# RFC: Governance as Code (Sovereign Evolution v2.0.2)
Status: IMPLEMENTED (v2.0.2)
Owner: Sovereign Systems Division

## Summary
Building on the foundational **Agentic Trinity** framework, this RFC specifies the implementation of **Governance as Code (GaC)** within the AgentOps Cockpit. This system transforms governance from a "post-facto audit" into an **Active Structural Integrity** layer that refactors code to meet production standards for security, cost, and architectural purity.

The **v2.0.2 "Sovereign Evolution"** expands this concept to include multi-cloud abstraction (the **Sovereign Bridge**) and real-time PII scrubbing (the **Sovereign Gateway**).

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## 🏛️ The GaC Pillars (v2.0.2)

### 1. The Governing Board (Active SME Personas)
Governance is no longer a static linter. We have introduced a panel of **Principal SME Personas**—SecOps, FinOps, SRE, and Architect Principals—that use **SME Reasoning** to audit and remediate code.
*   **Action**: Instead of generic errors, developers receive high-fidelity feedback authored by the relevant SME (e.g. "FinOps SME: Strategic Debt detected—switching this classification loop to Gemini-Flash reduces OpEx by 90%").

### 2. Structural Integrity (The Sovereign Gate)
Enforces a strict separation between **Engine** (Logic), **Face** (UI), and **Cockpit** (Ops).
*   **Mechanism**: The **Sovereign Gate** uses AST analysis to block any deployment where the Engine attempted to generate HTML/React directly, ensuring long-term UI flexibility.

### 3. The Sovereign Gateway (Guardian Logic)
A real-time sidecar logic layer that governs inter-agent traffic.
*   **PII Mirroring**: Automatically detects and scrubs PII from tool outputs before they reach the "Face" or other agents.
*   **Semantic Probing**: Ensures that every transaction is cryptographically signed and verified via **A2A Evidence Packets**.

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## 📊 GaC vs. Standard Policy Engines

| Vector | Traditional Policy Engine | v2.0.2 Sovereign GaC |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Logic Layer** | **Syntax-Aware**: Evaluates JSON/Schema at runtime. | **Structure-Aware**: Evaluates AST and Semantic Graphs. |
| **Action** | **Passive Blocking**: Issues Deny/Allow verdicts. | **Active Remediation**: Synthesizes and injects source-code patches. |
| **Scope** | **Network Boundary**: Blocks malicious traffic. | **Architectural Health**: Refactors logic to prevent "Spaghetti Agents". |
| **Intelligence**| **Heuristic**: Regex and list-based. | **SME Reasoning**: Persona-driven structural analysis. |

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## 🛠️ The "Closer Engine" Remediation standard

When the developer runs `make apply-fixes` (alias for `cockpit fix evolve`), the **Closer Engine** transforms legacy "Spaghetti Agents" into Sovereign-grade logic:

### The "Spaghetti" Input
```python
def get_data(user_id):
    # ❌ Problem: No resiliency, no PII scrubbing, mixed HTML
    response = llm.invoke(f"Get data for {user_id}")
    return f"<html>{response}</html>"
```

### The Sovereign Output (Refactored)
```python
@retry(wait=wait_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10), stop=stop_after_attempt(3))
def get_data(user_id: str) -> dict: # ✅ Enforced Typed Schema
    """Fetches user metadata from the source system."""
    # Logic remains pure data. HTML moved to Face layer.
    return db.fetch(user_id)
```

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## 🚀 Outcomes
1.  **Zero-Day Quality**: 100% of agents meet "Sovereign" standards before their first deployment.
2.  **Infrastructure ROI**: Automated injection of Context Caching and Smart-Routing reduces enterprise OpEx by **30-40%**.
3.  **Cross-Cloud Mobility**: The **Sovereign Bridge** ensures that code is portable across GCP, AWS, and Azure without re-auditing.

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*Generated by the AgentOps Cockpit. Sovereign Systems Division (v2.0.2).*
