Runtime governance for AI agents

Govern every AI agent
action in runtime with
deterministic control.

AI agents decide by probability. Nimbus GOVERN checks each action against your policies before it executes, then allows, escalates or blocks it, with the reason on record.

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The agent trust gap

Observability sees the action. Nothing verifies it.

How agents fail in runtime
  • Rule override blindness

    The agent chases its goal and overrides a rule that should have come first.

  • Reasoning chain drift

    Each step looks fine, but the reasoning drifts away from what policy intends.

  • Silent knowledge gap

    The agent acts on outdated or incomplete rules, without knowing it.

  • Conflict fabrication

    Faced with conflicting sources, the agent invents an answer and carries on.

The agent trust gap is a missing layer. AI agents send actions to your systems. Guardrails check what agents write. Observability sees what already happened. In between, the runtime verification layer is missing: nothing verifies whether an action is allowed before it runs, and some actions land as a policy breach, wrong client data, an unapproved trade or an off-policy message. AI AGENTS RUNTIME VERIFICATION YOUR SYSTEMS MISSING GUARDRAILS OBSERVABILITY PaymentsPolicy breach Client recordsWrong client data TradingUnapproved trade CommunicationsOff-policy message CHECKS WHATAGENTS WRITE THE TRUST GAPNothing verifieswhat agents do SEES WHATHAPPENED

Agents don’t fail for lack of data. They fail when nothing verifies the action. Nimbus GOVERN is the missing runtime verification layer.

Nimbus GOVERN

From probabilistic to deterministic actions

Every step of the agent loop is verified before the action executes. Four blocks run on every action, so nothing an agent does reaches production unverified.

Agent proposes an action
PoliciesRegulationsRisk appetitePrior decisions GAGPABLADEAEGIS Geometric Knowledge Graph
1GA

Policy truth

Reads Policies, regulations, client mandates

Stops when no rule permits the action

“Is this action permitted?”

2GPA

Reasoning audit

Reads Prior decisions, required steps

Stops when the reasoning skips or breaks a step

“Was the right path followed?”

3BLADE

Ambiguity detection

Reads Evidence linked in the graph

Stops when a claim is unsupported or ambiguous

“Is the action supported?”

4AEGIS

Real-time intervention

Reads Risk appetite and risk tier

Stops when the risk calls for a stop or a human

“What happens now?”

Human-in-the-loop
AllowProceeds to execution
FlagMarked for review
EscalateHeld for an approver
BlockKill switch
Evidence layer
Proof Chainhash-chained
Evidence Generatorexaminer-ready
Replayreproducible
Verified action executes
Deterministic control

Enforce your policies & rules with machine‑verifiable logic.

No guesswork, and no second opinion from another AI. GOVERN measures how far an agent’s action points from your policy, and the size of that gap decides what happens.

Geometric Memory System

Geometric memory system. Your policies and rules are compiled into a geometric knowledge graph of policy nodes. Your policy points in one direction and the agent’s action in another. The angle between them, called theta, decides the outcome: a small gap is allowed, a wider gap goes to a person, and an action pointing away from policy is blocked. POLICY Policies & rules Geometric knowledge graph PoliciesRules
Allow0–40°Escalate40–65°Block65–180°
θ 24°

Now drag the marker, or the agent’s arrow, to try your own angle.

How GOVERN decides, in three steps
1
Your rules become a mapYour policies and rules are compiled into a knowledge graph: one precise map of what is allowed.
2
Every action gets a directionEach agent action is placed on the same map, right next to the policy it has to follow.
3
The gap decidesThe angle between them sets the outcome: a small gap is allowed, a wider one is escalated, the opposite is blocked.
Measuring
θ —The answer appears here.

Same action. Same rules. Same answer, every time.

Verified business outcomes

Put AI agents to work with controls your risk team can sign off.

Runtime verification turns agentic AI from a risk to manage into an operating advantage, across every workflow your agents touch.

Faster path to production

Approval gates and evidence come ready, so agents reach regulated workflows without a bespoke control build.

  • Risk sign-off built in
  • Reusable across workflows
  • No agent rebuild

Lower compliance risk

Non-compliant actions are stopped before they execute, not found later in a sample review.

  • Breaches blocked at runtime
  • Drift caught at the step
  • Conflicts escalated, not guessed

Accountability that stays human

Material decisions reach the right people at the right moment. Authority stays with the institution.

  • Escalation by risk
  • Named approval gates
  • Kill switch on any agent

Audit-ready by design

Every decision traces back to the rule, the evidence and the policy version that produced it.

  • Plain-language reasons
  • Replayable on demand
  • Tamper-evident record
Flexible integration

Plug-and-govern for any agentic workflow.

