arXiv cs.AITuesday · May 26, 2026FREE

Operationalizing Reconstructive Authority: Runtime Construction, Dependency Resolution, and Execution Gating in Autonomous Agent Systems

The paper 'Operationalizing Reconstructive Authority' (arXiv:2605.23935) presents a runtime execution model for autonomous agent systems that enforces Reconstructive Authority (RAM) at action time. RAM requires that actions are permitted only if authority can be constructed from the current state. The model extends the traditional admit/deny execution states with a third state, 'halt', for cases where authority is undefined due to incomplete or uncertain observability. It defines a concrete execution protocol including dynamic dependency resolution, authority reconstruction, and explicit decision semantics. A key contribution is the Recovery Loop, which integrates drift detection (IML) with execution control (ACP), allowing the system to suspend execution, acquire missing information, and re-attempt authority reconstruction. The authors prove that this model guarantees safety: no action is executed without valid authority. The paper was published on arXiv on May 26, 2026, and is available at the provided URL.