use cases
ackd works anywhere an AI agent takes an action with real consequences. here are six.
production deploy
a deploy agent is about to run terraform apply targeting production infrastructure.
infrastructure changes are applied with no human review gate.
change plan surfaces to the on-call engineer. engineer ACKs. deploy proceeds under a 30-min SVID tied to their identity.
customer data export
a support agent is requesting a full export of a customer's PII.
data leaves the system with no record of who authorized it or why.
data team lead reviews the request and justification, ACKs. SVID scoped to this export only. full audit trail stored.
database write
a data pipeline agent needs to write to a production customer database.
agent modifies customer records autonomously.
human reviews the write operation and scope, approves. SVID issued for that specific write only.
code push to main
a code agent wants to push a generated patch directly to the main branch.
unreviewed agent-generated code reaches production.
engineer reviews the diff in the consent screen, ACKs. push proceeds. engineer identity logged.
firewall rule change
an infrastructure agent is requesting a new inbound rule on a production security group.
network perimeter modified without human sign-off.
security lead reviews the rule, approves. change cryptographically tied to their identity in the audit log.
payment initiation
a finance agent is initiating a wire transfer or vendor payment.
funds move based on agent decision alone.
finance lead ACKs the payment. SVID binds their approval to the transaction record.