An independent runtime assurance layer at the action boundary. It works with the agents, orchestrators and tools you already run, embedded or as a gateway, with no rebuild.

Pattern 01

Embedded inside the agent harness

Every agent output passes through GOVERN before delivery, with no path around it.

Pattern 02

Gateway in front of existing agents

Checks each call between an agent and its tools and APIs, without changing the agent.

Connects to
  • Agent frameworks
  • Multi-agent orchestration
  • Enterprise APIs
  • Tool gateways
  • Data and workflow systems
  • Human approval workflows
The institution retains
  • Decision rightsTriggers and approvals stay yours
  • Deployment sovereigntySaaS, on-premise, air-gapped or sovereign
  • Existing agent stackRuns as built, with no re-platforming
Case studies

Operational proof across regulated workflows

Four regulated workflows, one assurance pattern: evaluate before execution, keep human authority, retain the evidence. Client profiles are anonymised; pilot figures are targets.

Multi-jurisdiction Regulated bank

CDD and AML investigation

Challenge

Slow, manual reviews that were hard to evidence across jurisdictions.

With Nimbus GOVERN

Four agents investigate, and every hand-off is verified before it moves on.

  • ~80%faster CDD per case
  • 100%audit coverage
United States Broker-dealer and bank

FINRA 3110 supervisory testing

Challenge

Sample-based testing, with findings hard to trace back to the rule.

With Nimbus GOVERN

Each conclusion is verified, with six human gates up to CCO and CRO.

  • 250reps tested, full population
  • 100%action-level audit
Indonesia Digital bank

Multi-agent banking assistant

Challenge

Fast answers needed, without letting agents act on customer accounts.

With Nimbus GOVERN

Every answer is verified, and the user always makes the final submission.

  • 0autonomous transactions
  • <30 sto an answer (target)
Singapore Card issuer

Voice agent for card servicing

Challenge

Live-call card changes had to stay within delegated authority.

With Nimbus GOVERN

Five checks run before every tool call, with an assurance record per call.

  • 4APIs governed
  • 9protect scenarios tested
Agent lifecycle governance

Govern the end‑to‑end agent lifecycle.

GOVERN controls agents while they work. With Nimbus Uno and AI Vault, every stage of an agent’s life is covered on one record, from registration to attestation.

  1. 01Register & tier

    Every agent registered with an owner, purpose and risk tier

  2. 02Validate pre-release

    Tested against policy, quality and safety thresholds

  3. 03Govern every action

    Four runtime checks: allowed, escalated or blocked

  4. 04Monitor in production

    Traces, drift and regressions observed continuously

  5. 05Evidence & attest

    A step-level trail, mapped to your frameworks

One inventory, one truth, one audit trail
  • AI Vault Agent inventory and discoveryRisk tiering and ownership
  • Nimbus Uno Seven-layer agent validationAdversarial and policy-path tests
  • Nimbus GOVERN Runtime verification of every actionHuman gates and kill switch
  • Nimbus Uno Trace-level monitoringDrift and regression alerts
  • AI Vault Hash-chained decision recordsExaminer-ready evidence packs
FAQ

Questions, answered simply.

For anything specific to your agents, talk to the team.

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What does Nimbus GOVERN do?
It checks every action an AI agent wants to take against your policies, before the action happens. Safe actions go ahead, risky ones go to a person, and wrong ones are blocked. Every decision is recorded.
Does it make our AI deterministic?
Your agents still think in probabilities, which is what makes them useful. What becomes deterministic is the control: the same action, checked against the same policy, always gets the same decision.
How is it different from guardrails or monitoring?
Guardrails check the words an AI writes. Monitoring tells you what happened afterwards. GOVERN checks whether an action is allowed and stops it before it happens. Many teams use all three.
Do people stay in control?
Yes. You decide which actions need human approval. Escalated actions wait for a person, every override is recorded, and a kill switch can stop any agent instantly.
Will it slow our agents down?
Not noticeably. In our reference setup, GOVERN adds about 28 milliseconds to an agent’s action, while the agent itself typically takes a second or more.
Does it work with our existing agents and cloud?
Yes. GOVERN connects to agents built on different platforms, works with leading AI models, and runs inside your own Azure or AWS environment, so your data stays where it is.
How do we get started?
Pick one agent workflow. GOVERN watches it first, recording what it would allow or stop, then you switch on control when you’re ready. A typical first workflow takes about two weeks.
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See GOVERN on your own agents.

Bring one agent workflow and the rules it must follow. We’ll show you every decision GOVERN makes, and why.

Check
Every action checked against your rules.
Control
Allowed, sent to a person, or blocked.
Prove
A clear record for auditors and regulators.
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