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Sequencing rules.

An agent can't call X until Y has happened first.

in the path

// policy

deploy(prod) requires approved(review)

deploy → prod (review not approved) deny
Why it matters

Some actions are only safe in sequence. A deploy before its review, or a payout before verification, is the kind of step you can't take back once it runs.

How it works

Turn order-of-operations into policy: a sensitive action stays gated behind the step that has to come before it — a prior action or a human sign-off.

01

Intercept

The agent attempts an action. HiveKey catches it in the path — nothing reaches the tool yet.

02

Evaluate

Guard tracks the agent's prior steps in the path and denies the gated action until its prerequisite is satisfied, so the order holds whether or not the agent cooperates.

03

Enforce & log

The verdict is enforced — allow, block, or route for approval — and written to the audit trail, attributable to the agent's owner.

Agent

attempts an action

HiveKey

scope · guard · log

Tool / MCP

only allowed actions

What you get

Built for security and platform teams.

Order-of-operations enforced as policy, not convention

The risky step waits until its prerequisite is met

The dangerous action is gated on a prior sign-off

Part of Guard

Sequencing rules is one expression of Guard.

Every capability rides the same spine — Scope what an agent can do, Guard each action in the path, Log all of it on one trail.

Explore Guard

Enforce every action your agents take.

Scope, guard, and log every action — and enforce it in the path, before anything happens.