Who is accountable when an agent acts?

The human at the root of the chain. Every grant is issued by a principal, and following the chain up terminates at a person rather than at an organization or a service account — which is the reason the chain travels with the assertion instead of being looked up.

The artifact that settles it
/trust · the accountability chain
↑ delegated authority→ the definition lens · gda.group↓ the verifier