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Explanation-Bound Tool Execution for AI Agents: Server-Verified Action Claims Without Trusting Model Rationales

Tool-using agents expose structured calls but commonly attach free-form rationales. Such rationales are neither authorization nor reliable introspection. We present Explanation-Bound Tool Execution (EBTE), a claim-carrying mediation layer that converts decision-relevant rationale content into typed action claims and checks them against server-held intent, policy, payload, tool, risk, provenance, and freshness facts. EBTE cannot widen baseline authority: conflicts deny, incomplete or uncertain cl

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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 29 July 2026

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ethics.ai (28 July 2026), “Explanation-Bound Tool Execution for AI Agents: Server-Verified Action Claims Without Trusting Model Rationales,” evidence record 14156, https://ethics.ai/record/14156 (originally published by arXiv).

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