Agentic AI Reference Architecture

Governance & Compliance · Software component

Compliance Gate

Software componentGovernance & ComplianceSafety, Security & Governancearc:ComplianceGate

An automated pipeline gate that fails a build or release when security, fairness, privacy or documentation compliance checks do not meet defined thresholds.

Responsibility. Blocks non-compliant changes from progressing through the delivery pipeline.

Also known as: CI compliance gate

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Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

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Design guidance

Classification

Patterns
Compliance as codeShift-left compliance
Technologies
GitHub Actions
Quality attributes
Safety (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: safe)Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
Risks mitigated
Non-compliant change reaching production

Sources

  1. Ref9.09: "Compliance Automation and Tools," unpublished reference note (09-Compliance-Automation-Tools.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note