Authority Readiness Model
Find your authority maturity level
Most enterprises are at L1–L2. Humbleaf moves you to L4–L5 safely — one workflow at a time.
Self-locate on the ladder below, or take the self-assessment quiz. No thresholds, no internal mechanics — just the path from bearer-key automation to controlled autonomy.
The ascent · L0 → L6
Bearer-key automation
Standing keys, no per-action control — most exposed.
Logged actions
Recorded after the fact — reactive, not preventive.
Policy-checked actions
Some actions checked before running — basic control.
Evidence-backed decisions
Every decision leaves a replayable trail.
Identity continuity + risk awareness
Actors recognized over time; risk observed in shadow.
Approval-bound execution
High-risk actions need human approval bound to the exact action.
Optimized controlled autonomy
Policy tuned from evidence; approval burden optimized over time.
Self-assessment quiz
Five quick questions across credentials, evidence, identity, approvals, and scale. Your result reflects your weakest dimension — where authority maturity is most exposed.
Start in shadow. Gate when ready. Govern at scale.
The safe rollout path — observe before you enforce.
- MapIdentify one high-risk workflow and describe the authority surface — no credentials.
- ObserveRun in shadow: risk signals recorded, no enforcement until you are ready.
- GateTurn on human approval only after human-reviewed readiness.
- GovernExpand to adjacent workflows with evidence and oversight at each step.
The trust flywheel
Every protected workflow makes the next one cheaper to govern.
- Protected workflow
- Evidence bundle
- Risk pattern
- Policy tuning
- Fewer unnecessary approvals
- More workflows protected
Authority memory
Over time, evidence becomes operational memory: which workflows are stable, which actions need approval, which actors drift, and where policies can be safely relaxed. You sell the future without exposing a single internal baseline.
Humbleaf is a new layer — not a relabel of tools you already have
Not IAM
IAM says who you are and what you can reach. Humbleaf authorizes the exact action at execution time.
Not SIEM / logging
Logs explain the past. Humbleaf controls the action before it runs and proves it after.
Not a generic approval tool
Approvals are bound to the exact action, used once, and expire — not a thumbs-up in chat.
Not an agent framework
Frameworks run agents. Humbleaf governs what they're allowed to do.
Not crypto-only
The authority layer is chain-agnostic. Onchain is one supported workflow type.
Not a compliance checklist
Checklists assert. Humbleaf enforces and evidences at runtime.
Not after-the-fact audit only
Control happens before execution, with evidence preserved after.
