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title: "Authority Continuity™: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Authority Continuity™: The protocol-level property that an actor's authority at decision time matches the authority granted by its delegation chain — no scope drift, no…"
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/authority-continuity/
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source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Authority Continuity™: The protocol-level property that an actor's authority at decision time matches the authority granted by its delegation chain — no scope drift, no…

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# Authority Continuity™

The protocol-level property that an actor's authority at decision time matches the authority granted by its delegation chain — no scope drift, no…

The protocol-level _property_ that an actor's authority at decision time matches the authority granted by its delegation chain — no scope drift, no state drift, no capability drift, no broken delegation.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 24 October 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#authority-continuity). Not legal advice.