type: "Glossary term"
title: "Consent"
description: "Explicit user permission for data exposure or action."
tags: [glossary]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
aliases: "consent; user consent"
status: stable

Definition

Explicit user permission for data exposure, tool invocation or sampling. MCP requires it in principle but cannot enforce it; consent should be recorded at the system boundary, not inferred from prompt logs.

Used in this bundle

Appears in: mcp, observability-and-provenance.

Related terms

audit trail, provenance.