Atomic Glue · The Approval Nobody Reads · Figure 3 of 5
Block · fig-approval-layers · ink · end of "Even the block has limits."
Fig. 03
A request, a filter, a control.
Agent attempt: git push
01 · Instruction"Don't touch git." Loaded into every session.
↓Ignored
02 · Local restrictionSettings reject the commands the agent usually tries.
Catches most attempts
03 · Server-side ruleA second person must approve before code merges.
Can't be turned off locally
Instructions get ignored. Local blocks catch the usual attempts. The rule outside the agent's reach is the one that holds.
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Three stacked layers. An agent's attempt passes through the instruction layer, is mostly stopped by the local restriction, and is fully stopped by the server-side rule.