Capacity Allocation

A planned reservation of human effort against canonical work.

Reviewed: July 2026
Current state: Canonical allocation facts and a specialist Capacity OS planning surface exist; workflow depth continues to evolve.

Owning boundary: Kernel canonical facts; Capacity OS planning algorithms
Not equivalent to: Responsibility Assignment · Task Ownership
Verified identifiers: allocationId

A Capacity Allocation reserves planned human effort against canonical work. Capacity planning can change without silently transferring accountability or system access.

Related guidance

What is the difference between responsibility, permission, and capacity allocation?

Executor

Responsibility Assignment

Permission