Intent
Embed permissions, approvals, and accountability into platform operations.
When to use
- Multiple integrations share common patterns.
- Governance and permissions must be enforced centrally.
- You want consistent logging and auditability.
- You need repeatable deployment and upgrades.
Core mechanics
- Define a connector interface and shared services.
- Centralize auth, scheduling, and logging.
- Enforce governance through roles and approvals.
- Version configuration and deployments.
Implementation checklist
- Write a connector contract (inputs, outputs, errors).
- Implement shared auth, logging, and retry utilities.
- Define the permission model and approval flow.
- Version configuration and document changes.
- Test connector compliance with the interface.
- Document ownership and escalation paths.
Failure modes and mitigations
- Connector drift -> enforce interface tests.
- Permission gaps -> audit roles and access.
- Config drift -> lock deployments to versions.
- Platform sprawl -> define scope boundaries.
Observability and validation
- Per-connector success and failure rates.
- Config version and deployment tracking.
- Queue health and backlog size.
- Audit log completeness.
Artifacts
- Connector interface spec.
- Role and permission matrix.
- Deployment changelog.