Convergence with Governance-as-a-Service (GaaS)
The Governance Runtime Control Protocol (GRC-P) is a technical realization of decoupled AI governance. Our architecture independently converged with the Governance-as-a-Service (GaaS) framework (arXiv:2508.18765v2). This paper maps GovenAI’s "Deterministic Authority" to academic "Decoupled Enforcement."
Built From Experience, Not Prompts
GovenAI is the product of a decade architecting automation for travel. Building TravellerProfile.com (1,100+ attributes) and Omnifier.com infrastructure proved that high-entropy data systems cannot rely on probabilistic safety. When LLM agents handle complex data, safety must be structural. Authority (The Registry) must be decoupled from Execution (The Agent). Hallucination is a systemic risk requiring a deterministic gatekeeper.
Case Study: The TravellerProfile Stack
Managing 1,100+ attributes leaves no room for probabilistic drift. GRC-P enforces Structural Truth by moving governance from the prompt to the data layer. The GovenAI Registry calculates access readiness before any action occurs. If the registry says no, the gateway fails closed.
Structural Mapping: Practice vs. Theory
| Academic Requirement (GaaS) | GRC-P Technical Realization |
|---|---|
| Decoupled Enforcement: Governance logic must reside outside the agent's internal state. | JobQue: A binary gatekeeper intercepting actions via RGIS v1.0. |
| Deterministic Policy Repo: Rules must be machine-readable and centrally stored. | GovenAI Registry: Schema-level constraints without probabilistic logic. |
| Coercive Mode: The architecture must block high-risk actions immediately. | Fail-Closed Arch: Revoked registry readiness triggers instant, automated denial. |
| Audit Traceability: Every decision must produce an unalterable, hashed record. | SHA-256 Chaining: Permits/Denies are hashed into an immutable forensic trail. |
Trust Factors & Readiness
ValidationGaaS research proposes a Trust Factor (TF) for agent readiness. GRC-P operationalizes this via Structural Readiness. We implement the cryptographic proof of trust that GaaS theorizes. Readiness is a live state. Expired checks or revoked waivers zero the access state instantly.
The RGIS Advantage
Where GaaS suggests modularity, GovenAI provides the protocol. The RGIS v1.0 protocol ensures authority/gatekeeper communication is tamper-evident. This eliminates "Policy Hijacking." Agents cannot manipulate safety checks or bypass central registry logic. It is a hard-coded security plane for a probabilistic world.
Bibliographic Reference
Gaurav, A., et al. (2025). "Governance-as-a-Service: A Multi-Agent Framework for AI System Compliance and Policy Enforcement."
arXiv:2508.18765v2 [cs.AI].
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