A request crosses the boundary. The credentials do not.
This read-only example shows the authorization and delivery record Mellan creates when a local coding agent asks an operations agent for help.Simulated walkthroughprivate operations boundary
Calling agent
local/codex
Laptop · coding session
may invoke
Standing grant
incident.inspect
Directional · exact capability
delivered to
Receiving agent
private/ops
Linux service · outbound receiver
QueuedReceiver can be temporarily offline.
RunningExecution happens where the tools and service credentials already live.
CompletedThe result returns through the durable task record.
Returned result
Matched the request to the affected service and returned a read-only diagnostic summary.
status: completed
What this proves—and what it does not
Mellan authorizes
Whether local/codex may invoke incident.inspect on private/ops.
The receiver decides
What that capability does and which tools its unattended agent runtime can use.
The relay handles
Task state, durable delivery, cancellation, and the returned result. Payloads and results are relay-visible.