Agentic AI Reference Architecture

Governance & Compliance · Data store

Compliance Evidence Repository

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A central, versioned, securely retained store of compliance evidence: system, governance, operational and compliance documentation, test results and monitoring data, organized for audit and regulatory retrieval.

Responsibility. Retains and serves auditable evidence that AI governance requirements are met.

Also known as: Conformity evidence store, Evidence management system, Technical documentation repository, Evidence repository, Documentation & evidence repository, Compliance Evidence Store

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Classification

Technologies
ConfluenceJiraGitHubBoxShareFile
Quality attributes
Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)Security (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: secure and resilient)Maintainability (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated
Inability to demonstrate due diligenceLost institutional knowledgeMissing audit evidence
Frameworks & regulations
EU AI Act: technical documentation for high-risk systemsISO/IEC 42001 §7 Support (documented information)NIST AI RMF: GOVERNEU AI Act: high-risk systems require full documentation

Sources

  1. Ch9.8: T. Nguyen, "Standards and Frameworks for AI Governance," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 9.8. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  2. Ref9.06: "Auditing and Compliance Monitoring for AI Systems," unpublished reference note (references/Chapter 9 - Safety, Ethics, and Compliance/06-Auditing-Compliance-Monitoring.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note
  3. Ref9.09: "Compliance Automation and Tools," unpublished reference note (09-Compliance-Automation-Tools.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note
  4. Ref9.10: "Chapter 9 Summary: Safety, Ethics, and Compliance," unpublished reference note (10-Chapter-9-Summary.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note