---
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](../standards/mcp.md) 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](../standards/mcp.md), [observability-and-provenance](../stack/observability-and-provenance.md).

# Related terms
[audit trail](audit-trail.md), [provenance](provenance.md).