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The Tool Output Lost Its Right to Authorize Action

SARA records where action-inducing instructions originated and checks execution against the user objective and authorized evidence.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-28-014
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Summary

SARA records where action-inducing instructions originated and checks execution against the user objective and authorized evidence.

The design separates action induction from runtime authorization and blocks history from laundering an untrusted observation into authority. Across AgentDojo and AgentDyn, the authors report attack-success rates no higher than 0.63 percent in four primary settings while retaining competitive utility. The result is benchmark evidence, not a blanket guarantee for every tool or side effect.

Why it matters

SARA records where action-inducing instructions originated and checks execution against the user objective and authorized evidence.

Limits and context

  • The result is benchmark evidence, not a blanket guarantee for every tool or side effect.

Key claims

  1. SARA records where action-inducing instructions originated and checks execution against the user objective and authorized evidence.

    Qualification: The result is benchmark evidence, not a blanket guarantee for every tool or side effect.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-28-014

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.27146arXiv · primary research

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