Decisions

Grantline returns one of three authorisation decisions before the executor can move capital.

ALLOW

The proposal passed the checks that apply to its effective authority, actions, and current conditions. It may enter the authorised execution path.

ALLOW authorises the path. It does not guarantee that a downstream system, recipient, or asset integration will accept the action.

ESCALATE

The proposal crossed a configured boundary that permits additional approval. It must be reviewed by the Vault controller before it can execute.

Approval applies to the proposal that was reviewed. It does not permanently bypass Grantline, because the relevant authority and conditions still need to be valid when execution occurs.

DENY

The proposal failed a required authority or validation check, or it crossed a boundary that cannot be approved through Escalation. It cannot proceed through the authorised execution path.

Decision versus execution

The decision answers whether the proposal is authorised. The execution result answers whether the authorised action completed.

For example:

Decision: ALLOW
Execution: FAILED

That is different from:

Decision: DENY
Execution: NO EXECUTION SUBMITTED

The technical response includes a failure code and aggregate values that help an integrator explain the result. See Decisions and failures for the current fields; the three decision meanings remain stable as the evaluation surface grows.