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# Authority

> The `authority:` section, loaded and evaluable (SPEC-v0.3 §4).

`ctrlrun.Authority` — class, defined at `src/ctrlrun/authority.py:752`

```python theme={null}
class Authority()
    def __init__(grants: Mapping[str, Grant], max_delegation_depth: int, source: str)
```

The `authority:` section, loaded and evaluable (SPEC-v0.3 §4).

Pure: `evaluate` reads the store to resolve delegations and writes nothing to it, appends
no event, and has no other side effect. `Control` performs every write (§4.8).

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## Related topics

- [Authority and delegation](/authority.md)
- [AuthorityDenied](/reference/api/AuthorityDenied.md)
- [AuthorityResult](/reference/api/AuthorityResult.md)
- [AuthorityEscalation](/reference/api/AuthorityEscalation.md)