new NixOS option in harness-base.nix:
hyperhive.allowedRecipients = [ 'alice' 'manager' ]; # whitelist
hyperhive.allowedRecipients = [ ]; # default = unrestricted
module writes the list as JSON to /etc/hyperhive/send-allow
.json at activation. AgentServer::send reads the file before
issuing the broker request; if the list is non-empty and
`to` isn't on it, the tool returns a claude-readable refusal
string without touching the broker. the manager is always
implicitly permitted regardless of the list — otherwise a
misconfigured allow-list could strand a sub-agent without an
escalation path.
enforcement is in the in-container MCP server (not on the
host's per-agent socket) because the agent's nix config is the
trust boundary anyway — the operator audits agent.nix at
deploy time, the activation-time /etc/hyperhive/send-allow
.json is r/o under /nix/store, so the agent can't tamper at
runtime without going through a new approval.
agent prompt mentions the option + tells claude to route
through the manager when refused. retires the matching TODO
under Permissions / policy.