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title: "Meta-governance gate: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Meta-governance gate: §36 §9 (LOCKED). Self-grants ( delegate_authority or modify_own_authority where actor == grantee) are rejected at the PDP gate with reason_code:…"
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/meta-governance/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Meta-governance gate: §36 §9 (LOCKED). Self-grants ( delegate_authority or modify_own_authority where actor == grantee) are rejected at the PDP gate with reason_code:…

Human-control surface for AI authority

# Meta-governance gate

§36 §9 (LOCKED). Self-grants ( delegate\_authority or modify\_own\_authority where actor == grantee) are rejected at the PDP gate with reason\_code:…

§36 §9 (LOCKED). Self-grants (`delegate_authority` or `modify_own_authority` where actor == grantee) are rejected at the PDP gate with `reason_code: meta_governance_violation`. No human approval can override; the break-glass flow is separately audited.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 25 February 2027, once podcast audio is switched on.

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