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VEX

Intent Attestation

VEX Intent pillarpurpose bindingsession scope declaration

Intent attestation is the binding of an agentic session to its authorized goal — ensuring that actions remain within the scope of the declared purpose.

INTENT-ACTION DIVERGENCE AS A DETECTION SIGNAL

When an agent's actions diverge significantly from its authorized intent, this is a high-confidence indicator of hijack. A 'summary' session that generates 'send_email' calls is exhibiting detectable divergence.

PROTOCOL CONTEXT (VEX — INTENT PILLAR)

The Intent pillar governs the relationship between declared purpose and executed actions. Governed execution validates that consequences remain within the scope of the authorized goal.

ProvnAI Mitigation

McpVanguard evaluates tool calls against the authorized scope. Actions outside the declared intent generate alignment warnings or blocks, captured in the execution log.