliance analyst inside the institution.
Risk and Audit Department service connection.
Can this agent inspect records and write reports without ledger authority?
Read transaction history, scan documents, redact PII, and write sealed audit reports to an approved vault.
PUT, POST, or DELETE operations that could alter customer identity records, balances, or ledger entries.
Analyst context, agent identity, report destination, boundary version, and allow/deny result.
Compliance teams can use agentic review at scale while preserving a hard boundary around systems of record.
VerbalAI Solutions
Customer Support API, public knowledge-base search, FAQ retrieval, and card-control endpoints.
Customer support agent acting during an authenticated support session.
VerbalAI Solutions support integration account.
Can this agent lock a reported lost card without gaining account-change authority?
Search approved support content and call POST /cards/{id}/lock when a customer reports a lost card.
POST /cards/{id}/unlock, account changes, money movement, or any action requiring human verification.
Customer session, vendor identity, allowed lock operation, denied unlock operation, and policy reason.
The bank can move fast on customer-service automation without letting prompt injection unlock sensitive actions.
SwiftPay Tech
Payment Processing API, signed partner requests, refund endpoints, and velocity controls.
Merchant operations agent acting for an approved merchant workflow.
SwiftPay Tech merchant operator connection.
Can this integration perform approved merchant operations without cross-merchant authority?
Authorize payments and issue refunds within the merchant's approved policy, signature, and rate context.
Unsigned requests, refund spikes, cross-merchant access, or operations outside the configured payment boundary.
Merchant scope, connected account, signature context, operation, decision, and anomaly signal.
The bank can support high-speed integrations while stopping runaway agentic behavior before execution.
Agent intent is not authority.
Intent
Policy
Enforcement
Proof
Agentic AI security for financial services.
What is Crittora Authority Broker?
Crittora Agent Authority Broker is a runtime authority layer for AI agents. It enforces scoped permissions before agents use tools, APIs, workflows, or connected vendor accounts.
How is Crittora different from an OAuth integration platform?
OAuth platforms broker connected accounts. Crittora adds AI-facing identity, dynamic tool catalogs, operation-level permission boundaries, runtime enforcement, and proof of allow or deny decisions for agent execution.
Does the vendor know an AI agent initiated the action?
Usually no. Most vendor APIs see the connected vendor account. Crittora records the agent, MCP user, connected account, boundary, operation, and decision so the enterprise can reconstruct who directed the action and why it was allowed or denied.
What is being authorized at runtime?
Crittora checks whether a specific agent, acting for a specific user, can invoke a specific tool or API operation through a specific connected account under the active permission boundary.
Does Crittora replace OAuth or token exchange?
No. Crittora can use ordinary connected accounts and can support stronger delegation patterns where downstream APIs accept them. Its role is to enforce AI-agent authority before execution and preserve proof of the decision.
How does Crittora Authority Broker help financial institutions use agentic AI safely?
It lets banks and regulated firms define permission boundaries for agents, vendors, APIs, and integrations so actions are scoped, verified, and denied when policy is not met.
Why can't banks give AI agents broad API access?
Broad standing permissions create ambient authority risk. An agent may be able to access or trigger actions beyond the intended workflow, especially under prompt injection or automation failure.
What does fail-closed enforcement mean for AI agents?
Fail-closed enforcement means an agent action is denied unless it can be verified against an explicit permission boundary before execution.
How does Crittora support MCP and tool-calling governance?
Crittora sits between agents and tools or APIs, enforcing scoped runtime authority before tool calls execute and producing proof-of-execution receipts after each decision.
What proof does Crittora provide after an AI-driven action?
Crittora can produce proof-of-execution receipts showing which agent acted, which policy applied, what action was allowed or denied, and why.
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